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Wolfgang Press: Standing Up Straight

On May 1, 1986, “4AD” label released “Standing Up Straight”, the second Wolfgang Press studio album. It was recorded January – March 1986, at “Blackwing Studios” in London, and was produced by John Fryer, Michael Allen, Mark Cox and Andrew Gray.

Personnel:

  • Michael Allen – vocals, bass
  • Andrew Gray – guitars
  • Mark Cox – keyboards
  • John Fryer – marimba, percussion, programming, engineer
  • Gini Ball – violin, viola
  • Elizabeth Fraser– vocals
  • Martin McGarrick – cello
  • 23 Envelope – design, typography, photography
  • Chris Bigg – typography
  • Ruth Rowland – typography

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Gray, Mark Cox and Michael Allen.

  1. Dig a Hole
  2. My Life
  3. Hammer the Halo
  4. Bless My Brother
  5. Fire – Fly
  6. Ghost
  7. Rotten Fodder
  8. Forty Days, Thirty Nights
  9. I Am the Crime

 

Quicksilver Messenger Service: Comin’ Thru

In April 1972, “Capitol” label released “Comin’ Thru”, the seventh Quicksilver Messenger Service album.

Personnel:

  • Dino Valenti– vocals, guitar, congas
  • Gary Duncan– vocals, guitar
  • Chuck Steaks – organ
  • Mark Ryan – bass
  • Greg Elmore– drums
  • Sonny Lewis – saxophone
  • Donald Menza– saxophone
  • Ken Balzell – trumpet
  • Dalton Smith– trumpet
  • Bud Brisbois– trumpet
  • Pat O’Hara – trombone
  • Charles C. Loper – trombone
  • Cecil Jones – engineer
  • Johan Wilson – mixing
  • John Hoernie – artwork
  • Burray Olson – illustration

Track listing:

  1. Doin’ Time in the U.S.A. – Gary Duncan
  2. Chicken – traditional, arranged by Dino Valenti
  3. Changes – Dino Valenti
  4. California State Correctional Facility Blues – Dino Valenti, Gary Duncan, Greg Elmore, Chuck Steaks
  5. Forty Days – Dino Valenti, Gary Duncan, Greg Elmore
  6. Mojo – Dino Valenti
  7. Don’t Lose It – Gary Duncan, Dino Valenti