In November 1962, “MGM” label released “Piano, Strings and Bossa Nova”, the fifth Lalo Schifrin album. It was recorded in October 1962, in New York City, and was produced by Cred Taylor.
Personnel:
Lalo Schifrin – piano, arrangements
Jim Hall – guitar
Christopher White – bass
Rudy Collins – drums
Jose Paulo, Carmen Costa – Latin percussion
Unidentified harp and strings
Track listing:
All tracks by Lalo Schifrin except where noted.
The Wave
Insensatez – Vinicius de Moraes, Antonio Carlos Jobim
You and Me (Voce e Eu) – Vinicius de Moraes, Carlos Lyra
Lalo’s Bossa Nova (Samba Para Dos)
Silvia
Murmurio – Luiz Antonio, Djaima Ferreira
Maria – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
Rapaz de Bem – Johnny Alf
Samba Do Perroquet (Parrot Samba) – Djaima Ferreira, Ivono Rebella
On November 9, 1951, “MGM” label released “Hank Williams Sings”, the debut Hank Williams album. It was recorded in December 1946, April – November 1947, March – August 1949, and was produced by Fred Rose.
Personnel:
Hank Williams -vocals, guitar
Zeb Turner – lead guitar
Zeke Turner – lead guitar
Jerry Byrd – steel guitar
Don Davis – steel guitar
Dale “Smokey” Lohman – steel guitar
Louis Innis – bass, rhythm guitar
Jack Shook – rhythm guitar
James “Guy” Willis – guitar
Tommy Jackson – fiddle
Dale Potter – fiddle
Charles “Skeeter” Willis – fiddle
Chubby Wise – fiddle
Ernie Newton – bass
Bronson “Brownie” Reynolds – bass
Velma Williams Smith – bass
Charles “Indian” Wright – bass
Track listing:
Lost Highway – Leon Payne
I’ve Just Told Mama Goodbye – Slim Sweet, Curley Kinsey
On September 12, 1952, “MGM” label released “Moanin’ the Blues”, the second and last Hank Williams studio album. It was recorded in 1952, and was produced by Fred Rose.
On February 17, 1972, “MGM” label released the self-titled, debut Sylvers (The) album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Jerry Butler and Keg Johnson.
In January 1967, “MGM” label released “Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson”, the tenth Roy Orbison album. It was recorded June – October 1966, and was produced by Wesley Rise and Jim Vienneau.
In December 1968, “MGM” label released “Love Is”, the third Eric Burdon and the Animals album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Eric Burdon, Andy Summers, John Weider, Zoot Money and Barry Jenkins.
Personnel:
Eric Burdon — lead vocals, spoken word
Andy Summers — guitar, backing vocals
John Weider — guitar, violin, backing vocals
Zoot Money — co – lead and backing vocals, spoken word, bass, piano, organ
Barry Jenkins — drums, percussion, backing vocals
Robert Wyatt – backing vocals
Track listing:
River Deep, Mountain High – Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich
I’m an Animal – Sylvester Stewart
I’m Dying (Or Am I?) – Eric Burdon
Ring of Fire – June Carter, Merle Kilgore
Colored Rain – Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood
To Love Somebody – Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
As the Years Go Passing By – Deadric Malone
Gemini – Steve Hammond / Madman Running Through the Fields (listed as The Madman) – Zoot Money, Andy Summers
In September 1964, “MGM” label released the self-titled, debut Animals (The) album. It was recorded January – July 1964, and was produced by Mickie Most.
Personnel:
Eric Burdon – vocals
Hilton Valentine – guitar, backing vocals
Alan Price – organ, vibraphone, guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
Chas Chandler – bass guitar, backing vocals
John Steel – drums
Val Valentin – engineer
Track listing:
The House of the Rising Sun – traditional, arranged by Alan Price
The Girl Can’t Help It – Bobby Troup
Blue Feeling – Jimmy Henshaw
Baby Let Me Take You Home – Wes Farrell, Bert Russell
The Right Time – Lew Herman
Talkin’ Bout You – Ray Charles
Around and Around – Chuck Berry
I’m in Love Again – Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino
Gonna Send You Back to Walker – Johnnie Mae Matthews
On August 11, 1968, “MGM” label released “Behold & See”, the second Ultimate Spinach studio album. It was recorded in April 1968, at “Mayfair Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Alan Lorber.
Personnel:
Ian Bruce-Douglas – lead vocals, electric piano, organ, vibraphone, lead guitar, recording
In January 1966, “MGM” label released “The Orbison Way”, the eighth Roy Orbison album. It was recorded July – November 1965, and was produced by Wesley Rose and Jim Vienneau.
Personnel:
Roy Orbison – vocal
Barry Bailey – guitar
J.R. Cobb – guitar
Rodney Justo – vocal, backing vocals
Robert Nix – drums
Dean Daughtry – keyboards
Bill McElhiney – arranger
Bill Malloy – engineer
Val Valentin – director of engineering
Ace Lehman – cover design
Track listing:
All tracks by Roy Orbison and Bill Dees, except where noted.
Crawling Back
It Ain’t No Big Thing
Time Changed Everything – Buddy Buie, John Rainey Adkins