On March 3, 2012, Ronald Douglas Montrose died aged 64. He was musician (guitar), songwriter and music producer, worked with many musicians including Van Morrison, Herbie Hancock, Beaver & Krause, Boz Scaggs, Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, The Beau Brummels, Dan Hartman, Tony Williams, The Neville Brothers, Marc Bonilla and Sammy Hagar. He was founding member and leader of the bands Montrose and Gamma. He released ten solo albums.
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Mallory Knox: Wired

On March 3, 2017, “RCA” label released “Wired”, the third Mallory Knox studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “VADA Studios” in Cookhill, Alcester, UK, and was produced by Dan Austin.
Personnel:
- Mikey Chapman – lead and backing vocals, percussion
- Sam Douglas – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, keys, piano
- James Gillett – rhythm and lead guitar, keys, percussion
- Joe Savins – rhythm and lead guitar
- Dave Rawling – drums; percussion
- Gethin Pearson – programming
- Dan Austin – additional programming
Track listing:
- Giving It Up
- California
- Wired
- For You
- Midnight
- Better Off Without You
- Falling in Love
- Lucky Me
- Saviour
- Come Back Around
- Mother
Tangent: Not as Good as the Book

On March 3, 2008, “Inside Out” label released “Not as Good as the Book”, the fourth Tangent studio album. It was recorded January 2006 – November 2007, and was produced by Andy Tillison.
Personnel:
- Andy Tillison – vocals, guitars, organ, piano, Moog synthesizer
- Guy Manning – vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, bouzouki
- Jonas Reingold – bass guitar
- Jaime Salazar – drums
- Theo Travis – saxophone, flute
- Jakko Jakszyk – vocals, guitars
- Julie King – vocal
- Unknown Frenchman – violin
- Antoine Ettori – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Andy Tillison.
A Crisis in Mid-Life
- A Crises in Mid-Life
- Lost in London 25 years Later
- The Ethernet
- Celebrity Purée
- Not as Good as the Book
- A Sale of Two Souls
- Bat Out of Basildon
Throwing Metal at the Sky
- Part One – Four Egos One War
- I. Ours
- II. Theirs (incl. Ours Reprise)
- III. His
IV. Mine
- Part Two – The Full Gamut
- V. The D599
- VI. Gothenburg
- VII. Last Tango
- VIII. Studio Tan
- IX. Not a Drill
- X. Southend on Sea
- XI. The A1 North of Paris
- XII. Four Last Days
- XIII. The D599 & The A
Bauhaus: Go Away White
On March 3, 2008, “Bauhaus Music” and “Cooking Vinyl” labels released “Go Away White”, the fifth and final Bauhaus studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Zircon Skye, Ojai, California, and was produced by Peter Murphy, Daniel Ash, David J and Kevin Haskins.
Personnel:
- Peter Murphy– vocals
- Daniel Ash– guitars
- David J– bass
- Kevin Haskins– drums
- Ken Eros– recording, mixing
- Jeff Evans – recording, mixing
- Doug Sax– engineer, mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Daniel Ash, David J, Kevin Haskins and Peter Murphy.
- Too Much 21st Century
- Adrenalin
- Undone
- International Bulletproof Talent
- Endless Summer of the Damned
- Saved
- Mirror Remains
- Black Stone Heart
- The Dog’s a Vapour
- Zikir
Peter Frampton: Frampton
On March 3, 1975, “A&M” label released “Frampton”, the fourth Peter Frampton studio album. It was recorded October 1974 – February 1975, at “Ronnie Lane’s Mobile Studio” in Clearwell Castle, Gloucestershire, and was produced by Peter Frampton.
Personnel:
- Peter Frampton- lead vocals, acoustic, lead and rhythm guitar, piano, organ, talkbox, bass guitar
- Andy Bown- bass guitar
- John Siomos- drums, percussion
- Poli Palmer– vibes
- Chris Kimsey, Andy Knight – engineer
- George Marino – mixing, mastering
- Doug Sax, Arnie Acosta – mastering
- Vartan, Roland Young, Junie Osaki – art direction
- Mike Zagaris – photography
- Beth Stempel, Bill Levenson – supervisor, coordinator
Track listing:
All tracks by Peter Frampton.
- Day’s Dawning
- Show Me the Way
- One More Time
- The Crying Clown
- Fanfare
- Nowhere’s Too Far (for My Baby)
- Nassau
- Baby, I Love Your Way
- Apple of Your Eye
- Penny for Your Thoughts
- (I’ll Give You) Money
Blood Red Shoes: Same
On March 3, 2014, “Jazz Life” label released the self titled, fourth Blood Red Shoes album. It was recorded in 2013, in Berlin, and was produced by Laura-Mary Carter and Steven Ansell.
Personnel:
- Laura-Mary Carter – vocals, guitar, engineer
- Steven Ansell – viola, engineer, mixing
- Kris Jones – brass
- Ian Clement, Margarita Louca– vocals
- Mike Lord – engineer
- John Agnello – mixing
- Greg Calbi, Robin Schmidt – mastering
- We Three Club – artwork
- Nima Elm, Steve Glashier, Format 34, Anton Coene – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Laura-Mary Carter and Steven Ansell. .
- Welcome Home
- Everything All At Once
- An Animal
- Grey Smoke
- Far Away
- The Perfect Mess
- Behind A Wall
- Stranger
- Speech Coma
- Don’t Get Caught
- Cigarettes in the Dark
- Tightwire
Minus the Bear: Voids
On March 3, 2017,“Suicide Squeeze” label released “Voids”, the sixth Minus the Bear album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Sam Bell.
Personnel:
- Jake Snider- lead vocals, guitar
- Dave Knudson- guitar, bass
- Alex Rose – vocals, keyboards
- Cory Murchy – bass
- Kiefer Matthias – drums, percussion
- Greg Calbi – mastering
Track listing:
- Last Kiss
- Give & Take
- Call the Cops
- Invisible
- What About the Boat?
- Silver
- Tame Beasts
- Erase
- Robotic Heart
- Lighthouse
of Montreal: Aureate Gloom
On March 3, 2015, “Polyvinyl” label released “Aureate Gloom”, the thirteenth of Montreal studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Kevin Barnes.
Personnel:
- Kevin Barnes- vocals, guitars
- Bennett Lewis – guitars
- Jojo Glidewell – keys, synth
- Bob Parins – bass, clarinet
- Clayton Rychlik – vocals, drums, percussion, clarinet
- Kishi Bashi – vocals, strings
Track listing:
All tracks written by Kevin Barnes.
- Bassem Sabry
- Last Rites At The Jane Hotel
- Empyrean Abattoir
- Aluminum Crown
- Virgilian Lots
- Monolithic Egress
- Apollyon Of Blue Room
- Estocadas
- Chthonian Dirge For Uruk The Other
- Like Ashoka’s Inferno Of Memory
American Authors: Oh, What a Life
On March 3, 2014, “Mercury” label released “Oh, What a Life”, the debut American Authors studio album. It was recorded 2011 -2013, and was produced by Shep Goodman and Aaron Accetta.
Personnel:
- Zac Barnett– lead vocals, guitar
- James Adam Shelley – lead guitar, banjo, mandolin, backing vocals
- Dave Rublin – bass, backing vocals
- Matt Sanchez – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Zac Barnett, James Shelley, Dave Rublin, Matthew Sanchez, Shep Goodman, and Aaron Accetta, except where noted.
- Believer
- Think About It
- Best Day of My Life
- Luck
- Trouble
- Hit It
- Home
- Love
- Heart of Stone
- Ghost
- Oh, What a Life – Zac Barnett, James Shelley, Dave Rublin, Matthew Sanchez
U2: Pop
On March 3, 1997, “Island” label released “Pop”, the ninth U2 studio album. It was recorded in 1995 and 1996, at “Hanover Quay Studios”, “Windmill Lane Studios” “The Works” in Dublin, and “South Beach Studios” in Miami, and was produced by Flood, Howie B and Steve Osborne.
Personnel:
- Bono– lead vocals, additional guitar
- Adam Clayton– bass guitar
- The Edge– guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Larry Mullen, Jr.– drums, percussion, programming
- Flood, Steve Osborne– keyboards
- Ben Hillier – programming
- Howie B– turntables, keyboards
- Marius De Vries– keyboards
- Stéphane Sednaoui, Anja Grabert – photography
- Nellee Hooper– photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Bono and the Edge, all music by Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge an Larry Mullen Jr.
- Discotheque
- Do You Feel Loved
- Mofo
- If God Will Send His Angels
- Staring the Sun
- Last Night on Earth
- Gone
- Miami
- The Playboy Mansion
- If You Wear That Velvet Dress
- Please
- Wake Up That Man






