On September 23, 2025, Daniel Henry Edward Thompson aka Danny Thompson died aged 86. He was musician (upright bass, tea chest bass), songwriter and record producer, member of Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated, led a trio that included John McLaughlin, but was best known as member of Pentangle and long – time collaborator with John Martyn. During his long musical career he recorded and played with a large variety of other musicians, including Richard Thompson, Kate Bush, Tim Buckley, ABC, Skin, Ayuo, Richard Barbieri, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Sam Brown, Graham Coxon, Donovan, Christine Collister, Barbara Dickson, Bick Drake, Everything but the Girl, Marianne Faithfull, Peter Gabriel, Davey Graham, Mara!, Linda Lewis, Mike Landup, Magna Carta, The Chris McGregor Septet, Loreena McKennitt, Ralph McTell, Alison Moyet, Cliff Richard, Dizrhythmia, David Sylvian, Duffy Power, Deva Premal, Andrew Ridgeley, Talk Talk, Loudon Wainwright III, Se. E. Rogie, Darell Scott, Songhai, Vivian Stanshall, Eric Bibb & North Country Far, Hunter Muskett, Mary Hopkin, John Stevens, Alan Holdsworth, Bert Jansch, David Wharnsby, Boo Hewerdine, Tasmin Archer, The Incredible String Band, T. Rex and Rod Stewart. As leader Thompson released seven albums.
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Terry Reid
On August 5, 2025, Terrance James Reid died aged 75. He was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, member of Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers, known by the nickname “Superlungs”, due to his emotive style of singing. His songs have been recorded by numerous artists including The Hollies, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jackson Browne, Arrival, Jack White with The Raconteurs, Joe Perry, Rumer Christopher, Cheap Trick, Marianne Faithfull, Charles Romero and Chris Cornell. As leader he released seven studio and four live albums.
Ryan Adams: Love Is Hell
On May 4, 2004, “Lost Highway” label released “Love Is Hell”, the fifth Ryan Adams studio album. It was recorded in September 2002, in New York City, February 2003, in New Orleans, and was produced by John Porter and Ryan Adams.
Personnel:
- Ryan Adams – vocals, guitars, piano, other instruments
- Marianne Faithfull – backing vocals
New York Band
- Johnny McNabb – lead guitar
- Joe McGinty – piano
- Johnny Pisano – bass
- Paul Garisto – drums
New Orleans Band
- Greg Leisz – lead guitar, pedal steel
- Ian McLagan – B3 organ, Wurlitzer electric piano5, 16
- Jon Cleary – piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, rhythm guitar
- James “Hutch” Hutchinson – bass
- Ricky Fataar – drums
- Ruth Gottlieb – violin
- Sarah Wilson – cello
Track listing:
All tracks by Ryan Adams, except where noted.
- Political Scientist
- Afraid Not Scared
- This House Is Not for Sale
- Anybody Wanna Take Me Home
- Love is Hell
- Wonderwall – Noel Gallagher
- The Shadowlands
- World War 24
- Avalanche
- My Blue Manhattan
- Please Do Not Let Me Go
- City Rain, City Streets
- I See Monsters
- English Girls Approximately
- Thank You Louise
- Hotel Chelsea Nights
Marianne Faithfull: Easy Come Easy Go
On November 10, 2008, “Naïve Records” label released “Easy Come, Easy Go”, the 18th Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded in 2008, “Sear Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Hal Willner.
Personnel:
- Marianne Faithfull – vocals
- Barry Reynolds – guitars
- Marc Ribot – acoustic and electric guitars
- Keith Richards – vocals, guitar
- Sean Lennon – vocals, guitars
- Gil Goldstein – piano, accordion, arrangements, string direction
- Brian Mitchell – piano
- Steve Weisberg – piano, electric piano, celesta, arrangements, conducting
- Rob Burger – piano, organ
- Greg Cohen – bass
- Jim White – drums
- Joey Baron – drums
- Art Baron – bass recorder, trombone
- Doug Wieselman – clarinet, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
- Ken Peplowski – bass clarinet
- Marty Ehrlich – bass clarinet, alto saxophone
- Lenny Pickett – bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, sarrusophone, double bass
- Steven Bernstein – glockenspiel, mellophone, alto brass, trumpet
- Maxin Moston, Rob Moose – violin
- Warren Ellis – violin, electric violin
- Michael Nicholas – viola
- Jane Scarpantoni – cello
- Chan Marshall – vocals
- Nick Cave – vocals
- Antony Hegarty – vocals
- Rufus Wainwright – vocals
- Jarvis Cocker – vocals
- Kate & Anna McGarrigle – backing vocals
- Cat Power – backing vocals
- Jean-Baptiste Mondino– art direction, photography
Track listing:
- Down from Dover – Dolly Parton
- Hold On, Hold On – Neko Case
- Solitude – Duke Ellington
- The Crane Wife 3 – The Decemberists
- Easy Come, Easy Go – Bessie Smith
- Children of Stone – Espers
- How Many Worlds – Brian Eno
- In Germany Before the War – Randy Newman
- Ooh Baby Baby – Smokey Robinson
- Sing Me Back Home – Merle Haggard
- Salvation – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
- Black Coffee – Sarah Vaughan
- The Phoenix – Judee Sill
- Dear God Please Help Me – Morrissey
- Kimbie – Jackson C. Frank
- Many a Mile to Freedom – Traffic
- Somewhere (A Place for Us) – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
- Flandyke Shore – traditional
Marianne Faithfull: Broken English
On November 2, 1979, “island” label released “Broken English”, the seventh Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded May – July 1979, at “Matrix Studios” in London, and was produced by Mark Miller Mundy.
Personnel:
- Marianne Faithfull – vocals
- Barry Reynolds – guitar
- Joe Mavety – guitar
- Guy Humphries – guitar
- Steve Winwood – keyboards
- Steve York – bass
- Terry Stannard – drums
- Morris Pert – percussion
- Jim Cuomo – saxophone
- Darryl Way – violin
- Dyan Birch – backing vocals
- Frankie Collins – backing vocals
- Isabella Dulaney – backing vocals
- Mark Miller Mundy – arrangements
- Bob Potter – engineer, mixing
- Ed Thacker – mixing
- Dennis Morris – sleeve photography
Track listing:
- Broken English – Marianne Faithful, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Steve York, Terry Standard
- Witches Song – Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Terry Standard
- Brain Drain – Ben Brierly
- Guilt – Barry Reynolds
- The Ballad of Lucy Jordan – Shel Silverstein
- What’s the Hurry – Joe Mavety
- Working Class Hero – John Lennon
- Why D’Ya Do It – Heathcote Williams, Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Terry Standard
Marianne Faithfull: Negative Capability
On November 2, 2018, “Panta Rei” label released “Negative Capability”, twentieth Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded in January 2018, at “La Frette Studios” in Paris, and was produced by Head, Rob Ellis and Warren Ellis.
Personnel:
- Marianne Faithfull – vocals
- Nick Cave – backing and additional vocals, piano
- Rob McVey – guitar, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
- Ed Harcourt – piano, bass guitar, baritone guitar, keyboards, Wurlitzer, Rhodes, organ, harmonium, backing vocals
- Warren Ellis – viola, synthesizer, violin, keyboards, piano, synthesiser bass, alto flute, backing vocals
- Rob Ellis – drums, percussion, synthesizer, piano, bass synthesizer, glockenspiel, thumbjam synthesizer, backing vocals
- Yann Orhan – cover art
Track listing:
- Misunderstanding – Marianne Faithfull, Rob McVey, Sivert Høyem, Ed Harcourt
- The Gypsy Faerie Queen – Marianne Faithfull, Nick Cave
- As Tears Go By – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Andrew Loog Oldham
- In My Own Particular Way – Marianne Faithfull, Ed Harcourt, Warren Ellis, Rob McVey
- Born to Live – Marianne Faithfull, Ed Harcourt
- Witches Song – Marianne Faithfull, Barry Reynolds, Joe Mavety, Steve York, Terry Stannard
- It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – Bob Dylan
- They Come at Night – Marianne Faithfull, Ed Harcourt
- Don’t Go – Marianne Faithfull, Ed Harcourt
- No Moon in Paris – Marianne Faithfull, Ed Harcourt
Marianne Faithfull: Before The Poison
On September 28, 2004, “Anti Records” label released “Before the Poison”, the 16th Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded June – October 2003, at “The Fallout Shelter” and “Mayfair Studio” in London, and was produced by PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, Hal Willner, Rob Ellis and Head.
Personnel:
- Marianne Faithfull – lead vocal, handclapping
- PJ Harvey – vocals, backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, slide bass, piano, synth
- Diana Gutkind – piano
- Adrian Utley – synth bass, bass, acoustic and electric guitar, toy piano, sampling
- Rob Ellis – drums, percussion, glockenspiel, handclapping, piano, vibraphone, sound effects, string arrangements
- Catherine Browning – violin
- Andy Nice – cello
- Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn P. Casey, Jim Sclavunos – musicians
- Rik Simpson – recording, engineer assistant, mixing
- Head – recording, mixing
- Andrew Rugg- engineer assistant
- John Dent – mastering
- Jean Baptiste Mondino – photography
Track listing:
- The Mystery of Love – PJ Harvey
- My Friends Have – PJ Harvey
- Crazy Love – Marianne Faithfull, Nick Cave
- Last Song – Marianne Faithfull, Damon Albarn
- No Child of Mine – PJ Harvey
- Before the Poison – Marianne Faithfull, PJ Harvey
- There Is a Ghost – Marianne Faithfull, Nick Cave
- In the Factory – Marianne Faithfull, PJ Harvey
- Desperanto – Marianne Faithfull, Nick Cave
- City of Quartz – Marianne Faithfull, Jon Brion
Marianne Faithful: Seven Deadly Sins
On September 15, 1998, “BMG” label released “The Seven Deadly Sins”, the 14th Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded in June 1997, at “Wiener Konzerthaus” and “Radio Kulturhaus” in Vienna, Austria, and was produced by Malgorzata Kragora.
Personnel:
- Marianne Faithfull – vocals
- Dennis Russell Davies – conductor
- Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Hudson Shad – vocal ensemble
- Hugo Munday, Mark Bleeke – tenor vocals
- Peter Becker – baritone vocals
- Wilbur Pauley – bass vocals
- Anton Corbijn – front cover photography
- Nick Knight – back cover photography
- Ali Schafler – opposite page photography
- Nils Grosch – liner notes
- Markus Spiegel – A&R
- OKA_Lab – design
Track listing:
All music by Kurt Weill, except where noted, all lyrics by Bertolt Brecht.
- Prologue – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht
- Sloth
- Pride
- Anger
- Gluttony
- Lust
- Covetousness
- Envy
- Epilogue
- Alabama Song – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht
- The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
- Bilbao Song – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Johnny Mercer
- Pirate Jenny – Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht
Grace Jones: Nightclubbing
On May 11, 1981, “Island” label released “Nightclubbing”, the fifth Grace Jones studio album. It was recorded 1980 – 1981. at “Compass Point Studios” in the Bahamas, and was produced by Alex Sadkin and Chris Blackwell.
Personnel:
- Grace Jones – lead and backing vocals
- Mikey Chung – guitar
- Barry Reynolds – guitar
- Monte Browne – rhythm guitar
- Tyrone Downie – vocals, keyboards
- Wally Badarou – keyboards
- Jack Emblow – accordion
- Masai Delon – vocals
- Jess Roden – vocals
- Robbie Shakespeare – bass guitar
- Sly Dunbar – drums, syndrums
- Mel Speller – vocals, percussion
- Uziah Thompson – percussion
- Ted Jensen – mastering
Track listing:
- Walking in the Rain – Harry Vanda, George Young
- Pull Up to the Bumper – Grace Jones, Koo Koo Baya, Dana Mano
- Use Me – Bill Withers
- Nightclubbing – David Bowie, Iggy Pop
- Art Groupie – Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds
- I’ve Seen That Face Before – Astor Piazzolla, Barry Reynold, Dennis Wilkeym Nathalie Delon
- Feel Up – Grace Jones
- Demolition Man – Sting
- I’ve Done It Again – Berry Reynolds, Marianne Faithfull
Warren Ellis And Marianne Faithful: She Walks In Beauty
On April 30, 2021, “BMG” and “Panta Rei” labels released “She Walks in Beauty”, album by Warren Ellis and Marianne Faithfull. It was recorded in 2020, at “Poptones” in Paris, “The Retreat” in Brighton, and was produced by Warren Ellis.
Personnel:
- Marianne Faithfull – vocals
- Warren Ellis – synthesizer, freeze violin, violin, sampler loops, synthesizer, bells, choir vocal, celesta, effects, Boomerang strings samples, alto flute, hyena cello, piano, choral loop, sampler loop treatments, future strings, bass flute, strings, effects loops, engineer
- Nick Cave – piano, vibraphone
- Brian Eno – clarinet, synthesizer, effects, arrangements, engineer
- Augustin Viard – Ondes Martenot
- Head – effects, arrangements, piano engineering, mixing
- Vincent Ségal – cello
- Ben Thackeray – piano engineering
- Jean-Charles Versari – cello engineering
- John Davis – mastering
- Colin Self – artwork
- Yann Orhan – design
- Rosie Matheson – photography
- François Ravard – executive producer
Track listing:
- She Walks in Beauty – Lord Byron
- The Bridge of Sighs – Thomas Hood
- La Belle Dame sans Merci – John Keats
- Ode to a Nightingale – John Keats
- To Autumn – John Keats
- Ozymandias – Percy Bysshe Shelley
- The Prelude: Book One Introduction – William Wordsworth
- Surprised by Joy – William Wordsworth
- To the Moon – Percy Bysshe Shelley
- So We’ll Go No More a Roving – Lord Byron
- The Lady of Shalott – Alfred Tennyson
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