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Spoon: Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

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On July 7, 2007, “Merge” label released “Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga”, the sixth Spoon studio album. It was recorded September 2006 – January 2007, at “Public Hi-Fi”, “The Mob House” in Austin, Texas, “Cherokee” in Los Angeles, “Ocean” in Burbank, California, and was produced by Jon Brion, Britt Daniel, Jim Eno, Mike McCarthy, Britt Daniel, Jim Eno, Eric Harvey, and Rob Pope.

Personnel:

  • Britt Daniel – vocals, guitar
  • Eric Harvey – piano, keyboards
  • Rob Pope– bass
  • Jim Eno – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Britt Daniel, except where noted.

  1. Don’t Make Me a Target
  2. The Ghost of You Lingers
  3. You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb
  4. Don’t You Evah – Julian Tepper, Max Tepper, Derek Vockins
  5. Rhythm & Soul
  6. Eddie’s Ragga – Britt Daniel, Jim Eno, Eric Harvey, Eddie Robert
  7. The Underdog
  8. My Little Japanese Cigarette Case
  9. Finer Feelings
  10. Black Like Me

Florence and the Machine: High as Hope

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On June 29, 2018, “Virgin EMI” label released “High as Hope”, the fourth Florence and the Machine studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “Beacon House” in Los Angeles, “123” in London, and was produced by Emile Haynie, Florence Welch, Brett Shaw, Thomas Bartlett, and Tobias Jesso Jr.

Personnel:

  • Florence Welch– vocals, drums, percussion, piano, additional synths, drawing
  • Robert Ackroyd – guitars, ukelele
  • Tom Monger – harp
  • Emile Haynie– synths, drums
  • Brett Shaw – Rhodes, synths, programming, bass, additional drums, additional percussion
  • Thomas Bartlett– piano, Mellotron, organ, synths, bass, keyboards
  • Andrew Wyatt– bass, piano, Mellotron, additional synths
  • Jonathan Wilson– guitars, additional drums
  • Greg Leisz– pedal steel guitar
  • Carla Azar– drums
  • Kamasi Washington– tenor saxophone, horns arrangement
  • Jamie xx– drums, synths
  • James Gadson– additional drums
  • Jasper Randall – vocal contracting
  • Angela Parrish – backing vocals
  • Leslie Stevens – backing vocals
  • Sampha Sisay– piano
  • Tobias Jesso Jr.– additional keyboards, piano
  • Josh Tillman– additional guitar
  • Nathan Willett– backing vocals
  • Lu Lu McJunkins – cello
  • Sally Herbert – arrangements, conducting
  • Tom Bailey – recording
  • Emile Haynie – recording
  • Brett Shaw – recording
  • Tim Montague – additional recording
  • Morgan Stratton – additional recording
  • Michael Harris – additional recording
  • Keith Gretlein – additional recording
  • Zachary Zajdel – engineer assistant
  • Christopher Cerullo – engineer assistant
  • Derrick Stockwell – engineer assistant
  • Matt Mysko – engineer assistant
  • John Prestage – engineer assistant
  • Tom Elmhirst– mixing
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Olli Cunningham – score supervision
  • Brian Roettinger – art direction
  • Tom Beard – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Florence Welch, except where noted.

  1. June
  2. Hunger – Florence Welch, Tobias Jesso Jr., Emile Haynie
  3. South London Forever – Florence Welch, Brett Shaw
  4. Big God – Florence Welch, Jamie Smith
  5. Sky Full of Song – Florence Welch, Emilie Hayine, Thomas Bartlett
  6. Grace – Florence Welch, Emile Haynie, Tobias Jesso Jr.
  7. Patricia – Florence Welch, Emile Haynie, Thomas Bartlett
  8. 100 Years
  9. The End of Love – Florence Welch, Tobias Jesso Jr.
  10. No Choir – Florence Welch, Emile Hayine, Andrew Wyatt

10.000 Maniacs: In My Tribe

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On June 27, 1987, “Elektra” label released “In My Tribe”, the third 10, 000 Maniacs studio album. It was recorded March – April, at “The Complex” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Peter Asher.

Personnel:

  • Natalie Merchant– vocals
  • Robert Buck– guitars, mandolin, pedal steel guitar
  • Steve Gustafson– bass guitar
  • Jerome Augustyniak– drums, percussion
  • Michael Stipe– vocals
  • Don Grolnick– piano
  • Dennis Drew– keyboards
  • Bob Magnusson– acoustic bass guitar
  • Novi Novog– viola
  • Dennis Karmazyn – cello
  • David Campbell– string arrangements
  • Sharon Rice – additional engineering
  • Duane Seykora, Shep Lonsdale – engineer assistant
  • Frank Wolf, George Massenburg– mixing
  • Doug Sax, Mike Reese – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Natalie Merchant, except where noted.

  1. What’s the Matter Here? – Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
  2. Hey Jack Kerouac – Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
  3. Like the Weather
  4. Cherry Tree – Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
  5. The Painted Desert – Jerome Augustyniak, Natalie Merchant
  6. Don’t Talk – Dennis Drew, Natalie Merchant
  7. Peace Train – Cat Stevens
  8. Gun Shy
  9. My Sister Rose – Jerme Augustyniak, Natalie Merchant
  10. A Campfire Song
  11. City of Angels – Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
  12. Verdi Cries

 

Alice Cooper: Pretties for You

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On June 25, 1969, “Straight Records” label released “Pretties for You”, the debut Alice Cooper studio album. It was recorded 1968 – 1969, at “Whitney Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Alice Cooper.

Personnel:

  • Alice Cooper– lead vocals, harmonica
  • Glen Buxton– lead guitar
  • Michael Bruce– lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
  • Dennis Dunaway– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Neal Smith– drums, backing vocals
  • Edward Beardsley – cover painting

Track listing:

All tracks by Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, and Neal Smith.

  1. Titanic Overture
  2. 10 Minutes Before the Worm
  3. Sing Low, Sweet Cheerio
  4. Today Mueller
  5. Living
  6. Fields of Regret
  7. No Longer Umpire
  8. Levity Ball
  9. B. on Mars
  10. Reflected
  11. Apple Bush
  12. Earwigs to Eternity
  13. Changing Arranging

 

Jackson Brown: Hold Out

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On June 24, 1980, “Asylum” label released “Hold Out”, the sixth Jackson Browne album. It was recorded 1979 – 1980, at “The Sound Factory”, “Record One” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jackson Browne and Greg Ladanyi.

Personnel:

  • Jackson Browne – lead vocals, acoustic piano, guitar
  • David Lindley– electric guitar, lap steel guitar
  • Craig Doerge– acoustic piano, Hammond organ, string synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Bill Payne– Hammond organ, string synthesizer
  • Bob Glaub– bass guitar
  • Russ Kunkel– drums
  • Rick Marotta– hi-hat, tom-toms, drums
  • Joe Lala– percussion
  • Danny Kortchmar– maracas
  • Rosemary Butler– backing vocals
  • Doug Haywood – backing vocals
  • Greg Ladanyi – engineer
  • Brent Averill, Niko Bolas, James Ledner, Jim Nipar, Sergio Reyes, Karen Siegal, George Ybarra – engineer assistant
  • Buford Jones – mixing
  • Doug Sax– mastering
  • Dawn Patrol – album cover
  • Jimmy Wachtel – design, photography
  • Rusty Conway, Donald Miller – production assistant

 Track listing:

All tracks by Jackson Browne except where noted.

  1. Disco Apocalypse
  2. Hold Out
  3. That Girl Could Sing
  4. Boulevard
  5. Of Missing Persons
  6. Call It a Loan – Jackson Browne, David Lindley
  7. Hold On Hold Out – Jackson Browne, Craig Doerge

Brad Mehldau: Elegiac Cycle

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On June 8, 1999, “Warner Bros” label released “Elegiac Cycle”, the tenth Brad Mehldau album. It was recorded in February 1999, at “Mad Hatter Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Brad Mehldau and Michael Davenport.

Personnel:

  • Brad Mehldau- piano, liner notes
  • Bernie Kirsch – recording
  • Alisha Chamberlain – engineer assistant
  • Alan Yoshida – mastering
  • Lawrence Azerrad – art direction, design
  • John Clark – photography
  • Michael Davenport – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Brad Mehldau

  1. Bard
  2. Resignation
  3. Memory’s Tricks
  4. Elegy for William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg
  5. Lament for Linus
  6. Trailer Park Ghost
  7. Goodbye Storyteller (for Fred Myrow)
  8. Rückblick
  9. The Bard Returns

The Electric Prunes: Just Good Old Rock and Roll

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In June 1969, “Reprise” label released “Just Good Old Rock and Roll”, the fifth Electric Prunes (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1969, at “The Sound Factory” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Hassinger.

Personnel:

  • Ron Morgan – guitar
  • Mark Kincaid – guitar, backing vocals
  • John Herron – organ
  • Brett Wade – bass, flute, backing vocals
  • Dick Whetstone – lead vocals, drums
  • Rick Heenan – engineer
  • Juddy Phillips – engineer
  • Ed Thrasher– art direction
  • Tommy Mitchell – cover photo

Track listing:

  1. Sell – M. Herron, John Herron
  2. 14 Year Old Funk – Bill Daffern, Ron Morgan
  3. Love Grows – Bill Daffern, John Fleck, Ron Morgan, Brett Wade
  4. So Many People to Tell – Brett Wade
  5. Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers – Jimmy Holiday, Jimmy Lewis, Cliff Chambers
  6. Giant Sunhorse – Bill Daffern, Ron Morgan, Larry Tamblyn, Brett Wade
  7. Violent Rose – John Herron, Dick Whetstone
  8. Thorjon – Mark Kincaid, Brett Wade, Dick Whetstone
  9. Silver Passion Mine – Brett Wade
  10. Tracks – M. Herron, John Herron
  11. Sing to Me – Brett Wade

Gary Moore: G Force

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On May 30, 1980, “Jet” label released “G-Force”, the fourth Gary Moore album. It was recorded December 1979 – January 1980. At “Cherokee Studios” in Hollywood, “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Gary Moore, Mark Nauseef, Willie Dee and Tony Newton.

Personnel:

  • Gary Moore– lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, string arrangements
  • Willie Dee – lead and backing vocals, bass, keyboards, Korgbass synthesizer
  • Tony Newton– bass guitar, string arrangements
  • Mark Nauseef– drums, percussion, percussion syntesiszer
  • Joachim Kuhn– additional keyboards
  • Tom Scott– saxophone, string arrangements
  • Thee Ox – marimba
  • Mack, Mark Sackett, Tom La Tondre – engineer
  • Dennis Mackay – remix
  • Moshe Brakha – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Moore, except where noted.

  1. You
  2. White Knuckles / Rockin’ and Rollin’ – Gary Moore, Mark Nauseef
  3. She’s Got You – Gary Moore, Mark Nauseef
  4. I Look at You
  5. Because of Your Love – Tony Newton, Willie Dee, Duane Hitchings
  6. You Kissed Me Sweetly – Gary Moore, Tony Newton, Willie Dee
  7. Hot Gossip
  8. The Woman’s in Love
  9. Dancin’ – Gary Moore, Mark Nauseef, Tony Newton, Willie Dee

Jerry Lee Lewis: Young Blood

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On May 23, 1995, “Sire” label released “Young Blood”, the 38th Jerry Lee Lewis studio album. It was recorded September 1993 – January 1995, at “Blue Jay Recording Studio” in Carlisle, Massachusetts, “House of Blues Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, “Lewis Ranch” in Nesbit, Mississippi, “Sunset Sound Factory” in Los Angeles, California, “Your Place or Mine Studio” in Glendale, California, and was produced by Andy Paley.

Personnel:

  • Jerry Lee Lewis – vocals, piano
  • James Burton- guitar
  • Al Anderson – guitar
  • Bobby B. Keyes – guitar
  • Elliot Easton- guitar
  • Don Baer – guitar
  • Mike Kernan – guitar, backing vocals
  • Kenny Lovelace- guitar, fiddle
  • Robby Turner- pedal steel guitar
  • Frank Marocco- accordion
  • Mike Turk – harmonica
  • Joey Spampinato- bass
  • R. Byrd – bass
  • Jonathan Paley – bass
  • Dave Roe Rorick – bass
  • Bob Glaub- bass
  • Andy Paley- drums, backing vocals
  • Buddy Harman- drums
  • Tommy Ardonlino – drums
  • Glen Colson – drums
  • Don Allen – drums
  • Stuart Aptekar – horns, reeds
  • Craig Ball – horns, reeds
  • Bob Efford – horns, reeds
  • David Whitney – horns, reeds
  • Stanley Watkins – horns, reeds
  • Danny Weinstein – horns, reeds
  • Yoshiro Arita – strings
  • John Curtis – strings
  • Matthew Glaser – strings
  • Frank Macchia – horns and reeds
  • Billy West- backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive – Fred Rose, Hank Williams
  2. Goosebumps – Al Anderson, Andy Paley
  3. Things – Bobby Darin
  4. Miss The Mississippi And You – William Halley, Eric Schoenberg
  5. Young Blood – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  6. Crown Victoria Custom ’51 – Andy Paley, Jerry Lee Lewis, James Burton, Kenny Lovelace
  7. High Blood Pressure – Huey Piano Smith
  8. Restless Heart – A. Paley, J. Burton, J. Richmond, K. Lovelace
  9. Gotta Travel On – D. Lazer, F. Hollerman, L. Ehrlich, L. Hays, P. Clayton, P. Seeger, R. Gilbert
  10. Down the Road a Piece – Don Raye
  11. It Was The Whiskey Talkin’ (Not Me) – A. Paley, J. Paley, M. Kernan, N. Claflin
  12. Poison Love – Elmer Laird
  13. One of them Old Things – Hoy Lindsey, Joel Sonnier
  14. House of Blue Lights – Don Raye, Freddie Slack

Joe Walsh: The Confessor

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On May 21, 1985, “Warner Bros” label released “The Confessor”, the seventh Joe Walsh studio album. It was recorded in 1984 at “Goodnight L.A Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Keith Olsen and Joe Walsh.

Personnel:

  • Joe Walsh- lead vocals, lead guitar, synthesizer, bass guitar, talk box
  • Waddy Wachtel- guitar
  • Randy Newman- keyboards
  • Alan Pasqua- keyboards
  • Mark Andes- bass guitar
  • Mike Porcaro- bass guitar
  • David Margen – bass guitar
  • Dennis Bellfield – bass guitar
  • Rick Rosas- bass guitar
  • Denny Carmassi- drums
  • Jim Keltner- drums
  • Rick Marotta- drums
  • Jeff Porcaro- drums
  • Chet McCracken – drums
  • Jerry Peterson – saxophone
  • Earl Lon Price – tenor saxophone
  • Kenneth Tussing – trombone
  • Timothy B. Schmit- backing vocals
  • Keith Olsen- engineer
  • Dennis Sager – engineer
  • Greg Fulginiti- mastering
  • Hugh Kent Brown – design, art direction
  • Caspar David Friedrich- paintings

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Walsh, except where noted.

  1. Problems – Joe Walsh, Bill Arbuckle
  2. I Broke My Leg
  3. Bubbles
  4. Slow Dancing – Loz Netto
  5. 15 Years
  6. The Confessor
  7. Rosewood Bitters – Michael Stanley
  8. Good Man Down – Joe Walsh, Waddy Watchel
  9. Dear John