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Toadies: Hell Bellow/Stars Above

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On March 20, 2001, “Interscope Records” label released “Hell Below/Stars Above”, the second Toadies studio album. It was recorded in March 2000, at “Sunset Sound Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf.

Personnel:

  • Vaden Todd Lewis – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Clark Vogeler – lead guitar, piano
  • Lisa Umbarger – bass
  • Mark Reznicek – drums, percussion
  • Elliott Smith – piano 
  • Monique Mizrahi – engineer
  • Andy Wallace – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Chris Bilheimer – art direction, back cover image
  • f-stop fitzgerald, inc. – cover image (from the book “Pillars of the Almighty”)
  • Marina Chavez – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Vaden Todd Lewis and Clark Vogeler, all music by Vaden Todd Lewis, Clark Vogeler, Lisa Umbarger and Mark Reznicek, except where noted.

  1. Plane Crash
  2. Push the Hand
  3. Little Sin – Vaden Todd Lewis, Mark Reznicek, Clark Vogeler
  4. Motivational
  5. Heel
  6. You’ll Come Down
  7. Pressed Against the Sky
  8. What We Have We Steal
  9. Jigsaw Girl
  10. Sweetness
  11. Hell Below / Stars Above – Vaden Todd Lewis, Mark Reznicek, Clark Vogeler
  12. Doll Skin

Jimmy Eat World: Bleed American

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On July 24, 2001, “DreamWorks Records” label released “Bleed American”, the fourth Jimmy Eat World studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2001, at “Cherokke”,  in Los Angeles, “Hardrive” in Hollywood, and was produced by Mark Trombino, Jim Adkins, Rick Burch, Zach Lind, and Tom Linton .

Personnel:

  • Jim Adkins – lead vocals, lead guitar, bass guitar, piano, organ, percussion, bells
  • Tom Linton – rhythm guitar, organ, backing and gang vocals
  • Rick Burch – bass guitar, backing and gang vocals
  • Zach Lind – drums, percussion
  • Mark Trombino– synth emulator programming, percussion, programming, magic box
  • Travis Keller, Doug Messenger – timely handclaps
  • Rachel Haden– additional vocals
  • Davey von Bohlen– additional vocals
  • Ariel Rechtshaid – additional vocals
  • Mark Trombino– engineer, mixing
  • Justin Smith – engineer assistant
  • Jim Adkins – art direction
  • Jeff Kleinsmith – art direction, design
  • Jesse LeDoux – design
  • William Eggleston– front cover photography
  • Christopher Wray-McCann – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Adkins, Rick Burch, Zach Lind and Tom Linton.

  1. Bleed American
  2. A Praise Chorus – contains lyric from various songs
  3. The Middle
  4. Your House
  5. Sweetness
  6. Hear You Me
  7. If You Don’t, Don’t
  8. Get It Faster
  9. Cautioners
  10. The Authority Song
  11. My Sundown

 

Walter Davis Jr.: Davis Cup

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In June 1960, “Blue Note” label released “Davis Cup”, the debut Walter Davis Jr. album. It was recorded in August 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Walter Davis Jr.– piano
  • Donald Byrd– trumpet
  • Jackie McLean– alto saxophone
  • Sam Jones– bass
  • Art Taylor– drums

 Track listing:

 All tracks by Walter Davis Jr.

  1. ‘Smake It
  2. Loodle-Lot
  3. Sweetness
  4. Rhumba Nhumba
  5. Minor Mind
  6. Millie’s Delight

 

TheWaifs: Up All Night

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On January 13, 2003, “Jarrah” label released “Up All Night”, the fourth Waifs (The) album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Chris Thompson, Steven Schram, Josh Cunningham, Donna Simpson and Vikki Simpson. On the 2003 “ARIA Awards”, The Waifs won “Best Blues and Roots Album” and “Best Independent Release” awards, and Chris Thompson won “Producer Of The Year” and “Engineer of the Year” awards.

Personnel:

  • Josh Cunningham – vocals, dobro, guitar, mandolin, songwriter, ukulele
  • Donna Simpson – vocals, guitar
  • Vikki Simpson – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Ben Franz – bass, dobro, double bass
  • David MacDonald – percussion, drums
  • Bruce Haymes – keyboards, Wurlitzer
  • Sam Hickey – design, photography, typography
  • Mark Howard – engineer
  • Steven Schram – enginee assistant, mixing, mixing assistant
  • Chris Thompson – engineer, mixing
  • Tony “Jack The Bear” Mantz – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Fisherman’s Daughter – Donna Simpson
  2. Nothing New – Donna Simpson
  3. London Still – Donna Simpson
  4. Lighthouse – Josh Cunningham
  5. Flesh And Blood – Josh Cunningham
  6. Highway One – Donna Simpson
  7. Since I’ve Been Around – Josh Cunningham
  8. Fourth Floor – Josh Cunningham
  9. Rescue – Donna Simpson
  10. Three Down – Donna Simpson
  11. Sweetness – Donna Simpson
  12. Up All Night – Josh Cunningham