John Lennon - Mind Games (1973)

John Winston Ono Lennon MBE (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a co-founder of the band the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music.
With fellow member Paul McCartney, he formed a celebrated songwriting partnership.

Mind Games is the fourth studio album by John Lennon. It was recorded at Record Plant Studios in New York in summer 1973. The album was released in the US 29 October 1973 and the UK 16 November 1973. The album was Lennon's first self-produced recording without help from Phil Spector.

Like his previous album, the politically topical and somewhat abrasive Some Time in New York City, Mind Games was poorly received by some music critics upon release. It reached number 13 in the UK and number 9 in the US, where it was certified gold.

The album was recorded while Lennon was having difficulties with US immigration and at the beginning of his 18-month separation from Yoko Ono.

The title track was released as a single at the same time as the album. The album itself was later reissued several times throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

Mind Games was recorded between July and August 1973 in Lennon's characteristic quick fashion, and was mixed over a two-week period. Lennon produced the album by himself, following his previous three-year partnership with Phil Spector.

Side A
A1. Mind Games  (4:10)  
A2. Tight A$  (3:35)  
A3. Aisumasen (I'm Sorry)  (4:41)  
A4. One Day (At A Time)  (3:27)  
A5. Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)  (4:11)  
A6. Nutopian International Anthem  (0:03) 

Side B
B1. Intuition  (3:05)  
B2. Out The Blue  (3:19)  
B3. Only People  (3:21)  
B4. I Know (I Know)  (3:56)  
B5. You Are Here  (4:06)  
B6. Meat City  (2:52)

Credits
Producer, Arranged By, Vocals, Artwork By [Cover] – John Lennon
Bass – Gordon Edwards
Drums – Jim Keltner
Engineer – Dan Barbiero, Roy Cicala
Guitar – David Spinozza
Mastered By – Tom Rabstanek
Percussion [Extra Sensory], Guitar, Clavinet – Dr. Winston O'Boogie, Los Paranoias 
Piano, Organ, Mellotron – Ken Ascher
Saxophone – Michael Brecker
Steel Guitar [Pedal] – Sneaky Pete

Notes
Recorded and mastered at Record Plant, N.Y., N.Y.
Genre:  Pop
Label:  Apple Records
Catalog#  5C 062-05491
(P) 1973

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Jim Reeves - Sings With Some Friends (1969)

James Travis "Jim" Reeves (August 20, 1923 – July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter.

With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville sound (a mixture of older country-style music with elements of popular music).

Known as "Gentleman Jim", his songs continued to chart for years after his death.
Reeves died in the crash of a private airplane. He is a member of both the Country Music and Texas Country Music Halls of Fame.
One thing the wife of a celebrity learns early is that, she must share her hushband with his public.

Being the wife of Jim Reeves was like this, with one small exception: Jim´s public were his friends.
Everywhere we went together there seemed to be a host of “Friends” waiting to greet us and remind me that Jim belonged to them, too.
I loved this continuous flow of affection for  Jim from his friends, and I often felt a glow from them to him when he would call some aspiring young singer up to the bandstand, announce his conviction that the performer would someday reach great heights and ask the newcomer to sing with him.
From time to time Jim recorded with “Friends” – many times as a group, as well as duets.
Remembering all those exciting years, the multitudes of “Friends”  and their excitement, brought such a feeling of nostalgia that I thought perhaps you would like to share a few of these magic moments with me.
Here are ten of them I hope you will enjoy
                                                                                                                                
                                                                      Mary Reeves

Side A
A1. Jim Reeves & Dottie West - Love Is No Excuse   
A2. Jim Reeves & Leo Jackson & Floyd Robinson - You'll Never Be Mine Again   
A3. Jim Reeves & Gordon Stoker - How Can I Write On Paper (What I Feel In My Heart)   
A4. Jim Reeves & Steve Moore - But You Love Me, Daddy   
A5. Jim Reeves & Alvadean Coker - Are You The One   

Side B
B1. Jim Reeves & Dottie West - Look Who's Talking   
B2. Jim Reeves & Carol Johnson - Mother Of A Honky Tonk Girl   
B3. Jim Reeves & Leo Jackson - My Hands Are Clean   
B4. Jim Reeves & Ginny Wright - I Love You   
B5. Jim Reeves & Leo Jackson - Stand At Your Window

Credits
Jim Reeves - Guitar, Composer, Vocals
Jim Carroll - Composer
Buddy DeVal - Composer
Pat Twitty - Composer
Don Grashey - Composer
Justin Tubb - Composer
Bob Newman - Composer
Shorty Long - Composer
Buddy Killen - Composer
Producer – Chet Atkins, Danny Davis

Notes
Recorded in RCA's "Nashville Sounds" Studio, Nashville, Tennessee.
Release: 1969
Label: RCA Camden Records
Catalog# CDS 1128

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Cliff Richard - Live! (1972)

Recorded in Tokyo in September 1972, was largely overlooked in the U.K. and Europe.

1972 was not, after all, a vintage year for Cliff Richard in fact, the 1970s as a whole had been less than kind to the lad, as he continued to wallow in a lightweight pop vein that was ultimately as worthless as it was directionless.

The handful of newer songs that make it into the set "Sunny Honey Girl," "Silvery Rain" and "Flying Machine" are so unexceptional that even Richard sounds dispirited singing them, and it's not until the late-set eruption through a host of golden oldies that this album picks up speed.

Not that we really need more live versions of "Living Doll," "Bachelor Boy," and "The Young Ones," but they're here if anyone does. Sadly, the show quickly returns to the middle of the road, which is why EMI's decision to include it among the souvenirs of Cliff's 50th anniversary celebrations was marked by the original package being somewhat sliced up. So we lose the contributions of Olivia Newton-John that rounded out the original Japanese vinyl, and end instead with Cliff's own finale, a rock & roll medley and a punchy "Sing a Song of Freedom." Again, not one of his better songs, but at least it rocks a little.

Side A
A1.  The Minute You're Gone   (2:34)
A2.  The Day I Met Marie   (2:12)
A3.  Move It   (2:47)
A4.  Living In Harmony   (3:16)
A5.  Walk On By / The Look Of Love   (2:53)
A6.  Early In The Morning   (1:54)
A7.  Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha   (2:26)

Side B
B1.  Living Doll   (1:58)
B2.  Bachelor Boy   (1:27)
B3.  The Young Ones   (1:36)
B4.  Congratulations   2:41
B5.  Rock 'N' Roll Meldey     5:44
        (a) The Girl Can't Help It
        (b) Great Balls Of Fire
        (c) Lucille
        (d) Jailhouse Rock
        (e) Good Old Rock 'N' Roll
        (f) Do You Want To Dance
B6.  Sing A Song Of Freedom   3:30

Credits
Backing Vocals – Olivia Newton-John, Pat Carol
Design [Sleeve] – David Wharin
Drums – Brian Bennett
Guitar – Hank Marvin, John Farrar
Liner Notes – Nigel Hunter
Photography By – Redferns
Piano – Alan Hawkshaw

Notes
Recorded Live In Japan, September 1972
Orignally released as a double album 'Cliff Goes East' (Outside U.K. only)
Release: 1972
Label: MFP Records
Catalog# MFP 50307

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