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Public Image Ltd.: Album

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On January 27, 1986, “Virgin” label released “Album”, the fifth Public Image Ltd. album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Electric Lady Studios”, “The Power Station”, “Quadrasonic Sound Studios”, and “RPM Sound Studios” in  New York City, and was produced by Bill Laswell.

Personnel:

  • John Lydon – lead vocals
  • Bill Laswell – bass 
  • Steve Vai – guitar
  • Nicky Skopelitis – guitar 
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto – Fairlight CMI
  • Bernie Worrell – organ, Yamaha DX7 
  • Malachi Favors – acoustic bass
  • Jonas Hellborg – bass
  • Ginger Baker – drums 
  • Tony Williams – drums 
  • Bernard Fowler – backing vocals
  • Shankar – electric violin
  • Steve Turre – didgeridoo
  • Aïyb Dieng – chatan pot drums

Track listing:

All tracks by John Lydon and Bill Laswell except where noted.

  1. F.F.F.
  2. Rise
  3. Fishing – John Lydon, Jebin Bruni, Mark Schulz
  4. Round – John Lydon, Mark Schulz
  5. Bags – John Lydon, Jebin Bruni, Mark Schulz
  6. Home
  7. Ease – John Lydon, Jebin Bruni

James Gang: Straight Shooter

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On May 31, 1972, “ABC” label released “Straight Shooter”, the fourth James Gang studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Quadrafonic Sound Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Roy Kenner, Domenic Troiano, Dale Peters and Jim Fox.

Personnel:

  • Domenic Troiano– lead and backing vocals, guitars
  • Dale Peters– bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jim Fox– drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Roy Kenner– lead vocals, percussion
  • Sheldon Kurland– violin
  • Glen Spreen – strings
  • Gene Eichelberger – engineer, remix
  • Jim Flournoy Holmes- artwork
  • David Powell – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Roy Kenner and Domenic Troiano, except where noted.

  1. Madness
  2. Kick Back Man
  3. Get Her Back Again – Dominic Troiano
  4. Looking for My Lady
  5. Getting Old – Domenic Troiano
  6. I’ll Tell You Why – Dale Peters, Domenic Troiano
  7. Happy Hypochondriac – Roy Kenner, Dale Peters, Domenic Troiano
  8. Let me Come Home – Dale Peters, Domenic Troiano
  9. My Door is Open

Ozark Mountain Daredevils: The Car Over The Lake Album

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In September 1975, “A&M” label released “The Car Over the Lake Album”, the third  Ozark Mountain Daredevils album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Quadrafonic Sound Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by David Anderle.

Personnel:

  • Buddy Brayfield – piano, electric piano, organ, oboe
  • Weldon Myrick – pedal steel guitar
  • Randle Chowning- guitars, mandolin, harp
  • John Dillon – guitars, mandolin, harp
  • Mike Granda- bass
  • Larry Lee- drums acoustic guitar, synthesizer
  • Steve Cash- harp
  • Farrell Morris – orchestra bells
  • Nancy Blake – cello
  • Marty Lewis – recording
  • Kent Nebergall – recording assistant
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Roland Young – art direction
  • Chuck Beeson – design
  • Murv Jacob – illustrations
  • Stan Evenson – lettering
  • Jim Mayfield, Billy Higgins. Kansas Film Works, Jeremy Parkin – photography

Track listing:

  1. Keep On Churnin’ – John Dillon
  2. If I Only Knew – Larry Lee, Steve Cash
  3. Leatherwood – Randle Chowning
  4. Cobblestone Mountain – Steve Cash
  5. Powell – Larry Lee
  6. Gypsy Forest – Randle Chowning, Steve Cash
  7. Thin Ice – Randle Chowning, Steve Cash
  8. From Time to Time – Larry Lee, John Dillon
  9. Southern Cross – Steve Cash, John Dillon
  10. Out on the Sea – John Dillon, Elizabeth Anderson
  11. Whippoorwill – Randle Chowning

James Gang: Straight Shooter

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In July 1972, “ABC” label released “Straight Shooter’, the fourth James Gang studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Quadrafonic Sound Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Roy Kenner, Domenic Trojano, Dale Peters and Jim Fox.

Personnel:

  • Roy Kenner– lead vocals, percussion
  • Domenic Troiano– lead and backing vocals, guitars
  • Dale Peters– bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jim Fox– drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Sheldon Kurland– violin
  • Glen Spreen – strings
  • Gene Eichelberger – engineer, remixing
  • Jim Flournoy Holmes- cover artwork
  • David Powell – cover artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Roy Kenner and Domenic Troiano, except where noted.

  1. Madness
  2. Kick Back Man
  3. Get Her Back Again – Domenic Trojano
  4. Looking for My Lady
  5. Getting Old – Domenic Trojano
  6. I’ll Tell You Why – Dale Peters, Domenic Trojano
  7. Hairy Hypochondriac – Roy Kenner,Dale Peters,Domenic  Troiano
  8. Let Me Come Home – Dale Peters, Domenic Trojano
  9. My Door is Open

Joan Baez: Blessed Are…

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In July 1971, “Vanguard” label released “Blessed Are…”, the thirteen Joan Baez studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Quadrafonic Sound Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Norbert Putnam and Jack Lothrop

Personnel:

  • Joan Baez – guitar, vocals
  • Pete Wade – guitar
  • Norman Blake – guitar, dobro
  • David Briggs– keyboards
  • Charlie McCoy– harmonica
  • Norbert Putnam– bass, arrangements
  • Kenneth A. Buttrey –drums
  • The Holladay – singers
  • Ed Logan – tenor saxophone
  • Buddy Spicher– violin
  • Gene Eichelberger – engineer
  • Dave Harris – artwork
  • Jobriath– design
  • Jim Marshall– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joan Baez, except where noted.

  1. Blessed Are…
  2. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – Robbie Robertson
  3. Salt of the Earth – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  4. Three Horses
  5. The Brand New Tennessee Waltz – Jesse Winchester
  6. Last, Lonely and Wretched
  7. Lincoln Freed Me Today (The Slave) – David Paton
  8. Outside the Nashville City Limits
  9. San Francisco Mabel Joy – Mickey Newbury
  10. When Time Is Stolen
  11. Heaven Help Us All – Ronald Miller
  12. Angeline – Mickey Newbury
  13. Help Me Make It Through the Night – Kris Kristofferson
  14. Let It Be – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  15. Put Your Hand in the Hand – Gene MacLellan
  16. Gabriel and Me
  17. Milanese Waltz/Marie Flore
  18. The Hitchhikers’ Song
  19. The 33rd of August – Mickey Newbury
  20. Fifteen Months

Neil Young: Harvest

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Neil Young Harvest

On February 14, 1972, “Reprise” label released “Harvest”, the fourth Neil Young album.  It was recorded January – September 1971, at “Quadrafonic Sound Studios” in Nashville; “Barking Town Hall” in London; “Royce Hall” at UCLA and “Broken Arrow Studio No. 2” in Woodside, and was produced by Neil Young, Elliot Mazer, Henry Lewy and  Jack Nitzsche. “Harvest” was the best-selling album of 1972 in the United States. in 1998, “Q” magazine readers voted “Harvest” the 64th greatest album of all time. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “Harvest” at number 78 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young— lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, harmonica
  • James Taylor— banjo, backing vocals
  • Teddy Irwin — acoustic guitar
  • Ben Keith— pedal steel guitar
  • Jack Nitzsche— piano, lap steel guitar, arrangements
  • John Harris — piano
  • James McMahon — piano
  • Tim Drummond— bass
  • Kenny Buttrey— drums
  • London Symphony Orchestra— orchestrations
  • Linda Ronstadt— backing vocals
  • David Crosby— backing vocals
  • Stephen Stills— backing vocals
  • Graham Nash— backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. Out on the Weekend
  2. Harvest
  3. A Man Needs a Maid
  4. Heart of Gold
  5. Are You Ready for the Country?
  6. Old Man
  7. There’s a World
  8. Alabama
  9. The Needle and the Damage Done
  10. Words