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Jethro Tull: The Zealot Gene

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On January 28, 2022, “Inside Out Music” label released “The Zealot Gene”, the 22nd Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded March 2017 – July 2021, at “Modern World Studios” in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, and was produced by Ian Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Ian Anderson – vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, mandolin, whistle, harmonica, stereo mixing, artwork concept, photography
  • Florian Opahle – electric guitar
  • John O’Hara – piano, keyboards, accordion, organ
  • David Goodier – bass guitar
  • Scott Hammond – drums
  • Joe Parrish-James – guitar
  • Michael Nyandoro – engineer
  • Nick Watson – mastering
  • Jakko Jakszyk – 5.1 surround sound mixing
  • Thomas Ewerhard – artwork design
  • James Anderson – photography
  • Tim Bowness – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Anderson.

  1. Mrs. Tibbets
  2. Jacob’s Tales
  3. Mine is the Mountain
  4. The Zealot Gene
  5. Shoshana Sleeping
  6. Sad City Sisters
  7. Barren Beth, Wild Desert John
  8. The Betrayal of Joshua Kynde
  9. Where Sid Saturday Go?
  10. Three Loves, Three
  11. In Brief Visitation
  12. The Fisherman of Ephesus

Eels: Extreme Witchcraft

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On January 28, 2022, “E Works” and “PIAS” label released “Extreme Witchcraft”, the fourteenth Eels studio album. It was recorded March – October 2021, and was produced by E and John Parish.

Personnel:

  • E (Mark Oliver Everett) – vocals, guitar, recording, mixing
  • John Parish – guitar, recording, mixing
  • Koool G Murder – bass guitar, recording, mixing
  • P-Boo – drums, recording, mixing
  • Ryan Bosch – recording, mixing
  • Don Hersch – mastering 
  • Philip Beaudreau – design
  • Gus Black – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by E (Mark Oliver Everett) and John Parish, except where noted.

  1. Amateur Hour
  2. Good Night on Earth
  3. Strawberries & Popcorn
  4. Steam Engine – Mark Oliver Everett, Kelly Logsdon
  5. Grandfather Clock Strikes Twelve – Mark Oliver Everett
  6. Stumbling Bee
  7. The Magic
  8. Better Living Through Desperation
  9. So Anyway
  10. What It Isn’t – Mark Oliver Everett, Kelly Logsdon
  11. Learning While I Lose – Mark Oliver Everett, Mike Sawitzke
  12. I Know You’re Right – Mark Oliver Everett, Kelly Logsdon

Jackie McLean: New and Old Gospel

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In January 1968, “Blue Note” label released “New and Old Gospel”, the 36th Jackie McLean album. It was recorded in March 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Ornette Coleman – trumpet
  • LaMont Johnson – piano
  • Scotty Holt – bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums

Track listing:

  1. Lifeline Medley: Offering/Midway / Vernzone / The Inevitable End – Jackie McLean
  2. Old Gospel – Ornette Coleman
  3. Strange as It Seems – Ornette Coleman

Black Sabbath: The Eternal Idol

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On November 23, 1987, “Vertigo” label released “The Eternal Idol”, the thirteenth Black Sabbath studio album. It was recorded October 1986 – March 1987, at “Air Studios” in Montserrat, “Air Studios” and “Battery Studios” in London, and was produced by Jeff Glixman, Vic Coppersmith-Heaven and Chris Tsanqarides.

Personnel:

  • Tony Martin – lead vocals
  • Tony Iommi – guitar
  • Geoff Nicholls – keyboards
  • Bob Daisley – bass
  • Eric Singer drums
  • Ray Gillen – sinister laugh
  • Bev Bevan – percussion
  • Jeff Glixman – engineer
  • Vic Coppersmith-Heaven – engineer
  • Chris Tsangarides – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All lyrics by Bob Daisley and Geoff Nicholls, all music by Tony Iommi.

  1. The Shine
  2. Ancient Warrior
  3. Hard Life to Love
  4. Glory Ride
  5. Born to Lose
  6. Nightmare
  7. Scarlet Pimpernel
  8. Lost Forever
  9. Eternal Idol

The Mountain Goats: Getting into Knives

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On October 23, 2020, “Merge Records” label released “Getting into Knives”, the nineteenth Mountain Goats (The) album. It was recorded in March 2020, at “Sam Philips Recording” in Memphis, and was produced by Matt Ross-Spang.

Personnel:

  • John Darnielle – vocals, guitars, piano
  • Matt Douglas – keyboards, woodwinds, guitars, accordion, backing vocals
  • Peter Hughes – electric and upright bass
  • Jon Wurster – drums, percussion
  • Chris Boerner – guitars
  • Bram Gielen – piano, guitars, keyboards
  • Charles Hodges – Hammond B-3
  • Sam Shoup – mellotron
  • Tom Clary – horns
  • Reba Russell – backing vocals
  • Susan Marshall – backing vocals
  • Matt Ross-Spang – engineer, mixing
  • Brent Lambert – mastering 
  • Daniel Murphy – design
  • Wesley Graham – assistant
  • Matt Denham – studio attaché
  • Ryan Matteson – assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by John Darnielle.

  1. Corsican Mastiff Stride
  2. Get Famous
  3. Picture of My Dress
  4. Ad Many Candles as Possible
  5. Tidal Wave
  6. Pez Dorado
  7. The Last Place I Saw You Alive
  8. Bell Swamp Connection
  9. The Great Gold Sheep
  10. Rat Queen
  11. Wolf Count
  12. Harbor Me
  13. Getting into Knive

Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Liverpool

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On October 20, 1986, “ZTT” label released “Liverpool”, the second and final Frankie Goes to Hollywood studio album. It was recorded March – July 1986, and was produced by Stephen Lipson.

Personnel:

  • Holly Johnson – lead vocals
  • Brian Nash – guitar
  • Mark O’Toole – bass guitar
  • Peter Gill – drums
  • Paul Rutherford – backing vocals
  • Stephen Lipson – guitar, keyboards
  • Steve Howe, Trevor Rabin – guitar
  • Andy Richards, Peter-John Vettese – keyboards
  • Betsy Cook – backing vocals
  • Richard Niles – string and brass arrangement
  • Heff Moraes – engineer assistant
  • Barry Diament – mastering
  • Anton Corbijn – photography
  • Trevor Horn – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Brian Nash and Mark O’Toole,  except where noted.

  1. Warriors of the Wasteland
  2. Rage Hard
  3. Kill the Pain
  4. Maximum Joy
  5. Watching the Wildlife
  6. Lunar Bay
  7. For Heaven’s Sake
  8. Is Anybody Out There?

Yes: The Quest

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On October 1, 2021, “Inside Out Music” label released “The Quest”, the twenty-second Yes studio album. It was recorded November 2019 – March 2021, at “Fames Project Studio” in Skopje, Macedonia, “Uncle Rehearsal Studios” in Van Nuys, California, “Curtis Schwartz Studio” in Ardingly, West Sussex, and was produced by Steve Howe.

Personnel:

  • Jon Davison – lead vocals, vocal duet, guitar
  • Steve Howe – vocals, vocal duet, acoustic and electric guitars, sitar guitar, rhythm guitar, Pedal Steel guitars, mandolin, koto, autoharp, preparatory engineering, guitar recording
  • Geoff Downes – piano, Hammond organ, synthesizers, organ, mellotron, Fender Rhodes piano, preparatory engineering, keyboards recording
  • Billy Sherwood – vocals, bass guitar, fretless bass, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards, acoustic guitar
  • Alan White – drums
  • Jay Schellen – percussion
  • FAMES Studio Orchestra
  • Paul K. Joyce – orchestra arrangements
  • Oleg Kondratenko – conductor
  • Curtis Schwartz – engineer, mixing, recording sessions photographies
  • Alen Hadzi Stefanov – orchestra sound recordist
  • Jon Davison – preparatory engineer, vocals recording
  • Billy Sherwood – preparatory engineer, basses recording, drums and percussion recording
  • Teodora Arsovska – orchestra Pro tools operator
  • Simon Heyworth – mastering
  • Roger Dean – cover art, logo
  • Doug Gottlieb, Glenn Gottlieb (The Gottlieb Brothers) – package design, Yes portraits
  • Gigi White – recording sessions photographies

Track listing:

  1. The Ice Bridge – Jon Davison, Francis Monkman, Geoff Downes
  2. Eyes East
  3. Race Against Time
  4. Interaction
  5. Dare to Know – Steve Howe
  6. Minus the Man – Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood
  7. Leave Well Alone – Steve Howe
  8. Across the Border
  9. Not for Nothing
  10. Wheels
  11. The Western Edge – Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood
  12. Future Memories – Jon Davison
  13. Music for My Ears – Steve Howe
  14. A Living Island – Jon Davison, Geoff Downes
  15. Brave the Storm
  16. Wake Up
  17. We Will Remember
  18. Sister Sleeping Soul – Jon Davison, Steve Howe
  19. Mystery Tour – Steve Howe
  20. Damaged World – Steve Howe

Billy Bragg & Joe henry: Shine a Light: Field Recordings from the Great American Railroad

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On September 23, 2016, “Cooking Viny;” label released “Shine a Light: Field Recordings from the Great American Railroad”, an album of field recordings made by Billy Bragg and Joe Henry, as they performed in waiting rooms and trackside at railway stations on a journey between Chicago and Los Angeles in March 2016. The album was produced by Billy Brag and Joe Henry.

Personnel:

  • Billy Bragg – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Joe Henry – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica
  • Ryan Freeland – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

  1. Rock Island Line – traditional, arranged by Billy Bragg, Joe Henry
  2. The L&N Don’t Stop Here Any More – Jean Ritchie
  3. Midnight Special – Huddie Ledbetter
  4. Railroad Bill – traditional, arranged by Billy Bragg, Joe Henry
  5. Lonesome Whistle – Hank Williams; Jimmie Davis
  6. KC Moan – Tewee Blackman
  7. Waiting for a Train – Jimmie Rodgers
  8. In the Pines – traditional, arranged by Billy Bragg, Joe Henry
  9. Gentle on My Mind – John Hartford
  10. Hobo’s Lullaby – Goebel Reeves
  11. Railroading on the Great Divide – Sara Carter
  12. John Henry – traditional, arranged by Billy Bragg, Joe Henry
  13. Early Morning Rain – Gordon Lightfoot

Cracker: Kerosene Hat

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On August 24, 1993, “Virgin” label released “Kerosene Hat”, the second Cracker studio album. It was recorded February – March 1993, and was produced by Don Smith, David Lowery, Johnny Hickman, Davey Faragher and Michael Urbano.

Personnel:

  • David Lowery – vocals, guitar
  • Johnny Hickman – vocals, lead guitar
  • Davey Faragher – vocals, bass
  • Michael Urbano – drums

All tracks by David Lowery, except where noted.

  1. Low – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman, Davey Faragher
  2. Movie Star
  3. Get Off This – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman, Davey Faragher
  4. Kerosene Hat
  5. Take Me Down to the Infirmary
  6. Nostalgia – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman, Davey Faragher
  7. Sweet Potato – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman, Davey Faragher
  8. Sick of Goodbyes – Mark Linkous, David Lowery
  9. I Want Everything
  10. Lonesome Johnny Blues – Johnny Hickman
  11. Let’s Go for a Ride – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman, Davey Faragher
  12. Loser – Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter
  13. Hi-Desert Biker Meth Lab (non – consecutive track) – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman, Davey Faragher
  14. Euro Trash Girl (hidden track) – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman, Davey Faragher, Joey Peters
  15. I Ride My Bike (hidden track) – David Lowery, Johnny Hickman
  16. Kerosene Hat (outtake, hidden track)

Eluveitie: Evocation II: Pantheon

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On August 18, 2017, “Nuclear Blast” label released “Evocation II: Pantheon”, the seventh Eluveitie studio album. It was recorded March – April 2017, at “New Sound Studio” in Freinbach in Switzerland, “Republica Studios” in Lubrza, Poland, and was produced by Chrigel Glanzmann and Tommy Vetterli.

Personnel:

  • Chrigel Glanzmann – vocals, mandola, whistles, choir
  • Jonas Wolf – acoustic guitars, resonator guitars, choir
  • Rafael Salzmann – acoustic guitars
  • Fabienne Erni – vocals, celtic harp, choir
  • Matteo Sisti – bagpipes, uilleann pipes, whistles, bodhrán
  • Michalina Malisz – hurdy-gurdy
  • Nicole Ansperger – vocals, fiddles
  • Kay Brem – bass guitar, choir
  • Alain Ackermann – drums, percussion
  • Oliver s. Tyr – nyckel harpa, Irish bouzouki
  • Brendan Wade – uilleann pipes
  • Netta Skog – accordion
  • Edward Hatfield – linguistic consulting

Track listing:

All lyrics by Chrigel Glanzmann, music as noted.

  1. Dvreððv – Chrigel Glanzmann
  2. Epona – Chrigel Glanzmann, Rafael Salzmann, Michalina Malisz
  3. Svcellos II (Seqvel) – Chrigel Glanzmann, Eoin Duignan
  4. Nantosvelta – Chrigel Glanzmann, Rafael Salzmann, Nicole Ansperger
  5. Tovtatis – Chrigel Glanzmann
  6. Lvgvs – Chrigel Glanzmann, Fabienne Erni
  7. Grannos – Chrigel Glanzmann, Rafael Salzmann, Nicole Ansperger, Jonas Wolf, Margit Bazilewski
  8. Cernvnnos – Chrigel Glanzmann, Michalina Mzlisz, Fabienne Erni, Nicole Ansperger
  9. Catvrix – Chrigel Glanzmann, Fabienne Erni, Alain Ackermann
  10. Artio – Chrigel Glanzmann, Fabienne Erni
  11. Aventia – Chrigel Glanzmann, Michalina Malisz, Jonas Wolf
  12. Ogmios – traditional
  13. Esvs – Chrigel Glanzmann, Rafael Salzmann, Fabienne Erni, Jonas Wolf
  14. Antvmnos – traditional, Chrigel Glanzmann
  15. Tarvos II – Chrigel Glanzmann, Rafale Salzmann, Jonas Wolf, Matteo Sisti
  16. Belenos – Chrigel Glanzmann, Jonas Wolf, Matteo Sisti
  17. Taranis – Chrigel Glanzmann, Alain Ackerman