Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (2008)

Mudcrutch is a Southern rock band from Gainesville, Florida best known for being the forerunner of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Mudcrutch was formed in 1970 by Tom Petty and Tom Leadon, who had been playing together in a band called the Epics. Mudcrutch's lineup consisted of Tom Petty (bass and vocals), Tom Leadon (guitar and vocals), Jim Lenehan (lead vocals), Randall Marsh (drums) and Mike Campbell (guitar). Leadon and Lenehan left the band in 1972 and were replaced by bassist/guitarist/vocalist Danny Roberts.
Keyboardist Benmont Tench also joined the band. Ricky Rucker was a part of the band for a short time. Mudcrutch served as the house band at Dub's Lounge in its hometown of Gainesville, Florida.
Mudcrutch is the first studio album by American rock band Mudcrutch, released on April 29, 2008. The album was recorded during a two-week period in August 2007. Mudcrutch was originally formed in 1970. The band recorded several demos and singles but never released an album. Mudcrutch was disbanded by the record company in 1975 and did not play together again until recording this album 32 years later. After the initial break-up, band members Tom Petty, Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench went on to form Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Track listing

01.  "Shady Grove"   (Traditional) - 3:58
02.  "Scare Easy"   (Tom Petty) - 4:35
03.  "Orphan of the Storm"   (Tom Petty) - 4:07
04.  "Six Days on the Road"   (Earl Green, Carl Montgomery) - 3:28
05.  "Crystal River"   (Tom Petty) - 9:29
06.  "Oh Maria"   (Tom Petty) - 3:43
07.  "This Is a Good Street"   (Benmont Tench) - 1:54
08.  "The Wrong Thing to Do"   (Tom Petty) - 4:10
09.  "Queen of the Go-Go Girls"   (Tom Leadon) - 3:42
10.  "June Apple"   (Traditional) - 2:25
11.  "Lover of the Bayou"   (Roger McGuinn, Jacques Levy) - 4:32
12.  "Topanga Cowgirl"   (Tom Petty) - 3:54
13.  "Bootleg Flyer"   (Petty, Mike Campbell) - 3:48
14.  "House of Stone"   (Tom Petty) - 3:00
15.  "Special Place" (iTunes bonus track) - 4:41

Credits
Tom Petty - bass guitar, vocals
Randall Marsh - drums
Tom Leadon - guitar, vocals, lead vocal on "Queen of the Go-Go Girls", co-lead vocal on "Shady Grove"
Mike Campbell - guitar, mandolin
Benmont Tench - keyboards, vocals, lead vocal on "This Is a Good Street"
Producer - Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Ryan Ulyate

Notes
Released: April 29, 2008
Recorded: August 2007 at The Clubhouse, Los Angeles
Genre: Southern rock, country rock
Length - 56:53
© 2008

Label - Reprise Records

Space Project - Disco From Another Galaxy (1978)

Space disco is the fusion of disco music with futuristic themes, sounds and visuals, a genre that became popular in the late 1970s.

The main idea behind the genre is that of an exploration of the wonders of outer space by humans, and many bands often included robotic shapes, laser illumination and computer screens sequence in their live performances. The artists themselves often dressed in a manner inspired by glam rock and somewhat futuristic fashion.
Disco From Another Galaxy's "Space Project" is a rather interesting release from 1978 on RCA Records.
SPACE PROJECT 1978 LP, Conquest of the Stars, produced by Dominic Sciscente and Michel Daigle of ''Black light orchestra'' fame ''Touch me, take me'', a 'sci-fi' disco LP recording, with lots of brass instruments.
First up is this four-track four-on-the-floor effort from Quebec. Supposedly involves an ex-member of seminal French Synthpop/Disco group Droids.
Laid-back spaced vibes throughout, with one of my absolute favorite 'sounds' when it comes to disco: the TV Soundtrack. Perfect for listening, lots of analog synth twiddles and production fun on two sides featuring a dozen separate snippets that could have been in the OST for Battlestar Galactica 1980.

Track listing

A1 Conquest Of The Stars - 8:06 
A2 Beyond Orion - 7:42 

B1 Mission To Lyra - 7:21 
B2 Lady Capella - 7:25 

Credits
Art Direction – Acy Lehman
Composed By – D. Sciscente, J. Laflêche, M. Daigle
Engineer [Recording] – Pete Tessier
Painting [Album Painting] – J. Rafal Olbinski
Producer – Dominic Sciscente, Michel Daigle
Written-By – D. Sciscente, J. Laflêche, M. Daigle

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Carrousel Industries Inc.
Copyright (c) – RCA Limited
Manufactured By – RCA Limited
Distributed By – RCA Limited
Recorded At – Studio St-Charles
Mixed At – Studio St-Charles
Lacquer Cut At – Disques SNB Ltée.

Notes
Recorded and mixed at Studio Saint-Charles De Longueil Quebec.
A Carrousel Industries Inc. Production.
Genre: Electronic / Disco
Length: 30:40
© 1978

Label - RCA Victor Recoreds

Courtney Love - America's Sweetheart (2004)

Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison, July 9, 1964) is an American musician, actress, and visual artist. Prolific in the punk and grunge scenes of the 1990s as the frontwoman of Hole, Love became a fixture in alternative music, drawing public attention for her uninhibited stage presence and confrontational lyrics, as well as her highly publicized personal life following her marriage to Kurt Cobain.

America's Sweetheart is the debut studio album by American alternative rock musician Courtney Love, released worldwide on February 10, 2004 by Virgin Records. Her first official release after her former band Hole's break-up, the album's sound diverged significantly in musical and lyrical content to Hole's three previous studio albums: Pretty on the Inside (1991), Live Through This (1994) and Celebrity Skin (1998).
The recording process of the album began in summer 2001 in Los Angeles, California, however, was affected drastically by a number of personal and legal issues by Love; including her drug problems, the disbandment of Hole, the controversy surrounding Nirvana's upcoming box set, and legal problems with various record labels. In spring 2003, Love traveled to southern France to re-record the album, however, according to Love, she "just wanted to be in a château for six months and do drugs." The album had three main producers, one of whom, James Barber, was Love's partner at the time.
Following recording, America's Sweetheart was further delayed due to Virgin's excessive input on the album's mastering, art work and design, and track listing.
Upon its release, it received little promotion, with the main source of media exposure being a music video for the album's first single, "Mono," and Love's highly publicised drug issues. Although received well amongst critics, America's Sweetheart was a commercial failure, selling little over 200,000 copies in the United States, and with Love further citing the album as "a mistake." In more recent years, both Love and producer Linda Perry have referred to the album as "le disaster" and "ruined because [Love] was coked out,"^[5] respectively. The album featured drumming from former Hole drummer Patty Schemel, as well as guest instrumentation and vocals from Emilie Autumn.

Track listing

01. "Mono"   (Courtney Love, Linda Perry, Patty Schemel, Larry Schemel) - 3:39
02. "But Julian, I'm a Little Bit Older Than You"   (Love, P. Schemel, L. Schemel) - 2:48
03. "Hold on to Me"   (Love) - 3:45
04. "Sunset Strip"   (Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Jerry Best) - 5:32
05. "All the Drugs"   (Love, P. Schemel, Best, Chris Whitemyer) - 4:31
06. "Almost Golden"   (Love, James Barber) - 3:25
07. "I'll Do Anything"   (Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best) - 3:01
08. "Uncool"   (Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best, Bernie Taupin) - 4:37
09. "Life Despite God"   (Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best) - 4:16
10. "Hello"   (Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best) - 3:10
11. "Zeplin Song"   (Love, Perry, Samantha Maloney) - 2:48
12. "Never Gonna Be the Same"   (Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best) - 5:07

Japanese bonus track
13. "Fly"   (Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best) - 2:43

Musicians
Courtney Love - vocals, guitars
Scott McCloud - guitars
Lisa Leveridge - additional guitars
Jerry Best - bass
Patty Schemel - drums
Samantha Maloney - additional drums
Emilie Autumn - violin
Chris Whitemyer - additional instruments
Joe Gore - additional instruments

Technical personnel
Josh Abraham, James Barber, Matt Serletic - producer
Courtney Love - additional production
Jamie Candiloro, Greg Collins, Ryan Williams - engineer
Joe Zook - engineer, mixing
Chris Lord-Alge, David Thoener, Andy Wallace - mixing

Art and design
Olivia De Berardinis - artwork
David LaChapelle - photography
Courtney Love - drawings

Notes
Released: February 10, 2004
Recorded: Spring 2003 at Studio Miraval in Le Val, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France[1]
Genre: Alternative rock, Punk rock
Length: 49:22
© 2004

Label - Virgin Records
 

Lord Sutch & Heavy Friends - Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends (1970)

David Edward Sutch (10 November 1940 – 16 June 1999), also known as 3rd Earl of Harrow, or simply Screaming Lord Sutch, was an English musician. As a singer he variously worked with Keith Moon, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, Charlie Watts and Nicky Hopkins.

Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends is the debut album of English rock singer Screaming Lord Sutch.
Recording began in May 1969 at Mystic Studios in Hollywood and it was released on Cotillion Records in 1970. The album featured an all-star line-up with contributions from Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page (who also produced the album) and John Bonham, guitarist Jeff Beck, session keyboardist Nicky Hopkins, session guitarist Deniel Edwards and Jimi Hendrix Experience bass-player Noel Redding. Rick Brown and Carlo Little were previously with The Savages. Many of the musicians who played for Sutch on this album had grave misgivings upon its release.
They were under the assumption these were demo quality recordings. As a result the artists disowned the project and the album sold poorly. It also seriously damaged Sutch's reputation with the musicians involved. "I just went down to have a laugh, playing some old rock 'n' roll, a bit of a send-up. The whole joke sort of reversed itself and became ugly," Jimmy Page said of the record.
The album is regarded as a kind of Plan 9 from Outer Space of rock LPs: it's bad, but endearingly so, with Sutch's growling vocals providing the laughs. Many Led Zeppelin fans -- who bought this album when it was released on the heels of the first two Zep records -- have never forgiven Page for it.

Track listing

01. "Wailing Sounds"   (Jimmy Page, Sutch)  - 2:38
02. "'Cause I Love You"   (John Bonham, Daniel Edwards, Jimmy Page, Sutch)  - 2:46
03. "Flashing Lights"   (Jimmy Page, Sutch)  - 3:14
04. "Gutty Guitar"   (Sutch)  - 2:33
05. "Would You Believe"   (Jay Cee)  - 3:20
06. "Smoke and Fire"   (Sutch)  - 2:38
07. "Thumping Beat"   (Jimmy Page, Sutch)  - 3:07
08. "Union Jack Car"   (Jimmy Page, Sutch)  - 3:03
09. "One for You, Baby"   (Sutch)  - 2:44
10. "L-O-N-D-O-N"   (Sutch)  - 2:56
11. "Brightest Light"   (Jay Cee, Sutch)  - 3:57
12. "Baby, Come Back"   (Jimmy Page, Sutch)  - 2:31

Credits
Jimmy Page – Acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals, producer
Jeff Beck - Electric guitar on "Gutty Guitar"
John Bonham – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Nicky Hopkins - Piano, keyboards
Kent Henry - Guitar
Noel Redding - Bass guitar
Rick Brown - Bass guitar
Deniel Edwards - Lead guitar and Bass guitar
Martin Kohl - Bass guitar
Carlo Little - Drums on "Gutty Guitar"
Bob Metke - Drums
Tommy Caccetta - Engineer
Producer - Jimmy Page, Lord Sutch

Notes
Released: February 1970 (U.S.) / May 25, 1970 (U.K.)
Recorded: May - September 1969 at Mystic Studios in Hollywood
Genre:  Rock & roll, Psychedelic Rock
Length:  35:15
© 1970

Label - Cotillion Records

Pressure Featuring Ronnie Laws - Pressure (1979)

Ronald Wayne "Ronnie" Laws (born October 3, 1950, Houston, Texas) is an American jazz, rhythm and blues and funk saxophonist. He is the younger brother of jazz flautist Hubert Laws and the older brother of Debra Laws.

Laws attended Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, for two years. In 1972, Laws joined the fledgling group Earth, Wind & Fire, playing saxophone and flute on their album Last Days and Time.
He left the band soon afterwards, long before they achieved their commercial success.
Together with the Soul/Funk band Pressure, Ronnie released in 1979 the album "Pressure featuring Ronnie Laws". Ronnie also produced this fine Jazz-funk album.

Track listing

A1. That's The Thing To Do  - 4:57
       Written-By – Melvin Robinson 
A2. Hold On  - 5:28
       Written-By – Pat Kelley, Moon Calhoun  
A3. Fantastic Dreams  - 6:02
       Written-By – Melvin Robinson  
A4. Can You Feel It  - 3:36
       Written-By – Bobby Vega, Ronnie Laws  

B1. Shove It In The Oven  - 5:04
       Written-By – Pat Kelley 
B2. Peaceful Stream  - 5:33
       Written-By – Barnaby Finch 
B3. Stay Together  - 4:02
       Written-By – Dwight Robinson, Melvin Robinson  
B4. I Promise  - 4:48
       Written-By – Melvin Robinson

Credits
Synthesizer, Keyboards – Barnaby Finch
Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Ronnie Laws
Bass Guitar – Bobby Vega
Drums, Percussion – Art Rodriguez
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Melvin Robinson, Pat Kelly
Mastered By – Wally Traugott
Engineer – Chris Brunt
Executive-Producer – Jerry Goldstein
Producer – Ronnie Laws

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – L.A. International Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – L.A. International Records, Inc.

Notes
LP Pressing varation
A Far Out Production
Recorded at: Indigo Ranch
© ℗ 1979 L.A. International Records, Inc.
Manufactured & distributed by MCA Records, Inc.
Genre: Soul / Jazz-Funk
Length: 39:30
© 1979

Label - Lax Records

Probot - Probot (2004)

Probot was a heavy metal side project of ex-Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters rhythm guitarist and lead-singer Dave Grohl. Described by Grohl as "a death metal Supernatural", the album mixes instrumentals recorded by Grohl himself with various metal singers which the musician admired.

If you had to summarize drummer Dave Grohl's impact with only two words, they would be "grunge" and "alternative." Grohl played alongside the late Kurt Cobain in the grunge powerhouse Nirvana -- whose impact was truly enormous -- and he continued in a grunge-minded direction after forming the Foo Fighters in 1995.
The word "metal," however, doesn't immediately come to mind when Grohl's '90s contributions are discussed; while Nirvana and the Foo Fighters both had metal influences, they weren't metal bands in the strict sense -- they were more hard rock than metal.
Of course, there has often been a fine line between metal and hard rock, which are closely related even though they aren't exactly the same -- and given Grohl's fondness for metal, a straight-up metal project like Probot was long overdue. This CD is neither grunge nor post-grunge; a definite departure from Nirvana and the Foo Fighters, Probot is metal all the way and features well-known headbanger vocalists like King Diamond, Max Cavalera (of Sepultura and Soulfly fame), and Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister. Grohl's idea was to feature different metalheads he has long admired, and by doing so, he ends up traveling all over the metal map.
The drummer's affection for thrash is evident when he joins forces with Kilmister on "Shake Your Blood" and Cronos (of Venom fame) on "Centuries of Sin"; meanwhile, Corrosion of Conformity icon Mike Dean's inspired performance on "Access Babylon" takes the album into hardcore territory. Equally memorable are "Red War" (the ferocious, Sepultura-like alt-metal offering that features Cavalera) and "Sweet Dreams," which features Diamond but is closer to the Black Sabbath worship of stoner rock than the Judas Priest-minded power metal that Diamond was known for in his '80s/early-'90s heyday.
And whatever the style of metal that he is embracing, Grohl's drumming is passionate throughout this fine album, which is as rewarding as it is unpredictable.

Track listing

01. "Centuries of Sin"  - 4:09
      (feat. Cronos of Venom)
02. "Red War"  - 3:30
      (feat. Max Cavalera of Sepultura)
03. "Shake Your Blood"  - 2:59
      (feat. Lemmy of Motörhead)
04. "Access Babylon"  - 1:24
      (feat. Mike Dean of Corrosion of Conformity)
05. "Silent Spring"  - 3:28
      (feat. Kurt Brecht of Dirty Rotten Imbeciles)
06. "Ice Cold Man"  - 5:53
      (feat. Lee Dorrian of Cathedral and Napalm Death, and Kim Thayil of Soundgarden)
07. "The Emerald Law" - 5:33
      (feat. Wino of Saint Vitus and The Obsessed)
08. "Big Sky"  - 4:51
      (feat. Tom G. Warrior of Celtic Frost)
09. "Dictatosaurus"  - 3:52
      (feat. Snake of Voivod)
10. "My Tortured Soul"  - 5:00
      (feat. Eric Wagner of Trouble)
11. "Sweet Dreams"  - 5:23
      (feat. King Diamond of King Diamond and Mercyful Fate, and Kim Thayil of Soundgarden)
12. "I Am the Warlock"  - 3:04
      (feat. Jack Black of Tenacious D) (hidden track)

Credits
Dave Grohl - lead guitar, drums, bass, lead vocals
Kim Thayil - additional guitar
Cronos - lead vocals, bass
Max Cavalera - lead vocals
Lemmy - lead vocals, bass
Mike Dean - lead vocals
Kurt Brecht - lead vocals
Lee Dorrian - lead vocals
Scott "Wino" Weinrich - lead vocals, guitar
Tom G. Warrior - lead vocals
Denis "Snake" Bélanger - lead vocals
Eric Wagner - lead vocals
King Diamond - lead vocals
Jack Black - lead vocals, guitar (hidden track)
Bubba Dupree (Void) - guitar
Erol Unala (Apollyon Sun, Celtic Frost) - guitar
Matt Sweeney - additional guitar
Stephen O'Malley - Design
Michel "Away" Langevin - Cover Art

Companies, etc.
Licensed To – The Shiny Corp.
Distributed By – Shock Records Pty. Ltd.
Manufactured By – Shock Records Pty. Ltd.
Pressed By – AAV Regency – 63402
Recorded At – Studio 606
Mixed At – Studio 606
Mixed At – Chalice Recording Studios
Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering

Notes
"Sweet Dreams" ends at 5:25, then a hidden track that begins at 8:55.
Released:  February 10, 2004
Recorded At – Grandmaster Recorders 2000-2003
Genre:  Heavy metal, thrash metal, crossover thrash, doom metal
Length: 52:16
© 2004

Label - Southern Lord Records

Graham Parker - Human Soul (1989)

Graham Parker (born 18 November 1950) is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead singer of the popular British band Graham Parker & the Rumour.

On Human Soul, Graham Parker begins to retreat further into his domestic life, writing an album that includes a side of romantic ruminations and a side of social commentary.
With a band that comprises guitarist Brinsley Schwarz, bassist Andrew Bodnar, and Attractions Steve Nieve (keyboards) and Pete Thomas (drums), Parker's music is subtlely diverse, adding elements of worldbeat, reggae, pop, and folk to his R&B-fueled rock & roll; however, most of the impact of the music is lost by the slick, radio-ready production. When Parker stays at home on the first half of Human Soul, he makes his most impressive music, from the sultry come-ons of "Call Me Your Doctor" to the reassuring "My Love's Strong."
He tends to lose his focus on the latter half of the record, when he writes about subjects that don't directly affect his homelife. Taken in conjunction with the self-conscious musical eclectism, the lyrical stretches make Human Soul an intriguing, but flawed, record.

Track listing

01. Little Miss Understanding - 3:19 
02. My Love's Strong - 4:12 
03. Dancing For Money - 2:52 
04. Call Me Your Doctor - 3:39 
05. Big Man On Paper - 4:07 
06. Soultime - 4:37 
07. Everything Goes - 2:21 
08. Sugar Gives You Energy - 1:38 
09. Daddy's A Postman - 2:28 
10. Green Monkeys - 1:46 
11. I Was Wrong - 2:54 
12. You Got The World (Right Where You Want It) - 5:38 
13. Slash And Burn - 3:33

Credits
Guitar, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Graham Parker
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Brinsley Schwarz
Backing Vocals – Carmen Daye, Sonia Jones
Organ [Hammond] – James Hallawell
Percussion – Beizel Sicks
Synthesizer – Steve Nieve
Tenor Saxophone – Molly Duncan
Trombone – J. Neil Sidwell
Trumpet – Martin Drover
Bass – Andrew Bodnar
Drums – Pete Thomas
Art Direction, Design – Ria Lewerke
Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Al Dutton, Ralph Baker
Engineer – Jan Jacobs
Engineer [Assistant] – Jacobo Aguirre
Mastered By – George Marino
Photography By [Composite & Back Cover Photos] – Jolie Parker
Producer – Brinsley Schwarz, Graham Parker, Jon Jacobs

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – BMG Music
Copyright (c) – BMG Music
Manufactured By – BMG Music
Distributed By – BMG Music
Recorded At – Livingston Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound

Notes
Recorded & mixed at Livingston Studios, London, in Jan/Feb 1989. Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC.
Genre: Pop rock
Length: 42:23
© 1989

Label - RCA Records

Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (1994) (2008 Reissue)

Elizabeth Clark "Liz" Phair (born April 17, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She began her career in the early 1990s by self-releasing audio cassettes under the name Girly Sound, before signing with the independent record label Matador Records.


Exile in Guyville is American indie rock singer-songwriter Liz Phair's debut album. It was released in June 1993 to widespread critical and commercial success, still appearing today in many critics' best-of lists.
If Exile in Guyville is shockingly assured and fully formed for a debut album, there are a number of reasons why. Most prominent of these is that many of the songs were initially essayed on Liz Phair's homemade cassette Girlysound, which means that the songs are essentially the cream of the crop from an exceptionally talented songwriter. Second, there's its structure, infamously patterned after the Stones' Exile on Main St., but not the song-by-song response Phair promoted it as. (Just try to match the albums up: is the "blow-job queen" fantasy of "Flower" really the answer to the painful elegy "Let It Loose"?) Then, most notably, there's Phair and producer Brad Wood's deft studio skills, bringing a variety of textures and moods to a basic, lo-fi production. There is as much hard rock as there are eerie solo piano pieces, and there's everything in between from unadulterated power pop, winking art rock, folk songs, and classic indie rock. Then, there are Phair's songs themselves.
At the time, her gleefully profane, clever lyrics received endless attention (there's nothing that rock critics love more than a girl who plays into their geek fantasies, even -- or maybe especially -- if she's mocking them), but years later, what still astounds is the depth of the writing, how her music matches her clear-eyed, vivid words, whether it's on the self-loathing "Fuck and Run," the evocative mood piece "Stratford-on-Guy," or the swaggering breakup anthem "6'1"," or how she nails the dissolution of a long-term relationship on "The Divorce Song." Each of these 18 songs maintains this high level of quality, showcasing a singer/songwriter of immense imagination, musically and lyrically. If she never equaled this record, well, few could.
It is also considered a landmark in alternative rock music, and was ranked at 327 by Rolling Stone in their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.

Track listing

01. "6′1″"  - 3:05
02. "Help Me Mary"  - 2:16
03. "Glory"  - 1:29
04. "Dance of the Seven Veils"  - 2:29
05. "Never Said"  - 3:16
06. "Soap Star Joe"  - 2:44
07. "Explain It to Me"  - 3:11
08. "Canary"  - 3:19
09. "Mesmerizing"  - 3:55
10. "Fuck and Run"  - 3:07
11. "Girls! Girls! Girls!"  - 2:20
12. "Divorce Song"  - 3:20
13. "Shatter"  - 5:28
14. "Flower"   2:03
15. "Johnny Sunshine"  - 3:27
16. "Gunshy"  - 3:15
17. "Stratford-On-Guy"  - 2:59
18. "Strange Loop"   3:57

2008 Reissue
19. "Ant in Alaska" (previously unreleased) - 5:48
20. "Say You" (Lynn Taitt and The Jets cover, previously unreleased) - 3:25
21. "Instrumental" (previously unreleased) - 3:29

All songs written and composed by Liz Phair.

Credits
Liz Phair - guitar, piano, vocals
Casey Rice - guitar, cymbals, background vocals, hand clapping
Brad Wood - organ, synthesizer, bass, guitar, percussion, bongos, drums, background vocals, drones, feedback
Tony Marlotti - bass
John Casey - harp
Producer - Liz Phair, Brad Wood

Notes
Released:  June 22, 1993
Genre:  Indie rock, lo-fi
Length: 68:33
© 1993/2008

Label - Matador Records

Gene Page - Hot City (1975)

Eugene Edgar "Gene" Page, Jr. (September 13, 1939 – August 24, 1998) was an influential conductor, composer, arranger and record producer most active from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s.


Known for his unique craftsmanship, his extraordinary string arrangements, intricate horn patterns and musical arrangement style, his sound can be heard in the arrangements he did for Jefferson Starship, The Righteous Brothers, The Supremes, The Four Tops, Buffalo Springfield, Barbra Streisand, Donna Loren, Martha and the Vandellas, Cher, Barry White, The Love Unlimited Orchestra, Whitney Houston, George Benson, The Jackson Five, Roberta Flack, Elton John, José Feliciano, Leo Sayer, Seals & Croft, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Frankie Valli, Dobie Gray, Peabo Bryson, Lionel Richie, Jeffrey Osborne and Sheilah 'Shea' Chambers among many other notable acts in popular music.
"Hot City" is the debut album by Gene Page, and was produced by Barry White. Gene Page s "Hot City" is one of the most soulful and romantic albums you ll ever hear, featuring the classics "She's My Main Squeeze" and "Satin Soul".
These Page gems are timeless tracks, especially for all those romantic s cleaned in the ultimate sound quality from the original recording.
Hot City is one of the only fully instrumental albums arranged and conducted under the legendry Barry White & Gene Page, including superstar cameo s from Ray Parker Jr. on guitar, White himself on keyboards and Ed Greene on drums.
The album contains arrangements with dynamic ideas, inventive counterpoints and some of the most deliciously jazzed-up flourishes heard in popular music.
It s a majestic combination of everything from R&B, jazz, to orchestral soul and classically-influenced easy listening something Page was doing before those folks in Philadelphia got famous for the same thing.
In 2014 "Hot City" album has been released, fully expanded for the first time ever and contains two bonus tracks.

Track listing

01.  "All Our Dreams are Coming True"  - 4:00
        Written-by Gene Page
02.  "Jungle Eyes" - 4:50
        Written-by Billy Page, Gene Page
03.  "She's My Main Squeeze"  - 3:58
        Written-by Billy Page, Gene Page
04.  "Gene's Theme"  - 3:28
        Written-by Barry White
05.  "I am Living in a World of Gloom"  - 3:33
        Written-by Barry White, Carnell Harrell, Elbert Denny
06.  "Don't Play that Song"  - 4:25
        Written-by Barry White
07.  "Satin Soul"  - 4:23
        Written-by Barry White
08.  "Cream Corner (Get What You Want)"  - 3:44
        Written-by Barry White, Gene Page
09.  "To The Bone"  - 4:36
        Written-by Barry White, Gene Page

Credits
Gene Page – Keyboards, Arranger, Conductor
Wilton Felder – Bass
Ed Greene – Drums
Barry White, Clarence McDonald – Keyboards
David T. Walker, Dean Parks, Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin, Ray Parker, Jr. – Guitars
Ernie Watts – Flute, Soloist, Saxophone, Soloist
Joe Clayton – Congas
Gary Coleman – Congas
Producer - Barry White

Notes
Released: 1974
Recorded: 1974 at Whitney Studios,, Glendale, CA
Genre: Soul 
Length: 43:27
© 1974

Label - Atlantic Records

Potliquor - Levee Blues (1971)

Potliquor, or sometimes erroneously referred to as "Pot Liquor", was a 1970s rock group from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The band was formed by George Ratzlaff and Guy Schaeffer after the breakup of a successful cover band called "THE BASEMENT WALL".

Like several other bands of the American South, their musical style was a synthesis of influences like Little Richard, Ray Charles, Jimmie Reed, and more leading them to become a part of the nascent Southern rock genre. Potliquor released four albums plus a compilation album but had only one hit single written and sung by George Ratzlaff.
Potliquor was a top regional touring band during the early 1970s, and although they made several national tours with prominent rock groups of the time, they never became the headliner of their own tour,  and after several personnel changes, they were never able to recover the momentum built up through 1970-1973 to reach national prominence like some of the big name bands and individuals they performed with. The Allman Bros. Billy Joel, REO Speedwagon, Ray Charles, Lou Rawls, Aerosmith, Cactus, ZZ Top, BB King, Faces, Lou Rawls, and many more. They held the dubious distinction of being the only band booked to play the Fillmore West just before it closed forever.
Potliquor’s sophomore effort, Levee Blues was released in December 1971 and is considered as their best album by many. Levee Blues" is widely considered their artistic peak. With an ensemble of female background vocalists in tow, the album bears a certain gospel charm that some of their other efforts were missing.
This is a passionate and visceral collection of songs and any lover of the aforementioned genres would be well served to check them out.

Despite the Molly Hatchet type heavy boogie and horn section that occasionally reminds you of Atlanta Rhythm Section, Pot Liquor never raised to a level they deserved and stayed as a regionally touring band.

Includes mostly faithful covers of Red Rooster, You're No Good and a nice slowed-up cover of The Beatles Lady Madonna. Mostly a bluesy, 70's rock vibe with good guitars. A great listen for fans of Humble Pie, Stones or Faces.

 

Track listing

 

01.  "Cheer" - 4:52

        Written-By – George Ratzlaff
02.  The Train" - 3:28
       Written-By – George Ratzlaff
03.  Levee Blues" - 4:03
       Written-By – George Ratzlaff, Les Wallace
04.  Rooster Blues" - 6:34
       Written-By – Willie Dixon
05.  Chattanooga - 3:06
       Written-By – George Ratzlaff
06.  You're No Good" - 3:59
       Written-By – Clint Ballard Jr.
07.  Lady Madonna" - 3:59
       Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
08.  When God Dips His Love In My Heart" - 0:57
       Written-By – W.S. Stevenson
09.  Beyond The River Jordan" - 3:55
       Written-By – George Ratzlaff

 

Credits

Vocals, Organ, Piano, Organ [Pipe] – George Ratzlaff
Backing Vocals – George Ratzlaff, Guy Schaeffer, Jerry Amoroso, Les Wallace
Bass – Guy Schaeffer, Leon Medica
Bass Guitar – Guy Schaeffer, Leon Medica
Tambourine, Claves, Congas, Drums – Jerry Amoroso
Handclaps – Potliquor
Harmony Vocals – Potliquor
Guitar [All Guitars], Lead Guitar – Les Wallace 
Rhythm Guitar – George Ratzlaff, Les Wallace
Guest, Backing Vocals – The Black-Eyed Peas
Guest, Horns – Art DeCesare, Bud Brashie, Charles Pounds, Jimmy Miller, Lee Fortier, Lloyd Koach, Pete Verbois
Guest, Maracas – Bobby Thomas
Guest, Strings – Clarence Render, Dinos Constantinides, John Babb, Kenneth Klaus, Leslie Petrere, Thaddeus Brys
Guest, Twelve-String Guitar – Paul Harrison
Design – Martin McCoy III
Engineer – Cy Frost
Producer – Jim Brown
Producer [Supervision] – Bob Scerbo

 

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – GRT Corporation
Pressed By – Presswell
Recorded At – Deep South Recorders
Mastered At – Sterling Sound

 

Notes

Recorded between February and August of 1971 at Deep South Recording Studios in Baton Rouge, LA.
Genre: Blues Rock
Length: 34:53
© 1971

 

Label - Janus Records

J.D. Souther - John David Souther (1972) [Expanded Edition]

John David Souther (born November 2, 1945), commonly abbreviated as JD Souther, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. He has written and co-written numerous hit songs recorded by artists such as Linda Ronstadt and the Eagles.

John David Souther is the self-titled debut album by American singer-songwriter J.D. Souther, released in 1972.
John David Souther was among the first artists signed to David Geffen's Asylum Records imprint, joining the likes of other SoCal talents Judee Sill, Jackson Browne, David Blue, and the Eagles. Souther's on-again/off-again collaborations with fellow Detroit, MI native Glenn Frey began when the pair formed a folk duo called the Longbranch Pennywhistle. Their sole outing is definitely worth finding as it boasted contributions from the likes of James Burton (guitar), Ry Cooder (guitar), Doug Kershaw (fiddle), Jim Gordon (drums), Larry Knechtel (keyboards), and Joe Osborn (bass). For Souther's 1972 debut, the singer/songwriter enlists the aid of not only his one-time partner Frey, but also a few other notable names consisting of Ned Doheny (guitar), Gib Guilbeau (fiddle), former Things to Come member Bryan Garofalo (bass), and soon-to-be-session musician extraordinaire Gary Mallaber (drums).
John David Souther (1972) bears the same earthy Southwestern textures that are inextricably linked to the roots of the country/rock subgenre. "The Fast One" commences with a midtempo rocker that bears the sonic stamp of Guilbeau's unmistakable fiddling. "Run Like a Thief" follows with a prime example of Souther's often underrated lyrical capacity.
He draws upon sacred themes during "Jesus in 3/4 Time" with a feel that isn't too far removed from the Gram Parsons-era Byrds. "Kite Woman" is a love song for codependents, reiterating an understated craftsmanship within Souther's wordplay as he reflects on one whose "got you strung-out somewhere down the line." "Some People Call It Music" is marked by some superlative string work from Souther and Doheny, with the former's harmonies practically predicting the compact, rural vocals that the Eagles would adopt in fairly short order. Joel Tepp (harmonica) -- whose recent résumé listed a guest shot on Crazy Horse's Loose -- provides a few greasy harp licks to the blues-fuelled "White Wing." The palpable loneliness of "It's the Same" and the concluding "Lullaby" are countered by the rocker "How Long."

Track listing

01. "The Fast One" - 3:10
02. "Run Like a Thief" - 3:15
03. "Jesus in 3/4 Time" - 3:38
04. "Kite Woman" - 3:06
05. "Some People Call It Music" - 3:16
06. "White Wing" - 4:21
07. "It's the Same" - 3:32
08. "How Long" - 3:22
09. "Out to Sea" - 5:03
10. "Lullaby" - 1:35

Bonus Tracks 
11. "Kite Woman" (Alternate Version)   - 3:19 
12. "Jesus In 3/4 Time" (Demo)  - 4:27 
13. "Fast One" (Demo)  - 3:04 
14. "Run Like A Thief" (Demo)  - 3:18 
15. "How Long" (Demo)  - 3:32 
16. "One In The Middle" (Demo)  - 3:18 
17. "Silver Blue" (Demo)  - 3:53 

All songs written-by J.D. Souther.

Credits
J.D. Souther - guitar, piano, vocals
John Barbata - drums
Michael Bowden - bass
Fred Catero - guitar
Ned Doheny - guitar
Glenn Frey - guitar, piano, backing vocals
Bryan Garofalo - bass
Gib Guilbeau - fiddle, violin
David Jackson - bass, piano, keyboards
Gary Mallaber - drums, keyboards
Mickey McGee - drums
Wayne Perkins - guitar, slide guitar
Joel Tepp - bass, harp

Production
Producers: J.D. Souther, Fred Catero
Engineer: Fred Catero
Art direction: Anthony Hudson
Design: Anthony Hudson
Photography: Frank Laffitte

Notes
2015 Remastered W/ 7 previously unissued bonus tracks, expanded artwork and liner notes
Digipak
Genre: Country Rock
Length - 59:09
© 1972

Label - Asylum Records

Mark Olson & Gary Louris - Ready For The Flood (2009)

Ready for the Flood is an album by former Jayhawks bandmates Mark Olson and Gary Louris, released in 2009. It was their first collaboration since Olson had left the band in 1992.

On the first album they've released together since they were partners in The Jayhawks in 1995, singer/songwriters Mark Olson and Gary Louris reconvene for a recording that's unlikely to disappoint fans of their old band. But while they mine a thoughtful country-folk vein that's not far removed from Jayhawks territory, Olson and Louris take a somewhat softer, more acoustic-based, balladic approach here than they did in the Jayhawks days, lending READY FOR THE FLOOD a warm, honeyed glow.
The songwriting and recording sessions for the album resulted from a visit by Louris to Olson's home in California in late 2001. The duo asked Chris Robinson to produce the recording. They briefly toured to support the album.
These new memories thank the Americana gods are riddled with Louris and Olson’s past, but there are hints of even older musical moments. Ready for the Flood reveals traces of The Kinks, the Grateful Dead, Moby Grape, Buffalo Springfield and even Procol Harum (check the organ on “My Gospel Song For You”) lingering in the minds of the makers. That the ghost of Gram Parsons haunts some of the tunes is less surprising but more than welcome. The production of Black Crowe Chris Robinson lends grit, but is never intrusive, letting the scruffy melodies and jigsaw-puzzle interlocking of these stellar voices do the heavy lifting. The few electric moments (“Bicycle” stands out) provide a different kind of tension, a gruff contrast to the straightforward acoustic timelessness of tracks like 
“Bloody Hands."

Track listing

01. "Rose Society"  - 3:12
02. "Bicycle"  - 3:52
03. "Turn Your Pretty Name Around"  - 4:51
04. "Saturday Morning on Sunday Street"  - 3:53
05. "Kick the Wood"  - 4:04
06. "Chamberlain, SD"  - 3:42
07. "Black Eyes"  - 4:25
08. "Doves And Stones"  - 3:22
09. "My Gospel Song for You"  - 3:44
10. "When the Wind Comes Up"  - 3:39
11. "Bloody Hands"  - 3:25
12. "Life's Warm Sheets"  - 2:47
13. "Trap's Been Set"  - 4:08

US Bonus Tracks
14. "Precious Time" – 3:26
15. "Cotton Dress" – 2:58

All songs by Mark Olson & Gary Louris

Credits
Mark Olson – vocals, acoustic guitar, Fender Rhodes, Melodeon
Gary Louris – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica
George Reiff – bass
Jimi Hey – drums
Chris Robinson – harmonica, backing vocals
Jason Yates – Hammond B-3 organ
Ben Peeler – banjo, dobro

Production
Michael Nieves – executive producer
David Gorman – executive producer
Chris Robinson – producer
Beau Raymond - engineer
Joe Gastwirst – mastering

Notes
Released:  January 29, 2009
Recorded at: Sage & Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre: Alternative country
Length: 55:02
© 2009

Label - New West Records

Yoko Ono - Approximately Infinite Universe (1973)

Yoko Ono (小野 洋子, Ono Yōko, born 18 February 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer and peace activist who is also known for her work in performance art, music and filmmaking. She is the widow and second wife of singer-songwriter John Lennon.

Approximately Infinite Universe is a double album by Yoko Ono, released in early 1973. It represents a departure from the experimental avant garde rock of her first two albums towards a more conventional pop/rock sound, while also dabbling in feminist rock. It peaked at #193 in the United States.
Mick Jagger dropped into the studio for some sessions. He said he was playing the guitar very loudly with John Lennon. Mick went on to say that Yoko "was really trying to sing properly. She's not screaming, she's really trying to sing."
With APPROXIMATELY INFINITE UNIVERSE, Yoko achieved a balance between the avante-garde and the pop/rock mainstream. Songs like "Death of Samantha", "Yang Yang", and "I Felt Like Smashing My Face in a Clear Glass Window" make this abundantly clear. Yoko was and is a force to be reckoned with in contemporary music. As for the album as a whole, there is no filler or extraneous material on it. Everything is Essential Yoko, and that is no small statement.
If you are new to Yoko's music, this is an excellent place to start. It combines her primal, almost painful, qualities from her early musical efforts with the acute pop sensibility she displayed in her later work. This is Yoko Ono. Don't be afraid, she won't hurt you.
Written and recorded in New York City with Elephant's Memory, Approximately Infinite Universe displayed Yoko Ono finally coming into her own right. Showing off her rock capabilities, she finds the hard spot with such cuts as "Yang Yang" and "I Felt Like Smashing My Face in a Clear Glass Window." But she shows gentle sentiment in cuts such as "Song for John" and the wonderful "Looking Over from My Hotel Window." Although this record, another double on vinyl, could have used some editing, it is well worth delving into.
Yoko pushed the Elephant's Memory big band to bop, swing and burn at the same time. Unleashed in 1972, the tracks have an all-or-nothing fearlessness and energy, foreshadowing the rise of punkdom almost four years down the road.
The 1997 CD re-issue on Rykodisc added two acoustic demos of songs from this era, that were later released on 1981's Season of Glass. It was released again, in 2007 by Rykodisc.

Track listing

Side one
01. "Yang Yang" – 3:50
02. "Death of Samantha" – 6:22
03. "I Want My Love to Rest Tonight" – 5:11
04. "What Did I Do!" – 4:12
05. "Have You Seen a Horizon Lately" – 1:57

Side two
06. "Approximately Infinite Universe" – 3:21
07. "Peter the Dealer" – 4:46
08. "Song for John" – 2:06
09. "Catman (The Rosies Are Coming)" – 5:34
10. "What a Bastard the World Is" – 4:35
11. "Waiting for the Sunrise" – 2:33

Side three
12. "I Felt Like Smashing My Face in a Clear Glass Window" – 4:09
13. "Winter Song" – 3:39
14. "Kite Song" – 3:18
15. "What a Mess" – 2:41
16. "Shiranakatta (I Didn't Know)" – 3:11
17. "Air Talk" – 3:22

Side four
18. "I Have a Woman Inside My Soul" – 5:33
19. "Move on Fast" – 3:43
20. "Now or Never" – 4:59
21. "Is Winter Here to Stay?" – 4:22
22. "Looking Over from My Hotel Window" – 3:36

Bonus tracks
23. "Dogtown" (acoustic demo) – 2:51
24."She Gets Down on Her Knees" (acoustic demo) – 2:45

All songs written by Yoko Ono.

Credits
Yoko Ono - vocals, piano on "Looking Over from My Hotel Window" and "She Gets Down on Her Knees"
Joel Nohnn (anagram of John Lennon) - guitar, backing vocals

Elephant's Memory
Stan Bronstein - saxophone, flute, clarinet
Richard Frank, Jr. - drums, percussion
Daria Price - castanets
Gary Van Scyoc - bass guitar, trumpet
Adam Ippolito - piano, organ, harmonuim, trumpet
Wayne Gabriel - guitar

Production
All songs composed by Yoko Ono
Produced by Yoko Ono and John Lennon
Lacquer Cut By – Peckum, Porkum
Orchestrated By – Ron Frangipane
Arrangement - Yoko Ono
String orchestration - Ron Frangipane
Chief engineer - Jack Douglas
Assistant engineer - Dennis Turbeville
Butterfly Studio engineer - Kurt Munkacsi
Rerelease produced by Yoko Ono and Rob Stevens
Remastered by George Marino and Rob Stevens, Sterling Sound, New York City
Artwork – Bettina Rossner, John Lennon, Yoko Ono
Photography By – Bob Gruen, Iain Macmillian

Companies, etc.
Manufactured By – Apple Corps Ltd.
Published By – Ono Music Ltd.

Notes
Released: 8 January 1973 (US))
Recorded Mid-October–late November 1972 at: The Record Plant, New York City (except basic tracks of "Catman" and "Winter Song" at Butterfly Studios)
Genre: Protopunk, avant-garde, experimental, rock
Length: 93:09
© 1973

Label - Apple (Reissued on Rykodisc)

Jane Olivor - The Best Side of Goodbye (1980)

Jane Olivor (born May 18, 1947) is an American cabaret singer. She was initially compared, often favorably, to Barbra Streisand and Edith Piaf. After releasing five albums from the late 1970s through the early 1980s, her stage fright, anxieties over her rapid success, and her husband's illness and death caused her to take a 10-year hiatus from her career. Reviving her performing and recording career in the early 1990s, she released five more albums from 1995 through 2004. Since 2009, she has been retired from the public eye.

Her fourth album, The Best Side of Goodbye, produced by Louie Shelton, Michael Masser, and Jason Darrow, was released in 1980 and climbed to number 58 on the Billboard charts. Columbia released the song "Don't Let Go of Me" as the album's only single.
Jane Olivor was a stranger in a strange land crafting albums in the '70s which never reached the potential of Love Decides, her Varese Sarabande compact disc released in 2000. The Best Side of Goodbye (1980) comes close with its sensitive settings for Olivor's thoughtful vocals.
Producer Jason Darrow creates a subdued Barry Manilow-type production with the title track, while Michael Masser produces what is arguably the definitive version of his collaboration with Linda Creed, the George Benson hit from 1977 "The Greatest Love of All." Whitney Houston would take it to number one in 1986, but in Jane Olivor's care the song enjoys a different nuance, perhaps one that its co-creator had in mind to begin with. Olivor sounds absolutely determined as the strings swell up behind her and she belts out the philosophy. Louie Shelton also offers his vision for the singer, and "Manchild Lullaby" becomes a serenade for adults, the other side of Linda Ronstadt's Dedicated to the One I Love. Olivor's singing is ghostly and ethereal on Gordon Lightfoot's "Weeping Willows, Cattails," empowering on Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser's "To Love Again," and heartfelt on Randy Edelman's "Don't Let Go of Me."
Three producers on one project is the Tina Turner Private Dancer approach, and hearing what these individuals do with Olivor's perfect vocal instrument is as enjoyable as listening to her take each note and stretch it for all it is worth. As Olivia Newton-John would go to different extremes, keeping it loose on Totally Hot and going beyond serious on Warm and Tender, Jane Olivor takes both paths and builds a satisfying set of performances. It took two decades before she could surpass this effort, as she did so admirably with Love Decides.
"The Best Side of Goodbye" stands on its own as a valuable look at a valuable artist. It has a special power and some of its moments are quite moving.

Track listing

01. "Manchild Lullaby"  (S. Schwartz, L. Snow)  - 4:22 
02. "A Long And Lasting Love"  (G. Goffin, M. Masser)  - 3:46 
03. "Golden Pony"  (K. Dunham, B. Gundry)  - 3:25 
04. "Weeping Willows, Cattails"  (G. Lightfoot)  - 3:54 
05. "To Love Again"  (G. Goffin, M. Masser)  - 4:37 
06. "Don't Let Go Of Me"  (R. Edelman)  - 3:33 
07. "Love This Time"  (P. McCann)  - 3:49 
08. "The Best Side Of Goodbye"  (G. Cohen, M. Berardi, R. Berardi)  - 3:40 
09. "The Greatest Love Of All"  (M. Masser, L. Creed)  - 4:49 
10. "Vagabond"  (C. Assous, E. Marnay)  - 3:00 

Credits
Jane Olivor - vocals
Frank Owens - strings
Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters - background vocals
Audio Mixers - Jimmie Haskell, Michael Delugg, Rob Mounsey
Arrangers - David Frank, Gerard Cohen, Jane Olivor, Louie Shelton, Michael Masser, Perry Botkin Jr., Rob Mounsey, Randy Edelman, Greg Mathieson.
Engineers - Doug Epstein, Joe Bogan, Michael DeLugg
Design [Cover] – John Berg
Photography By – Brian Hagiwara
Producer – Jason Darrow, Louie Shelton, Michael Masser

Notes
Genre:  Pop, Music Hall
Length:  39:07
© 1980

Label - Columbia Records

 

The Ocean Blue - The Ocean Blue (1990)

The Ocean Blue, formed in Hershey, Pennsylvania in 1986, is an American indie pop band that combines melodic guitars and synthesizers. Its core original members included David Schelzel (born September 26, 1967) on lead vocals/guitar, Steve Lau on keyboards/saxophone, Bobby Mittan on bass guitar and Rob Minnig on drums and vocals.

The band's sound may be best described as jangly guitar-based modern rock. Influences include such bands as The Smiths, Cocteau Twins, R.E.M., Echo & the Bunnymen and New Order. The Ocean Blue's earliest shows always consisted of a healthy dose of covers by these bands. To this day, The Smiths and New Order covers still punctuate concert encores.
The members of The Ocean Blue first met in junior high school. They cut a series of demos while in high school, with Scott Stouffer sitting in on drums. They managed to get two of these earliest recordings, "On Growing Up" and "Wounds Of A Friend", included on a local radio station compilation in late 1986. The compilation also included very early work from friends and mentors of The Ocean Blue, noted local artists, The Innocence Mission. Rob Minnig, would join as permanent drummer in 1987, and the classic line-up of Schelzel/Lau/Minnig/Mittan would continue through 1994.
The Ocean Blue's members were just teenagers and still in high school when they signed a three-album deal in 1988 with Sire Records, at the behest of Sire founder Seymour Stein. The Ocean Blue's self-titled album was recorded in London with producers John Porter and Mark Optiz, and many listeners were surprised to learn that the band wasn't British. The first single, the song "Between Something and Nothing", an Echo & the Bunnymen-sounding rocker, hit the top of the college and Modern Rock radio charts in the fall of 1989. The band's busy calendar included U.S. touring and an appearance on one of the first episodes of "Club MTV with Downtown Julie Brown". The follow-up single "Drifting, Falling" was also a top 10 Modern Rock radio hit, and featured a video of the band in various locations in and around their hometown of Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Track listing

01.  Between Something And Nothing - 3:59
02.  Vanity Fair - 4:37
03.  Drifting, Falling - 3:53
       Producer – John Porter   
04.  The Circus Animals - 3:54
05.  Frigid Winter Days - 3:19
06.  Just Let Me Know - 3:26
07.  Love Song - 3:22
08.  Ask Me Jon - 3:12
09.  Awaking To A Dream - 4:10
10.  The Office Of A Busy Man - 3:43
       Producer – John Porter   
11.  Myron - 3:28
12.  A Familiar Face - 4:32

Credits 
Vocals, Guitar – David Schelzel
Bass – Bobby Mittan
Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals – Steve Lau
Drums – Rob Minnig
Design, Art Direction – T+CP Assoc., T.O.B.
Engineer – Kenny Jones, Mike Dignam
Engineer [Additional] – David Leonard, John Davis
Engineer [Assistant] – Derek Fischer
Lyrics By – David Schelzel
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Mark Opitz, Mike Dignam, Rob Minnig
Mixed By [Remixed] – Bob Rosa
Music By – David Schelzel, The Ocean Blue
Photography By – Laura Levine
Producer – Mark Opitz

Companies, etc. 
Recorded At – Eden Studios
Recorded At – Matrix
Recorded At – Electric Lady Studios
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Manufactured By – WEA Manufacturing

Notes 
Recorded at Eden Studios, London, England, recorded at Matrix, London. remixed at Electric Lady Studios, NYC. Mastered at Masterdisk, NYC.
Genre: Indie Pop / New Wave
Length: 45:44
© 1989

Label - Sire Records

Peter Murphy - Deep (1990)

Peter John Joseph Murphy (born 11 July 1957) is an English singer and musician. He was the vocalist of the rock group Bauhaus and later went on to release a number of solo albums.

Deep is the third solo studio album by English musician Peter Murphy. Produced by Simon Rogers, the album was released on 16 January 1990 through RCA and Beggars Banquet Records and features contributions from Murphy's backing band, The Hundred Men.
Perhaps the stars were right, or perhaps his American company, flush from the unexpected success of Murphy's former bandmates in Love and Rockets, just decided to give Murphy a well-deserved publicity push. Whatever it was, with Deep Murphy scored an honest to goodness American radio/MTV hit thanks to the tender, lively "Cuts You Up," a love song with solid energy and an inspired vocal. It was a perfect calling card for the album as a whole, with Murphy in excelsis throughout and his Hundred Men providing everything from the lush, acoustic guitar wash of "Marlene Dietrich's Favorite Poem" to the stripped-down Arabic-tinged funk/hip-hop punch of the commanding "Roll Call." Through it all, Murphy simply sounds like he's having the time of his life, singing both for the sheer joy of it and for the dramatic power of his commanding voice. He's even comfortable enough to do an open rewrite of Bauhaus' "In the Flat Field," renamed "The Line Between the Devil's Teeth"; it has almost the same verse structure, definitely some of the same lyrics, but still, it's something he could have only done in his solo days. Quite why nothing else on the album connected with the public as strongly as "Cuts You Up" is a mystery; its follow-up single, "A Strange Kind of Love," was a striking love song, with acoustic guitar and plaintive Statham keyboards supporting one of Murphy's strongest lyrics and performances. Regardless, Deep showed Murphy balancing mass appeal and his own distinct art with perfection.
The album spawned three singles: "The Line Between the Devil's Teeth (And That Which Cannot Be Repeat)", "Cuts You Up" and "A Strange Kind of Love".

Track listing

01. "Deep Ocean Vast Sea"  - 4:09
02. "Shy"  - 4:36
03. "Crystal Wrists"  - 4:09
04. "Marlene Dietrich's Favourite Poem"  - 5:21
05. "Seven Veils"  - 5:59
06. "The Line Between the Devil's Teeth (And That Which Cannot Be Repeat)"  (Murphy) - 5:37
07. "Cuts You Up"  - 5:27
08. "A Strange Kind of Love"  (Murphy) - 3:48
09. "Roll Call"  - 6:35
10. "Roll Call (Reprise)"  - 8:17
11. "A Strange Kind of Love (Version Two)" (Bonus track on Limited Edition CD)  (Murphy) - 5:20

All songs written and composed by Peter Murphy and Paul Statham; except where indicated.

Credits
Peter Murphy – vocals, lyrics, mixing, design

The Hundred Men
Terl Bryant – drums, percussion
Eddie Branch – bass
Paul Statham – guitar, keyboards
Peter Bonas – guitar

Other musicians
Gill Tingay – harp
Jim Williams – guitar

Technical personnel
Simon Rogers – production, acoustic guitar; mixing
Ian Grimble – engineering
Steve Rooke – mastering
Nick Rogers – mixing
Paul Cox – photography
Alastair Johnson – recording
Roland Herrington – recording

Notes
Released: 16 January 1990
Recorded: 1989
Genre: Gothic Rock
Length: 53:34
© 1990

Label - Beggars Banquet Records