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Interpol: The Other Side Of Make Believe

On July 15, 2022, “Matador” label released “The Other Side of Make Believe”, the seventh Interpol studio album. It was recorded September 2021 – January 2022, at “Battery Studios” in London, and was produced by Mark “Fllod” Ellis.

Personnel:

  • Paul Banks – vocals, bass guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Daniel Kessler – lead guitar, piano
  • Sam Fogarino – drums
  • Flood – guest vocals
  • Richie Kennedy – guest vocals
  • Juliet Seger – guest vocals
  • Jacob Tressider – guest vocals
  • Richie Kennedy – recording, additional production
  • Ed Farrell – engineer assistant
  • Tom Herbert – mixing
  • Alan Moulder – mixing, additional production
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Jacob Tressider – studio assistant
  • Undercard (Matt de Jong, Jamie-James Medina) – artwork
  • Tim Head – front cover art
  • Nicolas Ortega – rear cover art
  • Atiba Jefferson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Banks, Sam Fogarino and Daniel Kessler.

  1. Toni
  2. Fables
  3. Into the Night
  4. Mr. Credit
  5. Something Changed
  6. Renegade Hearts
  7. Passenger
  8. Greenwich
  9. Grand Hotel
  10. Big Shot City
  11. Go Easy (Palermo)

Tuxedomoon: Divine

In May 1982, “Operation Twilight” label released “Divine”, the third Tuxedomoon studio album. It was recorded in 1981, and was produced by Blaine L. Reininger, Peter Dachert and Steven Brown.

Personnel:

  • Blaine L. Reininger – lead vocals, violin, viola, keyboards
  • Steven Brown – lead vocals, saxophone, clarinet, keyboards
  • Peter Dachert (Peter Principle) – lead vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, drum programming, tape
  • Bruce Geduldig – lead vocals, drums
  • Winston Tong – lead vocals, piano
  • Gilles Martin – recording
  • Saskia Lupini – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Maurice Béjart.

  1. Mata Hari
  2. Anna Christie
  3. Grand Hotel
  4. Ninotchka
  5. Conquest
  6. Queen Christina
  7. Camille

Procol Harum: Grand Hotel

In March 1973, “Chrysalis” label released “Grand Hotel”, the sixth Procol Harum studio album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Chris Thomas.

Personnel:

  • Gary Brooker– vocals, piano
  • Mick Graham– guitar
  • Chris Copping– organ
  • Alan Cartwright– bass guitar
  • J. Wilson– drums
  • Christiane Legrand- vocals
  • The Pahene Recorder Ensemble
  • John Punter– engineer
  • Spencer Zahn – artwork, design
  • Jeffrey Weisel – photography, drawings in internal booklet

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Brooker and Keith Reid.

  1. Grand Hotel
  2. Toujours L’amour
  3. A Rum Tale
  4. TV Caesar
  5. A Souvenir of London
  6. Bringing Home the Bacon
  7. For Liquorice John
  8. Fires (Which Burnt Brightly)
  9. Robert’s Box