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Jethro Tull: War Child

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On October 14, 1974, “Chrysalis” label released “War Child”, the seventh Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded December 1973 – February 1974, at “Morgan Studios” in London, “Château d’Hérouville” in France, and was produced by Ian Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Ian Anderson – vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, alto, soprano and sopranino saxophones
  • Martin Barre – electric guitar, Spanish guitar
  • John Evan – piano, organ, synthesizers, accordion
  • Jeffrey Hammond – lead vocals, spoken word, bass guitar, string bass
  • Barriemore Barlow – drums, percussion, glockenspiel, marimba
  • Dee Palmer – orchestral arrangements
  • Robin Black – engineer
  • Terry Ellis – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Anderson, except where noted.

  1. War Child
  2. Queen and Country
  3. Ladies
  4. Back-Door Angels
  5. Sealion
  6. Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day
  7. Bungle in the Jungle
  8. Only Solitaire
  9. The Third Hoorah
  10. Two Fingers

Joe Bonamassa: A New day Yesterday

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On October 24, 2000, “Okeh” label released “A New Day Yesterday”, the debut Joe Bonamassa studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at “Pyramid Recording Studios” in in Ithaca, New York, and was produced by Tom Dowd.

Personnel:

  • Joe Bonamassa – vocals, guitar, liner notes
  • Len Bonamassa – guitar
  • Leslie West – vocals, guitar
  • Rick Derringer – vocals, guitar
  • David Borden – keyboards
  • Gregg Allman – vocals, organ
  • Creamo Liss – bass
  • Tony Cintron – drums
  • Annie and Jeannie Burns – vocals
  • Alex Perialas – engineer, mixing, production assistant
  • Jason Arnold – additional engineering
  • Kevin Shirley – additional recording, mixing, liner notes
  • Brent Spear – tape transfer
  • Bob Held – mixing
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Scott Hull – mastering
  • Stephen Byram – artwork, design
  • Kate Moss – design
  • Julia Kuskin – photography
  • Mark Avers – photography

Track listing:

  1. Cradle Rock – Rory Gallagher
  2. Walk in My Shadows – Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff, Simon Kirke, Andy Fraser
  3. A New Day Yesterday – Ian Anderson
  4. I Know Where I Belong – Joe Bonamassa
  5. Miss You, Hate You – Joe Bonamassa, Richard Feldman
  6. Nuthin’ I Wouldn’t Do (For a Woman Like You) – Al Kooper
  7. Colour and Shape – Joe Bonamassa
  8. Headaches to Heartbreaks – Joe Bonamassa
  9. Trouble Waiting – Joe Bonamassa, Steve Tyrell, Stephanie Tyrell
  10. If Heartaches Were Nickels – Warren Hayes
  11. Current Situation – Joe Bonamassa
  12. Don’t Burn Down That Bridge – Allen Jones, Carl Wells

Midge Ure: The Gift

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On October 7, 1985, “Chrysalis” label released “The Gift”, the debut Midge Ure album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Music Fest Studio” in London, and was produced by Midge Ure.

Personnel:

  • Midge Ure – vocals, instrumentation
  • Mark King – bass guitar
  • Mark Brzezicki – drums
  • Lindsay Elliott – drums
  • Paul Mosby – mizmar 
  • Mae McKenna, Lorenza Johnson, Jackie Challenor, Glenn Gregory – backing vocals
  • Rik Walton – recording
  • Brian Tench – mixing
  • Peter Saville Associates – design
  • George Hurrell – photography
  • John Hudson – co-producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Midge Ure and Daniel Mitchell, except where noted.

  1. If I Was
  2. When the Winds Blow
  3. Living in the Past – Ian Anderson
  4. That Certain Smile
  5. The Gift – Midge Ure
  6. Antilles – Midge Ure
  7. Wastelands
  8. Edo – Midge Ure
  9. The Chieftain – Midge Ure
  10. She Cried
  11. The Gift (reprise) – Midge Ure

Thom Yorke: Anima

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On June 27, 2019, “XL Recordings” label released “Anima”, the third Thom Yorke studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by Nigel Godrich.

Personnel:

  • Thom Yorke – artwork (credited as Tchocky)
  • Joey Waronker – drums
  • Philip Selway – sped-up drums
  • Tarik Barri – computer artists
  • London Contemporary Orchestra and Choir
  • Hugh Brunt – conducting, orchestrations
  • Talia Morey – copy
  • Galya Bisengalieva (leader), Alessandro Ruisi, Zara Benyounes, Alexandra Caldon, Venetia Jollands, Patrick Savage, Anna Ovsyanikova, Marianne Haynes – first violins
  • Eloisa-Fleur Thom, Emily Holland, Gillon Cameron, Guy Button, Nicole Stokes, Francesca Barritt, Violeta Barreña, Ed McCullagh – second violins
  • Ian Anderson, Clifton Harrison, Matt Kettle, Matthew Maguire, Diana Matthews, Alison D’Souza, Jenny Lewisohn, Meghan Cassidy – violas
  • Brian O’Kane, Reinoud Ford, Jonny Byers, Gregor Riddell, Zoe Martlew, Sergio Serra – cellos
  • Dave Brown, Roger Linley, Laurence Ungless, Gwen Reed – double basses
  • Pasha Mansurov (solo: piccolo, alto and bass), Zinajda Kodrič (II: alto and bass), Gareth Mclearnon (III: alto, bass and contrabass) – flutes
  • Craig Apps, Zands Duggan, Louise Anna Duggan – percussion
  • Josephine Stephenson, Héloïse Werner, Fiona Fraser, Harriet Armston-Clarke, Laurel Neighbour, Eleanor Gregory – sopranos
  • Rose Martin, Katie Schofield, Amy Lyddon, Emma Lewis, Lissie Paul, Judy Brown – altos
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Stanley Donwood – artwork

Track listing:

All lyrics by Thom Yorke, all music by Nigel Godrich and Thom Yorke.

  1. Traffic
  2. Last I Heard (…He Was Circling the Drain)
  3. Twist
  4. Dawn Chorus
  5. I Am a Very Rude Person
  6. Not the News
  7. The Axe
  8. Impossible Knots
  9. Runwayaway

Jethro Tull: RökFlöte

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On April 21, 2023, “Inside Out Music” label released “RökFlöte”, the 23rd Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, and was produced by Ian Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Ian Anderson – vocals, concert flutes, alto flutes, flute d’amour, Irish whistle, engineer, mixing
  • Joe Parrish-James – acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin
  • John O’Hara – piano, keyboards, Hammond organ
  • David Goodier – bass guitar
  • Scott Hammond – drums
  • Unnur Birna – spoken vocals
  • Nick Watson – mastering

All tracks by Ian Anderson.

  1. Voluspo
  2. Ginnungagap
  3. Allfather
  4. The Feathered Consort
  5. Hammer on Hammer
  6. Wolf Unchained
  7. The Perfect One
  8. Trickster (And the Mistletoe)
  9. Cornucopia
  10. The Navigators
  11. Guardian’s Watch
  12. Ithavoll

Porcupine Tree: Closure / Continuation

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On June 24, 2022, “Music for Nations” label released “Closure/Continuation”, the eleventh Porcupine Tree studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2021, and was produced by Steven Wilson, Richard Barbieri and Gavin Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson – vocals, guitars, bass, piano, mixing, design concept
  • Richard Barbieri – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Gavin Harrison – drums, percussion, drum mixing, production
  • Lisen Rylander Löve – voice sample
  • Suzanne Barbieri – voice sample
  • Inspector J – ambience field recording
  • Klankbeeld – ambience field recording sample
  • Paul Stacey – additional guitar recording
  • Ed Scull – additional guitar recording engineer
  • Ian Anderson (of The Designers Republic) – art direction, image editor, design, creative director, photography

Track listing:

  1. Harridan – Gavin Harrison, Steven Wilson
  2. Of the New Day – Steven Wilson
  3. Rats Return – Steven Wilson
  4. Dignity – Richard Barbieri, Steven Wilson
  5. Herd Culling – Gavin Harrison, Richard Barbieri, Steven Wilson
  6. Walk the Plank – Richard Barbieri, Steven Wilson
  7. Chimera’s Wreck – Gavin Harrison, Steven Wilson

Maddy Prior: Woman in the Wings

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In May 1978, “Chrysalis” label released “Woman in the Wings”, the debut Maddy Prior studio album. It was recorded in 1978, and was produced by Ian Anderson, Dee Palmer and Robin Black.

Personnel:

  • Maddy Prior – vocals
  • Andy Roberts – guitar
  • Martin Barre – guitar
  • Bob Gill – guitar
  • Barry Booth – piano
  • Dee Palmer – keyboards
  • John Glascock – bass
  • David Olney – bass
  • Barriemore Barlow – drums
  • John Halsey – drums
  • Ian Anderson – flute
  • Shona Anderson – backing vocals
  • Cherry Gillespie – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Woman in the Wings
  2. Cold Flame
  3. Mother and Child
  4. Gutter Geese
  5. Rollercoaster
  6. Deep Water
  7. Long Shadows
  8. I Told You So
  9. Rosettes
  10. Catseyes
  11. Baggy Pants

Louise Patricia Crane: Deep Blue

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On May 15, 2020, “Peculiar Doll Records” label released “Deep Blue”, the debut Louise Patricia Crane studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Stanton Manor Studio” in Cambridge, and was produced by Stephen Carey.

Personnel:

  • Louise Patricia Crane – vocals, artwork
  • Ian Anderson – flute
  • Stephen Carey – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, mixing
  • Jakko Jakszyk – acoustic and electric guitar, sitar, low whistle, backing vocals
  • Steve Gibbons – fretless bass, bass guitar
  • Scott Reeder – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Danny Thompson – upright bass
  • Simon Rippin – percussion
  • Shir-Ran Yinon – violin, viola
  • John Devine – uilleann pipes
  • Gordon Young – mastering
  • Phil Smee – layout
  • Jim Fitzpatrick – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Louise Patricia Crane and Stephen Carey, except where noted.

  1. Deity
  2. Snake Oil – Simon Rippin, Louise Patricia Crane, Stephen Carey
  3. Painted World
  4. Cascading
  5. Deep Blue
  6. Ophelia
  7. Isolde
  8. The Eve of The Hunter

Jethro Tull: The Zealot Gene

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On January 28, 2022, “Inside Out Music” label released “The Zealot Gene”, the 22nd Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded March 2017 – July 2021, at “Modern World Studios” in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, and was produced by Ian Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Ian Anderson – vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, mandolin, whistle, harmonica, stereo mixing, artwork concept, photography
  • Florian Opahle – electric guitar
  • John O’Hara – piano, keyboards, accordion, organ
  • David Goodier – bass guitar
  • Scott Hammond – drums
  • Joe Parrish-James – guitar
  • Michael Nyandoro – engineer
  • Nick Watson – mastering
  • Jakko Jakszyk – 5.1 surround sound mixing
  • Thomas Ewerhard – artwork design
  • James Anderson – photography
  • Tim Bowness – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Anderson.

  1. Mrs. Tibbets
  2. Jacob’s Tales
  3. Mine is the Mountain
  4. The Zealot Gene
  5. Shoshana Sleeping
  6. Sad City Sisters
  7. Barren Beth, Wild Desert John
  8. The Betrayal of Joshua Kynde
  9. Where Sid Saturday Go?
  10. Three Loves, Three
  11. In Brief Visitation
  12. The Fisherman of Ephesus

Tiles: Pretending 2 Run

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On April 15, 2016, “Laser’s Edge” label released “Pretending 2 Run”, the sixth Tiles studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Terry Brown.

Personnel:

  • Paul Rarick – lead and backing vocals
  • Chris Herin – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, banjo, keyboards, trumpet
  • Jeff Whittle – vocals, bass guitar, fretless bass, keyboards
  • Mike Stern – lead guitar
  • Kim Mitchell – lead guitar
  • Adam Holzman – keyboards
  • Kevin Chown – additional bass
  • Mark Evans – drums, percussion
  • Ian Anderson – flute
  • Mike Portnoy – additional drums
  • Max Portnoy – additional drums
  • Colin Edwin – programming, loops
  • Terry Brown – mixing
  • Peter J. Moore – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Herin, except where noted.

  1. Pretending to Run – lyrics by Chris Herin, music by Chris Herin, Jeff Whittle
  2. Shelter in Place
  3. Stonewall
  4. Voir Dire – Chris Herin, Jeff Whittle
  5. Drops of Rain
  6. Taken by Surprise – lyrics by Chris Herin, music Chris Herin, Jeff Whittle, Mark Evans
  7. Refugium
  8. Small Fire Burning – lyrics by Chris Herin, Jeff Whittle
  9. Midwinter – lyrics by Chris Herin, music by Chris Herin, Jeff Whittle
  10. Weightless – lyrics by Chris Herin, music by Chris Herin, Jeff Whittle
  11. Friend of Foe
  12. Battle Weary
  13. Meditatio
  14. Other Arrangements – Adam Holzman
  15. The Disappearing Floor – lyrics by Chris Herin, music by Chris Herin, Mark Evans
  16. Fait Accompli
  17. Pretending to Run (reprise 1)
  18. Uneasy Truce – Chris Herin, Jeff Whittle
  19. Pretending to Run (reprise 2)
  20. The View from Here – Adam Holzman
  21. Backsliding