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The National: High Violet

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High Violet

On May 10, 2010, “4AD” label released “High Violet”, the fifth National (The) studio album. It was recorded March 2009 – January 2010, at Aaron Dressner’s garage in Brooklyn, “Tarquin Studios” in Bridgeport, “Kampo Studios” in New York City, and was produced by The National. “Binding Force”, the sculpture on the album cover was created by artist Mark Fox. In October, 2010, “High Violet” was awarded a “Q” award for Best Album.

Personnel:

  • Matt Berninger – lead vocals
  • Aaron Dessner – guitars, keyboard, bass
  • Bryce Dessner – guitars
  • Bryan Devendorf – drums, percussion
  • Scott Devendorf – bass, guitar
  • Richard Reed Parry– vocals, double bass, electric guitar, piano, backing vocal arrangements
  • Thomas Bartlett– piano, keyboards
  • Sufjan Stevens– vocals, harmonium, backing vocal arrangements
  • Greg Chudzik – double bass
  • Thom Kozumplik – percussion
  • Alex Hamlin – baritone saxophone
  • CJ Camereri – trumpet, cornet
  • Kyle Resnick – trumpet
  • Benjamin Lanz – trombone
  • Dave Nelson – trombone
  • Tim Albright – trombone
  • Hideaki Aomori – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Michael Atkinson – French horn
  • Jeremy Thal – French horn
  • Alex Sopp – flute, bass flute
  • Rachael Elliott – bassoon
  • Rob Moose – violin
  • Padma Newsome – violin, viola
  • Nadia Sirota– viola
  • Maria Jeffers – cello
  • Bridget Kibbey – harp
  • Nico Muhly – celeste
  • Mads Christian Brauer– electronics and filtering
  • Marla Hansen – vocals
  • Laurel Sprengelmeyer – vocals
  • Justin Vernon– vocals
  • Bryce Dessner, Padma Newsome, Nico Muhly – orchestration
  • Greg Georgio – second engineer
  • Keith J Nelson – engineer assistant
  • Christian Biegai – additional recording
  • Peter Katis – mixing
  • Greg Georgio – additional mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Distant Station Ltd – design
  • Keith Klenowski – photography
  • Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, and Peter Katis – additional production

Track listing:

  1. Terrible Love – Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner
  2. Sorrow – Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner
  3. Anyone’s Ghost – Matt Berninger, Bryce Dessner
  4. Little Faith – Matt Berninger, Carin Besser, Aaron Dessner
  5. Afraid of Everyone – Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner
  6. Bloodbuzz Ohio – Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Padma Newsome
  7. Lemonworld – Matt Berninger, Bryce Dessner
  8. Runaway – Matt Berninger, Carin Besser, Aaron Dessner
  9. Conversation 16 – Matt Berninger, Carin Besser, Aaron Dessner
  10. England – Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner
  11. Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks – Matt Berninger, Carin Besser, Aaron Dessner

Scott Walker: The Drift

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On May 8, 2006, “4AD” label released “The Drift”, the thirteenth Scott Walker studio album. It was recorded June 2004 – November 2005, at “Metropolis Studios” and “Chiswick” and “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Scott Walker and Peter Walsh.

Personnel:

  • Scott Walker – vocals, guitar, harmonica, sax, sound treatment
  • Hugh Burns – guitar
  • James Stevenson– guitar
  • Brian Gascoigne – keyboards, sound treatment
  • Mark Warman – keyboards,  orchestration,  conducting,  percussion,  woodwind, sound treatment
  • John Giblin– bass
  • Steve Pearce – bass
  • Ian Thomas – drums
  • Alasdair Malloy – drums, percussion
  • Peter Walsh – sound treatment, sitar, percussion
  • Rohan Onraet – percussion
  • Pete Long – saxophone
  • Derek Watkins– flugelhorn
  • Philip Sheppard– orchestration, conducting, cello
  • Andrew Cronshaw – woodwind, concertina
  • Thomas Bowes – violin
  • Vanessa Contenay-Quinones– vocals
  • Lucy Painter – vocals
  • Rebecca Painter – vocals
  • Ralph Warman – vocals
  • Beverly Foster – voice
  • Vaughan Oliver – artwork
  • Chris Bigg – artwork assistant
  • Marc Atkins – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Scott Walker, except where noted.

  1. Cossacks Are
  2. Clara
  3. Jesse
  4. Jolson and Jones
  5. Cue
  6. Hand Me Up
  7. Buzzers
  8. Psoriatic – Scott Walker, Bob carleton
  9. The Escape
  10. A Lover Loves

Pixies: Doolittle

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Pixies-Doolittle

On April 18, 1989, “4AD” released “Doolittle”, the second Pixies studio album. It was recorded October 31 – November 23, 1988, at “Downtown Recorders” in Boston, “Massachusetts”  and  “Carriage House Studios” in Stamford, Connecticut, and was produced by Gil Norton. In 1995, the album was certified Gold by the “Recording Industry Association of America”. In 2003 “NME” magazine writers ranked  “Doolittle”as the second-greatest album of all time, and “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 226 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel

  • Black Francis– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Joey Santiago– lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Kim Deal– vocals, bass guitar, slide guitar
  • David Lovering – vocals, drums, bass guitar
  • Karen Karlsrud – violin
  • Corine Metter – violin
  • Arthur Fiacco – cello
  • Ann Rorich – cello

Track listing

All tracks by Black Francis, except where noted.

  1. Debaser
  2. Tame
  3. Wave of Mutilation
  4. I Bleed
  5. Here Comes Your Man
  6. Dead
  7. Monkey Gone to Heaven
  8. Grieves
  9. Crackity Jones
  10. La La Love You
  11. 13 Baby
  12. There Goes My Gun
  13. Hey
  14. Silver – Black Francis, Kim Deal
  15. Gouge Away

Cocteau Twins: Victorialand

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Victorialand

On April 14, 1986, “4AD” label released “Victorialand”, the fourth Cocteau Twins album. It was recorded in 1985, and was produced by Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie.

Personnel:

  • Elizabeth Fraser– vocals
  • Robin Guthrie– guitar
  • Richard Thomasof Dif Juz – saxophone, tabla
  • 23 Envelope – sleeve

Track listing:

.All tracks by Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie.

  1. Lazy Calm
  2. Fluffy Tufts
  3. Throughout the Dark Months of April and May
  4. Whales Tails
  5. Oomingmak
  6. Little Spacey
  7. Feet-Like Fins
  8. How to Bring a Blush to the Snow
  9. The Thinner the Air

 

The Birthday Party: Prayers on Fire

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The Birthday Party Prayers On Fire

On April 6, 1981, “4AD” label released “Prayers on Fire”, the debut Birthday Party studio album. It was recorded December 1980 – January 1981, at “A.A.V. Studio 2” in Melbourne, and was produced by Tony Cohen, Nick Cave, Rowland S. Howard, Mick Harvey, Tracy Pew and Phil Calvert.

  • Nick Cave– lead vocals, piano, saxophone,drums
  • Rowland S. Howard– lead and backing vocals, guitar, saxophone, snare drum
  • Mick Harvey– organ, piano, guitar
  • Tracy Pew– bass guitar, clarinet, double bass
  • Phill Calvert– drums
  • Mick Hauser – tenor saxophone
  • Phillip Jackson – trumpet
  • Stephen Ewart – trombone
  • Tony Cohen – engineer
  • Jenny, Poly and Evan – photography

Track listing:

  1. Zoo-Music Girl – Rowland S. Howard, Nick Cave
  2. Cry – Nick Cave
  3. Capers – Roland S.Howard, Genevieve McGuckin
  4. Nick the Stripper – Nick Cave
  5. Ho-Ho – McGuckin, Rowland S. Howard
  6. Figure of Fun – Nick Cave, Rowland S. Howard
  7. King Ink – Nick Cave, Rowland S. Howard
  8. A Dead Song – Nick Cave, Anita Lane
  9. Yard – Nick Cave
  10. Dull Day – Rowland S. Howard
  11. Just You and Me – Nick Cave, Mick Harvey

Pixies: Surfer Rosa

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Surfer Rosa

On March 21, 1988, “4AD” label released “Surfer Rosa”, the debut Pixies studio album. It was recorded in November 1987, at “Downtown Recorders” in Boston,  December 1987, at “Q Division” in Somerville, Massachusetts, and was produced by Steve Albini.  Magazines “Sounds” and “Melody Maker” named “Surfer Rosa” album of the year.

Personnel:

  • Black Francis– vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitar
  • Joey Santiago– lead guitar
  • Kim Deal– vocals, bass, (credited as Mrs. John Murphy)
  • David Lovering– drums
  • Steve Albini – engineer
  • Simon Larbalestier,Vaughan Oliver – cover image, booklet imagery

Tracks listing:

All tracks by Black Francis, except where noted.

  1. Bone Machine
  2. Break My Body
  3. Something Against You
  4. Broken Face
  5. Gigantic – Black Francis, Kim Deal
  6. River Euphrates
  7. Where Is My Mind?
  8. Cactus
  9. Tony’s Theme
  10. Oh My Golly!
  11. Vamos I’m Amazed
  12. Brick is Red

Kristin Hersh: Sunny Border Blue

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On March 12, 2001, “4AD” label released “Sunny Border Blue”, the fifth Kristin Hersh studio album. It was recorded April – October 2000, at “Stable Sound” in Portsmouth, and was produced by Kristin Hersh.

Personnel:

  1. Kristin Hersh – vocals, guitar
  2. Steve Rizzo – drums, engineer, mixing
  3. Joe Gastwirt – mastering
  4. Ramón Bretón – mastering assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Kristin Hersh, except where noted.

  1. Your Dirty Answer
  2. Spain
  3. 37 Hours
  4. Silica
  5. William’s Cut
  6. Summer Salt
  7. Trouble – Cat Stevens
  8. Candyland
  9. Measure
  10. White Suckers
  11. Ruby
  12. Flipside
  13. Listerine

 

Dead Can Dance: Same

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Dead_Can_Dance

On February 27, 1984, “4AD” label released the self-titled, debut Dead Can Dance album. It was recorded in 1983, and was produced by Lisa Gerard, Brendan Perry, James Parker, Scott Roger and Peter Ulrich.

Personnel:

  • Lisa Gerrard – vocals
  • Brendan Perry – vocals, guitar
  • James Pinker – timpani, percussion
  • Scott Roger
  • Peter Ulrich – drums, percussion
  • Richard Avison, Simon Hogg – trombone
  • Tony Ayers – timpani
  • Carolyn Costin – violin
  • Gus Ferguson, Martin McCarrick – cello

Track listing:

  1. The Fatal Impact
  2. The Trial
  3. Frontier
  4. Fortune
  5. Ocean
  6. East of Eden
  7. Threshold
  8. A Passage in Time
  9. Wild in the Woods
  10. Musica Eternal

Mark Lanegan Band: Blues Funeral

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Blues_Funeral

On February 6, 2012, “4AD” label released “Blues Funeral”, the seventh Mark Lanegan studio album. It was recorded January – May 2011, at “4AD Studio” in Hollywood, and was produced by Alain Johannes.

Personnel:

  • Mark Lanegan- vocals
  • Alain Johannes- guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • David Rosser, Duke Garwood, David Catching- guitar
  • Aldo Struyf- keyboards, guitar
  • Martyn LeNoble– bass
  • Jack Irons- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Lanegan.

  1. The Gravedigger’s Song
  2. Bleeding Muddy Water
  3. Gray Goes Black
  4. St Louis Elegy
  5. Riot in My House
  6. Ode to Sad Disco
  7. Phantasmagoria Blues
  8. Quiver Syndrome
  9. Harborview Hospital
  10. Leviathan
  11. Deep Black Vanishing Train
  12. Tiny Grain of Truth