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Squeeze: Cradle To The Grave

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On October 2, 2015, “Virgin EMI” label released “Cradle to the Grave”, the fourteenth Squeeze studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Glenn Tilbrook and Laurie Latham.

Personnel:

  • Glenn Tilbrook– vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, percussion, handclaps
  • Chris Difford– vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Lucy Shaw – bass, backing vocals
  • Stephen Large– keyboards
  • Simon Hanson– drums, backing vocals
  • John Bentley– bass
  • Melvin Duffy – pedal steel guitar, dulcimer
  • Mark Feltham– harmonica
  • Dennis Greaves – lead guitar
  • Laurie Latham – tambourine, assorted percussion
  • Tom Pigott-Smith, Everton Nelson, Stephanie Benedetti, Matt Ward, Calina De La Mare, Lucy Wilkins, Oli Langford, Ian Rathbone, Ian Burdge, Ben Rogerson, Kirsty Mangan, Stephanie Benedetti, Natalie Holt, Rachel Lander – strings
  • Kelly Barnes – backing vocals
  • Bryan Chambers – backing vocals
  • Miles Connolly – backing vocals
  • Carly Dexter-Fry – backing vocals
  • Nate James – backing vocals
  • Simon King – backing vocals
  • Bryan Marshall – backing vocals
  • Louise Marshall – backing vocals
  • Melanie Marshall – backing vocals
  • Leon Tilbrook – backing vocals
  • Billie Godfrey – backing vocals
  • Dominic Haddad – backing vocals
  • Jane Homer – backing vocals, handclaps
  • Suzanne Hunt – backing vocals, handclaps
  • Louis Tilbrook – backing vocals, handclaps

Track listing:

 All tracks by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook.

  1. Cradle to the Grave
  2. Nirvana
  3. Beautiful Game
  4. Happy Days
  5. Open
  6. Only 15
  7. Top of the Form
  8. Sunny
  9. Haywire
  10. Honeytrap
  11. Everything
  12. Snap, Crackle and Pop

The Maccabees: Marks to Prove

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On July 31, 2015, “Fiction Records” label released “Marks to Prove”, the fourth and final Maccabees (The) studio album. It was recorded September 2013 – February 2015, at “Elephant Studios”, and was produced by Hugo White, Laurie Latham, Orlando Weeks, Felix White, Hugo White, Rupert Jarvis, and Sam Doyle.

Personnel:

  • Orlando Weeks – lead and backing vocals, guitar, organ, kazoo
  • Felix White– guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • Hugo White – vocals, guitar, organ, piano
  • Rupert Jarvis – bass guitar
  • Sam Doyle – drums, percussion
  • Laurie Latham– percussion
  • Geraint Watkins– piano
  • Rebekah Raa – piano, backing vocals
  • Fabiana Palladino – piano
  • Kenji Fenton – saxophone
  • Mike Davis – trumpet
  • Paul Burton – trombone
  • Sam White – backing vocals
  • Stephanie Oyerinde – backing vocals
  • Polly Louise Mackey – backing vocals
  • Iain Harvie- strings arrangements
  • Jag Jago – recording
    Tom Stanley – recording
  • Joe McCann – recording assistant, mixing assistant
  • Sean Juilliard – recording assistant, mixing assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering engineer
  • Cenzo Townshend– mixing
  • Go De Jong – design
  • David Busfield – cover photography
  • Andy Goldsworthy – photography
  • James Caddick – photography
  • James Cronin – photography
  • Pooneh Ghana – portrait photography
  • Sam Doyle – portrait photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Orlando Weeks, Felix White, Hugo White, Rupert Jarvis, and Sam Doyle.

  1. Marks to Prove It
  2. Kamakura
  3. Ribbon Road
  4. Spit It Out
  5. Silence
  6. River Song
  7. Slow Sun
  8. Something Like Happiness
  9. WW1Portraits
  10. Pioneering Systems
  11. Down Chorus

Ian Dury & The Blockheads: Mr. Love Pants

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On June 29, 1998, “East Central One” and “Ronnie Harris Records” labels released “Mr. Love Pants”, the eight Ian Dury and The Blockheads album. It was recorded in October 1997, and was produced by Ian Dury, Chaz Jankel, Mick Gallagher, Davey Payne, John Tumbull, Norman Watt Roy and Steve Monti.

Personnel:

  • Ian Dury- vocals
  • Chaz Jankel- guitar, keyboards
  • Mick Gallagher- keyboards
  • Davey Payne- saxophones, flute
  • John Turnbull- guitar
  • Norman Watt-Roy- bass
  • Steve Monti – drums
  • The Breezeblocks – backing vocals
  • Kevin Paul, Juw & Eon – engineer
  • Laurie Latham– mixing
  • John Bailey – mixing assistant
  • Storm Thorgerson, Sam Brooks, Hannah Evans – design
  • Jon Crossland – graphics, illustrations
  • Duncan Poundcake’ – band photographs
  • Rupert Truman, Sam Brooks – dog photographs

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Dury and Chaz Jankel, except where noted.

  1. Jack Shit George – Ian Dury, Merlin Rhys-Jones
  2. The Passing Show
  3. You’re My Baby
  4. Honeysuckle Highway
  5. Itinerant Child
  6. Geraldine – Ian Dury, Mickey Gallagher
  7. Cacka Boom – Ian Dury, Merlin Rhys-Jones
  8. Bed O. Roses No. 9
  9. Heavy Living
  10. Mash It Up Harry

Richard Wright: Broken China

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On October 7, 1996, “EMI” label released “Broken China” the second and the final Richard Wright solo album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Studio Harmonie” in  France; “Whitfield Street Studios”, “RAK Studios” and “The Astoria” in London, and was produced by Richard Wright, Anthony Moore and Laurie Latham.

Personnel:

  • Richard Wright– vocals, keyboards, programming
  • Anthony Moore– computer programming, arrangements, ‘telephone vocal
  • Sinéad O’Connor– lead vocals
  • Tim Renwick, Dominic Miller, Steven Bolton – guitars
  • Pino Palladino– bass guitar
  • Manu Katché– drums, percussion
  • Sian Bell – cello
  • Kate St. John– oboe, cor Anglais
  • Maz Palladino – backing vocals
  • Julien Mils, Finlay Cowan – artwork
  • Storm Thorgerson, Peter Curzon –  design
  • Tony May – photography
  • Jason Reddy – computer

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Wright, except where noted.

  1. Breaking Water – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore
  2. Night of a Thousand Furry Toys – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore
  3. Hidden Fear – Richard Wright, Gerry Gordon
  4. Runaway
  5. Unfair Ground
  6. Satellite
  7. Woman of Custom
  8. Interlude
  9. Black Cloud
  10. Far from the Harbour Wall – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore
  11. Drowning
  12. Reaching for the Rail – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore
  13. Blue Room in Venice – Richard Wright, Gerry Gordon
  14. Sweet July
  15. Along the Shoreline – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore
  16. Breakthrough – Richard Wright, Anthony Moore

The Stranglers: Aural Sculptures

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In November 1984, “Epic” label released “Aural Sculpture”, the eighth Stranglers (The) album. It was recorded 1983 – 1984, at “ICP Recording Studios” in Brussels, and was produced by Laurie Latham, Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel,  Dave Greenfield and Jet Black.

Personnel:

  • Hugh Cornwell- vocals, guitar
  • Dave Greenfield– keyboards
  • Jean-Jacques Burnel– vocals, bass
  • Jet Black– drums, percussion
  • Tim Whitehead – saxophone
  • Paul Spong – trumpet
  • Paul Nieman – trombone
  • Carmen Franco – vocals
  • George Chandler, Jimmy Chambers, Tony Jackson – backing vocals
  • Christian “Djoum” Ramon, Erwin Autrique – additional engineering
  • Simon Cantwell – art direction
  • John King – artwork (ear sculpture)
  • John Kisch – front cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel,  Dave Greenfield and Jet Black.

  1. Ice Queen
  2. Skin Deep
  3. Let Me Down Easy
  4. No Mercy
  5. North Winds
  6. Uptown
  7. Punch & Judy
  8. Spain
  9. Laughing
  10. Souls
  11. Mad Hatter

Squeeze: The Knowledge

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On October 13, 2017, “Love Records” label released “The Knowledge”, the fifteenth Squeeze studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Glenn Tilbrook, Laurie Latham and Andrew Jones.

Personnel:

  • Glenn Tilbrook– vocals, guitar, keyboards, finger cymbals, handclaps
  • Chris Difford– vocals; guitar
  • Yolanda Charles – bass
  • Stephen Large– keyboards
  • Simon Hanson– drums
  • Steve Smith– percussion; backing vocal
  • Seamus Beaghen – additional keyboards
  • Melvin Duffy – pedal steel guitar
  • Dennis Greaves – guitar
  • Paul Jordanous – trumpet
  • Frank Mead, Chris Rand – saxophone
  • Matt Winch – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Cara McHardy – operatic vocals
  • Billie Godfrey, Bryan Chambers, Louise Marshall, Simon King – backing vocals
  • Ted Tilbrook – bass
  • Andrew Jones – bongos, handclaps
  • Louis Tilbrook – celesta
  • Chris McNally – harmonium

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook.

  1. Innocence in Paradise
  2. Patchouli
  3. A&E
  4. Every Story
  5. Rough Ride
  6. Departure Lounge
  7. Final Score
  8. Please Be Upstanding
  9. The Ones
  10. Albatross
  11. Elmers End
  12. Two Forks

Squeeze: Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti

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In August 1985, “A&M” label released “Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti”, the sixth Squeeze album. It was recorded in 1984, and was produced by Laurie Latham.

Personnel:

  • Chris Difford– guitar, backing vocals
  • Glenn Tilbrook– lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, horns
  • Jools Holland– keyboards, backing vocals
  • Keith Wilkinson– bass, backing vocals
  • Gilson Lavis– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook except where noted.

  1. Big Beng
  2. By Your Side
  3. King George Street
  4. I Learnt How to Pray
  5. Last Time Forever
  6. No Place Like Home
  7. Heartbreaking World – Chris Difford, Jools Holland
  8. Hits of the Year
  9. Break My Heart
  10. I Won’t Ever Go Drinking Again (?)

Echo & The Bunnymen: Same

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On July 6, 1987, “WEA” label released the self-titled, fifth Echo & the Bunnymen studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Conny’s Studio” in Cologne,  “ICP” in Brussels, “The Workhouse” in London, “Amazon Studios” in Liverpool, and was produced by Laurie Latham, Gil Norton, Ian McCulloch, Will Sergeant, Les Pattinson and Pete de Freitas.

Personnel:

  • Ian McCulloch– lead vocals, guitar, piano
  • Will Sergeant– guitar
  • Les Pattinson– bass guitar
  • Pete de Freitas– drums
  • Henry Priestman– keyboards
  • Jake Brockman– keyboards
  • Ray Manzarek– keyboards
  • Stephen Morris– drums
  • Paul Gomersall, Stuart Barry – engineer
  • Bruce Lampcov – mixing
  • Alex Haas – mixing assistant
  • Don Rodenbach – mixing assistant
  • Brian Gardner– mastering
  • Anton Corbijn– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch and Les Pattinson except where noted.

  1. The Game
  2. Over You
  3. Bedbugs and Ballyhoo – Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Henry Pattinson, Pete de Freitas
  4. All in Your Mind – Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Henry Pattinson, Pete de Freitas
  5. Bombers Bay
  6. Lips Like Sugar
  7. Lost and Found
  8. New Direction
  9. Satellite – Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Henry Pattinson, Pete de Freitas
  10. All My Life

Ian Dury & The Blockheads: Do It Yourself

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On May 18, 1979, “Stiff” label released “Do It Yourself”, the first Ian Dury album credited with the Blockheads. It was recorded in 1978, at “The Workhouse” in London, and was produced by  Chas Jankel and Laurie Latham.

Personnel:

  • Ian Dury- vocals
  • John Turnbull- guitars
  • Chaz Jankel- keyboards, guitars
  • Mick Gallagher- keyboards
  • Davey Payne- saxophones
  • Norman Watt-Roy- bass
  • Charley Charles – drums
  • The Breezeblocks – backing Vocals

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ian Dury, all music by Chaz Jankel, except where noted

  1. Inbetweenies
  2. Quiet – John Turnbull, Mick Gallagher, Norman Watt-Roy, Charley Charles
  3. Don’t Ask Me
  4. Sink My Boats
  5. Waiting for Your Taxi
  6. This is What We Find – Mick Gallagher
  7. Uneasy Sunny Day Hotsy-Totsy – John Turnbull
  8. Mischeif – Norman Watt – Roy, Mick Gallagher
  9. Dance of the Screamers
  10. Lullaby for Francies

Slapp Happy: Ça Va

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On April 28, 1997, “V2” label released “Ça Va”, album by Slapp Happy. It was recorded June–August 1997, in London, and was produced by Laurie Latham.

Personnel:

  • Anthony Moore– vocals, keyboards, guitars, saz, toy theremin, percussion, melodica, programming
  • Peter Blegvad– vocals, guitars, bass, percussion, cover art
  • Dagmar Krause– vocals, piano

Track listing:

  1. Scarred for Life – Peter Blegvad
  2. Moon Lovers – Dagmar Krause, Laurie Latham
  3. Child Then – Peter Blegvad, Andy Partridge
  4. Is it You? – Dagmar Krause, Anthony Moore
  5. King of Straw – Peter Blegvad, Gregson
  6. Powerful Stuff – Peter Blegvad, Anthony Moore
  7. A Different Life – Anthony Moore
  8. Coralie – Anthony Moore
  9. Silent the Voice – Dagmar Krause, Anthony Moore
  10. Working at the Ministry – Anthony Moore
  11. The Unborn Byron – Peter Blegvad, Amthony Moore
  12. Let’s Travel Light – Peter Blegvad