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MGMT: Little Dark Age

On February 9, 2018, “Columbia” label released “Little Dark Age”, the fourth MGMT studio album. It was recorded September 2016 – May 2017, at “Baby Office” and “Kingsize Soundlabs” in Los Angeles, “The CRC” and “Tarbox Toad” in New York, and was produced by Patrick Wimberly, Dave Fridmann and Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser.

Personnel:

  • Andrew VanWyngarden – vocals, backing vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, bass, drums, percussion, programming
  • Ben Goldwasser – vocals, backing vocals, organ, keyboards, bass, synthesizer, flute,  programming
  • Josh Da Costa – additional drums
  • Ariel Pink – synthesizer, guitars, backing vocals
  • Danny Meyer – saxophone
  • Connan Mockasin – guitar, backing vocals
  • Cellars – vocals
  • Patrick Wimberly – vocals, bass, percussion, vibraphone
  • James Richardson – additional bass, synthesizer, French horn, recorder, guitar, bass
  • Sébastien Tellier – backing vocals
  • Patrick Wimberly – engineer
  • Dave Fridmann – engineer, mixing
  • Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson – additional engineering
  • Celso A. Estrada – engineer assistant
  • Tyler Karmen – engineer assistant
  • Matt Estep – mixing assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Fallone – mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Andrew VanWyngarden, all music by Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, except where noted.

  1. She Works Out Too Much
  2. Little Dark Age
  3. When You Die – lyrics by Andrew VanWyngarden, Ariel Pink, music by Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, Ariel Pink
  4. Me and Michael
  5. TSLAMP – music by Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, James Richardosn
  6. James
  7. Days That Gone Away – music by Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, Patrick Wimberley, Connan Mockasin
  8. One Thing Left to Try
  9. When You’re Small – lyrics by Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser, music by Andrew VanWyngarden, Ben Goldwasser
  10. Hand It Over

James: Yummy

On April 12, 2024, “Nothing But Love” and “Virgin Music” labels released “Yummy”, the eighteenth James studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Abbey Road” in London, and was produced by Leo Abrahams.

Personnel:

  • Tim Booth – lead vocals
  • Adrian Oxaal – guitar, cello, backing vocals
  • Saul Davies – guitar, keyboards, violin, drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Mark Hunter – keyboards; piano, bass guitar, guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Andy Diagram – trumpet, whistle, backing vocals
  • Jim Glennie – bass guitar; backing vocals
  • Debbie Knox-Hewson – drums
  • Peter Glennie – guitar, trumpet, backing vocals, sound effects, engineer
  • Jon Hopkins – piano
  • Harvey Grant – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Andres Malta – keyboards, backing vocals, engineer
  • Alex Thomas – drums
  • Chloe Alper – backing vocals, additional vocal arrangements
  • Leo Abrahams – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, mellotron, synthesizer, backing vocals, programming, strings arrangements, recording
  • Emma Smith – violin
  • Serafina Steer – harp
  • Collette Byrne – backing vocals
  • Sam Frank – programming
  • Peter Glennie – programming
  • CJ Harper – additional engineering
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Frank Awkwright – mastering
  • Studio Fury – design, creative direction
  • Studio Evo – cover image

Track listing:

  1. Is This Love
  2. Life’s a Fucking Miracle
  3. Better with You
  4. Stay
  5. Shadow of a Giant
  6. Way Over Your Head
  7. Mobile God
  8. Our World
  9. Rogue
  10. Hey
  11. Butterfly
  12. Folks

James: Hey Ma

On April 7, 2008, “Fontana” label released “Hey Ma”, the tenth James studio album. It was recorded September – December 2007, at “Château de Warsy” in France, “Hotspur Press” in Manchester, “The Premises” in Hoxton, “Scream” in Brighton, and was produced by Lee Muddy Baker, Tim Booth, Larry Gott, Saul Davies, Mark Hunter, Jim Glennie and Andy Diagram.

Personnel:

  • Tim Booth – lead vocals, art direction
  • Larry Gott – electric, acoustic, slide and e-bow guitars, additional backing vocals, art direction 
  • Saul Davies – electric, acoustic and baritone guitars, violin, additional drums, art direction
  • Mark Hunter – keyboards, programming, art direction
  • Jim Glennie – bass guitars, art direction
  • David Baynton-Power – drums, percussion, art direction
  • Andy Diagram – trumpet, flugelhorn, additional backing vocals 
  • KK – programming
  • Lee Muddy Baker – additional drums, percussion, acoustic and electric guitar, additional backing vocals
  • Rob Kenny – drums
  • Ben Caro – engineer
  • KK – vocal engineer
  • Danton Supple – mixing
  • Jonathon Shakhovskay – mixing 
  • Lee Muddy Baker – mixing 
  • Chris Potter – mastering
  • Love – artwork original concept
  • Antony Crook – photography
  • Julian Ward – Warsky photography

Track listing:

All lyric by Tim Booth, all music by Tim Booth, Larry Gott and Jim Glennie.

  1. Bubbles
  2. Hey Ma
  3. Waterfall
  4. Oh My Heart
  5. Boom Boom
  6. Semaphore
  7. Upside
  8. Whiteboy
  9. 72
  10. Of Monsters & Heroes & Men
  11. I Wanna Go Home

James: Whiplash

On February 24, 1997, “Fontana” label released “Whiplash”, the seventh James studio album. It was recorded 1995 – 1996, at “Westside” in London, “The Windings” in Wales, “Cafe Mullet”, “Real World” in Box, Wiltshire, “RAK” in London, “Foel” in Wales, and was produced by Stephen Hague, Brian Eno and David Baynton-Power.

Personnel:

  • Tim Booth – vocals
  • Larry Gott – guitar
  • Adrian Oxaal – guitar, cello
  • Mark Hunter – keyboard
  • Jim Glennie – bass
  • David Baynton-Power – drums, additional engineering
  • Saul Davies – violin, guitar, string arrangements 
  • Brian Eno – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Stephen Hague – additional keyboards, backing vocals, mixing
  • Audrey Riley – string leader
  • Andy Duncan – percussion
  • Mike Drake – mixing
  • Richard Norris – engineer
  • Steve Williams – additional engineering
  • Mark Hunter – additional engineering
  • Sam Hardaker – additional engineering
  • James Brown – additional engineering
  • Graeme Robinson – assistant
  • Alex Seel – assistant
  • Jaqui Turner – assistant
  • Dave Green – assistant
  • Ian Cooper – mastering
  • Blue Source – art direction
  • Davies & Davies – photography
  • Rebekah Couper-Noules – model
  • Greg Wittrock – masks

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Booth, Larry Gott, Adrian Oxaal, Mark Hunter, Jim Glennie, David Baynton-Power and Saul Davies, except where noted.

  1. Tomorrow – Brian Eno, Tim Booth, Larry Gott, Adrian Oxaal, Mark Hunter, Jim Glennie, David Baynton-Power, Saul Davies
  2. Lost a Friend
  3. Waltzing Along
  4. She’s a Star
  5. Greenpeace
  6. Go to the Bank
  7. Play Dead
  8. Avalanche
  9. Homeboy
  10. Watering Hole
  11. Blue Pastures

Carly Simon: Come Upstairs

On June 16, 1980, “Warner Bros” label released “Come Upstairs”, the ninth Carly Simon studio album. It was recorded October 1979 – May 1980, at “The Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Mike Mainieri.

Personnel:

  • Carly Simon – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Pete Hewlett – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Sid McGinnis – lead guitar, electric slide guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar
  • Billy Mernit – electric piano
  • Mike Mainieri – acoustic piano, Oberheim synthesizer, Prophet-5, Oberheim OB-X, Yamaha CS30, synthesizers, marimba, backing vocals
  • Don Grolnick – acoustic piano
  • Ed Walsh – Oberheim OB-X, synthesizer programming, Oberheim 8 voice
  • Ken Landrum – Prophet-5
  • Larry Fast – synthesizers
  • Tony Levin – bass guitar, fretless bass
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Rick Marotta – drums
  • Jerry Grossman – cello
  • James Taylor – backing vocals
  • Mariah Aguiar – backing vocals
  • Christine Martin – backing vocals
  • Laraine Newman – backing vocals
  • Hugh Taylor – backing vocals
  • Alex Taylor – backing vocals
  • Sally Taylor – backing vocals
  • Gail Boggs – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Carly Simon, except where noted.

  1. Come Upstairs
  2. Stardust
  3. Them
  4. Jesse
  5. James
  6. In Pain – Carly Simon, Mike Mainieri, Don Grolnick
  7. The Three of Us in the Dark
  8. Take Me as I Am – Carly Simon, Mike Mainieri, Sid McGinnis
  9. The Desert

James: Gold Mother

On June 4, 1990, “Fontana” label released “Gold Mother”, the third James studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Out of the Blue” in Manchester, “The Windings” in Wrexham, and was recorded by Tim Booth, Larry Gott, Jim Glennie and Nick Garside.

Personnel:

  • Tim Booth – vocals
  • Jim Glennie – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Larry Gott – guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Hunter – keyboards, accordion
  • Saul Davies – violin, guitar, cowbell
  • Andy Diagram – trumpet, backing vocals
  • David Baynton-Power – drums, percussion
  • Vinny Corrigan – saxophone
  • John Slater – percussion
  • Martine McDonagh – backing vocals
  • Inspiral Carpets – backing vocals
  • Nick Garside – engineer
  • Tim Palmer – remix
  • Christopher Lord – design
  • Vladimiar Bagrianski – photo
  • Adrian Wilson – photo

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Booth, Jim Glennie and Larry Gott, except where noted.

  1. Come Home
  2. Government Walls
  3. God Only Knows
  4. You Can’t Yell How Much Suffering (On a Face That’s Always Shining)
  5. Crescendo
  6. How Was It for You
  7. Hang On
  8. Walking the Ghost
  9. Gold Mother
  10.  Top of the World – Tim Booth, Jim Glennie, Larry Gott, Gavan Whelan

James: The Night Before

On April 19, 2020, “Mercury” label released “The Night Before”, the 11th James studio album. It was recorded in 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Lee Muddy Baker, Tim Booth, Jim Glennie, Larry Gott, Saul Davies, Mark Hunter, David Baynton-Power and Andy Diagram.

Personnel:

  • Tim Booth – lead vocals
  • Jim Glennie – bass guitar
  • Larry Gott – guitar
  • Saul Davies – guitar, violin
  • Mark Hunter – keyboards
  • David Baynton-Power – drums
  • Andy Diagram – trumpet
  • Jonathon Shakhovskay – mixing
  • Bryan Wilson – mixing assistant
  • Geoff Pesche – mastering
  • Adam Rix – art direction, design
  • The Neighbourhood – illustration

Track listing:

All lyrics by Tim Booth, all music by Tim Booth, Larry Gott and Jim Glennie.

  1. It’s Hot
  2. Crazy
  3. Ten Below
  4. Porcupine
  5. Shine
  6. Dr Hellier
  7. Hero

Cluster: Zuckerzeit

In June 1974, “Brain” label released “Zuckerzeit”, the third Cluster album. It was recorded in January 1974 and was produced by Michael Rother, Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius.

Personnel:

  • Hans-Joachim Roedelius
  • Dieter Moebius

Track listing:

  1. Hollywood – Hans – Joachim Roedelius
  2. Caramel – Dieter Moebius
  3. Rote Riki – Dieter Moebius
  4. Rosa – Hans – Joachim Roedelius
  5. Caramba – Dieter Moebius
  6. Fotschi Tong – Hans – Joachim Roedelius
  7. James – Dieter Moebius
  8. Marzipan – Hans – Joachim Roedelius
  9. Rotor – Dieter Moebius
  10. Heiße Lippen – Hans – Joachim Roedelius

Camera Obscura: My Maudlin Career

On April 20, 2009, “4AD” label released “My Maudlin Career”, the fourth Camera Obscura studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, at “Atlantis Studio”, “Konst & Ramar Studio” and “Cosmos Studio” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Jari Haapalainen.

Personnel:

  • Tracyanne Campbell– vocals, guitar
  • Kenny McKeeve – guitar, backing vocals
  • Carey Lander – organ, piano
  • Gavin Dunbar – bass
  • Lee Thomson – drums
  • Per “Texas” Johansson – horn
  • Stefan Persson – trumpet
  • Erik Arvinder– violin
  • Jessica Hugosson – violin
  • Santiago Jiménez – violín
  • Andreas Forsman – violin
  • Christopher Öhman – viola
  • Anna Dager – cello
  • Anna Landberg Dager – cello
  • Britta Persson – backing vocals
  • Björn Yttling – horn and string arrangements
  • Jari Haapalainen – engineer
  • Henrik Jonsson – engineer
  • Pontus Olsson – engineer
  • Johan Rude – engineer
  • Julie Annis – artwork, design
  • Donald Milne – photography

Track listing:

All songs written by Tracyanne Campbell.

  1. French Navy
  2. The Sweetest Thing
  3. You Told a Lie
  4. Away With Murder
  5. Swans
  6. James
  7. Careless Love
  8. My Maudlin Career
  9. Forests and Sands
  10. Other Towns and Cities
  11. Honey in the Sun

James: Seven

On February 17, 1992, “Fontana” label released “Seven”, the fourth James studio album. It was recorded in 1991, at “The Manor Studios” in Oxfordshire and “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Youth, Steve Chase, Tim Booth, Larry Gott, Jim Glennie, Saul Davies, Mark Hunter, Andy Diagram and Dave Baynton-Power.

Personnel:

  • Tim Booth– vocals
  • Larry Gott– guitar
  • Saul Davies– guitar
  • Mark Hunter- piano, keyboards
  • Jim Glennie- bass guitar
  • Dave Baynton-Power– drums
  • Andy Diagram– trumpet
  • Durga McBroom— backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Booth, Larry Gott and Jim Glennie.

  1. Born of Frustration
  2. Ring the Bells
  3. Sound
  4. Bring a Gun
  5. Mother
  6. Don’t Wait That Long
  7. Live a Love of Life
  8. Next Lover
  9. Heavens
  10. Protect Me
  11. Seven