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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

Ringo Sheena: Carnival

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On May 29, 2024, “EMI” label released “Carnival”, the seventh Ringo Sheena studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2024, and was produced by Ringo Sheena, Neko Saito and Yoichi Murata.

Personnel:

  • Ringo Sheena – vocals, programming, conductor
  • Yukio Nagoshi – guitars
  • Masaki Hayashi – piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Ichiyo Izawa – piano, clavichord, Wurlitzer electric piano, guitars, organ
  • Yoshiaki Sato – accordion, organ
  • Masayuki Hiizumi – clavichord, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Keisuke Torigoe – bass, double bass, tubular bells
  • Yoshinobu Takeshita – double bass
  • Shun Ishiwaka – drums, percussion, glockenspiel
  • Midori Takada – timpani, tubular bells
  • Uni Inoue – clapping, percussion, tambourine
  • Takashi Ohi – vibraphone 
  • Kei Suzuki – alto saxophone
  • Osamu Koike – tenor saxophone
  • Takuo Yamamoto – saxophone, tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Koji Nishimura – trumpet
  • Sho Okumura – trumpet
  • Hitomi Niida – trumpet
  • Azusa Toujyou – trombone
  • Katsuhisa Asari – trombone
  • Shinsuke Torizuka – trombone
  • Yoichi Murata – trombone, euphonium
  • Hideyo Takakuwa – flute
  • Naka Hidehito – clarinet 
  • Yuka Takashi – clarinet
  • Michiyo Morikawa – flute
  • Izumi Kohki – horn 
  • Otohiko Fujita – horn
  • Kaname Hamaji – horn
  • Mayuko Morieda – oboe 
  • Satoshi Shoji – oboe
  • Akira Ishikawa – bassoon
  • Yuka Sakai – bassoon
  • Jo Kuwata – violin
  • Akiko Maruyama – violin
  • Akane Irie – violin
  • Kanako Higashiyama – violin
  • Kanako Sakata – violin
  • Great Eida – violin
  • Haruko Yano – violin
  • Masahiro Miyake – violin
  • Takayuki Oshikane – violin
  • Yumi Negoro – violin
  • Keiko Shiga – violin
  • Kioko Miki – violin
  • Ado Matsumoto – violin
  • Akiko Maruyama – violin
  • Hijiri Kuwano – violin
  • Mari Asai – violin
  • Nagisa Kiriyama – violin
  • Yukinori Murata – violin
  • Takashi Hamano – violin
  • Akiko Shimauchi – violin
  • Yui Kaneko – violin
  • Ayumu Koshikawa – violin
  • Yuki Nakajima – violin
  • Mayu Takashima – viola 
  • Yuji Yamada – viola
  • Amiko Watabe – viola
  • Go Tomono – viola
  • Hirohito Furugawara – viola
  • Ayano Kasahara – cello 
  • Erika Makioka – cello
  • Yoshihiko Maeda – cello
  • Masao Watanabe – cello
  • Yuki Shinozaki – cello
  • Junpei Hayashida – cello
  • Tomoyuki Asakawa – harp 
  • Great Eida Strings – strings
  • Kevin Lin – concert master
  • Robert Ziegler – conductor
  • Neko Saito – conductor
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra – orchestra
  • Daoko – vocals
  • Momo – vocals
  • Ikkyu Nakajima – vocals
  • Ai – vocals
  • Nocchi – vocals
  • Hikaru Utada – vocals
  • Atarashii Gakko! – vocals
  • London Voices – chorus
  • Ben Parry – chorus master
  • Terry Edwards – chorus master
  • Ringo Sheena – recording arrangements
  • Neko Saito – recording arrangements
  • Yoichi Murata – horn arrangements, string arrangements, recording arrangements
  • Masahito Komori – engineer
  • Simon Rhodes – engineer
  • Uni Inoue – engineer, mixing

Track listing

All tracks by Ringo Sheena, except where noted.

  1. Offering Sake
  2. I’m Free
  3. A Procession of the Living
  4. As a Human
  5. IRKO
  6. Open Secret
  7. The Sun & Moon
  8. Closed Truth
  9. FRDI
  10. Bye Purity
  11. A Grand Triumphant Return
  12. Toogood
  13. Cheers Beer

Grandaddy: The Sophtware Slump

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On May 29, 2000, “V2” label released “The Sophtware Slump”, the second Grandaddy studio album It was recorded 1999 – 2000, at “Little Portugal” in Modesto, California, and was produced by Jason Lytle.

Personnel:

  • Jason Lytle – vocals, all instruments, recording, mixing
  • Jim Fairchild – guitar, engineer assistant
  • Tim Dryden – guitar
  • Aaron Burtch – drums
  • Kevin Garcia – bass
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jason Lytle.

  1. He’s Simple, He’s Dumb, He’s the Pilot
  2. Hewlett’s Daughter
  3. Jed the Humanoid
  4. The Crystal Lake
  5. Chartsengrafts
  6. Underneath the Weeping Willow
  7. Broken Household Appliance National Forest
  8. Jed’a Other Poem (Beautiful Ground)
  9. E. Knievel Interlude (The Perils of Keeping It Real)
  10. Miner at the Dial-a-View
  11. So You’ll Aim Toward the Sky

Kansas: Freaks of Nature

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On May 29, 1995, “Intersound” label released “Freaks of Nature”, the twelfth Kansas studio album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Caribbean Sound Basin” in Trinidad, West Indies, and was produced by Jeff Glixman.

Personnel:

  • Steve Walsh – lead vocals, keyboards
  • Rich Williams – guitar, backing vocals
  • Greg Robert – keyboards, backing vocals
  • David Ragsdale – violin, backing vocals
  • Billy Greer – bass, guitar, backing vocals
  • Phil Ehart – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Walsh, except where noted.

  1. I Can Fly – David Ragsdale, Steve Walsh
  2. Desperate Times
  3. Hope Once Again
  4. Black Fathom 4 – Steve Walsh, David Ragsdale
  5. Under the Knife – Steve Walsh, David Ragsdale
  6. Need
  7. Freaks of Nature – David Ragsdale, Steve Walsh, Phil Ehart
  8. Cold Grey Morning – Kerry Livgren
  9. Peaceful and Warm

Tihomir Pop Asanović: Majko zemjlo

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On May 29, 1974, “Jugoton” label released “Majko zemljo”, the debut Tihomir Pop Asanović album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Miljenko Prohaska and Vladimir Mihaljek.

Personnel:

  • Tihomir Pop Asanović – organ, Moog synthesizer, Fender piano, arrangements, conductor
  • Dado Topić – vocal
  • Bončina Janez – vocal
  • Josipa Lisac – vocal
  • Nada Žgur – vocal
  • Doca Marlot – vocal
  • Dragan Jelić – guitar
  • Mario Mavrin – bass
  • Ratko Divljak – drums
  • Peco Petej – drums
  • Braco Doblekar – congas, bass
  • Ozren Depolo – alto saxophone
  • Veble Dušan – tenor saxophone
  • Pero Ugrin – trumpet
  • Arnold Stanko – trumpet
  • Ladislav Fidry – trumpet
  • Balažić Jože – trumpet
  • Šinigoj Boris – trombone
  • Lotrić Božidar – trombone
  • Stropnik Marjan – trombone
  • Jugoslavenska Selekcija Rock-Jazz Muzike – ensemble
  • Ilija Peovski – arrangements
  • Miljenko Prohaska – arrangements
  • Ivan Ivezić – design

Track listing:

  1. Majko zemljo – Janez Bončina
  2. Balada o lišću – Dado Topić
  3. Berlin I – Tihomir Pop Asanović
  4. Tema za POP LP – Miljenko Prohaska
  5. Rokenroll dizajner – Tihomir Pop Asanović
  6. Ostavi trag – lyrics by Dado Topić and Janez Bončina, music by Janez Bončina
  7. Telepatija – Tihomir Pop Asanović

Poco: Rose of Cimarron

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On May 29, 1976, “ABC” label released “Rose of Cimarron”, the ninth Poco studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Mark Henry Harman, Rusty Young, Paul Cotton, Timothy B. Schmit and George Grantham.

Personnel:

  • Rusty Young – acoustic and 12-string electric guitars, pedal steel guitar, mandolin, banjo, dobro, handclaps
  • Paul Cotton – vocals, electric, acoustic and Spanish guitars, handclaps
  • Timothy B. Schmit – vocals, bass, Spanish bass, harmonica, handclaps
  • George Grantham – vocals, drums, timpani, handclaps
  • Steve Ferguson – acoustic piano
  • John Logan – banjo
  • Al Garth – fiddle, violin, alto saxophone
  • Mitt Holland – washboard, marimba, percussion
  • Annie Emery, Jenny Grantham, Jennifer O’Keefe, Doug Rider, Jeddrah Schmit, Noreen Schmit – handclaps
  • Mark Henry Harman – celesta
  • Milt Holland – percussion
  • Tom Sellers – grand piano, string arrangements
  • Sid Sharp – concertmaster
  • Mark Henry Harman – engineer
  • Doug Rider – engineer
  • Wally Traugott – mastering
  • Phil Hartman – art direction, design
  • Tom Wilkes – art direction, design
  • Sandy Sussman – color reproduction
  • Guy Webster – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Rusty Young, except where noted.

  1. Rose of Cimarron
  2. Stealaway
  3. Just Like Me – Timothy B. Schmit
  4. Company’s Comin’
  5. Slow Poke
  6. Too Many Nights Too Long – Paul Cotton
  7. P.N.S. (When You Come Around) – Paul Cotton
  8. Starin’ at the Sky – Timothy B. Schmit, Johnny Logan
  9. All Alone Together – Paul Cotton
  10. Tulsa Turnaround – Paul Cotton

The Futureheads: News and Tributes

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On May 29, 2006, “679 Recordings” label released “News and Tributes”, the second Futureheads (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Warren House Farm” in Ganton, and “Miloco Studios” in London, and was produced by Ben Hillier.

Personnel:

  • Ross Millard – guitar, backing vocals
  • Barry Hyde – vocals, guitar
  • David “Jaff” Craig – bass, backing vocals
  • Dave Hyde – drums, backing vocals
  • Richard Morris – engineer
  • Catherine Marks – engineer assistant
  • Joe Hirst – mixing
  • Ben Hillier – mixing
  • Mat Maitland – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ross Millard, Barry Hyde, David “Jaff” Craig, and Dave Hyde.

  1. Yes/No
  2. Cope
  3. Fallout
  4. Skip to the End
  5. Burnt
  6. News and Tributes
  7. The Return of the Berserker
  8. Back to the Sea
  9. Worry About It Later
  10. Favours for Favours
  11. Thursday
  12. Face

Tony Glover

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On May 29, 2019, David Curtis Glover aka Tony “Little Sun” Glover died aged 79. He was singer, musician (harmonica) and music critic. In 1963, together with John Koerner and Dave Ray he formed the blues trio Koerner, Ray & Glover. In the late sixties, Glover was disc jockey on “KDWB-AM” radio in Minneapolis where he formed the band Nine Below Zero. He was a music critic, writing articles for “Rolling Stone”, “Sign Out”, “Hit Parader”, “Creem”, and other music magazines. Glover wrote liner notes for albums by John Lee Hooker, John Hammond, Sonny Terry, Michael Lessac, Sonny & Brownie, Willie & the Bees and the Jayhawks, and for “The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966”, “The Royal Albert Hall Concert”. Glover was the author of several blues harp songbooks and along with Ward Gaines and Scott Dirks, a co-author, of Little Walter biography “Blues with a Feeling: The Little Walter Story”. He taught harmonica playing Mick Jagger and David Johansen.