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Bill Callahan: Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

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On April 14, 2009, “Drag City” label released “Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle”, the second Bill Callahan album by his name. It was recorded August – October 2008, at “The Track Studio” in Plano, Texas, and was produced by Raven,

Personnel:

  • Bill Callahan – vocals, classical guitar, acoustic steel and electric guitar, piano, Hammond organ, keyboards, lettering, drawings
  • Brian Beattie – electric guitar, pump organ, electric piano, keyboards, percussion, string and horn arrangements
  • Jaime Zuverza – electric guitar
  • Bobby Weaver – bass
  • Luis Martinez – drums
  • Deanna Sarkar – soprano vocals
  • Tamara Cauble – violin
  • Douglas Edward – violin
  • Becki Howard – violin
  • Maureen Nilsen – violin
  • Chris Youmans – cello
  • Buffi Jacobs – cello
  • Brian Brown – French horn
  • Heather Test – French horn
  • John Congleton – recording
  • Roger Siebel – mastering
  • Chris Taylor – front photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Callahan.

  1. Jim Cain
  2. Eid Ma Clack Shaw
  3. The Wind and the Dove
  4. Rococo Zephyr
  5. Too Many Birds
  6. My Friend
  7. All Thoughts Are Prey to Some Beast
  8. Invocation of Ratiocination
  9. Faith/Void

Grizzly Bear: Shields

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On September 18, 2012, “Warp” label released “Shields”, the fourth Grizzly Bear studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Chris Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Edward Droste – lead and backing vocals
  • Daniel Rossen – lead and backing vocals, guitars, pianos, synths, cello, the wheel, horn and string arrangements
  • Chris Taylor – bass guitar, synths, saxophones, clarinet, bass clarinet, flutes, drum machine, the wheel, backing vocals, horn and string arrangements, recording
  • Christopher Bear – drums, percussion, drum machine, lap steel, Wurlitzer, synths, backing vocals
  • Tatum Greenblatt – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Louis Shwadron – French horn
  • Nat Baldwin – upright bass
  • Ryan Gilligan – engineer
  • Yale Yng-Wong – engineer assistant
  • Jake Aron – engineer assistant
  • Michael Brauer – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Richard Diebenkorn – art
  • Ben Tousley – design, art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Edward Droste, Daniel Rossen, Chris Taylor and Christopher Bear.

  1. Sleeping Ute
  2. Speak in Rounds
  3. Adelma
  4. Yet Again
  5. The Hunt
  6. A Sample Answer
  7. What’s Wrong?
  8. Gun-Shy
  9. Half Gate
  10. Sun In Your Eyes

Blossoms: Ribbon Around The Bomb

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On April 29, 2022, “Virgin EMI” label released “Ribbon Around the Bomb”, the fourth Blossoms studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by James Skelly and Rich Turvey.

Personnel:

  • Tom Ogden – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, piano
  • Josh Dewhurst – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Myles Kellock – keyboards
  • Charlie Salt – bass, clavinet, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Joe Donovan – drums
  • Ian Skelly – percussion
  • Ellie Stanford – violin
  • Hayley Pomfrett – violin
  • Jenny Sacha – violin
  • Patrick Kiernan – violin
  • Zara Benyounes – violin
  • Emma Owens – viola
  • Meghan Cassidy – viola
  • Rosie Danvers – cello, orchestration
  • Fiona Skelly – backing vocals
  • Niamh Rowe – backing vocals
  • Rich Turvey – engineer
  • Nick Taylor – engineer
  • Chris Taylor – engineer assistant
  • Matthew Watson – engineer assistant
  • Nathan Conboy – engineer assistant
  • Toby Renwick – engineer assistant
  • Will Bennett – engineer assistant
  • Craig Silvey – mixing
  • Dani Bennett Spragg – mixing assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Tommy D – production assistant

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Tom Ogden, Josh Dewhurst, Charlie Salt, Joe Donovan, and Miles Kellock, except where noted.

  1. The Writer’s Theme – Tom Ogden, James Skelly
  2. Ode to NYC
  3. Ribbon Around the Bomb
  4. The Sulking Poet
  5. Born Wild
  6. The Writer – Tom Ogden
  7. Everything About You
  8. Care For
  9. Cinerama Holy Days
  10. Edith Machinist
  11. Visions
  12. The Last Chapter – Tom Ogden, James Skelly

Everything Everything: A Fever Dream

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On August 18, 2017, “RCA” label released “A Fever Dream”, the fourth Everything Everything studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, and was produced by James Ford.

Personnel:

  • Jonathan Higgs – vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming, recording, additional engineering
  • Alex Robertshaw – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, programming, recording, additional engineering
  • Jeremy Pritchard – bass guitar, programming, backing vocals, recording, additional engineering
  • Michael Spearman – drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals, recording, additional engineering
  • Jimmy Robertson – engineering
  • Archie Carter, Luke Gibbs, Ben McClusky, Rob Sellens, Chris Taylor – recording assistants
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Joe Mortimer – art direction, design, typography
  • Billy Bull – design, typography
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Paul Phung – photography

Track listing:

  1. Night of the Long Knives
  2. Can’t Do
  3. Desire
  4. Big Game
  5. Good Shot, Good Soldier
  6. Run the Numbers
  7. Put Me Together
  8. A Fever Dream
  9. Ivory Tower
  10. New Deep
  11. White Whale

The Coral: Coral Island

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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

Beth Orton: Kidsticks

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On May 27, 2016, “ANTI” label released “Kidsticks”, the seventh Beth Orton album. It was recorded in 2016 and was produced by Andrew Hung and Beth Orton.

Personnel:

  • Beth Orton – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, mixing
  • Dustin O’Halloran – piano
  • George Lewis Jr. – electric guitar
  • Bram Inscore – bass
  • Chris Taylor – bass, backing vocals
  • Shahzad Ismaily – bass, Moog synthesizer
  • Guillermo E. Brown – drums
  • Lucky Paul Taylor – drums, percussion
  • Szela Thompson – backing vocals
  • Dustin O’Halloran – string arrangements
  • Andrew Hung – drum programming, engineer, mixing
  • David Wrench – mixing
  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Trevor Hernandez – design
  • Tierney Gearon – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Beth Orton, music by Andrew Hung and Beth Orton.

  1. Snow
  2. Moon
  3. Petals
  4. 1973
  5. Wave
  6. Dawnstar
  7. Falling
  8. Corduroy Legs
  9. Flesh and Blood
  10. Kidsticks

Blue Murder: Same

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On April 25, 1989, “Geffen” label released the self-titled, debut Blue Murder album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, at “Little Mountain Sound Studios” in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was produced by Bob Rock.

Personnel:

  • John Sykes– lead vocals, guitars
  • Nik Green – keyboards
  • Tony Franklin- bass, backing vocals
  • Carmine Appice- drums, backing vocals
  • John Webster- additional keyboard programming
  • Mike Fraser- engineer, mixing
  • Chris Taylor, Ken Lomis – engineer assistant
  • Greg Fulginiti, John Golden – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by John Sykes, except where noted.

  1. Riot
  2. Sex Child
  3. Valley of the Kings – John Sykes, Tony Martin
  4. Jelly Roll
  5. Blue Murder – Carmine Appice, John Sykes, Tony Franklin
  6. Out of Love
  7. Billy
  8. Ptolemy
  9. Black-Hearted Woman – Carmine Appice, Tony Franklin, John Sykes

Randy Brecker: 34th N Lex

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On April 22, 2003, “ESC Records” label released “34th N Lex”, the eight Randy Brecker album. It was recorded May – September 2002, and was produced by George Whitty.

Personnel:

  • Randy Brecker– trumpet, arranger, flugelhorn, producer, engineer, horn arrangements, pre-programming
  • Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone
  • David Sanborn– alto saxophone
  • Ada Rovatti – tenor saxophone
  • Ronnie Cuber– baritone saxophone
  • Michael Davis– trombone
  • Fred Wesley– trombone
  • Chris Minh Doky– bass, electric bass, engineer, acoustic bass
  • Gary Haase – bass, guitar, arranger, drums, keyboards, programming, sound effects, producer, engineer, drum programming, percussion programming, vocal effect
  • George Whitty– bass, piano, keyboards, arrangements, programming, engineer, drum programming, mixing, percussion programming, effects, effects programming
  • Chris Taylor – guitar
  • Adam Rogers– guitar, engineer
  • Clarence Penn – drums
  • Zach Danziger – drum programming
  • Phoenix – vocals
  • Dae Bennett – engineer
  • Phil Pagano – engineer
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • Francois Zalacain – release production
  • Joachim Becker – executive producer

 Track listing:

All tracks by Randy Brecker, except where noted.

  1. 34th N Lex
  2. Streeange
  3. Shanghigh
  4. All 4 Love – Randy Brecker, Gary Haase, J. Phoenix
  5. Let If Go
  6. Foregone Conclusion – Randy Brecker, Henderson
  7. Hula Dula
  8. The Fisherman – Randy Brecker, Leo Kottke
  9. Give It Up
  10. Tokyo Freddie
  11. The Castle Rocks

Gong: 2032

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On September 21, 2009, “G-Wave” label released “2032”, the twelfth Gong studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “A-Wave Studio” in London, and was produced by Steve Hillage.

Personnel:

  • Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Hillage– guitar
  • Gilli Smyth– voice, space whisper
  • Miquette Giraudy– synthesisers
  • Mike Howlett– bass
  • Chris Taylor – drums
  • Theo Travis– sax, flute
  • Didier Malherbe– duduk, sax, flute
  • Yuji Katsui– electric violin
  • Elliet Mackrell– violin
  • Stefanie Petrik– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Daevid Allen, except where noted.

  1. City of Self Fascination
  2. Digital Girl – Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage
  3. How to Stay Alive – Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage, Mike Howlett, Chris Taylor
  4. Escape Control Delete – Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage, Miquette Giraudy, Chris Taylor
  5. Yoni Poem – Gilli Smyth, Miquette Giraudy
  6. Dance with the Pixies
  7. Wacky Baccy Banker – Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage
  8. The Year 2032
  9. Robo-Warriors – Gilli Smyth, Miquette Giraudy
  10. Guitar Zero – Daevid Allen, Chris Taylor
  11. The Gris Gris Girl – Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage
  12. Wave and A Particle – Gilli Smyth, Miquette Giraudy
  13. Pinkle Ponkle – Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage, Gilli Smyth
  14. Portal – Steve Hillage

Ian Dury & The Music Students: 4.000 Weeks

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On January 27, 1984, “Polydor” label released “4,000 Weeks’ Holiday”, album by Ian Dury & The Music Students. It was recorded in 1983, and was produced by Adam Kidron.

Personnel:

  • Ian Dury– vocals (credited by the pseudonym ‘D. Poundcake’)
  • Michael McEvoy;– bass, keyboards, synthesizers, brass arranger
  • Merlin Rhys-Jones – guitar
  • Tag Lamche – drums
  • Ray Cooper– percussion
  • Geoff Castle – synthesisers
  • Chaz Jankel– lead guitar
  • Ed Speight – lead guitar
  • Chris Taylor – drums
  • Davey Payne– saxophones
  • Jamie Talbot– saxophones
  • Steve Sidwell– trumpet, clarinet
  • Rico Rodriguez– trombone
  • Neil Sidwell – trombone
  • Jackie Challenor, Lorenza Johnson, Mae McKenna, Humphrey Dorsett, Andy Fairweather-Low- backing vocals
  • Alan Douglas – engineer
  • Keith Nixon – engineer assistant
  • Barney Bubbles- design

Track listing:

  1. (You’re My) Inspiration – Ian Dury, Michael McEvoy
  2. Friends – Ian Dury, Russell Hardy
  3. Tell Your Daddy – Ian Dury, Roderick Melvin
  4. Peter the Painter – Ian Dury, Michael McEvoy
  5. Ban the Bomb – Ian Dury, Russell Hardy
  6. Percy the Poet – Ian Dury, Michael McEvoy
  7. Very Personal – Ian Dury, Russell Hardy
  8. Take Me To The Cleaners – Ian Dury, Michael McEvoy
  9. The Man With No Face – Ian Dury, Russell Hardy
  10. Really Glad You Came – Ian Dury, Michael McEvoy