Tag Archives: April 30

Warren Ellis And Marianne Faithful: She Walks In Beauty

On April 30, 2021, “BMG” and “Panta Rei” labels released “She Walks in Beauty”, album by Warren Ellis and Marianne Faithfull. It was recorded in 2020, at “Poptones” in Paris, “The Retreat” in Brighton, and was produced by Warren Ellis.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – vocals
  • Warren Ellis – synthesizer, freeze violin, violin, sampler loops, synthesizer, bells, choir vocal, celesta, effects, Boomerang strings samples, alto flute, hyena cello, piano, choral loop, sampler loop treatments, future strings, bass flute, strings, effects loops, engineer
  • Nick Cave – piano, vibraphone 
  • Brian Eno – clarinet, synthesizer, effects, arrangements, engineer
  • Augustin Viard – Ondes Martenot 
  • Head – effects, arrangements, piano engineering, mixing 
  • Vincent Ségal – cello
  • Ben Thackeray – piano engineering
  • Jean-Charles Versari – cello engineering
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Colin Self – artwork
  • Yann Orhan – design
  • Rosie Matheson – photography
  • François Ravard – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. She Walks in Beauty – Lord Byron
  2. The Bridge of Sighs – Thomas Hood
  3. La Belle Dame sans Merci – John Keats
  4. Ode to a Nightingale – John Keats
  5. To Autumn – John Keats
  6. Ozymandias – Percy Bysshe Shelley
  7. The Prelude: Book One Introduction – William Wordsworth
  8. Surprised by Joy – William Wordsworth
  9. To the Moon – Percy Bysshe Shelley
  10. So We’ll Go No More a Roving – Lord Byron
  11. The Lady of Shalott – Alfred Tennyson

Mark Kozelek And Jimmy LaValle: Perils From The Sea

On April 30, 2013, “Caldo Verde” label released “Perils from the Sea”, album by Mark Kozelek and Jimmy LaValle. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, and was produced by Mark Kozalek and Jimmy LaValle.

Personnel:

  • Mark Kozelek – vocals, photography
  • Jimmy LaValle – recording
  • Marcel Gemperli – strings
  • Peter Broderick – strings
  • Vanessa Ruotolo – strings
  • Aaron Prellwitz – vocals recording, mixing
  • Gabe Shepard – vocals recording
  • Nathan Winter – vocals recording
  • Et Cetera – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Mark Kozelek, all music by Jimmy LaValle.

  1. What Happened to My Brother
  2. 1936
  3. Gustavo
  4. Baby in Death Can I Rest Next to Your Grave
  5. Ceiling Gazing
  6. You Missed My Heart
  7. Caroline
  8. He Always Felt Like Dancing
  9. By the Time That I Awoke
  10. Here Come More Perils from the Sea
  11. Somehow the Wonder of Life Prevails

Mystery Jets: Radlands

On April 30, 2012, “Rough Trade” label released “Radlands”, the fourth Mystery Jets studio album. It was recorded in a home studio in the Westlake area in Austin, Texas, “Vinter’s” in London, and was produced by Dan Carey, Richie Cooper, Blaine Harrison, Jack Flanagan and Kapil Trivedi.

Personnel:

  • Blaine Harrison – vocals, guitar, keyboards, photography
  • Jack Flanagan – vocals, bass, photography
  • Kapil Trivedi – drums, photography
  • Matt Park – pedal steel guitar
  • Fred Stitz – dobro 
  • H. Harrison – art direction, cover photography
  • The Streatham Gospel Singers
  • Sophie-Rose Harper – vocal
  • Alexis Smith, Mr. Dan – engineer
  • Oli Baiston – engineer assistant
  • Alexis Smith, Dan Carey – mixing
  • Alison Fielding – design
  • Benedict Morgan – photography
  • Tabitha Denholm – photography

Track listing:

  1. Radlands
  2. You Had Me at Hello
  3. Someone Purer
  4. The Ballad of Emerson Lonestar
  5. Greatest Hits
  6. The Hale Bop
  7. The Nothing
  8. Take Me Where the Roses Grow
  9. Sister Everett
  10. Lost in Austin
  11. Luminescence

Charlie Byrd: Blue Byrd

On April 30, 1979, “Concord Jazz” label released “Blue Byrd”, the 45th Charlie Byrd album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, and was produced by Carl E. Jefferson.

Personnel:

  • Charlie Byrd – guitar
  • Gene “Joe” Byrd – vocals, bass
  • Wayne Phillips – drums
  • Phil Edwards – recording
  • Judy O’Rourke – design, illustration

Track listing:

  1. It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t That Thing) – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
  2. Vou Vivendo – Alfredo Vianna
  3. Nice Work If You Can Get It – George Gershwin, Ira Gesrhwin
  4. Jitterbug Walts – Thomas “Fats” Walter
  5. Soft Lights and Sweet Music – Irving Berlin
  6. It Ain’t Nothing But the Blues – Duke Ellington, Larry Fotine, Don George
  7. This Can’t Be Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  8. Carinhoso – Alfredo Vianna
  9. Mama, I’ll Be Home Someday – Charlie Byrd
  10. Isn’t This a Lovely Day – Irving Berlin
  11. Saturday Night Fish Fry – Louis Jordan

Manchester Orchestra: The Million Masks of God

On April 30, 2021, “Loma Vista” label released “The Million Masks of God”, the sixth Manchester Orchestra studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Echo Mountain” in Asheville, North Caroliina, “Favorite Gentlemen” in Atlanta, Georgia, “Sound City” in Los Angeles, “Concord Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Andy Hull, Robert McDowell, Catherine Marks and Ethan Gruska.

Personnel:

  • Andy Hull – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, engineer
  • Robert McDowell – guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Ethan Gruska – keyboards, guitar, percussion, programming
  • Andy Prince – bass guitar
  • Tim Very – drums, percussion
  • Caroline Swon – additional vocals
  • Catherine Marks – engineer, mixing
  • Dowell Gandy – engineer assistant
  • Jamie Martens – engineer assistant
  • Paul Blakemore – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Hull, Robert McDowell, Ethan Gruska, Andy Prince and Tim Very.

  1. Inaudible
  2. Angel of Death
  3. Keel Timing
  4. Bed Head
  5. Annie
  6. Telepath
  7. Let it Storm
  8. Dinosaur
  9. Obstacle
  10. Way Back
  11. The Internet

Birdy: Young Heart

On April 30, 2021, “Atlantic” label released “Young Heart”, the fourth Birdy (Jasmine Van den Bogaerde) studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Mill Pond Music Studio”, “Moxe Studio” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Sound Emporium”, “Studio 53” and “The Church” in London, and was produced by Ian Fitchuk, Daniel Tashian and James Ford.

Personnel:

  • Jasmine Van den Bogaerde – vocals, guitar, piano, mellotron, synthesizer, organ, vocal recording
  • Daniel Tashian – synthesizer, bass, mellotron, backing vocals, recording
  • James Ford – synthesizer, 12-string guitar, drums, harmonium, Hammond organ
  • Ian Fitchuk – bass guitar, drums, mellotron, recording
  • Tyler Summers – bass clarinet, flute
  • Matt Combs – strings
  • Austin Hoke – cello
  • Rachel Moore – engineer assistant
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Mark Stent – mixing
  • Camden Clarke – mixing assistant
  • Matt Wolach – mixing assistant
  • Robert Sellens – mixing assistant
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Josh Moore – music editor
  • Jonny Wright – additional production
  • Sara Law – executive production

Track listing:

  1. The Witching Hour – Intro – Jasmine Van den Bogaerde, Daniel Tashian
  2. Voyager – Jasmine Van den Bogaerde, Ian Fitchuk, Daniel Tashian
  3. Loneliness – Jasmine Van den Bogaerde, Jamie Scott
  4. The Otherside – Jasmine Van den Bogaerde, Ian Fitchuk, Daniel Tashian
  5. Surrender – Jasmine Van den Bogaerde, Ian Fitchuk, Daniel Tashian
  6. Nobody Knows Me Like You Do – Jasmine Van den Bogaerde
  7. River Song – Jasmine Van den Bogaerde, Ian Fitchuk, Daniel Tashian
  8. Second Hand News – Jasmine Van den Bogaerde, Jonathan Wright
  9. Deepest Lonely – Jasmine Van den Bogaerde, Neil Ormandy
  10. Lighthouse – Jasmine Van den Bogaerde, Rachel Furner
  11. Chopin Waltz in A Minor (Interlude) – Frederic Chopin
  12. Evergreen – Jasmin Van den Bogaerde, Benjamin Jaffe, Wendy Wang
  13. Little Blue – Jasmin Van den Bogaerde, Bastian Langebaek
  14. Celestial Dancers – Jasmine Van den Bogaerde, Foy Vance, James Ford
  15. New Moon – Jasmine Van den Bogaerde, Ian Fitchuk, Daniel Tashian
  16. Young Heart – Jasmine Van den Bogaerde, Ethan Johns

Teenage Fanclub: Endless Arcade

On April 30, 2021, “PeMa” label released “Endless Arcade”, the eleventh Teenage Fanclub studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Clouds Hill Studio” in Hamburg, Germany, and was produced by

Personnel:

  • Norman Blake – vocals, guitar
  • Raymond McGinley – vocals, lead guitar
  • Euros Childs – vocals, keyboards
  • David McGowan – vocals, bass
  • Francis Macdonald – vocals, drums

Track listing:

  1. Home – Norman Blake
  2. Endless Arcade – Raymond McGinley
  3. Warm Embrace – Norman Blake
  4. Everything is Falling Apart – Raymond McGinley
  5. The Sun Won’t Shine on Me – Norman Blake
  6. Come With Me – Raymond McGinley
  7. In Our Dreams – Raymond McGinley
  8. I’m More Inclined – Norman Blake
  9. Back in the Day – Norman Blake
  10. The Future – Raymond McGinley
  11. Living With You – Norman Blake
  12. Silent Song – Raymond McGinley

The Coral: Coral Island

On April 30, 2021, “Modern Sky UK” label released “Coral Island”, the tenth Coral (The) studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “Parr Street Studios” in Liverpool, and Ian Murray’s house in Merseyside, and was produced by Chris Taylor, James Skelly, Paul Duffy, Paul Molloy, Nick Power and Ian Skelly.

Personnel:

  • James Skelly – lead vocals, guitar, recording, mixing
  • Paul Molloy – guitar, piano, recording, mixing
  • Nick Power – keyboards, recording, mixing
  • Paul Duffy – bass, recording, mixing
  • Ian Skelly – drums, recording, mixing
  • Ian Murrary – narration
  • Phil McKinnell – slide guitar, guitar
  • Chris Taylor – stylophone 
  • Jack Prince – shaker
  • Fiona Skelly – backing vocals
  • Niamh Rowe – backing vocals
  • Chris Taylor – recording, mixing
  • Richard Turvey – recording
  • Liam Power – narration recording
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Edwin Burdis – artwork
  • Mark El-khatib – design
  • Gabriella Jackson – photography
  • Simon Cardwell – band photography

Track listing:

  1. Welcome to the Coral Island – James Skelly, Nick Power
  2. Lover Undiscovered – James Skelly
  3. Change Your Mind – James Skelly, Rich Turvey
  4. Mist on the River – James Skelly
  5. Pavilions of the Mind – Nick Power, Paul Duffy
  6. Vacancy – James Skelly, Nick Power
  7. My Best Friend – James Skelly, Nick Power
  8. Arcade Hallucinations – Nick Power
  9. The Game She Plays – James Skelly
  10. Autumn Has Come – James Skelly
  11. The End of the Pier – Nick Power
  12. The Ghost of the Coral Island – Nick Power, Ian Skelly, Paul Duffy, Phil McKinnell
  13. Golden Age – James Skelly, Ian Skelly
  14. Faceless Angel – James Skelly
  15. The Great Lafayette – Nick Power
  16. Strange Illusions – James Skelly, Nick Power
  17. Take Me Back to the Summertime – James Skelly, Ian Skelly
  18. Telepathic Waltz – Nick Power, Ian Skelly
  19. Old Photographs – James Skelly, Nick Power
  20. Watch You Disappear – James Skelly
  21. Late Night at the Borders – Nick Power
  22. Land of the Lost – James Skelly
  23. The Calico Girl – Paul Molloy
  24. The Last Entertainer – Nick Power

Bob Mould: Same

On April 30, 1996, “Rykodisc” and “Creation” labels released the self-titled, third Bob Mould album. It was recorded September – November 1995, and was produced by Bob Mould.

Personnel:

  • Bob Mould – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, loops, artwork
  • Jim Wilson – engineer
  • Andy Katz – engineer assistant
  • Phil Magnotti – engineer assistant
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Barbara Longo – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Mould

  1. Anymore Time Between
  2. I Hate Alternative Rock
  3. Fort Knox, King Solomon
  4. Next Time That You Leave
  5. Egøverride
  6. Thumbtack
  7. Hair Stew
  8. Deep Karma Canyon
  9. Art Crisis
  10. Roll Over and Die

A Flock of Seagulls: Same

On April 30, 1982, “Jive” label released the self-titled, debut A Flock of Seagulls album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Battery Studios”, and was produced by Mike Howlett and Bill Nelson. In 1983, the album track “D.N.A.” won a “Grammy Award” for “Best Rock Instrumental Performance”.

Personnel:

  • Mike Score – lead vocals, keyboards, additional rhythm guitar
  • Paul Reynolds – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Frank Maudsley – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Ali Score – drums, percussion
  • Mark Dearnley – engineer
  • Mike Shipley – engineer
  • “BillBo” – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Score, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley and Paul Reynolds.

  1. Modern Love is Automatic
  2. Messages
  3. I Run (So Far Away)
  4. Space Age and Love Song
  5. You Can Run
  6. Telecommunications
  7. Standing in the Doorway
  8. Don’t Ask Me
  9. D.N.A.
  10. Tokyo
  11. Man Made