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World Party: Bang!

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On April 26, 1993, “Ensign” label released “Bang!”, the third World Party studio album.  It was recorded March 1991 – October 1992, at “Seaview Studios” in London and was produced by Karl Wallinger.

Personnel:

  • Karl Wallinger – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, programming, recording, design concept, photography assistant
  • Dave Catlin-Birch – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Chris Sharrock – drums
  • Dominic Miller – guitar
  • Guy Chambers – keyboards
  • Karen Ramelise
  • Joe Blaney – additional engineering
  • Steve Lillywhite – mixing, additional production
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Michael Nash – design concept, artwork
  • Suzie Zamit – design assistant, make-up
  • John Schoonraad – design
  • Steve Wallace – cover photography
  • Judy Price – photography assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Karl Wallinger, except where noted.

  1. Kingdom Come
  2. Is It Like Today?
  3. What Is Love All About?
  4. And God Said… – Karl Wallinger, Guy Chambers
  5. Give It All Away
  6. Sooner or Later
  7. Hollywood
  8. Radio Days – Karl Wallinger, Guy Chambers, David Catlin-Birch
  9. Rescue Me
  10. Sunshine
  11. All I Gave
  12. Give It All Away (reprise)

The La’s: Same

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On October 1, 1990, Go!Disc” label released the self-titled, debut and only The La’s album. It was recorded 1987 – 1990, at “Woodcray” in Wokingham, “Eden” in London, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite and Bob Andrews.

Personnel:

  • Lee Mavers – lead backing vocals, guitars
  • Peter “Cammy” Camell – lead guitars
  • John Power – bass, backing vocals
  • Neil Mavers – drums, tambourine
  • John “Boo” Byrne – electric guitar
  • Paul Hemmings – electric guitar
  • Peter “Cammy” Camell – guitar
  • John “Boo” Byrne – guitar 
  • Barry Sutton – guitar 
  • Paul Hemmings – guitar 
  • Chris Sharrock – drums, tambourine
  • John “Timmo” Timson – drums, tambourine, bells
  • Mark Wallis – engineer, additional producer
  • Donal Hodgson – engineer
  • Dave Charles – engineer 
  • Steve Lillywhite –mixing
  • Ryan Art – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Lee Mavers, except where noted.

  1. Son of a Gun
  2. I Can’t Sleep
  3. Timeless Melody
  4. Liberty Ship
  5. There She Goes
  6. Doledrum
  7. Feelin’
  8. Way Out
  9. I.O.U.
  10. Freedom Song
  11. Failure
  12. Looking Glass

Noel Gallagher High Flying Birds: Council Skies

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On June 2, 2023, “Sour Mash” label released “Council Skies”, the fourth Noel Gallagher High Flying Birds studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Lone Star Studios” and “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Noel Gallagher and Paul Stacey.

Personnel:

  • Noel Gallagher – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, bass guitar, piano, mellotron, percussion, artwork concept and design
  • Gem Archer – acoustic and electric guitar, baritone guitar, mouth organ
  • Mikey Rowe – keyboards
  • Russ Pritchard – bass guitar
  • Chris Sharrock – drums
  • Charlotte Marionneau – percussion
  • Jess Greenfield – backing vocals
  • Johnny Marr – electric guitar
  • Paul Stacey – electric guitar, baritone guitar, Mellotron, piano, bass guitar
  • Robert Smith – guitar, piano
  • Keefus Ciancia – keyboards
  • Geraint Watkins – accordion
  • Jason Falkner – bass guitar
  • Johnny Copland – live bass
  • Jason Cooper – drums
  • Emre Ramazanoglu – drums
  • Jeremy Stacey – drums, percussion
  • Jody Linscott, Peter Eckford, Gary Hammond – percussion
  • Callum Marinho – the tube, piano, keyboards, glockenspiel, Mellotron, drum machines, percussion
  • Clement St. Leonard – percussion, the funk box, keyboards, tubular bells, sound effects
  • Graeme Blevins – saxophone
  • Steve Hamilton – saxophone
  • Tom Walsh – trumpet
  • Joe Auckland – trumpet
  • Ben Edwards – trumpet
  • Alistair White – trombone
  • Daniel Higham, Thomas Dunnett, Pete North – trombone
  • Mark Frost – bass trombone
  • Phillip Woods, Ruth O’Reilly, Franciso Gomez, Derryck Nasib – French horn
  • The Wired Strings – strings
  • Pet Shop Boys – additional vocals

Backing vocals:

  • Roxys (Piney Gir, Amy Ashworth, Emma Brammer)
  • Louise Clare Marshall
  • Andrea Grant
  • Lucita Jules
  • Rosie Danvers (assisted by Tommy Danvers) – string arrangements
  • Alistair White – brass arrangements
  • Callum Marinho – engineer, mixing
  • Beau Blaise – additional engineering
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Matthew Cooper – layout
  • Kevin Cummins – artwork photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Noel Gallagher.

  1. I’m Not Giving Up Tonight
  2. Pretty Boy
  3. Dead to the World
  4. Open the Door, See What You Find
  5. Trying to Find a World That’s Been and Gone Part I
  6. Easy Now
  7. Council Skies
  8. There She Blows!
  9. Love Is a Rich Man
  10. Think of a Number

Sinéad O’Connor: Faith And Courage

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On June 13, 2000, “Atlantic” label released “Faith and Courage”, the fifth Sinéad O’Connor album. It was recorded 1999-2000, and was produced by Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs, Scott Cutler, Jerry ‘Wonder’ Duplessis, Brian Eno, Skip McDonald, Anne Preven, John Reynolds, Adrian  Sherwood, David A. Stewart and Wyclef Jean.

Personnel:

  • Sinéad O’Connor- lead and backing vocals
  • Skip McDonald- guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Rusty Anderson- guitar
  • Scott Cutler- guitar
  • Dave Stewart- guitar
  • Derek Scott – guitar
  • Zac Rae – keyboards
  • David Levita – keyboards
  • Professor Stretch – keyboards, drum programming
  • Carlton “Bubblers” Ogilvie – bass, reggae piano
  • Jah Wobble- bass
  • Chucko Merchan – bass
  • Paul Bushnell – bass
  • Scot Coogan- drums
  • Jeff Turzo- drum programming
  • John Reynolds- drums
  • Chris Sharrock- drums
  • Lil John – drums
  • Bonjo I Abinghi Noah – percussion
  • Caroline Dale- strings
  • Joel Derouin – violin
  • David Campbell- viola, strings arrangements
  • Larry Corbet – cello
  • Karren Berz – orchestral arrangements
  • Kieran Kiely – low and high whistles
  • Andy Wright- programming
  • Mark Price – programming
  • Simon Mundey – programming
  • Blandinna Melky Jean – vocals
  • Little Roy – backing vocals
  • Anne Preven- backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. The Healing Room – Sinéad O’Connor
  2. No Man’s Woman – Sinéad O’Connor, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven
  3. Jealous – Sinéad O’Connor, Dave A. Stewart
  4. Dancing Lessons – Sinéad O’Connor, Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis, Blandina Melky Jean, Jimmy Cozier
  5. Daddy I’m Fine – Sinéad O’Connor, Dave A. Stewart
  6. Till I Whisper U Something – Sinéad O’Connor, Dave A. Stewart
  7. Hold Back the Night – Robert Hodgens
  8. What Doesn’t Belong To Me – Sinéad O’Connor
  9. The State I’m In – Scott Cutler, Anne Preven
  10. The Lamb’s Book of Life – Sinéad O’Connor, Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs
  11. If U Ever – Sinéad O’Connor
  12. Emma’s Song – Sinéad O’Connor
  13. Kyrié Eléison – traditional, arr. by Sinéad O’Connor, Adrian Sherwood, Skip McDonald, Alan Branch