On April 18, 1996, Bernard Edwards died aged 43. He was musician (bass), singer, songwriter and record producer, co-founder of the band Chic. As musician and producer he worked with David Bowie, Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, Debbie Harry, Madonna, The Power Station, Duran Duran, Norma Jean Wright, Mick Jagger, Joe Cocker, Paul Simon, Sheila and B. Devotion, Nona Hendryx, Robert Palmer, Belouis Some, Air Supply, Rod Stewart, Adam Ant and James Freud. As leader Edwards released one album. In 2017, “Bass Player” magazine placed Edwards at number 53 on its list of the “Greatest Bassist of All Time”.
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Gary Numan: Telekon
On September 5, 1980, “Beggars Banquet” label released “Telekon”, the fourth Gary Numan studio album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Rock City Studios” in Shepperton and “Matrix Studios” in London, and was produced by Gary Numan.
Personnel:
- Gary Numan– vocals, Minimoog, Polymoog, ARP Pro Soloist, Roland Jupiter-4, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, Yamaha CP-30, Roland CR-78, Synare, guitar, piano, Minibass
- Russell Bell– guitars, violin, claves, backing vocals
- Denis Haines– Prophet-5, piano, ARP Pro Soloist, Yamaha CP-30, whistle, backing vocals
- Chris Payne– viola, piano, Minimoog, Polymoog, backing vocals
- Paul Gardiner– bass, backing vocals
- Cedric Sharpley– drums, percussion, backing vocals
- John Webb, James Freud, Simple Minds– handclaps
Track listing:
All tracks by Gary Numan except “Trois Gymnopédies (First Movement)”, a composition by Erik Satie.
- This Wreckage
- The Aircrash Bureau
- Telekon
- Remind Me to Smile
- Sleep by Windows
- I’m an Angel
- I Dream of Wires
- Remember I Was Vapour
- Please Push No More
- The Joy Circuit
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