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Bola Sete: Bossa Nova

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In December 1962, “Fantasy” label released “Bossa Nova”, the ninth Bola Sete album. It was recorded in October 1962, at “RCA Studios” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Bola Sete – guitar
  • Ben Tucker – bass guitar
  • Dave Bailey – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Bola Sete, except where noted.

  1. Up the Creek
  2. My Different World
  3. Dilemma
  4. Sweet Thing
  5. If You Return – Lupicínio Rodrigues
  6. Samba in the Perrotquei – Djalma Ferreira
  7. Manhã de Carnaval – Luiz Bonfá, Luigi Creatore, Antônio Maria, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss
  8. Brazilian Bossa Galore
  9. You’re the Reason – Dolores Duran, Antônio Carlos Jobim
  10. Wagging Along
  11. Ash Wednesday – Armando Marçal
  12. Without You

Buddy Guy: The Blues Don’t Lie

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On September 30, 2022, “RCA” label released “The Blues Don’t Lie”, the 19th Buddy Guy album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Tom Hambridge.

Personnel:

  • Buddy Guy – vocals, guitar
  • Mavis Staples – vocal
  • Elvis Costello – vocal
  • James Taylor – vocal
  • Bobby Rush – vocal
  • Jason Isbell – vocal
  • Wendy Moten – vocal
  • Rob McNelley – guitar
  • Kevin McKendree – Hammond B3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Reese Wynans – Hammond B3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Michael Rhodes – bass
  • Glenn Worf – bass
  • Tom Hambridge – drums, percussions, tambourine, backing vocal, mixing
  • Ducky Carlisle – recording
  • Zach Allen, Jonathan Lackey, Dave O’Donnell, Casey Wasner, Steve Weeder – additional recording
  • Michael Saint-Leon – mixing
  • Brian Lucey – mastering
  • Gavin Taylor – art direction, design
  • Paul Natkin – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Let My Guitar Do the Talking – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
  2. Blues Don’t Lie – Tom Hambridge
  3. The World Needs Love – Buddy Guy
  4. We Go Back – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  5. Symptoms of Love – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  6. Follow the Money – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
  7. Well Enough Alone – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  8. What’s Wrong with That – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  9. Gunsmoke Blues – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  10. House Party – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  11. Sweet Thing – Joe Josea, B.B. King
  12. Backdoor Scratchin’ – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
  13. I’ve Got a Feeling – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  14. Rabbit Blood – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  15. Last Call – Tom Hambridge, Bill Sweeney
  16. King Bee – James Moore

Honeyhoney’s: 3

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On June 9, 2015, “Rounder” label released “3”, the third honeyhoney’s album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Dave Cobb.

Personnel:

  • Dave Cobb – acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, handclaps, liner notes
  • Benjamin Jaffe – vocals, piano, acoustic and electric guitar, mellotron, handclapps
  • Adam Gardner – bass
  • Chris Powell – drums, percussion
  • Robbie Turner – pedal steel guitar
  • Suzanne Santo – vocals, banjo, acoustic guitar, handclaps, liner notes
  • Kiara Perico – strings
  • Suzanne Gardner – vocals, violin
  • Kiara Perico – strings
  • Darrell Thorp – recording, mixing
  • Drew Long – engineer assistant, mixing
  • Clint Holey – mastering
  • Paul Blakemore – mastering
  • Elina Frumerman – design
  • Marina Chavez – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Jaffe and Suzanne Santo.

  1. Big Man
  2. Yours to Bear
  3. Back to You
  4. Whatchya Gonna Do Now
  5. Numb It
  6. Bad People
  7. Burned Me Out
  8. You and I
  9. Father’s Daughter
  10. God Love
  11. Sweet Thing
  12. Marry Rich

The Boomtown Rats: Citizens of Boomtown

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On March 13, 2020, “BMG” label released “Citizens of Boomtown”, the seventh Boomtown Rats (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Brick Music” in Acton, London, “Barnstorm Studios” in Outwood, UK, and was produced by Pete Briquette.

Personnel:

  • Bob Geldof – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Daren Beale – lead guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Alan Dunne – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Pete Briquette – bass guitar, keyboards, programming, recording
  • Simon Crowe – vocals, drums
  • Garry Roberts – guitar
  • Paul Cuddeford – guitar
  • Luciano Cusack – backing vocals
  • Serafina Cusack – backing vocals
  • Rob Barrie – recording
  • Dick Beetham – mastering
  • Clemens Gritl – original artwork
  • Sagan Cowne – design
  • Mark Cowne – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Geldof except where noted.

  1. Trash Glam Baby
  2. Sweet Thing
  3. Monster Monkeys – Bob Geldof, Pete Briquette
  4. She Said No
  5. Passing Through – Bob Geldof, Pete Briquette
  6. Here’s a Postcard
  7. K.I.S.S. – Bob Geldof, Pete Briquette
  8. Rock ‘n’ Roll Yé Yé – Daren Beale, Bob Geldof
  9. Get a Grip – Bob Geldof, Pete Briquette
  10. The Boomtown Rats – Bob Geldof, Pete Briquette

Van Morrison: Astral Weeks

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In November 1968, “Warner Bros” label released “Astral Weeks”, the second Van Morrison studio album.It was recorded September – October at “Century Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Lewis Merenstein. In 1995 “Mojo” magazine ranked “Astral Weeks” at number two on its list of the greatest albums of all time; in 1998 it was voted the 9th greatest album of all time in a “Music of the Millennium” poll conducted by “HMV”, “Channel 4” and “The Guardian”; in 2000, “Q” magazine ranked it at number 6 on its list of the “100 Greatest British Albums Ever”; in 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked it at number 19 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”, and in 2006, “Time” magazine included “Astral Weeks” in its list of the “All-TIME 100 Albums”.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison— vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Barry Kornfeld — acoustic guitar
  • Jay Berliner— classical and steel-string acoustic guitars
  • Richard Davis— double bass
  • Warren Smith, Jr.— percussion, vibraphone
  • Connie Kay— drums
  • John Payne — flute, soprano saxophone
  • Larry Fallon— harpsichord, string arrangements, conductor
  • Brooks Arthur — engineer
  • Ed Thrasher— art director
  • Joel Brodsky— photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison.

Part One: In The Beginning

  1. Astral Weeks
  2. Beside You
  3. Sweet Thing
  4. Cyprus Avenue

Part Two: Afterwards

  1. The Way Young Lovers Do
  2. Madame George
  3. Ballerina
  4. Slim Slow Slider

David Bowie: Diamond Dogs

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On May 24, 1974, “RCA” label released “Diamond Dogs”, the eighth David Bowie studio album. It was recorded January 1974 – February 1974, at “Island Studios” and “Olympic Studios” in London, “Ludolph Studios”, in Nederhorst den Berg, and was produced by David Bowie. Thematically, the album is mixture of the George Orwell’s novel “1984” and Bowie’s vision of a post-apocalyptic world.

Personnel:

  • David Bowie- vocals, guitars, saxophones, Moog synthesizer, Mellotron, mixing
  • Earl Slick- guitar
  • Alan Parker- guitar
  • Mike Garson- keyboards
  • Herbie Flowers- bass guitar
  • Tony Newman- drums
  • Aynsley Dunbar- drums
  • Tony Visconti- strings, mixing
  • Keith Harwood- engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bowie, except where noted.

  • 1.      Future Legend
  • 2.      Diamond Dogs
  • 3.      Sweet Thing
  • 4.      Candidate
  • 5.      Sweet Thing (Reprise)
  • 6.      Rebel Rebel
  • 7.      Rock ‘n’ Roll with Me – David Bowie, Warren Peace
  • 8.      We Are the Dead
  • 9.      1984
  • 10. Big Brother
  • 11. Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family