Monthly Archives: April 2024

The Proclaimers: Let’s Hear It For The Dogs

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On April 27, 2015, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Let’s Hear It for the Dogs”, the tenth Proclaimers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at Rockfield Studios” in Wales, and was produced by Dave Eringa.

Personnel:

  • Craig Reid – vocals
  • Charlie Reid – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Sean Genockey – guitar
  • Zac Ware – electric guitar
  • Stevie Christie – keyboards
  • Garry John Kane – bass
  • Clive Jenner – drums
  • Martin Winning – brass
  • Matt Holland – brass
  • Andrew Walters – violin
  • Joanna Walters – violin
  • Andrew Walters – violin
  • Joanna Walters – violin
  • Bernard Kane – viola
  • Nathan Stone – cello
  • The Vulcan String Quartet – strings
  • Joe Jones – engineer
  • Dave Eringa – mixing
  • Ed Woods – mastering
  • Lewis MacDonald – cover design
  • Rose Lawrence – sleeve design
  • Kenny MacDonald – photography
  • Murdro MacLeod – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Craig Reid and Charlie Reid.

  1. You Built Me Up
  2. Be with Me
  3. In My Home
  4. Tuesday Afternoon
  5. Then Again
  6. What School?
  7. I’m Still Around
  8. The Other Side
  9. Forever Young
  10. Ten Tiny Fingers
  11. Through Him
  12. Rainbow & Happy Regrets
  13. Moral Compass

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Baby 81

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On April 27, 2007, “RCA” label released “Baby 81”, the fourth Black Rebel Motorcycle Club studio album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Peter Hayes, Robert Levon Been and Nick Jago.

Personnel:

  • Peter Hayes – vocals, guitar, harmonica, mixing
  • Robert Levon Been – vocals, bass, guitar, mixing
  • Nick Jago – drums, mixing
  • Rick Parker – engineer, mixing
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Mike Prosenko – design
  • Tessa Angus – photography
  • Courtney Brooke – photography
  • Gene Anthony – photography
  • Michael Been – co-producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Hayes, Robert Levon Been and Nick Jago.

  1. Took Out a Loan
  2. Berlin
  3. Weapon of Choice
  4. Windows
  5. Cold Wind
  6. Not What You Wanted
  7. 666 Conducer
  8. All You Do Is Talk
  9. Lien on Your Dreams
  10. Need Some Air
  11. Killing the Light
  12. American X
  13. Am I Only

The Posies: Frosting On The Beater

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On April 27, 1993, “DGC” label released “Frosting on the Beater”, the third Posies (The) album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Ironwood Studios” in Seattle, Washington, “Sear Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Don Fleming.

Personnel:

  • Jon Auer – vocals, guitar, bass, vibraphone
  • Ken Stringfellow – vocals, guitar, bass, organ, piano
  • Dave Fox – bass
  • Mike Musburger – drums
  • Adam Kasper, Jim Waters, Jon Auer – engineer
  • Jamie Seyberth, Mark Guilbeault – engineer assistant, mixing
  • Fred Kevorkian – engineer assistant
  • David Bianco – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Kevin Reagan – art direction, design
  • Dennis Keeley – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow.

  1. Dream All Day
  2. Solar Sister
  3. Flavor of the Month
  4. Love Letter Boxes
  5. Definite Door
  6. Burn & Shine
  7. Earlier than Expected
  8. 20 Questions
  9. When Mute Tongues Can Speak
  10. Lights Out
  11. How She Lied by Living
  12. Coming Right Along

Jenny Hval: Viscera

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On April 26, 2011, “Rune Grammofon” label released “Viscera”, the debut Jenny Hval (under her name) album. It was recorded in 2011, “Kampen Kirke” in Oslo, Norway, and was produced by Deathprod and Jenny Hval.

Personnel:

  • Jenny Hval – vocals, guitar, church organ, zither, arrangements, additional recording
  • Håvard Volden – acoustic and electric guitar, baritone Guitar, psaltery, arrangements 
  • Kyrre Laastad – drums, synth, drum machine, church organ
  • Helge Sten – recording, mixing
  • Bob Katz – mastering
  • Kyrre Laastad – arrangements
  • Kim Hiorthøy – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jenny Hval.

  1. Engines in the City
  2. Blood Flight
  3. Portrait of the Young Girl as an Artist
  4. How Gentle
  5. A Silver Fox
  6. Golden Locks
  7. This Is a Thirst
  8. Milk of Marrow
  9. Black Morning / Viscera

The Futurheads: The Chaos

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On April 26, 2010, “Dovecote Records” label released “The Chaos”, the fourth Futureheads (The) album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Youth (Martin Glover), Ross Millard, Barry Hyde, David Craig, Dave Hyde and David Brewis.

Personnel:

  • Ross Millard – vocal, guitar
  • Barry Hyde – vocal, guitar
  • David Craig – vocal, bass
  • Dave Hyde – drums
  • Clive Goddard – recording
  • Dave Curle – engineer
  • Michael Rendall – engineer
  • Ed Woods – mixing
  • Sean Genockey – mixing, additional production
  • Nigel Walton – mastering
  • Stuart Hardie – design
  • Ian West – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Chaos
  2. Struck Dumb
  3. Heartbeat Song
  4. Stop the Noise
  5. The Connector
  6. I Can Do That
  7. Sun Goes Down
  8. This Is the Life
  9. The Baron
  10. Dart at the Map
  11. Jupiter
  12. (silence)
  13. Living on Light

The Hip: Reality Overdrive

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On April 26, 2002, “Avalon” label released “Reality Overdrive”, the second Hip (The) album. It was recorded in February 2001, at “Autokomanda Cinema” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Vladimir Kaevski and Sead Hadzic Secko.

Personnel:

  • Aleksandar Lazarevski – vocal, guitar
  • Goran Stojmenovic – guitar
  • Vlatko Hristov – bass
  • Kristina Arnaudova – vocal

Track listing:

  1. Virtual Self
  2. May I Feel
  3. Top of the World
  4. The Murder Beat
  5. Predator
  6. Bad Moon Risen
  7. Life in Death
  8. Spit Out the God
  9. Jupiter and Beyond
  10. …And Outer Space

Robin Trower: Victims Of The Fury

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In April 1980, “Chrysalis” label released “Victims of the Fury”, the seventh Robin Trower album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by Geoff Emerick and Robin Trower.

Personnel:

  • Robin Trower – guitar
  • James Dewar – vocals, bass
  • Bill Lordan – drums
  • Geoff Emerick – recording, mixing
  • Jon Walls – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Keith Reid and Robin Trower, except where noted.

  1. Jack and Jill – Robin Trower
  2. Roads to Freedom – James Dewar, Robin Trower
  3. Victims of the Fury
  4. The Ring
  5. Only Time – Robin Trower
  6. Into the Flame
  7. The Shout
  8. Mad House – Wally Dewar, Robin Trower
  9. Ready for the Taking
  10. Fly Low

Curved Air: Air Cut

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In April 1973, “Warner Bros” label released “Air Cut”, the fourth Curved Air studio album. It was recorded January – February 1973, at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Martin Rushent.

Personnel:

  • Sonja Kristina – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Kirby Gregory – guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Eddie Jobson – electric violin, VCS3 synthesizer, mellotron, piano, organ, harpsichord, backing vocals
  • Mike Wedgwood – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Jim Russell – drums
  • Paul “The Rock” Hardiman – engineer
  • Modula – artwork, design
  • Ian Fink – illustration
  • Mal Linwood-Ross & Mike Putland – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Purple Speed Queen – lyrics by Kirby Gregory, Sonja Kristina, music by Kirby Gregory
  2. Elfin Boy – lyrics by Sonja Kristina, music by Eddie Jobson
  3. Metamorphosis – lyrics by Sonja Kristina, music by Eddie Jobson
  4. World – Mike Wedgwood 
  5. Armin – music by Eddie Jobson, Mike Wedgwood, Kirby Gregory, Jim Russell
  6. U.H.F. – Kirby Gregory
  7. Two-Three-Two – Mike Wedgwood
  8. Easy – Sonja Kristina

Kingdom Come: Journey

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In April 1973, “Polydor” label released “Journey”, the third and final Kingdom Come studio album. It was recorded November – December 1972, in “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouthshire, UK, and was produced by Arthur Brown, Dave Edmunds and Dennis Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Arthur Brown – vocals, drum machine programming
  • Andy Dalby – vocals, electric guitar
  • Victor Peraino – vocals, Mellotron, ARP 2600, EMS VCS 3, piano, theremin, percussion
  • Phill Shutt (Phil Curtis) – vocals, bass guitar, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Arthur Brown, Andy Dalby, Victor Peraino and Phil Shutt.

  1. Time Captives
  2. Triangles
  3. Gypsy
  4. Superficial Roadblocks
  5. Lost Time
  6. Superficial Roadblocks
  7. Corpora Supercelestia
  8. Conception
  9. Spirit of Joy
  10. Come Alive

Mike Pinder

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On April 24, 2024, Michael Thomas Pinder died aged 82. He was musician (keyboards) and singer, known as the founding member and keyboards player of the band Moody Blues. Pinder was renowned for his contributions in the development and emergence of the Mellotron in 1960s rock music. In 2018, he was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” as a member of the Moody Blues.As leader Pinder released two albums.