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Asia: Astra

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On November 25, 1985, “Geffen” label released “Astra”, the third Asia studio album. It was recorded 1984 -1985, at “Westside”, “The Townhouse” and “Sarm West” in London, and was produced by Mike Stone and Geoff Downes.

Personnel:

  • Mandy Meyer – guitar
  • Geoff Downes – keyboards
  • John Wetton – vocals, bass guitars
  • Carl Palmer – drums
  • The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 
  • Louis Clark – orchestration, arrangements, conductor
  • Mike Stone – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Ladanyi – mixing
  • Alan Douglas – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Fulginiti – mastering
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Roger Dean – design
  • Willie Christie – photography
  • John David Kalodner – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by John Wetton and Geoff Downes, except where noted.

  1. Go
  2. Voice of America
  3. Hard on Me – John Wetton, Geoff Downes, Carl Palmer
  4. Wishing
  5. Rock and Roll Dream
  6. Countdown to Zero
  7. Love Now Till Eternity
  8. Too Late – John Wetton, Geoff Downes, Carl Palmer
  9. Suspicion
  10. After the War

Yes: Mirror To The Sky

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On May 19, 2023, “Inside Out Music” and “Sony Music” label released “Mirror to the Sky”, the twenty-third Yes studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Curtis Schwartz Studio” in Ardingly, West Sussex, “FAMES Project Studio” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Steve Howe.

Personnel:

  • Jon Davison – lead vocals, vocals, duet vocals, acoustic guitars
  • Steve Howe – vocals, vocal duets, guitars, pedal steel guitars, classical guitar, electric 12 string, banjo, autoharp
  • Geoff Downes – organ, synthesizers, piano, keyboards, Minimoog, celeste 
  • Billy Sherwood – vocals, bass guitar
  • Jay Schellen – drums, percussion
  • FAMES Studio Orchestra
  • Oleg Kondratenko – conductor
  • Paul K. Joyce – orchestral arrangements
  • Curtis Schwartz – engineer, mixing
  • Roger Dean – cover art, logo

Track listing:

  1. Cut from the Stars – Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood
  2. All Connected – Jon Davison, Steve Howe, Billy Sherwood
  3. Luminosity – Jon Davison, Steve Howe, Billy Sherwood
  4. Living Out Their Dream – Steve Howe, Geoff Downes
  5. Mirror to the Sky – Jon Davison, Steve Howe
  6. Circles of Time – Jon Davison

Yes: The Quest

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On October 1, 2021, “Inside Out Music” label released “The Quest”, the twenty-second Yes studio album. It was recorded November 2019 – March 2021, at “Fames Project Studio” in Skopje, Macedonia, “Uncle Rehearsal Studios” in Van Nuys, California, “Curtis Schwartz Studio” in Ardingly, West Sussex, and was produced by Steve Howe.

Personnel:

  • Jon Davison – lead vocals, vocal duet, guitar
  • Steve Howe – vocals, vocal duet, acoustic and electric guitars, sitar guitar, rhythm guitar, Pedal Steel guitars, mandolin, koto, autoharp, preparatory engineering, guitar recording
  • Geoff Downes – piano, Hammond organ, synthesizers, organ, mellotron, Fender Rhodes piano, preparatory engineering, keyboards recording
  • Billy Sherwood – vocals, bass guitar, fretless bass, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards, acoustic guitar
  • Alan White – drums
  • Jay Schellen – percussion
  • FAMES Studio Orchestra
  • Paul K. Joyce – orchestra arrangements
  • Oleg Kondratenko – conductor
  • Curtis Schwartz – engineer, mixing, recording sessions photographies
  • Alen Hadzi Stefanov – orchestra sound recordist
  • Jon Davison – preparatory engineer, vocals recording
  • Billy Sherwood – preparatory engineer, basses recording, drums and percussion recording
  • Teodora Arsovska – orchestra Pro tools operator
  • Simon Heyworth – mastering
  • Roger Dean – cover art, logo
  • Doug Gottlieb, Glenn Gottlieb (The Gottlieb Brothers) – package design, Yes portraits
  • Gigi White – recording sessions photographies

Track listing:

  1. The Ice Bridge – Jon Davison, Francis Monkman, Geoff Downes
  2. Eyes East
  3. Race Against Time
  4. Interaction
  5. Dare to Know – Steve Howe
  6. Minus the Man – Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood
  7. Leave Well Alone – Steve Howe
  8. Across the Border
  9. Not for Nothing
  10. Wheels
  11. The Western Edge – Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood
  12. Future Memories – Jon Davison
  13. Music for My Ears – Steve Howe
  14. A Living Island – Jon Davison, Geoff Downes
  15. Brave the Storm
  16. Wake Up
  17. We Will Remember
  18. Sister Sleeping Soul – Jon Davison, Steve Howe
  19. Mystery Tour – Steve Howe
  20. Damaged World – Steve Howe

Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Black Moon

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On June 27, 1992, “Victory Music” label released “Black Moon”, the eighth Emerson, Lake & Palmer studio album. It was recorded in 1992, at “Marcus Studios”, “Front Page Recorders” and was produced by Mark Mancina, Ian Morrow and John Van Tongeren.

  • Keith Emerson – piano, keyboards
  • Greg Lake – vocals, guitars, bass, harmonica
  • Carl Palmer – drums, percussion
  • Tim Heintz, Gary Hodgson, Ian Morrow, John Van Tongeren – programming
  • Mark Holding – vocal arrangements
  • Steve Kempster, Stephen Marcussen, David Mitchell – engineer
  • Anthony Danbury, Gil Morales, Marnie Riley, Brett Swain, Charlie Watts – engineer assistant
  • Steve Kempster, David Mitchell – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Jay Rifkin – digital editing
  • Willie Alexander – keyboard technician

Track listing:

  1. Black Moon – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer
  2. Paper Blood – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer
  3. Affairs of the Juliet – Geoff Downes, Greg Lake
  4. Romeo and Juliet – Sergei Prokofiev
  5. Farewell to Arms – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake
  6. Changing States – Keith Emerson
  7. Burning Bridges – Mark Mancina
  8. Close to Home – Keith Emerson
  9.  Better Days – Keith Emerson
  10. Footprints in the Snow – Greg Lake

Asia: Silent Nation

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On August 31, 2004, “InsideOut Music” label released “Silent Nation”, the ninth Asia studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Clear Lake Audio” in Hollywood, and was produced by John Payne.

Personnel:

  • John Payne– vocals, guitar, bass, engineer, mixing
  • Guthrie Govan– guitars
  • Geoff Downes– keyboards, percussion
  • Kim Nielsen Parsons– bass guitar
  • Chris Slade– drums
  • Billy Sherwood– guitars, bass
  • Ant Glynne – guitars
  • Jay Schellen– drums
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Thomas Ewerhard – artwork, layout
  • Billy White – digital art
  • Roger Dean– Asia logotype
  • Robert John– photography
  • Gene Kirkland – photography
  • Ace Trump – live photography

 Track listing:

All tracks by John Payne and Geoff Downes, except where noted.

  1. What About Love
  2. Long Way From Home
  3. Midnight
  4. Blue Moon Monday
  5. Silent Nation
  6. Ghost in the Mirror – John Payne, Geoff Downes, Billy Sherwood
  7. Gone Too Far
  8. I Will Be There for You – John Payne, Geoff Downes, Billy Sherwood
  9. Darkness Day
  10. The Prophet

Steve Howe: Portraits of Bob Dylan

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On July 13, 1999, “Eagle” label released “Portraits of Bob Dylan”, the ninth Steve Howe album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Langley Studios” in Devon, England, “Dinemec Studios” in Geneva, Switzerland, “Mountain Studios” in Montreux, Switzerland, and was produced by Steve Howe.

Personnel:

  • Steve Howe – lead and backing vocals, guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo, piano, organ, keyboards
  • Dylan Howe– drums
  • Geoff Downes– keyboards
  • Anna Palm – violin
  • Nathalie Manser – cello
  • Jon Anderson– lead vocals
  • Annie Haslam– lead vocals
  • Max Bacon– lead vocals
  • P. Arnold– lead vocals
  • Dean Dyson – lead vocals
  • Keith West– lead vocals
  • Phoebe Snow– lead vocals
  • Allan Clark– lead vocals
  • Paul Sutin – engineer
  • Christophe Suchet – engineer
  • Dave Richards – engineer
  • Kris Fredriksson – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Dylan, except where noted.

  1. Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
  2. Mama, you’ve Been on My Mind
  3. It’s All Over Now Baby Blue
  4. Going, Going, Gone
  5. Just Like a Woman
  6. Well, Well, Well – Bob Dylan, Danny O’Keefe
  7. The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
  8. Lay Lady Lay
  9. One Too Many Mornings
  10. I Don’t Believe You
  11. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
  12. Buckets of Rain

Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe: Same

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On June 20, 1989, “Arista” label released the self – titled, debut and the only Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, at “La Frette Studios” in Paris, “AIR Studios” in Montserrat, British West Indies, “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Jon Anderson and Chris Kimsey.

Personnel:

  • Jon Anderson– lead vocals
  • Bill Bruford– Tama acoustic drums, Simmons SDX electronic drums
  • Rick Wakeman– keyboards
  • Steve Howe– guitars
  • Tony Levin– vocals, bass, Chapman stick
  • Matt Clifford – vocals, keyboards, programming, orchestration
  • Milton McDonald– rhythm guitar
  • The Oxford Circus Singers – Deborah Anderson, Tessa Niles, Carol Kenyon, Frank Dunnery
  • M.C. Singers – Jon, Matt, Chris
  • Emerald Isle Community Singers
  • In Seine Singers
  • “Texas” Joe Hammer – percussion programming
  • Chris Kimsey– engineer
  • Chris Potter – engineer
  • Giles Sampic – engineer
  • Rupert Coulson – engineer assistant
  • George Cowen – engineer assistant
  • Steve Orchard – engineer assisatnt
  • Michael Barbiero– mixing
  • Steve Thompson – mixing
  • George Cowan – mixing assistant
  • Olivier Bloch-Laine – assistant
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Roger Dean– artwork, painting, design
  • Martyn Dean – stage design consultant
  • Chris Ranson – group technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, and Bill Bruford, except where noted.

  1. Themes
    1. SoundThe
    2. Second Attention
  • Soul Warrior
  1. Fist of Fire
  2. Brother of Mine
  3. The Big Dream
  4. Nothing Can Come Between Us
  • Long Lost Brother of Mine – Geoff Downes
  1. Birthright – Max Bacon
  2. The Meaning
  3. Quartet
  4. I Wanna Learn
  5. She Gives Me Love – Ben Dowling
  • Who Was the First
  1. I’m Alive
  2. Teakbois
  3. Order of the Universe
  4. Order Theme
  5. Rock Gives Courage – Rhett Lawrence
  • It’s So Hard to Grow
    1. The Universe

Buggles: Adventures in Modern Recording

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On November 11, 1981, “Carrere Records” label released “Adventures in Modern Recording”, the second Buggles studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Sarm East Studios” in London, and was produced by Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes and John Sinclair.

Personnel:

  • Geoff Downes– keyboards, drum programming
  • Trevor Horn– vocals, bass, guitar, drum programming
  • John Sinclair – vocals, drum programming, cymbals, guitar
  • Simon Darlow – keyboards, guitar
  • Chris Squire– sound effects
  • Anne Dudley– keyboards
  • Luís Jardim– percussion
  • Bruce Woolley– vocals
  • Danny Schogger, Rod Thompson – keyboards
  • Gary Langan, Julian Mendelsohn – engineer
  • Stuart Bruce – engineer assistant
  • Rory Kee – illustrator
  • Glenn Travis Associates – design

Track listing:

  1. Adventures in Modern Recording – Simon Darlow, Trevor Horn, Bruce Woolley
  2. Beatnik – Trevor Horn
  3. Vermillion Sands – Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn
  4. I Am a Camera – Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn
  5. On TV – Trevor Horn, Bruce Wooley, Rodney Thompson
  6. Inner City – Simon Darlow, Trevor Horn
  7. Lenny – Geoff Downes, Trevor Horn
  8. Rainbow Warrior – Simon Darlow, Trevor Horn, John Sinclair
  9. Adventures in Modern Recording (reprise) – Simon Darlow, Trevor Horn, Bruce Woolley

Yes: Fly From Home

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On June 22, 2011, “Frontiers Records” label released “Fly from Here”, the twentieth Yes studio album. It was recorded October 2010 – February 2011, and was produced by Trevor Horn.

Personnel:

  • Benoît David– lead vocals
  • Steve Howe– lead, co-lead and backing vocals, guitars, engineer
  • Geoff Downes– keyboards
  • Chris Squire– lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
  • Alan White– drums
  • Gerard Johnson– piano
  • Trevor Horn – additional keyboards, additional acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Oliver Wakeman– additional keyboards
  • Luís Jardim– percussion
  • Tim Weidner– engineer, mixing
  • Curtis Schwartz – engineer
  • Patrick MacDougall – additional engineering
  • Mark Lewis – additional engineering
  • Graham Archer – additional engineering
  • Simon Bloor – engineer assistant
  • Andy Hughes – engineer assistant
  • Edd Hartwell – engineer assistant
  • Brad Brooks – engineer assistant
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Roger Dean– paintings, font, Yes logos
  • Giulio Cataldo – booklet design
  • Rob Shanahan – photography

Track listing:

  1. Fly from Here– Overture – Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes
  2. Fly from Here, Part I: We Can Fly – Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes, Chris Squire
  3. Fly from Here, Part II: Sad Night at the Airfield – Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes
  4. Fly from Here, Part III: Madman at the Screens – Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes
  5. Fly from Here, Part IV: Bumpy Ride – Steve Howe
  6. Fly from Here, Part V: We Can Fly (Reprise) – Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes, Chris Squire
  7. The Man You Always Wanted Me to Be – Chris Squire, Gerard Johnson, Simon Sessier
  8. Life on a Film Set – Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes
  9. Hour of Need – Steve Howe
  10. Solitaire – Steve Howe
  11. Into the Storm – Chris Squire, Oliver Wakeman, Steve Howe, Benoit David, Alan White

John Wetton

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On January 31, 2017, John Kenneth Wetton died aged 67. He was singer, musician (bass) and songwriter, best known as founding member and bass player of King Crimson and Asia. He has recorded and performed with Mogul Thrash, Family,  Roxy Music, Uriah Heep, U.K., Jack-Knife, Wishbone Ash, Phenomena, Gordon Haskell, Renaissance, Qango, Brian Eno, Ayreon,Steve Howe, Bill Bruford, Geoff Downes, Larry Norman, Alan White, Billy Sherwood, Peter Banks, Bryan Ferry, Pete Sinfield, Roger Chapman, Duncan Mackay, Atoll, District 97, Ayreon, Eddie Jobson, David Cross and Steve Hackett.  As leader, Wetton released six albums.