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Blondie: Eat To The Beat

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On September 28, 1979, “Chrysalis” label released “Eat to the Beat”, the fourth Blondie studio album. It was recorded April – June 1979, at “Electric Lady”, “Mediasound”, “Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Mike Chapman. The album has been certified Platinum by the “British Phonographic Industry” (BPI) and the “Recording Industry Association of America” (RIAA).

Personnel:

  • Deborah Harry – vocals
  • Frank Infante – guitars, backing vocals
  • Chris Stein – guitars
  • Jimmy Destri – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Nigel Harrison – bass guitar
  • Clem Burke – drums
  • Randy Hennes – harmonica
  • Ellie Greenwich – backing vocals
  • Lorna Luft – backing vocals
  • Donna Destri – backing vocals
  • Mike Chapman – backing vocals, count-in vocal
  • Dave Tickle – engineer
  • Peter Coleman – engineer
  • Steve Hall – mastering
  • Billy Bass – art direction
  • Norman Seeff – design, photography
  • John Van Hamersveld – typography, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Deborah Harry and Chris Stein.

  1. Dreaming
  2. The Hardest Part
  3. Union City Blue – Deborah Harry, Nigel Harrison
  4. Shayla – Chris Stein
  5. Eat to the Beat – Deborah Harry, Nigel Harrison
  6. Accidents Never Happen – Jimmy Destri
  7. Die Young Stay Pretty
  8. Slow Motion – Laura Davis, Jimmy Destri
  9. Atomic – Deborah Harry, Jimmy Destri
  10. Sound-A-Sleep
  11. Victor – Deborah Harry, Frank Infante
  12. Living in the Real World – Jimmy Destri

UFO: Strangers In The Night

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On January 2, 1997, “Chrysalis” label released “Strangers in the Night”, the second UFO live album. It was recorded in October 1978, at “International Amphitheatre” in Chicago, “Louisville Gardens” in Louisville, and was produced by Ron Nevison.

Personnel:

  • Phil Mogg – vocals
  • Michael Schenker – lead guitar
  • Paul Raymond – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Pete Way – bass guitar
  • Andy Parker – drums
  • Alan McMillan – horn and string arrangements
  • Ron Nevison – engineer
  • Mike Clink – engineer assistant
  • Brian Chubb – live sound engineer
  • Hipgnosis – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Natural Thing – Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg, Pete Way
  2. Out in the Street – Pete Way, Michael Schenker
  3. Only You Can Rock Me – Pete Way, Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg
  4. Doctor Doctor – Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg
  5. Mother Mary – Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg, Pete Way, Andy Parker
  6. This Kid’s – Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg
  7. Love to Love – Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg
  8. Lights Out – Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg, Andy Parker, Pete Way
  9. Rock Bottom – Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg
  10. Too Hot to Handle – Pete Way, Phil Mogg
  11. I’m a Loser – Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg
  12. Let It Roll – Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg
  13. Shoot Shoot – Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg, Pete Way, Andy Parker

Laura Marling: Patterns In Repeat

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On October 25, 2024, “Chrysalis” label released “Patterns in Repeat”, the eighth Laura Marling studio album. It was recorded in 2024, at Marling’s home studio in London, “Bert Jansch Studio” in London, “Smilo Sound” in New York, and was produced by Dom Monks and Laura Marling.

Personnel:

  • Laura Marling – lead and backing vocals, guitar, piano, electric piano, Mellotron, bass, soft synths, string machine, artwork
  • Nick Pini – double bass 
  • Dom Monks – synth bass, triangle, drum, cymbal, bouzouki, engineer, mixing
  • Fred Wordsworth – horns
  • Rob Moose – violin, viola, string arrangements, engineer
  • Harry Fausing Smith – violin
  • Henry Rankin – viola, violin
  • Katt Newlon – cello
  • Buck Meek – backing vocals
  • Maudie Marling – backing vocals
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Rob Shuttleworth – design
  • Tamsin Topolski – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Laura Marling, except where noted.

  1. Child of Mine
  2. Patterns
  3. Your Girl
  4. No One’s Gonnna Love You Like I Can
  5. The Shadows
  6. Interlude (Time Passages)
  7. Caroline
  8. Looking Back – Laura Marling, Charlie Marling
  9. Lullaby
  10. Patterns in Repeat – Laura Marling, George Jephson
  11. Lullaby (instrumental)

Jethro Tull: War Child

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On October 14, 1974, “Chrysalis” label released “War Child”, the seventh Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded December 1973 – February 1974, at “Morgan Studios” in London, “Château d’Hérouville” in France, and was produced by Ian Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Ian Anderson – vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, alto, soprano and sopranino saxophones
  • Martin Barre – electric guitar, Spanish guitar
  • John Evan – piano, organ, synthesizers, accordion
  • Jeffrey Hammond – lead vocals, spoken word, bass guitar, string bass
  • Barriemore Barlow – drums, percussion, glockenspiel, marimba
  • Dee Palmer – orchestral arrangements
  • Robin Black – engineer
  • Terry Ellis – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Anderson, except where noted.

  1. War Child
  2. Queen and Country
  3. Ladies
  4. Back-Door Angels
  5. Sealion
  6. Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day
  7. Bungle in the Jungle
  8. Only Solitaire
  9. The Third Hoorah
  10. Two Fingers

Mystery: Lies And Butterflies

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On July 14, 2018, “Unicorn Digital” label released “Lies and Butterflies”, the seventh Mystery studio album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Michel St-Père.

Personnel:

  • Jean Pageau – vocals, keyboards, flute
  • Michel St-Père – acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards
  • Sylvain Moineau – guitars, keyboards
  • François Fournier – bass guitar, Taurus pedals, keyboards
  • Jean-Sébastien Goyette – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Michel St-Père, except where noted.

  1. Looking for Something Else
  2. Come to Me
  3. How Do You Feel?
  4. Something to Believe In
  5. Dare to Dream – lyrics by Hans Raffelt, Jean Pageau, music by Jean Pageau
  6. Where Dreams Come Alive – lyrics by Michel St-Père, music by Sylvian Moineau
  7. Chrysalis

The Proclaimers: Hit The Highway

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On March 7, 1994, “Chrysalis” label released “Hit the Highway”, the third Proclaimers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Chipping North Studio” in Chipping North, Oxfordshire, England, and was produced by Pete Wingfield, Charlie Reid and Craig Reid.

Personnel:

  • Craig Reid – vocals, tambourine
  • Charlie Reid – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar 
  • Stuart Nisbet – acoustic and electric guitar, steel guitar, mandolin
  • Tim Renwick – acoustic and electric guitar, electric slide guitar
  • Jerry Donahue – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Bobby Valentino – fiddle
  • Pete Wingfield – keyboards, piano, Hammond C3 
  • Pete Thomas – tenor and baritone saxophone 
  • Raul D’Oliveira – trumpet
  • Vince Sullivan – trombone
  • Iain Bruce – bass guitar
  • Phil Cranham – bass guitar, fretless bass guitar
  • Kevin Wilkinson – drums
  • Dave Mattacks – drums
  • Martin Ditcham – percussion
  • Barry Hammond – engineer
  • Geoff Pesche – mastering 

Track listing:

All tracks by Charlie and Craig Reid, except where noted.

  1. Let’s Get Married
  2. The More I Believe
  3. What Makes You Cry?
  4. Follow the Money
  5. These Arms of Mine – Otis Redding
  6. Shout Shout
  7. The Light
  8. Hit the Highway
  9. A Long Long Long Time Ago
  10. I Want to Be a Christian – Sullivan S. Puch
  11. Your Childhood
  12. Don’t Turn Out Like Your Mother

Rory Gallagher: Against The Grain

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In October 1975, “Chrysalis” label released “Against the Grain”, the fifth Rory Gallagher studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Wessex” in London, and was produced by Rory Gallagher.

Personnel:

  • Rory Gallagher – vocals, guitars
  • Lou Martin – keyboards
  • Gerry McAvoy – bass guitar
  • Rod de’Ath – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Rory Gallagher, except where indicated.

  1. Let Me In
  2. Cross Me Off Your List
  3. Ain’t Too Good
  4. Souped-Up Ford
  5. Bought and Sold
  6. I Take What I Want – David Porter, Teenie Hodges, Isaac Hayes
  7. Lost at Sea
  8. All Around Man – Bo Carter, Rory Gallagher
  9. Out on the Western Plain – Lead Belly, arranged by Rory Gallagher
  10. At the Bottom

Midge Ure: The Gift

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On October 7, 1985, “Chrysalis” label released “The Gift”, the debut Midge Ure album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Music Fest Studio” in London, and was produced by Midge Ure.

Personnel:

  • Midge Ure – vocals, instrumentation
  • Mark King – bass guitar
  • Mark Brzezicki – drums
  • Lindsay Elliott – drums
  • Paul Mosby – mizmar 
  • Mae McKenna, Lorenza Johnson, Jackie Challenor, Glenn Gregory – backing vocals
  • Rik Walton – recording
  • Brian Tench – mixing
  • Peter Saville Associates – design
  • George Hurrell – photography
  • John Hudson – co-producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Midge Ure and Daniel Mitchell, except where noted.

  1. If I Was
  2. When the Winds Blow
  3. Living in the Past – Ian Anderson
  4. That Certain Smile
  5. The Gift – Midge Ure
  6. Antilles – Midge Ure
  7. Wastelands
  8. Edo – Midge Ure
  9. The Chieftain – Midge Ure
  10. She Cried
  11. The Gift (reprise) – Midge Ure

Stiff Little Fingers: Now Then…

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On September 24, 1982, “Chrysalis” label released “Now Then…”, the fourth and final Stiff Little Fingers studio album. It was recorded July – August 1982, and was produced by Nick Tauber and Tim Friese-Greene.

Personnel:                                                                                               

  • Jake Burns – vocals, guitar, occasional keyboards, arrangements
  • Henry Cluney – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Ali McMordie – bass guitar, arrangements
  • Dolphin Taylor – vocals, drums, percussion, occasional keyboards, arrangements
  • Dick Morrissey, Jeff Daly, Martin Drover – horns
  • Simon Hanhart – engineer
  • Brian Cooke – artwork, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jake Burns, Henry Cluney, Ali McMordie, Dolphin Taylor and Gordon Ogilvie, except where noted.

  1. Falling Down
  2. Won’t Be Told
  3. Love of the Common People – John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins
  4. The Price of Admission 
  5. Touch and Go
  6. Stands to Reason
  7. Bits of Kids
  8. Welcome to the Whole Week
  9. Big City Night
  10. Talkback
  11. Is That What You Fought the War For?

Dover: I Was Dead For 7 Weeks In The City Of Angels

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On September 17, 2001, “Loli Jackson Records” and “Chrysalis” labels released “I was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels” is the fourth Dover studio album. It was recorded May – June 2001, and was produced by Barrett Jones, Cristina Lianos, Amparo Lianos, Alvaro Diez and Jesús Antúnez.

Personnel:

  • Cristina Llanos – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Amparo Llanos – guitar
  • Álvaro Díez – bass guitar
  • Jesús Antúnez – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Amparo Llanos and Cristina Llanos.

  1. My Secret People
  2. Better Day
  3. The Weak Hour of the Rooster
  4. Lady Barbuda
  5. King George
  6. Big Mistake
  7. Recluser
  8. Astroman
  9. Surrender
  10. I Hate Everybody
  11. As I Said
  12. Death Rocker
  13. The Last Word
  14. Love Is a Bitch
  15. Cold