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Black Midi: Hellfire

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On July 15, 2022, “Rough Trade” label released “Hellfire”, the third Black Midi studio album. It was recorded June – August 2021, at “Hoxa HQ” in London, and was produced by Marta Salogni.

Personnel:

  • Geordie Greep – lead vocals, Bechstein grand piano, accordion, resonator guitar, mandolin, K. Yairi classical guitar, Gibson SG, Fender Stratocaster, Surfboard lap steel, lap steel, Japanese classical guitar, Gibson ES 150D, orchestral whip, triangle, wind whistle, police whistle, train whistle, Yamaha SA60, Burns Double 6, España CS-40, Gibson Dove, Rhodes 54, Optigan, Rickenbacker 4003, snaps, claps, stomps, Arturia Microbrute, Kay 5190J, wooden whip, Roland Jupiter 8, Referee’s whistle
  • Cameron Picton – lead vocals, Rickenbacker 4003, Hofner Senator, triangle, sampler, flute, Hohner C harmonica, marxophone, micellaneous synthesizers, xylophone, Arturia Pigments, Arturia Synthi, España CS-40, K. Yairi classical guitar, Silvertone guitar, Guild M120, picked Bechstein grand piano, sub bass, Gibson SG, National Archtop, Larry James 56 baritone, snaps, claps, stomps, sound FX, resonator guitar, björk bird instrument, Yamaha SA90, Radio Bed, sound design, field recording, crowd noise, drone
  • Morgan Simpson – snare, kick, china cymbals, tom, cabasa, crash cymbal, triangle, doumbek, Ludwig Vistalite Kit, tambourine, salt shaker, guiro, clave, cowbell, Funky 405 Kit, maraca, Green kit, snaps, claps, stomps, woodblock, chimes, shaker, hi-hat, hand drummed snare, WFM snare
  • BJ Cole – pedal steel guitar 
  • Seth Evans – Bechstein grand piano, Hammond organ
  • Finn Carter – grand piano
  • Marta Salogni – Roland Jupiter 8
  • Kaidi Akinnibi – alto, soprano, baritone and tenor saxophone 
  • Ife Ogunjobi – trumpet
  • Joe Bristow – trombone
  • Joscelin Dent-Pooley – violin
  • Blossom Caldarone – cello
  • Joe MacLaren – electric upright bass 
  • Demi García Sabat – cajón, palmas, percussion, udu 
  • Mike Ro-Phone – percussion
  • Max Goulding – triangle, handclaps, snaps, stomps
  • Hus Ragip – boxing announcer
  • Paul Jones – Vespa
  • Radio Rahim – radio host
  • Akiu Tonto, Alex Peters, Amy Caek, Antoine Ray, Barn Marts, Cole Clements, Curtis Fogg, Dean Ferguson, Emilio Bazan, Finn Gildea, Georgie Du Boulay, Jack Sheppard, Jc Lightbody, Jeremiah Fowl, Lorenzo Lorini, Lucas Lockeridge, Maia Ciarapica, Mario Morales, Milanka Caballero, Nathan Cheung, Olly Bate, Sophie Pritchard, Tj Critchy, Zachary Oberdier – burps
  • Alek Ertman, Antoine Ray 1, Atereick, Ben Dreblow, Benjamin Ford, Bidskimbudskum, Bruce Quasar, Cole Clements, Colin Hedberg, Christian Malinoski, Dan Milmine, Drew “Droneman” Goad-Pacheco, Ellaar, Felipe González, Fin “DaMando” Gildea, Gabe Lactu, Gus Crane, Jamie Teixido Ubeda, Johnny Rockstar, Josh Healing, Joshua Brenan, Keep Me Safe, Kian Kermani, Lee Pritchard, Luke Cherchenko, Matt Bisaccia, Mattsladedrone, Mr Chain Blue Lightning, Sam R, Tanner York, Teodor Vujic, The Kaj, Trevor Davies, Vincent Sgro – drone
  • Dani Bennett Spragg – engineer
  • Luke Glazewski – additional engineering
  • Max Goulding – co-production
  • David Rudnick – artwork
  • Emiel Penninck – artwork
  • Maharani Yasmine Putri – artwoirk

Track listing:

  1. Hellfire
  2. Sugar/Tzu
  3. Eat Men Eat
  4. Welcome to Hell
  5. Still
  6. Half Time
  7. The Race Is About to Begin
  8. Dangerous Liaisons
  9. The Defence
  10. 27 Questions

Joe Pass: Catch Me

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In July 1963, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Catch Me!”, the third Joe Pass album. It was recorded in 1963, at “Pacific Jazz Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Joe Pass – guitar
  • Clare Fischer – piano, organ
  • Ralph Peña – double bass
  • Albert Stinson – double bass
  • Colin Bailey – drums
  • Larry Bunker – drums
  • Dino Lappas – engineer
  • Woody Woodward – design, photography
  • John William Hardy – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Catch Me – Joe Pass
  2. No Cover, No Minimum – Bill Evans
  3. Just Friends – John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis
  4. Walkin’ Up – Bill Evans
  5. Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  6. Falling in Love with Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  7. Days of Wine and Roses – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
  8. Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Barney Bigard
  9. But Beautiful – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Hausen
  10. You Stepped Out of a Dream – Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn

Saves The Day: Stay What You Are

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\On July 10, 2001, “Vagrant” label released “Stay What You Are”, the third Saves the Day studio album. It was recorded March – April 2001, at “Sunset Sound” and “Sound Factory” in Hollywood, “Sonora Sound” in Los Feliz, California, and was produced by Rob Schnapf.

Personnel:

  • Chris Conley – vocals
  • David Soloway – lead guitar
  • Ted Alexander – rhythm guitar
  • Richard Barron – organ 
  • Eben D’Amico – bass
  • Bryan Newman – drums
  • Josh Turner – Pro Tools engineer
  • Doug Boehm – recording, mixing
  • Rob Schnapf – mixing
  • Steven Rhodes – assistant
  • Seth Mclain – assistant
  • Don C. Tyler – mastering
  • Joby J. Ford – design
  • Bryan Newman – design, photography
  • Jeremy Weiss – additional booklet photography
  • Kevin Kusatsu – additional booklet photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bryan Newman, Chris Conley, David Soloway, Eben D’Amico and Ted Alexander.

  1. At Your Funeral
  2. See You
  3. Cars & Calories
  4. Certain Tragedy
  5. Jukebox Breakdown
  6. Freakish
  7. As Your Ghost Takes Flight
  8. Nightingale
  9. All I’m Losing Is Me
  10. This Is Not an Exit
  11. Firefly

Letlive: The Blackest Beautiful

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On July 9, 2013, “Epitaph” label released “The Blackest Beautiful”, the third Letlive studio album. It was recorded June 2012 – January 2013, at “Suburban Soul Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Kit Walters, Stephen George, Jason Aalon Butler, Jeff Sahyoun, Ryan Jau Johnson and Jean Francisco Nascimento.

Personnel:

  • Jason Aalon Butler – lead vocals
  • Jeff Sahyoun – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jean Francisco Nascimento – guitar, keyboard
  • Ryan Jay Johnson – bass, backing vocals
  • Christopher Crandall – drums, percussion
  • Stephen George – mixing
  • Jonathan Weiner – artwork, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Jason Aalon Butler, Jeff Sahyoun, Ryan Jau Johnson and Jean Francisco Nascimento.

  1. Banshee (Ghost Fame)
  2. Empty Elvis
  3. White America’s Beautiful Black Market
  4. Dreamer’s Disease
  5. That Fear Fever
  6. Virgin Dirt
  7. Younger
  8. The Dope Beat
  9. The Priest and Used Cars
  10. Pheromone Cvlt
  11. 27 Club

Pat Benatar: Precious Time

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On July 6, 1981, “Chrysalis” label released “Precious Time”, the third Pat Benatar studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Sound City Studios” and “Goodnight LA Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Keith Olsen and Neil Giraldo. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Pat Benatar – lead and backing vocals
  • Neil Giraldo – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Scott St. Clair Sheets – rhythm guitar
  • Keith Olsen – tambourine
  • Alan Pasqua – piano
  • Roger Capps – bass guitar
  • Myron Grombacher – drums
  • Gary Herbig, Joel Peskin, Tom Scott, Larry Williams – saxophones
  • Keith Olsen, Chris Minto – engineer
  • Greg Fulginiti – mastering
  • Ria Lewerke-Shapiro – art direction, design

Track listing:

  1. Promises in the Dark – Neil Giraldo, Pat Benatar
  2. Fire and ice – Tom Kelly, Scott St.Clair Sheets, Pat Benatar
  3. Just Like Me – Rick Dey, Roger Hart, Terry Melcher
  4. Present Times – Nilly Steinberg
  5. It’s a Tuff Life – Neil Giraldo
  6. Take It Any Way You Want It – Martin Briley, Neil Giraldo
  7. Evil Genius – Neil Giraldo, Pat Benatar
  8. Hard to Believe – Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher
  9. Helter Skelter- John Lennon, Paul McCartney

The Allman Brothers Band: At Filmore East

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On July 6, 1971, “Capricorn” label released “At Fillmore East”, the third Allman Brothers Band (The) album. It was recorded in March 1971, at “Filmore East” in New York City, and was produced by Tom Dowd.

Personnel:

  • Duane Allman – lead and slide guitar
  • Dickey Betts – lead guitar
  • Gregg Allman – vocals, organ, piano
  • Berry Oakley – bass guitar
  • Jai Johanny Johanson – drums, congas, timbales
  • Butch Trucks – drums, timpani
  • Thom Doucette – harmonica
  • Jim Santi – tambourine
  • Aaron Baron – engineer
  • Sam Whiteside – engineer
  • Larry Dahlstrom – engineer assistant
  • Dennis M. Drake – mastering
  • Jim Marshall – photography
  • Tom Dowd – liner notes
  • Bruce Malamut – assistant producer

Track listing:

  1. Statesboro Blues – Blind Willie McTell
  2. Done Somebody Wrong – Clarence Lewis, Bobby Robinson, Elmore James
  3. Stormy Monday Blues – T-Bone Walker
  4. You Don’t Love Me – Willie Cobbs
  5. Hot ‘Lanta – Duane Allman, Greg Allman, Dickey Betts, Butch Tricks, Berry Oakley, Jai Johanny Johanson
  6. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed – Dickey Betts
  7. Whipping Post – Gregg Allman

McCoy Tyner: Nights Of Ballads And Blues

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In July 1963, “Impulse” label released “Nights of Ballads & Blues”, the third McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in March 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Steve Davis – double bass
  • Lex Humphries – drums
  • Rudy van Gelder – recordings

Track listing:

  1. Satin Doll – Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn
  2. We’ll Be Together Again – Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine
  3. ‘Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk
  4. For Heaven’s Sake – Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer
  5. Star Eyes – Gene De Paul, Don Raye
  6. Blue Monk – Thelonious Monk
  7. Groove Waltz McCoy Tyner
  8. Days of Wine and Roses – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer

Robert Pete Williams: Free Again

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In July 1961, “Bluesville” label released “Free Again”, the third Robert Pete Williams album. It was recorded in November 1960, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Denham Springs, Louisiana, and was produced by Kenneth S. Goldstein.

Personnel:

  • Robert Pete Williams – guitar, vocals
  • Harry Oster – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Pete Williams, except where noted.

  1. Free Again
  2. Almost Dead Blues
  3. Rolling Stone – traditional
  4. Two Wings
  5. A Thousand Miles from Nowhere
  6. Thumbing a Ride
  7. I’ve Grown So Ugly
  8. Death Blues
  9. Hobo Worried Blues
  10. Hay Cutting Song

Momma: Household Name

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On July 1, 2022, “Polyvinyl” and “Lucky Number” labels released “Household Name”, the third Momma studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Studio G” in Brooklyn, and was produced by Aron Kobayashi Ritch.

Personnel:

  • Allegra Weingarten – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Aron Kobayashi Ritch – acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, keyboards, percussion, drum programming, sampler and ambience, string arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Etta Friedman – lead and backing vocals, bass, electric guitar, baritone guitar, piano, artwork, design
  • Kevin Grimmet – bass
  • Sebastian Jones – double bass
  • Chris Muth – drums, electric guitar, string arrangements, lacquer cut
  • Dorothy Carlos – cello
  • Hayden Ticehurst – engineer assistant
  • Chris Allgood, Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Daria Kobayashi Ritch – photography

Track listing:

All music by Allegra Weingarten, Etta Friedman, Zach Capitti Fenton and Aron Kobayashi-Ritch.

  1. Rip Off – lyrics by Allegra Weingarten, Etta Friedman
  2. Speeding 72 – Etta Friedman, Allegra Weingarten, Aron Kobayashi Ritch
  3. Medicine – Allegra Weingarten, Etta Friedman
  4. Rockstar – Allegra Weingarten, Etta Friedman
  5. Motorbike – Allegra Weingarten
  6. Tall Home – Etta Friedman
  7. Lucky – Etta Friedman
  8. Brave – Allegra Weingarten
  9. Callin Me – Etta Friedman
  10. Spider – Aron Kobayashi Ritch
  11. No Stage – Allegra Weingarten
  12. No Bite – Etta Friedman

Pink Fairies: Kings Of Oblivion

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In June 1973, “Polydor” label released “Kings of Oblivion”, the third Pink Fairies album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Chipping Norton Recording Studios” in Oxfordshire, UK, and was produced by David Hitchcock.

Personnel:

  • Larry Wallis – vocals, guitar
  • Duncan Sanderson – vocals, bass
  • Russell Hunter – drums
  • Dave Grinsted – engineer
  • Peter Lavery – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Larry Wallis, except where noted.

  1. City Kids – Larry Wallis, Duncan Sanderson
  2. I Wish I Was a Girl
  3. When’s the Fun Begin? – Larry Wallis, Mick Farren
  4. Chromium Plating
  5. Raceway
  6. Chambermaid – Larry Wallis, Duncan Sanderson, Russell Hunter
  7. Street Urchin