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Barenaked Ladies: Grinning Streak

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On June 4, 2013, “Vanguard” label released “Grinning Streak”, the tenth Barenaked Ladies album (the ninth, if Barenaked Ladies Are Me and Are Men are considered as one double-album). It was recorded May 2012-April 2013, at “Noble Street Studios”, “Revolution Recording” and “Jimmy C’s” in Toronto, and was produced by Howie Beck and Gavin Brown.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Hearn – lead and backing vocals, piano, synthesizers, keyboards, celeste, accordion, melodica, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, banjo
  • Ed Robertson – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, Magnus air organ
  • Jim Creeggan – double bass, eand backing lectric bass, backing vocals
  • Tyler Stewart – drums, percussion, background vocals
  • Gavin Brown – programming
  • John Scholz – trenchwork
  • Chris Stapleton – starring as being Stapes
  • Nora Patterson – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Limits – Ed Robertson
  2. Boomerang – Zac Maloy, Ed Roberston
  3. Off His Head – Ed Robertson
  4. Gonna Walk – Kenny Griffin, Ed Robertson
  5. Odds Are – Kevin Griffin, Ed Robertson
  6. Keepin’ It Real – Ed Robertson
  7. Give It Back To You – Ed Robertson
  8. Best Damn Friends – Ed Robertson
  9. Did I Say That Out Loud? – Kevin Griffin, Ed Robertson
  10. Daydreamin’ – Kevin Hearn
  11. Smile – Ed Robertson
  12. Crawl – Ed Robertson

311: Uplifter

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On June 2, 2009, “Volcano Entertainment” label released “Uplifter”, the ninth 311 studio album. It was recorded 2008-2009, at “The Hive” in Hollywood, and was produced by Bob Rock.

Personnel:

  • Nick Hexum– vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Tim Mahoney- guitar
  • SA Martinez- vocals, turntables
  • Aaron Wills- bass, violin, percussion
  • Chad Sexton- drums

Track listing:

  1. Hey You – Nick Hexum, SA Martinez
  2. It’s Alright – Nick Hexum, SA Martinez, Aaron Willis
  3. Mix It Up – Nick Hexum
  4. Golden Sunlight – Nick Hexum, SA Martinez, Yim Mahoney, Chad Sexton
  5. Indina Ink – Nick Hexum
  6. Daisy Cutter – Nick Hexum
  7. Too Much Too Fast – Nick Hexum, SA Martinez
  8. Never Ending Summer – Nick Hexum, Chad Sexton, Aaron Wills
  9. Two Drops in the Ocean – Nick Hexum, SA Martinez
  10. Something Out of Nothing – Nick Hexum, SA Martinez
  11. Jackpot – Nick Hexum, SA Martinez, Chad Sexton
  12. My Heart Sings – Nick Hexum

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

Public Image Ltd.: This Is PIL

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On May 28, 2012, “PiL Official Ltd “label released “This is PiL”, the ninth Public Image Ltd.studio album. It was recorded July-August 2011, at “Wincraft Studios” in  Cotswolds, UK, and was produced by John Lydon, Lu Edmonds, Scott Firth and Bruce Smith.

Personnel:

  • John Lydon– lead vocals
  • Lu Edmonds– guitar, saz, banjo, backing vocals
  • Scott Firth– bass, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Bruce Smith– drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. This is PIL
  2. One Drop
  3. Deeper Water
  4. Terra Gate
  5. Human
  6. I Must Be Dreaming
  7. It Said That
  8. The Room I Am In
  9. Lollipop Opera
  10. Fool
  11. Reggie Song
  12. Out of the Woods

Ulver: Childhood’s End

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On May 28, 2012, “Kscope” label released “Childhood’s End”, the ninth Ulver studio album. It was recorded in 2008 and 2011, at “Crystal Canyon Studios” in Oslo, and was produced by Kristoffer Rygg, Tore Ylwizaker, Jørn H. Sværen and Daniel O’Sullivan. Album cover features a photograph by Hoang Van Danh of Phan Thi Kim Phuc fleeing a napalm attack by the South Vietnamese Air Force in 1972. The album is a collection of covers of “60s psychedelic tracks.

Personnel:

  • Kristoffer Rygg- vocals, programming
  • Tore Ylwizaker – keyboards, programming
  • Jørn H. Sværen – miscellaneous
  • Daniel O’Sullivan- guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Tomas Pettersen, Lars Pedersen – drums
  • Alexander Kloster-Jensen – electric guitar
  • Lars Christian Folkvord – bass
  • Espen Jørgensen, Trond Mjøen – electric and acoustic guitar
  • Mats Engen – bass, vocals, backing vocals
  • Sisi Sumbundu, Ingvild Langgård – vocals
  • Anders Møller – tambourine, shaker, congas
  • Ole Alexander Halstensgård – electronic effects

Track listing:

  1. Bracelets of Fingers (The Pretty Things) – Dick Taylor, Phil May, Wally Walter
  2. Everybody’s Been Burned (The Byrds) – David Crosby
  3. The Trap (Bonniwell’s Music Machine) – Sean Bonniwell
  4. In the Past (We the People) – Wayne Proctor
  5. Today (Jefferson Airplane) – Marty Balin, Paul Kantner
  6. Can You Travel in the Dark Alone? (Gandalf) – Peter Sando
  7. I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) (The Electric Prunes) – Annette Tucker, Nancie Mantz
  8. Street Song (The 13th Floor Elevators) – Stacy Sutherland
  9. 66-5-4-3-2-1 (The Troggs) – Reg Presley
  10. Dark Is the Bark (The Left Banke) – George Cameron, Steve Martin Caro, Tom Finn
  11. Magic Hollow (The Beau Brummels) – Ron Elliott, Sal Valentino
  12. Soon There’ll Be Thunder (Common People) – Denny, Jerrald Robinett
  13. Velvet Sunsets (Music Emporium) – William Cosby, Thom Wade
  14. Lament of the Astral Cowboy (Curt Boettcher) – Curt Boettcher
  15. I Can See the Light (The Fleur de Lys) – Bryn Haworth, Gordon Haskell
  16. Where Is Yesterday (The United States of America) – Dorothy Moskowitz, Ed Bogas, Gordon Marron

ABC: The Lexicon Of Love II

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On May 27, 2016, “Virgin EMI” label released “The Lexicon of Love II”, the ninth ABC studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Martin Fry and Gary Stevenson.

Personnel:

  • Martin Fry– lead and backing vocals
  • Richard Barrett – guitars
  • Matt Backer – guitars
  • Anne Dudley– piano; keyboards; orchestration
  • Rob Fusari– keyboards; programming
  • Peter Gordeno – additional keyboards; programming
  • Stephen Darrell Smith – additional piano
  • Vinzenz Benjamin– bass guitar
  • Richard Brook– drums
  • Carol Kenyon– backing vocals
  • Gina Foster – backing vocals
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Mat Maitland – art direction
  • Henrik Knudsen – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Flames of Desire – Martin Fry, Charlie Mole, Marcus Vere
  2. Viva Love – Martin Fry, Charlie Mole, Marcus Vere
  3. Ten Below Zero – Martin Fry, Charlie Mole, Marcus Vere
  4. Confessions of a Fool – Martin Fry, Rob Fusari
  5. Singer Not the Song – Martin Fry, Rob Fusari
  6. The Ship of the Seasick Sailor – Martin Fry, Rob Fusari
  7. Kiss Me Goodbye – Martin Fry, Charlie Mole, Marcus Vere
  8. I Believe in Love – Martin Fry, Matt Rowe
  9. The Love Inside the Love – Martin Fry, Anne Dudley
  10. Brighter Than the Sun – Martin Fry, Anne Dudley
  11. Viva Love Reprise – Martin Fry, Charlie Mole, Marcus Vere

The Cult: Choice of Weapon

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On May 22, 2012, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Choice of Weapon”, the ninth Cult album. It was recorded March 2011-January 2012, and was produced by Chris Goss and Bob Rock.

Personnel:

  • Ian Astbury- lead vocals
  • Billy Duffy- guitars, backing vocals
  • Jamie Edwards- keyboards, strings
  • Chris Wyse- bass
  • John Tempesta– drums
  • Chris Goss- guitars, backing vocals
  • J. Celi- backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy.

  1. Honey from a Knife
  2. Elemental Light
  3. The Wolf
  4. Life>Death
  5. For the Animals
  6. Amnesia
  7. Wilderness Now
  8. Lucifer
  9. A Pale Horse
  10. This Night in the City Forever

Rick Wakeman: Rhapsodies

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In May 1979, “A&M” label released “Rhapsodies”, the ninth Rick Wakeman album. It was recorded 1978-1979, at “La Grange Studios” and “Mountain Studios” in Switzerland, and was produced by Tony Visconti.

Personnel:

  • Rick Wakeman – likely vocals, keyboards, vocoder
  • Nico Ramsden – electric guitar
  • Tony Visconti- acoustic guitar, engineer
  • Bruce Lynch- bass guitars
  • Frank Gibson, Jr.- drums, percussion
  • David K. Richards- engineer assistant
  • Michael Ross – design
  • Paul Wakefield – photography

Track listing:

All track s by Rick Wakeman, except where noted.

  1. Pedra da Gavea
  2. Front Line
  3. Bombay Duck
  4. Animal Showdown (Yes We Have No Bananas) – Rick Wakeman,Frank Silver, Irving Cohn
  5. Big Ben
  6. Rhapsody in Blue – George Gershwin; arranged by Tony Visconti
  7. Wooly Willy Tango
  8. The Pulse
  9. Swan Lager – music fromTchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” and Grieg’s pianoforte “Concerto in A Minor”; arranged and adapted by Rick Wakeman
  10. March of the Gladiators
  11. Flacons de Neige
  12. The Flasher
  13. The Palais
  14. Stand-By
  15. Sea Horses
  16. Half Holiday
  17. Summertime – George Gershwin,DuBose Heyward; arranged by Rick Wakeman
  18. Credits

James Taylor: Flag

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In May 1979, “Columbia” label released “Flag”, the ninth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded January-March 1979, and was produced by Peter Asher.

Personnel:

  • James Taylor — vocals, guitar
  • Peter Asher— vocals, timbales
  • Graham Nash— vocals
  • Carly Simon— vocals
  • David Spinozza— guitar, strings
  • Waddy Wachtel— acoustic, electric and slide guitar
  • Dan Dugmore— pedal steel guitar
  • Danny Kortchmar— guitar
  • Don Grolnick— keyboards
  • Ralph Schuckett— keyboards
  • Leland Sklar— bass
  • Russ Kunkel— drums, percussion
  • Steve Forman — percussion
  • David Sanborn— saxophone
  • Louise Schulmann — viola
  • Jesse Levy — cello
  • Arif Mardin— strings
  • Arnold McCuller— backing vocals
  • Alex Taylor— backing vocals
  • David Lasley— backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by James Taylor except where noted.

  1. Company Man Johnnie Comes Back
  2. Day Tripper – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  3. I Will Not Lie for You
  4. Brother Trucker
  5. Is That the Way You Look?
  6. S.U.R. (S.U.C.S.I.M.I.M.)
  7. Rainy Day Man – James Taylor, Zach Wiesner
  8. Millworker
  9. Up on the Roof – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
  10. Chanson Française
  11. Sleep Come Free Me

Michael Nesmith: Infinite Rider on the Big Dogma

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In May 1979, “Pacific Arts Records & Tapes“label released “Infinite Rider on the Big Dogma”, the ninth Michael Nesmith solo album. It was recorded in 1979, and was produced by Michael Nesmith.

Personnel:

  • Michael Nesmith – lead vocal. rhythm and lead guitars, arranger
  • Joe Chemay – vocals, arranger
  • Al Perkins- lead and slide guitars
  • John Hobbs – vocals, keyboards
  • David MacKay – bass
  • Paul Leim – drums
  • Lenny Castro- percussion
  • Tom Saviano – saxophone
  • Tom Trefethen – engineer, mixing
  • William Bottrell – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Jerry Takigawa – art direction, design, hand tinting
  • Charles Bush – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Nesmith except “Capsule” by Michael Nesmith, Al Perkins, David Mackay, Paul Leim, John Hobbs and Lenny Castro.

  1. Dance
  2. Magic
  3. Tonite
  4. Flying
  5. Carioca
  6. Cruisin’
  7. Factions
  8. Light
  9. Horserace
  10. Capsule