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The Spencer Davis Group: Autumn 66

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On September 2, 1966, “Fontana” label released “Autumn’ 66”, the third Spencer Davis Group (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Chris Blackwell.

Personnel:

  • Steve Winwood – lead vocals, lead guitar, organ
  • Spencer Davis – vocals, rhythm guitar, arrangements
  • Muff Winwood – bass
  • Pete York – drums, liner notes
  • Bob Auger – engineer
  • Vic Singh – photography

Track listing:

  1. Together ‘Til the End of Time – Frank Wilson
  2. Take This Hurt Off Me – Don Covay, Ron Dean Miller
  3. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out – Jimmy Cox
  4. Midnight Special – traditional
  5. When a Man Loves a Woman – Andrew Wright, Calvin Lewis
  6. When I Come Home – Jackie Edwards, Steve Winwood
  7. Mean Woman Blues – Claude Demetrius
  8. Dust My Blues – Elmore James
  9. On the Green Light – Stevie Winwood
  10. Neighbour, Neighbour – Huey Meaux
  11. High Time Baby – Stevie Winwood, Spencer Davis, Muff Winwood, Pete York
  12. Somebody Help Me – Jackie Edwards

Pink Floyd: The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

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On August 4, 1967, “EMI” label released “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn”, the debut Pink Floyd studio album. It was recorded February – May 1967, at “EMI Studios” in London, and was produced by Norman Smith. The album, named after the title of chapter seven of Kenneth Grahame’s “The Wind in the Willows”, was the only Pink Floyd’s album recorded by the leadership of Syd Barrett. In 2012,  “Rolling Stone” ranked “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn” at number 347th on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Syd Barrett– vocals, lead guitar, rear cover design
  • Roger Waters– vocals, bass guitar
  • Richard Wright– Farfisa Compact Duo organ, piano
  • Nick Mason– drums, percussion
  • Peter Bown – engineer
  • Peter Jenner– intro vocalizations
  • Norman Smith– vocal and instrumental arrangements, drum roll
  • Vic Singh – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Syd Barrett, except where noted.

  1. Astronomy Domine
  2. Lucifer Sam
  3. Matilda Mother
  4. Flaming
  5. Pow R. Toc H. – Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Rick Wright, Nick Mason
  6. Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk – Roger Waters
  7. Interstellar Overdrive – Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Rick Wright, Nick Mason
  8. The Gnome
  9. Chapter 24
  10. The Scarecrow
  11. Bike