On October 27, 2013, Lewis Allan “Lou” Reed died aged 71. He was musician (guitar), singer, and songwriter, both as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the Velvet Underground, and with his solo career, he is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential artists in the history of rock music. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “The Velvet Underground & Nico”, the debut Velvet Underground album at number 13 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”; and in 2013, the same magazine included “Transformer” and “Berlin”, two Reed’s albums on the same list. In 2015, Reed was posthumously inducted in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.
Tag Archives: 2013
Suede: Dog Man Star
On October 10, 1994, “Nude Records” label released “Dog Man Star”, the second Suede studio album. It was recorded in March–July 1994, at “Master Rock Studios” in London, and was produced by Ed Buller. In October 2013, “NME” magazine ranked the album at number 31 in its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Brett Anderson– vocals
- Bernard Butler– guitar, keyboards
- Mat Osman– bass guitar
- Simon Gilbert– drums
- Phil Overhead – percussion
- Simon Clarke – trumpet
- Roddy Lorimer– saxophone, flute
- Richard Edwards– trombone
- Andrew Cronshaw – cimbalon, Ba-Wu flute
- Ed Buller– engineer
- Gary Stout – engineer
- Bob Ludwig– mastering
- Tessa Niles– additional vocals
- Children from The Tricycle Theatre Workshop – additional vocals
- Orchestra – Sinfonia of London- arranged and conducted by Brian Gascoine
Track listing:
All lyrics by Brett Anderson; all music by Bernard Butler.
- Introducing the Band
- We are the Pigs
- Heroine
- The Wild Ones
- Daddy’s Speeding
- The Power
- New generation
- This Hollywood Life
- The 2 Of us
- Black or Blue
- The Asphalt World
- Still Life
Phil Selway: Weatherhouse
On October 7, 2014, “Bella Union” label released “Weatherhouse” the second solo Phil Selway album. It was recorded 2013 in Oxfordshire, and was produced by Phil Ilhan and Quinta.
Personnel:
- Phil Selway – vocals, guitar, drums, percussion, drum machine
- Adem Ilhan – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drum machine, marimba, programming, engineer
- Quinta – vocals, clavichord, fender rhodes, marimba, mellotron, musical saw, hammond organ, percussion, piano, viola, violin
The Elysian Quartet
- Jennymay Logan – violin
- Emma Smith – violin
- Vince Sipprell – viola
- Laura Moody – cello
- Graeme Stewart – engineer
- Marta Salogni – engineer
- David Wrench – mixing
- Mandy Parnell – mastering
- Ted Dewan – artwork, sdesign
Track listing:
- Coming Up for Air
- Around Again
- Let It Go
- Miles Away
- Ghosts
- It Will End in Tears
- Don’t Go Now
- Drawn to the Light
- Waiting for a Sign
- Turning It Inside Out
Tame Impala: Lonerism
On October 5, 2012, “Modular Recordings” label released “Lonerism” the second Tame Impala studio album. It was recorded 2010–2012, at Perth, Australia and in Paris, and was produced by Kevin Parker. In November 2012, “Lonerism” won the 2012 “J Award” for Australian “Album of the Year”. In 2013 tame Impala won the “Rolling Stone Australia” award for “2012 Album of the Year”. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIIA”.
Personnel:
- Kevin Parker– vocals, instrumentation, cover photogarphy
- Jay Watson – piano, keys
- Melody Prochet– spoken voice
- Dave Fridmann– mixing
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Leif Podhajsky– artwork, layout
- Matthew C. Saville – studio photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Kevin Parker, except “Apocalypse Dreams” and “Elephant”, by Kevin Parker and Jay Watson.
- Be Above It
- Endors Toi
- Apocalypse Dreams
- Mind Mischief
- Music to Walk Home By
- Why Won’t They Talk to Me?
- Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
- Keep on Lying
- Elephant
- She Just Won’t Believe Me
- Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control
- Sun’s Coming Up
MGMT: Same
On September 17, 2013, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut MGMT studio album. It was recorded February 2012 – March 2013, at :Vacation Island: and “Tarbox Road Studios”, and was produced by Dave Fridmann, Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser.
Personnel:
- Andrew VanWyngarden – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion
- Ben Goldwasser – vocals, keyboards
- Dave Fridmann – engineer, mixing
- Matt Boynton – additional recording
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Alejandro Cardenas – art direction, design
- Danny Clinch – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Andrew VanWyngarden; all music by Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser except where noted.
- Alien Days
- Cool Song No. 2
- Mystery Disease
- Introspection – Faine Jade cover
- Your Life Is a Lie
- A Good Sadness
- Astro-Mancy
- I Love You Too, Death
- Plenty of Girls in the Sea
- An Orphan of Fortune
Arctic Monkeys: AM
On September 9, 2013, “Domino” label released “AM”, the fifth Arctic Monkeys studio album. It was recorded August 2012 – June 2013, at “Sage & Sound Recording” in Los Angeles; “Rancho De La Luna” in Joshua Tree, California, and was produced by James Ford and Ross Orton. The album was named the “Best Album of 2013” by “NME” magazine, and featured at number 449 on magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. “AM” was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Platinum in Ireland by “IRMA’; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”, and 3 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.
Personnel:
- Alex Turner- vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitar
- Jamie Cook- lead and rhythm guitar
- Nick O’Malley- bass guitar, baritone guitar, backing vocals
- Matt Helders- vocals, drums, electronic drums, percussion
- James Ford- keyboards, tambourine
- Bill Ryder-Jones– lead guitar
- Pete Thomas– percussion
- Josh Homme– backing vocals
- Ross Orton– engineer
- Ian Shea – engineer
- Tchad Blake– mixing
- Brian Lucey – mastering
- Matthew Cooper – design
- Zachery Michael – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Alex Turner, except where noted, all music by Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, Matt Helders and Nick O’Malley.
- Do I Wanna Know?
- R U Mine – Alex Turner, Nick O’Malley
- One for the Road
- Arabella
- I Want It All
- 1 Party Anthem
- Mad Sounds – Alex Turner, Alan Smyth
- Fireside
- Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?
- Snap Out of It
- Knee Socks
- I Wanna Be Yours – John Cooper Clarke
Franz Ferdinand: Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
On August 26, 2013, “Domino Recording Company” label released “Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action”, the fourth Franz Ferdinand studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Joe Goddard, Alex Kapranos, Alexis Taylor, Todd Terje and Björn Yttling.
Personnel:
- Alex Kapranos– lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards, mixing, artwork
- Nick McCarthy– vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
- Bob Hardy– bass
- Paul Thomson– drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Alexis Taylor – keyboards, backing vocals
- Gus Asphalt – saxophone
- Daftdog – brass
- Manuela Gernedel – backing vocals
- Roxanne Clifford – backing vocals
- Joe Goddard – backing vocals
- Miriam Newman – backing vocals
- Owen Pallett – strings, string arrangement
- Ch4in$ – pre-production
- Nille Perned – engineer
- Alexander Ragnew – engineer
- Hans Stenlund – engineer
- Todd Terje – engineer, mixing
- Mark Ralph – engineer, mixing
- Anthony Chapman – additional engineering
- Eskimo Peach – additional engineering
- Mike Fraser – mixing
- Dave Fridmann – mixing
- Lasse Mårtén – mixing
- Alexis Smith – mixing
- Mike Marsh – mastering
- Matthew Cooper – artwork
- Pabs Debussy – artwork
- Andy Knowles – photography
Track listing:
- Right Action – Robert Hardy, Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy
- Evil Eye – Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarty
- Love Illumination – Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarty
- Stand on the Horizon – Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarty
- Fresh Strawberries – Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarty
- Bullet – Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarty, Alexander Ragnew
- Treason! Animals – Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarty
- The Universe Expanded – Robert Hardy, Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy
- Brief Encounters – Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarty
- Goodbye Lovers & Friends – Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarty
Elvis Costello: Punch The Clock
On August 5, 1983, “F-Beat” label released “Punch the Clock”, eighth Elvis Costello album, his seventh with the Attractions. It was recorded January – April 1983, and was produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley, assisted by Gavin Greenaway and Colin Fairley. In 2013, “NME” magazine ranked the album at number 345 in its list of “The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Elvis Costello – vocals, guitars, synclavier and casiotone
- Steve Nieve– piano, emulator, Fairlight CMI, Vox organ, Hammond organ, synclavier
- Bruce Thomas– electric wal bass guitar
- Pete Thomas– drums, cymbals
- Morris Pert– percussion
- Jim Paterson – trombone
- Jeff Blythe – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet
- Paul Speare– tenor saxophone, flute
- Dave Plews – trumpet
- Stewart Robson– trumpet, flugelhorn
- Chet Baker– trumpet
- Afrodiziak (Caron Wheeler, Claudia Fontaine) – backing vocals
- David Bedford– string arrangements
Track listing:
All tracks by Elvis Costello, except where noted.
- Let Them All Talk
- Everyday I Write the Book
- The Greatest Thing
- The Element Within Her
- Love Went Mad
- Shipbuilding – Clive Langer, Elvis Costello
- K.O. (Boxing Day)
- Charm School
- The Invisible Man
- Mouth Almighty
- King of Thieves
- Pills and Soap
- The World and His Wife
Bruce Springsteen: Born In The U.S.A.
On June 4, 1984, “Columbia” label released “Born in the U.S.A.”, the seventh Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded January 1982 – March 1984, at “The Power Station” and “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Bruce Springsteen and Steven Van Zandt. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 85 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”. In 2013, “NME” magazine ranked it at number 428 on its list album of the “Greatest Albums of all Time”.
Personnel:
- Bruce Springsteen– lead vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar
- Steven Van Zandt– acoustic guitar, mandolin, harmony vocals
- Roy Bittan– piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
- Clarence Clemons– saxophone, percussion, backing vocals
- Danny Federici– organ, glockenspiel, piano
- Garry Tallent– bass guitar, backing vocals
- Max Weinberg– drums, backing vocals
- Richie “La Bamba” Rosenberg– backing vocals
- Ruth Davis – backing vocals
Track listing
All tracks by Bruce Springsteen.
- Born in the U.S.A.
- Cover Me
- Darlington Country
- Working on the Highway
- Downbound Train
- I’m on Fire
- No Surrender
- Bobby Jean
- I’m goin’ Down
- Glory Days
- Dancing in the Dark
- My Hometown
Laura Marling: Once I Was an Eagle
On May 27, 2013, “Virgin” label released “Once I Was an Eagle” the fourth Laura Marling studio album. It was recorded 2012 at “Third Crow Studio” in Bath, and was produced by Ethan Johns.
Personnel:
- Laura Marling- vocals, guitar
- Ruth de Turberville – cello
- Ethan Johns – drums
- Rex Horan – bass
Track listing:
All tracks by Laura Marling, except where noted.
- Take the Night Off
- .I Was an Eagle
- You Know
- Breathe
- Master Hunter
- Little Love Caster
- Devil’s Resting Place
- Interlude – Ethan Johns
- Undine
- Where Can I Go
- Once
- Pray for Me
- When Were You Happy? (And How Long Has That Been)
- Love Be Brave
- Little Bird
- Saved These Words
