On December 25, 2006, James Joseph Brown died aged 73. He was singer, songwriter, producer and bandleader, regarded as the creator of funk music, and one of the most important artists in the history of the modern music. Named the “Godfather of Soul” and the “Hardest Working Man in the Show Business”, for all the achievements in his six decades long career, Brown received many honors including” inductions into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”; “Songwriters Hall of Fame”; “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the 34th annual “Grammy Awards”; “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the 4th annual “Rhythm & Blues Foundation Pioneer Awards”; a star on the “Hollywood Walk of Fame”; inductee to the “New York Songwriters Hall of Fame”; honored as the first “BMI Urban Icon” at the “BMI Urban Awards”, “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the “BET Awards”, and induction into the “UK Music Hall of Fame”.Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked him at number seven on its list of the “100 Greatest Artists of All Time”; in Joel Whitburn’s analysis of the “Billboard R&B” charts from 1942 to 2010, Brown was ranked as number one in “The Top 500 Artists”.list, magazine “Rolling Stone” cited him as the most sampled artist of all time, and In an article for the same magazine, critic Robert Christgau cited Brown as “The Greatest Musician of the Rock Era”. Brown is also one of the best sold artist of all times.
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Wire: Pink Flag
In December 1977, “Harvest” label released “Pink Flag”, the debut Wire studio album. It was recorded September – October 1977, at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Mike Thome. In 2009,“Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Pink Flag” at number 412 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. In 2013, “NME” magazine ranked “Pink Flag” at number 378 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Bruce Gilbert– guitar
- Colin Newman– vocals, guitar
- Graham Lewis– bass guitar
- Robert Gotobed– drums
- Kate Lukas– flute
- Dave Oberlé– backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Bruce Gilbert, Graham Lewis, Colin Newman, and Robert Gotobed, except where noted.
- Reuters
- Field Day for the Sundays
- Three Girl Rhumba
- Ex Lion Tamer
- Lowdown
- Start to Move
- Brazil
- It’s So Obvious
- Surgeon’s Girl
- Pink Flag
- The Commercial
- Straight Line
- 106 Beats That
- Suit
- Strange
- Fragile
- Mannequin
- Different to Me – Annete Green
- Champs
- Feeling Called Love
- 12 X U
Roy Orbison
On December 6, 1988, Roy Kelton Orbison died aged 52. He was musician (guitar, harmonica), singer and songwriter, thanks to his distinctive and impassioned voice, named “Caruso of Rock” and nicknamed the Big O. In the period between 1960 and 1964, 22 of his songs placed on the Billboard Top 40. In 1987, Roy Orbison was inducted in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” and in “Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame”; in 1989 in the “Songwriters Hall of Fame”. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked him at number 37 on its list of the “Greatest Artists of All Time” and number 13 on the list of the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time’. In 2002, “Billboard” magazine ranked Orbison at number 74 in its list of the “Top 600 Recording Artists”. Orbison won six “Grammy Awards”, including “Lifetime Achievement Award” in 1998.
U2: How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
On November 22, 2004, “Island” label released “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb”, the eleventh U2 studio album. It was recorded November 2003 – August 2004, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite, with additional production by Chris Thomas, Jacknife Lee, Nellee Hooper, Flood, Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno and Carl Glanville. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 68 on its list of the “100 Best Albums of the Decade”. “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb” was certified 4 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Platinum in Austria by “IFPI Austria”; 5 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; 2 x Platinum in Brazil by “ABPD”; Platinum in France by “SNEP’; 10 x Platinum in Ireland by “IRMA”; Platinum in Japan by “RIAJ”; 3 x Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; 2 x Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”; 4 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and 3 x Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Bono – lead vocals, guitar, piano
- The Edge – lead and backing vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
- Adam Clayton– bass guitar, keyboards
- Larry Mullen Jr.– drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Daniel Lanois– guitar, pedal steel, mandolin, shaker
- Jacknife Lee– keyboards, synthesizers
Track listing:
All lyrics by Bono except where noted, all music by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.
- Vertigo – Bono, The Edge
- Miracle Drug – Bono, The Edge
- Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own
- Love and Peace or Else – Bono, The Edge
- City of Blinding Lights
- All Because of You
- A man and a Woman
- Crumbs from Your Table
- One Step Closer
- Original of the Species
- Yahweh – Bono, The Edge
The Kinks: The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
On November 22, 1968, “Pye” label released “The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society”, the sixth Kinks studio album. It was recorded October – November 1968, at “Pye Studios” in London, and was produced by Ray Davies. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 255 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.
Personnel:
- Ray Davies– lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, accordion, oboe, flute
- Dave Davies– lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
- Pete Quaife– bass, backing vocals
- Mick Avory– drums, percussion
- Nicky Hopkins– keyboards, mellotron
- Rasa Davies– backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Ray Davies, except where noted.
- The Village Green Preservation Society
- Do You Remember Walter?
- Picture Book
- Johnny Thunder
- Last of the Steam-Powered Trains
- Big Sky
- Sitting by the Riverside
- Animal Farm
- Village Green
- Starstruck
- Phenominal Cat
- All of My Friends Were There
- Wicked Annabella
- Monica
- People Take Pictures of Each Other
The Beatles: With The Beatles
On November 22, 1963, “Parlaphone” label released “With the Beatles”, the second Beatles (The) studio album. It was recorded July – October 1963, at “EMI Studios” in London, and was produced by George Martin. “With the Beatles” was the first Beatles album released in North America. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 420 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- George Harrison– lead, harmony and backing vocals; lead and acoustic guitars; handclaps
- John Lennon– lead, harmony and backing vocals; rhythm and acoustic guitars; harmonica and handclaps; nylon-string acoustic guitar; Hammond organ, tambourine
- Paul McCartney– lead, harmony and backing vocals; bass guitar and handclaps; piano, claves
- Ringo Starr– lead vocals, drums, tambourine, maracas, handclaps, bongo
- Robert Freeman– cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.
- It Won’t Be Long
- All I’ve Got to Do
- All My Loving
- Don’t Bother Me – George Harrison
- Little Child
- Till There Was You – Meredith Willson
- Please Mister Postman – Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman
- Roll Over Beethoven – Chuck Berry
- Hold Me Tight
- You Really Got a Hold on Me – Smokey Robinson
- I Wanna Be Your Man
- Devil in Her Heart- Richard Drapkin
- Not a Second Time
- Money (That’s What I Want) – Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy
Belle And Sebastian: If You’re Feeling Sinister
On November 18, 1996, “Jeepster Records” label released “If You’re Feeling Sinister”, the second Belle and Sebastian studio album. It was recorded in 1996, at “CaVa Studios” in Glasgow, and was produced by Tony Doogan. ”Rolling Stone” magazine featured the album at number 75 on its list of “100 Best Albums of the Nineties”.
Personnel:
- Stuart Murdoch– vocals, guitar, piano
- Stuart David– bass
- Isobel Campbell– cello, vocals, percussion, recorder
- Chris Geddes – keyboards, piano
- Richard Colburn – drums
- Stevie Jackson – guitar, vocals, harmonica
- Mick Cooke – trumpet
- Sarah Martin – violin, percussion, recorded
Track listing:
All tracks by Stuart Murdoch.
- The Stars of Track and Field
- Seeing Other People
- Me and the Major
- Like Dylan in the Movies
- The Fox in the Snow
- Get Me Away from Here, I’m Dying
- If You’re Feeling Sinister
- Mayfly
- The Boy Done Wrong Again
- Judy and the Dream of Horses
Beastie Boys: Licensed To ill
On November 15, 1986, “Def Jam” label released “Licensed to ill”, the debut Beastie Boys studio album. It was recorded in 1986, and was produced by Rick Rubin, Mike D, MCA and Ad-Rock. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 217 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” and in 2013 the same magazine named it the best debut album of all time. “Licensed to Ill” was the first rap album to top the Billboard album chart. In February 1987, the album was certified Platinum in the US by “RIIA’.
Personnel:
- Mike D (Michael Louis Diamond) – vocals, drums
- MCA (Adam Nathaniel Yauch) – vocals, bass
- Ad – Rock (Adam Keefe Horovitz) – vocals, guitar, programing
- Kerry King– lead guitar
- Keene Carse – trombone
- Danny Lipman – trumpet
- Tony Orbach – tenor saxophone
- Steven Ett – engineer
- Joe Blaney – mixing
- Steve Byram – art direction
- World B. Omes (David Gambale) – cover art
- Sunny Bak– photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Mike D, MCA, Ad-Rock and Rick Rubin, except where noted.
- Rhymin & Stealin
- The New Style
- She’s Crafty
- Posse in Effect
- Slow Ride
- Girls
- (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)
- No Sleep till Brooklyn
- Paul Revere – Adam Horovitz,Darryl McDaniels, Rick Rubin, Joseph Simmons
- Hold It Now, Hit It
- Brass Monkey
- Slow and Low – Darryl McDaniels, Rick Rubin, Joseph Simmons
- Time to Get Ill
Roxy Music: Country Life
On November 15, 1974, “Island” label released “Country Life”, the fourth Roxy Music album. It was recorded July – August 1974, at “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by Chris Thomas, John Punter, Brian Ferry, John Gustafson, Eddie Jobson, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera and Paul Thompson. The album cover photo was shot by Eric Boman. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Country Life” at number 387 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Bryan Ferry– vocals, keyboards, harmonica
- Phil Manzanera– guitar
- Eddie Jobson– synthesizer, keyboards, strings
- Andy Mackay– oboe, saxophone
- John Gustafson– bass
- Paul Thompson– drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Bryan Ferry except where noted.
- The Thrill of It All
- Three and Nine – Brian Ferry, Andy Mackay
- All I Want Is You
- Out of the Blue – Brian Ferry, Phil Manzanera
- If It Takes All Night
- Bitter-Sweet – Brian Ferry, Andy Mackay
- Triptych
- Casanova
- A Really Good Time
- Prairie Rose – Brian Ferry, Phil Manzanera
The Velvet Underground: Loaded
On November 15, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “Loaded”, the fourth Velvet Underground (The) studio album. It was recorded April–August 1970, at “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Geoff Haslam, Shel Kagan, Lou Reed, Doug Yule, Sterling Morrison, Maureen Tucker and Adrian Barber. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Loaded” at number 110 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.
Personnel:
- Lou Reed – vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, piano
- Doug Yule – lead and backing vocals, bass, piano, keyboards, lead guitar, fuzz bass, drums, percussion
- Sterling Morrison– lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Maureen Tucker– vocals, drums
- Adrian Barber– drums
- Tommy Castagnaro – drums
- Billy Yule– drums
- Adrian Barber – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Lou Reed except where noted.
- Who Loves the Sun – Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed, Doug Yule
- Sweet Jane
- Rock & Roll – Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed, Doug Yule
- Cool It Down – Lou Reed, Doug Yule
- New Age
- Head Held High
- Lonesome Cowboy Bill – Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed, Doug Yule
- I Found a Reason
- Train Round the Bend
- Oh! Sweet Nuthin – Lou Reed, Doug Yule
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