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The Hives: The Black and White Album

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On October 9, 2007, “A&M Octone” label released “The Black and White Album”, the fourth Hives (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Dennis Herring, Garret “Jacknife” Lee, The Neptunes, Thomas Öberg, Pharrell Williams, Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist, Nicholaus Arson, Vigilante Carlstroem, Dr. Matt Destruction and Chris Dangerous.

Personnel:

  • Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist– vocals, piano
  • Nicholaus Arson– lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Vigilante Carlstroem– rhythm guitar, organ, backing vocals
  • Matt Destruction– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Dangerous– drums, backing vocals
  • Matt Radosevich- engineer
  • Pelle Gunnerfeldt – mixing
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Joe Zook– mixing
  • Ted Jensen– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Randy Fitzsimmons (Nicholaus Arson)

  1. Tick Tick Boom
  2. Try It Again
  3. You Got It All… Wrong
  4. Well All Right
  5. Hey Little World
  6. A Stroll Through Hive Manor Corridors
  7. Won’t Be Long
  8. H.E.H.I.V.E.S.
  9. Return the Favour
  10. Giddy Up!
  11. Square One Here I Come
  12. You Dress Up for Armageddon
  13. Puppet on a String
  14. Bigger Hole to Fill

Panic! at the Disco: Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die

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On October 8, 2013, “Decaydance” and “Fueled by Ramen”, labels released “Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!”, the fourth Panic! at the Disco album. It was recorded November 2012 – March 2013, and was produced by Butch Walker.

Personnel:

  • Brendon Urie– lead vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizers, vocoder
  • Dallon Weekes– bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, baritone guitar, backing vocals
  • Spencer Smith– drums, percussion, drum machine, electronic percussion
  • Butch Walker– guitar, bass guitar, producing, backing vocals
  • Rob Mathes– string arrangements, conducting
  • Lauren “Lolo” Pritchard– additional vocals
  • Julian Leaper – concertmaster
  • Emlyn Singleton – violin
  • Peter Lale – viola
  • Dave Daniels – cello
  • Jake Sinclair – engineer, mixing
  • Todd Stopera – engineer assistant
  • Amir Salem – additional engineering
  • Jonathan Allen – strings recording
  • Chris Barrett – strings recording assistant
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Alex R. Kirzhner – creative direction, photography, design
  • Panic! at the Disco – creative direction
  • Chris Phelps – additional photos
  • Anthony Franco – styling

Track listing:

  1. This Is Gospel – Brendon Urie, Dallon Weekes, Jake Sinclair
  2. Miss Jackson – Brendon Urie, Dallon Weekes, Jake Sinclair, Amir Salem, Lauren Pritchard, Alex Goose
  3. Vegas Lights – Brendon Urie, Dallon Weekes, Butch Walker
  4. Girl That You Love – Brendon Urie, Dallon Weekes
  5. Nicotine – Brendon Urie, Dallon Weekes, Amir Salem
  6. Girls / Girls / Boys – Brendon Urie, Dallon Weekes
  7. Casual Affair – Brendon Urie
  8. Far Too Young to Die – Brendon Urie, Dallon Weekes
  9. Collar Full – Brendon Urie, Dallon Weekes
  10. The End of All Things – Brendon Urie

Al Stewart: Bed Sitter Images

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On October 8, 1967, “CBS” label released “Bed Sitter Images”, the debut Al Stewart studio album. It was recorded in September 1967, and was produced by Roy Guest.

Personnel:

  • Al Stewart – vocals, guitar
  • Alexander Faris- conductor, orchestral arrangements
  • Mike Claydon – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Al Stewart.

  1. Bedsitter Images
  2. Swiss Cottage Manoeuvres
  3. The Carmichaels
  4. Scandinavian Girl
  5. Pretty Golden Hair
  6. Denise at 16
  7. Samuel, Oh How You’ve Changed
  8. Cleave to Me
  9. A Long Way Down From Stephanie
  10. Ivich
  11. Beleeka Doodle Day

White Lies: Friends

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On October 7, 2016, “BMG” label released “Friends”, the fourth White Lies studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Studio One” in London, ”The Distillery” in Bath, and was produced by Richard Wilkinson, Harry McVeigh, Charles Cave and Jack Lawrence-Brown.

Personnel:

  1. Harry McVeigh – lead vocals, guitar
  2. Charles Cave – bass guitar, backing vocals
  3. Jack Lawrence-Brown – drums
  4. Phil Parsons – engineer
  5. David Wrench, Marta Salogni – mixing
  6. John Davis – mastering
  7. Markus Bagå – art direction, design
  8. Big Active – creative director
  9. Steve Gullick – photography

Track listing:

  1. Take It Out on Me
  2. Morning in LA
  3. Hold Back Your Love
  4. Don’t Want to Feel It All
  5. Don’t Want to Feel It All
  6. Summer Didn’t Change a Thing
  7. Swing
  8. Come On
  9. Right Place
  10. Don’t Fall

Goat: Requiem

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On October 7, 2016, “Rocket Recordings” label released “Reqiuem”, the third Goat studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Parkeringshuset Studio” in Malmo, Sweden, and was produced by Goat.

Personnel:

  • Goat – performers, engineer
  • Maher Cissoko – kora
  • Henryk Lipp- mastering
  • Chris Reeder – design
  • Andreas Johansson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Goat, except where noted.

  1. Djôrôlen / Union of Sun and Moon – Oumou Sangaré, Goat
  2. I Sing in Silence
  3. Temple Rhythms
  4. Alarms
  5. Trouble in the Streets
  6. Psychedelic Lovers
  7. Goatband
  8. Try My Robe
  9. It’s Not Me
  10. All – Seeing Eyes
  11. Goatfuzz
  12. Goodbye
  13. Ubuntu

Ginger Baker

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On October 6, 2019, Peter Edward “Ginger” Baker died aged 80. He was musician (drums, percussion) and song writer, credited as pioneer of drumming in rock, jazz fusion and world music, with reputation of “rock’s first superstar drummer”. Baker was member of the bands Blues Incorporated and Graham Bond Organisation, but he achieved worldwide success as co-founder and drummer of super group Cream, together with Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce. After Cream he was member of Blind Faith and founded Ginger Baker’s Air Force and Ginger Baker’s Energy. He has worked with big number of musicians and music acts such as Gary Moore, Masters of Reality, Public Image Ltd, Hawkwind, Atomic Rooster, Bill Laswell, Charlie Haden and Bill Frisell. As leader Baker released 18 albums.

Lambchop: OH (Ohio)

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On October 6, 2008, “Merge” label released “OH (Ohio)”, the tenth Lambchop album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Haptown and House of David” in Nashville, and was produced by Roger Moutenot and Mark Nevers.

Personnel:

  • Kurt Wagner – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Ryan Norris – electronics, guitar, loops, organ, prepared piano, vibraphone
  • Tony Crow – piano, synthesizer, Wurlitzer
  • Scott Martin – drums, percussion, synthesizer
  • Jonathan Marx – electronics
  • Alex McManus – acoustic and electric guitars
  • William Tyler – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Matt Swanson – bass
  • Roy Agee – trombone
  • Denis Solee – woodwind
  • Marty Slayton – backing vocals
  • Roger Moutenot – engineer
  • Mark Nevers – engineer, mixing
  • Jim DeMain – mastering
  • Michael Peed – paintings

Track listing:

  1. Ohio
  2. Slipped, Dissolved and Loosed
  3. I’m Thinking of a Number (Between 1 and 2)
  4. National Talk Like a Pirate Day
  5. A Hold of You
  6. Sharing a Gibson with Martin Luther King, Jr.
  7. Of Raymond
  8. Please Rise
  9. Popeye
  10. Close Up and Personal
  11. I Believe in You

Wishbone Ash: No Smoke Without Fire

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On October 6, 1978, “MCA” label released “No Smoke Without Fire”, the ninth  Wishbone Ash studio album. It was recorded in 1978, and was produced by Derek Lawrence.

Personnel:

  • Andy Powell– vocals, guitar
  • Laurie Wisefield– vocals, guitar
  • Martin Turner– vocals, bass guitar
  • Steve Upton– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Laurie Wisefield except where noted.

  1. You See Red
  2. Baby the Angels Are Here – Martin Turner
  3. Ships in the Sky
  4. Stand and Deliver
  5. Anger in Harmony – Andy Powell, Laurie Wisefield, Martin Turner
  6. Like a Child – Martin Turner
  7. The Way of the World (Part 1)
  8. The Way of the World (Part 2)

 

Judge Smith: Curly’s Airships

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On October 5, 2000, “Masters of Art” label released “Curly’s Airships”, the third Judge Smith album. It was recorded 1994 – 2000, at “Masters of Art Studio” in Sussex, “The Organ Workshop” in Lymm, Cheshire, and various locations in England, France and Holland.

Personnel:

  • Judge Smith– vocals, bass, drum tracks
  • John Ellis– electric guitars, Ebow, mandolin
  • Tammo Heikens – sitar, tambura
  • David Shaw-Parker – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, actor
  • Rikki Patten – supplementary guitar
  • Hugh Banton– organ, piano
  • Joe Hinchliff – accordion
  • Ian Fordham – bass guitar, double bass
  • Pete Brown– vocals, percussion
  • David Jackson– saxophones, whistle
  • René van Commenée – tabla, ghatam, tambura
  • Arthur Brown– vocals
  • Peter Hammill– vocals
  • Paul Roberts– vocals
  • Paul Thompson – vocals
  • Nick Lucas – vocals, actor
  • Gwendolyn Gray – actress
  • Mike Bell – actor
  • The Mystery Marching Band
  • Glide Design of Eastbourne – cover art

Track listing:

Chapter One: Curly Comes Through

  1. Voices From A Crystal Set
  2. Walking Her Out

Chapter Two: Curly’s Conducted Tour

  1. Curly Takes Us Up
  2. Drifting About Like a Bad Smell

Chapter Three: Curly In The Clouds

  1. Curly In The Clouds

Chapter Four: Catastrophe

  1. A Capital Idea
  2. A Shrieking Of Aluminium

Chapter Five: Curly On Civvy Street

  1. Curly On Civvy Street

Chapter Six: A Great British Compromise

  1. That Imperial Airship Scheme
  2. From The Sidelines

Chapter Seven: A Kindly Sort Of Cove

  1. A Kindly Sort Of Cove

Chapter Eight: Curly At Cardington

  1. Curly At Cardington

Chapter Nine: Lord Of A Continent

  1. A Creature Of Grace
  2. A Byronic Sort Of Blighter

Chapter Ten: Big Chief And Some Minor Bugs

  1. Big Chief And Some Minor Bugs

Chapter Eleven: Curly’s Close Shave

  1. The Canadian Run
  2. Conan Doyle & The Flying Sieve
  3. Horrors At Hendon

Chapter Twelve: Cutting The Lady In Half

  1. As Safe As A House
  2. A Ship Of Fools

Chapter Thirteen: Curly Gets The Creeps

  1. The Night Before
  2. The Morning After

Chapter Fourteen: Curly Cashes His Chips

  1. Bedford To Hastings
  2. Hastings To Beauvais

Chapter Fifteen: Carry On Curly

  1. The Muffled Drum
  2. The Final Taboo