In June 1971, “RCA Victor” label released “First Pull Up, Then Pull Down”, the second Hot Tuna album. It was recorded in April 1971 at “Chateau Liberte” in Los Gatos, California, and was produced by Jorma Kaukonen.
Personnel:
Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, guitar
Papa John Creach – electric violin
Jack Casady – bass
Sammy Piazza – drums
Will Scarlett – harmonica
Pat “Maurice” Leraci – master of the machines
Allen Zentz – engineer
Margareta Kaukonen – drawings
Mike Frankel – interior photography
Jack Casady – pin-up photography
Track listing:
John’s Other – Papa John Creach
Candy Man – Rev. Gary Davis
Been So Long – Jorma Kakukonen
Want You to Know – Bo Carter
Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning – Rev. Gary Davis
Never Happen No More – Blind Blake
Come Back Baby – traditional, arranged by Jorma Kaukonen
On June 18, 1990, “RCA” label released “Ay Fond Kiss”, the second and final Fairground Attraction studio album. It was recorded January – December 1988, and was produced by Kevin Moloney, Eddi Reader, Simon Edwards, Mark E. Nevin and Roy Dodds.
Personnel:
Eddi Reader – vocals
Mark E. Nevin – guitar
Simon Edwards – guitar
Roy Dodds – drums
Mike Thornton – recording, mixing
Kevin Moloney – mixing
Track listing:
Jock O’Hazeldean – traditional
The Game of Love – Mark E Nevin
Walkin’ After Midnight – Alan Block, Don Hecht
You Send Me – Sam Cooke
Tryin’ Times – Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson
Mystery Train – Junior Parker
Winter Rose – Mark E. Nevin
Do You Want to Know a Secret – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
On May 24, 2019, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Where the Action Is”, the thirteenth Waterboys (The) album. It was recorded in 2018, at “Puck Towers”, “Real World Studios”, “Ocean Soul Studios”, “The Bunker”, “Herbert Lane”, and was produced by Puck Fingers and Brother Paul.
Personnel:
Mike Scott – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, keyboards, mellotron, bass, effects, field recording, photography
Paul Brown – Hammond organ, synthesizer, horns, sounds
Darrah Houston – piano
Aongus Raiston – bass
Ralph Salmins – drums, shaker, tambourine
Steve Wickham – fiddle
Jess Kavanagh – vocal
Zeenie Summers – vocal
Craig Gibsone – vocal
Lord Buckley – voiceover
Simon Hanhart – engineer
James Darkin – engineer
David Montuy – engineer
Lester Salmins – engineer
Haydn Bendall – engineer
David Montuyrobles – additional engineering
Brother Paul – engineer, mixing
Puck Fingers – engineer, mixing
John Davis – mastering
Ian Ross – artwork, design
Negative Space – photography
Howard Rankin – photography
Nikolaj Erema – photography
Paul Mac Manus – photography
Rokudenashiko – photography
Steve Wickham – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Mike Scott, except where noted.
Where the Action Is – Robert Parker, Mike Scott, Paul Brown
London Mick
Out of All This Blue
Right Side of Heartbreak (Wrong Side of Love)
In My Time on Earth – Mike Scott, Michael Green
Ladbroke Grove Symphony
Take Me There I Will Follow You – Mike Scott, Paul Brown
And There’s Love – Mike Scott, Simon Dine
Then She Made the Lasses O – traditional, Robert Burns
Piper at the Gates of Down – Mike Scott, Kenneth Grahame
In May 1970, “RCA Victor” label released the self-titled, debut Hot Tuna album. It was recorded in September 1969, at “New Orleans House” in Berkeley, and was produced by Al Schmitt.
Personnel:
Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, acoustic guitar
Will Scarlett – harmonica
Jack Casady – bass guitar
Allen Zentz – engineer
Pat Leraci – master of the machines
Margareta Kaukonen – painting
Gut – art direction
Mike Frankel – photography
Track listing:
Hesitation Blues – traditional, arranged by Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
How Long Blues – Leroy Carr
Uncle Sam Blues – traditional, arranged by Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
Don’t You Leave Me Here – Jelly Roll Morton
Death Don’t Have No Mercy – Reverent Gary Davis
Know Your Rider – traditional, arranged by Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady
On May 6, 2022, “ECM” label released the self-titled, the 46th John Scofield album. It was recorded in August 2021, at “Top Story Studio: in Katonah, New York, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
John Scofield – electric guitar, loops, liner notes
Tyler McDiarmid – engineer
Christoph Stickel – mastering
Sascha Kleis – design
Luciano Rossetti – cover photo
Manfred Eicher – executive producer
Track listing:
Coral – Keith Jarrett
Honest I Do – John Scofield
It Could Happen to You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
Danny Boy – traditional
Elder Dance – John Scofield
Mrs. Scofield’s Waltz – John Scofield
Junco Partner – traditional
There Will Never Be Another You – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
In April 1971, “Tangerine Records” label released “Volcanic Action of My Soul”, the 32nd Ray Charles album. It was recorded in 1971, at “RPM/Tangerine Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Joe Adams.
Personnel:
Ray Charles – vocals, keyboards
Buddy Emmons – pedal steel guitar
Glen Campbell – mandolin
Track listing:
See You Then – Jimmy Webb
What Am I Living For – Art Harris, Fred Jay
Feel So Bad – James Johnson, Leslie Temple
The Long and Winding Road – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
The Three Bells – Bert Reisfeld, Jean Villard
All I Ever Need Is You – Eddie Reeves, Jimmy Holiday
Wichita Lineman – Jimmy Webb
Something – George Harrison
I May Be Wrong (but I Think You’re Wonderful) – Henry Sullivan, Harry Ruskin
On April 1, 1966, “Decca” label released “North Country Maid”, the fourth Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Mike Leander.
Personnel:
Marianne Faithful – vocal
Jon Mark – guitar, arrangements
Big Jim Sullivan – guitar
Mick Taylor – arrangements
Gus Dudgeon – engineer
Gered Mankowitz – photography
Track listing:
Green Are Your Eyes – Bert Jansch
Scarborough Fair – traditional
Cockleshells
The Last Thing on My Mind – Tom Paxton
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
Sally Free and Easy – Cyril Tawney
Sunny Goodge Street – Donovan
How Should I Your True Love Know – traditional
She Moved Thru’ The Fair – traditional; adapted by Herbert Hughes, lyrics by Padraic Colum
In March 1978, “Harvest” label released “Rise Up Like the Sun”, the debut Albion Band (The). It was recorded in 1977, at “Olympic Studios” and “Sound Techniques Studios” in London, and was produced by Joe Boyd and John Tams.
Personnel:
Simon Nicol – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
John Tams – vocals, melodeon
Graeme Taylor – acoustic and electric guitar
Phil Pickett – bagpipes, trumpet, shawm, crotales
Pete Bullock – piano, organ, synthesizer, clarinet, saxophone
In March 1972, “United Artists” label released “Who Will Save the World? The Mighty Groundhogs”, the fifth Groundhogs album. It was recorded in January 1972, “De Lane Lea Studios” in London, and was produced by Tony McPhee.
Personnel:
Tony McPhee – vocals, guitars, mellotron, harmonium
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