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Manfred Mann: Mighty Garvey

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On June 28, 1968, “Fontana” label released “Mighty Garvey!”, the fifth and final Manfred Mann studio album. It was recorded 1967 – 1968, and was produced by Manfred Mann.

Personnel:

  • Manfred Mann – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Tom McGuinness – guitar, backing vocals
  • Mike d’Abo – lead vocals
  • Klaus Voormann – bass, woodwind, backing vocals
  • Mike Hugg – drums, percussion
  • Derek Wadsworth – trombone
  • Keith Altham – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Happy Families – Mike d’Abo
  2. No Better, No Worse – Mike d’Abo
  3. Every Day Another Hair Turns Grey – Mike Hugg
  4. Country Dancing – Mike d’Abo
  5. It’s So Easy Falling – Mike Hugg
  6. Happy Families – Mike d’Abo
  7. Mighty Quinn – Bob Dylan
  8. Big Betty – Huddie Ledbetter
  9. The Vicar’s Daughter – Mike d’Abo
  10. Each and Every Day – Mike Hugg
  11. Cubist Town – Tom McGuinness, Charles Perrot
  12. Ha! Ha! Said the Clown – Tony Hazzard
  13. Harry the One-Man Band – Mike Hugg
  14. Happy families – Mike d’Abo

Noah and the Whale: Heart of Nowhere

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On May 6, 2013, “Mercury” label released “Heart of Nowhere”, the fourth and final Noah and the Whale studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “British Grove Studios” in London, and was produced by Charlie Fink, Tom Hobden, Matt Owens, Fred Abbott and Michael Petulla.

Personnel:

  • Charlie Fink- vocals, guitar
  • Fred Abbott – guitar, keys
  • Matt Owens – bass guitar
  • Michael Petulla – drums
  • Tom Hobden – violin, keys

Track listing:

All tracks by Charlie Fink.

  1. Introduction
  2. Heart of Nowhere
  3. All Through the Night
  4. Lifetime
  5. Silver and Gold
  6. One More Night
  7. Still After All These Years
  8. There Will Come a Time
  9. Now Is Exactly the Time
  10. Not Too Late

Unwound: Leaves Turn Inside You

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On April 17, 2001, “Kill Rock Stars” label released “Leaves Turn Inside You”, the eighth and final Unwound studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at “MagRecOne” in Olympia, Washington, and was produced by Phil Ek, Justin Trosper, Sara Lund and Vern Rumsey.

Personnel:

  • Justin Trosper– lead and backing vocals, guitar, mellotron, Rhodes piano, piano, synthesizer, engineer, tape operation
  • Sara Lund – drums, percussion, backing vocals, tape operation, engineer
  • Vern Rumsey– vocals, bass, guitar, organ, piano,  tape operation, engineer
  • Brandt Sandeno – harpsichord, mellotron, organ, Rhodes piano, slide guitar, , vibraphone, backing vocals, tape operation, engineer
  • Murray W. – optiphone, dynachord
  • Steve Fisk – mellotron
  • Derek Johnson – cello
  • Janet Weiss– backing vocals
  • Kip Beelman – tape operation, engineer
  • Phil Ek– tape operation, engineer
  • Roger Seibel – mastering
  • Pat Castaldo – layout
  • Stefano Giovaninni – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Justin Trosper, Sara Lund and Vern Rumsey.

  1. We Invent You
  2. Look a Ghost
  3. December
  4. Treachery
  5. Terminus
  6. Demons Sing Love Songs
  7. Off This Century
  8. One Lick Less
  9. Scarlette
  10. October All Over
  11. Summer Freeze
  12. Radio Gra
  13. Bellow the Salt
  14. Who Cares

Humble Pie: Back on Track

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On February 19, 2002, “Sanctuary” label released “Back on Track”, the eleventh and final Humble Pie album. It was recorded December 2001 – January 2002, at “Jacobs Studios” in Surrey, and “Astoria Studios” in Hampton, Greater London, and was produced by Andy Jackson and Dave Colwell.

Personnel:

  • Dave “Bucket” Colwell – guitar, dobro, mandolin
  • Greg Ridley – vocals, bass
  • Bobby Tench– vocals, guitar
  • Jerry Shirley– drums
  • Zoot Money– vocals, piano, Hammond organ
  • Victor Martin – Hammond organ
  • John Melling – piano, string arrangements
  • Andy Jackson – engineer, mixing
  • Damon Iddins – engineer
  • Jerry Shirley – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Dignified- Dave Colwell
  2. Real Thing – Dave Colwell, Mick Lister
  3. Trouble – Greg Ridley
  4. Ain’t No Big Thing – Dave Colwell, Jerry Shirley, Bobby Tench
  5. Stay One More Night – Dave Colwell, Robert Hart
  6. Still Got a Story to Tell – Dave Colwell
  7. All I Ever Needed – Dave Colwell
  8. This Time – Jerry Shirley, Charlie Huhn
  9. Flat Busted – Jerry Shirley, Charlie Huhn
  10. Between Old Teddy and Your Mum – Dave Colwell, Bob Halligan

 

 

Brand X: Manifest Destiny

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On February 5, 1997, “Cleopatra” label released “Manifest Destiny”, the eight, and final Brand X album.. It was recorded February 1996, and was produced by Shawn Ahearn and Sami Kaneda.

Personnel:

  • John Goodsall – narrator, guitar, rhythm guitar, MIDI guitar,  orchestra, organ, sampling, sitar, synthesizer, tubular bells, wah wah guitar
  • Percy Jones – fretless bass, wah wah bass, keyboards, sequencing, sound effects, special effects
  • Pierre Moerlen– drums
  • Franz Pusch – vocals, bass, fender rhodes, keyboards, percussion, programming, sampling, sequencing, sound effects, synthesizer
  • Marc Wagnon – bass, MIDI vibes, synthesizer, vibraphone
  • Frank Katz – vocals, drums, sampling
  • Danny Wilding – flute
  • Ronnie Ciago –”Virus”, rainstick,  shaker,  tamtam, udu
  • David Hentschel– engineer
  • Keith Lewis – technical assistant
  • Mark Tessler – photography

Track listing:

  1. True to the Clik – John Goodsall, Franz Pusch
  2. Stellerator – Percy Jones
  3. Virus – John Goodsall, Franz Pusch
  4. XXL – John Goodsall
  5. The Worst Man – Percy Jones
  6. Manifest Destiny – John Goodsall, Percy Jones, Frank Katz, Marc Wagnon
  7. Five Drops – Marc Wagnon
  8. Drum Ddu – Percy Jones
  9. Operation Hearts and Minds – John Goodsall
  10. Bubble Goes to Hollywood – Percy Jones, Frank Katz
  11. Disco Suicide (live) – Robin Lumley
  12. Bass and Drum Solo Improvisation (live)

Кино: Same

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In December 1990, “Metadigital” label released the self-titled, eighth and the final Кино studio album. It was recorded in 1990, in Plienciems, Latvia, and was produced by Yuri Aizenshpis.  Among the fans it is also known as the “Black Album”.

Personnel:

  • Виктор Цой  – vocals, guitar
  • Юрий Каспарян – lead guitar
  • Игорь Тихомиров – bass guitar
  • Георгий Гурьянов – drum machine

Track listing:

  1. Кончится лето
  2. Красно-жёлтые дни
  3. Нам с тобой
  4. Звезда
  5. Кукушка
  6. Когда твоя девушка больна
  7. Муравейник
  8. Следи за собой
  9. Сосны на морском берегу
  10. Завтра война

Naked City: Absinthe

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On December 10, 1993, “Avant” label released “Absinthe”, the seventh and the final Naked City album. It was recorded in December 1992 at “Electric Lady” in New York City, and was produced by John Zorn.

Personnel:

  • John Zorn- vocals, synthesizer, sampler
  • Bill Frisell- guitar
  • Wayne Horvitz- keyboards, synthesizer, sampler
  • Fred Frith- bass guitar
  • Joey Baron- percussion
  • Joe Ferla – engineer
  • Hoover Le – engineer assistant
  • Scott Hull – mastering
  • Tomoyo T.L. (Karath=Razar) – design
  • Lisa Wells – photography typesetting
  • Hans Bellmer”Les Jeux de la Poupée – cover photography
  • Disk Union – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by John Zorn.

  1. Val De Travers
  2. Une Correspondance
  3. La Fée Verte
  4. Fleurs Du Mal
  5. Artemisia Absinthium
  6. Notre Dame De L’oubli (For Olivier Messiaen)
  7. Verlaine: Part I: Un Midi Moins Dix
  8. Verlaine: Part II: La Bleue
  9. …Rend Fou

Allan Holdsworth: Flat Tire: Music for a Non – Existent Movie

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On December 1, 2001, “Megazoidal Records” label released “Flat Tire: Music for a Non-Existent Movie”, the eleventh and the final Allan Holdsworth studio album. It was recorded in 2001, at “The House” in San Juan Capistrano, California, and was produced by Allan Holdsworth.

Personnel:

  • Allan Holdsworth– guitar, SynthAxe, drum programming
  • Dave Carpenter– bass
  • Chris Bellman – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Allan Holdsworth.

  1. The Duplicate Man (Intro)
  2. The Duplicate Man
  3. Eeny Meeny
  4. Please Hold On
  5. Snow Moon
  6. Curves
  7. So Long
  8. Bo Peep
  9. Don’t You Know

Richard Wright: Broken China

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On October 7, 1996, “EMI” label released “Broken China” the second and the final Richard Wright solo album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Studio Harmonie” in  France; “Whitfield Street Studios”, “RAK Studios” and “The Astoria” in London, and was produced by Richard Wright, Anthony Moore and Laurie Latham.

Personnel:

  • Richard Wright– vocals, keyboards, programming
  • Anthony Moore– computer programming, arrangements, ‘telephone vocal
  • Sinéad O’Connor– lead vocals
  • Tim Renwick, Dominic Miller, Steven Bolton – guitars
  • Pino Palladino– bass guitar
  • Manu Katché– drums, percussion
  • Sian Bell – cello
  • Kate St. John– oboe, cor Anglais
  • Maz Palladino – backing vocals
  • Julien Mils, Finlay Cowan – artwork
  • Storm Thorgerson, Peter Curzon –  design
  • Tony May – photography
  • Jason Reddy – computer

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Wright, except where noted.

  1. Breaking Water – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore
  2. Night of a Thousand Furry Toys – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore
  3. Hidden Fear – Richard Wright, Gerry Gordon
  4. Runaway
  5. Unfair Ground
  6. Satellite
  7. Woman of Custom
  8. Interlude
  9. Black Cloud
  10. Far from the Harbour Wall – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore
  11. Drowning
  12. Reaching for the Rail – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore
  13. Blue Room in Venice – Richard Wright, Gerry Gordon
  14. Sweet July
  15. Along the Shoreline – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore
  16. Breakthrough – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore

Split Enz: See Ya ‘Round

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On November 22, 1984,“Mushroom” label released “See Ya ‘Round”, the ninth and final Split Enz album. It was recorded in 1984, and was produced by Jim Barton,

Personnel:

  • Neil Finn– vocals, guitar
  • Eddie Rayner– keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Nigel Griggs– bass, backing vocals
  • Paul Hester– vocals, drums
  • Noel Crombie– vocals, percussion
  • Wilbur Wilde– saxophone
  • Bob Venier– flugelhorn

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Finn, except where noted.

  1. Breakin’ My Back
  2. I Walk Away
  3. Doctor Love
  4. One Mouth Is Fed
  5. Years Go By – Neil Finn, Eddie Rayner
  6. Voices
  7. The Lost Cat – Eddie Rayner
  8. Adz – Nigel Griggs
  9. This Is Massive – Paul Hester
  10. Kia Kaha (Ever Be Strong)
  11. Ninnie Knees Up – Noel Crombie