On September 15, 2004, John William Cummings aka Johnny Ramone, died aged 55. He was musician (guitar) and songwriter, best known as founding member and guitarist of the Ramones. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked him at number 16 on its list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”. The same year, “Time” magazine ranked him on its list of the “10 Greatest Electric-Guitar Players”.
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The Kinks: Something Else by The Kinks
On September 15, 1967, “Pye” label released “Something Else by The Kinks” (Something Else), the fifth Kinks (The) album. It was recorded April 1966 – July 1967, at “Pye Studios” in London, and was produced by Shal Talmy and Ray Davies. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 288 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Ray Davies– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica, harp, harpsichord, organ, tuba, maracas
- Dave Davies– lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, 12 string guitar
- Pete Quaife– bass guitar, backing vocals
- Mick Avory– drums, percussion
- Nicky Hopkins– keyboards, piano
- Rasa Davies – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Ray Davies, except where noted.
- David Watts
- Death of a Clown – Dave Davies, Ray Davies
- Two Sisters
- No Return
- Harry Rag
- Tin Soldier Man
- Situation Vacant
- Love Me Till the Sun Shines – Dave Davies
- Lazy Old Sun
- Afternoon Tea
- Funny Face
- End of the Season
- Waterloo Sunset
Arcade Fire: Funeral
On September 14, 2004, “Merge Records” label released “Funeral”, the debut Arcade Fire studio album. It was recorded 2003 – 2004, at “Hotel2Tango” in Montreal, Quebec, and was produced by Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Howard Bilerman. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Funeral” at number 151 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Win Butler– vocals, Jaguar and 12 strings electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, synthesizer, bass
- Richard Reed Parry– Rickenbacker guitar, synthesizer, organ, piano, accordion, xylophone, percussion, double bass, engineer, recording
- Tim Kingsbury– bass, Telecaster guitar, acoustic guitar
- Régine Chassagne– vocals, drums, synthesizer, piano, accordion, xylophone, recorders, percussion
- Howard Bilerman– drums, guitar, engineer, recording
- William Butler– bass, xylophone, synthesizer, percussion
- Arlen Thompson – drums
- Pietro Amato– horn
- Sarah Neufeld– violin, string arrangements
- Owen Pallett– violin, string arrangements
- Sophie Trudeau– violin
- Jessica Moss – violin
- Gen Heistek – viola
- Michael Olsen– cello
- Anita Fust – harp
- Arcade Fire– string arrangements, engineer, recording
- Mark Lawson – recording, engineer
- Thierry Amar- recording assistant
- Ryan Morey – mastering
- Tracy Maurice – cover art
- Hilary Treadwell – photography, insert
Track listing:
All tracks by Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Howard Bilermanre, except where noted.
- Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) – Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury, Howard Bilerman, John Deu
- Neighborhood #2 (Laïka)
- Une année sans lumière
- Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
- Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles) – Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury, Howard Bilerman, John Deu
- Crown of Love
- Wake Up
- Haiti
- Rebellion (Lies)
- In the Backseat
Bob Dylan: Love And Theft
On September 11, 2001, “Columbia” label released “Love and Theft”, the thirty-first Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded in May 2001, and was produced by Jack Frost (Bob Dylan). In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Love and Theft” at number 385 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. At the 44th “Annual Grammy Awards”, the album won “Grammy Award” for “Best Contemporary Folk Album”.
Personnel:
- Bob Dylan— vocals, guitar, piano, record production
- Larry Campbell— guitar, banjo, mandolin, violin
- Charlie Sexton— guitar
- Augie Meyers— accordion, Hammond B3 organ, Vox organ
- Tony Garnier— bass
- David Kemper— drums
- Clay Meyers —bongos
- Chris Shaw —engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Bob Dylan.
- Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
- Mississippi
- Summer Days
- Bye and Bye
- Lonesome Day Blues
- Floater (Too Much to Ask)
- High Water (For Charley Patton)
- Moonlight
- Honest With Me
- Po’ Boy
- Cry a While
- Sugar baby
Randy Newman: Good Old Boys
On September 10, 1974, “Reprise” label released “Good Old Boys”, the fifth Randy Newman album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Warner Bros. Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 393 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Randy Newman – vocals, acoustic and electric pianos, synthesizer, arranger, conductor
- Ry Cooder- bottleneck guitar
- John Platania- electric guitar
- Ron Elliott- acoustic guitar
- Dennis Budimir- acoustic guitar
- Al Perkins – pedal steel guitar
- Russ Titelman – bass
- Willie Weeks – bass
- Red Callender – bass
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Andy Newmark – drums
- Bobbye Hall Porter – percussion
- Milt Holland – drums, percussion
- Glenn Frey – backing vocals
- Don Henley- backing vocals
- Bernie Leadon – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Randy Newman except where noted.
- Rednecks
- Birmingham
- Marie
- President (Have Pity on the Working Man)
- Guilty
- Louisiana 1927
- Every Man a King – Huey Long, Castro Carazo
- Kingfish
- Naked Man
- Wedding in Cherokee County
- Back on My Feet Again
- Rollin’
R.E.M.: Document
On September 1, 1987, “I.R.S.” label released “Document”, the fifth R.E.M. studio album. It was recorded April – May 1987, at “Sound Emporium” in Nashville, and was mixed at “Master Control” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Scott Litt, Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe.. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 470 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 1988, “Document” was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Michael Stipe– lead vocals
- Peter Buck– guitar, dulcimer
- Mike Mills– bass guitar, backing vocals
- Bill Berry– drums, backing vocals
- Steve Berlin– horns
- Carl Marsh – Fairlight CMI synthesizer
- Steve Catania – engineer
- Tom Der – engineer
- Toni Greene – engineer
- Gary Laney – engineer
- Ted Pattison – engineer
- Todd Scholar – engineer
- Bob Ludwig– mastering
- Jim McKay – photography
- Michael Meister – photography
- Sandra-Lee Phipps – photography
- Ron Scarselli – packaging
Track listing:
All tracks by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe, except where noted.
- Finest Worksong
- Welcome to the Occupation
- Exhuming McCarthy
- Disturbance at the Heron House
- Strange – Bruce Gilbert, Graham Lewis, Colin Newman, Robert Gotobed
- It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
- The One I Love
- Fireplace
- Lightnin’ Hopkins
- King of Birds
- Oddfellows Local 151
Bob Dylan: Modern Times
On August 29, 2006, “Columbia” label released “Modern Times”, the thirty-second Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded in February 2006, and was produced by Jack Frost (Bob Dylan pseudonym). In the 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 204 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. In 2007, Dylan won “Grammy Award” for “Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album” for “Modern Times” and the “Grammy Award” for “Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance” for the song “Someday Baby”.
Personnel:
- Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano
- Donnie Herron – steel guitar, violin, viola, mandolin
- Denny Freeman– guitar
- Stu Kimball – guitar
- Tony Garnier– bass guitar, cello
- George G. Receli – drums, percussion
- Chris Shaw – engineer
- Tom Aiezza – engineer assistant
- Sheldon Yellowhair – engineer assistant
- Greg Calbi– mastering
- Ted Croner – cover photography (1947 photograph “Taxi, New York at Night”)
Track listing:
All tracks by Bob Dylan.
- Thunder on the Mountain
- Spirit on the Water
- Rollin’ and Tumblin’
- When the Deal Goes Down
- Someday Baby
- Workingman’s Blues #2
- Beyond the Horizon
- Nettie Moore
- The Levee’s Gonna Break
- Ain’t Talkin
Coldplay: A Rush Of Blood To The Head
On August 26, 2002, “Parlaphone” label released “A Rush of Blood to the Head”, the second Coldplay studio album. It was recorded September 2001 – May 2002, and was produced by Ken Nelson, Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Cha,pion. In 2002, at the “Q Awards” the album was awarded “Best Album”. In 2003, the album won Coldplay “Grammy Awards” for “Best Alternative Album” and for “Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal” for the song “In My Place”, and was voted “Best British Album” at the “BRIT Awards”. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “A Rush of Blood to the Head” at number 466 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in Argentina by “CAPIF”; 7 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Platinum in Austria by “IFPI”; 4 x Platinum in Brazil by “ABPD”; Platinum in Italy by “FIMI”; Platinum in Mexico by “AMPROFON”; Platinum in Netherlands by “NVPI”; 4 x Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; 9 x Platinum in the UK by the “BPI” and 4 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Chris Martin– lead vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, string arrangements, mixing, art direction
- Jonny Buckland– acoustic and electric guitar, string arrangements, mixing, art direction
- Guy Berryman– bass guitar, string arrangements, mixing, art direction
- Will Champion– drums, percussion, harmony vocals, string arrangements, art direction
- Ann Lines – strings
- Laura Melhewish – strings
- Leo Payne – strings
- Susan Dench – strings
- Chris Tombling – strings
- Dan Green – strings
- Peter Lale – strings
- Richard George – strings
- Audrey Riley– strings, string arranger
- Ken Nelson– engineer, mixing
- Jon Bailey – engineer assistant
- Jon Withnal – engineer assistant
- Ben Thackeray – engineer assistant
- Andrea Wright – engineer assistant
- Rik Simpson– additional engineering
- Danton Supple – mixing
- Mark Phythian – mixing, additional production
- George Marino– mastering
- Blue Source – art direction
- Sølve Sundsbø – cover art
- Tom Sheehan – photography
- Zed Nelson – photography
Track listing:
]All tracks by Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, and Will Champion.
- Politik
- In My Place
- God Put a Smile upon Your Face
- The Scientist
- Clocks
- Daylight
- Green Eyes
- Warning Sign
- A Whisper
- A Rush of Blood to the Head
- Amsterdam
Paul Simon: Graceland
On August 25, 1986, “Warner Bros” label released “Graceland”, the seventh Paul Simon solo studio. It was recorded October 1985 – June 1986, in South Africa, New York, Los Angeles, London, and Louisiana, and was produced by Paul Simon. In 1987, “Graceland” won “Grammy Award” for “Album of the Year”. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Graceland” at number 71 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album earned Paul Simon the “Best International Solo Artist” award at “The Brit Awards” in 1987. It was certified 8 x Platinum in Australia by the “ARIA”; Platinum in France by “SNEP”; Platinum in Nederlands by “NVPI”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”;Platinum in Portugal by “AFP”; Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”; 7 x Platinum in the UK by the “BPI”, and 5 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Paul Simon– lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, Synclavier, six-string electric bass
- Ray Phiri– guitar
- Adrian Belew– guitar synthesizer, guitar
- Demola Adepoju – pedal steelguitar
- Daniel Xilakazi – lead, rhythm guitar
- Sherman Robertson– guitar
- César Rosas– guitar, backing vocals
- David Hidalgo– guitar, accordion, backing vocals
- Lulu Masilela – tambourines
- Rob Mounsey– synthesizer, horn arrangement
- Alton Rubin, Sr.– accordion
- Jonhjon Mkhalali – accordion
- Forere Motloheloa – accordion
- Conrad Lozano– bass
- Alonzo Johnson – bass
- Lloyd Lelose – bass
- Bakithi Kumalo– bass
- Isaac Mtshali – drums
- Vusi Khumalo – drums
- Petrus Manile – drums
- Alton Rubin, Jr. – drums
- Louie Pérez– drums
- Steve Gadd– additional drums
- Makhaya Mahlangu – percussion
- Ralph MacDonald– percussion
- Youssou N’Dour– percussion
- Babacar Faye – percussion
- Assane Thiam – percussion
- James Guyatt – percussion
- David Rubin – washboard
- Alex Foster – alto saxophone
- Morris Goldberg– penny whistle, soprano saxophone
- Johnny Hoyt – saxophone
- Steve Berlin– saxophone
- Ronnie Cuber– bass and baritone saxophone
- Barney Rachabane – saxophone
- Mike Makhalemele– saxophone
- Teaspoon Ndela – saxophone
- Lenny Pickett– tenor saxophone
- Earl Gardner – trumpet
- Jon Faddis– trumpet
- Randy Brecker– trumpet
- Lew Soloff– trumpet
- Alan Rubin– trumpet
- Dave Bargeron– trombone
- Kim Allan Cissel – trombone
- The Gaza Sisters – vocals
- Joseph Shabalala– vocals
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo– vocals
- Linda Ronstadt– additional vocals
- The Everly Brothers– additional vocals
- Diane Garisto – backing vocals
- Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals
- Roy Halee – engineer
Track listing:
- The Boy In the Bubble – Forere Motloheloa, Paul Simon
- Graceland – Paul Simon
- I Know What I Know – General MD Shirinda, Paul Simon
- Gumboots – Lulu Masilela, Jonhjon Mkhalali, Paul Simon
- Diamonds On the Soles of Her Shoes – Joseph Shabalala, Paul Simon
- You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon
- Under African Skies – Paul Simon
- Homeless – Joseph Shabalala, Paul Simon
- Crazy Love, Vol. II – Paul Simon
- That Was Your Mother – Paul Simon
- All Around the World Or the Myth of Fingerprints – Paul Simon
The Rolling Stones: Tattoo You
On August 24, 1981, “Rolling Stones” label released “Tattoo You”, the sixteen Rolling Stones (The) album. It was recorded November–December 1972, January–March 1975, January–March 1978, January–October 1979, October 1980 – June 1981, and was produced by The Glimmer Twins. In 1989, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Tattoo You” at number 213 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. Peter Corriston, who was responsible for the album art direction and design, won a “Grammy Award” in the category of “Best Album Package”. The album was certified 4 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada” and 4 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Mick Jaggerr– lead and backing vocals; electric guitar, harmonica
- Keith Richards– lead and backing, electric guitar, bass guitar
- Ronnie Wood– electric guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Mick Taylor– electric guitar
- Bill Wyman– bass guitar; synthesizer, guitar
- Charlie Watts– drums
- Wayne Perkins– electric lead guitar
- Nicky Hopkins– piano; organ
- Ian Stewart– piano
- Chris Kimsey– piano
- Billy Preston– keyboards
- Sonny Rollins– saxophone
- Ollie Brown– percussion
- Jimmy Miller– percussion
- Michael Carabello– cowbell, conga, guiro, claves, cabasa, conga
- Pete Townshend– backing vocals
- Barry Sage– handclaps
Track listing:
All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.
- Start Me Up
- Hang Fire
- Slave
- Little T&A
- Black Limousine – Mick Jaggerr, Keith Richard, Ronnie Wood
- Neighbours
- Worried About You
- Tops
- Heaven
- No Use in Crying – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood
- Waiting on a Friend
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