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Travis: L. A. Times

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On July 12, 2024, “BMG Rights Management” label released “L.A. Times”, the tenth Travis studio album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Dave’s Room” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tony Hoffer.

Personnel:

  • Fran Healy – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, backing vocals, programming, art direction
  • Andy Dunlop – acoustic and electric guitar, piano, mellotron, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Dougie Payne – bass guitar, double bass, backing vocals
  • Neil Primrose – drums, percussion
  • Tony Hoffer – keyboards, programming, mixing
  • Jacob Scesney – saxophone
  • Stewart Cole – trumpet
  • Devon Taylor – trombone
  • Chris Martin – choir vocals
  • Brandon Flowers – choir vocals
  • Cameron Lister – engineer
  • Steve Olmon – engineer assistant
  • The Indian – mixing
  • Dave Cooley – mastering
  • Joe Waghorn – design
  • Stefan Ruiz – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Fran Healy, except where noted.

  1. Bus
  2. Raze the Bar
  3. Live It All Again
  4. Gaslight
  5. Alive – Tony Hoffer
  6. Home
  7. I Hope That You Spontaneously Combust
  8. Naked in New York City
  9. The River
  10. L. A. Times – Dougie Payne, Andy Dunlop, Neil Primrose

Orbital: Optical Delusion

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On February 17, 2023, “Orbital” label released “Optical Delusion”, the tenth Orbital studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Paul Hartnoll, Phil Hartnoll and Andrew Fearn,

Personnel:

  • Paul Hartnoll – performer
  • Phil Hartnoll – performer
  • Mediaeval Baebes – vocals
  • Dina Ipavic – vocals
  • Penelope Isles – vocals
  • The Little Pest – vocals
  • Anna B Savage – vocals
  • Coppe – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Hartnoll, except where noted.

  1. Ringa Ringa (The Old Pandemic Folk Song)
  2. Day One
  3. Are You Alive? – Jack Wolter, Lily Wolter, Paul Hartnoll
  4. You Are the Frequency – Jimmy Day, Lily De Brouwer, Paul Hartnoll
  5. The New Abnormal
  6. Home – Anna B Savage, Paul Hartnoll
  7. Dirty Rat
  8. Requiem for the Pre-Apocalypse
  9. What a Surprise – Jimmy Day, Paul Hartnoll
  10. Moon Princess – Jimmy Day, Miller Y. Coppe, Paul Hartnoll

Fairport Convention: Myths And Heroes

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In January 2015, “Marty Grooves Records” label released “Myths and Heroes”, the 27th Fairport Convention album. It was recorded at “Woodworm Studios” on Oxfordshire, UK, and was produced by John Gale, Simon Nicol, Chris Leslie, Ric Sanders, Dave Pegg and Gerry Conway.

Personnel:

  • Simon Nicol – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Chris Leslie – vocals, mandolin, bouzouki, violin, banjo, celtic harp, tenor guitar, chromatic harmonica, whistle
  • Ric Sanders – violin, keyboards, ukulele, bass ukulele
  • Dave Pegg – vocals, bass guitar, bass ukulele, double bass, bouzouki, mandolin, tenor banjo
  • Gerry Conway – drums, percussion
  • Matt Pegg – bass guitar
  • Jake Thornton – alto saxophone
  • Benjamin Hill – alto saxophone
  • Emma Jones – tenor saxophone 
  • Rob Spalton – trumpet
  • Joe Broughton – violin
  • Paloma Trigas – violin
  • Aria Trigas – violin

Track listing:

  1. Myths and Heroes – Chris Leslie
  2. Clear Water – Ralph McTell
  3. The Fylde Mountain Time / Roger Bucknall’s Polka – Chris Leslie, Dave Pegg
  4. Theodore’s Song – Chris Leslie
  5. Love at First Sight – Chris Leslie
  6. John Condon – Richard Laird, Sam Starrett, Tracey McRory
  7. The Gallivant – Ric Sanders
  8. The Man in the Water – Rob Beattie
  9. Bring Me Back My Feathers – Anna Ryder
  10. Grace and Favour – Chris Leslie
  11. Weightless / The Gravity Reel – James Wood, Chris Leslie
  12. Home – PJ Wright
  13. Jonah’s Oak – Ric Sanders

Seasick Steve: Hubcap Music

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On April 29, 2013, “Fiction Records” label released “Hubcap Music”, the sixth Seasick Steve studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Seasick Steve.

Personnel:

  • Seasick Steve (Steven Gene Wold) – vocals, guitar
  • Jack White – lead guitar
  • Luther Dickinson – slide guitar
  • Fats Kaplin – pedal steel guitar, fiddle
  • John Paul Jones – bass guitar, mandolin, lap steel ukulele, Hammond organ, harmony vocals 
  • Dan Magnusson – percussion, podorythmie
  • Elizabeth Cook – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Down on the Farm
  2. Self Sufficient Man
  3. Keep On Keepin’ On
  4. Over You
  5. The Way I Do
  6. Purple Shadows
  7. Freedom Road
  8. Home
  9. Hope
  10. Heavy Weight
  11. Coast Is Clear

Kathryn Williams: Songs from the Novel ‘Greatest Hits’

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On June 16, 2017, “One Little Indian” label released “Songs from the Novel ‘Greatest Hits’”, the 14th Kathryn Williams studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Echo Zoo Studios” in Eastbourne, England, and was produced by Romeo Stodart.

Personnel:

  • Kathryn Williams – vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, drum machine, bell, the twanger, toy piano
  • Neill MacColl – e-bow, acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, autoharp, marxophone
  • Romeo Stodart – acoustic and electric guitar, piano, string machine, Hammond organ, marimba, backing vocals, horn arrangements
  • Andy Bruce – piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer
  • Michelle Stodart – bass guitar, percussion, bell, whistle, backing vocals
  • CJ Jones – drums, congas, timpani
  • Kate St John – oboe, saxophone, accordion, cor Anglais, horn arrangements
  • Laura Barnett – backing vocals
  • Dave Lynch – engineer, mixing
  • Trevor Michael – additional engineering

Track listing:

All tracks by Kathryn Williams and Laura Barnett, except where noted.

  1. Common Ground
  2. Architect
  3. Living Free – Kathryn Williams, Laura Barnett, Romeo Stodart
  4. I Wrote You a Love Song – Kathryn Williams, Laura Barnett, Romeo Stodart
  5. Just Us Two
  6. Road of Shadows – Kathryn Williams, Laura Barnett, Michele Stodart, Polly Paulusma
  7. Don’t Step on the Cracks
  8. She Wears a Dress
  9. Lilies
  10. Brightest Star
  11. In This Garden
  12. Queen of the Snow
  13. Home – Kathryn Williams, Laura Barnett, Michele Stodart
  14. Edge of the World
  15. Gethsemane
  16. When Morning Comes

Teddy Thompson: Bella

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On February 7, 2011, “Decca” and “Verve Forecast” label released “Bella”, the fifth Teddy Thompson studio album. It was recorded in 2010, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by David Kahne.

Personnel:

  • Teddy Thompson – vocal, guitar
  • David Kahne – keyboards, guitar and string arrangements, engineer, mixing
  • David Schramm – guitar
  • Jack Petruzzelli – guitar
  • Richard Thompson – guitar
  • Tommy Mokas – guitar
  • Jenni Muldaur – vocal
  • Daniel Mintseris – keyboards
  • Jeff Hill – bass
  • Ethan Eubanks – drums
  • Anthony McGill – clarinet
  • Jesse Kotansky – violin
  • Eva Burmeister – violin
  • Katherine Fong – violin
  • Sarah Crocker – violin
  • Sylvia Volpe – violin
  • Dov Scheindin – viola
  • Milan Milisavlkevic – viola
  • Joel Noyes – cello
  • Wei Yu – cello
  • Jeremy Turnet – strings orchestration, conductor
  • Jiim Scott – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Vartan Kurjian – art direction
  • Philip Manning – design
  • Beth Herzhaft – photography

Track listing:

  1. Looking for a Girl
  2. Delilah
  3. I Feel
  4. Over and Over
  5. Take Me Back Again
  6. Tell Me What You Want
  7. Home
  8. The Next One
  9. Take Care of Yourself
  10. The One I Can’t Have
  11. Gotta Have Someone

Paul Kantner: Blows Against the Empire

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In November 1970, “RCA Victor” label released “Blows Against the Empire”, the debut Paul Kantner album. It was released under the name Paul Kantner and Jefferson Starship, and was the first album to use the “Starship” moniker. It was recorded in 1970, at “Pacific High” and “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Paul Kantner,

Personnel:

  • Paul Kantner – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, bass machine, design
  • Grace Slick – vocals, piano
  • Jerry Garcia – vocals, banjo, lead guitar, pedal steel guitar, sound effects
  • David Crosby – lead and backing vocals, guitar, engineer
  • Peter Kaukonen – lead guitar
  • Jack Casady – bass
  • Harvey Brooks – bass
  • Joey Covington – vocals, drums, congas
  • Bill Kreutzmann – drums
  • Graham Nash – congas, sound effects, backing vocals, engineer
  • Mickey Hart – vocals, percussion, sound effects
  • David Freiberg – backing vocals
  • Phill Sawyer – sound effects
  • Allen Zentz, Pat Leraci, Phill Sawyer, Bob Shoemaker – engineer
  • CCCP – cover
  • Patti Landres – books
  • Jim Goldberg – space, design
  • Tony Nagamuma – title

Track listing:

  1. Mau Mau (Amerikon) – Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, Joey Covington
  2. The Baby Tree – Rosalie Sorrels
  3. Let’s Go Together – Paul Kantner
  4. A Child Is Coming – Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, David Crosby
  5. Sunrise – Grace Slick
  6. Hijack – Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, Marty Balin, Gary Blackman
  7. Home – Paul Kantner, Phil Sawyer, Graham Nash
  8. Have You Seen the Stars Tonight? – Paul Kantner, David Crosby
  9. XM – Paul Kantner, Phil Sawyer, Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart
  10. Starship – Paul Kantner, Grace Slick. Marty Balin, Gary Blackman

Delaney & Bonnie: Home

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In May 1969, “Stax” label released “Home”, the debut Delaney & Bonnie album. It was recorded 1968 – 1969, at “Stax Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Don Nix and Donald “Duck” Dunn.

Personnel:

  • Delaney Bramlett – vocals, guitar
  • Bonnie Bramlett – vocals
  • Steve Cropper – guitar
  • Leon Russell – keyboards
  • Booker T. Jones – keyboards
  • Isaac Hayes – vocals, keyboards
  • Donald Dunn – bass
  • Carl Radle – bass
  • Al Jackson Jr. – drums
  • Jimmy Karstein – percussion
  • The Memphis Horns :
  • Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
  • Ed Logan – tenor saxophone
  • Jim Terry – saxophone
  • Joe Arnold – saxophone
  • Dick Steff – trumpet
  • Wayne Jackson – trumpet
  • Jay Pruitt – trumpet
  • John Davis – trumpet
  • Ben Cauley – trumpet
  • William Bell – vocals
  • Phil Forrest – vocals
  • Ron Capone – engineer
  • Jamie Putman – art direction
  • Tom Wilkes – design
  • Barry Feinstein – photography
  • Michael Point – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. It’s Been a Long Time Coming – Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie Bramlett
  2. A Right Now Love – Bonnie Bramlett, Homer Banks
  3. We Can Love – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd
  4. My Baby Specializes – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
  5. Everybody Loves a Winner – Booker T. Jones, William Bell
  6. Things Get Better – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Wayne Jackson
  7. Just Plain Beautiful – Steve Cropper, Bettye Crutcher
  8. Hard to Say Goodbye – Bonnie Bramlett, Carl Radle
  9. Pour Your Love on Me – Homer Banks, Bonnie Bramlett
  10. Piece of My Heart – Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy

Teenage Fanclub: Endless Arcade

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On April 30, 2021, “PeMa” label released “Endless Arcade”, the eleventh Teenage Fanclub studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Clouds Hill Studio” in Hamburg, Germany, and was produced by

Personnel:

  • Norman Blake – vocals, guitar
  • Raymond McGinley – vocals, lead guitar
  • Euros Childs – vocals, keyboards
  • David McGowan – vocals, bass
  • Francis Macdonald – vocals, drums

Track listing:

  1. Home – Norman Blake
  2. Endless Arcade – Raymond McGinley
  3. Warm Embrace – Norman Blake
  4. Everything is Falling Apart – Raymond McGinley
  5. The Sun Won’t Shine on Me – Norman Blake
  6. Come With Me – Raymond McGinley
  7. In Our Dreams – Raymond McGinley
  8. I’m More Inclined – Norman Blake
  9. Back in the Day – Norman Blake
  10. The Future – Raymond McGinley
  11. Living With You – Norman Blake
  12. Silent Song – Raymond McGinley

Hail the Ghost: Arrhythmia

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On December 6, 2019, “White Heart Records” label released “Arrhythmia”, the second Hail the Ghost studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2019, at “Jam Studios” in Ballinamona, Kells, Co. Meath, Ireland, and was produced by Kieran O’Reilly and Martin Quinn.

Personnel:

  • Kieran O’Reilly – lead and backing vocals, guitar, drums, percussion
  • Eamonn Young – guitars
  • Ian Corr – piano, keyboards
  • Martin Quinn – bass, backing vocals
  • Paul Higgins – guitars
  • Gavin Mulhall – drums
  • Eamonn Young Sr. – saxophone
  • Joe Donnelly – spoken word
  • Zach Minogue O’Reilly – boys laughing
  • Lua Minogue O’Reilly – boys laughing
  • Sveva Robiony – cover art

Track listing:

All lyrics by Kieran O’Reilly, except where noted.

  1. Prologue – Joe Donnelly
  2. Swarms
  3. Gwendolen
  4. Pirouette
  5. Sweetest Dream
  6. Mountain
  7. Black Karma
  8. Sweet Samurai
  9. Loveless
  10. Elegy
  11. Home