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Robert Palmer: Sneakin’ Sally Through The Alley

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In September 1974, “Island” label released “Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley”, the debut Robert Palmer solo album. It was recorded in 1974, in New York, New Orleans and at “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, and was produced by Steve Smith.

  • Robert Palmer – vocals
  • Leo Nocentelli– guitar
  • Lowell George– slide guitar, guitar
  • Cornell Dupree– guitar
  • Jim Mullen– guitar
  • Richard Tee– piano
  • Steve Winwood– piano
  • Art Neville– keyboards
  • Steve York – harmonica
  • George Porter, Jr.– bass
  • Gordon Edwards – bass
  • Bernard Purdie– drums
  • Joseph Modeliste– drums
  • Simon Phillips– drums
  • Jody Linscott– percussion
  • Mongezi Feza – flageolet, horns
  • Vicki Brown– backing vocals
  • Phill Brown– engineer, mixing
  • Ken Laxton – engineer
  • Alan Varner – engineer
  • Rhett Davies– engineer
  • Graham Hughes – artwork, photography

Track listing:

All songs by Robert Palmer except where noted.

  1. Sailing Shoes – Lowell George
  2. Hey Julia
  3. Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley – Allen Toussaint
  4. Get Outside
  5. Blackmail – Robert Palmer, Lowell George
  6. How Much Fun
  7. From a Whisper to a Scream – Allen Toussaint
  8. Through It All There’s You

Spin Doctors: Pocket Full Of Kryptonite

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On August 20, 1991, “Epic” label released “Pocket Full of Kryptonite”, the debut Spin Doctors studio album. It was recorded July – December 1990, at “The Power Station”, “RPM Studios” and “ACME Recording Studios” in New York, and was produced by Frank Aversa, Peter Denenberg, Frankie LaRocka, Chris Barron, Eric Schenkman, Mark Wjite and Aaron Comess. The album was certified 5 x Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Chris Barron – lead vocals
  • Eric Schenkman – lead vocals, guitar, piano
  • Mark White– bass
  • Aaron Comess – drums, percussion, Hammond organ, congas, backing vocals
  • John Popper– harmonica, backing vocals
  • John Bush – tambourine, congas
  • Aaron Comess – engineer, mixing
  • Mark Wjite – engineer, mixing
  • Peter Denenberg – engineer, mixing
  • Frank Aversa, Marc Schwartz, Chris Barron, Eric Schenkman – engineer
  • Jeff Lippay, Motley – engineer assistant
  • Frankie La Rocka, Chris Barron, Eric Schenkman – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Francesca Restrepo – art direction
  • Darren Greene, Chris Gross, Nicky Lindeman – cover art
  • Paul Aresu, Paul LaRaia – photography
  • Cree McCree – liner notes
  • Jason J. Richardson – production coordinator
  • Joseph Miselis – guitar technician
  • John Darren Greene – equipment manager

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Barron, Eric Schenkman, Mark Wjite and Aaron Comess except where noted.

  1. Jimmy Olsen’s Blues
  2. What Time Is It?
  3. Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong
  4. Forty or Fifty
  5. Refrigerator Car
  6. More Than She Knows – Eric Schenkman, Simon Lambert, Graham Clark, J.P. Fitting
  7. Two Princes
  8. Off My Line – John David Bell, Chris Barron, Eric Schenkman, Mark Wjite, Aaron Comess
  9. How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me?)
  10. Shinbone Alley/Hard to Exist – John Popper, Chris Barron, Eric Schenkman, Mark Wjite, Aaron Comess

Luna: Penthouse

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On August 8, 1995, “Elektra” label released “Penthouse”, the third Luna album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Sorcerer Studios” in New York, and was produced by Mario Salvati, Sean Eden, Justin Harwood, Pat McCarthy, Stanley Demeski, and Dean Wareham.

Personnel:

  • Dean Wareham– vocals, guitars
  • Sean Eden – guitar
  • Justin Harwood– bass guitar, theremin, mellotron, string arrangements
  • Stanley Demeski – drums, percussion, vibes
  • Lætitia Sadier– vocals
  • Jane Scarpantoni– cello, string arrangements
  • Tom Verlaine– electric 12-string  and electric guitar
  • Matt Buzzell – backing vocals
  • Lou Sciancalepore, Dave Voigt, Susanne Dyer – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Sean Eden, Justin Harwood, Stanley Demeski and Dean Wareham.

  1. Chinatown
  2. Sideshow by the Seashore
  3. Moon Palace
  4. Double Feature
  5. 23 Minutes in Brussels
  6. Lost in Space
  7. Rhythm King
  8. Kalamazoo
  9. Hedgehog
  10. Freakin’ and Peakin’

Marianne Faithfull: Strange Weather

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In July 1987, “Island” label released “Strange Weather”, the eleventh Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded in 1987, at “A&R Recording Studios”, “Record Plant Studios” in New York City, “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsville, New York, and was produced by Hal Willner.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – vocals
  • Bill Frisell- guitars
  • Sharon Freeman- piano
  • John (credited as Mac Rebennack) – piano
  • Garth Hudson- accordion
  • William Schimmel- accordion
  • Fernando Saunders- bass
  • T. Lewis – drums, horn arrangements
  • Chris Hunter – alto saxophone, flute
  • William Schimmel- accordion
  • Steve Slagle – alto saxophone
  • Lew Soloff- trumpet
  • Michael Levine- violin
  • Michael Gibbs- string arrangements
  • Joe Ferla – recording, mixing
  • Tony Wright – photography

Track listing:

  1. Stranger Intro – Bill Frisell
  2. Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
  3. I Ain’t Goin’ Down To The Well No More – Huddie Ledbetter, Alan Lomax, John Lomax
  4. Yesterdays – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
  5. Sign of Judgement – Kid Prince Moore
  6. Strange Weather – Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan
  7. Love, Life and Money – Julius Dixon, Henry Glover
  8. ll Keep It With Mine – Bob Dylan
  9. Hello Stranger – Doc Pomus, Mac Rebennack (Dr. John)
  10. Penthouse Serenade – Will Jason, Val Burton
  11. As Tears Go By – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Andrew Loog Oldham
  12. A Stranger On Earth – Sid Feller, Rick Ward

Richard Ashcroft: Alone With Everybody

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On June 26, 2000, “Hut” label released “Alone with Everybody”, the first Richard Ashcroft solo album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Chris Potter and Richard Ashcroft.

Personnel:

  • Richard Ashcroft – vocals, guitar, percussion, keyboards, piano, mellotron, organ, melodica
  • The London Community Gospel Choir – Samantha Smith, Leonard Meade, Vernetta Meade, Michelle-John Douglas, Donovan Lawrence, Irene Myrtle Forrester – vocals
  • J. Cole– pedal steel guitar
  • Chuck Leavell – piano, Hammond organ
  • Kate Radley– keyboards
  • Judd Lander– harmonica
  • Pino Palladino– bass
  • Chris Potter – bass
  • Peter Salisbury– drums
  • Steve Sidelnyk – drums, percussion, programming
  • Craig Wagstaff –congas
  • Jim Hunt – saxophone, flute
  • Philip D Todd – saxophone
  • Nigel Hitchcock– saxophone
  • Jamie Talbot – baritone saxophone
  • John Barclay – trumpet
  • Stuart Brooks – trumpet
  • Duncan Mackay – trumpet
  • Jane Pickles – flute
  • Anna Noakes – flute
  • The London Session Orchestra – strings
  • Lucinda Barry –harp
  • Teena Lyle – vibes
  • Will Malone– brass and string arrangements, conducting

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Ashcroft.

  1. A Song for the Lovers
  2. I Get My Beat
  3. Brave New World
  4. New York
  5. You on My Mind in My Sleep
  6. Crazy World
  7. On a Beach
  8. Money to Burn
  9. Slow Was My Heart
  10. C’mon People (We’re Making It Now)
  11. Everybody

 

Joan Baez: Baptism: A Journey Through Our Time

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In June 1968, “Vanguard” label released “Baptism: A Journey Through Our Time”, the ninth Joan Baez album. It was recorded in 1968, at “Vanguard Studios” in New York, and was produced by Maynard Solomon. The album featured poetry spoken and sung by Joan Baez.

Personnel:

  • Joan Baez – vocals, guitar
  • Peter Schickele – conductor
  • Ed Friedner – recording
  • Jack Lothrop – engineer
  • Robert Peak – artwork
  • Jules Halfant – design

Track listing:

  1. Old Welsh Song – Henry Treece
  2. I Saw the Vision of Armies – Walt Whitman
  3. Minister of War – Arthur Waley
  4. Song In the Blood – Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jacques Prévert
  5. Casida of the Lament – L. Gili, Federico García Lorca
  6. Of the Dark Past – James Joyce
  7. London – William Blake
  8. In Guernica – Norman Rosten
  9. Who Murdered the Minutes – Henry Treece
  10. Oh, Little Child – Henry Treece
  11. No Man Is an Island – John Donne
  12. Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man – James Joyce
  13. All the Pretty Little Horses – traditional
  14. Childhood III – Arthur Rimbaud, Louis Varese
  15. The Magic Wood – Henry Treece
  16. Poems from the Japanese – Kenneth Rexroth
  17. Colours – Peter Levi, Robin Milner-Gulland, Yevgeny Yevtushenko
  18. All in Green Went My Love Riding – E. Cummings
  19. Gacela of the Dark Deat – Federico García Lorca, Stephen Spender
  20. The Parable of the Old Man and the Young – Wilfred Owen
  21. Evil – Cameron, Arthur Rimbaud
  22. Epitaph for a Poet – Countee Cullen
  23. Mystic Numbers- 36
  24. When The Shy Star Goes Forth In Heaven – James Joyce
  25. The Angel – William Blake
  26. Old Welsh Song – Henry Treece

Blondie: Panic of Girls

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On May 30, 2011, “Five Seven” label released “Panic of Girls”, the ninth Blondie studio album. It was recorded October–December 2009 and May 2010 in Woodstock, New York and Hoboken, New Jersey, and was produced by Jeff Saltzman, Kato Khandwala, Matt Katz-Bohen and Super Buddha.

Personnel:

  • Debbie Harry- vocals
  • Chris Stein- guitar
  • Tommy Kessler, Paul Carbonara, Elliot Easton- guitar
  • Kato Khandwala – guitar, keyboards, engineer, programming
  • Matt Katz-Bohen- guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Professor Louie- accordion
  • Leigh Foxx – bass
  • Clem Burke- drums
  • Zach Condon- trumpet
  • Lauren Katz-Bohen – backing vocals
  • Marco Martin, Gabriel Espinosa – engineer
  • Mark Needham- mixing
  • Will Brierre – mixing assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen- mastering
  • Chris Berens- cover art, art direction

Track listing:

  1. D-Day – Deborah Harry, Barbara Jean Morrison, Charles W. Nieland
  2. What I Heard – Matt Katz-Bohen, Laurel Katz-Bohen
  3. Mother – Debbie Harry, Kato Khandwala, Ben Phillips
  4. The End the End – Debbie Harry, Kato Khandwala, Ben Phillips
  5. Girlie Girlie – Anthony Davis, Lloyd Douglas, Steve Golding
  6. Love Doesn’t Frighten Me – Matt Katz-Bohen, Laurel Katz-Bohen
  7. Words in My Mouth – Debbie Harry, Jean Morrison, Charles W. Nieland
  8. Sunday Smile – Zach Condon
  9. Wipe Out My Sweat – Debbie Harry, Chris Stein, Matt Katz-Bohen
  10. Le Bleu – Chris Stein, Gilles Riberolles
  11. China Shoes – Debbie Harry, Chris Stein

Grizzly Bear: Veckatimest

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On May 26, 2009, “Warp” label released “Veckatimest”, the third Grizzly Bear studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Allaire Studios” in the Catskill Mountains, New York, and was produced by Chris Taylor. The album cover drawing was by William O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Rossen– vocals, guitar, keyboards, string arrangements
  • Ed Droste– vocals, guitar, keyboards, omnichord
  • Chris Taylor– bass guitar, woodwinds, backing vocals
  • Christopher Bear– drums, backing vocals
  • Victoria Legrand- backing vocals
  • Brooklyn Youth Choir – backing vocals
  • Acme String Quartet – strings
  • Nico Muhly- choral arrangements
  • Chris Taylor- engineer
  • Gareth Jones – co-mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Falone – mastering assistant
  • Ben Wilkerson Tousley – design
  • Amelia Bauer – hand drawn text

Track listing:

All tracks by Ed Droste, Daniel Rossen, Chris Taylor and Christopher Bear.

  1. Southern Point
  2. Two Weeks
  3. All We Ask
  4. Fine for Now
  5. Cheerleader
  6. Dory
  7. Ready, Able
  8. About Face
  9. Hold Still
  10. While You Wait for the Others
  11. I Live With You
  12. Foreground

The Cars: Move Like This

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On May 10, 2011, “Hear Music” label released “Move Like This”, the seventh Cars (The) studio album. It was recorded 2010—2011 at “The Village Recorder” in Los Angeles, “Millbrook Sound Studios” in Millbrook, New York, and was produced by Jacknife Lee, Ric Ocasek, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes and David Robinson.

Personnel:

  • Ric Ocasek– lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Elliot Easton– guitars, backing vocals
  • Greg Hawkes– keyboards, bass guitar, guitars, backing vocals
  • David Robinson– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jacknife Lee– additional bass
  • Sam Bell – engineer
  • Stephen George – engineer
  • Chris Owens, Vanessa Parr – engineer assistant
  • Paul Orofino – engineer assistant
  • Charlie Stavish – digital engineer
  • Jared Scott – editing
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Vlado Meller – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Ric Ocasek.

  1. Blue Tip
  2. Too Late
  3. Keep On Knocking
  4. Soon
  5. Sad Song
  6. Free
  7. Drag On Forever
  8. Take Another Look
  9. It’s Only
  10. Hits Me

Television: Adventure

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In April 1978, “Elektra” label released “Adventure”, the second Television studio album. It was recorded September-November 1977, at “Soundmixers” and “Record Plant” in New York, and was produced by John Jansen and Tom Verlaine.

Personnel:

  • Tom Verlaine – lead vocals, guitar, piano
  • Richard Lloyd – vocals, guitar
  • Fred Smith – vocals, bass
  • Billy Ficca– drums
  • John Jansen – engineer
  • Craig Bishop, Gray Russell, Jay Borden – engineer
  • Paul Jansen – art direction
  • Gerrit Van Der Meer – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Verlaine, except where noted.

  1. Glory
  2. Days – Tom Verlaine, Richard Lloyd
  3. Foxhole
  4. Careful
  5. Carried Away
  6. The Fire
  7. Ain’t That Nothin’
  8. The Dream’s Dream