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Fear: The Record

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On May 16, 1982, “Slash” label released “The Record”, the debut Fear studio album. It was recorded in December 1981, at “Sound City Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Gary Lubow.

Personnel:

  • Lee Ving – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass
  • Philo Cramer – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Derf Scratch –lead and backing vocals, bass, saxophone, rhythm guitar
  • Spit Stix – drums
  • David Urquitti – saxophone
  • Bruce Barris – engineer
  • Geza X – mixing
  • Greg Lee – mastering
  • Barbara Biro Ving – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Lee Ving, except where noted.

  1. Let’s Have a War – Lee Ving, Philo Cramer
  2. Beef Bologna
  3. Camarillo – Lee Ving, Philo Cramer
  4. I Don’t care About You
  5. New York’s Alright If You Like Saxophones
  6. Gimme Some Action
  7. Foreign Policy
  8. We Destroy the Family – Lee Ving, Philo Cramer
  9. I Love Livin’ in the City
  10. Disconnected
  11. We Gotta Get Out of This Place – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
  12. Fresh Flesh – Lee Ving, Derf Scratch
  13. Getting the Brusch – Derf Scratch
  14. No More Nothing

Hampton Hawes: This Is Hampton Hawes

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In May 1956, “Contemporary” label released “This Is Hampton Hawes”, the second Hampton Hawes label. It was recorded June – December 1955, January 1956, at “Los Angeles Police Academy” in Chavez Ravine, “Contemporary’s Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lester Koenig.

Personnel:

  • Hampton Hawes – piano
  • Red Mitchell – bass
  • Chuck Thompson – drums

Track listing:

  1. You and the Night and the Music – Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz
  2. Stella by Starlight – Victor Young, Ned Washington
  3. Blues for Jacque – Hampton Hawes
  4. Yesterdays – Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach
  5. Steeplechase – Charlie Parker
  6. ‘Round About Midnight – Thelonious Monk
  7. Just Squeeze Me – Duke Ellington
  8. Autumn in New York – Vernon Duke
  9. Section Blues – Red Mitchell, Chuck Thompson

Hayley Williams: Petals For Armor

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On May 8, 2020, “Atlantic” label released “Petals for Armor”, the debut Hayley Williams studio album. It was recording 2019 – 2020, at “East iris” in Nashville, “Music Friends” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Taylor York.

Personnel:

  • Hayley Williams – vocals; guitar, keyboards, drums
  • Mike Weiss – guitar
  • Rusty Williams – vocals, piano
  • Steph Marziano – keyboards, programming
  • Joey Howard – bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming, additional production
  • Brian Robert Jones – bass
  • Aaron Steele – drums, congas, percussion, programming
  • Zac Farro – drums
  • Benjamin Kaufman – violin, chin cello
  • Julien Baker – backing vocals
  • Phoebe Bridgers – backing vocals
  • Lucy Dacus – backing vocals
  • Taylor York – additional instrumentation
  • Daniel James – string arrangements, additional production
  • Carlos de la Garza – engineer, additional production
  • Micah Tawlks – engineer, additional production
  • Michael Craver – mixing assistant, studio assistant
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • David Fitzgibbons – mixing assistant, studio assistant
  • Kevin Boettger – studio assistant
  • Michelle Freetly – studio assistant
  • Jake Butler – studio assistant
  • Steph Marziano – additional production
  • Lindsey Byrnes – creative direction, photography
  • Alex Mata – design, layout

Track listing:

  1. Simmer – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard, Taylor York
  2. Leave It Alone – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard
  3. Cinnamon – Hayley Williams, Taylor York
  4. Creepin’ – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard, Steph Marziano
  5. Sudden Desire – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard
  6. Dead Horse – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard
  7. My Friend – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard
  8. Over Yet – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard, Steph Marziano
  9. Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris – Hayley Williams, Daniel James, Taylor York
  10. Why We Ever – Hayley Williams, Micah Tawlks
  11. Pure Love – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard
  12. Taken – Hayley Williams, Joey Howard, Steph Marziano
  13. Sugar on the Rim – Hayley Williams, Taylor York
  14. Watch Me While I Bloom – Hayley Williams, Daniel James, Taylor Yok
  15. Crystal Clear – Hayley Williams, Taylor York

The Beatles: Live At The Hollywood Bowl

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On May 4, 1977, “Capitol” label released “The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl”, live album by the Beatles. It was recorded in August 1964, August 1965, at “Hollywood Bowl” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Voyle Gilmore.

Personnel:

  • John Lennon – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Paul McCartney – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
  • George Harrison – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
  • Ringo Starr – lead vocal, drums
  • George Martin – sequencing, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.

  1. Twist and Shout – Phil Medley, Bert Russell
  2. She’s a Woman
  3. Dizzy Miss Lizzy – Larry Williams
  4. Ticket to Ride
  5. Can’t Buy Me Love
  6. Things We Said Today
  7. Roll Over Beethoven – Chuck Berry
  8. Boys – Luther Dixon, Wes Farrell
  9. A Hard Day’s Night
  10. Help!
  11. All My Loving
  12. She Loves You
  13. Long Tall Sally – Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman, Robert Blackwell

Iron & Wine: Light Verse

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On April 26, 2024, “Sub Pop” label released “Light Verse”, the seventh Iron & Wine studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Waystation” in Los Angeles, “Silent Zoo Studios” in Glendale, California, and was produced by Sam Beam.

Personnel:

  • Sam Beam – vocals, guitar, art direction, artwork
  • Fiona Apple – vocals
  • David Garza – guitar, Zither, kalimba
  • Paul Cartwright – guitar, strings
  • Tyler Chester – piano, organ
  • Sebastian Steinberg – bass
  • Stephanie Payne – contrabass
  • Steve Pfifer – contrabass
  • Elizabeth Goodfellow, Griffin Goldsmith, Kyle Crane – drums, percussion
  • Aiko Richter, Alyssa Park, Andrew Bulbrook, Anna Kostyuchek, Ashoka Thiagarajan, Chris Woods, Ina Veli, Kerenza Peacock, Luanne Homzy, Megan Shung, Neel Hammond, Sarah Thornblade, Stephanie Matthews, Yvette Holzwarth – violin
  • Andrew Duckles, Erik Rynearson, Zach Dellinger, Linnea Powell, Rita Andrade, Stefan Smith – viola
  • Charlie Taylor – cello
  • Evgeny Tonkha – cello
  • Timothy Loo – cello
  • Vanessa Freebairn – Smith – cello
  • Paul Cartwright – arrangements
  • Dave Way – engineer, recording
  • Dave Boucher – additional recording
  • Richard Dodd – mastering
  • Dusty Summers – art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Sam Beam.

  1. You Never Know
  2. Anyone’s Game
  3. All in Good Time
  4. Cutting It Close
  5. Taken by Surprise
  6. Yellow Jacket
  7. Sweet Talk
  8. Tears That Don’t Matter
  9. Bag of Cats
  10. Angels Go Home

X: Los Angeles

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On April 26, 1980, “Slash” label released “Los Angeles”, the debut X studio album. It was recorded in January 1980, at “Golden Sound Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ray Manzarek. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” ranked “Los Angeles” at number 286 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. Album title track was included in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s” list of “500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll”.

Personnel:

  • Exene – vocals
  • Billy Zoom – guitar
  • John Doe – lead vocals, bass
  • D. J. Bonebrake – drums
  • Ray Manzarek – organ, synthesizer

Track listing:

All tracks by John Doe and Exene Cervenka, except where noted.

  1. Your Phone’s Off the Hook, But You’re Not
  2. Johny Hit and Run Paulene
  3. Soul Kitchen – John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison
  4. Nausea
  5. Sugarlight
  6. Los Angeles
  7. Sex and Dying in High Society
  8. The Unheard Music
  9. The World’s a Mess: It’s in My Kiss

T Bone Burnett: The Other Side

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On April 19, 2024, “Verve” label released “The Other Side”, the 15th T Bone Burnett album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Pinhead Recorders” in Nashville, “The Village” in Los Angeles, and was produced by T Bone Burnett, Colin Linden and Mike Piersante.

Personnel:

  • T Bone Burnett – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Colin Linden – dobro, acoustic and electric guitar, Kalamazoo guitar, National guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar 
  • Steven Soles – hi-strung acoustic guitar, harmony vocals
  • Rory Hoffman – dobro, claviola, clarinet, cuatro, acoustic guitar
  • Stuart Duncan – mandolin, violin
  • Mike Piersante – tambourine, handclaps
  • Jay Bellerose – tambourine, handclaps
  • Dennis Crouch – string bass
  • Rosanne Cash – harmony vocals
  • Lucius – harmony vocals
  • Peter More – harmony vocals
  • Weyes Blood – harmony vocals
  • Colin Linden – engineer
  • Mike Piersante – engineer, mixing
  • Mike Stankiewicz – engineer
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Reuben Cohen – mastering
  • Kyledidthis – creative direction, design
  • Tai Linzie – art coordination
  • Dan Winters – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by T Bone Burnett, except where noted.

  1. He Came Down
  2. Come Back (When You Go Away
  3. (I’m Gonna Get Over This) Some Day
  4. Waiting for You – Colin Linden
  5. The Pain of Love
  6. The Race Is Won
  7. Sometimes I Wonder – Colin Linden
  8. Hawaiian Blue Song – Bob Neuwirth, Steven Soles
  9. The First Light of Day – Steven Soles
  10. Everything and Nothing – Gary Nicholson
  11. The Twon That Time Forgot – Peter Moore
  12. Little Darling

Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians: America, I Hear You Singing

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In April 1964, “Reprise” label released “America, I Hear You Singing”, album Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians. It was recorded January – February 1964, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Sonny Burke.

Personnel:

  • Frank Sinatra – vocals
  • Bing Crosby – vocals
  • Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians – vocals
  • Tom Scott – arrangements
  • Dick Reynolds – arrangements
  • Jack Halloran – arrangements
  • Nelson Riddle – arrangements
  • Roy Ringwald – arrangements
  • Hawley Ades – arrangements
  • Harry Simeone – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. America, I Hear You Singing – Tom Scott
  2. This Is a Great Country – Irving Berlin
  3. The House I Live In – Lewis Allan, Earl Robinson
  4. The Hills of Home – Floride Calhoun, Oscar Fox
  5. This Land Is Your Land – Woody Guthrie
  6. Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor – Emma Lazarus, Irving Berlin
  7. You’re a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith – Francis Burke, Hughie Prince, Don Raye
  8. A Home in the Meadow – Robert Emmett Dolan, Sammy Cahn
  9. Early American – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  10. You Never Had It So Good – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
  11. Let Us Break Bread Together – traditional
  12. The Stars and Stripes Forever – John Philip Sousa

Lone Justice: Same

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On April 15, 1985, “Geffen” label released the self-titled, debut Lone Justice studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Power Station” in New York City, “Sunset Sound”, “Village Recorder”, “Rumbo” and “Amigo” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jimmy Iovine.

Personnel:

  • Maria McKee – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Ryan Hedgecock – guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Marvin Etzioni – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Don Heffington – drums
  • Mike Campbell – guitar
  • Tony Gilkyson – guitar
  • Little Steven – rhythm and lead guitar
  • Benmont Tench – piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Bob Glaub – bass guitar
  • Annie Lennox – backing vocals
  • Bobbye Hall – percussion overdubs
  • Shelly Yakus – engineer, mixing, overdub engineer
  • Joe Chiccarelli – engineer, overdub engineer
  • Greg Edward – engineer, mixing, overdub engineer
  • Thom Panunzio – engineer, overdub engineer
  • Gabe Veltri – overdub engineer
  • Bruce Lampcov – engineer assistant
  • Steve Shelton – engineer assistant
  • Steve Hirsch – engineer assistant
  • Greg Droman – engineer assistant
  • Steve Strassman – engineer assistant
  • Bill Jackson – engineer assistant
  • Don Smith – mixing, overdub engineer
  • Dave Thoener – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Janet Weber – production coordination
  • Paula Greif – art direction
  • Jeri McManus – design
  • Deborah Turbeville – photography
  • Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff – art direction
  • Julien – hair
  • Michel Voyski – make-up
  • Barbara Dente – stylist
  • Chuck Reed – crew

Track listing:

  1. East of Eden – Marvin Etzioni
  2. After the Flood – Maria McKee
  3. Ways to Be Wicked – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
  4. Don’t Toss Us Away – Bryan McLean
  5. Working Late – Marvin Etzioni
  6. Sweet, Sweet Baby (I’m Falling) – lyrics by Maria McKee, music by Benmont Tench, Steven Van Zandt, Maria McKee
  7. Pass It On – Maria McKee
  8. Wait ‘Till we Get Home – lyrics by Maria McKee, music by Ryan Hedgecock, Maria Mckee
  9. Soap, Soup and Salvation – Maria McKee
  10. You Are the Light – Marvin Etzioni

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: 4 Way Street

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On April 7, 1971, “Atlantic” label released “4 Way Street”, the first Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young live album. It was recorded June – July 1970, at “Fillmore East” in New York City, “The Forum” in Los Angeles, “Auditorium Theatre” in Chicago, and was produced by David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young.

Personnel:

  • David Crosby – vocals, guitar
  • Stephen Stills – vocals, guitar, piano, organ
  • Graham Nash – vocals, guitar, piano, organ
  • Neil Young – vocals, guitar
  • Calvin “Fuzzy” Samuels – bass
  • Johnny Barbata – drums
  • Bill Halverson – engineer
  • Gary Burden – art direction, design, photography
  • Joel Bernstein – photography center squares
  • Henry Diltz – inside sleeve photography
  • David Geffen — direction

Track listing:

  1. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes – Stephen Stills
  2. On the Way Home – Neil Young
  3. Teach Your Children – Graham Nah
  4. Triad – David Crosby
  5. The Lee Shore – David Crosby
  6. Chicago – Graham Nash
  7. Right Between the Eyes – Graham Nash
  8. Cowgirl in the Sand – Neil Young
  9. Don’t Let It Bring You Down – Neil Young
  10. 49 Bye-Byes/America’s Children – Stephen Stills
  11. Love the One You’re With – Stephen Stills