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MX-80 Sound: Out of the Tunnel

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On March 7, 1980, “Ralph” label released “Out of the Tunnel”, the second MX-80 Sound studio album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Mobius Music” in San Francisco, and was produced by Mark Bingham.

Personnel:

  • Rich Stim – vocals, guitar, saxophone
  • Dale Sophiea – bass guitar
  • Bruce Anderson – guitar
  • Dave Mahoney – drums
  • Mark Bingham – recording, mixing
  • Oliver Dicicco – recording, mixing
  • Kim Torgerson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Anderson, Dave Mahoney, Dale Sophiea and Rich Stim.

  1. It’s Not My Fault
  2. Follow That Car
  3. Fender Bender
  4. I Walk Among Them
  5. Someday You’ll Be King
  6. Frankie I’m Sorry
  7. Gary and Priscilla
  8. Man in a Box
  9. Metro teens

Mick Harris & Bill Laswell: Somnific Flux

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On March 7, 1995, “Subharmonic” label released “Somnific Flux”, album by Mick Harris and Bill Laswell. It was recorded in November 1994, at “Wall of Silence” in Birmingham, UK, in December 1994, at “Greenpoint Studios” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Mick Harris and Bill Laswell.

Personnel:

  • Mick Harris – effects, recording, photography
  • Bill Laswell – effects, recording, mixing
  • Robert Musso – engineer
  • Layng Martine – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Mick Harris and Bill Laswell.

  1. Distal Sonority
  2. Capacious

Thomas Huntley

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On March 7, 1988, Thomas Gordon Huntley died aged 62. He was musician (guitar, steel guitar), recorded and performed with many artists including The Black Stetson Boys, George Brown’s Alabama Hayriders, The Saddletramps, Dougie Dee and the Dee Men, Keith Christmas, Cliff Richard, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Clodagh Rodgers, Barbara Dickson, The Pretty Things and Fairport Convention, but was best known as member of  Matthews Southern Comfort.

Harold McNair

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On March 7, 1971, Harold McNair died aged 39. He was musician (saxophone, flute), recorded and performed with many artists including Quincy Jones, Tony Crombie, Jack Costanzo,Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Philly Joe Jones, John Cameron, Blossom Dearie, Jon Hendricks, Ginger Baker’s Air Force, Ginger Baker’s Air Force (Polydor, 1970), with Steve Winwood, Phil Seamen, Johnny Harris, Donovan, The Picadilly Line, Lionel Bart, Steamhammer, Davy Graham, John Martyn, Don Partridge, Syd Dale, Brian Bennett, Kathe Green, Alun Ashworth Jones, Magna Carta, Marc Brierley, Nick Drake – Bryter Layter, CCS, Peter Collins, Peter Collins, Rosetta Hightower, Cressida, Caetano Veloso, Alexis Korner, Seven Ages of Man and Tim Hollier. As band leader he released ten albums.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Oddments

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On March 7, 2014, “Flightless” label released “Oddments”, the fourth King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Stu Mackenzie and Joe Walker.

Personnel:

  • Joe Walker – vocals, guitar
  • Cook Craig – guitar, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Ambrose Kenny-Smith – vocals, harmonica, keyboards
  • Stu Mackenzie – vocals, guitar, flute, liner notes
  • Lucas Skinner – bass guitar
  • Michael Cavanagh – drums, percussion
  • Eric Moore – drums, bongos
  • Monty Hartnett – drums
  • Jarrad Brown – recording assistant
  • Joe Carra – mastering
  • Jason Galea – cover art, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Stu Mackenzie, except where noted.

  1. Alluda Majaka
  2. Stressin’
  3. Vegemite
  4. It’s Got Old
  5. Work This Time – Joey Walker, Stu Mackenzie
  6. ABABCD – Joey Walker
  7. Sleepwalker
  8. Hot Wax – Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny-Smith
  9. Crying – Cook Craig
  10. Pipe-Dream – Cook Craig
  11. Homeless Man in Adidas
  12. Oddments

Motorpsycho: Behind The Sun

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On March 7, 2014, “Stickman Records” and “Rune Grammofon” labels released “Behind the Sun”, the 16th Motorpsycho album. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, at “Brygga Studio” in Trondheim, Norway, and was produced by Bent Sæther.

Personnel:

  • Bent Sæther – vocals, bass, 12 and 6-string acoustic and electric guitars, mellotrons, percussion, arranger
  • Hans Magnus Ryan – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, arranger
  • Kenneth Kapstad – drums, arranger
  • Reine Fiske – electric and acoustic guitars, mellotron
  • Thomas Henriksen – piano
  • Ole Henrik Moe: saw
  • Kari Rønnekleiv: violin
  • Pål Brekkås – engineer
  • Magnus Kofoed – additional engineering
  • Mike Hartung – mixing
  • Thomas Henriksen – mixing
  • Chris Sansom – mastering
  • Kim Hiorthøy – design

Track listing:

  1. Instrumental 1
  2. Instrumental 2
  3. Cloudwalker (A Darker Blue)
  4. Ghost
  5. On a Plate
  6. The Promise
  7. Kvæstor (incl. Where Greyhounds Dare)
  8. Hell, part 4-6: Traitor/The Tapestry/Swiss Cheese Mountain
  9. Entropy
  10. The Magic & The Wonder (A Love Theme)
  11. Hell, part 7: Victim of Rock

Idlewild: Warnings/Promises

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On March 7, 2005, “Parlaphone” label released “Warnings/Promises”, the fourth Idlewild album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Los Angeles and Sweden, and was produced by Tony Hoffer and Dave Eringa.

Personnel:

  • Roddy Woomble – vocals, lyrics, photography
  • Rod Jones – vocals, guitar
  • Colin Newton – drums, percussion
  • Allan Stewart – guitar
  • Gavin Fox – vocals, bass
  • Inara George – additional vocals
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
  • Paul Maroon – piano
  • Todd Burke – engineer
  • Guy Masey – engineer
  • Michael Brauer – mixing
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • The Head of State – artwork
  • Jennifer Juniper Strattford – photography

Track listing:

  1. Love Steals Us from Loneliness
  2. Welcome Home
  3. I Want a Warning
  4. I Understand It
  5. As if I Hadn’t Slept
  6. Too Long Awake
  7. Not Just Sometimes but Always
  8. The Space Between All Things
  9. El Capitan
  10. Blame It on Obvious Ways
  11. Disconnected
  12. Goodnight
  13. Too Long Awake (reprise) – hidden track, an re-arranged acoustic version of the earlier track.

Giant Sand: Chore of Enchantment

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On March 7, 2000, “Thrill Jockey” label released “Chore of Enchantment”, the 15th Giant Sand album. It was recorded in 1999, in Tucson, New York City and Memphis, and was produced by John Parish, Jim Dickinson and Kevin Salem.

Personnel:

  • Howe Gelb– vocals, guitar, piano
  • Joey Burns – bass, cello, guitar, backing vocals
  • John Convertino– drums
  • Neil Harry – pedal steel
  • David Mansfield– pedal steel, banjo
  • Kevin Salem – guitar, acoustic guitar, mellotron
  • Rainer Ptacek– slide guitar
  • Rob Arthur – mellotron, organ
  • Nick Luca – piano
  • Jim Dickinson– mellotron, piano, organ
  • John Parish– piano, pump organ, door shutter
  • Paula Brown – bass, backing vocals
  • Scott Loder – bass
  • John Abbey – bass
  • Rich Mercurio – drums
  • Alan Bezozi – drum loop
  • Lydia Kavanaugh – backing vocals
  • Susan Marshall-Powell – backing vocals
  • Jackie Johnson – backing vocals
  • William Brown – backing vocals
  • Juliana Hatfield– backing vocals
  • Sofie Albertsen Gelb – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Howe Gelb.

  1. Overture
  2. (Well) Dusted (For the Millennium)
  3. Punishing Sun
  4. X-Tra Wide
  5. 1972
  6. Temptation of Egg
  7. Raw
  8. Wolfy
  9. Shiver
  10. Dirty from the Rain
  11. Astonished (In Memphis)
  12. No Reply
  13. Satellite
  14. Bottom Line Man
  15. Way to End the Day
  16. Shrine

Michael Schenker: Adventures of the Imagination

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On March 7, 2000, “Shrapnel” label released “Adventures of the Imagination”, the third Michael Schenker album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Prairie Sun Recording Studios” in Cotati, California, and was produced by Michael Schenker and Mike Varney.

Personnel:

  • Michael Schenker– guitar
  • John Onder – bass
  • Aynsley Dunbar– drums
  • Ralph Patlan – associate producer, engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Schenker.

  1. Achtung Fertig, Los!
  2. Open Gate

Adventures Part One

  1. Three Fish Dancing
  2. Michael Schenker Junior – 1:54

Adventures Part Two

  1. Aardvark in a VW Smoking a Cigar
  2. I Want to Be with You

Adventures Part Three

  1. Old Man with Sheep on Mars
  2. At the End of the Day
  3. Hand in Hand

Echolyn: As the World

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On March 7, 1995, “Sony Music” label released “As the World”, the fourth Echolyn studio album.

Personnel:

  • Ray Weston- lead and backing vocals
  • Brett Kull – lead and backing vocals, guitars
  • Christopher Buzby – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Tom Hyatt- bass, Midi pedals
  • Paul Ramsey – drums, percussion
  • Orchestra arranged and conducted by Christopher Buzby
  • Connie Ellisor – violin, strings section leader
  • Ted Madson – violin
  • Catherine Ulmstead – violin
  • Pamela Sixfin – violin
  • David Davison – violin
  • Cate Meyer – violin
  • Katherine Shenk – violin
  • Carol Ellisor – violin
  • Jim Grosjean – viola
  • lan Ulmstead – viola
  • Kris Wilkinson – viola
  • Bob Mason – cello
  • Sam Levine – piccolo, flute, recorder
  • Brian Fanning– premastering
  • Frank Tozour- editing

Track listing:

  1. All Ways the Same – Ray Weston, Christopher Buzby, Tom Hyatt, Brett Kull , Paul Ramsey
  2. As the World – Ray Weston, Christopher Buzby, Tom Hyatt, Brett Kull , Paul Ramsey, Brett Kull, Ray Weston
  3. Uncle – Ray Weston, Christopher Buzby, Tom Hyatt, Brett Kull , Paul Ramsey, Ray Weston
  4. How Long I Have Waited – Cristopher Buzby, Ray Weston, Christopher Buzby, Tom Hyatt, Brett Kull , Paul Ramsey
  5. Best Regards – Cristopher Buzby, Ray Weston, Christopher Buzby, Tom Hyatt, Brett Kull , Paul Ramsey, Brett Kull
  6. The Cheese Stands Alone – Cristopher Buzby, Ray Weston, Christopher Buzby, Tom Hyatt, Brett Kull , Paul Ramsey, Brett Kull, Ray Weston
  7. Prose – Ray Weston, Christopher Buzby, Tom Hyatt, Brett Kull , Paul Ramsey
  8. A Short Essay – Ray Weston, Christopher Buzby, Tom Hyatt, Brett Kull , Paul Ramsey, Brett Kull, Ray Weston
  9. My Dear Wormwood – Ray Weston, Christopher Buzby, Tom Hyatt, Brett Kull , Paul Ramsey, Ray Weston
  10. Entry 11-19-93 – Ray Weston, Christopher Buzby, Tom Hyatt, Brett Kull , Paul Ramsey, Ray Weston
  11. One for the Show – Ray Weston, Christopher Buzby, Tom Hyatt, Brett Kull , Paul Ramsey, Brett Kull
  12. The Wiblet – Ray Weston, Christopher Buzby, Tom Hyatt, Brett Kull , Paul Ramsey
  13. Audio Verité – Ray Weston, Christopher Buzby, Tom Hyatt, Brett Kull , Paul Ramsey, Ray Weston
  14. Settled Land – Ray Weston, Christopher Buzby, Tom Hyatt, Brett Kull , Paul Ramsey, Brett Kull, Ray Weston
  15. A Habit Worth Forming – Ray Weston, Christopher Buzby, Tom Hyatt, Brett Kull , Paul Ramsey, Ray Weston
  16. Never the Same – Ray Weston, Christopher Buzby, Tom Hyatt, Brett Kull , Paul Ramsey, Brett Kull