On October 24, 2018, Melvin M. Ragin aka Wah Wah Watson died aged 67. He was musician (guitar), famous for his unique skills with wah-wah pedal. He was member of The Funk Brothers, the studio band for “Motown Records”, recorded and performed with Dizzy Gillespie, John Lee Hooker, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Vanessa Williams, Thelma Houston, The Four Tops, The Jackson 5, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, Michael Jackson, Maxwell, The Beach Boys, George Benson, Bobbi Humphrey, Janet Jackson, Yung Berg, Blondie, Norman Whitfield, The Undisputed Truth, Donald Byrd, Labelle, Love Unlimited, Cher, Meshell Ndegeocello, Gloria Gaynor, The Temptations (his guitar work on “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone”), Pointer Sisters, Martha Reeves, Rose Royce, Bob Scaggs and Herbie Hancock. As leader, Wah Wah Watson released one solo album (Elementary, 1976).
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After the Fire: 80-f
On October 24, 1980, “CBS” label released “80-f”, the third After the Fire studio album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Utopia Studios” in London, and was produced by Reinhold Mack and Tony Mansfield.
Personnel:
- Peter “Memory” Banks – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
- John Russell – vocals, guitars
- Andy Piercy – vocals, bass guitar
- Pete King – drums, percussion
- Reinhold Mack – engineer, mixing
- Pete Hammond – engineer
- Kevin Matcalf – mastering
Track listing:
- 1980-F – Peter Banks
- Love Will Always Make You Cry – Andy Piercy, Peter Banks
- Can You Face It – Andy Piercy, Peter Banks
- Who’s Gonna Love You (When You’re Old and Fat and Ugly) – Andy Piercy, Peter Banks
- Starfight – Andy Piercy, Peter Banks
- Wild West Show – Andy Piercy, Peter Banks
- Billy Billy – Andy Piercy, Peter Banks
- It’s High Fashion – Andy Piercy, Peter Banks, John Russell
- Why Can’t We Be Friends? – Andy Piercy, Peter Banks, John Russell, Pete King
- Joanne – Andy Piercy, Peter Banks
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: Organisation
On October 24, 1980, “Dindisc” label released “Organisation”, the second Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark studio album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Ridge Farm” in Rusper, England, “Advision” in London, and was produced by Mike Howlett.
Personnel:
- Paul Humphreys – vocals, synthesizers, electronic organ, electronic and acoustic piano, rhythm programming, acoustic and electronic percussion
- Andy McCluskey – vocals, synthesizer, bass guitar, electronic organ, treated acoustic piano, rhythm programming, acoustic and electronic percussion
- Malcolm Holmes – drums, percussion
Track listing:
- Enola Gay – Andy McCluskey
- 2nd Thought – Andy McCluskey
- VCL XI – Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey
- Motion and Heart – Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey
- Statues – Andy McCluskey
- The Misunderstanding – Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey
- The More I See You – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
- Promise – Paul Humphreys
- Stanlow – Paul Humphreys, Andy McCluskey
Magazine: No Thyself
On October 24, 2011, “Wire-Sound” label released “No Thyself”, the fifth and final Magazine studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Red Bird”, “Apollo Control”.
Personnel:
- Howard Devoto – vocals
- Norman Fisher-Jones (aka Noko) – guitar, backing vocals
- Dave Formula – keyboards
- Jonathan “Stan” White – bass guitar, backing vocals
- John Doyle – drums
- Christine Hanson – cello, strings
- Rosalie Cunningham – backing vocals
- Ashley Krajewski – engineer
- Mike Nielsen – mixing
- Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
- Odilon Redon – illustrations
Track listing:
All lyrics by Howard Devoto, except where noted, all music by Howard Devoto, John Doyle, Dave Formula and Norman Fisher-Jones, except where noted.
- Do the Meaning – Howard Devoto, John Doyle, Dave Formula, Norman Fisher-Jones, Pete Shelley
- Other Thematic Material
- The Worst of Progress….
- Hello Mister Curtis (With Apologies)
- Physics
- Happening in English
- Holy Dotage
- Of Course Howard (1979)
- Final Analysis Waltz
- The Burden of a Song
- Blisterpack Blues” (bonus track)
Medeski, Martin And Wood: The Dropper
On October 24, 2000, “Blue Note” label released “The Dropper”, the tenth Medeski, Martin & Wood album. It was recorded 1999 – 2000, at “Shacklyn” in Brooklyn, New York City, and was produced by John Medeski, Billy Martin, and Chris Wood.
Personnel:
- John Medeski – keyboards
- Billy Martin – drums, percussion
- Chris Wood – basses
- Marshall Allen – alto sax
- Marc Ribot – guitars
- Eddie Bobe – congas
- Paula Potocki – surdo
- Charlie Burnham – violin
- Joan Wasser – violin
- Jane Scarpantoni – cello
- Scotty Hard, David Baker – engineer, mixing
- Phillip Harvey – engineer assistant
- Phil Painson – engineer assistant
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Andy Van Dette – mastering assistant
- Chippy- art direction, design
- Danny Clinch – photography
Track listing:
- We Are Rolling
- Big Time
- Fèlic
- Partido Alto
- Illinization
- Bone Digger
- Note Bleu
- The Dropper
- Philly Cheese Blunt
- Sun Sleigh
- Tsukemono
- Shacklyn Knights
- Norah 6
Terje Isungset and Arve Henriksen: World of Glass
On October 24, 2014, “All Ice” label released “World of Glass”, album by Terje Isungset and Arve Henriksen. It was recorded December 2011, live in Tallinn, and in 2012 in Bergen, Norway, and was produced by Arve Henriksen and Terje Isungset. All instruments used on the album are made out of glass, 15 glass artists worked on making instruments for two years.
Personnel:
- Arve Henriksen – glass horns, glass trumpets, recording, mixing, editing
- Terje Isungset – glass percussion, concept, recording, mixing, editing
- Asle Karstad, Estonian Public Broadcasting – live recording engineer
- Daniel Mikael Wold – mixing, mastering
- Lasse Berntzen – album cover
- Kaupo Kikkas – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Terje Isungset and Arve Henriksen.
- Cave
- Looking Through
- Transparent Shadow
- Crystal Clear
- Surface
- Optical Density
- Silica
- Obsidian
- Float
- Crunchy Crystal
- Melting Glass Process
- Blow
- Murano Stories
- Prism
- Clearness At Departure
Airto Moreira: Free
On October 24, 1972, “CTI” label released “Free”, the third Airto Moreira studio album. It was recorded March – April 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- Airto Moreira– vocals, percussion
- Flora Purim– vocals
- George Benson– guitar
- Jay Berliner– guitar
- Keith Jarrett– piano
- Nelson Ayres – electric piano
- Chick Corea– piano, electric piano
- Ron Carter– double bass
- Stanley Clarke– bass guitar
- Joe Farrell– soprano saxophone, alto and bass flutes, piccolo
- Burt Collins– trumpet, flugelhorn
- Mel Davis– trumpet, flugelhorn
- Alan Rubin– trumpet, flugelhorn
- Wayne Andre– trombone
- Garnett Brown– trombone
- Joe Wallace – trombone
- Hubert Laws– flute
- Don Sebesky– arranger
Track listing:
- Return to Forever – Chick Corea
- Flora’s Song – Flora Purim
- Free – Airto Moreira
- Lucky Southern – Keith Jarrett
- Creek (Arroio) – Victor Brazil
- So Tender – Keith Jarrett
- Jequié – Moacir Santos
The Walkmen: Pussy Cats Starring the Walkmen
On October 24, 2006, “Record Collection” label released “Pussy Cats Starring the Walkmen”, the fourth Walkmen (The) studio album. It is song cover of the 1974 Harry Nilsson album “Pussy Cats” which was produced by John Lennon.
Personnel:
- Matt Barrick– conga, drums, maracas, tambourine, cowbell, wood block
- Peter Bauer– organ, farfisa organ, Vox Continental
- Hamilton Leithauser– vocals, acoustic guitar, glockenspiel, electric guitar, handwriting
- Walter Martin– acoustic guitar, bass, kazoo, maracas, organ, piano, tambourine, triangle, vibraslap, cowbell, fuzz bass, slide whistle
- Quentin Stoltzfus– vocals
- Alex Waterman– cello, string arrangements
- Dana Lyn– viola
- Rob Moose – violin
- Paul Maroon– piano, electric guitar
- Chris Colbert, Kevin McMahon– engineer, mixing
- Elijah Thomson– engineer assistant, mixing assistant
Track listing:
- Many Rivers to Cross – Jimmy Cliff
- Subterranean Homesick Blues – Bob Dylan
- Don’t Forget Me – Harry Nilsson
- All My Life – Harry Nilsson
- Old Forgotten Soldier- Harry Nilsson
- Save the Last Dance – Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
- Mucho Mungo/Mt. Elga – John Lennon, Harry Nilsson
- Loop De Loop – Ted Vann
- Black Sails – Harry Nilsson
- Rock Around the Clock – Jimmy DeKnight, Max C. Freedman
Sparta: Threes
On October 24, 2006, “Hollywood Records” label released “Threes”, the third Sparta studio album. It was recorded March – June 2006, at, “Robert Lang Studios” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Dave Bassett.
Personnel:
- Keeley Davis– vocals, guitar
- Jim Ward– vocals, guitar
- Matt Miller- bass, backup vocals
- Tony Hajjar– drums
- Chris Henrich- pedal steel guitar
- Merry Clayton- backing vocals
- Liz Smith- guitar technician
- Gregg Keplinger- drum technician
- Joe Chiccarelli– engineer
- Dave Bassett, George Gumbs- engineer
- Jared Kvitka – engineer assistant
- Mike Major– mixing
- Alan Yoshida– mastering
- Erik Ron- digital editing
- Ray Wallace– paintings
- Geert Teuwen- cover photo
Track listing:
- Untreatable Disease
- Crawl
- Unstitch Your Mouth
- Taking Back Control
- Erase It Again
- Atlas
- The Most Vicious Crime
- False Start
- Weather the Storm
- Right.Return. (Straight In Our Hands)
- Without a Sound
- Translations
Fats Domino
On October 24, 2017, Antoine “Fats” Domino Jr. died aged 89. He was musician (piano), singer and song-writer, regarded as one of the Rock and Roll pioneers and most important artists in the popularization of the early rock and roll. He had 11 top 10 hits between 1955 and 1960, and 35 records in the U.S. Billboard Top 40. His best known songs are “Ain’t That a Shame” and “Blueberry Hill”, and he has sold more than 65 million records worldwide. Fats Domino was one the first musicians inducted in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.
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