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The Mothers Of Invention: Ahead Of Their Time

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On March 23, 1993, “Barking Pumpkin” label released “Ahead of Their Time”, the 19th Mothers of Invention (The) album. It was recorded in October 1968, at the “Royal Festival Hall” in London, and was produced by Frank Zappa.

Personnel:

  • Frank Zappa – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Ian Underwood – alto saxophone, piano
  • Bunk Gardner – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Euclid James “Motorhead” Sherwood – baritone saxophone, tambourine
  • Don Preston – electric piano, odd noises (homemade oscillation boxes)
  • Roy Estrada – vocals, bass guitar
  • Jimmy Carl Black – vocals, drums
  • Arthur Dyer Tripp III – drums, percussion
  • Members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Zappa.

Progress?

  1. Prologue
  2. Progress?
  3. Like It or Not
  4. The Jimmy Carl Black Philosophy Lesson
  5. Holding the Group Back
  6. Holiday in Berlin
  7. The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves the Stage
  8. Undaunted, the Band Plays On
  9. Agency Man
  10. Epilogue

1968 performance

  1. King Kong
  2. Help, I’m a Rock
  3. Transylvania Boogie
  4. Pound for a Brown
  5. Sleeping in a Jar
  6. Let’s Make the Water Turn Back
  7. Harry, You’re a Beast
  8. The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part I)
  9. Oh No
  10. The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part II)

The Fall: Code: Selfish

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On March 23, 1992, “Fontana” label released “Code: Selfish”, the 14th Fall (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1991, at “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Craig Leon, Mark E. Smith and Simon Rogers.

Personnel:

  • Mark E. Smith – vocals, tapes
  • Craig Scanlon – lead and rhythm guitars
  • Dave Bush – keyboards, machines
  • Steve Hanley – bass guitar
  • Simon Wolstencroft – drums, keyboards
  • Craig Leon – keyboards
  • Simon Rogers – keyboards
  • Cassell Webb – backing vocals
  • Pascal Le Gras – cover art

Track listing:

  1. The Birmingham School of Business School – Mark E. Smith, Dave Bush
  2. Free Range – Mark E. Smith, Simon Wolstencroft
  3. Return – Mark E. Smith, Steve Hanley
  4. Time Enough at Last – Mark E. Smith, Craig Scanlon
  5. Everything Hurtz – Mark E. Smith, Steve Hanley
  6. Immortality – Mark E. Smith, Craig Scanlon
  7. Two Face – Mark E. Smith, Craig Scanlon
  8. Just Waiting – Hank Williams
  9. So Called Dangerous – Mark E. Smith, Dave Bush, Steve Hanley
  10. Gentlemen’s Agreement – Mark E. Smith, Craig Scanlon
  11. Married, 2 Kids – Mark E. Smith, Craig Scanlon, Steve Hanley
  12. Crew Fish – Mark E. Smith, Simon Wolstencroft

Dwight Yoakam: This Time

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On March 23, 1993, “Reprise” label released “This Time”, the fifth Dwight Yoakam studio album. It was recorded in 1992, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Pete Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Dwight Yoakam – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Pete Anderson – electric guitar
  • Dean Parks – acoustic guitar
  • Al Perkins – dobro, lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar
  • Skip Edwards – keyboards
  • Chuck Domanico – upright bass
  • Taras Prodaniuk – bass guitar
  • Jeff Donavan – drums
  • Scott Joss – fiddle
  • Don Reed – fiddle
  • Beth Andersen – backing vocals
  • Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals
  • Carl Jackson – backing vocals
  • Jim Lauderdale – backing vocals
  • Jim Haas – backing vocals
  • Scott Humphrey – programming
  • Paul Buckmaster – strings arrangements, conductor
  • Suzy Katayama – contractor

Track listing:

All tracks by Dwight Yoakam, except where noted.

  1. Pocket of a Clown
  2. A Thousand Miles from Nowhere
  3. Home for Sale
  4. This Time – Dwight Yoakam, Kostas Lazarides
  5. Two Doors Down – Dwight Yoakam, Kostas Lazarides
  6. Ain’t That Lonely Yet – Kostas Lazarides, James House
  7. King of Fools – Dwight Yoakam, Kostas Lazarides
  8. Fast as You
  9. Try Not to Look So Pretty – Dwight Yoakam, Kostas Lazarides
  10. Wild Ride
  11. Lonesome Roads

Sid: Umibe

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On March 23, 2022, “Ki/oon Music” label released “Umibe”, the eleventh Sid studio album.

Personnel:

  • Mao – vocals
  • Shinji – guitar
  • Aki – bass
  • Yūya – drums

Track listing:

  1. Keibetsu
  2. Daisuki dakara…
  3. Juusangastu
  4. Gairouju
  5. Ekitai
  6. Damashi Ai
  7. Shiroi Koe
  8. Jiu no Kuchizuke
  9. Yureru Natsufuku
  10. Umibe

Preoccupations: New Material

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On March 23, 2018, “Flemish Eye” label released “New Material”, the third Preoccupations studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Scott Munro.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Christiansen – guitar
  • Scott Munro – guitar, synthesizer, engineer
  • Matthew Flegel – vocals, bass
  • Michael Wallace – drums
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen – synthesizer bass, mixing
  • Rena Kozak – editing
  • Mike Schuppan – mixing
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • Miles Johnson – layout
  • Marc Rimmer – front and back cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Daniel Christiansen, Scott Munro, Matthew Flegel and Michael Wallace.

  1. Espionage
  2. Decompose
  3. Disarray
  4. Manipulation
  5. Antidote
  6. Solace
  7. Doubt
  8. Compliance

Iron Maiden: Virtual XI

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On March 23, 1998, “EMI” label released “Virtual XI”, the eleventh Iron Maiden studio album. It was recorded in 1997 and February 1998, at “Barnyard” in Essex, England, and was produced by Steve Harris and Nigel Green.

Personnel:

  • Blaze Bayley – vocals
  • Dave Murray – guitars
  • Janick Gers – guitars
  • Steve Harris – bass, keyboards, mixing
  • Nicko McBrain – drums
  • Michael Kenney – keyboards
  • Nigel Green – engineer, mixing
  • Mick McKenna – engineer assistant
  • Simon Heyworth – mastering
  • Melvyn Grant – sleeve illustration
  • Synthetic Dimensions – design, 3D imagery
  • Simon Fowler – photography
  • George Chin – photography
  • Ross Halfin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Harris, except where noted.

  1. Futureal –Steve Harris, Blaze Bayley
  2. The Angel and the Gambler
  3. Lightning Strikes Twice – Dave Murray, Steve Harris
  4. The Clansman
  5. When Two Worlds Collide – Dave Murray, Blaze Bayley, Steve Harris
  6. The Educated Fool
  7. Don’t Look to the Eyes of a Stranger
  8. Como Estais Amigos – Janick Gers, Blaze Bayley

The Boo Radleys: Everything’s Alright Forever

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On March 23, 1992, “Creation” label released “ Everything’s Alright Forever”, the second Boo Radleys (The) album. It was recorded September – October 1991, at “First Protocol Studios” in London, and was produced by Ed Buller, Sice, Martin Carr, Tim Brown and Rob Cieka.

Personnel:

  • Sice – vocals
  • Martin Carr – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Tim Brown – bass guitar, keyboards
  • Rob Cieka – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Martin Carr, except when noted.

  1. Spaniard
  2. Towards the Light
  3. Losing It (Song for Abigail)
  4. Memory Babe
  5. Skyscraper
  6. I Feel Nothing
  7. Room at the Top
  8. Does This Hurt?
  9. Sparrow
  10. Smiles fades Fast
  11. Firesky
  12. Song for the Morning to Sing
  13. Lazy Day
  14. Paradise

The Colourfield: Deception

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On March 23, 1987, “Chrysalis” label released “Deception”, the second and the last Colourfield (The) album. It was recorded 1986 – 1987, at “Davout Studio” in Paris, “39th St. Music” in New York City, “Wool Hall Studio” in Bath, and was produced by Richard Gottehrer and Jeffery Lesser.

Personnel:

  • Terry Hall – vocals, various instruments
  • Toby Lyons – vocals, various instruments
  • Roland Orzabal – guitar
  • Gregg Mangiafico – keyboards
  • Sammy Merendino – drum programming
  • Dolette McDonald, Deborah Malone, Janice Pendarvis – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Terry Hall and Toby Lyons, except where noted.

  1. Badlands
  2. Running Away
  3. From Down to Distraction
  4. Confession
  5. Miss Texas 1967
  6. She – Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart
  7. Heart of America
  8. Digging It Deep
  9. Monkey in Winter
  10. Goodbye Sun Valley

Honi Gordon: Honi Gordon Sings

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On March 23, 1962, “Prestige” label released “Honi Gordon Sings’, the only Honi Gordon album.

Personnel:

  • Honi Gordon – vocals
  • Ken McIntyre – alto sax, flute
  • Wally Richardson – guitar
  • Jaki Byard – piano
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Ed Shaughnessy – drums

Track listing:

  1. Strollin’
  2. Ill Wind
  3. My Kokomo
  4. Why Try to Change Me Now?
  5. Cupid
  6. Walkin’ (Out the Door)
  7. Why
  8. Love Affair
  9. Lament of the Lonely

Jack White: Boarding House Reach

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On March 23, 2018, “Third Man”, “Columbia” and “XL Records” labels released “Boarding House Reach”, the third Jack White studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Third Man Studio” in Nashville, “Sear Sound” in New York City and “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jack White.

Personnel:

  • Jack White – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, tambourine, bass, piano, organ, synthesizer, bass, acoustic and electronic drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Jack White, except where noted.

  1. Connected by Love
  2. Why Walk a Dog
  3. Corporation
  4. Abulia and Akrasia
  5. Hypermisophoniac
  6. Ice Station Zebra
  7. Over and Over and Over
  8. Everything You’ve Ever Learned
  9. Respect Commander
  10. Ezmerelda Steals the Show
  11. Get in the Mind Shaft
  12. What’s Done Is Done
  13. Humoresque – lyrics by Howard Johnson, music by Antonin Dvořák