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Depeche Mode: Spirit

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On March 17, 2017, “Columbia” label released “Spirit”, the 14th Depeche Mode studio album. It was recorded April – August 2016, at “Jungle City Studios” in New York City, “Sound Design” in Santa Barbara, California, and was produced by James Ford. The album was certified Platinum in France “SNEP” and 2 x Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”.

Personnel:

  • Dave Gahan– lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Martin Gore– guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals, lead vocals
  • Andy Fletcher– keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals
  • James Ford- mixing, drums, pedal steel guitar
  • Matrixxman– programming
  • Kurt Uenala– programming, bass guitar
  • Jimmy Robertson – engineer, mixing
  • Connor Long, Óscar Muñoz, David Schaeman – engineer assistant
  • Brendan Morawski – engineer assistant, mixing assistant
  • Brian Lucey – mastering
  • Anton Corbijn– cover, all visuals and art-direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Martin L. Gore, except where noted.

  1. Going Backwards
  2. Where’s the Revolution
  3. The Worst Crime
  4. Scum
  5. You Move – Martin L. Gore, Dave Gahan
  6. Cover Me – Martin L. Gore, Peter Gordeno, Christian Eigner
  7. Eternal
  8. Poison Heart – Dave Gahan, Peter Gordeno, Christian Eigner
  9. So Much Love
  10. Poorman
  11. No More (This Is the Last Time) – Dave Gahan, Kurt Uenala
  12. Fail

Van Morrison: Keep It Simple

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Keep It Simple

On March 17, 2008, “Exile Productions Ltd./Polydor” labels released “Keep It Simple”,the thirty-third Van Morrison solo album. It  was recorded in 2007, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  1. Van Morrison – vocals, piano, alto saxophone, acoustic guitar, ukulele
  2. John Platania- guitar
  3. Mick Green– guitar
  4. Ned Edwards – guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
  5. Sarah Jory- steel guitar, banjo
  6. Cindy Cashdollar- steel guitar
  7. Paul Moore – bass
  8. David Hayes- bass
  9. Geraint Watkins- piano, accordion
  10. John Allair – organ
  11. Liam Bradley- percussion
  12. Tony Fitzgibbon – fiddle
  13. Neal Wilkinson – drums
  14. Crawford Bell – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  15. Katie Kissoon- backing vocals
  16. Karen Hamill – backing vocals
  17. Margo Buchanan – backing vocals
  18. Stevie Lange – backing vocals
  19. Jerome Rimson – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison

  1. How Can a Poor Boy?
  2. School of Hard Knocks
  3. That’s Entrainment
  4. Don’t Go to Nightclubs Anymore
  5. Lover Come Back
  6. Keep It Simple
  7. End of the Land
  8. Song of Home
  9. No Thing
  10. Soul
  11. Behind the Ritual

Elvis Costello: This Year’s Model

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This Years Model

On March 17, 1978, “Radar” label released “This Year’s Model”, the second Elvis Costello album and the first one with the Attractions. It was recorded in 1978, at “Eden Studios” in London, and was produced by Nick Lowe. “This Year’s Model” was voted the “Best album of the year” in the “Village Voice Pazz & Jop”critics poll. In 2000, magazine “Q” rated the album at number 82 in its list of the “100 Greatest British Albums Ever”. In 2003, magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked the album at number 98 on it’s list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello– vocals, guitar
  • Mick Jones – lead guitar
  • Steve Nieve– piano, organ
  • Bruce Thomas– bass
  • Pete Thomas– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Elvis Costello.

  1. No Action
  2. This Year’s Girl
  3. The Beat
  4. Pump It Up
  5. Little Triggers
  6. You Belong to Me
  7. Hand in Hand
  8. (I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea
  9. Lip Service
  10. Living in Paradise
  11. Lipstick Vogue
  12. Night Rally

Generation X: Same

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On March 17, 1978, “Chrysalis” label released the self-titled, debut Generation X album. It was recorded January – February 1978, and was produced by Martin Rushent.

Personnel:

  • Billy Idol− vocals
  • Bob “Derwood” Andrews− guitar
  • Tony James− bass
  • Mark Laff− drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Idol and Tony James.

  1. From the Heart
  2. One Hundred Punks
  3. Listen
  4. Ready Steady Go
  5. Kleenex
  6. Promises Promises
  7. Day by Day
  8. The Invisible Man
  9. Kiss Me Deadly
  10. Too Personal
  11. Youth Youth Youth

 

 

 

Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Works

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On March 17, 1977, “Atlantic” label released “Works Volume 1”, the fifth Emerson, Lake & Palmer studio album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Mountain Recording Studios” in Montreux, and “EMI Studios” in Paris, and was produced by Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer and Peter Sinfield. “Works Volume 1” is a double album divided into four sections, three highlighting each band member and one for mutual works.

Personnel:

  • Keith Emerson – keyboards
  • Greg Lake – vocals, guitars, bass
  • Carl Palmer – drums, percussion
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • John Mayer – conductor
  • Godfrey Salmon – orchestra and choir conductor
  • Orchestre de l’Opera national de Paris
  • Joe Walsh – vocals, guitars
  • Tony Harris – orchestral arrangements
  • John Timperley – engineer
  • Roger Cameron – engineer
  • Ashley Newton – art direction
  • Ian Murray – artwork, design
  • David Montgomery – photography
  • Kenny Smith – photography
  • Alex Grob – photography

Track listing:

Side one: Keith Emerson

Piano Concerto No. 1 – Keith Emerson

  • First Movement: Allegro giojoso
  • Second Movement: Andante molto cantabile
  • Third Movement: Toccata con fuoco

Side Two: Greg Lake

  1. Lend Your Love to Me Tonight – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
  2. C’est la Vie – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
  3. Hallowed Be Thy Name – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
  4. Nobody Loves You Like I Do – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield
  5. Closer to Believing – Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield

Side Three: Carl Palmer

  1. The Enemy God Dances with the Black Spirits – Sergei Prokofiev, Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl Palmer
  2. A Nights – Carl Palmer
  3. New Orleans – Carl Palmer
  4. Two Part Invention in D Minor – S. Bach, arr. Carl Palmer
  5. Food for Your Soul – Carl Palmer
  6. Tank – Keith Emerson, Carl Palmer

Side Four: Emerson, Lake and Palmer

  1. Fanfare for the Common Man – Aaron Copland, arr.Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Carl  Palmer
  2. Pirates – Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Peter Sinfield