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Momma: Household Name

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On July 1, 2022, “Polyvinyl” and “Lucky Number” labels released “Household Name”, the third Momma studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Studio G” in Brooklyn, and was produced by Aron Kobayashi Ritch.

Personnel:

  • Allegra Weingarten – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Aron Kobayashi Ritch – acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, keyboards, percussion, drum programming, sampler and ambience, string arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Etta Friedman – lead and backing vocals, bass, electric guitar, baritone guitar, piano, artwork, design
  • Kevin Grimmet – bass
  • Sebastian Jones – double bass
  • Chris Muth – drums, electric guitar, string arrangements, lacquer cut
  • Dorothy Carlos – cello
  • Hayden Ticehurst – engineer assistant
  • Chris Allgood, Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Daria Kobayashi Ritch – photography

Track listing:

All music by Allegra Weingarten, Etta Friedman, Zach Capitti Fenton and Aron Kobayashi-Ritch.

  1. Rip Off – lyrics by Allegra Weingarten, Etta Friedman
  2. Speeding 72 – Etta Friedman, Allegra Weingarten, Aron Kobayashi Ritch
  3. Medicine – Allegra Weingarten, Etta Friedman
  4. Rockstar – Allegra Weingarten, Etta Friedman
  5. Motorbike – Allegra Weingarten
  6. Tall Home – Etta Friedman
  7. Lucky – Etta Friedman
  8. Brave – Allegra Weingarten
  9. Callin Me – Etta Friedman
  10. Spider – Aron Kobayashi Ritch
  11. No Stage – Allegra Weingarten
  12. No Bite – Etta Friedman

Alice Bag: Sister Dynamite

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On April 24, 2020, “In the Red” label released “Sister Dynamite”, the third Alice Bag studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Lysa Flores and Alice Bag.

Personnel:

  • Alice Bag – vocals
  • Sharif Dumani – guitar
  • David Jones – bass
  • Candace PK Hansen – drums

Track listing:

  1. Spark
  2. Gate Crasher
  3. Switch Hitter
  4. Identified
  5. Sender Is Blocked
  6. Breadcrumbs
  7. Súbele
  8. Noise
  9. Sister Dynamite
  10. Lucky
  11. Even
  12. Risk It

Buffalo: Mother’s Choice

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In March 1976, “Vertigo” label released “Mother’s Choice”, the fourth Buffalo album. It was recorded 1975 – 1976, at “E.M.J. Studios” and “Trafalgar Studios” in Sydney, and was produced by John Zulaikha, Dave Tice, Peter Wells, Karl Taylor and Jimmy Econoumou.

  • Dave Tice – lead vocals
  • Peter Wells – bass
  • Karl Taylor – guitar
  • Jimmy Econoumou – drums
  • Norm Roue – slide guitar
  • Mark Simmonds – saxophone

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Tice and Karl Taylor, except where noted

  1. Long Time Gone
  2. Honey Babe
  3. Taste It Don’t Waste It
  4. Little Queenie – Chuck Berry
  5. Lucky – Norm Roue
  6. Essukay – Dave Tice, Peter Wells, Karl Taylor, Jimmy Econoumou.
  7. Sweet Little Sixteen – Chuck Berry
  8. Be Alright

Sea Girls: Homesick

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On March 18, 2022, “Polydor” label released “Homesick”, the second Sea Girls studio album. It was recorded in November 2020 – April 2021, at “The Garage Topanga Canyon” in Los Angeles, “Stustustudio” in Brixton, and “Octagon” in London, and was produced by Jonny Coffer, Larry Hibbit, Jacknife Lee and Cass Lowe.

Personnel:

  • Henry Camamile – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Rory Young – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Andrew Dawson – bass, backing vocals
  • Oliver Khan – drums, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jacknife Lee – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, electric guitar, percussion, programming, engineer
  • Larry Hibbitt – keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, piano, drums, percussion, strings, string arrangement
  • Jonathan Green – piano
  • Cass Lowe – keyboards, percussion, programming
  • Davide Rossi – strings, string arrangement
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – programming
  • Luke Burgoyne – programming
  • Charles Hayden Hicks – programming
  • Alex O’Donovan – engineer
  • James Mottershead – engineer
  • Luke Ferrero – engineer assistant
  • Larry Hibbitt – engineer, mixing, tape realization
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing
  • Luke Burgoyne – mixing, mixing assistant
  • Charles Haydon Hicks – mixing, mixing assistant
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Hometown – Henry Camamile, Nick Hahn
  2. Sick – Henry Camamile, Nick Hahn
  3. Lonely – Henry Camamile, Jonny Coffer
  4. Someone’s Daughter Someone’s Son – Henry Camamile, Jacknife Lee, Justin Parker, Rich Cooper
  5. Sleeping With You – Henry Camamile, Jon Green
  6. Paracematol Blues – Cass Lowe, Henry Camamile
  7. Again Again – Henry Camamile, Gez O’Connell, Luke Fitton
  8. Lucky – Henry Camamile, Kieran Shudall
  9. Higher – Henry Camamile, Jacknife Lee, Justin Hayward Young
  10. Cute Guys – Henry Camamile, Max Wolfgang
  11. Friends – Henry Camamile, Oliver Khan, Rory Young

Gang of Four: Happy Now

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On April 19, 2019, Gang of Four self-released “Happy Now”, band’s ninth and final studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Andy Gill, Ben Hillier, Catherine Mayer and Ross Orton.

Personnel:

  • Andy Gill – vocals, guitar, artwork
  • Thomas McNeice – bass guitar
  • Tobias Humble – drums
  • Jonny Finnigan – drums
  • Ben Hillier – bass guitar
  • Ross Orton – bass guitar
  • Jane Sasseen – vocal sampling
  • Amy Love – backing vocals
  • Rebeka Ubuntu – backing vocals
  • Rhys Oakes – programming
  • Catherine Mayer – mixing
  • Natalie Alexis Duncan – backing vocals
  • Lawrie Dunster – mastering
  • Leigh Smiler – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Gill, except where noted:

  1. Toreador
  2. Alpha Male
  3. One True Friend
  4. Ivanka: ‘My Name’s on It
  5. Don’t Ask Me – Andy Gill, John “Gaoler” Sterry
  6. Change the Locks – Andy Gill, Catherine Mayer
  7. I’m a Liar
  8. White Lies – Andy Gill, Catherine Mayer
  9. Paper Thin – Andy Gill, Catherine Mayer
  10. Lucky

Hoobastank: Reason

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On December 9, 2003, “Island” label released “Reason”, the second Hoobastank studio album. It was recorded March – August 2003, at “Bay 7 Studios”, “Valley Village Studios”, “Sparky Dog Studios” in Calabasas, California, and was produced by Howard Benson. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, 2 x Platinum in the USA by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Doug Robb – lead and backing vocals 
  • Dan Estrin – acoustic and electric guitar 
  • Markku Lappalainen – bass guitar 
  • Chris Hesse – drums 
  • Michael Valerio – upright bass 
  • Howard Benson – keyboards
  • Mark Robertson – violin, string contractor
  • Sam Fisher – violin
  • Rene Mandel – violin
  • Simon Oswell – viola
  • Shanti Randall – viola
  • Evan Wilson – viola
  • Victor Lawrence – cello
  • David Low – cello
  • David Mergen – cello
  • Deborah Lurie – string arrangements
  • Jamie Oliver – group vocals 
  • Ian Watkins – group vocals
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Mike Plotnikoff – mixing
  • Louis Marino – art direction, design, illustrations
  • Danny Clinch – band photography
  • RJ Muna – cover photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Doug Robb; all music by Daniel Estrin.

  1. Same Direction
  2. Out of Control
  3. What Happened to Us
  4. Escape
  5. Just One
  6. Lucky
  7. From the Heart
  8. The Reason
  9. Let It Out
  10. Unaffected
  11. Never There
  12. Disappear

Fish: Internal Exile

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On October 26, 1991, “Polydor” label released “Internal Exile (A Collection of a Boy’s Own Stories)”, the second Fish album. It was recorded in 1991, and was produced by Chris Kimsey.

Personnel:

  • Derek W Dick (Fish) – lead vocals
  • Robin Boult – guitars
  • Frank Usher – guitars
  • Mickey Simmonds – keyboards
  • David Paton – bass guitar
  • Ethan Johns – drums, percussion
  • Ted McKenna – drums, percussion
  • Charlie McKerron – fiddle
  • Marc Duff – whistles
  • Donald Shaw – box accordion
  • David Paton, Mr Crimson, Robin Boult, Maryen Cairns – backing vocals

Track listing:

  • Shadowplay – Derek W Dick, Mickey Simmonds
  • Credo – Derek W Dick, Mickey Simmonds, Robin Boult, Frank Usher
  • Just Good Friends (Close) – Derek W Dick, Frank Usher, Robin Boult, Mickey Simmonds
  • Favorite Stranger – Derek W Dick, Frank Usher
  • Lucky – Derek W Dick, Robin Boult, Mickey Simmonds
  • Dear Friend – Derek W Dick, Robin Boult, Mickey Simmonds
  • Tongues – Derek W Dick, Mickey Simmonds, Frank Usher, Robin Boult
  • Internal Exile – Derek W Dick, Robin Boult, Mickey Simmonds

Nada Surf: Lucky

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On February 5, 2008, “Barsuk” label released “Lucky”, the fifth Nada Surf album. It was recorded March – August 2007 at the “Robert Lang Studios” in Seattle, and was produced by John Goodmanson and Tom Beaujour.

Personnel:

  • Matthew Caws – vocals, guitar
  • Daniel Lorca – bass, backing vocals
  • Ira Elliot – drums
  • Ed Harcourt – piano
  • Phil Wandscher- guitar
  • Martin Wenk – horns
  • Coralie Clément – high vocals
  • Louie Lino – piano, keyboards
  • Joe McGinty – organ
  • Lianne Smith – vocals
  • Juliana Hatfield- vocals
  • John Roderick- vocals
  • Sean Nelson – vocals
  • Ben Gibbard – vocals
  • Juliette Cezzar – art direction, design
  • Jeremy Zilar – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Matthew Caws, Daniel Lorca and Ira Elliot, except where noted.

  1. See These Bones
  2. Whose Authority
  3. Beautiful Beat
  4. Here Goes Something
  5. Weightless
  6. Are You Lightning?
  7. I Like What You Say
  8. From Now On
  9. Ice on the Wing
  10. The Fox
  11. The Film Did Not Go ‘Round – Greg Peterson

Paul Bley: Basics

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On January 30, 2001, “Justin Time” label released “Basics”, the 86th Paul Bley album. It was recorded on July 4, 2000 at “Studio Tempo” in Montreal, Canada, and was produced by Jim West.

Personnel:

  • Paul Bley – piano

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Bley except where noted.

  1. Love Lost
  2. Basics
  3. Speed Kills
  4. Told You So
  5. Lucky
  6. Chet
  7. Walk Home
  8. Blues Waltz
  9. Monk’s Mood – Thelonious Monk
  10. Early Alben
  11. Startled

The Golden Palominos: A Dead Horse

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On January 1, 1989, “Celluloid Records” label released “A Dead Horse”, the fourth Golden Palominos album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Platinum Island Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Anton Fier.

Personnel:

  • Anton Fier– drums, additional production
  • Nicky Skopelitis– guitar
  • Bill Laswell– bass violon
  • Amanda Kramer– vocals
  • Mick Taylor– guitar
  • Robert Kidney – guitar
  • Larry Saltzman – guitar
  • Jeff Bova– keyboards, programming
  • Chuck Leavell– keyboards
  • Bernie Worrell– Hammond organ
  • Aïyb Dieng– percussion
  • Oz Fritz – engineer, mixing, recording
  • Steve Rinkoff – mixing, recording
  • William Garrett – recording
  • John Herman – recording
  • Robert Musso – recording
  • Steve Klatz – drum technician
  • Robert Longo – design, photography
  • Christiane Mathan – design
  • Frank W. Ockenfels– photography

Track listing:

  1. Wild River – Robert Kidney
  2. Shattered Image – Amanda Kramer, Anton Fier, Nicky Skopelitis
  3. Angel of Death – Amanda Kramer, Anton Fier, Nicky Skopelitis
  4. Lucky – Robert Kidney
  5. Darklands – Amanda Kramer, Anton Fier, Nicky Skopelitis
  6. A Letter Back – Robert Kidney
  7. Over – Amanda Kramer, Anton Fier, Nicky Skopelitis