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Black Sabbath: Paranoid

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On September 18, 1970, “Vertigo” label released “Paranoid”, the second Black Sabbath studio album. It was recorded in June 1970, at “Regent Sound Studios” and “Island Studios” in London, and was produced by Rodger Bain. In 1989, Kerrang! magazine listed the album at number 39 on its list of the “100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time”. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 130 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2006, “Guitar World” magazine ranked “Paranoid” at number 6 on its list of “The Greatest 100 Guitar Albums of All Time. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by CRIA, and Platinum in the US by the “RIIA:.

Personnel:

  • Ozzy Osbourne– vocals
  • Tony Iommi– guitar, flute
  • Geezer Butler– bass guitar
  • Bill Ward– drums, congas
  • Tom Allom – piano, engineer
  • Brian Humphries – engineer
  • Marcus Keef – design, photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Geezer Butler, except where noted; all music by Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne.

  1. War Pigs
  2. Paranoid
  3. Planet Caravan
  4. Iron Man
  5. Electric Funeral
  6. Hand of Doom
  7. Rat Salad
  8. Fairies Wear Boots – lyrics by Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler

Talk Talk: Laughing Stock

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On September 16, 1991, “Verve” label released “Laughing Stock”, the fifth and final Talk Talk studio album. It was recorded 1990 – 1991, at “Wessex Sound Studios” in London, and was produced by Tim Friese-Greene.

Personnel:

  • Mark Hollis– vocal, guitar, piano, organ
  • Lee Harris– drums
  • Tim Friese Greene– organ, piano, harmonium
  • Mark Feltham– harmonica
  • Dave White – contrabass clarinet
  • Simon Edwards, Ernest Mothle – acoustic bass
  • Martin Ditcham – percussion
  • Henry Lowther– trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Levine Andrade, Stephen Tees, George Robertson, Gavyn Wright, Jack Glickman, Garfield Jackson, Wilf Gibson – viola
  • Roger Smith, Paul Kegg – cello
  • Phill Brown– engineer
  • James Marsh – design

Track listing:

  1. Myrrhman – Mark Hollis
  2. Ascension Day – Mark Hollis
  3. After the Flood – Tim Friese, Mark Hollis
  4. Taphead – Mark Hollis
  5. New Grass – Mark Hollis
  6. Runeli – Mark Hollis

 

 

The Motels: Little Robbers

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On September 16, 1983, “Capitol” label released “Little Robbers”, the fourth Motels studio album. It was recorded February – August 1983, and was produced by Val Garay.

Personnel:

  • Martha Davis – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Guy Perry – lead guitar
  • Scott Thurston– keyboards, guitar
  • Marty Jourard – keyboards, saxophone
  • Michael Goodroe – bass
  • Brian Glascock– drums, percussion
  • Val Garay – recording
  • Richard Bosworth – recording assistant
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Kosh and Ron Larson – art direction, design
  • Bob Blakeman – photography

Track listing:

  1. Where Do We Go from Here (Nothing Sacred) – Martha Davis
  2. Suddenly Last Summer – Martha Davis
  3. Isle of You – Martha Davis, Kevin McCormick
  4. Trust Me – Martha Davis
  5. Monday Shut Down – Martha Davis, Steve Goldstein
  6. Remember the Nights – Martha Davis,Scott Thurston
  7. Little Robbers – Martha Davis
  8. Into the Heartland – Martha Davis,Bernie Taupin
  9. Tables Turned – Martha Davis, Michael Goodroe
  10. Footsteps – Martha Davis, Steve Goldstein, Bill Wray

Pete Townshend And Ronnie Lane: Rough Mix

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On September 16, 1977, “Polydor” label released “Rough Mix”,album by Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane. It was recorded 1976 – 1977, at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Glyn Johns.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Lane, Pete Townshend – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, bass guitars, banjos, ukuleles
  • Eric Clapton– guitars, dobro
  • Graham Lyle– twelve string guitar
  • Ian Stewart– piano
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick– organ, Fender Rhodes
  • Boz Burrell– bass guitar
  • Dave Marke – double bass
  • Chris Laurence – principal bass
  • Charlie Watts– drums
  • Henry Spinetti– drums
  • Julian Diggle – percussion
  • Peter Hope Evans– harmonica
  • Benny Gallagher– accordion
  • Mel Collins– saxophones
  • John Entwistle– horns, vocal help
  • Edwin Astley– orchestrations
  • Tony Gilbert – orchestral leader
  • Charlie Hart – violin
  • Charles Vorsanger – principal second violin
  • Steve Shingles – principal viola
  • Chris Green – principal cello
  • Billy Nicholls– vocal help

Track listing:

  1. My Baby Gives It Away – Pete Townshend
  2. Nowhere to Run – Ronnie Lane
  3. Rough Mix – Pete Townshend, Ronnie Lane
  4. Annie – Ronnie Lane, Kate Lambert, Eric Clapton
  5. Keep Me Turning – Pete Townshend
  6. Catmelody – Ronnie Lane, Kate Lambert
  7. Misunderstood – Pete Townshend
  8. April Fool – Ronnie Lane
  9. Street in the City – Pete Townshend
  10. Heart to Hang Onto – Pete Townshend
  11. Till the Rivers All Run Dry – Don Williams, Wayland Holyfield

Supertramp: Crisis? What Crisis?

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On September 14, 1975, “A&M” label released “Crisis? What Crisis?”, the fourth Supertramp album. It was recorded 1975, at “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles; “Ramport Studios” and “Scorpio Studios” in London, and was produced by Ken Scott, Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson, John Anthony Helliwell, Dougie Thomson and Bob C. Benberg,.

Personnel:

  • Rick Davies– vocals, keyboards, harmonica
  • Roger Hodgson– vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • John Anthony Helliwell– vocals, wind instruments
  • Dougie Thomson– bass
  • Bob C. Benberg– drums, percussion
  • Richard Anthony Hewson – arrangements
  • Greg Calbi, Jay Messina – mastering
  • John Jansen, Ed Thacker – assistant
  • Fabio Nicoli, Paul Wakefield, Dick Ward – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson.

  1. Easy Does It
  2. Sister Moonshine
  3. Ain’t Nobody But Me
  4. A Soapbox Opera
  5. Another Man’s Woman
  6. LadyPoor Boy
  7. Just a Normal Day
  8. The Meaning
  9. Two of Us

 

Devendra Banhart: Cripple One

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On September 13, 2005, “XL Recordings” label released “Cripple Crow”, the fifth Devendra Banhart album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Devendra Banhart, Andy Cabic, Noah Georgeson and Thom Monahan. The cover is reminiscent of the “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album cover.

Personnel:

  • Devendra Banhart – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, mixing, album art direction
  • Emma O’Donnell – fiddle
  • Gus – dog
  • Noah Georgeson– engineer, mixing
  • Thom Monahan – engineer, mixing
  • Galen Pehrson – album art
  • Alissa Anderson – album art

Track listing:

All tracks by Devendra Banhart, except where noted.

  1. Now That I Know
  2. Santa Maria da Feira
  3. Heard Somebody Say
  4. Long Haired Child
  5. Lazy Butterfly
  6. Quédate Luna
  7. Queen Bee
  8. I Feel Just Like a Child
  9. Some People Ride the Wave
  10. The Beatles
  11. Dragonflys
  12. Cripple Crow
  13. Inaniel
  14. Hey Mama Wolf
  15. How’s About Tellin’ a Story
  16. Chinese Children
  17. Sawkill River
  18. I Love That Man
  19. Luna de Margarita – Simon Diaz
  20. Korean Dogwood
  21. Little Boys
  22. Canela

Dead Can Dance: Into the Labyrinth

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On September 13, 1993, “4AD” label released “Into the Labyrinth”, the sixth Dead Can Dance album. It was recorded in 1993, and was produced by Brendan Perry.

Personnel:

  • Lisa Gerrard– vocals
  • Brendan Perry– vocals, percussions, sound samples, engineer
  • Touhami Ennadre – front cover image
  • John Sherwin – inside image
  • Ken Kavanagh – all other inside images
  • Chris Bigg – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry), except where noted.

  1. Yulunga (Spirit Dance)
  2. The Ubiquitous Mr Lovegrove
  3. The Wind That Shakes the Barley – Dr. Robert Dwyer Joyce
  4. The Carnival Is Over
  5. Ariadne
  6. Saldek
  7. Towards the Within
  8. Tell Me About the Forest (You Once Called Home)
  9. The Spider’s Stratagem
  10. Emmeleia
  11. How Fortunate the Man With None – lyrics by Bertold Brecht, Engilsh translation by John Willett

Rose Royce: Car Wash

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On September 13, 1976, “MCA” label released “Car Wash”, the debut Rose Royce album. It was film score to the 1976 movie “Car Wash” and was produced by Norman Whitfield.  The “Car Wash” soundtrack won a 1977 “Grammy Award” for “Best Score Soundtrack Album”.

Personnel:

  • Gwen “Rose” Dickey – vocals
  • Richard Pryor– dialogue on “Richard Pryor Dialogue”
  • The Pointer Sisters– vocals
  • Melvin “Wah-Wah Watson” Ragin– guitar
  • Kenji Brown – guitar
  • Victor Nix – keyboards
  • Mark Davis, Ben Wilber – keyboards
  • Lequeint “Duke” Jobe – bass
  • Henry Garner – drums
  • Terry Santiel – congas
  • Michael Moore – saxophone
  • Kenny Copeland, Freddie Dunn – trumpet
  • Paul Riser– orchestra direction
  • Norman Whitfield– recording
  • Baker Bigsby, Cal Harris, Leanard Jackson – recording
  • Clay McMurray – recording, album coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Car Wash – Norman Whitfield
  2. 6 O’Clock DJ (Let’s Rock) – Norman Whitfield
  3. I Wanna Get Next to You – Norman Whitfield
  4. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is – Norman Whitfield
  5. Zig Zag – Rose Royse
  6. You’re on My Mind – Lequeint Jobe, Henry Garner
  7. Mid Day DJ Theme – Norman Whitfield
  8. Born to Love You – Rose Royce
  9. Daddy Rich – Norman Whitfield
  10. Richard PryorDialogue – Norman Whitfield
  11. You Gotta Believe – Norman Whitfield
  12. I’m Going Down – Norman Whitfield
  13. Yo Yo – Rose Royce
  14. Sunrise – Norman Whitfield
  15. Righteous Rhythm – Norman Whitfield
  16. Water – Norman Whitfield
  17. Crying – Norman Whitfield
  18. Doin’ What Comes Naturally – Norman Whitfield
  19. Keep on Keepin’ On – Norman Whitfield

Metallica: Death Magnetic

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On September 12, 2008, “Warner Bros” label released “Death Magnetic”, the ninth Metallica studio album. It was recorded March 2007 – May 2008, at “Sound City Studios”in Los Angeles; “Shangri La Studios” in Malibu, California; Metallica’s HQ in San Rafael, California, and was produced by Rick Rubin. On the 51st “Grammy Awards” in 2009, Metallica won “Grammy Awards” for “Best Metal Performance” for “My Apocalypse”. Producer Rick Rubin received the award for “Producer of the Year, Non-Classical”, and art directors Bruce Duckworth, David Turner & Sarah Moffat were awarded “Best Recording Package”.” Death Magnetic” was awarded “Best Album in the 2009” at Kerrang! Awards. The album was certified Platinum in Argentina by “CAPIF”; 2 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIIA”; Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”; 4 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; 2 x Platinum in Denmark by “IFPI Denmark”; 3 x Platinum in Finland by “Musiikkituottajat”; Platinum in Greece by “IFPI Greece”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; Platinum in Mexico by “AMPROFON”;  2 x Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”; Platinum in Portugal by “AFP”;  2 x Platinum in Sweden by “GLF”; Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”; Platinum in UK by the “BPI”; 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, and Platinum in Europe by “IFPI”.

Personnel:

  • James Hetfield– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Kirk Hammett– lead guitar
  • Lars Ulrich– drums
  • Robert Trujillo– bass
  • David Campbell– orchestration
  • Greg Fidelman– mixing, recording
  • Andrew Scheps– mixing
  • Mike Gillies – additional recording
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Dan Monti– digital editing

Track listing:

All lyrics by James Hetfield; all music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo.

  1. That Was Just Your Life
  2. The End of the Line
  3. Broken, Beat & Scarred
  4. The Day That Never Comes
  5. All Nightmare Long
  6. Cyanide
  7. The Unforgiven III
  8. The Judas Kiss
  9. Suicide & Redemption
  10. My Apocalypse

Rickie Lee Jones: It’s Like This

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On September 12, 2000, “Artemis” label released “It’s Like This”, the tenth Rickie Lee Jones album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Rickie Lee Jones and Bruce Brody.

Personnel:

  • Rickie Lee Jones – vocals, guitar, organ
  • John Pizzarelli– acoustic guitar
  • Bruce Brody– organ
  • Richard Davis- acoustic bass
  • Paul Nowinski- acoustic bass
  • Michael Elizondo- acoustic bass
  • Peter Erskine– drums
  • Carl Allen– drums
  • Rick Marotta– drums
  • Bashiri Johnson– percussion
  • Alex Foster– saxophone
  • Jeff Dellisanti– bass clarinet
  • Conrad Herwig– trombone

Track listing:

  1. Show Biz Kids – Donald Fagen, Walter Becker
  2. Trouble Man – Marvin Gaye
  3. For No One – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  4. Smile – Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner
  5. Low Spark of High Heeled Boys – Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood
  6. On the Street Where You Live – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
  7. I Can’t Get Started – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin
  8. Up a Lazy River – Hoagy Carmichael, Sidney Arodin
  9. Someone to Watch Over Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  10. Cycles – G. Caldwell
  11. One Hand, One Heart – Leonard Bernstein