On December 20, 2020 Pelle Alsing died aged 60. He was musician (drums), member of the band Ratata, performed with the likes of Lisa Nilsson, Niklas Strömstedt and Ulf Lundell, but was best known as member and drummer of band Roxette.
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Japan: Quiet Life
On December 20, 1979, “Hansa” label released (Japan, Canada and Germany) “Quiet Life”, the third Japan studio album. It was recorded in June 1979, at “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by John Punter, Simon Napier-Bell, David Sylvian, Rob Dean, Richard Barbieri, Mick Karn and Steve Jansen.
Personnel:
- David Sylvian– lead vocals, guitar
- Rob Dean– guitar, backing vocals
- Richard Barbieri– synthesizer, keyboards
- Mick Karn– bass, saxophone, flute, backing vocals
- Steve Jansen– drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Ann Odell – orchestration, arrangements
- Martyn Ford– orchestral conduction
- John Punter – engineer
- Colin Fairley – engineer
- Keith Bessey – engineer
- John Punter – mixing
- Fin Costello – art direction
Track listing:
All tracks by David Sylvian, except where noted.
- Quiet Life
- Fall in Love With Me
- Despair
- In Vogue
- Halloween
- All Tomorrow’s Parties – Lou Reed
- Alien
- The Other Side of Life
David Richards
On December 20, 2013, David Richards died aged 57. He was musician (keyboards), engineer and record producer, who engineered and co-produced albums for many artists, including David Bowie, Queen, Roger Taylor, Chris Rea, Jimmy Nail, Feargal Sharkey, Iggy Pop, Magnum, Virginia Wolf, The Cross, Freddie Mercury, Montserrat Caballé, Yes, Brian May and Duran Duran.
Wire: Red Barked Tree
On December 20, 2010, “Pink Flag” label released “Red Barked Tree”, the twelfth Wire studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at ”Resident Studios”, “Press Play Studios”, “Swim Studio” in London, and was produced by Colin Newman,
Personnel:
- Colin Newman– vocals, guitar, various, mixing
- Graham Lewis– vocals, bass
- Robert Grey– drums
- Andy Ramsay– engineer
- Sean Douglas – engineer
- Denis Blackham– mastering
- Jon Wozencroft– art direction, photography
- Jannis Kounellis– artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Colin Newman, Graham Lewis and Robert Grey.
- Please Take
- Now Was
- Adapt
- Two Minutes
- Clay
- Bad Worn Thing
- Moreover
- A Flat Ten
- Smash
- Down to This
- Red Barked Trees
George Harrison & Frineds: The Concert for Bangladesh
On December 20, 1971, “Apple” label released “The Concert for Bangladesh” a live triple album by George Harrison and his friends. The album is recording from the concert on August 1, 1971, at “Madison Square Garden” in New York, held in aid of the homeless Bengali refugees of the Bangladesh Liberation War. This was the first big humanitarian concert with international music stars and was the model for future big rock benefits events such as “Live Aid” (1985). The album was produced by George Harrison and Phil Spector. The box set included a 64-page book containing concert photos. ”The Concert for Bangladesh” won “Grammy Award” for “Album of the Year”.
Personnel:
- George Harrison – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
- Ravi Shankar– sitar
- Bob Dylan– vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
- Leon Russell– piano, vocals, bass, backing vocals
- Ringo Starr– drums, vocals, tambourine
- Billy Preston– Hammond organ, vocals
- Eric Clapton– electric guitar
- Ali Akbar Khan– sarod
- Alla Rakha– tabla
- Kamala Chakravarty– tambura
- Jesse Ed Davis– electric guitar
- Klaus Voormann– bass
- Jim Keltner– drums
- Pete Ham– acoustic guitar
- Tom Evans– twelve-string acoustic guitar
- Joey Molland– acoustic guitar
- Mike Gibbins– tambourine, maracas
- Don Preston– electric guitar, vocals, percussion
- Carl Radle– bass
- Jim Horn– saxophones, horn arrangements
- Chuck Findley– trumpet
- Jackie Kelso– saxophones
- Allan Beutler – saxophones
- Lou McCreary – trombone
- Ollie Mitchell– trumpet
- Claudia Linnear, Jo Green, Jeanie Greene, Marlin Greene, Dolores Hall, Don Nix – backing vocals
- Tom Wilkes – design
Track listing:
- George Harrison/Ravi Shankar Introduction – George Harrison, Ravi Shankar
- Bangla Dhun – Ravi Shankar
- Wah-Wah – George Harrison
- My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
- Awaiting on You All – George Harrison
- That’s the Way God Planned It – Billy Preston
- It Don’t Come Easy – Richard Starkey
- Beware of Darkness – George Harrison
- Band Introduction
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps – George Harrison
- Medley: Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Youngblood – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards/Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Doc Pomus
- Here Comes the Sun – George Harrison
- A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall – Bob Dylan
- It Takes A Lot to Laugh It – Bob Dylan
- Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
- Mr. Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan
- Just Like A Woman – Bob Dylan
- Something – George Harrison
- Bangla Desh – George Harrison
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