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The Rolling Stones: Aftermath

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Aftermath

On April 15, 1966, “Decca” label released “Aftermath” the fourth Rolling Stones (The) studio album. It was recorded 3–8 December 1965, 6–9 March 1966, at “RCA Studios” in California, and was produced by Andrew Loog Oldham.  This was band’s first album to consist entirely of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards compositions, and their first album released in true stereo. In 2002, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Aftermath” at number 109 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel

  • Mick Jagger– lead and backing vocals, harmonica, percussion
  • Keith Richards– guitars, backing vocals
  • Brian Jones– guitars, slide guitar, piano, organ, harpsichord, marimba, sitar, percussion, Appalachian dulcimer, harmonica, koto
  • Bill Wyman– bass guitar, organ pedals, backing vocals
  • Charlie Watts– drums, percussion
  • Jack Nitzsche– piano, organ, harpsichord, percussion
  • Ian Stewart– piano, organ

Track listing

All compositions by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

  1. Mother’s Little Helper
  2. Stupid Girl
  3. Lady Jane
  4. Under My Thumb
  5. Doncha Bother Me
  6. Goin’ Home
  7. Flight 505
  8. High and Dry
  9. Out of Time
  10. It’s Not Easy
  11. I Am Waiting
  12. Take it or Leave it
  13. Think
  14. What to Do

The Wailers: Catch a Fire

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Bob Marley Catch A Fire

On April 13, 1973, “Island” label released “Catch a Fire”the fifth Wailers (The) album. It was recorded May–October 1972; at “Dynamic Sound Studios”, “Harry J. Studios” and “Randy’s Studios” in Kingston, Jamaica, mixed at “Island Studios” in London,  and was produced by Chris Blackwell. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Catch a Fire” at number 126 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.

Personnel:

  • Peter Tosh – vocals, organ, guitar, piano
  • Bob Marley – vocals, guitar
  • Aston “Family Man” Barrett– bass guitar
  • Carlton “Carlie” Barrett– drums
  • Bunny Wailer– vocals, bongos, conga
  • Wayne Perkins– guitar
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick– keyboards, synthesizer, clavinet
  • Tommy McCook– flute
  • Robbie Shakespeare– bass guitar
  • Francisco Willie Pep – percussion
  • Winston Wright – percussion
  • Chris Karan – percussion
  • Rita Marley– backing vocals
  • Marcia Griffiths– backing vocals
  • Carlton Lee – engineer
  • Stu Barrett – engineer
  • Tony Platt – engineer
  • Bob Weiner – design
  • Rod Dyer – design

All tracks by Bob Marley, except where noted.

  1. Concrete Jungle
  2. Slave Driver
  3. 400 Years – Peter Tosh
  4. Stop that Train – Peter Tosh
  5. Baby We’ve Got a Date (Rock It Baby)
  6. Stir It Up
  7. Kinky Reggae
  8. No More Trouble
  9. Midnight Ravers

David Bowie: Aladdin Sane

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Davis Bowie Aladdin Sane

On April 13, 1973, “RCA” label released “Aladdin Sane”, the sixth David Bowie album. It was recorded 6 October 1972, 3 December 1972 – 24 January 1973, at “Trident Studios”, London and “RCA Studios” in New York and Nashville, and was produced by Ken Scott and David Bowie. “Rolling Stones” magazine ranked  “Aladdin Sane” at number 277 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”. “Pitchfork Media” ranked the album at number 77 on its list of the top “100 Albums of the 1970s”.

Personnel:

  • David Bowie – vocals, guitar, harmonica, saxophone, arrangements
  • Mick Ronson – vocals, guitar, piano, arrangements
  • Mike Garson– piano, synthesizers
  • Trevor Bolder– bass guitar
  • Mick “Woody” Woodmansey– drums
  • Ken Fordham – saxophone, flutes
  • Brian “Bux” Wilshaw – saxophone, flutes
  • Juanita “Honey” Franklin – backing vocals
  • Linda Lewis– backing vocals
  • A. MacCormack– backing vocals
  • Ken Scott – engineer
  • Mick Moran – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bowie, except where noted.

  1. Watch That Man
  2. Alladin Sane
  3. Drive-in- Saturday
  4. Panic in Detroit
  5. Cracked Actor
  6. Time
  7. The Prettiest Star
  8. Let’s Spend the Night Together – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  9. The Jean Genie
  10. Lady Grinning Soul

Pavement: Wowee Zowee

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Wowee Zowee

On April 11, 1995, “Matador” label released “Wowee Zowee”, the third Pavement studio album. It was recorded November 14–24, 1994, at “Easley Recording Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, February 10–14, 1995 at “Random Falls Studio” in New York, December 2–5, 1994 and January 2–5, 1995, at “Speed Mix Studio”, and was produced by Stephen Malkmus, Bob Nastanovich, Mark Ibold, Scott Kannberf and Steve West. “Rolling Stone” magazine voted “Wowee Zowee” the 12th “Coolest Album of all Time”.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Malkmus – vocals, guitar, mixing
  • Bob Nastanovich – vocals, percussion
  • Scott Kannberg – vocals, guitar
  • Mark Ibold – bass
  • Steve West – drums, percussion
  • Doug Easley – pedal steel guitar
  • Sibel Firat – cello
  • Doug Easley, Davis McCain, Mark Venezia – engineer
  • Bryce Goggin, Jan BL, Rich Costey – mixing
  • Gregory Hull – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Malkmus, except where noted.

  1. We Dance
  2. Rattled by the Rush
  3. Black Out
  4. Brinx Job
  5. Grounded
  6. Serpentine Pad
  7. Motion Suggests Itself
  8. Father to a Sister of Thought
  9. Extradition
  10. Best Friend’s Arm
  11. Grave Architecture
  12. AT&T
  13. Flux=Rad
  14. Fight This Generation
  15. Kennel District – Scott Kannberg
  16. Pueblo
  17. Half a Canyon
  18. Western Homes – Scott Kannberg

Public Enemy: Fear Of A Black Planet

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On April 10, 1990, “Def Jam Recordings” released “Fear of a Black Planet”, the third Public Enemy album. It was recorded June – October 1989, at “Greene St. Recording”  in New York City, “The Music Palace” and “Spectrum City Studios” in Hempstead, and was produced by Chuck D, Eric “Vietnam” Sadler, Hank Shocklee and Keith Shocklee. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Fear of a Black Planet” was ranked at number 300 on its list of the “500 greatest albums of all time”, and in 2005, the Library of Congress added it to the National Recording Registry. According to “Acclaimed Music”, “Fear of a Black Planet” is the 126th most ranked album on critics’ lists of the all-time greatest records. In 1997, “The Guardian” ranked the album at number 50 in their of “100 Best Albums Ever”. In 2013, “NME” magazine ranked the album at number 96 on its all time list of “Best records ever.”

Personnel:

  • Agent Attitude – performer
  • Brother James I – performer
  • Brother Mike – performer
  • James Bomb – performer
  • Big Daddy Kane – rapper
  • Chuck D – rapper, sequencing, arrangements, director
  • Flavor Flav – rapper
  • Ice Cube – rapper
  • Professor Griff – rapper
  • Branford Marsalis – saxophone
  • Terminator X – scratching
  • Wizard K-Jee – scratching
  • Paul Shabazz – programming
  • Eric “Vietnam” Sadler – programming, sequencing, arrangements, director
  • Hank Shocklee – arrangements, director, sequencing
  • Keith Shocklee – arrangements, director, sequencing
  • Steve Loeb – engineer
  • Kirk Yano – engineer
  • Alan “JJ/Scott” Plotkin – vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Paul Eulin – engineer, mixing
  • Dan Wood – engineer, mixing
  • Mike Bona – engineer, mixing
  • Christopher Shaw – engineer, mixing
  • Nick Sansano – engineer, mixing
  • Rod Hui – engineer, mixing
  • James Staub – engineer assistant
  • Dave Harrington – engineer assistant
  • Chris Champion – engineer assistant
  • Kamarra Alford – engineer assistant
  • Dave Patillo – engineer assistant
  • Jody Clay – engineer assistant
  • Tom Conway – engineer assistant
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • The Drawing Board – art direction
  • E. Johnson – cover art
  • Russell Winter – photography
  • Ashman Walcott – photography
  • Jules Allen – photography
  • Robin Holland – photography

Track listing:

  1. Contract on the World Love Jam – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
  2. Brothers Gonna Work It Ou – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
  3. 911 Is a Joke – William Drayton, Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler
  4. Incident at 66.6 FM – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
  5. Welcome to the Terrordrome – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
  6. Meet the G That Killed Me – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
  7. Pollywanacraka – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
  8. Anti-Nigger Machine – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
  9. Burn Hollywood Burn – O’Shea Jackson, Antonio Hardy, Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
  10. Power to the People – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
  11. Who Stole the Soul – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
  12. Fear of a Black Planet – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
  13. Revolutionary Generation – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
  14. Can’t Do Nuttin’ for Ya Man – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
  15. Reggie Jax – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
  16. Leave This Off Your Fuckin Charts – Norman Rogers
  17. B Side Wins Again – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
  18. War at 33⅓ – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
  19. Final Count of the Collision Between Us and the Damned – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour
  20. Fight the Power – Keith Shocklee, Eric Sadler, Carl Ridenhour

Elton John: Same

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On April 10, 1970, “DJM” label released the self-titled, second Elton John album. It was recorded in January 1970, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Gus Dudgeon. This was John’s first album released in US,  “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 468 on its list of the “500 greatest albums of all time”. On 27 November 2012, it was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame” as an album cited as exhibiting “qualitative or historical significance”.

Personnel:

  • Elton John– vocals, piano,  harpsichord
  • Colin Green – guitars, Spanish guitar
  • Roland Harker – guitar
  • Clive Hicks – acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, twelve-string guitar
  • Alan Parker– rhythm guitar
  • Caleb Quaye– lead guitar, additional guitars
  • Brian Dee– organ
  • Diana Lewis – Moog synthesizer
  • Frank Clark – acoustic bass, acoustic guitar
  • Les Hurdle – bass guitar
  • Dave Richmond – bass guitar
  • Alan Weighall – bass guitar
  • Barry Morgan– drums
  • Terry Cox– drums
  • Dennis Lopez – percussion
  • Tex Navarra – percussion
  • David Katz – violin
  • Paul Buckmaster– cello solo
  • Skaila Kanga– harp
  • Barbara Moore – backing vocals, choir leader
  • Madeline Bell– backing vocals
  • Tony Burrows– backing vocals
  • Roger Cook– backing vocals
  • Lesley Duncan– backing vocals
  • Kay Garner – backing vocals
  • Tony Hazzard– backing vocals
  • Paul Buckmaster – arranger
  • David Katz – orchestra contractor
  • Robin Geoffrey Cable – engineer
  • Gus Skinas – editing
  • David Larkham – art direction
  • Gus Dudgeon, John Tobler – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Elton John and Bernie Taupin.

  1. Your Song
  2. I Need You to Turn To
  3. Take Me to the Pilot
  4. No Shoe Strings on Louise
  5. First Episode at Hienton
  6. Sixty Years On
  7. Border Song
  8. The Greatest Discovery
  9. The Cage
  10. The King Must Die

The White Stripes: Elephant

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Elephant

On April 1, 2003, “V2 Records” released “Elephant”, the fourth White Stripes album. It was recorded November 2001 and April 2002, at “Toe Rag Studios” and “BBC Maida Vale Studios” in London, and was produced by Jack White.The album won “Grammy Awards” for “Best Alternative  Album” and “Best Rock Song” for “Seven Nation Army”. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 390, on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. “Channel 4” ranked “Elephant”  at number 39, on its list of the “100 Greatest Albums of All Time”. In December 2003, “NME” magazine made it their “Album of the Year”.

Personnel:

  • Jack White– lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, mixing
  • Meg White – lead, co-lead and backing vocals, drums
  • Mort Crim– speech
  • Holly Golightly– co-lead vocals
  • Liam Watson– engineer, mixing
  • Noel Summerville – mastering
  • “The Third Man” – artwork
  • Bruce Brand – layout
  • Patrick Pantano – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jack White, except where noted.

  1. Seven Nation Army
  2. Black Math
  3. There’s No Home for You Here
  4. I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  5. In the Cold, Cold Night
  6. I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother’s Heart
  7. You’ve Got Her in Your Pocket
  8. Ball and Biscuit
  9. The Hardest Button to Button
  10. Little Acorns – Mort Crim, White
  11. Hypnotize
  12. The Air Near My Fingers
  13. Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine
  14. Well It’s True That We Love One Another

Prince: Sign o’ the Times

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On March 31, 1987, “Paisley Park Records” label released “Sign o’ the Times” (Sign “☮” the Times}, the ninth Prince studio album. It was recorded in 1986 – 1987, at “Lake Minnetonka Home Studio” in Minnetonka, “Galpin Boulevard Home Studio” in Chanhassen, “Washington Avenue Warehouse” in Eden Prairie, “Sunset Sound Recorders” and “Ocean Way Recording” in Hollywood, “Monterey Sound Studios” in Glendale, and “Dierks Studio Mobile Trucks” in Paris, and was produced by Prince. In 1989, magazine “Time Out” named it as the greatest album of all time. Magazine “New Musical Express” ranked “Sign o’ the Times” at number 16 in its list of the “All Time Top 100 Albums”. Magazine “The Times”  ranked  “Sign o’ the Times” as the 29th greatest album of all time, and in 2003, magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked the album at number 93 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Prince- all vocals and instruments except as noted below
  • Wendy Melvoin- guitar, tambourine, congas, backing vocals
  • Lisa Coleman- Fairlight sitar, wooden flute, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Fink- keyboards
  • Miko Weaver- guitar
  • Brown Mark- bass
  • Bobby Z.- drums
  • Sheila E.- rap, drums, percussion
  • Eric Leeds- saxophone
  • Atlanta Bliss- trumpet
  • Jill Jones- vocals
  • Susannah Melvoin- backing vocals, vocals
  • Sheena Easton- co-lead vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Prince, except where noted

  1. Sign o’ the Times
  2. Play in the Sunshine
  3. Housequake
  4. The Ballad of Dorothy Parker
  5. It
  6. Starfish and Coffee – Prince, Susannah Melvoin
  7. Slow Love – Prince, Carole Davis
  8. Hot Thing
  9. Forever in My Life
  10. U Got the Look
  11. If I Was Your Girlfriend
  12. Strange Relationship
  13. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
  14. The Cross
  15. It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night – Prince, Doctor Fink, Eric Leeds
  16. Adore

Quicksilver Messenger Service: Happy Trails

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On March 29, 1969, “Capitol” label released “Happy Trails”, the second Quicksilver Messenger Service album. Most of the album material was recorded on the bands two performances in “Fillmore East” and “Fillmore West” in 1968. In 1992, the album was certified gold by “RIAA” in US. In 2013, magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “Happy Trails” at number 189 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time” and at number 44 on magazine’s list of “50 Coolest Records.” Album song “Mona” was ranked at number 88 on the “100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time” by “Rolling Stone” magazine.

Personnel:

  • John Cipollina – vocals, guitar
  • Gary Duncan – vocals, guitar
  • David Freiberg – vocals, bass, piano
  • Greg Elmore – vocals, drums, percussion

Track listing:

Who Do You Love Suite:

  1. Who Do You Love (Part 1) – Ellas McDaniel
  2. When You Love – Gary Duncan
  3. Where You Love – Greg Elmore
  4. How You Love – John Cipollina
  5. Which Do You Love – David Freiberg
  6. Who Do You Love (Part 2) – Ellis McDaniel
  7. Mona – Ellis McDaniel
  8. Maiden of the Cancer Moon – Gary Duncan
  9. Calvary – Gary Duncan
  10. Happy Trails – Dale Evans

 

The Rolling Stones: Dirty Work

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Dirtywork

On March 24, 1986, “Rolling Stones” label released “Dirty Work” the eighteenth Rolling Stones album. It was recorded 5 April – 17 June, 16 July – 17 August 1985, 10 September – 15 October 1985, at “Pathe  Marconi Studios” in Paris, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite  and The Glimmer Twins. The album was dedicated to Ian Stewart, band’s long time collaborative and friend.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger– lead and backing vocals, harmonica
  • Keith Richards– electric and acoustic guitars, piano, vocals
  • Ronnie Wood– electric, acoustic and pedal steel guitar, tenor saxophone, backing vocals; drums
  • Bill Wyman– bass guitar, synthesizer
  • Charlie Watts– drums
  • Chuck Leavell– keyboards
  • Ivan Neville– backing vocals, bass guitar, organ, synthesizer
  • Jimmy Page– electric guitar
  • Bobby Womack– backing vocals, electric guitar
  • Philippe Saisse– keyboards
  • Anton Fig– shakers
  • John Regan – bass guitar
  • Dan Collette– trumpet
  • Ian Stewart– piano
  • Marku Ribas – percussion
  • Jimmy Cliff,Don Covay, Beverly D’Angelo, Kirsty MacColl, Dolette McDonald, Janice Pendarvis, Patti Scialfa, Tom Waits – backing vocals
  • Dave Jerden – engineer
  • Steve Parker – additional engineering
  • Tom Crich, Mike Krowiak – engineer assistant
  • Janet Perr – art direction, package design
  • Annie Leibovitz – art direction, photography
  • Mark Marek – inner sleeve artwork

Track listing:

  1. One Hit (To the Body) – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood
  2. Fight – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood
  3. Harlem Shuffle – Bob Relf, Ernest Nelson
  4. Hold Back – Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
  5. Too Rude – Lindon Roberts
  6. Winning Ugly – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  7. Back to Zero – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Chuck Leavell
  8. Dirty Work -Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood
  9. Had It With You – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood
  10. Sleep Tonight – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  11. Untitled hidden track (uncredited excerpt from Key to the Highway)