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Robby Krieger: The Ritual Begins At Sundown

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On August 14, 2020, “The Players Club” label released “The Ritual Begins at Sundown”, the eight Robby Krieger album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Horse Latitude” and “Lotek Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Robby Krieger, Arthur Barrow and Michael Dumas.

Personnel:

  • Robby Krieger – guitar, painting
  • Tommy Mars – keyboards
  • Arthur Barrow – bass, guitar, synth
  • Chad Wackeman – drums
  • Joel Taylor – drums
  • Brad Dutz – percussion
  • Chuck Manning – saxophone
  • Vince Denham – saxophone
  • Jock Ellis – trombone
  • Adrian Byrns – flute
  • Aeb Byrne – flute
  • Shayna Adler – engineer
  • Michael Dumas – mixing
  • Bob Rice – mastering
  • Roy Koch – layout

Track listing:

  1. What Was That? – Arthur Barrow, Larry Klimas, Robby Krieger, Tom Brechtlein, Tommy Mars
  2. Side Home – Arthur Barrow, Robby Krieger
  3. The Drift – Arthur Barrow, Larry Klimas, Robby Krieger, Tommy Mars
  4. Chunga’s Revenge – Frank Zappa
  5. Hot Head – Arthur Barrow, Larry Klimas, Robby Krieger, Tom Brechtlein, Tommy Mars
  6. Yes, the River Knows – Robby Krieger
  7. The Hitch – Arthur Barrow, Joel Taylor, Robby Krieger, Tommy Mars, Vince Denham
  8. Dr Noir – Arthur Barrow, Joel Taylor, Robby Krieger, Tommy Mars, Vince Denham
  9. Bianca’s Dream – Vince Denham
  10. Screen Junkie – Arthur Barrow, Larry Klimas, Robby Krieger, Tom Brechtlein, Tommy Mars

Nico: The End…

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In November 1974, “Island” label released “The End…: the fourth Nico studio album. It was recorded in 1974 at “Sound Techniques” in London, and was produced by John Cale.

Personnel:

  • Nico – lead vocals, harmonium
  • John Cale – bass guitar, xylophone, acoustic guitar, synthesizers, organ, marimba, triangles, cabaça, boobams, glockenspiel,  percussion, piano, electric piano
  • Phil Manzanera – electric guitar
  • Brian Eno – synthesizers
  • Vicki Wood – backing vocals
  • Annagh Wood – backing vocals
  • John Wood – engineer
  • Victor Gamm – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Nico, except where noted.

  1. It Has Not Taken Long
  2. Secret Side
  3. You Forget to Answer
  4. Innocent and Vain
  5. Valley of the Kings
  6. We’ve Got the Gold
  7. The End – John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison
  8. Das Lied der Deutschen – Hoffman von Fallersleben, Joseph Haydn

The Doors: Absolutely Live

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On July 20, 1970, “Elektra” label released “Absolutely Live”, the sixth Doors (The) album. It was recorded 1969 – 1970, in several cities in the U.S. and was produced by Paul A. Rothchild.

Personnel:

  • Jim Morrison – lead vocals
  • Robby Krieger – guitar
  • Ray Manzarek – lead and backing vocal, organ, keyboard bass
  • John Densmore – drums
  • Bruce Botnick – engineer
  • Vince Treanor – technician
  • Frank Lisciandro – cover photography
  • Ed Caraeff – inside photography

Track listing:

  1. Who Do You Love? – Ellas McDaniel
  2. Medley:
  3. Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) – Kurt Weill, Bertol Brecht
  4. Back Door Man – Willie Dixon
  5. Love Hides – Jim Morrison
  6. Five to One – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
  7. Build Me a Woman – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
  8. When the Music’s Over – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
  9. Close to You – Willie Dixon
  10. Universal Mind – Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger
  11. Break on Thru, #2 – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
  12. Celebration of the Lizard – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
  13. Soul Kitchen – Jim Morrison

The Doors: The Soft Parade

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On July 18, 1969, “Elektra” label released “The Soft Parade”, the fourth Doors (The) album. It was recorded July 1968 – May 1969, and was produced by Paul A. Rothchild.

Personnel:

  • Jim Morrison – vocals
  • Robby Krieger – guitar, chorus lead vocals
  • Ray Manzarek – keyboards, celesta, harpsichord
  • John Densmore – drums
  • Jesse McReynolds – mandolin
  • Harvey Brooks – bass guitar
  • Doug Lubahn – bass guitar
  • Curtis Amy – saxophone
  • George Bohanon – trombone
  • Champ Webb – English horn
  • Reinol Andino – congas
  • Bruce Botnick – engineer
  • Paul Harris – orchestral arrangements
  • Peter Schaumann – inside illustration
  • William S. Harvey – art direction, design
  • Joel Brodsky – photography

Track listing:

  1. Tell All the People – Robby Krieger
  2. Touch Me – Robby Krieger
  3. Shaman’s Blues – Jim Morison
  4. Do It – Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger
  5. Easy Ride – Jim Morison
  6. Wild Child – Jim Morrison
  7. Runnin’ Blue – Robby Krieger
  8. Wishful Sinful – Robby Krieger
  9. The Soft Parade – Jim Morrison

Gábor Szabó And Bob Thiele: Light My Fire

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In February 1968, “Impulse!” label released “Light My Fire”, album Gábor Szabó and Bob Thiele (the seventh Gábor Szabó album overall). It was recorded August – September 1967, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Gábor Szabó – guitar
  • Bob Thiele – director
  • Dennis Budimir, Louis Morell – rhythm guitar
  • Bill Plummer – sitar
  • Lincoln Mayorga – piano, harpsichord
  • Mike Melvoin – piano, organ, harpsichord
  • Max Bennett, Carol Kaye – electric bass
  • Jim Gordon, John Guerin – drums
  • Gary Coleman, Emil Richards – percussion
  • Buddy Collette, Bob Hardaway, Bud Shank – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
  • Tom Scott – tenor saxophone
  • Ollie Mitchell, Ray Triscari, Jimmy Zito, Gary Barone, Bud Brisbois – trumpet
  • Lew McCreary, Mike Barone, Dick Leith – trombone
  • Howard Johnson – tuba
  • Sid Feller – arranger
  • The California Dreamers: Ron Hicklin, Al Capps, Loren Farber, John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Ian Freebairn-Smith, Sally Stevens, Sue Allen, Jackie Ward – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Gábor Szabó, except where noted.

  1. Forest Flower – Charles Lloyd
  2. Rainy Day Woman – Bob Dylan
  3. Krishna
  4. Light My Fire – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
  5. Fakin’ It – Paul Simon
  6. Eight Miles High – David Crosby, Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn
  7. Sophisticated Wheels

Status Quo: Piledriver

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On December 15, 1972, “Vertigo” label released “Piledriver”, the fifth Status Quo studio album. It was recorded September – October 1972, at “IBC Studios” in London, and was produced by Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster and John Coghlan.

Personnel:

  • Francis Rossi – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Rick Parfitt – vocals, guitar, piano, organ, arrangements
  • Alan Lancaster – vocals, bass, 12 string acoustic guitar, arrangements
  • John Coghlan – drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Jimmy Horowitz – piano
  • Bob Young – harmonica 
  • Damon Lyon-Shaw – engineer
  • Richard Manwaring – engineer
  • Paul Robert Lodge – technician
  • Malcolm George Kingsnorth – technician

Track listing:

  1. Don’t Waste My Time – Francis Rossi, Bob Young
  2. Oh Baby – Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt
  3. A Year – Alan Lancaster, Bernie Frost
  4. Unspoken Words – Francis Rossi, Bob Young
  5. Big Fat Mama – Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt
  6. Paper Plane – Francis Rossi, Bob Young
  7. All the Reasons – Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster
  8. Roadhouse Blues – Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek

Hollywood Vampires: Same

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On September 11, 2015, “Republic Records” label released the self-titled, debut Hollywood Vampires album. It was recorded 2012 – 2014, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.

Personnel:

  • Alice Cooper – lead vocals, harmonica
  • Johnny Depp – lead and rhythm guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Joe Perry – lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
  • Sir Christopher Lee – vocals
  • Brian Johnson – vocals
  • Perry Farrell – vocals, backing vocals
  • Orianthi – guitar
  • Joe Walsh – guitar
  • Robby Krieger – guitar
  • Slash – guitar
  • Sir Paul McCartney – vocals, piano, bass
  • Tommy Henriksen – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
  • Justin Cortelyou – keyboards
  • Bob Ezrin – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Charlie Judge – keyboards
  • Bruce Witkin – bass, keyboards, guitar
  • Kip Winger – bass, backing vocals
  • Dennis Dunaway – bass
  • Zak Starkey – drums
  • Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums, backing vocals
  • Dave Grohl – drums
  • Neal Smith – drums
  • Glen Sobel – drums

Track listing:

  1. The Last Vampire – Johnny Deepp, Bob Ezrin, Christopher Lee
  2. Raise the Dead – Johnny Depp, Bob Ezrin, Alice Cooper, Bruce Witkin, Rob Klonel
  3. My Generation – Pete Townshend
  4. Whole Lotta Love – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham. John Paul Jones
  5. I Got a Line on You – Randy California
  6. Five to One/Break on Through – Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore
  7. One/Jump into the Fire – Harry Nilsson
  8. Come and Get It – Paul McCartney
  9. Jeepster – Marc Bolan
  10. Cold Turkey – John Lennon
  11. Manic Depression – Jimi Hendrix
  12. Itchycoo Park – Steve Marriot, Ronnie Lane
  13. Schools Out/Another Brick in the Wall (part 2) – Alice Cooper, Micael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith, Roger Waters
  14. My Dead Drunk Friends – Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper, Bob Ezrin, Bruce Witkin, Tommy Henriksen

Karen O: Crush Songs

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On September 5, 2014, “Cult Records” label released “Crush Songs”, the debut Karen O (Karen Lee Orzolek) studio album. It was recorded 2006 – 2010.

Personnel:

  • Karen O – vocals, recording, drawings, liner notes
  • Imaad Wasif – guitar
  • Dean Fertita – backing vocals
  • Nick Launay – mixing
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Young Kok Kim – painting
  • Julian Gross – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Karen O, except where noted.

  1. Ooo
  2. Rapt
  3. Visits
  4. Beast
  5. Comes the Night
  6. NYC Baby
  7. Other Side
  8. So Far
  9. Day Go By
  10. Body
  11. King
  12. Indian Summer – Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger
  13. Sunset Sun
  14. Native Korean Rock
  15. Singalong – Karen O, Jack Lawrence, Dean Fertita

Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & Trinity: Streetnoise

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In May 1969, “Marmalade” label released “Streetnoise”, the fourth Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Advison Studios” in London, and was produced by Giorgio Gomelsky.

Personnel:

  • Brian “Auge” Auger – vocals, B-3 organ, piano, electric piano
  • Julie “Jools” Driscoll – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • David “Lobs” Ambrose – vocals, 4- and 6- string electric basses, acoustic guitar
  • Clive “Toli” Thacker – drums, percussion

Track listing:

Side 1

sub-titled – How Good Would It Be To Feel Free

  1. Tropic of Capricorn – Brian Auger
  2. Czechoslovakia – Julie Driscoll
  3. Take Me to the Water – Nina Simone
  4. A Word About Colour – Julie Driscoll

Side 2

sub-titled – Kiss Him Quick He Has To Part

  1. Light My Fire – John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison
  2. Indian Rope Man – Richie Havens, Joe Price, Mark Roth
  3. When I Was a Young Girl – traditional; arranged by Julie Driscoll
  4. The Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In) – James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Galt MacDermot

LP side 3

sub-titled – Looking In The Eye Of The World

  1. Ellis Island – Brian Auger
  2. In Search of the Sun – Dave Ambrose
  3. Finally Found You Out – Brian Auger
  4. Looking in the Eye of the World – Brian Auger

LP side 4

sub-titled – Save The Country

  1. Vauxhall to Lambeth Bridge – Julie Driscoll
  2. All Blues – Miles Davis, Oscar Brown
  3. I’ve Got Life – James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Galt MacDermot
  4. Save the Country – Laura Nyro

Joan Jett: The Hit List

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On January 16, 1990, “Blackheart/CBS-Sony” labels released “The Hit List”, the seventh Joan Jett album. It was recorded 1986 – 1989, at “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by Kenny Laguna, Thom Panunzio, and Joan Jett.

Personnel:

  • Joan Jett – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Ricky Byrd – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Kasim Sulton – bass, backing vocals
  • Thommy Price – drums
  • Sandy Gennaro – drums
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion
  • Crispin Cioe – baritone saxophone
  • Arno Hecht – tenor saxophone
  • Paul Litteral – trumpet
  • Robert Funk – trombone
  • Kenny Laguna – various instruments, backing vocals
  • Darlene Love, Chuck Kentis – backing vocals
  • Thom Panunzio – engineer, mixing
  • Jay Healy – engineer, mixing
  • Tom Cadley, John Aiosa, Paul Logas – engineer
  • Tom Fritze, Rick Travali, Robert Smith, Michael Gilbert, Andrew Grassi – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Dirty Deeds – Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott
  2. Love Hurts – Boudleaux Bryant
  3. Pretty Vacant – Paul Cook, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Johnny Rotten
  4. Celluloid Heroes – Ray Davies
  5. Tush – Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard, Dusty Hill
  6. Time Has Come Today – Joe Chambers, Willie Chambers
  7. Up from the Skies – Jimi Hendrix
  8. Have You Ever Seen the Rain – John Fogerty
  9. Love Me Two Times – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
  10. Roadrunner USA – Jonathan Ritchman