On June 2, 2023, “Columbia” label released “Shadow Kingdom”, the fortieth Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Village Recorder” in Los Angeles.
On May 31, 1990, “Reprise” label released “Blue Pacific”, the eleventh Michael Franks album. It was recorded 1989 – 1990, at “JHL Sound” in Pacific Palisades, California, “Studio Ultimo” and “Soundworks West” in Los Angeles, “Ground Control Studios” in Burbank, California, “Ocean Way” and “Cherokee Studios” in Hollywood, “Larrabee Sound Studios” and “Schnee Studios” in North Hollywood, and was produced by Walter Becker, Tommy LiPumma and Jeff Lorber.
Personnel:
Michael Franks – vocals
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars
Buzz Feiten – guitars, acoustic guitar
Dean Parks – electric guitar
Larry Carlton – guitars
Michael Thompson – guitars
Jeff Lorber – keyboards, programming, arrangements
John Beasley – keyboards
Joe Sample – acoustic piano
Larry Williams – synthesizer programming, synthesizer arrangements
On May 23, 1993, “Columbia” label released “Give a Monkey a Brain and He’ll Swear He’s the Center of the Universe”, the fourth Fishbone studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “One on One” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Terry Date, Angelo Moore, Walter A. Kibby II, Kendall Jones, Chris Dowd, John Bigham, John Norwood Fisher and Philip “Fish” Fisher.
Personnel:
Kendall Jones – vocals, lead guitar
John Bigham – guitar, keyboards
Chris Dowd – vocals, keyboards, trombone
Angelo Moore – vocals, saxophone
Walter A. Kibby II – vocals, trumpet
John Norwood Fisher – vocals, bass
Philip “Fish” Fisher – drums
Branford Marsalis – saxophone
Kristen Vigard – backing vocals
Track listing:
Swim – John Bigham
Servitude – Kendall Jones
Black Flowers – Chris Dowd
Unyielding Conditioning – Kendall Jones
Properties of Propaganda (Fuk This Shit On Up) – John Norwood Fisher
The Warmth of Your Breath – John Norwood Fisher, Angelo Moore
Lemon Meringue – John Norwood Fisher
They All Have Abandoned Their Hopes – John Norwood Fisher, Angelo Moore, Chris Wood
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.
Let’s Have a War – Lee Ving, Philo Cramer
Beef Bologna
Camarillo – Lee Ving, Philo Cramer
I Don’t care About You
New York’s Alright If You Like Saxophones
Gimme Some Action
Foreign Policy
We Destroy the Family – Lee Ving, Philo Cramer
I Love Livin’ in the City
Disconnected
We Gotta Get Out of This Place – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
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:
You and the Night and the Music – Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz
Stella by Starlight – Victor Young, Ned Washington
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
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.
Twist and Shout – Phil Medley, Bert Russell
She’s a Woman
Dizzy Miss Lizzy – Larry Williams
Ticket to Ride
Can’t Buy Me Love
Things We Said Today
Roll Over Beethoven – Chuck Berry
Boys – Luther Dixon, Wes Farrell
A Hard Day’s Night
Help!
All My Loving
She Loves You
Long Tall Sally – Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman, Robert Blackwell
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
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.
Your Phone’s Off the Hook, But You’re Not
Johny Hit and Run Paulene
Soul Kitchen – John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison
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
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