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Tegan and Sara: The Con

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On July 24, 2007, “Vapor” label released “The Con”, the fifth Tegan and Sara studio album. It was recorded January – March 2007, in Portland, Oregon, and was produced by Tegan Quin,  Sara Quin and Chris Walla

Personnel:

  • Tegan Quin – vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano
  • Sara Quin – vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano
  • Christopher Walla– guitars, keyboards, organ, shakers, cymbals, tiny guitars, bass
  • Kaki King– lap steel, guitar
  • Ted Gowans – guitars, keyboards, organ
  • Matt Sharp, Hunter Burgan– bass
  • Jason McGerr– drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. I Was Married – Sara Quin
  2. Relief Next to Me – Sara Quin
  3. The Con – Tegan Quin
  4. Knife Going In – Sara Quin
  5. Are You Ten Years Ago – Tegan Quin
  6. Back in Your Heart – Sara Quin
  7. Hop a Plane – Tegan Quin
  8. Soil,, Soil – Tegan Quin
  9. Burn Your Life Down – Sara Quin
  10. Nineteen – Tegan Quin
  11. Floorplan – Sara Quin
  12. Like O, Like H – Sara Quin
  13. Dark Come Soon – Tegan Quin
  14. Call it Off – Tegan Quin

Ash: Meltdown

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On May 17, 2004, “Infectious Records” label released “Meltdown”, the fourth Ash studio album. It was recorded December 2003 – January 2004, and was produced by Nick Raskulinecz, Tim Wheeler, Rick McMurray, Charlotte Hatherley and Mark Hamilton.

Personnel:

  • Tim Wheeler– vocals, guitar
  • Charlotte Hatherley– guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • Mark Hamilton – bass, design
  • Rick McMurray – drums
  • Oli Kraus – cello
  • Mike Terry- engineer
  • Miles Wilson, Kevin Szymanski – engineer assistant
  • Rich Costey- mixing
  • Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing assistant
  • Howie Weinberg- mastering
  • Jon @ Drum Fettish – drum technician
  • Bobby Schneck – session guitar technician
  • Rori Keating – illustrations
  • Jim Fitzpatrick- ‘Orpheus’ illustration
  • Jt LeRoy – liner notes
  • Craig Gentle – design
  • Matt Sharp, Adrian Boot – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Wheeler except where noted.

  1. Meltdown – Charlotte Hatherley, Tim Wheeler
  2. Orpheus
  3. Evil Eye
  4. Clones
  5. Starcrossed
  6. Out of the Blue – Mark Hamilton, Tim Wheeler
  7. Renegade Cavalcade
  8. Detonator
  9. On a Wave
  10. Won’t Be Saved
  11. Vampire Love

Weezer: Pinkerton

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pinkerton

On September 24, 1996, “DGC” label released “Pinkerton”, the second Weezer studio album. It was recorded September 1995, January–June 1996, at “Sound City” in Los Angeles; “Fort Apache Studios” in Boston; “Hollywood Sound Recorders” in Los Angeles; “Rumbo Recorders” in Canoga Park; “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Brian Bell and Matt Sharp.

Personnel:

  • Rivers Cuomo – vocals, guitar, keyboards, xylophone
  • Brian Bell– guitar, backing vocals
  • Matt Sharp– bass, backing vocals
  • Patrick Wilson– drums
  • Karl Koch – percussion
  • Joe Barresi– engineer
  • Billy Bowers– engineer
  • Jim Champagne – engineer
  • David Dominguez – engineer
  • Greg Fidelman – engineer
  • Dave Fridmann– engineer
  • Rob Jacobs – engineer
  • Adam Kasper– engineer
  • Dan McLaughlin – engineer
  • Clif Norrell– engineer
  • Jim Rondinelli – engineer
  • Shawn Everett– engineer, mixing
  • Jack Joseph Puig– engineer, mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Hiroshige– cover art
  • Janet Wolsborn – art assistant
  • Spike Jonze– photography
  • Karl Koch – webmaster

Track listing:

All tracks by Rivers Cuomo, except where noted.

  1. Tired of Sex
  2. Getchoo
  3. No Other One
  4. Why Bother?
  5. Across the Sea
  6. The Good Life
  7. El Scorcho
  8. Pink Triangle
  9. Falling for You
  10. Butterfly

Weezer: Same

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Weezer_-_Blue_Album

On May 10, 1994, “DGC” label released the self-titled, debut  Weezer album (also known as The Blue Album). It was recorded August – September 1993, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ric Ocasek. The album has been certified triple-Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, and double-platinum in Canada. In 2005, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 297 on its list of the “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time’, and in 2013, at number 35 on its list of “The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Rivers Cuomo– lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, keyboards, harmonica
  • Matt Sharp– bass, backing vocals
  • Patrick Wilson– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Brian Bell– backing vocals
  • Mykel Allan – spoken intermission
  • Karl Koch – dialogue
  • Chris Shaw – engineer
  • Hal Belknap – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Rivers Cuomo, except where noted.

  1. My Name Is Jonas – Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Jason Cropper
  2. No One Else
  3. The World Has Turned and Left Me Here – Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson
  4. Buddy Holly
  5. Undone – The Sweater Song
  6. Surf Wax America – Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson
  7. Say Ain’t So
  8. In the Garage
  9. Holiday
  10. Only in Dreams