Tag Archives: March 1974

Premiata Forneria Marconi: L’isola di niente

In March 1974, “Numero Uno” label released “L’isola di niente”, the third Premiata Forneria Marconi studio album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Claudio Fabi.

Personnel:

  • Franco Mussida – lead vocals, guitars
  • Flavio Premoli – lead vocals keyboards
  • Mauro Pagani – vocals, violin, flute
  • Patrick Djivas – vocals, bass
  • Franz Di Cioccio – vocals, drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Franco Mussida, Mauro Pagani, and Flavio Premoli, except where noted.

  1. L’isola di niente
  2. Is My face on Straight – Franco Mussida, Flavio Premoli, Peter Sinfield
  3. La Luna Nuova
  4. Dolcissima Maria
  5. Via Lumière – Franco Mussida, Flavio Premoli

Refugee: Same

In March 1974, “Charisma” label released the self-titled, debut and only Refugee album. It was recorded in February 1974, at “Island Studios” in London, and was produced by John Burns, Patrick Moraz, Lee Jackson and Brian Davison.

  • Patrick Moraz – occasional vocals, mini-Moog, AKS synthesizer, piano, electric piano, clavinet, organ, pipe organ, marimbaphone, alpine horn, electronic slinky, mellotron, arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Lee Jackson – lead vocal, bass, electric cello, guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, arrangements
  • Brian Davison – drums, tympani, gongs, Tibetan temple bells, African drums, kabassa, broken glass, arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Lee Jackson and Patrick Moraz, except where noted.

  1. Papillion – Patrick Moraz
  2. Someday
  3. Grand Canyon Suite
  4. Gatecrasher
  5. Ritt Mickley – Patrick Moraz
  6. Credo

Muddy Waters: Unk in Funk

In March 1974, “Chess” label released “Unk in Funk”, the eleventh Muddy Waters album. It was recorded in January 1974, at “Ter Mar Recording Studios” in Chicago, IL, and was produced by Ralph Bass and Muddy Waters.

Personnel:

  • Muddy Waters – vocals, guitar
  • Bob Margolin, Luther Johnson – guitar
  • Pinetop Perkins – piano, harpsichord
  • Carey Bell Harrington, George Buford, Paul Oscher – harmonica
  • Calvin Jones – bass
  • Willie Smith – drums

Track listing:

All track by McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters), except where noted.

  1. Rollin’ and Tumblin’
  2. Just to Be with You – Berney Roth
  3. Electric Man – Amelia Cooper, Terry Abrahamson
  4. Trouble No More
  5. Unk in Funk – Amelia Cooper, Terry Abrahamson, Ted Kerland
  6. Drive My Blues Away
  7. Katie
  8. Waterboy Waterboy
  9. Everything Gonna Be Alright – Walter Jacobs