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Built to Spill: Ultimate Alternative Wavers

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On May 1, 1993, “C/Z Records” label released “Ultimate Alternative Wavers”, is the debut Built to Spill album. It was recorded 1992, at “Audio Lab” in Idaho, US, and was produced by Todd Dunnigan, Doug Martsch, Brett Netson and Ralf Youtz.

Personnel:

  • Doug Martsch – vocals, guitar
  • Brett Netson– guitar, bass
  • Ralf Youtz – drums
  • Todd Dunnigan – keyboards
  • James Dillon – piano
  • Jake Carpenter – violin

Track listing:

All tracks by Doug Martsch, Brett Netson and Ralf Youtz.

  1. The First Song
  2. Three Years Ago Today
  3. Revolution
  4. Shameful Dread
  5. Nowhere Nothin’ Fuckup
  6. Get a Life
  7. Built to Spill
  8. Lie for a Lie
  9. Hazy
  10. Built Too Long Parts 1, 2 & 3

Firefall: Same

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On April 8, 1976, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, debut Firefall album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Criteria Studios” in Miami, Florida, and was produced by Jim Mason. This album became the fastest record to achieve gold status in “Atlantic” label history, and was certified Platinum by “RIAA” in the US.

Personnel:

  • Rick Roberts– vocals, acoustic guitars
  • Larry Burnett– vocals, acoustic, rhythm and electric guitars
  • Mark Andes- bass guitar
  • Jock Bartley- lead electric and slide guitars, Bigsby Palm pedal guitar, cover concept
  • Michael Clarke– drums
  • David Muse – piano, clavinet, synthesizer, flute, tenor sax, harmonica
  • Joe Lala – congas, timbales, shakers, tambourine, finger cymbals, sand blocks
  • Peter Graves – trombone
  • Ken Faulk – trumpet
  • Whit Sidener – baritone sax
  • Karl Richardson – engineer
  • Michael Laskow – engineer assistant
  • George Marino– mastering
  • Ralph Wernli – front cover design

Track listing:

  1. It Doesn’t Matter – Chris Hillman, Rick Roberts, Stephen Stills
  2. Love Isn’t All – Larry Burnett
  3. Livin’ Ain’t Livin’ – Rick Roberts
  4. No Way Out – Larry Burnett
  5. Dolphin’s Lullaby – Rick Roberts
  6. Cinderella – Larry Burnett
  7. Sad Ol’ Love Song – Larry Burnett
  8. You Are the Woman – Rick Roberts
  9. Mexico – Rick Roberts
  10. Do What You Want – Larry Burnett

 

Elvis Presley: Same

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On March 23, 1956, “RCA Victor” label released the self-titled, debut Elvis Presley album. It was recorded July 1954 – January 1956, at “”RCA Victor Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, “RCA Victor Studios” in New York City, “Sun Studio” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Sam Phillips (Sun recordings) and Steve Sholes (RCA recordings). “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album cover at number 40, on its list of the “100 Greatest Album Covers”. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Presley– vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
  • Scotty Moore– electric guitar
  • Chet Atkins– acoustic guitar
  • Floyd Cramer– piano
  • Shorty Long– piano
  • Bill Black– bass
  • J. Fontana– drums
  • Doug Poindexter– percussion, guitar
  • Johnny Bernero – drums
  • Gordon Stoker– backing vocals
  • Ben Speer– backing vocals
  • Brock Speer– backing vocals

 Track listing:

  1. Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
  2. I’m Counting On You – Don Robertson
  3. I Got a Woman – Ray Charles, Renald Richard
  4. One Sided Love Affair – Bill Campbell
  5. I Love You Because – Leon Payne
  6. Just Because – Bob Shelton, Joe Shelton, Sydney Robin
  7. Tutti Frutti – Dorothy LaBostrie, Richard Wayne Penniman
  8. Tryin’ to Get You – Rose Marie McCoy, Charles Singleton
  9. I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You) – Howard Biggs, Joe Thomas
  10. I’ll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin’) – Jimmy Wakely
  11. Blue Moon – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  12. Money Honey – Jesse Stone

 

Spoon: Hot Thoughts

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On March 17, 2017, “Matador Records” label released “Hot Thoughts”, the ninth Spoon studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, “Public Hi-Fi” in Austin, Texas, “Catacomb Recording Company” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Dave Fridmann, Britt Daniel, Jim Eno, Alex Fischel and Rob Pope.

Personnel:

  • Britt Daniel– vocals, guitars, keys, piano, percussion, bass, design
  • Alex Fischel – keyboards, piano, guitars, percussion
  • Rob Pope– bass, percussion
  • Jim Eno– drums, percussion, keys
  • Stephen Patterson – extra drums
  • Brad Shenfeld – darbuka, saz
  • Ted Taforo – saxophone
  • Sharon Van Etten– vocals
  • Sabrina Ellis – vocals
  • Sara Houser – vocals
  • Blair Robbins – vocals
  • Dave Fridmann– recording, mixing
  • Brad Bell – engineer
  • Matt Gerhard – engineer
  • Mike Fridmann – engineer
  • Max Lorenzen – engineer
  • Grant Eppley – engineer
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Gentry Studer – mastering
  • Janet Weiss– song sequencing
  • Christine Messersmith – cover image
  • Alan Hynes – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Britt Daniel, except  where noted.

  1. Hot Thoughts – Britt Daniel, Sean Dineen
  2. WhisperI’lllistentohearit
  3. Do I Have to Talk You Into It
  4. First Caress – Britt Daniel, Alex Fischel
  5. Pink Up
  6. Can I Sit Next to You
  7. I Ain’t the One
  8. Tear It Down – Britt Daniel, Laura Pergolizzi
  9. Shotgun – Britt Daniel, Sean Dineen
  10. Us – Britt Daniel, Ted Taforo

Van Halen: Balance

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On January 24, 1995, “Warner Bros” label released “Balance”, the tenth Van Halen studio album. It was recorded May – September, 1994, at “5150 Studios” in Studio City, “Little Mountain Sound Studios” in  Vancouver, and was produced by Bruce Fairbairn. In 2004, the album was certified 3 x Platinum, in US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Eddie Van Halen– lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Michael Anthony– bass, backing vocals
  • Sammy Hagar– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Alex Van Halen– drums, percussion
  • Steve Lukather– backing vocals
  • The Monks of Gyuto Tantric University – chants
  • Erwin Musper – engineer
  • Mike Plotnikoff – engineer
  • Mike Fraser– mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Jeri Heiden – art direction
  • Randee Saint Nicholas – photography
  • Glen Wexler – front cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar and  Alex Van Halen.

  1. The Seventh Seal
  2. Can’t Stop Lovin’ You
  3. Don’t Tell Me (What Love Can Do)
  4. Amsterdam
  5. Big Fat Money
  6. Strung Out
  7. Not Enough
  8. Aftershock
  9. Doin’ Time
  10. Baluchitherium
  11. Take Me Back (Déjà Vu)
  12. Feelin’

Colosseum: The Grass Is Greener

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In January 1970, “Dunhill” label released “The Grass Is Greener”, the third Colosseum album (released only in US and Canada). It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Tony Reeves and Gerry Bron.

Personnel:

  • Dave Greenslade– vocals, organ, keyboards
  • Dave “Clem” Clempson– vocals, guitar
  • Tony Reeves– bass
  • Jon Hiseman– drums
  • Dick Heckstall-Smith– saxophone
  • James Litherland – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Jumping Off the Sun – Mike Taylor, Dave Tomlin
  2. Lost Angeles – Dave Greenslade, Dick Heckstall-Smith
  3. Elegy – James Litherland
  4. Butty’s Blues – James Litherland
  5. Rope Ladder to the Moon – Pete Brown, Jack Bruce
  6. Bolero – Maurice Ravel
  7. The Machine Demands a Sacrifice – Pete Brown, Jon Hiseman, James Litherland
  8. The Grass is Greener – Dick Heckstall-Smith, Jon Hiseman

Christopher Cross: Same

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In December 1979, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, debut Christopher Cross album. It was recorded in July 1979, at “Warner Bros Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Michael Omartian. The album was certified Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and 5 x Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Christopher Cross – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, arrangements
  • Larry Carlton– guitar solo
  • Jay Graydon– guitar solo
  • Valerie Carter– lead and backing vocals
  • Andy Salmon – bass
  • Tommy Taylor – drums
  • Victor Feldman– vibraphone, percussion
  • Lenny Castro– percussion
  • Eric Johnson– guitar solo
  • Michael Omartian– acoustic piano, synthesizer, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Rob Meurer – arrangements, synthesizer, electric piano, celesta, acoustic piano, organ
  • Jim Horn– saxophone
  • Jackie Kelso– saxophone
  • Tomás Ramírez – saxophone
  • Don Roberts – saxophone
  • Chuck Findley– trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Lew McCreary – trombone
  • Nicolette Larson, Myrna Matthews, Marty McCall, Michael McDonald, Don HenleyStormie Omartian, D. Souther– backing vocals
  • Assa Drori – concertmaster
  • Chet Himes – engineer, mixing
  • Stuart Gitlin – second engineer
  • Bobby Hata – mastering
  • Danny Henderson, James Flournoy Holmes –artwork
  • James Flournoy Holmes, Wonder Graphics – design
  • Jim Newhouse – flamingo concept
  • Michael Osttin – producer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Christopher Cross.

  1. Say You’ll Be Mine
  2. I Really Don’t Know Anymore
  3. Spinning
  4. Never Be the Same
  5. Poor Shirley
  6. Ride Like the Wind
  7. The Light Is On
  8. Sailing
  9. Minstrel Gigolo

The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Time Out

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On December 14, 1959, “Columbia” label released “Time Out”, the 16th Dave Brubeck Quartet (The) album, and the 27th Dave Brubeck album overall. It was recorded June 25, July 1, and August 18, 1959, at “Columbia’s 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Teo Macero. The album was certified Platinum in US by “RIAA”

Personnel:

  • Dave Brubeck– piano
  • Paul Desmond– alto saxophone
  • Eugene Wright– bass
  • Joe Morello– drums
  • Fred Plaut– engineer
  • Neil Fujita– cover artwork
  • Seth Rothstein – project director

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Brubeck, except where noted.

  1.  Blue Rondo à la Turk
  2. Strange Meadow Lark
  3. Take Five – Paul Desmond
  4. Three to Get Ready
  5. Kathy’s Waltz
  6. Everybody’s Jumpin’
  7. Pick Up Sticks

David Gray: White Ladder

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On November 27, 1998, “IHT Records” label released “White Ladder”, the fourth David Gray studio album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by David Gray, Lestyn Polson and Craig McClune. The album was certified 23 x Platinum in Ireland by “IRMA”, 10 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • David Gray – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Colm Mac Con Iomaire– violin
  • Tim Bradshaw – keyboards
  • Simon Edwards – bass
  • Craig McClune – vocals, drums, keyboards, bass
  • Terry Edwards – string arrangements
  • Lestyn Polson – engineer, programmer
  • Marius de Vries– programming, additional production
  • Steve Sidelnyk – additional programming
  • Dave Turner – mastering
  • Donal Dineen, Phil Knott – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Gray, except where noted.

  1. Please Forgive Me
  2. Babylon
  3. My Oh My – David Grey, Craig McClune
  4. We’re Not Right – David Gray, Craig McClune, Lestyn Poison
  5. Nightblindness
  6. Silver Lining
  7. White Ladder – David Gray, Craig McClune, Lestyn Poison
  8. This Year’s Love
  9. Sail Away
  10. Say Hello Wave Goodbye – Marc Almond, David Bail