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Seasick Steve: Hubcap Music

On April 29, 2013, “Fiction Records” label released “Hubcap Music”, the sixth Seasick Steve studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Seasick Steve.

Personnel:

  • Seasick Steve (Steven Gene Wold) – vocals, guitar
  • Jack White – lead guitar
  • Luther Dickinson – slide guitar
  • Fats Kaplin – pedal steel guitar, fiddle
  • John Paul Jones – bass guitar, mandolin, lap steel ukulele, Hammond organ, harmony vocals 
  • Dan Magnusson – percussion, podorythmie
  • Elizabeth Cook – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Down on the Farm
  2. Self Sufficient Man
  3. Keep On Keepin’ On
  4. Over You
  5. The Way I Do
  6. Purple Shadows
  7. Freedom Road
  8. Home
  9. Hope
  10. Heavy Weight
  11. Coast Is Clear

Ian Brown: My Way

On September 28, 2009, “Fiction Records” label released “My Way”, the sixth Ian Brown album. It was recorded in 2009, at “RAK Studios”, “9 Volt Studio”, “Assault & Battery 2”, and was produced by Dave McCracken.

Personnel:

  • Ian Brown – vocal
  • Ben Hudson – guitar
  • Ian Dench – guitar
  • Naoto Hirovama – guitar, keyboards
  • Dave McCracken – keyboards, bass guitar
  • Matt Pegg – bass guitar
  • Richard Stubbs – bass guitar
  • Dimitri Tikovoi – drums
  • Inder Goldfinger – drums, percussion
  • Tim Hutton – drums, brass
  • Maxi (Robert Maxfield) – drums
  • Nick Etwell – brass
  • Catherine Marks – programming, additional engineering
  • Amanda Ghost – backing vocals
  • Joe Hirst – engineer, mixing
  • Mark Allaway – engineer assistant
  • Richard Woodcraft – engineer assistant
  • Danton Supple – mixing
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Mark Santangelo – mastering
  • Rankin (John Rankin Waddell) – photography
  • Gareth McConnell – photography

Track listing:

  1. Stellify – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
  2. Crowning of the Poor – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
  3. Just Like You – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken, Tim Hutton
  4. In the Year 2525 – Rick Evans
  5. Always Remember Me – Ian Brown, Naoto Hiroyama
  6. Vanity Kills – Amanda Ghost, Dave McCracken, Ian Brown, Ian Dench
  7. For the Glory – Amanda Ghost, Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
  8. Marathon Man – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
  9. Own Brain – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
  10. Laugh Now – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
  11. By All Means Necessary – Ian Brown, Dave McCracken
  12. So High – Ian Brown

The Big Moon: Walking Like We Do

On January 10, 2020, “Fiction Records” label released “Walking Like We Do”, the second Big Moon (The) studio album. It was recorded in2019, at “Studio BTS” in Atlanta, US, and was produced by Ben H. Allen III.

Personnel:

  • Juliette Jackson – vocals, guitars, keyboards, flute, piano
  • Soph Nathan – vocals, guitars, bass
  • Celia Archer – vocals, keyboards, piano, bass
  • Fern Ford – vocals, keyboards, drums, trumpet
  • Ben H. Allen III – additional keyboards, percussion, mixing
  • Richard Sherrington – horns
  • Rob Opitz – horns
  • Ben Etter – engineer, mixing
  • Billy Halliday – additional engineer
  • Duncan Albert Jr. – engineer assistant
  • Ian Horrocks – engineer assistant
  • Parker Bradford – engineer assistant
  • Rafael Rojas – engineer assistant
  • Spencer Poole – engineer assistant
  • Trae Young – engineer assistant
  • Pooneh Ghana – photography

Track listing:

  1. It’s Easy Then
  2. Your Light
  3. Dog Eat Dog
  4. Why
  5. Don’t Think
  6. Waves
  7. Holy Roller
  8. Take a Piece
  9. Barcelona
  10. A Hundred Ways to Land
  11. ADHD

The Cure: Faith

On April 14, 1981, “Fiction Records” label released “Faith”, the third Cure (The) studio album. It was recorded September 1980 – March 1981, at “Morgan Studio” in London, and was produced by Mike hedges, Robert Smith, Simon Gallup and Lol Tolhurst.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith – vocals, guitars, keyboards, six-string bass
  • Simon Gallup – bass guitar
  • Lol Tolhurst – drums
  • Mike Hedges – engineer
  • Graham Carmichael – engineer
  • David Kemp – engineer
  • Martyn Webster – engineer assistant
  • Porl Thompson – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Robert Smith, all music by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup and Lol Tolhurst.

  1. The Holy Hour
  2. Primary
  3. Other Voices
  4. All Cats Are Grey
  5. The Funeral Party
  6. Doubt
  7. The Drowning Man
  8. Faith

The Maccabees: Marks to Prove

On July 31, 2015, “Fiction Records” label released “Marks to Prove”, the fourth and final Maccabees (The) studio album. It was recorded September 2013 – February 2015, at “Elephant Studios”, and was produced by Hugo White, Laurie Latham, Orlando Weeks, Felix White, Hugo White, Rupert Jarvis, and Sam Doyle.

Personnel:

  • Orlando Weeks – lead and backing vocals, guitar, organ, kazoo
  • Felix White– guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • Hugo White – vocals, guitar, organ, piano
  • Rupert Jarvis – bass guitar
  • Sam Doyle – drums, percussion
  • Laurie Latham– percussion
  • Geraint Watkins– piano
  • Rebekah Raa – piano, backing vocals
  • Fabiana Palladino – piano
  • Kenji Fenton – saxophone
  • Mike Davis – trumpet
  • Paul Burton – trombone
  • Sam White – backing vocals
  • Stephanie Oyerinde – backing vocals
  • Polly Louise Mackey – backing vocals
  • Iain Harvie- strings arrangements
  • Jag Jago – recording
    Tom Stanley – recording
  • Joe McCann – recording assistant, mixing assistant
  • Sean Juilliard – recording assistant, mixing assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering engineer
  • Cenzo Townshend– mixing
  • Go De Jong – design
  • David Busfield – cover photography
  • Andy Goldsworthy – photography
  • James Caddick – photography
  • James Cronin – photography
  • Pooneh Ghana – portrait photography
  • Sam Doyle – portrait photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Orlando Weeks, Felix White, Hugo White, Rupert Jarvis, and Sam Doyle.

  1. Marks to Prove It
  2. Kamakura
  3. Ribbon Road
  4. Spit It Out
  5. Silence
  6. River Song
  7. Slow Sun
  8. Something Like Happiness
  9. WW1Portraits
  10. Pioneering Systems
  11. Down Chorus

The Cure: Pornography

On May 4, 1982, “Fiction Records” label released “Pornography”, the fourth Cure studio album. It was recorded January – April 1982, at “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Phil Thornalley, Robert Smith, Simn Gallup and Lol Tolhurst.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith– vocals, guitar, keyboards, cello, engineer
  • Simon Gallup– bass guitar, keyboards
  • Lol Tolhurst– drums, keyboards
  • Mike Nocito – engineer
  • Phil Thornalley– engineer assistant
  • Ben Kelly – design
  • Michael Kostiff – sleeve photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup and Lol Tolhurst.

  1. One Hundred Years
  2. A Short Term Effect
  3. The Hanging Garden
  4. Siamese Twins
  5. The Figurehead
  6. A Strange Day
  7. Cold
  8. Pornography

The Cure: The Top

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On April 30, 1984, “Fiction Records” label released “The Top”, the fifth Cure (The) studio album. It was recorded 1983–1984, at “Genetic”, “Garden Studios” and “Trident Studios”, and was produced by David M.  Allen, Chris Parry and Robert Smith.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith- vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, organ, violin, harmonica, recorder, instrumentation
  • Lol Tolhurst- keyboards, instrumentation
  • Porl Thompson- saxophone, keyboards, guitar
  • Phil Thornalley- bass guitar
  • Andy Anderson- drums, percussion
  • Dave Allen, Howard Grey – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Smith, except where noted.

  1. Shake Dog Shake
  2. Bird Mad Girl – Robert Smith, Lol Tolhurst
  3. Wailing Wall
  4. Give Me It
  5. Dressing Up
  6. The Caterpillar – Robert Smith, Lol Tolhurst
  7. Piggy in the Mirror – Robert Smith, Lol Tolhurst
  8. The Empty World
  9. Bananafishbones
  10. The Top

The Cure: Seventeen Seconds

Seventeen_Seconds

On April 22, 1980, “Fiction Records” label released “Seventeen Seconds”, the second Cure (The) studio album. It was recorded 1979-1980, at “Morgan Studio One”, and was produced by Mike Hedges and Robert Smith.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith– vocals, guitars, cover art
  • Matthieu Hartley– keyboards, cover art
  • Simon Gallup– bass guitar, cover art
  • Lol Tolhurst– drums, cover art
  • Mike Hedges – engineer
  • David Kemp – engineer
  • Martyn Webster – engineer assistant
  • Bill Smith – cover art
  • Andrew Douglas – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Robert Smith, all music by Robert Smith, Matthieu Hartley, Simon Gallup and Lol Tolhurst.

  1. A Reflection
  2. Play for Today
  3. Secrets
  4. In Your House
  5. Three
  6. The Final Sound
  7. A Forest
  8. M
  9. At Night
  10. Seventeen Seconds

The Cure: Wish

The Cure - Wish

On April 21, 1992, “Fiction Records” label released “Wish”, the ninth Cure (The) studio album. It was recorded 1991–1992, at “The Manor” in Oxfordshire, and was produced by David M. Allen and Robert Smith.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith– vocals, guitars, keyboards, 6-string bass
  • Perry Bamonte– guitars, keyboards, 6-string bass, piano
  • Simon Gallup– bass guitar, keyboards
  • Porl Thompson– guitars
  • Boris Williams– drums, percussion
  • Kate Wilkinson –viola
  • Dave Allen, Steve Whitfield – engineer
  • Chris Bandy – engineer assistant
  • Mark Saunders – mixing
  • Andy Baker, William Parry, Danton Supple, Mark Warner – mixing assistant
  • Parched Art (Porl Thompson and Andy Vella) – cover art, design

Track lsiting:

All tracks by Perry Bamonte, Simon Gallup, Robert Smith, Porl Thompson and Boris Williams.

  1. Open
  2. High
  3. Apart
  4. From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
  5. Wendy Time
  6. Doing the Unstuck
  7. Friday I’m in Love
  8. Trust
  9. A Letter to Elise
  10. Cut
  11. To Wish Impossible Things
  12. End