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Foals: Total Life Forever

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On May 10, 2010, “Transgressive Records” label released “Total Life Forever”, the second Foals studio album. It was recorded in September 2009, at “Svenska Grammofon Studios” in Gothenburg, Sweden, and was produced by Luke Smith. The writers and editors, and the readers poll of the UK magazine “The Fly” voted “Total Life Forever” the “Best album of 2010”.

Personnel:

  • Yannis Philippakis– vocals, guitar, drums, art direction
  • Jack Bevan – drums, art direction
  • Jimmy Smith – guitar, art direction
  • Walter Gervers – bass, art direction, backing vocals
  • Edwin Congreave – keyboards, backing vocals, art direction
  • Caroline Wickberg – additional vocals
  • Ferg Peterkin – programming, engineer
  • Mike Crossey– recording assistant
  • Daniel Rejmer – engineer
  • Catherine Marks – engineer, mixing
  • Alan Moulder– mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Big Active, Tinhead – artwork
  • Steve Gullick, Dave Ma – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Yannis Philippakis, Jack Bevan, Jimmy Smith, Walter Gervers and Edwin Congreave.

  1. Blue Blood
  2. Miami
  3. Total Life Forever
  4. Black Gold
  5. Spanish Sahara
  6. This Orient
  7. Fugue
  8. After Glow
  9. Alabaster
  10. 2 Trees
  11. What Remains

Bob Seger: Back in ’72

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In January 1973, “Palladium” label released “Back in ’72”, the sixth Bob Seger studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Paradise Studios” in Tijuana, Oklahoma, “Pampa Studios” in Warren, Michigan, and “Muscle Shoals Sound” in Sheffield, Alabama, and was produced by Punch Andrews and Bob Seger.

Personnel:

  • Bob Seger – vocals, guitar, mixing, design
  • Jack Ashford– maracas, marimba, tambourine
  • Barry Beckett– organ, piano, electric piano
  • Philip Bliss – vocals, steel guitar
  • J. Cale, Pete Carr, Bill Mueller – guitar
  • Jimmy Johnson – rhythm guitar
  • Dick Sims – organ, piano, keyboard, clavinet, pedal bass
  • David Hood – bass guitar
  • “Bonzo Eddie” Brown– conga
  • Roger Hawkins, Jamie Oldaker– drums
  • Sergio Pastora – conga, tambourine, timbales
  • Tommy Cartmell – flute, saxophone
  • Scherrie Payne, Luke Smith, Marcy Levy– backing vocals
  • Jim Bruzzese, John LeMay, Jerry Masters, Greg Miller – engineer
  • Punch Andrews, Jim Bruzzese – mixing
  • Thomas Weschler, Christopher Wharf – design
  • Thomas Weschler – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Seger, except where noted.

  1. Midnight Rider – Gregg Allman, Robert Payne
  2. So I Wrote You a Song
  3. Stealer – Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossoff
  4. Rosalie
  5. Turn the Page
  6. Back in ‘72
  7. Neon Sky
  8. I’ve Been Working – Van Morrison
  9. I’ve Got Time