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The dB’s: Like This

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On September 12, 1984, “Bearsville” label released “Like This”, the third dB’s (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsville, New York, and was produced by Chris Butler, Peter Holsapple, Gene Holder and Will Rigby.

Personnel:

  • Peter Holsapple – vocals, guitar
  • Gene Holder – bass guitar
  • Will Rigby – drums
  • Mark Tomeo – pedal steel guitar
  • Patrick Irwin – keyboards
  • Rick Wagner – keyboards
  • Phil Marino – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Holsapple

  1. Love Is for Lovers
  2. She Got Soul
  3. Spitting in the Wind
  4. Lonely Is (As Lonely Does)
  5. Not Cool
  6. Amplifier
  7. A Spy in the House of Love
  8. Rendezvous
  9. New Gun in Town
  10. On the Battlefront
  11. White Train

Amplifier: Insider

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On September 29, 2006, “SPV” label released “Insider”, the second Amplifier studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “The Works”, and was produced by Sel Beamir.

Personnel:

  • Sel Balamir – vocals, guitar
  • Neil Mahony – bass, typewriter
  • Matt Brobin – drums
  • Steve Lyon – recording
  • Chris Sheldon – mixing
  • Kevin Metcaffe – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Sel Balamir

  1. Gustav’s Arrival
  2. O Fortuna
  3. Insidee
  4. Mongrel’s Anthem
  5. I.P.
  6. Strange Seas of Thought
  7. Procedures
  8. Elysian Gold
  9. Oort
  10. What Is Music?
  11. Hymn of the Aten
  12. Map of an Imaginary Place

Amplifier: Same

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On June 6, 2004, “Music for Nations” label released the self – titled, debut Amplifier album. It was recorded in 2004, at “The Chapel / The Works”, and was produced by Sel Balamir and Steve Lyon.

Personnel:

  • Sel Balamir – vocals, guitar
  • Matt Steele – electric and reverse piano
  • Neil Mahony – bass
  • Matt Brobin – drums
  • Claire Lemmon – backing vocals
  • Mike Vennart – backing vocals
  • Steve Durose– backing vocals
  • Chris Sheldon– mixing
  • Max Dingle – mixing assistant
  • Chris Blair – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Sel Balamir.

  1. Motorhead
  2. Airborne
  3. Panzer
  4. Old Movies
  5. Post Acid Youth
  6. Half Life
  7. Drawing No1
  8. Neon
  9. On/Off
  10. The Consultancy
  11. Drawing No2
  12. One Great Summer
  13. UFOs

Amplifier: The Octopus

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On January 21, 2011, “Ampcorp.Industries” label released “The Octopus”, the third  Amplifier studio album. It was recorded 2006 – 2010, and was produced by Sel Balamir.

Personnel:

  • Sel Balamir – vocals, guitar, recording, mixing
  • Neil Mahony – bass
  • Matt Brobin – drums
  • Charlie Barnes – piano
  • Tom Knott – trumpet
  • Claire Lemmon, Denise Johnson, Mike Vennart– backing vocals
  • Miloden Pavlovic, Savvas Iossifidis – recording
  • Jon Astley – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Charlie Barnes.

  1. The Runner
  2. Minion’s Song
  3. Interglacial Spell
  4. The Wave
  5. The Octopus
  6. Planet of Insects
  7. White Horses at Sea // Utopian Daydream
  8. Trading Dark Matter on the Stock Exchange
  9. The Sick Rose
  10. Interstellar
  11. The Emperor
  12. Golden Ratio
  13. Fall of the Empire
  14. Bloodtest
  15. Oscar Night / Embryo
  16. Forever and More

dB’s: Repercussion

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In January 1982, “Albion” label released “Repercussion”, the second dB’s album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Power Station” in New York Cit, “Ramport Studios” and “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by Scott Litt.

Personnel:

  • Chris Stamey – vocals, guitar
  • Peter Holsapple – vocals, guitar
  • Gene Holder – bass guitar
  • Will Rigby– drums
  • Andy Clark– additional keyboards
  • John “Irish” Earle – saxophone
  • Dick Hansen – trumpet
  • The RumourBrass: Chris Gower – trombone

Track listing:

  1. Living a Lie – Peter Holsapple
  2. We Were Happy There – Peter Holsapple
  3. Happenstance – Chris Stamey
  4. From a Window – Chris Stamey
  5. Amplifier – Peter Holsapple
  6. Ask for Jill – Chris Stamey
  7. I Feel Good (Today) – Chris Stamey
  8. Storm Warning – Peter Holsapple
  9. Ups and Downs – Chris Stamey
  10. Nothing Is Wrong – Peter Holsapple
  11. In Spain – Chris Stamey
  12. Neverland – Peter Holsapple