RELEASED THIS DAY: October 30th

Published on October 30th, 2012

Writer, SNSPost

In this series, I look at the slate of new releases for the week and point out some of the highlights. Then, I take a look back at music released on this date in past years, to see what commonalities might be found from music old and new.

Spotlight: The Coup, Sorry To Bother You (ANTI-)

A week before Election Day, here’s some hip-hop that’s both political and a party. The veteran Oakland hip-hop group The Coup welcomes guests as diverse as Das Racist, Anti-Flag, and even indie-folk singer Jolie Holland. Delirious highlights include “Your Parents’ Cocaine,” “Long Island Iced Tea, Neat,” “The Guillotine” (the most fun musical reference to the French Revolution since Rush’s “Bastille Day”), and the closing “WAVIP” (“we’re all V.I.P.’s”), which is among the most inclusive statements one could hope for to end an album that’s largely about addressing divisions. Smart enough to be insightful without being didactic, and a freaking blast. (first single: “The Magic Clap”; 2 LP + CD)

Now & Then: Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Psychedelic Pill (Reprise) (2012); Buffalo Springfield, Buffalo Springfield Again (Atco) (1967)

On the 45th anniversary of the first time he ever sang an album’s leadoff track, Neil Young is back with Crazy Horse for their 2nd album of 2012. That aforementioned 1967 leadoff track was “Mr. Soul,” from Buffalo Springfield’s 2nd LP, a gritty and catchy rewrite of the “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” riff that permanently lodges into your brain in under 3 minutes. In 2012, the leadoff track is the 27½-minute “Driftin’ Back,” beginning acoustically before the Horse ambles in. Apart from a couple of too-on-the-nose lyrics about MP3s and “hip-hop haircuts,” it’s a glorious jam. The rest of the 2 CDs shambles along similarly, with a few truly tender moments like “She’s Always Dancing” in the mix. It’s not his best work by a mile, but it’s the kind of album only NY&CH can make, and you can’t help but hope they keep doing so til they fall over. The concluding lurches of “Walk Like A Giant” (16 minutes long on the album, edited below) indicate that they intend to do just that.

Notable New Releases for October 30th, 2012

The Ampersands, This Is Your Adventure Too (producers: The Ampersands, Jamie Hill; first single: “Try This”) (Stringshot)
Azari & III (Toronto house collective), Azari & III (Dim Mak)
Baltic Fleet, Towers (Blow Up Records)
Laurie Berkner, A Laurie Berkner Christmas (Razor & Tie)
Andrew Bird, Hands of Glory (Deluxe edition, featuring “Hands of Glory” and “Break It Yourself”) (Mom + Pop)
- A companion EP to Break It Yourself, Hands of Glory features alternative takes on some of the album’s tracks as well as covers of various artists including Townes Van Zandt, The Handsome Family, Alpha Consumer and The Carter Family.
Black Country Communion (Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham, Derek Sherinian), Afterglow (producer / yenta: Kevin Shirley) (J&R Adventures)
- Recent (and unfortunately public) feuding between Hughes and Bonham on one side and Bonamassa on the other reveals that this supergroup may be straining to keep it together. There’s a lot to enjoy on Afterglow, and we’d better enjoy BCC while we have them.
Luka Bloom, This New Morning (producers: Bloom, Brian Masterson; guests: Glen Hansard, Donal Lunny, Iarla O’Lionaird, Eimear Quinn, Steve Cooney, Conor Byrne) (Compass)
Jesse Boykins III & MeLo-X, Zulu Guru (Ninja Tune)
- (album stream at Spinner / AOL)
Paul Buchanan (Blue Nile frontman), Mid Air (U.S. edition, containing a bonus disc of alternate takes, a live recording and remixes from fellow Blue Nile member Robert Bell) (Essential Music)
Peter Buck, Peter Buck (the R.E.M. guitarist’s debut solo album, available on vinyl only) (Mississippi-MRP)
Chairlift, Chairlift at 6:15 (six-song EP) (Kanine/Columbia)
Cody ChesnuTT, Landing on a Hundred (Vinyl; 2 LP + CD) (Vibration Vineyard/Redeye)
- (album stream at Spinner / AOL)
Rita Coolidge, A Rita Coolidge Christmas (429)
Danielia Cotton, The Gun in Your Hand (Danielia Cotton)
- The blazing guitar swirls of “Save Me” open this self-released record from the veteran New Jersey blues-rock powerhouse, and it doesn’t let up in intensity. (album stream at AOL)
Cowbell, Beat Stampede (Damaged Goods)
Cradle of Filth, The Manticore & Other Horrors (Deluxe edition) (Nuclear Blast)
Dada Life (Swedish electro house duo), The Rules of Dada (first single: “Feed the Dada”) (So Much Dada)
Delerium, Music Box Opera (Nettwerk)
- (album stream at Spinner / AOL; “Days Turn Into Nights” – stream at Soundcloud)
Early Graves, Red Horse (No Sleep Records)
- (album stream at AOL)
Jerad Finck (Spokane-based pop-rocker), Stuck in Your Riddle (Rock Ridge Music)
Flyleaf, New Horizons (last album to feature longtime singer Lacey Sturm; former Vedera singer Kristen May will replace her; first single: “New Horizons”) (A&M/Octone)
Fractal Cat, The Eye in the Dawn (producer: Miles Gannett; guests: Sean P. Finn of Sahffi, Chris Mandra of Telesma, Tiffany DeFoe of the New Volcanoes, Jamba Tenzin of the Drepung-Gomang Monks of India/Tibet; first single: “Spiral Slide”) (Fractal Cat)
Matthew Friedberger (of The Fiery Furnaces), Matricidal Sons of Bitches (Vinyl) (Thrill Jockey)
Lulu Gainsbourg, From Gainsbourg To Lulu (Fontana)
- The 25-year-old son of Serge Gainsbourg releases his first album, full of his father’s famous tunes. Scarlett Johansson duets with him on “Bonnie and Clyde,” and other guests include Rufus Wainwright, Iggy Pop, Marianne Faithfull, Shane MacGowan from the Pogues, and the recently broken-up Johnny Depp & Vanessa Paradis. (album stream at Spinner / AOL)
Nick Gill (Nashville-based pop-rock singer-songwriter), Waves Are Only Water (producers: Ed and Scott Cash) (Rock Ridge Music)
Macy Gray, Talking Book (429)
- Gray follows up her recent Covered disc with a whole album covering Stevie Wonder‘s 1972 masterpiece. The original Talking Book solidified the new direction that first flowered on Music of my Mind, with Stevie playing all keyboards and drums and writing his own material, outside of the standard Motown framework, with the enormous hits “(You Are) The Sunshine Of My Life” and “Superstition” leading the charge. So, is Macy Gray up to the task? In a word: no, because no one can top Stevie at the height of discovering his powers. It’s fine, just completely needless. (album stream at AOL)
Cee Lo Green, Cee Lo’s Magic Moment (Christmas album) (Elektra)
- Reality television’s most lovably freaky music god (oh, and also alternative R&B’s king of the past decade) completes the showbiz trifecta in a single year: weekly TV show, Vegas extravaganza, and now his first holiday album. Great googly moogly.
Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ-producer), 18 Months (guests: Rihanna, Kelis, Ne-Yo, Florence Welch, Dizzee Rascal, Ellie Goulding, Tinie Tempah, Ayah, Example; new single: “Sweet Nothing”; Vinyl) (Roc Nation/Ultra Music/Columbia)
- (album stream at Spinner / AOL)
Mick Hucknall (of Simply Red), American Soul (all-covers album, including “I Only Have Eyes For You,” “That’s How Strong My Love Is,” “I’d Rather Go Blind,” “Turn Back the Hands of Time,” etc.) (U.K. – Warner)
I Legion (feat. members of Soilwork, Threat Signal, Mutiny Within, etc.), Beyond Darkness (I Legion)
Katherine Jenkins (Welsh lyric mezzo-soprano and former Dancing With The Stars contestant), This Is Christmas (Reprise)
Jonathan Jeremiah (British singer-songwriter), Gold Dust (Island)
Jonathan & Charlotte (British classical duo who finished second in the sixth series of “Britain’s Got Talent” in 2012), Together (producer: Graham Stack) (Syco Music/Columbia)
Journalist 103 (of The Left), Reporting Live (producers: Snowgoons, Apollo Brown, Oddisee, The Audible Doctor, etc.; first single: “Danger,” feat. Freeway) (Babygrande)
Toby Keith, Hope on the Rocks (Deluxe edition) (Show Dog Nashville/Universal)
Kristen Kelly, Kristen Kelly (four-song EP; producers: Tony Brown, Paul Overstreet; first single: “Ex-Old Man”) (Arista Nashville)
LiveWire (Heartland country rock), Livin’ (producer: Justin Woods; first single: “Lies”) (Way Out West)
Lukid, Lonely At The Top (Werkdiscs/Ninja Tune)
- (album stream at Spinner / AOL)
Meek Mill, Dreams and Nightmares (guests: Mary J. Blige, John Legend, Nas, Wale, Rick Ross, Trey Songz, Louie V, Kirko Bangz; first single: “Amen,” featuring Drake) (Maybach Music Group/Warner)
- (album stream at AOL)
Menahan Street Band (consists of members from The Dap-Kings, Antibalas, Budos Band), The Crossing (first single: “The Crossing”; Vinyl) (Dunham/Daptone)
Zak Morgan (family-friendly comic and folk musician), The Barber of the Beasts (Universal)
Neurosis, Honor Found in Decay (producers: Steve Albini, Neurosis; Deluxe edition) (Neurot Recordings)
David Olney, Robbery & Murder (Deadbeet)
Parkway Drive, Atlas (producer: Matt Hyde; first single: “Dark Days”; Vinyl) (Epitaph)
- (album stream at AOL)
Punks on Mars, Bad Expectations (first single: “Showers of Pain”; Vinyl) (Kill Zoo Music)
André Rieu, Home for the Holidays (DVD; Blu-ray) (Hip-O)
RNDM (pronounced “random”), Acts (supergroup featuring Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament, singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur and former Fastbacks drummer Richard Stuverud; first single: “Modern Times”; Vinyl) (Monkeywrench/RED)
- (album stream at Spinner / AOL)
Rush Midnight (former Twin Shadow bassist Russ Manning), +1 (five-song EP) (Cascine)
- (album stream at Spinner / AOL)
Rusted Root, The Movement (album marks the band’s 20th anniversary) (Shanachie)
- (album stream at Spinner / AOL)
Matthew Ryan, In the Dusk of Everything (producer: David Ricketts) (Matthew Ryan)
Skye (Morcheeba singer), Back to Now (producer: Stephen Fitzmaurice; first single: “Featherlight”) ([PIAS] America)
The Soft Moon (San Francisco-based neo post-punk band), Zeros (producer: Monte Vallier; Vinyl) (Captured Tracks)
Rod Stewart, Merry Christmas, Baby (producer: David Foster; guests: Mary J. Blige, Michael Bublé, Cee Lo Green and a virtual duet with Ella Fitzgerald; see related reissue below) (Verve)
Tracey Thorn (of Everything But the Girl), Tinsel and Lights (10 seasonal modern and retro classics, with two new original songs; Vinyl) (Strange Feeling/Merge)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Dreams of Fireflies (On a Christmas Night) (five-song EP) (Lava/Republic)
Twisted Sister, A Twisted Xmas – Live In Las Vegas (CD / DVD) (Eagle Rock Entertainment)
Chad Valley, Young Hunger (guests: Active Child, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Anne Lise Frøkedal, El Perro del Mar, Glasser, Jack Goldstein; first single: “I Owe You This,” feat. Twin Shadow) (Cascine)
- (album stream at Spinner / AOL)
Various artists, Holidays Rule (17-song Christmas album, featuring Paul McCartney, The Civil Wars, fun., The Shins, Andrew Bird, Rufus Wainwright, etc.) (Hear Music)
Various artists, Wreck-It Ralph [Film soundtrack] (original score composed by Henry Jackman, plus songs by Owl City, Skrillex, Rihanna and Buckner & Garcia; animated movie opens Nov. 2) (Walt Disney)
Walk Off the Earth, R.E.V.O. (four-song EP; first single: “Summer Vibe”) (Columbia)
Wazu (modern industrial-pop duo), Robobo (producers: Wazu, Kevin McMahon, Rick Parker) (Anti-Language Recordings)
We Are the Woods, Whales & Roses (producer: Jeremy Sklarsky) (Rex)
West End Motel (Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds’ side project), Only Time Can Tell (first single: “Burn It Down”) (Warner)
- (album stream at Spinner / AOL)
Jack White, I’m Shakin’ (new single, with “Blue on Two Trees”) (Third Man/Columbia)
Gin Wigmore, Man Like That EP (four songs) (Mercury)

Notable Reissues for October 30th, 2012

Ambrosia, Ambrosia/Somewhere I’ve Never Travelled (1975, 1976 albums on two CDs; remastered) (Relayer/Friday Music)
Big Country, Steeltown (1984 album, with five bonus tracks) (Mercury)
Bread & David Gates, Collected (three CDs, 47 songs) (U.K. – Universal)
Breakwater, Splashdown (1980 album; remastered, with bonus tracks) (U.K. – Big Break)
Dennis Brown, Live at Montreux [CD/DVD] (1979 performance) (Cleopatra)
James Brown, Out of Sight (1964 album) (Universal)
Carol Burnett, A Carol Burnett Christmas (songs from her holiday specials, featuring Julie Andrews, Mahalia Jackson, Durwood Kirby, etc.; DVD) (Legendary Entertainment Alliance)
Candido, Dancin’ & Prancin’ (1979 album; remastered) (U.K. – Big Break)
CBS Jazz All-Stars, Montreux Summit Vol. 1 (1977 album; remastered), “Montreux Summit Vol. 2(1978 album; remastered) (Wounded Bird)
Christ On a Crutch, Shit Edge and Other Songs for the Young and Sentimental (16-song compilation from the late ’80s/early ’90s hardcore punk band) (Cleopatra)
Chuck D., Autobiography of Mistachuck (1996 album) (Mercury)
Cockney Rebel featuring Steve Harley, ‘Cavaliers’: An Anthology 1973-1974 (four CDs, 49 songs) (U.K. – EMI)
Burton Cummings, Live at Massey Hall (The Guess Who singer’s first solo live album, recorded in 2010) (Canada – Universal)
- Track list: “No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature,” “Albert Flasher,” “Clap for the Wolfman,” “Laughing,” “Guns Guns Guns,” “Stand Tall,” “Hand Me Down World,” “Above the Ground,” “Runnin’ Back to Saskatoon,” “Undun,” “I’m Scared,” “We Just Came From the USA,” “These Eyes,” “American Woman,” “Timeless Love,” “Star Baby,” “No Time,” “Share the Land.”
Dick Dale, At the Drags (20 songs from 1961-65 on Capitol; remastered; Vinyl), King of the Surf Guitar (1963 album; remastered; 20 songs; Vinyl) (RockBeat)
Doris Day, Complete Christmas Collection (22 songs) (Real Gone Music)
John Denver, Take Me to Tomorrow (1970 album; remastered), “Whose Garden Was This (1970 album; remastered), “Aerie(1971 album; remastered) (Wounded Bird)
Jackie DeShannon, Keep Me In Mind: The Complete Imperial and Liberty Singles, Volume 3 (27 songs) (U.K. – Ace)
Ronnie Dyson, One Man Band (1973 album, including “One Man Band [Plays All Alone]“; remastered, with six bonus tracks) (Purpose Music Vaults)
Freddy Fender, Love Songs (Fuel)
Fine Young Cannibals, The Collection (16 tracks) (U.K. – Rhino)
Glenn Gould, The Complete Bach Collection (Box set: 38 CDs and six DVDs) (Sony Masterworks)
Justin Hayward, Songwriter (1977 album) (Universal)
Loleatta Holloway, Loleatta (1977 album, with The Salsoul Orchestra; remastered, with bonus track) (U.K. – Big Break)
Hotlegs (precursor to 10cc), You Didn’t Like It Because You Didn’t Think of It: The Complete Sessions 1970-1971 (includes their lone hit, “Neanderthal Man”) (U.K. – Grapefruit)
The House of Love, The House of Love (1990 album) (Mercury)
Ian Hunter, From the Knees of My Heart: The Chrysalis Years (1979-1981) (Box set: four CDs, 62 songs) (U.K. – Chrysalis/EMI)
Incubus, The Essential Incubus (two CDs, 28 songs) (Epic/Legacy)
INXS, Listen Like Thieves/X (1985, 1990 albums on one CD; remastered) (Relayer/Friday Music)
Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship, The Essential Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship (RCA/Legacy)
Jefferson Starship, Freedom At Point Zero (1979 album; deluxe collector’s edition; remastered, 16-page booklet) (Rock Candy/Redeye)
KC and the Sunshine Band, Do It Good (1974 debut album; remastered) (U.K. – Big Break)
King Crimson, Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (Box set: 40th anniversary collection contains 13 CDs, one DVD-A and one Blu-ray; also available in 2CD and 1CD/1DVD-A configurations) (Discipline US)
- The recorded debut of King Crimson’s 2nd major era, where founding guitarist/composer Robert Fripp was first joined by bassist / vocalist John Wetton (later of Roxy Music, Uriah Heep, and Asia) and drummer Bill Bruford (formerly of Yes), the latter of whom would play on all Crimson releases for the next 25 years. Together with violinist David Cross and wildcard percussionist Jamie Muir, what had been a powerful but stately entity in its initial incarnations here became a reeling, savage, dynamic beast, and progressive rock would never be as fierce as it was from King Crimson in the three years which Larks’ Tongues heralded.
Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme, That Holiday Feeling! (1964 album; remastered, with one bonus track), The Greatest Hits Volume 2 (16 songs) (Real Gone Music)
Marillion, Anoraknophobia (2001 album) (Madfish)
Kylie Minogue, K25 Time Capsule (Box set: contains 25 mini-discs of hits) (Australia – Warner)
Joni Mitchell, The Studio Albums 1968-1979 (Box set: 10-disc set contains everything from Song to a Seagull to Mingus) (U.K. – Rhino/Warner)
Willie Nelson/Waylon Jennings, The Ultimate Doubles (2CD) (AAO)
Michael Nesmith, The Pacific Arts Box (Box set: four CDs, one DVD) (U.K. – Edsel)
The Oak Ridge Boys, Heartbeat (1987 album) (MCA Nashville)
Billy Paul, War of the Gods (1974 album, including “Thanks for Saving My Life”; remastered, with bonus tracks) (U.K. – Big Break)
Pedro The Lion, It’s Hard to Find a Friend [Vinyl] (1998 album; remastered), The Only Reason I Feel Secure [Vinyl] (1999 album; remastered), Control [Vinyl] (2002 album; remastered), Achilles Heel [Vinyl] (2004 album; remastered) (Jade Tree)
- David Bazan’s band sees their album catalogue reissued.
David Peel & the lower east side, Have a Marijuana (1968 album; remastered) (Real Gone Music)
Dan Penn, The Fame Recordings (24 songs) (U.K. – Ace)
Tito Puente, Tito Puente — Quatro: The Definitive Collection (Box set: five CDs; Vinyl box set) (Sony U.S. Latin)
Quiet Riot, Metal Health (1983 album; deluxe collector’s edition; remastered, with six bonus tracks, 16-page booklet), “Condition Critical(1984 album; deluxe collector’s edition; remastered, 16-page booklet) (Rock Candy/Redeye)
Jimmie Rodgers, Jimmie Rodgers (1957 album) (Rhino)
Run-D.M.C., The Essential Run-D.M.C. (two CDs, 29 songs) (Arista/Profile /Legacy)
SSgt Barry Sadler, Ballad of the Green Berets (1966 album; remastered, with a bonus track, “The ‘A’-Team”) (Real Gone Music)
Bunny Sigler, That’s How Long I’ll Be Loving You (1974 album) (U.K. – Big Break)
Smash Mouth, The Gift of Rock (2005 Christmas album) (429)
Rod Stewart, The Great American Songbook (Box set: contains all four volumes of his “Songbook” albums) (RCA)
James Taylor, James Taylor at Christmas (2006 album) (UMe)
Richard & Linda Thompson, I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (vinyl) (Wax Cathedral)
- The debut of British folk-rock’s preeminent duo, leading off a 9-year run of brilliant songwriting and performance that too often was a mirror into their own turbulent marriage.
Thrice, Anthology (24 songs) (Staple/Workhorse Music Group)
Various artists, Hit the Road Jack: The ABC-Paramount Story (two CDs, 50 songs; featuring hits by Paul Anka, Cliff Richard, Carole King, Johnny Nash, Ray Charles, The Shadows, etc.) (U.K. – One Day Music)
Various artists, Kent 30: Best of Kent Northern 1982-2012 (30 songs) (U.K. – Kent)
Various artists, Motown Meets The Beatles (1995 compilation of Motown artists covering Beatles songs) (Motown)
Various artists, NOW That’s What I Call 90s Dance (three CDs, 60 songs) (U.K. – Chrysalis/EMI)
Various artists, Putumayo Presents World Yoga (15 songs) (Putumayo)
Various artists, Putumayo Kids Presents World Sing Along (Putumayo Kids)
Various artists, 70s: The Collection (three CDs, 60 songs), “80s: The Collection (three CDs, 60 songs), “90s: The Collection(three CDs, 60 songs) (U.K. – Rhino/Warner)
Various artists, Singers & Songwriters: 1974-1975 (two CDs, 24 tracks) (Time Life)
Various artists, SMOG City (label compilation featuring original songs by 12th Planet, Flinch, Antiserum, SPL, Noah D, The Juggernaut, Kelly Dean, Bare and Djyuna) (SMOG)
Various artists, Summertime Blues: Gems From the Parlophone Vaults (two CDs, 50 songs; featuring hits by Bobby Freeman, Santo & Johnny, Ral Donner, Bill Doggett, Duane Eddy, The Tokens, Bobby Lewis, The Platters, etc.) (U.K. – One Day Music)
Various artists, 360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story [Deluxe edition + USB] (hardcover book by author-historian Sean Wilentz celebrates the label’s 125th anniversary; box set also contains “360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story: Legends and Legacy,” a separate book by David Marsh, plus a USB drive with 263 recordings, compiled by Marsh) (Columbia/Legacy)
The Velvet Underground, The MGM/Verve Albums (5-LP vinyl box set of the first 3 VU albums, Nico’s Chelsea Girl on which all the Velvets except Maureen Tucker played, and the compilation VU.) (Sundazed Music)
The Velvet Underground & Nico, The Velvet Underground & Nico 45th Anniversary (1967 album; remastered; Super Deluxe Edition, a six-CD box set featuring unreleased Factory rehearsals, Scepter Studios acetate and a previously unavailable November 1966 concert with the original band members and a young folk singer named Jackson Browne; Vinyl) (Polydor/UMe)
Bobby Womack, Pieces (1978 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks) (Purpose Music Vaults)
Frank Zappa, Broadway The Hard Way / Does Humor Belong In Music? / Francesco Zappa / Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention / Guitar (2CD) / Jazz From Hell / Make A Jazz Noise Here (2CD) / The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life (2CD) / You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 (2CD) / You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore, The Helsinki Tapes, Vol. 2 (2CD) (Zappa Records)
- As the ’80s wore on, Zappa’s output was focused in three areas: live recordings of the extensive 1984 and 1988 tours; the career-spanning archive You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore series; and solo recordings of Zappa’s experiments with the Synclavier sampling computer, such as “Porn Wars” (his audio portrait of the infamous PMRC hearing at which he testified) and the Grammy-winning Jazz From Hell. If the synthetic drums, smutty humor, and tinny keyboards don’t spoil it for you, and if you dislike televangelists and/or politicians, there’s a lot of fun stuff in this batch. These were the last projects before Zappa was diagnosed with the prostate cancer that eventually took his life.

Notable October 30th Releases from Past Years

Donovan, “Turquoise” / “Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)” (Pye) (1965)
Marvin Gaye, “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” (Motown) (1968)
Elton John, Tumbleweed Connection (DJM / MCA) (1970)
Dolly Parton, “Coat of Many Colors” / “She Never Met a Man (She Didn’t Like)” (RCA) (1971)
Pink Floyd, Meddle (Harvest) (1971)
John Denver, “Rocky Mountain High” (RCA) (1972)
Blondie, “Hanging On The Telephone” / “Will Anything Happen?” / “Fade Away And Radiate” (Chrysalis) (1978)
Adam And The Ants, Dirk Wears White Sox (Do It) (1979)
Mercyful Fate, Melissa (Megaforce) (1983)
Bruce Springsteen, “Born In The U.S.A.” / “Shut Out The Light” (Columbia) (1984)
Anthrax, Spreading The Disease (Elektra) (1985)
George Michael, Faith (Epic) (1987)
Metallica, “Eye Of The Beholder” / “Breadfan” (Elektra) (1988)
Wet Wet Wet, Holding Back The River (Mercury) (1989)
George Michael, “Freedom! ’90″ (Epic) (1990)
Monie Love, Down To Earth (Warner Bros.) (1990)
Skinny Puppy, Too Dark Park (Nettwerk) (1990)
Superchunk, No Pocky For Kitty (Matador) (1991)
The Amps, Pacer (4AD / Elektra) (1995)
Oasis, “Wonderwall” (Creation) (1995)
Pulp, Different Class (PolyGram / Island) (1995)
Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci, The Blue Trees (Mantra) (2000)
U2, All That You Can’t Leave Behind (Interscope / Island) (2000)
- Whereupon they finally gave up and went for the money.
Dntel, Life Is Full of Possibilities (Plug) (2001)
Enrique Iglesias, Escape (Interscope) (2001)
Michael Jackson, Invincible (Epic) (2001)
Lenny Kravitz, Lenny (VRA) (2001)
Liars, They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top (Gern Blandsten / Blast First) (2001)
The National, The National (Brassland) (2001)
Tomahawk, Tomahawk (Ipecac) (2001)
- Mike Patton’s first outing teamed with Duane Denison (The Jesus Lizard), Kevin Rutmanis (Melvins), and John Stanier (Helmet, Battles).
Luke Haines, Off My Rocker At The Art School Bop (Degenerate) (2006)
The Who, Endless Wire (Polydor) (2006)
Avenged Sevenfold, Avenged Sevenfold (Warner Bros.) (2007)
Eagles, Long Road Out of Eden (Lost Highway) (2007)
Levon Helm, Dirt Farmer (Vanguard) (2007)
Otep, The Ascension (Capitol / KOCH) (2007)
Weezer, Raditude (DGC / Interscope / Geffen) (2009)