The National: First Two Pages Of Frankestein

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On April 28, 2023, “4AD” label released “First Two Pages of Frankenstein”, the ninth National (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Long Pond” in Hudson Valley, New York, and was produced by Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf and Scott Devendorf.

Personnel:

  • Matt Berninger
  • Aaron Dessner
  • Bryce Dessner – orchestration
  • Bryan Devendorf
  • Scott Devendorf
  • Benjamin Lanz – touring member
  • Kyle Resnick – touring member
  • Sufjan Stevens – vocal
  • Phoebe Bridgers – vocal
  • Taylor Swift – vocal
  • Thomas Bartlett
  • Lisa Hannigan
  • Curt Kiser
  • James McAlister
  • So Percussion (Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, Jason Teuting, Eric Cha-Beach)
  • Mina Tindle
  • Andi Toma
  • Jan St. Werner

London Contemporary Orchestra

  • Robert Ames – conductor
  • Harry George – copyist
  • Cassandra Gurling – recording project manager
  • Amy Hinds – orchestra manager
  • Charlotte Marino – assistant orchestra manager
  • Galya Bisengalieva – 1st violin
  • Marianne Haynes – 1st violin
  • Venetia Jollands – 1st violin
  • Raja Halder – 1st violin
  • Charis Jenson – 1st violin
  • Ellie Consta – 1st violin
  • Kirsty Mangan – 1st violin
  • Nicole Crespo O’Donoghue – 1st violin
  • Zahra Benyounes – 1st violin
  • Agata Daraskaite – 1st violin
  • Alexandra Caldon – 1st violin
  • Anna Ovsyanikova – 1st violin
  • Kirsty Mangan – 1st violin
  • Juan Gonzalez – 1st violin
  • Anna De Bruin – 1st violin
  • Matthew Bain – 1st violin
  • Gillon Cameron – 2nd violin
  • Hazel Correa – 2nd violin
  • Claire Hazelton – 2nd violin
  • Guy Button – 2nd violin
  • Mathhew Bain – 2nd violin
  • Radhika De Saram – 2nd violin
  • Mandhira De Saram – 2nd violin
  • Radhika De Saram – 2nd violin
  • Miles Brett – 2nd violin
  • Claire Kennington – 2nd violin
  • Akiko Ishikawa – 2nd violin
  • Jonny Byers – cello
  • Laura Moody – cello
  • Rebecca Burden – cello
  • Ashok Klouda – cello
  • Sergio Serra – cello
  • Peteris Sokolovskis – cello
  • Max Ruisi – cello
  • Louise McMonagle – cello
  • Daisy Vatalaro – cello 
  • Jonathan Low – recording, mixing
  • Bella Blasko – recording
  • James McAlister – additional production
  • Tony Berg – additional vocal production 
  • Sean O’Brien – additional vocal recording
  • Will Maclellan – additional vocal recording
  • Adam Armstrong – additional recording
  • David Chalmin – additional recording
  • Greg Giorgio – additional recording
  • Peter Katis – additional recording
  • Matt Latchaw – additional recording
  • Jake Merritt – additional recording
  • Matt Poirier – additional recording
  • Ber Quinn – additional recording
  • Ben Rice – additional recording
  • Chad Wahlbrink – additional recording
  • Jeremy Murphy – orchestra recording
  • Liam Hebb – assistant orchestra recording
  • Fiona Cruickshank – orchestra recording
  • Laura Beck – assistant orchestra recording
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Pentagram (Luke Hayman, Shigeto Akiyama, Gracia Lee)
  • John Solimine – cover photography of Lou Solimine
  • Josh Goleman – band photography

Track listing:

  1. Once Upon a Poolside – Matt Barninger, Carin Besser, Bryce Dessner
  2. Eucalyptus – Matt Berninger, Bryce Dessner
  3. New Order T-Shirt – Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner
  4. This Isn’t Helping – Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner
  5.  Tropic Morning News – Matt Berninger, Carin Besser, Aaron Dessner
  6. Alien – Matt Berninger, Carin Besser, Bryce Dessner
  7. The Alcott – Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Taylor Swift
  8. Grease in Your Hair – Matt Berninger, Carin Besser, Aaron Dessner
  9. Ice Machines – Matt Berninger, Carin Besser, Aaron Dessner
  10. Your Mind Is Not Your Friend – Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner
  11. Send for Me – Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner

The Damned: Darkadelic

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On April 28, 2023, “Edel” and “earMusic” label released “Darkadelic”, the twelfth Damned (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Kore Studios” in London, “Broadfields Studios” in Watford, and was produced by Thomas Mitchener.

Personnel:

  • Dave Vanian – vocals
  • Captain Sensible – vocals, guitar
  • Monty Oxymoron – keyboards
  • Paul Gray – bass
  • William Granville-Taylor – drums
  • Thomas Mitchener – EBow guitar
  • Don Jenkins – tambourine
  • Chris Coull – trumpet
  • Emily Vanian – violin
  • Marty Love – backing vocals
  • Thomas Mitchener – engineer, mixing
  • Mark Knight – assistant
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Graham Humphreys – cover, layout
  • David Read – ‘A Damned Picture’ globe

Track listing:

All tracks by Captain Sensible, except where noted.

  1. The Invisible Man – Dave Vanian, Paul Gray
  2. Bad Weather Girl – Captain Sensible, Paul Gray
  3. You’re Gonna Realise – Dave Vanian
  4. Beware of the Clown
  5. Western Promise – Dave Vanian
  6. Wake of the Dead – Captain Sensible, Martin Newell
  7. Follow Me – Captain Sensible, Paul Gray
  8. Motorcycle Man – Paul Gray
  9. Girl I’ll Stop at Nothing
  10. Leader of the Gang
  11. From Your Lips – Dave Vanian
  12. Roderick – Dave Vanian

Robert Fripp: Gates Of Paradise

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On April 28, 1998, “Discipline Global Mobile” label released “Gates of Paradise”, the fifth Robert Fripp album. It was recorded June 1884 – March 1996, and was produced by David Singleton and Robert Fripp.

Personnel:

  • Robert Fripp – electric guitar, soundscapes
  • David Singleton – digital compositor
  • John Miller – cover art
  • David Coppenhall & Maggi Smith at Split – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Fripp.

  1. The Outer Darkness: I. The Outer Darkness / II. Perimeter I / III. Perimeter II / IV. Wailing I / V. Perimeter III / VI. Wailing II / VII. Perimeter IV / VIII. Wailing III / IX. Black Light / X. A Wailing and Gnashing of Teeth
  2. The Gates of Paradise: I. Abandonment to Divine Providence / II. Pie Jesu
  3. The Outer Darkness: XI. In Fear and Trembling of the Lord
  4. The Gates of Paradise: III. Sometimes God Hides / IV. Acceptance

John Wetton & Phil Manzanera: Wetton / Manzanera

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On April 27, 1987, “Geffen” label released “Wetton/Manzanera”, album John Wetton and Phil Manzanera. It was recorded March – August 1986, at “Gallery Studios” in Surrey, England, and was produced by Keith Bessey, John Wetton and Phil Manzanera.

Personnel:

  • John Wetton – lead and backing vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards
  • Phil Manzanera – lead guitar, keyboards, possible backing vocals
  • Vic Emerson – orchestral keyboards
  • Alan White – drums, percussion
  • Kevin Godley – backing vocals
  • Keith Bessey – engineer
  • Greg Fulginiti – mastering
  • Richard Evans – art direction, design
  • Tony McGee – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Phil Manzanera and John Wetton.

  1. It’s Just Love
  2. Keep On Loving Yourself
  3. You Don’t Have to Leave My Life
  4. Suzzane
  5. Round in Circles
  6. Do It Again
  7. Every Trick in the Book
  8. One World
  9. I Can’t Let You Go
  10. Have You Seen Her Tonight

Charles Mingus: Oh Yeah

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In April 1962, “Atlantic” label released “Oh Yeah”, the 19th Charles Mingus album. It was recorded in 1961, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegün.

Personnel:

  • Charles Mingus – vocals, piano
  • Rahsaan Roland Kirk – flute, siren, tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch
  • Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Knepper – trombone
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Dannie Richmond – drums
  • Tom Dowd – recording
  • Phil Lehle – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Mingus.

  1. Hog Callin’ Blues
  2. Devil Woman
  3. Wham Bam Thank You Ma’am
  4. Ecclusiastics
  5. Oh Lord Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb on Me
  6. Eat That Chicken
  7. Passions of a Man

The Jazz Messangers: Live At The Bohemia, Vols. 1 & 2

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In April 1958, “Blue Note” label released “At the Cafe Bohemia, Vols. 1 & 2”, a pair of separate but related live albums by the Jazz Messengers. They were recorded at the “Café Bohemia” jazz club in Greenwich Village, in New York City, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Dorham – trumpet
  • Horace Silver – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Blakey – drums
  • John Hermansader – cover design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

Volume 1

  1. Announcement by Art Blakey
  2. Soft Winds – Benny Goodman
  3. The Theme – Kenny Dorham
  4. Minor’s Holiday – Kenny Dorham
  5. Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  6. Prince Albert (All the Things You Are) – Kenny Dorham, Jerome Kern

Volume 2

  1. Announcement by Art Blakey
  2. Sportin’ Crowd – Hank Mobley
  3. Like Someone in Love – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  4. Yesterdays – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
  5. Avila and Tequila – Hank Mobley
  6. I Waited for You – Gil Fuller, Fizzy Gillespie
  7. Just One of Those Things – Cole Porter
  8. Hank’s Symphony – Hank Mobley
  9. Gone with the Wind – Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel

The Zutons: The Big Decider

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On April 26, 2024, “Icepop” label released “The Big Decider”, the fourth Zutons (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Abbey Road” in London, “Rockfield” in Monmoutshire, “Headbang”, “The Motor Museum” and “Coastal Sound” in Liverpool, “Decoy Sound” in Woodbridge, and was produced by Ian Broudie, Sean Payne and Nile Rodgers.

Personnel:

  • Dave McCabe – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, screwdriver guitars, slide guitar, synthesizers
  • Abi Harding – saxophone, backing vocals
  • Sean Payne – drums, percussion, bass guitar, additional keyboards, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, additional recordings, additional recording
  • Neil Bradley – keyboards, piano, electric piano, backing vocals
  • Jay Lewis – bass guitar, lead guitar, claps, backing vocals
  • Boyan Chowdhury – guitar, backing vocals
  • Tim Cunningham – bass guitar
  • Ian Broudie – backing vocals
  • Ben Truman – strings
  • Russell Graham – additional keyboards
  • Nile Rodgers – speech
  • Russell Graham – recording
  • Joe Rubel – recording
  • Stephen Harris – recording, mixing
  • Tom Roach – additional recording
  • John Barrett – additional engineering
  • Andy Maxwell – recording assistant
  • Jack Boston – recording assistant
  • Mike Crossey – mixing
  • Leon Pearce – mixing
  • Nick Watson – mastering
  • Scott Jones Studio – art direction, design
  • Graham Blackburn – live photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave McCabe, Abi Harding, and Sean Payne, except where noted.

  1. Creeping on the Dancefloor
  2. Pauline
  3. Water
  4. In Your Arms – Dave McCabe, Abi Harding, Sean Payne, Ian Broudie
  5. Disappear – Dave McCabe, Abi Harding, Sean Payne, Neil Bradley
  6. Company
  7. The Big Decider
  8. Rise
  9. Best of Me

Iron & Wine: Light Verse

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On April 26, 2024, “Sub Pop” label released “Light Verse”, the seventh Iron & Wine studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Waystation” in Los Angeles, “Silent Zoo Studios” in Glendale, California, and was produced by Sam Beam.

Personnel:

  • Sam Beam – vocals, guitar, art direction, artwork
  • Fiona Apple – vocals
  • David Garza – guitar, Zither, kalimba
  • Paul Cartwright – guitar, strings
  • Tyler Chester – piano, organ
  • Sebastian Steinberg – bass
  • Stephanie Payne – contrabass
  • Steve Pfifer – contrabass
  • Elizabeth Goodfellow, Griffin Goldsmith, Kyle Crane – drums, percussion
  • Aiko Richter, Alyssa Park, Andrew Bulbrook, Anna Kostyuchek, Ashoka Thiagarajan, Chris Woods, Ina Veli, Kerenza Peacock, Luanne Homzy, Megan Shung, Neel Hammond, Sarah Thornblade, Stephanie Matthews, Yvette Holzwarth – violin
  • Andrew Duckles, Erik Rynearson, Zach Dellinger, Linnea Powell, Rita Andrade, Stefan Smith – viola
  • Charlie Taylor – cello
  • Evgeny Tonkha – cello
  • Timothy Loo – cello
  • Vanessa Freebairn – Smith – cello
  • Paul Cartwright – arrangements
  • Dave Way – engineer, recording
  • Dave Boucher – additional recording
  • Richard Dodd – mastering
  • Dusty Summers – art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Sam Beam.

  1. You Never Know
  2. Anyone’s Game
  3. All in Good Time
  4. Cutting It Close
  5. Taken by Surprise
  6. Yellow Jacket
  7. Sweet Talk
  8. Tears That Don’t Matter
  9. Bag of Cats
  10. Angels Go Home

Steve Earle:I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive

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On April 26, 2011, “New West” label released “I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive”, the 14th Steve Earle studio album. It was recorded May – November 2010, and was produced by T Bone Burnett.

Personnel:

  • Steve Earle – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica
  • T Bone Burnett – vocals, electric guitar
  • Jackson Smith – electric guitar
  • Sara Watkins – vocals, fiddle
  • Keefus Ciancia – mellotron
  • Roland Guerin – acoustic bass
  • Dennis Crouch – bass
  • Jay Bellerose – drums
  • Michael Brown – euphonium
  • Sammie Williams – trombone
  • Tracey Griffin – flugelhorn
  • Jonathan Gross – tuba
  • Tim Robbins
  • Allison Moorer – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Earle.

  1. Waitin’ on the Sky
  2. Little Emperor
  3. The Gulf of Mexico
  4. Molly-O
  5. God Is God
  6. Meet Me in the Alleway
  7. Every Part of Me
  8. Lonely Are the Free
  9. Heaven or Hell
  10. I Am a Wanderer
  11. This City

World Party: Bang!

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On April 26, 1993, “Ensign” label released “Bang!”, the third World Party studio album.  It was recorded March 1991 – October 1992, at “Seaview Studios” in London and was produced by Karl Wallinger.

Personnel:

  • Karl Wallinger – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, programming, recording, design concept, photography assistant
  • Dave Catlin-Birch – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Chris Sharrock – drums
  • Dominic Miller – guitar
  • Guy Chambers – keyboards
  • Karen Ramelise
  • Joe Blaney – additional engineering
  • Steve Lillywhite – mixing, additional production
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Michael Nash – design concept, artwork
  • Suzie Zamit – design assistant, make-up
  • John Schoonraad – design
  • Steve Wallace – cover photography
  • Judy Price – photography assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Karl Wallinger, except where noted.

  1. Kingdom Come
  2. Is It Like Today?
  3. What Is Love All About?
  4. And God Said… – Karl Wallinger, Guy Chambers
  5. Give It All Away
  6. Sooner or Later
  7. Hollywood
  8. Radio Days – Karl Wallinger, Guy Chambers, David Catlin-Birch
  9. Rescue Me
  10. Sunshine
  11. All I Gave
  12. Give It All Away (reprise)

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