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Ohio Players: Angel

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In March 1977, “Mercury” label released “Angel”, the ninth Ohio Players studio album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Paragon” and “CRC” in Chicago, and was produced by Billy Beck, James “Diamond” Williams, Marshall Jones, Marvin “Merv” Pierce, Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks, Clarence Satchell, and Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner.

Personnel:

  • Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner – vocals, guitars
  • Clarence “Chet” Willis – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Billy Beck – vocals, grand piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Hohner Clavinet, RMI Electric piano, ARP Odyssey Synthesizer, ARP string ensemble, Hammond B-3 organ, percussion
  • Marshall “Rock” Jones – electric bass
  • James “Diamond” Williams – vocals, drums, congas, cowbells, temple blocks, percussion
  • Clarence “Satch” Satchell – vocals, flute, alto saxophones, tenor saxophones, percussion
  • Marvin “Merv” Pierce – trumpet
  • Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks – trumpet

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Beck, James “Diamond” Williams, Marshall Jones, Marvin “Merv” Pierce, Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks, Clarence Satchell, and Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner.

  1. Angel
  2. Merry-Go-Round
  3. Glad to Know You’re Mine
  4. Don’t Fight My Love
  5. Body Vibes
  6. Can You Still Love Me?
  7. O-H-I-O
  8. Faith

John Greaves & Peter Blegvad: Kew. Rhone

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In March 1977, “Virgin” label released “Kew. Rhone.”, album by John Greaves and Peter Blegvad. It was recorded in October 1976, in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by John Greaves and Peter Blegvad. Interactive multimedia track “Kew. Rom.” produced by Les Corsaires and Voiceprint

Personnel:

  • John Greaves – vocals, piano, organ, bass guitar, percussion
  • Peter Blegvad – vocals, guitars, tenor saxophone, artistic contribution
  • Lisa Herman – vocals
  • Andrew Cyrille – drum, percussion
  • Carla Bley – vocals, tenor saxophone
  • Vito Rendace – alto and tenor saxophones, flute
  • Michael Mantler – trumpet, trombone, engineer
  • Michael A. Levine – vocals, violin, viola
  • April Lang – vocals
  • Dana Johnson – vocals
  • Boris Kinberg – claves
  • Denis Thiriar – programming
  • François Ducat – concept, coordination
  • Serge G. – image manipulation

Track listing:

All lyrics by Peter Blegvad, all music by John Greaves.

  1. Good Evening
  2. Twenty Two Proverbs
  3. Seven Scenes from the Painting ‘Exhuming the First American Mastodon’ by C. W. Peale
  4. Kew. Rhone.
  5. Catalogue of Fifteen Objects and Their Titles
  6. One Footnote (to Kew. Rhone.)
  7. Three Tenses Onanism
  8. Nine Mineral Emblems
  9. Apricot
  10. Gegenstant