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Viagra Boys: Cave World

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On July 8, 2022, “Year 0001” label released “Cave World”, the third Viagra Boys studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Robotberget” and “Riksmixningverket” in Stockholm, “Silence Studio” in Koppom, Sweden, and was produced by Pelle Gunnerfeldt and DJ Haydn.

Personnel:

  • Sebastian Murphy – vocals
  • Linus Hillborg – vocals, guitar,
  • Elias Jungqvist – vocals, keyboard, piano, vibraphone
  • Henrik Höckert – vocals, bass
  • Tor Sjöden – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Oscar Carls – vocals, saxophone, flute, guitar
  • Pelle Gunnerfeldt – vocals, guitar, keyboard, piano
  • DJ Haydn (Fabian Berglund) − keyboards, drums, turntable, engineer
  • Jason Williamson – vocals
  • Pelle Gunnerfeldt − engineer, mixing
  • Johan Gustafsson – engineer
  • Oscar Ulfheden – engineer
  • Robin Schmidt – mastering
  • Moa Romanova – art direction
  • Sebastian Murphy – art direction
  • André Jofré – creative lead
  • Victor Svedberg – final art

Track listing:

All tracks by Oscar Carls, Pelle Gunnerfeldt, Linus Hillborg, Henrik Höckert, Elias Jungqvist, Sebastian Murphy and Tor Sjöden, except where noted.

  1. Baby Criminal
  2. Cave Hole – Fabian Berglund
  3. Troglodyte
  4. Punk Rock Loser
  5. Creepy Crawlers
  6. The Cognitive Trade-Off Hypothesis
  7. Globe Earth – Fabian Berglund
  8. Ain’t No Thief
  9. Big Boy
  10. ADD
  11. Human Error – Fabian Berglund
  12. Return to Monke

The Shadows: Same

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In September 1961, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Shadows (The) album. It was recorded October 1960 – June 1961, at “EMI Abbey Road” in London, and was produced by Norrie Paramor.

Personnel:

  • Hank Marvin – vocals, lead guitar, piano
  • Bruce Welch – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Jet Harris – vocals, bass guitar
  • Tony Meehan – drums, percussion
  • Malcolm Addey – engineer
  • Cliff Richard – sleeve notes

Track listing:

  1. Shadoogie – Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Jet Harris, Tony Meehan
  2. Blue Star – Victor Young, Edward Heyman
  3. Nivram – Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin, Jet Harris
  4. Baby My Heart – Sonny Curtis
  5. See You in My Drums – Tony Meehan
  6. All My Sorrows – Dave Guard, Bob Shane, Nick Reynolds
  7. Stand Up and Say That – Hank Marvin
  8. Gonzales – Jet Harris, Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin
  9. Find Me a Golden Street – Norman Petty
  10. Theme from a Filleted Place – Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Jet Harris
  11. That’s My Desire – Helmy Kresa, Carroll Loveday
  12. My Resistance Is Low – Hoagy Carmichael
  13. Sleepwalk – Ann Farina, Santo Farina, Johnny Farina, Don Wolf
  14. Big Boy – Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin

Sparks: Big Beat

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In October 1976, “Columbia” label released “Big Beat”, the sixth Sparks album. It was recorded in August 1976, at “Mediasound” in New York City, and was produced by Rupert Holmes and Jeffrey Lesser.

Personnel:

  • Russell Mael – vocals
  • Ron Mael – keyboards
  • Jeffrey Salen – guitar
  • Sal Maida – bass
  • Hilly Boy Michaels– drums
  • Godfrey Diamond- engineer, remix
  • Bob Clearmountain, Harvey Goldberg, Michael Barbiero- additional engineering
  • Richard Avedon- photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ron Mael.

  1. Big Boy
  2. I Want to Be Like Everybody Else
  3. Nothing to Do
  4. I Bought the Mississippi River
  5. Fill-er-up
  6. Everybody’s Stupid
  7. Throw Her Away (And Get a New One)
  8. Confusion
  9. Screwed Up
  10. White Women
  11. I Like Girls