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The KLF: The White Room

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On March 4, 1991, “KLF Communications” label released “The White Room”, the fourth and final KLF (The) studio album. It was recorded 1989 – 1990, at “Trancentral”, “The Village” in Dagenham, “Little Yard” and “Matrix” in London, and was produced by Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Cauty – performance, programming
  • Bill Drummond – vocals, performance, programming
  • Nick Coler – keyboards, additional programming, backing vocals
  • Maxine Harvey – vocals, backing vocals
  • Black Steel – vocals, scat singing, bass guitar, piano
  • Ricardo Lyte – rap
  • Isaac Bello – rap
  • Tony Thorpe – breaks, samples
  • Duy Khiem – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Graham Lee – pedal steel
  • P. P. Arnold – vocals
  • Katie Kissoon – vocals
  • Wanda Dee – sampled vocals
  • Spike Stent – mixing
  • Julian Gordon-Hastings – mixing
  • Arun Chakraverty – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Kylie Said to Jason
  2. 3 a.m. Eternal (pure trance original)
  3. Go to Sleep
  4. Make it Rain
  5. Church of the KLF
  6. No mOre Tears
  7. Build a Fire
  8. The Lovers’ Side
  9. The White Room
  10. Born Free

Bobby Hutcherson: Total Eclipse

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In February 1969, “Blue Note” label released “Total Eclipse”, the eight Bobby Hutcherson album. It was recorded in July 1968, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Duke Pearson and Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
  • Harold Land – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Chick Corea – piano
  • Reggie Johnson – bass
  • Joe Chambers – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Bobby Hutcherson except where noted.

  1. Herzog
  2. Total Eclipse
  3. Matrix – Chick Corea
  4. Same Shame
  5. Pompeian

Chick Corea: Randezvous in New York

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On April 22, 2003, “Strech Records” label released “Rendezvous in New York”, the 58th Chick Corea album. It was recorded 2002 – 2003 in New York City, and was produced by Chick Corea and Herbert Waltl.

Personnel:

  • Chick Corea – piano
  • Gonzalo Rubalcaba– piano
  • Bobby McFerrin– vocals
  • Gary Burton– vibraphone
  • Terence Blanchard– trumpet
  • Steve Wilson– alto saxophone
  • Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone
  • Joshua Redman– tenor saxophone
  • Tim Garland– tenor saxophone
  • Steve Davis– trombone
  • Steve Gadd– drums
  • Dave Weckl– drums
  • Roy Haynes– drums
  • Jeff Ballard – drums
  • Eddie Gómez– bass
  • Avishai Cohen– bass
  • Christian McBride– bass
  • John Patitucci– bass
  • Miroslav Vitous– bass
  • Ana Barraca – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Chick Corea except where noted.

  1. Armando’s Rhumba – Chick Corea
  2. Blue Monk – Thelonious Monk
    Concierto de Aranjuez/Spain – Joaquín Rodrigo, Chick Corea
  3. Matrix
  4. Glass Enclosure/Tempus Fugit – Bud Powell
  5. Crystal Silence – Chick Corea, Neville Potter
  6. Bessie’s Blues – John Coltrane
  7. Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert
  8. Armando’s Tango
  9. Concierto de Aranjuez/Spain – Joaquin Rodrigo, Chick Corea
  10. Lifeline
  11. Quartet No. 2, Pt. 1

The Velvet Underground: The Complete Matrix Tapes

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The Complete Matrix Tapes

On November 20, 2015, “Polydor” and “Universal Music Enterprises” labels released  “The Complete Matrix Tapes”, an four disc box set by Velvet Underground (The).  In November and December 1969, The Velvet Underground were playing in two San Francisco venues the “Family Dog” and the “Matrix”. During the18 night performances, most of the gigs were recorded on a four-track recorder. The recordings from those shows are used for “The Complete Matrix Tapes”, the four-disc box set containing 42 recordings, including 9 previously unreleased tracks.

Track listing:

Disc One

01 I’m Waiting For The Man (Version 1)
02 What Goes On (Version 1)
03 Some Kinda Love (Version 1)
04 Heroin (Version 1)
05 The Black Angel’s Death Song
06 Venus In Furs (Version 1)
07 There She Goes Again (Version 1)
08 We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together (Version 1)
09 Over You (Version 1)
10 Sweet Jane (Version 1)
11 Pale Blue Eyes (Version 1)
12 After Hours (Version 1)

Disc Two

01 I’m Waiting For The Man (Version 2)
02 Venus In Furs (Version 2)
03 I Can’t Stand It (Version 1)
04 There She Goes Again (Version 2)
05 Some Kinda Love (Version 2)
06 Over You (Version 2)
07 After Hours (Version 2)
08 We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together (Version 2)
09 Sweet Bonnie Brown/Too Much
10 Heroin (Version 2)
11 White Light/White Heat (Version 1)
12 I’m Set Free

Disc Three

01 We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together (Version 3)
02 Some Kinda Love (Version 3)
03 There She Goes Again (Version 3)
04 Heroin (Version 3)
05 Ocean
06 Sister Ray

Disc Four

01 I’m Waiting For The Man (Version 3)
02 What Goes On (Version 2)
03 Some Kinda Love (Version 4)
04 We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together (Version 4)
05 Beginning To See The Light
06 Lisa Says
07 New Age
08 Rock and Roll
09 I Can’t Stand It (Version 2)
10 Heroin (Version 4)
11 White Light/White Heat (Version 2)
12 Sweet Jane (Version 2)