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Camera Obscura: Let’s Get Out Of This Country

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On June 6, 2006, “Merge” label released “Let’s Get Out of This Country”, the third Camera Obscura studio album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, at “Park Studio”, “Studio Dubious” and “Cosmos Studio” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Jari Haapalainen.

Personnel:

  • Tracyanne Campbell – lead vocal, guitar
  • Kenny McKeeve – vocal, guitar
  • Carey Lander – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Nigel Baillie – trumpet, percussion
  • Gavin Dunbar – bass guitar
  • Lee Thomson – drums
  • Jari Haapalainen – percussion
  • Tomas Hallonsten – accordion
  • Andreas Forsman, Erik Arvinder, Erik Holm – violin
  • Lena Bergström – cello
  • Britta Persson, Isak Klasson, Marcella Svensson, Markus Krunegard, Sibille Attar, Victoria Bergsman – choir
  • Britta Persson – backing vocals
  • Bjorn Yttling – strings arrangements
  • Christoffer Roth – recording, engineer
  • Stefan Boman – recording, engineer
  • Johan Rude – recording
  • Christoffer Lundquist – mixing
  • Henrik Jonsson – mastering
  • Luis Calvo – layout
  • Fredik Ottosson – front cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tracyanne Campbell.

  1. Lloyd, I’m Ready to Be Heartbroken
  2. Tears for Affairs
  3. Come Back Margaret
  4. Dory Previn
  5. The False Contender
  6. Let’s Get Out of This Country
  7. Country Mile
  8. If Looks Could Kill
  9. I Need All the Friends I Can Get
  10. Razzle Dazzle Rose

The Concretes: Same

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On May 2, 2003, “Licking Fingers” label released the self-titled, debut Concretes (The) album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Jan Haapalainen.

Personnel:

  • Victoria Bergsman – lead vocal
  • Lisa Milsberg – lead vocal
  • Maria Eriksson – vocals, guitar
  • Ludvig Rylander – vocals, guitar, saxophone, clarinet, flute
  • Daniel Värjö – guitar
  • Per Nyström – keyboards
  • Ulrik Karlsson – trumpet
  • Martin Hansson – bass
  • Tomas Hallonsten – piano
  • Anna Rodell – violin
  • Jonna Sandell – violin
  • Anne Pajunen – viola
  • Thomas Ringquist – viola
  • Christian Hörgren – cello, string arrangements
  • Irene Kastner – harp
  • Jari Haapalainen – percussion, mandolin
  • Erik Bünger – backing vocals
  • Nicolai Dunger – backing vocals
  • Malte Homberg – backing vocals
  • Peter Nyhlin – backing vocals

Track listing:

All lyrics are written by Victoria Bergsman, all music by Victoria Bergsman, Lisa Milsberg, Maria Eriksson, Ludvig Rylander, Daniel Värjö, Per Nyström, Ulrik Karlsson and Martin Hansson.

  1. Say Something New
  2. You Can’t Hurry Love
  3. Chico
  4. New Friend
  5. Diana Ross
  6. Warm Night
  7. Foreign Country
  8. Seems Fine
  9. Lovin Kind
  10. Lonely As Can Be
  11. This One’s for You

Camera Obscura: My Maudlin Career

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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

Ed Harcourt: Strangers

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strangers

On September 13, 2004, “Heavenly Records” released “Strangers”, the third Ed Harcourt studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Aerosol Grey Machine Studios” and “Atlantis Studios”, and was produced by Jari Haapalainen, Hadrian Garrard and Ed Harcourt.

Personnel:

  • Ed Harcourt – lead and backing vocals, piano, bass, Wurlitzer organ, acoustic guitar, Hammond organ, clavinet, acoustic and electric tremolo guitar, organ, pump organ, synthesizer, solina string machine, kazoo, snare drum, handclaps
  • Ellekari Larsson – vocals
  • Hadrian Garrard – trumpet, bells, chimes, megaphone, snare drum, timpani, triangle, claps, handclaps, backing vocals
  • Leo Abrahams – lead guitar
  • Jari Haapalainen – percussion, drums, 6 string acoustic and 12 string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12 string electric guitar, lead guitar, bass, feedback, bass drum, snare drum, Hi Hat, bell, maracas, claves, handclaps
  • Andy Young – drums
  • The Bear – maracas
  • Gita Langley – violin, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ed Harcourt, except where noted.

  1. The Storm Is Coming
  2. Born in the ’70s
  3. This One’s for You
  4. Strangers
  5. Let Love Not Weigh Me Down
  6. Something to Live For
  7. The Trapdoor
  8. The Music Box
  9. Loneliness
  10. Open Book
  11. Kids (Rise from the Ashes)
  12. Black Dress