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The Righteous Brothers: Soul & Inspiration

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In April 1966, “Verve” label released “Soul & Inspiration”, the seventh Righteous Brothers (The) album. It was recorded in 1966, at “United Recording”, Hollywood, and was produced by Bill Medley.

Personnel:

  • Bill Medley – vocal
  • Bobby Hatfield – vocal
  • Art Munson – guitar
  • Michael Patterson – piano
  • Jim Bond – bass
  • Drew Johnson – drums
  • Bill Baker – saxophone, arrangements
  • Bill King – trumpet
  • Sandford Skinner – trumpet
  • Bob Faust – trumpet
  • Dick Shearer – trombone
  • Michael Patterson – conductor
  • Jim Lockert – engineer
  • Val Valentin – engineer
  • Acy Lehman – design
  • Mike Gross – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Soul and Inspiration – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
  2. He Will Break Your Heart – Calvin Carter, Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler
  3. Stand By – Bill Medley
  4. In the Midnight Hour – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
  5. He – Jack Richards, Richard Mullan
  6. I’m Leaving It Up to You – Dewey Terry, Don Harris
  7. Turn On Your Love Lights – Deadric Malone, Joseph Scott
  8. Hey, Girl – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
  9. Mine All Mine – Bill Medley
  10. Change Is Goin’ To Come – Sam Cooke
  11. Bring It on Home – Sam Cooke
  12. Rat Race – Elmer Bernstein

 

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: B.R.M.C.

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On April 3, 2001, “Virgin” label released “B.R.M.C.”, the debut Black Rebel Motorcycle Club album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Sound City Studios”, “Brilliant Studios”, “BMRC Studios”, “One Way Studios”, and was produced by Peter Hayes, Robert Turner and Nick Jago.

Personnel:

  • Peter Hayes – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, harmonica, mixing, art direction
  • Robert Turner – vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, engineer, mixing, art direction
  • Nick Jago – drums, percussion 
  • David Shiffman, Masaki Liu, Peter Hayes – engineer
  • Eric Greedy, Eric Miller, Mike Terry, Travis Crenshaw – engineer assistant
  • Masaki Liu – mixing, mastering 
  • Michael Patterson – mixing
  • Donald Lyles – mixing assistant
  • Mary Fagot – art direction
  • Ken Schles, Lindsay Ljungkull – photography
  • Tony Berg – A&R

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Hayes, Robert Turner and Nick Jago.

  1. Love Burns
  2. Red Eyes and Tears
  3. Whatever Happened to My Rock ‘N’ Roll (Punk Song)
  4. Awake
  5. White Palms
  6. As Sure as the Sun
  7. Rifles
  8. Too Real
  9. Spread Your Love
  10. Head Up High
  11. Salvation

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Specter at the Feast

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On March 18, 2013, “Abstract Dragon” label released “Specter at the Feast”, the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Ethan Allen, Chris Goss, Nic Jodoin, Michael Patterson, Mark Rains, Peter Hayes and Leah Shapiro.

Personnel:

  • Peter Hayes – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, harmonica, keyboards
  • Robert Levon Been – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano
  • Leah Shapiro – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Fire Walker
  2. Let the Day Begin
  3. Returning
  4. Lullaby
  5. Hate the Taste
  6. Rival
  7. Teenage Disease
  8. Some Kind of Ghosts
  9. Sometimes the Light
  10. Funny Games
  11. Sell It
  12. Lose Yourself

Nine Inch nails: Hesitation Marks

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On September 3, 2013, “Columbia” label released “Hesitation Marks”, the eighth Nine Inch Nails studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, and was produced by Alan Moulder, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

Personnel:

  • Trent Reznor– vocals, electronics, guitar, percussion, bass, Wurlitzer, dulcitone, wheelharp, piano, saxophone
  • Lindsey Buckingham– guitars
  • Adrian Belew– guitars, electronics, backing vocals
  • Daniel Rowland – electronics, guitar, additional sound design
  • Alessandro Cortini– electronics
  • Pino Palladino– bass
  • Ilan Rubin– toms, live drums
  • Eugene Goreshter– strings, electronics, violin, bass
  • Joshua Eustis– backing vocals
  • Atticus Ross– engineer
  • Jun Murakawa, Dustin Mosley, Ghian Wright– engineer
  • Michael Patterson– engineer, mixing
  • Alan Moulder– engineer, mixing
  • Joe Barresi– drum recording
  • Tom Baker – mastering
  • Russell Mills– artwork
  • Rob Sheridan– art direction
  • Mike Fasano– drum technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Trent Reznor, except where noted.

  1. The Eater of Dreams – Trent Reznor, Alessandro Cortini
  2. Copy of a
  3. Came Back Haunted
  4. Find My Way
  5. All Time Low
  6. Disappointed
  7. Everything
  8. Satellite
  9. Various Methods of Escape
  10. Running
  11. I Would for You
  12. In Two
  13. While I’m Still Here – contains a lyrical interpolation from “Weary Blues From Waitin'”  by Hank Williams.
  14. Black Noise

Beck: Midnite Vultures

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On November 23, 1999, “DGC Records” label released “Midnite Vultures”, the fourth Beck studio album. It was recorded July 1998 – June 1999, at “Soft Studio”, and was produced by Beck Hansen, The Dust Brothers, Tony Hoffer and Mickey Petralia. in 2013, “NME” magazine ranked the album at number 307 in its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.

Personnel:

  • Beck– vocals, synthesizer, guitar, piano, keyboards, choir, chorus, vocoder, horn arrangements, programming, mixing
  • Tony Hoffer – guitar, wah wah guitar, programming, engineer, editing, mixing, sound design
  • Roger Joseph Manning Jr.– organ, synthesizer, piano, tambourine, choir, chorus, clavinet, percussion, shaker, vocoder, backing vocals
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen– synthesizer, bass, guitar, percussion, backing vocals, handclapping, shaker, upright bass
  • David Campbell– viola, string arrangements, string conductor
  • Larry Corbett – cello
  • Joel Derouin – violin
  • Greg Leisz– pedal steel
  • Jay Dee Maness – pedal steel
  • Johnny Marr– electric guitar
  • Michael Patterson– mixing
  • Herb Pedersen– banjo
  • Fernando Pullum – horn
  • David Ralicke – trombone
  • Joe Turano – horn, backing vocals
  • Smokey Hormel – guitar
  • Eve Butler – violin
  • David Arthur Brown– tenor saxophone
  • Jon Birdsong – trumpet
  • Joey Waronker– percussion, drums
  • Beth Orton– backing vocals
  • Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
  • Valerie Pinkston – backing vocals
  • Arroyo Bombers – choir, chorus
  • Arroyo Tabernacle Men’s Chorale – choir, chorus
  • The Dust Brothers– scratching, programming, engineer
  • Steve Baxter – horn, backing vocals
  • Robert Carranza – string engineer
  • Steve Mixdorf – second engineer
  • Mickey Petralia – programming, engineer, mixing
  • DJ Swamp – scratching
  • Derek Carlson – second engineer
  • Chris Bellman – mastering
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Eye– artwork, art direction, design, collage
  • Gimbop – layout direction
  • Michel Gondry– collage
  • Charlie Gross – photography
  • Shauna O’Brien – project manager

Track listing:

All tracks by Beck Hansen, except where noted.

  1. Sexx Laws
  2. Nicotine & Gravy
  3. Mixed Bizness
  4. Get Real Paid
  5. Hollywood Freaks – Beck Hansen, John King, Michael Simpson
  6. Peaches & Cream
  7. Broken Train
  8. Milk & Honey – Beck Hansen, Buzz Clifford
  9. Beautiful Day
  10. Pressure Zone
  11. Debra