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Tindersticks: Curtains

Curtains

On June 24, 1997, “Island” label released “Curtains”, the third Tindersticks studio album. It was recorded in July – October, 1996, at “Angel Studios”, “Eastcote Studios, in London, and  “Searsound” in  New York, and was produced by Stuart A. Staples, David Boulter, Neil Fraser, Dickon Hinchliffe, Mark Colwill and Al Macaulay.

Personnel:

  • Stuart A. Staples– vocals
  • Neil Fraser guitar
  • Dickon Hinchliffe– guitar, strings, arrangements
  • David Boulter– organ, accordion
  • Mark Colwill – bass
  • Al Macaulay– drums, percussion
  • Jesús Alemañy – trumpet, arranger
  • David Patman – bongos
  • Craig Chettle – recording, mixing
  • Bartholomew & Windsor – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Another Night In
  2. Rented Rooms
  3. Don’t Look Down
  4. Dick’s Slow Song
  5. Fast One
  6. Ballad of Tindersticks
  7. Dancing
  8. Let’s Pretend
  9. Desperate Man
  10. Buried Bones
  11. Bearsuit
  12. (Tonight) Are You Trying to Fall in Love Again
  13. I Was Your Man
  14. Bathtime
  15. Walking

Tindersticks: Can Our Love…

Can Our Love

On May 21, 2001, “Beggars Banquet” label released “Can Our Love… “, the fifth Tindersticks studio album. It was recorded in 2001, and was produced by Stuart Staples, David Boulter, Neil Fraser, Mark Colwill, Dickon Hinchliffe and Ian Caple.

Personnel:

  • Neil Fraser – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Stuart Staples – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, organ, percussion
  • David Boulter – piano, organ, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, percussion
  • Dickon Hinchliffe – vocals, electric violin, Wah Wah guitar, Fender Rhodes, brass and strings arrangements
  • Mark Colwill – bass
  • Al Macaulay – drums, percussion
  • Steve Sidwell – trumpet
  • Jamie Talbot – bass clarinet, flute
  • Neil Sidwell – trombone
  • Boguslaw Kostecki, Chris Tombling, Gavyn Wright, Jackie Shane, Jon Evans-Jones, Julian Leaper, Mark Berrow, Patrick Kiernan, Perry Montague-Mason, Peter Hanson – violin
  • David Daniels, Martin Loveday – cello
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Suzanne Osborne – photography
  • Phil Nicholls – sleeve photography

Track listing:

  1. Dying Slowly
  2. People Keep Comin’ Around
  3. Tricklin’
  4. Can Our Love…
  5. Sweet Release
  6. Don’t Ever Get Tired
  7. No Man in the World
  8. Chilitetime