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Split Enz: Second Thoughts

In August 1976, “Mushroom” label released “Second Thoughts”, the second Split Enz studio album. It was recorded April – May 1976, at “Basing Street Studios” in London, and was produced by Phil Manzanera.

Personnel:

  • Tim Finn– vocals, piano
  • Phil Judd– vocals, guitars, mandolin
  • Jonathan Michael Chunn– bass, piano
  • Emlyn Crowther– drums
  • Noel Crombie– percussion
  • Edward Rayner– keyboards
  • Robert Gillies– saxophone, trumpet
  • Miles Golding – violin
  • Ian Sharp – cello
  • Rhett Davies, Guy Bidmead – recording
  • Rhett Davies – mixing
  • John Prew – photography

Track listing:

  1. Late Last Night – Phil Judd
  2. Walking Down a Road – Tim Finn, Phil Judd
  3. Titus – Phil Judd
  4. Lovely Dovey – Tim Finn, Phil Judd
  5. Sweet Dreams – Phil Judd
  6. Stranger Than Fiction – Tim Finn, Phil Judd
  7. Time for a Change – Phil Judd
  8. Matinee Idyll – Tim Finn, Phil Judd
  9. The Woman Who Loves You – Tim Finn, Phil Judd

Jon Lord: Before I Forget

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On June 28, 1982, “Harvest” label released “Before I Forget”, album by Jon Lord. It was recorded in September 1981, February – March 1982, at “Britannia Row Studios”, and was produced by Guy Bidmead and Jon Lord.

Personnel:

  • Jon Lord: piano, organ, keyboards, mini Moog
  • Vicky Brown: lead and backing vocals
  • Tony Ashton: lead vocals
  • Elmer Gantry: lead vocals
  • Sam Brown: backing vocals
  • Bernie Marsden: guitar, lead vocals
  • Mick Ralphs: guitar
  • Neil Murray: bass
  • Boz Burrell: bass
  • Ian Paice: drums
  • Simon Phillips: drums
  • Cozy Powell: drums
  • Simon Kirke: drums
  • Guy Bidmead – engineer, mixing
  • Mike Johnson – engineer assistant, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Jon Lord, except where noted.

  1. Chance on a Feeling
  2. Tender Babes (O Ye Tender Babes) – Thomas Tallis, arr. by Jon Lord
  3. Hollywood Rock And Roll
  4. Bach Onto This (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565) – Johann Sebastian Bach, arranged by Jon Lord
  5. Before I Forget
  6. Say Its Alright
  7. Burntwood
  8. Where Are You?

Bob Marley: Exodus

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On June 3, 1977, “Island” label released “Exodus”, the ninth Bob Marley and the Wailers studio album. It was recorded 1976 – 1977, at “Harry J. Studio” in Kingston, and “Island Studios” in London, and was produced by  Bob Marley and the Wailers. In 1999,  “Time”  magazine named “Exodus” the best album of the 20th century. In 2001, the TV network “VH1” named it the 26th greatest album of all time. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 169 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.

Personnel:

  • Bob Marley– lead vocal, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Julian (Junior) Marvin– lead guitar
  • Tyrone Downie– keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • Aston “Family Man” Barrett– bass guitar, guitar, percussion, mixing
  • Carlton Barrett– drums, percussion
  • Alvin “Seeco” Patterson– percussion
  • I Threes(Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths, Judy Mowatt) – backing vocals
  • Karl Pitterson– engineer
  • Robert Honablue – engineer
  • Guy Bidmead, Terry Barham – engineer assistant
  • Chris Blackwell, Karl Pitterson– mixing
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Neville Garrick – cover design, graphics
  • Adrian Boot, Neville Garrick– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Marley, except where noted.

  1. Natural Mystic
  2. So Much Things to Say
  3. Guiltiness
  4. The Heathen
  5. Exodus
  6. Jamming
  7. Waiting in Vain
  8. Turn Your Lights Down Low
  9. Three Little Birds
  10. One Love / People Get Ready – Bob Marley , Curtis Mayfield

Hawkwind: The Xenon Codex

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On April 25, 1988, “GWR” label released “The Xenon Codex”, the fifteenth Hawkwind studio album. It was recorded February and March 1988, at “Loco Studios” in Caerleon, and “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouth, and was produced by Dave Brock, Harvey Bainbridge, Huw lloyd Langton, Alan Davey, Danny Thompson Jr. and Guy Bidmead.

Personnel:

  • Dave Brock– vocals, electric guitar, keyboards
  • Huw Lloyd – Langton– electric guitar
  • Harvey Bainbridge – vocals, keyboards
  • Alan Davey – vocals, bass guitar
  • Danny Thompson Jr – drums

Track listing:

  1. The War I Survived – Dave Brock, Alan Davey, Roger Neville-Neil
  2. Wastelands of Sleep – Kris Tait, Dave Brock
  3. Neon Skyline – Alan Davey
  4. Lost Chronicles – Harvey Bainbridge
  5. Tides – Huw Lloyd-Langton
  6. Heads – Dave Brock, Roger Neville-Neil
  7. Mutation Zone – Harvey Bainbridge, Dave Brock
  8. M.C. – Harvey Bainbridge
  9. Sword of the East – Alan Davey
  10. Good Evening – Dave Brock, Harvey Bainbridge, Huw lloyd Langton, Alan Davey, Danny Thompson Jr.

Yes: Tales From The Topographic Oceans

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On December 7, 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Tales from Topographic Oceans”, the sixth Yes studio album. It  was recorded in 1973, at the “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Eddy Offord, Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire,

  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals, harp, drums, percussion
  • Steve Howe – vocals, guitars
  • Chris Squire – vocals, bass guitar, timpani
  • Rick Wakeman– Minimoog synthesiser, Mellotron, Hammond organ, pipe organ, RMI Electra Piano, grand piano
  • Alan White– drums, percussion, piano
  • Guy Bidmead – tapes
  • Mansell Litho – plates
  • Roger Dean– cover design, illustrations

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jon Anderson and Steve Howe, all music by Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman and Alan White.

  1. The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn)
  2. The Remembering (High the Memory)
  3. The Ancient (Giants Under the Sun)
  4. Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)