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The Rolling Stones: Between The Buttons

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On January 20, 1967,”Decca” label released “Between the Buttons”, the fifth Rolling Stones (The) album. It was recoded August – September 1966, at “RCA” in Hollywood, “IBC”, “Olympic”, “Pye” in London, and was produced by Andrew Loog Oldham.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger – lead and backing vocals, tambourine, bass drum, harmonica
  • Brian Jones – organ, piano, electric and slide guitar, banjo, recorder, vibraphone, tambourine, harmonica, dulcimer, kazoo, theremin, saxophone, handclaps
  • Keith Richards – co-lead and backing coals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, bass, double bass
  • Bill Wyman – bass guitar, double bass, handclaps, backing vocals
  • Charlie Watts – drums, maracas, handclaps
  • Jack Nitzsche – piano, harpsichord
  • Ian Stewart – piano, organ
  • Nicky Hopkins – keyboards
  • Nick De Caro – accordion 
  • Unidentified session musicians – brass (tuba, trumpet, saxophone)
  • Art Greenslade – conductor

Track listing:

All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

  1. Yesterday’s Papers
  2. My Obsession
  3. Back Street Girl
  4. Connection
  5. She Smiled Sweetly
  6. Cool, Calm & Collected
  7. All Sold Out
  8. Please Go Home
  9. Who’s Been Sleeping Here?
  10. Miss Amanda Jones
  11. Something Happened to Me Yesterday

Return To Forever: Light As A Feather

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In January 1973, “Polydor” label released “Light as a Feather”, the second Return to Forever studio album. It was recorded in October 1972, at “IBC” in London, and was produced by Chick Corea.

Personnel:

  • Chick Corea – Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Flora Purim – vocals, percussion
  • Joe Farrell – flute, soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Stanley Clarke – double bass
  • Airto Moreira – drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. You’re Everything – lyrics by Neville Porter, music by Chick Corea
  2. Light as a Feather – lyrics by Flora Purim, music by Stanley Clarke
  3. Captain Marvel – music by Chick Corea
  4. 500 Milles High – lyrics by Neville Porter, music by Chick Corea
  5. Children’s Song – music by Chick Corea
  6. Spain – music by Chick Corea

Clark – Hutchinson: A=MH2

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On January 16, 1970, “Decca” label released “A=MH²”, the debut Clark-Hutchinson studio album. It was recorded on May 1969, at “Recorded Sound Studios” in London, and was produced by Ian Sippen and Peter Shertser.

Personnel:

  • Andy Clark – voices, bass drum, maracas, piano, organ, alto and tenor saxophone, gong, flute, bagpipes, arrangements,, recording
  • Mick Hutchinson – acoustic, lead and rhythm guitar, bass, piano, flute, timpani, bongos, arrangements, recording
  • H. Day – engineer
  • Terry Stewart – engineer assistant
  • Horst Angenendt – lacquer cut
  • David Wedgbury – photography
  • Ian Sippen, John Peel, Miles Associates – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Clark and Mick Hutchinson.

  1. Improvisation on a Modal Scale
  2. Acapulco Gold
  3. Impromptu in E’ Minor
  4. Textures in ¾
  5. Improvisation on an Indian Scale

Bijelo Dugme: Eto! Baš hoću!

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On December 20, 1976, “Jugoton” label released “Eto! Baš hoću!”, the third Bijelo Dugme studio album. It was recorded in November 1976, at “AIR” in London, and was produced by Neil Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Goran Bregović – guitar
  • Laza Ristovski – keyboard
  • Željko Bebek – vocals, bass guitar
  • Milić Vukašinović – drums
  • Benjamin Newson – alto saxophone
  • Raphael Ravenscroft – tenor, baritone and alto saxophone
  • David Defries – trumpet
  • Alf Waite Jr. – trombone
  • Joy Yates – backing vocals
  • Stevie Lange – backing vocals
  • Val Stokes – backing vocals
  • Jon Kelly – recording
  • Jon Walls – recording
  • Chris Blair – mastered
  • Dragan S. Stefanović – design
  • Veljko Despot – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Goran Bregović, except where noted.

  1. Izgledala je malo čudno u kaputu žutom krojenom bez veze
  2. Loše vino – Arsen Dedić, Goran Bregović
  3. Eto! Baš hoću!
  4. Dede bona, sjeti se, de, tako ti svega
  5. Slatko li je ljubit’ tajno
  6. Ništa mudro – Duško Trifunović, Goran Bregović
  7. Ne dese se takve stvari pravome muškarcu
  8. Sanjao sam noćas da te nemam

Paul McCartney & Wings: Band On The Run

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On November 30, 1973, “Apple” label released “Band on the Run”, the third Paul McCartney and Wings studio album, It was recorded August – October 1973, at “EMI” and “ARC” in Lagos, Nigeria, “AIR” and “Kingsway Recorders” in London, and was produced by Paul McCartney. In 2000, “Q” magazine placed “Band on the Run” at number 75 in its list of the “100 Greatest British Albums Ever”. In 2012, it was voted 418th on Rolling Stone’s list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.In 2013, it was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”.

Personnel:

  • Paul McCartney – lead and backing vocals, bass, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, keyboards, drums, percussion
  • Linda McCartney – harmony and backing vocals, organ, keyboards, percussion
  • Denny Laine – harmony and backing vocals, co-lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, percussion
  • Howie Casey – saxophone
  • Ginger Baker – percussion
  • Remi Kabaka – percussion
  • Ian Horne, Trevor Jones – backing vocals
  • 3 uncredited session musicians – saxophones
  • Tony Visconti – orchestrations
  • Geoff Emerick – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul and Linda McCartney, except where noted.

  1. Band on the Run
  2. Jet
  3. Bluebird
  4. Mrs. Vandebilt
  5. Let Me Roll It
  6. Mamunia
  7. No Words – Paul McCartney, Denny Laine
  8. Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)
  9. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five

Aphrodite’s Child: It’s Five O’Clock

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On November 27, 1969, “Polydor” label released “It’s Five O’Clock”, the second Aphrodite’s Child studio album. It was recorded in June 1969, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Vangelis, Demis Roussos and Lucas Sidera.

Personnel:

  • Vangelis – keyboards, organ, piano, clavichord, flutes
  • Demis Roussos – lead vocals, bass, guitar
  • Lucas Sideras – lead vocals, drums, percussion
  • Malcolm Toft – engineer
  • Hitoshi Takiguchi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Francis and Vangelis Papathanassiou, except where noted.

  1. It’s Five O’Clock
  2. Wake Up
  3. Take Your Time
  4. Annabella – Richard Adams, Demis Roussos
  5. Let Me Love, Let Me Live – Richard Francs, Lucas Sideras
  6. Funky Mary
  7. Good Time So Fine – Valerie Johnson, Vangelis Papathanassiou
  8. Marie Jolie
  9. Such a Funny Night

Linda Ronstadt: Heart Like A Wheel

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On November 19, 1974, “Capitol” label released “Heart like a Wheel”, the fifth Linda Ronstadt album. It was recorded June – September 1974, at “The Sound Factory” and “Clover Recorders” in Los Angeles, “Track Recorders” in Maryland, “Record Plant” and “The Hit Factory” in New York City, “Trident Studios” and “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Peter Asher. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “Heart like a Wheel” on number 490 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album was certified 2x Platinum by “RIAA”. 

Personnel:

  • Linda Ronstadt – lead and backing vocals
  • Andrew Gold – acoustic and electric piano, electric rhythm guitar, tambourine, acoustic and electric guitar, ukulele, drums , percussion, arrangements assistant
  • Eddie Black – electric guitar
  • Bob Warford – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Sneaky Pete Kleinow – pedal steel guitar 
  • JD Souther – acoustic guitar, harmony vocals
  • Herb Pedersen – banjo, backing vocals
  • Paul Craft – acoustic guitar
  • John Starling – acoustic guitar
  • Danny Pendleton – pedal steel guitar
  • John Boylan – acoustic guitar
  • Glenn Frey – acoustic guitar
  • Kenny Edwards – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Ethridge – bass guitar
  • Emory Gordy Jr. – bass guitar
  • Tom Guidera – bass guitar
  • Timothy B. Schmit – bass guitar
  • Dennis St. John – drums
  • Russ Kunkel – drums
  • Lloyd Myers – drums
  • Don Henley – drums
  • Peter Asher – percussion, cowbell, backing vocals
  • Jimmie Fadden – harmonica
  • David Lindley – fiddle
  • Gregory Rose – string arrangements, conductor
  • David Campbell – string arrangements, viola
  • Dennis Karmazyn – cello
  • Richard Feves – double bass
  • Clydie King – backing vocals
  • Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals
  • Wendy Waldman – backing vocals
  • Cissy Houston – backing vocals
  • Joyce Nesbitt – backing vocals
  • Maria Muldaur – backing vocals
  • Emmylou Harris – harmony vocals
  • Val Garay – engineer, mixing
  • David Hassinger – engineer, mixing
  • Dennis Ferrante – engineer assistant
  • John Haeny – engineer assistant
  • Peter Kelsey – engineer assistant
  • George Massenburg – engineer assistant
  • Peter Swettenham – engineer assistant
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Rod Dyer – design
  • Leandro Correa – photography
  • Eve Babitz – photography

 Track listing:

  1. You’re No Good – Clint Ballard Jr.
  2. It Doesn’t Matter Anymore – Paul Anka
  3. Faithless Love – JD Souther
  4. The Dark End of the Street – Chips Moman, Dan Peen
  5. Heart Like a Wheel – Anna McGarrigle
  6. When Will I Be Loved – Phil Everly
  7. Willin’ – Lowell George
  8. I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love With You) – Hank Williams
  9. Keep Me Blowing Away – Paul Craft
  10. You Can Close Your Eyes – James Taylor

Damon Albarn: The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows

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On November 12, 2021, “Transgressive” label released “The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows”, the second Damon Albarn studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Studio 13” in London, “Staðahverfi” in Reykjavík, “Studio 13” in Devon, and was produced by Damon Albarn.

Personnel:

  • Damon Albarn – acoustic guitar, Elka Space Organ, piano, Wurlitzer, bass guitar, Hammond S100, monochord, drums, Farfisa organ, harmonium, bells, slate marimba, Rhodes Chroma, iPad strings
  • Simon Tong – acoustic and electric guitar, drums
  • Mike Smith – Elka Space Organ, harmonium, saxophone, Farfisa
  • Samuel Egglenton – bass guitar, drum programming
  • Caimin Gilmore – double bass
  • Laura Nygren – double bass
  • Sigrún Jónsdóttir – trombone
  • Sigrún Kristbjörg Jónsdóttir – trombone
  • Carol Jarvis – bass trombone
  • Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir – French horn
  • Romain Bly – French horn, slate marimba
  • Rakel Björn Helgadóttir – French horn
  • André de Ridder – violin
  • Alexina Hawkins – viola
  • Josephine Stephenson – vocals, cello
  • Einar Örn Benediktsson – a Snapchat
  • Árni Benediktsson – field recordings
  • Samuel Egglenton – engineer, additional production
  • Stephen Sedgwick – mixing
  • John Davis – mastering
  • OK-RM – design, art direction
  • Márton Perlaki – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Damon Albarn and Simon Tong, except where noted.

  1. The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows – Damon Albarn, André de Ridder, Simon Tong
  2. The Cormorant
  3. Royal Morning Blue
  4. Combustion – Damon Albarn, Mike Smith, Simon Tong
  5. Daft Wader
  6. Darkness to Light
  7. Esja – Damon Albarn, André de Ridder, Simon Tong
  8. The Tower of Montevideo – Damon Albarn, Mike Smith, Simon Tong
  9. Giraffe Trumpet Sea – Damon Albarn
  10. Polaris – Damon Albarn, Mike Smith, Simon Tong
  11. Particles – Damon Albarn

Harry Nillson: Nillson Schmillson

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On November 11, 1971, “RCA” label released “Nilsson Schmilsson”, the seventh Harry Nilsson studio album. It was recorded January – June 1971, at “Trident” and “Island” in London, “RCA” in Hollywood, and was produced by Richard Perry.

Personnel:

  • Harry Nilsson – vocals; piano, mellotron, organ, harmonica, electric piano
  • John Uribe – acoustic and lead guitar
  • Chris Spedding – guitar
  • Caleb Quaye – guitar
  • Ian Duck – acoustic guitar
  • Bill Linnane – piano
  • Jim Webb – piano
  • Roger Coulam – organ
  • Gary Wright – piano, organ
  • Henry Krein – accordion
  • Klaus Voormann – bass guitar, rhythm and acoustic guitar
  • Herbie Flowers – bass guitar
  • Jim Gordon – drums, percussion
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Roger Pope – drums
  • Richard Perry – percussion, mellotron
  • Bobby Keys – saxophone
  • Jim Price – trumpet, trombone, horn arrangements
  • Paul Buckmaster – string and horn arrangements
  • George Tipton – string and horn arrangements
  • Robin Geoffrey Cable – engineer
  • Richie Schmitt – engineer
  • Phill Brown – additional engineering
  • Acy Lehman – graphics
  • Dean Torrence – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Harry Nilsson, except where noted.

  1. Gotta Get Up
  2. Driving Along
  3. Early in the Morning – Leo Hickman, Louis Jordam, Dallas Bartley
  4. The Moonbeam Song
  5. Down
  6. Without You – Pete Ham, Tom Evans
  7. Coconut
  8. Let the Good Times Roll – Shirley goodman, Leonard Lee
  9. Jump into the Fire
  10. I’ll Never Leave You

The Hollies: Hollies Sings Hollies

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On November 11, 1969, “Parlaphone” label released “Hollies Sing Hollies”, the ninth Hollies (The) studio album. It was recorded Jube – October 1969, at “EMI Studios” in London, and was produced by Ron Richards.

Personnel:

  • Allan Clarke – vocals, harmonica
  • Tony Hicks – vocals, lead guitar
  • Terry Sylvester – vocals, guitar
  • Bernie Calvert – bass, keyboards
  • Bobby Elliott – drums

Track listing:

  1. Why Didn’t You Believe? – Terry Sylvester, Allan Clarke
  2. Don’t Give Up Easily – Tony Hicks
  3. Look at Life – Tony Sylvester, Allan Clarke
  4. Please Sign Your Letter – Tony Sylvester, Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks
  5. My Life Is Over with You – Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks
  6. Please Let Me Please – Tony Hicks, Allan Clarke
  7. Do You Believe in Love? – Tony Sylvester, Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks
  8. Soldier’s Dilemma – Allan Clarke
  9. Marigold’ Gloria Swansong – Tony Sylvester, Allan Clarke
  10. You Love ‘Cos You Like It – Tony Sylvester, Allan Clarke
  11. Reflections of a Time Long Past – Bernard Calvert
  12. Goodbye Tomorrow – Allan Clarke