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Buddy Holly: Same

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On February 20, 1958, “Coral” label released the self-titled, debut Buddy Holly studio album. It was recorded April 1957 – January 1958, in Clovis, New Mexico and in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele and Norman Petty.

Personnel:

  • Buddy Holly – vocals, guitar
  • Niki Sullivan – rhythm guitar
  • Joe B. Mauldin – bass
  • Jerry Allison – drums
  • Al Caiola – guitar
  • Donald Arnone – guitar
  • Norman Petty – organ, piano
  • Vi Petty – piano, celesta
  • C. W. Kendall Jr. – piano
  • William Marihe – backing vocals
  • Robert Bollinger – backing vocals
  • Robert Harter – backing vocals
  • Merrill Ostrus – backing vocals
  • Abby Hoffer – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. I’m Gonna Love You Too – Joe B. Mauldin, Niki Sullivan, Norman Petty
  2. Peggy Sue – Jerry Allison, Norman Petty
  3. Look at Me – Jerry Allison, Norman Petty
  4. Listen to Me – Buddy Holly – Norman Petty
  5. Valley of Tears – Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew
  6. Ready Teddy – Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco
  7. Everyday – Buddy Holly, Norman Petty
  8. Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues – Ruth Roberts, Bill Katz, Stanley Clayton
  9. Words of Love – Buddy Holly
  10. You’re So Square (Baby I Don’t Care) – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  11. Rave On – Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty
  12. Little Baby – Norman Petty, C. W. Kendall Jr.

M. Ward: Hold Time

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On February 17, 2009, “Merge” and “4AD” labels released “Hold Time”, the sixth M. Ward studio album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by M. Ward.

Personnel:

  • M. Ward – voice, guitar, keyboards, bass, string arrangements
  • Jason Lytle – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Mike Coykendall – bass, percussion
  • Adam Selzer, Jordan Hudson, Rachel Blumberg, Than Luu – percussion
  • Peter Broderick, Tom Hagerman – strings, violins
  • Bill Ritchie – upright bass
  • Mike Mogis – percussion, bells, mandolin, keyboards
  • Elin Palmer – violin
  • Allison Stewart – viola
  • Dave Campbell – cello
  • Zooey Deschanel – vocals
  • Lucinda Williams – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by M. Ward, except where noted.

  1. For Beginners
  2. Never Had Nobody Like You
  3. Jailbird
  4. Hold Time
  5. Rave On – Norman Petty, Bill Tilghman, Sonny West
  6. To Save Me
  7. One Hundred Million Years
  8. Stars of Leo
  9. Fisher of Men
  10. Oh, Lonesome Me – Don Gibson
  11. Epistemology
  12. Blake’s View
  13. Shangri-La
  14. Outro (aka: I’m a Fool to Want You) – Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf

Status Quo: Famous in the Last Century

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On April 5, 2000, “Mercury” label released “Famous in the Last Century”, the twenty-fourth Status Quo studio album. It was recorded in 1999 – 2000, at “Astria Studios” and “ARSIS Studios”, and was produced by Mike Paxman.

Personnel:

  • Francis Rossi– vocals, lead guitar
  • Rick Parfitt– vocals, guitar
  • Andy Bown- keyboards
  • John Edwards- bass
  • Jeff Rich- drums

Track listing:

  1. Famous in the Last Century – Andy Bown
  2. Old Time Rock and Roll – George Jackson, Thomas E. Jones III
  3. Way Down – Martine
  4. Rave On! – Petty, William “Billy” Tilghman, Sunny West
  5. Roll Over Beethoven – Chuck Berry
  6. When I’m Dead and Gone – Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle
  7. Memphis, Tennessee – Chuck Berry
  8. Sweet Home Chicago – Johnson
  9. Crawling from the Wreckage – Parker
  10. Good Golly Miss Molly – Blackwell, Marascalco
  11. Claudette – Roy Orbison
  12. Rock’n Me – Miller
  13. Hound Dog – Leiber, Stoller
  14. Runaround Sue – DiMucci, Maresca
  15. Once Bitten Twice Shy – Ian Hunter
  16. Mony Mony – Bloom, Bo Gentry, James, Ritchie Cordell
  17. Famous in the Last Century – AndyBown

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy

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In February 1970, “Liberty” label released “Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy”, the fourth Nitty Gritty Dirt Band studio album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by William McEuen.

Personnel:

  • Les Thompson – vocals, electric bass, mandolin, electric guitar
  • Jimmie Fadden – vocals, lead acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, washtub bass
  • Jeff Hanna- vocals, rhythm acoustic and electric guitar, drums, washboard, percussion
  • Jimmy Ibbotson – vocals, rhythm acoustic guitar, lead electric guitar, electric piano, drums, conga, accordion
  • John McEuen- banjo, mandolin, acoustic guitar, accordion
  • Maurice Manceau – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Jim Gordon- horns, keyboards
  • John London- bass
  • Byron Berline- violin
  • Russ Kunkel- drums
  • Woody Woodward – recording
  • John McEuen, Jimmy Hoyson – mixing
  • Dean Torrence/ Kittyhawk Graphics – art direction
  • William McEuen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Some of Shelly’s Blues – Michael Nesmith
  2. Prodigal’s Return – Kenny Loggins, Dann Lottermoser
  3. The Cure – Jeff Hanna
  4. Travelin’ Mood – James Waynes
  5. Chicken Reel – traditional
  6. Yukon Railroad – Kenny Loggins, Dann Lottermoser
  7. Livin’ Without You – Randy Newman
  8. Clinch Mountain Backstep – Ruby Rakes
  9. Rave On – Norman Petty, Bill Tilghman, Sonny West
  10. Billy in the Low Ground – Les Thompson
  11. Jesse James – traditional
  12. Uncle Charlie Interview – Uncle Charlie
  13. Bojangles – Jerry Jeff Walker
  14. Opus 36, Clementi – Muzio Clementi
  15. Santa Rosa – Kenny Loggins
  16. Propinquity – Michael Nesmith
  17. Uncle Charlie – Jimmie Fadden
  18. Randy Lynn Rag – Earl Scruggs
  19. House at Pooh Corner – Kenny Loggins
  20. Swanee River – Stephen Foster
  21. Uncle Charlie Interview #2 / Spanish Fandango – traditional

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen: Country Casanova

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In May 1973, “Paramount” label released “Country Casanova”, the third Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Stephan Jarvis.

Personnel:

  • Commander Cody (George Frayne) – piano, lead vocal
  • Billy C. Farlow– lead vocals, harmonica
  • Bill Kirchen– lead guitar, banjo, lead vocal
  • John Tichy– rhythm guitar, lead vocal
  • Bruce Barlow– bass guitar, stand-up bass
  • Lance Dickerson– drums
  • Andy Stein– fiddle, saxophone
  • Bobby Black– pedal steel guitar, dobro
  • Jim Marshall – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Country Casanova – Billy Farlow, Michael J. Richards
  2. Shall We Meet (Beyond the River) – Billy Farlow, John Tichy, Andy Stein
  3. My Window Faces The South – Jerry Livingston, Mitchell Parish, Abner Silver
  4. One Man’s Meat (Is Another Man’s Poison) – John Tichy, Bruce Barlow, George Frayne, Billy C. Farlow
  5. Everybody’s Doin’ It – George Frayne, Bruce Barlow, Andy Stein, Billy C. Farlow, Bill Kirchen, Lance Dickerson, John Tichy, Bobby Black
  6. Rock That Boogie – George Frayne, Bruce Farlow
  7. Rave On! – Norman Petty, Bill Tilghman, Sonny West
  8. Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) – Merle Travis, Tex Williams
  9. Sister Sue – John Tichy, Bruce Barlow, Andy Stein, Billy C. Farlow
  10. Honeysuckle Honey – Michael J. Richards

Van Morrison: Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart

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In March 1983, “Mercury” label released “Inarticulate Speech of the Heart” the fourteenth Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 1982, at “The Town House” in London, “The Record Plant” in “Harbour Sound” in Sausalito, “Tres Virgos” in San Rafael and “Lombard Sound” in Dublin, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – lead vocals, guitar, electric piano, alto saxophone
  • Arty McGlynn– acoustic guitar
  • Chris Michie– guitar
  • Mark Isham– synthesizer, trumpet
  • John Allair – organ, electric piano
  • Pee Wee Ellis– soprano and tenor saxophone, flute
  • Davy Spillane– Uilleann pipes, alto flute
  • David Hayes– bass
  • Peter Van Hooke– drums, tambourine
  • Tom Donlinger – percussion, drums
  • Mihr Un Nisa Douglass – backing vocals
  • Stephanie Douglass – backing vocals
  • Pauline Lozana – backing vocals
  • Annie Stocking – backing vocals
  • Bianca Thornton– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison.

  1. Higher than the World
  2. Connswater
  3. River of Time
  4. Celtic Swing
  5. Rave On, John Donne
  6. Inarticulate Speech of the Heart No. 1
  7. Irish Heartbeat
  8. The Street Only Knew Your Name
  9. Cry for Home
  10. Inarticulate Speech of the Heart No. 2
  11. September Night