On May 5, 2015, Craig M. Gruber died aged 63. He was bass player, member of bands Zvekan and Elf, worked with Gary Moore, but was best known as the original bassist of Rainbow.
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Juana Molina: Halo
On May 5, 2017, “Crammed Discs” label released “Halo”, the seventh Juana Molina studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at Molina’s home studio in Argentina and “Sonic Ranch” in US, and was produced by Juana Molina.
Personnel:
- Juana Molina – vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, mixing, programming, sampling, arrangements, engineer
- John Dieterich – guitar, guitar arrangements, synthesizer, synthesizer arrangements
- Odín Schwartz – guitar, bass, synthesizer, synthesizer arrangements
- Diego Lopez De Arcaute – drums
- Eduardo Bergallo – engineer, mixing
- Jane Bone, Alejandro Ros – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Juana Molina.
- Paraguaya
- Sin dones
- Lentísimo halo
- In the Lassa
- Cosoco
- Cálculos y oráculos
- Los pies helados
- A00 B01
- Cara de espejo
- Andó
- Estalacticas
- Al oeste
Pond: The Weather
On May 5, 2017, “Marathon Artists” label released “The Weather”, the seventh Pond studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, at Kevin Parker’s home studio in Fremantle, Australia, and was produced by Kevin Parker, Nicholas Allbrook, Jay Watson, Joe Ryan and Jamie Terry.
Personnel:
- Nicholas Allbrook – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, flute, engineering
- Jay “Gumby” Watson – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, synthesizers, drums, engineer
- Shinny Joe Ryan – vocals, electric, 12 string and slide guitar, engineer
- Jamie Terry – organ, keyboards, synthesizers, bass, engineer
- James Ireland – piano
- Christian Ruggiero – horns, saxophone
- Jamie Canny, Sam Newman – horns
- Mei Saraswåati – additional vocals
- Kirin J Callinan – additional vocals, guitar noises
- Kevin Parker, Richard Ingham – engineer
- Greg Calbi – mixing
- Alex Joseph – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Jay Watson and Nicholas Allbrook, except where noted.
- 30000 Megatons
- Sweep Me Off My Feet
- Paint Me Silver – Jay Watson, Nicholas Allbrook, Todd Rundgren
- Colder Than Ice – Jay Watson
- Edge of the World Pt. 1
- A/B
- Zen Automaton – Nicholas Allbrook
- All I Want for Xmas (Is a Tascam 388) – Joe Ryan, Jay Watson
- Edge of the World Pt. 2 – Jay Watson, Nicholas Allbrook,Joe Ryan
- The Weather
Afghan Whigs: In Spades
On May 5, 2017, “Sub Pop” label released “In Spades”, the eighth Afghan Whigs studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, in New Orleans, Los Angeles, Memphis and Joshua Tree, and was produced by Greg Dulli.
Personnel:
- Greg Dulli – vocals, guitars, mellotron, harmonium, bass guitar, piano, electric piano, percussion
- Dave Rosser – vocals, guitars
- Jon Skibic – guitars, mellotron
- Rick Nelson – vocals, cello, violin, viola
- John Curley – bass guitar
- Patrick Keeler – drums
- Susan Marshall, Scott Bennett – vocals
- Ben Ellman – baritone saxophone
- Ian Bowman – tenor saxophone
- John Culbreth – trumpet
- Evan Oberla – trombone
- David Ralicke – saxophone, trombone, trumpet
- Rob Ingraham – tenor saxophone
- Petra Haden – vocals, violin
- Gabe Noel – cello
- Rick Nelson, Christopher Thorn, Mike Napolitano, Justin Smith, Jeff Powell, Kyle Kelso, Matt Beck, Wesley Graham, Jon Skibic – recording
- Mike Napolitano, Christopher Thorn – mixing
- Bernie Grundman, Joe Bozzi – mastering
- Ramon Rodrigues Melo – artwork
- Christopher Friedman – layout
Track listing:
All tracks by Greg Dulli.
- Birdland
- Arabian Heights
- Demon in Profile
- Toy Automatic
- Oriole
- Copernicus
- The Spell
- Light as a Feather
- I Got Lost
- Into the Floor
Brian Eno & Karl Hyde: Someday World
On May 5, 2014, “Warp” label released “Someday World”, collaboration album by Brian Eno and Karl Hyde. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Brian Eno and Fred Gibson.
Personnel:
- Brian Eno– lead and backing vocals, brass, piano, synthesizer, keyboards, bass, guitar, program drums, drums, arrangements
- Karl Hyde – lead and backing vocals, cover photograph, guitar, harmonica, tambourine, piano, synthesizer, talking drum
- Don E. – bass synthesizer, clavinet
- Will Champion– electronic drums
- Nell Catchpole – violin, viola
- Kasia Daszykowska – voice
- Darla Eno – voice
- Tessa Angus – backing vocals
- Marianna Champion – backing vocals
Track listing:
- The Satellites
- Daddy’s Car
- A Man Wakes Up
- Witness
- Strip It Down
- Mother of a Dog
- Who Rings the Bell
- When I Built This World
- To Us All
The Dandy Warhols: Welcome to the Monkey House
On May 5, 2003, “Capitol” label released “Welcome to the Monkey House”, the fourth Dandy Warhols (The) album. It was recorded September – December 2002, and was produced by Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Tony Visconti. The album title is by by Kurt Vonnegut’s story of the same name, the album cover painting is by Ron English.
Personnel:
- Courtney Taylor-Taylor– vocals, guitar
- Zia McCabe– keyboards, backing vocals
- Peter Holmström– guitar
- Brent DeBoer– drums, backing vocals
- Sally Boyden– backing vocals
- Sam Dodds – backing vocals
- Adam Flick – bass guitar
- Jamie Jackson – electric piano
- Yoad Nevo– additional guitar
- Parker Posey– mandolin
- Nile Rodgers– rhythm guitar
- Mark Tinley – guitar
- Tony Visconti– bass guitar, backing vocals
- Nick Rhodes– additional synthesizer
- Cloudia Tinley – “giggles”
- Simon Le Bon– backing vocals
- Mark Tinley – programming, engineer
- Jeremy Wheatley – programming, mixing
- Yoad Nevo – additional programming
- Bjorn Thorsrud – engineer
- Brian Coates – engineer
- Nick Friend – recording assistant
- Daniel Porter – mixing assistant
- Brian Gardner – mastering
- Steven Birch – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Courtney Taylor-Taylor, except where noted.
- Welcome to the Monkey House
- We used to be Friends
- Plan A
- Wonderful You
- Scientist – Courtney Taylor-Taylor, David Bowie
- I Am Over It
- The Dandy Warhols Love Almost Everyone
- Insincere
- You Were the Last High – Evan Dando, Courtney Taylor-Taylor
- Heavenly
- I Am Sound
- Rock Bottom
- (You Come In) Burned
Blur: Think Tank
On May 5, 2003, “Parlaphone” label released “Think Tank”, the seventh Blur studio album. It was recorded November 2001 – November 2002 in London, Morocco and Devon, and was produced by Ben Hillier, Norman Cook, William Orbit and Blur. The album won the “Q” magazine award “Album of the Year”, and was named the best album of 2003, by The Observer.
Personnel:
- Damon Albarn– leqd and backing vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
- Alex James– bass guitar, backing vocals
- Dave Rowntree– drums, backing vocals, guitar
- Bezzari Ahmed – rabab
- Moullaoud My Ali – oud
- Mohamed Azeddine – oud
- Graham Coxon– guitar
- Gueddam Jamal – cello, violin
- Abdellah Kekhari – violin
- Ait Ramdan El Mostafa – kanoun
- El Farani Mustapha – tere
- Dalal Mohamed Najib – darbouka
- Hijaoui Rachid – violin
- Rabet Mohamid Rachid – violin
- Mike Smith– saxophone
- Kassimi Jamal Youssef – oud
- Phil Daniels– backing vocals
- Desyud Mustafa – orchestral arrangements
- James Dring – engineer, programming
- Jason Cox – engineer, production assistant
- Ben Hillier– engineer, percussion
Track listing:
All lyrics by Damon Albarn. All music by Albarn, Alex James, Dave Rowntree except where noted.
- Ambulance
- Out of Time
- Crazy Beat
- Good Song
- On the Way to the Club – Damon Albarn, James Dring, Alex James, Dave Rowntree
- Brothers and Sisters
- Caravan
- We’ve Got a File on You
- Moroccan Peoples Revolutionary Bowls Club
- Sweet Song
- Jets – Damon Albarn, Alex James, Dave Rowntree, Mike Smith
- Gene by Gene
- Batteru in Your Leg – Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, Dave Rowntree
Paul McCartney: Flaming Pie
On May 5, 1997, “Parlaphone” label released “Flaming Pie”, the tenth Paul McCartney solo studio album. It was recorded September 1992, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, February 1995 – February 1997, at “Sun Valley” in Idaho; and “The Mill” in Sussex; and was produced by Jeff Lynne, George Martin and Paul McCartney.
Personnel:
- Paul McCartney– lead and backing vocals, harmony vocal, acoustic, 12 string acoustic, Spanish and electric guitar, bass guitar, double bass, harmonium, drums, piano, percussion, Hammond organ, knee slap, Fender Rhodes, harpsichord, vibraphone, mellotron, percussion effects, Wurlitzer piano, percussion
- Jeff Lynne– harmony and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboard, electric spinette harpsichord
- Steve Miller– lead, harmony and backing vocals, acoustic, rhythm and electric guitar
- George Martin– orchestration
- Orchestra ensemble:
- David Snell – conductor
- Keith Pascoe, Jackie Hartley, Rita Manning, Peter Manning– violins
- Christian Kampen, Martin Loveday – cello
- Peter Lale, Levine Andrade– viola
- Andy Findon – alto flute
- Martin Parry, Michael Cox – flutes
- Gary Kettel – percussion
- Skaila Kanga– harp
- Roy Carter– oboe, cor anglais
- Linda McCartney– backing vocals
- James McCartney– electric guitar solo
- Michael Thompson, Richard Bissill, Richard Watkins, John Pigneguy – French horns
- Kevin Robinson – trumpet
- Chris ‘Snake’ Davis – saxophone
- Dave Bishop – saxophone
- Ringo Starr– drums, additional percussion, backing vocals
- Orchestra ensemble:
- David Snell – conductor
- John Barclay, Andrew Crowley, Mark Bennett – trumpets
- Richard Edwards, Andy Fawbert – trombones
- Michael Thompson, Richard Watkins, Nigel Black – horns
- Susan Milan – flute
- David Theodore – oboe
- Marcia Crayford, Adrian Levin, Belinda Bunt, Bernard Patridge, Jackie Hartley, Keith Pascoe, David Woodcock, Roger Garland, Julian Tear, Briony Shaw, Rita Manning, Jeremy Williams, David Ogden, Bogustav Kostecki, Maciej Rakowski, Jonathan Rees – violins
- Robert Smissen, Stephen Tess, Levine Andrade, Philip Dukes, Ivo Van Der Werff, Graeme Scott – violas
- Anthony Pleeth, Stephen Orton, Martin Loveday, Robert Bailey – celli
- Chris Laurence, Robin McGee – double bass
- Geoff Emerick, Jon Jacobs, Bob Kraushaar– engineer
- Keith Smith, Frank Farrell – engineer assistant
- Marc Mann– digital sequencing
- Geoff Emerick – Orchestral session engineer
- Geoff Foster– Orchestral session assistant engineer
- Geoff Emerick, Jon Jacobs, Peter Cabbin – Orchestral session engineer
- Paul Hicks– Orchestral session assistant engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Paul McCartney, except where noted.
- The Song We Were Singing
- The World Tonight
- If You Wanna
- Somedays
- Young Boy
- Calico Skies
- Flaming Pie
- Heaven on a Sunday
- Used to Be Bad – Steve Miller, Paul McCartney
- Souvenir
- Little Willow
- Really Love You – Paul McCartney, Richard Starkey
- Beautiful Night
- Great Day
The Cure: Kiss Me Kiss Me
On May 25, 1987, “Fiction” label released “Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me”, the seventh Cure studio album. It was recorded 1986 – 1987, and was produced by David M. Allen and Robert Smith.
Personnel:
- Robert Smith– vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Porl Thompson– guitar, keyboards, saxophone
- Lol Tolhurst– keyboards
- Simon Gallup– bass guitar
- Boris Williams– drums, percussion
- Andrew Brennen – saxophone
- Bob Clearmountain– mixing
- Sean Burrows, Jacques Hermet – production assistant
Track listing:
All lyrics by Robert Smith, all music by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Porl Thompson, Lol Tolhurst, and Boris Williams.
- The Kiss
- Catch
- Torture
- If Only Tonight We Could Sleep
- Why Can’t I Be You?
- How Beautiful You Are
- The Snakepit
- Hey You!!!
- Just Like Heaven
- All I Want
- Hot Hot Hot!!!
- One More Time
- Like Cockatoos
- Icing Sugar
- The perfect Girl
- A Thousand Hours
- Shiver and Shake
- Fight
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Hard Promises
On May 5, 1981, “Backstreet” label released “Hard Promises”, the fourth Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album. It was recorded 1980–1981, at “Sound City”, “Van Nuys”, “Cherokee Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty.
Personnel:
- Tom Petty– lead vocals, 6 and 12 string guitar, acoustic and electric guitars, electric piano, bass guitar
- Mike Campbell– 6 and 12 string guitar, electric guitars, bass guitar, auto-harp, accordion, harmonium
- Benmont Tench– organ, piano, backing vocals
- Ron Blair– bass guitar
- Stan Lynch– drums, backing vocals
- Phil Jones – percussion
- Alan “Bugs” Weidel – piano
- Donald “Duck” Dunn– bass guitar
- Stevie Nicks– harmony and backing vocal
- Lori Nicks – backing vocal
- Sharon Celani – backing vocal
Track listing:
All tracks by Tom Petty, except where noted.
- The Waiting
- A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me) – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
- Nightwatchman – Tom Petty, Mike Campbel
- Something Big
- Kings Road
- Letting You Go
- A Thing About You
- Insider
- The Criminal Kind
- You Can Still Change Your Mind – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
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