On August 31, 2018, “Partisan” label released “Joy as an Act of Resistance”, the second Idles studio album. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, and was produced by Space.
Personnel:
Joe Talbot – lead vocals
Mark Bowen – guitar
Lee Kiernan – guitar
Adam Devonshire – bass
Jon Beavis – drums
Nick Launay – mixing
Adam ‘Atom’ Greenspan – mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Adam Devonshire, Jonathan Beavis, Joseph Talbot, Lee Kiernan, and Mark Bowen except where noted.
On May 13, 1981, “Human” label released “Playing with a Different Sex”, the debut Au Pairs studio album. It was recorded in April 1981, at “Jacobs” in Surrey, England, and was produced by Ken Thomas, Martin Culwervel, Paul Foad, Peter Hammond, Jane Munro and Lesley Woods.
Personnel:
Lesley Woods – vocals, guitar
Paul Foad – guitar, backing vocals
Jane Munro – bass guitar
Peter Hammond – drums
Ken Thomas – engineer
John Dent – mastering
Martin Culverwell – design
Rocking Russian – design
Eve Arnold – cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Paul Foad, Peter Hammond, Jane Munro and Lesley Woods, except where noted.
On November 9, 1979, “Chiswick” label released “Machine Gun Etiquette”, the third Damned (The) studio album. It was recorded March – August 1979, at “Sound Suite”, “Wessex Sound Studios”, “Utopia Studios”, “Workhouse Studios”, “SGS Studios” “Chalk Farm Studios”, and was produced by Roger Armstrong, Ed Hollis, Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies and Algy Ward.
Personnel:
Dave Vanian – lead vocals
Captain Sensible – lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, mandolin, inner sleeve drawing
Algy Ward – bass, backing vocals
Rat Scabies – lead and backing vocals, drums
Lemmy Kilmister – bass, guitar, backing vocals
Anthony More – synthesizer
Joe Strummer – backing vocals
Topper Headon – backing vocals
Henry Badowski – backing vocals
Paul Simonon – hand claps
Alvin Clarke – engineer
Mike Shipley – engineer
Gary Edwards – engineer
Jeremy Green – engineer
Rik Watton – engineer
Damian Korner – engineer
G. H. Wallis – engineer
Vic Keary – engineer
Phil Smee – artwork
Alan Ballard – front cover photography
Mick Young – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Rat Scabies, Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian and Algy Ward, except where noted.
Love Song
Machine Gun Etiquette
I Just Cam’t Be Happy Today – Rat Scabies, Captain Sensinble, Dave Vanian, Algy Ward, Giovanni Dadomo
Melody Lee
Anti-Pope – Rat Scabies, Captain Sensinble, Dave Vanian, Algy Ward, Phillip Burns
These Hands
Plan 9 Channel 7
Noise, Noise, Noise – Rat Scabies, Captain Sensinble, Dave Vanian, Algy Ward, Jennet Ward
Looking at You – Michael Davis, Wayne Kramer, Fred “Sonic” Smith, Dennis Thompson, Rob Tyner
On September 26, 2006, “Concord” label released “Shine”. the tenth Boney James album. It was recorded in 2006, at “The Backyard”, “Record Plant” and “Westlake Studios” in Los Angeles, Capitol Studios”, “Sunset Studios” “Schnee Studios” in Hollywood, “Cocoa Butt Studios” in Culver City, California, “Porcupine Studios” in Chandler, Arizona, “Studio A” in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, and was produced by Boney James.
Personnel:
Boney James – soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, keyboards, flute, arrangements, recording
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars, acoustic guitar
Tony Maiden – electric guitar, guitars
Kleber Jorge – vocals, acoustic guitar
Michael Thompson – guitars
Agape – guitars
Dean Parks – guitars, acoustic guitar
Wah Wah Watson – guitars, rhythm guitar
George Benson – lead guitar
Darrell Smith – keyboards, acoustic piano, Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
Eric Daniels – acoustic piano
Johnny Britt – acoustic piano, arrangements
George Duke – Rhodes piano
Rex Rideout – acoustic piano, Rhodes piano, keyboards
Tim Carmon – keyboards, arrangements, Rhodes piano, organ, acoustic piano
Gerald McCauley – Moog synthesizer, arrangements
Herman Jackson – Rhodes piano
Tollak Ollestad – harmonica
Alex Al – bass
Teddy Campbell – drums
Lil’ John Roberts – drums
Lenny Castro – percussion
Dan Higgins – saxophones, flute
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
Jerry Hey – trumpet, flugelhorn, horn arrangements
Christian Scott – trumpet
Romeo – vocal arrangements
Esthero – lead and backing vocals
Lauren Evans – backing vocals, ooh vocals
Dwele – vocals, vocal arrangements
Faith Evans – vocals
Philip Bailey – vocals
Ann Nesby – vocals
String section
Jackie Brand, Bruce Dukov, Julie Gigante, Henry Gronnier, Alan Grunfeld, Natalie Leggett, Ralph Morrison, Alyssa Park, Katia Popov, Tereza Stanislav, Sarah Thornblade, Margaret Wooten – violin
Sam Formicola, Carrie Holzman-Little, Roland Kato, Victoria Miskolczy – viola
Stephen Erdody, Trevor Handy, Paula Hochhalter, Tina Soule – cello
Jerry Hey – arrangements
Darrell Smith – arrangements
Todd Fairall – recording
Darius Fong – recording, second engineer
Dave Rideau – recording
Bill Schnee – recording, mixing
Michael Thompson – recording
John Adams – second engineer
Jeff Harris – second engineer
Jimmy Hoyson – second engineer
Ryan Kennedy – second engineer
Mark McLaughlin – second engineer
Philip Ramos – second engineer
Eric Rennaker – second engineer
Assen Stoyanov – second engineer
Erich Talaba – second engineer
Aaron Walk – second engineer
John Wroble – second engineer
Koji Egawa – Pro Tools consultant
Serban Ghenea – mixing
Robert Hadley – mastering
Lexy Shroyer – production coordinator
Glenn Barry – art production
Andy Engel – design
Don Miller – photography
Track listing:
Shine – Boney James, Lauren Evans, Lily Mariye
The Total Experience – Boney James, Johnny Britt
Aquas de Março – Antonio Carlos Jobim
Let It Go – Boney James, Rex Rideout
In the Rain – Anthony Hestor
Gonna Get It – Boney James, Rahsaan Patterson
Breathe – Boney James, Phil Davis
Love Song – Boney James, Eric Daniels, Johnny Britt
Hypnotic – Boney James
The Way She Walks – Boney James, Leon Bisquera
Dedication – Boney James, Gerald McCauley, Joe Wolfe
On July 21, 1989, “Sire” label released the self-titled, debut Ocean Blue (The) album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Eden Studios” in London, and was produced by Mark Opitz and John Porter.
Personnel:
David Schelzel – vocals, guitars
Steve Lau – vocals, keyboards, saxophone
Bobby Mittan – bass guitar
Rob Minnig – drums
Mike Dignam – engineer
Mark Opitz – mixing
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Track listing:
All lyrics by David Schelzel, all music by David Schelzel, Steve Lau, Bobby Mittan and Rob Minning.
In July 1963, “Impulse!” label released “Today and Now”, the 37th Coleman Hawkins album. It was recorded in September 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
Tommy Flanagan – piano
Major Holley – bass
Eddie Locke – drums
Rudy van Gelder – recording
Track listing:
Go Li’l Liza – traditional
Quintessence – Quincy Jones
Don’t Love Me – Bill Katz, Pauline Rivelli, Ruth Roberts
Love Song from “Apache” – Johnny Mercer, David Raksin
Put on Your Old Grey Bonnett – Stanley Murphy, Percy Wenrich
Swingin’ Scotch – Coleman Hawkins
Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree (with Anyone Else but Me) – Sam H. Stept, Lew Brown, Charles Tobias
On June 5, 2020, “Insomnia Music” label released “Confessional”, the third Janet Devlin studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2020, and was produced by Jonathan Quarmby.
On January 31, 2011, “Dramatico” label released “Horses and High Heels”, the 19th Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded September – October 2010, at “Piet Street Recording”, “One East Recording”, “Studio Labomatic”, “Kramer Studios”, and was produced by Hal Willner.
Personnel:
Marianne Faithful – lead vocal
Jenni Muldaur – lead and backing vocals
Lou Reed – guitar
Carl Winton – lead and backing vocals,12 string and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, banjo, mandolin
Doug Pettibone – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
John Porter – electric guitar
Jonathan Frelich – acoustic guitar
Bob Andrews – piano, electric piano, organ
Mark Bingham – bass, string arrangements
George Porter Jr. – bass
Carlo Nuccio – drums
Anthony Cuccia – congas, bass drum, tambourine, glockenspiel, shaker
Janna Sazlaw – flute
Dr Michael White – clarinet, recording, mixing
Matt Perrine – tuba
Jon Gross – tuba
Matt Rhod – violin
Helen Gillet – cello
Jack Craft – cello
Harmony Mintern – harp
Hal Willner – sampler
Dr. James P. Walsh – string arrangements, conductor
John Fischbach – mastering
Francois Ravard – creative director, executive director
Violette Nouailhac – artwork
Jim Warren – painting
Patrick Swirc – photography
Shawn Hall – production coordinator
Rachel Fox – production manager
Track listing:
The Stations – Greg E. Dulli, Mark William Lanegan
Why Did We Have to Part – Laurent Voulzy, Marianne Faithful
That’s How Every Empire Falls – R. B. Morris
No Reason – Jackie Lomax
Prussian Blue – David Courts, Marianne Faithful
Love Song – Lesley Duncan
Gee Baby – JJ Johnson, Mary Alma Baker, Sylvia Robinson, Tyler T Texas
Goin’ Back – Carole King, Gerry Goffin
Past, Present and Future – Arthur Butler, George Francis Morton, Jerry Lieber
Horses and High Heels – Doug Pettibone, Marianne Faithful
In November 1970, “Reprise” label released “Words and Music”, the second Jimmy Webb album. It was recorded in 1970, at “MCA Studios” in Universal City, California, and was produced by Jimmy Webb.
On June 30, 2009, “Quacktone Records” label released “Walk Through the Fire”, the debut Mark Karan album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Mark Karan.
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