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Duran Duran: Rio

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Rio

On May 10, 1982, “EMI” label released “Rio”, the second Duran Duran studio album. It was recorded January – February 1982, at “AIR Studios”, “Townhouse Studios” in London and was produced by Colin Thurston. In 1983, the album was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Simon Le Bon – lead vocals, vibes, ocarina, acoustic guitar
  • Andy Taylor– guitar, backing vocals
  • Nick Rhodes– keyboards, sound effects, synthesizer, marimba, backing vocals
  • John Taylor– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Roger Taylor– drums, percussion
  • Andy Hamilton- tenor saxophone
  • Colin Thurston – engineer
  • Malcolm Garrett– design
  • Patrick Nagel– illustration
  • Andy Earl – photography
  • Renate – technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Duran Duran

  1. Rio
  2. My Own Way
  3. Lonely In Your Nightmare
  4. Hungry Like the Wolf
  5. Hold Back the Rain
  6. New Religion
  7. Last Chance on the Stairway
  8. Save a Prayer
  9. The Chauffeur

The Birthday Party: Junkyard

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Birthday Party Junkyard

On May 10, 1982, “Missing Link” label released “Junkyard”, the third Birthday Party (The) studio album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, at “A.A.V. Studio 2” in Melbourne and “Matrix Studios” in London, and was produced by Richard Mazda, Tony Cohen and Nick Launay. “Missing Link” was the group’s last full-length studio recording.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave- lead vocals
  • Mick Harvey- guitar, percussion, drums, saxophone, bass guitar
  • Rowland S. Howard- guitar
  • Barry Adamson- bass guitar
  • Tracy Pew- bass guitar
  • Phil Calvert– drums

Track listing:

  1. She’s Hit – Nick Cave, Tracy Pew
  2. Dead Joe – Anita Lane, Nick Cave
  3. The Dim Locator – Rowland S. Howard
  4. Hamlet (Pow Pow Pow) – Nick Cave, Rowland S. Howard
  5. Big Jesus Trash Can – Nick Cave, Mick Harvey
  6. Kiss Me Black – Anita Lane, Nick Cave
  7. “6” Gold Blade – Nick Cave, Mick Harvey
  8. Kewpie Doll – Nick Cave, Mick Harvey
  9. Junkyard – Nick Cave, Rowland S. Howard

Linton Kwesi Johnson: Bass Culture

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Bass Culture

On May 9, 1980, “Island” label released “Bass Culture”, the third Linton Kwesi Johnson album. It was recorded at “Gooseburry Sound Studios” in London, and was produced by Linton Kwesi Johnson and Dennis Bowel.

Personnel:

  • Linton Kwesi Johnson – vocals
  • John Kpiaye – guitar
  • Julio Finn – harmonica
  • Dennis Bowell – keyboards, engineer, mixing
  • Webster Johnson – keyboards
  • Floyd Lawson , Vivian Weathers – bass
  • Lloyd “Jah Bunny” Donaldson, Winston Curniffe – drums
  • Clinton Bailey, Everald “Fari” Forrest, Lloyd “Jah Bunny” Donaldson – percussion
  • James Danton – alto saxophone
  • Henry “Buttons” Tenyue – tenor saxophone
  • Rico – trombone
  • Dick Cuthell, Henry “Buttons” Tenyue – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • John Caffrey, Mark Angelo Lusardy – engineer
  • Dennis Morris – sleeve concept, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Linton Kwesi Johnson

  1. Bass Culture
  2. Street 66
  3. Reggae fi Peach
  4. Di Black Petty Booshwah
  5. Inglan Is a Bitch
  6. Loraine
  7. Reggae Sounds
  8. Two Sides of Silence

Scott Walker: The Drift

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Scott_Walker_-_The_Drift

On May 8, 2006, “4AD” label released “The Drift”, the thirteenth Scott Walker studio album. It was recorded June 2004 – November 2005, at “Metropolis Studios” and “Chiswick” and “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Scott Walker and Peter Walsh.

Personnel:

  • Scott Walker – vocals, guitar, harmonica, sax, sound treatment
  • Hugh Burns – guitar
  • James Stevenson– guitar
  • Brian Gascoigne – keyboards, sound treatment
  • Mark Warman – keyboards,  orchestration,  conducting,  percussion,  woodwind, sound treatment
  • John Giblin– bass
  • Steve Pearce – bass
  • Ian Thomas – drums
  • Alasdair Malloy – drums, percussion
  • Peter Walsh – sound treatment, sitar, percussion
  • Rohan Onraet – percussion
  • Pete Long – saxophone
  • Derek Watkins– flugelhorn
  • Philip Sheppard– orchestration, conducting, cello
  • Andrew Cronshaw – woodwind, concertina
  • Thomas Bowes – violin
  • Vanessa Contenay-Quinones– vocals
  • Lucy Painter – vocals
  • Rebecca Painter – vocals
  • Ralph Warman – vocals
  • Beverly Foster – voice
  • Vaughan Oliver – artwork
  • Chris Bigg – artwork assistant
  • Marc Atkins – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Scott Walker, except where noted.

  1. Cossacks Are
  2. Clara
  3. Jesse
  4. Jolson and Jones
  5. Cue
  6. Hand Me Up
  7. Buzzers
  8. Psoriatic – Scott Walker, Bob carleton
  9. The Escape
  10. A Lover Loves

The Cure: Three Imaginary Boys

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The Cure Three Imaginary Boys

On May 8, 1979, “Fiction” label released “Three Imaginary Boys”, the debut Cure (The) studio album. It was recorded 1978 – 1979, at “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Chris Parry.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Porl Thompson– lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Michael Dempsey– lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Lol Tolhurst– drums
  • Mike Hedges – engineer
  • Michael J. Dutton – assistant
  • Bill Smith – design
  • Connie Jude – illustrations
  • David Dragon – illustrations
  • Martyn Goddard – photography
  • Smith – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey and Lol Tolhurst, except where  noted.

  1. 10:15 Saturday Night
  2. Accuracy
  3. Grinding Halt
  4. Another Day
  5. Object
  6. Subway Song
  7. Foxy lady – Jimi Hendrix
  8. Meathook
  9. So What
  10. Fire in Cairo
  11. It’s not You
  12. Three Imaginary Boys
  13. Untitled – hidden track; known as The Weedy Burton

 

The Kinks: Preservation Act 2

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Kinks Preservation Axt 2

On May 8, 1974, “RCA” label released “Preservation Act 2”, the twelve Kinks (The) studio album. It was recorded January – March 1974 at “Konk Studios” in London, and was produced by Ray Davis.

Personnel:

  • Ray Davies – vocals, guitar
  • Dave Davies – vocals, guitar
  • John Gosling – keyboards
  • John Dalton – bass
  • Mick Avory – drums
  • Maryann Price – vocals
  • Alan Holmes- baritone saxophone, clarinet
  • Laurie Brown – tenor saxophone, trumpet, flute
  • John Beecham – trombone, flute

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray Davies.

  1. Announcement
  2. Introduction to Solution
  3. When a Solution Comes
  4. Money Talks
  5. Announcements
  6. Shepherds of the Nation
  7. Scum of the Earth
  8. Second Hand Car Spiv
  9. He’s Evil
  10. Mirror of Love
  11. Announcement
  12. Nobody Gives
  13. Oh Where Oh Where Is Love
  14. Fish Dream (The Final Elbow)
  15. Flash’s Confession
  16. Nothing Lasts Forever
  17. Announcement
  18. Artificial Man
  19. Scrapheap City
  20. Announcement
  21. Salvation Road

Blur: Think Tank

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Think_tank

On May 5, 2003, “Parlaphone” label released “Think Tank”, the seventh Blur studio album. It was recorded November 2001 – November 2002 in London, Morocco and Devon, and was produced by Ben Hillier, Norman Cook, William Orbit and Blur. The album won the “Q” magazine award “Album of the Year”, and was named the best album of 2003, by The Observer.

Personnel:

  • Damon Albarn– leqd and backing vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Alex James– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Rowntree– drums, backing vocals, guitar
  • Bezzari Ahmed – rabab
  • Moullaoud My Ali – oud
  • Mohamed Azeddine – oud
  • Graham Coxon– guitar
  • Gueddam Jamal – cello, violin
  • Abdellah Kekhari – violin
  • Ait Ramdan El Mostafa – kanoun
  • El Farani Mustapha – tere
  • Dalal Mohamed Najib – darbouka
  • Hijaoui Rachid – violin
  • Rabet Mohamid Rachid – violin
  • Mike Smith– saxophone
  • Kassimi Jamal Youssef – oud
  • Phil Daniels– backing vocals
  • Desyud Mustafa – orchestral arrangements
  • James Dring – engineer, programming
  • Jason Cox – engineer, production assistant
  • Ben Hillier– engineer, percussion

Track listing:

All lyrics by Damon Albarn. All music by Albarn, Alex James, Dave Rowntree except where noted.

  1. Ambulance
  2. Out of Time
  3. Crazy Beat
  4. Good Song
  5. On the Way to the Club – Damon Albarn, James Dring, Alex James, Dave Rowntree
  6. Brothers and Sisters
  7. Caravan
  8. We’ve Got a File on You
  9. Moroccan Peoples Revolutionary Bowls Club
  10. Sweet Song
  11. Jets – Damon Albarn, Alex James, Dave Rowntree, Mike Smith
  12. Gene by Gene
  13. Batteru in Your Leg – Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, Dave Rowntree

Paul McCartney: Flaming Pie

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Flaming_Pie

On May 5, 1997, “Parlaphone” label released “Flaming Pie”, the tenth Paul McCartney solo studio album. It was recorded September 1992, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, February 1995 – February 1997, at “Sun Valley” in Idaho; and “The Mill” in Sussex; and was produced by Jeff Lynne, George Martin and Paul McCartney.

Personnel:

  • Paul McCartney– lead and backing vocals, harmony vocal, acoustic, 12 string acoustic, Spanish and electric guitar, bass guitar, double bass, harmonium, drums, piano, percussion,  Hammond organ, knee slap, Fender Rhodes, harpsichord, vibraphone, mellotron, percussion effects, Wurlitzer piano, percussion
  • Jeff Lynne– harmony and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboard, electric spinette harpsichord
  • Steve Miller– lead, harmony and backing vocals, acoustic, rhythm and electric guitar
  • George Martin– orchestration
  • Orchestra ensemble:
    1. David Snell – conductor
    2. Keith Pascoe, Jackie Hartley, Rita Manning, Peter Manning– violins
    3. Christian Kampen, Martin Loveday – cello
    4. Peter Lale, Levine Andrade– viola
    5. Andy Findon – alto flute
    6. Martin Parry, Michael Cox – flutes
    7. Gary Kettel – percussion
    8. Skaila Kanga– harp
    9. Roy Carter– oboe, cor anglais
  • Linda McCartney– backing vocals
  • James McCartney– electric guitar solo
  • Michael Thompson, Richard Bissill, Richard Watkins, John Pigneguy – French horns
  • Kevin Robinson – trumpet
  • Chris ‘Snake’ Davis – saxophone
  • Dave Bishop – saxophone
  • Ringo Starr– drums, additional percussion, backing vocals
  • Orchestra ensemble:
    • David Snell – conductor
    • John Barclay, Andrew Crowley, Mark Bennett – trumpets
    • Richard Edwards, Andy Fawbert – trombones
    • Michael Thompson, Richard Watkins, Nigel Black – horns
    • Susan Milan – flute
    • David Theodore – oboe
    • Marcia Crayford, Adrian Levin, Belinda Bunt, Bernard Patridge, Jackie Hartley, Keith Pascoe, David Woodcock, Roger Garland, Julian Tear, Briony Shaw, Rita Manning, Jeremy Williams, David Ogden, Bogustav Kostecki, Maciej Rakowski, Jonathan Rees – violins
    • Robert Smissen, Stephen Tess, Levine Andrade, Philip Dukes, Ivo Van Der Werff, Graeme Scott – violas
    • Anthony Pleeth, Stephen Orton, Martin Loveday, Robert Bailey – celli
    • Chris Laurence, Robin McGee – double bass
  • Geoff Emerick, Jon Jacobs, Bob Kraushaar– engineer
  • Keith Smith, Frank Farrell – engineer assistant
  • Marc Mann– digital sequencing
  • Geoff Emerick – Orchestral session engineer
  • Geoff Foster– Orchestral session assistant engineer
  • Geoff Emerick, Jon Jacobs, Peter Cabbin – Orchestral session engineer
  • Paul Hicks– Orchestral session assistant engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul McCartney, except where noted.

  1. The Song We Were Singing
  2. The World Tonight
  3. If You Wanna
  4. Somedays
  5. Young Boy
  6. Calico Skies
  7. Flaming Pie
  8. Heaven on a Sunday
  9. Used to Be Bad – Steve Miller, Paul McCartney
  10. Souvenir
  11. Little Willow
  12. Really Love You – Paul McCartney, Richard Starkey
  13. Beautiful Night
  14. Great Day

Paul Simon: There Goes Rhymin’ Simon

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There Goes Rhymin' Simon

On May 5, 1973, “Columbia” label released “There Goes Rhymin’ Simon”, the third Paul Simon solo studio album. It was recorded September 1972 – January 1973, at “Columbia Studios” in New York City, “Malaco Recording Studios” in Jackson, Mississippi, “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Sheffield, Alabama and “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Paul Simon, Phil Ramone, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Paul Samwell-Smith and Roy Halee.

Personnel:

  • Paul Simon– vocals, guitar
  • Pete Carr– acoustic and  electric guitar
  • Jimmy Johnson– electric guitar
  • Cornell Dupree– guitar
  • Alexander Gafa – guitar
  • David Spinozza– guitar
  • Jerry Puckett – guitar
  • Barry Beckett– keyboard; piano, vibraphone
  • Paul Griffin– piano
  • Bobby James– keyboard
  • Bobby Scott– piano
  • Carson Witsett – organ
  • Don Elliott– vibraphone
  • David Hood– bass guitar
  • Gordon Edwards – bass guitar
  • Bob Cranshaw– bass guitar
  • Vernie Robbins – bass guitar
  • Richard Davis– double bass
  • Roger Hawkins– drums, percussion , tambourine
  • Rick Marotta– drums
  • Grady Tate– drums
  • James Stroud– drums
  • Airto Moreira– percussion
  • The Onward Brass Band– horns
  • Uncredited – flute
  • The Dixie Hummingbirds– group vocals
  • Claude Jeter– falsetto vocals
  • Maggie and Terre Roche– backing vocals
  • Allen Toussaint– horn arrangements
  • Quincy Jones– string arrangements
  • Del Newman – string arrangements

Track listing:

Al tracks by Paul Simon.

  1. Kodachrome
  2. Tenderness
  3. Take Me to the Mardi Gras
  4. Something So Right
  5. One Man’s Ceiling Is Another Man’s Floor
  6. American Tune
  7. Was a Sunny Day
  8. Learn How to Fall
  9. Judy’s Comet
  10. Loves Me Like a Rock

New Order: Republic

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On May 3, 1993, “London” label released “Republic”, the sixth New Order studio album. It was recorded in 1992, at “Real World Studios”; “Box” in Witshire, and “RAK Studios” in London and was produced by Stephen Hague and New Order.

Personnel:

  • Bernard Sumner– vocals, guitars, synthesizers, programming
  • Peter Hook– 4 and 6-stringed bass, synthesizers, programming, backing vocals
  • Stephen Morris– drums, synthesizers, programming
  • Gillian Gilbert– vocal, synthesizers, programming
  • David Rhodes – guitar
  • Audrey Riley– cello, string arrangements
  • Dee Lewis – backing vocals
  • Andy Duncan – additional programming
  • Peter Saville– art direction (designed at Pentagram)
  • Pascal Gabriel– pre-production
  • Simon Gogerly, Mike ‘Spike’ Drake, Owen Morrisand Richard Chappell – engineer
  • Ben Findlay and Sam Hardaker – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner and Stephen Hague.

  1. Regret
  2. World
  3. Ruined in a Day
  4. Spooky
  5. Everyone Everywhere
  6. Young Offender
  7. Liar
  8. Chemical
  9. Times Change
  10. Special Avalanche