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Scorpions: Humanity: Hour I

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On May 14, 2007, “RCA/Sony BMG” label released “Humanity: Hour I”, the sixteenth Scorpions studio album. It was recorded October 2006 – February 2007, at “Little Big Guy Studios”, “Gentlemen’s Club”, “Glenwood Place Studios”, “Track Record Studios”, “The Village” and “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by James Michael and Desmond Child.

Personnel:

  • Klaus Meine – lead vocals
  • Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Paweł Mąciwoda – bass, backing vocals
  • James Kottak – drums, backing vocals
  • Billy Corgan – vocals
  • Eric Bazilian – guitar
  • John 5 – guitar
  • Russ Irwin – piano
  • Harry Sommerdahl – programming
  • Jason Paige, Jeanette Olsson – backing vocals
  • Angela Whittaker, Roman Shaw Child – voice-overs
  • David Campbell – orchestra conductor
  • Desmond Child – backing vocals, art supervision, executive producer
  • James Michael – backing vocals, engineer
  • Jules Gondar, Matt Gruber, Steve Churchyard – engineer
  • Greg Collins – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Hour 1 – Rudolf Schenker, James Michael, Desmond Child, John Lowery
  2. The Game of Life – Klaus Meine, Desmond Child, Mikael Nord Andersson, Martin Hansen
  3. We Were Born to Fly – Mathias Jabs, Eric Bazilian, Marti Frederiksen
  4. The Future Never Dies – Klaus Meine, Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian, Jason Paige, Russ Irwin
  5. You’re Lovin Me to Death – Michael Schenker, Desmond Child, Andreas Carlsson, Eric Bazilian
  6. 321 – Michael Schenker, Desmond Child, Marti Frederiksen, Jason Paige
  7. Love Will Keep Us Alive – Klaus Meine, Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian, Marti Frederiksen
  8. We Will Raise Again – Mathias Jabs, James Michael, Jason Paige, Desmond Child
  9. Your Last Song – Michael Schenker, Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian
  10. Love Is War – Mathias Jabs, James Michael, Desmond Child, Marti Frederiksen
  11. The Cross – Mathias Jabs, James Michael, Desmond Child, Marti Frederiksen
  12. Humanity – Klaus Meine, Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian
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Tori Amos: Ocean to Ocean

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On October 29, 2021, “Decca” label released “Ocean to Ocean”, the sixteenth Tori Amos studio album. It was recorded in 2021. At “Martian Engineering Studios” in Cornwall, UK, “Cyclops Sound Studio”, “Studio Mezzanotte” in Los Angeles, “Brickhill Studios” in Orleans, Massachusetts, and was produced by Tori Amos.

Personnel:

  • Tori Amos – vocals, piano, Hammond B3, keyboards, Rhodes, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Mark Hawley – guitar, dobro, recording, mixing
  • John Philip Shenale – Marxophone, Optigan, sampling, synthesizer, additional keyboards, Hammond organ
  • Jon Evans – bass
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
  • Tash – additional vocals
  • Jon Evans – recording
  • John Philip Shenale – recording
  • Matt Chamberlain – recording
  • Adam Spry – recording assistant
  • Adrian Hall – mixing
  • Jon Astley – mastering
  • Miles Showell – vinyl mastering
  • Matt Read – package design
  • Desmond Murray – photography, hair stylist
  • Kavita Kaul – make-up

Track listing:

All tracks by Tori Amos.

  1. Addition of Light Divided
  2. Speaking With Trees
  3. Devil’s Bane
  4. Swim to New York State
  5. Spies
  6. Ocean to Ocean
  7. Flowers Burn to Gold
  8. Metal Water Wood
  9. 29 Years
  10. How Glass Is Made
  11. Birthday Baby

Pere Ubu: 20 years in a Montana Missile Solo

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On September 29, 2017, “Cherry Red Records” label released “20 Years in a Montana Missile Solo”, the sixteenth Pere Ubu studio album. It was recorded in “Suma Recording Studio” in Painesville, Ohio, and was produced by David Thomas.

Personnel:

  • David Thomas – vocals
  • Gary Siperko, Keith Moliné – guitar
  • Kristof Hahn – steel guitar
  • Michele Temple – bass
  • Robert Wheeler – analog synthesizers, Theremin
  • Steve Mehlman – drums
  • Darryl Boon – clarinet
  • Roshi Nasehi – additional vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by David Thomas, Gary Siperko, Keith Moliné, Kristof Hahn, Michele Temple, Robert Wheeler and Steve Mehlman.

  1. Monkey Bizness
  2. Funk 49
  3. Prison of the Senses
  4. Toe to Toe
  5. The Healer
  6. Swampland
  7. Plan from Frag 9
  8. Howl
  9. Red Eye Blues
  10. Walking Again
  11. I Can Still See
  12. Cold Sweat

The Flaming Lips: American Head

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On September 11, 2020, “Warner Bros” label released “American Head”, the sixteenth Flaming Lips (The) studio album. It was recorded December 2019 – January 2020, at “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, “Pink Floor Studios” in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and was produced by Dave Fridmann, Scott Booker, Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins, Derek Brown, Jake Ingalls, Matt Kirksey and Nicholas Ley.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Coyne – vocals, guitar, keyboards, recording, mixing, layout, design
  • Steven Drozd – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, recording, mixing
  • Michael Ivins – bass, keyboards, backing vocals, recording, mixing
  • Derek Brown – keyboards, guitar, percussion, recording mixing
  • Jake Ingalls – guitar, recording, mixing
  • Matt Kirksey – drums, percussion, keyboards, recording mixing
  • Nicholas Ley – drums, percussion, recording, mixing
  • Kacey Musgraves – vocal
  • Micah Nelson – additional guitar, additional vocals
  • Kacey Musgraves – additional vocals
  • Dave Fridmann – recording, mixing, mastering
  • Dennis Coyne – recording, mixing
  • George Salisbury – layout, design
  • Kenny Coyne – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by , Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins, Derek Brown, Jake Ingalls, Matt Kirksey and Nicholas Ley.

  1. Will You Return / When You Come Down
  2. Watching the Lightbugs Glow
  3. Flowers of Neptune 6
  4. Dinosaurs on the Mountain
  5. At the Movies on Quaaludes
  6. Mother I’ve Taken LSD
  7. Brother Eye
  8. You n Me Sellin’ Weed
  9. Mother Please Don’t Be Sad
  10. When We Die When We’re High
  11. Assassins of Youth
  12. God and the Policeman
  13. My Religion Is You

Orb: Abolition of the Royal Familia

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On March 27, 2020, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Abolition of the Royal Familia”, the sixteenth Orb studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Alex Paterson and Jimmy Cauty.

Personnel:

  • Alex Paterson – keyboards, sampler, programming
  • Michael Rendall – mastering
  • Steve Hillage – vocal, guitar
  • Roger Eno – vocals, piano, harmonica, trumpet
  • Paul Conboy – synthesizer
  • Daniel Gaudi – synthesizer
  • Miquette Giraudy – synthesizer
  • Nick Burton – bass, art direction, design
  • Youth (Martin Glover) – bass
  • Nick Burton – bongos
  • Andy Caine – vocals
  • Roney FM – vocals, spoken word
  • Ruby – howl voice
  • David Harrow – melodics
  • Ollie Cripps – trumpet
  • Violeta Barrena-Witschi – strings
  • Prince Sherman – dub effects
  • Leighton Newell – whistle
  • Key Harris – tuning fork
  • Pure Evil (Charley Uzzell Edwards) – art direction, design
  • Gary Deep Oldknow – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Daze (Missing & Messed Up Mix)
  2. House of Narcotics (Opium Wars Mix)
  3. Hawk Kings (Oseberg Buddhas Buttonhole)
  4. Honey Moonies (Brain Washed at Area 49 Mix)
  5. Pervitin (Empire Culling & The Hemlock Stone Version)
  6. Afros, Afghans and Angels (Helgö Treasure Chest)
  7. Shape Shifters (In Two Parts) (Coffee & Ghost Train Mix)
  8. Say Cheese (Siberian Tiger Cookie Mix)
  9. Ital Orb (Too Blessed to Be Stressed Mix)
  10. The Queen of Hearts (Princess of Clubs Mix)
  11. The Weekend It Rained Forever (Oseberg Buddha Mix (The Ravens Have Left the Tower))
  12. Slave Till U Die No Matter What U Buy (L’anse Aux Meadows Mix)

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: K.G.

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On November 20, 2020, “KGLW” (band’s own label) released “K.G.” (subtitled Explorations into Microtonal Tuning, Volume 2), the sixteenth King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Stu Mackenzie.

Personnel:

  • Stu Mackenzie – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, percussion, keyboards, flute, sitar, synthesizer, clavinet, xylophone, violin, vibraphone, horns, Mellotron, clarinet, organ, recording, mixing
  • Cook Craig – guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, sitar, percussion, clarinet, flute
  • Ambrose Kenny-Smith – vocals, harmonica, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer
  • Joey Walker – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, juno, bağlama, synthesiser, Elektron Digitakt, percussion
  • Lucas Harwood – bass guitar, percussion
  • Michael Cavanagh – drums, percussion
  • Bella Walker – backing vocals
  • Joey Walker – recording, mixing 
  • Michael Cavanagh – recording
  • Cook Craig – recording
  • Joseph Carra – mastering
  • Jason Galea – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Stu Mackenzie, except where noted.

  1. K.G.L.W.
  2. Automation
  3. Minimum Brain Size – Joey Walker
  4. Straws in the Wind – Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny-Smith
  5. Some of Us – Cook Craig, Stu Mackenzie
  6. Ontology
  7. Intrasport – Joey Walker
  8. Oddlife – Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny-Smith
  9. Honey
  10. The Hungry Wolf of Fate

Yusuf: Tea for the Tillerman 2

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On September 18, 2020, “Cat-O-Log Records” label released “Tea for the Tillerman 2”, the sixteenth Yusuf / Cat Stevens album. It was recorded in July 2019, at “Les Studios de la Fabrique” in France, and was produced by Yusuf / Cat Stevens and Paul Samwell-Smith.

Personnel:

  • Yusuf / Cat Stevens – lead vocals, Spanish guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, grand piano, keyboards, harpsichord
  • Alun Davies – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Cregan – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Eric Appapoulay – Spanish guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Bruce Lynch – double bass, electric bass
  • Peter-John Vettese – keyboards, organ, synth horns, string arrangements, backing vocals
  • Kwame Yeboah– drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • John Ashton Thomas – string arrangements
  • Christopher Nightingale – arrangements
  • Brother Ali – rap

Track listing:

All tracks by Yusuf / Cat Stevens.

  1. Where Do the Children Play?
  2. Hard Headed Woman
  3. Wild World
  4. Sad Lisa
  5. Miles From Nowhere
  6. But I Might Die Tonight
  7. Longer Boats
  8. Into While
  9. On the Road to Find Out
  10. Father and Son
  11. Tea for the Tillerman

Steve Howe: Motif

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On August 19, 2008, “Howe Sound” label released “Motif” (Motif Volume 1), the sixteenth Steve Howe album. It features re-recordings of songs from his career, including tracks from his solo albums as well as “Clap” from “The Yes Album”, and “Sketches in the Sun” from GTR. The album was recorded at “Langley Studios”, UK, and was produced by Steve Howe.

Personnel:

  • Steve Howe – guitars, various instruments, arranger, photography
  • Sui-Yin Chan- design, layout
  • Miki Slingsby – photography
  1. The Golden Mean
  2. Intersection Blues
  3. Corkscrew
  4. Trombone
  5. Devon Blue
  6. Clap
  7. Australia
  8. Part and Parcel
  9. Sketches in the Sun
  10. Second Initial
  11. Concerto in D (Second Movement)
  12. Diary of a Man Who Vanished
  13. Cat Napping
  14. Ram
  15. Provence
  16. Winter (Second Movement)
  17. Meadow Rag
  18. Heritage
  19. Bareback
  20. Dorothy

Kansas: The Absence of Presence

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On July 17, 2020, “Inside Out” label released “The Absence of Presence”, the sixteenth Kansas studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Zak Rizvi, Phil Ehart and Rich Williams.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Platt – lead vocals
  • Rich Williams – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Zak Rizvi – electric guitar, backing vocals, mixing
  • Tom Brislin – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • David Ragsdale – violin, backing vocals
  • Billy Greer – bass, backing vocals
  • Phil Ehart – drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. The Absence of Presence – lyrics by Tom Brislin, Phil Ehart, music by Zak Rizvi
  2. Throwing Mountains – lyrics by Tom Brislin, Phil Ehart, music by Zak Rizvi
  3. Jets Overhead – lyrics by Tom Brislin, music by Zak Rizvi
  4. Propulsion – music by Tom Brislin
  5. Memories Down the Line – lyrics and music by Tom Brislin
  6. Circus of Illusion – lyrics by Ronnie Platt, music by Tom Brislin
  7. Animals on the Roof – lyrics by Tom Brislin, Phil Ehart, music by Zalk Rizvi
  8. Never – lyrics by Ronnie Platt, Phil Ehart, music by Zak Rizvi
  9. The Song the River Sang – lyrics and music by Tom Brislin

Heart: Beautiful Broken

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On July 8, 2016, “Concord” label released “Beautiful Broken”, the sixteenth Heart studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, “Tom Tom” in Budapest, Hungary, and was produced by Dan Rothchild and Nancy Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Ann Wilson – lead and backing vocals, autoharp
  • Nancy Wilson – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bowed acoustic guitar, marxophone, autoharp, handclaps, whispers 
  • Ben Smith – drums, percussion, claps, snaps
  • Craig Bartock – acoustic and electric guitars, 12-string acoustic guitar,  percussive guitar, claps, snaps, backing vocals
  • Chris Joyner – synthesizers, piano, Wurlitzer, Hammond B3, field organ, nylon-string guitar 
  • Dan Rothchild – bass, Moog bass, upright bass, additional synthesizer, Hammond B3, additional piano, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, textures, handclaps
  • James Hetfield – lead and backing vocals
  • Paul Buckmaster – string arrangement
  • Hungarian Studio Orchestra – strings
  • Péter Illényi – conducting
  • Péter Kanyurszky – concertmaster
  • Ken Sluiter – additional textures, claps, snaps
  • Billy Mims – claps, snaps
  • Dwight Mikkelsen – copyist
  • Ken Sluiter – engineering, mixing
  • Bill Mims – additional engineering
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Gentry Studer – mastering engineering assistance
  • Chris Claypool – engineering assistance
  • Geoff Neal – engineering assistance
  • Greg Fidelman – additional engineering
  • Kurina Tamás – strings recording engineering
  • Brian McGuffey – artwork
  • Nancy Wilson – art direction
  • Anna Knowlden – photography
  • Dan Rothchild – photography

Track listing:

  1. Beautiful Version – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Ben Mink, James Alan Hetfield
  2. Two – Shafer “Ne-Yo” Smith, Jesse “Corporal” Wilson, Adam “Royal Z’ Waldman
  3. Sweet Darlin – Ann Wilson
  4. I Jump – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Dan Rothchild
  5. Johnny Moon – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis
  6. Heaven – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis
  7. City’s Burning – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis
  8. Down on Me – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis
  9. One Word – Nancy Wilson
  10. Language of Love – Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis