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.
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.
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.
Boot It Up – Peter Frampton, John Regan
Ida y Vuelta (Out and Back) – Peter Frampton, Shawn Fichter, Stanley Sheldon
Black Hole Sun – Chris Cornell
Float
My Cup of Tea – Hank Marvin, Brian Bennett, Gordon Kennedy, Peter Frampton
Shewango Way
Blooze – Peter Frampton
Cornerstones – Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Chris Stainton, Peter Frampton
Grab a Chicken (Put It Back)
Double Nickels
Smoky – Peter Frampton
Blowin’ Smoke – Matt Cameron, Mike McCready, Gary Westlake, Peter Frampton
Oh When… – Peter Frampton
Souvenirs de Nos Pères (Memories of Our Fathers) – John Jorgenson
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.
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.
Through the Magnifying Glass
Enthusiastic
Whale Head King
Song of the Bailing Man
Big Breezy Day
The Farmer’s Wife
New Broom
About True Friends – Lindsay Cooper, Chris Cutler, Tony Maimone, David Thomas, Jack Monck
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
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.
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.
The Driving of the Year Nail (from an old Etruscan drawing of a sperm cell)
The Last of the Arkansas Greyhounds (a terror-filled escape on a bus from a man fired from Beaumont ranch)
The Ojo (Ojo Caliente where the Zuni hid from Estaban, the Moor, and the Spaniards)
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)
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
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)
Jack Fig (a reluctant lament)
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)
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)
The Fisherman (this is about the mad fishermen of the North whose ice fishing spots resemble national shrines)
The Tennessee Toad (who made an epic journey from Ohio to Tennessee)
Busted Bicycle (reluctance)
The Brain of the Purple Mountain (from A. L. Tennyson)
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)
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
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.