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The Replacements: Stink

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On June 24, 1982, “Twin/Tone” label released “Stink”, the first Replacements (The) EP. It was recorded in March 1982, at “Blackberry Way” in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was produced by Steven Fjelstad, Peter Jesperson, Paul Westerberg, Bob Stinson, Tommy Stinson and Chris Mars.

Personnel:

  • Paul Westerberg – vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica
  • Bob Stinson – lead guitar
  • Tommy Stinson – bass guitar
  • Chris Mars – drums
  • Steven Fjelstad – engineer
  • Peter Jesperson – mixing
  • Bruce Allen – artwork
  • Erik Hanson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Westerberg, except where noted.

  1. Kids Don’t Follow
  2. Fuck School – Paul Westerberg, Bob Stinson, Tommy Stinson, Chris Mars
  3. Stuck in the Middle – Paul Westerberg, Bob Stinson, Tommy Stinson, Chris Mars
  4. God Damn Job
  5. White and Lazy
  6. Done Smokin’ Moron – Paul Westerberg, Bob Stinson, Tommy Stinson, Chris Mars
  7. Go
  8. Gimme Noise – Paul Westerberg, Bob Stinson, Tommy Stinson, Chris Mars

The Rolling Stones: Got Live If You Want It

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On June 11, 1965, “Decca” label released “Got Live If You Want It!”, the third Rolling Stones (The) EP. It was recorded in March 1965, and was produced by Andrew Long Oldham.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger – lead vocals, harmonica, percussion
  • Keith Richards – guitars, backing vocals
  • Brian Jones – guitars, backing vocals
  • Bill Wyman – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Charlie Watts – drums

Track listing:

  1. We Want the Stones (audience chanting, not a Stones performance) – Nanker Phelge a.k.a. The Rolling Stones
  2. Everybody Needs Somebody to Love – Solomon Burke, Jerry Wexler, Bert Russell a.k.a. Bert Burns
  3. Pain in My Heart – Naomi Neville a.k.a. Allen Toussaint
  4. Route 66 – Bobby Troup
  5. I’m Moving On – Hank Snow
  6. I’m Alright – Ellas McDaniel a.k.a. Bo Diddley

Koerner, Ray & Glover: Blues, Rags and Hollers

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On June 7, 1963, “Audiophile” label released “Blues, Rags and Hollers”, the first Koerner, Ray & Glover studio album. It was recorded in March 1963, at “Woman’s Club” in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was produced by Paul Nelson, Tony Glover, John Koerner and Dave Ray.

Personnel:

  • Tony Glover – vocals, harmonica, arrangements, liner notes
  • John Koerner – vocals, guitar, harmonica, arrangements
  • Dave Ray – vocals, guitar, arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Linin’ Track – traditional
  2. Ramblin’ Blues – John Koerner
  3. It’s All Right – Dave Ray
  4. Hangman – Lead Belly
  5. Ted Mack Rag – John Koerner
  6. Down to Louisiana – Lightnin’ Hopkins, McKinley Morganfield
  7. Creepy John – John Koerner
  8. Bugger Burns – traditional
  9. Sun’s Wail – Tony Glover
  10. Dust My Broom – Elmore James
  11. One Kind Favor – Blind Lemon Jefferson
  12. Go Down Ol’ Hannah – traditional
  13. Good Time Charlie – John Koerner
  14. Banjo Thing – John Koerner
  15. Stop That Thing – Sleepy John Estes
  16. Too Bad – John Koerner
  17. Snaker’s Here – Dave Ray
  18. Low Down Rounder – Peg Leg Howell
  19. Jimmy Bell – Cat Iron
  20. Mumblin’ Word – Lead Belly

Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter & James Cotton: Breakin’ It Up, Breakin’ It Down

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On June 5, 2007, “Epic” label released “Breakin’ It Up, Breakin’ It Down”, album by Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter and James Cotton. It was recorded in March 1977, and was produced by Bob Margolin.

Personnel:

  • Muddy Waters – vocals, guitar
  • Johnny Winter – vocals, guitar
  • James Cotton – vocals, harmonica
  • Bob Margolin – vocals, guitar
  • Pinetop Perkins – vocals, piano
  • Charles Calmese – bass guitar
  • Willie “Big Eyes” Smith – drums
  • Dave Still – recording
  • Mark Williams – mixing
  • Joseph M. Palmaccio – mastering
  • Howard Fritzon – art direction
  • Smay Vision – design
  • Steve Berkowitz, Al Quaglieri – co-producers

Track listing:

  1. Black Cat Bone / Dust My Broom – Johnny Winter / Elmore James, Robert Johnson
  2. Can’t Be Satisfied – Muddy Waters
  3. Caledonia – Fleecy Moore
  4. Dealin’ with the Devil – James Cotton
  5. Rocket 88 – Jackie Brenston
  6. I Done Got Over It – Guitar Slim
  7. How Long Can a Fool Go Wrong – James Cotton
  8. Mama Talk to Your Daughter – J. B. Lenoir, Alex Atkins
  9. Love Her with a Feeling – Lowell Fulson
  10. Trouble No More – Muddy Waters
  11. Got My Mojo Workin’ – Muddy Waters, Preston Foster

The Buddy Rich Orchestra: Big Swing Face

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In June 1967, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Big Swing Face”, live album by the Buddy Rich Big Band (the 21st Buddy Rich album overall). It was recorded February – March 1967, at “Chez Club” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Buddy Rich – drums
  • Quinn Davis – alto saxophone
  • Ernie Watts – alto saxophone, flute
  • Jay Corre, Robert Keller – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Marty Flax – baritone saxophone
  • Bobby Shew, Yoshito Murakami, Charles Findley, John Scottile – trumpet
  • Jim Trimble, John Boice – trombone
  • Bill Wimberly – bass trombone
  • Richie Resnicoff – guitar
  • Ray Starling – piano
  • James Gannon – double bass
  • Cathy Rich – vocals
  • Shorty Rogers – arrangement

Track listing:

  1. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  2. Big Swing Face – Bill Potts
  3. Monitor Theme – Bernie Baum, Bill Giant, Florence Kaye
  4. Wack Wack – Isaac “Redd” Holt, Donald Storball, Hysear Don Walker, Jimmy Young
  5. Love for Sale – Cole Porter
  6. Mexicali Nose – Harry Betts
  7. Willowcrest – Bob Florence
  8. The Beat Goes On – Sonny Bono
  9. Bugle Call Rag – Billy Meyers, Jack Pettis, Elmer Schoebel

The Rolling Stones: Still Life

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On June 1, 1982, “Rolling Stones” label released “Still Life” (American Concert 1981), the fourth Rolling Stones (The) live album. It was recorded November – December 1981, March – April 1982, and was produced by Glimmer Twins.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger – lead vocals, guitar
  • Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals
  • Ronnie Wood – guitar, backing vocals
  • Bill Wyman – bass guitar
  • Charlie Watts – drums
  • Ian Stewart – piano
  • Ian McLagan – keyboards
  • Ernie Watts – saxophone
  • Bob Clearmountain – recording
  • David Hewitt – recording
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Kazuhide Yamazaki – cover painting

Track listing:

All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

  1. Intro: Take the ‘A’ Train – Billy Strayhorn
  2. Under My Thumb
  3. Let’s Spend the Night Together
  4. Shattered
  5. Twenty Flight Rock – Eddie Cochran, Ned Fairchild
  6. Going to a Go-Go – William Robinson, Warren Moore, Robert Rogers, Marvin Tarplin
  7. Let Me Go
  8. Time Is on My Side – Norman Meade
  9. Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) – Norman Whitfield, Berrett Strong
  10. Start Me Up
  11. I Can’t Get No Satisfaction
  12. Outro: Star Spangled Banner – traditional, arranged by Jimi Hendrix

Kevin Ayers: The Confessions Of Dr. Dream And Other Stories

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In May 1974, “Island” label released “The Confessions of Dr.Dream and Other Stories”, the fifth Kevin Ayers studio album. It was recorded February – March 1974, at “AIR Studios” and “Ramport Studios” in London, and was produced by Rupert Hine.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Ayers – vocals, guitars, piano, organ
  • Nico – vocals
  • Mark Warner – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Sam Mitchell – electric guitar
  • Ollie Halsall – electric guitar solo
  • Cal Batchelor – electric guitar
  • Mike Oldfield – electric guitar solo
  • Henry Crallan – piano
  • Mike Moran – piano
  •  Rupert Hine – keyboards
  • Steve Nye – organ, electric piano
  • Mike Ratledge – organ
  • John Perry – bass
  • John Gustafson – bass
  • Trevor Jones – bass
  • Michael Giles – drums
  • The G’Deevy Ensemble – percussion
  • Ray Cooper – percussion
  • Lol Coxhill – alto saxophone
  • Doris Troy, Rosetta Hightower, Joanne Williams – backing vocals
  • Sean Milligan – backing vocals
  • Hulloo Choir – backing vocals
  • John Punter – engineer
  • Steve Nye – engineer
  • Gerry Leitch, Sean Milligan – engineer assistant
  • Simon Jeffes – additional brass arrangements
  • George Smith, James Wedge – illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Ayers.

  1. Day By Day
  2. See You Later
  3. Didn’t Feel Lonely Till I Thought of You
  4. Everybody’s Sometime and Some People’s All the Times Blues
  5. It Begins with a Blessing / Once I Awakened / But It Ends with a Curse
  6. Ballbearing Blues
  7. The Confessions of Doctor Dream, Part 1: Irreversible Neural Damage
  8. The Confessions of Doctor Dream, Part 2: Invitation
  9. The Confessions of Doctor Dream, Part 2: The One Chance Dance
  10. The Confessions of Doctor Dream, Part 4: Doctor Dream Theme
  11. Two Goes into Four

The Walkmen: Heaven

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On May 29, 2012, “Fat Possum” and “Bella Union” labels released “Heaven”, the sixth Walkmen (The) studio album. It was recorded November 2011 – March 2012, at “Avast! Recording Co”.in Seattle, “Bear Creek” in Woodinville, and was produced by Phil Ek.

Personnel:

  • Hamilton Leithauser – vocals
  • Paul Maroon – guitar, keyboards
  • Peter Bauer – organ, bass
  • Walter Martin – bass, organ
  • Matt Barrick – drums
  • Morgan Henderson – percussion
  • Morgan Henderson – additional percussion
  • Victoria Parker – strings
  • Jen Kozel – strings
  • Erika Pierson – strings
  • Jenn Glenn – strings
  • Victoria Parker – strings
  • Jen Kozel – strings
  • Robin Pecknold – backing vocals
  • Phil Ek – engineer, mixing
  • Cameron Nicklaus – engineer assistant
  • Jerry Streeter – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Elizabeth Spiridakis – design
  • Arno Frugier – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Hamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Peter Bauer, Walter Martin and Matt Barrick.

  1. We Can’t Be Beat
  2. Love Is Luck
  3. Heartbreaker
  4. The Witch
  5. Southern Heart
  6. Line by Line
  7. Song for Leigh
  8. Nightingales
  9. Jerry Jr.’s Tune
  10. The Love You Love
  11. Heaven
  12. No One Ever Sleeps
  13. Dreamboat

Aretha Franklin: Live At Fillmore West

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On May 19, 1971, “Atlantic” label released “Aretha Live at Fillmore West”, the third Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded in March 1971, at “Filmore West Concert Hall”, in San Francsico, and was produced by Jerry Wexler.

Personnel:

  • Aretha Franklin – vocals, Fender Rhodes
  • Cornell Dupree – guitar
  • Truman Thomas – piano
  • Ray Charles – piano
  • Billy Preston – organ
  • Jerry Jemmott – bass
  • Bernard Purdie – drums
  • Pancho Morales – congas
  • King Curtis – saxophone, orchestra leader
  • Memphis Horns – horns
  • Brenda Bryant, Margaret Branch, Pat Smith – backing vocals
  • Arif Mardin – horn arrangements
  • Larry Wilcox – horn arrangements
  • Tom Dowd – horn arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Respect – Otis Redding
  2. Love the One Youy’re With – Stephen Stills
  3. Bridge Over Troubled Water – Paul Simon
  4. Eleanor Rigby – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  5. Make It with You – David Gates
  6. Don’t Play That Song – Ahmet Ertegun, Betty Nelson
  7. Dr. Feelgood – Aretha Franklin
  8. Spirit in the Dark – Aretha Franklin
  9. Spirit in the Dark (reprise with Ray Charles) – Aretha Franklin
  10. Reach Out and Touch – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson

The Black Keys: The Big Come Up

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May 14, 2002, “Alive” label released “The Big Come Up”, the debut Black Keys (The) studio album. It was recorded January – March 2002, at “Synth Etiquette Analog Sound” in Akron, Ohio, and was produced by Patrick Carney.

Personnel:

  • Dan Auerbach – vocals, electric and slide guitar, 12 string guitar, bass
  • Patrick Carney – drums, tambourine, maracas, beats, sampler
  • Gabe Fulvimar – Moog bass 
  • Dave Schultz – mastering
  • Patrick Boissel – design
  • Michael Carney – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, except where noted.

  1. Busted – R. I. Burnside
  2. Do the Rump – Junior Kimbrough
  3. I’ll Be Your Man
  4. Countdown
  5. The Breaks
  6. Run Me Down
  7. Leavin’ Trunk – traditional
  8. Heavy Soul
  9. She Said, She Said – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  10. Them Eyes
  11. Yearnin’
  12. Brooklyn Bound
  13. 240 Years Before Your Time