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Noir Désir: Veuillez Rendre L’Âme (À Qui Elle Appartient)

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On January 29, 1989, “Barclay” label released “Veuillez Rendre L’Âme (À Qui Elle Appartient)”, the second Noir Désir studio album. It was recorded in 1988, at “ICP Recording Studios” in Ixelles, Belgium, and was produced by Ian Broudie.  

Personnel:

  • Bertrand Cantat – vocals, harmonica, guitar 
  • Serge Teyssot-Gay – guitar, piano, backing vocals 
  • Frederic Vidalenc – bass, backing vocals
  • Denis Barthe – drums, backing vocals
  • François “Bubu” Boirie – violin
  • Phil Delire – engineer
  • Vincent Epplay – painting
  • Alain Duplantier – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Bertrand Cantat, all music by Serge Teyssot-Gay, Frederic Vidalenc, Denis Barthe and Bertrand Cantat.

  1. À L’Arrière Des Taxis
  2. Aux Sombres Héros De L’Amer
  3. Le Fleuve
  4. What I Need
  5. Apprends À Dormir
  6. Sweet Mary
  7. La Chaleur
  8. Les Écorchés
  9. Joey I
  10. Joey II
  11. The Wound

Camper Van Beethoven: II & III

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In January 1986, “Pitch-a-Tent” label released “II & III”, the second Camper Van Beethoven studio album.

Personnel:

  • David Lowery – lead vocals, guitars
  • Jonathan Segel – violin, backing vocals, keyboards, mandolin, noises
  • Chris Molla – guitars, backing vocals, drums
  • Victor Krummenacher – bass, backing vocals
  • Anthony Guess – drums
  • John Golden – lacquer cut
  • Andrew Norton, Edie D. Winograde – photography

Track listing:

All tracks composed by David Lowery, Jonathan Segel, Chris Molla, Victor Krummenacher and Anthony Guess.

  1. Abundance
  2. Cowboys from Hollywood
  3. Sad Lovers Waltz
  4. Turtlehead
  5. I Love Her All the Time – Sonic Youth
  6. No Flies on Us
  7. Down and Out
  8. No Krugerrands for David
  9. (Don’t You Go To) Goleta
  10. 4 Year Plan
  11. (We’re A) Bad Trip
  12. Circles
  13. Dust Pan
  14. Sometimes
  15. Chain of Circumstance
  16. ZZ Top Goes to Egypt
  17. Cattle (Reversed)
  18. Form Another Stone
  19. No More Bullshit

Quella Vecchia Locanda: Il Tempo Della Gioia

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On January 21, 1974, “RCA Italiana” label released “Il Tempo Della Gioia”, the second Quella Vecchia Locanda studio album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Rodolfo Bianchi.

Personnel:

  • Raimondo Cocco – vocals, guitar, clarinet, arrangements
  • Massimo Roselli – vocals, keyboards, arrangements
  • Giorgio Giorgi – vocals, flute, ottavino, arrangements
  • Claudio Filice – violin
  • Massimo Giorgi – vocals, contrabass, electric bass
  • Patrick Traina – vocals, drums, arrangements
  • Leandro Leandri – technician

 

Track listing:

  1. Villa Doria Pamphili
  2. A Forma Di ..
  3. Il Tempo Della Gioia
  4. Un Giorno, Un Amico
  5. E’ Accaduto Una Notte

Glass Beach: Plastic Death

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On January 19, 2024, “Run for Cover” label released “Plastic Death”, the second Glass Beach studio album.

Personnel:

  • J McClendon – lead and gang vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, theremin, arrangements, additional art, packaging design
  • Layne Smith – guitar, gang vocals, spoken word 
  • Jonas Newhouse – bass, keyboard, synthesizer, gang vocals
  • William White – drums, gang vocals
  • Daxe Schaeffer – gang vocals
  • Jer Hunter – trumpet, trombone
  • Tony Sanders – trumpet, trombone
  • Tommy Pedrini – marimba
  • Camille Faulkner – violin
  • Will Yip – mastering
  • Rat Castle Recordings (McClendon and Smith) – recording, mixing
  • Chioko Yamasato – additional engineering 
  • Daxe Schaeffer – album cover, additional art, packaging design

Track listing:

All tracks by J McClendon, Jonas Newhouse, Layne Smith, and William White.

  1. Coelacanth
  2. Motions
  3. Slip Under the Door
  4. Guitar Song
  5. Rare Animal
  6. Cul-de-Sac
  7. Whalefall
  8. Puppy
  9. The Killer
  10. The CIA
  11. 200
  12. Commatose
  13. Abyss Angel

These New Puritans: Hidden

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On January 18, 2010, “Angular” label released “Hidden”, the second These New Puritans studio album. It was recorded in 2009, in London and Prague, and was produced by Jack Barnett and Graham Sutton.

Personnel:

  • Jack Barnett – vocals, keyboards, electric guitar, synthesizer, drums, gong, taiko, handclaps, noises, programming, arrangements
  • Thomas Hein – electric guitar
  • Faith Leadbetter – piano, prepared piano
  • George Barnett – drums, tom tom, taiko, tamborim, art direction, design
  • Hugh Wilkinson – glockenspiel, vibraphone
  • Guglielmo Baldini – trumpet
  • Jiři Novotný – baritone horn
  • Katie Pryce, Pavel Jirásek, Zdeněk Vasina – French horn
  • Aleš Hustoles, Tomáš Hustoles – clarinet
  • Katie Emma Black – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Kamil Doležal – bass clarinet
  • Vit Korinek – trombone
  • Mark Rudland – trombone, bass trombone
  • Petr Čihák – bass trombone
  • Tomáš Frantis – bassoon
  • Jackie Hayter, Pavel Rytina – contrabassoon
  • Hynek Doležal – flugelhorn
  • Robert Heger – alto flute
  • Daniel Trodden, Lumir Maryška – tuba
  • New London Children’s Choir
  • Ronald Corp – choir conductor
  • Robert Brauner – conductor
  • Alex Gibson – choir directed
  • Ryan Lott – mbira, arrangements
  • Phill Brown – engineer
  • Michael Vaniš – engineer
  • Dave Cooley – mixing
  • Tom Loffman – mixing
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Edward Quarmby – design
  • Daniel Askill, Steven Haddock – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jack Barnett, except where noted.

  1. Time Xone
  2. We Want War – Jack Barnett, Richard Rodney Bennet, John Rutter, Cambridge Singers
  3. Three Thousand
  4.  Hologram
  5. Attack Music – Jack Barnett, Thomas Hein
  6. Fire Power
  7. Orion
  8. Canticle
  9. Drum Courts–Where Corals Lie – Jack Barnett, Sir Edward Elgar, Richard Garnett
  10. White Chords
  11. 5

Toad: Tomorrow Blue

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In January 1972, “Hallelujah” label released “Tomorrow Blue”, the second Toad studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “De Lane Lea Studios” in London, and was produced by Chris Schwegler.

  • Vic Vergeat – vocals, guitar
  • Werner Fröhlich – vocals, bass
  • Cosimo Lampis – drums
  • Helmut Lipsky – violin
  • Martin Birch – engineer
  • Silvio Caduff – artwork
  • Giorgio Meloni – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Thoughts – Vic Vergeat, Werner Fröhlich
  2. Tomorrow Blue – Vic Vergeat, Werner Fröhlich
  3. Blind Chapmans Tale – Vic Vergeat
  4. Vampires – Vic Vergeat, Werner Fröhlich
  5. No Need – Vic Vergeat, Werner Fröhlich
  6. Change in Time – Vic Vergeat, Werner Fröhlich
  7. Three O’ Clock in the Morning – Vic Vergeat

Dr. John: Babylon

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On January 17, 1969, “Atco” label released “Babylon”, the second Dr. John studio album. It was recorded in 1968, at “Gold Star” in Hollywood, and was produced by Harold Battiste.

Personnel:

  • Dr. John – vocals, keyboards, guitar, percussion
  • Alvin Robinson – guitar
  • Steve Mann – guitar
  • Ronnie Barron – organ
  • John McAlister – quarter-tone piano, gongs, celesta
  • Richard “Didimus” Washington – guitar, percussion
  • Al Frazier – bass
  • John Boudreaux – drums
  • Jessie Hill – percussion, backing vocals
  • Plas Johnson – saxophone
  • Moe Bechamin – tenor saxophone
  • Shirley Goodman – backing vocals
  • Tami Lynn – backing vocals
  • Harold Battiste – arrangements
  • Stanislaw Zagórski – design

All tracks by Dr. John, except where noted.

  1. Babylon
  2. Glowin’
  3. Black Widow Spider
  4. Barefoot Lady – Dr. John, Harold Battiste
  5. Twilight Zone
  6. The Patriotic Flag-Waiver
  7. The Lonesome Guitar Stranger

The Keith Tippett Group: Dedicated To You, But You Weren’t Listening

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On January 15, 1971, “Vertigo” label released “Dedicated to You, But You Weren’t Listening”, album by The Keith Tippett Group (the second Keith Tippett album overall). It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Pete King.

Personnel:

  • Keith Tippett – piano, electric piano
  • Gary Boyle – guitar
  • Neville Whitehead – bass
  • Roy Babbington – bass, bass guitar
  • Bryan Spring – drums
  • Phil Howard – drums
  • Robert Wyatt – drums
  • Tony Uta – congas, cowbell
  • Elton Dean – alto saxophone
  • Marc Charig – cornet
  • Nick Evans – trombone
  • Dave Voyde – engineer
  • Martin Dean, Roger Dean – design
  • Commercial Process Ltd. – sleeve reproduction
  • Richard Williams – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. This Is What Happens – Keith Tippett, Nick Evans
  2. Thoughts To Geoff – Keith Tippett
  3. Green and Orange Night Park – Keith Tippett
  4. Gridal Suite – Elton Dean
  5. Five After Down – Keith Tippett
  6. Dedicated to Youm But You Weren’t Listening – Elton Dean, H. Hopper, Mare Charig
  7. Black Horse – Nick Evans

Peter, Paul & Mary: Moving

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On January 15, 1963, “Warner Bros” label released “Moving”, the second Peter, Paul & Mary studio album. It was recorded in 1962, and was produced by Albert Grossman.

Personnel:

  • Peter Yarrow – vocals, guitar
  • Noel “Paul” Stookey – vocals, guitar
  • Mary Travers – vocals
  • Bill Schwartau – recording
  • Push Pin Studios – design
  • Bernard Cole – front cover photography
  • Barry Feinstein – back photography
  • John Court – liner notes
  • Milton Okun – music director

Track listing:

  1. Settle Down (Goin’ Down That Highway) – Mike Settle
  2. Gone the Rainbow – Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, Peter Yarrow, Milt Okun
  3. Flora – Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, Elaina Mezzetti
  4. Pretty Mary – Paul Stookey, Elaina Mezzetti, Milt Okun
  5. Puff, the Magic Dragon – Peter Yarrow, Leonard Lipton
  6. This Land Is Your Land – Woody Guthrie
  7. Man Come into Egypt – Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff
  8. Old Coat – Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, Elaina Mezzetti
  9. Tiny Sparrow – Paul Stookey, Elaina Mezzetti, Milt Okun
  10. Big Boat – Paul Stookey, Milt Okun, Elaina Mezzetti
  11. Morning Train – Elaina Mezzetti
  12. A’soalin‘ – Paul Stookey, Tracy Batteaste, Elaina Mezzetti

Jerry Harrison: Casual Gods

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On January 12, 1988, “Sire” label released “Casual Gods”, the second Jerry Harrison studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Sigma Sound” in New York City, “D.V. Recording” in Milwaukee, and was produced by Jerry Harrison. 

Track listing:

  • Jerry Harrison – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Alex Weir – guitars, bass guitar
  • Chris Spedding – guitars
  • Robbie McIntosh – guitars
  • Bernie Worrell – keyboards, bass synthesizer
  • Rick Jaeger – drums
  • David Van Tieghem – drums, percussion
  • Yogi Horton – drums
  • Jim Liban – horns, harmonica
  • Dickie Landry – horns, saxophone
  • Arlene Holmes – backing vocals
  • Lovelace Richmond – backing vocals
  • Arthur Russell – backing vocals
  • Joyce Bowden – backing vocals
  • Monique Dayan – backing vocals
  • Ernie Brooks – backing vocals, producer assistant
  • David Vartanian – engineer, overdub engineer; mixing
  • Jay Mark – engineer, mixing
  • David Avidor – overdub recording
  • Robin Laine – overdub recording
  • Eric “E.T.” Thorngren – overdub recording; mixing
  • John “Tokes” Potoker – overdub recording, additional engineering, mixing
  • J.C. Convertino – overdub recording
  • Jack Skinner – mastering
  • Don Peterkofsky – studio assistant
  • Nick Delro – studio assistant
  • Tony Masciarotte – studio assistant
  • Mark Roule – studio assistant
  • Fernando Kral – studio assistant
  • Stan Katayama – studio assistant
  • Tom Vercillo – studio assistant
  • Bob Brackman – studio assistant
  • M&Co. – design
  • Sebastião Salgado – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jerry Harrison, except where noted.

  1. Rev It Up – Jerry Harrison, John Sieger, Ernie Brooks
  2. Song of Angels
  3. Man with a Gun
  4. Let It Come Down
  5. Cherokee Chief – Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks
  6. A Perfect Lie – Jerry Harrison, Arthur Russell, Ernie Brooks
  7. Are You Running? – Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks, Monique Dayan
  8. Breakdown in the Passing Lane
  9. A.K.A. Love – Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks
  10. We’re Always Talking – Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks
  11. Bobby – Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks