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Floral Tattoo: You Can Never Have a Long Enough Head Start

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On December 3, 2020, Floral Tattoo self – released “You Can Never Have a Long Enough Head Start”, bands second album. It was recorded December 2018 – May 2019, at the “Hostilgato House” in Renton, Washington, and at Travis Powell and Alex’s Anderson apartment in Renton, Washington.

Personnel:

  • Alex Anderson – vocals, guitar, keyboards, euphonium, melodica, recording
  • Gwen Power – vocals, guitar, organ, synthesizer, melodica, recording
  • Travis Powell – vocals, bass, recording, engineer, mixing
  • Christian Taylor – drums, percussion, recording
  • Mei’lani Eyre – vocals
  • Nat Puff – vocals
  • Jordan Hailey – bells
  • Alex Viglino – mixing
  • Will Killingsworth – mastering

Track listing:

  1. (Foreword)
  2. Life in Color
  3. Julius & Ethel
  4. She
  5. Oar House
  6. Leaving
  7. Don’t Try Things
  8. (Redding Forest Fire / Fermi)
  9. Danny Be Well
  10. Julius & Ethel, Pt. 2
  11. The Art Of Moving On
  12. (My Life Fell Apart This Year)

Death Cab For Cutie: Transatlanticism

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On October 7, 2003, “Barsuk” label released “Transatlanticism”, the fourth Death Cab for Cutie studio album. It was recorded December – June 2003, at “Hall of Justice” in Seattle, Washington, “Tiny Telephone” in San Francisco, and was produced by Chris Walla.

Personnel:

  • Ben Gibbard – vocals, guitar, piano, foot-stomp, hand clap effects
  • Christopher Walla – vocals, guitar, keyboards, samples, recording, mixing
  • Nick Harmer – vocals, bass guitar, foot-stomp, hand clap effects
  • Jason McGerr – drums, percussion, foot-stomp, hand clap effects
  • Sean Nelson – vocals
  • John Roderick – vocals
  • Phil Wandscher – vocals
  • Rob Herbst – foot-stomp, hand clap effects
  • John Goodmanson  – mixing
  • Ed Brooks – mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ben Gibbard, all music as noted.

  1. The New Year – Ben Gibbard, Nick Harmer, Jason McGerr, Chris Walla
  2. Lightness – Ben Gibbard
  3. Title and Registration – Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla
  4. Expo ’86 – Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla
  5. The Sound of Settling – Ben Gibbard
  6. Tiny Vessels – Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla
  7. Transatlanticism – Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla
  8. Passenger Seat – Ben Gibbard
  9. Death of an Interior Decorator – Ben Gibbard
  10. We Looked Like Giants – Ben Gibbard, Nick Harmer, Jason McGerr, Chris Walla
  11. A Lack of Color – Ben Gibbard

Green River: Dry As A Bone

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On June 5, 1987, “Sub Pop” label released “Dry as a Bone”, the second and final Green River EP. It was recorded in July 1986, at “Reciprocal Recordings” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Jack Endino and Jeff Ament.

Personnel:

  • Mark Arm – vocals
  • Bruce Fairweather – guitar
  • Stone Gossard – guitar
  • Jeff Ament – bass guitar, engineer
  • Alex Vincent – drums
  • Jack Endino – engineer
  • Linda Owens – layout
  • Charles Peterson – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Mark Arm; all music by Jeff Ament, Bruce Fairweather, Stone Gossard, and Alex Vincent.

  1. Unwind
  2. Baby Takes
  3. This Town
  4. P.C.C.
  5. Ozzie (Tales of Terror)

The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis: Same

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On March 15, 2024, “Impulse!” label released the self-titled “The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis” album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Tonal Park” in Washington, D.C., and was produced by Don Godwin, James Brandon Lewis and the Messthetics.

Personnel:

  • James Brandon Lewis – saxophone
  • Anthony Pirog – guitar
  • Joe Lally – bass
  • Brendan Canty – drums
  • Don Godwin – mastering
  • Charlie Pilzer – mastering
  • David Avidan – inner sleeve photography
  • David LaMason – back cover photography
  • David Willingham – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. L’Orso
  2. Emergence
  3. That Thang
  4. Three Sisters
  5. Boatly
  6. The Time Is the Place
  7. Railroad Tracks Home
  8. Asthenia
  9. Fourth Wall

The Sonics: Boom

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In February 1966, “Etiquette” label released “Boom”, the second Sonics (The) studio album. It was recorded 1965 – 1966, at “Wiley-Griffith Studios” in Tacoma, Washington, and was produced by Kent Morrill and Buck Ormsby.

Personnel:

  • Larry Parypa – vocals, lead guitar
  • Gerry Roslie – vocals, keyboard
  • Andy Parypa – vocals, bass guitar
  • Rob Lind – vocals, saxophone
  • Bob Bennett – drums
  • Bill Wiley – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Cinderella – Gerry Roslie
  2. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark – Gerry Roslie
  3. Skinny Minnie – Bill Haley, Mitt Gabler, Rusty Keefer, Catherine Cafra
  4. Let the Good Times Roll – Leonard Lee
  5. Don’t You Just Know It – Huey “Piano” Smith, John Vincent
  6. Jenny, Jenny – Enotris Johnson, Little Richard
  7. He’s Waitin’ – Gerry Roslie
  8. Louie, Louie – Richard Berry
  9. Since I Feel for You – Buddy Johnson
  10. Hitch Hike – Marvin Gaye, William Stevenson, Clarence Paul
  11. It’s All Right – Chris Andrews
  12. Shot Down – Gerry Roslie

The Microphones: Mount Eerie

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On January 21, 2003, “K Records” label released “Mount Eerie”, the fourth Microphones (The) studio album. It was recorded November 2001 – June 2002, at “Dub Narcotic” in Olympia, Washington, and was produced by Phil Elverum.

Personnel:

  • Phil Elverum – Phil
  • Adam Forkner – Scary Trumpets
  • Khaela Maricich – Close Dark Voice
  • Calvin Johnson – Universe
  • Kyle Field – King Dark Death
  • Karl Blau – Wind / Vultures

Chorus

  • Jenne Kliese
  • Anna Oxygen
  • Mirah Y.T. Zeitlyn

Precipice Carolers

  • Kyle Field
  • Phil Elverum
  • Khaela Maricich
  • Phan Nguyen
  • Amber Bell
  • Bethany Hays Parke
  • Shawn Parke
  • Hollis Parke
  • Dennis Driscoll
  • Zach Alarcon
  • Adam Forkner

Track listing:

  1. I. The Sun
  2. II. Solar System
  3. III. Universe
  4. IV. Mt. Eerie
  5. V. Universe

Cub: Betti – Cola

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On October 1, 1993, “Mint” label released “Betti-Cola”, the debut Cub studio album. It was recorded in 1993, in Olympia, Washington, and “CBC Television”.

Personnel:

  • Lisa Marr – vocals, bass
  • Robynn Iwata – guitar, back-up vocals
  • Valeria Fellini – drums, back-up vocals
  • Neko Case – drums
  • Dave Carswell – drums, acoustic guitar, glockenspiel
  • Dan DeCarlo – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Lisa Marr, Robynn Iwata, Valeria Fellini, Neko Case and Dave Carswell.

  1. Go Fish
  2. What The Water Gave Me
  3. Motel 6
  4. A Party
  5. Flying Carpet
  6. My Chinchilla
  7. Electric Chair
  8. Nicolas Bragg
  9. Pretty Pictures
  10. They Don’t
  11. A Picnic
  12. It’s True
  13. Someday
  14. Cast A Shadow (Beat Happening cover)
  15. The Day We Met
  16. Surfer Girl (Beach Boys cover)
  17. Little Star
  18. My Assassin
  19. Tell Me Now (Daniel Johnston cover)
  20. Lucky 7-inch
  21. Through My Hoop
  22. Leapfrog
  23. Backwoods (Windwalker cover)
  24. What The Water Gave Me (NFA covers Cub)

Ededie Vedder: Into The Wild

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On September 18, 2007, “J” label released “Into the Wild”, the debut Eddie Vedder album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Studio X” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Adam Kasper and Eddie Vedder. The album is based on his contributions to the soundtrack for the film of the same name.  

Personnel:

  • Eddie Vedder – vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo, piano, organ, drums, percussion, mixing, layout, design
  • Jerry Hannan – guitar, backing vocals
  • Corin Tucker – backing vocals
  • Adam Kasper – recording, mixing
  • John Burton – engineer
  • Sam Hofstedt – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • George Webb III – technician
  • Mike Kutchman – assistant technician
  • Brad Klausen – layout, design
  • Francois Duhamel – artwork, photography
  • Chuck Zlotrick – artwork, photography
  • Anton Corbijn – photography
  • Sato Masuzawa – artistic facilitator

Track listing:

All tracks by Eddie Vedder, except where noted.

  1. Setting Forth
  2. No Celling
  3. Far Behind
  4. Rise
  5. Long Nights
  6. Tuolumne
  7. Hard Sun – Gordon Peterson
  8. Society – Jerry Hannan
  9. The Wolf
  10. End of the Road
  11. Guaranteed

The Ramsey Lewis Trio: The In Crowd

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In July 1965, “Argo” label released “The in Crowd”, album by The Ramsey Lewis Trio (the 21st Ramsey Lewis album overall). It was recorded in 1965, at “Bohemian Caverns” in Washington, D.C. and was produced by Esmond Edwards. In 1966, the album received “Grammy Award” for “Best Instrumental Jazz Performance by an Individual or Group”, and the title track single was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame” in 2009.

Personnel:

  • Ramsey Lewis – piano
  • Eldee Young – bass, cello
  • Redd Holt – drums
  • Ed Green – engineer
  • Don S. Bronstein – design, photography
  • Al Clarke – liner notes
  • Esmond Edwards – supervision

Track listing:

  1. The ‘In’ Crowd – Billy Page
  2. Since I Fell for You – Buddy Johnson
  3. Tennessee Waltz – Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart
  4. You Been Talkin’ ‘Bout Me Baby – Gale Garnett, Ray Rivers
  5. Spartacus (Love Theme from) – Alex North
  6. Felicidade – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes
  7. Come Sunday – Duke Ellington

Built To Spill: Ancient Melodies Of The Future

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On July 10, 2001, “Up Records” and “Warner Bros” label released “Ancient Melodies of the Future”, the fifth Built to Spill album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Bear Creek in Woodinville” in Washington, “Avast! Recording Co.” in Seattle, Washington, Doug Martsch’s studio, The Manhouse, in Boise, Idaho, and was produced by Phil Ek and Doug Martsch.

Personnel:

  • Doug Martsch – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Brett Nelson – bass, drums
  • Scott Plouf – drums, percussion, bass
  • Sam Coomes – keyboards
  • Brett Netson – guitar, thumb piano, hi-hat on

Track listing:

All songs written by Doug Martsch.

  1. Strange
  2. The Host
  3. In Your Mind
  4. Alarmed
  5. Trimmed and Burning
  6. Happiness
  7. Don’t Try
  8. You Are
  9. Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
  10. The Weather