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Scott Walker: Scott 4

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On November 1, 1969, “Phillips” label released “Scott 4”, the fifth Scott Walker album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Olympic” in London, and was produced by John Franz.

Personnel:

  • Scott Walker – vocals
  • Dave Ricmond – bass
  • Adrian Kerridge – engineer
  • Keith Grant – engineer
  • John Constable – design
  • Peter Knight – accompaniment director
  • Wally Stott – accompaniment director
  • Keith Roberts – accompaniment director

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Scott Walker (credited as Noel Scott Engel).

  1. The Seventh Seal
  2. On Your Own Again
  3. The World’s Strongest Man
  4. Angel of Ashes
  5. Boy Child
  6. Hero of the War
  7. The Old Man’s Back Again (Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime)
  8. Duchess
  9. Get Behind Me
  10. Rhymes of Goodbye

Donovan: Love Is Only Feeling

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In October 1981, “RCA” label released “Love Is Only Feeling”, the sixteenth Donovan studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Utopia Studios” in London, and was produced by Donovan Leitch.

Personnel:

  • Donovan – vocals, guitar
  • Danny Thompson – double bass
  • John Stevens – drums, percussion
  • Tony Roberts – clarinet, piccolo flute, oboe, tenor saxophone
  • Astrella Leitch – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Donovan Leitch.

  1. Lady of the Flowers
  2. Lover O Lover
  3. The Actor
  4. Half Moon Bay
  5. The Hills of Tuscany
  6. Lay Down Lassie
  7. She
  8. Johnny Tuff
  9. Love Is Only Feeling
  10. Marjorie Margerine

Rory Gallagher: Against The Grain

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In October 1975, “Chrysalis” label released “Against the Grain”, the fifth Rory Gallagher studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Wessex” in London, and was produced by Rory Gallagher.

Personnel:

  • Rory Gallagher – vocals, guitars
  • Lou Martin – keyboards
  • Gerry McAvoy – bass guitar
  • Rod de’Ath – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Rory Gallagher, except where indicated.

  1. Let Me In
  2. Cross Me Off Your List
  3. Ain’t Too Good
  4. Souped-Up Ford
  5. Bought and Sold
  6. I Take What I Want – David Porter, Teenie Hodges, Isaac Hayes
  7. Lost at Sea
  8. All Around Man – Bo Carter, Rory Gallagher
  9. Out on the Western Plain – Lead Belly, arranged by Rory Gallagher
  10. At the Bottom

The Kills: God Games

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On October 27, 2023, “Domino” label released “God Games”, the sixth Kills (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “The Church” in London, “Electric Lady” in New York City, “Sweetzerland” in Los Angeles, and was produced  Paul Epworth and Jamie Hince.

Personnel:

  • Jamie Hince – performance, artwork, photography
  • Alison Mosshart – performance, photography
  • Fred Martin – choir vocal arrangement, choir vocals
  • Zharia Clausell – choir vocals
  • Tiana Paul – choir vocals
  • Tai Philips – choir vocals
  • Tunay Raymond – choir vocals
  • Riley MacIntyre – additional production, engineer, mixing
  • Robert Adam Stevenson – additional engineering
  • Chiara Ferracuti – engineer assistant
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • Adam Wong – mixing
  • Colin Leonard – mastering
  • Rachel Briggs – cover painting
  • Matthew Cooper – design
  • Paul J. Street – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart.

  1. New York
  2. Going to Heaven
  3. LA Hex
  4. Love and Tenderness
  5. 103
  6. My Girls My Girls
  7. Wasterpiece
  8. Kingdom Come
  9. God Games
  10. Blank
  11. Bullet Sound
  12. Better Days

Gilbert O’Sullivan: Back To Front

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In October 1972, “MAM” label released “Back to Front”, the second Gilbert O’Sullivan studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Audio International Studios” in London, and was produced by Gordon Mills.

Personnel:

  • Gilbert O’Sullivan – vocals, piano, vocals, whistling
  • Chris Spedding – guitars
  • Herbie Flowers – bass
  • Frank Barber – drums, arrangements
  • Johnnie Spence – arrangements
  • Peter Rynston – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Gilbert O’Sullivan.

  1. Intro
  2. I Hope You’ll Say
  3. In My Hole
  4. Clair
  5. That’s Love
  6. Can I Go with You
  7. But I’m Not Outro
  8. I’m in Love with You
  9. Who Was It?
  10. What Could Be Nicer (Mum, the Kettle’s Boling)
  11. Out of the Question
  12. The Golden Rule
  13. I’m Leaving
  14. Outro

Supertramp: Crime Of The Century

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On October 25, 1974, “A&M” label released “Crime of the Century”, the third Supertramp studio album. It was recorded February – June 1974, at “Trident”, “Ramport” and “Scorpio Sound” in London, and was produced by Ken Scott, Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson, John Anthony Helliwell, Dougie Thomson and Bob Steinberg. “Rolling Stone” magazine included it in its list of the “50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Roger Hodgson – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Rick Davies – vocals, keyboards, harmonica
  • John Anthony Helliwell – saxophones, clarinet, backing vocals
  • Dougie Thomson – bass guitar
  • Bob Siebenberg – drums, percussion
  • Christine Helliwell – backing vocals
  • Scott Gorham – backing vocals
  • Vicky Siebenberg – backing vocals
  • Anonymous street musician – saw
  • Ken Scott – water gong, engineer
  • Richard Hewson – string arrangements
  • John Jansen – engineer
  • Ray Staff – vinyl mastering
  • Fabio Nicoli – art direction
  • Paul Wakefield – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson.

  1. School
  2. Bloody Well Right
  3. Hide in Your Shell
  4. Asylum
  5. Dreamer
  6. Rudy
  7. If Everyone Was Listening
  8. Crime of the Century

Cass Elliot: The Road Is No Place For A Lady

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In October 1972, “RCA” label released “The Road Is No Place for a Lady”, the fifth and final Cass Elliot studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Lewis Merenstein.

Personnel:

  • Cass Elliot – vocals
  • Chris Spedding – guitar
  • Les Thacher – acoustic guitar
  • Dave McRae – piano
  • Don Randi – keyboard
  • Les Hurdle – bass
  • Barry Morgan – drums
  • Ray Cooper – percussion
  • Kay Garner, Margo Quantrell, Vicki West – backing vocals
  • Larry Fallon – arrangements, conductor 
  • Del Newman – arrangement, conductor
  • David Hentschel – engineer

Track listing:

  1. (If You’re Gonna) Break Another Heart – Albert Hammond, Michael Hazlewood
  2. Saturday Suit – Jimmy Webb
  3. Does Anybody Love You – Renée Armand, Kerry Chater
  4. Walk Beside Me – Mike Leslie, Billy Day
  5. All My Life – Diane Hildebrand, Leah Kunkel
  6. Say Hello – Paul Williams
  7. Who in the World – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
  8. Love Was Not a Word – Al Gorgoni, Trade Martin, Chip Taylor
  9. Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? – Eileen Sylvia Smith
  10. The Road Is No Place for a Lady – Leah Kunkel

Toyah: Love Is The Law

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On October 24, 1983, “Safari” label released “Love Is the Law”, the fifth studio Toyah studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Marquee Studios” in London, and was produced by Nick Tauber. It was the last album to be released by the band before singer Toyah Willcox embarked on a solo career and retained ‘Toyah’ as her stage name.

Personnel:

  • Toyah Willcox – vocals
  • Joel Bogen – guitar
  • Simon Darlow – keyboards
  • Adrian Lee – keyboards
  • Phil Spalding – bass
  • Brad Lang – bass
  • Andy Duncan – drums, percussion
  • Preston Heyman – drums
  • Denys Darlow – string arrangements, conductor
  • Simon Darlow, Joel Bogen – arrangements
  • Simon Hanhart, Phil Harding, Mark Wade – engineer
  • Andy Lovell, Mike Higgs, Mike Duffy, Rob Waldron – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Toyah Willcox and Joel Bogen, except where noted.

  1. Broken Diamonds
  2. I Explode
  3. Rebel of Love
  4. Rebel Run – Toyah Willcox, Simon Darlow
  5. Martian Cowboy – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Simon Darlow, Phil Spalding
  6. Dreamscape
  7. Time Is Ours
  8. Love Is the Law – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Simon Darlow, Phil Spalding
  9. Remember – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Simon Darlow
  10. The Vow – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Phil Spalding

Joe Bonamassa: Royal Tea

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On October 23, 2020, “Provogue” label released “Royal Tea”, the fourteenth Joe Bonamassa studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Joe Bonamassa – vocals, guitar, mandolin
  • Kevin Shirley – acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Rob McNelley – rhythm guitar
  • Reese Wynans – organ, piano, Wurlitzer
  • Jools Holland – piano
  • Errol Litton – harmonica
  • Michael Rhodes – bass
  • Anton Fig – drums, percussion
  • Greg Morrow – drums, percussion
  • Jeff Bova – percussion, orchestration
  • Paulie Cerra – saxophone
  • Ron Dziubla – baritone saxophone
  • The Bovaland Symphonic Orchestra
  • Juanita Tippins – backing vocals
  • Mahalia Barnes – backing vocals
  • Jade MacRae – backing vocals
  • Bernie Marsden – backing vocals
  • Lee Thornburg – trumpet and horn arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Bonamassa and Bernie Marsden, except where noted.

  1. When One Door Opens – Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley, Pete Brown
  2. Royal Tea – James Howe, Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley
  3. Why Does It Take So Long to Say Goodbye
  4. Lookout Man! – Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley, Mike McCully, Pete Brown
  5. High Class Girl
  6. A Conversation with Alice
  7. I Didn’t Think She Would Do It – Bernie Marsden, Joe Bonamassa, Pete Brown
  8. Beyond the Silence – Joe Bonamassa
  9. Lonely Boy – Dave Stewart, Joe Bonamassa, Jools Holland
  10. Savannah

Ben Harper: Winter Is For Lovers

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On October 23, 2020, “Anti-“ label released “Winter Is For Lovers”, the 15th Ben Harper album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Sheldon Gomberg.

Personnel:

  • Ben Harper – lap steel guitar, arrangements
  • Sheldon Gomberg – engineer, mixing
  • Jason Gossman, Johnnie Burik, Larry Ferguson, Tim Sonnefeld – engineer assistant
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Mathieu Bitton – art direction, design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Harper.

  1. Istanbul
  2. Manhattan
  3. Joshua Tree
  4. Inland Empire
  5. Harlem
  6. Lebanon
  7. London
  8. Toronto
  9. Verona
  10. Brittany
  11. Montreal
  12. Bizanet
  13. Toronto (reprise)
  14. Islip
  15. Paris