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Graham Central Station: Same

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In January 1974, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, debut Graham Central Station studio album. It was recorded 1973 – 1974, at “Wally Heider Studio” in San Francisco, “Record Plant” in Sausalito in California, “Warner Bros Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Russ Titelman and Larry Graham.

Personnel:

  • Larry Graham – lead and backing vocals, bass, fuzz bass, guitar, piano, clavinet, organ, drums, percussion, horn arrangements
  • Patryce “Chocolate” Banks – lead and backing vocals, electric funk box
  • David “Dynamite” Vega – vocals, guitar
  • Robert “Butch” Sam – vocals and backing vocals, piano, organ
  • Hershall “Happiness” Kennedy – vocals and backing clavinet, trumpet, organ
  • Willie “Wild” Sparks – vocals, drums
  • Freddie Stone – guitar
  • Pascal Caboose – tenor saxophone
  • Milt Holland – percussion
  • Lenny Williams – vocals
  • Clarence McDonald – string arrangements
  • Steve Barncard – engineer
  • Donn Landee – engineer
  • Mallory Earl – engineer
  • Tom Flye – engineer, mixing
  • Lee Herschberg – mixing
  • Tom Anderson – engineer assistant
  • Steve Jarvis – engineer assistant
  • Mike Salisbury – design
  • Herb Greene – photography
  • Trudy Portch – production coordination

Track listing:

All tracks by Larry Graham, except where noted.

  1. We’ve Been Waiting
  2. It Ain’t No Fun To Me – Al Green
  3. Hair
  4. We Be’s Getting\ Down
  5. Tell Me What It Is
  6. Can You Handle It?
  7. People – Larry Graham, Freddie Stone
  8. Why
  9. Ghetto

Honi Gordon: Honi Gordon Sings

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On March 23, 1962, “Prestige” label released “Honi Gordon Sings’, the only Honi Gordon album.

Personnel:

  • Honi Gordon – vocals
  • Ken McIntyre – alto sax, flute
  • Wally Richardson – guitar
  • Jaki Byard – piano
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Ed Shaughnessy – drums

Track listing:

  1. Strollin’
  2. Ill Wind
  3. My Kokomo
  4. Why Try to Change Me Now?
  5. Cupid
  6. Walkin’ (Out the Door)
  7. Why
  8. Love Affair
  9. Lament of the Lonely

Why: AOKOHIO

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On August 9, 2019, “Joyful Noise Recordings” label released “AOKOHIO”, the sixth Why studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Yoni Wolf and Josiah Wolf.

Personnel:

  • Yoni Wolf – vocals, bass, drums, piano, sampling, engineer, mixing, artwork
  • Matt Meldon – guitar, sounds
  • Doug McDiarmid – bass, cuts, piano, synthesizer, engineer
  • Josiah Wolf – drums, bass samples, guitar, percussion, piano, sampling, engineer, mixing
  • Jonnie Walker – guitar, sampling, saxophone, synthesizer
  • Peter Foley – synthesizer, engineer
  • Joe Westerlund – drums
  • Nick Sanborn – drums, sampling, engineer
  • David McDonnell – contrabass clarinet, contra-alto clarinet, saxophone, engineer, artwork
  • Adam Schatz – saxophone, engineer
  • Collin Thompson – trombone
  • Ofir Klemperer – trombone
  • Claire Whitcomb – viola, violin
  • Grace Weir – cello, artwork
  • Kate Wakefield – cello
  • Becky Wolf – vocals
  • Christian Lee Hutson – vocals
  • David Cohn – vocals, engineer
  • Felix Walworth – vocals
  • Gabby Smith – vocals, engineer
  • Gia Margaret – vocals
  • Lillie West – vocals, engineer
  • Liz Wolf – vocals
  • Marty Mars – vocals, mixing
  • Oliver Kalb – vocals, engineer
  • Andrew Broder – cuts, sampling, synthesizer
  • Miles Joris-Peyrafitte – sampling
  • Stephen Gurewitz – sampling
  • Pete Lyman – engineer, mastering
  • Dave Vettraino – engineer
  • Marshall Vore – engineer
  • Nicholas Papaleo – engineer
  • Josh Berg – mixing
  • David Woodruff – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Apogee
  2. The Rash
  3. Peel Free
  4. Reason
  5. Deleterio Motilis
  6. Stained Glass Slipper
  7. The Launch
  8. High Dive
  9. Mr. Fifths Plea
  10. Good Fire
  11. Narcissistic Lamentation
  12. Krevin
  13. The Crippled Physician
  14. Ustekinumab
  15. My Original
  16. Rock Candy
  17. Once Shy
  18. The Shame
  19. Bloom Wither Bloom (for Mom)

Annie Lenox: Diva

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On April 6, 1992, “RCA Records” label released “Diva”, the debut Annie Lennox album. It was recorded 1991 – 1992, at “Mayfair” and “The Church” in London, and was produced by Stephen Lipson. In 1993 “Brit Awards”, “Diva” won the “British Album of the Year”. It was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Annie Lennox – all vocals, keyboards
  • Stephen Lipson – guitars, keyboards, programming
  • Kenji Suzuki – guitar
  • Ed Shearmur – piano
  • Paul Moore – keyboards
  • Peter-John Vettese – keyboards, programming, recorder
  • Marius de Vries – keyboards, programming
  • Doug Wimbish – bass
  • Keith LeBlanc – drums
  • Luís Jardim – percussion
  • Steve Jansen – drum programming
  • Dave DeFries – trumpet
  • Gavyn Wright – violin
  • Heff Moraes – engineer, MIDI management
  • William O’Donovan – mixing assistance
  • Ian Silvester – digital technician
  • Ian Cooper – mastering
  • Laurence Stevens – designs
  • Satoshi – photography (front cover)
  • Anton Corbijn – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Annie Lennox, except where noted.

  1. Why
  2. Walking on Broken Glass
  3. Precious
  4. Legend in My Living Room – Annie Lennox, Peter John Vettese
  5. Cold
  6. Money Can’t Buy It
  7. Little Bird
  8. Primitive
  9. Stay By Me
  10. The Gift – Annie Lennox, The Blue Nile

The Big Moon: Walking Like We Do

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On January 10, 2020, “Fiction Records” label released “Walking Like We Do”, the second Big Moon (The) studio album. It was recorded in2019, at “Studio BTS” in Atlanta, US, and was produced by Ben H. Allen III.

Personnel:

  • Juliette Jackson – vocals, guitars, keyboards, flute, piano
  • Soph Nathan – vocals, guitars, bass
  • Celia Archer – vocals, keyboards, piano, bass
  • Fern Ford – vocals, keyboards, drums, trumpet
  • Ben H. Allen III – additional keyboards, percussion, mixing
  • Richard Sherrington – horns
  • Rob Opitz – horns
  • Ben Etter – engineer, mixing
  • Billy Halliday – additional engineer
  • Duncan Albert Jr. – engineer assistant
  • Ian Horrocks – engineer assistant
  • Parker Bradford – engineer assistant
  • Rafael Rojas – engineer assistant
  • Spencer Poole – engineer assistant
  • Trae Young – engineer assistant
  • Pooneh Ghana – photography

Track listing:

  1. It’s Easy Then
  2. Your Light
  3. Dog Eat Dog
  4. Why
  5. Don’t Think
  6. Waves
  7. Holy Roller
  8. Take a Piece
  9. Barcelona
  10. A Hundred Ways to Land
  11. ADHD

Booket T. Jones & Priscilla Jones: Booker T. & Priscilla

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In July 1971, “A&M” label released “Booker T. & Priscilla” album by Booket T. Jones and Priscilla Jones. It was recorded January – February 1971 at “Sunset Sound”, “A&M Records” and “Wally Heider Studios”, and was produced by Booket T. Jones and Priscilla Jones.

Personnel:

  • Booker T. Jones – guitar, keyboards, string arrangements
  • Priscilla Jones – piano
  • Gerry McGhee, Jesse “Indian Ed” Davis – guitar
  • Sanford Konikoff – tambourine
  • Tim Hill – harmonica
  • Jim Horn – oboe
  • Chris Ethridge – bass
  • Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
  • Bobbye Hall Porter – percussion
  • Roland Young – art direction
  • Chuck Beeson – deisgn
  • Jim McCary – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Priscilla Jones, except where noted.

  1. The Wedding Song – Booker T. Jones
  2. She – Chris Ethridge, Graham Parsons
  3. The Indian Song – Booker T. Jones, Priscilla Jones
  4. For Priscilla – Booker T. Jones
  5. The Delta Song
  6. Why
  7. Mississippi Voodoo
  8. Cool Black Dream
  9. Sweet Child You’re Not Alone – Donna Weiss
  10. He – Booker T. Jones, Priscilla Jones
  11. Sister Babe
  12. Earth Children – Booker T. Jones, Priscilla Jones
  13. Wather Brothers
  14. Medley from the Jones Ranch
  15. Funny Honey – Bookler T. Jones, Priscilla Jones
  16. California Girl – Booker T. Jones, Priscilla Jones
  17. The Sun Don’t Shine – Booker T. Jones
  18. Ole Man Trouble – Booker T. Jones

Fruupp: Modern Masquerades

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On November 14, 1975, “Pye” label released “Modern Masquerades”, the fourth and final Fruupp studio album. It was recorded August – September 1975, at “Basing Street Studios” in London, and was produced by Ian McDonald.

Personnel:

  • Vincent McCusker – vocals, lead guitars
  • John Mason – vocals, keyboards, vibes, French horn arrangements
  • Peter Farrelly – lead vocals, bass guitar
  • Martin Foye – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Ian McDonald – alto saxophone, percussion, French horn, arrangements
  • Greg Bowen – trumpet
  • Terry Johnes – French horns
  • Barry Castle – French horns
  • Frank Ryecroft – French horns
  • Peter Civil – French horns
  • Chris Kimsey – engineer
  • Dave Hutchins – engineer assistant
  • Martin Cropper – art direction
  • Richard Strong – art direction
  • Robert Howe – illustration
  • Martin Goddard – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Vincent McCusker, except where noted.

  1. Misty Morning Way
  2. Masquerading with Dawn
  3. Gormenghast – John Mason
  4. Mystery Might
  5. Why
  6. Janet Planet – Paul Charles
  7. Sheba’s Song – Paul Charles

Mid-Air Thief: Crumbling

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On July 31, 2018, Mid-Air Thief self-released “Crumbling”, his second studio album. It was recorded in 2018 and was produced by Mid-Air Thief.

Personnel:

  • Mid-Air Thief – instruments
  • Ko Jae-Hyun – instruments
  • Summer Soul – backing vocals
  • Shin Hye-Jung – artwork

Track listing:

All lyrics by Mid-Air Thief and Summer Soul; all music by Mid-Air Thief.

  1. Why
  2. Ahh, These Chains
  3. Gameun Deut
  4. Curve and Light
  5. Crumbling Together
  6. Protector
  7. Dirt
  8. No Answer

Meat Puppets: Too High To Die

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On January 25, 1994, “London” label released “Too High to Die”, the eighth Meat Puppets studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “The Warehouse” in Memphis Tennessee, and was produced by Paul Leary, Derrick Bostrom, Cris Kirkwood and Curt Kirkwood.

Personnel:

  • Derrick Bostrom – drums, paintings
  • Cris Kirkwood – vocals, bass guitar, illustrations
  • Curt Kirkwood – vocals, guitar, paintings
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Dave Jerden – mixing
  • Paul Leary – mixing
  • Stuart Sullivan – engineer, mixing
  • Brad Vosburg – engineer
  • Josing Kiser – assistant
  • Michael Halsband – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Curt Kirkwood, except where noted.

  1. Violet Eyes
  2. Never to Be Found
  3. We Don’t Exist
  4. Severed Goddess Hand
  5. Flaming Heart
  6. Shine
  7. Station – Cris Kirkwood
  8. Roof with a Hole
  9. Backwater
  10. Things
  11. Why?
  12. Evil Love – Cris Kirkwood
  13. Comin’ Down – featuring hidden track “Lake of Fire”

Brinsley Schwarz: Nervous on the Road

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In September 1972, “United Artists” label released “Nervous on the Road”, the fourth Brinsley Schwarz studio album. It was recorded April – May 1972, at “Rockfield Studios” in Wales, and was produced by Dave Robinson.

Personnel:

  • Brinsley Schwarz- vocals, guitar, alto and tenor saxophone
  • Ian Gomm – vocals, guitars
  • Bob Andrews- vocals, keyboards, alto saxophone
  • Nick Lowe – vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Billy Rankin- drums
  • Ralph Down, Kingsley “Magic Fingers” Ward – engineer
  • Jet Power – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Lowe; except where noted.

  1. It’s Been So Long – Ian Gomm
  2. Happy Doing What We’re Doing – Nick Lowe, Bob Andrews
  3. Surrender to the Rhythm
  4. Don’t Lose Your Grip On Love
  5. Nervous On The Road (But Can’t Stay At Home)
  6. Feel A Little Funky
  7. I Like It Like That – Chris Kenner, Allen Toussaint
  8. Brand New You, Brand New Me
  9. Home In My Hand – Ronnie Self
  10. Why, Why, Why, Why, Why