In July 1966, “Cadet” label released “Rhapsody”, the 21st Ahmad Jamal album. It was recorded in December 1965, at “Nola Studios” in New York, and was produced by Dick LaPalm and Ahmad Jamal.
Personnel:
Ahmad Jamal – piano, arrangements
Jamil Nasser – bass
Vernel Fournier – drums
Unnamed fifteen-piece orchestra
Joe Kennedy – string arrangements
Track listing:
I Hear a Rhapsody – Dick Gasparre, George Fragos, Jack Baker
This Could Be the Start of Something – Steve Allen
Then I’ll Be Tired Of You – Arthur Schwartz, E. Y. Harburg
Effendi – McCoy Tyner
Invitation – Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster
The Shadow of Your Smile – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
On June 25, 1979, “Chocolate City” label released “Secret Omen”, the fourth Cameo studio album. It was recorded 1978 – 1979, at “H&L Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Larry Blackmon.
Personnel:
Anthony Lockett – lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, percussion
On June 20, 2000, “Time Bomb” label released “The Rising Tide”, the fourth Sunny Day Real Estate album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Dreamland” in West Hurley, New York, and was produced by Loui Gordano.
Personnel:
Jeremy Enigk – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keys, floor & knee, vocoder, Mellotron, drums, art direction
Dan Hoerner – guitars, lap steel guitar, electric sitar, bass, art direction
William Goldsmith – vocals, drums, percussion, art direction
Larry Packer – violin, string arrangements
Stan Kurtis – violin
Rachel Handman – violin
Michelle Stewart – violin
Ryan Hall – viola
Emily Schaad – viola
Rob Turner – string arrangements, cello
Lisa Bressler – cello
Derek Bermel – string arrangements
Lou Giordano – programming, engineer, mixing
Sue Kapa – engineer assistant
Zach Blackstone – mixing assistant
Ted Jensen – mastering
Jolie Clemens – art direction
Matthew Kern – angel photography
F. Scott Schafer – band photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Dan Hoerner and Jeremy Enigk, all music by William Goldsmith, Dan Hoerner and Jeremy Enigk.
On June 18, 2024, James Siegfried aka James Chance (also known as James White) died aged 71. He was musician (alto saxophone, keyboards), singer and songwriter, one of the key figures in the New York no wave scene. He was member of Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, James Chance and the Contortions, James White and the Blacks, The Flaming Demonics, James Chance & the Sardonic Symphonics, James Chance and Terminal City, and James Chance and Les Contortions. As member of various bands Chance released 14 albums, and under his name one album.
On June 15, 1999, “Magna Carta” label released “Liquid Tension Experiment 2”, the second Liquid Tension Experiment studio album. It was recorded October – November 1998, at “Millbrook Sound Studios” in Millbrook, New York, and was produced by John Petrucci, Tony Levin, Jordan Rudess and Mike Portnoy.
Personnel:
John Petrucci – guitar
Tony Levin – Chapman Stick, bass guitar
Jordan Rudess – keyboard
Mike Portnoy – drums, percussion
Chris Cubeta – engineer
Pat Thrall – engineer
Spyros Poulos – engineer
Kosaku Nakamura – engineer
Kevin Shirley – mixing
Rich Alvy – mixing assistant
Leon Zervos – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by John Petrucci, Tony Levin, Jordan Rudess and Mike Portnoy.
On June 14, 1980, “Columbia” label released “Cultösaurus Erectus”, the seventh Blue Öyster Cult studio album. It was recorded 1979 – 1980, at “Kingdom Sound Studios” in Long Island, New York, and was produced by Martin Birch.
Personnel:
Eric Bloom – vocals, guitar, keyboards
Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser – vocals, lead guitar, bass, keyboards
Allen Lanier – keyboards, guitar
Joe Bouchard – vocals, bass
Albert Bouchard – vocals, drums
Don Kirshner – introduction during “The Marshall Plan”
Mark Rivera – saxophone
Martin Birch – engineer, mixing
Clay Hutchinson – second engineer
Richard Clifton-Dey – front cover art
Paula Scher – cover design
Track listing:
Black Blade – Eric Bloom, Michael Moorcock, John Trivers
Monsters – Albert Bouchard, Caryn Bouchard
Divine Wind – Donald Roeser
Deadline – Donald Roeser
The Marshall Plan – Eric Bloom, Albert Bouchard, Joe Bouchard, Allen Lanier, Donald Roeser
Hungry Boys – Albert Bouchard, Caryn Bouchard
Fallen Angel – Joe Bouchard, Helen Wheels
Lips in the Hills – Eric Bloom, Donald Roeser, Richard Meltzer
On June 8, 2018, “Matador” label released “Lush”, the debut Snail Mail studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Outlier Inn” in Woodridge, New York, “Doctor Wu’s” in Brooklyn, and was produced by Jake Aron.
On May 17, 1999, “Warner Bros” label released “The Soft Bulletin”, the ninth Flaming Lips (The) studio album. It was recorded April 1997 – February 1999, at “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, and was produced by Dave Fridman, Scott Booker, Wayne Coyne, Michael Ivins and Steven Drozd.
Personnel:
Wayne Coyne – vocals, guitar, keyboards, theremin, recording, mixing
Michael Ivins – bass, keyboards, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
On May 16, 1999, “Warner Bros” label released “¡Viva El Amor!”, the seventh Pretenders (The) studio album. It was recorded 1998 – 1999, at “Townhouse”, “Sarm West”, “RAK” and “Innovation” in London, “Bearsville” in Bearsville, New York, and was produced by Stephen Street and Stephen Hague.
Personnel:
Chrissie Hynde – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Adam Seymour – guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals
Andy Hobson – bass
Martin Chambers – drums
Jeff Beck – guitar solo
Lindsay Edwards – keyboards
Stephen Hague – keyboards, accordion
Chuck Norman – keyboards, programming
Tom Kelly – bass, guitar, backing vocals
Andy Duncan – percussion, programming
Preston Heyman – percussion
David Johansen – backing vocals, ad libs
Jules Shear – backing vocals
The Duke Quartet:
Louisa Fuller – violin
Richard Koster – violin
Ivan McCready – cello
John Metcalfe – viola, string arrangements
Julie Gardner – engineer
David Boucher – engineer
Doug Wynne – engineer
Richard Norris – engineer, mixing
Stephen Hague – mixing
Bob Clearmountain – mixing
Ian Cooper – mastering
Tin Tin Out – remix, additional production
Michael Nash Associates – artwork
Linda McCartney – cover photography
Mary McCartney – inner sleeve photos
Rob Dickins – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Chrissie Hynde, except where noted.
Popstar – Chrissie Hynde, Adam Seymour
Human – Shelly Peiken, Mark McEntee
From the Heart Down – Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
Nails in the Road – Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
Who’s Who
Dragway 42
Baby’s Breath – Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
On May 14, 2021, “Loma Vista Recordings” label released “Daddy’s Home”, the sixth St. Vincent studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “Electric Lady” in New York, “Rough Customer” in Brooklyn, “Conway” and “Compound Fracture” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jack Antonoff and Annie Clark. “Daddy’s Home” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Alternative Music Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards”.
Personnel:
Annie Clark – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, sitar guitar, modular synthesizer, lap steel, bass, Wurlitzer, keyboards, Mellotron, vibes, art direction, creative direction
Greg Leisz – pedal steel
Jack Antonoff – drums, percussion, bass, Wurlitzer, acoustic and electric guitar synthesizers, Mellotron, piano, clavinet, clavichord, backing vocals
Thomas Bartlett – piano, Wurlitzer
Patrick Kelly – bass
Sam KS – drums, congas
Cian Riordan – drums
Evan Smith – saxophones, flute, clarinet, horns, guitar, synthesizers
Michael Leonhard – trumpet, trombone
Daniel Hart – violin
Lynne Fiddmont – backing vocals
Kenya Hathaway – backing vocals
Laura Sisk – recording
Peter Labberton – recording
John Rooney – engineer assistant
Jon Sher – engineer assistant
Cian Riordan – additional recording, mixing
Chris Gehringer – mastering
Leah Lehrer – art direction, creative direction
Liz Lambert – art direction
Mishka Westell – package design
Zackery Michael – photography
Avigail Collins – styling
Pamela Neal – hair
Hinako Nishiguch – makeup
Track listing:
All tracks by Annie Clark, except where noted.
Pay Your Way in Pain – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
Down and Out Downtown
Daddy’s Home – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
Live in the Dream
The Melting of the Sun
Humming (Interlude 1)
The Laughing Man – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
Down – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
Humming (Interlude 2)
Somebody Like Me
My Baby Wants a Baby – Annie Clark, Florrie Palmer
…At the Holiday Party – Annie Clark, Jack Antonoff
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