On April 19, 2012, Mark Lavon “Levon” Helm died aged 71. He was singer, multi – instrumentalist and actor, best known as drummer and vocalists for The Band. He sang on Band classics including The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Up on Cripple Creek, Rag Mama Rag, and The Weight. In February 2008, his album “Dirt Farmer” won “Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album”, and in November same year, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked Helm at number 91 on its list of “100 Greatest Singers of All Time”.
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Joseph Arthur: Let’s Just Be
On April 17, 2007, “Lonely Astronauts” label released “Let’s Just Be”, the sixth Joseph Arthur studio album, and the first with his backing band The Lonely Astronauts. It was recorded October – November 2006, at “Donner & Blitzen Studios, in Arcadia, California, and was produced by Joseph Arthur, Kraig Jarret Johnson, Jennifer Turner, Sibyl Buck and Greg Wieczorek.
Personnel:
- Joseph Arthur– lead vocals, guitar, electric sitar, mixing
- Kraig Jarret Johnson – guitar, lead and backing vocals, keyboards
- Jennifer Turner– guitar, lead and backing vocals
- Sibyl Buck– backing vocals, bass
- Greg Wieczorek– backing vocals, drums
- Mathias Schneeberger – recording
- Fred Kevorkian – mastering
- Davies -original artwork
- Judith Salavetz, Spencer Drate – art direction, design.
- Cerise Leang, Joseph Arthur, Lauren Pattenaude – photography
- Karen Karibian – copy help
Track listing:
All tracks by Joseph Arthur, except where noted.
- Diamond Ring – Joseph Arthur, Kraig Jarret Johnson
- Good Life
- Precious One
- Spaceman
- Take Me Home – Joseph Arthur, Kraig Jarret Johnson
- Chicago
- Cockteeze – Joseph Arthur, Kraig Jarret Johnson
- Lonely Astronaut
- Cocaine Feet
- Let’s Just Be – Joseph Arthur, Kraig Jarret Johnson
- Shake It Off
- Lack a Vision
- Gimmie Some Company – Jennifer Turner
- I Will Carry You – Joseph Arthur, Kraig Jarret Johnson
- Yer the Reason – Joseph Arthur, Kraig Jarret Johnson
- Star Song
Tim Hardin: Tim Hardin 2
In April 1967, “Verve Forecast” label released “Tim Hardin 2”, the second Tim Hardin studio album. It was recorded November 1964 – August 1966, and was produced by Charles Koppelman and Don Rubin
Personnel:
- Tim Hardin – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- David Cohen – finger picking acoustic guitar
- Don Peake – arrangements
- Val Valentin– director of engineering
- Doc Siegel – engineer
- David Krieger – design
- Marshall Harmon – cover photography
- Jerry Schoenbaum – production supervision
Track listing:
All tracks by Tim Hardin.
- If I Were a Carpenter
- Red Balloon
- Black Sheep Boy
- The Lady Came from Baltimore
- Baby Close Its Eyes
- You Upset the Grace of Living When You Lie
- Speak Like a Child
- See Where You Are and Get Out
- It’s Hard to Believe in Love for Long
- Tribute to Hank Williams
The Pigeon Detectives: Up, Guards and at ‘Em!
On April 4, 2011, “Dance to the Radio” label released “Up, Guards and at ‘Em!” the third Pigeon Detectives (The) studio album. It was recorded April – November 2010, and was produced by Justin Gerrish.
Personnel:
- Matt Bowman – vocals
- Oliver Main – guitar
- Ryan Wilson – guitar
- Dave Best – bass
- Jimmi Naylor – drums
Personnel:
All tracks by Oliver Main and Matt Bowman.
- She Wants Me
- Lost
- What Can I Say
- Need to Know This
- Done in Secret
- What You Gonna Do?
- Turn Out the Lights
- Through the Door
- Go at It Completely
- I Don’t Know You
Silverchair: Young Modern
On March 30, 2007, “Eleven” label released “Young Modern”, the fifth and the final Silverchair album. It was recorded April – November 2008, at “Seedy Underbelly Studios” in Los Angeles, “Metalworks Studios” Mississauga, Canada, and was produced by Daniel Johns and Nick Launay.
Personnel:
- Daniel Johns– vocals, guitar
- Alain Johannes– slide guitar
- Chris Joannou– bass guitar
- Ben Gillies– drums
- Luke Steele– guitar, backing vocals
- Yonathan Garfias – guitar
- Michelle Rose – pedal steel guitar
- Paul Mac– keyboards, programming
- Matt Appleton – brass
- Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
- Elysa Gomez, Nayo Wallace– backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Daniel Johns, except where noted.
- Young Modern Station – Daniel Johns, Julian Hamilton
- Straight Lines – Daniel Johns, Julian Hamilton
- If You Keep Losing Sleep
- Reflections of a Sound
- Those Thieving Birds (Part 1) / Strange Behavior / Those Thieving Birds (Part 2)
- The Man That Knew Too Much
- Waiting All Day – Daniel Johns, Julian Hamilton
- Mind Reader – Daniel Johns, Julian Hamilton
- Low
- Insomnia
- All Across the World
Augie March: Moo, You Bloody Choir
On March 11, 2006, “Sony BMG Australia” label released “Moo, You Bloody Choir”, the third Augie March studio album. It was recorded November 2004 – June 2005, at “Sing Sing” and “Woodstock Studios” in Melbourne, “Hyde Street Studios” in San Francisco, “Second World Studios” in Victoria, and was produced by Eric Drew Feldman, Paul McKercher, Glenn Richards, Edmondo Ammendola, Adam Donovan, Kiernan Box and David Williams.
Personnel:
- Glenn Richards – vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Adam Donovan – guitar, keyboards
- Kiernan Box – keyboards
- Edmondo Ammendola – bass guitar
- David Williams – drums, percussion
- Julien Wilson – tenor saxophone
- Ben Gillespie – trombone
- Chris Tanner – clarinet
- Eugene Ball– trumpet
- Miki Tsunoda, Andrea Keeble, Matthew Tompkins – violin
- Esther Michel – sleigh bells
Track listing:
All tracks by Glenn Richards
- One Crowded Hour
- Victoria’s Secrets
- The Cold Acre
- Stranger Strange
- Mother Greer
- The Honey Month
- Just Passing Through
- Thin Captain Crackers
- Bottle Baby
- Wellington Reverie
- The Baron of Sentiment
- Bolte and Dunstan Talk Youth
- Clockwork
- Vernoona
Bertie Higgins: Just Another Day In Paradise
In February 1982, “Kat Family” label released “Just Another Day in Paradise”, the debut Bertie Higgins album. It was recorded January – November 1981, at “Pyramid Eye Recording Studio” in Lookout Mountain, and “Southern Tracks Recording Studio” in Atlanta, and was produced by Sonny Limbo and Scott MacLellan.
Personnel:
- Bertie Higgins: vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, cymbals, percussion
- Ken Bell, Shelton Irwin, Barry Richmond: acoustic and electric guitars
- Jeff Pinkham: acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin
- Norman Blake: mandolin
- John Healy: keyboardsand piano
- Steve Nathan: keyboards, piano, organ
- Gary Baker, Arch Pearson: bass
- Owen Hale, Bill Marshall: drums
- Mickey Buckins, Edward Higgins: congas, percussion
- Ed Leamon: saxophone
- Gloria Higgins-Burke, Doug Johnson, Mann & Phyllis Loiacono, Lu Moss, Dave Powell, Suzi Smith, Mike Sullivan, Cheryl Wilson: backing vocals
Track listing:
- Just Another Day in Paradise – Bertie Higgins, C. Jones, Sonny Limbo
- Casablanca – John Healy, Bertie Higgins, Sonny Limbo
- Candledancer – Bertie Higgins
- Key Largo – Bertie Higgins, Sonny Limbo
- Port O’ Call (Savannah ’55) – Bertie Higgins
- White Line Fever – Bertie Higgins, Sonny Limbo
- The Heart Is the Hunter – Bertie Higgins
- She’s Gone to Live on the Mountain – Bertie Higgins
- Down at the Blue Moon – Bertie Higgins
- The Tropics – Bertie Higgins
Bee Gees: Horizontal
In February 1968, “Polydor” label released “Horizontal”, the fourth Bee Gees studio album. It was recorded July – November 1967, at “Central Sound Studios”, “Chappell Studios” and “IBC Studios” in London, and was produced by Robert Stigwood, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb.
Personnel:
- Barry Gibb– vocal, rhythm guitar
- Robin Gibb– vocals, organ
- Maurice Gibb– bass, piano, mellotron, guitar, vocals
- Vince Melouney– lead guitar
- Colin Petersen– drums
- Bill Shepherd – orchestral arrangement
- Mike Claydon – engineer
- Damon Lyon Shaw – engineer
- John Pantry– engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb.
- World
- And the Sun Will Shine
- Lemons Never Forget
- Really and Sincerely
- Birdie Told Me
- With the Sun in My Eyes
- Massachusetts
- Harry Braff
- Daytime Girl
- The Earnest of Being George
- The Change Is Made
- Horizontal
Van Halen: A Different Kind Of Truth
On February 7, 2012, “Interscope” label released “A Different Kind of Truth”, the twelfth Van Halen studio album. It was recorded November 2010, August 2011 and January 2012, at “Henson Recording Studios” and “5150 Studios”, and was produced by David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen, Wolfgang Van Halen and John Shanks.
Personnel:
- David Lee Roth– lead vocals, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, mixing
- Eddie Van Halen– guitar, backing vocals, mixing
- Wolfgang Van Halen– bass, backing vocals, mixing
- Alex Van Halen– drums, mixing
- Martin Cooke – engineer
- Paul David Hager, Peter Stanislaus – engineer assistant
- Dan Chase – digital editing
- Ross Hogarth – mixing
- Bernie Grundman– mastering
- Smog Design – album cover
- George Hernandez – Inner sleeve design
- Robert Y. Richie Collection – cover image courtesy
- DeGolyer Library, SMU – cover image courtesy
Track listing:
All tracks by Van Halen and David Lee Roth.
- Tattoo
- She’s the Woman
- You and Your Blues
- China Town
- Blood and Fire
- Bullethead
- As Is
- Honeybabysweetiedoll
- The Trouble with Never
- Outta Space
- Stay Frosty
- Big River
- Beats Workin’
Broken Bells: After the Disco
On January 31, 2014, “Columbia” label released “After the Disco”, the second Broken Bells studio album. It was recorded October 2012 – November 2013, at “Mondo Studio” and “Sound Recorders” in Los Angeles, Glenwood Place Studios” in Burbank, California, “Firehouse Studios” in Pasadena, California, and was produced by Danger Mouse (Brian Burton).
Personnel:
- James Mercer– vocals, guitar, bass, organ, synthesizer, percussion
- Brian Burton– drums, organ, piano, synthesizer, percussion, bass, guitar
- Elizabeth Berg, Heather Porcaro, Myla Balugay, Rebecca Ann Stark- backing vocals
Orchestra
- The Angel City String Orchestra – strings
Daniele Luppi – conductor, string arrangement
Anton Riehl – score
Peter Kent – concertmaster, violin
Chris Tedesco – contractor
- Carolyn Osborn – violin
- Erika Walczak – violin
- Jennifer Walton – violin
- Judy Yoo – violin
- Julie Beavers – violin
- Norman Hughes – violin
- Shari Zippert – violin
- Sharon Jackson – violin
- Susan Chatman – violin
- Vladimir Polimatidi – violin
- Adrianna Zoppo – viola
- Brianna Bandy – viola
- Jessica Van Velzen – viola
- Alisha Bauer – cello
- Stefanie Fife – cello
- Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello
- Kamasi Washington – tenor saxophone
- David Ralicke – trombone
- Nathaniel Walcott- trumpet
- Brian Burton – programmer
- Kennie Takahashi – programmer, mixing, recording, engineer
- Todd Monfalcone – recording
- Jeff Peters – recording
- Jacob Dennis – engineer assistant, mixing assistant
- Chris Kahn – engineer assistant, mixing assistant
- Laura Sisk – second engineer
- Jeremy Underwood – engineer assistant
- Todd Monfalcone – second engineer, mixing
- Geoff Neal – mixing assistant
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Jacob Escobedo – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by James Mercer and Brian Burton.
- Perfect World
- After the Disco
- Holding On for Life
- Leave it Alone
- The Changing Lights
- Control
- Lazy Wonderland
- Medicine
- No Matter What You’re Told
- The Angel and the Fool
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