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British Sea Power: Do You Like Rock Music?

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On January 14, 2008, “Rough Trade” label released “Do You Like Rock Music?” the third British Sea Power studio album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Graham Sutton, Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble, Neil Hamilton Wilkinson and Matthew Wood.

Personnel:

  • Jan Scott Wilkinson – vocals, guitar, string arrangements, recording, mixing, packaging, photos
  • Martin Noble – guitar, string arrangements, recording, packaging, photos
  • Neil Hamilton Wilkinson – vocals, bass, guitar, string arrangements, recording, packaging, photos
  • Matthew Wood – drums, string arrangements, recording, packaging, photos
  • Abi Fry– viola, string arrangements
  • Becky Foon – cello, string arrangements, choir
  • Eamon Hamilton– harmonium
  • Phil Sumner– cornet
  • Graham Sutton– additional keys, programming
  • Basia Bulat– choir
  • Bobby Bulat – choir
  • Holly Rancher – choir
  • Howard Bilerman– choir
  • Jo Israel – choir
  • Laura Kennison – choir
  • Lisa Lindley-Jones – choir
  • Vicky Oag – choir
  • Graham Sutton– mixing
  • Howard Bilerman– recording
  • Efrim Menuck– recording
  • Milos Hajicek – engineer assistant
  • Laurence Aldridge – engineer assistant
  • Luke Joyse – engineer assistant
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Alison Fielding – packaging, photography
  • David Taylor – packaging, photography
  • The Outlying Station – sleeve notes

Track listing:

  1. All in It – Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble, Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Matthew Wood
  2. Lights Out for Darker Skies – Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble, Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Matthew Wood
  3. No Lucifer – Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble, Matthew Wood
  4. Waving Flags – Martin Noble, Jan Scott Wilkinson, Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Matthew Wood
  5. Canvey Island – Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble, Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Matthew Wood
  6. Down on the Ground – Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble, Matthew Wood
  7. A Trip Out – Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Matthew Wood, Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble
  8. The Great Skua – Martin Noble, Jan Scott Wilkinson, Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Matthew Wood
  9. Atom – Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble, Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Matthew Wood
  10. No Need to Cry – Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Matthew Wood, Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble
  11. Open the Door – Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Matthew Wood, Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble
  12. We Close Our Eyes – Jan Scott Wilkinson, Martin Noble, Neil Hamilton Wilkinson, Matthew Wood

Chris Squire: Swiss Choir

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On December 3, 2007, “Lime Records” label released “Chris Squire’s Swiss Choir”, the second and last Chris Squire album. It was recorded September – October 2007, and was produced by Chris Squire, Gerard Johnson and Alan White.

Personnel:

  • Chris Squire – vocals, bass guitar, arranger
  • Steve Hackett– guitars, acoustic guitars
  • Gerard Johnson– keyboards, arranger
  • Jeremy Stacey– drums
  • English Baroque Choir– chorus
  • Jeremy Jackman– vocals, musical direction
  • Amy George – soprano voice
  • Laura Macara – vocals
  • Alan White– drums, piano, keyboards, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Adam Lay Ybounden – traditional
  2. I Saw Three Ships – traditional
  3. O come, O come, Emmanuel – traditional
  4. Silent Night/Night of Silence – Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr
  5. Ding Dong Merrily on High – Thoinot Arbeau, George Ratcliffe Woodward
  6. The Three Kings – Peter Cornelius
  7. Sans Day Carol – traditional
  8. Personent hodie – traditional
  9. Sussex Carol – traditional
  10. Gaudete – traditional
  11. In the Bleak Midwinter – traditional
  12. Past Three O’Clock – traditional
  13. Run With the Fox – Chris Squire, Alan White, Peter Sinfield

Saga: 10.000 Days

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On November 6, 2007, “InsideOut Music”and “SPV GmbH” labels released “10,000 Days”, the eighteenth Saga album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Michael Sadler, Ian Crichton, Jim Crichton, Jim Gilmour and Brian Doerner.

Personnel:

  • Michael Sadler – vocals, keyboards, engineer
  • Ian Crichton – guitars, engineer
  • Jim Gilmour – vocals, keyboards, engineer
  • Jim Crichton – bass, keyboards, engineer, mixing
  • Brian Doerner – drums, engineer
  • Mark Fortuna – drums recording
  • Peter van’t Riet – mastering
  • Warren Flanagan – illustrations
  • Patrick Zahorodniuk – design

Track listing:

  1. Lifeline
  2. Book of Lies
  3. Sideways
  4. Can’t You See me Now
  5. Corkentellis
  6. More Than I Deserve
  7. Sound Advice
  8. 10,000 Days
  9. It Never Ends

 

 

 

Monster Magnet: 4-Way Diablo

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On November 6, 2007, “SPV” label released “4-Way Diablo”, the seventh Monster Magnet studio album. It was recorded 2006 – 2007, at “Sound City Studios”, “American Studios”, “The Sunset Lodge” and “Hydeaway Studios”, and was produced by Dave Wyndorf and Matt Hyde.

Personnel:

  • Dave Wyndorf– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Ed Mundell– lead guitar
  • Jim Baglino – bass
  • Bob Pantella – drums
  • Matt Hyde – recording, mixing
  • Chris Rakestraw – additional recording
  • Tom Baker – mastering
  • Alexander Von Wieding – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Wyndorf except where noted.

  1. 4-Way Diablo
  2. Wall of Fire
  3. You’re Alive
  4. Blow Your Mind
  5. Cyclone
  6. 2000 Light Years from Home– Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  7. No Vacation
  8. I’m Calling You
  9. Solid Gold
  10. Freeze and Pixillate
  11. A Thousand Stars
  12. Slap in the Face
  13. Little Bag of Gloom
  14. Tomorrow’s Sun

Angels & Airwaves: I-Empire

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On November 1, 2007, “Geffen”and “Suretone” labels released “I-Empire”, the second Angels & Airwaves studio album. It was recorded January – September 2007, at “Jupiter Sound” in New Rochelle, New York, and was produced by Tom DeLonge.

Personnel:

  • Tom DeLonge– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
  • David Kennedy– lead guitar, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Matt Wachter(credited as Matt Watcher) – bass guitar, synthesizers, backing vocals
  • Atom Willard– drums, percussion
  • Critter – co-producer, engineer, sonic manipulation, percussion, band photography
  • Roger Joseph Manning Jr.– keyboards
  • Tom Lord-Alge– mixing
  • Brian Gardner– mastering
  • Doug Reesh – guitar and bass technician
  • Drew Struzan– album cover
  • Joshua Ortega– front cover design
  • Brendan Raasch – album design, layout
  • Miranda Penn – band photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Tom DeLonge; all music by Tom DeLonge, David Kennedy, Matt Watcher and Atom Willard.

  1. Call to Arms
  2. Everything’s Magic
  3. Breathe
  4. Love Like Rockets
  5. Sirens
  6. Secret Crowds
  7. Star of Bethlehem
  8. True Love
  9. Lifeline
  10. Jumping Rooftops
  11. Rite of Spring
  12. Heaven

The Who: Endless Fire

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On October 30, 2006, “Polydor” label released “Endless Wire”, the eleventh Who (The) studio album. It was recorded December 2004 – May 2006, at “Eel Pie Oceanic Studios” in the Boathouse, Twickenham on the banks of the River Thames in Ranelagh and Pete Townshend’s home studio.  Most of the songs from the album were used in the rock musical adaptation of  “The Boy Who Heard Music” which debuted in July 2007 as part of “Vassar College’s Powerhouse Summer Theater” workshop series.

Personnel:

  • Roger Daltrey– lead vocals
  • Pete Townshend– vocals, guitars, bass guitar, drums, piano, keyboards, violin, banjo, mandolin, drum machine
  • Lawrence Ball– electronic music
  • Ellen Blair – viola
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick– Hammond organ, backing vocals
  • Jolyon Dixon– acoustic guitar
  • Rachel Fuller– keyboards, orchestration supervisor
  • Peter Huntington– drums
  • Gill Morley – violin
  • Vicky Matthews – cello
  • Billy Nicholls– backing vocals
  • Pino Palladino– bass guitar
  • Stuart Ross – bass guitar
  • Zak Starkey– drums
  • Simon Townshend– backing vocals
  • Brian Right – violin
  • Richard Evans– design, art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Pete Townshend except where noted.

  1. Fragments – Pete Townshend, Lawrence Ball
  2. A Man in a Purple Dress
  3. Mike Post Theme
  4. In the Ether
  5. Black Widow’s Eyes
  6. Two Thousand Years
  7. God Speaks of Marty Robbins
  8. It’s Not Enough
  9. God Speaks of Marty Robbins
  10. It’s Not Enough – Pete Townshend, Rachel Fuller
  11. You Stand By Me

Animal Джаz: 1:0 в пользу осени

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On October 21, 2007, “A-one records” label released “1:0 в пользу осени”, the third acoustic and the seventh overall Animal Джаz studio album.

Personnel:

  • Alexander “Mihalych” Krasovitski – vocals
  • Evgenyi “Johnson” Ryahovski – guitar
  • Alexander Zarankin – keyboards
  • Igor Buligin – bass
  • Yan Lemskiy – drums
  • Gennadiy Mikrukov – director

Track listing:

All lyrics by Alexander “Mihalych” Krasovitski , except where noted, all music as noted.

  1. From the leaves – Alexander “Mihalych” Krasovitski, Igor Buligin, Evgenyi “Johnson” Ryahovski, Alexander Zarankin, Yan Lemskiy
  2. 5 Kisses – Evgenyi “Johnson” Ryahovski, Alexander “Mihalych” Krasovitski
  3. 1-0 in favor of autumn – Evgenyi “Johnson” Ryahovski, Alexander “Mihalych” Krasovitski
  4. Alien tears – lyrics by Alexander “Mihalych” Krasovitski, music by Evgenyi “Johnson” Ryahovski
  5. In the Kitchen – Evgenyi “Johnson” Ryahovski
  6. A thousand days – Alexander “Mihalych” Krasovitski, Igor Buligin, Evgenyi “Johnson” Ryahovski, Alexander Zarankin, Yan Lemskiy
  7. Three strips – Evgenyi “Johnson” Ryahovski, Alexander “Mihalych” Krasovitski
  8. 54 – Alexander “Mihalych” Krasovitski, Igor Buligin, Evgenyi “Johnson” Ryahovski, Alexander Zarankin, Yan Lemskiy
  9. Heels (Second Free) – lyrics by Alexander “Mihalych” Krasovitski, Igor Buligin, music by Alexander “Mihalych” Krasovitski, Evgenyi “Johnson” Ryahovski, Kravtsov
  10. No Answer – Alexander “Mihalych” Krasovitski
  11. Time to Choose – Alexander “Mihalych” Krasovitski, Igor Buligin, Evgenyi “Johnson” Ryahovski, Alexander Zarankin, Yan Lemskiy
  12. Double Price – Alexander “Mihalych” Krasovitski, Igor Buligin, Evgenyi “Johnson” Ryahovski, Alexander Zarankin, Yan Lemskiy
  13. Except the Rain – Evgenyi “Johnson” Ryahovski, Mikhalych

Marillion: Happines Is The Road

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On October 20, 2008, “Intact Records” label released “Happiness Is the Road” 15th Marillion studio album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, at “The Racket Club” in Buckinghamshire, UK, and was produced by Michael Hunter, Steve Hogarth, Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas.

Personnel:

  • Steve Hogarth– vocals, keyboards
  • Steve Rothery– guitars
  • Mark Kelly– keyboards, backing vocals
  • Pete Trewavas– bass guitar, guitars, clarinet, backing vocals
  • Ian Mosley– drums
  • Sam Morris – French horn
  • Claydon – Arco bass
  • Audley – dulcimer
  • Bisset – additional tuned percussion
  • Jon Hotten – overworked tambourine
  • Emil Hogarth – ultrasound heartbeat
  • Dawn Roberts – finger cymbal
  • Michael Hunter – recording, mixing
  • Roderick Brunton, Jon Cameron – assistant
  • Simon Heyworth – mastering
  • Antonio Seijas – artwork, photography
  • Carl Glover – design, layout

Track listing:

All lyrics by Steve Hogarth, music by Steve Hogarth, Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas.

CD edition

Volume 1: Essence

  1. Dreamy Street
  2. This Train Is My Life
  3. Essence
  4. Wrapped Up in Time
  5. Liquidity
  6. Nothing Fills the Hole
  7. Woke Up
  8. Trap the Spark
  9. A State of Mind
  10. Happiness Is the Road
  11. blank
  12. Half-Full Jam – hidden track

Volume 2: The Hard Shoulder

  1. Thunder Fly
  2. The Man from the Planet Marzipan
  3. Asylum Satellite #1
  4. Older Than Me
  5. Throw Me Out
  6. Half the World
  7. Whatever Is Wrong with You
  8. Especially True
  9. Real Tears for Sale

Stereophonics: Pull the Pin

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On October 10, 2007, “V2” label released “Pull the Pin”, the sixth Stereophonics studio album. It was recorded December 2006 – August 2007, at “Grouse Lodge” in Ireland, “Real World Studios” and “Eden Studios” in UK, and was produced by Kelly Jones and Jim Lowe.

Personnel:

  • Kelly Jones– vocals, guitar, art direction
  • Richard Jones– bass guitar, art direction
  • Javier Weyler– drums, art direction
  • Lowe – engineer
  • Dario Dendi, Alex Dromgoole, Marco Migliari, Rowen Rossiter – engineer assistant
  • Mark ‘Spike’ Stent – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Miles Aldridge – lips design
  • Graham Rounthwaite – art direction

Track listing:

All tracks are by Kelly Jones, except where noted.

  1. Soldiers Make Good Targets
  2. Pass the Buck
  3. It Means Nothing
  4. Bank Holiday Monday
  5. Daisy Lane
  6. Stone
  7. My Friends
  8. I Could Lose Ya – Richard Jones, Javier Weyler
  9. Bright Red Star
  10. Ladyluck
  11. Crush
  12. Drowning

Band of Horses: Cease to Begin

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On October 9, 2007, “Sub Pop” label released “Cease to Begin”,  the second Band of Horses studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Echo Mountain Studios” in Asheville, North Carolina, and was produced by Phil Ek.

Personnel:

  • Ben Bridwell – lead vocals, guitar
  • Rob Hampton – guitar, bass guitar
  • Ryan Monroe – keyboards
  • Creighton Barrett – drums
  • Jon Ashley – engineer assistant
  • Julian Dreyer – engineer assistant
  • Cameron Nicklaus – engineer assistant
  • Phil Ek– mixing
  • Dusty Summers – design
  • Christopher Wilson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Bridwell, Rob Hampton and Creighton Barrett, except where noted.

  1. Is There a Ghost
  2. Ode to LRC
  3. No One’s Gonna Love You
  4. Detlef Schrempf
  5. The General Specific – Ben Bridwell, Rob Hampton, Creighton Barrett, Ryan Monroe
  6. Lamb on the Lam (In the City)
  7. Islands on the Coast
  8. Marry Song
  9. Cigarettes, Wedding Bands
  10. Window Blues