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The Crickets: The Chirping Crickets

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On November 27, 1957, “Brunswick” label released “The Chirping Crickets”, the debut Crickets (The) album. It was recorded February – September 1957, and was produced by Norman Petty.

Personnel:

  • Buddy Holly– lead and backing vocals, lead and acoustic guitar
  • Niki Sullivan– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Larry Welborn – contrabass
  • Joe B. Mauldin– contrabass
  • Jerry Allison– drums, card-box percussion, backing vocals
  • The Picks (Bill Pickering, John Pickering and Bob Lapham) – backing vocals
  • Ramona and Gary Tollett – backing vocals

 Track listing:

  1. Oh, Boy! – Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty
  2. Not Fade Away – Buddy Holly, Norman Petty
  3. You’ve Got Love – Roy Orbison, Johnny Wilson, Norman Petty
  4. Maybe Baby – Buddy Holly, Norman Petty
  5. It’s Too Late – Chuck Willis
  6. Tell Me How – Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, Jerry Allison
  7. That’ll Be the Day – Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, Jerry Allison
  8. I’m Looking for Someone to Love – Buddy Holly, Norman Petty
  9. An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date) – Roy Orbison, Norman Petty
  10. Send Me Some Lovin’ – John Marascalco, Leo Price
  11. Last Night – Joe B. Mauldin, Norman Petty
  12. Rock Me Baby – Shorty Long, Susan Heather

Steven Wilson: Insurgentes

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On November 26, 2008, “Headphone Dust” label released “Insurgentes”, the first Steven Wilson solo album. It was recorded December 2007 – August 2008, and was produced by Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, acoustic and electric pianos, keyboards, synthesizers, harmonium, mellotron, bass guitar, percussion, drums and keyboards programming, ambient noise, loops, mixing
  • Clodagh Simonds– vocals
  • Mike Outram – electric guitar
  • Sand Snowman – acoustic and processed acoustic guitars, recorders
  • Dirk Serries– guitar drones
  • Jordan Rudess– piano
  • Tony Levin– bass
  • Michiyo Yagi– 17-string bass koto, 21-string koto
  • Gavin Harrison– drums , cymbals
  • Theo Travis– wah-flute, clarinet, saxophone
  • Steve Price, Maki Sasaki – engineer
  • Andy VanDette – mastering
  • Mark Prator, John Wesley – guitars engineer
  • Bert Baldwin – piano engineer
  • Lasse Hoile – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson.

  1. Harmony Korine
  2. Abandoner
  3. Salvaging
  4. Veneno para las hadas
  5. No Twilight Within the Courts of the Sun
  6. Significant Other
  7. Only Child
  8. Twilight Coda
  9. Get All You Deserve
  10. Insurgentes

Richard Wright: Broken China

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On October 7, 1996, “EMI” label released “Broken China” the second and the final Richard Wright solo album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Studio Harmonie” in  France; “Whitfield Street Studios”, “RAK Studios” and “The Astoria” in London, and was produced by Richard Wright, Anthony Moore and Laurie Latham.

Personnel:

  • Richard Wright– vocals, keyboards, programming
  • Anthony Moore– computer programming, arrangements, ‘telephone vocal
  • Sinéad O’Connor– lead vocals
  • Tim Renwick, Dominic Miller, Steven Bolton – guitars
  • Pino Palladino– bass guitar
  • Manu Katché– drums, percussion
  • Sian Bell – cello
  • Kate St. John– oboe, cor Anglais
  • Maz Palladino – backing vocals
  • Julien Mils, Finlay Cowan – artwork
  • Storm Thorgerson, Peter Curzon –  design
  • Tony May – photography
  • Jason Reddy – computer

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Wright, except where noted.

  1. Breaking Water – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore
  2. Night of a Thousand Furry Toys – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore
  3. Hidden Fear – Richard Wright, Gerry Gordon
  4. Runaway
  5. Unfair Ground
  6. Satellite
  7. Woman of Custom
  8. Interlude
  9. Black Cloud
  10. Far from the Harbour Wall – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore
  11. Drowning
  12. Reaching for the Rail – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore
  13. Blue Room in Venice – Richard Wright, Gerry Gordon
  14. Sweet July
  15. Along the Shoreline – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore
  16. Breakthrough – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore

Bad Brains: I Against I

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In November 1986, “SST” label released “I Against I”, the third Bad Brains studio album. It was recorded in 1986, and was produced by Ron Saint Germain.

Personnel:

  • R.– lead vocals
  • Know– guitar
  • Darryl Jenifer– bass
  • Earl Hudson– drums
  • Phil Burnett – engineer
  • Jesse Henderson; Bill Ryan – engineer assistant
  • Patch – mixing
  • Eddie Krupski, Dennis Mitchell – additional mixing
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Marcia Resnick – cover concept, photography
  • Paul Bacon Studio – calligraphy and development

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Hudson, Darryl Jenifer, and Gary Miller except where noted.

  1. Intro – Darryl Jenifer, Gary Miller
  2. I Against I
  3. House of Suffering – Paul Hudson, Gary Miller
  4. Re-Ignition
  5. Secret 77
  6. Let Me Help
  7. She’s Calling You – Paul Hudson, Darryl Jenifer
  8. Sacred Love
  9. Hired Gun
  10. Return to Heaven

Cheap Trick: The Doctor

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In November 1986, “Epic” label released “The Doctor”, the ninth Cheap Trick studio album. It was recorded in 1986, and was produced by Tony  Platt.

Personnel:

  • Robin Zander– lead vocals
  • Rick Nielsen– guitar, backing vocals
  • Jon Brant– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Bun E. Carlos – drums
  • Paul Klingberg – keyboards, sequencers, engineer, mixing
  • Dee Lewis, Coral Gordon – backing vocals
  • Tony Platt– mixing, programming
  • Jason Corsaro – mixing
  • Andre Miripolsky– cover artwork
  • Ria Lewerke – art direction, design
  • Mac James – design
  • Veronica Sim – photography

Track listing:

  1. It’s Up to You – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander
  2. Rearview Mirror Romance – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander
  3. The Doctor – Rick Nielsen
  4. Are You Lonely Tonight? – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander
  5. Name of the Game – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander
  6. Kiss Me Red – Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
  7. Take Me to the Top – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander
  8. Good Girls Go to Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere) – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander
  9. Man-U-Lip-U-Lator – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tony Plat
  10. It’s Only Love – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander

Nels Cline and Julian Lage: Room

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On November 25, 2014, “Mack Avenue” label released “Room”, album by Nels Cline and Julian Lage. It was recorded in December 2013, and was produced by Nels Cline and Julian Lage.

Personnel:

  • Nels Cline – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Julian Lage– acoustic and electric guitars

Track listing:

All tracks by Nels Cline except where noted.

  1. Abstract 12 – Julian Lage
  2. Racy
  3. The Scent of Light
  4. Whispers from Eve
  5. Blues, Too
  6. Odd End
  7. Amenette
  8. Freesia/The Bond
  9. Waxman – Nels Cline, Julian Lage
  10. Calder – Julian Lage

Killing Joke: Brighter Than A Thousand Suns

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In November 1986, “E.G.” label released “Brighter Than a Thousand  Suns”, the sixth Killing Joke studio album. It was recorded in 1986, at “Hansa Tonstudio, Berlin” in Germany, and was produced by Chris Kimsey, Chris Tsangarides and Stewart Levine.

Personnel:

  • Jaz Coleman– vocals, synthesizer
  • Kevin “Geordie” Walker– guitar
  • Paul Raven– bass guitar
  • Paul Ferguson – vocals, drums
  • Dave Kovacevic – synthesizer
  • Thomas Stiehler – engineer
  • Glen Skinner – engineer
  • Chris Kimsey– mixing
  • Bob Kraushaar– mixing
  • Julian Mendelsohn– remixing

Track listing:

 All tracks by Jaz Coleman, Geordie Walker, Paul Raven and Paul Ferguson.

  1. Adorations
  2. Sanity
  3. Chessboards
  4. Twilight of the Mortal
  5. Love of the Masses
  6. A Southern Sky
  7. Wintergardens
  8. Rubicon

Gary Numan: Strange Charm

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In November 1986, “Numa” label released “Strange Charm”, the eighth Gary Numan studio album. It was recorded in 1986, at “Rock City Sound Studios” in London, and was produced by Gary Numan, The Wave Team, Ade Orange, Bill Sharpe and Nick Smith.

Personnel:

  • Gary Numan– vocals, keyboards, guitar, mixing
  • Rrussell Bell – guitar, backing vocals
  • Ade Orange – guitar, keyboards
  • Mark Railton – guitar
  • Bill Sharpe– keyboards
  • Mike Smith – keyboards
  • Martin Elliott – bass
  • Ian Herron – drum machine programming
  • Roger Odelle – drum programming
  • Jess Lidyard– percussion
  • Dick Morrissey– saxophone
  • Chris Payne– violin
  • Linda Taylor – backing vocals
  • Tessa Niles– backing vocals
  • Tim Summerhayes – engineer
  • Arun Chekraverty, Jeff Hanen – mastering
  • Lewis Ziolek – photography
  • Patti Burris – make-up

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Numan, except where noted.

  1. My Breathing
  2. Unknown and Hostile
  3. The Sleeproom
  4. New Thing from London Town – lyrics by Gary Numan, music by Bill Sharpe
  5. I Can’t Stop
  6. Strange Charm
  7. The Need
  8. This Is Love

Björk: Utopia

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On November 24, 2017, “One Little Indian” label released “Utopia”, the ninth Björk studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, and was produced by Björk, Arca and Rabit.

Personnel:

  • Björk– vocals, digital flute, flute arrangements, vocal arrangements, choir arrangements, cello arrangements, creative direction, cover character
  • Arca– electronics, synth melodies, beats
  • Melkorka Ólafsdóttir, Áshildur Haraldsdóttir.Berglind María Tómasdóttir – solo
  • Steinunn Vala Pálsdóttir
  • Björg Brjánsdóttir
  • Þuríður Jónsdóttir
  • Pamela De Sensi
  • Sigríður Hjördís Indriðadóttir
  • Emilía Rós Sigfúsdóttir
  • Dagný Marinósdóttir
  • Sólveig Magnúsdóttir
  • Berglind Stefánsdóttir
  • Hafdís Vigfúsdóttir
  • Katie Buckley – harp
  • Hamrahlíðarkórinn– choir
  • Þorgerður Ingólfsdóttir – choir conduction
  • Júlia Mogensen – cello
  • Hávarður Tryggvason – contra bass
  • Bergur Þórisson – engineer, flute recording, choir recording, harp recording
  • Bart Migal – engineer
  • Chris Elms – engineer, harp recording engineering
  • Heba Kadry– mixing
  • Marta Salogni– mixing, vocal mixing
  • Mandy Parnell– mastering
  • Jesse Kanda– creative direction, cover art, photography
  • James Merry – creative direction, facepiece
  • Ken Kohl – avian fetus photography
  • M/M Paris– creative direction, typography, digital illumination
  • Robin Carolan– the fifth ear
  • Raphael Salley – hair
  • Hungry – make-up

Track listing:

All tracks by Björk, except where noted.

  1. Arisen My Senses – Björk, Arca
  2. Blissing Me – Björk
  3. The Gate – Björk, Arca
  4. Utopia – Björk
  5. Body Memory – Björk
  6. Features Creatures – Björk, Sarah Hopkins
  7. Courtship – Björk
  8. Losss – Björk
  9. Sue Me – Björk, Arca
  10. Tabula Rasa – Björk
  11. Claimstaker – Björk, Arca
  12. Paradisisa – Björk
  13. Saint – Björk
  14. Future Forever – Björk, Arca

 

 

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds: Who Built The Moon?

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On November 24, 2017, “Sour Mash” label released “Who Built the Moon?”, the third Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds studio album. It was recorded October 2013 – June 2017, at “Drama Studios” in Belfast, “The Pool and Hoxa HQ” in London, and was produced by David Holmes.

Personnel:

  • Noel Gallagher– vocals, guitars
  • Johnny Marr– guitar, harmonica
  • Paul Weller– organ
  • Keefus Cianda – keyboards
  • Martin Slattery– piano, tin whistle
  • Kaidi Tathum – keyboards
  • David Holmes – keyboards, programming, tape loops
  • Samuel Dixon– bass guitar
  • Jason Falkner– bass guitar
  • Jeremy Stacey– drums
  • Emre Ramazanoglu – drums, programming
  • Pete Lockett– percussion
  • Mike Rowe – keyboards
  • Charlotte Courbe aka Le Volume Courbe– French spoken word
  • Jim Hunt – saxophone
  • James SK Wān – Rhodes
  • Dominic Glover – trumpet
  • Gabe Noel – cello
  • Rob Lewis – cello
  • Emma Smith and Vince Sipprell – strings
  • Adelaide McKenzie, Beverley Skeete, Sara-Jane Skeete, Mary Pearce, YSÉE aka Audrey Gbaguidi, Michelle John, Janet Ramus, Una McGeogh, Georgina McGeogh – backing vocals
  • Emre Ramazanoglu – mixing, engineer
  • Tristin Norwell– additional engineer
  • Paul “Strangeboy” Stacey – lead vocal recording
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Gareth Halliday – artwork
  • Sara Macdonald – artwork cover model
  • David Newton – cover model photography
  • Matthew Cooper – design
  • Lawrence Watson – booklet photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Noel Gallagher.

  1. Fort Knox
  2. Holy Mountain – contains elements from “Chewin’ Gum Kid” by Rodell
  3. Keep on Reaching
  4. It’s a Beautiful World
  5. She Taught Me How to Fly
  6. Be Careful What You Wish For
  7. Black & White Sunshine
  8. Interlude (Wednesday Part 1)
  9. If Love Is the Law
  10. The Man Who Built the Moon
  11. End Credits (Wednesday Part 2)