Monthly Archives: April 2017

Feeder: Generation Freakshow

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On April 23, 2012, “Big Teeth Music” label released “Generation Freakshow”, the eighth Feeder studio album. It was recorded 2009-2012, and was produced by Grant Nicholas and Chris Sheldon.

Personnel:

  • Grant Nicholas– vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion
  • Taka Hirose– bass guitars, backing vocals
  • Karl Brazil- drums, percussion
  • Matt Sime – keyboards, backing vocals, engineer, additional production
  • Brian Sperber- keyboards, backing vocal, mixing
  • Paul Spong – trumpet
  • Chris Sheldon- engineer, mixing
  • Tom Fuller – engineer assistant
  • George Apison – engineer assistant
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Nigel Walton – sequencing
  • Roger Ballen– photography
  • Scarlet Page- photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Grant Nicholas.

  1. Oh My
  2. Borders
  3. Idaho
  4. Hey Johnny
  5. Quiet
  6. Sunrise
  7. Generation Freakshow
  8. Tiny Minds
  9. In All Honesty
  10. Headstrong
  11. Fools Can’t Sleep
  12. Children in the Sun – includes hidden track Sky Life

Elvis Costello: When I Was Cruel

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On April 23, 2002, “Island” label released “When I Was Cruel”, the 19th Elvis Costello album. It was recorded 2001-2002, and was produced by Elvis Costello, Ciaran Cahill, Leo Pearson and Kieran Lynch. “When I Was Cruel” was the first album to feature Costello’s new band, The Imposters.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello– vocals, guitars, horn arrangements, melodica,  cymbal,  bass, piano, harmonica
  • Steve Nieve– organ, pianet, piano, vibraphone, melodica, filters
  • Davey Faragher– bass, handclaps
  • Pete Thomas– drums, handclaps, percussion, shaker, tambourine
  • Leo Pearson – electric tabla, rhythm processor, tambourine, mixing
  • Bill Ware– vibraphone
  • Jay Rodriguez– tenor saxophone
  • Roy Nathanson– alto saxophone
  • Ku-umba Frank Lacy– trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Curtis Fowlkes– trombone
  • Steven Kennedy –backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Elvis Costello.

  1. 45
  2. Spooky Girlfriend
  3. Tear Off Your Own Head (It’s a Doll Revolution)
  4. When I Was Cruel No. 2
  5. Soul for Hire
  6. 15 Petals
  7. Tart
  8. Dust 2…
  9. Dissolve
  10. Alibi
  11. …Dust
  12. Daddy Can I Turn This?
  13. My Little Blue Window
  14. Episode of Blonde
  15. Radio Silence

 

Feeder: Echo Park

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On April 23, 2001, “Echo” label released “Echo Park”, the third Feeder studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at “Great Linford Manor” in Milton Keynes, and was produced by Gil Norton, Grant Nicholas, Taka Hirose and Jon Henry Lee.  In 2003 the album was certified Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Grant Nicholas– vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Taka Hirose– bass
  • Jon Henry Lee– drums, percussion
  • Mark Pythian – programming
  • Matt Sime – engineer, mixing
  • Dante Supple – engineer
  • Richard Ash – second engineer
  • Joe Zook – second engineer, Pro Tools operator
  • Jack Joseph Puig– mixing
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Blue Source – art direction
  • Roy Wilkinson – illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Grant Nicholas.

  1. Standing on the Edge
  2. Buck Rogers
  3. Piece by Piece
  4. Seven Days in the Sun
  5. We Can’t Rewind
  6. Turn
  7. Choke
  8. Oxygen
  9. Tell All Your Friends
  10. Under the Weather
  11. Satellite News
  12. Bug

Blue October: Home

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On April 22, 2016, “Up/Down Records” label released “Home”, the eighth Blue October studio album. It was recorded August-November 2015 at “Orb Studios” in Austin, Texas and “Crazy Making Studio”, and was produced by Tim Palmer and Justin Furstenfeld.

Personnel:

  • Justin Furstenfeld– vocals, guitar, programming
  • B. Hudson- guitar
  • Ryan Delahoussaye- violin, keyboard
  • Matt Noveskey– bass
  • Jeremy Furstenfeld– drums, percussion
  • Steve Schiltz – guitar
  • Matt Chamberlain- drums
  • Eric Holtz – programming, engineer
  • Tim Palmer- mixing
  • Mark Needham- mixing
  • Robert Sewell – engineer assistant
  • Rhys Bright – cover art
  • Brad Bond – package design

Track listing:

  1. Coal Makes Diamonds – Justin Furstenfeld, Steve Schiltz, Matt Noveskey
  2. Driver – Jeremy Furstenfeld, Justin Furstenfeld
  3. Heart Go Bang – Justin Furstenfeld
  4. I Want It – Justin Furstenfeld
  5. Home – Justin Furstenfeld
  6. We Know Where You Go – Justin Furstenfeld
  7. The Lucky One – Matt Noveskey, Justin Furstenfeld
  8. Break Ground – Justin Furstenfeld
  9. Leave It in the Dressing Room (Shake It Up) – Justin Furstenfeld, Steve Schiltz, Tim Palmer, Matt Noveskey
  10. Houston Heights – Matt Noveskey, Justin Furstenfeld
  11. Time Changes Everything – Justin Furstenfeld, Ryan Delahoussaye
  12. The Stills – Justin Furstenfeld

EELS: The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett

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On April 22 2014, “E Works” label released “The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett”, the eleventh Eels studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by E (Mark Oliver Everett).

Personnel:

  • E (Mark Oliver Everett) – vocals, guitars, keyboards, drums
  • Honest Al – bass
  • The Chet – arrangements
  • Knuckles
  • Xautionary Tales Orcchestra
  • Professor Snatch
  • Rick Kwan – recording
  • Mario Diaz – recording
  • Koool G Murder – recording, mixing
  • P-Boo – arranger, recording, mixing
  • Ryan Boesch – recording, mixing
  • Dan Gersch – mastering
  • Lisa Glines – design, photography
  • Myron B. Kanklemeyer – photography

Track listing:

.All tracks written by E, except where noted.

  1. Where I’m At – E, arr. by The Chet, P-Boo
  2. Parallels
  3. Lockdown Hurricane- E; arr. by P-Boo
  4. Agatha Chang – E; arr.t by P-Boo
  5. A Swallow in the Sun – E, The Chet; arr. by The Chet
  6. Where I’m From – E; P-Boo
  7. Series of Misunderstandings
  8. Kindred Spirit – E; P-Boo
  9. Gentlemen’s Choice – E, P-Boo; arr. by P-Boo
  10. Dead Reckoning – E, P-Boo; arr. by P-Boo
  11. Answers – E; arr.t by P-Boo
  12. Mistakes of My Youth – E, The Chet; arr. by The Chet
  13. Where I’m Going – E; arr. by The Chet

OSI: Free

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On April 21, 2006, “insideOut Music” label released “Free”, the second OSI album. It was recorded in November 2005, and was produced by Jim Matheos and Kevin Moore.

Personnel:

  • Jim Matheos- guitars, keyboards, programming
  • Bige Akdeniz – vocals, guitar
  • Kevin Moore- vocals, keyboards, programming
  • Joey Vera – bass
  • Mike Portnoy- acoustic drums

Track listing:

All lyrics by Kevin Moore; all music by Jim Matheos and Kevin Moore.

  1. Sure You Will
  2. Free
  3. Go
  4. All Gone Now
  5. Home Was Good
  6. Bigger Wave
  7. Kicking
  8. Better
  9. Simple Life
  10. Once
  11. Our Town

Azra: Sunčana strana ulice

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In April 1981, “Jugoton” label released “Sunčana strana ulice”, the second Azra studio album. It was recorded in February-March 1981, at “Studio JM” in Zagreb, Croatia, and was produced by Branimir Štulić.

Personnel:

  • Branimir Štulić- lead vocal, guitar
  • Mišo Hrnjak – vocal, bass guitar
  • Boris Leiner – vocals, drums
  • Mladen Juričić – accordion
  • Miroslav Sedak Benčić – saxophone
  • Nikola Santro – trombone
  • Franjo Vlahović – trumpet, trombone
  • Janko Mlinarić – engineer
  • Jasmin Krpan – design
  • Davor Mindoljević – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Branimir Štulić.

  1. 041
  2. Užas je moja furka
  3. Fa-Fa-Fa
  4. Kipo
  5. Ne reci mi dvaput
  6. Provedimo vikend zajedno
  7. Kurvini sinovi
  8. Bankrot mama
  9. Pametni i knjiški ljudi
  10. Kad Miki kaže da se boji
  11. .. i to je Amerika
  12. Daleko od istine
  13. Poljska u mome srcu
  14. Suzi F. (Kada vidim Beč)
  15. Između nas
  16. Nemoj po glavi D.P.
  17. Gospodar samoće
  18. Poljubi me …
  19. Karta za sreću
  20. Uvijek ista priča
  21. Sunčana strana ulice
  22. Grad bez ljubavi
  23. Nedjelja popodne
  24. Odlazak u noć

Sky: 2

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In April 1980, “Arista” label released “Sky 2”, the second Sky album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Studio 3” and “Abbey Road Studios”, and was produced by Haydn Bendall, Tony Clark, John Williams, Francis Monkman, Herbie Flowers, Tristan Fry and Kevin Peek.

Personnel:

  • John Williams– classical guitars
  • Francis Monkman– keyboards, synthesizers, harpsichord, piano, left-hand channel electric guitar
  • Herbie Flowers– bass guitar, tuba
  • Tristan Fry– drums, tuned percussion (drumkit, vibraphone, marimba, bass marimba, tympani, xylophones), trumpet
  • Kevin Peek– classical and electric guitars

Track listing:

  1. Hotta – Kevin Peek, Herbie Flowers
  2. Dance of the Little Fairies – Herbie Flowers
  3. Sahara – Kevin Peek
  4. Fifo – Francis Monkman
  5. Adagio – Francis Monkman
  6. Watching the Aeroplanes – Francis Monkman
  7. Tuba Smarties – Herbie Flowers
  8. Ballet-Volta – Praetorius, arr. John Williams
  9. Gavotte &Variations – Rameau
  10. Andante – Vivaldi, arr. John Williams
  11. Tristan’s Magic Garden – Tristan Fry
  12. El Cielo – traditional, arr. Williams
  13. Vivaldi – Darryl Way
  14. Scipio – Herbie Flowers
  15. Toccata – Bach, arr. Kevin Peek, Holmes

Lou Reed: Growing Up the Public

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In April 1980, “Arista” label released “Growing Up in Public”, the tenth  Lou Reed album. It was recorded in January 1980, at “Air Studios” in Montserrat, and was produced by Michael Fonfara and Lou Reed.

Personnel:

  • Lou Reed – vocals, guitar
  • Chuck Hammer – guitar, guitar synthesizer
  • Stuart Heinrich – guitar, backing vocals
  • Michael Fonfara – keyboards, guitar
  • Ellard “Moose” Boles – bass, backing vocals
  • Michael Suchorsky – drums
  • Corky Stasiak – engineer
  • Mick Rock – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Reed and Michael Fonfara

  1. How Do You Speak to an Angel?
  2. My Old Man
  3. Keep Away
  4. Growing Up in Public
  5. Standing on Ceremony
  6. So Alone
  7. Love Is Here to Stay
  8. The Power of Positive Drinking
  9. Smiles
  10. Think It Over
  11. Teach the Gifted Children

Gerry Rafferty: Snake and Ladders

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In April 1980, “United Artists” label released “Snakes and Ladders”, the fourth Gerry Rafferty album. It was recorded in 1980, and was produced by Gerry Rafferty and Hugh Murphy.

Personnel:

  • Gerry Rafferty – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Bryn Haworth– guitar, slide guitar
  • Richard Brunton – guitar
  • Jerry Donahue– guitar
  • Billy Livsey – piano, keyboards
  • Billy Wingfield – piano, Moog synthesiser
  • Ian Lynn – keyboards
  • Pete Wingfield– organ
  • Richard Harvey – synthesiser, penny whistle
  • Pete Zorn– bass
  • Mo Foster– bass
  • Liam Genockey– drums
  • Frank Ricotti– percussion
  • Mel Collins– saxophone
  • Raphael Ravenscroft– saxophone
  • Betsy Cook– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Gerry Rafferty

  1. The Royal Mile (Sweet Darlin’)
  2. I Was a Boy Scout
  3. Welcome to Hollywood
  4. Wastin’ Away
  5. Look at the Moon
  6. Bring It All Home
  7. The Garden of England
  8. Johnny’s Song
  9. Didn’t I
  10. Syncopatin Sandy
  11. Cafe Le Cabotin
  12. Don’t Close the Door