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John Coltrane: Expression

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In September 1967, “Impulse!” label released “Expression”, first posthumous release of John Coltrane recordings and the last album he personally authorized. “Expression” was released two months after his death (July 17, 1967). It was recorded February – March 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Pharoah Sanders – flute, piccolo, tambourine
  • Alice Coltrane – piano
  • Jimmy Garrison – bass
  • Rashied Ali – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Victor Kalin – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by John Coltrane.

  1. Ogunde
  2. To Be
  3. Offering
  4. Expression

Archie Shepp: Fire Music

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In September 1965, “Impulse!” label released “Fire Music”, the fourth Archie Shepp album. It was recorded February – March 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone
  • Marion Brown – alto saxophone
  • Ted Curson – trumpet
  • Joseph Orange – trombone
  • Reggie Johnson – double bass
  • David Izenzon – double bass
  • J.C. Moses – drums
  • Joe Chambers – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, lacquer cut
  • Mel Cheren – cover painting
  • Joe Lebow – design
  • Robert Flynn – design
  • Charles Stewart – photography

Track listing:

  1. Hambone – Archie Shepp
  2. Los Olvidados – Archie Shepp
  3. Malcolm, Malcolm – Semper Malcolm – Archie Shepp
  4. Prelude to a Kiss – Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills
  5. The Girl from Ipanema – Vinicius DeMoraes, Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim

Hole: Pretty On The Inside

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On September 17, 1991, “Caroline Records” label released “Pretty on the Inside”, the debut Hole studio album. It was recorded in March 1991, at “Music Box Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Don Fleming and Kim Gordon.

Personnel:

  • Courtney Love – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, art direction
  • Eric Erlandson – lead guitar
  • Jill Emery – bass guitar
  • Caroline Rue – drums, percussion
  • Brian Foxworthy – engineer
  • Pizz – typography
  • Jill Emery – back cover painting
  • Vicki Berndt – front cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson, Jill Emery and Caroline Rue, except where noted.

  1. Teenage Whore
  2. Babydoll
  3. Garbage Man
  4. Sassy
  5. Good Sister/Bad Sister
  6. Mrs. Jones
  7. Berry
  8. Loaded
  9. Starbelly – Neil young / uncredited Cinnamon Girl, arrangements by Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson, Jill Emery, Caroline Rue
  10. Pretty on the Inside
  11. Clouds – Joni Mitchell / additional lyrics by Courtney Love

Lou Donaldson: Midnight Creeper

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In September 1968, “Blue Note” late “Midnight Creeper”, the 30th Lou Donaldson album. It was recorded in March 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Lou Donaldson – alto saxophone
  • Blue Mitchell – cornet
  • Lonnie Smith – organ
  • George Benson – guitar
  • Idris Muhammad – drums
  • Forlenza Venosa Associates – design
  • Reggie Lavong – liner notes

Track listing:

  • Midnight Creeper – Lou Donaldson
  • Love Power – Teddy Vann
  • Elizabeth – Lou Donaldson
  • Bag of Jewels – Lonnie Smith
  • Dapper Dan – Harold Ousley

Herbie Hancock: My Point Of View

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In September 1963, “Blue Note” label released “My Point of View”, the second Herbie Hancock studio album. It was recorded in March 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Chuck Israels – bass
  • Tony Williams – drums
  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Grachan Moncur III – trombone
  • Reid Miles – design, photography
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Herbie Hancock

  1. Blind Man, Blind Man
  2. A Tribute to Someone
  3. King Cobra
  4. The Pleasure Is Mine
  5. And What If I Don’t

Cowboy Junkies: Early 21st Century Blues

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On August 16, 2005, “Latent” label released “Early 21st Century Blues”, the tenth Cowboy Junkies album. It was recorded February – March 2005, and was produced by Michael Timmins.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins – vocals
  • Michael Timmins – guitar, engineer, mixing
  • Alan Anton – bass
  • Peter Timmins – drums
  • John Timmins – guitar, banjo
  • Jeff Bird – electric mandolin
  • Jaro Czwewinec – accordion
  • Bob Egan – pedal steel guitar
  • Anne Bourne – cello
  • Kevin “Rebel” Bond – vocal
  • Jeff Wolpert – mixed
  • Peter Moore – mastering
  • Howells and Dinnick – art direction
  • Xiu B Doo – cover painting

Track listing:

  1. License to Kill – Bob Dylan
  2. Two Soldiers – traditional, arrangements by Margo Timmins, Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Peter Timmins
  3. December Skies -Michael Timmins
  4. This World Dreams Of – Michael Timmins
  5. Brothers Under the Bridge – Bruce Springsteen
  6. You’re Missing – Bruce Springsteen
  7. Handouts in the Rain – Richie Havens
  8. Isn’t It a Pity – George Harrison
  9. No More – traditional, arrangements by Margo Timmins, Michael Timmins, Alan Anton, Peter Timmins
  10. I Don’t Want to Be a Soldier – John Lennon
  11. One – U2

The Boo Radleys: Ichabod and I

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In July 1990, “Action Records” label released “Ichabod and I”, the debut Boo Radleys (The) studio album. It was recorded in March 1990, and was produced by Sice, Martin Carr, Tim Brown and Steve Hewitt.

Personnel:

  • Sice – vocals
  • Martin Carr – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Tim Brown – bass guitar, keyboards
  • Steve Hewitt – drums, percussion

Track listing

All tracks by Martin Carr.

  1. Eleanor Everything
  2. Bodenheim Jr.
  3. Catweazle
  4. Sweet Salad Birth
  5. Hip Clown Rag
  6. Walking 5th Carnival
  7. Kaleidoscope
  8. Happens to Us All

Ike Turner: Bad Dreams

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In July 1973, “United Artists” label released “Bad Dreams”, the seventh Ike Turner album. It was recorded in March 1973, at “Bolic Sound” in Inglewood, California, and was produced by Ike Turner, Soko Richardson and Warren Dawson.

Personnel:

  • Ike Turner – guitar, arrangements, engineer
  • Barry Keene, John Mills – engineer
  • Mike Salisbury – illustration, design
  • W.T. Vinson – cover illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Ike Turner except where noted.

  1. These Dreams
  2. That’s How Much I Love You – Eddy Arnold, Wally Fowler, Graydon J. Hall
  3. One Nite Stand
  4. Don’t Hold Your Breath
  5. (You Can Have) The City
  6. Flockin’ with You
  7. Take a Walk with Me
  8. Later for Your Baby – Eddie “Guitar Slim” Jones
  9. Rats
  10. I Love the Way You Love – Berry Gordy, Mikaljon (Mike Ossman, Al Abrams, John “Jun” O’den)

Taking Back Sunday: Where You Want To Be

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On July 27, 2004, “Victory” label released “Where You Want to Be”, the second Taking Back Sunday studio album. It was recorded March – April 2004, at “Mission Sound” in Brooklyn, New York, “Water Music” in Hoboken, New Jersey, and was produced by Lou Giordano.

Personnel:

  • Adam Lazzara – lead vocals
  • Fred Mascherino – vocals, lead guitar
  • Eddie Reyes – rhythm guitar
  • Matt Rubano – bass guitar
  • Mark O’Connell – drums, percussion
  • Roy Zu-Arets – piano, string arrangement, conductor
  • Girl Next Door String Quartet – strings
  • Neil Rubenstein – vocals
  • Nick Torres – vocals
  • Mike Sapone – programming
  • Todd Parker – engineer, mixing
  • Lou Giordano – mixing
  • Ted Young – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Oliver Strauss – assistance
  • Barbra Vlahides – assistance
  • Stuart Karmatz – technician
  • Brad Filip – layout, artwork

Track listing:

  1. Set Phasers to Stun
  2. Bonus Mosh Pt. II
  3. A Decade Under the Influence
  4. This Photograph Is Proof (I Know You Know)
  5. The Union
  6. New American Classic
  7. I Am Fred Astaire
  8. One-Eighty by Summer
  9. Number Five with a Bullet
  10. Little Devotional
  11. ..Slowdance on the Inside

The Yardbirds: Little Games

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In July 1967, “Epic” label released “Little Games”, the fourth American Yardbirds (The) album. It was recorded in March – May 1967, at “Olympic” and “De Lane Lea” in London, and was produced by Mickie Most.

Personnel:

  • Keith Relf – vocals, harmonica, percussion
  • Jimmy Page – guitars
  • Chris Dreja – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim McCarty – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Nicky Hopkins – keyboards
  • Rick Nielsen – organ
  • Ian Stewart – piano
  • John Paul Jones – bass guitar, cello, orchestral arrangement
  • Joe Macho – bass
  • Clem Cattini – drums
  • Bobby Gregg – drums
  • Dougie Wright – drums
  • Chris Karan – tabla
  • Unidentified – oboe

Track listing:

  1. Little Games – Harold Spiro, Phil Wainman
  2. Smile on Me – Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf
  3. White Summer – Jimy Page
  4. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor – Jimmy Page, Jim McCarty
  5. Glimpses – Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf
  6. Drinking Muddy Water – Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf
  7. No Excess Baggage – Roger Alkins, Carl D’Errico
  8. Stealing Stealing – Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf
  9. Only the Black Rose – Keith Relf
  10. Little Soldier Boy – Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Ralf