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Tom Waits: Real Gone

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On October 4, 2000, “ANTI-label” released “Real Gone”, the sixteenth Tom Waits studio album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan.

Personnel:

  • Tom Waits – vocals, guitar, chamberlin, percussion, shakers, beatboxing
  • Marc Ribot – guitar, banjo, cigar box banjo 
  • Harry K. Cody – guitar, banjo
  • Les Claypool – bass
  • Mark Howard – bells, claps
  • Larry Taylor – bass, guitar
  • Casey Waits – drums, turntables, percussion, claps
  • Brain – percussion, claps
  • Trisha Wilson – claps

Track listing:

  1. Top of the Hill
  2. Hoist That Rag
  3. Sins of My Father
  4. Shake It
  5. Don’t Go into That Barn
  6. How’s It Gonna End
  7. Metropolitan Glide
  8. Dead and Lovely
  9. Circus
  10. Trampled Rose
  11. Green Grass
  12. Baby Gonna Leave Me
  13. Clang Boom Steam
  14. Make It Rain
  15. Day After Tomorrow
  16. Chick a Boom – (hidden track)

Family: Bandstand

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In September 1972, “Reprise” label released “Bandstand”, the sixth Family studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Olympic Studio” in London, and was produced by George Chkiantz, Roger Chapman, Charlie Whitney, Poli Palmer, John Wetton and Rob Townsend.

Personnel:

  • Roger Chapman– lead vocals, percussion, soprano saxophone
  • Charlie Whitney– guitars, keyboards
  • Poli Palmer– keyboards, vibes, flute, percussion, guitar
  • John Wetton– basses, guitars, backing vocals
  • Rob Townsend– drums, percussion
  • Linda Lewis– backing vocals
  • Del Newman – string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Charlie Whitney and Roger Chapman except where noted.

  1. Burlesque
  2. Bolero Babe
  3. Coronation – Charlie Whitney, Roger Chapman, John Wetton
  4. Dark Eyes – Roger Chapman, Poli Palmer
  5. Broken Nose
  6. My Friend the Sun
  7. Glove
  8. Ready To Go
  9. Top of the Hill

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers: A Hard Road

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Bluesbreakers

On February 17, 1967, “Decca” label released “A Hard Road”, the second John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers studio album. It was recorded October – November 1966, at” Decca Studios” in London, and was produced by Mike Vernon.

Personnel:

  • John Mayall– vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, organ, covert art
  • Peter Green– vocals, guitar
  • John McVie– bass
  • Hughie Flint, Aynsley Dunbar– drums
  • John Almond, Alan Skidmore– saxophones
  • Ray Warleigh– wind instruments

Track listing:

All tracks by John Mayal,  except where noted

  1. A Hard Road
  2. It’s Over
  3. You Don’t Love Me – Willie Cobbs
  4. The Stumble – Freddie King, Sonny Thompson
  5. Another Kinda Love
  6. Hit the Highway
  7. Leaping Christine
  8. Dust My Blues – Elmore James, Joe Josea
  9. There’s Always Work
  10. The Same Way – Peter Green
  11. The Supernatural – Peter Green
  12. Top of the Hill
  13. Someday After a While (You’ll Be Sorry) – Freddie King, Sonny Thompson
  14. Living Alone