On June 6, 2023, Anthony Charles McPhee aka Tony McPhee, died aged 79. He was musician (guitar), singer and song-writer, founder of the band Groundhogs. The band backed Champion Jack Dupree and John Lee Hooker on UK concerts in the mid-1960s, and in 1966, McPhee released a duet single with Champion Jack Dupree. As leader McPhee released 13 albums.
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Metallica: …And Justice For All
On August 25, 1988, “Elektra” label released “…And Justice for All”, the fourth Metallica studio album. It was recorded January – May 1988, at “One on One Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Jason Newsted, Lars Ulrich and Flemming Rasmussen. “Kerrang!” magazine listed the album at number 42 on its list of the “100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time” In 1990, the album single “One” won Metallica its first “Grammy Award” for “Best Metal Performance”.“…And Justice for All” became band’s best-selling album of the time; it was certified 3 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Finland by “IFPI”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”, and 8 x platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- James Hetfield– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Kirk Hammett– lead guitar
- Jason Newsted– bass guitar
- Lars Ulrich– drums
- Flemming Rasmussen– engineer
- Mike Clink– drums engineering
- George Cowan – engineer assistant
- Toby Wright– additional engineering
- Michael Barbiero– mixing
- Steve Thompson– mixing
- Bob Ludwig– mastering
- Stephen Gorman –cover art
- Pushead– illustrations
- Reiner Design Consultants, Inc. – design, layout
- Ross Halfin – photography
Track listing:
- Blackened – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Jason Newsted
- …And Justice for All – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
- Eye of the Beholder – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
- One – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
- The Shortest Straw – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
- Harvester of Sorrow – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
- The Frayed Ends of Sanity – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
- To Live Is to Die – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Cliff Burton
- Dyers Eve – – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
Snow Patrol: Eyes Open
On May 1, 2006, “Fiction” label released “Eyes Open”, the fourth Snow Patrol studio album. It was recorded October – December 2005, at “Grouse Lodge Studios” in Ireland; “The Garage” in Kent; “The Garden” and “Angel Studios” in London. The single “Chasing Cars” went on to sell over 5 million copies worldwide and has spent a total of 166 weeks on the UK “Singles Chart”, more than any other song in history. The album has been certified 7 x Platinum in the UK, by the “BPI”.
Personnel:
- Gary Lightbody– vocals, guitar, backing vocals
- Nathan Connolly– guitar, backing vocals
- Paul Wilson– bass guitar, backing vocals
- Jonny Quinn– drums, percussion
- Tom Simpson– keyboards, sample
- Jacknife Lee – keyboards, programming, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
- Leon Bosch – double bass
- Ben Russell – double bass
- Martha Wainwright – vocals
- Richard George – violin
- Ursula Gough – violin
- Janice Graham – violin
- Karin Leishman – violin
- Beatrix Lovejoy – violin
- Pauline Lowbury – violin
- Maya Magub – violin
- Richard Milone – violin
- Steve Morris – violin
- Everton Nelson – violin
- Charles Sewart – violin
- Paul Willey – violin
- Lucy Williams – violin
- Warren Zielinski – violin
- Maxine Moore – viola
- William Hawkes – viola
- Rebecca Hirsch – viola
- Matthew Souter – viola
- Timothy Grant – viola
- Adrian Bradbury – cello
- Charlie Clark – choir, chorus
- Caroline Dale – cello
- Zoe Martlew – cello
- Caroline Dearney – cello
- James Banbury – cello, arranger
- Iain Archer – backing vocals, choir, chorus
- Paul Archer – backing vocals, choir, chorus
- Ciaran Gribbin – choir, chorus
- Hrafnhildur Halldorsdottir – choir, chorus
- Eugene Kelly – choir, chorus
- Alastair King – choir, arranger, backing vocals
- Sam Bell – engineer
- David McGinty – choir, chorus
- Richael Reader – choir, chorus
- Jenny Reeve – choir, chorus
- Claire Scott – choir, chorus
- Stacey Seivewright – choir, chorus
- Sara Wilson – choir, chorus
- Hilary Skewes – string contractor
- Peter Hoffman, Tom McFall, Steve Pryce – engineer
- Simon Wakeling, Stefano Soffia, Fergus Peterkin – engineer assistant
- Cenzo Townshend – mixing
- Owen Skinner – mixing assistant
- John Davies – mastering
- Richard Andrews – art direction
- Mat Maitland – art direction, images
- Dan Tobin Smith – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Gary Lightbody, all music by Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly, Tom Simpson, Paul Wilson and Jonny Quinn except where noted.
- You’re All I Have
- Hands Open
- Chasing Cars – Gary Lightbody
- Shut Your Eyes
- It’s Beginning to Get to Me
- You Could Be Happy
- Make This Go On Forever
- Set the Fire to the Third bar
- Headlights on Dark Roads
- Open Your Eyes
- The Finish Line
The first 45 rpm single
On February 1, 1949, RCA Records issued the first ever 45 rpm single.
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