On September 23, 2025, Daniel Henry Edward Thompson aka Danny Thompson died aged 86. He was musician (upright bass, tea chest bass), songwriter and record producer, member of Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated, led a trio that included John McLaughlin, but was best known as member of Pentangle and long – time collaborator with John Martyn. During his long musical career he recorded and played with a large variety of other musicians, including Richard Thompson, Kate Bush, Tim Buckley, ABC, Skin, Ayuo, Richard Barbieri, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Sam Brown, Graham Coxon, Donovan, Christine Collister, Barbara Dickson, Bick Drake, Everything but the Girl, Marianne Faithfull, Peter Gabriel, Davey Graham, Mara!, Linda Lewis, Mike Landup, Magna Carta, The Chris McGregor Septet, Loreena McKennitt, Ralph McTell, Alison Moyet, Cliff Richard, Dizrhythmia, David Sylvian, Duffy Power, Deva Premal, Andrew Ridgeley, Talk Talk, Loudon Wainwright III, Se. E. Rogie, Darell Scott, Songhai, Vivian Stanshall, Eric Bibb & North Country Far, Hunter Muskett, Mary Hopkin, John Stevens, Alan Holdsworth, Bert Jansch, David Wharnsby, Boo Hewerdine, Tasmin Archer, The Incredible String Band, T. Rex and Rod Stewart. As leader Thompson released seven albums.
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Bob Geldof: Deep in the Heart of Nowhere
On November 28, 1986, “Mercury” label released “Deep in the Heart of Nowhere”, the debut Bob Geldof album. It was recorded in 1986, and was produced by Rupert Hine, Jimmy Iovine and The Brothers of Doom
Personnel:
- Bob Geldof – vocals, arranger
- David A. Stewart – guitars, keyboards
- Eric Clapton – guitar
- Brian Setzer – guitar
- Jamie West-Oram – guitar
- Alison Moyet – vocals
- Maria McKee – vocals
- Annie Lennox – vocals
- Midge Ure
- Omar Hakim
- Suzie O’List
- Clem Burke
- Pat Seymour
- Gill O’Donovan
- Mint Julep
- Jools Holland
- Sonny Southern
- Maria Albert
- Lianne Davis
- T.M. Stevens
- Bono
- Rupert Hine – arranger
- Stephen W Tayler – recording, mixing
- Andrew Scarth, Jon Bavin, Joe Chiccarelli – engineer
- Mike Storey – art direction
- Brian Aris – cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Bob Geldof, except where noted.
- This Is the World Calling – Bob Geldof, Raymond Doom
- In the Pouring Rain
- August Was a Heavy Month
- Love Like a Rocket – Bob Geldof, Raymond Doom
- I Cry Too
- When I Was Young
- This Heartless Heart
- The Beat of the Night
- Truly, True Blue
- Pulled Apart by Horses
- Words from Heaven
- Good Boys in the Wrong
- Night Turns to Day
- Deep in the Heart of Nowhere
John McKenzie
On May 10, 2020, John Michael McKenzie died aged 64. He was musician (bass, guitar, backing vocals), member of the bands Global Village Trucking Company and Man. He recorded and performed with Eurythmics, The Pretenders, Alison Moyet, Lionel Richie, Dr. John, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Annette Peacock, Steve Hillage, Noel McCalla, Bob Young, Shusha Guppy, Wham!, Deke Leonard, Morrissey-Mullen, Claire Hamill, Space Monkey, Jim Diamond, Bob Dylan, Al Corley, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Microdisney, Five Star, Endgames, John Mizarolli, Gary Moore, Ian Paice, Jaki Graham, Don Airey, Richard Bailey, Peter Auty, Billy Bremner, Terry Stannard, Simon Kirke, Earl Slick, Graham Lyle, Chris Thompson, Patti Austin, Latin Quarter, Phil Manzanera, Matt Bianco, Pete Brown, Helen Watson, Kevin Rowland, Shakira, David Bowie, Tina Turner, Eric Burdon, Kajagoogoo, Johnny Mathis, Everything But The Girl, Todd Sharpville, Branford Marsalis, Rui Veloso, Tim Finn, Ive Mendes, Tom Scott, David Dundas, Danny Tenaglia, The Christians, Phenix Horns, Duran Duran’s Andy Taylor, Jimmy Iovine, Dave Stewart, Wild, Leon Ware, Eternal, James Ingram, Francis Rossi, Karl Jenkins, Albert Lee, Barbara Dickson, Davy Spillane, Charles Aznavour, Raw Stylus, Linda Taylor, Blair Cunningham, Andy Newmark, Teresa Teng, Annabel Lamb, Nadirah X, Bob Clearmountain, Mitchell Froom, Arthur Louis, and Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra.
Ocean Colour Scene: Same
On March 1, 1992, “Fontana” label released the self-titled, debut Ocean Colour Scene album. It was recorded in 1991, and was produced by Brendan Lynch.
Personnel:
- Simon Fowler – vocals, guitar, photography
- Steve Cradock – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Damon Minchella – bass
- Oscar Harrison – drums, backing vocals
- Iain Huddy – percussion
- Tony Hennigan – flute, cello
- Alison Moyet – backing vocals
- Tim Palmer – mixing
- Joe Dilworth – photography
- Martin Jenkins – photography
- Valerie Phillips – photography
- Neil Thorpe – photography
- Lawrence Watson – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Simon Fowler, Steve Cradock, Damon Minchella and Oscar Harrison, except where noted.
- Talk On
- How About You
- Giving It All Away
- Justine
- Do Yourself a Favour – Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright
- Third Shade of Green
- Sway
- Penny Pinching Rainy Heaven Days
- One of Those Days
- Is She Coming Home
- Blue Deep Ocean
- Reprise
Alison Moyet: Other
On June 16, 2017, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Other”, the ninth Alison Moyet studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, at “Frou Frou Central” in London, and was produced by Guy Sigsworth.
Personnel:
- Alison Moyet – vocals
- Guy Sigsworth– strings, synthesisers, piano, harpsichord, guitar, bass, sound design
- Chris Elms – guitar, programming, engineer, mixing
- Jake Miller – guitar, slide guitar, programming, engineer, mixing
- Caitlin Ballard – backing vocals
- Tim Debney – mastering
- Steve Coats-Dennis – digital manager
- Steve Gullick – photography
Track listing:
- I Germinate – Alison Moyet, Guy Sigsworth
- Lover, Go – Alison Moyet, Guy Sigsworth, Lydia Kaye
- The English U – Alison Moyet, Guy Sigsworth, Richard Waters
- The Rarest Birds – Alison Moyet, John Garden, Sean McGhee
- Beautiful Gun – Alison Moyet, Guy Sigsworth
- Reassuring Pinches – Alison Moyet, Guy Sigsworth, John Garden, Sean McGhee
- April 10th – Alison Moyet, Guy Sigsworth
- Other – Alison Moyet, Joe Duddell
- Happy Giddy – Alison Moyet, Guy Sigsworth
- Alive – Alison Moyet, Guy Sigsworth
Alison Moyet: Raindancing
On April 6, 1987, “CBS” label released “Raindancing”, the second Alison Moyet studio album. It was recorded 1986 – 1987, and was produced by Jimmy Iovine, Jess Bailey, Alison Moyet, Joseph Hughes, David Freeman and Jean Guiot.
Personnel:
- Alison Moyet – vocals, mixing
- Dave Freeman – vocals
- Joe Chiccarelli, John Fryer, Robert de la Garza, Mark Desisto – recording
- Jess Bailey, Scott Litt, Mike Shipley, Humberto Gatica – mixing
- Vladimir “Vlado” Meller – mastering
- Rob O’Connor (Stylorouge) – design, art direction
- Richard Houghton – sleeve photography
- Mike Shipley – associate producer
Track listing:
- Weak in the Presence of Beauty – Michael Ward, Rob Clarke
- Ordinary Girl – Alison Moyet, Jess Bailey, Rick Driscoll
- You Got me Wrong – Alison Moyet
- Without You – Alison Moyet
- Sleep Like Breathing – David Freeman, Joseph Hughes
- Is This Love – Alison Moyet, Jean Guiot
- Blow Wind Blow – Alison Moyet, Jess Bailey
- Glorious Love – Alison Moyet, Jess Bailey, Rick Driscoll
- When I Say (No Giveaway) – Alison Moyet, Jess Bailey, Rick Driscoll
- Stay – Alison Moyet, Jess Bailey, Rick Driscoll
Yazoo: You And Me Both
On July 4, 1983, “Mute” label released “You and Me Both”, the second and final Yazoo studio album. It was recorded in 1982–1983 at “Blackwing Studios” in London, and was produced by Eric Radcliffe and Yazoo. The duo members announced their split just few weeks before the album’s release, so the album’s title was an ironic reference to their grown estranged from each other and the fact that they recorded much of the album separately. The album’s artwork was by design team “23 Envelope”.
Personnel:
- Alison Moyet– vocals
- Vince Clarke – vocals, instrumentation
- The Sapphires – backing vocals
Track listing:
- Nobody’s Diary – Alison Moyet
- Softly Over – Vince Clarke
- Sweet Thing – Allison Moyet
- Blue – Allison Clarke
- Good Times – Allison Moyet
- Walk Away from Love – Vince Clarke
- Ode to Boy – Allison Moyet
- Unmarked – Vince Clarke
- Anyone – Allison Moyet
- Happy People – Vince Clarke
- And On – Allison Moyet
Alison Moyet: Hoodoo
On April 22, 1991, “CBS” label released “Hoodoo”, the third Alison Moyet solo album. It was recorded in 1991, and was produced by Pete Glenister, Dave Dix, David Steele and Andy Cox.
Personnel:
- Alison Moyet– lead and backing vocals, chorus, harmonica, programming
- Pete Glenister – vocals, chorus, guitar, programming
- Hugh Burns – guitar
- Andy Cox– guitar, programming
- Dave Dix – keyboards, piano
- Graham Henderson – piano
- Bob Andrews– keyboards, Hammond Organ, programming
- John McKenzie– bass
- Rob Rawlinson – bass
- Danny Thompson– double bass
- David Steele– bass, programming
- Neil Conti – drums
- Blair Cunningham– drums
- Jeff Scantlebury – percussion
- Steve Sidelnik – percussion
- Mike Gaffey – programming
- Ben Watkins – programming, noises, backing vocals
- Phil Legg – programming
- Marius de Vries– programming
- Neil Brockbank – programming
- Dave Dix – arranger, mixing
- Fiachra Trench– arranger strings
- Kick Horns – horns
- The Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra – strings
- Kirsty MacColl– vocals (Elysian Chorus)
- Eugene Ellis – vocals, chorus
- Joanne Wakeling – vocals, chorus
- Ron “Baby Bio” Aslan – vocals, chorus
- Dyan Birch – backing vocals
- Frank Collins– backing vocals
- Paddie McHugh – backing vocals
- Simon Fowler – backing vocals
- Steve Cradock – backing vocals
- The Mint Juleps – backing vocals
- Deborah Lewis – backing vocals
- Michelle Cross – backing vocals
- George Chandler – backing vocals
- Jimmy Chambers – backing vocals
- Jimmy Helms – backing vocals
- Martin Rex – engineer
- Neil Brockbank – engineer
- Phil Legg – engineer, sound mixing
- Barry Hammond – engineer
- Chris Dickey – engineer
- John Fryer– engineer
- Dave Anderson – engineer
- Andy Cox – mixing
- David Steele – mixing
- Tom Lord Alge – mixing
- Chris Dickey – mixing
- Neil Brockbank – mixing
- Pete Glenister – mixing
- Steve Lillywhite– mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Alison Moyet and Pete Glenister, except where noted.
- Footsteps
- It Won’t Be Long
- This House – Alison Moyet
- Rise – Alison Moyet, Matt Irving, Mark Pinder
- Wishing You Were Here
- Hoodoo
- Meeting with My Main Man
- Back Where I Belong
- My Right A.R.M.
- Never Too Late – Alison Moyet, Warren Kennedy, Dean Kennedy
- Find Me – Alison Moyet, Gerry Colvin
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