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Kate & Anna McGarrigle: Same

In January 1976, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, debut Kate & Anna McGarrigle album. It was recorded 1974 – 1975, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, “Sunwest Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Joe Boyd and Greg Prestopino.

Personnel:

  • Anna McGarrigle – vocals, keyboards, banjo, button accordion
  • Kate McGarrigle – vocals, banjo, piano, guitar
  • Jane McGarrigle (Jane McGarrigle Forsland) – organ, backing vocals
  • Chaim Tannenbaum – guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Lowell George, David Spinozza, Greg Prestopino, Hugh McCracken, Tony Rice, Amos Garrett, Andrew Gold – guitar
  • David Grisman – mandolin
  • Peter Weldon – banjo, backing vocals
  • Jay Ungar – fiddle
  • Gib Guilbeau – fiddle
  • Red Callender – bass
  • Tony Levin – bass
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Russ Kunkel – drums
  • Joel Tepp – harmonica, clarinet
  • Nick DeCaro – accordion
  • Plas Johnson – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Bobby Keys – tenor saxophone
  • Dane Lanken – backing vocals
  • John Wood – engineer
  • Gail Kenney – front cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Kiss and Say Goodbye – Kate McGarrigle
  2. My Town – Anna McGarrigle
  3. Blues in D – Kate McGarrigle
  4. Heart Like a Wheel – Anna McGarrigle
  5. Foolish You – Wade Hemsworth
  6. Talk to Me of) Mendocino – Kate McGarrigle
  7. Complainte pour Ste-Catherine – Anna McGarrigle, Philippe Tatartcheff
  8. Tell My Sister – Kate McGarrigle
  9. Swimming Song – Loudon Wainwright III
  10. Jigsaw Puzzle of Life – Anna McGarrigle
  11. Go Leave – Kate McGarrigle
  12. Travellin’ on for Jesus – traditional, arranged by J. Spence

Gordon Lightfoot: Sit Down Young Stranger

In April 1970, “Reprise” label released “Sit Down Young Stranger”, the sixth Gordon Lightfoot album.  It was recorded September-December 1968, at “Sunwest Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and Joseph Wissert.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Lightfoot – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Red Shea – guitar
  • Ry Cooder- guitar, mandolin
  • John Sebastian- guitar, harmonica
  • Rick Haynes – bass
  • Van Dyke Parks- harmonium
  • Nick DeCaro – string arrangements
  • Randy Newman- string arrangement

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Lightfoot, except where noted

  1. Minstrel of the Dawn
  2. Me and Bobby McGee – Kris Kristofferson, Fred Foster
  3. Approaching Lavender
  4. Saturday Clothes
  5. Cobwebs & Dust
  6. Poor Little Allison
  7. Sit Down Young Stranger
  8. If You Could Read My Mind
  9. Baby It’s Alright
  10. Your Love’s Return (Song for Stephen Foster)
  11. The Pony Man

Alice Cooper: Easy Action

easy-action

In March 1970, “Straight Records” label released “Easy Action”, the second Alice Cooper studio album. It was recorded 1969 – 1970, at “Sunwest Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by David Briggs.

Personnel:

  • Alice Cooper– vocals
  • Glen Buxton– lead guitar
  • Michael Bruce– lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
  • David Briggs– piano
  • Dennis Dunaway– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Neal Smith– drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

All songs written by Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, and Neal Smith.

  1. & Misdemeanor
  2. Shoe Salesman
  3. Still No Air
  4. Below Your Means
  5. Return of the Spiders
  6. Laughing at Me
  7. Refrigerator Heaven
  8. Beautiful Flyaway
  9. Lay Down and Die, Goodbye

John Cale: Paris 1919

John Cale Paris 1919

On March 1, 1973, “Reprise” label released “Paris 1919”, the third John Cale studio album.  It was recorded in 1972, at “Sunwest Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Chris Thomas. “The Wire” magazine placed “Paris 1919” in its list of “One Hundred Records That Set the World on Fire (While No One Was Listening)”. In 2016, ”Uncut” magazine placed the album in its list of “100 Greatest Albums of All Time”.  Stephen Holden of the magazine “Rolling Stone” wrote that “Paris 1919” is “one of the most ambitious albums ever released under the name of ‘pop’.

Personnel:

  • John Cale – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, viola
  • Lowell George – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Wilton Felder– bass guitar, saxophone
  • Richie Hayward – drums
  • Chris Thomas – tambourine
  • The UCLA Symphony Orchestra – strings
  • Joel Druckman, Esq. – orchestra manager
  • Mike Salisbury – album design, photography
  • Matthew Specktor – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by John Cale.

  1. Child’s Christmas in Wales
  2. Hanky Panky Nohow
  3. The Endless Plain of Fortune
  4. Andalucia
  5. Macbeth
  6. Paris 1919
  7. Graham Greene
  8. Half Past France
  9. Antarctica Starts Here