On March 15, 2024, “Peter Garrett” and “Sony” labels released “The True North”, the second Peter Garrett studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Tony Buchen and Peter Garrett.
On September 21, 2004, “Sony” label released “Peace…Back by Popular Demand”, the eighth Keb’ Mo’ studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Conway Studios”, “The Village Recorder”, “House Of Blues Studios”, “Encino”, “Stu Stu Studio” in Marina Del Rey, CA, and was produced by Keb’ Mo’.
Personnel:
Keb’ Mo’ – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, bass, percussion, dobro
Bettye LaVette – vocal
Paul Jackson Jr. – acoustic and electric guitar
James Harrah – guitar, electric guitar
Jeff Paris – Hammond organ, piano, electric piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards, mandoline, synthesizer
Greg Phillinganes – organ, piano
Michael King – Hammond organ
Reggie McBride – bass
Stephen Ferrone – drums
Harvey Mason – drums
Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
Mindi Abair – soprano and alto saxophone
Lon Price – saxophone
Brian Swartz – trumpet, flugelhorn
Nicholas Lane – trombone
Nikka Costa – soul scat vocal
Mark Cargill – violin, concertmaster, fiddle
Susan Chatman – violin
Karen Elaine Bakunin – viola
Track listing:
For What It’s Worth – Stephen Stills
Wake Up Everybody – John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen
People Got to Be Free – Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati
Talk – Keb’ Mo’
What’s Happening Brother – Marvin Gaye, James Nyx Jr.
The Times They Are A-Changin – Bob Dylan
Get Together – Chet Powers
Someday We’ll All Be Free – Donny Hathaway
(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding – Nick Lowe
On March 9. 2004, “Sony” label released “Give”, the third Bad Plus (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Real World Studios”, in Wiltshire, England, and was produced by Tchad Blake, Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson and David King.
Personnel:
Ethan Iverson – piano
Reid Anderson – double bass
David King – drums, art direction, design
Tchad Blake – recording, mixing
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Claire Lewis – engineer assistant
Matt Freisen – illustration
Josh Cheuse – art direction, design
Track listing:
1979 Semi-Finalist – David King
Cheney Piñata – Ethan Iverson
Street Woman – Ornette Coleman
And Here We Test Our Powers of Observation – Reid Anderson
Frog and Toad – David King
Velouria – Charles Thompson
Layin’ a Strip for the Higher-Self State Line – David King
Do Your Sums/Die Like a Dog/Play For Home – Ethan Iverson
Dirty Blonde – Reid Anderson
Neptune (The Planet) – Reid Anderson
Iron Man – Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward
On January 25, 1993, “Sony” label released “Dusk”, the fourth The The studio album. It was recorded in 1992, and was produced by Matt Johnson and Bruce Lampcov.
Personnel:
Matt Johnson – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards
Johnny Marr – acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
On May 3, 2019, “Columbia” label released “Father of the Bride”, the fourth Vampire Weekend studio album. It was recorded January 2016 – August 2018, at “Effie Street” in Silverlake, California, “Vox” in Hollywood, “Sony” in Akasaka, Minato, Japan, and was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid, Ezra Koenig, BloodPop, DJ Dahi and Rostam Batmanglij.
Personnel:
Ezra Koenig – lead vocals, guitars, mixing
Rostam Batmanglij – 12-string acoustic guitar
Tommy King – piano
Buddy Ross – synthesizers, Wurlitzer, piano, strings, backing vocals
Matt Chamberlain – drums
Greg Leisz – electric and pedal steel guitar
David Longstreth – guitar, backing vocals
Jake Longstreth – guitar
John Nixon – guitar
Ariel Rechtshaid – guitar
Steve Lacy – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Sam Gendel – saxophone
Serena McKinney – violins
Danielle Haim – lead and backing vocals
Jude Law – lead vocals
Jenny Lewis – vocal sample
Ariel Rechtshaid – engineer, mixing
Buddy Ross – engineer, mixing
Shawn Everett – engineer, mixing
Rostam Batmanglij – engineer, mixing
Dalton Ricks – engineer
Nick Rowe – engineer
Chris Kasych – engineer
John DeBold – engineer
Hiroya Takayama – engineer
Takemasa Kosaka – engineer
Dave Schiffman – engineer
P-Thugg (Patrick Gemayel) – engineer
Michael Harris – engineer
Jude Law – engineer
Manny Marroquin – mixing
Chris Galland – mixing
Robin Florent – mixing assistant
Scott Desmarais – mixing assistant
Emily Lazar – mastering
Chris Allgood – mastering assistant
Nick Harwood – art direction
Primo Kahn – cover design
Public-Library – cover design
Brendan Ratzlaff – illustration
Track listing:
All tracks by Ezra Koenig, except where noted.
Hold You Now – Ezra Koenig, Hans Zimmer
Harmony Hall
Bambina
This Life – Ezra Koenig, Makonnen Sheran, Mark Ronson
Big Blue
How Long? – Ezra Koenig, William Shelby, Stephen Shockley, Leon F. Silvers III
Unbearably White
Rich Man – Ezra Koenig, S. E. Rogie
Married in a Gold Rush
My Mistake – Ezra Koenig, Ludwig Göransson
Sympathy – Ezra Koenig, Ariel Rechtshaid
Sunflower
Flower Moon – Ezra Koenig, Ariel Rechtshaid
2021 – Haruomi Hososno, Ezra Koenig
We Belong Together – Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij
On March 6, 2021, Lodewijk Frederik Ottens aka Lou Ottens, died aged 94. He was inventor and engineer, known as the inventor of the audio cassette tape. Nearly 20 years after Philips introduced cassette tapes, Ottens helped the company to develop compact disc technology and, with Sony, to create audio format that would become the industry standard. In 2016, Ottens appeared in a film, “Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape”. The director, Zack Farmer, likened the creation of the cassette to “trying to paint a masterpiece on a postage stamp”.
On March 1, 2019, “Inside Out Music” and “Sony” labels released “Flowers at the Scene”, the fifth Tim Bowness studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Tim Bowness, No-Man (Steven Wilson) and Brian Hulse.
Personnel:
Tim Bowness – lead and backing vocals, trumpet loops, artwork
Peter Hamill – guitar, backing vocals
Brian Hulse – guitar, keyboards, synth, drum programming
On April 7, 2003, “Sony” label released “Frengers” the third Mew album. It was recorded 2002 – 2003, at “Sweet Silence Studios”, “Sun Studio” in Copenhagen, Denmark, “Ridge Farm Studios” in Capel, Surrey, UK, “Third Stone Recording” and “Cello Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Rich Costey.
Personnel:
Jonas Bjerre– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, harmonium, mellotron, synthesizers
On January 8, 2017, “Columbia” and “Sony” labels, released posthumously “No Plan”, EP by David Bowie. It was recorded January – May 2015, and was produced by Tony Visconti and David Bowie.
On January 21, 1979, “CBS / Sony” label released (only in Japan) “Directstep” the twenty-fourth Herbie Hancock studio album. It was recorded October 17 – 18, 1978, and was produced by David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
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