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Marillion: Afraid Of Sunlight

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On June 24, 1995, “EMI” label released “Afraid of Sunlight”, the eighth Marillion studio album. It was recorded January – March 1995, at “The Racket Club” in Buckinghamshire, England, and was produced by Dave Meegan, Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas and Ian Mosley.

Personnel:

  • Steve Hogarth– vocals, additional keyboards, percussion
  • Steve Rothery– guitar
  • Mark Kelly– keyboards
  • Pete Trewavas– bass, backing vocals
  • Ian Mosley– drums, percussion
  • Barbara Lezmy, Wendy Paige, Hannah Stobart – additional backing vocals
  • Dave Meegan– engineer, mixing
  • Nick Davis, Michael Brauer– mixing
  • Bill Smith Studio – design
  • Paul Cox – front cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley and John Helmer, except where noted.

  1. Gazpacho
  2. Cannibal Surf Babe
  3. Beautiful – Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley
  4. Afraid of Sunrise
  5. Out of This World
  6. Afraid of Sunlight
  7. Beyond You – Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley
  8. King

Manic Street Preachers: Gold Against The Soul

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On June 21, 1993, “Columbia” label released “Gold Against the Soul”, the second Manic Street Preachers studio album. It was recorded January – March 1993, at “Outside Studios” in Checkendon, England, and was produced by Dave Eringa.

Personnel:

  • James Dean Bradfield– lead and backing vocals, lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars
  • Richey Edwards (credited as Richey James) – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Ian Kewley – piano, Hammond organ
  • Nicky Wire– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Sean Moore– drums, sampled percussion, drum programming, additional programming, backing vocals
  • Shovel– percussion
  • Dave Eringa– piano, Hammond organ, engineer, mixing
  • Nick Ingham – string arrangements
  • Lee Phillips, Andy Baker – engineer assistant
  • Dave Bascombe – mixing
  • Giles Cowley, Andy Bradfield – mixing assistant
  • Mitch Ikeda – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Richey Edwards and Nicky Wire, all music by James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore.

  1. Sleepflower
  2. From Despair to Where
  3. La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)
  4. Yourself
  5. Life Becoming a Landslide
  6. Drug Drug Druggy
  7. Roses in the Hospital
  8. Nostalgic Pushead
  9. Symphony of Tourette
  10. Gold Against the Soul

Ulver: Wars of the Roses

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On April 25, 2011, “Jester Records” / “Kscope” labels released “Wars of the Roses”, the eighth Ulver studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, and was produced by John Fryer, Jaime Gomez Arellano, Kristoffer Rygg, Tore Ylwizaker, Jørn H. Sværen and Daniel O’Sullivan.

Personnel:

  • Kristoffer Rygg- vocals, programming
  • Tore Ylwizaker – keyboards, programming
  • Emil Huemer – guitar
  • Daniel O’Sullivan – guitar, bass, keyboards, mixing
  • Trond Mjøen – acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, bass
  • Stian Westerhus – bowed electric guitar, electric guitar
  • Tomas Pettersen – drums
  • Steve Noble – drums, percussion
  • Anders Møller – percussion
  • Ole Aleksander Halstensgård – electronics
  • Alex Ward, Stephen Thrower- clarinet
  • Daniel Quill – violin
  • Attila Csihar, Siri Stranger – vocals
  • Jørn H. Sværen – miscellaneous

Track listing:

  1. February MMX
  2. Norwegian Gothic
  3. Providence
  4. September IV
  5. England
  6. Island
  7. Stone Angels

The Jesus And Mary Chain: Damage And Joy

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On March 24, 2017, “Artificial Plastic Records” label released “Damage and Joy”, the seventh Jesus and Mary Chain (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2016 in Spain, England, United States, Ireland, and was produced by Youth, Jim Reid, William Reid and Brian Young.

Personnel:

  • Jim Reid– vocals
  • William Reid– vocals, guitar
  • Phil King– guitar
  • Brian Young– drums
  • Chris Phillips – drums
  • Isobel Campbell, Bernadette Denning, Sky Ferreira, Linda Fox– vocals
  • Josiah Mazzaschi – engineer
  • Michael Rendall – engineer, mixing
  • Conor Brady, Jamie Grashion – additional engineering
  • Marcus Locock – additional mixing
  • Tommaso Colliva – additional mixing
  • Jamie McEvoy – mixing assistant
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Dave Trumfio– pre-production
  • Rachel Willett – cover photo

Track listing:

All tracks by William Reid and Jim Reid.

  1. Amputation
  2. War on Peace
  3. All Things Pass
  4. Always Sad
  5. Song for a Secret
  6. The Two of Us
  7. Los Feliz (Blues and Greens)
  8. Mood Rider
  9. Presidici (Et Chapaquiditch)
  10. Get on Home
  11. Facing Up to the Facts
  12. Simian Split
  13. Black and Blues
  14. Can’t Stop the Rock

Cabaret Voltaire: The Voice of America

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In July 1980, “Rough Trade” label released “The Voice of America”, the second Cabaret Voltaire studio album. It was recorded March–April 1980 at “Western Works” in Sheffield, England, and was produced by Richard H. Kirk, Stephen Mallinder, Chris Watson and Haydn Boyes.

Personnel:

  • Richard H. Kirk– guitar, wind instruments, recording
  • Stephen Mallinder– vocals, bass guitar, electronic percussion, recording
  • Chris Watson– synthesizers, tapes, recording
  • Haydn Boyes Weston – drums, recording
  • Porky– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard H. Kirk, Stephen Mallinder and Chris Watson.

  1. The Voice of America/Damage Is Done
  2. Partially Submerged
  3. Kneel to the Boss
  4. Premonition
  5. This Is Entertainment
  6. If the Shadows Could March
  7. Stay Out of It
  8. Obsession
  9. News From Nowhere
  10. Messages Received

Steve Winwood: Junction Seven

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On June 3, 1997, “Virgin” label released “Junction Seven”, the seventh Steve Winwood studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Netherturkdonic Studios” in Gloucestershire, England, “Tarpan Studios” in San Raphael, California, “Le Crib” in New York City, “A&M Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Steve Winwood and Narada Michael Walden.

Personnel:

  • Steve Winwood– vocals, guitars, Hammond B-3 organ, synth sax solo,  clavinet, organ, acoustic piano, claves, keyboards, percussion, horn arrangements
  • Michael McEvoy – keyboards, synth vibes, acoustic piano, bass guitar, dobro, drum programming, bass programming, synth strings
  • Narada Michael Walden– bass guitar, drums, keyboards, drum programming, percussion, Hammond B-3 bass, synthesizer, organ, cymbals, synth bass
  • Frank Martin – keyboards, programming, bass
  • Jimi Fischer – wah wah guitar, drum programming, bass guitar, guitar
  • Vernon “Ice” Black – guitar
  • Lenny Kravitz– guitar
  • Nile Rodgers– guitar
  • José Neto– acoustic and nylon electric guitars
  • Rebeca Mauleón-Santana – acoustic piano, horn arrangements
  • Gary Brown – bass guitar
  • Marc Van Wageningen – bass guitar
  • Myron Dove – bass guitar
  • Greg “Gigi” Gonaway – percussion, MIDIdrums
  • Walfredo Reyes, Jr.– percussion, drums
  • Walfredo Reyes, Sr.– percussion, timbales
  • Daniel Reyes– congas
  • Marc Russo– saxophone
  • Melecio Magdaluyo – saxophone
  • Louis Fasman – trumpet
  • Bill Ortiz – trumpet
  • Jerry Hey– trumpet, string arrangements, conductor, horn arrangement
  • Nathan Rubin – concertmaster
  • Wayne Wallace – trombone
  • Jeff Cressman – trombone
  • Eugenia Winwood – spoken word
  • Des’ree– vocals
  • Tony Lindsey, Nikita Germaine, Skyler Jett, Tina Gibson, Annie Stocking, Claytoven Richardson, Sandy Griffith, Simone Sauphanor, Ruby Turner – backing vocals
  • Tony Lindsey, Nikita Germaine, Skyler Jett, Annie Stocking, Tina Gibson – party people
  • David Frazer – recording, mixing
  • Mick Dolan – second engineer
  • Jeff Gray – engineer assistant
  • Jim Labinski, Marc “Elvis” Reyburn, Gary Tole, Andy Davies – additional engineering
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Eugenia Winwood – creative director, project manager
  • Annie Leibovitz – photography
  • Tony DeFranco – production administrator
  • Janice Lee, Cherice Miller, Shiloh Hobel, Kulan Kevin Walden – production coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Spy in the House of Love – Stevie Winwood, Narada Michael Walden, Jim Capaldi
  2. Angel of Mercy – Stevie Winwood, Narada Michael Walden, Jim Capaldi
  3. Just Wanna Have Some Fun – Stevie Winwood, Narada Michael Walden
  4. Let Your Love Come Down – Stevie Winwood, Narada Michael Walden, Eugenia Winwood, Jim Capaldi
  5. Real Love – Stevie Winwood, Narada Michael Walden, Eugenia Winwood
  6. Fill Me Up – Stevie Winwood, Eugenia Winwood
  7. Gotta Get Back to My Baby – Stevie Winwood, Eugenia Winwood
  8. Someone Like You – Stevie Winwood, Narada Michael Walden, Eugenia Winwood
  9. Family Affair – Sylvester Stewart
  10. Plenty Lovin – Stevie Winwood, Narada Michael Walden
  11. Lord of the Street – Stevie Winwood, Narada Michael Walden, Jim Capaldi

Patrick Wolf: The Bachelor

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On June 1, 2009, “Bloody Chamber Music” released “The Bachelor”, the fourth Patrick Wolf studio album. It was recorded 2008 -2009, at ”Parkgate Studios” in Battle Hastings, “Olympic Studios”, “Assault and Battery Studios”, “The Dairy”, “Bankside Lofts”, “Ken Thomas’s House”, “The Fritzl Dungeon” in London, “The Hellish Vortex” in Berlin, “Studio de La Reine” in Paris, and was produced by Patrick Wolf.

Personnel:

  • Patrick Wolf – vocals, balalaika, ukulele, electronics, viola, grand piano, organ, harmonium, programming, string arrangements, mixing
  • Thomas White – guitar
  • Nick Haward – bass guitar, double bass
  • Marcello Vig – drums
  • Thomas Bloch – Ondes Martenot
  • Derek Apps – clarinet
  • Debs White, Gillon Cameron, Louisa Aldridge, Sarah Button, Stephen Hussey, Victoria Sutherland – violin
  • Emma Owens, Fiona Leggat, Lucy Morgan – viola
  • Helen Rathbone, Ivan Hussey, Tim Wells, Vicky Matthews – cello
  • Eliza Carthy – vocals, fiddle
  • Rose Marie – Irish whistle
  • David Coulter – saw
  • Aaron Sokell, Amy Stead, Chinique Blackwood, Jenny LaTouche, Patsy McKay, Waleed Isaacs (Gospel Choir) – vocals
  • Alice Davies, Edward Larrikin, Eliza Carthy, Victoria Sutherland, William Pollock (Tribe Vocals) – vocals
  • Fiona Brice,Patrick Wolf, Patsy McKay – conductor choir
  • Fiona Brice – string arrangements
  • Tilda Swinton – narrator
  • Al Lawson, Catherin Marks, Dave Emery*, Jonathan Krisp, Jonathan Shakhovskoy, Ken Thomas, Mark Allaway – engineer
  • Jonathan Shakhovskoy – mixing, co-producer
  • Nick Thornton Jones, Warren Du Preez – artwork, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Patrick Wolf, except where noted.

  1. Kriegspiel
  2. Hard Times
  3. Oblivion
  4. The Bachelor
  5. Damaris – lyrics from the old Appalachian folk song “Poor Little Turtle Dove”
  6. Thickets
  7. Count of Casualty
  8. Who Will?
  9. Vulture
  10. Blackdown – Patrick Wolf, Alec Empire
  11. The Sun Is Often Out
  12. Theseus
  13. Battle
  14. The Messenger – Patrick Wolf, Alec Empire

Squeeze: Same

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In March 1978, “A&M” label released the self-titled, debut Squeeze album. It was recorded in 1977, at “Morgan Studios” and “Pathway Studios” in London, and at “Surrey Sound Studiio” in Leatherhead, England, and was produced by John Cale, Chris Difford, Glen Tilbrook, Jools Holland, Harry Kakoulli and Gibson Lavis.

Personnel:

  • Chris Difford– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Glenn Tilbrook– vocals, lead guitar
  • Jools Holland– keyboards
  • Harry Kakoulli – bass
  • Gilson Lavis– drums
  • Gregg Jackman, John Wood – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook except where noted.

  1. Sex Master
  2. Bang Bang
  3. Strong in Reason
  4. Wild Sewerage Tickles Brazil – Chris Difford, Glen Tilbrook, Jools Holland, Harry Kakoulli, Gibson Lavis
  5. Out of Control
  6. Take Me I’m Yours
  7. The Call
  8. Model
  9. Remember What
  10. First Thing Wrong
  11. Hesitation (Rool Britannia)
  12. Get Smart

Kevin Ayers: Sweet Deceiver

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In March 1975, “Island” label released “Sweet Deceiver”, the sixth Kevin Ayers studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “The Manor Studio” in Shipton-on-Cherwell, England, and was produced by Kevin Ayers and Ollie Halsall.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Ayers- vocals, fuzz bass, acoustic 6 and 12 string guitars, electric guitar,  mandolin
  • Ollie Halsall- lead, acoustic and bass guitar, mandolin, honk piano, vibes, backing vocals
  • Elton John– piano
  • Jacob Magnusson – vocals, organ, accordion, piano, clavinet
  • Bias Boshell – piano
  • Fuzzy Samuels – bass guitar
  • Freddie Smith – drums
  • Chili Charles – drums
  • Muscle Shoals Horns– brass
  • John Altman – clarinet
  • The Manor choir – vocals
  • Tony Wright- cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Ayers.

  1. Observations
  2. Guru Banana
  3. City Waltz
  4. Toujours La Voyage
  5. Sweet Deceiver
  6. Diminished But Not Finished
  7. Circular Letter
  8. Once Upon An Ocean
  9. Farewell Again (Another Dawn)

Fleetwood Mac: Bare Trees

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In March 1972, “Reprise” label released “Bare Trees”, the sixth Fleetwood Mac studio album. It was recorded 1971-1972, at “De Lane Lea Music Centre” in London, and at Mrs Scarrott’s home, an elderly lady who lived near the band’s communal home in Hampshire, England, and was produced by Danny Kirwan, Bob Welch, Christine McVie, John McVie  and Mick Fleetwood.“Bare Trees” was the last album to feature Danny Kirwan. The album was certified Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Danny Kirwan– vocals, guitar
  • Bob Welch– vocals, guitar
  • Christine McVie– vocals, keyboards
  • John McVie– bass guitar, photography
  • Mick Fleetwood– drums, percussion
  • Martin Birch – engineer
  • Bob Hughes – remix
  • Lee Herschberg – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Child of Mine – Danny Kirwan
  2. The Ghost – Bob Welch
  3. Homeward Bound – Christine McVie
  4. Sunny Side of Heaven – Danny Kirwan
  5. Bare Trees – Danny Kirwan
  6. Sentimental Lady – Bob Welch
  7. Danny’s Chant – Danny Kirwan
  8. Spare Me a Little of Your Love – Christine McVie
  9. Dust – Danny Kirwan
  10. Thoughts on a Grey Day – Mrs. Scarrott