On October 27, 2003, “Action Records” label released “The Real New Fall LP (Formerly Country on the Click)”, the 23rd Fall studio album. It was recorded December 2002 – January 2003, at “Gracieland Studios” in Rochdale, and was produced by Mark E. Smith, Ben Pritchard, Jim Watts, Dave Milner, Elena Poulou, and Simon Archer.
Personnel:
Mark E. Smith – lead vocals
Ben Pritchard – lead guitar, backing vocals
Jim Watts – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, computer, backing vocals
Dave Milner – lead and backing vocals, drums
Elena Poulou – keyboards, backing vocals
S. Beswick – keyboards
Simon “Ding” Archer – bass guitar, backing vocals
Ed Blaney – backing vocals
Track listing:
Green Eyed Loco-Man – Mark E. Smith, Jim Watts
Mountain Energei – Dave Milner, Mark E. Smith
Theme From Sparta F.C. – Ben Pritchard, Mark E. Smith, Jim Watts
Contraflow – Mark E. Smith, Jim Watts
Last Commands of Xyralothep Via M.E.S. – Dave Milner, Mark E. Smith
Open the Boxoctosis #2 – Mark E. Smith, Jim Watts
Janet, Johnny + James – Ben Pritchard, Mark E. Smith
The Past #2 – Mark E. Smith, Jim Watts
Loop41 ‘Houston – Lee Hazlewood
Mike’s Love Xexagon – Mark E. Smith, Jim Watts
Proteinprotection – Dave Milner, Ben Pritchard, Mark E. Smith, Jim Watts
On October 27, 1979, “Bronze” label released “Bomber”, the third Motörhead, studio album. It was recorded July – August 1979, at “Roundhouse Studios”, “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Jimmy Miller.
Personnel:
Lemmy (Ian Kilmister) – lead vocals, bass guitar
“Fast” Eddie Clarke – lead and backing vocals, guitar
Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor – drums
Trevor Hallesy – engineer
Darren Burn – mastering
Nigel Brooke-Hartz – mastering
Adrian Chesterman – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Ian Kilmister, Eddie Clarke, Phil Taylorexcept where noted.
On October 26, 1998, “4AD” label released “Murder, Misery and Then Goodnight”, the third Kristin Hersh album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by Kristin Hersh, Billy O’Connell and Steve Rizzo.
On October 26, 1991, “Polydor” label released “Internal Exile (A Collection of a Boy’s Own Stories)”, the second Fish album. It was recorded in 1991, and was produced by Chris Kimsey.
Personnel:
Derek W Dick (Fish) – lead vocals
Robin Boult – guitars
Frank Usher – guitars
Mickey Simmonds – keyboards
David Paton – bass guitar
Ethan Johns – drums, percussion
Ted McKenna – drums, percussion
Charlie McKerron – fiddle
Marc Duff – whistles
Donald Shaw – box accordion
David Paton, Mr Crimson, Robin Boult, Maryen Cairns – backing vocals
Track listing:
Shadowplay – Derek W Dick, Mickey Simmonds
Credo – Derek W Dick, Mickey Simmonds, Robin Boult, Frank Usher
Just Good Friends (Close) – Derek W Dick, Frank Usher, Robin Boult, Mickey Simmonds
Favorite Stranger – Derek W Dick, Frank Usher
Lucky – Derek W Dick, Robin Boult, Mickey Simmonds
Dear Friend – Derek W Dick, Robin Boult, Mickey Simmonds
Tongues – Derek W Dick, Mickey Simmonds, Frank Usher, Robin Boult
Internal Exile – Derek W Dick, Robin Boult, Mickey Simmonds
On October 26, 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Mustang!”, the 23rd Donald Byrd album. It was recorded November 1964 – June 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Donald Byrd – trumpet
McCoy Tyner – piano
Sonny Red – alto saxophone
Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone
Walter Booker – bass
Freddie Waits – drums
Joe Chambers – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Donald Byrd except where noted.
Mustang – Sonny Red Kyner
Fly Little Bird Fly
I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
On October 25, 2011, “Arion Records/Sound Resources” label released “Cor Cordium”, the twelfth Glass Hammer studio album. The name of the album is taken from the poem of the same name by Algernon Charles Swinburne. It was recorded in 2011, at “Sound Resources”, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and was produced by Fred Schendel and Steve Babb.
Personnel:
Jon Davison – lead vocals, acoustic guitars
Fred Schendel – keyboards, steel and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
Steve Babb – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
Alan Shikoh – acoustic, electric and classical guitars, electric sitar
Randall Williams – drums
Jeffrey Sick – violin
Ed Davis – viola
Daylon Walden – co-production, engineering
Bob Katz – mastering
Tom Kuhn – artwork
Julie Babb – band photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Steve Babb, Fred Schendel and Jon Davison, all music by Steve Babb, Schendel, Jon Davison and Alan Shikoh.
On October 25,, 2000, “EMI Music Japan” label released “Tuscany”, the twelve Renaissance album. It was recorded 1987 – 1999, at “Astra Studio” in Monks Horton, Kent, England, and was produced by Michael Dunford, Annie Haslam, Roy Wood, Hal Jay Greene and Jim Wood.
On October 25, 1993, “Essential Records” label released “It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous”, the eighteenth Hawkwind studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Barking Dog Studios” in Devon, England, and was produced by Dave Brock, Alan Davey, Richard Chadwick, and Paul Cobbold.
Personnel:
Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming, sequencing, sampling
Alan Davey – vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, programming, sequencing, sampling
On October 24, 2011, “Wire-Sound” label released “No Thyself”, the fifth and final Magazine studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Red Bird”, “Apollo Control”.
Personnel:
Howard Devoto – vocals
Norman Fisher-Jones (aka Noko) – guitar, backing vocals
Dave Formula – keyboards
Jonathan “Stan” White – bass guitar, backing vocals
John Doyle – drums
Christine Hanson – cello, strings
Rosalie Cunningham – backing vocals
Ashley Krajewski – engineer
Mike Nielsen – mixing
Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
Odilon Redon – illustrations
Track listing:
All lyrics by Howard Devoto, except where noted, all music by Howard Devoto, John Doyle, Dave Formula and Norman Fisher-Jones, except where noted.
Do the Meaning – Howard Devoto, John Doyle, Dave Formula, Norman Fisher-Jones, Pete Shelley
On October 24, 2006, “Concord” label released “Givin’ It Up”, an album by Al Jarreau and George Benson. It was recorded in April 2006, at “Henson Recording Studios”, “NRG Studios”, and “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood; “G Studio Digital” in Studio City, CA; “LAFX Studios”, “The Pass”, “Willyworld”, and “Revelation Studios” in Los Angeles; “White Lightning Studios” in Sylmar, CA; “Porcupine Studios” in Chandler, AZ; “The B Hive” in Phoenix, AZ; “East Bay Studios” in Tarrytown, NY, and was produced by John Burk, Michael Broening, Marcus Miller, Patti Austin, Freddie Ravel, Larry Williams and Chris Dunn. In 2007, the album won “Grammy Award” for “Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance” (Al Jarreau), and “Best Pop Instrumental Performance” (George Benson).
Personnel:
George Benson – lead and backing vocals, guitar, arrangements
Al Jarreau – lead and backing vocals, vocal percussion, arrangements
Paul McCartney – lead vocals
Ray Fuller – guitar
Dean Parks – guitar, rhythm guitar
Freddie Fox – guitar
Michael O’Neill – rhythm guitar
Michael Thompson – guitar
Larry Williams – keyboards, acoustic piano, arrangements
Michael Broening – keyboards, organ, programming, arrangements, organ