In October 1970, “Beacon” label released “UFO 1”, the debut UFO studio album. It was recorded in July 1970, at “Jackson Studios” in Rickmansworth, Herts, England, and was produced by Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett and Milton Samuel.
Personnel:
Phil Mogg – vocals
Mick Bolton – guitar
Pete Way – bass
Andy Parker – drums
Milton Samuel – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Pete Way, Phil Mogg, Andy Parker and Mick Bolton, except where noted.
Unidentified Flying Object
Boogie for George
C’mon Everybody – Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart
Shake It
(Come Away) Melinda – Fred Hellerman, Frank Minkoff
On April 12, 2024. “British Grove” and “EMI” labels released “One Deep River”, the tenth Mark Knopfler studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Guy Fletcher and Mark Knopfler.
Personnel:
Mark Knopfler – lead vocals, electric guitar
Richard Bennett –, acoustic and electric guitar, bouzouki
Greg Leisz – lap steel guitar, acoustic guitar, pedal steel
Guy Fletcher – synthesizer, Mellotron, harmonium
Jim Cox – digital piano, piano, organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ
On March 18, 1977, “EMI” label released “Every Face Tells a Story”, the nineteen Cliff Richard studio album. It was recorded September 1976 – January 1977, at “Abbey Road” in London, and was produced by Bruce Welch.
Personnel:
Cliff Richard – vocals
Terry Britten – guitar
Mo Witham – guitar
Graham Todd – keyboards
Alan Hawkshaw – keyboards
Alan Tarney – bass
Alan Jones – bass
Brian Bennett – drums, percussion
Roger Pope – drums
Frank Ricotti – percussion
Tony Rivers, John Perry – backing vocals
Richard Hewson – string arrangements
Gered Mankowitz – photography
Track listing:
My Kinda Life – Chris East
Must Be Love – Terry Britten
When Two Worlds Drift Apart – Peter Sills
You Got Me Wondering – Terry Britten
Every Face Tells a Story (It Never Tells a Lie) – Michael Allison, Peter Sills
Try a Smile – John Perry
Hey Mr. Dream Maker – Bruce Welch, Alan Tarney
Give Me Love Your Way – Alan Tarney, Trevor Spencer
Up in the World – Clifford T. Ward
Don’t Turn the Light Out – Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett
In January 1962, “Monument” label released “Crying”, the third Roy Orbison studio album. It was recorded February – November 1961, at “RCA Victor Studio B” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Fred Foster.
Personnel:
Roy Orbison – vocals, guitar
Boudleaux Bryant, Fred Carter Jr., Grady Martin, Hank Garland, Harold Bradley, Joe Tanner, Ray Edenton, Scotty Moore – guitar
On November 11, 1970, “RCA” label released “That’s the Way It Is”, the twelfth Elvis Presley studio album. In 1970, the eight studio tracks were recorded at “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, and four live tracks were recorded at “The International Hotel” in Las Vegas, and was produced by Felton Jarvis. In March 2018, the album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.
Personnel:
Studio tracks:
Elvis Presley – lead and harmony vocals, guitar
James Burton – lead guitar
Chip Young – rhythm guitar
Charlie Hodge – acoustic rhythm guitar, harmony vocals
Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
David Briggs – piano, organ
Charlie McCoy – organ, harmonica, marimba
Norbert Putnam – bass
Jerry Carrigan – drums
Farrell Morris – percussion, vibes
The Jordanaires – backing vocals
The Imperials – backing vocals
Live tracks
Elvis Presley – lead vocals, guitar
James Burton – lead guitar
John Wilkinson – rhythm guitar
Charlie Hodge – acoustic rhythm guitar, scarves, harmony and backing vocals
Glen Hardin – piano, electric piano
Jerry Scheff – bass
Ronnie Tutt – drums
Millie Kirkham – backing vocals
The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals
The Imperials – backing vocals
The Joe Guercio Orchestra
Track listing:
I Just Can’t Help Believin’ – Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann
Twenty Days and Twenty Nights – Ben Weisman, Clive Westlake
How the Web Was Woven – Clive Westlake, David Most
Patch It Up – Eddie Rabbitt, Rory Bourke
Mary in the Morning – Johnny Cymbal, Michael Rashkow
You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me – Vicky Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell, Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector
On November 16, 2018, “British Grove Records” label released “Down the Road Wherever”, the ninth Mark Knopfler studio album. It was recorded in 2017, January – February 2018, at “British Grove” in Chiswick, London, and was produced by Guy Fletcher and Mark Knopfler.
Personnel:
Mark Knopfler – vocals, guitars
Richard Bennett – guitars
Robbie McIntosh – guitar
Guy Fletcher – keyboards, engineer
Jim Cox – keyboards
Glenn Worf – upright and electric bass
Ian Thomas – drums
Danny Cummings – percussion
Nigel Hitchcock – tenor saxophone
Tom Walsh – trumpet
Trevor Mires – trombone
John McCusker – fiddle
Mike McGoldrick – whistle
Lance Ellington – backing vocals
Beverley Skeete – backing vocals
Katie Kissoon – backing vocals
Kris Drever – backing vocals
Imelda May – backing vocals
Martin Hollis – engineer
Rowan McIntosh, Jason Elliot, Andy Cook, Poppy Kavanagh, Josh Tyrell – engineer assistant
On October 14, 1969, “RCA Victor” label released “From Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis”, the eleventh studio and the second live Elvis Presley album. It was released as a double album: the first album, titled In “Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada”, contains the live recordings of Presley’s hits recorded at the International Hotel in Winchester, Nevada; the second album, titled “Back in Memphis”, contains entirely new material recorded at “American Sound Studio” in Memphis. The live album was produced by Felton Jarvis, and the studio album was produced by Chips Moman.
Personnel:
Elvis in Person at the International Hotel
Elvis Presley – lead and overdubbed backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Bobby Morris and his Orchestra – orchestra
James Burton – lead guitar
John Wilkinson − rhythm guitar
Charlie Hodge − acoustic rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Larry Muhoberac − keyboards
Jerry Scheff – bass
Ronnie Tutt − drums
Millie Kirkham − backing vocals
The Imperials − backing vocals
The Sweet Inspirations − backing vocals
Back in Memphis
Elvis Presley − vocals, guitar, piano
Reggie Young − electric guitar
Bobby Wood − piano
Bobby Emmons − organ
Ed Kollis − harmonica
Tommy Cogbill, Mike Leech – bass
Gene Chrisman – drums
Andrew Love, Jackie Thomas, Glen Spreen, J.P. Luper − saxophone
Wayne Jackson, Dick Steff, R. F. Taylor − trumpet
Ed Logan, Jack Hale, Gerald Richardson − trombone
Tony Cason, Joe D’Gerolamo − French horn
Glen Spreen − strings and horn arrangements
Joe Babcock, Dolores Edgin, Mary Greene, Charlie Hodge, Ginger Holladay, Mary Holladay, Millie Kirkham, Ronnie Milsap, Sonja Montgomery, June Page, Susan Pilkington, Sandy Posey, Donna Thatcher, Hurschel Wiginton − backing vocals
Track listing:
Elvis in Person at the International Hotel
Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
Johnny B. Good – Chuck Berry
All Shook Up – Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley
Are You Lonesome Tonight – Lou Handman, Roy Turk
Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
I Can’t Stop Loving You – Don Gibson
My Babe – Willie Dixon
Mystery Train/Tiger Man – Junior Parker, Sam Phillips, Joe Hill Louis, Sam Burns
Words – Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb
In the Ghetto – Mac Davis
Suspicious Minds – Mark James
Can’t Help Falling in Love – George Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore
Back in Memphis
Inherit the Wind – Eddie Rabbitt
This Is the Story – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
Stranger in My Own Home Town – Percy Mayfield
A little Bit of Green – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
And the Grass Won’t Pay You No Mind – Neil Diamond
In September 1967, “Decca” label released “Shake Down”, the debut Savoy Brown studio album. It was recorded in 1967, at “Decca Studios” in West Hampstead, North West, and was produced by Mike Vernon.
Personnel:
Brice Portius – vocals
Kim Simmonds – lead and rhythm guitar
Martin Stone – lead and rhythm guitar
Ray Chappell – bass
Leo Mannings – drums, percussion
Bob Hall – piano
Gus Dudgeon – recording
Guy Fletcher – mastering
Neil Slaven – liner notes
Track listing:
I Ain’t Superstitious – Willie Dixon
Let Me Love You Baby – Willie Dixon
Black Night – Jessie Mae Robinson
High Rise – Beverly Bridge, Sonny Thompson, Freddie King
Rock Me Baby – B.B. King, Joe Josea
I Smell Trouble – Deadric Malone
Oh! Pretty Woman – Albert King
Little Girl – Willie Dixon
The Doormouse Rides the Rails – Martin Stone
It’s My Own Fault – John Lee Hooker
Shake ‘Em On Down – traditional, arranged by Bob Hall
On September 10, 1991, “Vertigo” label released “On Every Street”, the sixth and final Dire Straits studio album. It was recorded November 1990 – May 1991, at “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Mark Knopfler and Alan Clark. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Finland by Musiikkituottajat; Diamond in France by “SNEP”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; 4 x Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”; 4 x Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”: 2 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI” and Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
Mark Knopfler– vocals, guitar
Paul Franklin– pedal steel guitar, acoustic lap steel
On June 3, 1985, “E.G” label released “Boys and Girls”, the sixth Bryan Ferry studio solo album. It was recorded 1983 – 1985, at “AIR Studios”, “Sarm West Studios” in London, “Compass Point Studios” in New Providence, The Bahamas, “Effanel Mobile”, “RPM Studios”, “The Power Station” in New York, “The White House”in New South Wales,Australia, and was produced by Bryan Ferry and Rhett Davies. “Boys and Girls” was certified Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.
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