Monthly Archives: August 2020

Big Big Train: The Difference Machine

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On August 30, 2007, “English Electric Recordings” label released “The Difference Machine”, the fifth Big Big Train studio album. It was recorded in 2007 at “Aubitt Studios” in Southampton, Hampshire, and was produced by Andy Poole.

Personnel:

  • Sean Filkins – lead vocals
  • Gregory Spawton – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Andy Poole – bass
  • Steve Hughes – drums
  • Becca King – viola
  • Tony Wright – alto and tenor saxophone, flute
  • Dave Meros– bass
  • Pete Trewavas- bass
  • Nick D’Virgilio- drums, backing vocals
  • Rob Aubrey – recording, mixing, mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Gregory Spawton, except where noted.

  1. Hope This Finds You
  2. Perfect Cosmic Storm
  3. Breathing Space
  4. Pick Up If You’re There – Gregory Spawton, Andy Poole, Sean Filkins
  5. From the Wide Open Sea – Gregory Spawton, Andy Poole
  6. Salt Water Falling on Uneven Ground – Gregory Spawton, Andy Poole, Sean Filkins
  7. Summer’s Lease – Gregory Spawton, Andy Poole

The Blue Nile: High

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On August 30, 2004, “Sanctuary” label released “High”, the fourth Blue Nile studio album. It was recorded in 1997 – 2004, in Glasgow, Scotland, and was produced by Robert Bell, Paul Buchanan, and Paul Joseph Moore.

Personnel:

  • Paul Buchanan – vocals, guitar, synthesizers
  • Paul Joseph Moore – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Robert Bell – bass, synthesizers
  • Calum Malcolm– engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Buchanan.

  1. The Days of Our Lives
  2. I Would Never
  3. Broken Loves
  4. Because of Toledo
  5. She Saw the World
  6. High
  7. Soul Boy
  8. Everybody Else
  9. Stay Close

REO Speedwagon: The Earth, a Small Man, His Dog and a Chicken

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On August 30, 1990, “Epic” label released “The Earth, a Small Man, His Dog and a Chicken”, the thirteenth REO Speedwagon studio album. It was recorded September 1989 – May 1990 and was produced by Kevin Cronin and Tom Lord-Alge.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Cronin– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Dave Amato– lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Neal Doughty– keyboards
  • Jesse Harms– keyboards
  • Bruce Hall– bass, backing vocals
  • Bryan Hitt– drums

Track listing:

  1. Love Is a Rock – Kevin Cronin
  2. The Heart Survives – Kevin Cronin, Jesse Harms
  3. Live It Up – Jesse Harms
  4. All Heaven Broke Loose – Neal Doughty, Adrian Gurvitz, Jesse Harms
  5. Love in the Future – Kevin Cronin, Tom Kelly
  6. Half Way – Kevin Cronin, Jesse Harms, Mark Spiro
  7. Love to Hate – Jesse Harms
  8. You Won’t See Me – Kevin Cronin
  9. Can’t Lie to My Heart – Kevin Cronin, Diane Warren
  10. I.A.R. – Dave Amato, Kevin Cronin, Neal Doughty, Bruce Hall, Bryan Hitt
  11. Go for Broke – Dave Amato, Kevin Cronin, Bruce Hall, Jesse Harms

Sonny Simmons: Staying on the Watch

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On August 30, 1966, “ESP” label released “Staying on the Watch”, the debut Sonny Simmons album. It was recorded in 1966 and was produced by Bernard Stollman.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Simmons- alto saxophone
  • Barbara Donald- trumpet
  • John Hicks- piano
  • Teddy Smith- bass
  • Marvin Patillo- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Sonny Simmons

  1. Metamorphosis
  2. A Distant Voice
  3. City of David
  4. Interplanetary Travelers

Serena Maneesh: Same

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On August 29, 2005, “Honey Milk Records” label released the self-titled, debut Serena Maneesh album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Electrical Audio Recordings” in Chicago, various facilities in Oslo and New York City, and was produced by Emil Nikolaisen and Daniel Smith.

Personnel:

  • Emil Nikolaisen – vocals, guitar, bass, samples, organ, vibes, drums, piano, harmonium, mellotron, mandolin
  • Anders Møller – percussion
  • David Wallumrød – organ
  • Harald Frøland – guitar
  • Sondre Tristan Midttun – guitar
  • Inge Svege – harmonica
  • Dag Stiberg – saxophone
  • Sufjan Stevens – flute, marimba
  • Anders Salomon Lidal – flute, analog synth
  • Lina Holmström – vocals
  • Hilma Nikolaisen – vocals
  • Håvard Krogedal – cello, organ
  • Eivind Schou – violin
  • Hilde Bialach – cello
  • Samuel Durling – Indian vibes
  • Daniel Smith – backing vocals
  • Asle Eikrem – tamburin
  • Tommy Akerholdt – drums, co-arranger
  • Espen Høydalsvik – percussion, engineer
  • Martin Bisi – samples, mixing
  • Greg Norman – engineer
  • Christian Engfelt- mixing
  • Marius Bodin – mixing
  • Morten Lund – mastering
  • Ingar Hunskaar – pre-mastering
  • Björn Engelmann – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Emil Nikolaisen.

  1. Drain Cosmetics
  2. Selina’s Melodie Fountain
  3. Un-Deux
  4. Candlelighted
  5. Beehiver II
  6. Her Name Is Suicide
  7. Sapphire Eyes
  8. Don’t Come Down Here
  9. Chorale Lick
  10. Simplicity
  11. Your Blood in Mine

The Rasmus: Playboys

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On August 29, 1997, “Warner Music Finland” label released “Playboys”, the second Rasmus (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Millbrook and H.I.P. Studios” in Helsinki, Finland, and was produced by Ilkka Herkman, Lauri Ylönen, Pauli Rantasalmi, Eero Heinonen and Janne Heiskanen.

Personnel:

  • Lauri Ylönen– vocals
  • Pauli Rantasalmi– guitar
  • Eero Heinonen– bass
  • Janne Heiskanen– drums
  • Ilkka Hämäläinen – turntables, saxophones, panda 49, backing vocals
  • Axel F. – trumpet
  • Aleksi Ahoniemi – saxophone
  • Matti Lappalainen – trombone
  • Mamba Abdissa Assefa – percussion
  • Timo Lavanko – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Tuukka Helminen – cello
  • Tuomo Prättälä – Wurlitzer
  • Mara Salminen – moog synth
  • Hannu Pikkarainen – panda 49
  • Hanna Viitanen – steel pans
  • Essi Grönberg – backing vocals
  • Katja Aakkula – backing vocals
  • Juha Heininen, Illka Herkman – recording, mixing
  • Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering
  • Braalot – sleeve
  • Rascar – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Lauri Ylönen, Pauli Rantasalmi, Eero Heinonen and Janne Heiskanen.

Playboys

  1. Blue
  2. Ice
  3. Sophia
  4. Wicked Moments
  5. Wellwell
  6. Sold
  7. Carousel
  8. Jailer
  9. Kola
  10. Raggatip
  11. Violence
  12. Panda

Tim Bowness & Richard Barbieri: Flame

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On August 29, 1994, “One Little Indian” label released “Flame”, the only album by Tim Bowness and Richard Barbieri. It was recorded 1983 – 1984, at “Orange Asylum” in Orange County, CA, and was produced by Richard Barbieri and Tim Bowness.

Personnel:

  • Richard Barbieri – keyboards, synthesizers, additional drum programming, treatments
  • Tim Bowness – vocal
  • Steve Jansen – guitar, hand percussion, bass synthesizer, drum programming
  • Michael Bearpark – guitar
  • Steven Wilson – guitar
  • Danny Thompson – acoustic bass
  • Mick Karn – bass guitar, saxophone
  • Gavin Harrison – drum kit
  • Chris Maitland – drum kit

Track listing:

  1. A Night in Heaven
  2. Song of Love and Everything Pt.1
  3. Song of Love and Everything Pt.2
  4. Brightest Blue
  5. Flame
  6. Trash Talk
  7. Time Flown
  8. Torch Dance
  9. Feel

Warren Zevon: Sentimental Hygiene

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On August 29, 1987, “Virgin” label released “Sentimental Hygiene”, the sixth Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Record One” in Los Angeles, “A&M Studios” in Hollywood, “Cheshire Sound Studios” in Atlanta, Georgia, and was produced by Warren Zevon, Niko Bolas, and Andrew Slater.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, emulator
  • Bob Dylan– harmonica
  • Neil Young– lead guitar
  • Mike Campbell– guitar
  • Peter Buck– guitar
  • Rick Richards– guitar
  • Waddy Wachtel– acoustic guitar
  • Brian Setzer– lead guitar
  • Jai Winding – keyboards
  • Leland Sklar– bass guitar
  • Mike Mills– bass guitar
  • Jorge Calderón– bass guitar, harmony
  • Flea– bass guitar
  • Tony Levin– bass guitar
  • Darius Degher – sitar
  • Amp Fiddler– keyboards
  • DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight– guitar
  • David Lindley– lap steel guitar, bowed saz
  • Stan Lynch– harmony
  • Don Henley– harmony
  • Michael Stipe– harmony
  • Jennifer Warnes– harmony
  • Bill Berry– drums
  • Craig Krampf– drums
  • Will Alexander, Brian Bell – computer programming
  • Niko Bolas, George Clinton, Larry Ferguson – arranger
  • Willie Alexander, Brian Bell – programming, computers
  • Duncan Aldrich, Niko Bolas, Richard Bosworth – engineer
  • Richard Cottrell, Richard Landers, Bob Levy, Mark McKenna, Dan Nash, Bob Vogt – engineer assistant
  • Niko Bolas, Larry Ferguson, Shelly Yakus – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff, Margo Chase – art direction
  • Herb Ritts – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Zevon, except where noted.

  1. Sentimental Hygiene
  2. Boom Boom Mancini
  3. The Factory
  4. Trouble Waiting to Happen – J. D. Southe, Warren Zevon
  5. Reconsider Me
  6. Detox Mansion – Jorge Calderon, Warren Zevon
  7. Bad Karma
  8. Even a Dog Can Shake Hands – Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Warren Zevon
  9. The Heartache
  10. Leave My Monkey Alone

Roy Harper & The Innocent Criminals: Lifeline

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On August 28, 2007, “Virgin” label released “Lifeline”, the eight Ben Harper album (Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals). It was recorded in 2006 at “Gang Studios” in Paris and was produced by Ben Harper.

Personnel:

  • Ben Harper– vocals, guitars
  • Michael Ward- guitar
  • Jason Yates – keyboards
  • Juan Nelson – bass
  • Oliver Charles – drums
  • Leon Mobley- percussion
  • Michelle Haynes, Rovleta Fraser – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Harper, Michael Ward, Jason Yates, Juan Nelson, Oliver Charles and Leon Mobley, except where noted.

  1. Fight Outta You
  2. In the Colors
  3. Fool for a Lonesome Train
  4. Needed You Tonight
  5. Having Wings
  6. Say You Will
  7. Younger Than Today
  8. Put It on Me
  9. Heart of Matters
  10. Paris Sunrise #7 – Ben Harper
  11. Lifeline – Ben Harper

Antonio Sanchez: Migration

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On August 28, 2007, “CAM Jazz” label released “Migration”, the debut studio Antonio Sánchez studio album. It was recorded in January 2007, at “Sear Sound Studio” in New York City, “Mad Hatter East Studios” in Clearwater, FL, and was produced by Ermanno Basso.

Personnel:

  • Antonio Sánchez– drums
  • Chick Corea– piano
  • Pat Metheny– guitar
  • Scott Colley– double bass
  • Chris Potter– soprano and tenor saxophone
  • David Sánchez– tenor saxophone

Track listing:

All tracks by Antonio Sánchez except where noted.

  1. One for Antonio – Chick Corea
  2. Did You Get It?
  3. Arena (Sand) – Pat Metheny
  4. Challenge Within
  5. Ballade
  6. Greedy Silence
  7. Inner Urge – Joe Henderson
  8. Solar – Miles Davis