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Deep Purple: Whoosh!

On August 7, 2020, “earMUSIC” label released “Whoosh!”, the twenty-first Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, at “The Tracking Room”, “Anarchy Studios” and “Ocean Way” in Nashville, Tennessee, “Noble Street Studios” in Toronto, Canada, “Henson Recording Studios” in Hollywood, California, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.

Personnel:

  • Ian Gillan – vocals
  • Steve Morse – guitars
  • Don Airey – keyboards
  • Roger Glover – bass
  • Ian Paice – drums
  • Saam Hashemi – programming
  • Ayana George, Tiffany Palmer – backing vocals
  • Bob Ezrin – percussion, backing vocals, mixing
  • John Metcalf – orchestra arrangements
  • Alan Umstead – conductor
  • Julian Shank – engineer, mixing
  • Alex Krotz, Jaime Sickora – engineer
  • Zach Pepe – engineer assistant
  • Nick Spezia – orchestra recording
  • Justin Cortelyou – mixing, tracking
  • Jason Elliott, Justin Francis – mixing
  • Bryce Robertson – tracking assistant
  • Eric Boulanger – mastering
  • Jekyll & Hyde – cover art, design
  • Ben Wolf – band photography
  • Elena Saharova – landscape photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Gillan, Steve Morse, Don Airey, Roger Glover, Ian Paice and Bob Ezrin, except where noted.

  1. Throw My Bones
  2. Drop the Weapon
  3. We’re All the Same in the Dark
  4. Nothing at All
  5. No Need to Shout
  6. Step by Step
  7. What the What
  8. The Long Way Round
  9. The Power of the Moon
  10. Remission Possible
  11. Man Alive
  12. And the Address – Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord
  13. Dancing in My Sleep (bonus track)

Morrissey: Viva Hate

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On March 14, 1988, “HMV” label released “Viva Hate”, the debut Morrissey studio album. It was recorded October – December 1987, and was produced by Stephen Street.

Personnel:

  • Morrissey– vocals, sleeve art
  • Stephen Street– guitar, bass
  • Vini Reilly– guitars, keyboards
  • Andrew Paresi, Richard Koster, Fenella Barton – violin
  • John Metcalf – viola
  • Rachel Maguire, Mark Davies, Robert Woolhard – cello
  • Jo Slee – art coordinator
  • Caryn Gough – layout assistant
  • Anton Corbijn, Linder Sterling, Eamon Macabe – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Morrissey.

  1. Alsatian Cousin
  2. Little Man, What Now?
  3. Everyday Is Like Sunday
  4. Bengali in Platforms
  5. Angel, Angel Down We Go Together
  6. Late Night, Maudlin Street
  7. Suedehead
  8. Break Up the Family
  9. The Ordinary Boys
  10. I Don’t Mind If You Forget Me
  11. Dial-a-Cliché
  12. Margaret on the Guillotine