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Echo & The Bunnymen: Ocean Rain

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Ocean rain

On May 4, 1984, “Korova” label released “Ocean Rain”, the fourth Echo & the Bunnymen studio album. It was recorded at “Studio des Dames” and “Studio Davout” in Paris, “Crescent Studio” in Bath, “Amazon Studios” in Liverpool, and was produced by Ian McCulloch, Will Sergeant, Les Pattinson, Pete de Freitas, Gil Norton and Henri Loustau.

Personnel:

  • Ian McCulloch– vocals
  • Will Sergeant– guitar, harpsichord, sitar
  • Les Pattinson– bass
  • Pete de Freitas– drums
  • Adam Peters – piano, cello
  • Alan Perman – harpsichord
  • Luvan Kiem – clarinet
  • Adam Peters – orchestral arrangements
  • Gil Norton– engineer, mixing
  • Henri Loustau-  engineer
  • David Lord – engineer
  • Jean-Yves – engineer assistant
  • Martyn Atkins – artwork
  • Brian Griffin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson and Pete de Freitas except where noted.

  1. Silver
  2. Nocturnal Me
  3. Crystal Days
  4. The Yo Yo Man
  5. Thorn of Crowns
  6. The Killing Moon
  7. Seven Seas
  8. My Kingdom
  9. Ocean Rain

XTC: The Big Express

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On October 15, 1984, “Virgin” label released “The Big Express”, the seventh XTC studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at the “Crescent Studios”, in Bath, UK, and was produced by David Lord, Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding, and Peter Phipps.

Personnel:

  • Andy Partridge- vocals, guitar, Linn LM-1, design
  • Dave Gregory- guitar, keyboard, piano
  • Colin Moulding- vocals, bass
  • Peter Phipps- drums, percussion
  • Stuart Gordon -violin, viola
  • Annie Huchrak – female choir voice
  • Steve Saunders -euphonium
  • David Lord – choir arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • Phil Thornalley – mixing
  • Matt Barry – mixing
  • Ken Ansell – design
  • The Design Clinic – layout
  • Goro Nakagawa – liner notes

Track listing:

All compositions by Andy Partridge, except where noted.

  1. Wake Up – Colin Molding
  2. All You Pretty Girls
  3. Shake You Donkey Up
  4. Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her, Kiss Her
  5. This World Over
  6. The Everyday Story of Smalltown
  7. I Bought Myself a Liarbird
  8. Reign of Blows
  9. You’re the Wish You Are I Had
  10. I Remember the Sun
  11. Train Running Low on Soul Coal