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Glasvegas: Same

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On September 8, 2008, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Glasvegas studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Brooklyn Recording Studios” in New York, and in Glasgow, Scotland, and was produced by James Allan and Rich Costey. In September 2009, the album was certified Platinum by the “BPI” in UK.

Personnel:

  • James Allan – vocals
  • Rab Allen – guitar
  • Paul Donoghue – bass
  • Caroline McKay – drums
  • Max Dingle – engineer
  • Rich Costey – engineer, mixing
  • Anthony Palazzole, Ben Liscio, Charlie Stavish, Justin Gerrish – engineer assistant
  • Chung King – mixing
  • Dick Beetham – mastering
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Village Green – illustration, design

Track listing:

All tracks by James Allan, except where noted.

  1. Flowers & Football Tops – contains elements from the song “You Are My Sunshine” by Charles Mitchell, Jimmie Davis
  2. Geraldine
  3. It’s My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry
  4. Lonesome Swan
  5. Go Square Go
  6. Polmont on My Mind
  7. Daddy’s Gone
  8. Stabbed – uses the music of Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Moonlight” Sonata as a backdrop to spoken word
  9. S.A.D. Light
  10. Ice Cream Van

Chvrches: Screen Violence

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On August 27, 2021, “EMI” label released “Screen Violence”, the fourth Chvrches studio album. It was recorded in 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland and in Los Angeles, US, and was produced by Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty.

Personnel:

  • Lauren Mayberry – vocals, keyboards, percussion
  • Iain Cook – keyboards, guitar, bass, programming, mixing
  • Martin Doherty – keyboards, guitar, bass, additional vocals, programming, mixing
  • Robert Smith – vocals, backing vocals, bass
  • Samuel Stewart – vocal engineering
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Scott Kiernan – creative direction
  • Lary 7 – original cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Iain Cook, Martin Doherty, and Lauren Mayberry, except where noted.  

  1. Asking for a Friend
  2. He Said She Said
  3. California
  4. Violent Delights
  5. How Not to Drown – Robert Smith
  6. Final Girl
  7. Good Girls
  8. Lullabies
  9. Nightmares
  10. Better You Don’t

Camera Obscura: Look To The East, Look To The West

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On May 3, 2024, “Merge” label released “Look to the East, Look to the West”, the sixth Camera Obscura studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Rockfield” in Monmouthshire, “Chem 19” in Glasgow, “Clashnarrow” in Helmsdale, and was produced by Jari Haapalainen.

Personnel:

  • Tracyanne Campbell – lead vocals, guitar
  • Kenny McKeeve – guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Donna Maciocia – piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Gavin Dunbar – bass guitar
  • Lee Thomson – drums, percussion
  • Anne McLeod – oboe 
  • Jari Haapalainen – programming, percussion, mixing
  • Jake Hutton – engineer
  • Joe Jones – engineer
  • Paul Savage – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Tracyanne Campbell, except where noted.

  1. Liberty Print
  2. We’re Going to Make It in a Man’s World – Tracyanne Campbell, Donna Maciocia
  3. Big Love
  4. Only a Dream
  5. The Light Nights
  6. Sleepwalking
  7. Baby Huey (Hard Times)
  8. Denon
  9. Pop Goes Pop
  10. Sugar Almond
  11. Look to the East, Look to the West

Arab Strap: Philophobia

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On April 20, 1998, “Chemikal Underground” label released “Philophobia”, the second Arab Strap studio album. It was recorded in 1998, at “CaVa Studios” and “Chem 19” in Glasgow, Scotland, and was produced by Geoff Allan and Paul Savage.

Personnel:

  • Malcolm Middleton – vocals, piano, guitar, bass guitar
  • Aidan Moffat – vocals
  • Adele Bethel – vocal
  • Stuart Murdoch – piano
  • Chris Geddes – Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ
  • Gary Miller – bass guitar
  • David Gow – drums, organ
  • Alan Wylie – trumpet
  • Sarah Martin – violin
  • Alan Barr – cello
  • Cora Bissett – cello
  • Geoff Allan – recording, engineer
  • Paul Savage – recording, engineer
  • Adam Piggot – graphics
  • Marianne Greated – painting

Track listing:

All tracks by Malcolm Middleton and Aidan Moffat, except where noted.

  1. Packs of Three
  2. Soaps
  3. Here We Go
  4. New Birds
  5. One Day, After Schools
  6. Islands
  7. The Night Before the Funeral
  8. Not Quite a Yes
  9. Piglet
  10. Afterwards – Malcolm Middleton, Aidan Moffat, Adele Bethel
  11. My Favorite Muse
  12. I Would’ve Liked Me a Lot Last Night
  13. The First Time You’re Unfaithful

The Jesus And Mary Chain: Glasgow Eyes

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On March 22, 2024, “Fuzz Club” label released “Glasgow Eyes”, the eighth Jesus and Mary Chain (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Castle of Doom” in Glasgow, “Rapunzel” in Seaton, “Sound Gallery” in Exeter, “Casa Roja” in Arizona, and was produced by Jim Reid and William Reid.

Personnel:

  • Jim Reid – vocals, instruments
  • William Reid – vocals, instruments, artwork
  • Fay Fife – vocals
  • Rachel Conti – vocals
  • James Mason – handclaps
  • Majorie Mason – handclaps
  • Tony Doogan – programming, piano, engineer, mixing
  • George Arnold – additional engineering
  • Duncan Chave – additional engineering
  • Dollar Bill McLeish – additional engineering
  • Dan Doherty – additional mixing assistant
  • Pete Maher – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by William Reid and Jim Reid.

  1. Venal Joy
  2. American Born
  3. Mediterranean X Film
  4. Jamcod
  5. Discotheque
  6. Pure Poor
  7. The Eagles and the Beatles
  8. Silver Strings
  9. Chemical Animal
  10. Second of June
  11. Girl 71
  12. Hey Lou Reed

Mogwai: Rave Tapes

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On January 20, 2014, “Rock Action” label released “Rave Tapes”, the eighth Mogwai studio album. It was recorded in 2013, at “Castle of Doom” in Glasgow, Scotland, and was produced by Paul Savage.

Personnel:

  1. Stuart Braithwaite – vocals, guitar
  2. Barry Burns – vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer
  3. John Cummings – guitar
  4. Dominic Aitchison – bass guitar
  5. Martin Bulloch – drums 
  6. Reverend Lee Cohen – voice
  7. Paul Savage – recording, mixing
  8. Frank Arkwright – mastering
  9. Niall McMenamin – assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Stuart Braithwaite, Barry Burns, John Cummings, Dominic Aitchison and Martin Bulloch.

  1. Heard About You Last Night
  2. Simon Ferocious
  3. Remurdered
  4. Hexon Bogon
  5. Repelish
  6. Master Card
  7. Deesh
  8. Blues Hour
  9. No Medicine for Regret
  10. The Lord Is Out of Control

Teenage Fanclub: Thirteen

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On October 4, 1993, “Creation” label released “Thirteen”, the fourth Teenage Fanclub studio album, It was recorded October 1982 – April 1993, at “Ca Va Sound Workshop” in Glasgow, Scottland, “Revolution Studios” in Cheadie Hulme, Cheshire, England, and was produced by Andy MacPherson, Norman Blake, Gerard Love, Raymond McGinley and Brendan O’Hare.

Personnel:

  • Norman Blake – vocals, guitar
  • Raymond McGinley – vocals, guitar
  • Gerard Love – vocals, bass
  • Brendan O’Hare – drums
  • Mike Hare – slide guitar
  • Iain MacDonald – flute
  • John McCusker – violin
  • Joe McAlinden – violin, alto saxophone
  • Andy MacPherson – engineer
  • Darrin Tidsey – engineer assistant
  • Andy Lee – engineer assistant
  • Tony Doogan – engineer assistant
  • Duncan Cameron – engineer assistant
  • Paul Chisholm – engineer assistant
  • Tim Young – mastering engineer
  • Mark Bown – layout
  • Brian Spanklen – photography
  • Dennis Keeley – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gerard Love, except where noted.

  1. Hang On
  2. The Cabbage – Norman Blake
  3. Radio
  4. Norman 3 – Norman Blake
  5. Song to the Cynic
  6. 120 Mins – Raymond McGinley
  7. Esher – Raymond McGinley
  8. Commercial Alternative – Norman Blake
  9. Fear of Flying
  10. Tears Are Cool – Raymond McGinley
  11. Ret Liv Dead – Norman Blake
  12. Get Funky – Brendan O’Hare
  13. Gene Clark

Teenage Fanclub: Nothing Lasts Forever

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On September 22, 2023, “PeMa” label released “Nothing Lasts Forever”, the twelfth Teenage Fanclub studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouth, “Raymond’s Place” in Glasgow, and was produced by Norman Blake, Euros Childs, Francis MacDonald, Raymond McGinley and Dave McGowan.

Personnel:

  • Norman Blake – vocals, guitar
  • Raymond McGinley – vocals, lead guitar, engineering
  • Euros Childs – vocals, keyboard
  • Dave McGowan – vocals, bass
  • Francis MacDonald – vocals, drums
  • Stephen Black – clarinet, saxophone
  • John McCusker – strings
  • Daisy Spiers – strings
  • David Henderson – engineer
  • Joe Jones – engineer
  • Tom Walsh – string engineering
  • Guy Davie – mastering
  • H. Hawkline – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Norman Blake, except where noted.

  1. Foreign Land
  2. Tired of Being Alone – Raymond McGinley
  3. I Left a Light On
  4. See the Light – Raymond McGinley
  5. It’s Alright
  6. Falling into the Sun – Raymond McGinley
  7. Self-Sedation
  8. Middle of My Mind – Raymond McGinley
  9. Back to the Light
  10. I Will Love You – Raymond McGinley

China Crisis: Autumn In The Neighborhood

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On June 3, 2015, China Crisis self-released “Autumn in the Neighborhood”, bands seventh album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at “The Lab Studio”, “Whitewood Studios”, and “LIPA” in Liverpool, “Bryn Derwen Studios” in Bethesda, Wales, “Rocket Science Studios” in Glasgow, Scotland, “Jan Kisjes Studios” in Dalfsen, Holland.

Personnel:

  • Eddie Lundon – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar
  • Gary Daly – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, synths
  • Brian McNeil – keyboards, programming
  • Gary Gazza Johnson – bass guitar
  • Thomas McConnell – acoustic guitar, bouzouki
  • Colin Hinds – electric guitar
  • Stuart Nisbet – guitar, pedal steel guitar
  • Carl Brown – keyboards, electric guitar
  • Andy Steele – synth
  • Chloe Mullett – saxophone, flute, electric piano, tin whistle, arrangements
  • Chris Hutchinson – bass guitar
  • Chris Nicholls – bass guitar
  • Sian Monaghan – drums, percussion
  • Steve Barney – drums
  • Kate Walker – oboe
  • Moly Daly – backing vocals
  • Maggie Reilly – backing vocals
  • Nina Jones – backing vocals
  • Laura Campbell – backing vocals
  • Sophie Cooke – backing vocals
  • Paul Mitchell-Davidson – brass arrangements
  • Steve Parker – recording
  • Carl Brown – recording
  • Daniel Woodward – engineer
  • David Wrench – engineer
  • James Walsh – engineer
  • Lance Thomas – engineer
  • Rob Whiteley – engineer
  • Tom Ignatius – engineer
  • Mark Phythian – mixing
  • Shawn Joseph – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Daly, except where noted.

  1. Smile (What Kind of Love Is This)
  2. Down Here on Earth
  3. Autumn in the Neighbourhood
  4. Because My Heart – Gary Daly, Gary Gazza Johnson
  5. Bernard
  6. Joy and the Spark
  7. Being in Love – Brian McNeil, Chris Barlow, Eddie Lundon, Gary Daly, Gary Gazza Johnson
  8. Fool – Eddie Lundon
  9. My Sweet Delight
  10. Tell Tale Signs
  11. Wonderful New World

Belle And Sebastian: A Bit Of Previous

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On May 6, 2022, “Matador” label released “A Bit of Previous”, the eleventh Belle and Sebastian album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Banchory Studio” and Gorbals Studio” in Glasgow, Scotland, “Abbey Road” in London, and was produced by Kevin Burleigh, Matt Wiggins, Brian McNeill, Stuart Murdoch, Steve Jackson, Chris Geddes, Sarah Martin, Bobby Kildea, Dave McGowan and Richard Colburn.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Murdoch – lead vocal, guitar
  • Steve Jackson – vocal, guitar
  • Chris Geddes – keyboards
  • Sarah Martin – vocal, violin
  • Bobby Kildea – bass, guitar
  • Dave McGowan – bass, keyboards, guitar
  • Richard Colburn – drums
  • Brian McNeill – synth, mixing
  • Shawn Everett – synth, mixing
  • Paul Towndrow – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Ryan Quigley – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Michael Owers – trombone, bass trombone
  • Alessandra Lupo – spoken word
  • Anjolee Williams – backing vocals
  • Olivia Walker – backing vocals
  • Patience Henderson-McCrary – backing vocals
  • Charles Henderson-McCrary – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Leon McCrary – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Ryan Quigley – brass arrangements
  • Sarah Martin – brass arrangements
  • Matt Wiggins – mixing
  • Tony Doogan – mixing
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • D8 (3) – design
  • Emma Durnan – design
  • Anna Miles – artwork
  • Cass Kildea – artwork
  • Chris Geddes – artwork
  • Titana Muthui – artwork
  • Yvonne Kincaid – artwork
  • Marisa Privitera Murdoch – photography
  • Stuart Murdoch – photography
  • Denise Coombes – costume design
  • Anna Miles – cover stars
  • Cass Kidea – cover stars
  • Clowie Magusloy – cover stars
  • Kyle Lonsdale Jackson – cover stars
  • Saif Ali – cover stars
  • Syd Childs – cover stars
  • Tess Macdonald – cover stars
  • Titana Muthui – cover stars
  • Winona Childs – cover stars
  • Yvonne Kincaid – cover stars
  • Shawn Everett – additional production

Track listing:

All tracks by Stuart Murdoch, Steve Jackson, Chris Geddes,

Sarah Martin, Bobby Kildea, Dave McGowan and Richard Colburn.

  1. Young and Stupid
  2. If They’re Shooting at You
  3. Talk to Me Talk to Me
  4. Reclaim the Night
  5. Do It for Your Country
  6. Prophets On Hold
  7. Unnecessary Drama
  8. Come On Home
  9. A World Without You
  10. Deathbed of My Dreams
  11. Sea of Sorrow
  12. Working Boy in New York City