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Alabama Snakes: Sound & Color

On April 17, 2015, “ATO Records” label released “Sound & Color”, the second Alabama Shakes studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Sound Emporium” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Blake Mills, Brittany Howard, Heath Fogg, Zoe Cockrell and Steve Johnson.

Personnel:

  • Brittany Howard − vocals, guitar, vibraphone, percussion, keyboards, string arrangements
  • Heath Fogg − guitar, percussion
  • Zac Cockrell − bass, percussion
  • Steve Johnson − drums, percussion
  • Blake Mills – guitar, percussion, vibraphone 
  • Ben Tanner − keyboards, vibraphone, percussion
  • Paul Horton – keyboards
  • Rob Moose − string arrangements
  • Shawn Everett – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig − mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by by Brittany Howard except where noted,  all music by Brittany Howard, Heath Fogg, Zoe Cockrell and Steve Johnson.

  1. Sound & Color
  2. Don’t Wanna Fight
  3. Dunes
  4. Future People – lyrics by Brittany Howard, Blake Mills
  5. Gimme All Your Love
  6. This Feeling
  7. Guess Who – lyrics by Brittany Howard, Blake Mills
  8. The Greatest
  9. Shoegaze
  10. Miss You
  11. Gemini – lyrics by Brittany Howard, Blake Mils
  12. Over My Head

Gerry Rafferty: Life Goes On

On November 30, 2009, “Hypertension Music” label released “Life Goes On”, the tenth Gerry Rafferty album, and the last one released in his lifetime. It was recorded in 2009, at  “Icon Studios” in East Sussex, England, “Studio Miraval” in France, “Blue Wave Recording Studios” in St. Philip, Barbados, “Parkgate Studios” in Sussex, England, “Chipping Norton Studios” in Oxfordshire, England, “Tye Farm”, “The Hit Factory”, “Skibo Castle” in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, and was produced by Hugh Murphy and Gerry Rafferty.

Personnel:

  • Gerry Rafferty – lead, harmony and backing vocals, acoustic, electric and high-string guitar, piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizer, programming
  • Bryn Haworth – guitar, slide guitar, bottleneck guitar
  • Hugh Burns – electric guitar
  • Mark Knopfler – electric guitar
  • Jerry Donahue – electric rhythm guitar
  • B. J. Cole – pedal steel guitar
  • Pavel Rosak – keyboards, bass guitar, drums, percussion, brass, marimba, drum programming
  • Kenny Craddock – Hammond organ, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Alan Clark – Hammond organ, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Ian Lynn – keyboards, strings
  • Pino Palladino – bass guitar
  • Mo Foster – bass guitar, fretless bass guitar
  • Giles Twigg – drums, percussion, guitar, bass guitar, reading from Digital Delirium, programming, engineer
  • Arran Ahmun – drums, percussion, hi-hat, cymbal, tambourine, toms, cowbell, congas, talking drum, agogô, finger cymbals
  • Mell Collins – saxophone
  • Arturo Tappin – saxophone
  • Gavyn Wright – strings
  • Andy Patterson – bells, programing, engineer
  • Joe Egan – backing vocals
  • Lianne Carroll – backing vocals
  • Julian Littman – backing vocals
  • Melanie Harrold – backing vocals
  • Nicky Moore – backing vocals
  • Cindy Legall – backing vocals
  • Tamara Marshall – backing vocals
  • Ronnie Rehse – German reading
  • Andrew Jackman – bassoon, horn, oboe, string arrangements
  • Doug Cook – engineer, engineer assistant
  • Brad Davis – engineer
  • Philipe Garcia – engineer
  • Jean Jacques Lemoine – engineer
  • Chris Potter – engineer
  • Dan Priest – engineer, mixing
  • Brian Europe – vocal engineering, engineer assistant
  • Tom Gonzales – vocal engineering
  • Barry Hammond – drum engineering, additional engineering
  • Hugh Murphy – recording, engineer
  • Mike Ross – string recording
  • Tim Young – additional engineering
  • Zahir Kahn – engineer assistant
  • Martin Raymond – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Gerry Rafferty, except where noted.

  1. Kyrie Eleison – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  2. The Waters of Forgetfulness – (new edit)
  3. Don’t Speak of My Heart – Gerry Rafferty, Jim Rafferty
  4. Because – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  5. Everytime I Wake Up (new edit) – Gerry Rafferty, with a reading from Rainer Maria Rilke
  6. Love and Affection (new edit) 
  7. The Land of the Chosen Few (new edit) 
  8. Life Goes On (new edit)
  9. Another World (new edit)
  10. Time’s Caught Up on You (new edit)
  11. Conscious Love
  12. Over My Head
  13. Hang On
  14. It’s Easy to Talk
  15. The Maid of Culmore – traditional
  16. Your Heart’s Desire
  17. Adeste Fidelis – traditional
  18. Silent Night

Black Country Communion: BCCIV

On September 22, 2017, “Mascot” label released “BCCIV”, the fourth Black Country Communion studio album. It was recorded in 2017 at “EastWest Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Glenn Hughes – vocals, bass
  • Joe Bonamassa – vocals, guitar, mandolin
  • Derek Sherinian – keyboards
  • Jason Bonham – drums, percussion
  • Kevin Shirley – additional percussion, mixing
  • Gerry O’Connor – fiddle 
  • Jared Kvitka – engineer
  • Bo Bodnar – engineer assistant
  • Cramer Helton – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Dennis Friel Art Studios – cover artwork, design, illustrations
  • Dale Voelker – package design
  • Neil Zlozower – portrait photography
  • Annie Lesser – studio photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Glenn Hughes, except where noted, all music by Joe Bonamassa and Glen Hughes.

  1. Collide
  2. Over My Head
  3. The Last Song for My Resting Place – lyrics by Joe Bonamassa
  4. Sway
  5. The Cove
  6. The Crow
  7. Wanderlust
  8. Love Remains
  9. Awake
  10. When the Morning Comes
  11. With You I Go

Red House Painters: Ocean Beach

On March 27, 1995, “4AD” label released “Ocean Beach”, the fourth Red House Painters studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Coast Recorders”, “Hyde Street Studios”, “David Wellhousen’s Studio” in San Francisco, and was produced by Mark Kozelek.

Personnel:

  • Mark Kozelek – vocals, guitar
  • Gorden Mack – guitar
  • Jerry Vessel – bass guitar
  • Anthony Koutsos – drums
  • Dan Barbee – keyboards
  • Carrie Bradley – vocal, violin
  • Gibbs Chapman – engineer
  • Andy Taub, Mark Needham, Matt Kelly – additional engineering
  • John Golden – mastering
  • Paul McMenamin – art direction, design
  • Melodie McDaniel – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Kozelek, except where noted.

  1. Cabezon
  2. Summer Dress
  3. San Geronimo
  4. Shadows
  5. Over My Head
  6. Red Carpet
  7. Brockwell Park
  8. Moments
  9. Drop / Brockwell Park (Part 2) hidden track

A Flock of Seagulls: The Story of a Young Heart

In August 1984, “Jive” label released “The Story of a Young Heart”, the third A Flock of Seagulls album. It was recorded 1983 – 1984, at “Ridge Farm Studio” in Rusper, West Sussex, UK, and was produced by Steve Lovell.

Personnel:

  • Mike Score – lead vocals, keyboards, guitar
  • Paul Reynolds – lead guitar
  • Frank Maudsley – bass guitar
  • Ali Score – drums
  • John Reid – bass
  • Chris Porter – engineer
  • Steve Lipson – engineer
  • Phil Vinal – engineer
  • Sven Taits, Alister Bullock – engineer assistant
  • Pete Watson – art direction
  • Eric Watson – photography
  • Daniel Thistlethwaite – photography
  • Ali Score, Weed – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Score, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley and Paul Reynolds.

  1. The Story of a Young Heart
  2. Never Again (The Dancer)
  3. The More You Live, the More You Love
  4. European (I Wish I Was)
  5. Remember David
  6. Over My Head
  7. Heart of Steel
  8. The End
  9. Suicide Day

Aztec Camera: Stray

On July 10, 1990, “Sire” label released “Stray”, the fourth Aztec Camera album. It was recorded in 1990 and was produced by Roddy Frame and Eric Calvi.

Personnel:

  • Roddy Frame – vocals, guitars
  • Gary Sanctuary– keyboards
  • Paul Powell – bass guitar
  • Frank Tontoh – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Roddy Frame.

  1. Stray
  2. The Crying Scene
  3. Get Outta London
  4. Over My Head
  5. Good Morning Britain
  6. How It Is
  7. The Gentle Kind
  8. Notting Hill Blues
  9. Song for a Friend

Pere Ubu: The Modern Dance

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In January 1978, “Blank” label released “The Modern Dance”, debut Pere Ubu studio album. It was recorded October 1976; January 1977; November 1977, at “Cleveland Recording” and “Suma Studios” in Cleveland, Ohio, and was produced by David Thomas, Tom Herman, Allen Ravenstine, Tony Maimone, Scott Krauss, Tim Wrightand Ken Hamann.

Personnel:

  • David Thomas– vocals, musette, percussion
  • Tom Herman – guitar, backing vocals
  • Allen Ravenstine– EML 101 & 200 analog synthesizers, saxophone, tapes
  • Tony Maimone– bass, piano, backing vocals
  • Tim Wright– bass guitar
  • Scott Krauss– drums
  • Ken Hamann – engineer
  • Mike Bishop – engineer assistant
  • Paul Hamann – engineer assistant
  • W. Taylor – artwork
  • Mik Mellen – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Thomas, Tom Herman, Allen Ravenstine, Tony Maimone and Scott Krauss, except where noted.

  1. Non-Alignment Pact
  2. The Modern Dance
  3. Laughing
  4. Street Waves
  5. Chinese Radiation
  6. Life Stinks – Peter Laughner
  7. Real World
  8. Over My Head
  9. Sentimental Journey
  10. Humor Me

Fleetwood Mac: Same

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On July 11, 1975, “Reprise” label released the self-titled, tenth Fleetwood Mac album. It was recorded January–February 1975, at “Sound City Studios” in Van Nuys, California, and was produced by Fleetwood Mac and Keith Olsen. It was band’s first album to feature Lindsey Buckingham as guitarist and Stevie Nicks as vocalist. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 182 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album was certified 5 x Platinum in the US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Lindsey Buckingham– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, resonator guitars
  • Stevie Nicks– vocals
  • Christine McVie– vocals, keyboards, synthesizer
  • John McVie– bass guitar
  • Mick Fleetwood– drums, percussion
  • Waddy– rhythm guitar
  • Keith Olsen – engineer
  • David Devore – 2nd engineer
  • Herbert W. Worthington II – photography

Track listing:

  1. Monday Morning – Lindsey Buckingham
  2. Warm Ways – Christine McVie
  3. Blue Letter –  Michael Curtis, Richard Curtis
  4. Rhiannon – Stevie Nicks
  5. Over My Head – Christine McVie
  6. Crystal – Stevie Nicks
  7. Say You Love Me – Christine McVie
  8. Landslide – Stevie Nicks
  9. World Turning – Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie
  10. Sugar Daddy – Christine McVie
  11. I’m So Afraid – Lindsey Buckingham