On October 1, 2025, Christopher Walenty Dreja died aged 79. He was musician (guitar, bass) and photographer, member of bands Metropolitan Blues Quartet and Box of Frogs, but was best known as the rhythm guitarist and bassist for The Yardbirds. In 1992, as a member of the Yardbirds he was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.
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The Pretty Things: Emotions
On April 18, 1967, “Fontana” label released “Emotions”, the third Pretty Things (The) album. It was recorded in 1966, at “Philips Studios” in London, and was produced by Steve Rowland.
Personnel:
- Phil May – vocals
- Dick Taylor – guitar
- Brian Pendleton – rhythm guitar
- Jon Povey – vocals, keyboards
- Wally Waller – vocals, bass, guitars
- John Stax – bass
- Skip Alan – drums
- Jacob Collier – double bass
- Johnnie Gray – alto, soprano and tenor saxophone
- G. Wallace – bass trombone
- Albert Hall, Bert Ezzard, Greg Bowen – trumpet
- Johnny Edwards – valve trombone
- Keith Christie – trombone
- John Shinebourne, Lionel Ross, R. Kok, William de Mont – cello
- Marie Goossens – harp
- Reg Tilsley – orchestra conductor
Track listing:
- Death of a Socialite – Ian Stirling, Phil May, Dick Taylor
- Children – Wally Waller, Phil May, Dick Taylor
- The Sun – Phil May, Wally Waller
- There Will Never Be Another Day – Dick Taylor, Phil May, Wally Waller
- House of Ten – Wally Waller, Phil May, Dick Taylor
- Out in the Night – Ian Stirling, Dick Taylor
- One Long Glance – Wally Waller, Phil May, Dick Taylor
- Growing in My Mind – Phil May, Dick Taylor
- Photographer – Phil May, Ian Stirling, Dick Taylor
- Bright Lights of the City – Wally Waller, Phil May
- Tripping – Phil May, Dick Taylor
- My Time – Dick Taylor, Phil May, Wally Waller
Jean-Michel Jarre: Amazonia
On April 9, 2021, “Columbia” label released “Amazônia”, the twenty-first Jean-Michel Jarre studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “JMJ Studio” in Paris, and was produced by Jean-Michel Jarre. The album is a 52-minute musical score for the exhibition “Amazônia”, a project by photographer and filmmaker Sebastião Salgado. The project focuses on the Brazilian Amazon, featuring more than 200 photographs and other media by Salgado.
Personnel:
- Jean-Michel Jarre – mixing
- Patrick Pelamourgues – technical assistance
- David Perreau – mastering
- Sebastião Salgado – Amazônia photographs
- Gong Li – Jean-Michel Jarre portrait
- Renato Amoroso – Sebastião Salgado portrait
- Eric BDFCK Cornic – graphic design
Track listing:
All tracks by Jean-Michel Jarre.
- Amazônia Part 1
- Amazônia Part 2
- Amazônia Part 3
- Amazônia Part 4
- Amazônia Part 5
- Amazônia Part 6
- Amazônia Part 7
- Amazônia Part 8
- Amazônia Part 9
David Myers
On August 26, 2004, David Myers died aged 90. He was photographer and cinematographer known for his documentaries on popular music and musicians, such as the documentary on “Woodstock” festival, “Johnny Cash in San Quentin”, “Elvis on Tour”, “Mad Dogs & Englishmen” (Joe Cocker), “Soul to Soul”, “Wattstax”, “Let the Good Times Roll”, “Save the Children”, “The Grateful Dead”, “The Last Waltz”, “Rust Never Sleeps” (Neil Young & the Crazy Horse), “Shadows and Light” (Joni Mitchell), and “Cracked Actor: A Film About David Bowie”.
Fiona Adams
On July 10, 2010, Fiona Adams died aged 84. She was a photographer, one of The Beatles most used photographers, author of the band’s memorable shot jumping off a Brick Wall on Euston Road in London, used on the front cover of the “Twist and Shout” EP. Adams is also known by the photographs of other 60’s rock icons such as Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix.
Neal Casal
On August 26, 2019, Neal Casal died aged 50. He was musician (guitar), singer, songwriter, and photographer, member of Rickey Medlocke’s Blackfoot, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Hard Working Americans, The Skiffle Players and Circles Around the Sun, but best known as a member of Ryan Adams’ backing band the Cardinals. As leader he released twelve albums.
Guy Webster
On February 9, 2019, Guy Webster died aged 79. He was photographer, known for photographing famous musicians and actors in the 60s and 70s, including artists such as The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Doors and Simon & Garfunkel.
Gary Burden
On March 10, 2018, Gary Burden died aged 84. He was artist specialized in design of music album covers, considered as one of the pioneers of the concept of album cover art. He created covers for many famous music acts including The Doors, Neil Young, Mama Cass, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Joni Mitchell, The Eagles, Jackson Browne and Matt Corby. In 2000, together with the photographer Henry Diltz, he made “California Rock: Under the Covers”, a documentary about their mutual work on album covers and participation in the Los Angeles music scene.In 2010, at the 52nd “Annual Grammy Awards”, Burden won the award for “Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Packaging” for the Neil Young “The Archives Vol. 1 1963–1972”.
Joan Baez: Honest Lullaby
In July 1979, “CBS” label released “Honest Lullaby”, the 18th Joan Baez album. It was recorded in 1979, and was produced by Barry Beckett. Cover photos were by photographer Yousuf Karsh Joan Baez dedicated the album to the memory of journalist John L. Wasserman.
Personnel:
- Joan Baez- lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Larry Byrom- acoustic guitar
- Pete Carr – acoustic and electric guitar
- Jimmy Johnson – electric guitar
- Barry Beckett- keyboards
- Charlie McCoy – harmonica
- David Hood- bass guitar
- Roger Hawkins – drums
- Hill Abrahams – violin
- Janes Crozier – cello
- Ava Aldridge, George Jackson, Lenny LeBlanc, Mac McAnally, Cindy Richardson, George Soulé, Eddie Struzick, Marie Tomlinson – backing vocals
Track listing:
- .Let Your Love Flow – Larry E. Williams
- No Woman No Cry – Vincent Ford
- Light a Light – Janis Ian
- Song at the End of the Movie – Pierce Pettis
- Before the Deluge – Jackson Browne
- Honest Lullaby – Joan Baez
- Michael – Joan Baez
- For Sasha – Joan Baez
- For All We Know – Sam M. Lewis, Fred Coots
- Free at Last – Joan Baez, George Jackson
Don Hunstein
On March 18, 2017, Don Hunstein died aged 88. He was photographer, best known for his work at “Columbia Records” and for his photographs that were featured on covers of some famous albums including Thelonious Monk’s Monk’s Dream; Blood, Sweat & Tears’s Mirror Image; Miles Davis’s Nefertiti, and the famous photograph of Bob Dylan walking with Suze Rotolo, used for the cover of “Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” album.
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