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Magazine: No Thyself

On October 24, 2011, “Wire-Sound” label released “No Thyself”, the fifth and final Magazine studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Red Bird”, “Apollo Control”.

Personnel:

  • Howard Devoto – vocals
  • Norman Fisher-Jones (aka Noko) – guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Formula – keyboards
  • Jonathan “Stan” White – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • John Doyle – drums
  • Christine Hanson – cello, strings
  • Rosalie Cunningham – backing vocals
  • Ashley Krajewski – engineer
  • Mike Nielsen – mixing
  • Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
  • Odilon Redon – illustrations

Track listing:

All lyrics by Howard Devoto, except where noted, all music by Howard Devoto, John Doyle, Dave Formula and Norman Fisher-Jones, except where noted.

  1. Do the Meaning – Howard Devoto, John Doyle, Dave Formula, Norman Fisher-Jones, Pete Shelley 
  2. Other Thematic Material
  3. The Worst of Progress….
  4. Hello Mister Curtis (With Apologies)
  5. Physics
  6. Happening in English
  7. Holy Dotage
  8. Of Course Howard (1979)
  9. Final Analysis Waltz
  10. The Burden of a Song
  11. Blisterpack Blues” (bonus track)

Art Brut: Bang Bang Rock’n’Roll

On May 30, 2005, “Fierce Panda” label released “Bang Bang Rock & Roll”, the debut Art Brut album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced at “The Exchange” and “Apollo Control”, and was produced by John Fortis and Howard Gray.

Personnel:

  • Eddie Argos- vocals
  • Ian Catskilkin – guitar
  • Chris Chinchilla – guitar
  • Freddy Feedback – bass guitar
  • Mike Breyer – drums

Track listing:

  1. Formed a Band
  2. My Little Brother
  3. Emily Kane
  4. Rusted Guns of Milan
  5. Modern Art
  6. Good Weekend
  7. Bang Bang Rock & Roll
  8. Fight!
  9. Moving to L.A.
  10. Bad Weekend
  11. Stand Down
  12. 18,000 Lira

Jeff Beck: Jeff

Jeff

On August 5, 2003, “Epic” label released “Jeff”, the ninth Jeff Beck studio album. It was recorded at “FRS”, “Metropolis Recording Studios”, “Apollo Control” and “BFD Studios” in London, and was produced by Jeff Beck, Andy Wright, Apollo 440,Me One and Dean Garcia. The album song “Plan B” won the award for “Best Rock Instrumental Performance” at the 2004 “Grammy Awards”.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Beck– guitar, mixing
  • Saffron– vocals
  • Andy Wright– vocals, engineer
  • Ronni Ancona– vocals
  • Nancy Sorrell– vocals
  • Apollo 440– vocals, engineer
  • Baylen Leonard – vocals
  • The Beeched Boys – vocals
  • Me One– vocals, mixing
  • Wil Malone – orchestration, arrangements
  • London Session Orchestra – orchestration
  • Steve Barney – drums
  • Dean Garcia– engineer, mixing
  • Dave Bloor – engineer
  • James Brown – engineer
  • Jamie Maher – engineer, mixing
  • John Hudson – additional engineering, additional mixing
  • Ferg Peterkin – engineer assistant
  • Ashley Krajewski – engineer assistant
  • David Torn– mixing
  • Michael Barbiero– mixing
  • Howard Gray– mixing
  • Tony Hymas– mixing

Track listing:

  1. So What – Dean Garcia, Jeff beck
  2. Plan B – Ron Aslan, Simon White, Jeff Beck, David Torn
  3. Pork-U-Pine – Jeff Beck, Andy Wright, Paul Holroyde
  4. Seasons – Ishmael Butler, Craig Irving, Maryann Viera, Syze-up, Jeff Beck, Wright, Matthew Vaughan
  5. Trouble Man – Jeff Beck, Dean Garcia, Andy Wright
  6. Grease Monkey – Howard Gray, Trevor Gray, Noko Fisher-Jones, Jeff Beck
  7. Hot Rod Honeymoon – Gray, T. Gray, Fisher-Jones, Jeff Beck
  8. Line Dancing with Monkeys – Ron Aslan, Simon White, David Torn
  9. JB’s Blues – Dean Garcia, Jeff Beck
  10. Pay Me No Mind (Jeff Beck Remix_ – Me One, Jeff Beck
  11. My Thing – Jeff Beck, Nancy Sorrell, Andy Wright
  12. Bulgaria – trad. Arr. by Jeff Beck, Andy Wright
  13. Why Lord Oh Why – Tony Hymas