Tag: Feature LP

Monday, March 27, 2023 9pm ET: Feature LP: Daddy Long Legs – Street Sermon (2023)

1 Street Sermon 2:25
2 Nightmare 3:23
3 Rockin’ My Boogie 3:51
4 Harmonica Razor 2:00
5 Been a Fool Once 3:17
6 Star 3:51
7 You’ll Die Too 3:02
8 Silver Satin 3:15
9 Two Dollar Holler 3:10
10 Ding-Ding Man 2:31
11 Stop What You’re Doin’ 3:22
12 Electro-Motive Blues 4:05

Daddy Long Legs – lead vocals, harmonica, resonator guitar, piano, banjo, kazoo
Josh Styles – drums, percussion, backing vocals, design, logo
Murat Aktürk – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, percussion, backing vocals
Oakley Munson – piano, organ, jug, backing vocals, producer

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/daddy-long-legs/street-sermons/
Artist Daddy Long Legs
Type Album
Released March 17, 2023
RYM Rating 3.21 / 5.0 from 11 ratings
Ranked #1,994 for 2023

Monday, March 27, 2023, 7pm ET: Feature LP: Elton John – Honky Chateau 50th Anniversary Edition (2023)

Honky Château is the fifth studio album by English musician Elton John. It was released in 1972, and was titled after the 18th century French chateau where it was recorded, Château d’Hérouville. The album reached number one in the US, the first of John’s seven consecutive US number one albums.

Two singles were released worldwide from Honky Château, “Rocket Man” and “Honky Cat”. A third single, “Hercules”, was prepared for release, but this never materialised. This was the final Elton John album on the Uni label in the US and Canada before MCA consolidated all of its various labels under the MCA brand. This and John’s earlier Uni albums were later reissued on MCA Records.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 357 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It was revised to number 359 in 2012, and raised to number 251 in a 2020 list. It was certified gold in July 1972 and platinum in October 1995 by the RIAA.

In February 2023, John announced the album would be reissued in a 50th Anniversary edition on LP (two versions: double LP set and single LP on gold vinyl) and 2-CDs. The double LP and 2-CD configurations include outtakes from the original session tapes. The 2CD format additionally contains eight live recordings from the Royal Festival Hall show in 1972.

  1. Honky Cat
  2. Mellow
  3. I Think I’m Going to Kill Myself
  4. Susie (Dramas)
  5. Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going To Be A Long, Long Time)
  6. Salvation
  7. Slave
  8. Amy
  9. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
  10. Hercules

HONKY AT THE CHÂTEAU (SESSION DEMOS) PART ONE

  1. Salvation (Session Demo)
  2. Susie (Dramas) (Session Demo)
  3. Rocket Man (It’s Think It’s Going To Be A Long, Long Time) (Session Demo)
  4. Mellow (Session Demo)
  5. Slave – Alternate “Fast” Version (Session Demo)

HONKY AT THE CHÂTEAU (SESSION DEMOS) PART TWO

  1. Honky Cat (Session Demo)
  2. I Think I’m Going To Kill Myself (Session Demo)
  3. Hercules (Session Demo)
  4. Slave (Session Demo)

LIVE AT THE ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL, LONDON, FEBRUARY 5TH 1972

  1. Susie (Dramas)
  2. Salvation
  3. Mellow
  4. Amy
  5. Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters
  6. Honky Cat
  7. Rocket Man (It’s Think It’s Going To Be A Long, Long Time
  8. Hercules

Saturday, March 25, 2023 3pm ET: Number One Albums Of: Feature LP: Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti (1975)

Physical Graffiti is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released as a double album on February 24, 1975 by the group’s new record label, Swan Song Records. Number One March 22, 1975 thru April 26, 1975.

The band wrote and recorded eight new songs for the album in early 1974 at Headley Grange, a country house in Hampshire, which gave them ample time to improvise arrangements and experiment with recording. The total playing time covered just under three sides of an LP, so they decided to expand it into a double by including previously unreleased tracks from the sessions for the earlier albums Led Zeppelin III, Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy. The album covered a range of styles including hard rock, progressive rock, rock ‘n’ roll and folk. The album was then mixed over summer 1974 and planned for an end-of year release; however, its release was delayed because the Peter Corriston-designed die-cut album cover proved difficult to manufacture.

Physical Graffiti was commercially and critically successful upon its release and debuted at number one on album charts in the UK and number three in the US. It was promoted by a successful US tour and a five-night residency at Earl’s Court, London, and has since been viewed as one of the group’s strongest albums and the artistic peak of their career. The album has been reissued on CD several times, including an expansive 40th anniversary edition in 2015. Physical Graffiti was later certified 16x platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2006, signifying shipments of over eight million copies.

  1. “Custard Pie” 4:13
  2. “The Rover” 5:36
  3. “In My Time of Dying” 11:04
  4. “Houses of the Holy” 4:01
  5. “Trampled Under Foot” 5:35
  6. “Kashmir” 8:37
  7. “In the Light” 8:44
  8. “Bron-Yr-Aur” 2:06
  9. “Down by the Seaside” 5:14
  10. “Ten Years Gone” 6:31
  11. “Night Flight” 3:36
  12. “The Wanton Song” 4:06
  13. “Boogie with Stu” 3:51
  14. “Black Country Woman” 4:24
  15. “Sick Again” 4:43
  16. “Brandy & Coke” (“Trampled Under Foot”) (Initial/Rough Mix) 5:38
  17. “Sick Again” (Early Version) 2:20
  18. “In My Time of Dying” (Initial/Rough Mix) 10:45
  19. “Houses of the Holy” (Rough Mix with Overdubs) 3:51
  20. “Everybody Makes It Through” (“In the Light”) (Early Version/In Transit) 6:29
  21. “Boogie with Stu” (Sunset Sound Mix) 3:36
  22. “Driving Through Kashmir” (“Kashmir”) (Rough Orchestra Mix) 8:33

John Bonham – drums, percussion
John Paul Jones – bass guitar, keyboards, mandolin, acoustic guitar, string and brass arrangements
Jimmy Page – electric, acoustic, lap steel and slide guitars, production
Robert Plant – lead vocals, harmonica

Ian Stewart – piano on “Boogie with Stu”

Saturday, March 25, 2023 2pm ET: Number One Albums of: Elton John – Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth studio album by Elton John. The album is an autobiographical account of the early musical careers of Elton John (Captain Fantastic) and his long-term lyricist Bernie Taupin (the Brown Dirt Cowboy). It was released in May 1975 by MCA in America and DJM in the UK and was an instant commercial success.

The album reached number 1 in its first week of release on the US Billboard 200, the first ever album to do so, reportedly selling 1.4 million copies within 4 days of release, and it stayed in that position in the chart for seven weeks. June 7, 1975 thru July 12, 1975, August 30, 1975

Though they would all appear on later albums, this was the last album of the 1970s with the original lineup of the Elton John Band (guitarist Davey Johnstone, bassist Dee Murray, and drummer Nigel Olsson). Murray and Olsson, who had formed John’s rhythm section since 1970, were sacked prior to the recording of the follow-up album Rock of the Westies, while Johnstone would leave in 1978. This was the last album until 1983’s Too Low for Zero that Elton John and his classic band would play on together.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 158 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list

1. “Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy” 5:46
2. “Tower of Babel” 4:28
3. “Bitter Fingers” 4:35
4. “Tell Me When the Whistle Blows” 4:20
5. “Someone Saved My Life Tonight” 6:45
6. “(Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket” 4:01
7. “Better Off Dead” 2:37
8. “Writing” 3:40
9. “We All Fall in Love Sometimes” 4:15
10. “Curtains” 6:15
11. “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” 6:18
12. “One Day at a Time” 3:49
13. “Philadelphia Freedom” 5:22
14. “House of Cards”

Elton John – lead vocals, acoustic piano (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), Fender Rhodes (1, 4, 5, 8), clavinet (4, 6), ARP String Ensemble (5), harmony vocals (7, 8), harpsichord (9, 10), mellotron (9, 10)
David Hentschel – ARP synthesizer (9, 10)
Davey Johnstone – acoustic guitar (1, 5-10), electric guitar (1-4, 6, 9, 10), mandolin (1), backing vocals (3, 5-10), Leslie guitar (5), acoustic piano (8)
Dee Murray – bass guitar, backing vocals (3, 5-10)
Nigel Olsson – drums, backing vocals (3, 5-10)
Ray Cooper – shaker (1, 5, 8), congas (1, 3, 4, 9, 10), gong (1), jawbone (1), tambourine (1-6, 9, 10), bells (3, 9, 10), cymbals (5), triangle (7, 8), bongos (8)
Gene Page – orchestral arrangements (4)

Friday, March 24, 2023 10pm ET: Feature LP: Asia – Asia (1982)

Asia is the self-titled debut studio album by English rock band Asia, released in 1982. According to both Billboard and Cashbox, it was the #1 album in the United States for the year 1982. It contains their biggest hit “Heat of the Moment”, which reached #4 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

1. “Heat of the Moment” 3:50
2. “Only Time Will Tell” 4:44
3. “Sole Survivor” 4:48
4. “One Step Closer” 4:16
5. “Time Again” 4:45
6. “Wildest Dreams” 5:10
7. “Without You” 5:04
8. “Cutting It Fine” 5:35
9. “Here Comes the Feeling” 5:42
10. “Ride Easy” 4:35

John Wetton – lead vocals, bass
Geoff Downes – keyboards, backing vocals
Steve Howe – guitar, backing vocals
Carl Palmer – drums, percussion
Mike Stone – producer, engineer
George Marino – mastering
Roger Dean – cover design
Brian Griffin – inner sleeve photography

Friday, March 24, 2023 9:15pm ET: Feature LP: Depeche Mode – Memento Mori (2023)

Memento Mori (stylised as “Memento | Mori” on the album cover) is the fifteenth studio album by Depeche Mode, released on March 24, 2023, through Columbia and Mute. The album was produced by James Ford and Marta Salogni. It was preceded by the single “Ghosts Again” and the track “My Cosmos Is Mine” and is the first Depeche Mode studio album to be released after the death of co-founder and keyboardist Andy Fletcher on May 26, 2022. The album is promoted by the Memento Mori World Tour.

  1. “My Cosmos Is Mine” 5:18
  2. “Wagging Tongue” 3:25
  3. “Ghosts Again” 3:58
  4. “Don’t Say You Love Me” 3:44
  5. “My Favourite Stranger” 3:55
  6. “Soul with Me” 4:15
  7. “Caroline’s Monkey” 4:17
  8. “Before We Drown” 4:08
  9. “People Are Good” 4:24
  10. “Always You” 4:19
  11. “Never Let Me Go” 4:04
  12. “Speak to Me” 4:37

Dave Gahan
Martin L. Gore
Marta Salogni – programming
James Ford – programming, synthesizer (tracks 1–8, 10–12); drums, percussion (1, 3–6, 8, 10–12); guitar (4, 6, 11), strings (4, 12), pedal steel guitar (4), bass guitar (5, 11, 12)
Davide Rossi – strings, cello, violin (3–6, 8, 10, 12)
Desiree Hazley – violin (3–6, 8, 10, 12)
Luanne Homzy – violin (3–6, 8, 10, 12)
Christian Eigner – programming (8, 12)
Peter Gordeno – programming (8)

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/depeche-mode/memento-mori/
3.56 / 5.0 from 622 ratings

Friday, March 24, 2023 8pm ET: Feature LP: Lana Del Rey – Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (2023)

Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. It was released on March 24, 2023, by Interscope and Polydor Records. The album features production by Del Rey, Mike Hermosa, Jack Antonoff, Drew Erickson, Zach Dawes, and Benji and includes collaborations with Jon Batiste, Bleachers, Father John Misty, Tommy Genesis, SYML and Riopy.

Three singles preceded the release of the album: the title track was released as the lead single on December 7, 2022, while “A&W” was released as the album’s second on February 14, 2023. The release of “The Grants” followed one month later on March 14, 2023. The album’s fourth single, “Candy Necklace” featuring Jon Batiste was released alongside the album on March 24, 2023. Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd received critical acclaim from music critics, who complimented Del Rey’s vocal performance and the material featured on the album.

  1. “The Grants” 4:55
  2. “Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd” 4:45
  3. “Sweet” 3:36
  4. “A&W” 7:13
  5. “Judah Smith Interlude” 4:36
  6. “Candy Necklace” (featuring Jon Batiste) 5:14
  7. “Jon Batiste Interlude” 3:33
  8. “Kintsugi” 6:18
  9. “Fingertips” 5:48
  10. “Paris, Texas” (featuring SYML) 3:26
  11. “Grandfather Please Stand on the Shoulders of My Father While He’s Deep-Sea Fishing” (featuring Riopy) 4:00
  12. “Let the Light In” (featuring Father John Misty) 4:38
  13. “Margaret” (featuring Bleachers) 5:39
  14. “Fishtail” 4:02
  15. “Peppers” (featuring Tommy Genesis) 4:08
  16. “Taco Truck x VB” 5:53

Lana Del Rey – vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 1–4, 12, 13, 15, 16), glockenspiel (4), whistle (8)
Mike Hermosa – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 12, 15), piano (12)
Melodye Perry – background vocals (1, 2)
Pattie Howard – background vocals (1, 2)
Shikena Jones – background vocals (1, 2)
Zach Dawes – bass guitar (1, 12)
Benji Lysaght – electric guitar (1, 12, 15), acoustic guitar (2, 12), sound effects (2), 12-string acoustic guitar (12)
Drew Erickson – piano, string arrangement, synth bass (1–3, 9, 12); Hammond B3, strings (1, 9, 12); synthesizer (1, 12), conductor (2, 3), organ (3); Mellotron, synth pads, Wurlitzer electric piano (9); drums (12)
Jack Antonoff – drums (2, 4, 7, 8, 13–16), programming (2, 4, 5, 7, 13–16), synth bass (2, 4, 10, 11, 14, 16), electric guitar (2, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13–16), piano (4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16), Mellotron (4, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16), acoustic guitar (4, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15), synth pads (4, 11), 12-string acoustic guitar (4, 13, 14), bells (4, 15), Moog bass (4), bass guitar (7, 13), synthesizer (8, 13–16), vocals (13, 16); background vocals, banjo (13); keyboards (16)
Christine Kim – cello (2, 3)
Jake Braun – cello (2, 3)
Logan Hone – clarinet, saxophone (2)
Jim Keltner – drums (2)
Andrew Bulbrook – violin (2, 3)
Charlie Bisharat – violin (2, 3)
Paul J. Cartwright – violin (2, 3)
Wynton Grant – violin (2, 3)
Sam Dew – background vocals (4)
Judah Smith – vocals (5)
Connor Gallaher – acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, pedal steel (6)
Ian Doerr – celesta, Mellotron, Rhodes, string arrangement (6)
Felix Havstad Ziska – cello, string arrangement, violin (6)
Brian Long – double bass (6)
Jackson MacIntosh – electric guitar (6)
Nick Waterhouse – electric guitar (6)
Will Worden – electric guitar (6)
Jon Batiste – piano (6, 7), vocals (7)
Brian Fennell – piano (10)
Riopy – piano (11)
Evan Smith – saxophone (11, 13)
Josh Tillman – vocals (12)
Sean Hutchinson – drums (13)
Mikey Freedom Hart – electric guitar, synthesizer (13)
Mike Riddleberger – piano (13)
Zem Audu – saxophones (13)
Chuck Grant – speaker (14)
Gus Seyffert – bass guitar, keyboards (15)
Carla Azar – drums (15)
Phoenix Grant – synthesizer (15)
Tommy Genesis – vocals (15)
Margaret Qualley – speaker (16)

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/lana-del-rey/did-you-know-that-theres-a-tunnel-under-ocean-blvd/
RYM Rating 3.67 / 5.0 from 1,485 ratings
Ranked #115 for 2023

Friday, March 24, 2023 5pm ET: Feature LP: Fall Out Boy – So Much (for) Stardust (2023)

So Much (for) Stardust is the eighth studio album by American rock band Fall Out Boy. The album was released on March 24, 2023 on Fueled by Ramen and DCD2. The album reunites the band with producer Neal Avron, who last produced Folie à Deux (2008), and also marks the band’s return to their original record label Fueled By Ramen, which last released Take This to Your Grave (2003). The first single from the album, “Love from the Other Side”, was released on January 18, 2023, alongside the official announcement of the album.

  1. “Love from the Other Side” 4:39
  2. “Heartbreak Feels So Good” 3:37
  3. “Hold Me Like a Grudge” 3:35
  4. “Fake Out” 3:29
  5. “Heaven, Iowa” 3:56
  6. “So Good Right Now” 2:58
  7. “The Pink Seashell” 1:02
  8. “I Am My Own Muse” 3:45
  9. “Flu Game 3:38
  10. “Baby Annihilation” 1:07
  11. “The Kintsugi Kid (Ten Years)” 3:55
  12. “What a Time to Be Alive” 3:42
  13. “So Much (for) Stardust” 4:51

Patrick Stump – vocals, guitar (all tracks), arrangement (1, 7, 8), horns arrangement (1, 8, 13)
Pete Wentz – bass guitar, vocals
Andy Hurley – drums
Joe Trohman – guitar
Bill Reichenbach Jr.– bass trombone, trombone (1, 8, 12, 13)
Dan Fornero – flugelhorn, trumpet (1, 8, 12, 13)
Wayne Bergeron – flugelhorn, trumpet (1, 8, 12, 13)
London Metropolitan Orchestra[a] – orchestra (1, 7, 8, 12, 13)
Dan Higgins – woodwinds (1, 8, 12, 13)
Julia Waters Tillman – choir (5, 9)
Luther Waters – choir (5, 9)
Maxine Waters Willard – choir (5, 9)
Oren Waters – choir (5, 9)
Ethan Hawke – vocals (7)
Marvel Jane Love Wentz – additional vocals (11)

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/fall-out-boy/so-much-for-stardust/
RYM Rating 3.35 / 5.0 from 366 ratings

Friday, March 24, 2023 2am ET: Feature Live LP: Jason Mraz – Jason Mraz’s Beautiful Mess: Live On Earth (2009)

Jason Mraz’s Beautiful Mess: Live on Earth is a live album and DVD by the American singer/songwriter Jason Mraz, released November 6, 2009. It was recorded on August 13, 2009, in Chicago at the Charter One Pavilion.

“Intro”
“Sunshine Song”
“Traveler”/”Make It Mine”
“Anything You Want”
“Coyotes”
“Live High”
“Only Human”
“The Remedy”
“The Dynamo of Volition”
“A Beautiful Mess”
“I’m Yours”
“Lucky”
“Copchase”
“All Night Long”
“Butterfly”
“The Boy’s Gone”

Thursday, March 23, 2023 11pm ET: Feature LP: John Mellencamp – Dance Naked (1994)

Dance Naked is the thirteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp released on June 21, 1994. The album was released in response to the record company’s accusations that Mellencamp’s previous album, Human Wheels, didn’t “fit the format.” Mellencamp was irritated with this remark, feeling that none of his albums ever fit the format. As a result, he wrote several purposely radio-friendly songs and recorded them within the span of 14 days at his Belmont Mall recording studio in Belmont, Indiana, intending to show the lack of effort required to produce the type of album they were asking for.

Although Mellencamp claims that Dance Naked was merely an easy output to give the record company what they wanted, the album was still well received and earned a Platinum certification by the RIAA. The most notable accomplishment was the largely successful single “Wild Night”, a cover of the 1971 song by Van Morrison. The song featured Me’shell Ndegeocello on a duet with Mellencamp as well as the prominent bass lead. The single reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and charted at No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary List for 8 weeks.

The album itself reached No. 13 on the Billboard 200 and produced several music videos: two versions for “Wild Night,” another for the title track “Dance Naked,” and unreleased videos for “L.U.V.” and “Another Sunny Day 12/25.”

Dance Naked was re-mastered and re-released on July 19, 2005, along with three other Mellencamp albums. The re-mastered edition includes an acoustic version of “Wild Night” as a bonus track.

Spin Magazine named Dance Naked the 20th best album of 1994.

  1. “Dance Naked” 3:00
  2. “Brothers” 3:14
  3. “When Margaret Comes to Town” 3:20
  4. “Wild Night” 3:27
  5. “L.U.V.” 3:01
  6. “Another Sunny Day 12/25” 3:02
  7. “Too Much to Think About” 3:02
  8. “The Big Jack” 3:23
  9. “The Breakout” 3:37

John Mellencamp – vocal, guitar
Kenny Aronoff – drums, percussion
Toby Myers – bass
Mike Wanchic – guitars, organ, backing vocals
Andy York – guitars, organ, bass, percussion
Mike “Spud” Dupke – drums and percussion on “L.U.V.”
Lisa Germano – backing vocals on “L.U.V.”
Missy – backing vocals on “Dance Naked”
Me’shell Ndegeocello – bass and vocals on “Wild Night” and “The Big Jack”
Pat Peterson – backing vocals on “L.U.V.”
Jimmy Ryser – acoustic guitar on “L.U.V.”

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/john-mellencamp/dance-naked/
RYM Rating 3.14 / 5.0 from 296 ratings
Ranked #776 for 1994

Thursday, March 23, 2023 10pm ET: Feature LP: Midnight Star – Headlines (1986)

Headlines is an album by the R&B group Midnight Star, released in 1986. It was the last album to include the Calloway brothers, who left to form Calloway. The album peaked at No. 42 on the UK Albums Chart.

“Headlines” 7:49
“Midas Touch” 5:00
“Stay Here by My Side” 4:40
“Close to Midnight” 4:33
“Get Dressed” 4:58
“Engine No. 9” 5:23
“Close Encounter” 4:20
“Dead End” 4:24
“Searching for Love” 5:01

Belinda Lipscomb: Vocals
Bo Watson: Vocals, keyboards, synth programming
Melvin Gentry: Lead guitar, percussion, backing vocals
Jeff Cooper: Rhythm guitar, synth programming
Kenneth Gant: Bass guitar, vocals
Bill Simmons: Saxophone, keyboards, synth programming
Reggie Calloway: Keyboards, trumpet, flute, vocals
Vincent Calloway: Keyboards, trumpet, trombone, vocoder
Bobby Lovelace: Drums, drum programming, percussion
Marcus Miller: Bass on track 6

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/midnight-star/headlines/
RYM Rating 2.91 / 5.0 from 19 ratings
Ranked #1,466 for 1986

Thursday, March 23, 2023 9pm ET: Feature LP: Squeeze – East Side Story (1981)

East Side Story is the fourth studio album by new wave group Squeeze, released May 15, 1981. The album peaked at number 19 in the UK Albums Chart, spending 26 weeks in the listing.

The album marked a shift from the new wave sound of their earlier work, as it contained songs influenced by rockabilly, R&B, blue-eyed soul, Merseybeat, and psychedelia among other genres. It also contained Squeeze’s last top 10 UK single, “Labelled with Love”. It was the first album to feature new keyboardist Paul Carrack, replacing Jools Holland who had departed in early 1981. He sang lead on the track “Tempted”, which became Squeeze’s first U.S. chart hit. Shortly after the release of this album, Carrack left the band for a solo career, but he returned to Squeeze for a time in the early 1990s, playing and singing on the Some Fantastic Place album.

In the UK, East Side Story was reissued on CD in 1997 with two album outtakes, as part of the band’s Six of One… box set. The set included the band’s first six studio albums, all digitally remastered. A year later, each separate CD (including the expanded East Side Story) was made available for individual purchase. In 2007, the album was digitally remastered and released in Japan. It contained two extra bonus tracks, both taken from B-sides from the album’s singles; “Trust” and “Yap, Yap, Yap”.

“In Quintessence” 2:55
“Someone Else’s Heart” 3:00
“Tempted” 4:02
“Piccadilly” 3:26
“There’s No Tomorrow” 3:27
“Heaven” 3:49
“Woman’s World” 3:42
“Is That Love” 2:31
“F-Hole” 4:41
“Labelled with Love” 4:44
“Someone Else’s Bell” 3:08
“Mumbo Jumbo” 3:13
“Vanity Fair” 3:09
“Messed Around” 2:42

Chris Difford – rhythm guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals on “Someone Else’s Heart” and “Heaven”
Glenn Tilbrook – lead vocals, lead guitars
Paul Carrack – keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals on “Tempted”
John Bentley – bass, backing vocals
Gilson Lavis – drums
Del Newman – orchestra arrangements
Elvis Costello – additional vocals on “Tempted”, backing vocals on “There’s No Tomorrow”

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/squeeze/east-side-story-8/
RYM Rating 3.72 / 5.0 from 21 ratings
Ranked #7,053 overall

Thursday, March 23, 2023 8pm ET: Feature LP: Ten Years After – A Space In Time (1971)

A Space in Time is the sixth studio album by the British blues rock band Ten Years After. It was released in August 1971 by Chrysalis Records in the United Kingdom and Columbia Records in the United States. A departure in style from their previous albums, A Space in Time is less ‘heavy’ than previous albums and includes more acoustic guitar, perhaps influenced by the success of Led Zeppelin who were mixing acoustic songs with heavier numbers. It reached number 17 on the Billboard 200.

The third track on the album, “I’d Love to Change the World”, is also their biggest hit. By combining a melodic acoustic chorus with challenging electric guitar riffs, they managed to produce a sound that hit number 10 in the charts in Canada[citation needed] and number 40 in the US. Although this was their biggest hit, they rarely played it live. “Baby Won’t You Let Me Rock ‘n’ Roll You” also charted, peaking at number 61 in the US,[4] and reaching number 54 in Canada.

“One of These Days” – 5:52
“Here They Come” – 4:27
“I’d Love to Change the World” – 3:42
“Over the Hill” – 2:28
“Baby Won’t You Let Me Rock ‘n’ Roll You” – 2:10
“Once There Was a Time” – 3:20
“Let the Sky Fall” – 4:19
“Hard Monkeys” – 3:12
“I’ve Been There Too” – 5:40
“Uncle Jam” – 1:54

Alvin Lee – guitar, vocals
Leo Lyons – bass
Ric Lee – drums
Chick Churchill – keyboards

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/ten-years-after/a-space-in-time/
RYM Rating 3.71 / 5.0 from 1,704 ratings
Ranked #127 for 1971, #4,390 overall

Thursday, March 23, 2023 5pm ET: Feature LP: Go West (1985)

Go West is the debut studio album by English pop duo Go West, released in April 1985 by Chrysalis Records. The album brought the band into the limelight, scoring them a string of top 40 hits in the UK and New Zealand. “We Close Our Eyes” was the most successful single, reaching No. 4 in New Zealand and No. 5 in the UK. The album itself reached No. 8 in the UK.

  1. “We Close Our Eyes” 3:50
  2. “Don’t Look Down” 3:55
  3. “Call Me” 4:11
  4. “Eye to Eye” 3:34
  5. “Haunted” 3:18
  6. “S.O.S.” 4:01
  7. “Goodbye Girl” 5:08
  8. “Innocence” 4:10
  9. “Missing Persons” 5:25
  10. “We Close Our Eyes” (The Total Overhang Mix)
  11. “Man in My Mirror”

Peter Cox – vocals, keyboards, guitars
Richard Drummie – vocals, keyboards, bass
Dave West – keyboards, linguistaphone, additional arrangements
Neil Drake – acoustic piano solo on “Missing Persons”
Alan Murphy – guitars, guitar solos
Gary Stevenson – guitars
Pino Palladino – fretless bass
Graham Broad – drums, percussion
Timmy Goldsmith – drums
Mel Collins – saxophone
Katie Humble – backing vocals

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/go_west/go_west_f6/
Ranked #519 for 1985

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 9pm ET: Feature LP: Mick Jagger – Primitive Cool (1987)

Primitive Cool is the second solo album by English singer Mick Jagger and was released September 14, 1987. As the follow-up to Jagger’s 1985 album She’s the Boss, Primitive Cool was another attempt by Jagger to make him a solo star.

  1. “Throwaway” 5:03
  2. “Let’s Work” 4:50
  3. “Radio Control” 3:56
  4. “Say You Will” 5:07
  5. “Primitive Cool” 5:50
  6. “Kow Tow” 4:55
  7. “Shoot Off Your Mouth” 3:35
  8. “Peace for the Wicked” 4:02
  9. “Party Doll” 5:20
  10. “War Baby” 6:39

Mick Jagger – vocals, guitar, autoharp, harmonica, percussion
Phillip Ashley, Greg Phillinganes – keyboards
Jeff Beck – lead guitar
Jocelyn Brown, Craig Derry, Brenda White King, Pamela Quinlan, Cindy Mizelle, Harrison College Choir, Barbados – backing vocals
Richard Cottle, Patrick Seymour – keyboards
Keith Diamond, Olle Romo – programming
Bill Evans, David Sanborn – saxophone
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Dean Garcia, Doug Wimbish – bass guitar
Omar Hakim, Simon Phillips – drums
Seán Keane – fiddle
Paddy Moloney – whistle, Uillean pipes
Denzil Miller – keyboards, backing vocals
Vernon Reid, Jim Barber, Jimmy Rip, David A. Stewart – rhythm guitar
G. E. Smith – guitar

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/mick-jagger/primitive-cool/
RYM Rating 2.88 / 5.0 from 329 ratings
Ranked #811 for 1987