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John Cale: The Academy of Peril

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In July 1972, “Reprise” label released “The Academy in Peril”, the second John cale album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Shipton Manor” in Oxfordshire, “St. Giles Church” in Cripplegate, UK, and was produced by John Cale. The cover concept and art was by Andy Warhol.

Personnel:

  • John Cale – viola, bass, guitar, keyboards
  • Adam Miller – vocals
  • Ron Wood– slide guitar
  • Del Newman – drums
  • Legs Larry Smith– narration
  • The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Jean Bois – mixing
  • Ed Thrasher– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Cale.

  1. The Philosopher
  2. Brahms
  3. Legs Larry at Television Centre
  4. The Academy in Peril
  5. Intro / Days of Steam
  6. 3 Orchestral Pieces: Faust/The Balance/Captain Morgan’s Lament
  7. King Harry
  8. John Milton

Coldplay: Ghost Stories

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On May 16, 2014, “Parlaphone” label released “Ghost Stories”, the sixth Coldplay studio album. It was recorded 2013-2014 at “The Bakery and “The Beehive “in London, and was produced by Avicii, Paul Epworth, Daniel Green, Jon Hopkins, Rik Simpson, Guy Berryman, Johnny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.

Personnel:

  • Chris Martin- lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, synthesizer
  • Jonny Buckland- electric guitar, slide guitar, synthesizer, piano
  • Guy Berryman- bass guitar, synthesizer, piano
  • Will Champion- drum pad, percussion, reactable, backing vocals
  • Timbaland– extra drums
  • Apple Martin, Moses Martin, Mabel Krichefski – additional vocals
  • John Metcalfe – strings arrangement, conductor
  • Davide Rossi– individual arrangement and strings
  • Tim Bergling(Avicii) – piano
  • Jon Hopkins– extra magic
  • Geoff Swan – assistant
  • Mike Dean– extra magic
  • Madeon– extra magic
  • Olga Fitzroy – engineer
  • Matt Wiggins – engineer
  • Jaime Sickora – engineer
  • Chris Owens – engineer
  • Joe Visciano – engineer
  • Daniel Green – mixing
  • Rik Simpson– mixing
  • Mark “Spike” Stent– mixing
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Tom Bailey – additional studio assistance
  • Fiona Cruickshank – additional studio assistance
  • Nicolas Essig – additional studio assistance
  • Jeff Gartenbaum – additional studio assistance
  • Christian Green – additional studio assistance
  • Joseph Hartwell Jones – additional studio assistance
  • Pablo Hernandez – additional studio assistance
  • Neil Lambert – additional studio assistance
  • Matt McGinn – additional studio assistance
  • Adam Miller – additional studio assistance
  • Roxy Pope – additional studio assistance
  • John Prestage – additional studio assistance
  • Bill Rahko – additional studio assistance
  • Kyle Stevens – additional studio assistance
  • Mila Fürstová – artwork
  • Tappin Gofton – design, art direction
  • Phil Harvey– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, and Chris Martin, except A Sky Full of Stars co-written by Tim Bergling.

  1. Always in My Head
  2. Magic
  3. Ink
  4. True Love
  5. Midnight
  6. Another’s Arm
  7. Oceans
  8. A Sky Full of Stars
  9. O (Fly On)

John Cale and Terry Riley: Church of Anthrax

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John Cale - Church Of Anthrax

On February 10, 1971, “Columbia” label released “Church of Anthrax” collaborative studio album by John Cale and Terry Riley. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by John Cale and Terry Riley.

Personnel:

  • John Cale– keyboards, bass guitar, harpsichord, piano, guitar, viola, organ
  • Terry Riley– piano, organ, soprano saxophone
  • Adam Miller – vocals
  • Bobby Colomby– drums
  • Bobby Gregg– drums
  • Kim Whitesides – cover art
  • John Berg – design
  • Richard Mantel – design
  • Don Huntstein – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Cale and Terry Riley, except where noted.

  1. Church of Anthrax
  2. The Hall of Mirrors in the Palace at Versailles
  3. The Soul of Patrick Lee – John Cale
  4. Ides of March
  5. The Protégé