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Robert Wyatt: Old Rotenhart

In November 1985, “Rough Trade” label released “Old Rottenhat”, the fourth Robert Wyatt studio album. It was recorded 1984 – 1985, at “West 3 Studios” and “Acre Lane Studios” in London, and was produced by Robert Wyatt.

Personnel:

  • Robert Wyatt – vocals, piano, keyboards, bass, percussion
  • Alfreda Benge – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Wyatt.

  1. Alliance
  2. The United States of Amnesia
  3. East Timor
  4. Speechless
  5. The Age of Self
  6. Vandalusia
  7. The British Road
  8. Mass Medium
  9. Gharbzadegi
  10. P.L.A.

Mark Knopfler: Down The Road Wherever

On November 16, 2018, “British Grove Records” label released “Down the Road Wherever”, the ninth Mark Knopfler studio album. It was recorded in 2017, January – February 2018, at “British Grove” in Chiswick, London, and was produced by Guy Fletcher and Mark Knopfler.

Personnel:

  • Mark Knopfler – vocals, guitars
  • Richard Bennett – guitars
  • Robbie McIntosh – guitar
  • Guy Fletcher – keyboards, engineer
  • Jim Cox – keyboards
  • Glenn Worf – upright and electric bass
  • Ian Thomas – drums
  • Danny Cummings – percussion
  • Nigel Hitchcock – tenor saxophone
  • Tom Walsh – trumpet
  • Trevor Mires – trombone
  • John McCusker – fiddle
  • Mike McGoldrick – whistle
  • Lance Ellington – backing vocals
  • Beverley Skeete – backing vocals
  • Katie Kissoon – backing vocals
  • Kris Drever – backing vocals
  • Imelda May – backing vocals
  • Martin Hollis – engineer
  • Rowan McIntosh, Jason Elliot, Andy Cook, Poppy Kavanagh, Josh Tyrell – engineer assistant

Track listing:

  1. Trapper Man
  2. Back on the Dance Floor
  3. Nobody’s Child
  4. Just a Boy Away from Home
  5. When You Leave
  6. Good on You Son
  7. My Bacon Roll
  8. Nobody Does That
  9. One Song at a Time
  10. Floating Away
  11. Slow Learner
  12. Heavy Up
  13. Matchstick Man

Gemma Hayes: Bones + Longing

On November 14, 2014, “Chasing Dragons” label released “Bones + Longing”, the fifth Gemma Hayes studio album. It was recorded in Dublin Ireland, Noyant-la-Gravoyère in France, in London, and was produced by David Odlum and Gemma Hayes.

  • Gemma Hayes – vocals, guitar, piano, programming, bassline programming, vocal arrangements, voice arrangements, arrangements
  • David Odlum – vocals, guitar, synth, beats, bass, engineer
  • Romy – vocals, keys, synthesizers
  • Mark Stanley – drums
  • Jayne Gould – design
  • Humphrey Bangham – artwork
  • Simon Long – photography
  • Pip – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gemma Hayes.

  1. Laughter
  2. Dreamt You Were Fine
  3. Iona
  4. Joy
  5. Dark Moon
  6. Palomino
  7. To Be Your Honey
  8. Chasing
  9. Making My Way
  10. Caught
  11. Bones and Longing

Cocteau Twins: Treasure

On November 12, 1984, “4AD” label released “Treasure”, the third Cocteau Twins studio album. It was recorded August – September 1984, at “Palladium Studios” in Edinburgh, “Rooster” in London, and was produced by Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde.  

Personnel:

  • Elizabeth Fraser – vocals
  • Robin Guthrie – guitar
  • Simon Raymonde – bass guitar
  • Droston J. Madden – engineer
  • Jon Turner – engineer
  • 23 Envelope – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde. 

  1. Ivo
  2. Lorelei
  3. Beatrix
  4. Persephone
  5. Pandora (for Cindy)
  6. Amelia
  7. Aloysius
  8. Cicely
  9. Otterley
  10. Donimo

Portico Quartet: Monument

On November 5, 2021, “Gondwana” label released “Monument”, the seventh Portico Quartet studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “PQHQ” and “Fish Factory” in London, and was produced by Duncan Bellamy and Jack Wyllie.

Personnel:

  • Duncan Bellamy – drums, electronics, mixing
  • Jack Wyllie – keyboards, saxophones, mixing
  • Simmy Singh – violin
  • Francesca Ter-Berg – cello
  • Greg Freeman – mixing
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Veil Projects – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Duncan Bellamy and Jack Wyllie.

  1. Opening
  2. Impressions
  3. Ultraviolet
  4. Ever Present
  5. Gateway
  6. Monument
  7. A.O.E.
  8. Warm Data
  9. Portal
  10. On the Light

Simple Minds: Big Music

On October 31, 2014, “Sony Music” label released “Big Music”, the sixteenth Simple Minds studio album. It was recorded May 2009 – August 2014, in London, Bath, Ireland, and was produced by Gavin Goldberg, Steve Osborne, Owen Parker, Andy Wright, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mel Gaynor, Andy Gillespie and Ged Grimes.

Personnel:

  • Jim Kerr – vocals
  • Charlie Burchill – guitar, keyboard, programming
  • Andy Gillespie – keyboard, backing vocals
  • Ged Grimes – bass guitar
  • Mel Gaynor – drums
  • Sarah Brown – backing vocals
  • Clinton Outten – backing vocals
  • Gavin Goldberg – acoustic guitar, keyboard, programming, mixing
  • Andy Wright – keyboards, programming
  • Owen Parker – additional guitar, backing vocals, additional programming
  • Steve Osborne – programming
  • Iain Cook – additional programming
  • Paul Statham – additional programming
  • Tom Dalgety – additional engineering
  • John Henry – additional engineering
  • Lewis Chapman – mixing assistant
  • JP Chalbos – mastering
  • Peacock – art direction, design
  • Daniel Reed – cover digital illustration
  • Paul Cox – photography
  • Martin Smith – photography

Track listing:

  1. Blindfolded – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  2. Midnight Walking – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Andy Gillespie
  3. Honest Town – Iain Cook, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  4. Big Music – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Andy Gillespie
  5. Human – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  6. Blood Diamonds – Iain Cook, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  7. Let the Day Begin – Michael Been
  8. Concrete and Cherry Blossom – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  9. Imagination – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  10. Kill or Cure – Paul Statham, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  11. Broken Glass Park – Owen Parker, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  12. Spirited Away – Owen Parker, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill

Benjamin Clementine: And I Have Been

On October 28, 2022, “Preserve Artists” label released “And I Have Been”, the third Benjamin Clementine studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2022, at “CMG Studios” in California, “Love Electric Studios”, “Metropolis Studios”, “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Benjamin Clementine.

Personnel:

  • Benjamin Clementine – vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, prog drums, string arrangements
  • The Akan Symphony Orchestra
  • Axel Ekerman – bass
  • Martha Montenegro – drums programming
  • Bruno Bertoli – additional string arrangements
  • Flo Morrissey – backing vocals
  • Duncan Fuller – engineer
  • Andy Hughes – engineer
  • John Webber – mastering
  • Akatre – album artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Benjamin Clementine.

  1. Residue
  2. Delighted
  3. Difference
  4. Genesis
  5. Gypsy, BC
  6. Atonement
  7. Last Movement of Hope
  8. Copening
  9. Weakend
  10. Auxiliary
  11. Lovelustreman

Lana Del Rey: Blue Banisters

On October 22, 2021, “Interscope” label released “Blue Banisters”, the eighth Lana Del Rey studio album. It was recorded in 2013, 2017, 2020, 2021, at “Conway Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, “Dean’s List House of Hits” in Cypress, Texas, “Punto Rec Studios” in Turin, NY, “TAP Studios” in London, and was produced by Lana Del Rey, Zachary Dawes, Loren Humphrey, Mike Dean, Barrie-James O’Neill and Rick Nowels.

Personnel:

  • Lana Del Rey – vocals, horn and string arrangements, recording, mixing
  • Miles Kane – vocals
  • Gabe Simon – acoustic and electric guitar, bass, synth bass, piano, keyboards, organ, percussion, backing vocals, drum programming, sound effects
  • Greg Leisz – baritone guitar, pedal steel
  • Benji Lysaght – electric guitar
  • Evan Weiss – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Dean Reid – acoustic guitar, drum programming
  • Barrie-James O’Neill – guitar, piano
  • Rick Nowels – piano
  • Robert Grant Jr. – piano
  • Drew Erickson – organ, piano, Rhodes, synthesizer, keyboards, bass, drums, drum programming, Mellotron, Moog bass, horn and strings arrangements, conductor
  • Mike Dean – keyboards
  • Tyler Parkford – keyboards
  • Zachary Dawes – bass, synth bass, Höfner bass, piano, keyboards
  • Cian Riordan – synth bass
  • Griffin Goldsmith – drums
  • Darren Weiss – drums, percussion
  • Loren Humphrey – drums, percussion
  • Dan Fornero – trumpet
  • Wayne Bergeron – trumpet
  • Dan Rosenboom – trumpet
  • Blake Cooper – tuba
  • Owen Pallett – violin, viola, string arrangement
  • Andrew Bulbrook – violin
  • Wynton Grant – violin
  • Zach Dellinger – viola
  • Jacob Braun – cello
  • Melodye Perry – backing vocals,
  • Lisa Stone – backing vocals
  • Táta Vega – backing vocals
  • Jon Sher – engineer, recording assistant engineer
  • Mai Leisz – engineer
  • John Congleton – engineer
  • Loren Humphrey – engineer
  • Kieron Menzies – engineer
  • Dean Reid – engineer, mixing
  • Gabe Simon – engineer, mixing
  • Michael Harris – engineer, mixing
  • Sage Skolfield – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Sean Solymar – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Ben Fletcher – recording assistant
  • Alex Tomkins – recording assistant
  • Brian Rajaratnam – recording assistant
  • Drew Erickson – mixing
  • Cian Riordan – mixing
  • Jason Wormer – mixing
  • Barrie-James O’Neill – mixing
  • MIke Dean – mixing, mastering
  • Adam Ayan – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Text Book – Lana Del Rey, Gabe Simon
  2. Blue Banister – Lana Del Rey, Gabe Simon
  3. Arcadia – Lana Del Rey, Drew Erickson
  4. Interlude – The Trio – Ennie Morricone
  5. Black Bathing Suit – Lana Del Rey, Drew Erickson, Zachary Dawes
  6. If You Lie Down with Me – Lana Del Rey, Barrie-James O’Neill, Drew Erickson
  7. Beautiful – Lana Del Rey, Drew Erickson
  8. Violets for Roses – Lana Del Rey, Drew Erickson
  9. Dealer – Lana Del Rey, Loren Humphrey, Miles Kanem Tyler Parkford, Zachary Dawes
  10. Thunder – Lana Del Rey, Zachary Dawes
  11. Wildflower Wildfire – Lana Del Rey, Mike Dean, Sean Solymar, Sage Skolfield
  12. Nectar of the Gods – Lana Del Rey, Barrie-James O’Neill
  13. Living Legend – Lana Del Rey, Barrie-James O’Neill
  14. Cherry Blossom – Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels
  15. Sweet Carolina – Lana Del Rey, Alana Champion, Caroline Grant, Robert Grant Jr.

Julian Cope: Jehovahkill

On October 19, 1992, “Island” label released “Jehovahkill”, the eighth Julian Cope album. It was recorded 1991 – 1992, at “Fallout Shelter Studios”, “Fortress Studios” in London, and was produced by Donald Ross Skinner and Julian Cope.

Personnel:

  • Julian Cope – vocals, wah-wah guitar, bass, ARP Quartet
  • Donald Ross Skinner – keyboards, bass, guitar, Jew’s harp, Omnichord, guitar solo, bass piano
  • Anthony “Doggen” Foster – guitar
  • Mark “Rooster” Cosby – drums, saxophone, guitar solo, glockenspiel
  • Hugoth Nicolson – analog synthesizer
  • Tom Nicolson – harmonica
  • Shaun Harvey – Harveytron, samples
  • Fiorella Terenzi – acoustic astronomy
  • Joss Cope – vocals
  • Hugoth Nicolson – recording, mixing
  • Paul Corkett – recording, mixing
  • Shaun Harvey – recording, mixing
  • Chris Olley – editing, tape transfer
  • Santy – assistant
  • Robo – assistant
  • Rob Carter – design, artwork
  • James Dowdall – executive producer
  • Mick Houghton – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Julian Cope, except where noted.

  1. Soul Desert
  2. No Hard Shoulder to Cry On
  3. Akhenaten
  4. The Mystery Trend
  5. Up-Wards at 45
  6. Know (Cut My Friend Down)
  7. Necropolis
  8. Slow Rider
  9. Gimme Back My Flag – Julian Cope, Donald Ross Skinner
  10. Poet Is Priest…-Julian Cope, Rooster Cosby, Hugoth Nicolson, Donald Ross Skinner
  11. Julian H. Cope
  12. The Subtle Energies Commission
  13. Fa-Fa-Fa-Fine
  14. Fear Loves This Place
  15. Peggy Suicide Is Missing – Julian Cope, Donald Ross Skinner

Warren Zevon: Transverse City

On October 12, 1989, “Virgin” label released “Transverse City”, the seventh Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Mad Hatter” in Los Angeles, “A&M” in Hollywood, “Red Zone” in Burbank, “Paisley Park” in Chanhassen, “Abbey Road” in London, and was produced by Warren Zevon, Andrew Slater and Duncan Aldrich.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon – lead and harmony vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, keyboards
  • Mike Campbell – guitar, mandolin
  • Jerry Garcia – guitar
  • David Gilmour – guitar
  • Waddy Wachtel – acoustic guitar
  • Jorma Kaukonen – acoustic guitar, harmony vocals
  • Neil Young – lead guitar, harmony vocals
  • David Lindley – saz, steel guitar, oud, lap steel guitar, harmony vocals
  • Howie Epstein – banjo, mandolin, bass
  • Chick Corea – piano
  • Benmont Tench – organ
  • John Patitucci – bass
  • Jorge Calderón – bass, harmony vocals
  • Jack Casady – bass
  • Bob Glaub – bass
  • Richie Hayward – drums
  • Rob Jaczko – miscellaneous percussion
  • Mark Isham – flugelhorn
  • J.D. Souther – harmony vocals
  • Jordan Zevon – harmony vocals
  • Duncan Aldrich, John Cutler, Andrew Jackson, Andy Jackson, Rob Jaczko, Tim Mulligan – engineer
  • Heidi Hanschu, Robert Reed, Ira Rubnitz – engineer
  • Rob Jaczko – mixing
  • Jimmy Wachtel – art direction, design, photography
  • Jonathan Exley, Nels Israelson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Zevon, except where noted.

  1. Transverse City – Stefan Arngrim, Warren Zevon
  2. Run Straight Down
  3. The Long Arm of the Law
  4. Turbulence
  5. They Moved the Moon
  6. Splendid Isolation
  7. Networking – Stefan Arngrim, Warren Zevon
  8. Gridlock
  9. Down in the Mail
  10. Nobody’s in Love This Year