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The Verve: Urban Hymns

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On September 29, 1997, “Hut” label released “Urban Hymns” the third Verve studio album. It was recorded October 1996 – May 1997, at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Richard Ashcroft, Nick Mccabe, Simon Tong , Peter Salisbury, Chris Potter and Youth. In 1998, “Urban Hymns”  won “Best British Album” at the “Brit Awards”. In 2001, “Q” magazine readers ranked the album at number 18 in the vote for the “Greatest Albums of All Time”, and in 2006, its editors voted it the 16th greatest album of all time. The Verve were awarded with the first ever “Q Classic Album” award for this album at the 2007 “Q Awards”. As of 2015, “Urban Hymns” was ranked the 18th best-selling album in UK chart history.  The critical and commercial success of the album won The Verve, two “Brit Awards” in 1998, including “Best British Group”. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”; 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in France by “SNEP”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; Platinum in Netherlands by “NVPI”; 5 x Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; Platinum in Sweden by “GLF”; Platinum iin Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”; 10 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”; Platinum in the US by “RIIA”, and 4 x Platinum in Europe by “IFPI”.

Personnel:

  • Richard Ashcroft– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Nick McCabe– lead guitar
  • Simon Tong– rhythm guitar, keyboards
  • Simon Jones– bass
  • Peter Salisbury– drums
  • Liam Gallagher– backing vocals, claps
  • Mel Wesson –programming
  • Paul Anthony Taylor – programming
  • Will Malone– conductor, string arrangements
  • Chris Potter– recording, engineer, mixing
  • Gareth Ashton – engineer assistant
  • Lorraine Francis – engineer assistant
  • Jan Kybert – engineer assistant
  • Brian Cannon– director, design, sleeve art
  • Martin Catherall – design assistant
  • Matthew Sankey – design assistant
  • Michael Spencer Jones – photography
  • John Horsley – photography
  • Chris Floyd – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Ashcroft, except where noted.

  1. Bitter Sweet Symphony – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Richard Ashcroft
  2. Sonnet
  3. The Rolling People –
  4. The Drugs Don’t Work
  5. Catching the Butterfly – Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Simon Tong, Simon Jones, Peter Salisbury
  6. Neon Wilderness Nick McCabe, Richard Ashcroft, Simon Tong, Simon Jones, Peter Salisbury
  7. Space and Time
  8. Weeping Willow
  9. Lucky Man
  10. One Day
  11. This Time
  12. Velvet Morning
  13. Come On – Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Simon Tong, Simon Jones, Peter Salisbury
  • Come On
  • [silence]
  • Deep Freeze (hidden track)

Chumbawamba: Tubthumper

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On September 23, 1997, “EMI” label released “Tubthumper”, the eighth Chumbawamba studio album. It was recorded August 1996 – February 1997, at “Woodlands Studio” in Castleford, and was produced by Neil Ferguson, Lou Watts, Danbert Nobacon, Boff Whalley, Neil Ferguson, Alice Nutter, Paul Greco, Harry Hammer and Dunstan Bruce .

Personnel:

  • Lou Watts – vocals, keyboards
  • Alice Nutter – vocals
  • Danbert Nobacon – vocals
  • Boff Whalley – vocals, guitar
  • Neil Ferguson – keyboards, guitars
  • Paul Greco – bass
  • Harry Hamer – drums, programming
  • Dunstan Bruce – vocals, percussion
  • Jude Abbott – trumpet, vocals
  • Chopper – cello
  • Abbott Sauce Works Band – brass
  • Michael Cohen – vocal
  • Kye Coles – vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Watts, Danbert Nobacon, Boff Whalley, Neil Ferguson, Alice Nutter, Paul Greco, Harry Hammer and Dunstan Bruce .

  1. Tubthumping
  2. Amnesia
  3. Drip, Drip, Drip
  4. The Big issue
  5. The Good Ship Lifestyle
  6. One by One
  7. Outsider
  8. Creepy Crawling
  9. Mary, Mary
  10. Smalltown
  11. I Want More
  12. Scapegoat

Dream Theater: Falling Into Infinity

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On September 23, 1997, “East West Records” label released “Falling into Infinity”, the fourth Dream Theater studio album. It was recorded June–July 1997, at “Avatar Studios” in Manhattan, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • James LaBrie– lead and backing vocals, arrangements
  • John Petrucci– guitar, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Derek Sherinian– keyboards, backing vocals, arrangements
  • John Myung– bass, Chapman Stick, arrangements
  • Mike Portnoy– drums, percussion, backing and harmony vocals, arrangements
  • Doug Pinnick– additional vocals
  • Kevin Shirley– engineer, mixing
  • Rich Alvy – engineer assistant
  • Barbara Lipke – engineer assistant
  • Dave Swope – mixing assistant
  • Leon Zervos– mastering

Track listing:

All music by James LaBrie, Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci, Derek Sherinian, and John Myung, lyrics as noted.

  1. New Millennium – Mike Portnoy
  2. You Not me – John Petrucci, Desmond Child
  3. Peruvian Skies – John Petrucci
  4. Hollow Years – John Petrucci
  5. Burning My Soul – Mike Portnoy
  6. Hell’s Kitchen
  7. Lines in the Sand – John Petrucci
  8. Take Away My Pain – John Petrucci
  9. Just Let me Breathe – Mike Portnoy
  10. Anna Lee – James LaBrie
  11. Trial of Tears – John Myung
  • It’s Raining
  • Deep in Heaven
  • The Wasteland

Stereolab: Dots and Loops

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On September 23, 1997, “Elektra” label released “Dots and Loops”, the fifth Stereolab studio album. It was recorded March 1997 – April 1997, and was produced by Andi Toma, Laetitia Sadier, Tin Gane, Mary Hansen, Richard Harrison, Morgane Lhote, Andy Ramsay and Sean O’Hagan.

Personnel:

  • Laetitia Sadier– vocals
  • Tim Gane– guitar
  • Mary Hansen– guitar
  • Morgane Lhote – keyboards
  • Sean O’Hagan– piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Farfisa organ
  • Richard Harrison – bass
  • Andy Ramsay – drums
  • Rebecca McFaul – strings
  • Shelley Weiss – strings
  • Poppy Branders – strings
  • Maureen Loughnane – strings
  • Paul Mertens – brass
  • Dave Max Crawford – brass
  • Jeb Bishop – brass
  • Ross Reed – brass
  • Xavier “Fischfinger” Fischer – piano
  • John McEntire– synthesizer, percussion, vibraphone, marimba
  • Douglas McCombs – acoustic bass
  • Andi Toma – electronic percussion, sound effects
  • Jan St. Werner – sound effects, insect horns

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier, except where noted.

  1. Brakhage
  2. Miss Modular
  3. The Flower Called Nowhere
  4. Diagonals
  5. Prisoner of Mars
  6. Rainbo Conversation
  7. Refractions in the Plastic Pulse – Tim Gane, Andy Ramsay, Laetitia Sadier
  8. Parsec
  9. Ticker-Tape of the Unconscious
  10. Contronatura

Björk: Homogenic

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On September 22, 1997, “One Little Indian” label released “Homogenic”, the third Björk solo studio album. It was recorded August 1996 – August 1997, at “El Cortijo Studios” in Málaga, Spain, and was produced by Björk, Mark Bell, Guy Sigsworth, Howie B and Markus Dravs.

Personnel:

  • Björk– keyboards, programming, arrangements
  • Mark Bell– keyboards
  • Guy Sigsworth– clavichord, keyboards, pipe organ
  • Yasuhiro Kobayashi– accordion
  • Alasdair Alloy – glass harmonica
  • Alasdair Malloy – glass harmonica
  • Paul Pritchard – bass
  • Paul Gardhaim – bass
  • Mike Brittain – bass
  • Chris Laurence– bass
  • Trevor Morais – drums, electronic drums
  • Frank Ricotti– snare drums
  • Steve Henderson – timbales, tympani
  • Jeffrey Bryant – horn
  • Mike Thompson– horn
  • Vaughan Armon – violin
  • Sigurbjorn Bernhardsson – violin
  • Mark Berrow – violin
  • Ben Cruft – violin
  • Peter Oxer – violin
  • Sigrun Edvaldsdottir – violin
  • Roger Garland – violin
  • Wilfred Gibson– violin
  • Perry Mason – violin
  • Maciej Rakowski – violin
  • Sif Tulinius – violin
  • Una Sveinbjarnardottir – violin
  • Jim McLeod – violin
  • Gavyn Wright– violin
  • Perry Montague-Mason – violin
  • Roger Chase– viola
  • Hrund Hardardottir – viola
  • Bill Hawkes – viola
  • Peter Lale – viola
  • George Robertson – viola
  • Moeidur Anna Sigurdardottir – viola
  • Sigurdur Bjarki Gunnarsson – cello
  • Paul Kegg – cello
  • Helen Liebmann– cello
  • Martin Loveday – cello
  • Jon R. Ornolfsson – cello
  • John Tunnell – cello
  • Helen Tunstall – harp
  • Howie B– programming, mixing
  • Mark Bell– programming, drum programming, crew
  • Danny Joe Brown Band – programming, mixing assistant
  • Richard Brown – programming
  • Marius de Vries– programming
  • Markus Dravs– programming, drum programming, engineer
  • Eumir Deodato– arranger, orchestration, transcription
  • Steve Price – engineer
  • Mark “Spike” Stent– mixing
  • Jason Groucott – mixing assistant
  • Kirsten Cowie – mixing assistant
  • James Loughrey – mixing assistant
  • Sie Medway-Smith – mixing assistant
  • Rob Murphy – mixing assistant
  • Russel Polden – mixing assistant
  • Rebecca Storey – mixing assistant
  • Paul Walton – mixing assistant
  • Jason Westbrook – mixing assistant
  • Alexander McQueen – art direction, design
  • Nick Knight– photography
  • Isobel Griffiths – orchestra contractor
  • Tony Stanton – copyist
  • Katy England – stylist

 Track listing:

  1. Hunter – Björk
  2. Jóga – Björk, Sjón
  3. Unravel – Björk, Guy Sigsworth
  4. Bachelorette – Björk, Sjón
  5. All Neon Like – Björk
  6. 5 Years – Björk
  7. Immature – Björk
  8. Alarm Call – Björk
  9. Pluto – Björk, Bell
  10. All is Full Of Love – Björk

Juan De Marcos González And Ry Cooder: Buena Vista Social Club

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On September 16, 1997, “World Circuit Records” label released “Buena Vista Social Club”, studio album Juan de Marcos González and Ry Cooder. It was recorded March 1996, at “Egrem Studio” in Havana, Cuba, and was produced by Ry Cooder.

Personnel:

  • Ry Cooder – guitar, mbira, oud, bolon, slide guitar, percussion, liner notes
  • Omara Portuondo – vocals
  • Ibrahim Ferrer – lead and backing vocals
  • Eliades Ochoa – lead vocals, guitar
  • Benito Suarez Magana – guitar
  • Rubin Gonzales – piano
  • Orlando Lopez – bass
  • Salvador Repilado Labrada – bass
  • Joachim Cooder – drums, dumbek
  • Compay Segundo – lead and backing vocals, guitar, congas
  • Lazaro Villa – guiro
  • Carlos Gonzales – bongos, cowbell
  • Alberto Valdes – maracas, backing vocals, chorus vocals
  • Julienne Oviedo Sanchez – timbales
  • Manuel Mirabal – trumpet
  • Barbarito Torres – lute
  • Juan de Marcos Gonzales – conductor, backing vocals
  • Luis Barzaga – backing vocal, chorus vocals
  • Manuel Licea – backing vocals, chorus vocals
  • Jerry Boys – recording, mixing
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • The Team – design
  • Susan Titelman – photography
  • Nick Gold – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Chan Chan – Compay Sequndo
  2. De Camino a la Vereda – Ibrahim Ferrer
  3. El Cuarto de Tula – Sergio González Siaba
  4. Pueblo Nuevo – Cachao
  5. Dos Gardenias – Isolina Carnillo
  6. ¿Y Tú Qué Has Hecho? – Eusebio Delfín
  7. Veinte Años – María Teresa Vera
  8. El Carretero – Guillermo Portabales
  9. Candela – Faustino Oramas
  10. Amor de Loca Juventud – Rafael Montiel Ortíz
  11. Orgullecida – Eliseo Silveira
  12. Murmullo – Electo “Chepín” Rosell
  13. Buena Vista Social Club – Orestes “Macho” López
  14. La Bayamesa – Sindo Garay

Frank Black And The Catholics: Same

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On September 9, 1997, “Spin Art” released the self-titled, debut Frank Black and the Catholics. album  It was recorded in March 1997, and was produced by Frank Black.

Personnel:

  • Frank Black– vocals, guitar
  • Lyle Workman– lead guitar
  • David McCaffery– vocals, bass
  • Scott Boutier– drums
  • Billy Bowers – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Black, except where noted.

  1. All My Ghosts
  2. Back to Rome
  3. Do You Feel Bad About It?
  4. Dog Gone
  5. I Gotta Move
  6. I Need Peace
  7. King & Queen of Siam
  8. Six-Sixty-Six – Larry Norman
  9. Solid Gold
  10. Steak ‘n’ Sabre
  11. Suffering
  12. The Man Who Was Too Loud

Incubus: S.C.I.E.N.C.E.

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On September 9, 1997, “Epic” label released “S.C.I.E.N.C.E.”, the second Incubus album. It was recorded May – June 1997, at “4th Street Recording” in Santa Monica, and was produced by Jim Wirt.

Personnel:

  • Cornelius– lead vocals, percussion
  • Mike Einziger– guitar, backing vocals
  • DJ Lyfe– turntables, keyboards
  • Dirk Lance– bass
  • Badmammajamma– drums
  • Jeremy Wasser – saxophone
  • Charles Waltz – violin
  • Ulrich Wild– engineer
  • J. Eirikson – engineer
  • Donat Kazarinoff – engineer
  • Terry Date– mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering, remastering
  • Frank Harkins – art direction
  • Chris McCann – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Incubus, except where noted.

  1. Redefine
  2. Vitamin
  3. New Skin
  4. Idiot Box
  5. Glass
  6. Magic Medicine
  7. A Certain Shade of Green
  8. Favorite Things
  9. A Certain Shade of Green
  10. Nebula
  11. Deep Inside
  12. Calgone

 

 

Stereophonics: Word Gets Around

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On August 25, 1997, “V2 Records” label released “Word Gets Around”, the debut Stereophonics studio album. It was recorded 1992 – 1997, and was produced by Bird & Bush.

Personnel:

  • Kelly Jones– vocals, guitars
  • Marshall Bird –keyboards
  • Richard Jones– bass
  • Stuart Cable– drums
  • Richard Payne– accordion
  • Nadia Lannman –cello
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Lee Dunn – artwork, design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Kelly Jones, all music by Kelly Jones, Marshall Bird, Richard Jones and Stuart Cable .

  1. A Thousand Trees
  2. Looks Like Chaplin
  3. More Life in a Tramps Vest
  4. Local Boy in the Photograph
  5. Traffic
  6. Not Up To You
  7. Check my Eyelids for Holes
  8. Same Size Feet
  9. Last of the Big Time Drinkers
  10. Goldfish Bowl
  11. Too Many Sandwiches
  12. Billy Davey’s Daughter

Teenage Fanclub: Songs From The Northern Britain

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On July 29, 1997, “Creation” label released “Songs from Northern Britain”, the sixth Teenage Fanclub studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Rich Farm Studios, in Surrey; “Air Studios”; “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by David Bianco, Norman Blake, Raymond McGinley, Gerard Love and Paul Quinn.

Personnel:

  • Norman Blake – vocals, guitar
  • Raymond McGinley – vocals, guitar
  • Gerard Love – vocals, bass
  • Paul Quinn – drums
  • George Borowski – guitar, backing vocals
  • David Bianco – piano
  • Neil Sidwell – brass
  • Steve Sidwell – brass
  • Jamie Talbot – brass
  • Dave Bishop – brass
  • Sonia Slany – strings
  • Jocelyn Pook- strings
  • Ann Morfee – strings
  • Dinah Beamish – strings
  • Susan Bell – strings
  • Claire Orsler – strings
  • Sara Herbert – strings
  • Jules Singleton – strings

Track listing:

  1. Start Again – Norman Blake
  2. Ain’t That Enough – Gerard Love
  3. Can’t Feel My Soul – Raymond McGinley
  4. I Don’t Want to Control You – Norman Blake
  5. Planets – Norman Blake, MacDonald
  6. It’s a Bad World – Raymond McGinley
  7. Take the Long Way Round – Gerard Love
  8. Winter – Norman Blake
  9. I Don’t Care – Raymond McGinley
  10. Mount Everest – Gerard Love
  11. Your Love Is the Place Where I Come From – Raymond McGinley
  12. Speed of Light – Gerard Love