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Imagine Dragons: Origins

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On November 9, 2018, “Kidinakorner”, “Polydor” and “Interscope” labels released “Origins”, the fourth Imagine Dragons studio album. It was recorded November 2017 – October 2018, and was produced by Alex da Kid, Mattman & Robin, John Hill, Joel Little, Tim Randolph, and Jayson DeZuzio.

Personnel:

  • Dan Reynolds – lead and additional backing vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, engineer
  • Wayne Sermon – acoustic and electric guitar, violin, backing vocals; engineer
  • Ben McKee – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Daniel Platzman – drums, viola, percussion, backing vocals
  • Kygo – vocals
  • Elisa – vocals
  • Alex da Kid – programming, executive production
  • Mattman & Robin – engineer
  • Ido Zmishlany – engineer
  • Rob Cohen – engineer
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Jorgen Odegard – mixing
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Mark Needham – mixing
  • John Hanes – mixing
  • Tyler Spratt – mixing assistant
  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Beeple – cover art
  • Dina Hovsepian – design, layout
  • Eric Ray Davidson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, and Daniel Platzman, additional writers as below.

  1. Natural – Robin Fredriksson, Mattias Larsson, Justin Tranter
  2. Boomerang – Jorgen Odegard
  3. Machine – Alexander Grant
  4. Cool Out – Tim Randolph
  5. Bad Liar – Jorgen Odegard, Aja Volkman
  6. West Coast
  7. Zero – John Hill
  8. Bullet in a Gun – Grant, Jayson DeZuzio
  9. Digital – Grant
  10. Only – Robin Fredriksson, Mattias Larsson, Justin Tranter
  11. Stuck – Grant, Jayson DeZuzio
  12. Love – Ido Zmishlany

Billy Bragg: Don’t Try This At Home

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On September 16, 1991, “GO! Discs” label released “Don’t Try This at Home”, the sixth Billy Bragg album. It was recorded October 1990 – July 1991, at “Pavilion Studios” and “Sonet Studio”, “Cathouse Studios” in London, “Clear” in Manchester, “John Keane Studios” and “Jester House” in Athens, Georgia, and was produced by Grant Showbiz and Johnny Marr.

Personnel:

  • Billy Bragg – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards
  • Wiggy (Philip Wigg) – acoustic and electric guitar, bass, mandolin
  • Peter Buck – mandolin, acoustic guitar
  • John Keane – pedal steel guitar, bass
  • Cara Tivey – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Amanda Vincent – keyboards, piano
  • Danny Thompson – double bass 
  • James Eller – bass
  • Andy Hobson – bass
  • J. F. T. Hood – drums, percussion
  • Jody Linscott – percussion
  • Dave Woodhead – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Caroline Hall – trombone
  • Elliet Mackrell – violin
  • Mary Ramsey – viola, violin
  • Julia Palmer – cello
  • Steven Lewis – backing vocals
  • Kirsty MacColl – backing vocals
  • Lorraine Bowen – backing vocals
  • Victoria Taylor Roberts – backing vocals
  • Michael Stipe – backing vocals
  • Andy Szabo – backing vocals
  • Victor Van Vugt – engineer
  • John Keane – engineer
  • Owen Morris – engineer, mixing engineer
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Caramel Crunch – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Bragg, except where noted.

  1. Accident Waiting to Happen
  2. Moving the Goalposts
  3. Everywhere – Greg Trooper, Sid Griffin
  4. Cindy of a Thousand Lives
  5. You Woke Up My Neighborhood – Billy Bragg, Peter Buck
  6. Trust
  7. God’s Footballer
  8. The Few
  9. Sexuality – Billy Bragg, Johnny Marr
  10. Mother of the Bride
  11. Tank Park Salute
  12. Dolphins – Fred Neil
  13. North Sea Bubble
  14. Rumors of War
  15. Wish You Were Her
  16. Body of Water – Billiy Bragg, Philip Wigg

The Smiths: Rank

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On September 5, 1988, “Rough Trade” label released “Rank”, the only official Smiths (The) live album. It was recorded in October 1986, and was produced by Pete Dauncey and Grant Showbiz.

Personnel:

  • Morrissey – vocals
  • Johnny Marr – lead guitar
  • Andy Rourke – bass guitar
  • Mike Joyce – drums
  • Craig Gannon – rhythm guitar
  • Paul Nickson – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks written by Johnny Marr and Morrissey except where noted.

  1. The Queen is Dead
  2. Panic
  3. Vicar in aTutu
  4. Ask
  5. His Latest Flame – Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman / Rusholme Ruffians (Medley)
  6. The Boy with the Thorn in His Side
  7. Rubber Ring / What She Said (Medley)
  8. Is It Really So Strange?
  9. Cemetery Gates
  10. London
  11. I Know It’s Over
  12. The Draize Train
  13. Still III
  14. Bigmouth Strikes Again

Stereolab: Sound-Dust

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On August 28, 2001, “Elektra” and “Duophonic” labels released “Sound-Dust”, the seventh Stereolab studio album. It was recorded October 2000 – February 2001, at “Soma” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by John McEntire and Jim O’Rourke.

Personnel:

  • Tim Gane – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, electronics, tape echo and delay, mixing
  • Simon Johns – six-string bass, mixing
  • Andy Ramsay – drums, mixing
  • Lætitia Sadier – vocals, percussion, whistling, sound effects, mixing
  • Mary Hansen – vocals, percussion, whistling, sound effects, mixing
  • Sean O’Hagan – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Pianet, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, and Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, brass and flute arrangements
  • Jim O’Rourke – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Pianet, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, and Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel, electronics, tape echo and delay, engineer, mixing
  • John McEntire – piano, Pianet, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, and Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel, electronics, tape echo and delay, percussion, whistling, sound effects, engineer, mixing
  • Tim Barnes – bongo drum
  • Dave Max Crawford – trumpet
  • Jeb Bishop – trombone
  • Mikael Jorgensen – electric harpsichord, Rhodes piano
  • Glenn Kotche – crotales, marimba 
  • Rob Mazurek – cornet
  • Rob Mazurek – cornet
  • Paul Mertens – flute, bass harmonica
  • Chad Taylor – cymbals, drums
  • Tim Barnes – bongo drum
  • Dave Max Crawford – trumpet
  • Jeb Bishop – trombone
  • Andy Robinson – brass and flute arrangements
  • Mikael Jorgensen – electric harpsichord, Rhodes piano
  • Glenn Kotche – crotales, marimba
  • Mike Jorgensen – computer assistance
  • Steve Rooke – mastering
  • Jeremy Lemos – additional engineering
  • House – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, except where noted.

  1. Black Ants in Sound Dust
  2. Space Moth
  3. Captain Easychord
  4. Baby Kuku
  5. The Black Arts
  6. Hallucinex
  7. Double Rocker
  8. Gus the Mynah Bird
  9. Naught More Terrific Than Man
  10. Nothing to Do with Me – Tim Gane, Lætitia Sadier, Chris Morris
  11. Suggestion Diabolique
  12. Les Bons Bons des Raisons

R.E.M.: Chronic Town

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On August 24, 1982, “I.R.S.” label released “Chronic Town”, the debut R.E.M. EP. It was recorded October 1981 – June 1982, at “Drive-In Studio” in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and was produced by Mitch Easter, Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe.

Personnel:

  • Michael Stipe – vocals
  • Peter Buck – acoustic and electric guitar, electric sitar
  • Mike Mills – bass guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Bill Berry – drums, maracas, timbales, backing vocals
  • Mitch Easter – tape loops, engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • R.A. Miller – artwork
  • Ron Scarselli – design
  • Kako .n. – graphics
  • Curtis Knapp – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe.

  1. Wolves, Lower
  2. Gardening at Night
  3. Carnival of Sorts (Boxcars)
  4. 1,000,000
  5. Stumble

Lee Morgan: Expoobident

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In August 1961, “Vee-Jay” label released “Expoobident”, the 13the Lee Morgan album. It was recorded in October 1960, at “Universal Recorders” in Chicago, and was produced by Sid McCoy.

Personnel:

  • Lee Morgan – trumpet
  • Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone
  • Eddie Higgins – piano
  • Art Davis – bass
  • Art Blakey – drums

Track listing:

  1. Expoobident – Eddie Higgins
  2. Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  3. Triple Track – Lee Morgan
  4. Fire – Wayne Shorter
  5. Just in Time – Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green
  6. The Hearing – Clifford Jordan
  7. Lost and Found – Clifford Jordan

Enochian Theory: Evolution: Creatio Ex Nihilio

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On August 3, 2009, “Mascot Records” label released “Evolution: Creatio Ex Nihilio”, the first Enochian Theory studio album. It was recorded July – October 2008, at “Etherial Tantrum Studio”, “The Old Blacksmiths Studio”, and “Rossgill Studios” in Portsmouth.

Personnel:

  • Ben Harris Hayes – vocals, guitar
  • Shaun Rayment – bass guitar
  • Sam Street – drums, percussion
  • The Lost Orchestra – pianos, synthesizers, extra sounds and orchestral performance

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ben Harris-Hayes, all music by Ben Harris-Hayes, Shaun Rayment and Sam Street.

  1. Every Ending Has a Beginning…
  2. The Dimensionless Monologue:
    – Tedium (i)
    – The Dimensionless Monologue (ii)
    – T.D.M (iii)
  3. At Great Odds With…
  4. Apathia
  5. Triumvirate
  6. Movement
  7. After The Movement
  8. Waves of Ascension
  9. The Fire Around the Lotus
  10. The Living Continuum
  11. A Monument to the Death of an Idea

Lianne La Havas: Same

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On July 17, 2020, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled Lianne La Havas third album. It was recorded October – December 2019, in London, Bath and New York, and was produced by Lianne La Havas, Matt Hales, Beni Giles, Chris Tabron, Nick Hakim, Sam Crowe and Mura Masa.

Personnel:

  • Lianne La Havas – lead and backing vocals, guitar, snare drums
  • Elroy Powell – vocals
  • Bruno Major – guitar, piano
  • Nick Hakim – electric guitar, Mellotron, Minimoog, Wurlitzer, backing vocals, drum programming
  • Sam Crowe – keyboards, piano, Rhodes, Moog
  • Chris Tabron – keyboards
  • James Wyatt – keyboards, Moog, piano, Rhodes, claps, vocoder, backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Burniss Travis – double bass
  • Joe Harrison – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards
  • Yves Fernandez – bass guitar, claps
  • Geordan Reid-Campbell – bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion
  • Matt Hales – bass guitar, Rhodes, drum programming
  • Richard Adlam – drums, keyboards, programming
  • Hal Ritson – drums, keyboards, programming
  • Mark Guiliana – drums, percussion
  • Dan See – drums, percussion
  • Homer Steinwess – drums
  • Gareth Lockrane – flute
  • Tim Mcnalley – viola, cello
  • Davide Rossi – violin, viola, cello, string arrangement
  • Paul Castelluzzo – whistle
  • Frida Touray – backing vocals, claps
  • Dan Grech – additional programming
  • Robert Wilkes – engineer, additional vocal recording
  • Daniel Moyler – engineer, additional vocal recording
  • Sam Crowe – engineer
  • Joe Harrison – engineer
  • Homer Steinwess – engineer
  • Geordan Reid-Campbell – engineer
  • Nick Hakim – engineer, recording
  • Bill Malina – engineer
  • Nate Odden – engineer
  • Chris Tabron – engineer, mixing
  • Beni Giles – mixing, additional vocal recording
  • Matt Hales – mixing, vocal engineering
  • Dan Grech – mixing
  • Renaud Letang – mixing
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Augusto Sanchez – engineer assistant
  • Brandon Peralta – engineer and mixing assistant
  • Jonny Breakwell – engineer assistant, additional vocal recording

Track listing:

  1. Bittersweet – Lianne La Havas, Matthew Hales, DiFosco Ervin, Jr., Isaac Hayes, Rudy Love
  2. Read My Mind – Lianne La Havas, Matthew Hales, Benjamin Edwards
  3. Green Papaya – Lianne La Havas, Matthew Hales, Samuel Crowe, Frida Touray
  4. Can’t Fight – Lianne La Havas, Matthew Hales, Alexander Crossan
  5. Paper Thin – Lianne La Havas, Matthew Hales
  6. Out of Your Mind (interlude) – Lianne La Havas, Geordan Reid-Campbell
  7. Weird Fishes – Thom Yorke, Johnny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway
  8. Please Don’t Make Me Cry – Lianne La Havas, Matthew Hales, Nicholas Hakim
  9. Seven Times – Lianne La Havas, Matthew Hales
  10. Courage – Lianne La Havas, Matthew Hales, Joseph Harrison
  11. Sour Flower – Lianne La Havas, Matthew Hales, Samuel Crowe

Algiers: The Underside Of Power

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On June 23, 2017, “Matador” label released “The Underside of Power”, the second Algiers studio album. It was recorded June – October 2016, at “Argot Studio”, “Strange Weather” and “Walker Studios”, “Figure 8” in New York, “Goat Farm” in Atlanta, “Real World” in Bath, “Rex Studios” in London, and was produced by Adrian Utley and Ali Chant.

Personnel:

  • Franklin James Fisher – vocals, cello, double bass, drum programming, guitar, keyboards, percussion, piano, sampling, synthesizer, tambourine, Wurlitzer
  • Lee Tesche – cymbals, guitar, harmonium, loop, music box, percussion, prepared guitar, prepared piano, saxophone, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Ryan Mahan – bass, drum programming, guitar, baritone guitar, sampling, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Matt Tong – chimes, drones, drums, glockenspiel, guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Adrian Utley – drum machine, guitar, Moog bass, synthesizer
  • Ali Chant – guitar, backing vocals
  • Macks Faulkron – guitar, percussion, engineer
  • Ashiya Eastwood – backing vocals
  • Jessica Upton Crowe – backing vocals
  • Travis Ono – backing vocals
  • Alex Weston – engineer
  • Ben Greenberg – engineer, additional production
  • Chris Kyles – engineer
  • Oli Jacobs – engineer
  • Patrick Phillips – engineer
  • Paul Reust – engineer
  • Randall Dunn – mixing
  • Will Smith – mixing assistant
  • Jason Ward – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Walk Like a Panther
  2. Cry of the Martyrs
  3. The Underside of Power
  4. Death March
  5. A Murmur A Sign
  6. Mme Rieux
  7. Cleveland
  8. Animals
  9. Plague Years
  10. Hymn for and Average Man
  11. Bury Me Standing
  12. The Cycle/The Spiral: Time to Go Down Slowly

Michael Nesmith: Nevada Fighter

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In May 1971, “RCA Victor” label released “Nevada Fighter”, the third Michael Nesmith album. It was recorded October 1970 – January 1971, and was produced by Michael Nesmith.

Personnel:

The First National Band:

  • Michael Nesmith – vocals, guitar
  • Red Rhodes – pedal steel guitar
  • John London – bass guitar
  • John Ware – drums
  • Al Casey – guitar
  • James Burton – guitar
  • Glen Hardin – keyboards
  • Michael Cohen – keyboards
  • Joe Osborn – bass guitar
  • Max Bennett – bass guitar
  • Ron Tutt – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Nesmith, except where noted.

  1. Grand Ennui
  2. Propinquity (I’ve Just Begun to Care)
  3. Here I Am
  4. Only Bound
  5. Nevada Fighter
  6. Texas Morning – Mike Murphy, Boomer Castleman
  7. Tumbling Tumbleweeds – Bob Nolan
  8. I Looked Away – Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock
  9. Rainmaker – Harry Nilsson, Bill Martin
  10. René – Red Rhodes