Monthly Archives: October 2018

Jon Anderson: Change We Must

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On October 17, 1994, “EMI” label released “Change We Must”, the seventh Jon Anderson album. It was recorded 1993 – 1994, and was produced by Jon Anderson and Tim Handley.

Personnel:

  • Jon Anderson – vocals, orchestrations
  • Milton McDonald – guitar
  • Gwendolyn Mok – piano
  • Matt Clifford – keyboards, orchestration
  • Toby Alington – synthesizers
  • Steve Pearce – bass
  • Ian Thomas – drums
  • Opio Singers Choir
  • Sandrine Piau – vocals
  • Jade Anderson– vocals
  • Christopher Warren-Green, Rosie Furness, Roger Chase, Steve Trees, Jonathan Williams – strings
  • Skalia Kanga – harp
  • Nadya – Sun Chant
  • Nick Ingram – orchestration
  • Geoffrey Alexander – orchestration
  • Tim Handley – orchestration

Track listing:

  1. State of Independence – Jon Anderson, Vangelis
  2. Shaker Loops – lyrics by Jon Anderson, music by John Adams
  3. Hearts – Chris Squire, Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin
  4. Alive & Well – David Tolley, Jon Anderson
  5. The Kiss – Jon Anderson, Vangelis
  6. Chagall Duet – Jon Anderson
  7. Run On, Jon – David Tolley, Jon Anderson
  8. Candle Song – Jon Anderson, Vangelis
  9. A View from the Coppice – David Tolley, Jon Anderson
  10. Hurry Home – Jon Anderson
  11. Under the Sun – Jon Anderson
  12. Change We Must – Jon Anderson, Vangelis

Nothing But Thieves: Same

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On October 16, 2015, “Sony Music” label released the self-titled, debut Nothing But Thieves studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Julian Emery.

Personnel:

  • Conor Mason – vocals
  • Joseph Langridge-Brown – guitars
  • Dominic Craik – guitars, keyboard
  • Philip Blake – bass
  • James Price – drums
  • Cenzo Townshend, Adam Noble – mixing
  • Robin Schmidt – mastering
  • Jim Irvin, Dominic Craik, Larry Hibbitt– additional production

Track listing:

  1. Excuse Me – Joseph Brown, Dominic Craik, Julian Emery, Jim Irvin, Conor Mason
  2. Ban All the Music – Joseph Brown, Dominic Craik, Conor Mason
  3. Wake Up Call – Joseph Brown, Dominic Craik, Larry Hibbitt, Conor Mason
  4. Itch – Joseph Brown, Dominic Craik, Larry Hibbitt, Conor Mason
  5. If I Get High – Joseph Brown, Dominic Craik, Conor Mason
  6. Graveyard Whistling – Joseph Brown, Dominic Craik, Julian Emery, Jim Irvin, Conor Mason
  7. Hostage – Joseph Brown, Dominic Craik, Julian Emery, Jim Irvin, Conor Mason
  8. Trip Switch – Joseph Brown, Dominic Craik, Julian Emery, Jim Irvin, Conor Mason
  9. Lover, Please Stay – Joseph Brown
  10. Drawing Pins – Joseph Brown, Dominic Craik, Conor Mason
  11. Painkiller – Joseph Brown, Dominic Craik, Conor Mason
  12. Tempt You (Evocatio) – Joseph Brown, Dominic Craik, Julian Emery, Jim Irvin, Conor Mason

 

White Out: Accidental Sky

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On October 16, 2015, “Northern Sky” label released “Accidental Sky”, the sixth White Out album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Northern Spy.

Personnel:

  • Nels Cline– guitar
  • Lin Culbertson – voice, analog synthesizer, autoharp
  • Tom Surgal – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Nels Cline, Lin Culbertson and Tom Surgal.

  1. Imperative
  2. Ragged Mist of Stalled Horizon
  3. Sirius Missing
  4. Winter Light
  5. Exaltation by Proxy
  6. Under a Void Moon
  7. Soft, Nameless, Absolute

Anberlin: Vital

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On October 16, 2012, “Universal Republic” label released “Vital”, the sixth  Anberlin studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Electric Thunder Studios” in Nashville, “Sound Kitchen” in Franklin, “Compound Recording” in Seattle, and was produced by Aaron Sprinkle.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Christian– lead vocals, keyboards
  • Joseph Milligan – vocals, lead guitar
  • Christian McAlhaney – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Deon Rexroat – bass guitar
  • Nathan Young – drums, percussion
  • Julia Marie, Christie DuPree – vocals
  • Aaron Sprinkle- engineer, mixing, mastering

Track listing:

  1. Self-Starter
  2. Little Tyrants
  3. Other Side
  4. Someone Anyone
  5. Intentions
  6. Innocent
  7. Desires
  8. Type Three
  9. Orpheum
  10. Modern Age
  11. God, Drugs & Sex

John McLaughlin: Now Here This

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On October 16, 2012, “Abstract Logix” label released “Now Here This” the 17th John McLaughlin album, and the second one with The 4th Dimension. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by John McLaughlin.

Personnel:

  • John McLaughlin– electric and synthesizer guitar
  • Étienne M’Bappé – electric bass, fretless bass
  • Ranjit Barot– drums
  • Gary Husband– drums, piano, synthesizer
  • Frédéric Betin – engineer
  • Marcus Wippersberg – engineer, mastering, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by John McLaughlin.

  1. Trancefusion
  2. Riff Raff
  3. Echoes from Then
  4. Wonderfall
  5. Call and Answer
  6. Not Here Not There
  7. Guitar Love
  8. Take It or Leave It

Jake Bugg: Same

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On October 15, 2012, “Mercury” label released the self-titled, debut Jake Bugg album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Iain Archer, Mike Crossey, Matt Prime, Crispin Hunt, Jason Hart and Jake Bugg. The album was certified Platinum in UK by “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Jake Bugg – vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Iain Archer – guitar, bass, drums, engineer, mixing
  • Matt Prime – guitar, harmonica, percussion, mixing, backing vocals
  • Jack Atherton, Phil Wilkinson – drums
  • Jon Kensington, Tom Robertson– bass
  • Oliver Kraus – strings, string arrangements
  • Pete Barrett – artwork
  • Kevin Westenburg – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jake Bugg and Iain Archer, except where noted.

  1. Lightning Bolt
  2. Two Fingers
  3. Taste It
  4. Seen It All
  5. Simple As This – Jake Bugg, Matt Prime
  6. Country Song – Jake Bugg
  7. Broken – Jake Bugg, Crispin Hunt
  8. Trouble Town
  9. Ballad of Mr Jones
  10. Slide
  11. Someone Told Me – Jake Bugg
  12. Note to Self
  13. Someplace – Jake Bugg
  14. Fire – Jake Bugg

Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia and John McLaughlin: The Guitar Trio

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On October 15, 1996, “Verve” label released “The Guitar Trio”, album by Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucía and John McLaughlin. It was recorded May – July 1996, at “Real World Studios” in England, and was produced by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía.

Personnel:

  • Al Di Meola – guitar,  percussion, hands, shaker, arrangements
  • John McLaughlin – guitar. arrangements
  • Paco de Lucía – guitar, arrangements
  • Stuart Bruce – recording, mixing
  • Jacquie Turner – programming, recording, mixing
  • Russell Kearney – programming, recording, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Jo Parkinson – art direction
  • Christian Rose – photography

Track listing:

  1. La Estiba – Paco de Lucía
  2. Beyond the Mirage – Al Di Meola
  3. Midsummer Night – John McLaughlin
  4. Manhã de Carnaval – Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria
  5. Letter from India – John McLaughlin
  6. Espiritu – Al Di Meola
  7. Le Monastère dans les Montagnes – John McLaughlin
  8. Azzura – Al Di Meola
  9. Cardeosa – Paco de Lucía

Otis Redding: Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul

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On October 15, 1966, “Stax” label released “Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul”, the fifth Otis Redding studio album, and his last studio album released before his death. It was recorded May – September 1966, and was produced by Jim Stewart, Booker T. & the MG’s, Isaac Hayes and David Porter.

Personnel:

  • Otis Redding – vocals
  • Steve Cropper– guitar
  • Booker T. Jones, Isaac Hayes- keyboards, piano, organ
  • Donald Dunn– bass guitar
  • Al Jackson Jr.– drums
  • Gil Caple, Andrew Love, Joe Arnold – tenor saxophone
  • Floyd Newman– baritone saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson, Sammy Coleman, Gene “Bowlegs” Miller– trumpet

Track listing:

  1. Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) – Steve Cropper, Otis Redding
  2. I’m Sick Y’all – Steve Cropper, David Porter, Otis Redding
  3. Tennessee Waltz – Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart
  4. Sweet Lorene – Isaac Hayes, Alvertis Isbell, Otis Redding
  5. Try a Little Tenderness – Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry M. Woods
  6. Day Tripper – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  7. My Lover’s Prayer – Otis Redding
  8. She Put the Hurt on Me – Otis Redding
  9. Ton of Joy – Otis Redding
  10. You’re Still My Baby – Chuck Willis
  11. Hawg for You – Otis Redding
  12. Love Have Mercy – Isaac Hayes, David Porter

John McLaughlin: Thieves and Poets

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On October 14, 2003, “Verve” label released “Thieves and Poets”, the 13th John McLaughlin album. It was recorded in June 2002, and was produced by John McLaughlin.

Personnel:

  • John McLaughlin — guitar
  • Helmut Schartlmüller — bass
  • Matt Haimovitz — cello
  • Paul Meyer — clarinet
  • Viktoria Mullova — violin
  • Renato Rivolta — conductor
  • Yan Maresz — orchestration, sound design
  • Marcus Wippersberg — recording, mixing
  • Guido Andreani, Peppe de Angelis — engineer assistant
  • Christoph Stickel — mastering
  • Thomas Dorn — cover photography
  • Ira McLaughlin — photography
  • Pascal Bod, Maureen Murphy, John Newcott — release coordinator
  • Lïla Guilloteau — coordinator assistant
  • Christian Pégand — production coordination

Track listing:

All tracks by John McLaughlin, except where noted

  1. Thieves and Poets, Pt. 1
  2. Thieves and Poets, Pt. 2
  3. Thieves and Poets, Pt. 3
  4. My Foolish Heart – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  5. The Dolphin – Luiz Eça
  6. Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  7. My Romance – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers

Peter Hammil: enter K

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In October 1982, “Naïve Records” label released “enter K”, the eleventh Peter Hammill studio album. It was recorded in 1982, at “Sofa Sound” in Wiltshire, “Crescent Studios” in Bath, and was produced by Peter Hammill.

Personnel:

  • Peter Hammill – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • John Ellis- lead guitar
  • Nic Potter– bass
  • Guy Evans– drums
  • David Jackson– saxophone
  • David Lord – engineer
  • Steve Byrne, Valerie Hawthorn – artwork
  • Jo Swan – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Hammill.

  1. Paradox Drive
  2. The Unconscious Life
  3. Accidents
  4. The Great Experiment
  5. Don’t Tell Me
  6. She Wraps It Up
  7. Happy Hour