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Ian Sweet: Sucker

On November 3, 2023, “Polyvinyl Record Co.” label released “Sucker”, the fourth Ian Sweet studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Outliner Inn” in New York, and was produced by Ian Sweet, Alex Craig, and Isaac Eiger.

Personnel:

  • Jilian Medford (Ian Sweet) – vocals, guitar, synthesizer
  • Alex Craig – guitar, synthesizer
  • Isaac Eiger – guitar, synthesizer, piano

Track listing:

All tracks by Jilian Medford and Alex Craig.

  1. Bloody Knees
  2. Smoking Again
  3. Emergency Contact
  4. Sucker
  5. Comeback
  6. Your Spit
  7. Clean
  8. Fight
  9. Slowdance
  10. Hard

Till Lindermann: Zunge

On November 3, 2023, Till Lindemann self-released “Zunge”, his debut album. It was recorded 2021 – 2023, and was produced by Sky van Hoff, Daniel Karelly, Olsen Involtini, Lois Cass and Clemens Wijers.

Personnel:

  • Till Lindemann – vocals
  • Sky van Hoff – choir, instruments, engineer, mixing
  • Daniel Karelly – instruments, backing vocals, mixing
  • Lois Cass – keyboards, programming
  • Clemens Wijers – instruments, backing vocals, engineer
  • Marco Bayati – choir, drums, editor
  • Marco Kollenz – vocals, choir, engineer, editor
  • Constantin Krieg – keyboards, programming 
  • Martin Te Laak – choir, conductor, arrangements
  • Aachener Kammenchor – choir, performer
  • Olsen Involtini – mixing
  • Svante Forsbäck – mastering
  • Den Zozulya – artwork
  • Rocket & Wink – artwork, art direction, design
  • Gleb Davydov – artwork, concept

Track listing:

All lyrics by Till Lindemann.

  1. Zunge – Daniel Karelly
  2. Sport frei – Sky van Hoff
  3. Altes Fleisch – Sky van Hoff
  4. Übers Meer – Lois Cass, Olsen Involtini
  5. Du hast kein Herz – Sky van Hoff
  6. Tanzlehrerin – Sky van Hoff
  7. Nass – Daniel Karelly
  8. Alles für die Kinder – Clemens Wijers
  9. Schweiß – Sky van Hoff
  10. Lecker – Daniel Karelly
  11. Selbst verliebt (Self-Love) (ends at 2:50) – Olsen Involtini, Daniel Karelly (hidden track, starts at 3:20)

The Mahavishnu Orchestra: The Inner Mounting Flame

On November 3, 1971, “Columbia” label released “The Inner Mounting Flame”, the debut Mahavishnu Orchestra studio album. It was recorded in August 1971, at “CBS Studios” in New York City, and was produced by John McLaughlin.

Personnel:

  • John McLaughlin – guitar
  • Jan Hammer – keyboards, organ
  • Rick Laird – bass
  • Billy Cobham – drums, percussion
  • Jerry Goodman – violin
  • Don Puluse – engineer
  • Ron Coro – design
  • Anthony Hixon – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John McLaughlin.

  1. Meeting of the Spirits
  2. Dawn
  3. The Noonward Race
  4. A Lotus on Irish Streams
  5. Vital Transformation
  6. The Dance of Maya
  7. You Know You Know
  8. Awakening

Quincy Jones

On November 3, 2024, Quincy Delight Jones Jr. died aged 91. He was musician (trumpet), music producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer, with career spanned over 70 years. He was named one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century by magazine “Time”.

For his work he received the following awards and honors:

  • Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music (1983)
  • Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement presented by Awards Council member Ray Charles in 1984.
  • Grammy Legend Award in 1992
  • Garfield High School in Seattle named a performing arts center after him.
  • Quincy Jones Elementary School, located in South Central Los Angeles, is named after him.
  • Humanitarian Award at the BET Awards in 2008.
  • John F. Kennedy Center Honors in 2001.
  • National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama on March 2, 2011.
  • Los Angeles Press Club Visionary Award in 2014.
  • Honorary doctorate from the Royal Academy of Music, London, in 2015.
  • Ahmet Ertegun Award in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.
  • In 2021, Jones was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame as a “foundational inductee”.
  • He won 28 Grammy Awards (third in the list of all-time Grammy award wins).

Quincy Jones was producer of “Thriller” by Michael Jackson (1982), the best sold album in music history (more than 51.3 million copies sold).

As leader, Quincy Jones released 40 albums.  

Drop Nineteens: Hard Light

On November 3, 2023, “Wharf Cat” label released “Hard Light”, the third Drop Nineteens studio albums. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Greg Ackell and Steve Zimmerman.

Personnel:

  • Greg Ackell – vocals, guitar, artwork, design
  • Paula Kelley – vocals, guitar
  • Motohiro Yasue – guitar
  • Steve Zimmerman – bass guitar, engineer
  • Pete Koeplin – drums
  • Max Rose – tenor and baritone saxophone, additional engineering
  • Aaron Tap – additional engineering
  • Brian Charles – mixing
  • Carl Saff – mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Greg Ackell, all music by Greg Ackell, Steve Zimmerman, Paula Kelley, Motohiro Yasue and Peter Koeplin, except where noted.

  1. Hard Light
  2. Scapa Flow
  3. Gal
  4. Tarantula
  5. The Price Was High
  6. Rose with Smoke
  7. A Hitch
  8. Lookout
  9. Another One Another
  10. Policeman Getting Lost – arranged by Paula Kelley, music and lyrics by the Clientele
  11. T

Lol Tolhurst, Budgie And Jacknife Lee: Los Angeles

On November 3, 2023, “PIAS Recordings” label released “Los Angeles”, album by Lol Tolhurst, Budgie and Jacknife Lee. It was recorded in Jacknife Lee’s home studio, in Topanga, California, and was produced by Jacknife Lee.

Personnel:

  • Jacknife Lee – voice, drums, percussion, vibraphone, keyboards, loops, synth, guitar, bass, recorder, engineer, mixing
  • Budgie – voice, drums, percussion, vibraphone, marimba
  • Laurence Tolhurst – drums, percussion, vibraphone, synth, loops, photography
  • The Edge – guitar
  • Jordan Katz – horns
  • Pan Amsterdam  – voice, trumpet
  • Davide Rossi – strings
  • Arrow De Wilde, Betsey Lee, Bobby Gillespie, Esme Lee, Isaac Brock, James Murphy, Lonnie Holley – voice
  • Matt Bishop – engineer
  • John Davis – lacquer cut

Track listing:

All lyrics as noted, all music by Budgie, Jacknife Lee and Lol Tolhurst.

  1. This is What It Is (To Be Free) – Bobby Gillespie, Jacknife Lee
  2. Los Angeles – James Murphy
  3. Uh Oh – Arrow de Wilde
  4. Ghosted at Home – Bobby Gillespie
  5. Train with No Station – Lol Tolhurst, Gray Tolhurst
  6. Bodies – Lonnie Holley
  7. Everything and Nothing
  8. Travel Channel – Pan Amsterdam
  9. Country of the Blind – Bobby Gillespie
  10. The Past (Being Eaten)
  11. We Got to Move – Isaac Brock
  12. Noche Oscura
  13. Skins – James Murphy

Bar Italia: The Twits

On November 3, 2023, “Matador” label released “The Twits”, the fourth Bar Italia studio album. It was recorded February – April 2023, at band’s home studio in Mallorca, Spain, and was produced by Nina Cristante, Jezmi Fehmi and Sam Fenton.

Personnel:

  • Nina Cristante – vocals, engineer
  • Sam Fenton – vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Jezmi Taril Fehmi – vocals, guitar
  • Marta Salogni – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Nina Cristante, Jezmi Fehmi, and Sam Fenton.

  1. My Little Tony
  2. Real House Wibes (Desperate House Vibes)
  3. Twist
  4. World’s Greatest Emoter
  5. Calm Down with Me
  6. Shoo
  7. Que Surprise
  8. Hi Fiver
  9. Brush w Faith
  10. Glory Hunter
  11. Sounds Like You Had to Be There
  12. Jelsy
  13. Bibs

Bob Dylan: Good As I Been To You

On November 3, 1992, “Columbia” label released “Good as I Been to You”, the twenty-eighth Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded in 1992, at Bob Dylan’s garage studio, in Malibu, and was produced by Debbie Gold.

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Micajah Ryan – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Jimmy Wachtel – front cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks are traditional, arranged by Bob Dylan, except where noted.

  1. Frankie & Albert – arranged by Mississippi John Hurt
  2. Jim Jones
  3. Blackjack Davey
  4. Canadee-i-o – arranged by Nic Jones
  5. Sittin’ on Top of the World – arranged by Walter Vinson, Lonnie Chatmon
  6. Little Maggie
  7. Hard Times – arranged by Stephen Foster
  8. Step It Up and Go
  9. Tomorrow Night – arranged by Sam Coslow, Will Grosz
  10. Arthur McBride – arranged by Paul Brady
  11. You’re Gonna Quit Me – arranged by Blind Blake
  12. Diamond Joe
  13. Froggie Went a Courtin

Gasolin’: Efter endnu en dag

On November 3, 1976, “CBS” label released “Efter endnu en dag”, the sixth Gasolin’ studio album. It was recorded August – September 1976, at “Sweet Silence Studios” in Copenhagen, “Trente Mølle” in Funen, Denmark, and was produced by Roy Thomas Baker.

Personnel:

  • Kim Larsen – vocals
  • Franz Beckerlee – guitar
  • Wili Jønsson – bass guitar
  • Søren Berlev – drums
  • Fessors Big City Band: Finn Otto Hansen, Steen Vig, Elith “Nulle” Nykjær, Ole “Fessor” Linggreen, Torben “Plys” Petersen, Ole Skipper Mosgaard, Thorkild Møller & “Bageren”
  • Birgitte Lindhardt – vocal solo
  • Anne Linnet, Lis Sørensen – backing vocals
  • Freddy Hansson – engineer
  • Flemming Rasmussen – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All lyrics by Søren Berlev, Franz Beckerlee, Wili Jønsson, Kim Larsen, M. Mogensen, D. Beck and M. Moloney, all music by Søren Berlev, Franz Beckerlee, Wili Jønsson and Kim Larsen, except where noted.

  1. Pilli Villi – Søren Berlev, Franz Beckerlee, Wili Jønsson, Kim Larsen, Wendorf-Mogensen
  2. Mamma CuCu – Søren Berlev, Franz Beckerlee, Wili Jønsson, Kim Larsen, Beck-Moloney
  3. Bella Donna
  4. Kloden drejer stille rundt
  5. De gule enker
  6. Sirenesangen
  7. Twilight Birds – Søren Berlev, Franz Beckerlee, Wili Jønsson, Kim Larsen, Moloney
  8. Tantes foto
  9. De fem årstider
  10. Pas på svinget i Solrød – Søren Berlev, Franz Beckerlee, Wili Jønsson, Kim Larsen, Steensted-Mogensen
  11. Stenalderjazz – Søren Berlev, Franz Beckerlee, Wili Jønsson, Kim Larsen
  12. This Is My Life – Søren Berlev, Franz Beckerlee, Wili Jønsson, Kim Larsen, Beck, Moloney

The Miracles: Four In Blue

On November 3, 1969, “Motown” label released “Four in Blue”, album by The Miracles. It was recorded in 1969, at “Hitsville USA” in Detroit, and was produced by Smokey Robinson.

Personnel:

  • Smokey Robinson – lead vocals
  • Claudette Robinson – backing vocals
  • Pete Moore – backing vocals
  • Bobby Rogers – backing vocals
  • Ronnie White – backing vocals
  • Marv Tarplin – guitar

Track listing:

  1. You Send Me (With Your Good Lovin’) – Al Cleveland, Terry “Buzzy” Johnson, Smokey Robinson
  2. Dreams Dreams – Smokey Robinson, Al Cleveland
  3. Tomorrow Is Another Day – Deke Richards, Beatrice Verdi
  4. Hey Jude – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  5. California Soul – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  6. A Legend in Its Own Time – Smokey Robinson
  7. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – Barry Mann, Phil Spector, Cynthia Weil
  8. We Can Make It We Can – Nikolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  9. When Nobody Cares – Smokey Robinson
  10. Don’t Say You Love Me – Richard Morris
  11. Wish I Knew – Debbie Dean, Deke Richards
  12. My World Is Empty Without You – Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland