On August 3, 1979, “Polydor” label released “Down to Earth”, the fourth Rainbow studio album. It was recorded March – July 1979, at “Château Pelly de Cornfeld” in France, “Kingdom Sound Studios” in Long Island, and was produced by Roger Glover.
Personnel:
Graham Bonnet – lead vocals
Ritchie Blackmore – guitars
Don Airey – keyboards, backing vocals
Roger Glover – bass, backing vocals
Cozy Powell – drums, percussion
Gary Edwards – engineer
Michael Palmer, Leigh Mantle – engineer assistant
Greg Calbi – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks are written by Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover, except where noted.
All Night Long
Eyes of the World
No Time to Lose
Makin’ Love
Since You Been Gone – Russ Ballard
Love’s No Friend
Danger Zone
Lost in Hollywood – Ritchie Blackmore, Cozy Powell
On November 9, 1979, “Chiswick” label released “Machine Gun Etiquette”, the third Damned (The) studio album. It was recorded March – August 1979, at “Sound Suite”, “Wessex Sound Studios”, “Utopia Studios”, “Workhouse Studios”, “SGS Studios” “Chalk Farm Studios”, and was produced by Roger Armstrong, Ed Hollis, Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies and Algy Ward.
Personnel:
Dave Vanian – lead vocals
Captain Sensible – lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, mandolin, inner sleeve drawing
Algy Ward – bass, backing vocals
Rat Scabies – lead and backing vocals, drums
Lemmy Kilmister – bass, guitar, backing vocals
Anthony More – synthesizer
Joe Strummer – backing vocals
Topper Headon – backing vocals
Henry Badowski – backing vocals
Paul Simonon – hand claps
Alvin Clarke – engineer
Mike Shipley – engineer
Gary Edwards – engineer
Jeremy Green – engineer
Rik Watton – engineer
Damian Korner – engineer
G. H. Wallis – engineer
Vic Keary – engineer
Phil Smee – artwork
Alan Ballard – front cover photography
Mick Young – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Rat Scabies, Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian and Algy Ward, except where noted.
Love Song
Machine Gun Etiquette
I Just Cam’t Be Happy Today – Rat Scabies, Captain Sensinble, Dave Vanian, Algy Ward, Giovanni Dadomo
Melody Lee
Anti-Pope – Rat Scabies, Captain Sensinble, Dave Vanian, Algy Ward, Phillip Burns
These Hands
Plan 9 Channel 7
Noise, Noise, Noise – Rat Scabies, Captain Sensinble, Dave Vanian, Algy Ward, Jennet Ward
Looking at You – Michael Davis, Wayne Kramer, Fred “Sonic” Smith, Dennis Thompson, Rob Tyner
On January 6, 1981, “Chrysalis” label released “The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent”, the ninth UFO studio album. It was recorded in 1980, at “AIR Studios”, “Wessex Sound Studios”, and “Utopia Studios” in London, and was produced by Phil Moog, Pete Way, Andy Parker, Paul Chapman and Neil Carter.
Personnel:
Phil Mogg – vocals
Paul Chapman – guitars
Neil Carter – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals, saxophone
Pete Way – bass
Andy Parker – drums
Paul Buckmaster – orchestral arrangements, orchestra conductor
Steve Churchyard, Gary Edwards, Jeremy Green – engineer
Hipgnosis – design
Track listing:
Chains Chains – Pete Way, Phil Mogg
Long Gone – Paul Chapman, Phil Mogg
The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent – Paul Chapman, Phil Mogg
It’s Killing Me – Pete Way, Phil Mogg
Making Moves – Paul Chapman, Phil Mogg
Lonely Heart – Paul Chapman, Pete Way, Phil Mogg
Couldn’t Get It Right – Paul Chapman, Pete Way, Phil Mogg
On January 26, 1979, “Chrysalis” label released “Valley of the Dolls”, the second Generation X studio album. It was recorded in 1978, at “Wessex Sound Studios” in London, and was produced by Ian Hunter.
Personnel:
Billy Idol − vocals
Bob “Derwood” Andrews − guitar
Tony James − bass
Mark Laff − drums
Clive Bunker – drums
Gary Edwards – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Billy Idol and Tony James, except where noted.
Running with the Boss Sound – Billy Idol, Tony James, Bob Andrews
On July 5, 1974, “island” label released “Another Time, Another Place”, the second Bryan Ferry studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Island Studios”, “Ramport Studios” and “AIR studios” in London, and was produced by Bryan Ferry and John Punter.
Personnel:
Bryan Ferry – lead vocal, harmonica, organ, cover concept
David O’List– guitar
John Porter– guitar
Mark Warner – guitar
Peter Robinson – keyboards
John Wetton– bass guitar, fiddle
John Punter– bass guitar
Tony Carr, Tony Charles, Bruce Rowland– drums
Bruce Rowland– drums
Morris Pert– percussion
Ruan O’Lochlainn – alto saxophone
Chris Mercer – tenor saxophone
Jeff Daly, Bob Efford, Ronnie Ross– saxophone
Henry Lowther– trumpet
Paul Cosh, Martin Drover– trumpet
Chris Pyne– trombone
Malcolm Griffiths – trombone
Jimmy Hastings– flute
Vicki Brown, Helen Chappelle, Barry St. John, Liza Strike – choir
Martyn Ford – brass arrangements
Ann Odell – string arrangements
John Punter – engineer
Rhett Davies, Mark Dodson, Gary Edwards, Sean Milligan – engineer assistant
Bob Bowkett – artwork
Nicholas de Ville – design
Eric Boman – photography
Antony Price – fashion
Track listing:
The ‘In’ Crowd – Billy Page
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach
Walk a Mile in My Shoes – Joe South
Funny How Time Slips Away – Willie Nelson
You Are My Sunshine – Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell
(What a) Wonderful World – Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert, Lou Adler
In March 1975, “EMI” label released “The Best Years of Our Lives”, the third Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel album. It was recorded November-December 1974, and was produced by Alan Parsons and Steve Harley. “The Best Years of Our Lives” was the first album that featured Harley’s name ahead of the band’s name band Cockney Rebel.
Personnel:
Steve Harley- vocals
Jim Cregan – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
Duncan Mackay- electric piano, grand piano, elka, clavinet, synthesizer, Hammond organ
George Ford – bass guitar, string bass, backing vocals
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