Tag Archives: Los Angeles

Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells II

Leave a comment

Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells_2

On August 31, 1992, “Warner Bros.” label released “Tubular Bells II” the fifteen Mike Oldfield album . The album title and concept followed the highly commercially successful and critically acclaimed 1973’s album “Tubular bells”.  It was recorded at “Roughwood Croft” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Trevor Horn, Tom Newman and Mike Oldfield.

Personnel:

  • Mike Oldfield– vocals, acoustic guitars, banjo, classical guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, flamenco guitar, glockenspiel, Lowrey organ, Hammond organ, Farfisa organ, mandolin, percussion, piano, synthesizers, timpani, twelve-string guitar, tubular bells
  • Jamie Muhoberac– keyboards, special effects
  • Celtic Bevy Band – bagpipes
  • Steve Payne– bass guitar
  • Eric Caudieux– programming, digital sounds
  • Sally Bradshaw– vocals
  • Edie Lehmann – vocals
  • Susannah Melvoin– vocals

Track listing:

All tracks  by Mike Oldfield.

  1. Sentinel
  2. Dark Star
  3. Clear Light
  4. Blue Saloon
  5. Sunjammer
  6. Red Dawn
  7. The Bell
  8. Weightless
  9. The Great Plain
  10. Sunset Door
  11. Tattoo
  12. Altered State
  13. Maya Gold
  14. Moonshine

Marvin Gaye: Let’s Get It On

Leave a comment

Let's_Get_It_On

On August 28, 1973, “Tamla” label released “Let’s Get It On”, the thirteenth Marvin Gaye studio album. It was recorded  June 1970 – July 1973, at the“Golden World Studio” in Detroit and at the “Hitsville West” in Los  Angeles, and was produced by Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend. The album received positive critics worldwide and is regarded as one of the most influential and most significant soul and funk albums of all time.

Personnel:

  • Marvin Gaye – lead and backing vocals, piano
  • David T. Walker, Eddie Willis, Lewis Shelton, Melvin Ragin, Robert White, Don Peake – guitar
  • Joe Sample, Marvin Jerkins – piano
  • James Jamerson, Wilton Felder – bass
  • Bobbye Hall Porter – bongos
  • Eddie “Bongo” Brown – drums, bongos
  • Paul Humphrey, Uriel Jones – drums
  • Emil Richards, Bobbye Hall Porter, Ernie Watts, Plas Johnson – percussion
  • Emil Richards, Victor Feldman – vibraphone
  • David Van DePitte , Gene Page, Rene Hall – arrangements, orchestra conducting
  • The Originals – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Let’s  Get it On – Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend
  2. Please Stay – Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend
  3. If I Should Die Tonight – Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend
  4. Keep Getting’ it On – Marvin Gaye, Ed Townsend
  5. Come Get to This – Marvin Gaye
  6. Distant Lover – Marvin Gaye, Gwen Gordy, Sandra Green
  7. You Sure Love to Ball – Marvin Gaye
  8. Just to Keep You Satisfied – Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Elgie Stover

Jane’s Addiction: Nothing’s Shocking

Leave a comment

Nothing's shocking

On August 23, 1988, “Warner Bros” label released “Nothing’s Shocking”. the second Jane’s Addiction album. It was recorded  1987–1988 at “Eldorado Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Dave Jerden and Perry Farrell. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Nothing’s shocking” at number 312 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All-Time.”

Personnel:

  • Perry Farrell– vocals, piano
  • Dave Navarro – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Eric Avery– bass, acoustic guitars
  • Stephen Perkins– drums, percussions
  • Angelo Moore– saxophone
  • Flea– trumpet
  • Christopher Dowd – trombone

Track listing:

All lyrics by Perry Farrell, all music by Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins.

  1. Up the Beach
  2. Ocean Size
  3. Had a Dad
  4. Ted, Just Admit It
  5. Standing in the shower
  6. Summertime Rolls
  7. Mountain Song
  8. Idiots Rule
  9. Jane Says
  10. Thank You Boys
  11. Pig’s in Zen

The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Hey Joe

Leave a comment

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

On October 23, 1966, “The Jimi Hendrix Experience” recorded their first single “Hey Joe”, at “De Lane Lea” studios in London. “Hey Joe” is an American popular song from the 1960’s (some sources give credits to Billy Roberts as the song author) that has become a rock standard and as such has been performed in different musical styles by number of different artists since it was first written. The earliest known commercial recording of the song is the 1965 single by the Los Angeles garage band “The Leaves”. “The Jimi Hendrix Experience” included “Hey Joe” on their 1967 album “Are you experienced”.