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Biffy Clyro: A Celebration of Endings

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On August 14, 2020, “14th Floor” label released “A Celebration of Endings”, the eighth Biffy Clyro studio album. It was recorded in 2019, at “Lotus Easter Studio” in Santa Monica, California, “United Recording Studio” in Los Angeles, “Abbey Road Studios”, “RAK Studios” and Rockstone Studios in London, and was produced by Rich Costey and Steve Mac.

Personnel:

  • Simon Neil – lead vocals, guitars
  • James Johnston – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Ben Johnston – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Zac Rae – additional keyboards
  • Steve Mac – additional keyboards
  • Rob Mathes – string arrangements, conducting
  • Jenny Nendick – conducting
  • Jackie Shave – concertmaster
  • Magnus Johnston – violin
  • Perry Montague-Mason – violin
  • Patrick Kiernan – violin
  • Pete Hanson – violin
  • Natalia Bonner – violin
  • Cathy Thompson – violin
  • Debbie Widdup – violin
  • Jonathan Evans-Jones – violin
  • Chris Tombling – violin
  • Bruce White – viola
  • Peter Lale – viola
  • Rachel Roberts – viola
  • Caroline Dearley – cello
  • Ian Burdge – cello
  • Jonathan Williams – cello
  • Caroline Dearley – cello
  • Jonathan Allen – string recording
  • Paul Pritchard – string recording assistant
  • Neil Dawes – string recording assistant
  • KT Pipal – engineering
  • Mario Borgatta – engineering
  • Wesley M. Seidman – engineering
  • Cecil Barlett – engineering
  • Dann Pursey – engineering
  • Koby Merman – additional mix engineering and digital editing
  • Dalton Ricks – additional mix engineering
  • Ross Newbauer – additional mix engineering
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • James Rushent – additional production
  • Chris Laws – additional programming, engineering
  • Joe La Porta – mastering
  • Thomas Robson – cover artwork
  • Simon Neil – additional artwork, art direction
  • Richard Welland – art direction
  • Ash Reynolds – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Simon Neil, except where noted.

  1. North of No South
  2. The Champ
  3. Weird Leisure
  4. Tiny Indoor Fireworks
  5. Worst Type of Best Possible
  6. Space – Steve Mac
  7. End Of
  8. Instant History – Steve Mac, Ammar Malik
  9. The Pink Limit
  10. Opaque
  11. Cop Syrup

Tanya Donelly: Lovesongs For Underdogs

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On August 9, 1997, “Sire” and “Warner Bros” labels released “Lovesongs for Underdogs”, the debut Tanya Donelly album.  It was recorded in 1997 and was produced by Tanya Donelly, Wally Gagel and Gary Smith.

Personnel:

  • Tanya Donelly– vocals, guitar, keyboards, arranger
  • Dean Fisher – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, percussion, accordion, keyboards
  • Rich Gilbert – guitar, accordion, bass, keyboards, saw
  • Jonathan Williams – electric guitar
  • Wally Gagel – bass, percussion, keyboards, drum machine, arranger
  • Stacy Jones – drums
  • David Lovering– drums
  • David Narcizo– drums
  • Hilken Mancini – backong vocals
  • Chris Toppin – backing vocals
  • Matthew Ellard, Wally Gagel, Dan McLoughlin – engineer
  • Jesse Henderson, Suzanne Kapa, Kelly Wohlford – engineer assistant
  • Wally Gagel, Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade – mixing
  • Dave Kirkpatrick – mixing assistant
  • Brian Lee – mastering
  • Carl Plaster – drums technician
  • Chris Bigg – design
  • Andrew Catlin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tanya Donelly except where noted.

  1. Pretty Deep
  2. The Bright Light
  3. Landspeed Song
  4. Mysteries of the Unexplained
  5. Lantern
  6. Acrobat – Tanya Donelly, Dean Fisher
  7. Breathe Around You
  8. Bum
  9. Clipped
  10. Goat Girl
  11. Manna
  12. Swoon

Jon Anderson: Change We Must

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On October 17, 1994, “EMI” label released “Change We Must”, the seventh Jon Anderson album. It was recorded 1993 – 1994, and was produced by Jon Anderson and Tim Handley.

Personnel:

  • Jon Anderson – vocals, orchestrations
  • Milton McDonald – guitar
  • Gwendolyn Mok – piano
  • Matt Clifford – keyboards, orchestration
  • Toby Alington – synthesizers
  • Steve Pearce – bass
  • Ian Thomas – drums
  • Opio Singers Choir
  • Sandrine Piau – vocals
  • Jade Anderson– vocals
  • Christopher Warren-Green, Rosie Furness, Roger Chase, Steve Trees, Jonathan Williams – strings
  • Skalia Kanga – harp
  • Nadya – Sun Chant
  • Nick Ingram – orchestration
  • Geoffrey Alexander – orchestration
  • Tim Handley – orchestration

Track listing:

  1. State of Independence – Jon Anderson, Vangelis
  2. Shaker Loops – lyrics by Jon Anderson, music by John Adams
  3. Hearts – Chris Squire, Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin
  4. Alive & Well – David Tolley, Jon Anderson
  5. The Kiss – Jon Anderson, Vangelis
  6. Chagall Duet – Jon Anderson
  7. Run On, Jon – David Tolley, Jon Anderson
  8. Candle Song – Jon Anderson, Vangelis
  9. A View from the Coppice – David Tolley, Jon Anderson
  10. Hurry Home – Jon Anderson
  11. Under the Sun – Jon Anderson
  12. Change We Must – Jon Anderson, Vangelis

Paul Hartnoll: The Ideal Condition

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On May 28, 2007, “ACP Recordings” label released “The Ideal Condition”, the debut Paul Hartnoll studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Angel  Studiosd”, and was produced by Paul Hartnoll and Chris Elliott.

Track listing:

  • Paul Hartnoll – vocal, guitar, synthesizer, mixing
  • David Nolte – guitar, autoharp
  • Chris Elliot – piano
  • Chris Laurence, Markus Van Horn, Mary Scully, Patrick Lannigan – double bass
  • Frank Ricotti – percussion
  • Michael Smith – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Andy Findon – saxophone
  • Bruce White, Ian Balmain, Paul Archibald – trumpet
  • Helen Keen, Philippa Davies – flute
  • Andy Wood, Mike Hext, Simon Gunton – tenor trombone
  • Dave Stewart – bass trombone
  • Anthony Pike, Nicholas Bucknall – clarinet
  • Julie Andrews, Richard Skinner – bassoon
  • David Thorne – oboe
  • Leila Ward – oboe, cor Anglais
  • Mike Thompson, Richard Berry, Richard Watkins – French horn
  • Boguslaw Kostecki, Chris Clad, Chris Tombling, David Emanuel, Dave Woodstock, Dermot Crehan, Liz Edwards, Emlyn Singleton, Everton Nelson, Gavyn Wright, Jackie Shave, Jonathan Rees, Julian Leaper, Mark Berrow, Patrick Kiernan, Perry Montague Mason, Simon Fischer, Steve Morris, Thomas Bowes, Warren Zielinski – violin
  • Bruce White, Catherine Bradshaw, Chris Pitsillides, Ivo Van Der Werff, Jom Thorne, Kate Musker, Morgan Goff, Peter Lale – viola
  • Andy Nice, Anthony Pleeth, Dave Daniels, Frank Schafere, Jonathan Williams, Marton Loveday – violoncello
  • Joy Smith – harp
  • Chris Elliot – arrangements, conductor
  • Rachel Weston – soprano vocal
  • Gibson, Alison Jiear, A. Busher, Ann De Renais, Catherine Bott, Cherith Milburn Erver, Christopher Foster, David Porter Thomas, Deborah Miles Johnson, Emma Brain Gabbott, Gerrad Bentall, G. O’Beirne, H. Cairncross, Helen Brookes, Helen Templeton, Janet Mooney, Jenny O’Grady, John Kingsley Smith, Karen Woodhouse, Lawrence Wallington, Michael Clarke, Mary Carewe, Michael Pearn, Morag MacKay, Payl Badley, Rachel Weston, Samantha Shaw, Sarah Eyden, Simon Preece, Stephen Alder, Tom Pearce – choir
  • Jenny O’Grady – chorus master
  • Iestyn Polson – engineer, mixing
  • Gary Thomas – engineer, mixing
  • Gordon Davidson – engineer
  • Paul Hartnol – mixing
  • Kevin Metcalf – mastering
  • Mutt Ink. LLC – illustration, design
  • David Butterworth – score, copyist

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Hartnoll, except where noted.

  1. Haven’t We Met Before?
  2. For Silence
  3. Simple Sounds
  4. Please
  5. The Unsteady Waltz
  6. Nothing Else Matters
  7. Patchwork Guilt
  8. Aggro
  9. Dust Motes

Kate Bush: Hounds Of Love

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On September 16, 1985, “EMI” label released “Hounds of Love”, the fifth Kate Bush studio album . It was recorded January 1984 – June 1985, at “Wickham Farm Home Studio” in Welling, and was produced by Kate Bush.

Personnel:

  • Kate Bush– lead vocals, Fairlight CMI, piano
  • Alan Murphy– guitar
  • John Williams– guitar
  • Brian Bath – guitar, backing vocal
  • Del Palmer– bass, handclapping, Fairlight basson, Linn programming, backing vocals
  • Youth– bass
  • Eberhard Weber– bass
  • Danny Thompson– double bass
  • Stuart Elliott– drums
  • Charlie Morgan– drums, handclapping
  • Morris Pert– percussion
  • Paddy Bush– violins, balalaika, didjeridu, fujara, backing and harmony vocals
  • Dónal Lunny– bouzouki, Irish bouzouki
  • John Sheahan– whistles
  • Kevin McAlea– synthesiser sequences, synthesiser
  • Liam O’Flynn– uilleann pipes
  • Jonathan Williams – cello
  • The Medici Sextet – strings
  • Dave Lawson– string arrangements
  • John Carder Bush – backing vocals, narration
  • The Richard Hickox Singers– choir
  • Richard Hickox– vocals, choir master
  • Michael Berkeley– vocal arrangements

All tracks by Kate Bush.

  1. Running Up That Hill
  2. Hounds of Love
  3. The Big Sky
  4. Mother Stands for Comfort
  5. Cloudbusting
  6. And Dream of Sheep
  7. Under Ice
  8. Walking the Witch
  9. Watching You Without Me
  10. Jig of Life
  11. Hello Earth
  12. The Morning Fog