On September 5, 2024, Brian Keith “Herbie” Flowers died aged 86. He was musician (bass, double bass, tuba), member of bands Blue Mink, T. Rex and Sky. He played on more than 500 hit recordings, including ones for Elton John, Camel, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Roy Harper, David Essex, Al Kooper, Bryan Ferry, Harry Nilsson, Cat Stevens, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Chanter Sisters, Allan Clarke, Jeff Wayne, Roger Daltrey, Steve Harley, Tim Rose, Cliff Richard, Sally Oldfield, Olivia Newton – John, Melanie, Hazel O’Connor and Jane Wiedlin. As leader, Flowers released four albums.
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Justin Hayward: Night Flight
On June 13, 1980, “Decca” label released “Night Flight”, the third Justin Hayward studio album. It was recorded in 1979, and was produced by Jeff Wayne.
Personnel:
- Justin Hayward – vocals, guitars; bass, drums
- Jo Partridge – guitars
- Jeff Wayne – piano, arrangements, conducting
- Ken Freeman- keyboards
- Herbie Flowers– bass
- Dave Holland- drums
- Barry de Souza – drums
- Stuart Elliott- drums
- Roy Jones – percussion
- Tony Carr – percussion
- Doreen Chanter- vocals
- Irene Chanter- vocals
- Steve Gray – arrangements
- Geoff Young– engineer
- Paul Taylor, Craig Thompson, Norman Goodman.- engineer assistant
- Graham Meek – technical assistance
Track listing:
- Night Flight – Jeff Wayne, Paul Vigrass
- Maybe It’s Just Love – Mike Silver
- Crazy Lovers – Justin Hayward
- Penumbra Moon – Billy Nicholls
- Nearer to You – Justin Hayward
- A Face in the Crowd – Justin Hayward
- Suitcase – Justin Hayward
- I’m Sorry – Daryl Hall, John Oates
- It’s Not On – Jeff Wayne, Gary Osborne
- Bedtime Stories – Colin Still
Jeff Wayne: Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds
On September 6, 1978, “Columbia” label released “Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds”, the debut Jeff Wayne studio album. It was recorded May 1976 – July 1977, and was produced by Jeff Wayne. The album retells the story of “The War of the Worlds” by H. G. Wells.
Personnel:
- Jerry Wayne – spoken words (The Voice of NASA), orchestration, conductor
- Richard Burton– spoken words (The Journalist: the narrator-protagonist)
- Justin Hayward– vocals (The Sung Thoughts of the Journalist)
- David Essex– spoken words, vocals (The Artilleryman)
- Chris Thompson– vocals (The Voice of Humanity)
- Phil Lynott– spoken words, vocals (Parson Nathaniel)
- Julie Covington– spoken words , vocals (Beth)
- Chris Spedding – giuitar
- Jo Partridge – guitar
- Ken Freeman – keyboards, synthesizer
- Herbie Flowers – bass
- Barry Morgan – drums
- Barry De Souza – percussion
- Ray Cooper – percussion
- Roy Jones – percussion
- George Fenton – lute, santoor, zither
- Pest (Geraldine Wayne) -sounds
- Geoff Young – recording
- Laurence Diana – recording assistant
- Bill Foster – mastering
- John Pasche – logo design, art direction
- Nick Broome – design
- Terry Relph-Knight – design
- Geoff Taylor – painting
- Michael Trim – painting
- Peter Goodfellow – painting
- Music Activity Management – musical coordinator
- The General Booking Company – musical coordinator
- Jerry Wayne – executive producer
Track listing:
All dialogues by Doreen and Jerry Wayne, based upon H.G. Wells’s original text.
All tracks by Jeff Wayne, except where noted.
- The Eve of the War
- Horsell Common and the Heat Ray
- The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine
- Forever Autumn – lyrics by Paul Vigrass and Gary Osborne
- Thunder Child – lyrics by Gary Osborne
- The Red Weed (Part 1)
- Parson Nathaniel
- The Spirit of Man – lyrics by Gary Osborne
- The Red Weed (Part 2)
- Brave New World -(lyrics by Gary Osborne)
- Dead London
- Epilogue (Part 1)
- Epilogue (Part 2)
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