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The Mothers Of Invention: Ahead Of Their Time

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On March 23, 1993, “Barking Pumpkin” label released “Ahead of Their Time”, the 19th Mothers of Invention (The) album. It was recorded in October 1968, at the “Royal Festival Hall” in London, and was produced by Frank Zappa.

Personnel:

  • Frank Zappa – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Ian Underwood – alto saxophone, piano
  • Bunk Gardner – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Euclid James “Motorhead” Sherwood – baritone saxophone, tambourine
  • Don Preston – electric piano, odd noises (homemade oscillation boxes)
  • Roy Estrada – vocals, bass guitar
  • Jimmy Carl Black – vocals, drums
  • Arthur Dyer Tripp III – drums, percussion
  • Members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Zappa.

Progress?

  1. Prologue
  2. Progress?
  3. Like It or Not
  4. The Jimmy Carl Black Philosophy Lesson
  5. Holding the Group Back
  6. Holiday in Berlin
  7. The Rejected Mexican Pope Leaves the Stage
  8. Undaunted, the Band Plays On
  9. Agency Man
  10. Epilogue

1968 performance

  1. King Kong
  2. Help, I’m a Rock
  3. Transylvania Boogie
  4. Pound for a Brown
  5. Sleeping in a Jar
  6. Let’s Make the Water Turn Back
  7. Harry, You’re a Beast
  8. The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part I)
  9. Oh No
  10. The Orange County Lumber Truck (Part II)

Andrew Bird: Noble Beast

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On January 20, 2009, “Fat Possum” label released “Noble Beast”, the fifth Andrew Bird studio album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Andrew Bird.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Bird – vocals, guitar, violin, whistling
  • Jeremy Ylvislaker – guitar, bass, organ, shortwave
  • Todd Sickafoose – double bass
  • Ben Martin – cardboard box drums
  • Martin Dosh – percussion, looping, keys
  • Mike Lewis – clarinet
  • Tony Crow – juno
  • Kelly Hogan – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Bird, except where noted.

  1. Oh No
  2. Masterswarm
  3. Fitz and the Dizzyspells
  4. Effigy
  5. Tenuousness
  6. Nomenclature
  7. Ouo
  8. Not a Robot, but a Ghost – Andrew Bird, Martin Dosh
  9. Unfolding Fans – Andrew Bird, Jeremy Ylvisaker
  10. Anonanimal
  11. Natural Disaster
  12. The Privateers
  13. Souverian
  14. On Ho

Dr. Dog: Easy Beat

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On March 15, 2005, “Park the Van” label released “Easy Beat”, the second Dr. Dog studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at Dr. Dog’s home studio, and was produced by Scott McMicken, Andrew Jones, Zach Miller, Tony Leaman and Juston Stens.

Personnel:

  • Scott McMicken – vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Andrew Jones – guitar, engineer
  • Zach Miller – keyboards, engineer
  • Toby Leaman – vocals, bass, engineer
  • Juston Stens – vocals, drums, engineer
  • Dimitri Manos – drums
  • Uncle Mark – bowed bass
  • Jesse Moynihan – violin
  • Brendan Cooney – string arrangements
  • Bill Moriarty – mixing
  • Steven Vertel – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks are by Scott McMicken, Andrew Jones, Zach Miller, Tony Leaman and Juston Stens.

  1. The World May Never Know
  2. The Pretender
  3. Oh No
  4. Easy Beat
  5. Dutchman Falls
  6. Fools Life
  7. Say Something
  8. Today
  9. Wake Up

Xiu Xiu: Oh No

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On March 26, 2021, “Polyvinyl” label released “Oh No”, the twelfth Xiu Xiu album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at Jamie Stewart’s home studio in Los Angeles “Nurse”, and was produced by Lawrence English, Greg Saunier and Angela Seo.

Personnel:

  • Jamie Stewart – vocals, autoharp, guitar, bajo quinto, banjo, bass guitar, drums, mandolin, organ, stylophone, synthesizer, viola, xylophone, drums, percussion, sampling. engineer, design
  • Angela Seo – vocals, harmonium, piano, synthesizer bass, gong, percussion, design
  • John Congleton – Optigan, synthesizer
  • Jonathan Meiburg – vocals, animal sounds
  • Greg Saunier – vocals, bass guitar, guitar, cymbals, sampling, synthesizer, engineer
  • Charlie Looker – bass guitar, guitar
  • Jherek Bischoff – double bass
  • Zachary Dawes – double bass, bass guitar
  • David Kendrick – drums, bongos, percussion
  • Alice Bag – vocals
  • Deb Demure – vocals
  • Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo – vocals
  • Gwendolyn Sanford – vocals
  • Liz Harris – vocals
  • Sharon Van Etten – vocals
  • Susanne Sachsse – vocals
  • Valerie Diaz – vocals
  • Twin Shadow – vocals, saxophone, engineer
  • Haley Fohr – vocals, engineer
  • Angus Andrew – vocals, engineer
  • Ben Chisholm – engineer
  • Brandon Jay – engineer
  • Dan Duszynski – engineer
  • Dirk Dresselhaus – engineer
  • Justin Higgins – engineer
  • Owen Pallett – engineer
  • Paul Beauchamp – engineer
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Danelle Abad – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Angela Seo and Jamie Stewart, except where noted.

  1. Sad Mezcalita
  2. I Can Not Resist
  3. The Grifters
  4. Goodbye for Good
  5. Oh No
  6. Rumps Room
  7. Fuzz Gong Fight
  8. I Dream of Someone Else Entirely
  9. One Hundred Years
  10. A Classic Screw
  11. It Bothers Me All the Time
  12. Saint Dymphna
  13. Knock Out
  14. A Bottle of Rum
  15. Ants

Tim Armstrong: A Poet’s Life

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On May 22, 2007, “Hellcat Records” label released “A Poet’s Life”, the debut Tim Armstrong album. It was recorded 2006-2007, and was produced by Tim Armstrong, John Morrical and Rachel Tejada.

Personnel:

  • Tim Armstrong– lead vocals, guitar, video director, video editor,  engineer, mixing, artwork, photography
  • John Morrical – guitar, piano, harmonica, engineer, mixing
  • Jesse Wagner – guitar, backing vocals
  • Brian Dixon – guitar, engineer
  • Bibi McGill – guitar
  • Hunter Perrin – guitar
  • Roger Rivas – organ
  • Bonner – bass guitar
  • Korey Horn – drums
  • Scott Abels – drums
  • Saliva Cano – percussion
  • Jubal Jones – saxophone
  • Ethan Avineri – trumpet
  • Tom Cook – trombone
  • DJ Odi – DJ
  • Skye Sweetnam – vocals
  • Daphna Dove – backing vocals
  • Ritchie Stites – backing vocals
  • Gene Grimaldi – mastering
  • Rachel Tejada – artwork, photography, video editor, video director
  • Tom D. Klime – layout design

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Armstrong

  1. Wake Up
  2. Hold On
  3. Into Action
  4. Translator
  5. Take This City
  6. Inner City Violence
  7. Oh No
  8. Lady Demeter
  9. Among The Dead
  10. Cold Blooded

The Troggs: Trogglodynamite

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The_Troggs - Trogglodynamite

On February 10, 1967, “Page One” label released “Trogglodynamite”, the second Troggs studio album.  It was recorded in 1996, and was produced by Larry Page.

Personnel:

  • Reg Presley – lead vocals
  • Richard Moore – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Chris Britton – guitar, backing vocals
  • Pete Staples – bass, backing vocals
  • Ronnie Bond – drums

Track listing:

  1. I Can Only Give You Everything -Tommy Scott, Phil Coulter
  2. Last Summer – Reg Presley
  3. Meet Jaсqueline – Albert Hammond
  4. Oh No – Pete Staples
  5. It’s Too Late – Ronnie Bond
  6. 10 Downing Street – Larry Page, David Matthews
  7. Mona (I Need You Baby) – Bo Diddley
  8. I Want You to Come into My Life – Reg Presley
  9. Let Me Tell You Babe – Joe Sherman, George David Weiss
  10. Little Queenie – Chuck Berry
  11. Cousin Jane – Larry Page, David Matthews
  12. You Can’t Beat It – Reg Presley
  13. Baby Come Closer – Terry Dwyer, Jack Price
  14. It’s Over – Reg Presley

The Mothers Of Invention: Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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On August 10, 1970, “Bizarre” label released “Weasels Ripped My Flesh”, the seventh Mothers of Invention (The) album. It was recorded December 1967 – August 1969 at various locations and was produced by Frank Zappa. This is the second Mothers of Invention (The) album released after the band disbanded in 1969 (first one was Burnt Weeny Sandwich).

Personnel:

  • Frank Zappa– vocals, lead guitar
  • Ray Collins– vocals
  • Lowell George– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Don Preston– organ, electronic effects
  • Roy Estrada – vocals, bass
  • Art Tripp– drums
  • Jimmy Carl Black– drums
  • Ian Underwood– alto saxophone
  • Motorhead Sherwood– baritone saxophone, snorks
  • Bunk Gardner– tenor saxophone
  • Buzz Gardner– trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Don “Sugarcane” Harris– vocals, electric violin
  • Neon Park – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Zappa, except where noted.

  1. Didja Get Any Onya
  2. Directly from My Heart to You – Richard Wayne Penniman
  3. Prelude to the Afternoon of a Sexually Aroused Gas Mask
  4. Toads of the Short Forest
  5. Get a Little
  6. Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue
  7. Dwarf Nebula Processional March & Dwarf Nebula
  8. My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama
  9. Oh No
  10. The Orange County Lumber Truck
  11. Weasels Ripped My Flesh