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Thirty Seconds to Mars: Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams

On May 20, 2013, “Virgin” label released “Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams”, the fourth Thirty Seconds to Mars studio album. It was recorded April – December 2012, at “The International Centre for the Advancement of the Arts and Sciences of Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jared Leto and Steve Lillywhite.

Personnel:

  • Jared Leto – vocals, guitar, mixing, art direction, design, photography
  • Tomislav Miličević – guitar
  • Solon Bixler – vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Matt Watcher – bass
  • Shannon Leto – drums
  • Deepak – vocals
  • Knights of the White Shadow – additional vocals
  • Zhu Zhu – additional vocals
  • Michael Joyce – additional programming
  • Morgan Kibby – additional programming
  • Patrick Nissley – additional programming
  • Jacob Plant – additional programming
  • Cory Enemy – additional programming
  • Jamie Reed Schefman – engineer, mixing
  • Steve Lillywhite – mixing
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Tony Hoffer – mixing
  • Clay Blair – mixing
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • John Hanes – mixing
  • Delbert Bowers – mixing assistant
  • Chris Galland – mixing assistant
  • Cameron Lister – mixing assistant
  • Dan Gerbarg – mastering
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Damien Hirst – art direction, design
  • Alexandra Morton – art direction, design
  • Bartholomew Cubbins – photography
  • David Devlin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jared Leto, except where noted.

  1. Birth
  2. Conquistador
  3. Up in the Air
  4. City of Angels
  5. The Race
  6. End of All Days
  7. Pyres of Varanasi
  8. Bright Lights
  9. Do or Die
  10. Convergence – Shannon Leto
  11. Northern Lights
  12. Depuis le début

Procol Harum: Same

In September 1967, “Regal Zonophone” label released the debut, self-titled Procol Harum album. It was recorded in June 1967, at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Denny Cordell. “Classic Rock” magazine included it in its list of the “50 Albums That Built Prog Rock”. It 2007, “Rolling Stone” magazine included it in its list of the “The 40 Essential Albums of 1967”.

Personnel:

  • Gary Brooker– vocals, piano
  • Robin Trower– guitar
  • Matthew Fisher– organ
  • Dave Knights– bass
  • J. Wilson– drums
  • Ray Royer– guitar
  • Bill Eyden– drums
  • Eddy Offord, Frank Owen, Gerald Chevin, Keith Grant, Laurence Burridge – engineer
  • Simon Platz – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Brooker and Keith Reid, except where noted.

  1. Conquistador
  2. She Wandered Through the Garden Fence
  3. Something Following Me
  4. Mabel
  5. Cerdes (Outside the Gates Of)
  6. A Christmas Camel
  7. Kaleidoscope
  8. Salad Days (Are Here Again)
  9. Good Captain Clack
  10. Repent Walpurgis – Matthew Fisher

Papa vs Pretty: United In Isolation

On May 27, 2011, “Peace & Riot/EMI” labels released “United in Isolation”, the debut Papa vs Pretty album. It was recorded in February 2011, at “BJB Studios” and “Oceanic Studios” in Sydney, and was produced Paul McKercher.

Personnel:

  • Thomas Rawle – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Angus Gardiner – vocals, bass, keyboards, violoncello
  • Tom Myers – vocals, drums
  • Paul McKercher – engineer
  • Jean-Paul Fung – engineer assistant
  • Scott Horscroft – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Life’s Got a Hold of Me
  2. One of the Animals
  3. Charity Case
  4. Look for Me
  5. Honey
  6. Conquistador
  7. I Felt Nothing
  8. Darkest Way
  9. Bitter Pill
  10. Suit & Burn
  11. You Are Not in Love Anymore