Monthly Archives: February 2020

The Golden Palominos: Blast of Silence

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On February 13, 1986, “Celluloid Records” label released “Blast of Silence”, the third Golden Palominos (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “RPM Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Anton Fier.

Personnel:

  • Peter Blegvad– vocals, guitars
  • Carla Bley– piano
  • Jack Bruce– vocals, bass guitar
  • T-Bone Burnett– vocals, guitar
  • Tony Conniff – bass guitar
  • Aïyb Dieng– percussion
  • Don Dixon– vocals, guitar
  • Anton Fier– drums, percussion, additional production
  • Jody Harris– guitar
  • Lisa Herman – piano
  • Robert Kidney – vocals, guitar
  • Bill Laswell– bass guitar
  • Nicky Skopelitis– guitar
  • Sneaky Pete Kleinow– steel guitar
  • Larry Saltzman – acoustic guitar
  • Chris Stamey– bass guitar
  • Syd Straw– vocals
  • Matthew Sweet– vocals
  • Pat Thrall– acoustic guitar
  • Bernie Worrell– Hammond organ
  • Larry Hirsch – recording
  • Don Hünerberg – recording
  • Mike Krowiak – engineering, recording
  • Jeff Lippay – recording

Track listing:

  1. I’ve Been the One – Lowell George
  2. Something Becomes Nothing – Peter Blegvad, Anton Fier, Matthew Sweet
  3. The Push and the Shove – Robert Kidney
  4. (Something Else Is) Working Harder – Peter Blegvad, Anton Fier, Jody Harris
  5. Angels – Peter Blegvad, Anton Fier, Syd Straw
  6. Diamond – Peter Holsapple
  7. Faithless Heart – Don Dixon, Anton Fier, Jody Harris
  8. Work Was New – Peter Blegvad, Anton Fier
  9. Stromg, Simple Silence – Peter Blegvad, Anton Fier
  10. Brides of Jesus – Lowell George, Bill Payne

 

Fairport Convention: Sense of Occasion

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On February 12, 2007, “Matty Grooves” label released “Sense of Occasion”, the 24th Fairport Convention studio album. It was recorded in November 2006, at “Woodworm Studios, Oxfordshire, and was produced by Mark Tucker, Tic Sander, Simon Nicol, Gery Conway, Dave Pegg and Chris Leslie.

Personnel:

  • Ric Sanders– violin
  • Simon Nicol– vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, twelve-string guitar
  • Gerry Conway– vocals, drums, percussion, harmonium
  • Dave Pegg– vocals, bass guitar
  • Chris Leslie– vocals, mandolin, bouzouki, violin

Track listing:

  1. Keep on Turning the Wheel – Chris Leslie
  2. Love on a Farmboy’s Wages – Andy Partridge
  3. The Bowman’s Return – Ric Sanders
  4. South Dakota to Manchester – Chris Leslie
  5. Spring Song – Chris Leslie
  6. Polly on the Shore – music by Dave Pegg, lyrics by Dave Swarbrick, Trevor Lucas
  7. Just Dandy – Ric Sanders
  8. Tam Lin – traditional, arranged by Dave Swarbrick
  9. In Our Town – Chris Leslie
  10. Edge of the World – Chris Leslie
  11. Hawkwood’s Army – Pete Scrowther
  12. The Vision – Bob Miller, John Flanagan
  13. Your Heart and Mine – Ric Sanders
  14. Untouchable – Glenn Tilbrook, Christopher Braid
  15. Galileo’s Apology – PJ Wright
  16. Best Wishes – Steve Ashley

Tony Levin: Pieces of the Sun

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On February 12, 2002, “Narada” label released “Pieces of the Sun”, the third Tony Levin  album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Applehead Studios” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Tony Levin.

Personnel:

  • Tony Levin – vocals, upright and electric basses, electric guitar, sticks, cello, omnichord
  • Jerry Marotta – drums, percussion, acoustic guitar, omnichord, tenor saxophone
  • Jesse Grees – vocals, coustic and electric guitars
  • Larry Fast – synthesizers
  • The California Guitar Trio– acoustic guitars
  • Robert Frazza – engineer
  • Doug Stringer – premix, overdub engineer
  • Kevin Killen – mixing
  • Trevor Sadler – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Geronimo – Tony Levin, Larry Fast, Jesse Gress, Jerry Marotta
  2. Aquafin – Tony Levin
  3. Dog One – Peter Gabriel
  4. Tequila – Tony Levin, Chuck Rio
  5. Pieces of the Sun – Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta
  6. Phobos – Larry Fast
  7. Ooze – Tony Levin
  8. Blue Nude Reclining – Tony Levin, Larry Fast, Jesse Gress, Jerry Marotta
  9. The Fifth Man – Tony Levin
  10. Ever the Sun Will Rise – Tony Levin
  11. Silhouette – Tony Levin

 

Christian McBride: Vertical Vision

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On February 11, 2003, “Warner Bros” label released “Vertical Vision”, the sixth Christian McBride album. It was recorded in June 2002, at “Right Track Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Christian McBride.

Personnel:

  • Christian McBride – upright and electric bass
  • Ron Blake– soprano and tenor saxophone, flute
  • Geoffrey Keezer– piano, keyboards
  • Terreon Gully– drums
  • David Gilmore– acoustic and electric guitar
  • Danny Sadownick – percussion
  • Joe Ferla – recording, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Christian McBride, except where noted.

  1. Circa 1990
  2. Technicolor Nightmare
  3. Tahitian Pearl – Geoffrey Keezer
  4. The Wizard of Montara
  5. The ballad of Little Girl Dancer
  6. Lejos de Usted
  7. Precious One – Geoffrey Keezer
  8. Song for Maya – Ron Blake
  9. Boogie Woogie Waltz – Joe Zawinul

Albion Dance Band: The Prospect Before Us

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In February 1977, “Harvest” label released “The Prospect Before Us”, the debut Albion Dance Band (as The Albion Dance Band) album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Sound Techniques” and “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Ashley Hutchings and Simon Nicol.

Personnel:

  • Ashley Hutchings– vocals, electric bass guitar
  • Simon Nicol- electric and acoustic guitars, piano
  • Michael Gregory – drums, nakers, percussion
  • Philip Pickett- curtals, shawms, recorders, crumhorns, bagpipes, rackets, chalumeux, synthesizer
  • John Sothcott, – vielle, citole, crumhorn
  • Graeme Taylor- electric guitar, piano
  • Shirley Collins- vocals.
  • Eddie Upton – vocals, caller
  • John Tams- vocals, melodeon
  • John Rodd – vocals, concertina, tambourine
  • Dave Mattacks- drums, piano, electric piano

Track listing:

  1. Uncle Berhard’s / Jenny Lind
  2. The Hunt Is Up
  3. Varsoviana
  4. Masque
  5. Huntsman’s Chorus
  6. Minuet
  7. Wassail Song
  8. Picking of Sticks / The Old Mole
  9. Merry Sherwood Rangers (live version)
  10. La Sextie Estampe Real
  11. I Wish I was Single Again
  12. The Whim
  13. Hopping Down in Kent
  14. Horse’s Brawl
  15. On Christmas Night All Christians Sing (The Sussex Carol)
  16. Merry Sherwood Rangers (studio version)

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel: Timeless Flight

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In February 1976, “EMI” label released “Timeless Flight”, the fourth Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel studio album. It was recorded in 1975, and was produced by Steve Harley.

Personnel:

  • Steve Harley- vocals
  • Jim Cregan- guitar, backing vocals
  • George Ford – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Duncan Mackay- keyboards, string arrangement
  • Stuart Elliott- drums, percussion
  • Lindsey Elliott – percussion
  • Patricia Paay- backing vocals
  • Yvonne Keeley, Barry St. John- backing vocals
  • Madeline Bell, Peter Clarke, Larry Steele, Liza Strike, Leroy Wiggins, Joy Yates – backing vocals
  • Peter Kelsey – engineer
  • Tony Clark – remix engineer, engineer
  • Ray Hendriksen – engineer
  • John Kurlander – engineer
  • John Leckie– engineer
  • Chris Blair – master cutter
  • Mick Rock- sleeve design, photography, art direction
  • Steve Ridgeway – art direction, lettering
  • Julie Harris – lettering

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Harley.

  1. Red is a Mean, Mean Colour
  2. White, White Dove
  3. Understand
  4. All Men Are Hungry
  5. Black or White
  6. Everything Changes
  7. Nothing is Scared
  8. Don’t Go, Don’t Cry

 

Richard Hawley: Lowedges

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On February 10, 2003, “Setanta Records” label released “Lowedges”, the third Richard Hawley studio album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Richard Hawley and Colin Elliot.

Personnel:

  • Richard Hawley– lead vocals, guitars, bass, drums, keyboards, glockenspiel, Fender Rhodes, Omnichord, Hawaiian lap steel guitar, lyre, vibraphone, percussion
  • Colin Elliot – electric bass, upright bass, piano, Mellotron, glockenspiel, vibraphone, percussion, backing vocals
  • Ali Heath Cook – backing vocals
  • Andy Cook – drums
  • Shez Sheridan – guitars, drones, backing vocals
  • Simon Stafford – keyboards
  • Alice Coulam – backing vocals
  • Simon Graham – violin
  • Elizabeth Ball – violin
  • John Visanji – violin
  • Liz Hanks – viola
  • Rachel Jones – viola
  • Naomi Koop – viola

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Hawley, except where noted.

  1. Run for Me
  2. Darlin’
  3. Oh My Love
  4. The Only Road
  5. On the Ledge
  6. You Don’t Miss Your Water (Till Your River Runs Dry) – William Bell, Richard Hawley
  7. The Motorcycle Song
  8. It’s Over Love
  9. I’m on Nights
  10. Danny
  11. The Nights Are Made for Us

Manic Street Preachers: Generation Terrorists

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On February 10, 1992, “Columbia” label released “Generation Terrorists”, the debut Manic Street Preachers album. It was recorded July – December 1991, at “Black Barn Studios” in London, and was produced by Steve Brown and The Bomb Squad.

Personnel:

  • James Dean Bradfield– lead vocals, lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars
  • Richey Edwards(credited as Richey James) – rhythm guitar
  • Sean Moore– drum programming, drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Nicky Wire– bass guitar
  • May McKenna – backing vocals
  • Jackie Challenor – backing vocals
  • Lorenza Johnson – backing vocals
  • Dave Eringa– piano, organ
  • Traci Lords– vocals
  • Spike Edney– keyboards
  • Richard Cottle – keyboards
  • Steve Brown – engineer, mixing
  • Matt Ollivier – engineer
  • Owen Davies – mixing
  • Marc Williams – mixing assistance
  • Nicholas Sansano – remixing
  • Frank Rivaleau – remixing
  • Dan Wood – remixing
  • Tom Sheehan – photography
  • Valerie Phillips– photography
  • Paul Slattery – photography
  • Steve Guillick – photography
  • Ed Sirrs – photography
  • Paul Cox – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Richey Edwards and Nicky Wire, all music by James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore, except where noted.

  1. Slash ‘n’ Burn
  2. Nat West–Barclays–Midlands–Lloyds
  3. Born to End
  4. Motorcycle Emptiness
  5. You Love Us
  6. Love’s Sweet Exile
  7. Little Baby Nothing
  8. Repeat (Stars and Stripes)
  9. Tennessee
  10. Another Invented Disease
  11. Stay Beautiful
  12. So Dead
  13. Repeat
  14. Spectators of Suicide
  15. Damn Dog – Jacob Brackman, Billy Mernit
  16. Crucifix Kiss
  17. Methadone Pretty
  18. Condemned to Rock ‘n’ Roll

Joan As Police Woman: Damned Devotion

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On February 9, 2018,”PIAS Recordings” label released “Damned Devotion”, the seventh Joan as Police Woman album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Joan Wasser, Parker Kindred and Thomas Bartlett.

Personnel:

  • Joan Wasser – vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, drum programming, engineer
  • Thomas Bartlett – bass, Fender Rhodes, keyboards, engineer
  • Oreon Bloedow – bass
  • Matt Whyte – guitar
  • Benjamin Lazar davis – guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Parker Kindred – vocals, drums
  • Jared Samuel – keyboards
  • Adam Sachs – engineer
  • Dan Millice – mastering
  • Luke Moellman – mixing
  • Stephanie Sidjakov – design
  • David A. Fitschen – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joan Wasser.

  1. Wonderful
  2. Warning Bell
  3. Tell Me
  4. Steed (For Jean Genet)
  5. Damned Devotion
  6. The Silence
  7. Valid Jagger
  8. Rely On
  9. What Was It Like
  10. Talk About It later
  11. Silly Me
  12. I Don’t Mind

Tomasz Stanko Quartet: Suspended Night

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On February 9, 2004, “ECM” label released “Suspended Night”, the third Tomasz Stańko Quartet album. It was recorded in July 2003, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Tomasz Stańko- trumpet
  • Marcin Wasilewski– piano
  • Slawomir Kurkiewicz – bass
  • Michal Miskiewicz – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Tomasz Stańko except where noted.

  1. Song for Sarah
  2. Suspended Variations I
  3. Suspended Variations II
  4. Suspended Variations III
  5. Suspended Variations IV
  6. Suspended Variations V
  7. Suspended Variations VI
  8. Suspended Variations VII
  9. Suspended Variations VIII – Tomasz Stańko, Marcin Wasilewski, Slawomir Kurkiewicz, Michal Miskiewicz
  10. Suspended Variations IX
  11. Suspended Variations X – Tomasz Stańko, Marcin Wasilewski, Slawomir Kurkiewicz, Michal Miskiewicz