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Bob Dylan: Infidels

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On October 27, 1983, “Columbia” label released “Infidels”, the twenty-second Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded April–May 1983, at the “Power Station” in New York, and was produced by Mark Knopfler and Bob Dylan.

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
  • Mark Knopfler– guitar
  • Mick Taylor– guitar
  • Alan Clark– keyboards
  • Robbie Shakespeare– bass guitar
  • Sly Dunbar– drums, percussion
  • Clydie King– vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Dylan.

  1. Jokerman
  2. Sweetheart Like You
  3. Neighborhood Bully
  4. License to Kill
  5. Man of Peace
  6. Union Sundown
  7. I and I
  8. Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight

 

Billy Joel: Storm Front

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On October 17, 1989, “Columbia” label released “Storm Front”, the eleventh Billy Joel studio album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, at “The Hit Factory”; “Times Square Studio”;  “Right Track Recording”; The Power Station” in New York, and “The Warehouse Studio” in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was produced by Billy Joel and Mick Jones. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; Platinum in Japan by “RIAJ”; Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and 4 x Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Billy Joel – lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano, clavinet, accordion, Hammond organ, harpsichord, synthesizers, guitars, percussion
  • David Brown – lead guitar, Midi guitar solo
  • Joey Hunting – rhythm guitar
  • Mick Jones – guitar
  • John Mahoney – keyboards, keyboards programming
  • Don Brooks – harmonica
  • Dominic Cortese – accordion
  • Jeff Jacobs – synthesizers, horn arrangements
  • Schuyler Deale – bass guitar
  • Liberty DeVitto  – drums, percussion
  • Crystal Taliefero – percussion
  • Sammy Merendino – electronic percussion
  • Lenny Pickett – saxophone
  • Itzhak Perlman – violin
  • Kevin Jones – keyboard programming
  • Doug Kleeger – sounds effects
  • Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson: The Memphis Horns
  • Bill Zampino – choral arrangement
  • Chuck Arnold – choral leader
  • Arif Mardin – orchestral arrangement
  • Mick Jones, Richard Marx, Crystal Taliefero, Jeff Jacobs, Patricia Darcy-Jones, Frank Floyd, Brian Ruggles, Joe Lynn Turner, Ian Lloyd, Brenda White King, Curtis King – backing vocals
  • Dana Becker, Tim Crich, Jay Healy, Suzanne Hollander, Joe Pirrera, Gary Solomon – engineer
  • Tom Lord-Alge , Jay Healy – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Track lsiting:

All tracks by Billy Joel.

  1. That’s Not Her Style
  2. We Didn’t Start the Fire
  3. The Downeaster ‘Alexa’
  4. I Go to Extremes
  5. Shameless
  6. Storm Front
  7. Leningrad
  8. State of Grace
  9. When in Rome
  10. And So It Goes

 

Dire Straits: Making Movies

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On October 17, 1980, “Vertigo” label released “Making Movies”, the third Dire Straits studio album.It was recorded June – August 1980, at “Power Station: in New York,and was produced by Jimmy Iovine and Mark Knopfler. The album was certified Platinum in Finland by “Musiikkituottajat”; 2 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Mark Knopfler – vocals, guitar
  • Roy Bittan – keyboards
  • John Illsley – vocals, bass
  • Pick Withers – drums, vocals
  • Shelly Yakus – engineer
  • Jeff Hendrickson – engineer assistant
  • Jon Mathias – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Neil Terk – design, artwork
  • Brian Griffin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Knopfler, except where noted.

  1. Tunnel of Love – Extract from “The Carousel Waltz” by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
  2. Romeo and Juliet
  3. Skateaway
  4. Expresso Love
  5. Hand in Hand
  6. Solid Rock
  7. Les Boys

The Band: Moondoog Matinee

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On October 15, 1973, “Capitol” label released “Moondog Matinee” the fifth Band (The) studio album. It was recorded March–June 1973, at “Bearsville Sound Studios” in Bearsville, New York; “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Robbie Robertson, Richard Manuel and  Billy Mundi. The album consists entirely of cover songs.

Personnel:

  • Robbie Robertson – guitars
  • Richard Manuel – vocals, acoustic and electric piano, drums
  • Rick Danko – vocals, bass guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Levon Helm – vocals, drums, bass guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Garth Hudson- organ, piano, accordion, synthesizer, clavinet,  tenor saxophone
  • Billy Mundi- drums
  • Ben Keith- pedal steel guitar
  • Mark Harman – engineer
  • Jay Ranellucci – engineer
  • John Wilson – engineer
  • Edward Kasper – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Ain’t Got No Home – Clarence “Frogman” Henry
  2. Holy Cow – Allen Toussaint
  3. Share Your Love (With Me) – Deadric Malone, Alfred Braggs
  4. Mystery Train – Junior Parker, Sam Phillips
  5. Third Man Theme – Anton Karas
  6. Promised Land – Chuck Berry
  7. The Great Pretender – Buck Ram
  8. I’m Ready – Fats Domino, Al Lewis, Sylvester Bradford
  9. Saved – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  10. A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke

U2: Rattle And Hum

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On October 10, 1988, “Island” label released “Rattle and Hum”, the sixth U2 studio album. It was recorded 1987 – 1988, at “Sun Studio” in Memphis; “Point Depot”; “Danesmoat”, and “STS Studio” in Dublin; “A&M Studios” and  “Ocean Way”  in Los Angeles, and live in various locations, and was produced by Jimmy Iovine. The album was accompanied by a rockumentary film directed by Phil Joanou. “Rattle and Hum” was certified 7 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; Platinum in Netherlands; 2 x Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”; 4 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and 5 x Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Bono– lead vocals, additional guitar, harmonica
  • The Edge – lead and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Adam Clayton– bass guitar
  • Larry Mullen Jr.– drums, percussion
  • B. B. King– vocals, lead guitar
  • Bob Dylan– Hammond organ, backing vocals
  • Jimi Hendrix– electric guitar (sourced from “Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack” and More as played through U2’s concert PA system)
  • Joey Miskulin – organ
  • Brian Eno– keyboards
  • Benmont Tench– Hammond organ
  • Satan and Adam (Sterling Magee and Adam Gussow) – vocals, guitar, percussion, harmonica
  • The Memphis Horns– horns
  • The New Voices of Freedom –gospel choir
  • George Pendergrass, Dorothy Terrell – vocal soloists
  • Rebecca Evans Russell, Phyllis Duncan, Helen Duncan – backing vocals
  • Van Dyke Parks– string arrangements

Track listing:

All lyrics by Bono, all music by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr, except where noted.

  1. Helter Skelter” (live at Denver, Colorado) – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  2. Van Diemen’s land – lyrics by The Edge
  3. Desire
  4. Hawkmoon
  5. All Along the Watchtower” (live from “Save the Yuppie Free Concert in San Francisco) – Bob Dylan
  6. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” (live at Madison Square Garden, New York)
  7. Freedom For My People
  8. Silver and Gold” (live from Denver, Colorado)
  9. Pride (In the Name of Love)” (live from Denver, Colorado)
  10. Angel of Harlem
  11. Love Rescue Me
  12. When Love Comes to Town
  13. Heartland
  14. God Part II
  15. The Star Spangled Banner” (Live) – music by John Stafford
  16. Bullet the Blue Sky” (live at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona)
  17. All I Want is You

My Morning Jacket: Z

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On October 4, 2005, “ATO” label released “Z” the fourth My Morning Jacket studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Allaire Studios” in Shokan, New York, and was produced by John Leckie and  Jim James. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 457 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”; and on number 31st on its list of the “100 Best Albums of the 2000s”, and 23rd of the “40 Greatest Stoner Albums Ever”.

Personnel:

  • Jim James– vocals, lead and rhythm guitars
  • Carl Broemel– guitar
  • Bo Koster– keyboards
  • Tom Blankenship– bass guitar
  • Patrick Hallahan– drums
  • Ward– acoustic guitar, choirs
  • Andrew Bird– strings, whistles
  • Katie Beach
  • Guy Burwel
  • Nicolai Denchev
  • Mike Fulkerson
  • Brandon Jones
  • Kathleen Lolley

 Track listing:

All tracks by Jim James, except where noted:

  1. Wordless Chorus
  2. It Beats 4 U
  3. Gideon
  4. What a Wonderful Man
  5. Off the Record – Jim James, Tom Blankenship, Patrick Hallahan
  6. Into the Woods
  7. Anytime
  8. Lay Low
  9. Knot Comes Loose
  10. Dondante

Foghat: Boogie Motel

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On September 21, 1979, “Bearsville” label released “Boogie Motel”, the eighth Foghat studio album. It was recorded 1979, at the “Boogie Motel Studios” in Port Jefferson, New York, and was produced by Dave Peverett, Rod Price, Colin Earl, Craig Mac Gregor, Roger Earl and Dave Outeda.

Personnel:

  • Lonesome Dave Peverett– lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Rod Price– vocals, dobro, guitar, slide guitar
  • Colin Earl – keyboards
  • Craig MacGregor – bass guitar
  • Roger Earl– drums
  • Jimmy Ambrosio – accordion
  • Alto Reed– saxophone
  • David Berman – engineer
  • Tony Berman – engineer
  • Bob Coffee – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Jim Baikie– cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Peverett, except where noted.

  1. Somebody’s Been Sleepin’ in My Bed – General Johnson, Greg Perry, Angelo Bond
  2. Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was a Fool)
  3. Comin’ Down with Love
  4. Paradise Alley
  5. Boogie Motel – Rod Price, Dave Peverett
  6. Love in Motion
  7. Nervous Release

Bruce Springsteen: The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle

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On September 11, 1973, “Columbia” label released “The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle”, the second Bruce Springsteen studio album. Springsteen recorded the album with The E Street Band in May – September 1973, at “914 Sound Studios” in Blauvelt, New York, and was produced by Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, guitars,  harmonica,  mandolin,  recorder,  maracas
  • David Sancious– piano, organ, electric piano, clavinet, soprano saxophone, backing vocals, string arrangement
  • Danny Federici– accordion, piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Garry Tallent– bass, tuba, backing vocals
  • Vini “Mad Dog” Lopez– drums, backing vocals, cornet
  • Richard Blackwell – conga, percussion
  • Clarence Clemons– saxophones, backing vocals
  • Albany “Al” Tellone – baritone saxophone
  • Suki Lahav- choir vocals
  • Louis Lahav – engineer
  • Teresa Alfieri, John Berg– design
  • David Gahr– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen.

  1. The E Street Shuffle
  2. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
  3. Kitty’s Back
  4. Wild Billy’s Circus Story
  5. Incident on 57th Street
  6. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
  7. New York City Serenade

Jeff Buckley: Grace

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On August 23, 1994, “Columbia” released “Grace”, the only complete Jeff Buckley studio album. It was recorded 1993 – 1994, at “Bearsville Recording Studio” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Jeff Buckley and Andy Wallace.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Buckley– vocals, guitar, keyboards, dulcimer, percussion
  • Michael Tighe– guitar
  • Gary Lucas– “Magical Guitarness”
  • Loris Holland– organ
  • Mick Grøndahl– bass
  • Matt Johnson– percussion, drums, vibraphone
  • Misha Masud – tabla
  • Karl Berger– string arrangements
  • Clif Norrell– engineer
  • Bryant W. Jackson – engineer assistant
  • Chris Laidlaw – engineer assistant
  • Steve Sisco – engineer assistant
  • Andy Wallace– engineer, mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Christopher Austopchuk – art direction, design
  • Nicky Lindeman – art direction, design
  • Jennifer Cohen – design assistant
  • Merri Cyr – photography
  • David Gahr – photography
  • Steve Berkowitz – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Mojo Pin – Jeff Buckley, Gary Lucas
  2. Grace – Jeff Buckley, Gary Lucas
  3. Last Goodbye – Jeff Buckley
  4. Lilac Wine – James Shelton
  5. So Real – Jeff Buckley, Michael Tighe
  6. Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
  7. Lover, You Should’ve Come Over – Jeff Buckley
  8. Corpus Christi Carol – Traditional, Benjamin Britten
  9. Eternal Life – Jeff Buckley
  10. Dream Brother – Jeff Buckley, Mick Grøndahl, Matt Johnson

The Band: Stage Fright

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On August 17, 1970, “Capitol” label released “Stage Fright”, the third Band (The) studio album. It was recorded May–June 1970, at “Woodstock Playhouse” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel and Robbie Robertson..

Personnel:

  • Robbie Robertson – guitars, autoharp
  • Garth Hudson– organ, electric piano, accordion, tenor saxophone
  • Richard Manuel– vocals, piano, organ, drums, clavinet
  • Rick Danko – vocals, bass, fiddle
  • Levon Helm– drums, guitar, percussion, vocals
  • John Simon– baritone saxophone
  • Todd Rundgren– recording, mixing
  • Glyn Johns– mixing

Track listing:

  1. Strawberry Wine – Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson
  2. Sleeping – Robbie Robertson, Richard Manuel
  3. Time to Kill – Robbie Robertson
  4. Just Another Whistle Stop – Robbie Robertson, Richard Manuel
  5. All La Glory – Robbie Robertson
  6. The Shape I’m In – Robbie Robertson
  7. The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show – Robbie Robertson
  8. Daniel and the Sacred Harp – Robbie Robertson
  9. Stage Fright – Robbie Robertson
  10. The Rumor – Robbie Robertson