Doves: Constellations For The Lonely

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On February 28, 2025, “EMI North” label released “Constellations for the Lonely”, the sixth Doves studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2024, at “Frank Bough Sound III” in Cheshire, England, and was produced by Dan Austin, Jim Goodwin, Jez Williams and Andy Williams.

Personnel:

  • Jimi Goodwin – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, guitar, drums; synthesizer, programming
  • Jez Williams – lead and backing vocals, guitar; bass guitar, bass guitar, synthesizer, string arrangement, programming, mixing
  • Andy Williams – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards, harmonica, programming, samples
  • Martin Rebelski – keyboards
  • Fredrik Björling  – drums
  • Belinda Hammond – violin
  • Hannah Groarke-Young – violin
  • Jayne Coyle – viola
  • Elinor Gow – cello
  • Seadna McPhail – engineer
  • Martin King – engineer
  • Dan Austin – mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, and Andy Williams.

  1. Renegade
  2. Cold Dreaming
  3. In the Butterfly House
  4. Strange Weather
  5. A Drop in the Ocean
  6. Last Year’s Man
  7. Stupid Schemes
  8. Silent Teresa
  9. Orlando
  10. Southern Bell

Ciccada: The Finest Of Miracles

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In February 2015, “Fading Records” label released “The Finest of Miracles”, the second Ciccada album. It was recorded 2012 – 2014, at “Studio 19”, “Κυριαζής Studio” and “Genesis Studios” in Athens, and was produced by AltrOck Productions, Yorgos Mouhos, Evangelia Kozoni, Nikolas Nikolopoulos and Yiannis Iliakis.

Personnel:

  • Evangelia Kozoni – vocals
  • Yorgos Mouhos – acoustic, classical and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Nikolas Nikolopoulos – flute, tenor saxophone, organ, mellotron, synthesizer, piano, electric piano, glockenspiel, recording 
  • Yiannis Iliakis – drums, marimba, percussion, illustration 
  • Jargon – vocals
  • Savvas Paraskevas – piano, electric piano
  • Johan Brand – bass
  • Omiros Komninos – bass
  • Yorgos Lambadis – bass
  • Yannis Moraitis – trumpet
  • Dionysis Agalianos – trumpet
  • Panayotis Zafiropoulos – trombone
  • Spyros Kakos – French horn
  • Panayiotis Sioras – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Sakis Myronis – tuba
  • Lydia Boudouni – violin
  • Marianna Vassou – cello
  • Kostas Bokos, Thanos Kaleas, Thomas Karamazakis – engineer
  • Andrea Rizzardo – mixing
  • Udi Koomran – mastering
  • Liber Artis – design
  • Leonidas Dimakopoulos – band photography

Track listing:

  1. A Night Ride
  2. Eternal
  3. At the Death of Winter
  4. Around the Fire
  5. Lemnos (Lover’s Dance)
  6. Birth of the Lights
  7. Wandering
  8. Siren’s Call
  9. As Fall the Leaves
  10. Song for an Island

Television Personalities: Privilege

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In February 1990, “Fire” label released “Privilege”, the fifth Television Personalities.album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Phil Vinall, Dan Treacy, Jowe Head and Jeffery Bloom.

Personnel:

  • Dan Treacy – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Jowe Head – bass, strings, trumpet
  • Jefferey Bloom – drums
  • Matthew Fisher – engineer
  • Wilson Sharp – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Treacy, except where noted.

  1. Paradise Is For The Blessed
  2. A Good And Faithful Servant
  3. Conscience Tells Me No
  4. My Hedonistic Tendencies
  5. All My Dreams Are Dead
  6. Salvador Dali’s Garden Party
  7. The Man Who Paints The Rainbows
  8. What If It’s Raining?
  9. Sad Mona Lisa
  10. The Engine Driver Song
  11. Sometimes I Think You Know Me Better Than I Know Myself
  12. Privilege
  13. The Room At The Top Of The Stairs – Randall Hylton, Dan Treacy
  14. This Time There’s No Happy Ending
  15. Part One: Fulfilling The Contractual Obligations

Felt: Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty

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In February 1982, “Cherry Red” label released “Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty”, the debut Felt studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Woodbine Street Recording Studios” in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, and was produced by John A. Rivers.

Personnel:

  • Lawrence – vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • Maurice Deebank – electric guitar, bass guitar
  • Nick Gilbert – bass guitar
  • Gary Ainge – drums

Tracks listing:

All lyrics by Lawrence, all music by Lawrence and Maurice Deebank.

  1. Evergreen Dazed
  2. Fortune
  3. Birdmen
  4. Cathedral
  5. I Worship the Sun
  6. Templeroy

Mona Lisa: Avant Qu’il Ne Soit Trop Tard

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In February 1976, “Crypto” label released “Avant Qu’il Ne Soit Trop Tard”, the fourth Mona Lisa album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Studio Antibes”, in La Fontonne, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, and was produced by Jean-Claude Pognant.

.Personnel:

  • Dominique Le Guennec – vocals, flute, synthesizer
  • Pascal Jardon – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Jean-Paul Pierson – piano, organ, synthesizer
  • Jean-Luc Martin – vocals, bass, guitar
  • Francis Poulet – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Bernard Belan – engineer
  • Jean-Pierre Massiera – engineer
  • Philippe Omnès – engineer, mixing
  • Philippe Huart – design concept, illustration

Track listing:

  1. Le Chant Des Glaces
  2. Allons Z’Enfants
  3. Le Publiphobe
  4. Solaris
  5. La Folie
  6. De Toute Ma Haine
  7. Plus Loin Vers Le Ciel

Jazz Celula: Oheň Až Požár

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In February 1976, “Panton” label released “Oheň Až Požár”, the second Jazz Celula album. It was recorded in January 1976, at “Studio A” of “Czechoslovak Radio” in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

Personnel:

  • Zdeněk Dvořák – guitar
  • Karel Růžička – piano
  • Petr Kořínek – bass
  • Josef Vejvoda – drums
  • Jiří Tomek – percussion
  • Petr Král – saxophone
  • Laco Deczi – trumpet
  • Svatopluk Košvanec – saxophone, trombone
  • Jan Osten – engineer, photography
  • Petr Čada – engineer
  • Svatoslav Rychlý – recording supervision
  • Aleš Striegl – cover

Track listing:

  1. Filip Šamonil – Laro Deczi
  2. Desatero Řemesel – Petr Kořínek
  3. Zmoklá Voda – Petr Král
  4. Palma – Petr Král
  5. Polobotka – Laco Deczi
  6. Do Toho – Josef Vejvoda
  7. Probuzení – Karel Růžička
  8. Oheň, Až Požár – Laco Deczi

Life Without Buildings: Any Other City

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On February 26, 2001, “Tugboat Records” label released “Any Other City”, the first and only Life without Buildings studio album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Andy Miller.

Personnel:

  • Sue Tompkins – vocals
  • Robert Johnston – guitar
  • Chris Evans – bass
  • Will Bradley – drums
  • Andy Miller – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Sue Tompkins, Robert Johnston, Chris Evans and Will Bradley.

  1. PS Exclusive
  2. Let’s Get Out
  3. Juno
  4. The Leanover
  5. Young Offenders
  6. Philip
  7. Envoys
  8. 14 Days
  9. New Town
  10. Sorrow

Hermeto Pascoal: Slaves Mass

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In February 1977, “Warner Bros” label released “Slaves Mass”, the seventh Hermeto Pascoal album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by Airto Moreira and Flora Purim.

Personnel:

  • Hermeto Pascoal – vocals, piano, keyboards, clavinet, melodica, soprano sax, flutes, acoustic guitar, twelve strings guitar, live pigs
  • David Amaro – acoustic, electric and twelve strings guitar.
  • Alphonso Johnson – electric bass
  • Ron Carter – acoustic bass
  • Airto Moreira – vocals, drums, percussion.
  • Chester Thompson – drums
  • Raul de Souza – vocals, trombone
  • Flora Purim – vocals
  • Hugo Fattoruso – vocals
  • Laudir de Oliveira – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Hermeto Pascoal.

  1. Tacho
  2. Missa Dos Escravos
  3. Chorinho Para Ele
  4. Cannon (Dedicated To Cannonball Adderley)
  5. Escuta Meu Piano
  6. Aquela Valsa
  7. Geléia De Cereja

Keith Jarrett: Death And The Flower

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In February 1975, “Impulse!” label released “Death and the Flower”, the 19th Keith Jarrett album. It was recorded in October 1974, at “Generation Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • Keith Jarrett – piano, wooden flute, soprano saxophone
  • Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone, musette, percussion
  • Charlie Haden – bass
  • Paul Motian – drums, percussion
  • Guilherme Franco – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Keith Jarrett

  1. Death and the Flower
  2. Prayer
  3. Great Bird

Return To Forever: No Mystery

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In February 1975, “Polydor” label released “No Mystery”, the fifth Return to Forever album. It was recorded in January 1975, at “Record Plant Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Chick Corea and Shelly Yakus.

Personnel:

  • Chick Corea – vocals, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner clavinet, Yamaha electric organ, synthesizers (ARP Odyssey, Minimoog), snare drum, marimba
  • Al Di Meola – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Stanley Clarke – vocals, electric bass, acoustic bass, Yamaha electric organ, synthesizer
  • Lenny White – drums, percussion, congas, marimba
  • Shelly Yakus – engineer
  • Tom Rabstenek – mastering
  • Bill Levy – cover art direction

Track listing:

  1. Dayride – Stanley Clarke
  2. Jungle Waterfall – Chick Corea. Stanley Clarke
  3. Flight of the Newborn – Al Di Meola
  4. Sofistifunk – Lenny White
  5. Excerpt from the First Movement of Heavy Metal – Chick Corea, Lenny White, Al Di Meola
  6. No Mystery – Chick Corea
  7. Interplay – Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke
  8. Celebration Suite, Part I – Chick Corea
  9. Celebration Suite, Part II – Chick Corea

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