Friday, October 2, 2026

Joe Cocker - Woodstock 1969-New York 1970

 

 
Joe Cocker - Woodstock 1969-New York 1970
Armando Curcio Editore DIR-39 Unofficial Release (1992)




Track Listing:
1. Delta Lady
2. Space Captain
3. She Came In Trough The Bathroom Window
4. With A Little Help From My Friends
5. Feeling Alright
6. Honky Tonk Women
7. The Letter
8. Cry Me A River
9. Let's Go Get Stoned
10. Stick And Stones
11. Girl From The North Country






Personnel:
Jim Keltner, Jim Gordon - Drums
Joe Cocker - Vocals
Carl Radle - Bass
Don Preston - Guitar, Vocals
Chris Stainton - Keyboards
Bobby Torres, Chuck Blackwell, Sandy Koniff - Percussion
Leon Russell - Piano, Guitar, Vocals
Bobby Keys - Tenor Saxophone
Jim Price - Trumpet
Joe Cocker - Vocals





Randy Newman – A Bug's Life OST

 

 
Randy Newman – A Bug's Life OST
Walt Disney Records 03MS34000 (1998)




Track Listing:
1. The Time Of Your Life
2. The Flik Machine
3. Seed To Tree
4. Red Alert
5. Hopper And His Gang
6. Flik Leaves
7. Circus Bugs
8. The City
9. Robin Hood
10. Return To Colony
11. Flik's Return
12. Loser
13. Dot's Rescue
14. Atta
15. Don't Come Back
16. Grasshopper's Return
17. The Bird Flies
18. Ants Fight Back
19. Victory
20. A Bug's Life Suite






Personnel:
Bass    Neil Stubenhaus
Drums    Jim Keltner
Guitar    Dennis Budimir
Guitar    John Goux
Piano    Ralph Grierson
Piano    Randy Kerber
Bassoon    Ron Jannelli
Bassoon    Patricia Kindel
Bassoon    Ken Munday
Bassoon    Michael O’Donovan
Bassoon    Allen Savedoff
Bassoon    John Steinmetz
Clarinet    Emily Bernstein
Clarinet    Gary Bovyer
Clarinet    Gary Gray
Clarinet    Ralph Williams
Flute    Paul Fried
Flute    Susan Greenberg
Flute    Geraldine Rotella
Flute    David Shostac
Flute    Louise Di Tullio
Flute    Jim Walker
French Horn    Steve Becknell
French Horn    David Duke
French Horn    Daniel Kelley
French Horn    Todd Miller
French Horn    Yvonne Moriarty
French Horn    Brian O’Connor
French Horn    John Reynolds
French Horn    Kurt Snyder
French Horn    James Thatcher
French Horn    Richard Todd
French Horn    Brad Warnaar
French Horn    Phil Yao
Oboe    Tom Boyd
Oboe    Phil Ayling
Oboe    Barbara Northcutt
Sax    Steve Tavaglione
Sax    Gary Foster
Sax    Steve Fowler
Sax    Glen Garrett
Sax    Dan Higgins
Sax    Marty Krystall
Sax    Joel Peskin
Sax    Brian Scanlon
Sax    Tom Scott
Sax    Bob Sheppard
Trombone    Bruce Fowler
Trombone    Charlie Loper
Trombone    Bill Reichenbach
Trombone    George Thatcher
Trumpet    Rick Baptist
Trumpet    Burnette Dillon
Trumpet    Gary Grant
Trumpet    Warren Luening
Trumpet    Malcolm McNab
Trumpet    Tim Morrison
Trumpet    David Washburn
Tuba    Tommy Johnson
Woodwinds    Kim Hutchcroft
Percussion    Mike Englander
Percussion    Greg Goodall
Percussion    Brian Kilgore
Percussion    Joe Porcaro
Percussion    Mark Zimosky
Percussion    Luis Conte
Percussion    Alan Estes
Percussion    Mike Fisher
Percussion    Peter Limonick
Percussion    Donald Williams
Percussion    Steve Schaeffer
Percussion    Jerry Williams
Vocals    Joan Beal
Vocals    Vangie Gunn
Vocals    Karen Harper
Vocals    Edie Lehmann
Vocals    Bobbi Page
Vocals    Sally Stevens
Vocals    Aleta Braxton
Vocals    Scottie Haskell
Bass – Nico Abondolo, Timothy Barr, Drew Dembowski, Chuck Domanico, Steve Edelman, Arni Egilsson, Richard Feves, Neil Garber, Oscar Hidalgo, Christian Kollgaard, Sue Ranney, Ian Walker
Cello – Andrew Cook, Gianna Abondolo, Tony Cooke, Matthew Cooker, Larry Corbett, Douglas Davis, Steve Erdody, Christine Ermacoff, Todd Hemmenway, Paula Hochhalter, Dennis Karmazyn, Armen Ksajikian, Timothy Landauer, Roger Lebow, Dane Little, David Low, Steve Richards, David Speltz, Martin Tillman, Sebastian Toettcher, John Walz, Kevan Torfeh
Harp – Marcia Dickstein, Katie Kirkpatrick, Joann Turovsky
Viola – Denyse Buffum, Brian Dembow, E. Duke-Kirkpatrick, Marlo Fisher, Rick Gerding, Pamela Goldsmith, Steven Gordon, Keith Greene, Jennie Hansen, Carrie Holzman-Little, Roland Kato, Carol Kleister-Castillo, Victoria Miskolczy, Dan Neufeld, Mike Nowak, Simon Oswell, Robin Ross, John Scanlon, Dan Seidenberg, Mihail Zinovyev
Violin – Eun-Mee Ahn, Armen Garabedian, Miran Kojian, Richard Altenbach, Jacqueline Brand, David Ewart, Harris Goldman, Endre Granat, Larry Greenfield, Alan Grunfeld, Clayton Haslop, Tamara Hatwan, Amy Hershberger, Patricia Johnson, Karen Jones, Ray Kobler, Connie Kupka, Dimitrie Leivici, Phillip Levy, Rene Mandel, Liane Mautner, Jayme Miller, Dennis Molchan, Robin Olson, Sid Page, Claudia Parducci, Mark Robertson, Jay Rosen, Anatoly Rosinsky, Haim Shtrum, David Stenske, Jennifer Walton, Rita Dynell Webber, Roger Wilkie, Julie Gigante, Rafael Rishik
Producer – Frank Wolf, Randy Newman
 
 
 
 
 

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Elvis Costello & The Confederates - Royal Albert Hall London 26 January 1987


 

Elvis Costello & The Confederates - Royal Albert Hall London 26 January 1987
Unofficial Release (1987)
 
 
 
 
Track Listing:
01. That's How You Got Killed Before
02. The Big Light
03. Our Little Angel
04. It Tears Me Up
05. The Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line
06. Poisoned Rose
07. I'll Wear It Proudly
08. Lovable
09. Riverboat
10. Radio Sweetheart - Jackie Wilson Said - EC solo
11. Suit Of Lights - EC solo
12. New Amsterdam - You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - EC solo
13. Alison - including Living A Little, Laughing A Little and You Win Again - EC solo
14. Any King's Shilling - (abandoned) - EC solo
15. Put Your Big Toe In The Milk Of Human Kindness - EC solo
16. Any King's Shilling - EC solo
17. Shipbuilding - EC solo
18. Little Palaces
19. Indoor Fireworks
20. Sally Sue Brown - including 36-22-36
21. True Love Ways
22. American Without Tears
23. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes - EC solo
24. Your Mind Is On Vacation - Your Funeral My Trial
25. Pouring Water On A Drowning Man
26. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
27. That's How You Got Killed Before
28. Sleep Of The Just





Personnel:
Jim Keltner - drums
Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar
James Burton - lead guitar
Jerry Scheff - bass
Benmont Tench - keyboards
T-Bone Wolk - guitar, accordion, mandolin
 
 
 
 

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Phoebe Bridgers - Lost Weekend

 

Phoebe Bridgers - Lost Weekend
Dead Oceans DOC400 (2026)




Track Listing:
1 – The Outside
2 – Lost Boys
3 – Kill Me
4 – The Governor’s Waltz
5 – Bobby
6 – Lost Weekend
7 – Haunted
8 – Panorama
9 – Still Standing
10 – Liberty Tree
11 – Never Going Back!
12 – Other Plans
13 – Lost Parade
14 – I Can’t Wait
15 – As Above
16 – Lost Weekend (Reprise)





Personnel:
Jim Keltner - Drums
Tony Berg - Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Electric Sitar, Banjo
Phoebe Bridgers - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Synth Bass, Synthesizer, Church Organ, Piano, Bass Guitar, Vocoder
Rob Moose - Arranger
Blake Mills - Guitar Synthesizer, Synthesizer, Upright Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Tenor Guitar
Greg Leisz - Pedal Steel Guitar
Ethan Gruska - Piano, Sound Designer, Synthesizer, Vocoder, Drum Programming, Bass Guitar, Church Organ, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Pump Organ, Banjo, Percussion, Whistle
Jack Antonoff - Drum Programming, Drums, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocoder, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Baritone Guitar, Banjo, Bass Guitar, Sound Designer, Harmonica, Percussion, Strings, Whistle, Piano
Jon Brion - Synthesizer, Electric Guitar
Bo Burnham - Vocals
Christian Lee Hutson - Acoustic Guitar, Mandocello, Piano, Baritone Guitar, Banjo, Electric Guitar, 12-String Acoustic Guitar
Sebastian Steinberg - Upright Bass
Will Maclellan - Drum Programming
Marshall Vore - Drums, Percussion
Alex G - Drums, Voice, Piano, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Acoustic Guitar, Vocoder
Harrison Whitford - Electric Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Baritone Guitar
Chris Thile - Mandolin
Nate Walcott - Trumpet
Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, Jackson Bridgers, Jeroen Vrijhoef, Maria Taylor, Son-John Johnson, Bo Burnham, Maxine - Vocals
Nick Zinner - Electric Guitar
Gabe Noel - Sarangi, Cello, Upright Bass
Bobby Hawk - Strings
Benny Bock - Synthesizer, Organ, Piano
Kane Ritchotte - Drums
Jesu, Justin K Broadrick, Mike Kinsella - Electric Guitar
Caroline Shaw - Viola, Vocals
Nickel Creek - Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Violin
CJ Camerieri - Horns, French Horn, Brass
Tim Carr - Drums
Meg Duffy - Electric Guitar
Conor Oberst - Harmony Vocals 





Sunday, August 9, 2026

Hal Blaine and the Wrecking Crew

 



 
 



 
 
 

Stevie Nicks - Rock A Little

 

Stevie Nicks - Rock A Little
Modern Records 90479-1 (1985)




Track Listing:
 
Side One:
A1. I Can't Wait
A2. Rock A Little (Go Ahead Lily)
A3. Sister Honey
A4. I Sing For The Things
A5. Imperial Hotel
A6. Some Become Strangers

Side Two:
B1. Talk To Me
B2. The Nightmare
B3. If I Were You
B4. No Spoken Word
B5. Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You






Personnel:
Jim Keltner, Andy Newmark, Steve Jordan, Russ Kunkel, Denny Carmasi - Drums
Stevie Nicks - Producer, Vocals
Lori Perry, Maria Vidal, Marilyn Martin, Sharon Celani, Carol Brooks - Backing Vocals
Bob Glaub, Kenny Edwards, Michael Porcaro - Bass
George Black - Bass, Guitar
Waddy Wachtel, Danny Kortchmar, Mike Campbell - Guitar
Mike Landau - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Greg Phillinganes - Keyboards, Synthesizer, Timpani
Benmont Tench - Piano, Organ
Jimmy Iovine - Producer
Rick Nowels - Producer, Keyboards
Jamie Sheriff - Programmed By, Synthesizer
Charles Judge - Synthesizer, Piano
David Kemper - Tambourine, Percussion
Billy Payne - Synthesizer
Bobbye Hall - Percussion
Chas Sandford - Guitar, Synthesizer, Bass, Producer
Barney Wilens - Saxophone
Bill Cuomo - Keyboards
Keith Olsen - Producer



 

Why Stevie Nicks couldn’t finish ‘Talk to Me’ until Jim Keltner walked in

 

Sometimes, it takes a good collaborator to push an artist to their full potential. Even Stevie Nicks, someone you’d expect to have very few issues achieving greatness, needs that one magical push from time to time.

But then again, Nicks has understood the power of collaboration since day one. Even when she and Lindsey Buckingham struggled to make ends meet, and she stayed home to write her own stories and build her own worlds, Nicks appreciated having someone else to bounce ideas off of, even if that someone was also informing her own words, her own approach to art, for better or worse.

After all, Nicks and Buckingham’s story is well-documented, and so are the ongoing fallings-out, make-ups, and explosive disagreements they each painted on the walls of their own soundscapes. One of the reasons Rumours remains one of the greatest rock records ever is its raw honesty and the raw heartache the pair poured into their work, often collaborating to create such authenticity despite being each other’s main subject.

But that’s because Nicks has always truly understood the realities of creating good art through collaboration. In the rock space, especially, it can be easy for musicians to get their backs up and choose to work solo because they believe it brings out the best in them. Sometimes, this rings true, especially when an artist has a specific or distinctive vision that only they can pull off.

However, others might have that same sense of individualism with their artistic vision but understand that it flourishes even further whenever they open it up to the ideas and opinions of others. There have been several times in Nicks’ career where other artists have pushed her to greatness or shaped her sound or stylistic direction, and each time, she proves that working with others isn’t something to avoid; often, it simply enhances what’s already there.

This was the case with ‘Talk To Me’, from her 1985 record, Rock a Little. While working on material for the album, producer Jimmy Iovine brought her the Chas Sandford-penned song, feeling that it’d be an instant hit – something he was constantly on the lookout for.

At first, Nicks wasn’t so sure. It wasn’t that she felt the song was bad. In fact, she actually thought it was herself getting in the way of a good tune, and the fact that she struggled to deliver a good enough vocal to get it to sound good enough. Iovine pushed her to keep going, and she did, but it wasn’t until some divine intervention in the form of Jim Keltner that something finally shifted.

“[It] was a hard song to sing, but I had loved ‘Missing You’ [co-written by Sandford], and I loved the words to ‘Talk to Me’,” said Nicks. “It took a long time to finish it, though, because I couldn’t quite get the right feeling on it…until one night. Jim Keltner came in to do some drum overdubs, and then he stayed to be an audience to push me a little, to make me get a great vocal. So I had someone to sing to, and I got the vocal.”

It’s easy to interpret many of Nicks’ best performances and arrangements the same way. A lot of the time, she’ll recall having specific ideas but not feeling confident enough to execute them alone, or facing the kinds of challenges that usually require only a few words of wisdom to overcome. By which point, the magic is fully there, waiting to be shared with the rest of the world.



Taken from Far Out Magazine By Kelly Murphy