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Chris De Burgh: Flying Colours

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On October 3, 1988, “A&M” label released “Flying Colours”, the ninth Chris de Burgh studio album. It was recorded in “Powerplay Studios” in Zurich, Switzerland, and was produced by Paul Hardiman and Chris de Burgh.

Personnel:

  • Chris de Burgh – vocals, guitars
  • Phil Palmer – guitars
  • Adrian Lee – keyboards
  • Andy Richards – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Chris White – saxophones
  • Peter Van Hooke – drums, percussion
  • Paul Hardiman – engineer, mixing
  • Arnie Acosta – mixing
  • Michael Ross – art direction, design
  • Romas Foord – illustration
  • Paul Cox – photography

All tracks by Chris de Burgh.

  1. Sailing Away
  2. Carry Me (Like a Fire in Your Heart)
  3. Tender Hands
  4. A Night on the River
  5. Leather on My Shoes
  6. Suddenly Love
  7. The Simple Truth (A Child Is Born)
  8. Missing You
  9. I’m Not Scared
  10. Don’t Look Back
  11. Just a Word Away
  12. The Risen Lord
  13. The Last Time I Cried

Merle Haggard And The Strangers: Mama Tried

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On October 3, 1968, “Capitol” label released “Mama Tried”, the seventh Merle Haggard and the Strangers studio album. It was recorded February – March, 1968, ay “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson. In 1999, the album title song won the “Grammy Hall of Fame Award”.

Personnel:

  • Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar

The Strangers:

  • Roy Nichols – guitar
  • Norman Hamlet – steel guitar
  • George French – piano
  • Jerry Ward – bass
  • Eddie Burris – drums
  • Lewis Talley – guitar
  • Tommy Collins – guitar
  • Billy Mize – guitar
  • Glen Campbell – guitar
  • James Burton – guitar
  • Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Merle Haggard, except where noted.

  1. Mama Tried
  2. Green, Green Grass of Home – Curly Putman
  3. Little Ole Wine Drinker Me – Dick Jennings, Hank Mills
  4. In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) – Dolly Parton
  5. I Could Have Gone Right – Mel Tillis
  6. I’ll Always Know
  7. The Sunny Side of Me
  8. Teach Me to Forget – Leon Payne
  9. Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
  10. Run ‘Em Off – Troy Martin, Onie Wheeler
  11. You’ll Never Love Me Now
  12. Too Many Bridges to Cross Over – Dallas Frazier

Genesis: Same

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On October 3, 1983, “Charisma” and “Virgin” label released the self-titled, twelfth Genesis studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “The Farm” in Surrey, England, and was produced by Hugh Padgham, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins and Tony Banks.

Personnel:

  • Mike Rutherford – guitars, bass, backing vocals
  • Tony Banks – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Phil Collins – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Hugh Padgham – engineer
  • Geoff Callingham – technical assistant
  • Bill Smith – design
  • Chris Peyton – sleeve adaptation 

Track listing:

All music by Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks and Phil Collins, lyrics as noted.

  1. Mama – Phil Collins
  2. That’s All – Phil Collins
  3. Home by the Sea – Tony Banks
  4. Second Home by the Sea – Tony Banks
  5. Illegal Alien – Mike Rutherford
  6. Taking It All Too Hard – Mike Rutherford
  7. Just a Job to Do – Mike Rutherford
  8. Silver Rainbow – Tony Banks
  9. It’s Gonna Get Better – Mike Rutherford

Van Morrison: You Win Again

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On October 3, 2000, “Virgin” label released “You Win Again”, the twenty-eighth Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at “The Wool Hall” in Bath, England, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, harmonica
  • Linda Gail Lewis – vocal, piano
  • Ned Edwards – electric guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Paul Godden – steel guitar
  • Lee Goodall – saxophone
  • Pete Hurley – bass
  • Colin Griffin – drums

Track listing:

  1. Let’s Talk About Us – Otis Blackwell
  2. You Win Again – Hank Williams
  3. Jambalaya (On the Bayou) – Hank Williams
  4. Crazy Arms – Ralph Mooney, Chuck Seals
  5. Old Black Joe – Stephen Foster
  6. Think Twice Before You Go – Al Smith
  7. No Way Pedro – Van Morrison
  8. Shot of Rhythm and Blues – Terry Thompson
  9. Real Gone Lover – Dave Bartholomew, Ruth Durand, Joseph Robichaux
  10. Why Don’t You Love Me (Like You Used to Do)? – Hank Williams
  11. Cadillac – Ellas McDaniel
  12. Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes) – Clyde Otis, Murray Stein, Brook Benton
  13. Boogie Chillen – John Lee Hooker

Ian Hunter: YUI Orta

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On October 3, 1989, “Mercury” label released “YUI Orta”, the seventh Ian Hunter studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Bernard Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Ian Hunter – lead and backing vocals, piano
  • Mick Ronson – guitars, backing vocals
  • Tommy Mandel – keyboards
  • Pat Kilbride – bass
  • Bernard Edwards – bass
  • Mickey Curry – drums
  • Joe Cerisano – backing vocals
  • Carmella Long – backing vocals
  • Donnie Kehr – backing vocals
  • Robbie Alter – backing vocals
  • Michèle Vice -backing vocals
  • Carola Westerlund – backing vocals
  • David O’Donnell, Matthew “Boomer” Lamonica, Michael Christopher, Roy Hendrickson – engineer
  • Bernard Edwards, Larry Alexander – mixing
  • Mitchell Kanner – art director, designer

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Hunter, except where noted.

  1. American Music
  2. The Loner
  3. Women’s Intuition – Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson
  4. Tell It Like It Is – Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson
  5. Livin’ in a Heart
  6. Big Time
  7. Cool – Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson
  8. Beg a Little Love – Ian Hunter, Robbie McNasty
  9. Following in your Footsteps – Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson
  10. Sons ‘n’ Lovers
  11. Pain – Ian Hunter, Donnie Kehr
  12. How Much More Can I Take
  13. Sweet Dreamer – Don Gibson, Mick Ronson
  14. 4th Hour of My Sleep – Tucker Zimmerman

The Heartbreakers: L.A.M.F.

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On October 3, 1977, “Track” label released “L.A.M.F.” (abbreviation of Like a Motherfucker), debut and the only Heartbreakers (The) studio album. It was recorded in March 1977, at “Essex” and “Ramport” in London, and was produced by Speedy Keen and Daniel Secunda.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Thunders – lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
  • Walter Lure – lead and backing vocals, rhythm and lead guitar
  • Billy Rath – bass
  • Jerry Nolan – drums, backing vocals
  • Roberta Bayley – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Born to Lose
  2. Baby Talk
  3. All by Myself – Walter Lure, Jerry Nolan
  4. I Wanna Be Loved
  5. It’s Not Enough
  6. Chinese Rocks – Dee Dee Ramone, Richard Hell
  7. Get Off the Phone – Walter Lure, Jerry Nolan
  8. Pirate Love
  9. One Track Mind – Walter Lure, Jerry Nolan
  10. I Love You
  11. Goin’ Steady
  12. Let Go – Johnny Thunders, Jerry Nolan

The Who: The Who By Numbers

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On October 3, 1975, “Polydor” label released “The Who by Numbers”, the seventh Who (The) studio album. It was recorded April – June 1975, at “Shepperton Studios” in Shepperton, Surrey, England, and was produced by Glyn Johns.

Personnel:

  • Roger Daltrey – lead vocals
  • Pete Townshend – guitar, keyboards, banjo, accordion, ukulele, backing vocals, lead vocals
  • John Entwistle – bass, French horn, trumpet, backing vocals, 2nd lead vocal, cover art
  • Keith Moon – drums
  • Nicky Hopkins – piano
  • Glyn Johns – engineer, mixing
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Bob Ludwig – remastering
  • Chris Walter – photography
  • John Swenson – liner notes
  • Chris Charlesworth – executive producer
  • Bill Curbishley – executive producer
  • Robert Rosenberg – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Pete Townshend, except where noted.

  1. Slip Kid
  2. However Much I Booze            
  3. Squeeze Box
  4. Dreaming from the Waist
  5. Imagine a Man
  6. Success Story – John Entwistle
  7. They Are All in Love
  8. Blue Ted and Grey
  9. How Many Friends
  10. In a Hand or a Face

Merle Haggard And The Strangers: Swinging Doors and the Bottle Let Me Down

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On October 3, 1966, “Capitol” label released “Swinging Doors and the Bottle Let Me Down”, the second Merle Haggard and The Strangers studio album. It was recorded August – December 1965, June – August 1966, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson and Fuzzy Owen.

  • Personnel:
  • Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar

The Strangers:

  • Roy Nichols – guitar
  • Ralph Mooney – steel guitar
  • George French – piano
  • Jerry Ward – bass
  • Eddie Burris – drums

with

  • Lewis Talley – guitar
  • James Burton – guitar, dobro
  • Glen Campbell – guitar
  • Phil Baugh – guitar
  • Jack Collier – guitar
  • Glen D. Hardin – piano
  • Bob Morris – bass
  • Bert Dodson – bass
  • Jim Gordon – drums
  • Helen “Peaches” Price – drums
  • Billy Mize – harmony vocals
  • Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Merle Haggard,  except where noted.

  1. Swinging Doors
  2. If I Could Be Him
  3. The Longer You Wait
  4. I’ll Look Over You
  5. I Can’t Stand Me
  6. The Girl Turned Ripe
  7. The Bottle Let Me Down
  8. No More You and Me
  9. Somebody Else You’ve Known
  10. High on a Hilltop – Tommy Collins
  11. This Town’s Not Big Enough – Liz Anderson, Donna Austin
  12. Shade Tree (Fix-It-Man)

The Answer: Revival

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On October 3, 2011, “Spinefarm Records” label released “Revival”, the third Answer (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2011, and was produced by Chris “Frenchie” Smith, Cormac Neeson, Paul Mahon, Micky Waters and James Hatley.

Personnel:

  • Cormac Neeson – vocals, harmonica, piano, mellotron
  • Paul Mahon – guitar, backing vocals, mixing
  • Micky Waters – bass, backing vocals
  • James Heatley – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Paully “Deathwish” Etheredge – Hammond M1, piano, keyboards
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
  • Chris “Frenchie” Smith – additional percussion, mellotron effects, backing vocals, mixing
  • Lynne Jackaman – vocals 
  • Zee Asha, Maria Q – additional vocals
  • Julia Magness, Tracy Todd – backing vocals
  • Alex Brown – backing vocals
  • Jason Buntz – engineer
  • Chris Sheldon – mixing
  • Shawn Joseph – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Waste Your Tears
  2. Use Me
  3. Trouble
  4. Nowhere Freeway
  5. Tornado
  6. Vida (I Want You)
  7. Caught on the Riverbed
  8. Destroy Me
  9. New Day Rising
  10. Can’t Remember, Can’t Forget
  11. One More Revival
  12. Lights are Down

Trey Anastasio: Bar 17

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On October 3, 2006, “Rubber Jungle Records” label released “Bar 17”, the fifth Trey Anastasio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Bryce Goggin and Trey Anastasio.

Personnel:

  • Trey Anastasio – vocal, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion, horns arrangements
  • Carmen Keegan, Christina Durfee, Joan Wasser, Jen Hartswick – vocals
  • John Medeski, Les Hall, Marco Benevento, Ray Paczkowski – keyboards
  • Mike Gordon, Peter Chwazil, Todd Sickafoose, Tony Markellis – bass
  • Elisabeth Stewart, Jacqueline Pickett – string bass
  • Ben Perowski, Joe Russo, Russ Lawton, Skeeto Valdez, Jonathan Fishman – drums
  • Cyro Baptista – percussion
  • Dave Grippo – alto saxophone
  • Briggan Krauss – alto and baritone saxophone
  • Peter Apfelbaum, Russell Remington – tenor saxophone
  • Erik Lawrence – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Jared Slomoff, Jen Hartswick, Steven Bernstein – trumpet
  • Andy Moroz – trombone
  • Russel Remington – flute
  • Sue Schick – clarinet
  • Conni Ellisor, David Angell, David Davidson, Janet Askey, Mark Reneau, Karen Winkelmann – violin
  • Jim Grosjean, Kristin Wilkinson, Monisa Angell – viola
  • David Hancock, Sarighani Reist, Gary Tussing – cello
  • Greg Adams – horns arrangements
  • Don Hart – strings arrangements, conductor
  • Adam Sachs, Anthony Ruotolo, Jared Slomoff, Rick Beato, Peter Carini, Ken Lanyon, Bobby Shin – recording
  • Fred Kevorkian – mastering
  • Ben Collette – additional editing, production assistant
  • W.F.N. Productions – art direction, design
  • Beth Mantuori Rowles – studio coordinator
  • Danny Clinch – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Trey Anastasio, except where noted.

  1. Host Across the Potomac
  2. If You’re Walking
  3. Dragonfly – Joe Russo, Marco Benevento, Mike Gordon, Trey Anastasio
  4. Bar 17
  5. Mud City
  6. Let me Lie – Tom Marshall, Trey Anastasio
  7.  What’ Done
  8. Goodbye Head – Eliza Anastasio, Trey Anastasio
  9. A Case of Ice and Snow – Cruz (Benny Stockling), Kevin Hoffman, Trey Anastasio
  10. Empty House
  11. Gloomy Sky
  12. Shadow
  13. Cincinnati – Tom Marshall, Trey Anasatsio