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Stereolab: Peng!

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On May 26, 1992, “Too Pure” label released “Peng!”, the debut Stereolab studio album. It was recorded in April 1992, and was produced by Robbs, Lætitia Sadier, Tim Gane, Joe Dilworth and Martin Kean.

Personnel:

  • Lætitia Sadier– vocals, Moog synthesiser, mixing
  • Tim Gane– guitar, Farfisa organ, Moog synthesiser, mixing
  • Joe Dilworth – drums, mixing
  • Martin Kean – bass, mixing
  • Roger Askew – engineer
  • Robbs – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, except where noted.

  1. Super Falling Star
  2. Orgiastic
  3. Peng! 33
  4. K-Stars
  5. Perversion
  6. You Little Shits
  7. The Seeming and the Meaning
  8. Mellotron
  9. Enivrez-vous – Charles Baudelaire
  10. Stomach Worm
  11. Surrealchemist

Green Day: 21st Century Breakdown

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On May 15, 2009, “Reprise” label released “21st Century Breakdown”, the eighth Green Day studio album. It was recorded January 2008 – April 2009, at “Ocean Way Recording” inHollywood; “Studio 880” in Oakland, California,  “Jel Studios” in Newport Beach, California, “Costa Mesa Studios” in Costa Mesa, California, and was produced by Butch Vig, Billy Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt. At the 52nd Grammy Awardsheld in January 2010, “21st Century Breakdown” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Rock Album”. The album was certified Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Billie Joe Armstrong– lead vocals, guitar, piano
  • Mike Dirnt– leaf and backing vocals, bass guitar
  • Tré Cool– drums, percussion
  • Jason Freese– piano
  • Tom Kitt– string arrangements
  • Patrick Warren – string conducting
  • Chris Dugan – engineer
  • Keith Armstrong – engineer assistant
  • Nik Karpen – engineer assistant
  • Wesley Seidman – engineer assistant
  • Brad Kobylczak – additional engineering
  • Joe McGrath – additional engineering
  • Andrew Schubert – additional engineering
  • Brad Townshend – additional engineering
  • Chris Lord-Alge– mixing=
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Chris Bilheimer – design, photography, stencils
  • Andrew Black – stencils
  • Micah Chong – stencils
  • David Cooper – stencils
  • Marina Chavez – back cover photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong, all music composed by Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt.

  1. Song of the Century
  2. 21st Century Breakdown
  3. Know Your Enemy
  4. ¡Viva la Gloria!
  5. Before the Lobotomy
  6. Christian’s Inferno
  7. Last Night on Earth
  8. East Jesus Nowhere
  9. Peacemaker
  10. Last of the American Girls
  11. Murder City
  12. ¿Viva la Gloria?
  13. Restless Heart Syndrome
  14. Horseshoes and Handgrenades
  15. The Static Age
  16. 21 Guns
  17. American Eulogy: A. Mass Hysteria/B. Modern World
  18. See the Light

Brand X: Do They Hurt?

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On April 18, 1980, “Charisma” label released “Do They Hurt?”, the fifth Brand X album. It was recorded in April 1979, at “Startling Studios” in Ascot, UK, and was produced by Neil Kernon, John Goodsall, J. Peter Robinson, Percy Jones, Phil Collins, Robin Lumley and John Giblin.

Personnel:

  • John Goodsall– vocals, guitar
  • Peter Robinson– keyboards, gong, synth
  • Robin Lumley– piano, keyboards
  • Percy Jones– vocals, bass
  • John Giblin– bass
  • Mike Clark– drums
  • Phil Collins– drums
  • Morris Pert– percussion

Track listing:

  1. Noddy Goes to Sweden – Percy Jones
  2. Voidarama – John Goodsall
  3. Act of Will – John Goodsall
  4. Fragile – Percy Jones, Peter Robinson
  5. Cambodia – John Goodsall
  6. Triumphant Limp – John Goodsall, John Giblin, Robin Lumley, Phil Collins
  7. D. M.Z. – Percy Jones

Mogwai: Mr. Beast

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On March 6, 2006, “Play it Again Sam”, label released “Mr Beast”, the fifth Mogwai studio album. It was recorded April – October 2005, at “Castle of Doom Studios” in Glasgow, Scotland, and was produced by Tony Doogan, Stuart Braithwaite, Dominic Aitchison, Martin Bulloch, John Cummings and Barry Burns.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Braithwaite– vocals, guitar
  • John Cummings– guitar
  • Barry Burns– vocals, piano, guitar, flute
  • Dominic Aitchison– bass guitar
  • Martin Bulloch– drums
  • Craig Armstrong– keyboard
  • Tetsuya Fukagawa– vocals
  • Amanda Church – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Stuart Braithwaite, Dominic Aitchison, Martin Bulloch, John Cummings, and Barry Burns, except where noted.

  1. Auto Rock
  2. Glasgow Mega-Snake
  3. Acid Food
  4. Travel is Dangerous
  5. Team Handed
  6. Friend of the Night
  7. Emergency Trap
  8. Folk Death 95
  9. I Choose Horses – lyrics by Tetsuya Fukagawa
  10. We’re No Here

David Coverdale: Northwinds

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On March 1, 1978, “Purple” label released “Northwinds”, the second David Coverdale album. It was recorded March – April 1977, at “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by Roger Glover.

Personnel:

  • David Coverdale- lead vocals, piano, electric piano
  • Micky Moody- guitars, backing vocals
  • Tim Hinkley- keyboards, backing vocals
  • Alan Spenner- bass
  • Tony Newman- drums, percussion
  • Roger Glover- synthesizer, clavinet, cowbell
  • Graham Preskett – violin
  • Lee Brilleaux– harmonica
  • Ronnie James Dio, Wendy Dio – backing vocals
  • Jon Walls – recording engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by David Coverdale, except where noted.

  1. Keep On Giving Me Love – David Coverdale, Micky Moody
  2. Northwinds
  3. Give Me Kindness
  4. Time & Again
  5. Queen of Hearts – David Coverdale, Micky Moody
  6. Only My Soul
  7. Say You Love Me
  8. Breakdown – David Coverdale, Micky Moody

The Cranberries: Roses

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On February 21, 2012, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Roses”, the sixth   Cranberries (The) studio album. It was recorded 18 April – 15 May and 20 – 22 June 2011, at “Metalworks Studios” in Mississauga, Ontario and “Miloco Studios” in London, and was produced by Stephen Street.

Personnel:

  1. Dolores O’ Riordan– lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, keyboards
  2. Mike Hogan – bass, backing vocals
  3. Noel Hogan– lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  4. Fergal Lawler – drums

Track listing:

All lyrics by Dolores O’ Riordan, all music by Dolores O’ Riordan and Noel Hogan, except where noted.

  1. Conduct
  2. Tomorrow – Dolores O’ Riordan
  3. Fire & Soul
  4. Raining in my Heart
  5. Losing My Mind
  6. Schizophrenic Playboy
  7. Waiting in Walthamstow – Dolores O’ Riordan
  8. Show Me – Dolores O’ Riordan
  9. Astral Projections
  10. So Good – Dolores O’ Riordan
  11. Roses

They Might Be Giants: I Like Fun

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On January 19, 2018, “Idlewild” label released “I Like Fun”, the twentieth They Might Be Giants studio album. It was recorded in April 2017, and was produced by Pat Dillett, John Flansburgh and John Linnell.

Personnel:

  • John Flansburgh– vocals, guitars
  • John Linnell– vocals, keyboards, woodwinds
  • Marty Beller– drums, percussion
  • Danny Weinkauf– bass
  • Dan Miller– guitars
  • Chris Anderson – mellotron
  • Curt Ramm – trumpet
  • James Yost – engineer
  • Pat Dillett– mixing
  • UE Nastasi – mastering
  • Paul Sahre– design
  • Joe Hollier – photography

Track listing:

All tracks written by John Flansburgh and John Linnell, except where noted.

  1. Let’s Get This Over With
  2. I Let My Body
  3. All Time What
  4. By the Time You Get This
  5. An Insult to the Fact Checkers
  6. Bluebeard
  7. I Like Fun
  8. Push Back the Hands
  9. This Microphone
  10. The Bright Side
  11. When the Lights Come On
  12. Lake Monsters
  13. McCafferty’s Bib

John Abercrombie Quartet: Up and Coming

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January 13, 2017, “ECM” label released “Up and Coming”, the 37th John Abercrombie album. It was recorded April – May 2016, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • John Abercrombie – guitar
  • Marc Copland– piano
  • Drew Gress– double bass
  • Joey Baron– drums
  • James Farber – engineer
  • Nate Odden – assistant
  • Thom Beemer – assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by John Abercrombie except where noted.

  1. Joy
  2. Flipside
  3. Sunday School
  4. Up and Coming
  5. Tears – Marc Copland
  6. Silver Circle – Marc Copland
  7. Nardis – Miles Davis
  8. Jumbles

 

The Triffids: Calenture

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In November 1987, “White/Hot” label released “Calenture”, the fourth Triffids (The) studio album. It was recorded April – August 1987, at “Townhouse Three” in Livingstone, “Mark Angelo” in London, “Amazon” in Liverpool and “Wool Hall” in Bath, and was produced by Gil Norton, Craig Leon, David McComb, Robert McComb, Jill Birt, Martyn P.Casey, Graham Lee and Alsy MacDonald.

Personnel:

  • David McComb– vocals, guitar, strings arrangement
  • Robert McComb– guitar, violin, backing vocals
  • Graham Lee– guitar, autoharp
  • Jill Birt– keyboards
  • Adam Peters – guitar, keyboards, strings arrangement
  • Sean Pugh – piano
  • Martyn P. Casey– bass guitar
  • Alsy MacDonald– drums, backing vocals
  • Nick Allum – drums
  • Craig Leon– backing vocals
  • Andy Mason, Ben Kape, George Schilling, Gil Norton, Keith Andrews, Marc Crellin, Mark Angelo Lusardi, Tony Harris – engineer
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Island Art – art work

Track listing:

All tracks by David McComb, except where noted.

  1. Bury Me Deep in Love
  2. Kelly’s Blues
  3. Trick of the Light – David McComb, Graham Lee
  4. Hometown Farewell Kiss
  5. Unmade Love
  6. Open for You – Jill Birt
  7. Holy Water
  8. Blinder by the Hour
  9. Vagabond Holes
  10. Jerdacuttup Man – David McComb, James Paterson
  11. Save What You Can – David McComb, James Paterson

Phil Collins: …But Seriously

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On November 20, 1989,”Virgin” label released “…But Seriously”, the fourth Phil Collins studio album. It was recorded April – October 1989, at “The Farm” in Chiddingfold, Surrey, UK, “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in Argentina by “CAPIF”, 5 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”, 2 x Platinum in Austria by “IFPI Austria”, 7 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, Diamond in France by “SNEP”, 6 x Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”, Platinum in Hong Kong by “IFPI Hong Kong”, 3 x Platinum in Italy by “FIMI”, Platinum in Japan by “RIAJ”, 2 x Platinum in Netherlands by “NVPI”, Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”, 2 x Platinum in Portugal by “AFP”,  7 x Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”, 5 x Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”, 9 x Platinum in UK by “BPI and 4 x Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Phil Collins– vocals, drums, percussion, tambourine, keyboards, mixing
  • Eric Clapton– guitar
  • Dominic Miller- guitar
  • Daryl Stuermer– guitar
  • Steve Winwood– Hammond organ
  • Leland Sklar– bass guitar
  • Nathan East– bass guitar
  • Pino Palladino– bass guitar
  • David Crosby– vocals
  • Stephen Bishop– vocals
  • The Phenix Horns:
    • Don Myrick– saxophone
    • Louis Satterfield– trombone
    • Harry Kim– trumpet
    • Rhamlee Michael Davis – trumpet
  • Alex Brown, Marva King, Lynne Fiddmont – backing vocals
  • Tom Tom 84 – horn arrangements
  • Maurice Spears – music preparation
  • Hugh Padgham – engineer, mixing
  • Ed Goodreau, Simon Osbourne – engineer assistant
  • Trevor Key– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Phil Collins, except where noted.

  1. Hang in Long Enough
  2. That’s Just the Way It Is
  3. Find a Way to My Heart
  4. Colours
  5. Father to Son
  6. Another Day in Paradise
  7. All of My Life
  8. Something Happened on the Way to Heaven
  9. Do You Remember?
  10. I Wish It Would Rain Down