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Audience: The House On The Hill

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In May 1971, “Charisma” label released “The House on the Hill”, the third Audience album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Gus Dudgeon.

Personnel:

  • Howard Werth – vocals, electric classical guitar
  • Keith Gemmell – tenor saxophone, recorder, clarinet, flute
  • Trevor Williams – vocals, bass
  • Tony Connor – vocals, drums, percussion, vibes
  • Gus Dudgeon – maracas, cowbell
  • Robert Kirby – string arrangement, conducting
  • Members of the LSO – strings
  • Robin Cable – engineer
  • Hipgnosis – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Howard Werth and Trevor Williams, except where noted.

  1. Jackdaw – Howard Werth, Keith Gemmell
  2. You’re Not Smiling – Howard Werth, Keith Gemmell
  3. I Had a Dream
  4. Raviole – Howard Werth
  5. Nancy
  6. Eye to Eye
  7. I Put a Spell on You – Jay Hawkins
  8. The House on the Hill

Chai: Wink

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On May 21, 2021, “Sub Pop” label released “Wink”, the third Chai studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Endhits Studio Inc”, “Foftoo Sound Labs”, “Sound Arts” in Tokyo, “Strange Weather” in New York City, and was produced by Dar Ishikawa,, Mndsgn and YMCK.

Personnel:

  • Kana – vocals, guitar
  • Mana – vocals, keyboards
  • Yuuki – bass, choir, chorus
  • Yuna – drums, choir, chorus
  • Ric Wilson
  • YMCK
  • Mndsgn

Track listing:

  1. Donuts Mind If I Do
  2. Maybe Chocolate Chips
  3. Action
  4. End
  5. Ping Pong
  6. Nobody Knows We Are Fun
  7. It’s Vitamin C
  8. In Pink
  9. Karaage
  10. Miracle
  11. Wish Upon a Star
  12. Salty

Faust: The Faust Tapes

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On May 19, 1973, “Virgin” label released “The Faust Tapes”, the third Faust studio album. It was recorded June 1971 – June 1973, at “Wümme” in Bremen, Germany, and was produced by Uwe Nettelbeck.

Personnel:

  • Rudolf Sosna – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Hans Joachim Irmler – organ
  • Gunther Wüsthoff – synthesizer, saxophone
  • Jean-Hervé Péron – vocals, bass guitar
  • Werner “Zappi” Diermaier – drums
  • Arnulf Meifert – drums
  • Kurt Graupner – engineer
  • Uwe Nettelbeck – vocals, cover artwork

Track listing:

  1. Untitled
  2. Untitled

Aretha Franklin: Live At Fillmore West

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On May 19, 1971, “Atlantic” label released “Aretha Live at Fillmore West”, the third Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded in March 1971, at “Filmore West Concert Hall”, in San Francsico, and was produced by Jerry Wexler.

Personnel:

  • Aretha Franklin – vocals, Fender Rhodes
  • Cornell Dupree – guitar
  • Truman Thomas – piano
  • Ray Charles – piano
  • Billy Preston – organ
  • Jerry Jemmott – bass
  • Bernard Purdie – drums
  • Pancho Morales – congas
  • King Curtis – saxophone, orchestra leader
  • Memphis Horns – horns
  • Brenda Bryant, Margaret Branch, Pat Smith – backing vocals
  • Arif Mardin – horn arrangements
  • Larry Wilcox – horn arrangements
  • Tom Dowd – horn arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Respect – Otis Redding
  2. Love the One Youy’re With – Stephen Stills
  3. Bridge Over Troubled Water – Paul Simon
  4. Eleanor Rigby – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  5. Make It with You – David Gates
  6. Don’t Play That Song – Ahmet Ertegun, Betty Nelson
  7. Dr. Feelgood – Aretha Franklin
  8. Spirit in the Dark – Aretha Franklin
  9. Spirit in the Dark (reprise with Ray Charles) – Aretha Franklin
  10. Reach Out and Touch – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson

World Party: Bang!

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On April 26, 1993, “Ensign” label released “Bang!”, the third World Party studio album.  It was recorded March 1991 – October 1992, at “Seaview Studios” in London and was produced by Karl Wallinger.

Personnel:

  • Karl Wallinger – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, programming, recording, design concept, photography assistant
  • Dave Catlin-Birch – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Chris Sharrock – drums
  • Dominic Miller – guitar
  • Guy Chambers – keyboards
  • Karen Ramelise
  • Joe Blaney – additional engineering
  • Steve Lillywhite – mixing, additional production
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Michael Nash – design concept, artwork
  • Suzie Zamit – design assistant, make-up
  • John Schoonraad – design
  • Steve Wallace – cover photography
  • Judy Price – photography assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Karl Wallinger, except where noted.

  1. Kingdom Come
  2. Is It Like Today?
  3. What Is Love All About?
  4. And God Said… – Karl Wallinger, Guy Chambers
  5. Give It All Away
  6. Sooner or Later
  7. Hollywood
  8. Radio Days – Karl Wallinger, Guy Chambers, David Catlin-Birch
  9. Rescue Me
  10. Sunshine
  11. All I Gave
  12. Give It All Away (reprise)

The Magnetic Fields: The Charm of the Highway Strip

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On April 18, 1994, “Merge” label released “The Charm of the Highway Strip”, the third Magnetic Fields (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1993, and was produced by Stephin Merritt.

Personnel:

  • Stephin Merritt – vocals, instrumentation
  • Sam Davol – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephin Merritt.

  1. Lonely Highway
  2. Long Vermont Roads
  3. Born on a Train
  4. I Have the Moon
  5. Two Characters in Search of a Country Song
  6. Crowd of Drifters
  7. Fear of Trains
  8. When the Open Road Is Closing In
  9. Sunset City
  10. Dust Bowl

Duplex: Én

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On April 17, 2015, “NORCD” label released “Én”, the third Duplex album.  It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at “Bark Studios” in London, “Urban Sound Studios” in Oslo, Sweden, and was produced by Aleksander Sjølie, Harals Lassen and Christian Meaas Svendsen.

Personnel:

  • Harald Lassen – vocals, saxophone, piano, cover art
  • Christian Meaas Svendsen – vocals, bass, cover art, design
  • Emilie Lidsheim – violin
  • Sverre Kyvik Bauge – cello
  • Aleksander Sjølie – recording, mixing
  • Kristoffer Eikrem – photography

Track listing:

  1. You Are Enough – Harald Lassen
  2. Sentient – Christian Meaas Svendsen
  3. Lojal – Harald Lassen
  4. Kiirohige – Christian Meaas Svendsen
  5. (3D) 2Y – Christian Meaas Svendsen
  6. City Lights – Christian Meaas Svendsen
  7. Prelude – Harald Lassen
  8. Ilmari – Christian Meaas Svendsen
  9. Den Eneste (?) – Harald Lassen

Still House Plants: If I Don’t Make It, I Love U

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On April 12, 2024, “Bison” label released “If I Don’t Make It, I Love U”, the third Still House Plants studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Shaun Crook and Darren Clark.

Personnel:

  • Jess Hickie-Kallenbach – vocals
  • Finlay Clark – guitar
  • David Kennedy – drums

Track listing:

  1. M M M
  2. Pant
  3. Sticky
  4. More Boy
  5. Probably
  6. 3xcr3w3
  7. Silver Grit Passes Thru My Teeth
  8. Headlight
  9. No Sleep Deep Risk\
  10. Pushed
  11. More More Faster

The Flower Kings: Stardust We Are

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On April 11, 1997, “Foxtrot Records” label released “Stardust We Are”, the third Flower Kings (The) studio album. It was recorded December 1996 – 1997, and was produced by Don Azzaro.

Personnel:

  • Hasse Fröberg – lead and backing vocals
  • Roine Stolt – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards
  • Tomas Bodin – Waldorf synthesizer, Hammond organ, Mellotron, piano, pipe organ, Rhodes piano, Optigan, accordion, effects
  • Michael Stolt – bass guitar
  • Jaime Salazar – drums
  • Hasse Bruniusson – percussion
  • Ulf Wallander – soprano saxophone
  • Håkan Almkvist – sitar, tabla
  • Dexter Frank Jr. – engineer, mixing
  • David Palermo – artwork, image design
  • Hippiefied Art – book
  • Stefan Bodin – photography
  • Lilian Forsberg – photography
  • Per Nordin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Roine Stolt, except where noted.

  1. In the Eyes of the World
  2. A Room with a View
  3. Just This Once
  4. Church of Your Heart
  5. Poor Mr. Rain’s Ordinary Guitar
  6. The Man Who Walked with Kings
  7. Circus Brimstone
  8. Crying Clown
  9. Compassion (actual song length, hidden instrumental track follows)

CocoRosie: The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn

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On April 10, 2007, “Touch and Go” label released “The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn”, the third CocoRosie studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Valgeir Sigurðsson, Sierra Rose “Rosie” and Bianca Leilani “Coco” Casady.

Personnel:

  • Sierra Rose “Rosie” – vocals,engineer, mixing
  • Bianca Leilani “Coco” Casady – vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Valgeir Sigurðsson – engineer, mixing
  • Ton Coyen – mastering
  • Pierre & Gilles – cover art, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sierra Rose “Rosie” and Bianca Leilani “Coco” Casady, except where noted.

  1. Rainbowarriors
  2. Promise
  3. Bloody Twins
  4. Japan
  5. Sunshine
  6. Black Poppies
  7. Werewolf
  8. Animals
  9. Houses – Devendra Banhart
  10. Raphael
  11. Girl and Geese
  12. Miracle