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Van Morrison: Common One

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In August 1980, “Mercury” label released “Common One”, the twelfth Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in February 1980, at “Super Bear Studios”, and was produced by Van Morrison and Henry Lewy.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Mick Cox – lead guitar
  • Herbie Armstrong – guitar, backing vocals
  • John Allair – organ, piano, electric piano, backing vocals
  • David Hayes- bass, backing vocals
  • Peter Van Hooke- drums
  • Mark Isham- trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Pee Wee Ellis- alto and tenor saxophones, flute
  • Pete Brewis – backing vocals
  • Pee Wee Ellis – musical director, horn arrangement:
  • Jef Labes – strings, choir arrangement
  • Henry Lewy, Dave Burgess, Alex Kash, Chris Martyn – engineer
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Rudy Legname – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison.

  1. Haunts of Ancient Peace
  2. Summertime in England
  3. Satisfied
  4. Wild Honey
  5. Spirit
  6. When Heart is Open

Kevin Ayers: As Close As You Think

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In June 1986, “Illuminated” label released “As Close As You Think”, the twelfth Kevin Ayers studio album. It was recorded in 1986 at “Boz Burrell Studio” in London, and was produced by Ollie Halsall and Poli Palmer.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Ayers– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Ollie Halsall – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Poli Palmer – synthesizer, engineer
  • Pat Crumly – flute, saxophone
  • Colin Burns, Crunch Design – design
  • Luc Carson – photography
  • Adam Weishaupt – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Stepping Out – Kevin Ayers, Ollie Halsall
  2. Fool After Midnight – Kevin Ayers, Ollie Halsall, Gregmar
  3. Wish I Could Fall – Kevin Ayers
  4. Only Heaven Knows – Kevin Ayers
  5. Too Old To Die Young – Kevin Ayers
  6. The Howlin’ Man – Kevin Ayers, Ollie Halsall
  7. Never My Baby – Kevin Ayers
  8. Budget Tours (part one) – Kevin Ayers, Ollie Halsall
  9. Budget Tours (part two) – Kevin Ayers, Ollie Halsall

Phish: Fuego

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On June 24, 2014, “JEMP” label released “Fuego”, the twelfth Phish studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Muscle Shoals” in Alabama, Nashville, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.

Personnel:

  • Trey Anastasio – vocals, guitar
  • Page McConnell – vocals, keyboards
  • Mike Gordon – vocals, bass
  • Jon Fishman – vocals, drums
  • Charles Rose, Harvey Thompson, Doug Moffet, Vincent Ciesielski – horns
  • Vicki Hampton, Maureen Murphy, Joshua Guillaume, Bob Ezrin, Marie Lewey, Cindy Walker, Carla Russell – backing vocals
  • Reavis Mitchell – programming
  • Justin Cortelyou – recording, mixing
  • John Gifford III – recording
  • Jarod Snowden – mixing
  • Joshua Guillaume, Ben Collette, Kam Lutcherhand, Justin Francis, Jared Slomoff, Garry Brown – additional engineering
  • Bob Ezrin – mastering
  • Ben Collette – pre-production engineer
  • Paco Pomet – paintings
  • Jeri Heiden, Julia Mordaunt – design
  • Mike Burns, Brian Brown, Kevin Brown, Lee Scott – technical assistance
  • Kim Markovchick – production coordination

Track listing:

  1. Fuego – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell
  2. The Line – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon,Page McConnell
  3. Devotion to a Dream – Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall
  4. Halfway to the Moon – Page McConnell
  5. Winterqueen – Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall
  6. Sing Monica – Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall
  7. 555 – Spafford, Mike Gordon, Scott Murawski
  8. Waiting All Night – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell
  9. Wombat – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell
  10. Wingsuit – Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell

The Guess Who: #10

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In June 1973, “RCA” label released “#10”, the eleventh Guess Who (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “RCA Music Center of the World” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jack Richardson.

Personnel:

  • Burton Cummings– lead vocals, piano
  • Kurt Winter– guitars
  • Don McDougall– guitars, backing vocals
  • Bill Wallace– bass, backing vocals
  • Garry Peterson– percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Burton Cummings except noted.

  1. Take It Off My Shoulders – Don McDougall, Burton Cummings
  2. Musicione – Burton Cummings, Kurt Winter, Don McDougall, Bill Wallace, Garry Peterson
  3. Miss Frizzy – Bachman, Burton Cummings
  4. Glamour Boy
  5. Self Pity
  6. Lie Down
  7. Cardboard Empire – Bill Wallace, Kurt Winter
  8. Just Let Me Sing

Poco: Indian Summer

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In May 1977, “ABC” label released “Indian Summer”, the twelfth Poco album. It was recorded in 1977, at “Burbank Studios”, and Mark Henry Harman, Paul Cotton, Rusty Young, Timothy B. Schmit and George Grantham.

Personnel:

  • Paul Cotton– vocals, guitar
  • Rusty Young– vocals, steel guitar, guitar
  • Timothy B. Schmit– vocals, bass
  • George Grantham – vocals. drums
  • Donald Fagen– synthesizer
  • Mark Henry Harman– keyboards, celeste, cello
  • Steve Forman – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Indian Summer – Paul Cotton
  2. Twenty Years – Paul Cotton
  3. Me and You – Timothy B. Schmit
  4. Downfall – Rusty Young
  5. Win or Lose – Paul Cotton
  6. Living in the Band – Paul Cotton
  7. Stay (Night Until Noon) – Timothy B. Schmit, Noreen Schmit
  8. Find Out in Time – Robbin Thompson, Timothy B. Schmit
  9. The Dance: When the Dance Is Over / Go on and Dance / Never Gonna Stop / When the Dance Is Over (reprise) – Rusty Young

Lou Reed: Legendary Hearts

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In March 1983, “RCA” label released “Legendary Hearts” the twelfth Lou Reed studio album. It was recorded 1982-1983, at “RCA Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Lou Reed.

Personnel:

  • Lou Reed– vocals, guitar
  • Robert Quine– guitar
  • Fernando Saunders– bass
  • Fred Maher– drums
  • Corky Stasiak – engineer
  • Waring Abbott – art direction, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Reed.

  1. Legendary Hearts
  2. Don’t Talk to Me About Work
  3. Make Up Mind
  4. Martial Law
  5. The Last Shot
  6. Turn Out the Light
  7. Pow Wow
  8. Betrayed
  9. Bottoming Out
  10. Home of the Brave
  11. Rooftop Garden

Reo Speedwagon: Life As We Know It

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In February 1987, “Epic” label released “Life as We Know It”, the twelfth Reo Speedwagon studio album. It was recorded April – December 1986, at “Rumbo Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Kevin Cronin, Gary Richrath, Alan Gratzer and David DeVore.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Cronin– lead vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitar
  • Gary Richrath- lead guitar
  • Neal Doughty– keyboards
  • Bruce Hall– bass, backing vocals
  • Alan Gratzer – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. New Way to Love – Kevin Cronin
  2. That Ain’t Love – Kevin Cronin
  3. In My Dreams – Kevin Cronin, Tom Kelly
  4. One Too Many Girlfriends – Kevin Cronin
  5. Variety Tonight – Neal Doughty
  6. Screams and Whispers – Tom Kelly, Gary Richrath, Billy Steinberg
  7. Can’t get You Out of My Heart – Kevin Cronin, Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg
  8. Over the Edge – Tom Kelly, Gary Richrath, Billy Steinberg
  9. Accidents Can Happen – Bruce Hall, Jeffery B. Hall
  10. Tired of Getting Nowhere – Kevin Cronin

Weather Report: Same

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In February 1982, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, twelfth Weather Report album. It was recorded in 1981, at “The Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Joe Zawinul, Jaco Pastorius and Wayne Shorter.

Personnel:

  • Joe Zawinul– electric keyboards, piano, clay drum, drum computer, percussion, voice, horn, woodwind, string and brass sounds, front cover concept
  • Wayne Shorter– tenor and soprano saxophones
  • Jaco Pastorius– bass guitar, percussion, voice
  • Peter Erskine– drums, drum computer, claves
  • Robert Thomas Jr.– percussion
  • Neil Dorfsman, Mitch Gibson – engineer
  • Joseph Futterer, Richie Powell – art direction
  • Don Dixon – cover artwork

Track listing:

  1. Volcano for Hire – Joe Zawinul
  2. Current Affairs – Joe Zawinul
  3. Y.C. (41st Parallel/The Dance/Crazy About Jazz) – Joe Zawinul
  4. Dara Factor One – Joe Zawinul
  5. When It Was Now – Wayne Shorter
  6. Speechless – Joe Zawinul
  7. Dara Factor Two – Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Robert Thomas Jr.

Tengerine Dream: Force Majeure

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In February 1979, “Virgin” label released “Force Majeure”, the twelfth Tangerine Dream album. It was recorded August – September 1978, at “Hansa Studios” in Berlin, and was produced by Chris Franke and Edgar Froese.

Personnel:

  • Edgar Froese– keyboards, acoustic and electric guitars, effects, mixing
  • Christopher Franke– keyboards, sequencers, mixing
  • Klaus Krüger– drums, percussion
  • Eduard Meyer – cello, engineer
  • Monica Froese – painting, design

Track listing:

  1. Force Majeure
  2. Cloudburst Flight
  3. Thru Metamorphic Rocks

George Harrison: Brainwashed

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On November 18, 2002, “Dark Horse” label released “Brainwashed”, the twelfth and final George Harrison studio album. It was recorded 1988 – 2002, at “FPSHOT” in Oxfordshire, and on other various locations, and was produced by George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Dhani Harrison. The album was released almost a year after Harrison death, and the album was completed by Harrison’s son Dhani and longtime friend and collaborator Jeff Lynne.

Personnel:

  • George Harrison– lead vocals, lead guitar, slide guitar, Dobro, Banjo uke, ukulele, keyboards, bass, percussion
  • Mark Flannagan – acoustic lead guitar
  • Joe Brown– acoustic guitar
  • Jon Lord– piano
  • Jools Holland– piano
  • Dhani Harrison– guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano, backing vocals
  • Mike Moran– keyboards
  • Marc Mann– keyboards, string arrangement
  • Jeff Lynne– bass, guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • Herbie Flowers– bass, tuba
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Ray Cooper– drums, percussion
  • Bickram Ghosh– tabla
  • Jane Lister – harp
  • Isabela Borzymowska – reading from “How to Know God”
  • Sam Brown– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by George Harrison, except where noted.

  1. Any Road
  2. P2 Vatican Blues (Last Saturday Night)
  3. Pisces Fish
  4. Looking for My Life
  5. Rising Sun
  6. Marwa Blues
  7. Stuck Inside a Cloud
  8. Run So Far
  9. Never Get Over You
  10. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  11. Rocking Chair in Hawaii
  12. Brainwashed