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Joshua Tillman: I Love You, Honeybear

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On February 10, 2015, “Sub Pop” label released “I Love You, Honeybear”, the second Joshua Tillman aka Father John Misty, studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, and was produced by Jonathan Wilson and Joshua Tilman.

Personnel:

  • Joshua Tillman – vocal, guitar, piano, keyboards, harmonica, drums, percussion, horn and string arrangements, art direction
  • Keefus Ciancia – keyboards
  • Jonathan Wilson – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion, mixing
  • Benji Lysaght – guitar
  • Farmer Dave Scher – lap steel guitar
  • Gabriel Noel – bass, strings, string arrangements
  • Paul Cartwright – mandolin, mandolin and string arrangements
  • Fred Herrera – horn and string arrangements
  • Andres Renteria – conga
  • Brian Walsh – clarinet
  • Arnie Barrera – trumpet
  • Javier Rodriguez – trumpet
  • Elizabeth Bacher – violin
  • Jorge Cardenas – violin
  •  arrangements, strings, violin
  • Hector Castro – violin
  • Daphne Chen – violin
  • Thomas Lea – viola
  • Claire Courchene – cello
  • Chavonne Stewart – vocals
  • Alethea Mills – vocals
  • Bryce Gonzales – engineer
  • Phil Ek– mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Sasha Barr – art direction
  • Alia Penner – artwork
  • Stacey Rozich – paintings
  • Emma Elizabeth Tillman – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joshua Tillman.

  1. I Love You Honeybear
  2. Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins)
  3. True Affection
  4. The Night Josh Tillman Came to Our Apt.
  5. When You’re Smiling and Astride Me
  6. Nothing Good Ever Happens at the Goddamn Thirsty Crow
  7. Strange Encounter
  8. The ideal Husband
  9. Bored in the USA
  10. Holy Shit
  11. I Went to the Store One Day

Nirvana: Bleach

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On June 16, 1989, “Sub Pop” label released “Bleach”, the debut Nirvana studio album. It was recorded January 1988 – January 1989 at “Reciprocal Recording” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Jack Endino. “Bleach” has been certified Platinum in the UK by the “BPI” and Platinum in the US in 1995, by the “RIIA”. It is the best selling “Sub Pop” release so far.

Personnel:

  • Kurt Kobain – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Novoselic – bass
  • Chad Channing– drums
  • Jason Everman- guitar
  • Dale Crover– drums
  • Lisa Orth – design
  • Tracy Marander – photography
  • Charles Peterson– photography
  • Jane Higgins – execution

Track listing:

All tracks by Kurt Cobain, except where noted.

  1. Blew
  2. Floyd the Barber
  3. About a Girl
  4. School
  5. Paper Cuts
  6. Negative Creep
  7. Scoff
  8. Swap Meet
  9. Moustache
  10. Sifting

Mark Lanegan: The Winding Sheet

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Mark Lanegan-The Winding Sheet

On May 1, 1990, “Sub Pop” label released “The Winding Sheet”, the first Mark Lanegan solo studio album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Jack Endino, Mike Johnson and Mark Lanegan.

Personnel:

  • Mark Lanegan- lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Kurt Cobain- electric guitar, backing vocal
  • Mike Johnson- acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Steve Fisk– organ, piano
  • Krist Novoselic- bass
  • Jack Endino– bass, second electric guitar
  • Mark Pickerel- drums
  • Justin Williams – violin

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Lanegan and Mike Johnson except where noted.

  1. Mockingbirds
  2. Museum
  3. Undertow
  4. Ugly Sunday
  5. Down in the Dark
  6. Wild Flowers – Mark Lanegan
  7. Eyes of a Child
  8. The Winding Sheet
  9. Woe – Mark Lanegan
  10. Ten Feet Tall
  11. Where Did You Sleep Last Night – traditional
  12. Juarez – Mark Lanegan, Steve Fisk
  13. I Love You Little Girl – Mark Lanegan

Josh Tilman: Fear Fun

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On April 30, 2012, “Sub Pop” label released “Fear Fun”, the debut Josh Tillman aka Father John Misty studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Jonathan Wilson and Josh Tillman.

Personnel:

  • Josh Tillman– vocals, guitar, drums, percussion, various instruments
  • Jonathan Wilson– acoustic and electric guitar , baritone and 12-string guitar, mandolin, bass guitar, piano, organ, Wurlitzer, trumpet
  • Ben Peeler – pedal steel
  • Keefus Green– piano , synthesizers, mellotron
  • Gabriel Noel – strings, upright bass
  • Casey Wescott– bass guitar, harpsichord, piano
  • Wylie Gelber– bass guitar
  • Zach Tillman – bass guitar
  • Sara Watkins– fiddle
  • Leslie Stevens – backing vocals
  • Hugo Nicolson– omni-chord program
  • Jonathan Wilson – engineer
  • Hugo Nicolson – engineer
  • Wylie Gelber– engineer assistant
  • Phil Ek– mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Dimitri Drjuchin – cover painting, interior artwork
  • Jeff Kleinsmith – design
  • Sasha Barr – design
  • Emma Garr – insert photograph

Track listing:

All tracks by Josh Tilman.

  1. Funtimes in Babylon
  2. Nancy from Now On
  3. Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings
  4. I’m writing a Novel
  5. O I Long to Feel Your Arms Around Me
  6. Misty’s Nightmares 1&2
  7. Only Son of the Ladies Man
  8. This is Sally Hatchet
  9. Well, You Can Do Without Me
  10. Now I’m Learning to Lobe the War
  11. Tee Pees 1-12
  12. Everyman Needs a Companion

Iron & Wine: Our Endless Numbered Days

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On March 23, 2004, “Sub Pop” label released “Our Endless Numbered Days”, the second Iron & Wine album. It was recorded in summer 2003, at “Engine Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Brian Deck.

Personnel:

  • Sam Beam – vocals, guitars, slide guitars, banjo, mandolin
  • Patrick McKinney – electric guitar
  • EJ Holowicki – bass
  • Brian Deck – drums, percussion, keyboards
  • Jeff McGriff – percussion
  • Jonathan Bradley – percussion
  • Sarah Beam – harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Sam Beam.

  1. On Your Wings
  2. Naked as We Came
  3. Cinder and Smoke
  4. Sunset Soon Forgotten
  5. Teeth in the Grass
  6. Love and Some Verses
  7. Radio War
  8. Each Coming Night
  9. Free Until They Cut Me Down
  10. Fever Dream
  11. Sodom, South Georgia
  12. Passing Afternoon

Mudhoney: Under A billion Suns

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On March 7, 2006, “Sub Pop” released “Under a Billion Suns”, the seventh Mudhoney album. “Under a Billion Suns” was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Phil Ek, Johnny Sangster and Tucker Martine.

Personnel:

  • Mark Arm – vocals, guitar, photography
  • Steve Turner – vocals, guitar
  • Guy Maddison – bass
  • Dan Peters – drums, maracas, bells, tambourine
  • Amy Allison, Christy McWilson – vocals
  • Hans Teuber – alto saxophone
  • Jay Thomas – tenor saxophone
  • Craig Flory – tenor and baritone saxophones, horn arrangements
  • Dave Carter – trumpet
  • Steve Moore, Greg Powers – trombone
  • Phil Ek, Tucker Martine, Johnny Sangster – engineer, mixing
  • Shawn Penner – engineer assistant
  • Roger Seibel – mastering
  • Jeff Kleinsmith – design
  • Steve Gullick – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Arm, Steve Turner, Maddison and Dan Peters.

  1. Where Is the Future?
  2. It Is Us
  3. I Saw the Light
  4. Endless Yesterday
  5. Empty Shells
  6. Hard-On for War
  7. A Brief Celebration of Indifference
  8. Let’s Drop In
  9. On the Move
  10. In Search Of…
  11. Blindspots

Afgang Whigs: Congregation

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On January 31, 1992, “Sub Pop” label released “Congregation”, the third Afghan Whigs studio album. It was recorded July – September 1991, at “Bear Creek Studios” in Washington; “Buzz’s Kitchen” in Los Angeles, and “Ultrasuede” in Cincinnati, and was produced by  Greg Dulli and Ross Ian Stein.

Personnel:

  • Rick McCollum – vocals, guitar
  • Greg Dulli– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • John Curley – vocals, bass, photography
  • Steve Earle – drums
  • Shecky Stein – piano
  • Lance Ellison – vocals, piano
  • Rick and Bubba– vocals
  • Miss Ruby Belle – vocals
  • Shawn Smith– vocals
  • Jane Higgins – design
  • Caroline De Vita – design
  • Chris Cuffaro – photography
  • A. Fleischer – photography

Track listing:

  1. Her Against Me – Greg Dulli
  2. I’m Her Slave – Greg Dulli
  3. Turn on the Water – John Curley, Greg Dulli, Steven Earle, Rick McCollum
  4. Conjure Me – John Curley, Greg Dulli, Steven Earle, Rick McCollum
  5. Kiss the Floor – Greg Dulli, Rick McCollum
  6. Congregation – Greg Dulli, Rick McCollum
  7. This Is My Confession – Greg Dulli
  8. Dedicate It – Greg Dulli
  9. The Temple – Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber
  10. Let Me Lie To You – Greg Dulli
  11. Tonight – Greg Dulli
  12. Miles Iz Dead – Greg Dulli

The Shins: Wincing The Night Away

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On January 23, 2007, “Sub Pop” label released “Wincing the Night Away”, the third Shins (The) album.  It was recorded in 2005 and 2006, at James Mercer’s basement studio, Phil Ek’s home in Seattle and in Oregon City, and was produced by James Mercer and Joe Chiccarelli.

Personnel:

  • James Mercer– vocals, guitar, bass guitar, synthesizers, ukelele, banjo, cat piano, percussion, beat and MIDI programming
  • Marty Crandall– synthesizers, organ, bass guitar, percussion
  • Dave Hernandez– lead guitar
  • Chris Funk– lap steel guitar , hammered dulcimer, bouzouki
  • Jesse Sandoval– drums
  • Niels Gallaway – French horn
  • Paloma Griffin – violin
  • Eric D. Johnson– backing vocals, piano
  • Anita Robinson – backing vocals
  • Robert Mercer – illustration, design

Track listing:

All tracks by James Mercer.

  1. Sleeping Lessons
  2. Australia
  3. Pam Berry
  4. Phantom Limb
  5. Sea Legs
  6. Red Rabbits
  7. Turn On Me
  8. Black Wave
  9. Split Needles
  10. Girl Sailor
  11. A Comet Appears

Mark Lanegan: Whiskey For The Holy Ghost

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On January 18, 1994, “Sub Pop” label released “Whiskey for the Holy Ghost”, the second Mark Lanegan album . It was recorded in 1993, at the “Ironwood, Riciprocal, & Steve Lawson Studios” in Seattle, and at “WA, & Messina Music” in New York, and was produced by Mike Johnson and Mark Lanegan.

Personnel:

  • Mark Lanegan– vocals, guitar
  • Mike Johnson– organ, bass, harmonica, piano, slide and acoustic guitar, background vocals
  • Frank Cody – organ, piano
  • Ted Trewhella – piano
  • Justin Williams – organ
  • Kurt Fedora – bass
  • Phil Sparks – bowed bass, upright bass
  • Tad Doyle – drums
  • J Mascis– drums
  • Dan Peters– drums
  • Mark Pickerel– drums
  • Mike Stinette – saxophone
  • Dave Kreuger – violin
  • Krisha Augerot – backing vocals
  • Sally Barry – backing vocal
  • Terry Date, Ed Brooks, Jack Endino – engineer
  • John Agnello – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering

Tracks listing:

All tracks by Mark Lanegan.

  1. The River Rise
  2. Borracho
  3. House a Home
  4. Kingdoms of Rain
  5. Carnival
  6. Riding the Nightingale
  7. El Sol
  8. Dead on You
  9. Shooting Gallery
  10. Sunrise
  11. Pendulum
  12. Judas Touch
  13. Beggar’s Blues