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Michael Nesmith: Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash

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In October 1973, “RCA” label released “Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash”, the sixth Michael Nesmith album. It was recorded in March 1973, and was produced by Michael Nesmith.

Personnel:

  • Michael Nesmith – vocals, acoustic rhythm 12-string guitar
  • Jay Lacy – electric guitar
  • Dr. Robert K. Warford – electric guitar, banjo
  • Red Rhodes – pedal steel, dobro
  • David Barry – piano
  • Billy Graham – bass, fiddle
  • Danny Lane – drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Continuing – Michael Nesmith
  2. Some of Shelly’s Blues – Michael Nesmith
  3. Release – Michael Nesmith
  4. Winonah – Michael Nesmith, Linda Hargrove, James Miner
  5. Born to Love You – Cindy Walker
  6. The Back Porch and a Fruit Jar Full of Iced Tea
  7. The F.F.V – traditional, arranged by Michael Nesmith
  8. Uncle Pen – Bill Monroe
  9. Prairie Lullaby – Billy Hill

The Tea Party: Transmission

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On August 19, 1997, “EMI Music Canada” label released “Transmission”, the fourth Tea Party (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Alkemical Studios” in  Montreal, “NRG Studios” in Los Angeles, “Le Studio” in Morin Heights, and was produced by Jeff Marti.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Martin – vocals, guitar, recording, mixing
  • Stuart Chatwood – bass, keyboards, art concept
  • Jeff Burrows – drums, percussion
  • Adam Kasper – mixing
  • Don Hachey, Brian Virtue, Robert Carranza – mixing assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Don Hachey, Lee Moro – recording assistant
  • Cover painting: “The Earth We Inherit” by Stuart Chatwood
  • James St. Laurent – art concept
  • Verve Graphic Design Consultants Inc – design
  • Joseph Cultice – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Martin, Stuart Chatwood and Jeff Burrows.

  1. Temptation
  2. Army Ants
  3. Psychopomp
  4. Gyroscope
  5. Alarum
  6. Release
  7. Transmission
  8. Babylon
  9. Pulse
  10. Emerald
  11. Aftermath

Aztec Camera: High Land, Hard Rain

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In April 1983, “Rough Trade” label released “High Land, Hard Rain”, the debut Aztec Camera album. It was recorded in 1983, at “ICC Studios” in Eastbourne, and was produced by John Brand and Bernie Clarke.

Personnel:

  • Roddy Frame– vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Bernie Clark – piano, organ
  • Campbell Owens – bass
  • Dave Ruffy – drums, percussion

Personnel:

All tracks by Roddy Frame.

  1. Oblivious
  2. The Boy Wonders
  3. Walk Out to Winter
  4. The Bugle Sounds Again
  5. We Could Send Letters
  6. Pillar to Post
  7. Release
  8. Lost Outside the Tunnel
  9. Back on Board
  10. Down the Dip

Pet Shop Boys: Release

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Release

On April 1, 2002, “Parlaphone” label released “Release”, the eighth Pet Shop Boys studio album. It was recorded September 2000 – November 2001, at “Studio PSB”, “Sony Music Studios” in London, and “Chillout” in Berlin, and was produced by Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe and Chris Zippel.

Personnel:

  • Neil Tennant – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Chris Lowe – vocals, keyboards, drum programming
  • Chris Zippel – keyboards
  • Johnny Marr– guitar
  • Little Mike – guitar, bass
  • Steve Walters – bass guitar
  • Jody Linscott– percussion
  • Pete Gleadall – programming, engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe.

  1. Home and Dry
  2. I Get Along
  3. Birthday Boy
  4. London
  5. E-Mail
  6. The Samurai in Autumn
  7. Love Is a Catastrophe
  8. Here
  9. The Night I Fell in Love
  10. You Choose