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Gryphon: Midnight Mushrumps

In April 1974, “Transatlantic” label released “Midnight Mushrumps”, the second Gryphon studio album. It was recorded in January 1974, at “Chipping Norton Recording Studios” in Oxfordshire, and was produced by Richard Harvey, Brian Gulland, Graeme Taylor, Philip Nestor and David Oberlé.

Personnel:

  • Graeme Taylor– vocals, acoustic, semi-acoustic, classical, electric and 12-string guitars
  • Richard Harvey – vocals, harmonium, pipe organ, grand piano, harpsichord, electric pianos, toy piano, keyboard glockenspiel, mandolin, recording
  • Brian Gulland– vocals, bassoon, bass krumhorn, tenor recorder, keyboards
  • Philip Nestor– bass guitars
  • David Oberlé– lead vocals, drums, timpani, percussion
  • Dave Grinsted – engineer
  • Ann Sullivan – art direction
  • Clive Boursnell – photography

Track listing:

  1. Midnight Mushrumps – Richard Harvey
  2. The Plough-Boy’s Dream – t arr. by Richard Harvey, Brian Gulland, Graeme Taylor, Philip Nestor and David Oberlé.
  3. The Last Flash of Gaberdine Taylor – Graeme Taylor
  4. Gulland Rock – Brian Gulland
  5. Dubbel Dutch – Graeme Taylor
  6. Ethelion – Richard Harvey, Brian Gulland, Graeme Taylor, Philip Nestor and David Oberlé.

Elf: Carolina County Ball

In April 1974, “MGM” label released “Carolina County Ball”, the second Elf album. It was recorded January-March, at “The Manor Studio” and was produced by Roger Glover.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie James Dio – lead vocals
  • Steve Edwards – guitar
  • Mickey Lee Soule – keyboards
  • Craig Gruber – bass
  • Gary Driscoll – drums
  • Henry Lowther – trumpet
  • Chris Pyne – trombone
  • Ray Swinfield – clarinet
  • Mountain Fjord, M.D., & Martyn Ford – strings
  • Roger Glover – string arrangements
  • The Manor Chorus – vocals
  • Helen Chappell, Liza Strike, & Barry St. John – backing vocals
  • Simon Heyworth – recording
  • Lou (Conway) Austin – recording
  • Fin Costello – photography

Track listing:

All tracks written by Ronnie James Dio and Mickey Lee Soule.

  1. Carolina County Ball
  2. A. 59
  3. Ain’t It All Amusing
  4. Happy
  5. Annie New Orleans
  6. Rocking Chair Rock’n’Roll Blues
  7. Rainbow
  8. Do the Same Thing
  9. Blanche

Arthur Alexander: Same

In April 1972, “Warner Bros” label released the second, self-titled Arthur Alexander album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Tommy  Cogbill.

Personnel:

  • Arthur Alexander– vocals
  • Johnny Christopher – guitar
  • Eddie Hinton- guitar
  • Reggie Young- guitar
  • Bobby Wood – piano
  • Thomas Cain – piano
  • Shane Keister- keyboards
  • Bobby Emmons – keyboards
  • Mike Leech – bass
  • Tommy Cogbill- bass
  • Kenny Malone- drums
  • Hayword Bishop – drums
  • Gene Chrisman – drums

Track listing:

  1. I’m Comin’ Home – Dennis Linde
  2. It Hurts to Want It So Bad – Steve Smith, Tim Smith, Charles Veldman
  3. Go on Home Girl – Arthur Alexander
  4. In the Middle of It All – Arthur Alexander
  5. Burning Love – Arthur Alexander, Dennis Linde
  6. Rainbow Road – Donnie Fritts, Dan Penn
  7. Love’s Where Life Begins – Arthur Alexander, Dale Ward
  8. Down the Back Roads – Jackie Cook, Steve Cropper, Mary V. Williams
  9. Call Me Honey – Dennis Linde
  10. Come Along With Me – Arthur Alexander, Donnie Fritts
  11. Call Me in Tahiti – Dennis Linde
  12. Thank God He Came – Arthur Alexander, Donnie Fritts

The Hives: Veni Vidi Vicious

On April 10, 2000, “Burning Heart Records” label released “Veni Vidi Vicious”, the second Hives (The) album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Pelle Gunderfelt. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “Veni Vidi Vicious” at number 91 on its list of the “Top 100 Albums of the Decade”. In 2005, Veni Vidi Vicious was ranked at number 399 in “Rock Hard” magazine’s book of “The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist- vocals
  • Nicholaus Arson- lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Vigilante Carlstroem– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Matt Destruction- bass guitar
  • Chris Dangerous– drums
  • Frederik Holmstedt – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Randy Fitzsimmons, except where noted.

  1. The Hives – Declare Guerre Nucleaire
  2. Die, All Right
  3. A Get Together to Tear it Apart
  4. Main Offender
  5. Outsmarted
  6. Hate to Say I Told You So
  7. The Hives – Introduce the Metric System in Time
  8. Find Another Girl – Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield
  9. Statecontrol
  10. Inspection Wise 1999
  11. Knock Knock
  12. Supply and Demand

The Black Keys: Thickfreakness

On April 8, 2003, “Fat Possum” label released “Thickfreakness”, the second Black Keys (The) studio album. It was recorded in December 2002, at “Studio 45” in Akron, and was produced by Patrick Carney.

Personnel:

  • Dan Auerbach- vocals, guitar, bass, engineer
  • Patrick Carney- drums, percussion, recording, engineer, mixing
  • Joel Garcia – art direction
  • Michael Carney – artwork, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney except where noted.

  1. Thickfreakness
  2. Hard Row – lyrics by Dan Auerbach, Chuck Auerbach
  3. Set You Free
  4. Midnight in Her Eyes
  5. Have Love Will Travel – Richard Berry
  6. Hurt Like Mine
  7. Everywhere I Go – Junior Kimbrough
  8. No Trust
  9. If You See Me
  10. Hold Me in Your Arms
  11. I Cry Alone

Blue Image: Open

In April 1970, “Atco” label released “Open” the second Blues Image album. It was recorded in 1970, at “American recording Co.”, and was produced by Richard Podolor.

Personnel:

  • Mike Pinera – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Kent Henry– guitars
  • Skip Konte– piano, keyboards
  • Malcolm Jones – bass
  • Manny Bertematti – drums
  • Joe Lala– percussion, backing vocals
  • Bill Cooper – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Pinera, Skip Konte, Malcolm Jones, Manny Bertematti and Joe Lala, except where noted.

  1. Love Is the Answer
  2. Running the Water
  3. Clean Love
  4. La Bamba – traditional
  5. Consuelate
  6. Ride Captain Ride
  7. Pay My Dues
  8. Fugue U
  9. Parchman Farm – Mose Allison
  10. Wrath of Daisey
  11. Take Me

Blodwyn Pig: Getting to This

In April 1970, “Chrysalis” label released “Getting to This”, the second Blodwyn Pig album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Olympic” and “Trident Studios”, and was produced by Andy Johns.

Personnel:

  • Mick Abrahams– vocals, guitar, seven-string guitar, tenor guitar
  • Graham Waller – piano
  • Andy Pyle– electric bass, six-string bass
  • Ron Berg– drums, tympani
  • Jack Lancaster– flute, violin, electric violin, tenor sax, baritone sax, soprano sax, phoon horn, cornet

Track listing:

  1. Drive Me” – Mick Abrahams
  2. Variations on Nainos – Mick Abrahams
  3. See My Way – Mick Abrahams
  4. Long Bomb Blues – Mick Abrahams
  5. The Squirreling Must Go On – Mick Abrahams, Andy Pyle
  6. San Francisco Sketches – Jack Lancaster
  • Beach Scape
  • Fisherman’s Wharf
  • Telegraph Hill
  • Close the Door, I’m Falling Out of the Room
  1. Worry – Andy Pyle
  2. Toys – Mick Abrahams
  3. To Rassman – Ron Berg
  4. Send Your Son to Die – Mick Abrahams

Randy Newman: 12 Songs

In April 1970, “Reprise” label released “12 Songs”, the second Randy Newman studio album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Lenny Waronker.

Personnel:

  • Randy Newman – vocals, piano
  • Clarence White– B-Bender electric guitar
  • Ron Elliott– rhythm guitar
  • Ry Cooder– slide guitar
  • Lyle Ritz– double bass
  • Gene Parsons– drums
  • Jim Gordon– drums
  • Roy Harte– percussion
  • Al McKibbon– double bass
  • Milt Holland– percussion
  • Douglas Botnick – engineer
  • Lee Herschberg – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Randy Newman except where noted.

  1. Have You Seen My Baby?
  2. Let’s Burn Down the Cornfield
  3. Mama Told Me Not to Come
  4. Suzanne
  5. Lover’s Prayer
  6. Lucinda
  7. Underneath the Harlem Moon – Mack Gordon, Harry Revel
  8. Yellow Man
  9. Old Kentucky Home
  10. Rosemary
  11. If You Need Oil
  12. Uncle Bob’s Midnight Blues

The Flying Burrito Brothers: Burrito Deluxe

In March 1970, “A&M” label released “Burrito Deluxe”, the second Flying Burrito Brothers (the) studio album. It was recorded 1969-1970, and was produced by Jim Dickson and Henry Lewy.

Personnel:

  • Gram Parsons— vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
  • Chris Hillman— vocals, bass, mandolin
  • Sneaky Pete Kleinow— pedal steel guitar
  • Bernie Leadon— vocals, guitar, dobro
  • Michael Clarke— drums
  • Leon Russell— piano
  • Byron Berline— fiddle
  • Tommy Johnson— tuba
  • Buddy Childers— cornet, flugelhorn
  • Leopoldo C. Carbajal — accordion
  • Frank Blanco — percussion

Track listing:

  1. Lazy Days – Gram Parsons
  2. Image of Me – Harlan Howard, Wayne Kemp
  3. High Fashion Queen – Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons
  4. If You Gotta Go – Bob Dylan
  5. Man in the Fog – Bernie Leadon, Gram Parsons
  6. Father Along – J.R. Baxter, W.B. Stevens
  7. Older Guys – Chris Hillman, Bernie Leadon, Gram Parsons
  8. Cody Cody – Chris Hillman, Bernie Leadon, Gram Parsons
  9. God’s Own Singer – Bernie Leadon
  10. Down in the Churchyard – Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons
  11. Wild Horses – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards

Townes Van Zandt: Our Mother the Mountain

In April 1969, “Tomato” label released “Our Mother the Mountain”, the second Townes Van Zandt studio album. It was recorded in January 1969 in Los Angele and Nashville, and was produced by Kevin Eggers, Jim Malloy and Jack Clement.

Personnel:

  • Townes Van Zandt: vocals, guitar
  • David Cohen: guitar
  • Jack Clement: guitar
  • Mike Deasy: guitar
  • James Burton: dobro, guitar
  • Don Randi: keyboards
  • Ben Bennay: harmonica
  • Charlie McCoy: bass, guitar, harmonica, organ, recorder
  • Chuck Domanico: bass
  • Lyle Ritz: bass
  • Harvey Newmark: bass
  • John Clauder: drums
  • Donald Frost: drums
  • Jules Jacob: flute
  • Bergen White: string arrangements
  • Milton Glaser – artwork
  • Allen Vogel – photography

Track listing:

  1. Be Here to Love Me
  2. Kathleen
  3. She Came and She Touched Me
  4. Like A Summer Thursday
  5. Our Mother The Mountain
  6. Second Lovers Song
  7. John The Gambler
  8. Tecumseh Valley
  9. Snake Mountain Blues
  10. My Proud Mountains
  11. Why She’s Acting This Way