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Pete Townshend: Psychoderelict

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On June 15, 1993, “Atlantic” label released “Psychoderelict”, the seventh Pete Townshend studio album. It was recorded 1990 – 1993, and was produced by Pete Townshend.

Personnel:

Credited as Psychoderelict family:

  • Jeremy Allom
  • Jon Astley
  • Richard Barnes
  • Paul Bonnick
  • Ian Broudie
  • Mark Brzezicki
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick
  • Chyna
  • Allan Corduner
  • Bruce Davies
  • Barry Diament Audio
  • Julie Duff of Anne Henderson Casting
  • Andrew Eccles
  • Nick Goderson
  • Linal Haft
  • Deirdre Harrison
  • Nicky Brown
  • Steve Hill
  • Peter Hope-Evans
  • Icon Communications
  • Nicola Joss
  • Kick Horns
  • Roger Knapp
  • John Labanowski
  • Jamie Lane
  • Dee Lewis
  • Gavin Lewis
  • Jody Linscott
  • Jaz Lochrie
  • Andy Macpherson
  • Billy Nicholls
  • Michael Nicholls
  • Tessa Niles
  • Phil Palmer
  • Josh Phillips-Gorse
  • Bob Pridden
  • Jan Ravens
  • Simon Rogers
  • Adam Seymour
  • Paul Stevens
  • Paul Townshend
  • Simon Townshend
  • Nigel Walker
  • Cleveland Watkiss
  • Suzy Webb
  • Lee Whitlock
  • Paul “Tubbs” Williams
  • Ian Wilson

Track listing:

All tracks by Pete Townshend, except where noted.

  1. English Boy
  2. Meher Baba M3
  3. Let’s Get Pretentious
  4. Meher Baba M4 (Signal Box)
  5. Early Morning Dreams
  6. I Want That Thing
  7. Dialogue introduction to Outlive the Dinosaur
  8. Outlive the Dinosaur
  9. Flame (demo version) – Gavin Lewis, Jaz Lochrie, Josh Phillips-Gorse, Mark Brzezicki, Simon Townshend
  10. Now and Then
  11. I Am Afraid
  12. Don’t Try to Make Me real
  13. Dialogue introduction to Predictable
  14. Predictable
  15. Flame – Gavin Lewis, Jaz Lochrie, Josh Phillips-Gorse, Mark Brzezicki, Simon Townshend
  16. Meher Baba M5 (Vivaldi)
  17. Fake It – Pete Townshend, Billy Nichols, Jon Astley, Jon Lind
  18. Dialogue introduction to Now and Then (Reprise)
  19. Now and Then (Reprise)
  20. Baba O’ Riley (Demo)
  21. English Boy (Reprise)

Roger Waters: Amused To Death

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On September 7, 1992, “Columbia” label released “Amused to Death”, the third Roger Waters studio album. It was recorded 1987 – 1992, at “The Billiard Room”, “Olympic Studios”, “CTS Studios”, “Angel Recording Studios” and “Abbey Road Studios” in London, “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, “Ameraycan Studios” and “Devonshire Sound Studios” in Los Angeles, “Johnny Yuma Recording” in Burbank, and was produced by Roger Waters and Patrick Leonard.

Personnel:             

  • Roger Waters – vocals, bass guitar, EMU synthesiser, acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitar
  • Jeff Beck – guitar
  • Andy Fairweather Low – electric rhythm guitar, acoustic rhythm guitar, guitars, Rickenbacker 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Tim Pierce – guitar 
  • Geoff Whitehorn – guitar 
  • B.J. Cole – pedal steel guitar
  • Rick DiFonzo – guitar
  • Steve Lukather – guitar 
  • Bruce Gaitsch – acoustic guitar
  • Patrick Leonard – keyboards, 2nd sportscaster voice, Hammond organ, synthesizers, acoustic piano, percussion programming, choir arrangements
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick – Hammond organ 
  • Randy Jackson – bass 
  • Jimmy Johnson – bass 
  • John Pierce – bass guitar 
  • John Patitucci – upright bass, electric bass 
  • Graham Broad – drums, percussion 
  • Denny Fongheiser – drums 
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums 
  • Brian Macleod – snare, hi-hat
  • Luis Conte – percussion
  • Guo Yi & the Peking Brothers – dulcimer, lute, zhen, oboe, bass 
  • Steve Sidwell – cornet
  • John Dupree – strings arrangements, conductor 
  • National Philharmonic Orchestra Limited – orchestra
  • Michael Kamen – orchestral arrangements, conductor
  •  Alf Razzell – speech
  • London Welsh Chorale – choir
  • Kenneth Bowen – choir conductor
  • Don Henley – vocals 
  • P.P. Arnold – vocals
  • Rita Coolidge – vocals
  • Marv Albert – sportscaster voice
  • Jessica Leonard, Jordan Leonard – screaming kids 
  • Charles Fleischer – TV evangelist speech 
  • Katie Kissoon – backing vocals
  • Doreen Chanter – backing vocals
  • N’Dea Davenport – backing vocals
  • Natalie Jackson – backing vocals
  • Lynn Fiddmont-Linsey – backing vocals
  • Jon Joyce – backing vocals
  • Stan Farber (credited as Stan Laurel) – backing vocals 
  • Jim Haas – backing vocals
  • Hayden Bendall – engineer
  • Jerry Jordan – engineer
  • Stephen McLaughlin – engineer
  • James Guthrie – mixing
  • Nick Griffiths – co-producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Roger Waters.

  1. The Ballad of Bill Hubbard
  2. What God Wants, Part I
  3. Perfect Sense, Part I
  4. Perfect Sense, Part II
  5. The Bravery of Being Out of Range
  6. Late Home Tonight, Part I
  7. Late Home Tonight, Part II
  8. Too Much Rope
  9. What God Wants, Part II
  10. What God Wants, Part III
  11. Watching TV
  12. Three Wishes
  13. It’s a Miracle
  14. Amused to Death

The Who: Endless Fire

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On October 30, 2006, “Polydor” label released “Endless Wire”, the eleventh Who (The) studio album. It was recorded December 2004 – May 2006, at “Eel Pie Oceanic Studios” in the Boathouse, Twickenham on the banks of the River Thames in Ranelagh and Pete Townshend’s home studio.  Most of the songs from the album were used in the rock musical adaptation of  “The Boy Who Heard Music” which debuted in July 2007 as part of “Vassar College’s Powerhouse Summer Theater” workshop series.

Personnel:

  • Roger Daltrey– lead vocals
  • Pete Townshend– vocals, guitars, bass guitar, drums, piano, keyboards, violin, banjo, mandolin, drum machine
  • Lawrence Ball– electronic music
  • Ellen Blair – viola
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick– Hammond organ, backing vocals
  • Jolyon Dixon– acoustic guitar
  • Rachel Fuller– keyboards, orchestration supervisor
  • Peter Huntington– drums
  • Gill Morley – violin
  • Vicky Matthews – cello
  • Billy Nicholls– backing vocals
  • Pino Palladino– bass guitar
  • Stuart Ross – bass guitar
  • Zak Starkey– drums
  • Simon Townshend– backing vocals
  • Brian Right – violin
  • Richard Evans– design, art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Pete Townshend except where noted.

  1. Fragments – Pete Townshend, Lawrence Ball
  2. A Man in a Purple Dress
  3. Mike Post Theme
  4. In the Ether
  5. Black Widow’s Eyes
  6. Two Thousand Years
  7. God Speaks of Marty Robbins
  8. It’s Not Enough
  9. God Speaks of Marty Robbins
  10. It’s Not Enough – Pete Townshend, Rachel Fuller
  11. You Stand By Me

Jim Capaldi: Short Cut Draw Blood

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In December 1975, “Island” label released “Short Cut Draw Blood”, the third Jim Capaldi studio album. It was recorded 1974 – 1975, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Sheffield, “Island Studios” in London, and was produced by Steve Smith, Jim Capaldi and Chris Blackwell.

Personnel:

  • Jim Capaldi- vocals, drums, percussion, drum machine
  • Steve Winwood- guitar, organ, piano, bass, Mellotron, harpsichord
  • Barry Beckett- piano, organ
  • Jean Roussel – piano
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick- piano, clavinet
  • Jimmy Johnson- guitar, horn arrangements
  • Peter Yarrow- acoustic guitar
  • Jess Roden – guitar
  • Paul Kossoff – guitar
  • Chris Spedding – guitar
  • Pete Carr – guitar
  • Phil Chen– bass
  • Rosko Gee – bass
  • David Hood– bass
  • Ray Allen – saxophone, percussion
  • Remi Kabaka– drums, percussion
  • Rebop Kwaku Baah– percussion
  • Gerry Conway – drums
  • Roger Hawkins- drums, spoons
  • Chris Wood- flute
  • Rico Rodriguez – trombone
  • Muscle Shoals Horns- horns
  • Harry Robinson – string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Capaldi, except where noted.

  1. Goodbye Love
  2. It’s All Up to You
  3. Love Hurts – Boudleaux Bryant
  4. Johnny Too Bad – The Slickers
  5. Short Cut Draw Blood
  6. Living on a Marble
  7. Boy With A Problem
  8. Keep On Trying
  9. Seagull

Johnny Nash: I Can See Clearly Now

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In July 1972, “Epic” label released “I Can See Clearly Now”, the eleventh Johnny Nash album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Johnny Nash.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Nash – vocals
  • Fabulous Five Inc. – backing band
  • Bernie O’Gorman, Jack Clegg, John Middleton, Siddey – engineer
  • Denis Waugh – cover photography
  • Tim Fulford-Brown – back cover photography
  • Marty Pekar – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Stir It Up – Bob Marley
  2. That’s the Way We Get By – John “Rabbit” Bundrick
  3. Guava Jelly – Bob Marley
  4. So Nice While It Lasted – Bill Nash
  5. Ooh Baby You’ve Been Good to Me – Johnny Nash
  6. You Poured Sugar on Me – Bob Marley, Johnny Nash
  7. I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash
  8. Comma Comma – Bob Marley
  9. We’re All Alike – John “Rabbit” Bundrick
  10. How Good It Is – Johnny Nash
  11. The Fish and the Alley of Destruction – Johnny Nash
  12. There Are More Questions Than Answers – Johnny Nash

Sandy Denny: Rendezvous

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In May 1977, “Island” label released “Rendezvous”, the fourth Sandy Denny album. It was recorded April-June 1976, at “Island Studios”, “CBS Studios”, Strawberry Studios” and Sound Techniques” in London, and was produced by Trevor Lucas.

Personnel:

  • Sandy Denny – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
  • Jerry Donahue- electric guitar
  • Junior Murvin- electric guitar
  • Richard Thompson- electric guitar
  • Bob Weston- electric guitar
  • Trevor Lucas – acoustic guitar
  • John (Rabbit) Bundrick- organ, synthesizer, piano
  • Steve Winwood- organ, clavinet, piano, electric piano
  • John Gillespie – piano
  • Pat Donaldson- bass
  • Dave Pegg- bass
  • Dave Mattacks- drums, tambourine
  • Timi Donald – drums
  • Brother James – congas
  • Dick Cuthell- flugelhorn
  • Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle, Sue Glover, Sunny Leslie, Kay Garner, Clare Torry, The Ladybirds – backing vocals
  • The Silver Band: John Hudson, Alan Holmes, Ray Grand, Gordon Bland, David White, Robert Richards, Peter Lockett & Philip Goodwin
  • Harry Robinson- orchestral arrangements
  • Steve Gregory- brass arrangements
  • Robert Kirby- silver band arrangement
  • John Wood = engineer
  • John Marino, Sterling Sounds – mastering
  • Bloomfield/Travis – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Sandy Denny except where noted.

  1. I Wish I Was a Fool For You (For Shame of Doing Wrong) – Richard Thompson
  2. Gold Dust
  3. Candle in the Wind – Elton John, Bernie Taupin
  4. Take Me Away
  5. One Way Donkey Ride
  6. I’m a Dreamer
  7. All Our Days
  8. Silver Threads and Golden Needles – Jack Rhodes, Dick Reynolds
  9. No More Sad Refrains

Donovan: Cosmic Wheels

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In March 1973, “Epic” label released “Cosmic Wheels”, the tenth Donovan studio album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Donovan Leitch and Mickie Most.

Personnel:

  • Donovan – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Chris Spedding– guitar
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick– keyboards
  • Jack Emblow – accordion
  • Clive Chaman– bass
  • Phil Chen– bass
  • Dennis Ball – bass
  • Cozy Powell– drums
  • Alan White– drums
  • Tony Carr – percussion
  • Cary Wilson – vocals
  • Gaynor Stewart – vocals
  • Jill Utting – vocals
  • Nick Curtis – vocals
  • Leslye Ash – vocals
  • Valerie Carrington – vocals
  • John McCarthy – vocals
  • Suzi Quatro– vocals
  • Lesley Duncan– vocals
  • Julie Forsythe – vocals
  • Leslie Fyson – vocals
  • Peter Halling – violin
  • Jim Horn– saxophone
  • Bobby Keys– saxophone

Track listing:

All tracks by Donovan Leitch.

  1. Cosmic Wheels
  2. Earth Sign Man
  3. Sleep
  4. Maria Magenta
  5. Wild Witch Lady
  6. The Music Makers
  7. The Intergalactic Laxative
  8. I Like You
  9. Only the Blues
  10. Appearances

John Martyn: Solid Air

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In February 1973, “Island” label released “Solid Air”, the fourth John Martyn studio album. It was recorded November – December 1972, at “Island Studios”, “Basing Street”, “Sound Techinques” in London, and was produced by John Martyn and John Wood. The title track “Solid Air” was dedicated to Nick Drake. “Q” magazine ranked the album at number 67 on its list of the “Greatest British Album Ever”, and was was also included in their list of “Best Chill-Out Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • John Martyn– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick– acoustic and electric piano, organ, clavinet
  • Richard Thompson– mandolin
  • Danny Thompson– acoustic bass
  • Dave Pegg– bass
  • Dave Mattacks– drums
  • Neemoi “Speedy” Acquaye – congas
  • Tristan Fry – vibraphone
  • Tony Coe– saxophone
  • Simon Nicol– autoharp
  • Sue Draheim– violin
  • John Wood – engineer
  • Fabio Nicoli – design
  • Visualeyes – photography
  • John Webster – photography

Track listing:

All Tracks by John Martyn, except where noted.

  1. Solid Air
  2. Over the Hill
  3. Don’t Want to Know
  4. I’d Rather Be the Devil – Skip James
  5. Go Down Easy
  6. Dreams by the Sea
  7. May You Never
  8. The Man in the Station
  9. The Easy Blues

Pete Townshend And Ronnie Lane: Rough Mix

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On September 16, 1977, “Polydor” label released “Rough Mix”,album by Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane. It was recorded 1976 – 1977, at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Glyn Johns.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Lane, Pete Townshend – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, bass guitars, banjos, ukuleles
  • Eric Clapton– guitars, dobro
  • Graham Lyle– twelve string guitar
  • Ian Stewart– piano
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick– organ, Fender Rhodes
  • Boz Burrell– bass guitar
  • Dave Marke – double bass
  • Chris Laurence – principal bass
  • Charlie Watts– drums
  • Henry Spinetti– drums
  • Julian Diggle – percussion
  • Peter Hope Evans– harmonica
  • Benny Gallagher– accordion
  • Mel Collins– saxophones
  • John Entwistle– horns, vocal help
  • Edwin Astley– orchestrations
  • Tony Gilbert – orchestral leader
  • Charlie Hart – violin
  • Charles Vorsanger – principal second violin
  • Steve Shingles – principal viola
  • Chris Green – principal cello
  • Billy Nicholls– vocal help

Track listing:

  1. My Baby Gives It Away – Pete Townshend
  2. Nowhere to Run – Ronnie Lane
  3. Rough Mix – Pete Townshend, Ronnie Lane
  4. Annie – Ronnie Lane, Kate Lambert, Eric Clapton
  5. Keep Me Turning – Pete Townshend
  6. Catmelody – Ronnie Lane, Kate Lambert
  7. Misunderstood – Pete Townshend
  8. April Fool – Ronnie Lane
  9. Street in the City – Pete Townshend
  10. Heart to Hang Onto – Pete Townshend
  11. Till the Rivers All Run Dry – Don Williams, Wayland Holyfield

Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Brian Eno And Nico: June 1, 1974

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June 1-1974

On June 28, 1974, “Island” label released “June 1, 1974”, live album by Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Brian Eno and Nico. It was recorded 1 June 1974, at “Rainbow Theatre” in London, and was produced by Richard Williams.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Ayers– vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • Brian Eno– vocals, synthesizer
  • John Cale– vocals, piano, viola
  • Nico– vocals, harmonium
  • Mike Oldfield– lead guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Ollie Halsall– piano, guitar, lead guitar, acoustic guitar
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick– organ , organ, piano, electric piano
  • Robert Wyatt– percussion
  • Doreen Chanter– backing vocals
  • Archie Leggatt – bass guitar
  • Eddie Sparrow – drums , bass drum, tympani
  • Liza Strike – backing vocals
  • Irene Chanter – backing vocals
  • John Wood– engineer
  • Phil Ault – engineer assistant
  • Ray Doyle – engineer assistant
  • Ian Tilbury – concert presenter
  • Mick Rock – photography

Track listing:

  1. Driving Me Backwards – Brian Eno
  2. Baby’s on Fire – Brian Eno
  3. Heartbreak Hotel – Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley
  4. The End – John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison
  5. May I? – Kevin Ayers
  6. Shouting in a Bucket Blues – Kevin Ayers
  7. Stranger in Blue Suede Shoes – Kevin Ayers
  8. Everybody’s Sometime and Some People’s All the Time Blues – Kevin Ayers
  9. Two Goes into Four – Kevin Ayers