Recording of the Month

Jeff Beck: Emotion & Commotion

Atco R2 523695 (CD), R1 523695 (LP). 2010. Steve Lipson, prod., eng., mix; Trevor Horn, exec. prod. DDD. TT: 40:26

Performance *****

Sonics ***½

Sonic Booms

Steam Locomotives, Jet Fighter Aircraft, Military Exercise (with live ammunition), WWII Aircraft, Comic Relief I & II, West Mountain Inn, Diesel Train, Steam Train with Rain & Thunder

Bainbridge BCD6276 (CD only). Produced & mixed by Brad S. Miller. DDD. TT: 58:00

Johnny Cash: American VI: Ain't No Grave

Lost Highways/American Recordings B0013954-02 (CD). 2010. Rick Rubin, prod.; David Ferguson, eng.; Greg Fidelman, Jimmy Tittle, Paul Fig, Dan Leffler, asst. engs. AAD.? TT: 32:23

Performance ****½

Sonics ***½

The Incredible String Band

Hannibal HNCD 4437 (CD only). TT: 45:15

The 5000 Spirits or The Layers of the Onion

Hannibal HNCD 4438 (CD only). TT: 50:06

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

Hannibal HNCD 4421 (CD only). TT: 50:12

Wee Tam & the Big Huge

Hannibal HNCD 4802 (2 CDs only). TT: 87:49

Changing Horses

Hannibal HNCD 4439 (CD only). TT: 50:24

I Looked Up

Hannibal HNCD 4440 (CD only). TT: 41:30

All above: Joe Boyd, prod.; John Wood, eng. AAD.

London Concertante: Piazzolla and Beyond

Works by Astor Piazzolla, David Gordon, Adam Summerhayes

London Concertante; Adam Summerhayes, dir.

Harmonia Mundi HMU 907491 (CD). 2009. Chris Grist, prod.; Matt Butler, eng. DDD. TT: 52:01

Performance ****

Sonics ****

Neil Young: Official Release Series, Discs 1–4

Reprise 519173-1(4 LPs, Limited Edition Vinyl Boxed Set). 2009. Neil Young, David Briggs, Elliot Mazer, Jack Nitzsche, Henry Lewy, prods.; John Nowland, reissue eng. AAA.

THE PERSUASIONS: Live in the Whispering Gallery

Hammer n' Nails HNCD 1988 (CD only). Frank Kulaga, Larry Collen, engs.; David Ackerman, prod. D–D. TT: 34:39