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Harry Nillson: Nillson Schmillson

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On November 11, 1971, “RCA” label released “Nilsson Schmilsson”, the seventh Harry Nilsson studio album. It was recorded January – June 1971, at “Trident” and “Island” in London, “RCA” in Hollywood, and was produced by Richard Perry.

Personnel:

  • Harry Nilsson – vocals; piano, mellotron, organ, harmonica, electric piano
  • John Uribe – acoustic and lead guitar
  • Chris Spedding – guitar
  • Caleb Quaye – guitar
  • Ian Duck – acoustic guitar
  • Bill Linnane – piano
  • Jim Webb – piano
  • Roger Coulam – organ
  • Gary Wright – piano, organ
  • Henry Krein – accordion
  • Klaus Voormann – bass guitar, rhythm and acoustic guitar
  • Herbie Flowers – bass guitar
  • Jim Gordon – drums, percussion
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Roger Pope – drums
  • Richard Perry – percussion, mellotron
  • Bobby Keys – saxophone
  • Jim Price – trumpet, trombone, horn arrangements
  • Paul Buckmaster – string and horn arrangements
  • George Tipton – string and horn arrangements
  • Robin Geoffrey Cable – engineer
  • Richie Schmitt – engineer
  • Phill Brown – additional engineering
  • Acy Lehman – graphics
  • Dean Torrence – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Harry Nilsson, except where noted.

  1. Gotta Get Up
  2. Driving Along
  3. Early in the Morning – Leo Hickman, Louis Jordam, Dallas Bartley
  4. The Moonbeam Song
  5. Down
  6. Without You – Pete Ham, Tom Evans
  7. Coconut
  8. Let the Good Times Roll – Shirley goodman, Leonard Lee
  9. Jump into the Fire
  10. I’ll Never Leave You

Camel: Nude

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On January 23, 1981, “Decca” and “Gama” labels released “Nude”, the eighth Camel studio album. It was recorded in September 1980, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Tony Clark, Haydn Bendall, Andrew Latimer, Colin Bass and Andy Ward.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Latimer – vocals, guitars, flute, koto, keyboards
  • Colin Bass – vocals, bass
  • Andy Ward – drums, percussion
  • Gasper Lawal – percussion
  • Jan Schelhaas – piano
  • Duncan Mackay – keyboards
  • Mel Collins – flute, piccolo, saxophones
  • Herbie Flowers – tuba
  • Chris Green – cello
  • Tony Clarke – engineer
  • Mayblin / Shaw / Munday – design

Track listing:

 All tracks by Andrew Latimer, except where noted.

  1. City Life – Andrew Latimer, Susan Hoover
  2. Nude
  3. Drafted – Andrew Latimer, Susan Hoover
  4. Docks – Andrew Latimer, Kit Watkins
  5. Beached
  6. Landscapes
  7. Changing Places
  8. Pomp & Circumstance
  9. Please Come Home
  10. Reflections
  11. Captured – Andrew Latimer, Jan Schelhaas
  12. The Homecoming
  13. Lies – Andrew Latimer, Susan Hoover
  14. The Last Farewell: The Birthday Cake
  15. The Last Farewell: Nude’s Return

David Bowie: David Live

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On October 29, 1974, “RCA” label released “David Live”, the first David Bowie live album. It was recorded in July 1974, at “Tower Theater” in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Tony Visconti.

Personnel:

  • David Bowie – vocals
  • Earl Slick – guitar
  • Mike Garson – piano, Mellotron
  • Michael Kamen – electric piano, Moog, oboe, arrangements, musical director
  • Herbie Flowers – bass
  • Tony Newman – drums
  • Pablo Rosario – percussion
  • David Sanborn – alto saxophone, flute
  • Richard Grando – baritone saxophone, flute
  • Gui Andrisano – backing vocals
  • Warren Peace – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bowie, except where noted.

  1. 1984
  2. Rebel Rebel
  3. Moonage Daydream
  4. Sweet Thing / Candidate / Sweet Thing (reprise)
  5. Changes
  6. Suffragette City
  7. Aladdin Sane (1913 – 1938 – 197?)
  8. All the Young Dudes
  9. Cracked Actor
  10. Rock’n’Roll with Me – David Bowie, Warren Peace
  11. Watch That Man
  12. Knock on Wood – Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper
  13. Diamond Dogs
  14. Big Brother / Chant of the Ever – Changing Skeletal Family
  15. The Width of a Circle
  16. The Jean Genie
  17. Rock’n’Roll Suicide

Gilbert O’Sullivan: Back To Front

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In October 1972, “MAM” label released “Back to Front”, the second Gilbert O’Sullivan studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Audio International Studios” in London, and was produced by Gordon Mills.

Personnel:

  • Gilbert O’Sullivan – vocals, piano, vocals, whistling
  • Chris Spedding – guitars
  • Herbie Flowers – bass
  • Frank Barber – drums, arrangements
  • Johnnie Spence – arrangements
  • Peter Rynston – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Gilbert O’Sullivan.

  1. Intro
  2. I Hope You’ll Say
  3. In My Hole
  4. Clair
  5. That’s Love
  6. Can I Go with You
  7. But I’m Not Outro
  8. I’m in Love with You
  9. Who Was It?
  10. What Could Be Nicer (Mum, the Kettle’s Boling)
  11. Out of the Question
  12. The Golden Rule
  13. I’m Leaving
  14. Outro

Nirvana: The Story Of Simon Simopath

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In October 1967, “Island” label released “The Story of Simon Simopath”, the debut Nirvana album. It was recorded in 1967, at “Pye” in London, and was produced by Chris Blackwell.

Personnel:

  • Patrick Campbell-Lyons – vocals, guitar
  • Alex Spyropoulos – vocals, piano, keyboards
  • Alan Parker – guitar
  • Alan Hawkshaw – organ
  • Herbie Flowers – bass
  • Clem Cattini – drums
  • Barry Morgan – drums
  • Frank Ricotti – percussion
  • Syd Dale – conductor
  • Brian Humphries – engineer
  • Chris Blackwell – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Patrick Campbell-Lyons and Alex Spyropoulos.

  1. Wings of Love
  2. Lonely Boy
  3. We Can Help You
  4. Satellite Jockey
  5. In the Courtyard of the Stars
  6. You Are Just the One
  7. Pentecost Hotel
  8. I Never Found a Love Like This
  9. Take This Hand
  10. 1999

Herbie Flowers

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On September 5, 2024, Brian Keith “Herbie” Flowers died aged 86. He was musician (bass, double bass, tuba), member of bands Blue Mink, T. Rex and Sky. He played on more than 500 hit recordings, including ones for Elton John, Camel, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Roy Harper, David Essex, Al Kooper, Bryan Ferry, Harry Nilsson, Cat Stevens, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Chanter Sisters, Allan Clarke, Jeff Wayne, Roger Daltrey, Steve Harley, Tim Rose, Cliff Richard, Sally Oldfield, Olivia Newton – John, Melanie, Hazel O’Connor and Jane Wiedlin. As leader, Flowers released four albums.

Jane Wiedlin: Tangled

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On May 30, 1990, “EMI” label released “Tangled”, the third Jane Wiedlin studio album. It was recorded 1989 – 1990, and was produced by Peter Collins.

Personnel:

  • Jane Wiedlin – vocals
  • Tim Pierce – guitar
  • Andy Reynolds – keyboards
  • Nik Kershaw – bass, backing vocals, backing vocals arrangements
  • Steve Ferrera – drums, percussion
  • Barbara Gaskin – backing vocals
  • Mark Goldenberg – guitar
  • Steve Bloomfield – guitar
  • Rick Biddulph – twelve-string guitar, bouzouki 
  • Herbie Flowers – bass
  • Claire Torrey, Elizabeth Lamers, Gail Lennon, Mary Cassidy, Miriam Stockley, Tessa Niles, The Amorphous Choir – backing vocals
  • Graham Preskett – fiddle
  • Jeffrey Benet Hall – arrangements
  • Scott Cutler – arrangements
  • Barbara Gaskin – backing vocal arrangements
  • Annee Griffiths – choir coordinator
  • Phil Chapman – engineer, mixing
  • Andy Reynolds – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Gary Hellman – engineer, mixing assistant
  • John Luongo – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Vivid Information Design – art direction, design
  • Xavier Guardans – photography
  • Andy Hill – co-producer

Track listing:

  1. Rain on Me – Jane Wiedlin, Robin Hild, Kevin Hunter, Peter Collins
  2. At the End of the Day – Mark Tibenham, Anton McIlwain
  3. Guardian Angel – Jane Wiedlin, Scott Cutler, Dennis Morgan
  4. Flowers on the Battlefield – Jane Wiedlin, Mark Goldenberg
  5. Tangled – Jane Wiedlin, Scott Cutler
  6. World on Fire – Jane Wiedlin, Scott Cutler, Terry Hall, Valerie Block
  7. Paper Heart – Jane Wiedlin, Cyndi Lauper, Richard Orange
  8. Big Rock Candy Mountain – Jane Wiedlin, Larry Tagg
  9. 99 Ways – Jane Wiedlin, Chris Thompson, Andy Hill
  10. Euphoria – Jane Wiedlin, Paul Gordon

Roy Harper: Bullinamingvase

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On February 11, 1977, “Harvest” label released “Bullinamingvase”, the ninth Roy Harper studio album. It was recorded in 1976, in Hereford, England, and was produced by Peter Jenner and John Leckie.

Personnel:

  • Roy Harper – vocals, guitars, orchestra arrangements
  • Henry McCullough – guitars
  • Andy Roberts – guitars, backing vocals
  • Jimmy McCulloch – guitars
  • B.J. Cole – pedal steel guitar
  • Alvin Lee – guitar
  • Dave Lawson – keyboards, effects
  • Max Middleton – keyboards
  • David C. Drill – bass guitar
  • Percy Jones – bass
  • Ronnie Lane – bass
  • Dave Cochran – bass
  • John Halsey – drums
  • Herbie Flowers – bass
  • Steve Broughton – drums
  • Skaila Kanga – harp
  • Dave Plowman – euphonium, trombone
  • The Vauld Symphony Orchestra
  • Dave Lawson – orchestra conductor
  • Linda McCartney – backing vocals
  • Paul McCartney – backing vocals
  • John Leckie – engineer
  • Mark Vigars – engineer
  • Nick Webb – mastering
  • Hipgnosis – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Roy Harper.

  1. One of Those Days in England Part 1
  2. These Last Days
  3. Cherishing the Lonesome
  4. Naked Flame
  5. Watford Gap
  6. One of Those Days in England Parts 2–10

Gilbert O’Sullivan: Himself

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In August 1971, “MAM Records” label released “Himself”, the debut Gilbert O’Sullivan album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Audio International Studios” in London, and was produced by Gordon Mills. In 2009, “Hot Press” ranked “Himself” at number 100 on its list of the “250 Greatest Irish Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Gilbert O’Sullivan – vocals, piano
  • Chris Spedding – guitar
  • Herbie Flowers – bass
  • Johnnie Spence – arrangements
  • Peter Rynston – engineer
  • Don Bax – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Gilbert O’Sullivan.

  1. Intro
  2. January Git
  3. Bye-Bye
  4. Permissive Twit
  5. Matrimony
  6. Independent Air
  7. Nothing Rhymed
  8. Too Much Attention
  9. Susan Van Heusen
  10. If I Don’t Get You (Back Again)
  11. Thunder and Lightning
  12. Houdini Said
  13. Doing the Best I Can
  14. Outro

Sky: Same

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In May 1979, “Arista” label released the debut, self-titled Sky album. It was recorded in 1978, and was produced by Haydn Bendall, Tony Clark, John Williams, Kevin Peek, Francis Monkman, Herbie Flowers and Tristan Fry.

Personnel:

  • John Williams – acoustic guitars
  • Kevin Peek – electric and acoustic guitars
  • Francis Monkman – piano, synthesizer, harpsichord
  • Herbie Flowers – bass guitar
  • Tristan Fry – drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Westway – Herbie Flowers, Francis Monkman
  2. Carillon – Herbie Flowers, Ian Gomm
  3. Danza – Antonio Ruiz-Pipò, arranged by Kevin Peek
  4. Gymnopedie No. 1 – Erik Satie
  5. Cannonball – Francis Monkman
  6. Where Opposites Meet – Francis Monkman