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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

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

Victoria Williams: Loose

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On October 18, 1994, “Atlantic” label released “Loose”, the third Victoria Williams studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “American Recording Studios” in Woodland Hills, California, and was produced by Paul Fox.

Personnel:

  • Victoria Williams – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, dulcimer
  • Peter Buck – electric guitar, sitar
  • Greg Leisz – acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, mandolin, dulcimer
  • Mark Olson – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Andrew Williams – acoustic guitar, piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Tim Ray – piano, electric piano
  • Rami Jaffee – organ
  • Greg Cohen – acoustic bass, electric guitar
  • Don Heffington – drums, percussion
  • Scott Babcock – timpani, shaker
  • Paul Fox – chimes, shaker
  • Van Dyke Parks – accordion, arrangements
  • Tower of Power Horn Section – horns
  • Doug Weisselman – clarinet, bass harmonica, clay flute
  • Tammy Rogers – violin, viola, backing vocals
  • Lili Haydn – viola
  • Geri Stuyak – cello
  • The Richard Greene Fourteen – strings
  • Dave Pirner – vocals
  • Rose Stone – backing vocals
  • Gary Louris – backing vocals
  • Jean McClain – backing vocals
  • Mike Mills – backing vocals
  • David Williams – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Victoria Williams, except where noted.

  1. Century Plant
  2. You R Loved
  3. Harry Went to Heaven
  4. Crazy Mary
  5. When We Sing Together
  6. Polish Those Shoes
  7. Love
  8. What a Wonderful Life – Bob Thiele, George David Wess
  9. Waterfall
  10. Nature’s Way – Randy California
  11. Sunshine Country
  12. Happy to Have Known Pappy
  13. My Ally – Victoria Williams, Dave Pirner
  14. Hitchhiker’s Smile
  15. Get Away
  16. Psalms – Don Heffington

The Baseball Project: Grand Salami Time

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On June 30, 2023, “Omnivore” label released “Grand Salami Time!”, the fourth Baseball Project (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Fidelitorium Recordings” in Kernersville, North Carolina, and was produced by Mitch Easter, Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, Mike Mills, Linda Pitmon and Steve Wynn.

Personnel:

  • Peter Buck – guitar
  • Scott McCaughey – lead and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Steve Wynn – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Mike Mills – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
  • Linda Pitmon – drums, percussion
  • Steve Berlin – baritone saxophone
  • Mitch Easter – guitar, recording, mixing
  • Stephen McCarthy – lap steel guitar

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Wynn, except where noted.

  1. Grand Salami Time – Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey
  2. The Yips
  3. Screwball – Scott McCaughey
  4. Uncle Charlie – Peter Buck, Steve Wynn
  5. Journeyman – Peter Buck, Steve Wynn
  6. Erasable Man – Scott McCaughey
  7. New Oh in Town – Scott McCaughey
  8. Disco Demolition
  9. Stuff – Mike Mills
  10. The All or Nothings – Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey
  11. That’s Living
  12. 64 and 64 – Scott McCaughey
  13. Having Fun
  14. Fantasy Baseball Widow
  15. The Voice of Baseball – Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey

The Thrills: Let’s Bottle Bohemia

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On September 13, 2004, “Virgin” label released “Let’s Bottle Bohemia”, the second Thrills (The) album. It was recorded 2003 – 2004, and was produced by Dave Sardy.  

Personnel:

  • Conor Deasy – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
  • Daniel Ryan – guitar, banjo, bass, backing vocals
  • Padraic McMaon – guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Kevin Horan – piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Ben Carrigan – drums, percussion
  • Peter Buck – guitar, mandolin
  • Van Dyke Parks – accordion, strings arrangements, conductor
  • Greg Gordon – engineer
  • Warren Huart – editing
  • Dave Sardy – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Ross Garfield – technician

Track listing:

  1. Tell Me Something I Don’t Know
  2. Whatever Happened to Corey Haim?
  3. Faded Beauty Queens
  4. Saturday Night
  5. Not for All the Love in the World
  6. Our Wasted Lives
  7. You Can’t Fool Old Friends with Limousines
  8. Found My Rosebud
  9. The Curse of Comfort
  10. The Irish Keep Gate-crashing / A City of Long Nights (hidden track) 

Hindu Love Gods: Same

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On October 5, 1990, “Giant” label released the self-titled only Hindu Love Gods album. It was recorded January – February 1987, at “Record One” in Sherman Oaks, California, “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Andrew Slater and Niko Bolas.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon – vocals, guitar
  • Peter Buck – guitar
  • Mike Mills – bass guitar
  • Bill Berry – drums
  • Niko Bolas – engineer
  • Richard Landers – engineer
  • Rail Jon Rogut – engineer
  • Bob Vogt – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Walkin’ Blues – Robert Johnson
  2. Travelin’ Riverside Blues – Robert Johnson
  3. Raspberry Beret – Prince Rogers Nelson
  4. Crosscut Saw – Fred Ingrahm, Bill Sanders
  5. Junko Pardner – Bob Shad
  6. Mannish Boy – Bo Diddley, Melvin London, Muddy Waters
  7. Wang Dang Doodle – Willie Dixon
  8. Battleship Chains – Terry Anderson
  9. I’m a One-Woman Man – Tillman Franks, Johnny Horton
  10. Vigilante Man – Woody Guthrie

Warren Zevon: Sentimental Hygiene

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On August 29, 1987, “Virgin” label released “Sentimental Hygiene”, the sixth Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Record One” in Los Angeles, “A&M Studios” in Hollywood, “Cheshire Sound Studios” in Atlanta, Georgia, and was produced by Warren Zevon, Niko Bolas, and Andrew Slater.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, emulator
  • Bob Dylan– harmonica
  • Neil Young– lead guitar
  • Mike Campbell– guitar
  • Peter Buck– guitar
  • Rick Richards– guitar
  • Waddy Wachtel– acoustic guitar
  • Brian Setzer– lead guitar
  • Jai Winding – keyboards
  • Leland Sklar– bass guitar
  • Mike Mills– bass guitar
  • Jorge Calderón– bass guitar, harmony
  • Flea– bass guitar
  • Tony Levin– bass guitar
  • Darius Degher – sitar
  • Amp Fiddler– keyboards
  • DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight– guitar
  • David Lindley– lap steel guitar, bowed saz
  • Stan Lynch– harmony
  • Don Henley– harmony
  • Michael Stipe– harmony
  • Jennifer Warnes– harmony
  • Bill Berry– drums
  • Craig Krampf– drums
  • Will Alexander, Brian Bell – computer programming
  • Niko Bolas, George Clinton, Larry Ferguson – arranger
  • Willie Alexander, Brian Bell – programming, computers
  • Duncan Aldrich, Niko Bolas, Richard Bosworth – engineer
  • Richard Cottrell, Richard Landers, Bob Levy, Mark McKenna, Dan Nash, Bob Vogt – engineer assistant
  • Niko Bolas, Larry Ferguson, Shelly Yakus – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff, Margo Chase – art direction
  • Herb Ritts – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Zevon, except where noted.

  1. Sentimental Hygiene
  2. Boom Boom Mancini
  3. The Factory
  4. Trouble Waiting to Happen – J. D. Southe, Warren Zevon
  5. Reconsider Me
  6. Detox Mansion – Jorge Calderon, Warren Zevon
  7. Bad Karma
  8. Even a Dog Can Shake Hands – Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Warren Zevon
  9. The Heartache
  10. Leave My Monkey Alone

First Aid Kit: Ruins

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On January 19, 2018, “Columbia” label released “Ruins”, the fourth First Aid Kit studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Flora Recording & Playback” in Portland, Orgeon, and was produced by Tucker Martine.

Personnel:

  • Johanna Söderberg – vocals, keyboards, autoharp, bass guitar
  • Klara Söderberg – vocals, guitar
  • Eli Moore – choir, dulcimer, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, pump organ
  • Peter Buck – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
  • Tucker Martine – choir, drums, percussion, tambourine, noise, engineer
  • Glenn Kotche – drums, percussion
  • Steve Moore – choir, keyboards, marxophone, melodica, organ, piano, synthesizer, trombone
  • Benkt Söderberg – choir, electric guitar
  • McKenzie Smith – choir, drums, percussion
  • Justin Chase – choir, keyboards
  • Melvin Duffy – pedal steel
  • Paul Brainard – trumpet
  • Anna Fritz – cello
  • Eyvind Kang – viola
  • Kyleen King – viola
  • Patti King – violin
  • Isak Söderberg – choir
  • Anna Söderberg – choir
  • Michael Finn – choir
  • Laura Veirs – choir
  • Mikael Tot – choir
  • Eric Boulanger – mastering
  • EE Storey – design, layout
  • Lauren Dukoff – photography
  • Jason Quigley – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Klara Söderberg and Johanna Söderberg.

  1. Rebel Heart
  2. It’s a Shame
  3. Fireworks
  4. Postcard
  5. To Live a Life
  6. My Wild Sweet Love
  7. Distant Star
  8. Ruins
  9. Hem of Her Dress
  10. Nothing Has to Be True

Uncle Tupelo: March 16–20, 1992

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On August 3, 1992, “Rockville” label released “March 16–20, 1992”, the third Uncle Tupelo studio album. It was recorded March 16–20, 1992, at “John Keane Studios” in Athens, Georgia, and was produced by Peter Buck.

Personnel:

  • Jay Farrar– vocals, bass guitar, guitar, 12 string guitar, harmonica
  • Jeff Tweedy– vocals, bass guitar, guitar, 12 string guitar
  • Mike Heidorn– drums, cymbals, tambourine
  • Brian Henneman– banjo, bouzouki, guitar, mandolin, slide guitar
  • John Keane– banjo, bass guitar, guitar, pedal steel guitar, steel guitar, engineer, mixing
  • Peter Buck– feedback
  • David Barbe– bass guitar, engineer
  • Billy Holmes – accordion
  • Andy Carlson – violin

Track listing:

  1. Grindstone – Jay Farrar
  2. Coalminers – traditional
  3. Wait Up – Jeff Tweedy
  4. Criminals – Jay Farrar
  5. Shaky Ground – Jay Farrar
  6. Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down – traditional
  7. Black Eye – Jeff Tweedy
  8. Moonshiner – traditional
  9. I Wish My Baby Was Born – traditional
  10. Atomic Power – Louvin, Louvin, Bain
  11. Lilli Schull – traditional
  12. Warfare – traditional
  13. Fatal Wound – Jeff Tweedy
  14. Sandusky – Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy
  15. Wipe The Clock – Jay Farrar

The Decemberists: The King Is Dead

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On January 14, 2011, “Capitol” label released “The King Is Dead”, the sixth  Decemberists (The) album. It was recorded in 2010, at “Pendarvis Farm” in Portland, Oregon, and was produced by Tucker Martine.

Personnel:

  • Colin Meloy– vocals, acoustic , 12-string,  baritone and tenor guitar, harmonica, pump organ, percussion
  • Chris Funk– pedal steel, electric guitar,  banjo, bouzouki
  • Jenny Conlee–   piano,  organ,  accordion, Wurlitzer
  • Nate Query– bass guitar, cello
  • John Moen– drums, tambourine, shaker, percussion, backing vocals
  • Peter Buck– mandolin, 12-string electric, electric and baritone guitar
  • Annalisa Tornfelt – violin
  • David Rawlings– backing vocals
  • Gillian Welch– backing vocals
  • Laura Veirs– backing vocals
  • Tucker Martine– tambourine, recording, mixing
  • Rich Hipp, Clinton Welander – engineer assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Jeri Heiden for SMOG Design, Inc. – design
  • Carson Ellis – illustration, lettering
  • Autumn de Wilde – photography

Track listing:

All songs by Colin Meloy.

  1. Don’t Carry it All
  2. Calamity Song
  3. Rise to Me
  4. Rox in the Box
  5. January Hymn
  6. Down by the Water
  7. All Arise!
  8. June Hymn
  9. This is the Way We Fight
  10. Dear Avery