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The Alan Parsons Project: Pyramid

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On June 1, 1978, “Arista” label released “Pyramid”, the third Alan Parsons Project (The) album. It was recorded September 1977 – February 1978, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Alan Parsons.

Personnel:

  • Alan Parsons – acoustic guitar, engineer
  • Ian Bairnson– acoustic and electric guitars
  • Eric Woolfson, Duncan Mackay– keyboards
  • David Paton– vocals, bass
  • Stuart Elliott– drums, percussion
  • Dean Ford, Colin Blunstone, Lenny Zakatek, John Miles, Jack Harris– vocals
  • Phil Kenzie– saxophone solos
  • The English Chorale Choir
  • Bob Howes – choirmaster
  • Andrew Powell – arrangements
  • Chris Blair, Pat Stapley – engineer assistant
  • Hipgnosis – design, photography
  • Rob Brimson – photography
  • Eric Woolfson – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson.

  1. Voyager
  2. What Goes Up…
  3. The Eagle Will Rise Again
  4. One More River
  5. Can’t Take It With You
  6. In the Lap of Gods
  7. Pyramania
  8. Hyper – Gamma – Spaces
  9. Shadow of a Lonely Man

Frost: Falling Satellites

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On May 27, 2016, “InsideOut” label released “Falling Satellites”, the third Frost studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “The Cube” in London, “The Outhouse” in Reading and was produced by Jem Godfrey.

Personnel:

  • Jem Godfrey– vocals, keyboards, piano, lap steel guitar
  • John Mitchell– vocals, electric guitars, violin
  • Nathan King– bass guitar
  • Craig Blundell– drums
  • Joe Satriani– guitar solo
  • Lee Slater – engineer
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Paul Tippett – art direction, design
  • Tom Barnes – photography

 Track listing:

All tracks by Jem Godfrey, except where noted.

  1.  First Day
  2. Numbers
  3. Towerblock
  4. Signs – Jem Godfrey, John Mitchell
  5. Lights Out
  6. Heartstrings – Jem Godfrey, John Mitchell
  7. Closer to the Sun
  8. The Raging Against the Dying of the Light Blues
  9. Nice Day for It…- Jem Godfrey, John Mitchell
  10. Hypoventilate
  11. Last Day

The Pentangle: Same

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On May 17, 1968, “Transatlantic” label released the self – titled, debut Pentangle (The) album. It was recorded February – March 1968, at “IBC Studios” and “Olympic Sound Studio” in London, and was produced by Shel Talmy.

Personnel:

  • Jacqui McShee– vocals
  • Bert Jansch– vocals, acoustic guitar
  • John Renbourn– vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Danny Thompson– double bass
  • Terry Cox– vocals, drums

Track listing:

  1. Let No Man Steal Your Thyme – traditional
  2. Bells – Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Terry Cox
  3. Hear Mt Call – The Staple Singers
  4. Pentangling – Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Terry Cox
  5. Mirage – Bert Jansch
  6. Way Behind the Sun – traditional
  7. Bruton Town – traditional
  8. Waltz – Jacqui McShee, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Terry Cox

 

Mojave 3: Excuses for Travellers

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On May 15, 2000, “4AD” label released “Excuses for Travellers”, the third Mojave 3 album. It was recorded in 2000, at “Fortress Studios 1 & 2” in London, and was produced by Mark Van Hoen, Alan Forrester, Ian McCutcheon, Neil Halstead, Rachel Goswell and Simon Rowe.

Personnel:

  • Neil Halstead – vocals, guitar
  • Simon Rowe – guitar
  • Alan Forrester – piano, organ
  • Rachel Goswell – vocals, bass, tambourine
  • Ian McCutcheon – drums, percussion
  • Kevin ‘Beef Wellington’ Wells – banjo
  • Melvin Duffy – steel guitar
  • Mark Van Hoen – synthesizer
  • Chris ‘Fortea’ Ignatiou, Dave Mercer, Gareth Parton, Nuno De Silva – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Halstead, except where noted.

  1. In Love With a View
  2. Trying to Reach You
  3. My Life in Art
  4. Return to Sender
  5. When You’re Drifting
  6. Any Day Will Be Fine
  7. She Broke You So Softly
  8. Prayer for the Paranoid
  9. Bringin’ Me Home – lyrics by Rachel Goswell, music by Alan Forrester, Ian McCutcheon, Neil Halstead, Rachel Goswell, Simon Rowe
  10. Got My Sunshine – Ian McCutcheon

Scott Walker: Tilt

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On May 8, 1995, “Fontana” label released “Tilt”, the twelve Scott Walker studio album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, at “RAK Studios” and “Townhouse Studios” in London, and was produced by Peter Walsh and Scott Walker. The album is the first installment of a “trilogy” with The Drift (2006) and Bish Bosch (2012).

Personnel:

  • Scott Walker – vocals, guitar, whistles
  • David Rhodes– guitars
  • Hugh Burns – guitar
  • Brian Gascoigne – keyboards
  • Colin Pulbrook – Hammond organ
  • John Giblin– bass
  • Ian Thomas – drums, military bass drum and cymbals
  • Alasdair Malloy – percussion
  • Louis Jardim– percussion
  • Jonathan Snowden – flutes
  • Andy Findon – bass flute
  • Jim Gregory – bass flute
  • Roy Jowitt – clarinet
  • Roy Carter – oboe
  • Peter Walsh– prog bass drum, whistles
  • Andrew Cronshaw – horns, reeds, concertina, Ba-wu flute
  • Elizabeth Kenny – chitarrone
  • Brian Gascoigne – woodwind orchestration ,organ and celeste of the Methodist Central Hall
  • Greg Knowles – cimbalom
  • Jonathan Snowden – piccolo
  • John Barclay – trumpets
  • Strings of Sinfonia of London, arranged and conducted by Brian Gascoigne

Track listing:

All tracks by Scott Walker (N. S. Engel) .

  1. Farmer in the City (Remembering Pasolini)
  2. The Cockfighter
  3. Bouncer See Bouncer…
  4. Manhattan
  5. Face on Breast
  6. Bolivia ‘95
  7. Patriot (A single)
  8. Tilt
  9. Rosary

Kasabian: For Crying Out Load

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On May 5, 2017, “Columbia” label released “For Crying Out Loud”, the sixth Kasabian studio album. It was recorded 2016 – 2017, at “The Sergery” in Leicester, “RAK Studios” and “The Strongroom” in London, and was produced by Sergio Pizzorno and Tim Carter.

Personnel:

  • Tom Meighan– vocals
  • Sergio Pizzorno– vocals, sguitars, bass guitar, synthesizers, piano, drum programming, mixing
  • Chris Edwards– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Ian Matthews– drums, percussion
  • Tim Carter – guitar, organ, additional programming
  • Ben Kealey– piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Gary Alesbrook – trumpet
  • Trevor Mires – trombone
  • Andrew Kinsman – saxophone
  • Fay Lovsky – backing vocals, saw
  • Dirty Pretty Strings – strings
  • Ennio Pizzorno – synthesizers
  • Lucio Pizzorno – synthesizers
  • Stephen McLaughlin– engineer, mixing
  • Steph Marziano – engineer
  • Rich Costey – mixing
  • Mike Stent– mixing
  • Craig Silvey- mixing
  • Marli Wren – mixing assistant
  • Michael Freeman- mixing assistant
  • Martin Cooke – mixing assistant
  • Nicolas Fournier – mixing assistant
  • Max Prior – mixing assistant
  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Aitor Throup– design, art direction
  • David Marques – design
  • Daft Apeth – artwork
  • Neil Bedford – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sergio Pizzorno.

  1. III Ray (The King)
  2. You’re in Love with a Psycho
  3. Twentyfourseven
  4. Good Fight
  5. Wasted
  6. Comeback Kid
  7. The Party Never Ends
  8. Are You Looking for Action?
  9. All Through the Night
  10. Sixteen Blocks
  11. Bless This Acid House
  12. Put Your Life on It

The Cure: Pornography

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On May 4, 1982, “Fiction Records” label released “Pornography”, the fourth Cure studio album. It was recorded January – April 1982, at “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Phil Thornalley, Robert Smith, Simn Gallup and Lol Tolhurst.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith– vocals, guitar, keyboards, cello, engineer
  • Simon Gallup– bass guitar, keyboards
  • Lol Tolhurst– drums, keyboards
  • Mike Nocito – engineer
  • Phil Thornalley– engineer assistant
  • Ben Kelly – design
  • Michael Kostiff – sleeve photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup and Lol Tolhurst.

  1. One Hundred Years
  2. A Short Term Effect
  3. The Hanging Garden
  4. Siamese Twins
  5. The Figurehead
  6. A Strange Day
  7. Cold
  8. Pornography

Wolfgang Press: Standing Up Straight

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On May 1, 1986, “4AD” label released “Standing Up Straight”, the second Wolfgang Press studio album. It was recorded January – March 1986, at “Blackwing Studios” in London, and was produced by John Fryer, Michael Allen, Mark Cox and Andrew Gray.

Personnel:

  • Michael Allen – vocals, bass
  • Andrew Gray – guitars
  • Mark Cox – keyboards
  • John Fryer – marimba, percussion, programming, engineer
  • Gini Ball – violin, viola
  • Elizabeth Fraser– vocals
  • Martin McGarrick – cello
  • 23 Envelope – design, typography, photography
  • Chris Bigg – typography
  • Ruth Rowland – typography

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Gray, Mark Cox and Michael Allen.

  1. Dig a Hole
  2. My Life
  3. Hammer the Halo
  4. Bless My Brother
  5. Fire – Fly
  6. Ghost
  7. Rotten Fodder
  8. Forty Days, Thirty Nights
  9. I Am the Crime

 

Alan Parsons Project: Tales of Mystery and Imagination

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On May 1, 1976, “Charisma” label released “Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Edgar Allan Poe)”, the debut Alan Parsons Project studio album. It was recorded July 1975 – January 1976, at “Abbey Road” and “Kingsway Hall” in London, “Mama Jo’s” in Hollywood, and was produced by Alan Parsons.

Personnel:

  • Alan Parsons– lead vocals, guitar, organ, synthesizer, keyboards, recorder, engineer, projectron
  • Eric Woolfson– lead and background vocals, synthesizer, harpsichord, keyboards, executive producer
  • Andrew Powell– keyboards, arranger
  • Ian Bairnson– acoustic and electric guitar
  • Billy Lyall– piano, drums, glockenspiel, keyboards, recorder, Fender rhodes
  • Francis Monkman– organ, keyboards
  • Christopher North– keyboards
  • David Paton– lead and background vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass
  • Leonard Whiting– vocals, narrator
  • John Miles– vocals, guitar
  • Jane Powell – lead and background vocals
  • Arthur Brown– vocals
  • Terry Sylvester– vocals
  • English Chorale– vocals
  • Smokey Parsons – vocals
  • Jack Harris– vocals
  • Bob Howes – choir
  • The English Chorale and Played Ti – choir
  • Kevin Peek– acoustic guitar
  • Laurence Juber – acoustic guitar
  • David Pack– guitar
  • Joe Puerta– bass
  • Les Hurdle – bass
  • Daryl Runswick– bass, string bass
  • David Katz – violin, orchestra contractor
  • Stuart Tosh– vocals, cymbals, drums, Tympani
  • John Leach – vocals, percussion, cimbalom, kantele
  • Burleigh Drummond– drums
  • Dennis Clarke – saxophone, clarinet
  • David Snell – harp
  • Gordon Parry – engineer
  • Tom Trefethen – engineer assistant
  • Tony Richards – engineer assistant
  • Pat Stapley – engineer assistant
  • Chris Blair – engineer assistant
  • Colin Elgie – artwork, design, layout design
  • Hipgnosis– design, cover art
  • Aubrey Powell– photography
  • Peter Christopherson– photography
  • Storm Thorgerson– photography
  • Sam Emerson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons except where noted.

  1. A Dream Within a Dream
  2. The Raven
  3. The Tell – Tale Heart
  4. The Cask of Amontillado
  5. The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether
  6. The Fall of the House of Usher Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons, Andrew Powell
  • Prelude
  • Arrival
  • Intermezzo
  • Pavane
  • Fall
  1. To One in Paradise

Rain Tree Crow: Same

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On April 8, 1991, “Virgin” label released the self – titled, and the only Rain Tree Crow album. It was a reunion project by the members of the band Japan. It was recorded1989 -1990, at “Miravel Studios” in Le Val, France, “Condulmer Studio Zerman di Mogliano” in Italy, “Marcus Studios”, “Eel Pie Studios” and “Air Studios” in London, “The Wool Hall” in Bath, Somerset, UK, “Ropewalk Studio in Dublin, Ireland, “Mega Studios” in Paris, and was produced by David Sylvian, Mick karn, Steve Jensen and Richard Barbieri.

Personnel:

  • David Sylvian – vocal, electric guitar, Hammond organ, electric piano, treatments, treatments, organ, percussion, Indian drum, harmonium, shortwave radio, horn arrangement, mixing, art director
  • Mick Karn– bass, saxophone, brass, pipes, wine glasses, horn arrangement
  • Richard Barbieri– synthesizer, water wheel
  • Steve Jansen– drums, Moroccan clay drum, fan drums, marimba, ceramic drums, tambourine, percussion, Hammond organ
  • Bill Nelson– guitar, blue guitar
  • Phil Palmer – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Michael Brook – bass conga
  • Djene Doumbouya – vocal
  • Djanka Djabate – vocal
  • Johnny Thirkell– trumpet, flugelhorn (as Phantom Horns)
  • Gary Barnacle– saxes (as Phantom Horns)
  • Gary Barnacle– saxophones (as Phantom Horns)
  • Johnny Thirkell– trumpet, flugelhorn (as Phantom Horns)
  • Brian Gascoigne – orchestration
  • Tim Martin – engineer
  • Paonlo Carrer – assistant
  • Rupert Coulson – assistant
  • Louise McCormick – assistant
  • Bruce Davies – assistant
  • Paul Stevens – assistant
  • Steve Nye– mixing
  • Pat McCarthy – mixing
  • Richard Chadwick – co-ordinato
  • Russell Mills– design
  • Yuka Fujii – art director
  • Shinya Fujiwara– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Sylvian.

  1. Big Wheels in Shanty Town
  2. Every Colour You Are
  3. Rain Tree Crow
  4. Red Earth (As Summertime Ends)
  5. Pocket Full of Change
  6. Boat’s for Burning
  7. New Moon at Red Deer Wallow
  8. Black Water
  9. A Reassuringly Dull Sunday
  10. Blackcrow Hits Shoe Shine City
  11. Scratchings on the Bible Belt
  12. Cries and Whispers