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Blur: The Magic Whip

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On April 27, 2015, “Parlaphone” label released “The Magic Whip”, the eighth Blur studio album. It was recorded May 2013-November 2014-January 2015, at “Avon Studios” in Hong Kong and “Studio 13” in London, and was produced by Stephen Street, Graham Coxon and Damon Albarn.

Personnel:

  • Damon Albarn– vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, acoustic guitar, iPad
  • Graham Coxon– co-lead and backing vocals, electric guitar
  • Alex James– bass guitar
  • Dave Rowntree– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Stephen Street– saxophones, programming, percussion, drum machine, mixing
  • James Dring – programming
  • Demon Strings– orchestration
  • Stephen Sedgwick – recording
  • Drew Smith – engineer assistant
  • Jasper Dent – engineer assistant
  • Armic Tang – engineer assistant
  • Lee Wai MIng – engineer assistant
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Tony Hung – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree.

  1. Lonesome Street
  2. New World Towers
  3. Go Out
  4. Ice Cream Man
  5. Thought I Was a Spaceman
  6. I Broadcast
  7. My Terracotta Heart
  8. There Are Too Many of Us
  9. Ghost Ship
  10. Pyongyang
  11. Ong Ong
  12. Mirrorball

Richard Thompson: Across A Crowded Room

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In April 1985, “Polydor” label released “Across a Crowded Room”, the third Richard Thompson album. It was recorded September- October 1984, at “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Joe Boyd.

Personnel:

  • Richard Thompson– vocals, guitar
  • Simon Nicol– guitar
  • Bruce Lynch– bass guitar
  • Dave Mattacks– drums
  • Alan Dunn – accordion
  • Dave Bitelli(de) – alto saxophone
  • Pete Thomas– tenor saxophone
  • Christine Collister, Phil Barnes, Clive Gregsonand The Soultanas – backing vocals
  • Philip Pickett– shawm, crumhorn, recorder

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Thompson

  1. When the Spell Is Broken
  2. You Don’t Say
  3. I Ain’t Going to Drag My Feet No More
  4. Love in a Faithless Country
  5. Fire in the Engine Room
  6. Walking Through a Wasted Land
  7. Little Blue Number
  8. She Twists the Knife Again
  9. Ghosts in the Wind

New Model Army: Vengeance

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On April 4, 1984, “Abstract Records” label released “Vengeance”, the debut New Model Army album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Alaska Studios” in London, and was produced by Mond Cowie, Slade the Leveller, Stuart Morrow and Rob heaton.

Personnel:

  • Slade the Leveller– vocals, guitar
  • Stuart Morrow – vocals, bass
  • Rob Heaton– drums
  • Ian O’Higgins – engineer
  • Joolz– cover art

Track listing:

  1. Bittersweet – Justin Sullivan, Stuart Morrow
  2. Betcha – Justin Sullivan, Stuart Morrow, Tompkins
  3. Tension – Justin Sullivan, Stuart Morrow
  4. Great Expectations – Justin Sullivan, Stuart Morrow
  5. Waiting – Justin Sullivan
  6. Christian Militia – Justin Sullivan, Stuart Morrow
  7. Notice Me – Justin Sullivan, Stuart Morrow
  8. Small Town England – Justin Sullivan, Stuart Morrow
  9. A Liberal Education – Justin Sullivan, Stuart Morrow
  10. Vengeance – Justin Sullivan
  11. Sex (The Black Angel) – Justin Sullivan, Stuart Morrow, Robert Heaton
  12. Running In The Rain – Justin Sullivan
  13. Spirit of the Falklands – Justin Sullivan, Stuart Morrow
  14. The Price – Justin Sullivan, Stuart Morrow
  15. 1984 – Justin Sullivan
  16. No Man’s Land – Justin Sullivan

Violent Femmes: Same

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In April 1983, “Slash” label released the self-titled, debut Violent Femmes album. It was recorded July – September 1982, at “Castle Studios” in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; “Music Works Studios” in London, and was produced by Mark Van Hecke. In 1991, the album was certified Platinum in the U.S. by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Gano – lead vocals, guitar, violin
  • Brian Ritchie – vocals, acoustic and electric bass guitar, xylophone
  • Victor DeLorenzo – vocals, snare drum, tranceaphone, drum set, Scotch marching bass drum
  • Mark Van Hecke – piano
  • Luke W. Midkiff – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Gano, except where noted.

  1. Blister in the Sun
  2. Kiss Off
  3. Please Don’t Go
  4. Add It Up
  5. Confessions
  6. Prove My Love
  7. Promise
  8. To the Kill
  9. Gone Daddy Gone – Gordon Dano, Willie Dixon
  10. Good feeling

Tubeway Army: Replicas

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In April 1979, “Beggars Banquet” label released “Replicas”, the second and final Tubeway Army album. It was recorded December 1978-January 1979, at “Gooseberry Studios” in London, and was produced by Gary Numan.

Personnel:

  • Gary Numan– vocals, keyboards, guitars, mixing
  • Paul Gardiner– bass guitar
  • Jess Lidyard– drums
  • John Caffery – engineer, mixing
  • Rikki Sylvan– mixing
  • Tony Escott – illustrator
  • Malti Kidia – art director
  • Geoff Howes – photography
  • Mary Vango – make-up

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Numan.

  1. Me! I Disconnect from You
  2. Are ‘Friends’ Electric?
  3. The Machman
  4. Praying to the Aliens
  5. Down in the Park
  6. You Are in My Vision
  7. Replicas
  8. It Must Have Been Years
  9. When the Machines Rock
  10. I Nearly Married a Human

Brand X: Moroccan Roll

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In April 1977, “Charisma” label released “Moroccan Roll”, the second Brand X studio album. It was recorded December 1976–January 1977, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Dennis MacKay.

Personnel:

  • John Goodsall– guitar, bass
  • Robin Lumley– vocals, keyboards, piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Moog synthesizer, clavinet
  • Percy Jones– bass, autoharp, marimba
  • Phil Collins – lead vocals, drums, piano
  • Morris Pert– percussion , vast number of bits and things that he hit while the tape was running, including: The QE2, Idi Amin, and undiscovered parts of Scotland
  • Perdurabo’Stephen W. Tayler – engineer, mixing
  • Ray Staff – mastering
  • Hipgnosis – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Sun in the Night – John Goodsall
  2. Why Should I Lend You Mine (When You’ve Broken Yours Off Already)..- Phil Collins
  3. …Maybe I’ll Lend You Mine after All – Phil Collins
  4. Hate Zone – John Goodsall
  5. Collapsar – Robin Lumley
  6. Disco Suicide – Robin Lumley
  7. Orbits – Percy Jones
  8. Malaga Virgen – Percy Jones
  9. Macrocosm – John Goodsall

Camel: Snow Goose

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In April 1975, “Island” label released “The Snow Goose”, the third Camel studio  album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Island Studios” and “Decca Studios” London, and was produced by David Hitchcock. The album concept and title was based on Paul Gallico’s novella The Snow Goose. In 2014, the album was ranked at number 31 in the list “Top 100 Prog Albums of All Time” by readers of “Prog” magazine.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Latimer– vocals, electric, acoustic and slide guitars, flute
  • Peter Bardens– organ, electric piano, acoustic piano, pipe organ, Minimoog, ARP Odyssey
  • Doug Ferguson – bass, duffle coat
  • Andy Ward– drums, vibes, percussion
  • David Bedford– orchestral arrangements
  • Rhett Davies– recording
  • Modula – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Bardens and Andrew Latimer.

  1. The Great Marsh
  2. Rhayader
  3. Rhayader Goes to Town
  4. Sanctuary
  5. Fritha
  6. The Snow Goose
  7. Friendship
  8. Migration
  9. Rhayader Alone
  10. Flight of the Snow Goose
  11. Preparation
  12. Dunkirk
  13. Epitaph
  14. Fritha Alone
  15. La Princesse Perdue
  16. The Great Marsh

PJ Harvey: The Hope Six Demolition Project

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In April 2015, “Island” label released “The Hope Six Demolition Project”, the ninth PJ Harvey studio album. It was recorded January-February 2015, at “Somerset House” in London, and was produced by Flood, John Parish and PJ Harvey.

  • PJ Harvey – vocals, guitar, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, violin, bass harmonica, autoharp, hand claps
  • Linton Kwesi Johnson– vocals
  • John Parish – guitar, percussion, keyboards, variophon, accordion, Mellotron vibes, Baritone guitar, synth bass, autoharp, hand claps, backing vocals
  • Alessandro Stefana – guitars, backing vocals
  • Alain Johannes – guitar, saxophone, keyboards, percussion, hand claps, backing vocals
  • James Johnston – keyboards, violin, guitar, organ, backing vocals
  • Flood – synth bass, Sonic Maverick, backing vocals, mixing
  • Mick Harvey– percussion, Taurus pedals, slide guitar, keyboards, bass, guitar, hand claps, backing vocals
  • Adam ‘Cecil’ Bartlett – bass, backing vocals
  • Jean-Marc Butty – percussion, backing vocals
  • Terry Edwards – percussion, baritone saxophone, keyboards, guitar, flute, bass harmonica, saxophones, melodica, backing vocals
  • Mike Smith – baritone saxophone, piano, keyboards, saxophones, percussion, hand claps, backing vocals
  • Kenrick Rowe – percussion, hand claps, backing vocals
  • Enrico Gabrielli – percussion, bass clarinet, swanee whistle, backing vocals
  • Drew Smith – mixing
  • Rob Kirwan – recording, engineer
  • Adam ‘Cecil’ Bartlett – additional engineering, mixing
  • Caesar Edmunds – mixing
  • Michelle Henning – artwork, art direction
  • Rob Crane – layout, design
  • Seamus Murphy – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by PJ Harvey.

  1. The Community of Hope
  2. The Ministry of Defence
  3. A Line in the Sand
  4. Chain of Keys
  5. River Anacostia
  6. Near the Memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
  7. The Orange Monkey
  8. Medicinals
  9. The Ministry of Social Affairs
  10. The Wheel
  11. Dollar, Dollar

Ian Hunter: Same

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In April 1975, “CBS” label released the self-titled, debut Ian Hunter album. It was recorded January–March 1975 at “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson.

Personnel:

  • Ian Hunter: vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, percussion, backing vocals
  • Mick Ronson: lead guitar, organ, mellotron, mouth organ, bass guitar
  • Geoff Appleby: bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Dennis Elliott: drums, percussion
  • Pete Arnesen: piano
  • John Gustafson: bass guitar
  • Bill Price- engineer
  • Roslav Szaybo – design concept
  • Martin Springett – illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Hunter except where noted.

  1. Once Bitten, Twice Shy
  2. Who Do You Love
  3. Lounge Lizard
  4. Boy – Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson
  5. 3,000 Miles from Here
  6. The Truth, the Whole Truth, Nuthin’ but the Truth
  7. It Ain’t Easy When You Fall/Shades Off
  8. I Get So Excited

Linda and Richard Thompson: Hokey Pokey

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In April 1975, “Island” label released “Hokey Pokey”, the second Linda and Richard Thompson album. It was recorded September-October1974, at “Sound Techniques” in  London, and was produced by Richard Thompson and Simon Nicol.

Personnel:

  • Richard Thompson – vocals, guitar, mandolin, hammered dulcimer, Electric dulcimer, piano
  • Linda Thompson – vocals
  • Simon Nicol – vocals, guitar, piano, Hammond organ
  • Pat Donaldson- bass guitar
  • Ian Whiteman -piano, Calliope
  • John Kirkpatrick- accordion
  • Timi Donald -drums
  • Sidonie Goossens- harp
  • Aly Bain- fiddle
  • The CWS Silver Band

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Thompson except where noted.

  1. Hokey Pokey (The Ice Cream Song)
  2. I’ll Regret It All in the Morning
  3. Smiffy’s Glass Eye
  4. The Egypt Room
  5. Never Again
  6. Georgie on a Spree
  7. Old Man Inside a Young Man
  8. The Sun Never Shines on the Poor
  9. A Heart Needs a Home
  10. Mole in a Hole – Mike Waterson