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David Bowie: Hours

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On September 21, 1999, the twenty-second David Bowie studio album “Hours” was released on Internet. It was recorded April – June 1999, at “Seaview” in Bermuda, ”Looking Glass” and “Chung King” in New York City, and was produced by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels.

Personnel:

  • David Bowie – vocals, 12-string guitar, keyboards, drum programming
  • Reeves Gabrels – guitar, drum programming, synthesizer programming
  • Chris Haskett – rhythm guitar
  • Marcus Salisbury – bass guitar
  • Mark Plati – bass guitar, acoustic and electric 12-string guitar, mellotron, synth and drum programming
  • Mike Levesque – drums, percussion
  • Sterling Campbell – drums
  • Everett Bradley – percussion
  • Holly Palmer – backing vocals
  • Kevin Paul – engineer
  • Ryoji Hata – engineer assistant
  • Jay Nicholas – engineer assistant
  • Andy VanDette – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels; except where noted.

  1. Thursday’s Child
  2. Something in the Air
  3. Survive
  4. If I’m Dreaming of My Life
  5. Seven
  6. What’s Really Happening? – lyrics by Alex Grant
  7. The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell
  8. New Angels of Promise
  9. Brilliant Adventure
  10. The Dreamers

Herbie Mann: London Underground

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On February 25, 1974, “Atlantic” label released “London Underground”, the 60th Herbie Mann album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Geoffrey Haslam.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Mann – flute
  • Albert Lee – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Mick Taylor – guitar
  • Pat Rebillot – keyboards
  • Al Gorry – bass 
  • Calvin “Fuzzy” Samuels – bass
  • Aynsley Dunbar – drums 
  • Robbie McIntosh – drums
  • Armen Halburian – percussion
  • Ian McDonald – alto saxophone
  • Stéphane Grappelli – violin
  • Gary Martin – engineer
  • Paulo Bisacca – art direction, design
  • Giuseppe Pino – photography
  • Ahmet Ertegun – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Bitch – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  2. Something in the Air – Speedy Keen
  3. Layla – Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon
  4. Spin Ball – Paddy Kingsland
  5. Mellow Yellow – Donovan Leitch
  6. A Whiter Shade of Pale – Gary Brooker, Keith Reid
  7. Memphis Spoon Bread & Dover Sole – Herbie Mann
  8. Paper Sun – Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood
  9. You Never Give Me Your Money – John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Thunderclap Newman: Hollywood Dream

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In September 1970, “Track” label released “Hollywood Dream”, the only Thunderclap Newman studio album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Pete Townshend.

Personnel:

  • John “Speedy” Keen – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, drums, percussion, conga, glockenspiel, gong, maracas
  • Andy Newman – vocals, piano, organ, soprano saxophone, bass saxophone, oboe, tin whistle, glockenspiel, Cor Anglais, Bengali flutes, Japanese battle cymbal, hand bell, Indian finger cymbals, sleigh bells, Chinese temple block
  • Jimmy McCulloch – acoustic and electric guitar, maracas, wood block, backing vocals
  • Pete Townshend (credited as Bijou Drains) – bass
  • Chris Morphet – harmonica 
  • Ian Green – string arrangement
  • Graham Hughes – cover art
  • Chris Morphet – photography
  • Chris Stamp – special thanks

Track listing:

All tracks by Speedy Keen except where noted.

  1. Hollywood #1
  2. The Reason
  3. Open the Door, Homer – Bob Dylan
  4. Look Around
  5. Accidents
  6. Wild Country
  7. When I Think
  8. The Old Cornmill
  9. I Don’t Know
  10. Hollywood Dream – Jack McCulloch, Jimmy McCulloch
  11. Hollywood #2
  12. Something in the Air

Gamma: 2

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In August 1980, “Elektra” label released “Gamma 2”, the second Gamma album. It was recorded in 1980, and was produced by Gary Lyons and Ronnie Montrose.

Personnel:

  • Davey Pattison – lead vocals
  • Ronnie Montrose – guitar
  • Jim Alcivar – keyboards
  • Glenn Letsch – bass guitar
  • Denny Carmassi – drums
  • Gary Lyons – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Mean Streak – Ronnie Montrose, Davey Pattison, Jim Alcivar
  2. Four Horsemen – Ronnie Montrose, Dave Pattison
  3. Dirty City – Ronnie Montrose, Dave Pattison
  4. Voyager – Ronnie Montrose, Dave Pattison
  5. Something in the Air -John “Speedy” Keen
  6. Cat on a Leash – Ronnie Montrose, Jerry Stahl
  7. Skin and Bone – Ronnie Montrose, Jerry Stahl
  8. Mayday – Ronnie Montrose, Jim Alcivar