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Hep Stars: It’s Been A Long Long Time

In February 1968, “Cupol” label released “It’s Been a Long Long Time”, the fourth  Hep Stars studio album. It was recorded November – December 1967, and was produced by Steve Clark.

Personnel:

  • Svenne Hedlund – lead vocals
  • Benny Andersson – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Lennart Fernholm – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Unidentified session musicians – guitars, drums, brass instruments, string instruments
  • Michael Lee Henderson – arrangements
  • George S. Whiteman – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Enter the Young – Terry Kirkman
  2. Hope – Buddy Buie, John Rainey Adkins
  3. 5 A.M. – Sandy Salisbury
  4. It’s Time for a Change – Spencer Proffer, Jeffrey Marmelzat
  5. Changing Away from You – John Bettis
  6. It’s Been a Long Long Time – Benny Anderson, Lasse Nerghagen
  7. Musty Dusty – Curt Boettcher
  8. Spinning, Spinning, Spinning – Curt Boettcher, Ruthann Friedman
  9. There Is Love – Jim Valley
  10. Would You Like to Go – Curt Boettcher, Gary Alexander
  11. It’s Now Winter’s Day – Tommy Roe
  12. Another Time – Curt Boettcher

Tina Turner: Acid Queen

In August 1975, “United Artists” label released “Acid Queen”, the second Tina Turner solo album. It was recorded in 1975, and was produced by Denny Diante, Spencer Proffer and Ike Turner.

Personnel:

  • Tina Turner– lead vocals
  • Ike Turner– vocals, arrangements
  • Ray Parker Jr.– guitars
  • Spencer Proffer – guitars, arrangements
  • Jerry Peters– keyboards
  • Clarence McDonald– keyboards
  • Jeffrey Marmelzat  – keyboards, arrangerments
  • Henry Davis – bass guitar
  • Ed Greene– drums
  • Joe Clayton – congas
  • Alan Lindgren – Arp, Moog synthesizer, string ensemble

Track listing:

  1. Under My Thumb – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  2. Let’s Spend the Night Together – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  3. Acid Queen – Pete Townshend
  4. I Can See for Miles – Pete Townshend
  5. Whole Lotta Love – John Bonham, Willie Dixon, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
  6. Baby Get It On – Ike Turner
  7. Bootsy Whitelaw – Ike Turner
  8. Pick Me Tonight – Ike Turner
  9. Rockin’ and Rollin’ – Ike Turner