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Fairground Attraction: Ay Fond Kiss

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On June 18, 1990, “RCA” label released “Ay Fond Kiss”, the second and final Fairground Attraction studio album. It was recorded January – December 1988,  and was produced by Kevin Moloney, Eddi Reader, Simon Edwards, Mark E. Nevin and Roy Dodds.

Personnel:

  • Eddi Reader – vocals
  • Mark E. Nevin – guitar
  • Simon Edwards – guitar
  • Roy Dodds – drums
  • Mike Thornton – recording, mixing
  • Kevin Moloney – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Jock O’Hazeldean – traditional
  2. The Game of Love – Mark E Nevin
  3. Walkin’ After Midnight – Alan Block, Don Hecht
  4. You Send Me – Sam Cooke
  5. Tryin’ Times – Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson
  6. Mystery Train – Junior Parker
  7. Winter Rose – Mark E. Nevin
  8. Do You Want to Know a Secret – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  9. Allelujah – Mark E. Nevin
  10. Cajun Band – Anthony Thistlethwaite
  11. Watching the Party – Mark E. Nevin
  12. Ay Fond Kiss – Robert Burns poem

Ultravox: Brilliant

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On May 25, 2012, “Chrysalis” label released “Brilliant”, the eleventh and final Ultravox studio album. It was recorded September 2010 – December 2011, at “The Lakehouse” in Montreal, Canada, “Environment” in Bath, England, “Sarm” and “Battery” in London, “Studio City Sound” in California, and was produced by Stephen Lipson, Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie and Midge Ure.

Personnel:

  • Midge Ure – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, mixing
  • Billy Currie – piano, synthesizer, violin, mixing
  • Chris Cross – bass, synthesizer, mixing
  • Warren Cann – drums, mixing
  • Stephen Lipson – mixing
  • Tom Weir – drum engineering
  • Mazen Murad – mastering
  • Darren Evans – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Midge Ure, Billy Currie and Chris Cross.

  1. Live
  2. Flow
  3. Brilliant
  4. Change
  5. Rise
  6. Remembering
  7. Hello
  8. One
  9. Fall
  10. Lie
  11. Satellite
  12. Contact

Quintessence: Self

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In May 1972, “RCA” label released “Self”, the fourth Quintessence studio album. Tracks 8 and 9 were recorded live in December 1971 at Exeter University, and the other tracks were recorded in 1972, at “Olympic Studios” in London. The album was produced by Sambhu Babaji, Maha Dev, Shiva Shankar Jones, Jake Milton, Allan Mostert and Raja Ram.

Personnel:

  • Allan Mostert – lead guitar
  • Maha Dev – rhythm guitar
  • Shiva Shankar Jones – vocals, keyboards
  • Sambhu Babaji – bass guitar
  • Jake Milton – drums
  • Raja Ram – flute, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Cosmic Surfer
  2. Wonders of the Universe
  3. Hari Om
  4. Vishnu Narain
  5. Hallelujad
  6. Celestial Procession
  7. Self
  8. Freedom
  9. Water Goddess (includes Ganga Mai)

Roy Harper: Stormrock

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In May 1971, “Harvest” label released “Stormcock”, the fifth Roy Harper studio album. It was recorded July – December 1970, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produce by Peter Jenner.

Personnel:

  • Roy Harper – vocals, 6- and 12-string acoustic guitars, piano
  • Jimmy Page (credited as S. Flavius Mercurius) – acoustic guitar
  • David Bedford – Hammond organ, orchestral arrangements
  • John Barrett – engineer
  • Peter Bown – engineer
  • John Leckie – engineer
  • Phil McDonald – engineer
  • Alan Parsons – engineer
  • Nick Webb – engineer
  • Richard Imrie – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Roy Harper.

  1. Hors d’Oeuvres
  2. The Same Old Rock
  3. One Man Rock and Roll Band
  4. Me and My Woman

Don Cherry: Complete Communion

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In May 1966, “Blue Note” label released “Complete Communion”, album by Don Cherry. It was recorded in December 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, new Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Don Cherry – cornet
  • Leandro “Gato” Barbieri – tenor saxophone
  • Henry Grimes – bass
  • Edward Blackwell – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Don Cherry

  1. Complete Communion: Complete Communion/And Now/Golden Heart/Remembrance
  2. Elephantasy: Elephantasy/Our Feelings/Bishmallah/Wind, Sand and Stars

The Winery Dogs: Same

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On May 5, 2013, “Loud & Proud Records” label released the self-titled, debut Winery Dogs (The) album. It was recorded August – December 2012, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Richie Kotzen, Billy Sheenan and Mike Portnoy.

Personnel:

  • Richie Kotzen – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, engineer
  • Billy Sheehan – vocals, bass
  • Mike Portnoy – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Alex Todorov – engineer
  • Albert Alforcea – illustrations
  • Stephen Van Baalen – artwork, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Richie Kotzen, Billy Sheenan and Mike Portnoy.

  1. Elevate
  2. Desire
  3. We Are One
  4. I’m No Angel
  5. The Other Side
  6. You Saved Me
  7. Not Hopeless
  8. One More Time
  9. Damaged
  10. Six Feet Deeper
  11. Time Machine
  12. The Dying
  13. Regret

Phil Manzanera: Diamond Head

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In April 1975, “Island” label released “Diamond Head”, the first Phil Manzanera studio album. It was recorded December 1974 – January 1975, at “Island Studios” in London, and was produced by Phil Manzanera.

Personnel:

  • Phil Manzanera — vocals, acoustic guitar, electric 6 and 12 string guitars, tiple, synthesized guitar, bass, string synthesizer, organ, piano
  • Robert Wyatt — vocals and backing vocals, timbales, cabasa
  • Brian Eno — vocals, treatments, rhythm guitar, piano, percussion
  • Eddie Jobson — strings, fender piano, electric clavinet, synthesizer
  • Dave Jarrett — keyboards
  • John Wetton — vocals, bass, mellotron
  • Bill MacCormick — vocals, bass
  • Brian Turrington — bass
  • Paul Thompson — drums
  • Danny Heibs — percussion
  • Chyke Madu — percussion
  • Sonny Akpan — congas, percussion, bongos, big gong, maracas
  • Charles Hayward — percussion
  • Doreen Chanter — vocals
  • Andy Mackay — soprano and alto saxophone, oboe
  • Ian MacDonald — bagpipes
  • Rhett Davies — engineer
  • Robert Ash — engineer assistant
  • Jon Prew — photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Phil Manzanera, except where noted. 

  1. Frontera – Phil Manzanera, Bill MacCormick, Robert Wyatt
  2. Diamond Head
  3. Big Day – Phil Manzanera, Brian Eno
  4. The Flex
  5. Same Time Next Week – Phil Manzanera, John Wetton
  6. Miss Shapiro – Phil Manzanera, Brian Eno
  7. East of Echo
  8. Lagrima
  9. Alma – Phil Manzanera, Bill MacCormick

John Mellencamp: Sad Clowns & Hillbillies

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On April 28, 2017, “Republic Records” label released “Sad Clowns & Hillbillies”, the 23rd John Mellencamp studio album. It was recorded December 2015 – February 2016, at “Belmont Mall” in Belmont, Indiana, and was produced by John Mellencamp.

Personnel:

  • John Mellencamp – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Carlene Carter – duet and backing vocals
  • Andy York – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Mike Wanchic – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Izzy Stradlin – electric guitar
  • Troye Kinnett – keyboards, harmonica
  • John Gunnell – bass
  • Toby Myers – electric bass
  • Dane Clark – drums
  • Stan Lynch – drums
  • Kenny Aronoff – drums, percussion
  • Miriam Sturm – violin
  • Martina McBride – vocal
  • Carlene Carter – vocal
  • Lily & Madeleine – backing vocals
  • Christie Brinkley – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by John Mellencamp, except where noted.

  1. Mobile Blue – Mickey Newbury
  2. Battle of Angels
  3. Grandview – John Mellencamp, Bobby Clark
  4. Indigo Sunset – John Mellencamp, Carlene Carter
  5. What Kind of Man Am I
  6. All Night talk Radio
  7. Sugar Hill Mountain
  8. You Are Blind
  9. Damascus Road – Carlene Carter
  10. Early Bird Café – Lane Tietgen
  11. Sad Clowns
  12. My Soul’s Got Wings – John Mellencamp, Woody Guthrie
  13. Easy Target

Grotus: Slow Motion Apocalypse

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On April 20, 1993, “Alternative Tentacles” label released “Slow Motion Apocalypse”, the second Grotus studio album. It was recorded October – December 1992, and was produced by Eric Holland.

Personnel:

  • Adam Tanner – Fender Bass VI, guitar, Jupiter-8, sampler, cover art, design
  • Lars Fox – vocals, sampler, percussion
  • John Carson – bass guitar, sampler
  • Bruce Boyd – drums, cover art, design
  • Eric Holland – engineer
  • Fawnee Evnochides – cover art, design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Lars Fox; all music by Adam Tanner, Lars Fox, John Carson and Bruce Boyd, except where noted.

  1. Up Rose the Mountain
  2. Good Evening – Lars Fox
  3. The Same Old Sauce
  4. Hourglass
  5. Shivaynama
  6. Complications
  7. Kali Yugo
  8. Clean
  9. Sleepwalking
  10. Medicine
  11. Slow Motion Apocalypse (includes hidden track “Brown” remix) – Adam Tanner

Vijay Iyer: Uneasy

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On April 9, 2021, “ECM” label released “Uneasy”, album by Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, and Tyshawn Sorey. It was recorded December 2019, at “Oktaven Audio” in Mount Vernon, New York, and was produced by Manfred Eicher and Vijay Iyer.

Personnel:

  • Vijay Iyer – piano, liner notes
  • Tushawn Sorey – drums
  • Linda May Han Oh – double bass
  • Ryan Streber – engineer
  • Cristoph Stickel – mastering
  • Sascha Kleis – design
  • Rita Dove – liner notes
  • Edward Berenson – liner notes
  • Woong Chul An – cover photography
  • Craig Marsden – liner photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Vijay Iyer, except where noted.

  1. Children of Flint
  2. Combat Breathing
  3. Night and Day – Cole Porter
  4. Touba – Mike Ladd, Vijay Iyer
  5. Drummer’s Song – Geri Allen
  6. Augury
  7. Configurations
  8. Uneasy
  9. Retrofit
  10. Entrustment