On August 9, 2020, Martin Birch died aged 71. He was a music producer and sound engineer, worked with numerous musicians and bands including Jeff Beck, Peter Green, Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mac, The Groundhogs, Canned Heat, John Lee Hooker, Rainbow, Toad, Black Sabbath, Skid Row, Stackridge, Faces, Flash, Blue Öyster Cult, Iron Maiden, Silverhead, Gary Moore, Wayne County & the Electric Chairs, Roger Glover, Cozy Powell, and Michael Schenker Group.
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Brian May: Another World
On June 1, 1998, “Parlaphone” label released “Another World”, the second Brian May studio album. It was recorded 1996 – 1998, at May’s home studio and “Allerton Hill Studio”, and was produced by Brian May. Drummer Cozy Powell died in a car accident before the album was completed.
Personnel:
- Brian May- vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass guitar, programming, arrangements
- Jamie Moses– guitar
- Jeff Beck- guitar
- Spike Edney- keyboards
- Neil Murray- bass guitar
- Ken Taylor – bass guitar
- Cozy Powell– drums, percussion
- Steve Ferrone– drums
- Taylor Hawkins- drums
- London Metropolitan Orchestra– strings
- Michael Kamen – conductor
- Cathy Porter- backing vocals
- Shelley Preston- backing vocals
- Nikki Love – backing vocals
- Becci Glover – backing vocals
- Ian Hunter- guest raconteur
- Justin Shirley-Smith – engineer, co-production
- Richard Gray – design, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Brian May, except where noted.
- Space
- Business
- China Belle
- Why Don’t We Try Again
- On My Way Up
- Cyborg
- The Guv’nor
- Wilderness
- Slow Down – Larry Williams
- One Rainy Wish – Jimi Hendrix
- All the Way from Memphis – Ian Hunter
- Another World
- The song “Another World” ends at 4:05, then after a minute of silence, starting at 5:05, a hidden trackplays, consisting of the piano part of “Business”.
Roger Taylor: Fun on Earth
On November 11, 2013, “Virgin Emi” label released “Fun on Earth”, the fifth Roger Taylor studio album. It was recorded 2008–2013, at “The Priory” in Surrey, England, and was produced by Joshua J Macrae and Roger Taylor.
Personnel:
- Roger Taylor– vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards, piano, bass guitar, guitar, stylophone
- Jeff Beck– guitar
- Jason Falloon – guitar
- Spike Edney– keyboards
- Jonathan Perkins – organ, backing vocals
- Steve Stroud – bass
- Kevin Jefferies – bass
- Rufus Taylor– drums, piano
- Steve Hamilton – saxophone
- Nicola Robins – violin
- Josh Macrae– engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Roger Taylor, except where noted.
- One Night Stand
- Fight Club
- Be with You – Roger Taylor, Rufus Taylor
- Quality Street
- I Don’t Care
- Sunny Say
- Be My Gal (My Brightest Spark)
- I Am the Drummer (In a Rock n’ Roll Band)
- Small
- Say It’s Not True
- The Unblinking Eye
- Up
- Smile
Jeff Beck: Loud Hailer
On July 15, 2016, “Atco” label released “Loud Hailer”, the eleventh Jeff Beck album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Jeff Beck and Filippo Cimatt.
Personnel:
- Jeff Beck– electric guitar
- Carmen Vandenberg – electric guitar
- Rosie Bones – vocals
- Giovanni Pallotti – bass
- Davide Sollazzi – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Jeff Beck, Carmen Vandenberg and Rosie Bones, except where noted.
- The Revolution Will Be Televised
- Live in the Dark
- Pull It – Jeff Beck, Filippo Cimatti
- Thugs Club
- Scared for the Children
- Right Now
- Shame
- Edna – Jeff Beck
- The Ballad of the Jersey Wives
- I.L. (Can’t Get Enough of That Sticky)
- Shrine
The Yardbirds: Birdland
On April 22, 2003, “Favored Nations” label released “Birdland”, the sixth Yardbirds (The) studio album. Band’s first album in over 35 years was recorded 2002 – 2003, and was produced by Ken Allardyce.
Personnel:
- Jim McCarty– vocals, drums, percussion
- Chris Dreja– rhythm guitar
- Alan Glen– harmonica, percussion
- John Idan– lead vocals, bass guitar
- Gypie Mayo– lead guitar
- Jeff Baxter– guitar
- Jeff Beck– guitar
- Steve Lukather– guitar
- Brian May– guitar
- Joe Satriani– guitar
- Slash– guitar
- Steve Vai– guitar
Track listing:
- I’m Not Talking – Mose Allison
- Crying Out for Love – Jim McCarty
- The Nazz Are Blue – Chris Dreja, Jeff Beck, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith
- For Your Love – Graham Gouldman
- Please Don’t Tell Me ‘Bout the News – Jim McCarty
- Train Kept A-Rollin’ – Howie Kay, Lois Mann, Tiny Bradshaw
- Saboteur – Jim McCarty
- Shapes of Things – Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith
- My Blind Life – Chris Dreja
- Over Under Sideways Down – Chris Dreja, Jeff Beck, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith
- You’re a Better Man Than I – Brian Hugg, Mike Hugg
- Mystery of Being – Jim McCarty
- Dream Within a Dream – Jim McCarty
- Happenings Ten Years Time Ago – Jeff Beck, Jim McCarty, Jimmy Page, Keith Relf
- An Original Man (A Song for Keith) – Chris Dreja, Gypie Mayo, Jim McCarty, John Idan
Jeff Beck: Emotion & Commotion
On April 10, 2010, “ATCO” label released “Emotion & Commotion”, the tenth Jeff Beck studio album. It was recorded 2019 -2010, and was produced by Steve Lipson and Trevor Horn.
Personnel:
- Jeff Beck – electric guitar
- Joss Stone– vocals
- Imelda May– vocals
- Olivia Safe – vocals
- Jason Rebello– keyboard
- Pete Murray – keyboard, orchestral arrangements
- Chris Bruce – bass guitar
- Pino Palladino– bass guitar
- Tal Wilkenfeld– bass guitar
- Vinnie Colaiuta– drums, percussion
- Clive Deamer– drums
- Earl Harvin– drums
- Alessia Mattalia – drums
- Luís Jardim– percussion
- Trevor Horn– executive production
Track listing:
- Corpus Christi Caro – Benjamin Britten
- Hammerhead – Jeff Beck, Jason Rebello
- Never Alone – Jason Rebello
- Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen
- I Put a Spell on You – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
- Serene – Jeff Beck, Jason Rebello
- Lilac Wine – James Shelton
- Nessun Dorma – Giacomo Puccini
- There’s No Other Me – Jason Rebello, Joss Stone
- Elegy for Dunkirk – Dario Marianelli
John McLaughlin: Promise
On December 21, 1995, “Verve” label released “The Promise”, the eleventh John McLaughlin album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by John McLaughlin and Eddie Kramer.
Personnel:
- John McLaughlin – acoustic, electric and MIDI guitar, keyboards, engineer, mixing
- Al Di Meola– acoustic guitar
- Paco de Lucía– acoustic guitar
- Jeff Beck– electric guitar
- Nishat Khan– vocals, sitar
- Jim Beard– keyboards
- Joey DeFrancesco– Hammond organ, trumpet
- Tony Hymas– keyboards
- Yan Maresz – acoustic bass, bass guitar, arrangements
- James Genus– bass guitar
- Pino Palladino– bass
- Sting– bass
- Dennis Chambers– drums
- Vinnie Colaiuta– drums
- Mark Mondesir – drums
- Trilok Gurtu– percussion
- Don Alias– percussion
- Zakir Hussain– tabla
- Mariko Takahashi– vocals
- David Sanborn– alto sax
- Michael Brecker– tenor sax
- Max Costa – arranger, engineer, mixing
- René Ameline, Gustav Hobel, Ken Jones, Eddie Kramer, Maurice Ouazana, Rd Rak – engineer
- Philippe Arnal, Adam Blackburn, Steve Cook, Simon Osborne – engineer assistant
- Sven Hoffman – engineer assistant
- Alberto Mayer – design
- Christian Rose – photography
- Jean-Philippe Allard – executive producer
- Christian Pégand – production coordination
Track listing:
All tracks by John McLaughlin, except where noted.
- Django – John Lewis
- Thelonius Melodius
- Amy and Joseph
- No Return
- El Ciego
- Jazz Jungle
- The Wish
- English Jam – Vinnie Colaiuta, John McLaughlin, Sting
- Tokyo Decadence
- Shin Jin Rui
- The Peacocks – Jimmy Rowles
Geoffrey Emerick
On October 2, 2018, Geoffrey Emerick died aged 72. He was recording studio audio engineer and producer, worked with America, Elvis Costello, Badfinger, Art Garfunkel, Jeff Beck, Gino Vannelli, Supertramp, Cheap Trick, Nazareth, Chris Bell, Split Enz, Trevor Rabin, Nick Heyward, Big Country, Gentle Giant, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Ultravox, Matthew Fisher, Kate Bush, Nellie McKay and Robin Trower, but he was best known for his work with The Beatles, on their albums Revolver, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles and Abbey Road. For his work in the music recording field, Emerick won “European Edison Award” and four “Grammy Awards”.
Van Morrison: Roll With The Punches
On September 22, 2017, “Caroline” label released “Roll with the Punches”, the 37th Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Van Morrison.
Personnel:
- Van Morrison– vocals, electric guitar, harmonica, percussion, saxophone
- Jeff Beck– electric guitar
- Ned Edwards – electric guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
- Dave Keary – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
- Stuart McIlroy, Jason Rebello– piano
- Paul Moran – Hammond organ, trumpet
- Georgie Fame– vocals, Hammond organ
- Paul Jones – vocals, harmonica
- Chris Hill – double bass
- Pete Hurley, Paul Moore – electric bass
- Laurence Cottle– electric bass, trombone
- Mez Clough – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Colin Griffin, James Powell – drums
- Dan Ellis– percussion
- Chris Farlowe– vocals
- Sumudu Jayatilaka, Dana Masters, Elizabeth Williams – backing vocals
- Gerry McLernon, Tristan Powell, Matt Tait, Enda Walsh – engineer, mixing
- Will Purton – engineer, mixing
- Poppy Kavanagh, Rowan McIntosh, Phil Parsons, Patrick Phillips – engineer assistant
- Dick Beetham – mastering
- Richard Wade – photography
Track listing:
- Roll With the Punches – Van Morrison, Don Black
- Transformation – Van Morrison
- I Can Tell – Ellas McDaniel, Samuel Smith
- Stormy Monday/ Lonely Avenue – T-Bone Walker / Doc Pomus
- Goin’ to Chicago – Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing
- Fame – Van Morrison
- Too Much Trouble – Van Morrison
- Bring It on Home to Me – Sam Cooke
- Ordinary People – Van Morrison
- How Far From God – Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- Teardrops from My Eyes – Rudy Toombs
- Automobile Blues – Samuel Hopkins
- Benediction – Mose Allison
- Mean Old World – T-Bone Walker
- Ride on Josephine – Ellas McDaniel
Rod Stewart: Camouflage
On June 18, 1984, “Warner Bros” label released “Camouflage”, the 13th Rod Stewart studio album. It was recorded in 1984, and was produced by Michael Omartian.
Personnel:
- Rod Stewart – lead vocals
- Jeff Beck– guitar solos
- Jim Cregan– guitar
- Robin LeMesurier – guitar
- Michael Landau– guitar
- Jay Davis – bass guitar
- Tony Brock– drums
- Kevin Savigar– keyboards
- Michael Omartian– keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
- Jimmy Zavala– harmonica
- Gary Herbig – saxophone
- Jerry Hey, Chuck Findley, Kim Hutchcroft, Charlie Loper, Gary Grant – horns
- John Guess – engineer, mixing
- Tom Fouce – second engineer
Track listing:
- Infatuation – Rod Stewart, Duane Hitchings, Rowland Robinson
- All Right Now – Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers
- Some Guys Have All the Luck – Jeff Fortang
- Can We Still Be Friends – Todd Rundgren
- Bad For You – Rod Stewart, Kevin Savigar, Jim Cregan
- Heart Is on the Line – Rod Stewart, Jay Davis
- Camouflage – Rod Stewart, Kevin Savigar, Michael Omartian
- Trouble – Rod Stewart, Michael Omartian
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