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Patti Smith: Banga

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On June 1, 2012, “Columbia” label released “Banga”, the eleventh Patti Smith studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York, and “Hobo Recorders” in Hoboken, New Jersey, and was produced by Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan, Jay Dee Daugherty and Lenny Kaye.

Personnel:

  • Patti Smith – vocals, photography, Polaroids
  • Lenny Kaye – guitars, backing vocals
  • Tony Shanahan – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jay Dee Daugherty – drums, percussion, mandocello, backing vocals
  • Tom Verlaine – guitar
  • Jack Petruzzelli – guitar, Hammond organ
  • Johnny Depp – guitar, drums 
  • Jackson Smith – guitar
  • Luca Lanzi – vocals, guitar
  • Riccardo Dellocchio – steel guitar
  •  Jesse Smith – piano
  • Rob Morsberger – piano
  • Sauro Lanzi – accordion 
  • Massimilano Gregorio – bass 
  • Fabrizio Morganti – percussion 
  • Louie Appel – drums
  • Maxim Moston – violin
  • Entcho Todorov – violin
  • Andreas Petermann – violin 
  • Hiroko Taguchi – viola
  • Dave Eggar – cello
  • Tadhg Brady – vocals
  • Clea Payer – vocals
  • Fynn Payer – vocals
  • Kobyn Payer – vocals
  • Stewart Lerman – engineer, recording, mixing
  • Andrea Rovacchi – engineer, recording 
  • Iestyn Polson – additional engineering
  • Emery Dobyns – additional engineering
  • Eric Spring – additional engineering
  • Keenan Wyatt – additional engineering
  • Pete Bischoff – engineer assistant
  • Phil Joly – engineer assistant
  • Elizabeth Bauer – engineer assistant
  • Michael H. Brauer – mixing 
  • Ryan Gilligan – mixing assistant, Pro Tools engineer 
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Dave Bett – art direction
  • Steve Sebring – photography, front cover
  • Mount Fuji image courtesy of The Granger Collection, New York

Track listing:

All tracks by Pattis Smith, except where noted.

  1. Amerigo – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan
  2. April Fool – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan
  3. Fuji-san – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  4. This Is the Girl – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan, Stewart Lerman
  5. Banga
  6. Maria – Patti Smith, Tony Shanahan
  7. Mosaic – Patti Smith, Jay Dee Daugherty
  8. Tarkovsky (The Second Stop is Jupiter) – Patti Smith, Sun Ra
  9. Nine
  10. Seneca – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  11. Constantine’s Dream – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
  12. After the Gold Rush – Meil Young

Fairport Convention: Nine

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In October 1973, “A&M” label released “Nine”, the ninth Fairport Convention album. It was recorded July – August 1973, at “Sound Techniques” in London, and was produced by Trevor Lucas, John Wood, Dave Swarbrick, Jerry Donahue, Dave Pegg and Dave Mattacks.

Personnel:

  • Trevor Lucas – lead, chorus and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Dave Swarbrick – lead verse and backing vocals, violin, viola, mandolin
  • Jerry Donahue – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Dave Pegg – bass, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Dave Mattacks – drums, percussion, bass, harmonium , clavinet

Track listing:

  1. The Hexhamshire Lass – traditional; arranged by Trevor Lucas, Dave Swarbrick, Jerry Donahue, Dave Pegg and Dave Mattacks
  2. Polly on the Shore – music by Dave Pegg, words traditional; arranged by Dave Swarbrick, Trevor Lucas
  3. The Brilliancy Medley/Cherokee Shuffle – traditional
  4. To Althea From Prison – words by Richard Lovelace; music Dave Swarbrick
  5. Tokyo – Jerry Donahue
  6. Bring ‘Em Down – Trevor Lucas
  7. Big William – Trevor Lucas, Dave Swarbrick
  8. Pleasure and Pain – Trevor Lucas, Dave Swarbrick
  9. Possibly Parsons Green – Trevor Lucas, Roche