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Mercury Rev: See You On The Other Side

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On September 19, 1995, “Beggars Banquet” label released “See You on the Other Side”, the third Mercury Rev studio album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Jonathan Donahue, Dave Fridmann, Grasshopper, Suzanne Thorpe and Jimy Chambers. The album cover is taken from a 1975 “7 Up” commercial entitled “Uncola”.

Personnel:

  • Dave Fridmann– vocals, bass explore, B-3, Pianos
  • Jonathan Donahue– vocals, harmony rocket guitars, guitorgan, bowed saws, sounds, horn and string arrangements
  • Jimy Chambers – drumming, mojo stick, Wurlitzer electric pianos, horn and string arrangements
  • Grasshopper– guitar shapes, single exhaust clarinet, Tettix Wave accumulator, horn and string arrangements
  • Suzanne Thorpe – quartz arhoolie flutes, French horns, horn and string arrangements
  • Jake Congelo – piano
  • Carmen Quinoñes – vocals
  • Tomcat Stamos – expressed male interruptions
  • Mark Marinoff – saxophones
  • Matt Jordan – trumpets
  • Rachel Handman – strings
  • Chris Reilly – tablas

Track listing:

  1. Empire State (Son House in Excelsis) – Jonathan Donahue, Sean “Grasshopper” Mackowiak, Suzanne Thorpe
  2. Young Man’s Stride – Jonathan Donahue, Sean “Grasshopper” Mackowiak
  3. Sudden Ray of Hope – Jimy Chambers, Jonathan Donahue, Dave Fridmann, Sean “Grasshopper” Mackowiak, Suzanne Thorpe
  4. Everlasting Arm – Jonathan Donahue, Sean “Grasshopper” Mackowiak, Suzanne Thorpe
  5. Racing the Tide – Jimy Chambers, Jonathan Donahue,Sean “Grasshopper” Mackowiak, Suzanne Thorpe
  6. Close Encounters of the 3rd Grade – Jimy Chambers, Jonathan Donahue, Dave Fridmann, Sean “Grasshopper” Mackowiak, Suzanne Thorpe
  7. A Kiss from An Old Flame (A Trip to the Moon) – Jonathan Donahue, Sean “Grasshopper” Mackowiak
  8. Peaceful Night – Jonathan Donahue, Sean “Grasshopper” Mackowiak

 

 

Neil Young: After The Gold Rush

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On September 19, 1970, “Reprise” label released “After the Gold Rush”, the third Neil Young studio album. It was recorded 1969 – June 1970, at “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood; “Sound City”; “Van Nuys” in Los Angeles, and “Redwood Studios” in Topanga, California, and was produced by Neil Young, David Briggs and Kendall Pacios. In 1998, “Q”  magazine readers voted “After the Gold Rush” the 89th greatest album of all time. In 2003, Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 71 on its list of the “500 Greatest Album of All Time”. In 2003, “NME” magazine ranked “After the Gold Rush” at number 80 of the list of the “Greatest Albums of All Time. In 1986, the album was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, and 2 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI” in 2004.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young — lead vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, vibes
  • Stephen Stills— vocals
  • Danny Whitten — vocals, guitar
  • Nils Lofgren — vocals, guitar, piano
  • Jack Nitzsche— piano
  • Billy Talbot— bass
  • Greg Reeves — bass
  • Ralph Molina — vocals, drums
  • Bill Peterson — flugelhorn

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young except where noted.

  1. Tell Me Why
  2. After the Gold Rush
  3. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
  4. Southern Man
  5. Till the Morning Comes
  6. Oh, Lonesome Me – Don Gibson
  7. Don’t Let It Bring You Down
  8. Birds
  9. When You Dance I Can Really Love
  10. I Believe in You
  11. Cripple Creek Ferry

 

Fleetwood Mac: Then Play On

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On September 19, 1969, “Reprise” label released “Then Play On”, the third Fleetwood Mac studio album. It was recorded 1968 – 1969, at “CBS Studios”; and “De Lane Lea Studios” in London, and was produced by Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood. The painting used for the cover of the album is “Domesticated Mural Painting”, by the English artist Maxwell Armfield.

Personnel:

  • Peter Green– vocals, guitar, harmonica, six string bass, percussion, violincello
  • Danny Kirwan– vocals, guitar
  • John McVie– bass guitar
  • Mick Fleetwood– drums, percussion
  • Jeremy Spencer– piano
  • Christine Perfect– piano
  • Sandra Elsdon – recording
  • Martin Birch – engineer
  • Dinky Dawson – sound conultant

Track listing:

  1. Coming Your Way – Danny Kirwan
  2. Closing Me Eyes – Peter Green
  3. Fighting for Madge – Mick Fleetwood
  4. When You Say – Danny Kirwan’
  5. Showbiz Blues – Peter Green
  6. Underway – Peter Green
  7. One Sunny Day – Danny Kirwan
  8. Although the Sun Is Shining – Danny Kirwan
  9. Rattlesnake Shake – Peter Green
  10. Without You – Danny Kirwan
  11. Searching for Madge – John McVie
  12. My Dream – Danny Kirwan
  13. Like Crying – Danny Kirwan
  14. Before the Beginning

 

 

Keith Richards: Crosseyed Heart

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On September 18, 2015, “Republic Records” label released “Crosseyed Heart”, the third Keith Richards solo album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Keith Richards and Steve Jordan.

Personnel:

  • Keith Richards– lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, Wurlitzer, Farfisa organ, electric sitar, tiple
  • Waddy Wachtel– lead, acoustic and slide guitar, backing vocals
  • Larry Campbell – pedal steel, violin, fiddle
  • Pierre DeBeauport – acoustic guitar
  • Ivan Neville– keyboards, Hammond organ, backing vocals, Wurlitzer
  • Charles Hodges – piano, Hammond organ, backing vocals
  • Spooner Oldham – Hammond organ
  • Pino Palladino- bass guitar
  • Paul Nowinski – bass guitar, viola, gamba
  • Steve Jordan– drums, percussion, vibes, backing vocals
  • Bobby Keys- saxophone
  • Charles Dougherty – tenor saxophone
  • Lannie McMillan – tenor saxophone
  • Jim Horn – baritone saxophone
  • Kevin Batchelor – trumpet
  • Ben Cauley – trumpet
  • Jack Hale – trombone
  • Clifton Anderson – trombone
  • Norah Jones– duet vocals
  • Babi Floyd – backing vocals
  • Sarah Dash– backing vocals
  • Bernard Fowler– backing vocals
  • Meegan Voss – backing vocals
  • Aaron Neville- backing vocals
  • Harlem Gospel Choir – backing vocals
  • Blondie Chaplin – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Keith Richards and Steve Jordan, except where noted..

  1. Crosseyed Heart – Keith Richards
  2. Heartstopper
  3. Amnesia
  4. Robbed Blind – Keith Richards
  5. Trouble
  6. Love Overdue – Gregory Isaacs
  7. Nothing On Me
  8. Suspicious – Keith Richards
  9. Blues In the Morning
  10. Something For Nothing
  11. Illusion – Keith Richards, Steve Jordan, Norah Jones
  12. Just a Gift
  13. Goodnight Irene – Huddie Ledbetter, Alan Lomax
  14. Substantial Damage
  15. Lover’s Plea – Keith Richards, Steve Jordan, David Porter

MGMT: Same

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On September 17, 2013, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut MGMT studio album. It was recorded February 2012 – March 2013, at :Vacation Island: and “Tarbox Road Studios”, and was produced by Dave Fridmann, Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser.

Personnel:

  • Andrew VanWyngarden – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion
  • Ben Goldwasser – vocals, keyboards
  • Dave Fridmann – engineer, mixing
  • Matt Boynton – additional recording
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Alejandro Cardenas – art direction, design
  • Danny Clinch – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Andrew VanWyngarden; all music by Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser except where noted.

  1. Alien Days
  2. Cool Song No. 2
  3. Mystery Disease
  4. Introspection – Faine Jade cover
  5. Your Life Is a Lie
  6. A Good Sadness
  7. Astro-Mancy
  8. I Love You Too, Death
  9. Plenty of Girls in the Sea
  10. An Orphan of Fortune

Guns N’ Roses: Use Your Illusion I

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On September 17, 1991, “Geffen” label released “Use Your Illusion I”, the third Guns N’ Roses studio album. It was recorded and mixed January 1990–August 1991, at “A&M Studios”; “Record Plant Studios”; “Studio 56”; “Image Recording”; “Conway Studios”; “Metalworks Recording Studios”, and “Skip Saylor Recording”, and was produced by Mike Clink and Guns N’ Roses. The album cover was designed by Mark Kostabi. The album was certified 5 x Platinum in Argentina by “CAPIF”; 2 x Platinum in Austria by “IFPI”; 2 x Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”; Platinum in Brazil by “ABPD”; Diamond in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Finland by “Musiikkituottajat”; Platinum in France by “SNEP”; 2 x Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; 2 x Platinum in Japan by “RIAJ”;Platinum in Mexico by “AMPROFON”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; Platinum in Sweden by “RMNZ”; 2 x Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”; Platinum in UK by “BPI, and 7x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA’.

Personnel:

  • Axl Rose– lead and backing vocals, piano, choir and synthesizer programming, co-lead vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards , sound effects
  • Slash– lead guitar, co-rhythm guitar, slide guitar, acoustic guitar, dobro, classical guitar, talkbox, six-string basson, backing vocals
  • Izzy Stradlin– lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar,  acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Duff McKagan– bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Matt Sorum– drums, percussion, backing vocals, choir
  • Dizzy Reed– keyboards, piano, clavinet, organ, backing vocals
  • West Arkeen– acoustic guitar
  • Michael Monroe– harmonica, saxophone
  • Jon Thautwein – horn
  • Matthew McKagan– horn
  • Rachel West– horn
  • Robert Clark – horn
  • Tim Doyle – tambourine
  • Alice Cooper– co-lead vocals
  • Reba Shaw– backing vocals
  • Stuart Bailey – backing vocals
  • Shannon Hoon– backing vocals
  • Bruce Foster – sound effects
  • Johann Langlie – programming, sound effects
  • Mike Clink– engineer, nutcracker
  • Jim Mitchell – additional engineering
  • Allen Abrahamson, Buzz Burrowes, Chris Puram –engineer assistant
  • Stu Young – engineer assistant
  • Leon Granados– engineer assistant
  • Mike Douglass – engineer assistant
  • Talley Sherwood – engineer assistant
  • Craig Portelis – engineer assistant
  • Ed Goodreau – engineer assistant
  • Jason Roberts – engineer assistant
  • John Aguto – engineer assistant
  • Bill Price– mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Kevin Reagan – art direction, graphic design
  • Mark Kostabi – album artwork
  • Robert John – photography

Track listing:

  1. Right Next Door to Hell – Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, Timo Caltia
  2. Dust N’ Bones – Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan
  3. Live and Let Die – Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
  4. Don’t Cry – Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin
  5. Perfect Time – Axl Rose, Slash, izzy Stradlin
  6. You Ain’t the First – Izzy Stradlin
  7. Bad Obsession – Izzy Stradlin, West Arkeen
  8. Back Off Bitch – Axl Rose, Paul Tobias
  9. Double Talkin’ Jive – Izzy Stradlin
  10. November Rain – Axl Rose
  11. The Garden – Axl Rose, Arkeen, Del James
  12. Garden of Eden – Axl Rose, Slash
  13. Don’t Damn Me – Axl rose, Slash, Dave Lank
  14. Bad Apples – Axl Rose, Slash,
  15. Dead Horse – Axl Rose
  16. Coma – Axl Rose, Slash

 

The Waterboys: This Is The Sea

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On September 16, 1985, “Island” label released “This Is the Sea”, the third Waterboys (The) album. It was recorded February – August 1985, at “Park Gates Studio” in Hastings; “Livingstone Studios”; “Seaview Studios”; “The Chocolate Factory”; “R G Jones Recording Studios”; “Townhouse Studios”, and “Good Earth Studios” in London, and was produced by Mike Scott, John Brand, Mick Glossop and Karl Wallinger.

Personnel:

  • Mike Scott– vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, piano, percussion, synthesiser, bells, drum machine programming, effects
  • Anthony Thistlethwaite– saxophone, double bass, bass guitar, mandolin
  • Karl Wallinger– bass synth, piano, organ, keyboard programming, synthesiser, celeste, percussion, backing vocals
  • Kevin Wilkinson– bass guitar, drums
  • Martin Swain – bass guitar
  • Lu Edmonds– bass
  • Matthew Seligman– bass
  • Chris Whitten – drums, cymbals
  • Pete Thomas– snare drum
  • Martin Ditcham – percussion
  • Roddy Lorimer– trumpet, backing vocals
  • Stewart Bartlett – French horn
  • Steve Wickham– violin
  • Marek Lipski – violin
  • Max Edie – backing vocals
  • Lynn Goldsmith – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Scott except where noted.

  1. Don’t Bang the Drum – Mike Scott, Karl Wallinger
  2. The Whole of the Moon
  3. Spirit
  4. The Pan Within
  5. Medicine Bow – Mike Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite
  6. Old England
  7. Be My Enemy
  8. Trumpets
  9. This Is the Sea

Huey Lewis And The News: Sports

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On September 15, 1983, “Chrysalis” label released “Sports”, the third Huey Lewis and the News album .It was recorded in 1983, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, California;“Record Plant” in Sausalito, California, and “The Automatt” in San Francisco, and was produced by   Huey Lewis, Mario Cipolina, Johnny Colla, Bill Gibons and Chris Hayes. The album cover art features a photo of the band at the “2 A.M. Club”, a bar located in Mill Valley, California, where the band had performed during its early days. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Diamond in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”, and 7 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Huey Lewis– lead vocals, harmonica
  • Johnny Colla– guitar, saxophone, backing vocals
  • Mario Cipollina –bass
  • Bill Gibson –drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Chris Hayes –lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Sean Hopper –keyboards, backing vocals
  • John McFee– pedal steel guitar
  • Jim Gaines, Jeffrey Norman, Jesse Osborne – engineer
  • Larry Alexander, Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Ted Jensen, Bob Vosgien – mastering
  • Bob Norberg – remastering
  • Sam Gay, Lisa Glines – art direction
  • Bunny Zaruba – design

Track listing:

  1. The Heart of Rock & Roll – Johnny Colla, Huey Lewis
  2. Heart & Soul – Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn
  3. Bad is Bad – Alex Call, John Ciambotti, Sean Hopper, Huey Lewis, John McFee, Michael Schriener
  4. I Want a New Drug – Chris Hayes, Huey Lewis
  5. Walking on a Thin Line – Andre Pessis, Kevin Wells
  6. Finally Found a Home – Brown, Chris Hayes, Huey Lewis
  7. If This Is It – Johnny Colla, Huey Lewis
  8. You Crack Me Up – Mario Cipollina, Huey Lewis
  9. Honky Tonk Blues – Hank Williams

 

Ed Harcourt: Strangers

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On September 13, 2004, “Heavenly Records” released “Strangers”, the third Ed Harcourt studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Aerosol Grey Machine Studios” and “Atlantis Studios”, and was produced by Jari Haapalainen, Hadrian Garrard and Ed Harcourt.

Personnel:

  • Ed Harcourt – lead and backing vocals, piano, bass, Wurlitzer organ, acoustic guitar, Hammond organ, clavinet, acoustic and electric tremolo guitar, organ, pump organ, synthesizer, solina string machine, kazoo, snare drum, handclaps
  • Ellekari Larsson – vocals
  • Hadrian Garrard – trumpet, bells, chimes, megaphone, snare drum, timpani, triangle, claps, handclaps, backing vocals
  • Leo Abrahams – lead guitar
  • Jari Haapalainen – percussion, drums, 6 string acoustic and 12 string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12 string electric guitar, lead guitar, bass, feedback, bass drum, snare drum, Hi Hat, bell, maracas, claves, handclaps
  • Andy Young – drums
  • The Bear – maracas
  • Gita Langley – violin, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ed Harcourt, except where noted.

  1. The Storm Is Coming
  2. Born in the ’70s
  3. This One’s for You
  4. Strangers
  5. Let Love Not Weigh Me Down
  6. Something to Live For
  7. The Trapdoor
  8. The Music Box
  9. Loneliness
  10. Open Book
  11. Kids (Rise from the Ashes)
  12. Black Dress

Simple MInds: Empires And Dance

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On September 12, 1980, “Arista” label released “Empires and Dance”, the third Simple Minds studio album. It was recorded in 1980, and was produced by John Leckie.

Personnel:

  • Jim Kerr – vocals
  • Charlie Burchill– guitar, saxophone
  • Mick MacNeil– keyboards
  • Derek Forbes– bass guitar, fretless bass guitar
  • Brian McGee– drums
  • John Leckie–  engineer
  • Hugh Jones- engineer
  • Simon Heyworth – mastering
  • Coward – photography
  • Ruetz – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jim Kerr, all music by Jim Ker, Charlie Burchill, Mick MacNeil, Derek Forbes and Brian McGee.

  1. I Travel
  2. Today I Died Again
  3. Celebrate
  4. This Fear of Gods
  5. Capital City
  6. Constantinople Line
  7. Twist/Run/Repulsion
  8. Thirty Frames a Second
  9. Kant-Kino
  10. Room