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Miles Davis: Tutu

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In September 1986, “Warner Bros” label released “Tutu”, album by Miles Davis. It was recorded February – March 1985, at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, “Clinton Recording” in New York, “Le Gonks” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tommy LiPuma and Marcus Miller. In 1986, Miles Davis received the “Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist Grammy Award” for the performance on this album.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet
  • Marcus Miller – bass guitar, various instruments, additional synthesizer programming, arrangements
  • George Duke – various instruments, arrangements
  • Omar Hakim – drums, percussion
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion
  • Steve Reid – additional percussion
  • Michał Urbaniak – electric violin
  • Jason Miles – synthesizer programming
  • Adam Holzman – additional synthesizer programming, synthesizer solo
  • Bernard Wright – additional synthesizers
  • Peter Doell – engineer
  • Eric Calvi – engineer, mixing
  • Erik Zobler – engineer, mixing
  • Maureen Thompson – engineer assistant
  • Eddie Garcia – engineer assistant
  • Bill Schnee – mixing
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Eiko Ishioka – art direction
  • Susan Welt – design
  • Irving Penn – photography
  • Tommy LiPuma – executive producer
  • Larry Fishman – production assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Marcus Miller except where noted.

  1. Tutu
  2. Tomaas – Miles Davis, Marcus Miller
  3. Portia
  4. Splatch
  5. Backyard Ritual – George Duke
  6. Perfect Way – David Gamson, Green Gartside
  7. Don’t Lose Your Mind
  8. Full Nelson

Scritti Politti: White Bread Black Beer

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On May 28, 2006, “Rough Trade” label released “White Bread Black Beer”, the fifth Scritti Politti studio album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, at Green Gartside’s home studio in Dalston, London, and was produced by Green Gartside and Andy Houston.

Personnel:

  • Green Gartside – vocals, all instruments, recording, mixing
  • Andy Houston – recording, mixing
  • John Dent – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Green Gartside.

  1. The Boom Boom Bap
  2. No Fine Lines
  3. Snow in Sun
  4. Cooking
  5. Throw
  6. Dr. Abernathy
  7. After Six
  8. Petrococadollar
  9. E Eleventh Nuts
  10. Window Wide Open
  11. Road to No Regret
  12. Locked
  13. Mrs. Hughes
  14. Robin Hood

Manic Street Preachers: Futurology

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On July 7, 2014, “Columbia” label released “Futurology”, the twelfth Manic Street Preachers studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Faster Studios” in Cardiff, Wales, “Hansa Studios” in Berlin, and was produced by Alex Silva and Loz Williams.

Personnel:

  • James Dean Bradfield– lead vocals, lead and acoustic guitars, drums, bass, keyboards, percussion, vision
  • Nicky Wire– vocals, bass guitar, baritone guitar, acoustic and electric guitars, omnichord, drum programming, percussion, noise
  • Sean Moore– drums, soundscapes, machines, guitar, sequencers, percussion, tympani, technology
  • Loz Williams – keyboards
  • Cian Ciaran– keyboards
  • Nick Naysmith – keyboards
  • Nina Hoss– vocals
  • Georgia Ruth– lead vocals, harp
  • Green Gartside– vocals
  • Cate Le Bon– backing vocals
  • Gavin Fitzjohn– backing vocals
  • Hawkline– backing vocals
  • Rich Beak – tambourine
  • Berliner Kneipenchor – choral vocals
  • Tim Young – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Futurology
  2. Walk Me to the Bone
  3. Let’s Go to War
  4. The Next Jet to Leave Moscow
  5. Europa Geht Durch Mich
  6. Divine Youth
  7. Sex, Power, Love and Money
  8. Dreaming a City (Hughesovka)
  9. Black Squire
  10. Between the Clock and the Bed
  11. Misguided Missile
  12. The View from Stow Hill
  13. Mayakovsky

Scritti Politti: Provision

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In June 1988, “Virgin” label released “Provision”, the third Scritti Politti album. It recorded 1987–1988 at “Minot Sound” in Atlantic, “Hit Factory”, “Right Track”, “Sorcerer Sound” in New York; “Britannia Row”, “AIR, Townhouse”, “Sarm West”, “Swan Yard” in London, and was produced by Green Gartside, David Gamson and John Potoker.

Personnel:

  • Green Gartside– vocals
  • David Gamson– Yamaha DX7, Yamaha TX816, Yamaha QX1, Oberheim Matrix 12, Sequential Circuits Prophet VS, Roland MKS-80, Roland MKS 50, synclavier
  • Dann Huff– guitar
  • Marcus Miller– bass
  • Fred Maher– drums, Oberheim DMX, LinnDrum
  • Bashiri Johnson– percussion
  • Nick Moroch – guitar
  • John Mahoney – synclavier
  • Raymond Niznik – synclavier
  • Jason Miles – keyboard programming
  • Miles Davis– trumpet
  • Chris Botti– trumpet
  • Joe Mennonna – saxophones
  • Andy Snitzer – saxophones
  • Kent Smith – horn
  • Mitch Corn – horn
  • Roger Troutman– talk box
  • Mark Stevens, B.J. Nelson, Fonzi Thornton, Tawatha Agee, Rory Dodd, Diva Gray, Yogi Lee, Eric Troyer– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Green Gartside and David Gamson, except where noted.

  1. Boom! There She Was
  2. Overnite
  3. First Boy in This Town (Lovesick)
  4. All That We Are
  5. Best Thing Ever – Green Gartside, David Gamson, John Potoker
  6. Oh Patti (Don’t Feel Sorry for Loverboy)
  7. Bam Salute
  8. Sugar and Spice
  9. Philosophy Now

Elvis Costello And The Attractions: Goodbye Cruel World

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Goodbye Cruel World

On June 18, 1984, “F-Beat Records” label released “Goodbye Cruel World”, the ninth Elvis Costello album overall and the eighth with The Attractions. It was recorded in February 1984, at “Sarm West Studios” in London, and was produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello– vocals, guitars
  • Daryl Hall– vocals
  • Green Gartside– vocal
  • Steve Nieve– keyboards
  • Bruce Thomas– bass guitar
  • Pete Thomas– drums
  • Luis Jardim– percussion
  • Gary Barnacle– saxophones
  • Jim Paterson –trombone

Track listing:

All tracks by Elvis Costello, except where noted.

  1. The Only Flame in Town
  2. Home Truth
  3. Room with No Number
  4. Inch By Inch
  5. Worthless Thing
  6. Love Field
  7. I Wanna Be Loved – Farnell Jenkins
  8. The Comedians
  9. Joe Porterhouse
  10. Sour Milk-Cow Blues
  11. The Great Unknown – Elvis Costello,Clive Langer
  12. The Deportees Club
  13. Peace in Our Time

Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams

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On January 4, 1983, “RCA” label released “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”, the second Eurythmics studio album. It was recorded  February – September 1982, and was produced by David A. Stewart, Adam Williams and Robert Crash.

Personnel:

  • Annie Lennox– vocals, keyboards, synthesisers, flute
  • David A. Stewart– guitar, keyboards, synthesisers, programming, backing vocals
  • Robert Crash– guitar, E-drums, synth, robotic vocals
  • John Turnbull– guitar
  • Reynard Falconer– synthesisers
  • Andy Brown– bass
  • Adam Williams– bass, synthesiser
  • Green Gartside – vocal duet
  • Dick Cuthell– trumpet

All tracks by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, except where noted.

  1. Love Is a Stranger
  2. I’ve Got an Angel
  3. Wrap It Up – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
  4. I Could Give You (A Mirror)
  5. The Walk
  6. Sweet Dreams (Are made of This)
  7. Jennifer
  8. This is the House
  9. Somebody Told me
  10. This City Never Sleeps