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The Cure: Faith

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On April 14, 1981, “Fiction Records” label released “Faith”, the third Cure (The) studio album. It was recorded September 1980 – March 1981, at “Morgan Studio” in London, and was produced by Mike hedges, Robert Smith, Simon Gallup and Lol Tolhurst.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith – vocals, guitars, keyboards, six-string bass
  • Simon Gallup – bass guitar
  • Lol Tolhurst – drums
  • Mike Hedges – engineer
  • Graham Carmichael – engineer
  • David Kemp – engineer
  • Martyn Webster – engineer assistant
  • Porl Thompson – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Robert Smith, all music by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup and Lol Tolhurst.

  1. The Holy Hour
  2. Primary
  3. Other Voices
  4. All Cats Are Grey
  5. The Funeral Party
  6. Doubt
  7. The Drowning Man
  8. Faith

Uriah Heep: Conquest

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In February 1980, “Bronze” label released “Conquest”, the 13th Uriah Heep album. It was recorded in 1979, at “The Roundhouse Recording Studios” in London, and Gery Bron, John Gallen and Ken Hensley.

Personnel:

  • John Sloman- lead and backing vocals, piano, percussion
  • Mick Box– guitars
  • Ken Hensley– OBX, vocoder, organ, piano, guitars, backing vocals
  • Trevor Bolder- bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Slade- staccato drums, percussion
  • John Gallen – timpani, engineer
  • Julian Cooper, Darren Burn, David Kemp, Nick Rogers – engineer assistant
  • Martin Poole – design, photography
  • Karl Bosley, Lindy Curry – design

Track listing:

  1. No Return – Trevor Bolder, Mick Box, Ken Hensley
  2. Imagination – Ken Hensley
  3. Feelings – Ken Hensley
  4. Fools – Trevor Bolder
  5. Carry On – Ken Hensley
  6. Won’t Have to Wait Too Long – Trevor Bolder, Mick Box, Ken Hensley
  7. Out on the Street – Ken Hensley
  8. It Ain’t Easy – Trevor Bolder

Siouxsie And The Banshees: Hyaena

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On June 8, 1984, Polydor” label released “Hyaena”, the sixth Siouxsie and the Banshees studio album. It was recorded 1983 – 1984, and was produced by Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin, Budgie, Robert Smith and Mike Hedges.

Personnel:

  • Siouxsie Sioux– vocals
  • Steven Severin– electric bass, keyboards
  • Budgie– drums, percussion, marimba
  • Robert Smith– guitars, keyboards
  • Robin Canter – woodwind
  • The Chandos Players – strings
  • Mike Hedges– engineer
  • David Kemp – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All music by iouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin, Budgie and Robert Smith. All lyrics by Siouxsie Sioux, except where noted.

  1. Dazzle
  2. We Hunger
  3. Take Me Back
  4. Belladonna
  5. Swimming Horses
  6. Bring Me the Head of the Preacher Man
  7. Running Town
  8. Pointing Bone
  9. Blow the House Down

 

The Cure: Seventeen Seconds

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On April 22, 1980, “Fiction Records” label released “Seventeen Seconds”, the second Cure (The) studio album. It was recorded 1979-1980, at “Morgan Studio One”, and was produced by Mike Hedges and Robert Smith.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith– vocals, guitars, cover art
  • Matthieu Hartley– keyboards, cover art
  • Simon Gallup– bass guitar, cover art
  • Lol Tolhurst– drums, cover art
  • Mike Hedges – engineer
  • David Kemp – engineer
  • Martyn Webster – engineer assistant
  • Bill Smith – cover art
  • Andrew Douglas – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Robert Smith, all music by Robert Smith, Matthieu Hartley, Simon Gallup and Lol Tolhurst.

  1. A Reflection
  2. Play for Today
  3. Secrets
  4. In Your House
  5. Three
  6. The Final Sound
  7. A Forest
  8. M
  9. At Night
  10. Seventeen Seconds