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The Kinks: Schoolboys In Disgrace

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On November 17, 1975, “RCA” label released “Schoolboys in Disgrace”, (The Kinks Present Schoolboys in Disgrace), the 15th Kinks (The) studio album, it was recorded August – October 1975, at “Konk” in London, and was produced by Ray Davies.

Personnel:

  • Ray Davies – vocals, guitar, piano, arrangements
  • Dave Davies – vocals, lead guitar
  • John Gosling – keyboards
  • John Dalton – bass guitar
  • Mick Avory – drums
  • Alan Holmes – saxophones
  • Nick Newell – tenor saxophone
  • John Beecham – trombone
  • Pamela Travis – backing vocals
  • Debbie Doss – backing vocals
  • Shirley Roden – backing vocals
  • Roger Wake – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Colin Mickey Finn – front cover illustration
  • Chris Hopper – photography
  • Pat Doyle – art direction

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Ray Davies.

  1. Schooldays
  2. Jack the Idiot Dunce
  3. Education
  4. The First Time We Fall in Love
  5. I’m in Disgrace
  6. Headmaster
  7. The Hard Way
  8. The Last Assembly
  9. No More Looking Back
  10. Finale

Arctic Monkeys: Who The Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?

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On April 24, 2006, “Domino Recording Company” label released “Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?”, the second Arctic Monkeys EP. It was recorded in 2005, at “Chapel” in Lincolnshire, “Motor Museum” in Liverpool, “Konk” in London, and was produced by Jim Abbiss and Mike Crossey.

Personnel:

  • Alex Turner – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
  • Jamie Cook – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Andy Nicholson – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Matt Helders – drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Alex Turner.

  1. The View from the Afternoon
  2. Cigarette Smoker Fiona
  3. Despair in the Departure Lounge
  4. No Buses
  5. Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?

Mystery Jets: Twenty One

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On March 24, 2008, “679 Recordings” label released “Twenty One”, the second Mystery Jets studio album. It was recorded October 2006 – December 2007 at “The Madhouse”, “Konk”, “The Pool”, “The Garden”, “Musikbox”, “Olympic Studios”, “The Dairy”, “Hercules Studios”, “Hoxton Square”, “Eden & Sofa Sound” in London, and was produced by Erol Alkan and Stephen Street.

Personnel:

  • Blaine Harrison – vocals, keyboards, guitar
  • Henry Harrison – keyboards, guitar, vox
  • Kai Fish – vocals, bass, engineer
  • Kapil Trivedi – drums
  • Laura Marling – vocals
  • Erol Alkan – engineer, mixing
  • Ferg Peterkin – engineer, mixing
  • Cenzo Townshend – engineer, mixing
  • Alan O’Connell, Ben Mason, Rick Levy, Tom Stanley – engineer
  • Mark Alloway, Oliver Wright, Pete Hutchings, Zoe – engineer assistant
  • Jimmy Robertson, Nick Launay, Atom – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Hideway
  2. Young Love
  3. Half in Love with Elizabeth
  4. Flakes
  5. Veiled in Grey
  6. Two Doors Down
  7. MJ
  8. Umbrellahead
  9. Hand Me Down
  10. First to Know
  11. Behind the Bunhouse (Includes hidden track Twenty One)
  12. Somewhere in my Heart

Anna Calvi: Hunter

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On August 31, 2018, “Domino” label released “Hunter”, the third Anna Calvi studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “Konk”, Anna Calvi’s studio in London, “Nick Launay’s Launmower Studios” in Hollywood, Ade’s house in Bristol, and was produced by Nick Launay and Anna Calvi.

Personnel:

  • Anna Calvi– vocals, guitar, synths, bass, piano, percussion
  • Mally Harpaz – vibraphone, glockenspiel, percussion, piano
  • Alex Thomas– drums, timpani, percussion
  • Adrian Utley– Solina, Moog synthesizer, Oberheim synthesizer, EBow, Mellotron, Swarmatron
  • Martyn Casey– bass
  • Ming Vauze – bass, synths, space station FX pedals
  • Gillian Rivers – viola, violin
  • Fiona Brice– violin; string arrangements
  • Ellie Stanford – violin
  • Rachel Robson – viola
  • Vicky Matthews – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Anna Calvi.

  1. As a Man
  2. Hunter
  3. Don’t Beat the Girl Out of My Boy
  4. Indies or Paradise
  5. Swimming Pool
  6. Alpha
  7. Chain
  8. Wish
  9. Away
  10. Eden

The Kooks: Konk

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On April 11, 2008, “Virgin” label released “Konk”, the second Kooks (The) studio album. It 2007, It was recorded in 2007, at “Konk Studios”, and was produced by Tony Hoffer.

Personnel:

  • Luke Pritchard – lead vocals, guitar
  • Hugh Harris – guitar, backing vocals
  • Max Rafferty – bass, backing vocals
  • Paul Garred – drums

Track listing:

  1. See the Sun – Luke Pritchard, Paul Garred
  2. Always Where I Need to Be – Luke Pritchard
  3. Maker – Luke Pritchard
  4. Do You Wanna – Luke Pritchard
  5. Gap – Paul Garred, Luke Pritchard, Hugh Harris
  6. Love It All – Luke Pritchard, Max Rafferty
  7. Stormy Weather – Luke Pritchard
  8. Sway – Luke Pritchard
  9. Shine On – Luke Pritchard
  10. Down to the Market – Luke Pritchard
  11. One Last Time – Luke Pritchard
  12. Tick of Time – Luke Pritchard
  13. All Over Town – Luke Pritchard

Depeche Mode: Music For The Masses

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On September 28, 1987, “Mute” label released “Music for the Masses” the sixth Depeche Mode studio album. It was recorded February – July 1987, at “Studio Guillaume Tell” in Paris; “Konk” in London, and was produced by Dave Gahan , Martin L. Gore, Andy Fletcher, David Bascombe and Daniel Miller. The album was certified Platinum in France  by “SNEP”, and Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Dave Gahan – lead vocals
  • Martin L. Gore – co-lead vocals, keyboards, guitars
  • Andy Fletcher – keyboards
  • David Bascombe – engineer
  • Martyn Atkins – design, photography
  • Mark Higenbottam – design, photography
  • David Jones – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Martin L. Gore.

  1. Never Let Me Down Again
  2. The Things You Said
  3. Strangelove
  4. Sacred
  5. Little 15
  6. Behind the Wheel
  7. I Want You Know
  8. To Have and to Hold
  9. Nothing
  10. Pimpf / Interlude 1