On January 31, 2017, John Kenneth Wetton died aged 67. He was singer, musician (bass) and songwriter, best known as founding member and bass player of King Crimson and Asia. He has recorded and performed with Mogul Thrash, Family, Roxy Music, Uriah Heep, U.K., Jack-Knife, Wishbone Ash, Phenomena, Gordon Haskell, Renaissance, Qango, Brian Eno, Ayreon,Steve Howe, Bill Bruford, Geoff Downes, Larry Norman, Alan White, Billy Sherwood, Peter Banks, Bryan Ferry, Pete Sinfield, Roger Chapman, Duncan Mackay, Atoll, District 97, Ayreon, Eddie Jobson, David Cross and Steve Hackett. As leader, Wetton released six albums.
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10cc: Bloody Tourists
On September 1, 1976, “Mercury” label released “Bloody Tourists”, the sixth 10cc studio album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Strawberry Studios” in Stockport, England, and was produced by Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart.
Personnel:
- Eric Stewart– lead vocal, guitars, piano, Moog synthesizer, organ
- Graham Gouldman– lead vocals, bass, guitar, percussion
- Rick Fenn– vocals, guitar, organ, Moog synthesizer
- Duncan Mackay– synthesizer, piano, violin, keyboards, electric piano, backing vocals
- Stuart Tosh– vocals, drums, percussion, tambourine, bells
- Paul Burgess– drums, percussion, congas, glockenspiel, marimba, tambourine, timbales, triangle, bells, vibraphone
Track listing:
- Dreadlock Holiday – Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart
- For You and I – Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart
- Take These Chains – Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart
- Shock on the Tube (Don’t Want Love) – Eric Stewart
- Last Night – Graham Gouldman, Rick Fenn
- The Anonymous Alcoholic – Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart
- Reds in My Bed – Eric Stewart, Stuart Tosh
- Life Line – Graham Gouldman
- Tokyo – Eric Stewart
- Old Mister Time – Duncan Mackay, Eric Stewart
- From Rochdaleto Ocho Rios – Graham Gouldman
- Everything You’ve Wanted to Know About!!! – Eric Stewart
10 cc: Look Hear?
On March 28, 1980, “Mercury” label released “Look Hear?”, the seventh 10 cc studio album. It was recorded in 1979, and was produced by Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman, Rick Fenn, Duncan Mackay and Paul Burgess..
Personnel:
- Eric Stewart — lead vocals, electric piano, vocoder, electric and slide lead guitar, marraca, percussion
- Rick Fenn — vocals, guitars
- Duncan Mackay — Yamaha CS80, organ, clavinet duo, harpsichord, vocoder, tubular bells, electric piano
- Graham Gouldman — lead vocals, bass, guitars, congas
- Paul Burgess — drums, percussion, marimba, timpani
- Stuart Tosh — percussion, timpani, backing vocals
Track listing:
- One-Two-Five – Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart
- Welcome to the World – Rick Fenn, Duncan Mackay
- How’m I Ever Gonna Say Goodbye – Rick Fenn, Graham Gouldman
- Don’t Send We Back – Rick Fenn
- I Took You Home – Eric Stewart
- It Doesn’t Matter at All – Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart
- Dressed To Kill – Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart
- Lovers Anonymous – Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart
- I Hate To Eat Alone – Graham Gouldman
- Strange Lover – Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart
- A. Inflatable – Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart
Kate Bush: The Kick Inside
On February 17, 1978, “EMI” label released “The Kick Inside”, the debut Kate Bush album. It was recorded in June 1975, and July and August 1977, and was produced by Andrew Powell and David Gilmour.
Personnel:
- Kate Bush – lead and backing vocals, piano, keyboards
- Ian Bairnson – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bottle
- Paul Keogh, Alan Parker- guitar
- Paddy Bush – vocals, harmonica, mandolin
- Duncan Mackay- organ, synthesizer, keyboards, electric piano, clavinet
- Andrew Powell- synthesizer, keyboards, bass, electric piano
- Alan Skidmore- saxophone
- David Paton- bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Bruce Lynch- bass
- Barry DeSouza – drums
- Stuart Elliott- drums
- Morris Pert- percussion
- David Katz – violin, orchestra contractor
All tracks by Kate Bush.
- Moving
- The Saxophone Song
- Strange Phenomena
- Kite
- The Man with the Child in His Eyes
- Wuthering Heights
- James and the Cold Gun
- Feel It
- Oh To Be in Love
- L’Amour Looks Something Like You
- Them Heavy People
- Room for the Life
- The Kick Inside
Primal Scream: XTRMNTR
On January 31, 2000, “Creation” label released “XTRMNTR” (pronounced “Exterminator”), the sixth Primal Scream studio album. It was recorded 1997 – 1999, and was produced by Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Martin Duffy, Gary “Mani” Mounfield, Darrin Mooney, Brendan Lynch, Adrian Maxwell Sherwood, Jagz Kooner, David Holmes, Hugo Nicolson, The Chemical Brothers, Kevin Shields and Tim Holmes. “XTRMNTR” won “Best Album” of the year at the “NME Calling Awards 2001”. “Q” magazine named it as one of the “50 Heaviest Albums of All Time”. “Stylus Magazine” ranked the album at number 10 on their “Stylus Decade” list of the “Top 100 Albums of the 2000s”. In 2014, magazine “NME” ranked “Shoot Speed/Kill Light” at number 190 and “Accelerator” at number 497 and in their list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”, and the album is ranked at number 160 in “NME’s” “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Bobby Gillespie – vocals, recording
- Andrew Innes – guitar, recording
- Robert Young – guitar, recording
- Martin Duffy – keyboards, recording
- Gary “Mani” Mounfield – bass, recording
- Darrin Mooney – drums
- Jim Hunt – saxophone
- Duncan Mackay – trumpet
- Marco Nelson – bass
- Kevin Shields – guitar, mixing
- Bernard Sumner – keyboards, synthesizer
- Phil Mossman – electronics
- Darren Morris – keyboards
- Zachary Danziger – drums
- Gay-Yee Westerhoff – cello
- Tim Goldsworthy – programming
- Keith Tenniswood – drums programming
- Nick Franglen – additional programming
- Adrian Sherwood – recording
- Brendan Lynch – recording
- Max Hayes – engineer
- Steve Dub – engineer
- Andy Wilkinson – engineer
- Jon Weiner – engineer
- Dan The Automator – mixing
- Cheeky Pal – editing
Track listing:
All tracks by Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Martin Duffy, Gary “Mani” Mounfield, Darrin Mooney, except where noted.
- Kill All Hippies – Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Martin Duffy, Gary “Mani” Mounfield, Darrin Mooney, Nelson/Discovery Productions Inc.
- Accelerator
- Extarminator
- Swastika Eyes – Jagz Kooner Mix
- Pills
- Blood Money
- Keep Your Dreams – Gary “Mani” Mounfield
- Insect Royalty
- MBV Arkestra (If They Move Kill ‘Em)
- Swastika Eyes – Chemical Brothers Mix
- Shoot Speed/Kill Light
Kate Bush: Lionheart
On November 10, 1978, “EMI” label released “Lionheart”, the second Kate Bush studio album. It was recorded July to September 1978, and was produced by Andrew Powell.
Personnel
- Kate Bush – lead and harmony vocals, piano, keyboards, recorder, arranger, assistant producer
- Ian Bairnson – vocals, acoustic, rhythm and electric guitar
- Brian Bath – guitar
- Paddy Bush – vocals and harmony vocals, harmonica, mandolin, pan flute, slide guitar, mandocello, pan pipes
- Andrew Powell- keyboards
- Richard Harvey – vocals, recorder
- Duncan Mackay- synthesizer, keyboards, Fender Rhodes
- Francis Monkman- harpsichord, keyboards, Hammond organ
- Del Palmer- vocals, bass
- David Paton- bass
- Stuart Elliot- percussion, drums
- Charlie Morgan– drums
- David Katz – violin, orchestra contractor
Track listing
All tracks by Kate Bush, except where noted.
- Symphony in Blue
- In Search of Petar Pan – music by Kate Bush and incorporates “When You Wish Upon a Star” lyrics by Ned Washington and music by Leigh Harline
- Wow
- Don’t Push Your Foot on the Heartbroken
- Oh England My Lionheart
- Fullhouse
- In the Warm Room
- Kashka From Baghdad
- Coffee Homeground
- Hammer Horror
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