Tag Archives: London

British Sea Power: Open Season

Open Season

On April 4, 2005, “Rough Trade” label released “Open Season”, the second British Sea Power album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Kore Studios” in London, and “Rockfield Studios” in South Wales, and was produced by Mads Bjerke  and Graham Sutton.

Personnel:

  • Yan– vocals, guitar, piano, organ
  • Hamilton– vocals, bass, guitar, piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Noble– guitar, piano, backing vocals, organ
  • Wood– drums
  • Abi Fry– viola
  • Phil Sumner– cornet
  • Graham Sutton– string arrangements, additional programming
  • Axl – miniature Italian greyhound

Track listing:

  1. It Ended on an Oily Stage – Hamilton, Noble, Wood, Yan
  2. Be Gone – Yan
  3. How Will I Ever Find My Way Home? – Hamilton
  4. Like a Honeycomb – Yan
  5. Please Stand Up – Yan
  6. North Hanging Rock – Yan
  7. To Get to Sleep – Hamilton, Noble, Wood, Yan
  8. Victorian Ice – Yan
  9. Oh Larsen B – Yan
  10. The Land Beyond – Hamilton
  11. True Adventures – Hamilton

 

 

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: No More Shall We Part

No-More-Shall-We-Part

On April 2, 2001, “Mute” label released “No More Shall We Part”, the eleventh Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded in September and October 2000, at “Abbey Road Studios” and “Westside Studios” in London, and was produced by Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld, Martyn Casey, Thomas Wydler and Tony Cohen.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave– vocals, piano, mixing
  • Mick Harvey– guitar, string arrangement, drums, mixing
  • Blixa Bargeld– guitar, mixing
  • Conway Savage– organ
  • Martyn P. Casey– bass
  • Thomas Wydler– drums
  • Paul Morgan, Leon Bosch – bass
  • Warren Ellis– violin, string arrangement
  • Jim Sclavunos– drums, percussion
  • Kate & Anna McGarrigle– vocals
  • Gavyn Wright, Patrick Kiernan, Jackie Shave, Simon Fischer, Rebecca Hirsch – violin
  • Bruce White, Gustav Clarkson – viola
  • Frank Schaefer, Lionel Handy, Naomi Wright – cello
  • Tony Cohen – engineer, mixing
  • Kevin Paul – engineer
  • Mirek Stiles, Mark Bishop – engineer assistant
  • Ray Staffat – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Cave, except where noted.

  1. As I Sat Sadly by Her Side
  2. And No More Shall We Part
  3. Hallelujah – Nick cave and Warren Ellis
  4. Love Letter
  5. Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow
  6. God Is in the House
  7. Oh My Lord
  8. Sweetheart Come – Nick Cave and Barry Adamson
  9. The sorrowful Wife
  10. We Came Along This Road
  11. Gates to the Garden
  12. Darker with the Day – Nick Cave and Warren Ellis

The White Stripes: Elephant

Elephant

On April 1, 2003, “V2 Records” released “Elephant”, the fourth White Stripes album. It was recorded November 2001 and April 2002, at “Toe Rag Studios” and “BBC Maida Vale Studios” in London, and was produced by Jack White.The album won “Grammy Awards” for “Best Alternative  Album” and “Best Rock Song” for “Seven Nation Army”. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 390, on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. “Channel 4” ranked “Elephant”  at number 39, on its list of the “100 Greatest Albums of All Time”. In December 2003, “NME” magazine made it their “Album of the Year”.

Personnel:

  • Jack White– lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, mixing
  • Meg White – lead, co-lead and backing vocals, drums
  • Mort Crim– speech
  • Holly Golightly– co-lead vocals
  • Liam Watson– engineer, mixing
  • Noel Summerville – mastering
  • “The Third Man” – artwork
  • Bruce Brand – layout
  • Patrick Pantano – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jack White, except where noted.

  1. Seven Nation Army
  2. Black Math
  3. There’s No Home for You Here
  4. I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  5. In the Cold, Cold Night
  6. I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother’s Heart
  7. You’ve Got Her in Your Pocket
  8. Ball and Biscuit
  9. The Hardest Button to Button
  10. Little Acorns – Mort Crim, White
  11. Hypnotize
  12. The Air Near My Fingers
  13. Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine
  14. Well It’s True That We Love One Another

Pet Shop Boys: Release

Release

On April 1, 2002, “Parlaphone” label released “Release”, the eighth Pet Shop Boys studio album. It was recorded September 2000 – November 2001, at “Studio PSB”, “Sony Music Studios” in London, and “Chillout” in Berlin, and was produced by Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe and Chris Zippel.

Personnel:

  • Neil Tennant – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Chris Lowe – vocals, keyboards, drum programming
  • Chris Zippel – keyboards
  • Johnny Marr– guitar
  • Little Mike – guitar, bass
  • Steve Walters – bass guitar
  • Jody Linscott– percussion
  • Pete Gleadall – programming, engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe.

  1. Home and Dry
  2. I Get Along
  3. Birthday Boy
  4. London
  5. E-Mail
  6. The Samurai in Autumn
  7. Love Is a Catastrophe
  8. Here
  9. The Night I Fell in Love
  10. You Choose

Simple Minds: Life in a Day

Life in a Day

On April 1, 1979, “Zoom” label released “Life in a Day”, the debut Simple Minds album. It was recorded December 1978 – January 1979, at “Rolling Stones Mobile”, “Abbey Road Studios”,”Townhouse” in London, and was produced by John Leckie.

Personnel:

  • Jim Kerr – vocals
  • Charles Burchill – vocals, guitar
  • Michael MacNeil – vocals, keyboards
  • Derek Forbes – vocals, bass
  • Brian McGee – voclas, drums, percussion

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jim Kerr, all music by Charles Burchill and Jim Kerr.

  1. Someone
  2. Life in a Day
  3. Sad Affair
  4. All for You
  5. Pleasantly Disturbed
  6. No Cure
  7. Chelsea Girl
  8. Wasteland
  9. Destiny
  10. Murder Story

Taste: Same

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On April 1, 1969, “Polydor” label released the self-titled, debut Taste album. It was recorded in August 1968, at “De Lane Studios” in London, and was produced by Tony Colton.

Personnel:

  • Rory Gallagher – vocals, guitars, saxophone, harmonica
  • Richard “Charlie” McCracken  – bass guitar
  • John Wilson – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Rory Gallagher, except where noted.

  1. Blister on the Moon
  2. Leavin’ Blues – Huddie Ledbetter, Rory Gallagher
  3. Sugar Mama- arr. Rory Gallagher
  4. Hail
  5. Born on the Wrong Side of Time
  6. Dual Carriageway Pain
  7. Same Old Story
  8. Catfish – arr. Rory Gallagher
  9. I’m Moving On – Hank Snow

Wings: London Town

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On March 31, 1978, “Parlaphone” label released “London Town”, the sixth Wings studio album. It was recorded February 1977 – January 1978, at “Abbey Road Studios”, “AIR Studios”, London; Virgin Islands, and was produced by Paul McCartney.

Personnel:

  • Paul McCartney– vocal, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion, violin, flageolet, recorder, deign, photography
  • Denny Laine– vocal, guitar, bass, flageolet, recorder, percussion, design, photography
  • Linda McCartney– vocal, keyboards, percussion, design, photography
  • Jimmy McCulloch– guitar, percussion
  • Joe English– vocal, drums, percussion, harmonica

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul McCartney, except where noted.

  1. London Town – Paul McCartney, Denny Laine
  2. Cafe on the Left Bank
  3. I’m Carrying
  4. Backwards Traveller
  5. Cuff Link
  6. Children Children – Paul McCartney, Denny Laine
  7. Girlfriend
  8. I’ve Had Enough
  9. With a Little Luck
  10. Famous Groupies
  11. Deliver Your Children – Paul McCartney, Denny Laine
  12. Deliver Your Children
  13. Don’t Let It Bring You Down – Paul McCartney, Denny Laine
  14. Morse Moose and the Grey Goose – Paul McCartney, Denny Laine

Pulp: This Is Hardcore

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On March 30, 1998, “Island” label released “This Is Hardcore”,the sixth Pulp album. It was recorded in 1997, at “CTS Studios”, and “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Chris Thomas.  In 2013, magazine “NME” ranked “This Is Hardcore” at number 166 in its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Jarvis Cocker – vocals, guitar, keyboards, arranger
  • Russell Senior – guitar, violin, arranger
  • Mark Webber – guitar, keyboards, arranger
  • Steve Mackey – bass, arranger
  • Nick Banks – drums, percussion
  • Anne Dudley – piano, string arrangements
  • Chris Thomas – piano
  • Neneh Cherry – vocals
  • Mandy Bell, Carol Kenyon, Jackie Rawe – backing vocals
  • Nicholas Dodd– orchestration
  • Magnus Fiennes, Mark Hayley, Matthew Vaughan, Olle Romo – programming
  • Pete Lewis – engineer
  • John Currin- artwork
  • Peter Saville – art direction, artwork
  • Howard Wakefield, Paul Hetherington – artwork, design, Smart blur ‘painterly effect
  • Horst Diekgerdes – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jarvis Cocker, all music by Nick Banks, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey and Mark Webber, except where noted.

  1. The Fear
  2. Dishes
  3. Party Hard
  4. Help the Aged
  5. This Is Hardcore – Nick Banks, Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle, Mark Webber, Peter Thomas, Steve Mackey
  6. TV Movie
  7. A Little Soul
  8. I’m a Man
  9. Seductive Barry
  10. Sylvia

Magazine: Secondhand Daylight

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On March 30, 1979, “Virgin” label released “Secondhand Daylight”, the second Magazine studio album. It was recorded in January 1979, at “Good Earth Studios” in London and “Virgin Records” mobile studio, which was used at “Farmyard Studios”, and was produced by Colin Thurston and Tony Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Howard Devoto– vocals
  • John McGeoch– guitar, saxophone, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Dave Formula– keyboards
  • Barry Adamson– bass, backing vocals
  • John Doyle– drums, percussion
  • Colin Thurston–  engineer
  • JJ Allom – engineer
  • Bill Aitken – engineer
  • Ian Pollock – illustration
  • Malcolm Garrett– typography, images
  • Richard Rayner-Canham – photography

Track listing:

  1. Feed the Enemy – Dave Formula
  2. Rhythm of Cruelty – John McGeoch, Barry Adamson
  3. Cut-Out Shapes – Howard Devoto
  4. Talk to the Body – John McGeoch
  5. I Wanted Your Heart – Dave Formula, Barry Adamson
  6. The Thin Air – Howard Devoto, John McGeoch
  7. Back to Nature – Dave Formula
  8. Believe That I Understood – Howard Devoto, Barry Adamson
  9. Permafrost – Howard Devoto

The Divine Comedy: Absent Friends

The Divine Comedy - Absent Friends

On March 29, 2004, “Parlaphone” label released “Absent Friends”, the eighth Divine Comedy (The) studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2003, at “RAK Studios”, and “Konk Studios” in London, and was produced by Neil Hannon.

Personnel:

  • Lauren Laverne– vocals
  • Yann Tiersen– accordion
  • Simon Little – double bass
  • Miggy Barradas – drums
  • Rob Farrer – percussion
  • Crispin Robinson – congas

All tracks by Neil Hannon.

  1. Absent Friends
  2. Sticks & Stones
  3. Leaving Today
  4. Come Home Billy Bird
  5. My Imaginary Friend
  6. The Wreck of the Beautiful
  7. Our Mutual Friend
  8. The Happy Goth
  9. Freedom Road
  10. Laika’s Theme
  11. Charmed Life