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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

The Waterboys: A Pagan Place

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In June 1984, “Ensign” label released “A Pagan Place”, the second Waterboys (The) studio album. It was recorded in November 1982 at “Redshop Studio”, September 1983 at “Rockfield Studio”, and was produced by Mike Scott.

Personnel:

  • Mike Scott– vocals, guitar, piano, bass, bouzouki
  • Karl Wallinger– piano, organ, percussion, backing vocals
  • Anthony Thistlethwaite– saxophone, bass, mandolin
  • Kevin Wilkinson– drums
  • Roddy Lorimer– trumpet
  • Tim Blanthorn – violin
  • Barbara Snow
  • Eddi Reader
  • V. Smith
  • Ingrid Schroeder
  • Nick Linden
  • Jim Preen, John Brand, Richard Digby Smith, Stephen W Tayler, Ted Sharp – engineer
  • Stephen W Tayler– mixing
  • Sheila Rock – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Scott.

  1. Church Not Made With Hands
  2. All The Things She Gave Me
  3. The Thrill Is Gone
  4. Rags
  5. Somebody Might Wave Back
  6. The Big Music
  7. Red Army Blues
  8. A Pagan Place

Gang Of Four: Content

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On January 24, 2011, “Grönland Records” label released “Content”, the seventh Gang of Four studio album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Andy Gill.

Personnel:

  • Jon King – vocals, melodica
  • Andy Gill – vocals, guitar
  • Thomas McNeice – bass
  • Mark Heaney – drums
  • Eddi Reader – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Gill and Jon King

  1. She Said You Made a Thing of Me
  2. You Don’t Have to Be Mad
  3. Who Am I?
  4. I Can’t Forget Your Lonely Face
  5. You’ll Never Pay for the Farm
  6. I Party All the Time
  7. A Fruitfly in the Beehive
  8. It Was Never Gonna Turn Out Too Good
  9. Do As I Say
  10. I Can See from Far Away

Fairground Attractions: The First of a Million Kisses

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On May 1, 1988, “RCA” label released “The First of a Million Kisses”, the debut Fairground Attraction album. It was recorded in 1988, and was produced by Eddi Reader, Mark E. Nevin, Simon Edwards, Ray Dodds and Kevin Maloney. In 1989, “The First of a Million Kisses”, won the award for best album at the “Brit Awards” and was certified Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Eddi Reader- lead vocals
  • Mark E. Nevin- guitar
  • Simon Edwards- guitar
  • Kim Burton -accordion, tiny harp, piano
  • Ray Dodds- drums, percussion
  • Roger Beaujolais -vibes, glockenspiel
  • Anthony Thistlethwaite- mandolin
  • Steve Forster – mandolin
  • Will Hasty -clarinet
  • Ian Shaw – backing vocals
  • Elliot Erwitt – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark E. Nevin, except where noted.

  1. A Smile in a Whisper
  2. Perfect
  3. Moon on the Rain
  4. Find My Love
  5. Fairground Attraction
  6. The Wind Knows My Name
  7. Clare
  8. Comedy Waltz
  9. The Moon Is Mine
  10. Station Street
  11. Whispers – Eddie Reader
  12. Allelujah