John Franz produced Scott Walker's early solo albums, continuing their Walker Brothers collaborationMusic linernotes album music
Sanders opened The Creator Has a Master Plan the same way Coltrane opened A Love SupremeMusic linernotes album music
Pharoah Sanders tapped Richard Davis and Ron Carter for Karma's bass partsMusic linernotes album music
Panis et Circencis translates to 'Bread and Circuses' — a fitting title for TropicáliaMusic linernotes album music
The White Album was a deliberate step back from Sgt. Pepper's layered productionMusic linernotes album music
The Beatles started recording The White Album on May 30, 1968, at Abbey RoadMusic linernotes album music
Grachan Moncur III wrote 'Frankenstein' and 'Ghost Town' for Jackie McLeanMusic linernotes album music
Teo Macero earned his first Miles Davis production credit on Sketches of SpainMusic linernotes album music
Scott LaFaro died in a car accident two weeks after the Village Vanguard sessionsMusic linernotes album music
Bill Evans Trio's Explorations was a single-day session at Bell Sound in New YorkMusic linernotes album music
Our Mother the Mountain is Townes Van Zandt's second album, released in 1969Music linernotes album music
Our Mother the Mountain established Townes Van Zandt as one of country-folk's most gifted songwriters.Music linernotes album music
Liege & Lief was rehearsed in a Hampshire house and recorded at Sound TechniquesMusic linernotes album music
Dave Swarbrick became a full member on Fairport Convention's Liege & LiefMusic linernotes album music
Bob Dylan's John Wesley Harding came after the basement tapes — but used none of themMusic linernotes album music
Bob Dylan recorded John Wesley Harding in Nashville and released it three weeks laterMusic linernotes album music
The Byrds recorded Sweetheart of the Rodeo in both Nashville and Los Angeles.Music linernotes album music
Sweetheart of the Rodeo is recognized as the first major country rock albumMusic linernotes album music
Roger McGuinn originally planned a double album tracing American music historyMusic linernotes album music
Tomorrow Never Knows used tape loops and a rotating speaker for its psychedelic soundMusic linernotes album music
Rubber Soul was Norman Smith's last Beatles engineering job before EMI promoted him to producerMusic linernotes album music
Revolver was the Beatles' final recording project before quitting live showsMusic linernotes album music
Revolver pushed studio technology further than any Beatles album before itMusic linernotes album music
Nashville session musicians gave Blonde on Blonde its fluid, organic feelMusic linernotes album music
Klaus Voormann designed Revolver's cover collage, photographed by Robert WhitakerMusic linernotes album music
George Martin produced Rubber Soul — and called it the first album that showed a 'new, growing Beatles'Music linernotes album music
Dylan's best Blonde on Blonde takes came when the band thought they were just rehearsingMusic linernotes album music
'California Dreamin'' and 'Monday, Monday' made the Mamas & the Papas' debut an all-timerMusic linernotes album music
The John Mayall/Paul Butterfield session is one of the rarest Bluesbreakers recordsMusic linernotes album music
Fleetwood Mac shared a Chicago studio with Otis Spann, Willie Dixon, and more blues royaltyMusic linernotes album music
The Who's Tommy is a rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind pinball championMusic linernotes album music
