Adult Contemporary Music in Japan

Monthly Recommended Discs Page

Many Adult Contemporary Music CD are releasing every month. SO, I would hereby show you Adult Contemporary Music CD New Release ( also including Reissue) information. As "Recommended Discs of The Month" , I would highly recommend to buy several albums with my personal review. In addition, I would also give you release information regarding other remarkable recent titles supported by one of the well-known on-line music stores "CD Now" and "Amazon.com" as "Noteworthy Discs of The Month" .

Contents

• Recommended Discs of This Month (Back to latest monthly recommendation)
• Recommended Discs of July, 1996
  • New Releases
    1. Sherwood Ball 'n' Chain / Folice Paradyce
    2. Rake and The Surf Tones / Surfers Drive Woodies

RECOMMENDED DISCS OF JULY, 1996

SHERWOOD BALL 'N CHAIN / FOLIS PARADYCE <ACM Rating: >

Sherwood Ball made it again! His excellent vocals and his ability as a songwriter can be confirmed on 3 songs ("Show Me The Magic", "Holdin' On To Love", "One Way To Another" ) from Jay Graydon's album titled "Music From The Planet" (1993).

Sherwood released his solo debut CD "White Light" as Sherwood Ball 'n Chain from his own production Ball Productions last year. This is his 2nd solo album !!

• Label : Quintessential Records (08.30.30)
• Release Date: July 9, 1996
• Executive Producer: Celia Xavier
• Producer: himself
• Musicians:
  • Drums: Tris Imboden, Dave Owens
  • Guitars: Carl Verheyen, Tedi Sarafian
  • Bass: John Pierce
  • Keyboards: Steve Porcaro, Jay Oliver
  • Shamisen: Toshi Yanagi
  • Background Vocals: Oren Waters, Carmen Carter, Mona Lisa Young, Katerina Perkins
• Tracks:
  1. Folis Paradyce
  2. Living the Moment
  3. Stand Still
  4. Mercy
  5. Broken Lines
  6. Discretion
  7. In The Light Of All Things
  8. Baby, Bye-Bye
  9. Garden of Desire
  10. After Me

RAKE AND THE SURFTONES / SURFERS DRIVE WOODIES <ACM Rating: >

This is new Jay Graydon's project album. Basically, you must remember that this album is Real 60's surf music album which Jay were playing when he was about 15 or 16 years old. And it was recorded for his fun between the process to check out his rebuilt studio damaged by Northridge Earthquake. Jay says that it is important to remember that this album is REAL 60'S SURF MUSIC along with some intentional humor. The description is "seriously funny". I hope you enjoy this CD as much as all the players do. DO NOT EXPECT Jay's magical guitar-play on this album as Jay explains.

• Label: Pioneer LDC (POCP-1116)
• Release Date: July 24, 1996
• Producer: Todd LaBrea (Jay Graydon)
• Musicians:
  • Guitars: Todd LaBrea (Jay Graydon), Sleepy Richard Hueneme (Dean Parks), Yo Wood (Sherwood Ball), Biff "No Pick" Balboa (Sterling Ball)
  • Keyboards: Malibu JC Peters (Jim Cox), "Butt" Powell (Tom Hensley)
  • Bass: Ed Hudu (David Hungate)
  • Drums: Hot Fat Reynolds (John Ferraro)
  • Sax: Honky "Leaky Pad" Beeflat (Dean Parks)
  • Trombone: Hungus Hudu (David Hungate)
  • Hand Claps: Dave "Goofy Hand" Hemosa (Dave Richardson)
  • Lead Vocals: Stan "Haight" Ashbury (Joseph Williams), Paco Pt. Loma (Jason Scheff), Craig Laguna (Craig Copeland)
  • Back Vocals: Poop Fiction (Steve Lukather)
• Tracks:
  1. Gotta Woodie Today
  2. Undertow
  3. Run Don't Walk
  4. The Lonely Wave
  5. For Sandi Girl And The Sea Cups
  6. My Woodie
  7. Malibu Pier
  8. Surfin Drums
  9. The Lake Mystery
  10. Bach Goes Surfin'
  11. Minute Wave
  12. October In Oxnard
  13. Gettin Air
  14. Blue Lights
  15. Hot Fat Boogie
  16. Surfers The Jam
  17. Red Tide (Bonus Track only for Japanese Version)
  18. Buryon Run (Bonus Track only for Japanese Version)

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