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Spock’s Beard: Feel Euphoria

On July 8, 2003, “InsideOut Music” label released “Feel Euphoria”, the seventh Spock’s Beard studio album. It was recorded in 2003 and was produced by Nick D’Virgilio, Alan Morse, Ryo Okumoto, and Dave Meros.

Personnel:

  • Nick D’Virgilio– lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, drums, percussion, loops, arrangements
  • Alan Morse– vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, arrangements
  • Ryo Okumoto– keyboards, arrangements
  • Dave Meros– basses, arrangements
  • John Boegehold – synths, “backward stuff”
  • Gina Ballina – French horn
  • Claire Pasquale – trumpet, piccolo trumpet
  • Steve Velez – cello
  • J’Anna Jacoby – violin
  • Richard Mouser – recording, engineer, mixing
  • Jay Frigoletto – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick D’Virgilio, except where noted.

  1. Onomatopoeia – Nick D’Virgilio, Alan Morse, John Boegehold
  2. The Bottom Line – Nick D’Virgilio, Stan Ausmus
  3. Feel Euphoria – Nick D’Virgilio, Ryo Okumoto
  4. Shining Star
  5. East of Eden, West of Memphis – Alan Morse, John Boegehold
  6. Ghost of Autumn – Dave Mergos, John Boegehold
  7. A Guy Named Sid, Pt. 1” Intro
  8. A Guy Named Sid, Pt. 2 Same Old Story
  9. A Guy Named Sid, Pt. 3 You Don’t Know
  10. A Guy Named Sid, Pt. 4 Judge
  11. A Guy Named Sid, Pt. 5 Sid’s Boys Choir
  12. A Guy Named Sid, Pt. 6 Change
  13. Carry On

Earth, Wind & Fire: That’s The Way Of The World

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On March 15, 1975, “Columbia” label released “That’s the Way of the World”, the sixth Earth, Wind & Fire studio album. It was recorded September – October 1974, at “Caribou Ranch” in Nederland, Colorado, and was produced by Maurice White and Charles Stepney. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 486 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Maurice White – vocals, drums, percussion, kalimba
  • Al McKay – guitar, percussion
  • Johnny Graham – guitar
  • Richard Tee– electric piano
  • Larry Dunn – piano, organ, Moog synthesizer
  • Verdine White – vocals, bass, percussion
  • Fred White – drums, percussion
  • Ralph Johnson – drums, percussion
  • Philip Bailey – vocals, percussion
  • Andrew P. Woolfolk – flute, saxophone

Track listing:

  1. Shining Star – Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Maurice White
  2. That’s the Way of the World – Charles Stepney, Maurice White, Verdine White
  3. Happy Feelin’ – Verdine White, Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn
  4. All About Love – Larry Dunn and Maurice White
  5. Yearnin’ learnin – Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney, Maurice White
  6. Reasons – Philip bailey, Charles Stepney, Maurice White
  7. Africano – Larry Dunn, Maurice White
  8. See the Light – Louise Anglin, Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn