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Pale Saints: The Comforts Of Madness

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On February 12, 1990, “4AD” label released “The Comforts of Madness”, the debut Pale Saints album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Blackwing” in London, and was produced by John Fryer and Gil Norton.

Personnel:

  • Graeme Naysmith – guitar
  • Ian Masters – vocals, bass
  • Chris Cooper – drums
  • John Fryer – engineer
  • Al Clay – engineer
  • Tim Davis – engineering assistance
  • Chris Bigg – art direction assistance, design assistance
  • Bleddyn Butcher – group photography
  • Vaughan Oliver – art direction, design
  • Sarah Tucker – cat photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Cooper, Ian Masters, and Graeme Naysmith, except where noted.

  1. Way the World Is
  2. You Tear the World in Two
  3. Sea of Sound
  4. True Coming Dream
  5. Little Hammer
  6. Insubstantial
  7. A Deep Sleep for Steven
  8. Language of Flowers – Kendra Smith
  9. Fell from the Sun
  10. Sight of You
  11. Time Thief

Robert Foster: The Candle And The Flame

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On February 3, 2023, “Tapete Records” label  released “The Candle and the Flame”, the eighth Robert Forster album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Alchemix Studios” in Brisbane, Australia, and was produced by Karin Baumler, Robert Foster and Louis Forster.

  • Robert Forster – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Loretta Forster – vocals, electric guitar
  • Louis Forster – vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, toy piano
  • Adele Pickvance – bass, congas
  • Luke McDonald – vocals, bass, piano, electric guitar
  • Tony McCall – drums
  • Scott Bromiley – vocals, drums, organ, acoustic guitar
  • Chrissy Dunaway Reilly – violin
  • James Harrison – cello
  • Karin Bäumler – vocals, xylophone
  • Marly Luske – recording
  • Victor Van Vugt – mixing
  • Jason Mitchell – mastering
  • Jan Lankisch – art direction
  • Katrin Schubert – drawing
  • Bleddyn Butcher – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Forster.

  1. She’s a Fighter
  2. Tender years
  3. It’s Only Poison
  4. The Roads
  5. I Don’t Do Drugs I Do Time
  6. Always
  7. There’s a Reason to Live
  8. Go Free
  9. When I Was Young Man

The Go Betweens: Oceans Apart

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On May 3, 2005, “LO-MAX Records” label released “Oceans Apart”, the ninth and final The Go-Betweens studio album. It was recorded November 2004 – January 2005, and was produced by Mark Wallis and Dave Ruffy.

Personnel:

  • Robert Forster– vocals, guitars, piano, organ
  • Grant McLennan– vocals, guitars
  • Adele Pickvance –bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Glenn Thompson – drums, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
  • Tom Rees-Roberts – flugelhorn
  • Trevor Miles – trombone
  • David Powell – tuba
  • Duncan Lamont – clarinet
  • Dave Ruffy – keyboards, percussion
  • Rachel Gutek – design
  • Bleddyn Butcher – photography
  • Stuart Dayman – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Foster and Grant McLennan.

  1. Here Comes a City
  2. Finding You
  3. Born to a Family
  4. No Reason to Cry
  5. Boundary Rider
  6. Darlinghurst Nights
  7. Lavender
  8. The Statue
  9. This Night’s for You
  10. The Mountains Near Dellray

The Jesus And Mary Chain: Psychocandy

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Psychocandy

On November 18, 1985, “Blanco y Negro Records” released “Psychocandy”, the debut The Jesus and Mary Chain studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at the “Southern Studios” in London, and was produced by Jim Reid, William Reid, Douglas Hart and Bobby Gillespie.

Personnel:

  • Jim Reid– vocals, guitar
  • William Reid– vocals, guitar
  • Douglas Hart– bass
  • Bobby Gillespie– drums
  • Karen Parker – backing vocals
  • Laurence Verfaillie – backing vocals
  • Greg Allen – art direction
  • Alastair Indge, Bleddyn Butcher, Chris Clown, Mike Laye, Rona McIntosh, Stuart Cassidy – sleeve photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Reid and William Reid, except where noted

  1. Just Like Honey
  2. The Living End
  3. Taste the Floor
  4. The Hardest Walk
  5. Cut Dead
  6. In a Hole
  7. Taste of Cindy
  8. Never Understand
  9. Inside Me
  10. Sowing Seeds
  11. My Little Underground
  12. You Trip Me Up
  13. Something’s Wrong
  14. It’s So Hard