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The Black Keys: The Big Come Up

May 14, 2002, “Alive” label released “The Big Come Up”, the debut Black Keys (The) studio album. It was recorded January – March 2002, at “Synth Etiquette Analog Sound” in Akron, Ohio, and was produced by Patrick Carney.

Personnel:

  • Dan Auerbach – vocals, electric and slide guitar, 12 string guitar, bass
  • Patrick Carney – drums, tambourine, maracas, beats, sampler
  • Gabe Fulvimar – Moog bass 
  • Dave Schultz – mastering
  • Patrick Boissel – design
  • Michael Carney – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, except where noted.

  1. Busted – R. I. Burnside
  2. Do the Rump – Junior Kimbrough
  3. I’ll Be Your Man
  4. Countdown
  5. The Breaks
  6. Run Me Down
  7. Leavin’ Trunk – traditional
  8. Heavy Soul
  9. She Said, She Said – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  10. Them Eyes
  11. Yearnin’
  12. Brooklyn Bound
  13. 240 Years Before Your Time

Dave Brubeck Quartet: The Crossing

On October 23, 2001, “Telarc” label released “The Crossing”, album by Dave Brubeck Quartet (104th Dave Brubeck album overall). It was recorded September – November 2000, in Cleveland, Ohio, and was produced by Russell Gloyd.

Personnel:

  • Dave Brubeck – piano
  • Bobby Militello – alto saxophone, flute
  • Alec Dankworth – double bass
  • Randy Jones – drums
  • Ken Dryden – engineer
  • A. M. Cassandre – cover painting
  • Bob Blumenthal – liner notes
  • Russell Gloyd – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Brubeck.

  1. The Crossing
  2. Day After Day
  3. Mariel
  4. All My Love
  5. ¿Por Que No? (Why Not?)
  6. Chasin’ Yourself
  7. Bessie
  8. Randy Jones
  9. Hold Fast to Dreams

Peter Frampton: Fingerprints

On September 12, 2006, “A&M” label released “Fingerprints”, the 13th Peter Frampton studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Muchmore Studio” in Cincinnati, Ohio, “British Groove Studio” and “Eden Studios” in London, “Robert Lang Studios” in Seattle, WA, “OGM Studios and Jorgensounds” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Gordon Kennedy and Peter Frampton. In 2007, “Fingerprints” won a “Grammy Award” for “Best Pop Instrumental Album”.

Personnel:

  • Peter Frampton – acoustic, electric and rhythm guitar, E-Bow
  • Mike McCready – guitar
  • Gordon Kennedy – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Hank Marvin – electric guitar
  • Warren Haynes – electric guitar
  • John Jorgenson – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
  • Arthur Stead – keyboards
  • Blair Masters – keyboards, cello sample
  • Gustavo Ramirez – grand piano
  • Chris Stainton – grand piano, Hammond B-3 organ
  • Mark Harris – Hammond B-3 organ
  • John Regan – bass, double bass
  • Stanley Sheldon – fretless bass
  • Gary Westlake – bass
  • Mark Griffiths – bass
  • Bill Wyman – bass
  • Charlie Chadwick – acoustic bass
  • Chad Cromwell – drums
  • Shawn Fichter – drums
  • Matt Cameron – drums
  • Brian Bennett – drums
  • Charlie Watts – drums
  • Daniel de los Reyes – percussion
  • Courtney Pine – tenor saxophone
  • Stephan Dudash – 5-string viola
  • Aaron Swihart – Internet cooking programs
  • Gary L Cales II – DAW chief technical engineer
  • John Burton – Pro-Tools

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Frampton and Gordon Kennedy, except where noted.

  1. Boot It Up – Peter Frampton, John Regan
  2. Ida y Vuelta (Out and Back) – Peter Frampton, Shawn Fichter, Stanley Sheldon
  3. Black Hole Sun – Chris Cornell
  4. Float
  5. My Cup of Tea – Hank Marvin, Brian Bennett, Gordon Kennedy, Peter Frampton
  6. Shewango Way
  7. Blooze – Peter Frampton
  8. Cornerstones – Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Chris Stainton, Peter Frampton
  9. Grab a Chicken (Put It Back)
  10. Double Nickels
  11. Smoky – Peter Frampton
  12. Blowin’ Smoke – Matt Cameron, Mike McCready, Gary Westlake, Peter Frampton
  13. Oh When… – Peter Frampton
  14. Souvenirs de Nos Pères (Memories of Our Fathers) – John Jorgenson

Guided By Voices: Universal Truths And Cycles

On June 18, 2002, “Matador” label released “Universal Truths and Cycles”, the 13th Guided by Voices studio album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Cro-Magnon Studios” in Dayton, Ohio, “Waterloo Sound” in Brecksville, Ohio, and was produced by Todd Tobias, Robert Pollard, Doug Gillard, Tim Tobias and Nathan Farley.

Personnel:

  • Robert Pollard – lead vocals
  • Doug Gillard – guitar
  • Nathan Farley – guitar
  • Tim Tobias – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Chris Slusarenko – piano
  • John McCann – drums
  • Helen Yee – violin
  • Asha Mevlana – viola, strings
  • Scott Bennett – cello
  • Chris George – cello
  • Steve Berson – cello, engineer assistant
  • Suellen Ogier – effects

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Pollard.

  1. Wire Greyhounds
  2. Skin Parade
  3. Zap
  4. Christian Animation Torch Carriers
  5. Cheyenne
  6. The Weeping Bogeyman
  7. Back to the Lake
  8. Love 1
  9. Storm Vibrations
  10. Factory of Raw Essentials
  11. Everywhere with Helicopter
  12. Pretty Bombs
  13. Eureka Signs
  14. Wings of Thorn
  15. Car Language
  16. From a Voice Plantation
  17. The Ids Are Alright
  18. Universal Truths and Cycles
  19. Father Sgt. Christmas Card

David Thomas: More Places Forever

On May 26, 1985, “Rough Trade” label released “More Places Forever”, the third David Thomas studio album. It was recorded July – September 1984, at “Suma Recording” in Painesville, Ohio, and was produced by David Thomas.

Personnel:

  • David Thomas – lead vocals
  • Lindsay Cooper – bassoon, oboe, alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone, tuba, piano, organ
  • Tony Maimone – bass guitar, piano
  • Chris Cutler – drums
  • Paul Hamann – engineer, mixing

All tracks by Lindsay Cooper, Chris Cutler, Tony Maimone and David Thomas, except where noted.

  1. Through the Magnifying Glass
  2. Enthusiastic
  3. Whale Head King
  4. Song of the Bailing Man
  5. Big Breezy Day
  6. The Farmer’s Wife
  7. New Broom
  8. About True Friends – Lindsay Cooper, Chris Cutler, Tony Maimone, David Thomas, Jack Monck

Twenty One Pilots: Scaled And Icy

On May 21, 2021, “Fueled by Ramen” and “Elektra” labels released “Scaled and Icy”, the sixth Twenty One Pilots studio album. It was recorded July 2020 – April 2021, at Tyler Joseph’s home studio in Columbus, Ohio, “Phantom Studios” in Gallatin, and Tennessee, and was produced by Tyler Joseph, Mike Elizondo, Greg Kurstin and Paul Meany. The album won “Top Rock Album” at the 2022 “Billboard Music Awards”.

Personnel:

  • Tyler Joseph – lead vocals, guitars, bass, piano, keyboards, organ, ukulele, programming, executive production
  • Josh Dun – drums, percussion, trumpet, backing vocals, drums engineering
  • Mike Elizondo – piano, bass
  • Steven Patrick – trumpet
  • Brittany Haas – violin
  • Matt Pauling – violin
  • Jay Joseph – group vocals
  • Payton Byrd – group vocals
  • J. R. Bowers – group vocals
  • Christopher Matis – group vocals
  • Kyle Schmidt – group vocals
  • Jack Peterman – group vocals
  • Lawson White – engineer
  • Matt Pauling – drums engineering
  • T. J. Bechill – group vocal engineering
  • Erica Block – engineer assistant
  • Zachary Stokes – engineer assistant
  • Adam Hawkins – mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Ashley Osborn – illustration, photography
  • Mark Eshleman – video creative direction
  • Brandon Rike – design creative direction
  • Chris Woltman – executive production

Track listing:

All tracks by Tyler Joseph.

  1. Good Day
  2. Choker
  3. Shy Away
  4. The Outside
  5. Saturday
  6. Never Take It
  7. Mulberry Street
  8. Formidable
  9. Bounce Man
  10. No Chances
  11. Redecorate

Modest Mouse: This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About

On April 16, 1996, “Up Records” label released “This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About”, the debut Modest Mouse studio album. It was recorded October – November 1995, at “Moon Studios” in Olympia, Washington, and was produced by Steve Wold.

Personnel:

  • Isaac Brock – vocals, guitar, drums
  • Eric Judy – bass, guitar
  • Jeremiah Green – drums, bass
  • Steve Wold – guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Brent Arnold – cello
  • Nicole Johnson – vocals
  • Calvin Johnson – extra vocals
  • Scott Swayze – engineer
  • Steve Wold – engineer
  • Isaac Brock – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Isaac Brock, all music by Isaac Brock, Eric Judy and Jeremiah Green.

  1. Dramamine
  2. Breakthrough
  3. Custom Concern
  4. Might
  5. Lounge
  6. Beach Side Property
  7. Ionizes & Atomizes
  8. Head South
  9. Dog Paddle
  10. Novocain Stain
  11. Tundra / Desert
  12. Ohio
  13. Exit Does Not Exist
  14. Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset
  15. Make Everyone Happy / Mechanical Birds
  16. Space Travel Is Boring

Leo Kotke: 6 & 12 String Guitar

In December 1969, “Takoma” label released “6 and 12-String Guitar”, the second Leo Kottke album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Empire Photo Sound” in Minneapolis.

Personnel:

  • Leo Kotke – 6 and 12-string guitars, song notes
  • Frank Hulbert – lacquer cut
  • Annie Elliott – illustration, design
  • Mark Humphrey – liner notes

Personnel:

All tracks by Leo Kottke, except where noted.

  1. The Driving of the Year Nail (from an old Etruscan drawing of a sperm cell)
  2. The Last of the Arkansas Greyhounds (a terror-filled escape on a bus from a man fired from Beaumont ranch)
  3. The Ojo (Ojo Caliente where the Zuni hid from Estaban, the Moor, and the Spaniards)
  4. Crow River Waltz (a prayer for the demise of the canoe and the radar trap without which Federal prisons will have to be rebuilt to accommodate prepubescence)
  5. The Sailor’s Grave on the Prairie (originally written to commemorate Nedicks and a Minneapolis musician’s contempt for the three A.M. cheeseburger with a nickel slice of raw
  6. Vaseline Machine Gun (1 for waking up nude in a sleeping bag on the shore of the Atlantic surrounded by a volleyball game at high noon, 2 for the end of the volleyball game)
  7. Jack Fig (a reluctant lament)
  8. Watermelon (while at Watermelon Park Music Festival I had the opportunity to play a banjo in the middle of the night for a wandering drunk. When I finished, he vomited—an astute comment on my playing. Made me feel very distinguished)
  9. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (J.S. Bach – the engineer called this the ancient joy of man’s desire). (Bach had twenty children because his organ didn’t have any stops)
  10. The Fisherman (this is about the mad fishermen of the North whose ice fishing spots resemble national shrines)
  11. The Tennessee Toad (who made an epic journey from Ohio to Tennessee)
  12. Busted Bicycle (reluctance)
  13. The Brain of the Purple Mountain (from A. L. Tennyson)
  14. Coolidge Rising (while rising from the sink, cupboard doors opened and engulfed his head; while turning to the right to avoid the whole incident he walked into a refrigerator—which afforded a good chin rest for staring at some bananas in a basket)

Guided by Voices: Zeppelin over China

On February 1, 2019, “Rockathon” label released “Zeppelin over China”, the 27th Guided by Voices studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Magic Door” in New Jersey, “Serious Business Records” in New York City, “Stillwater Lodge” in Dayton, Ohio, and was produced by Travis Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Robert Pollard – vocals
  • Doug Gillard – guitar, horn arrangements
  • Bobby Bare Jr. – guitar
  • Mark Shue – bass guitar
  • Kevin March – drums
  • Travis Harrison – engineer, vocal engineer, mastering, mixing
  • Ray Ketchem – engineer
  • Joe Patterson – art administration, layout
  • Robert Pollard – art administration, layout
  • Vince Williams – art administration

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Pollard.

  1. Good Morning Sir
  2. Step of the Wave
  3. Carapace
  4. Send in the Suicide Squad
  5. Blurring the Contacts
  6. Your Lights are Out
  7. Windshield Wiper Rex
  8. Holy Rhythm
  9. Jack Tell
  10. Bellicose Starling
  11. Wrong Turn On
  12. Charmless Peters
  13. The Rally Boys
  14. Think. Be a Man
  15. Jam Warsong
  16. You Own the Night
  17. Everything’s Thrilling
  18. Nice About You
  19. Einstein’s Angel
  20. The Hearing Department
  21. Question of the Test
  22. No Point

Pere Ubu: 20 years in a Montana Missile Solo

On September 29, 2017, “Cherry Red Records” label released “20 Years in a Montana Missile Solo”, the sixteenth Pere Ubu studio album. It was recorded in “Suma Recording Studio” in Painesville, Ohio, and was produced by David Thomas.

Personnel:

  • David Thomas – vocals
  • Gary Siperko, Keith Moliné – guitar
  • Kristof Hahn – steel guitar
  • Michele Temple – bass
  • Robert Wheeler – analog synthesizers, Theremin
  • Steve Mehlman – drums
  • Darryl Boon – clarinet
  • Roshi Nasehi – additional vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by David Thomas, Gary Siperko, Keith Moliné, Kristof Hahn, Michele Temple, Robert Wheeler and Steve Mehlman.

  1. Monkey Bizness
  2. Funk 49
  3. Prison of the Senses
  4. Toe to Toe
  5. The Healer
  6. Swampland
  7. Plan from Frag 9
  8. Howl
  9. Red Eye Blues
  10. Walking Again
  11. I Can Still See
  12. Cold Sweat