On September 11, 1970, “Apple” label released “Encouraging Words”, the fifth Billy Preston studio album. It was recorded February – December 1969 – April 1970, at “trident Studios” and “Olympic Sound Studios” in London, and was produced by George Harrison and Billy Preston.
Personnel:
Billy Preston – lead and backing vocals, organ, piano, electric piano, harmonica, backing vocals
George Harrison – electric guitar, Moog synthesizer, backing vocals
Eric Clapton – electric guitar
Delaney Bramlett – electric guitar, backing vocals
Klaus Voormann – bass guitar
Carl Radle – bass guitar
Jim Gordon – drums
Ringo Starr – drums
Bobby Keys – saxophones
Jim Price – trumpet, trombone, horn arrangements
The Edwin Hawkins Singers – backing vocals
Members of the Temptations’ tour band – electric guitar, bass guitar, drums
Members of Sam & Dave’s tour band – bass guitar, drums
Richard Polak – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Billy Preston, except where noted.
Right Now
Little Girl
Use What You Got
My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
Let the Music Play – Billy Preston, Joe Greene, Jesse Kirkland
The Same Thing Again – Billy Preston, James Herndon
I’ve Got a Feeling – John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Sing One for the Lord – George Harrison, Billy Preston
On May 19, 2023, “BMG Rights Management” label released “Now”, the seventh Graham Nash studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2022, at “Studio 145”, “Brooklyn Recording”, “Don Caldwell Studios”, and was produced by Todd Caldwell and Graham Nash.
Personnel:
Graham Nash – vocals, acoustic guitar, nylon string guitar, harmonica, hand claps
Shane Fontayne – electric guitar, lap steel, mandolin, slide guitar
Thad Debrock – acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel, harmonium, mandolin, baritone guitar, nylon string guitar, bass
Todd Caldwell – Hammond B3 organ, piano, electric piano, celeste, hand claps, string arrangements
On July 8, 2022, “Mercury” and “Republic” labels released “Leap”, the third James Bay studio album. It was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee and London, and was produced by Dave Cobb, Finneas, Gabe Simon, Ian Fitchuk, James Bay, Sacha Skarbek, Jon Green and Benjamin Rice.
Personnel:
James Bay – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming
Gabe Simon – electric guitar, organ, piano, synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals, programming
Todd Lombardo – acoustic guitar
Alex Tomkins – piano
Philip Towns – keyboards, synth bass, piano, mellotron, synthesizer
Reuben James – Wurlitzer electric piano
Jon Green – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, drums, percussion, backing vocals, programming
John Ryan – electric guitar, keyboards, drums, backing vocals, programming
Ian Fitchuk – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, backing vocals, programming
Mads Hauge – keyboards, percussion, programming
Sacha Skarbek – piano, mellotron, backing vocals
Joel Little – bass guitar, keyboards, drum programming
On June 3, 2022, “Jagjaguwar” label released “Big Time”, the sixth Angel Olsen studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Fivestarstudios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jonathan Wilson and Angel Olson.
Personnel:
Angel Olsen – vocals, guitar
Jonathan Wilson – guitar, Mellotron, zither, bass, double bass, mandolin, harmonium, drums, percussion, mixing
On April 15, 1962, “Wand” label released “Twist & Shout”, the second Isley Brothers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1962, at “Bell Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Bert Berns.
On July 13, 2018, “Domino” label released “Lamp Lit Prose”, the eighth Dirty Projectors (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Ivo Shandor” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Longstreth/
Personnel:
David Longstreth– vocals, acoustic, 12-string and electric guitar, Juno, Rhodes, piano, organ, bass, drums, drum production, Wurlitzer, string arrangements, horn arrangements
On July 15, 2016, “Atco” label released “Loud Hailer”, the eleventh Jeff Beck album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Jeff Beck and Filippo Cimatt.
Personnel:
Jeff Beck– electric guitar
Carmen Vandenberg – electric guitar
Rosie Bones – vocals
Giovanni Pallotti – bass
Davide Sollazzi – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Jeff Beck, Carmen Vandenberg and Rosie Bones, except where noted.
In November 1970, “Philips” label released the debut, self-titled Kraftwerk album. It was recorded July – September 1970, and was produced by Ralf Hütter, Konrad “Conny” Plank and Florian Schneider.
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