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Wild Beasts: Two Dancers

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On August 3, 2009, “Domino” label released “Two Dancers”, the second  Wild Beasts studio album. It was recorded in January 2009, at “Ladders Farm” in Norfolk, UK, and was produced by Richard Formby, Hayden Thorpe, Tom Fleming, Ben Little and Chris Talbot.

Personnel:

  • Hayden Thorpe – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards
  • Tom Fleming – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, guitar
  • Ben Little – lead guitar
  • Chris Talbot – drums, backing vocals
  • Richard Formby, David Pye – engineer
  • Lexxx – mixing
  • Russell Fawcus – assistance

Track listing:

  1. The Fun Powder Plot
  2. Hooting & Howling
  3. All the King’s Men
  4. When I’m Sleepy
  5. We Still Got the Taste Dancin’ on Our Tongues
  6. Two Dancers (i)
  7. Two Dancers (ii)
  8. This Is Our Lot
  9. Underbelly
  10. Empty Nest

The Smashing Pumpkins: Siamese Dream

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On July 27, 1993, “Virgin” label released “Siamese Dream”, the second Smashing Pumpkins (The) studio album. It was recorded December 1992 – March 1993, at “Triclops Sound Studios” in Marietta, Georgia, and was produced by Butch Vig and Billy Corgan. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked it number 362 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album was certified 4 x Platinum in Canada by “CRIA”, and 4 x Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Billy Corgan– lead vocals, lead guitar, bass guitar, Mellotron, string arrangements, mixing
  • James Iha– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • D’arcy Wretzky– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jimmy Chamberlin– drums
  • Mike Mills– piano
  • Eric Remschneider– cello, string arrangements
  • David Ragsdale– violin, string arrangements
  • Butch Vig– string arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Jeff Tomei – engineer
  • Tim Holbrook – special technical engineering
  • Alan Moulder– mixing
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Len Peltier – sleeve art direction
  • Steve J. Gerdes – design
  • Melodie McDaniel – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Corgan, except where noted.

  1. Cherub Rock
  2. Quiet
  3. Today
  4. Hummer
  5. Rocket
  6. Disarm
  7. Soma – Billy Corgan, James Iha
  8. Geek U.S.A
  9. Mayonaise – Billy Corgan, James Iha
  10. Spacebot
  11. Silverfuck
  12. Sweet Sweet
  13. Luna

Delaney & Bonney: The Original Delaney & Bonnie

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In July 1969, “Elektra” label released “The Original Delaney & Bonnie”, the second   Delaney & Bonnie studio album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Elektra Sound Recorders Studios”, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Delaney Bramlett and David Anderle.

Personnel:

  • Bonnie Bramlett- vocals
  • Delaney Bramlett- vocals, guitars, arrangements
  • Leon Russell- guitars, piano, arrangements
  • Jerry McGee – guitars
  • Bobby Whitlock- organ, keyboards, vocals
  • Carl Radle- bass guitar
  • Jim Keltner, Jim Gordon- drums, percussion
  • Bobby Keys- saxophone
  • Jim Price- trombone, trumpet, horns
  • Rita Coolidge- backing vocals
  • Jimmie Haskell – string arrangements
  • John Haeny: engineer
  • Barry Feinstein: photography

Track listing:

  1. Get Ourselves Together – Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie Bramlett, Carl Radle
  2. Someday – Delaney Bramlett, Jerry Allison, Bonnie Bramlett, Doug Gilmore
  3. Ghetto – Delaney Bramlett, Bettye Crutcher, Homer Banks, Bonnie Bramlett
  4. When the Battle Is Over – Mac Rebennack, Jessie Hill
  5. Dirty Old Man – Delaney Bramlett, Mac Davis
  6. Love Me a Little Longer – Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie Bramlett
  7. I Can’t Take It Much Longer – Delaney Bramlett, Joey Cooper
  8. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man – Dan Penn, Chips Moman
  9. Soldiers of the Cross – traditional
  10. Gift of Love – Delaney Bramlett, Mac Davis

The Rumble Strips: Welcome To The Walk Alone

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On July 13, 2009, “Island” label released “Welcome to the Walk Alone”, the second  Rumble Strips (The) album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Mark Ronson.

Personnel:

  • Charles Waller – vocals,guitar
  • Henry Clark – vocals, trumpet, piano
  • Tom Gorbutt – vocals, saxophone, guitar
  • Sam Mansbridge – bass guitar
  • Matthew Wheeler – drums
  • Owen Pallett– string arrangements

Track listing;

  1. Welcome to the Walk Alone
  2. London
  3. Not the Only Person
  4. Daniel
  5. Douglas
  6. Back Bone
  7. Sweetheart Hooligan
  8. Running on Empty
  9. Dem Girls
  10. Raindrops
  11. Happy Hell

Dream Theater: Images and Words

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On July 7, 1992, “ATCO” label released “Images and Words”, the second Dream Theater studio album. It was recorded October – December 1991, at “BearTracks Studios” in Suffern, New York; “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by David Prater.

Personnel:

  • James LaBrie– lead vocals
  • John Petrucci– guitar, background vocals
  • Kevin Moore– keyboard
  • John Myung– bass
  • Mike Portnoy– drums, percussion, background vocals
  • Jay Beckenstein– soprano saxophone
  • David Prater – mixing
  • Doug Oberkircher – engineer, mixing\
  • Steve Regina – engineer assistant
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Larry Freemantle – art direction

Track listing:

All music by James LaBrie, John Petrucci, Kevin Moore, John Myung and Mike Portnoy, except where noted. “Wait for Sleep” by Kevin Moore.

  1. Pull Me Under – lyrics by Kevin Moore
  2. Another Day – John Petrucci
  3. Take the Time – lyrics by James LaBrie, John Petrucci, Kevin Moore, John Myung, Mike Portnoy
  4. Surrounded – lyrics by Kevin Moore
  5. Metropolis—Part I: ‘The Miracle and the Sleeper – lyrics by John Petrucci
  6. Under a Glass Moon – lyrics by John Petrucci
  7. Wait for Sleep – lyrics by Kevin Moore
  8. Learning to Live – John Myung

Cass Elliot: Bubblegum, Lemonade and…Something for Mama

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On July 5, 1969, “Dunhill” label released “Bubblegum, Lemonade and… Something for Mama”, the second Cass Elliot album under the billing “Mama Cass”. It was recorded in 1969 and was produced by Steve Barri.

Personnel:

  • Mama Cass – vocals
  • Mike Deasy– guitar
  • Red Rhodes– steel guitar
  • Larry Knechtel– organ, piano
  • Ben Benay – guitar, harmonica
  • Jimmie Haskell– accordion, arranger, conductor
  • Joe Osborn– bass
  • Hal Blaine– drums, percussion
  • Steve Barri– percussion
  • Phil Kaye – percussion, engineer
  • Gary Burden- art direction, design
  • Henry Diltz- photography

Track listing

  1. It’s Getting Better – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
  2. Blow Me a Kiss – Jack Carone
  3. Sour Grapes -Tom Ghent
  4. Easy Come, Easy Go – Diane Hildebrand, Jack Keller
  5. I Can Dream, Can’t I? – Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal
  6. Welcome To the World – Martin Eagle Siegel, Scott English
  7. Lady Love – Delaney Bramlett
  8. He’s a Runner – Laura Nyro
  9. Move in a Little Closer, Baby – Robert O’Connor, Arnold Jay Capitanelli
  10. When I Just Wear My Smile – Tom V. Lane, Sharyn Pulley
  11. Who’s To Blame – Leah Kunkel

The Prodigy: Music for the Jilted Generation

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On July 4, 1994, “XL” label released “Music for the Jilted Generation”, the second Prodigy studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Earthbound Studios” and “The Strongroom”, and was produced by Liam Howlett and Neil McLellan.

Personnel:

  • Liam Howlett– performing, synthesizers, keyboards, sampling, drum-machines, mixing, engineering
  • Maxim Reality– vocalis
  • Neil McLellan– mixing
  • Pop Will Eat Itself– performer
  • Phil Bent – live flute
  • Lance Riddler – live guitar
  • Les Edwards– inside sleeve painting
  • Stuart Haygarth – front cover
  • Jamie Fry – rear sleeve

Track listing:

All tracks by Liam Howlett, except where noted.

  1. Intro
  2. Break & Enter
  3. Their Law – Liam Howlett, Pop Will Eat Itself
  4. Full Throttle
  5. Voodoo People
  6. Speedway (Theme From Fastlane)
  7. The Heat (The Energy)
  8. Poison
  9. No Good (Start the Dance)
  10. One Love
  11. The Narcotic Suite: 3 Kilos
  12. The Narcotic Suite: Skylined
  13. The Narcotic Suite: Claustrophobic Sting

Bo Diddley: Go Bo Diddley

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In July 1959, “Checker Records” label released “Go Bo Diddley”, the second Bo Diddley album. It was recorded on March 2, 1955, and in September 1958, and was produced by Leonard Chess, Phil Chess and Bo Diddley. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked it at number 214 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

 Personnel:

  • Bo Diddley (Ellas McDaniel) – vocals, guitar, violin
  • Peggy Jones– guitar, backing vocals
  • Billy Boy Arnold– harmonica
  • Lafayette Leake– piano
  • Otis Spann– piano
  • Jerome Green – co-lead vocals, maracas
  • Willie Dixon– bass
  • Clifton James – drums
  • Frank Kirkland – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Ellas McDaniel (Bo Diddley), except where noted.

  1. Crackin’ Up
  2. I’m Sorry – Ellas McDaniel, Alan Freed, Harvey Fuqua
  3. Bo’s Guitar
  4. Willie and Lillie
  5. You Don’t Love Me (You Don’t Care)
  6. Say Man
  7. The Great Grandfather
  8. Oh Yea
  9. Don’t Let It Go
  10. Little Girl
  11. Dearest Darling
  12. The Clock Strikes Twelve

Ziggy Marley: Love Is My Religion

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On July 2, 2006, “Tuff Gong Worldwide” label released “Love Is My Religion”, the second Ziggy Marley album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Ziggy Marley and Ross Hogarth.

Personnel:

  • Ziggy Marley – vocal, organ, bass, guitar, percussion, piano, keyboards, liner notes
  • Dan Warner – acoustic guitar
  • Takeshi Akimoto – guitar
  • Stephen Marley– guitar
  • Tim Pierce – guitar
  • Marc Moreau – guitar, engineer, mixing
  • Jake Shimabukuro– ukulele
  • Tommy Barbarella– Fender Rhodes
  • Dave Way – synthesizer, mixing
  • Paul Fakhourie – bass
  • Ross Hogarth – percussion, engineer, mixing
  • Ken Chastain, Luis Conte– percussion
  • David Ralicke – horn, saxophone
  • Tracy Wannomae – flute, horn
  • Joel Derouin – violin
  • Michele Richards – violin
  • Rudolph Stein – cello
  • Suzie Katayama – conductor, string arrangements
  • Tracy Hazzard – backing vocals
  • Natasha Pierce – backing vocals
  • Aaron Fessel, Lior Goldenberg, Gregory J. Morris – engineer assistant
  • Brian Malouf – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Ziggy Marley.

  1. Love Is My Religion
  2. Make Some Music
  3. Friend
  4. Black Cat
  5. Beach in Hawaii
  6. A Lifetime
  7. Be Free
  8. Keep on Dreaming
  9. Still the Storm
  10. Love Is My Religion (acoustic)
  11. Be Free (Dub)

Sponge: Wax Ecstatic

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On July 2, 1996, “Columbia” label released “Wax Ecstatic”, the second Sponge studio album. It was recorded in 1996, and was produced by Tim Patalan, Vinnie Dombroski, Michael Cross, Tim Cross, Joey Mazzola and Charlie Grover.

Personnel:

  • Vinnie Dombroski– vocals, guitar, drums
  • Michael Cross – guitars, bass
  • Tim Cross – bass
  • Joey Mazzola– guitars
  • Charlie Grover – drums
  • Chris Codish – acoustic piano
  • Richard Butler– additional vocal
  • Johnny Evans – tenor, alto and baritone sax
  • Mando Dorame– sax solo
  • Steve Baxter – trombone
  • Donald Hayes – saxophone
  • Anne King – trumpet
  • Tim Patalan – cello, recording
  • Andy Patalan, Matt Hanson – recording assistants
  • Steve King – engineer
  • Lamont Hyde – engineer assistant
  • Tim Palmer– mixing, additional production
  • Jamie Seyberth – additional engineering
  • Mark O’Donoughue – mixing
  • Mike Corbett – post production edit
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Mary Maurer – art direction
  • SITE – design
  • Melanie Nissen – photography

Track listing:

  1. My Purity – Vinnie Dombroski, Mike Cross
  2. Got to Be a Bore – Vinnie Dombroski
  3. Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina) – Vinnie Dombroski
  4. The Drag Queens of Memphis – Vinnie Dombroski
  5. I Am Anastasia – Vinnie Dombroski, Mike Cross, Joey Mazzola
  6. Silence is Their Drug – Vinnie Dombroski
  7. Have You Seen Mary – Vinnie Dombroski, Mike Cross
  8. My Baby Said – Vinnie Dombroski, Joey Mazzola
  9. The Death of a Drag Queen – Vinnie Dombroski, Mike Cross, Joey Mazzola
  10. Velveteen (contains the hidden track Imagine You) – Vinnie Dombroski