Side A – Focus on Daniel Lanois
1. Daniel Lanois: Beneath The Stormy Skies – 1989 *
2. Brian Eno: Silver Morning – 1983
3. Willie P Bennett: Lace And Pretty Flowers – 1977 *
4. Sylvia Tyson: Sweet Survivor – 1978 *
5. Fred Eaglesmith: Some Day It Will All Be Gone – 1980 *
6. Bill Garrett: Northshore Train – 1979 *
7. Ben Mink: Talk Is Cheap – 1980 *
8. Mendelson Joe: Hollywood Would – 1979 *
9. Robbie Robertson: Sonny got Caught In The In The Moonlight – 1987 *
10. Tim Harrison: Train Going East – 1978 *
11. Brian Eno: Chill Air – 1980
12. Parachute Club: Are You Hungry – 1983 *
13. The Shakers: Honey Hush – 1981 *
14. Downchild: Road Fever – 1980 *
15. Bob Dylan: Political World – 1989
16. John Steins: Sunfall – 1981 *
17. Claudio Villa: Granada - 1966
The B Side – Focus on Val Valentin
1. Connie Francis: Vacation – 1964
2. Count Basie Orchestra: All My Lovin’ – 1966
3. Herman’s Hermits: Into Something Good – 1965
4. Lovin’ Spoonful: Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind – 1965
5. The Animals: The Girl Can’t Help It – 1964
6. Sopwith Camel: Frantic Desolation – 1967
7. Oscar Peterson Trio: The Girl From Ipanema – 1965 *
8. Janus Ian: Society’s Child – 1966
9. The Paupers: Black Thank You Package – 1967 *
10. Blues Project: Fly Away – 1966
11. Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs: Wooly Bully – 1965
12. Count Basie Orchestra: I Wanna Be Your Man – 1966
13. Laura Nyro: Wedding Bell Blues - 1966
14. Ian & Sylvia: That Lovin’ Sound – 1967 *
15. Every Mother’s Son: Come On Down To My Boat – 1966
16. Mothers Of Invention: Plastic People – 1967
17. Nico: These Days – 1967
18. Buddy Rich: I Remember Clifford – 1961
19. Velvet Underground: What Goes On – 1969
CanCon = 44%
And Now for The Particulars:
This week features a look at the music production of Hamilton’s Daniel Lanois in the first hour and Val Valentin on the second side.
Side A – Focus on Daniel Lanois
Daniel Roland Lanois b. Hull QC September 19, 1951
Musician, producer, recording engineer
1. Daniel Lanois: Beneath The Stormy Skies
(Daniel Lanois)
Acadie: Opal / WB - 92 59691
Hamilton, ON
Daniel Lanois guitar (steel, electric and acoustic), bass, vocals, omnichord
Mason Ruffner: guitar
Malcolm Burn: keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
Tony Hall: bass
Willie Green: drums
Produced by Daniel Lanois, 1989
Recorded by Malcolm Burn and Mark Howard, New Orleans LA
Additional Recording at Brian Eno’s Wilderness Studio, UK
Mixed by Malcolm Burn & Daniel Lanois w Mark Howard
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, NYC
After falling in love with recording technology after buying a cheap reel to reel tape recorder from a flee market, Daniel and his late brother Bob began buying equipment, taking it apart and putting it back together again, sometimes making a device sound more interesting. They purchased a couple of Revox tape machines and began experimenting. They eventually took over the basement of their mother’s house on Grant Avenue in Hamilton, offering their services to help pay for their addiction. Their first clients were folk music producers like Stan Rogers and David Essig but eventually expanded into rock and new wave music world. Today, hear some of the music that brought the Lanois’ world together before and after Brian Eno.
2. Brian Eno With Daniel Lanois & Roger Eno: Silver Morning
(Daniel Lanois)
Apollo - Atmospheres & Soundtracks: EG – ENO 5
UK / Ancaster ON / UK
Brian Eno
Daniel Lanois
Roger Eno
Produced by Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois, 1983
Recorded by Bob and Daniel Lanois, Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton ON
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, NYC
Lacquer cut at Lacquer Channel, Toronto
3. Willie P Bennett: Lace and Pretty Flowers
(WP Bennett)
Hobo’s Taunt Woodshed Records WS007
Peterborough ON
Willie P Bennett: vocal, guitar, harmonica
Steve Taylor, drums
Ken Whiteley, piano
Michael Gardner: Fender bass
Rick Taylor, high stringed guitar
Produced by David Essig & Willie P Bennett, 1977
Recorded by Dan & Bob Lanois at Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton
William Patrick Bennett b. Toronto 26 Oct 1951 d. Peterborough ON 15 Feb 2008 (56)
4. Sylvia Tyson: Sweet Survivor
(Sylvia Tyson)
Satin On Stone: Salt Records SR 101
Toronto
Sylvia Tyson: vocals
Doug Riley: keys
Kim Brandt: bass
Bob McClaren: drums
David Wilcox: lead guitar
Danny (Daniel) Lanois: rhythm guitar
Carla Jenson, Judy Donnelly, Sharon Learning: bg vocals
Produced by Don Potter, 1978
Recorded by Bob Lanois at Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton
Mixed by Bob Lanois and Don Potter
Mastered at JAMF, Toronto
Sylvia Fricker Tyson b. 19 September 1940 (81) Chatham, ON
Originally teamed up with then husband, Ian Tyson as the folk duo, ‘Ian & Sylvia’, they were quickly assimilated as folk music royalty, managed by Bob Dylan’s manager, Albert Grossman, they were lumped with Peter, Paul and Mary, Buffy St. Marie and Joan Baez. After splitting with Ian during their phase as Great Speckled Bird, she had a successful solo career, recording several hit records.
In the early 90’s she performed in Quartette with Cindy Church, Caitlin Hanford and Gwen Swick.
Sylvia Tyson was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1994.
She was nominated seven times for a Juno Award, the first being in 1987 as Country Female Vocalist of the Year.
5. Fred Eaglesmith: Some Day It Will All Be Gone
(Fred Eaglesmith)
Fred J Eaglesmith: Sweetwater Records FSE-001
Port Dover ON
Fred Eaglesmith: vocal, acoustic guitar
Graham Townsend: fiddle
David Essig: mandolin
Denis Lepage: banjo
Bob Doige: bass
Bil Cymbala: drums
Ralph Schipper: harmony vocals
Produced by David Essig, 1980
Recorded by Daniel Lanois at Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton
6. Bill Garrett: Northshore Train
(Bill Garrett)
Bill Garrett: Posterity / Woodshed Records PWS 014
Montreal QC
Bill Garrett: guitars, vocals
Curly Boy Stubbs: guitar
Pepe Francis: electric guitars, dobro
David Essig: mandolin
Ron Dann: pedal steel, dobro
Kim Brandt: bass
Dave Lewis: drums
Produced by Paul Mills, 1979
Recorded by Daniel Lanois at Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton ON
Cover by Ian Bell
Bill Garrett was a CBC radio producer / engineer who was right into folk music. He eventually teamed up with a CBC contemporary, Paul Mills who went by the stage name of Curly Boy Stubbs. Together they played gigs for over 20 years and helped form the nucleus of Borealis Records with Grit Laskin and Ken Whiteley. This is the only solo vinyl output by Garrett, recorded by Daniel Lanois at the legendary Grant Avenue Studios.
7. Ben Mink: Talk is Cheap
(Ben Mink)
Foreign Exchange: Passport Records: PB-2024
Toronto ON
Ben Mink: violin, mandolin, guitars
Allan Soberman: bass
Martin Deller: drums
Cameron Hawkins: synths
Mendelson Joe: electric guitar
Produced by Allan Soberman, 1980
Recorded by Danny Lanois at Grant Avenue Studio, Hamilton ON
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC
Benjamin Mink b. Toronto January 22, 1951
A lot of multi-tracking, funky grooves went into making this one. The Lanois brothers were continually expanding into new and interesting sounds, getting more and more experienced by the variety of styles of music they produced.
Ben Mink is one of few people to ever share a songwriting credit with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. In 1997 Mink and k.d. lang were credited as songwriters on the Stones single "Anybody Seen My Baby". Mink and Lang were given credit before the song was released after Jagger/Richards realized the chorus was very similar to lang’s song "Constant Craving", written with Ben Mink in 1992
8. Mendelson Joe: Hollywood Would
(Mendelson Joe)
Not Homogenized: Boot Records BRP 2104
Emsdale ON
Mendelson Joe: Vocals, guitar, foot, harmonica
Edward William Purdy: bass, keys, guitars, bass drum, synths
Jorn Andersen: drums, percussion
Ben Mink: violin, mandolin
Gord Neave: drums, percussion
Dianne Heatherington: bg vocals
Produced by Edward William Purdy & Mendelson Joe, 1979
Recorded by Daniel Lanois at Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton ON
Mastered at JAMF, Toronto
Birrel Josef Mendelson on July 30, 1944, Maple ON
9. Robbie Robertson: Sonny Got Caught In The Moonlight
(Robbie Robertson)
Robbie Robertson: Geffen Records XGHS 24160
Toronto ON
Manu Ketche: drums
Tony Levin: bass
Bill Dillon: guitars
Daniel Lanois, persussion
Rick Danko: BG vocals
Carey Butler: drum programming
Robbie Robertson: guitar, keys, vocals
Produced by Daniel Lanois and Robbie Robertson - 1987
Recorded by Jim Scott at Village Recorder,
West Los Angeles; U2 Mobile Unite: Danesmote, Dublin / Ashcombe
House, London; A&M Recordings Studio, Hollywood; Bearsville Sound Studio, Bearsville, NY; The Hit Factory, New York City
Mixed by Bob Clearmountain
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, NYC
10. Tim Harrison: Train Going East
(T Harrison)
Train Going East: Second Avenue Songs - SAS-1001
Owen Sound ON
Tim Harrison: acoustic guitar, vocal
Kevin Dandeno: bass
Kim Deschamps: dobro
Bill Garrett: electric guitar
Ross Gibbons: drums, percussion
Jude Johnson: bg vocal
Garnet Rogers: fiddle, bg vocal
Stan Rogers: bg vocal
Ron Sellwood: keys
Produced by Stan Rogers, 1978
Recorded by Dan Lanois at Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton ON
Mastered at The Lacquer Channel, Toronto
11. Harold Budd & Brian Eno – Chill Air
(Harold Budd)
Ambient 2 (The Plateaux Of Mirror): EGED 202
Los Angeles / UK
Instruments, Effects [Treatments] – Brian Eno
Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano – Harold Budd
Produced by Brian Eno, 1980
Recorded at Grant Avenue Studio, Hamilton ON
Special thanks to Bob and Dan Lanois on the cover
Brian Eno came into Lanois’ life after Toronto based producer, Bill Bryans, sent a recording that Lanois had just completed to New York. Eno heard it and loved the sonic and looked Lanois up, met him and decided to record with him at Grant Avenue Studio in Hamilton. This lead to a growing friendship and partnership as it brought Dan’s work out to the rest of the world via ambient music. It also lead to producing U2 and Bob Dylan. He wrote:
“I loved working with Eno. He came in like a breath of fresh air, like some sort of redemption after many years of laboring through bill-paying projects. Brian’s work did not accommodate the expectations of pop music; it was something timeless. Finally I felt that my work had relevance. Eno was about to be my teacher – not of music, not of the recording process, but my teacher of dedication and belief. Choose your passionand enter the arena! One note of Harold Budd’s piano crushed the back of years of struggle and disappointment. I felt I was on my way
12. Parachute Club: Are You Hungry
(Daniel Lanois / Lorraine Segato / Dave Gray / L Fernie)
The Parachute Club: Current Records WAVE 2
Toronto ON
Billy Bryans: drums, percussion
Lauri Conger: keys, bg vocals
Margo Davidson: sax, percussion, bg vocals
Dave Gray: guitar
Julie Masi: percussion, bg vocals
Lorraine Segato: electric guitar, lead vocals, percussion
Steve Webster: bass
Debbie Griffiths: bg vocals
Produced by Daniel Lanois, 1983
Recorded at Grant Ave Studios, Hamilton ON by Daniel Lanois
Mixed by Daniel Lanois w Billy Bryans & Lorraine Segato
Producing genius Daniel Lanois had mostly worked in the folk music and singer/songwriter circles out of his Grant Avenue Studios in Hamilton ON, but in the 80s he got influenced by new wave music and produced Martha and the Muffins. He went on to produce the first Spoons album and by 1983 he produced Parachute Club. In 1982 he worked with Brian Eno on Ambient Music 4 which lead him to produce U2’s 1984 release The Unforgettable Fire. He also produced Nash The Slash’s 1982 album Dance After Curfew.
13. The Shakers: Honey Hush
(Big Joe Turner)
Rock And Roll EP: Warpt Records WRC1 1515
Hamilton ON
Claude Desroches: drums
Tim Gibbons: lead guitar
Rick Andrew: bass
Dave ‘Rave’ Desroches: rhythm guitar, vocals
Produced by Daniel Lanois, 1981
Recorded by Daniel Lanois in Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton ON
The Shakers, from 1979 to 1983. Only put out 2 LPs: 1981 (In Time) and ‘83 called Weekend. Dave Rave played rhythm guitar for Teenage Head. He also formed a group called "The Dave Rave Conspiracy". The Shakers have done some reunion shows the past few years.
14. Downchild Blues Band: Road Fever
(Jane Vasey)
Road Fever: Attic Records LAT 1099
Toronto ON
Don Walsh: guitar, harmonica, slide guitar
Jane Vasey: piano, vocals
Tony Flaim: lead vocals
Gary Kendall: bass, vocals
Bob Heslin: trumpet
Larry Bodner: sax
Richard Howse: sax
Produced by Bill Bryans, 1980
Recorded by Dan Lanois at Grant Avenue Studio, Hamilton ON
Mastered by George Graves at The Lacquer Channel, Toronto
For over 50 years this Canadian blues band has been active, releasing numerous albums with a rotating list of characters. Originally the brainchild of guitarist Donny Walsh, it included his brother Hock and their antics helped form the basis for Dan Akroid’s idea for The Blues Brothers. Pianist Jane Vasey, who wrote this song, died from leukemia in 1982. She started performing with the band in 1973.
15. Bob Dylan: Political World
(Bob Dylay)
Oh Mercy: Columbia – CK 45281
Woodstock NY
Bass – Tony Hall
Dobro – Daniel Lanois
Drums – Willie Green (2)
Guitar – Brian Stoltz, Mason Ruffner
Percussion – Cyril Neville
Vocals, Guitar – Bob Dylan
Produced by Daniel Lanois, 1989
Recorded by Malcolm Burn and Mark Howard, Mobile studio at 1305 Soniat St., New Orleans
Mixed by Daniel Lanois and Malcolm Burn
Mastered by Greg Calbi, Sterling Sound NYC
Oh Mercy is the 26th studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on September 12, 1989, by Columbia Records. Produced by Daniel Lanois, it was hailed by critics as a triumph for Dylan, after a string of poorly reviewed albums. Oh Mercy gave Dylan his best chart showing in years, reaching No. 30 on the Billboard charts in the United States and No. 6 in the UK.
16. John Steins: Sunfall
(J Steins)
Midnight Light - John Steins / Scott Sheerin: River Town Records - JSSS-3939
Dawson City, YT
John Steins: solo guitar
Produced by David Essig, 1981
Recorded by Daniel Lanois at Grant Ave. Studios, Hamilton
Steins: This is just a happy, sunny, carefree tune all about that important Yukon event: The return of the sun.
Vintage Voices w DJ Celestina
17. Claudio Villa: Granada (In Italiano)
(Agustin Lara* / Enzo Poletto*)
Claudio Villa: Cetra – LPP 125, Cetra – LPP. 125
Rome
Giancarlo Chiaramello: Conductor
Produced 1966
Claudio Pica b. Rome 1 January 1926 - February 7, 1987)
The B Side – Focus on Val Valentin
Luis Pastor "Val" Valentin b. Puerto Rico January 6, 1920 / d. March 24, 1999 (79) Reno, Nevada
1. Connie Francis: Vacation
(Connie Francis / Gary Weston / Hank Hunter)
Connie Francis: Metro Records – MS-519
Newark NJ
Connie Francis: vocals
Cliff Parman: conductor
Produced by Irv Stimler, 1964
Recorded by Val Valentin
Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero b. December 12, 1937 Newark NJ
2. Count Basie Orchestra: All My Lovin’
(Lennon / McCartney)
Basie’s Beatle Bag: Verve Records V6-8659
Hollywood CA
Count Basie: piano
Count Basie’s Orchestra
Produced by Peter Spargo and Teddy Reig, 1966
Recorded by Val Valentin and Ami Hadim at TTG Sunset Recorders, Hollywood
Arranged by Chico O’Farrill
William James Basie b Red Bank NJ Aug 21, 1904 / d. Apr 26, 1984 Hollywood (79)
Val Valentin was a recording engineer with six decades of work experience in the music industry. Much of his early work was done for MGM and Verve Records. Valentin's earliest known engineering credits date from around 1951, when he was credited on records released by MGM. He was the Director of Engineering for MGM and Verve Records beginning in 1963 in New York City. He began his career making recordings he engineered at MGM during the last two years of Hank Williams' life.
He began recording jazz musicians like Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, Buddy Rich, working with world class producers like Norman Granz. But unlike most of his peers, Valentin, who worked quietly and efficiently, was able to jump into the pop music world effortlessly, working on both sided of the Atlantic. He was the Engineer of choice for so many producers.
The engineer’s job was to not only run the consol and tape machines, knowing them inside and out, he was also in charge of miking and getting the right sounds out of a session. As one of the best sound engineers of his day, the man went completely under the radar, just doing his job! His ability to go far beyond the limits of three track pop records is demonstrated in the vast array of musicians and artists who dealt with a Val Valentin recording session. While the producers always get the nod for the success of a recording project, the writing’s on the records as Val Valentin’s name is forever enshrined as the man who made the sound.
3. Herman’s Hermits: Into Something Good
(Gerry Goffin / Carole King)
The Best of Herman’s Hermits: Quality Records Canada V1783
Manchester, UK
Peter Noone – vocals
Derek Leckenby – lead guitar
Keith Hopwood – rhythm guitar
Karl Green – bass
Barry Whitwam – drums
Produced by Micky Most, 1965
Recorded by Val Valentin at De Lane Lea Studios, London, 26 July 1964
4. The Lovin’ Spoonful: Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind
(John Sebastian)
Do You Believe In Magic: Kama Sutra KLP 8050
New York City
John Sebastian: guitar, vocals
Zal Yanovsky: lead guitar, vocals
Steve Boone: bass
Joe Butler: drums
Produced by Erik Jacobsen, 1965
Recorded by Val Valentin
5. The Animals: The Girl Can’t Help It
(Bobby Troup)
House of the Rising Sun: Capitol Records of Canada 6000 Series – T 6092
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne UK
John Steel: drums
Eric Burdon: vocals
Chas Chandler: bass
Alan Price: keys
Hilton Valentine: guitar
James "Tappy" Wright: uncredited rhythm guitarist
Produced by Mickie Most, 1964
Recorded by Val Valentin, 31 July, 1964
Robert William Troup Jr. b. Oct 18, 1918 Harrisburg, PA / d. Feb 7, 1999 (80) in LA
6. Sopwith Camel: Frantic Desolation
(T MacNeil / P Kraemer)
Sopwith Camel: Kama Sutra Records KLP 8060
San Francisco
Peter Kraemer, vocal, sax
Terry MacNeil and William "Truckaway" Sievers, guitars
Martin Beard, bass (died 10 November 2015)
Norman Mayell, drums
Produced by Erik Jacobsen, 1967
Recorded by Val Valentin
This album of psychedelic folk rock was part of my musical wallpaper in the summer of 68. I purchased it on December 23, 1967 from Sam The Record Man.
7. Oscar Peterson Trio: The Girl From Ipanema
(Antônio Carlos Jobim)
We Get Requests: Verve – MIJ-1-5321
Montreal QC
Oscar Peterson: piano
Ray Brown: bass
Ed Thigpen: drums
Produced by Jim Davis, 1965
Recorded by Bob Simpson & Val Valentin
8. Janus Ian: Society’s Child
(Janus Ian)
Society’s Child: Verve Folkways FT/FTS-3017
NYC
Bass – Joe Mack
Drums – Buddy Saltzman
Flute – Artie Kaplan
Guitar – Al Gorgoni, Sal De Troio, Vinnie Bell
Guitar, Organ, Harpsichord, Siren, Tambourine, Vocals – Janis Ian
Harpsichord, Piano, Organ – Artie Butler
Produced by George "Shadow" Morton, 1967
Recorded by Joe Vennerie
Director of Engineering: Val Valentin
Janis Eddy Fink b. New York City, April 7, 1951
14 yrs old!!!
At the age of 12, she wrote her first song, "Hair of Spun Gold." At the age of 14, Ian wrote and recorded her first hit single, "Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)", about an interracial romance forbidden by a girl's mother and frowned upon by her peers and teachers. Produced by George "Shadow" Morton and released three times from 1965 to 1967. The song's theme of interracial relationships was considered taboo by some radio stations, who withdrew or banned it from their playlists accordingly. In her 2008 autobiography Society's Child, Ian recalls receiving hate mail and death threats as a response to the song.
9. The Paupers: Black Thank You Package
(Adam Mitchell / Skip Prokop)
Magic People: Verve Forecast - FTS 3026
Toronto, ON
Adam Mitchell, guitar, vocals
Skip Prokop, drums, vocals
Dennis Gerrard, bass
Chuck Beal. guitar
Produced by Rick Shorter, 1967
Recorded by Val Valentin at Columbia Studios, NYC
Released July 1, 1967
The first album by The Paupers, Magic People, was really like two different albums! Side one is this amazing amalgam of psychedelic rock where every song is a perfect addition to the set while side two seems more like a random collection of songs that don’t hold together. This song is from the first side, 3rd song. After freaking out on drugs at the Monterey Pop Festival, bassist Denny Gerrard was replaced. He later showed up playing in the McKenna Mendelson Mainline and is heard on the bootleg McKenna Mendelson Blues (1969) on Paragon Records by John Irvine, the same guy that Stompin’ Tom claimed screwed him (for his Rebel Records releases).
10. Blues Project: Fly Away
(Al Kooper)
Projections: Verve Folkwaves FT 3008 Mono
NYC
Danny Kalb: guitar, vocals
Al Kooper: keys, vocals
Steve Katz: guitar, harmonica, vocals
Andy Kulberg: bass, flute
Roy Blumenfeld: drums
Produced by Tom Wilson and Jerry Schoenbaum, 1966
Recorded by Val Valentin
Alan Peter Kuperschmidt (Al Kooper) b. Brooklyn NY Feb 5, 1944
11. Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs: Wooly Bully
(D Samudio)
The Best of Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs: MGM E4422
Dallas TX
Domingo "Sam" Samudio – Farfisa organ, vocals
Ray Stinnett – guitar
Butch Gibson – saxophone
David A. Martin – bass guitar
Jerry Patterson – drums, percussion
Produced by Stan Kesler, 1965
Recorded by Val Valentin at Phillips Recording Service in Memphis
12. Count Basie Orchestra: I Wanna Be Your Man
(Lennon / McCartney)
Basie’s Beatle Bag: Verve Records V6-8659
Hollywood CA
Count Basie: piano
Count Basie’s Orchestra
Produced by Peter Spargo and Teddy Reig, 1966
Recorded by Val Valentin and Ami Hadim at TTG Sunset Recorders, Hollywood
Arranged by Chico O’Farrill
William James Basie b Red Bank NJ Aug 21, 1904 / d. Apr 26, 1984 Hollywood (79)
13. Laura Nyro: Wedding Bell Blues
(Laura Nyro)
45 single bw Stony End: Verve Folkways – KF 5024
Bronx, NY
Laura Nyro - guitar, keyboards, vocals, songwriter
Jay Berliner - guitar
Stan Free - piano
Bill LaVorgna - drums
Buddy Lucas - harmonica
Lou Mauro - double bass
James Sedlar - French horn
Herb Bernstein - arranger, conductor, flugelhorn
Produced by Milton Okum, 1966
Recorded by Val Valentin & Harry Yarmark at Bell Sound (New York City)
Laura Nyro b The Bronx, NY October 18, 1947 / d. April 8, 1997 (49) Danbury, Conn
14. Ian & Sylvia: That Lovin’ Sound
(Ian Tyson)
45 Single: MGM Records – 13686X
Toronto
Guitar, vocals – Ian Tyson
Autoharp, vocals – Sylvia Tyson
Bass – Harvey Brooks
Drums – Bill LaVorna
Keyboards – Paul Harris
Lead Guitar – David Rea
Produced by John Court, 1967
Recorded by Val Valentin and Harry Yarmack
1992 they were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame during the Juno Awards ceremony. In 1994 they were both made Members of the Order of Canada.
15. Every Mothers Son: Come And Take A Ride In My Boat
(Wes Ferrel / Jerry Goldstein)
Every Mothers Son: MGM Records E 4471
New York City
Bruce J Milner: keys
Dennis Larden: lead guitar
Larry Larden: lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Christopher Augustine: drums
Schuyler Larsen: bass
Produced by Wes Farrell, 1967
Recorded by Val Valentin and Bruce Staple at Allegro Sound Studios, NYC
16. The Mothers of Invention: Plastic People
(Frank Zappa)
Absolutely Free: Verve V6-5013
Los Angeles CA
Frank Zappa: guitar, conductor, vocals
Jimmy Carl Black: drums, vocals
Ray Collins: vocals, tambourine
Roy Estrada: bass, vocals
Billy Mundi: drums, percussion
Don Preston: keyboards
Jim Fielder: guitar, piano
Bunk Gardner: woodwinds
Produced by Tom Wilson, 1967
Director of engineering: Val Valentin
Engineer: Ami Hadani
Remixing: David Greene
Mastering Engineer: Doug Sax
Frank Vincent Zappa b. Baltimore MD Dec 21, 1940 / d. Dec 4, 1993 (52) LA
Although Absolutely Free was the first Mothers album I listened to (I bought Freak Out a couple of weeks later), it was a stunner. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing! There was nothing else like it! And taking the piss out of The Supremes, The Beach Boys, lizard lounge music, rock-operas (and The Beatles on their next album, We’re Only In It For The Money), it was an archaic road that began with Plastic People and followed into the Duke of Prunes and Call Any Vegetable on side one. Still one of the best albums in my collection; I love it!
17. Nico: These Days
(Jackson Browne)
Chelsea Girl: Verve Records V-5032
NYC
Nico: vocals
Jackson Browne: electric guitar
John Cale: viola, organ
Produced by Tom Wilson, 1967
Recorded by Val Valentin and Gary Kellgren at Mayfair Recording Studios, NYC
Christa Paffgren b. Clogne GM Oct 16, 1938 / d. 18 July 1988 Ibiza, Spain
Nico (who went on to perform and record with the Velvet Underground) was known for her acting in Fellini’s La Doce Vita and was wooed by Andy Warholl to play a part in his 1966 film, Chelsea Girl. “these Days” was later used in the film The Royal Tenenbaums. Nico had this to say about the album:
“I still cannot listen to it, because everything I wanted for that record, they took it away. I asked for drums, they said no. I asked for more guitars, they said no. And I asked for simplicity, and they covered it in flutes! The first time I heard the album, I cried and it was all because of the flute.” The producer, Tom Wilson, would later work with Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention.
18. Buddy Rich: I Remember Clifford
(Golson)
Super rich: Verve Records V6-8778
Brooklyn NY
Buddy Rich: drums
Bass – Wyatt Ruther
Flute – Sam Most
Piano – Johnny Morris
Trumpet – Rolf Ericson
Vibraphone – Mike Mainieri
Produced by Val Valentin, 1969
Originally Produced by Creed Taylor, 1961
Originally recorded on Blues / Caravan by Dick Olmstead
Bernard "Buddy" Rich b. Brooklyn NY September 30, 1917 / d. Los Angeles CA April 2, 1987
19. Velvet Underground: What Goes On
(Lou Reed)
The Velvet Underground: MGM Records SE-4617
NYC
Lou Reed: guitar, vocals
Doug Yule: Bass, Organ, Vocals
Sterling Morrison, guitar
Maureen Tucker: Percussion, Vocals
Produced and Arranged By The Velvet Underground, 1969
Recorded and Mixed by Val Valentin at T.T.G. studios, Hollywood
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