On April 8, 1960, “RCA Victor” label released “Elvis Is Back!”, the fourth Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded March – April 1960, at “RCA Victor Studio B” in Nashville, and was produced by Steve Sholes and Chet Atkins.
Personnel:
Elvis Presley – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Scotty Moore – electric guitar
Hank Garland – electric guitar, electric bass
Floyd Cramer – piano
Bob Moore – double bass
D. J. Fontana – drums, percussion
Buddy Harman – drums, percussion
Boots Randolph – saxophone
The Jordanaires – backing vocals
Charlie Hodge – harmony and backing vocals
Track listing:
Make Me Know It – Otis Blackwell
Fever – John Davenport, Eddie Cooley
The Girl of My Best Friend – Beverly Ross, Sam Bobrick
I Will Be Home Again – Bennie Benjamin, Raymond Leveen, Louis C. Singer
Dirty, Dirty Feeling – Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller
Thrill of Your Love – Stan Kesler
Soldier Boy – David Jines, Theodore William Jr.
Sucha Night – Lincoln Chase
It Feels So Right – Fred Wise, Ben Weisman
Girl Next Door Went A-Walking – Bill Rice, Thomas Wayne
In February 1958, “RCA Victor” label released “A Night in Tunisia”, album by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers. It was recorded in April 1957, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Rolontz.
Personnel:
Art Blakey – drums
Jackie McLean (listed as Ferris Benda/Ferris Bender on the cover) – alto sax
Johnny Griffin – tenor sax
Bill Hardman – trumpet
Sam Dockery – piano
Spanky DeBrest – bass
Track listing:
A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
On February 4, 1977, “RCA Victor” label released “The World Starts Tonight”, the debut Bonnie Tyler studio album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by Ronnie Scott, Steve Wolf and David Mackay.
Personnel:
Bonnie Tyler – vocals
Terry Britten – guitar
Dave Christopher – guitar
Steve Wolfe – guitar
Alan Tarney – bass guitar, guitar
Mo Foster – bass guitar
Simon Phillips – drums
Barry Guard – percussion
David Mackay – arrangements, engineer
Ashley Howe – engineer
George Nicholson – engineer
Simon Wakefield – engineer assistant
Dave Harris – engineer assistant
Andrew Hoy – production co-ordination
Track listing:
All tracks by Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe, except where noted.
On February 1, 1967, “RCA Victor” label released “Surrealistic Pillow”, the second Jefferson Airplane studio album. It was recorded October – November 1966, at “RCA Victor” in Hollywood, and was produced by Rick Jarrard.
Personnel:
Grace Slick – lead and co-lead vocals, piano, organ, recorder
Marty Balin – lead and co-lead vocals, guitar, design
Paul Kantner – lead and co-lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Jorma Kaukonen – lead vocals, lead guitar
Jack Casady – bass guitar, fuzz bass, rhythm guitar
Spencer Dryden – drums, percussion
Jerry Garcia – “musical and spiritual advisor”, guitar
In January 1956, “RCA Victor” label released “I’m Still Swinging”, album by Joe Newman’s Octet (the fifth Joe Newman album overall). It was recorded in October 1955, at “Webster Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Jack Lewis.
Personnel:
Joe Newman- trumpet
Gene Quill – alto saxophone
Al Cohn – tenor saxophone
Urbie Green – trombone
Dick Katz – piano
Freddie Green – guitar
Eddie Jones – bass
Shadow Wilson – drums
Andy Warhol – artwork
Track listing:
Top Hat, White Tie and Tails – Irving Berlin
You Can Depend on Me – Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines
We’ll Be Together Again – Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine
It’s Bad for Me – Cole Porter
Exactly Like You – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
Shameful Roger – Manny Albam
The Daughter of Miss Thing – Ernie Wilkins
Sometimes I’m Happy – Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar
Sweethearts on Parade – Carmen Lombardo, Charles Newman
Slats – Joe Newman, Ernie Wilkins
Lament for a Lost Love – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills
In December 1956, “RCA Victor” label released “Mr. Rhythm”, the only Freddie Green album. It was recorded in December 1955, at “Webster Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Jack Lewis.
Personnel:
Freddie Green – guitar
Al Cohn – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Joe Newman – trumpet
Henry Coker – trombone
Nat Pierce – piano
Milt Hinton – double bass
Osie Johnson – drums
Jo Jones – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Freddie Green, except where noted.
Up in the Blues
Down for the Double
Back and Forth
Free and Easy
Learnin’ the Blues – Delores Vicki Silvers
Feed Bag
Something’s Got to Give
Easy Does It – Sy Oliver, Trummy Young
Little Red
Swinging Back
A day with Ray
When You Wish Upon a Star – Leigh Harline, Ned Washington
On November 6, 1967, “Colgems” label released “Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.”, the fourth Monkees (The) album. It was recorded April – October 1967, at “RCA Victor” in Hollywood, “RCA Victor” in New York, “Western Recorders No. 1” in Hollywood, “American Recording Company” in Studio City, “United Recorders A” in Hollywood, and was produced by Chip Douglas.
Personnel:
Michael Nesmith – lead and backing vocals, guitar, shaker, acoustic and electric guitar, tremolo electric guitar, percussion
Micky Dolenz – lead and backing vocals, harmony vocals, percussion, drums, Moog synthesizer, intro chatter
Davy Jones – lead and backing vocals, percussion, tambourine, intro chatter
Peter Tork – lead and backing vocals, spoken word, organ, keyboards, piano
In October 1963, “RCA Victor” label released “Sonny Meets Hawk!”, album by Sonny Rollins and Coleman Hawkins (the 23rd Sonny Rollins album overall). It was recorded in July 1963, at “RCA Victor Studios” in New York City, and was produced by George Avakian.
Personnel:
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
Paul Bley – piano
Bob Cranshaw – bass
Henry Grimes – bass
Roy McCurdy – drums
George Avakian – liner notes
Track listing:
Yesterdays – Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach
All the Things You Are – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
Summertime – DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis
Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?) – Jimmy Davis, Roger “Ram” Ramirez, James Sherman
On June 15, 1974, “RCA Victor” label released “Back Home Again”, the eighth John Denver studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “RCA’s Music Center of the World” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Milton Okun and Susan Ruskin.
Personnel:
John Denver – vocals, 6 & 12-string acoustic guitars
Julie Connor – vocals
John Sommers – banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin, fiddle, backing vocals
Steve Weisberg – acoustic guitar, dulcimer, dobro, backing vocals, arrangements
In March 1969, “RCA Victor” label released “Just to Satisfy You”, the eleventh Waylon Jennings album. It was recorded in 1968, at “RCA Victor Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Chet Atkins.
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