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Beastie Boys: Licensed To ill

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On November 15, 1986, “Def Jam” label released “Licensed to ill”, the debut Beastie Boys studio album. It was recorded in 1986, and was produced by Rick Rubin, Mike D, MCA and Ad-Rock. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 217 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” and in 2013 the same magazine named it the best debut album of all time. “Licensed to Ill” was the first rap album to top the Billboard album chart. In February 1987, the album was certified Platinum in the US by “RIIA’.

Personnel:

  • Mike D (Michael Louis Diamond) – vocals, drums
  • MCA (Adam Nathaniel Yauch) – vocals, bass
  • Ad – Rock (Adam Keefe Horovitz) – vocals, guitar, programing
  • Kerry King– lead guitar
  • Keene Carse – trombone
  • Danny Lipman – trumpet
  • Tony Orbach – tenor saxophone
  • Steven Ett – engineer
  • Joe Blaney – mixing
  • Steve Byram – art direction
  • World B. Omes (David Gambale) – cover art
  • Sunny Bak– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by  Mike D, MCA, Ad-Rock and Rick Rubin, except where noted.

  1. Rhymin & Stealin
  2. The New Style
  3. She’s Crafty
  4. Posse in Effect
  5. Slow Ride
  6. Girls
  7. (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)
  8. No Sleep till Brooklyn
  9. Paul Revere – Adam Horovitz,Darryl McDaniels, Rick Rubin, Joseph Simmons
  10. Hold It Now, Hit It
  11. Brass Monkey
  12. Slow and Low – Darryl McDaniels, Rick Rubin, Joseph Simmons
  13. Time to Get Ill

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Street Survivors

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On October 17, 1977, “MCA” label released “Street Survivors”, the fifth Lynyrd Skynyrd studio album. It was recorded April – August 1977, at “Criteria Studios” in Miami, Florida; “Studio One” in Doraville, Georgia, and “Muscle Shoals Sound Studios” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and was produced by Tom Dowd, Jimmy Johnson and Tim Smith. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Van Zant– lead vocals
  • Steve Gaines– lead, co-lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Allen Collins– guitar
  • Gary Rossington– guitar
  • Billy Powell– keyboards
  • Leon Wilkeson– bass, backing vocals
  • Artimus Pyle– drums
  • Ed King– guitar
  • Greg T. Walker – bass
  • Rickey Medlocke– drums, backing vocals
  • Barry Lee Harwood – dobro
  • The Honkettes (JoJo Billingsley, Cassie Gaines, Leslie Hawkins) – backing vocals
  • Tim Smith – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. What’s Your Name – Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  2. That Smell – Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
  3. One More Time – Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  4. I Know a Little – Steve Gaines
  5. You Got That Right – Steve Gaines, Ronnie Van Zant
  6. I Never Dreamed – Steve Gaines, Ronnie Van Zant
  7. Honky Tonk Night Time Man – Merle Haggard
  8. Ain’t No Good Life – Steve Gaines

 

Rose Royce: Car Wash

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On September 13, 1976, “MCA” label released “Car Wash”, the debut Rose Royce album. It was film score to the 1976 movie “Car Wash” and was produced by Norman Whitfield.  The “Car Wash” soundtrack won a 1977 “Grammy Award” for “Best Score Soundtrack Album”.

Personnel:

  • Gwen “Rose” Dickey – vocals
  • Richard Pryor– dialogue on “Richard Pryor Dialogue”
  • The Pointer Sisters– vocals
  • Melvin “Wah-Wah Watson” Ragin– guitar
  • Kenji Brown – guitar
  • Victor Nix – keyboards
  • Mark Davis, Ben Wilber – keyboards
  • Lequeint “Duke” Jobe – bass
  • Henry Garner – drums
  • Terry Santiel – congas
  • Michael Moore – saxophone
  • Kenny Copeland, Freddie Dunn – trumpet
  • Paul Riser– orchestra direction
  • Norman Whitfield– recording
  • Baker Bigsby, Cal Harris, Leanard Jackson – recording
  • Clay McMurray – recording, album coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Car Wash – Norman Whitfield
  2. 6 O’Clock DJ (Let’s Rock) – Norman Whitfield
  3. I Wanna Get Next to You – Norman Whitfield
  4. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is – Norman Whitfield
  5. Zig Zag – Rose Royse
  6. You’re on My Mind – Lequeint Jobe, Henry Garner
  7. Mid Day DJ Theme – Norman Whitfield
  8. Born to Love You – Rose Royce
  9. Daddy Rich – Norman Whitfield
  10. Richard PryorDialogue – Norman Whitfield
  11. You Gotta Believe – Norman Whitfield
  12. I’m Going Down – Norman Whitfield
  13. Yo Yo – Rose Royce
  14. Sunrise – Norman Whitfield
  15. Righteous Rhythm – Norman Whitfield
  16. Water – Norman Whitfield
  17. Crying – Norman Whitfield
  18. Doin’ What Comes Naturally – Norman Whitfield
  19. Keep on Keepin’ On – Norman Whitfield

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Same

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On August 13, 1973, “MCA” label released the self-titled, debut Lynyrd Skynyrd album. It was recorded March – May 1973, at “Studio One” in Doraville, Georgia, and was produced by Al Kooper.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Van Zant– lead vocals
  • Gary Rossington– lead, rhythm and slide guitar
  • Allen Collins– lead and  rhythm guitar
  • Ed King– lead guitar
  • Billy Powell– keyboards
  • Leon Wilkeson– bass
  • Bob Burns– drums except
  • Al Kooper(Roosevelt Gook) – bass, Mellotron and back-up harmony, mandolin, bass drum organ, engineer
  • Robert Nix – drums
  • Bobbye Hall– percussion
  • Steve Katz– harmonica
  • Bobby Langford – engineer
  • Rodney Mills– engineer
  • Michael Diehl – design
  • Thomas Hill – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Ain’t the One – Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  2. Tuesday’s Gone – Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
  3. Gimme Three Steps – Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
  4. Simple Man – Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  5. Things Goin’ On – Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  6. Mississippi Kid – Bob Burns, Al Kooper, Ronnie Van Zant
  7. Poison Whiskey – Ed King, Ronnie Van Zant
  8. Free Bird – Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Into The Great Wide Open

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On July 2, 1981, “MCA” label released “Into the Great Wide Open”, the eighth Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Rumbo Recorders”; “Studio C”; “Canoga Park and “M.C. Studios” in California, and was produced by Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Mike Campbell.

Personnel:

  • Tom Petty– vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion, bass guitar
  • Mike Campbell– lguitars, bass guitar, Dobro, keyboards
  • Benmont Tench– acoustic and electric pianos, accordion
  • Howie Epstein– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Stan Lynch– drums, percussion
  • Jeff Lynne –vocals,  guitars, bass, piano, synthesizer, percussion, sound effects
  • Richard Tandy– synthesizer
  • Roger McGuinn– backing vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne, except where noted.

  1. Learning to Fly
  2. Kings Highway – Tom Petty
  3. Into the Great Wide Open
  4. Two Gunslingers – Tom Petty
  5. The Dark of the Sun
  6. All or Nothin – Tom Petty,Mike Campbell, Jeff Lynne
  7. All the Wrong Reasons
  8. Too Good to Be True – Tom Petty
  9. Out in the Cold
  10. You and I Will Meet Again – Tom Petty
  11. Makin’ Some Noise – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Jeff Lynne
  12. Built to Last

Beastie Boys: The Mix-Up

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On June 26, 2007, “Capitol” label released “The Mix-Up”, the seventh Beastie Boys studio album. The entirely instrumental album was recorded 2006–2007, at  “Oscilloscope Laboratories” in New York City, and was produced by Ad-Rock, MCA, and Mike D. “The Mix-Up” won a “Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album”.

Personnel:

  • Ad-Rock– guitars, engineer, art direction
  • MCA– bass guitar and upright basses, engineer, art direction
  • Mike D– drums, engineer, art direction
  • Money Mark– clavinet, Rhodes, Farfisa
  • Alfredo Ortiz– percussion
  • Jon Weiner – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Bill McMullen – illustration, package design

Track listing:

  1. B for My Name
  2. 14th Break
  3. Suco de Tangerina
  4. The Gala Event
  5. Electric Worm
  6. Freaky Hijiki
  7. Off the Grid
  8. The Rat Cage
  9. The melee
  10. Dramatically Different
  11. The Cousin of Death
  12. The Kangaroo Rat

Wishbone Ash: Wishbone Four

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On May 11, 1973, “MCA” label released “Wishbone Four”, the fourth Wishbone Ash album. It was recorded February – March 1973, at “Olympic Studios” and “Apple Studios” in London, and was produced by Ted Turner, Andy Powell, Martin Turner and Steve Upton.

Personnel:

  • Ted Turner – vocals. lap-steel, 12 string, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Andy Powell – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Martin Turner – vocals, bass guitar
  • Steve Upton – drums, percussion
  • George Nash – keyboards
  • Graham Maitland – piano
  • Phil Kenzie, Dave Coxhill, Bud Parks – horn section

Track listing:

All music by Ted Turner, Andy Powell, Martin Turner and Steve Upton, all lyrics by Martin Turner, except where noted.

  1. So Many Things to Say
  2. Ballad of the Beacon
  3. No Easy Road
  4. Everybody Needs a Friend
  5. Doctor
  6. Sorrel
  7. Sing Out the Song
  8. Rock ‘n Roll Widow – Steve Upton

Tom Petty: Full Moon

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On April 24, 1989, “MCA” label released “Full Moon Fever”, the first solo Tom Petty album. It was recorded 1988–1989, at “M.C. Studios”, “Rumbo Studios”, “Sunset Sound”, “Devonshire Studios”, “Conway Studios” and “Sound City Studios”, and was produced by Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Mike Campbell. The album was certified 5× platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, and 6× platinum in Canada. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Full Moon River” at number 92 on its list of the “100 best albums of the 1980s”.

Personnel:

  • Tom Petty– lead and backing vocals, 6 and 12 string acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, tambourine, hand claps
  • Mike Campbell– lead guitar, bass, mandolin, slide guitar, dobro, keyboards
  • George Harrison– acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Benmont Tench– piano
  • Jeff Lynne– bass, guitar, guitar synthesizer, piano, keyboards, backing vocals, hand claps
  • Phil Jones –drums, percussion
  • Jim Keltner– drums, maracas and tambourine
  • Howie Epstein– backing vocals
  • Roy Orbison– backing vocals
  • Kelsey Campbell – scream
  • Alan Weidel –hand claps
  • Del Shannon– barnyard noises
  • Mike Campbell, Don Smith,Bill Bottrell, Dennis Kirk – engineer
  • Alan “Bugs” Weidel – engineer assistant
  • Steve Hall – mastering

 Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne, except where noted.

  1. Free Fallin
  2. I Won’t Back Down
  3. Love Is a Long Road – Mike Campbell, Tom Petty
  4. A Face in the Crowd
  5. Runnin’ Down a Dream – Mike Campbell, jeff Lynne, Tom Petty
  6. I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better – Gene Clark
  7. Yer So Bad
  8. Depending on You – Tom Petty
  9. The Apartment Song – Tom Petty
  10. Alright for Now – Tom Petty
  11. A Mind with a Heart of Its Own
  12. Zombie Zoo

Beastie Boys: Check Your Head

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On April 21, 1992, “Capitol” label released “Check Your Head”, the third Beastie Boys. It was recorded in 1991and 1992, at “G-Son Studios” in Atwater Village, and was produced by Mario Caldato, Jr.

Personnel:

  • Marcel Hall- vocals
  • Ad-Rock– vocals, guitar
  • Money Mark– organ, synthesizer, keyboards, clavinet, Wurlitzer
  • MCA– vocals, bass
  • Mike D– vocals, drums
  • James Bradley, Jr. – percussion
  • Drew Lawrence – percussion
  • Art Oliva – percussion
  • Juanito Vazquez – percussion, conga, cuica
  • Tom Baker– mastering
  • Mario Caldato, Jr.– engineer
  • Glen E. Friedman– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by

Adam Yauch, Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz and “Money” Mark Nishita, except where noted.

  1. Jimmy James – Adam Yauch, Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, “Money” Mark Nishita, Mario Caldato
  2. Funky Boys –Adam Yauch, Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, “Money” Mark Nishita
  3. Pass the Mic –Adam Yauch, Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, “Money” Mark Nishita
    , Mario Caldato
  4. Gratitude – Adam Yauch, Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, “Money” Mark Nishita
    , Cushman
  5. Lighten Up – Adam Yauch, Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, “Money” Mark Nishita
  6. Finger Lickin’ Good – Adam Yauch, Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, “Money” Mark Nishita, Caldato, Fite, Marcel Hall
  7. So What’cha Want
  8. The Biz vs The Nuge – Marcel Hall, Nugent
  9. Time for Livin – Sly & the Family Stone
  10. Something’s Got to Give –Adam Yauch, Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, “Money” Mark Nishita, Mario Caldato
  11. The Blue Nun
  12. Stand Together –Adam Yauch, Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, “Money” Mark Nishita, Mario Caldato
  13. POW – Adam Yauch, Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, “Money” Mark Nishita
  14. The Maestro
  15. Groove Holmes –Mike D, MCA, Ad-Rock, Money Mark, Marcel Hall, Nishita
  16. Live at P.J. ‘s – Adam Yauch, Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, “Money” Mark Nishita
  17. Mark on the Bus – “Money” Mark Nishita
  18. Professor Booty –Adam Yauch, Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, “Money” Mark Nishita, Mario Caldato
  19. In 3’s – Adam Yauch, Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, “Money” Mark Nishita
  20. Namaste – Adam Yauch, Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, “Money” Mark Nishita

Ocean Colour Scene: Moseley Shoals

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On April 8, 1996, “MCA” label released “Moseley Shoals”, the second Ocean Colour Scene album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Moseley Shoals Studio” in Birmingham, and was produced by Brendan Lynch. In 1998, “Q” magazine’s readers voted “Moseley Shoals” the 33rd greatest album of all time.

Personnel:

  • Simon Fowler- vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
  • Steve Cradock- vocals, guitar, piano
  • Paul Weller- vocals, organ, guitar, piano
  • Damon Minchella- bass
  • Oscar Harrison- vocals, drums, piano
  • Martyn Heyes – engineer
  • Tony Keach – engineer assistant
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Gerard Saint – design
  • Lord Antony Mark Briggs – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Damon Minchella, Oscar Harrison, Steve Cradock and Paul Weller.

  1. The Riverboat Song
  2. The Day We Caught the Train
  3. The Circle
  4. Lining Your Pockets
  5. Fleeting Mind
  6. 40 Past Midnight
  7. One for the Road
  8. It’s My Shadow
  9. Policeman & Pirates
  10. The Downstream
  11. You’ve Got It Bad
  12. Get Away