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Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Trilogy

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Trilogy

On July 6, 1972, “Island” label released “Trilogy”, the third Emerson, Lake & Palmer studio album. It was recorded October 1971 – January 1972, at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Greg Lake.

Personnel:

  • Keith Emerson – Hammond organ C3, Steinway piano, Moog synthesizer III-C, Mini-Moog model D, Zurna
  • Greg Lake – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass guitar
  • Carl Palmer – drums, percussion
  • Eddy Offord – engineer
  • Barry Diament – mastering
  • Hipgnosis – design

Track listing:

  1. The Endless Enigma (Part One) – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake
  2. Fugue – Keith Emerson
  3. The Endless Enigma (Part Two) – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake
  4. From the Beginning – Greg Lake
  5. The Sheriff – Keith Emerson, Greg lake
  6. Hoedown – Aaron Copland, arr. Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer
  7. Trilogy – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake
  8. Living Sin – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer
  9. Abaddon’s Bolero – Keith Emerson

 

 

MC 5: High Time

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High Time

On July 6, 1971, “Atlantic” label released “High Time”, the second MC5 studio album. It was recorded September–October 1970,  at “Artie Fields Studios” in Detroit, ”Lansdowne Studios” and “Pye Studios” in London, and was produced by Fred Smith, Wayne Kramer, Dennis Thompson, Rob Tyner and Geoffrey Haslam.

Personnel:

  • Fred “Sonic” Smith – vocals, guitar, harmonica, organ, sandpaper
  • Wayne Kramer– vocals, guitar, piano
  • Michael Davis – vocals, bass
  • Dennis Thompson – vocals, drums, tambourine, tamboes, acme scraper, percussion
  • Rob Tyner– vocals, harmonica, maracas, rockas, castanets, congas
  • Pete Kelly – piano
  • Skip Knapp – organ
  • Butch O’Brien – bass drum
  • Bob Seger– percussion
  • Dave Heller – percussion
  • Kinki Lepew – percussion
  • Dave Morgan – percussion
  • Scott Morgan– percussion
  • Ellis Dee – percussion
  • Bobby Wayne Derminer – wizzer
  • Marlene Driscoll – vocals
  • Joanne Hill – vocals
  • Brenda Knight – vocals
  • Charles Moore – vocals, flugelhorn
  • Leon Henderson – tenor saxophone
  • Rick Ferretti – trumpet
  • Dan Bullock – trombone
  • Larry Horton – trombone
  • David Oversteak – tuba

Track listing:

  1. Sister Anne – Fred “Sonic” Smith
  2. Baby Won’t Ya – Fred “Sonic” Smith
  3. Miss X – Wayne Kramer
  4. Gotta Keep Movin’ – Dennis Thompson
  5. Future Now – Rob Tyner
  6. Poison – Wayne Kramer
  7. Over and Over – Fred “Sonic” Smith
  8. Skunk (Sonicly Speaking) – Fred “Sonic” Smith

Creedence Clearwater Revival: Same

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On May 28,, 1968, “Fantasy” label released the self-titled, debut Creedence Clearwater Revival studio album. It was recorded October 1967, January–February 1968, at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, and was produced by Saul Zaentz. The album was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • John Fogerty- lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Tom Fogerty- co-lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Stu Cook- vocals, bass guitar
  • Doug Clifford- vocals, drums
  • Walt Payne – recording
  • Tamaki Beck –  mastering supervisor
  • Kevin Gray, Steve Hoffman, Shigeo Miyamoto – mastering
  • Laurie Clifford – design

Track listing:

All tracks by John Fogerty, except where noted.

  1. I Put a Spell on You – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
  2. The Working Man
  3. Susie Q – Dale Hawkins, Eleanor Broadwater, Stanley Lewis
  4. Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won’t Do) – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett
  5. Get Down Woman
  6. Porterville
  7. Gloomy
  8. Walk on the Water – John Fogerty, Tom Fogerty

Foo Fighters: Same

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On July 4, 1995, “Roswell” and “Capitol” labels released the self-titled, debut Foo Fighters album. It was recorded in October 1994, at “Robert Lang Studios” in Seattle, and was produced by Barrett Jones and Dave Grohl. In 1996, the album was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Dave Grohl– vocals, guitars, bass guitar, drums
  • Greg Dulli– guitar
  • Nate Mendel – bass
  • William Goldsmith – drums
  • Steve Culp – engineer
  • Tom Rothrock– mixing
  • Rob Schnapf– mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen– mastering
  • Tim Gabor – art direction, design
  • Jennifer Youngblood – design
  • Jaq Chartier – jacket artwork
  • Charles Peterson– photography
  • Jeff Ross – photography
  • Curt Doughty – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Grohl.

  1. This is Call
  2. I’ll Stick Around
  3. Big me
  4. Alone + Easy Target
  5. Good Grief
  6. Floaty
  7. Weenie Beenie
  8. Oh, George
  9. For All the Cows
  10. X-Static
  11. Wattershed
  12. Exhausted

Cactus: Same

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On July 1, 1970, “Atco” label released the self-titled, debut Cactus album. It was recorded October–December 1969, at “Ultra-Sonic Recording Studios” in Hempstead, New York, and was produced by Carmine Appice, Tim Bohert, Rusty Day and Jim McCarty.

Personnel:

  • Rusty Day– lead and backing vocals, harmonica
  • Jim McCarty– guitar
  • Tim Bogert– bass, backing vocals
  • Carmine Appice– drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert, Rusty Day and Jim McCarty, except where noted.

  1. Parchman Farm – Mose Allison
  2. My Lady from South of Detroit
  3. Bill
  4. You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover – Willie Dixon
  5. Let Me Swim
  6. No Need to Worry
  7. Oleo
  8. Feel So Good

Pink Floyd: A Saucerful of Secrets

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On June 29, 1968, “EMI Columbia” label released “A Saucerful of Secrets”, the second Pink Floyd studio album. It was recorded August 1967, January – May 1968, at “EMI Studios” in London, and October 1967, at “De Lane Lea Studios”, and was produced by Norman Smith. This is the last band’s album recorded with Syd Barrett, who was replaced with David Gilmour in 1968.

Personnel:

  • Syd Barrett – vocals, acoustic and slide guitar, guitars
  • David Gilmour– vocals, guitars, kazoo
  • Roger Waters – vocals, bass guitar, percussion
  • Richard Wright – vocals, piano, organ, mellotron, vibraphone, xylophone, tin whistle
  • Nick Mason – vocals, drums, percussion, kazoo
  • Norman Smith – voice and backing vocals, drums
  • The Salvation Army (The International Staff Band)

Track listing:

  1. Let There Be More Light – Roger Waters
  2. Remember a Day – Richard Wright
  3. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun – Roger Waters
  4. Corporal Clegg – Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright
  5. A Saucerful of Secrets – Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright
  • Something Else
  • Syncopated Pandemonium
  • Storm Signal
  • Celestial Voices
  1. See-Saw – Richard Wright
  2. Jugband Blues – Syd Barrett

 

Dream Theater: Black Clouds & Silver Linings

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On June 23, 2009, “Roadrunner Records” label released “Black Clouds & Silver Linings”, the tenth Dream Theater studio album. It was recorded October 2008 – March 2009, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy.

Personnel:

  • James LaBrie– lead vocals
  • John Petrucci– guitar, backing vocals
  • Jordan Rudess– keyboards, continuum, lap steel guitar
  • John Myung– bass
  • Mike Portnoy – co-lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion
  • Jerry Goodman- violin
  • Paul Northfield– engineer, mixing, vocal track co-producer
  • Dr Rick Kwan – engineer assistant
  • Hugh Syme– art direction, design, illustrations
  • Dan Mandell – photography

Track listing:

All music by John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy, John Myung and Jordan Rudess except where noted.

  1. A Nightmare to Remember – lyrics by John Petrucci
  2. A Rite of Passage – lyrics by John Petrucci
  3. Wither – music and lyrics by John Petrucci
  4. The Shattered Fortress – lyrics by Mike Portnoy
  • X. Restraint
  • XI. Receive
  • XII. Responsible
  1. The Best of Times – lyrics Mike Portnoy
  2. The Count of Tuscany – lyrics by John Petrucci

The Byrds: Byrdmaniax

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Byrdmaniax

On June 23, 1971, “Columbia” label released “Byrdmaniax”, the tenth Byrds (The) album. It was recorded June – October, 1970, January – March, 1971, at “Columbia Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Terry Melcher and Chris Hinshaw.

Personnel:

  • Roger Mc Guinn – vocals, guitar
  • Clarence White – vocals, guitar
  • Skip Battin – vocals, electric bass
  • Gene Parsons – vocals, drums, harmonica, banjo
  • Larry Knechtel – piano, organ
  • Terry Melcher- piano
  • Sneaky Pete Kleinow- pedal steel guitar
  • Byron Berline- fiddle
  • Eric White, Sr. – harmonica
  • Jimmi Seiter – percussion
  • Merry Clayton – backing vocal
  • Paul F. Polena – arranger
  • Eric Prestidge, Glen Kolotkin, Chris Hinshaw – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Glory, Glory – Arthur Reynolds
  2. Pale Blue – Roger Mc Guinn, Gene Parsons
  3. I Trust – Roger Mc Guinn
  4. Tunnel of Love – Skip Battin, Kim Fowley
  5. Citizen Kane – Skip Battin, Kim Fowley
  6. I Wanna Grow Up to Be a Politician – Roger Mc Guinn, Jacques Levy
  7. Absolute Happiness – Skip Battin, Kim Fowley
  8. Green Apple Quick Step – Gene Parsons, Clarence White
  9. My Destiny – Helen Carter
  10. Kathleen’s Song – Roger Mc Guinn, Jacques Levy
  11. Jamaica Say You Will – Jackson Browne

Small Faces: Same

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Small Facess

On June 23, 1967, “immediate Records” label released the self-titled, second Small Faces album. It was recorded October 1966 – April 1967, at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane.

Personnel:

  • Steve Marriott– lead, harmony, and backing vocals, guitars, piano
  • Ronnie Lane– lead, harmony, and backing vocals, bass guitar
  • Ian McLagan– lead, harmony, and backing vocals, keyboards, bass guitar, guitar
  • Kenney Jones– drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, except where noted.

  1. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me
  2. Something I Want to Tell You
  3. Feeling Lonely
  4. Happy Boys Happy
  5. Things Are Going to Get Better
  6. My Way of Giving
  7. Green Circles – Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Michael O’Sullivan
  8. Become Like You
  9. Get Yourself Together
  10. All Our Yesterdays
  11. Talk to You
  12. Show Me the Way
  13. Up the Wooden Hills to Bedfordshire – Ian McLagan
  14. Eddie’s Dreaming – Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: From Here To Eternity

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From Here to Eternity

On June 18, 1984, “Mute” label released “From Her to Eternity”, the debut Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album. It was recorded September – October 1983, at “The Garden”, and March 1984, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Flood and Mick Harvey.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave– vocals, Hammond, harmonica
  • Blixa Bargeld– guitar, backing vocals
  • Hugo Race– guitar, backing vocals
  • Barry Adamson– bass, backing vocals
  • Mick Harvey– drums, piano, vibes, backing vocals
  • Flood- engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Cave, except where noted.

  1. Avalanche – Leonard Cohen
  2. Cabin Fever – Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld
  3. Well of Mystery
  4. From Here to Eternity – Nick Cave, Anita Lane, Blixa Bargeld,Hugo Race, Barry Adamson, Mick Harvey
  5. Saint Huck
  6. Wings Off Flies – Nick Cave, Peter Sutcliffe,Jim Thirlwell
  7. A Box for Black Paul