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The Tea Party: The Interzone Mantras

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On October 16, 2001, “EMI Music Canada” label released “The Interzone Mantras” the sixth Tea Party (The) album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Le Studio” in Morin Heights, Quebec, and “Metalworks Studios” in Mississauga, and was produced by Jeff Martin.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Martin – vocals, guitars, recording
  • Stuart Chatwood – bass, keyboards
  • Jeffrey John Burrows – drums, percussion
  • Paul Atkins – additional percussion, additional vocals
  • Marc Oulette – string arrangements
  • Joanna Morin, Francois Pilon – 1st violins
  • Élise Lavoie, Pascale Gagnon – 2nd violins
  • Brian Bacon, Juie Dupras – violas
  • Vincent Bernard, Élisabeth Dubé – cellos
  • Muhammad Abdul Al Khabyyr – trombone
  • Jean-Pierre Zanetta – soprano, tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Maxine St-Pierre – trumpet
  • Francois D’Amours – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Nick Blagona – engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Don Hachey – engineer
  • Stuart Chatwood – art direction
  • Alessandro Bavari – artwork
  • Antonie Moonen – design

Track listing:

  1. Interzone
  2. Angels
  3. The Master and Margarita
  4. Apathy
  5. Soulbreaking
  6. Lullaby
  7. Must Must
  8. White Water Siren
  9. Cathartik
  10.  Dust to Gold
  11. Requiem
  12. Mantra

Joy Division: Unknown Pleasure

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On June 15, 1979, “Factory” label released “Unknown Pleasures”, the debut Joy Division album. It was recorded in April 1979 and was produced by Martin Hannett. The inner sleeve features the photograph “Hand Through a Doorway”, by Ralph Gibson. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 24 in its list of the “50 Coolest Records”. “Spin” magazine ranked “Unknown Pleasures” at number 11 in its list of the “50 Most Essential Punk Records”, and in the lists of the “Fifteen Most Influential Albums”.”NME” magazine ranked the album at number 4 in its list of “The Greatest Albums of the ’70s”.

Personnel:

  • Ian Curtis– lead and backing vocals
  • Bernard Sumner– guitar, keyboard
  • Peter Hook– lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
  • Stephen Morris– drums, percussion
  • Martin Hannett– synthesizer, effects
  • Chris Nagle – engineer
  • Peter Saville– design
  • Chris Mathan – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, and Bernard Sumner.

  1. Disorder
  2. Day of the Lords
  3. Candidate
  4. Insight
  5. New Dawn Fades
  6. She’s Lost Control
  7. Shadowplay
  8. Wilderness
  9. Interzone
  10. I Remember Nothing