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Man: Back into the Future

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In September 1973, “United Artists” label released “Back into the Future”, the seventh Man album. It was recorded May – July 1973, at “Rockfield Studios”, “Chipping Norton Recording Studios”, “Olympic Studios”, in June 1973 recorded live at the “Roundhouse” in London, and was produced by Vic Maile, Michael “Micky” Jines, Phil Ryan, Will Youatt and Terry Williams.

Personnel:

  • Michael “Micky” Jones – vocals, guitar
  • Alan “Tweke” Lewis – guitar
  • Phil Ryan – vocals, keyboards
  • Will Youatt – vocals, bass
  • Terry Williams – vocals, drums
  • Anthony Matthews – engineer
  • Pierre Tubbs – art direction, inside photography
  • Ruan O’Laughran – front photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Jones, Phil Ryan and Terry Williams, except where noted.

  1. A Night in Dad’s Bag
  2. Just for You
  3. Back into the Future
  4. Don’t Go Away
  5. Ain’t That Fight
  6. Never Say Nups to Nepalese
  7. Sospan Fach – traditional arranged by Gwalia Male Choir
  8. C’opn – Clive John, Michael Jones, Phil Ryan, Terry Williams
  9. Jam Up Jelly Tight / Oh No Not Again (Spunk Rock ’73) – Michael Jones, Phil Ryan, Terry Williams

Portishead: Same

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On September 30, 1997, “Go!/London” labels released the self-titled second Portishead album. It was recorded 1996 – 1997, and was produced by Geoff Barrow, Adrian Utley, Beth Gibbons and Dave McDonald. The album was certified Platinum in Europe by “IFPI”, and Platinum in UK by “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Beth Gibbons– vocals
  • Adrian Utley– guitar, bass, moog, piano, rhodes
  • John Baggot – organ, piano
  • Geoff Barrow– drums
  • Clive Deamer– drums
  • Sean Atkins – additional vocals
  • Andy Hague, Ben Waghorn, John Cornick – horns
  • Cooper – violin

Track listing:

All tracks by Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley, except where noted.

  1. Cowboys – Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons
  2. All Mine
  3. Undenied – Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons
  4. Half Day Closing
  5. Over
  6. Humming
  7. Morning Air
  8. Seven Months
  9. Only You
  10. Elysium
  11. Western Eyes

The Verve: Urban Hymns

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On September 29, 1997, “Hut” label released “Urban Hymns” the third Verve studio album. It was recorded October 1996 – May 1997, at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Richard Ashcroft, Nick Mccabe, Simon Tong , Peter Salisbury, Chris Potter and Youth. In 1998, “Urban Hymns”  won “Best British Album” at the “Brit Awards”. In 2001, “Q” magazine readers ranked the album at number 18 in the vote for the “Greatest Albums of All Time”, and in 2006, its editors voted it the 16th greatest album of all time. The Verve were awarded with the first ever “Q Classic Album” award for this album at the 2007 “Q Awards”. As of 2015, “Urban Hymns” was ranked the 18th best-selling album in UK chart history.  The critical and commercial success of the album won The Verve, two “Brit Awards” in 1998, including “Best British Group”. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”; 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in France by “SNEP”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; Platinum in Netherlands by “NVPI”; 5 x Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; Platinum in Sweden by “GLF”; Platinum iin Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”; 10 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”; Platinum in the US by “RIIA”, and 4 x Platinum in Europe by “IFPI”.

Personnel:

  • Richard Ashcroft– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Nick McCabe– lead guitar
  • Simon Tong– rhythm guitar, keyboards
  • Simon Jones– bass
  • Peter Salisbury– drums
  • Liam Gallagher– backing vocals, claps
  • Mel Wesson –programming
  • Paul Anthony Taylor – programming
  • Will Malone– conductor, string arrangements
  • Chris Potter– recording, engineer, mixing
  • Gareth Ashton – engineer assistant
  • Lorraine Francis – engineer assistant
  • Jan Kybert – engineer assistant
  • Brian Cannon– director, design, sleeve art
  • Martin Catherall – design assistant
  • Matthew Sankey – design assistant
  • Michael Spencer Jones – photography
  • John Horsley – photography
  • Chris Floyd – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Ashcroft, except where noted.

  1. Bitter Sweet Symphony – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Richard Ashcroft
  2. Sonnet
  3. The Rolling People –
  4. The Drugs Don’t Work
  5. Catching the Butterfly – Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Simon Tong, Simon Jones, Peter Salisbury
  6. Neon Wilderness Nick McCabe, Richard Ashcroft, Simon Tong, Simon Jones, Peter Salisbury
  7. Space and Time
  8. Weeping Willow
  9. Lucky Man
  10. One Day
  11. This Time
  12. Velvet Morning
  13. Come On – Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Simon Tong, Simon Jones, Peter Salisbury
  • Come On
  • [silence]
  • Deep Freeze (hidden track)

Depeche Mode: Music For The Masses

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On September 28, 1987, “Mute” label released “Music for the Masses” the sixth Depeche Mode studio album. It was recorded February – July 1987, at “Studio Guillaume Tell” in Paris; “Konk” in London, and was produced by Dave Gahan , Martin L. Gore, Andy Fletcher, David Bascombe and Daniel Miller. The album was certified Platinum in France  by “SNEP”, and Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Dave Gahan – lead vocals
  • Martin L. Gore – co-lead vocals, keyboards, guitars
  • Andy Fletcher – keyboards
  • David Bascombe – engineer
  • Martyn Atkins – design, photography
  • Mark Higenbottam – design, photography
  • David Jones – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Martin L. Gore.

  1. Never Let Me Down Again
  2. The Things You Said
  3. Strangelove
  4. Sacred
  5. Little 15
  6. Behind the Wheel
  7. I Want You Know
  8. To Have and to Hold
  9. Nothing
  10. Pimpf / Interlude 1

Pete Townshend And Ronnie Lane: Rough Mix

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On September 16, 1977, “Polydor” label released “Rough Mix”,album by Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane. It was recorded 1976 – 1977, at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Glyn Johns.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Lane, Pete Townshend – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, bass guitars, banjos, ukuleles
  • Eric Clapton– guitars, dobro
  • Graham Lyle– twelve string guitar
  • Ian Stewart– piano
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick– organ, Fender Rhodes
  • Boz Burrell– bass guitar
  • Dave Marke – double bass
  • Chris Laurence – principal bass
  • Charlie Watts– drums
  • Henry Spinetti– drums
  • Julian Diggle – percussion
  • Peter Hope Evans– harmonica
  • Benny Gallagher– accordion
  • Mel Collins– saxophones
  • John Entwistle– horns, vocal help
  • Edwin Astley– orchestrations
  • Tony Gilbert – orchestral leader
  • Charlie Hart – violin
  • Charles Vorsanger – principal second violin
  • Steve Shingles – principal viola
  • Chris Green – principal cello
  • Billy Nicholls– vocal help

Track listing:

  1. My Baby Gives It Away – Pete Townshend
  2. Nowhere to Run – Ronnie Lane
  3. Rough Mix – Pete Townshend, Ronnie Lane
  4. Annie – Ronnie Lane, Kate Lambert, Eric Clapton
  5. Keep Me Turning – Pete Townshend
  6. Catmelody – Ronnie Lane, Kate Lambert
  7. Misunderstood – Pete Townshend
  8. April Fool – Ronnie Lane
  9. Street in the City – Pete Townshend
  10. Heart to Hang Onto – Pete Townshend
  11. Till the Rivers All Run Dry – Don Williams, Wayland Holyfield

Ronnie Wood: Now Look

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On July 2, 1975, “Warner Music” label released “Now Look”, the second Ronnie Wood album. It was recorded 22 April–6 June 1974, at “The Wick” in London; 14–21 April 1975, at “B.B.C. Studios” in Baambrugge, Holland, and was produced by Ronnie Wood, Bobby Womack and Ian McLagan.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Wood– lead vocals, guitars, organ
  • Bobby Womack– guitar, backing vocals
  • Keith Richards– guitar, harmony vocals
  • Mick Taylor– slide guitar
  • Ian McLagan– organ, piano, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jean Roussel– synthesizer, keyboards, piano, clavinet
  • Willie Weeks– bass guitar
  • Andy Newmark– drums, percussion
  • Kenney Jones– drums
  • Womack Sisters – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ronnie Wood, except where noted.

  1. I Got Lost When I Found You – Ronnie Wood, Bobby Womack
  2. Big Bayou – Gib Gilbeau
  3. Breathe on Me
  4. If You Don’t Want My Love – Bobby Womack, Gordon DeWitty
  5. I Can Say She’s Alright – Ronnie Wood, Bobby Womack
  6. Caribbean Boogie
  7. Now Look
  8. Sweet Baby Mine – Jim Ford, Bobby Womack
  9. I Can’t Stand the Rain – Donald Bryant, Ann Peebles, Bernard Miller
  10. It’s Unholy
  11. I Got a Feeling – Bobby Womack, Ian McLagan, Jean Roussel

The Beatles: Long Tall Sally

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On June 19, 1964, “Parlaphone” label released “Long Tall Sally”, the fifth Beatles (The) EP. It was recorded March and June 1964, at “EMI Studios” in London, and was produced by George Martin. The EP was released in mono and was first British EP that included songs not previously released on an album or single in the UK.

Personnel:

  • John Lennon – lead vocal, guitar
  • George Harrison – guitar
  • Paul McCartney – lead vocal, bass
  • Ringo Starr – lead vocal, drums, cowbell
  • George Martin – piano
  • Robert Freeman – photography

Track listing:

  1. Long Tall Sally – Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman,  Robert Blackwell
  2. I Call Your Name – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  3. Slow Down – Larry Williams
  4. Matchbox – Carl Perkins