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Steve Harley: Hobo With A Grin

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In July 1978, “EMI” label released “Hobo with a Grin”, the debut Steve Harley album. It was recorded in 1978, and was produced by Steve Harley and Michael James Jackson.

Personnel:

  • Steve Harley- vocals
  • Jo Partridge – electric and acoustic guitar, electric lead solo
  • Fred Tackett- acoustic guitar
  • Marc Bolan- guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Cregan, Ian Bairnson- acoustic guitar, electric guitars
  • Tom Moncrieff- electric guitar solo
  • Greg Porée – electric guitar, classical guitar
  • Bill Payne- acoustic piano, organ
  • Duncan Mackay- electric piano, harpsichord, synthesizer, keyboards, piano, Hammond organ
  • Chris Mercer – saxophone
  • Bob Glaub, Alan Jones, George Ford, Reggie McBride – bass
  • Herbie Flowers- acoustic bass
  • Rick Shlosser, Ricky Fataar, Stuart Elliott, Paul Humphrey- drums
  • Simon Morton, Chris Caron, Luís Jardim- percussion
  • Lindsey Elliott, King Errisson – congas
  • Michael McDonald, Bill Champlin, Rosemary Butler, Bobby Kimball, Tom Kelley, Yvonne Keeley, John Townsend, Roy Kenner, Gloria Jones, Barry St. John – backing vocals
  • Michael J. Jackson – intro piano, tambourine, drums, percussion, mixing, additional production
  • Jimmy Horowitz – horn and strings arrangements
  • James Isaacson – remix, additional recording , engineer,
  • John Haeny, Tony Clark, Peter James, Gary Ladinsky – engineer
  • Paul Black, Haydn Bendall – engineer assistant
  • Ken Perry – mastering
  • Jim Shea – photography
  • Kosh – design

Track listing:

  1. Roll the Dice – Steve Harley, Jo Partridge
  2. Amerika the Brave – Steve Harley
  3. Living in a Rhapsody – Jim Cregan, Steve Harley, Duncan Mackay
  4. I Wish It Would Rain – Roger Penzabene, Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
  5. Riding the Waves (For Virginia Woolf) – Steve Harley
  6. Someone’s Coming – Jo Partridge
  7. Hot Youth – Steve Harley, Duncan Mackay
  8. (I Don’t Believe) God is an Anarchist – Steve Harley
  9. Faith, Hope and Charity – Steve Harley

The Alan Parsons Project: Eye In The Sky

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In June 1982, “Arista” label released “Eye in the Sky”, the sixth Alan Parsons Project (The) studio album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, at “Abbey Road Studios”, and was produced by Alan Parsons.

Personnel:

  • Alan Parsons – vocals, keyboards, Fairlightprogramming
  • David Paton – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass
  • Ian Bairnson – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Eric Woolfson – lead vocals, keyboards
  • Stuart Elliott – drums, percussion
  • Mel Collins – saxophone
  • Chris Rainbow – lead vocal
  • Lenny Zakatek – lead vocal
  • Dave Terry – lead vocal
  • Colin Blunstone – lead vocal
  • The English Chorale – choir vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson except where noted.

  1. Sirius
  2. Eye in the Sky – Eric Woolfson
  3. Children of the Moon – David Paton
  4. Gemini – Chris Rainbow
  5. Silence and I – Eric Woolfson
  6. You’re Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned – Lenny Zakatek
  7. Psychobabble – Dave Terry
  8. Mammagamma
  9. Step by Step – Lenny Zakatek
  10. Old and Wise – Colin Blunstone

Kate Bush: The Kick Inside

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On February 17, 1978, “EMI” label released “The Kick Inside”, the debut Kate Bush album. It was recorded in June 1975, and July and August 1977, and was produced by Andrew Powell and David Gilmour.

Personnel:

  • Kate Bush – lead and backing vocals, piano, keyboards
  • Ian Bairnson – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bottle
  • Paul Keogh, Alan Parker- guitar
  • Paddy Bush – vocals, harmonica, mandolin
  • Duncan Mackay- organ, synthesizer, keyboards, electric piano, clavinet
  • Andrew Powell- synthesizer, keyboards, bass, electric piano
  • Alan Skidmore- saxophone
  • David Paton- bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Bruce Lynch- bass
  • Barry DeSouza – drums
  • Stuart Elliott- drums
  • Morris Pert- percussion
  • David Katz – violin, orchestra contractor

All tracks by Kate Bush.

  1. Moving
  2. The Saxophone Song
  3. Strange Phenomena
  4. Kite
  5. The Man with the Child in His Eyes
  6. Wuthering Heights
  7. James and the Cold Gun
  8. Feel It
  9. Oh To Be in Love
  10. L’Amour Looks Something Like You
  11. Them Heavy People
  12. Room for the Life
  13. The Kick Inside

 

Alan Parsons Project: Ammonia Avenue

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On February 7, 1984, “Arista” label released “Ammonia Avenue”, the seventh Alan Parsons Project album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Abbey Road Studios”, and was produced by Alan Parsons.

Personnel:

  • Alan Parsons – vocals, keyboards, programming
  • Colin Blunstone– vocals
  • Ian Bairnson– acoustic and electric guitar
  • Mel Collins– synthesizer, saxophone
  • David Paton– vocals, bass, guitar
  • Stuart Elliott– percussion, drum
  • Eric Woolfson– vocals, keyboards
  • Ken Zidar – vocals, bass
  • Chris Rainbow– vocals
  • Lenny Zakatek– vocals
  • The Philharmonia Orchestra leader – Christopher Warren-Green
  • Storm Thorgerson – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson.

  1. Prime Time
  2. Let Me Go Home
  3. One Good Reason
  4. Since the Last Goodbye
  5. Don’t Answer Me
  6. Dancing on a Highwire
  7. You Don’t Believe
  8. Pipeline
  9. Ammonia Avenue

Kate Bush: Lionheart

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On November 10, 1978, “EMI” label released “Lionheart”, the second Kate Bush studio album.  It was recorded July to September 1978, and was produced by Andrew Powell.

Personnel

  • Kate Bush – lead and harmony vocals, piano, keyboards, recorder, arranger, assistant producer
  • Ian Bairnson – vocals, acoustic, rhythm and electric guitar
  • Brian Bath – guitar
  • Paddy Bush – vocals and harmony vocals, harmonica, mandolin, pan flute, slide guitar, mandocello, pan pipes
  • Andrew Powell- keyboards
  • Richard Harvey – vocals, recorder
  • Duncan Mackay- synthesizer, keyboards, Fender Rhodes
  • Francis Monkman- harpsichord, keyboards, Hammond organ
  • Del Palmer- vocals, bass
  • David Paton- bass
  • Stuart Elliot- percussion, drums
  • Charlie Morgan– drums
  • David Katz – violin, orchestra contractor

Track listing

All tracks by Kate Bush, except where noted.

  1. Symphony in Blue
  2. In Search of Petar Pan – music by Kate Bush and incorporates “When You Wish Upon a Star” lyrics by Ned Washington and music by Leigh Harline
  3. Wow
  4. Don’t Push Your Foot on the Heartbroken
  5. Oh England My Lionheart
  6. Fullhouse
  7. In the Warm Room
  8. Kashka From Baghdad
  9. Coffee Homeground
  10. Hammer Horror

Alan Parsons: Try Anything Once

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On October 26, 1993, “Arista” label released”Try Anything Once”, the first Alan Parsons album. It was recorded October 1992 – August 1993, and was produced by Alan Parsons.

Personnel:

  • Alan Parsons– synthesizer, acoustic guitar, bass, flute, backing vocals
  • Jacqui Copland – lead and backing vocals
  • Eric Stewart– vocals
  • Chris Thompson– vocals
  • Jeremy Parsons – guitar
  • Graham Preskett – fiddle, mandolin, violin
  • David Pack– vocals, synthesizer, guitar
  • Ian Bairnson– synthesizer, bass, guitar, pedal steel, backing vocals
  • Andrew Powell – bass, synthesizer
  • Stuart Elliott– synthesizer, drums
  • Richard Cottle – synthesizer, saxophone
  • Philharmonia Orchestra Group

Track listing:

  1. The Three of Me – David Pack, Andrew Powell
  2. Turn It Up – Ian Bairnson
  3. Wine From The Water –  Alan Parsons, Ian Bairnson
  4. Breakaway – Alan Parsons
  5. Mr Time –  Stuart Elliot, Jacqui Copland, Driscoll
  6. Jigue” – Alan Parsons, Andrew Powell
  7. I’m Talkin’ To You – Davis Pack, Andrew Powell
  8. Siren Song  – Ian Bairnson and Musker
  9. Dreamscape – Alan Parsons
  10. Back Against The Wall – Ian Bairnson
  11. Re-Jigue –  Alan Parsons, Andrew Powell
  12. Oh Life – Davis Pack, Alan Parsons