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Creedence Clearwater Revival: Willy And The Poor Boys

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On November 2, 1969, “Fantasy” label released “Willy and the Poor Boys”, the fourth Creedence Clearwater Revival studio album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, California, and was produced by John Fogerty. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 392 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time.

Personnel:

  • John Fogerty– vocals, lead guitar, piano, harmonica, arranger
  • Tom Fogerty– rhythm guitar
  • Stu Cook– bass, washtub bass
  • Doug Clifford– drums, washboard
  • Steve Cropper– guitar
  • Booker T. Jones– organ
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn– bass
  • Al Jackson, Jr.– drums
  • Basul Parik – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Fogerty, except where noted.

  1. Down on the Corner
  2. It came Out of the Sky
  3. Cotton Fields -Huddie Ledbetter
  4. Poorboy Shufle
  5. Feelin’ Blue
  6. Fortunate Son
  7. Don’t Look Now (It Ain’t You or Me)
  8. The Midnight Special – traditional arr. John Fogerty
  9. Side o’ the Road
  10. Effigy

Keith Emerson

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On March 11, 2016, Keith Noel Emerson died aged 71. He was composer and keyboardist, member of the Keith Emerson Trio, John Brown’s Bodies, Gary Farr and the T-Bones, The V.I.P.’s, P. P. Arnold and The Nice, but he was best known as founding member and keyboardist of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP). Emerson is widely regarded as the greatest keyboardist in the history of rock music.

Mothers Of Invention: Cruising With Ruben & The Jets

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On December 2, 1968, “Bizarre”  and “Verve” labels released “Cruising with Ruben & the Jets”, the fourth Mothers of Invention studio album. It is part of Mothers project named “No Commercial potential” which featured three albums: “Uncle Meat”, We’re in it Only for the Money” and “Lumpy Gravy”. The album was recorded December 1967 – February 1968, at the “Apostolic Studios” in New York, and was produced by Frank Zappa.

Personnel:

  • Frank Zappa– low grumbles, oo-wah and lead guitar, bass, piano, drums
  • Ray Collins– lead vocals
  • Roy Estrada– high weazlings, dwaedy-doop and electric bass
  • Jimmy Carl Blackand/or Arthur Dyer Tripp III – lewd pulsating rhythm
  • Ian Underwoodor and Don Preston – redundant piano triplets
  • Motorhead Sherwood– baritone sax, tambourine
  • Bunk Gardner, Ian Underwood – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Cal Schenkel – artwork, cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Zappa, except where noted.

  1. Cheap Thrills
  2. Love of My Life – Frank Zappa and Ray Collins
  3. How Could I Be Such a Fool
  4. Deseri – Ray Collins and Paul Buff
  5. I’m Not Satisfied
  6. Jerry Roll Gum Drop
  7. Anything – Ray Collins
  8. Later That Night
  9. You Didn’t Try to Call Me
  10. Fountain of Love – Frank Zappa and Ray Collins
  11. No. No.
  12. Anyway the Wind Blows
  13. Stuff Up the Cracks

Frank Zappa: The Yellow Shark

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On November 2, 1993, “Barking Pumpkin Records” label released “The Yellow Shark”, the sixty second Frank Zappa’ album. “The Yellow Shark” features live recordings from the “Ensemble Modern’s” 1992 performances of Zappa’s orchestral music, and was produced by  Frank Zappa.  This was Zappa’s  last album released before his death one month later.

Personnel:

  • Frank Zappa – conductor, performer
  • Detlef Tewes – mandolin
  • Jürgen Ruck – banjo, guitar
  • Andreas Böttger – percussion
  • Dietmar Wiesner – flute
  • Catherine Milliken – oboe, English horn, bass oboe, didjeridu
  • Roland Diry – clarinet
  • Wolfgang Stryi – bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, contrabass clarinet
  • Veit Scholz – bassoon, contrabassoon
  • Franck Ollu, Stefan Dohr – French horn
  • William Formann, Michael Gross – cornet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, trumpet
  • Uwe Dierksen – trombone, soprano trombone
  • Michael Svoboda – trombone, euphonium, didjeridu, alphorn
  • Daryl Smith – tuba
  • Hermann Kretzschmar – celeste, harpsichord, voices, piano
  • Ueli Wiget – celeste, harpsichord, harp, piano
  • Rumi Ogawa-Helferich – cymbalom, percussion
  • Ensemble Modern
  • Peter Rundel – violin, conductor
  • Ellen Wegner – harp
  • Mathias Tacke, Claudia Sack – violin
  • Hilary Sturt – violin, voices
  • Friedemann Dähn – violoncello
  • Thomas Fichter- contrabass, Fichter electric upright bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Zappa.

  1. Intro
  2. Dog Breath Variations
  3. Uncle Meat
  4. Outrage at Valdez
  5. Times Beach It
  6. III Revised
  7. The Girl in the magnesium Dress
  8. Be Bop Tango
  9. Ruth is Sleeping
  10. None of the Above
  11. Pentagon Afternoon
  12. Questi Cazzi Di Piccione
  13. Times Beach III
  14. Food Gathering in Post Industrial America 1992
  15. Welcome to the United States
  16. Pound for a Brown
  17. Exercise #4
  18. Get Whitey
  19. G-Spot Tornado

George Harrison: Cloud Nine

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On November 2, 1987, “Dark Horse” label released “Cloud Nine”, the eleventh George Harrison studio album.  It was recorded January – August 1987, at the “FPSHOT” in Oxfordshire, and was produced by Jeff Lynne and George Harrison. This was the last studio album released during Harrison’s lifetime.

Personnel:

  • George Harrison– lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, sitar, backing vocals
  • Jeff Lynne– bass, guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Eric Clapton– guitar
  • Elton John– piano
  • Gary Wright– piano
  • Ringo Starr– drums
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Ray Cooper– drums, percussion
  • Jim Horn– baritone and tenor sax
  • Bobby Kok – cello
  • Vicki Brown– vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by George Harrison, except where noted.

  1. Cloud 9
  2. That’s What It Takes – George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Gary Wright
  3. Fish on the Sand
  4. Just for Today
  5. This Is Love – George Harrison, Jeff Lynne
  6. When We Was Fab – George Harrison, Jeff Lynne
  7. Devil’s Radio
  8. Someplace Else
  9. Wreck of the Hesperus
  10. Breath Away from Heaven
  11. Got My Mind Set on You – Rudy Clark

The Police: Outlandos d’Amour

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On November 2, 1978, “A&M” label released “Outlandos d’Amour”, the debut Police album.  It was recorded January – June 1978, at the “Surrey Sound Studios”, and was produced by Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album  at number 428 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”

Personnel:

  • Sting– lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, harmonica, butt piano
  • Andy Summers– guitar, piano, backing vocals, spoken word
  • Stewart Copeland– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Joe Sinclair – piano
  • Nigel Gray, Chris Gray – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Sting, except where noted.

  1. Next to You
  2. So Lonely
  3. Roxanne
  4. Hole in My Life
  5. Peanuts – Sting, Stewart Copeland
  6. Can’t Stand Losing You
  7. Truth Hurts Everybody
  8. Born in the 50’
  9. Be My Girl Sally – Sting, Andy Summers
  10. Masoko Tanga

Miles Davis: Water Babies

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On November 2, 1976, “Columbia” label released “Water Babies”, Miles Davis studio album. “Water Babies” is a collection of “leftovers” from 1967’s “Nefertiti”, “Filles de Kilimanjaro” and 1968’s “In a Silent Way” sessions. The recording sessions took place on June 7, 13, 23, 1967, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York; and November 11–12, 1968, at “Columbia Studio B” in New York. The album was produced by Teo Macero.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis– trumpet
  • Wayne Shorter– tenor saxophone
  • Herbie Hancock– piano
  • Chick Corea– electric piano
  • Ron Carter– bass
  • Dave Holland– bass
  • Tony Williams– drums
  • Stan Tonkel – recording
  • Russ Payne – engineer
  • Stan Weiss – engineer
  • Corky McCoy – illustration

All tracks by Wayne Shorter, except where noted.

  1. Water Babies
  2. Capricorn
  3. Sweet Pea
  4. Two Faced
  5. Dual Mr. Anthony Tillmon Williams Process – Miles Davis, Tony Williams