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Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine: 101 Damnations

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On January 15, 1990, “Big Cat” label released “101 Damnations”, the debut Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Important Notice Studios” in Mitcham, Surrey, England, and was produced by Simon Painter, Jim Bob, Lee Carter and Fruit Bat.

Personnel:

  • Jim Bob– vocals
  • Lee Carter – guitars, design
  • Fruit Bat– vocals, guitar
  • Rob Sheridan – piano solo
  • Simon Painter – engineer
  • Carter – design
  • Dee Eff – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Bob and Lee Carter.

  1. The Road to Domestos
  2. Everytime a Churchbell Rings
  3. Twenty-Four Minutes from Tulse Hill
  4. An All American National Sport
  5. Sheriff Fatman
  6. The Taking of Peckham 123
  7. Crimestoppers A’ Go Go
  8. Good Grief Charlie Brown
  9. Midnight on the Murder Mile
  10. A Perfect Day to Drop the Bomb
  11. I. Blues

New Order: Lost Sirens

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On January 11, 2013, “Rhino Entertainment” label released “Lost Sirens”, the ninth New Order album. It is compilation of tracks recorded during the production of 2005’s album “Waiting for the Sirens’ Call”, but did not ended on the album final release. It was recorded 2003 – 2004, at “Real World” in Box, England, and was produced by Tore Johansson, Stuart Price, Mac Quayle, Jim Spencer, Stephen Street, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Phil Cunningham.

Personnel:

  • Bernard Sumner– vocals, guitars, synthesizers, programming
  • Phil Cunningham– guitars, synthesizers, programming
  • Peter Hook– 4 and 6-stringed bass
  • Stephen Morris– drums, synthesizers, programming
  • Stephen Street– mixing
  • Cenzo Townshend– mixing
  • Jim Spencer – mixing
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • Studio Parris Wakefield – art direction, design
  • Gary Lancaster – project management

Track listing:

All tracks by Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Phil Cunningham.

  1. I’ll Stay with You
  2. Sugarcane
  3. Recoi
  4. Californian Grass
  5. Hellbent
  6. Shake It Up
  7. I’ve Got a Feeling
  8. I Told You So (Crazy World Mix)

Roger Taylor: Fun on Earth

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On November 11, 2013, “Virgin Emi” label released “Fun on Earth”, the fifth Roger Taylor studio album. It was recorded 2008–2013, at “The Priory” in Surrey, England, and was produced by Joshua J Macrae and Roger Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Roger Taylor– vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards, piano, bass guitar, guitar, stylophone
  • Jeff Beck– guitar
  • Jason Falloon – guitar
  • Spike Edney– keyboards
  • Jonathan Perkins – organ, backing vocals
  • Steve Stroud – bass
  • Kevin Jefferies – bass
  • Rufus Taylor– drums, piano
  • Steve Hamilton – saxophone
  • Nicola Robins – violin
  • Josh Macrae– engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Roger Taylor, except where noted.

  1. One Night Stand
  2. Fight Club
  3. Be with You – Roger Taylor, Rufus Taylor
  4. Quality Street
  5. I Don’t Care
  6. Sunny Say
  7. Be My Gal (My Brightest Spark)
  8. I Am the Drummer (In a Rock n’ Roll Band)
  9. Small
  10. Say It’s Not True
  11. The Unblinking Eye
  12. Up
  13. Smile

Judge Smith: Curly’s Airships

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On October 5, 2000, “Masters of Art” label released “Curly’s Airships”, the third Judge Smith album. It was recorded 1994 – 2000, at “Masters of Art Studio” in Sussex, “The Organ Workshop” in Lymm, Cheshire, and various locations in England, France and Holland.

Personnel:

  • Judge Smith– vocals, bass, drum tracks
  • John Ellis– electric guitars, Ebow, mandolin
  • Tammo Heikens – sitar, tambura
  • David Shaw-Parker – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo, actor
  • Rikki Patten – supplementary guitar
  • Hugh Banton– organ, piano
  • Joe Hinchliff – accordion
  • Ian Fordham – bass guitar, double bass
  • Pete Brown– vocals, percussion
  • David Jackson– saxophones, whistle
  • René van Commenée – tabla, ghatam, tambura
  • Arthur Brown– vocals
  • Peter Hammill– vocals
  • Paul Roberts– vocals
  • Paul Thompson – vocals
  • Nick Lucas – vocals, actor
  • Gwendolyn Gray – actress
  • Mike Bell – actor
  • The Mystery Marching Band
  • Glide Design of Eastbourne – cover art

Track listing:

Chapter One: Curly Comes Through

  1. Voices From A Crystal Set
  2. Walking Her Out

Chapter Two: Curly’s Conducted Tour

  1. Curly Takes Us Up
  2. Drifting About Like a Bad Smell

Chapter Three: Curly In The Clouds

  1. Curly In The Clouds

Chapter Four: Catastrophe

  1. A Capital Idea
  2. A Shrieking Of Aluminium

Chapter Five: Curly On Civvy Street

  1. Curly On Civvy Street

Chapter Six: A Great British Compromise

  1. That Imperial Airship Scheme
  2. From The Sidelines

Chapter Seven: A Kindly Sort Of Cove

  1. A Kindly Sort Of Cove

Chapter Eight: Curly At Cardington

  1. Curly At Cardington

Chapter Nine: Lord Of A Continent

  1. A Creature Of Grace
  2. A Byronic Sort Of Blighter

Chapter Ten: Big Chief And Some Minor Bugs

  1. Big Chief And Some Minor Bugs

Chapter Eleven: Curly’s Close Shave

  1. The Canadian Run
  2. Conan Doyle & The Flying Sieve
  3. Horrors At Hendon

Chapter Twelve: Cutting The Lady In Half

  1. As Safe As A House
  2. A Ship Of Fools

Chapter Thirteen: Curly Gets The Creeps

  1. The Night Before
  2. The Morning After

Chapter Fourteen: Curly Cashes His Chips

  1. Bedford To Hastings
  2. Hastings To Beauvais

Chapter Fifteen: Carry On Curly

  1. The Muffled Drum
  2. The Final Taboo

Firm: Same

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On February 11, 1985, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, debut Firm album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Sol Studios” in Cookham, Berkshire, England, and was produced by Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers.

Personnel:

  • Paul Rodgers– lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Jimmy Page– acoustic and electric guitars
  • Tony Franklin– fretless bass, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Chris Slade– drums, percussion
  • Steve Dawson – trumpet
  • Paul “Shilts” Weimar – baritone saxophone
  • Willie Garnett – tenor saxophone
  • Don Weller– tenor saxophone solo
  • Sam Brown, Helen Chappelle, Joy Yates – backing vocals
  • Stuart Epps– engineering
  • Gordon Vicary – mastering
  • Steve Maher – cover artwork
  • Steve Privett – tape operation; supplier of tea, gin and tonics

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers, except where noted.

  1. Closer
  2. Make or Break – Paul Rodgers
  3. Someone to Love
  4. Together
  5. Radioactive – Paul Rodgers
  6. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – Phil Spector, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
  7. Money Can’t Buy – Paul Rodgers
  8. Satisfaction Guaranteed
  9. Midnight Moonlight

The Chieftains: The Long Black Veil

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On January 24, 1995, “RCA Victor” label released “The Long Black Veil”, the 31st Chieftains album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, at “Lake House Studio” in England, “Windmill Lane” and “Westland Studios” in Dublin, “Clinton Recording Studios” in New York City, “Utility Muffin Research Kitchen” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Paddy Moloney, Chris Kimsey and Ry Cooder. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Ireland by “IRMA”.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Conneff– vocals, bodhrán
  • Martin Fay– fiddle
  • Seán Keane– fiddle
  • Matt Molloy– flute
  • Paddy Moloney– uilleann pipes, tin whistle
  • Derek Bell– harp, tiompán, keyboards
  • Colin James- guitar, mandolin
  • Dominic Miller, Paul Brady, Arty McGlynn, Foggy Little – guitar
  • Kieran Hanrahan – banjo
  • Terry Tulley – Scottish pipes
  • Carlos Nunez – Galician pipes
  • Brendan Begley, James Keane, Martin O’Connor – accordion
  • Steve Cooney– didgeridoo
  • Wally Minko – piano
  • James Blennerhassett, Ned Mann – acoustic bass
  • Joe Csibi, Darryl Jones, Nicky Scott – bass
  • Noel Eccles, Tommy Igoe, Liam Bradley – drums
  • Jean Butler – foot percussion
  • Anuna Choir, Brian Masterson – backing vocals
  • The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Sting, Ry Cooder, Mark Knopfler, Sinead O’Connor, Phil Coulter, Marianne Faithfull, Tom Jones – contributors

Track listing:

  1. Mo Ghile Mear (Our Hero)
  2. The Long Black Veil
  3. The Foggy Dew
  4. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
  5. Changing Your Demeanour
  6. The Lily of the West
  7. Coast of Malabar
  8. Dunmore Lassies
  9. Love Is Teasin’
  10. He Moved through the Fair
  11. Ferny Hill
  12. Tennessee Waltz/Tennessee Mazurka
  13. The Rocky Road to Dublin

Al Di Meola, Paco De Lucia and John McLaughlin: The Guitar Trio

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On October 15, 1996, “Verve” label released “The Guitar Trio”, album by Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucía and John McLaughlin. It was recorded May – July 1996, at “Real World Studios” in England, and was produced by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía.

Personnel:

  • Al Di Meola – guitar,  percussion, hands, shaker, arrangements
  • John McLaughlin – guitar. arrangements
  • Paco de Lucía – guitar, arrangements
  • Stuart Bruce – recording, mixing
  • Jacquie Turner – programming, recording, mixing
  • Russell Kearney – programming, recording, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Jo Parkinson – art direction
  • Christian Rose – photography

Track listing:

  1. La Estiba – Paco de Lucía
  2. Beyond the Mirage – Al Di Meola
  3. Midsummer Night – John McLaughlin
  4. Manhã de Carnaval – Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria
  5. Letter from India – John McLaughlin
  6. Espiritu – Al Di Meola
  7. Le Monastère dans les Montagnes – John McLaughlin
  8. Azzura – Al Di Meola
  9. Cardeosa – Paco de Lucía

Skids: Days in Europa

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On October 12, 1979, “Virgin” label released “Days in Europa”, the second Skids album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Rockfield Studios” in Wales, “The Manor Studios”  in Shipton-on-Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England, and was produced by Bill Nelson. The initial released album was with an Aryan album cover reminiscent of the 1936 Olympics, with Germanic Gothic-style lettering.

Personnel:

  • Richard Jobson – vocals
  • Stuart Adamson – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Bill Nelson– keyboards
  • William Simpson – vocals, bass guitar
  • Rusty Egan– drums
  • Ted Sharp – engineer
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Mick Brownfield – illustration
  • Pearce Marchbank – design
  • Brian Cooke – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Jobson and Stuart Adamson, except where noted.

  1. Animation
  2. Charade
  3. Dulce et Decorum Est (Pro Patria Mori)
  4. Pros and Cons
  5. Home of the Savedm – Stuart Adamson
  6. Working for the Yankee Dollar
  7. The Olympian
  8. Thanatos
  9. A Day in Europa
  10. Peaceful Times

Marillion: Fear (Fuck Everyone and Run)

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On September 23, 2016, “Intact” label released “Fuck Everyone and Run (F E A R)”, the eighteenth Marillion studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2016, at “The Racket Club” in Buckinghamshire “Real World Box” in Wiltshire, England, and was produced by Michael Hunter.

Personnel:

  • Steve Hogarth– lead vocals, hammered dulcimer, bass xylophone
  • Steve Rothery– guitar, additional fretless bass
  • Pete Trewavas– bass, additional vocals
  • Mark Kelly– keyboards
  • Ian Mosley– drums
  • Eleanor Gilchrist, Geraldine Berreen – violin
  • Teresa Whipple – viola
  • Abigail Trundle – cello
  • Sofi Hogarth, Jennie Rothery – additional vocals
  • Michael Hunter – mixing
  • Simon Ward – artwork, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Pete Trewavas, Mark Kelly and Ian Mosley.

  1. El Dorado
    Long-Shadowed Sun
    II. The Gold
    III. Demolished Lives
    IV. F E A R
    V. The Grandchildren of Apes
  2. Living in FEAR
  3. The Leavers
    Wake Up in Music
    II. The Remainers
    III. Vapour Trails in the Sky
    IV. The Jumble of Days
    V. One Tonight
  4. White Paper
  5. The New Kings
    Fuck Everyone and Run
    II. Russia’s Locked Doors
    III. A Scary Sky
    IV. Why Is Nothing Ever True?
  6. Tomorrow’s New Country

Stone Gods: Silver Sppons & Broken Bones

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On July 7, 2008, “Play It Again Sam” label released “Silver Spoons & Broken Bones”, the debut Stone Gods album. It was recorded January – August 2007, at “Leaders Farm” in Norwich, England, and was produced by Dan Hawkins and Nick Brine.

Personnel:

  • Richie Edwards- lead vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitar
  • Dan Hawkins- lead guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Toby MacFarlaine- bass guitar, acoustic bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Ed Graham- drums, percussion
  • Phillip Wing – tambourine

Track listing:

  1. Burn the Witch – Dan Hawkins, Richie Edwards, Ed Graham, Toby MacFarlaine
  2. Don’t Drink the Water –  Dan Hawkins, Richie Edwards, Ed Graham, Toby MacFarlaine
  3. Defend or Die – Dan Hawkins, Richie Edwards, Ed Graham, Toby MacFarlaine
  4. You Brought a Knife to a Gunfight – Dan Hawkins, Richie Edwards
  5. Magdalene Street – Dan Hawkins, Richie Edwards
  6. Where You Comin’ From – Dan Hawkins, Richie Edwards, Toby MacFarlaine
  7. Lazy Bones – Toby MacFarlaine
  8. I’m With the Band – Dan Hawkins, Richie Edwards, Ed Graham
  9. Start of Something – Dan Hawkins, Richie Edwards, Ed Graham
  10. Making It Hard – Dan Hawkins, Richie Edwards, Ed Graham, Toby MacFarlaine
  11. Wasting Time – Dan Hawkins, Richie Edwards, Ed Graham
  12. Knight of the Living Dead – Dan Hawkins, Richie Edwards, Ed Graham, Toby MacFarlaine
  13. Oh Where ‘O My Beero – Dan Hawkins, Richie Edwards, Ed Graham, Toby MacFarlaine