On January 5, 2024, “City Slang” label released “Letter to Self”, the debut Sprints studio album. It was recorded in March 2023, at “Black Box Studios” in Noyant-la-Gravoyère, France, and was produced by Daniel Fox.
In January 1960, “Contemporary” label released “Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics”, the ninth Art Pepper album. It was recorded March – May 1959, and was produced by Lester Koenig.
Personnel:
Art Pepper — alto and tenor saxophone, clarinet
Herb Geller — alto saxophone
Bud Shank — alto saxophone
Charlie Kennedy — alto saxophone
Bill Perkins — tenor saxophone
Richie Kamuca — tenor saxophone
Med Flory — baritone saxophone
Pete Candoli — trumpet
Al Porcino — trumpet
Jack Sheldon — trumpet
Dick Nash — trombone
Bob Enevoldsen — valve trombone, tenor saxophone
Vincent DeRosa — French horn
Russ Freeman — piano
Joe Mondragon — bass
Mel Lewis — drums
Marty Paich — arrangements, conductor
Track listing:
Move – Denzil Best
Groovin’ High – Dizzy Gillespie
Opus De Funk – Horace Siver
Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk
Four Brothers – Jimmy Giuffre
Shawnuff – Dizzy Gillespie
Bernie’s Tune – Jerry Leiber, Bernie Miller, Mike Stoller
In December 1962, “Atlantic” label released “Ornette on Tenor”, the eighth Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded in March 1961, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.
On December 10, 2008, “Island” label released “Folie à Deux”, the fourth Fall Out Boy studio album. It was recorded January – March 2008, at the “Pass Studios and the Casita” in Hollywood, and was produced by Neal Avron and Pharel Williams.
Personnel:
Patrick Stump – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, art direction
Joe Trohman – lead guitar, art direction
Pete Wentz – bass guitar, unclean vocals, art direction
Andy Hurley – drums, art direction
William Beckett, Elvis Costello, Travis McCoy, Doug Neumann, Gabe Saporta – guest vocals
Debbie Harry – guest vocals
Brendon Urie – guest vocals, piano
Alexander DeLeon – guest vocals
Lil Wayne – guest vocals
Pharrell Williams – synthesizer
Andrew Coleman – recording
Ryan Kennedy – recording assistant
Erich Talaba – engineer, Pro Tools
Neal Avron – mixing
Nicolas Fournier – mixing assistant
Kiki Cholewka, Bob Mallory, Zephyrus Sowers – engineer assistant
Ted Jensen – mastering
Pamela Litty – photography
Andy West – album design
JP Robinson – art coordination
Luke Chueh – cover artwork
Ronald Kurniawan – inside artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Andy Hurley, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman and Pete Wentz, except where noted.
Lullaby (pre – hidden track)
Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes
I Don’t Care – Norman Greenbaum, Andy Hurley, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, Pete Wentz
On December 4, 1964, “Columbia” label released “Five Live Yardbirds”, the debut Yardbirds (The) album. It was recorded in March 1964, at “Marquee Club” in London, and was produced by Giorgio Gomelsky.
Personnel:
Keith Relf – lead vocals, harmonica, maracas
Eric “Slowhand” Clapton – co-led vocals, lead guitar
Chris Dreja – rhythm guitar
Paul “Sam” Samwell-Smith – co-lead vocals, bass guitar
Jim McCarty – drums
Phillip Wood – engineer, sound effects engineer
Richard Rosser – photography
Giorgio Gomelsky – liner notes
Track listing:
Too Much Monkey Business – Chuck Berry
I Got Love If You Want It – James Moore (a.k.a. Slim Harpo)
Smokestack Lightnin’ – Howlin’ Wolf
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl – Don Level, Bob Love
Respectable – O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley
In November 1974, “Kudu Records” label released “Power of Soul”, the third Idris Muhammad album. It was recorded in March 1974, at “van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Idris Muhammad (Leo Morris) – drums
Grover Washington Jr. – soprano and tenor saxophone
Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn
Bob James – Fender Rhodes, keyboards, arrangements, conductor
In November 1959, “Contemporary” label released “Tomorrow Is the Question!, the second Ornette Coleman studio album. It was recorded January – March 1959, at “Contemporary’s Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lester Koenig.
On November 11, 2003, “Elektra” label released “Train of Thought”, the seventh Dream Theater studio album. It was recorded March – September, at “Cove City Sound Studios”, “Pie Studios” and “Beat Street Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Mike Portnoy and Mike Petrucci.
Personnel:
James LaBrie – lead vocals
John Petrucci – guitars
Jordan Rudess – keyboards
John Myung – bass
Mike Portnoy – drums
Eugene Friesen – cello
Doug Oberkircher – engineer
Kieran Pardias, Brian Harding – engineer assistant
On November 11, 1970, “RCA” label released “That’s the Way It Is”, the twelfth Elvis Presley studio album. In 1970, the eight studio tracks were recorded at “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, and four live tracks were recorded at “The International Hotel” in Las Vegas, and was produced by Felton Jarvis. In March 2018, the album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.
Personnel:
Studio tracks:
Elvis Presley – lead and harmony vocals, guitar
James Burton – lead guitar
Chip Young – rhythm guitar
Charlie Hodge – acoustic rhythm guitar, harmony vocals
Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
David Briggs – piano, organ
Charlie McCoy – organ, harmonica, marimba
Norbert Putnam – bass
Jerry Carrigan – drums
Farrell Morris – percussion, vibes
The Jordanaires – backing vocals
The Imperials – backing vocals
Live tracks
Elvis Presley – lead vocals, guitar
James Burton – lead guitar
John Wilkinson – rhythm guitar
Charlie Hodge – acoustic rhythm guitar, scarves, harmony and backing vocals
Glen Hardin – piano, electric piano
Jerry Scheff – bass
Ronnie Tutt – drums
Millie Kirkham – backing vocals
The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals
The Imperials – backing vocals
The Joe Guercio Orchestra
Track listing:
I Just Can’t Help Believin’ – Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann
Twenty Days and Twenty Nights – Ben Weisman, Clive Westlake
How the Web Was Woven – Clive Westlake, David Most
Patch It Up – Eddie Rabbitt, Rory Bourke
Mary in the Morning – Johnny Cymbal, Michael Rashkow
You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me – Vicky Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell, Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector
On November 9, 1979, “Chiswick” label released “Machine Gun Etiquette”, the third Damned (The) studio album. It was recorded March – August 1979, at “Sound Suite”, “Wessex Sound Studios”, “Utopia Studios”, “Workhouse Studios”, “SGS Studios” “Chalk Farm Studios”, and was produced by Roger Armstrong, Ed Hollis, Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies and Algy Ward.
Personnel:
Dave Vanian – lead vocals
Captain Sensible – lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, mandolin, inner sleeve drawing
Algy Ward – bass, backing vocals
Rat Scabies – lead and backing vocals, drums
Lemmy Kilmister – bass, guitar, backing vocals
Anthony More – synthesizer
Joe Strummer – backing vocals
Topper Headon – backing vocals
Henry Badowski – backing vocals
Paul Simonon – hand claps
Alvin Clarke – engineer
Mike Shipley – engineer
Gary Edwards – engineer
Jeremy Green – engineer
Rik Watton – engineer
Damian Korner – engineer
G. H. Wallis – engineer
Vic Keary – engineer
Phil Smee – artwork
Alan Ballard – front cover photography
Mick Young – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Rat Scabies, Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian and Algy Ward, except where noted.
Love Song
Machine Gun Etiquette
I Just Cam’t Be Happy Today – Rat Scabies, Captain Sensinble, Dave Vanian, Algy Ward, Giovanni Dadomo
Melody Lee
Anti-Pope – Rat Scabies, Captain Sensinble, Dave Vanian, Algy Ward, Phillip Burns
These Hands
Plan 9 Channel 7
Noise, Noise, Noise – Rat Scabies, Captain Sensinble, Dave Vanian, Algy Ward, Jennet Ward
Looking at You – Michael Davis, Wayne Kramer, Fred “Sonic” Smith, Dennis Thompson, Rob Tyner
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