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Stereolab: Peng!

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On May 26, 1992, “Too Pure” label released “Peng!”, the debut Stereolab studio album. It was recorded in April 1992, and was produced by Robbs, Lætitia Sadier, Tim Gane, Joe Dilworth and Martin Kean.

Personnel:

  • Lætitia Sadier– vocals, Moog synthesiser, mixing
  • Tim Gane– guitar, Farfisa organ, Moog synthesiser, mixing
  • Joe Dilworth – drums, mixing
  • Martin Kean – bass, mixing
  • Roger Askew – engineer
  • Robbs – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, except where noted.

  1. Super Falling Star
  2. Orgiastic
  3. Peng! 33
  4. K-Stars
  5. Perversion
  6. You Little Shits
  7. The Seeming and the Meaning
  8. Mellotron
  9. Enivrez-vous – Charles Baudelaire
  10. Stomach Worm
  11. Surrealchemist

Dalek I Love You: Compass Kumpas

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On May 24, 1980, “Back Door/Phonogram” label released “Compass Kumpas”, the debut Dalek I Love You album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Rockfield Studios” in  Monmouth, “Amazon Studios” in Liverpool and was produced by The Blitz Brothers, Alan Gill and Dave Hughes..

Personnel:

  • Alan Gill – vocals, guitar
  • Dave Hughes – piano, keyboards, percussion
  • Hugh Jones– bass, recording
  • Chris Hughes- additional drums, percussion
  • Ken Peers– drums
  • Dave Bates – additional backing vocals
  • Frazer Henry – recording

Track listing:

All tracks Alan Gill and Dave Hughes, except where noted.

  1. The World
  2. 8 Track
  3. Dalek I Love You (Destiny)
  4. A Suicide
  5. The Kiss
  6. Trapped
  7. Two Chameleons
  8. Freedom Fighters
  9. You Really Got Me
  10. Mad
  11. Good Times
  12. We’re All Actors
  13. Heat
  14. Missing 15 Minutes

 

Gary Peacock: Eastward

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On May 21, 1970, “CBS” label released “Eastward”, the debut Gary Peacock  album. It was recorded in February 1970, at “Kawaguchi Shiminkaikan” in Kawaguchi, Japan, and was produced by Kiyoski Itoh.

Personnel:

  • Gary Peacock – bass
  • Hiroshi Murakami – drums
  • Masabumi Kikuchi – piano, electric piano
  • Kenichi Handa – recording
  • Eiko Ishioka – design
  • Tadayuki Naitoh – photography
  • Hiroshi Asada – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Peacock, except where noted.

  1. Lessoning
  2. Nanshi
  3. Changing
  4. One Up
  5. Eastward
  6. Little Abi – Masabumi Kikuchi
  7. Moor

Secret Machines: Now Here Is Nowhere

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On May 18, 2004, “Reprise” label released “Now Here is Nowhere”, the debut  Secret Machines album. It was recorded 2003 – 2004, at “Stratosphere Sound” in Manhatan, New York, and was produced by Jeff Blenkinsopp, Brandon Curtis, Benjamin Curtis and Josh Garza.

Personnel:

  • Benjamin Curtis- guitar, backing vocals
  • Brandon Curtis- vocals, bass guitar, keyboard
  • Josh Garza- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Brandon Curtis, Benjamin Curtis and Josh Garza.

  1. First Wave Intact
  2. Sad and Lonely
  3. The Leaves Are Gone
  4. Nowhere Again
  5. The Road Leads Where It’s Led
  6. Pharaoh’s Daughter
  7. You Are Chains
  8. Light’s On
  9. Now Here is Nowhere

Racounters: Broken Boy Soldiers

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On May 16, 2006, “Third Man” label released “Broken Boy Soldiers”, the debut  Raconteurs album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Brendan Benson and Jack White.

Personnel:

  • Jack White – vocals, guitar, keyboards, mixing
  • Brendan Benson – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Jack Lawrence – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Patrick Keeler – drums
  • Patrick Hutchinson- additional engineering
  • Vlado Meller – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Brendan Benson and Jack White.

  1. Steady, As She Goes
  2. Hands
  3. Broken Boy Soldier
  4. Intimate Secretary
  5. Together
  6. Level
  7. Store Bought Bones
  8. Yellow Sun
  9. Call it a Day
  10. Blue Veins

 

Mikael Åkerfeldt and Steven Wilson: Storm Corrosion

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On May 7, 2012, “Roadrunner” label released “Storm Corrosion”, the self-titled, debut collaboration album between Mikael Åkerfeldt and Steven Wilson. It was recorded March 2010 – September 2011, and was produced by Mikael Åkerfeldt and Steven Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Mikael Åkerfeldt– vocals, guitars
  • Steven Wilson– vocals, keyboards, string arrangements
  • Mat Collis – grand piano, engineer
  • Gavin Harrison– drums, percussion
  • Ben Castle– woodwind
  • The London Session Orchestra– orchestral performance
  • Dave Stewart – conductor
  • Carl Glover – design, layout
  • Hans Arnold– cover painting
  • Naki – photography
  • Isobel Griffiths – contractor

 Track listing:

All lyrics by Steven Wilson except where noted,  all music by Mikael Åkerfeldt and Steven Wilson.

  1. Drag Ropes
  2. Storm Corrosion
  3. Hag
  4. Happy
  5. Look How!
  6. Ljudet Innan – lyrics by Mikael Åkerfeldt, Steven Wilson.

Built to Spill: Ultimate Alternative Wavers

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On May 1, 1993, “C/Z Records” label released “Ultimate Alternative Wavers”, is the debut Built to Spill album. It was recorded 1992, at “Audio Lab” in Idaho, US, and was produced by Todd Dunnigan, Doug Martsch, Brett Netson and Ralf Youtz.

Personnel:

  • Doug Martsch – vocals, guitar
  • Brett Netson– guitar, bass
  • Ralf Youtz – drums
  • Todd Dunnigan – keyboards
  • James Dillon – piano
  • Jake Carpenter – violin

Track listing:

All tracks by Doug Martsch, Brett Netson and Ralf Youtz.

  1. The First Song
  2. Three Years Ago Today
  3. Revolution
  4. Shameful Dread
  5. Nowhere Nothin’ Fuckup
  6. Get a Life
  7. Built to Spill
  8. Lie for a Lie
  9. Hazy
  10. Built Too Long Parts 1, 2 & 3

The Blue Nile: A Walk Across the Rooftops

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On April 30, 1984, “Linn Records” label released “A Walk Across the Rooftops”, the debut Blue Nile (The) album. It was recorded 1981 – 1983, at “Castlesound Studios” in Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland, and was produced by Paul Buchanan and Robert Bell.

Personnel:

  • Paul Buchanan – vocals, guitars, synthesizers, arrangements
  • Paul Joseph Moore – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Robert Bell – bass, synthesizers, arranger
  • Nigel Thomas – drums
  • Calum Malcolm– engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Buchanan and Robert Bell.

  1. A Walk Across the Rooftops
  2. Tinseltown in the Rain
  3. From Rags to Riches
  4. Stay
  5. Easter Parade
  6. Heatwave
  7. Automobile Noise

Your Vegas: A Town and Two Cities

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On April 29, 2008, “Universal Republic” label released “A Town and Two Cities”, the debut Your Vegas album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, and was produced by David Bendeth.

Personnel:

  • Coyle Girelli– vocals, guitar, keys
  • Mat Steel – guitar
  • Mark Heaton – keys, guitar
  • Jon Langford – bass guitar
  • Mal Taylor – drums
  • David Bendeth– percussion
  • Dan Korneff– engineer, digital editing
  • Jon Bender – engineer, digital editing
  • Kato Khandwala – engineer, digital editing, programming
  • John Tomaszewski – engineer assistant
  • Kyle Cadena – engineer assistant
  • Brian Sperber– mixing
  • Noah Goldstein – mixing assistant
  • Charlie Stavish – mixing assistant
  • Tony Gillis – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Coyle Girelli except where noted.

  1. It Makes My Heart Break – Coyle Girelli, David Bendeth
  2. In My Head
  3. Birds of Paradise
  4. Aurora – Coyle Girelli, Mat Steel
  5. Troubled Times
  6. The Way The War Was Won – Coyle Girelli, Andrew Hollander
  7. Your Vegas
  8. Up Until The Lights Go Out
  9. I Wish You Were Somewhere Else
  10. Salvador

SULK: Graceless

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On April 15, 2013, “Perfect Sound Forever” label released “Graceless”, the debut SULK album. It was recorded 2012 – 2013, at “ICP Studios” in Brussels, Belgium, “Gun Factory” in London, and was produced by Ed Buller and Marc Waterman.

Personnel:

  • Jon Sutcliffe – vocals
  • Tomas Kubowicz – lead guitar
  • Andrew Needle – rhythm guitar
  • Jakub Starzyński – bass guitar
  • Bhairav Gupta – drums
  • Paul-Édouard Laurendeau – engineer
  • Antti Joas, Jonas Verwijnen – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Sleeping Beauty
  2. Flowers
  3. Diamonds In Ashes
  4. The Big Blue
  5. Marian Shrine
  6. Back In Bloom
  7. Wishes
  8. Down
  9. If You Wonder
  10. End Time