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Mark Hollis: Same

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On January 26, 1998, “Polydor” label released the self – titled, debut and only Mark Hollis album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by Mark Hollis.

Personnel:

  • Mark Hollis – vocals, guitar
  • Dominic Miller – guitar
  • Robbie McIntosh – guitar
  • Lawrence Pendrous – piano, harmonium
  • Mark Feltham – harmonica
  • Chris Laurence – double bass
  • Martin Ditcham – drums, percussion
  • Henry Lowther – trumpet
  • Iain Dixon – clarinet
  • Tim Holmes – clarinet
  • Andy Panayi – flute
  • Melinda Maxwell – cor Anglais
  • Maggie Pollock – bassoon
  • Julie Andrews – bassoon
  • Phill Brown – engineer
  • Cally and Crane – design
  • Stephen Lovell-Davis – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Hollis and Warme Livesey, except where noted.

  1. The Colour of Spring – Mark Hollis, Phil Ramacon
  2. Watershed
  3. Inside Looking Out – Mark Hollis
  4. The Gift
  5. A Life (1895 – 1915)
  6. Westward Bound – Mark Hollis, Dominic Miller
  7. The Daily Planet
  8. A New Jerusalem

Catherine Wheel: Happy Days

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On June 6, 1995, “Fontana” label released “Happy Days”, the third Catherine Wheel studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Ridge Farm”, “Britannia Row”, “The Green House”, “Front Row”, “Nomis”, “Wessex Sound”, “The Crypt”, “The Church”, and was produced by Gil Norton and Rob Dickinson.

Personnel:

  • Rob Dickinson – lead vocals, guitar
  • Brian Futter – vocals, guitar
  • Dave Hawes – bass
  • Neil Sims – drums, percussion
  • Tanya Donelly – vocals
  • Tim Friese-Greene – organ, keyboards
  • Mark Feltham – harmonica
  • Audrey Riley – strings, cello
  • Paul Corkett – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Rob Dickinson and Brian Futter.

  1. God Inside My Head
  2. Waydown
  3. Little Muscle
  4. Heal
  5. Empty Head
  6. Receive
  7. My Exhibition
  8. Eat My Dust You Insensitive Fuck
  9. Shocking
  10. Love Tips Up
  11. Judy Staring at the Sun
  12. Hole
  13. Fizzy Love
  14. Glitter
  15. Kill My Soul

Rory Gallagher: Fresh Evidence

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On May 1, 1990, “Capo” label released “Fresh Evidence”, the eleventh and last Rory Gallagher studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Maison Rouge”, “Redan recorders”, “Music Station” and “Audio One”, and was produced by Rory Galagher.

Personnel:

  • Rory Gallagher – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, dulcimer, mandolin, electric sitar
  • Lou Martin – piano
  • John Cooke – keyboards
  • Mark Feltham – harmonica
  • Geraint Watkins – accordion
  • Gerry McAvoy – bass guitar
  • Brendan O’Neill – drums
  • John Earle – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Ray Beavis – tenor saxophone
  • Dick Hanson – trumpet
  • Colin Fairley, Daniel McGowan, John McGowan, Will Reid-Dick – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Rory Gallagher, except where noted.

  1. Kid Gloves
  2. The King of Zydeco (to Clifton Chenier)
  3. Middle Name
  4. Alexis
  5. Empire State Express – Eddie “Son” House
  6. Ghost Blues
  7. Heaven’s Gate
  8. The Loop
  9. Walkin’ Wounded
  10. Slumming Angel

Talk Talk: The Colour of Spring

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On February 17, 1986, “EMI” label released “The Colour of Spring”, the third Talk Talk studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Battery Studios” and “Videosonics Studios” in London, and was produced by Tim Friese-Greene.

Personnel:

  • Mark Hollis — lead vocals, piano, Variophon, organ, Mellotron, electric guitar, melodica
  • Tim Friese-Greene – piano, Kurzweil synthesizer, organ, Variophon, Mellotron
  • Paul Webb – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Lee Harris – drums
  • Steve Winwood — organ 
  • Ian Curnow – synthesizer solos
  • Robbie McIntosh – guitar, dobro
  • David Rhodes — guitar
  • Mark Feltham — harmonica
  • Danny Thompson — acoustic bass
  • Alan Gorrie — electric bass 
  • Martin Ditcham — percussion
  • Morris Pert — percussion
  • Phil Reis — percussion
  • David Roach — soprano saxophone
  • Gaynor Sadler — harp
  • Children from the school of Miss Speake — children’s choir
  • Ambrosian Singers — choir
  • Dennis Weinrich — engineer
  • Dietmar Schillinger — engineer
  • Paul Schroeder — engineer
  • Pete Wooliscroft — engineer
  • James Marsh — cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Friese-Greene and Mark Hollis.

  1. Happiness is Easy
  2. I Don’t Believe in You
  3. Life’s What You Make It
  4. April 4th
  5. Living in Another World
  6. Give It Up
  7. Chameleon Day
  8. Time It’s Time

Rory Gallagher: Defender

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On July 1, 1987, “Capo” label released “Defender”, the thirteenth Rory Gallagher studio album. It was recorded in 1986, at “The Point”, “Olympic Studios”, “West 3 Studios”, “Music Works”, “Redan Studios” in London and was produced by Rory Gallagher.

Personnel:

  • Rory Gallagher – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Gerry McAvoy – bass guitar
  • Brendan O’Neill – drums
  • John Cooke – keyboards
  • Lou Martin – piano
  • Bob Andrews – piano
  • Mark Feltham – harmonica
  • Alan O’Duffy – production associate
  • Dónal Gallagher – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Rory Gallagher except where noted..

  1. Kickback City
  2. Loanshark Blues
  3. Continental Op
  4. I Ain’t No Saint
  5. Failsafe Day
  6. Road to Hell
  7. Doing Time
  8. Smear Campaign
  9. Don’t Start Me Talkin’ – Sonny Boy Williamson II
  10. Seven Days

Squeeze: Cradle To The Grave

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On October 2, 2015, “Virgin EMI” label released “Cradle to the Grave”, the fourteenth Squeeze studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Glenn Tilbrook and Laurie Latham.

Personnel:

  • Glenn Tilbrook– vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, percussion, handclaps
  • Chris Difford– vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Lucy Shaw – bass, backing vocals
  • Stephen Large– keyboards
  • Simon Hanson– drums, backing vocals
  • John Bentley– bass
  • Melvin Duffy – pedal steel guitar, dulcimer
  • Mark Feltham– harmonica
  • Dennis Greaves – lead guitar
  • Laurie Latham – tambourine, assorted percussion
  • Tom Pigott-Smith, Everton Nelson, Stephanie Benedetti, Matt Ward, Calina De La Mare, Lucy Wilkins, Oli Langford, Ian Rathbone, Ian Burdge, Ben Rogerson, Kirsty Mangan, Stephanie Benedetti, Natalie Holt, Rachel Lander – strings
  • Kelly Barnes – backing vocals
  • Bryan Chambers – backing vocals
  • Miles Connolly – backing vocals
  • Carly Dexter-Fry – backing vocals
  • Nate James – backing vocals
  • Simon King – backing vocals
  • Bryan Marshall – backing vocals
  • Louise Marshall – backing vocals
  • Melanie Marshall – backing vocals
  • Leon Tilbrook – backing vocals
  • Billie Godfrey – backing vocals
  • Dominic Haddad – backing vocals
  • Jane Homer – backing vocals, handclaps
  • Suzanne Hunt – backing vocals, handclaps
  • Louis Tilbrook – backing vocals, handclaps

Track listing:

 All tracks by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook.

  1. Cradle to the Grave
  2. Nirvana
  3. Beautiful Game
  4. Happy Days
  5. Open
  6. Only 15
  7. Top of the Form
  8. Sunny
  9. Haywire
  10. Honeytrap
  11. Everything
  12. Snap, Crackle and Pop

Steven Wilson: To The Bone

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On August 18, 2017, “Caroline International” label released “To the Bone”, the fifth Steven Wilson studio album. It was recorded December 2016 – April 2017, at “Strangeways” in London, and was produced by Steven Wilson and Paul Stacey.

Personnel:

  • Steven Wilson– vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards
  • Ninet Tayeb– vocals, ,backing vocals
  • David Kollar– guitars
  • Paul Stacey– guitar solo
  • Nick Beggs, Robin Mullarkey – bass
  • Adam Holzman– piano, clavinet, organ, Solina strings
  • Craig Blundell, Jeremy Stacey– drums
  • Pete Eckford – percussion
  • Mark Feltham– harmonica
  • Sophie Hunger– vocals
  • Jasmine Walkes – spoken word
  • David Kilminster– backing vocals
  • Dave Stewart– string arrangements
  • The London Session Orchestra– strings
  • Synergy Vocals – choir
  • Paul Draper– sequencer
  • Paul Stacey– engineer, co-production
  • Lasse Hoile – cover art, design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Wilson, except  where noted.

  1. To the Bone – music by Steven Wilson, lyrics by Andy Partridge
  2. Nowhere Now
  3. Pariah
  4. The Same Asylum as Before
  5. Refuge
  6. Permanating
  7. Blank Tapes
  8. People Who Eat Darkness
  9. Song of I
  10. Detonation
  11. Song of Unborn

Gary Moore: Close AS You Get

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On May 21, 2007, “Eagle” label released “Close as You Get”, the 19th Gary Moore album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Sarm Hookend”, “Sphere Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Ian Taylor and Gary Moore.

Personnel:

  • Gary Moore – vocals, guitar, dobro
  • Vic Martin – keyboards
  • Mark Feltham- harmonica
  • Pete Rees – bass
  • Brian Downey- drums
  • Franco Cameli – recording
  • Joshua Blair – recording assistant
  • Ian Taylor – engineer, mixing
  • Jonathan Tayler-Webb – engineer assistant

Track listing:

  1. If the Devil Made Whiskey – Gary Moore
  2. Trouble at Home – Gary Moore
  3. Thirty Days – Chuck Berry
  4. Hard Times – Gary Moore
  5. Have You Heard – John Mayall
  6. Eyesight to the Blind – Sonny Boy Williamson
  7. Evenin’ – Royce Swain
  8. Nowhere Fast – Gary Moore
  9. Checkin’ Up on My Baby – Sonny Boy Williamson
  10. I Had a Dream – Gary Moore
  11. Sundown – Son House

Talk Talk: Laughing Stock

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On September 16, 1991, “Verve” label released “Laughing Stock”, the fifth and final Talk Talk studio album. It was recorded 1990 – 1991, at “Wessex Sound Studios” in London, and was produced by Tim Friese-Greene.

Personnel:

  • Mark Hollis– vocal, guitar, piano, organ
  • Lee Harris– drums
  • Tim Friese Greene– organ, piano, harmonium
  • Mark Feltham– harmonica
  • Dave White – contrabass clarinet
  • Simon Edwards, Ernest Mothle – acoustic bass
  • Martin Ditcham – percussion
  • Henry Lowther– trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Levine Andrade, Stephen Tees, George Robertson, Gavyn Wright, Jack Glickman, Garfield Jackson, Wilf Gibson – viola
  • Roger Smith, Paul Kegg – cello
  • Phill Brown– engineer
  • James Marsh – design

Track listing:

  1. Myrrhman – Mark Hollis
  2. Ascension Day – Mark Hollis
  3. After the Flood – Tim Friese, Mark Hollis
  4. Taphead – Mark Hollis
  5. New Grass – Mark Hollis
  6. Runeli – Mark Hollis

 

 

Oasis: Be Here Now

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Be Here Now

On August 21, 1997, “Creation Records” label released “Be Here Now”, the third Oasis studio album. It was recorded October 1996 – April 1997, at “Abbey Road Studios”; “AIR Studios”; “Orinoco Studios” and “Master Rockin” in London; “Ridge Farm” in Surrey, and was produced by Owen Morris and Noel Gallagher. On the first day of release, “Be Here Now” sold over 424,000 copies, becoming the fastest-selling album in British chart history. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by the “ARIIA”; 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; 2 x Platinum in Japan by “RIAJ”; Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”; Platinum in Sweden by “GLF”; 6 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI”, and Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Liam Gallagher– vocals
  • Noel Gallagher– lead guitar, vocals
  • Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs– rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Paul McGuigan– bass guitar
  • Alan White– drums, percussion
  • Mark Coyle – backwards parts
  • Johnny Depp– slide guitar
  • Mark Feltham– harmonica
  • Mike Rowe – keyboards

Track listing:

All tracks by Noel Gallagher.

  1. D’You Know What I Mean?
  2. My Big Mouth
  3. Magic Pie
  4. Stand by Me
  5. I Hope, I Think, I Know
  6. The Girl in the Dirty Shirt
  7. Fade In-Out
  8. Don’t Go Away
  9. Be Here Now
  10. All Around the World
  11. It’s Gettin’ Better (Man!!)
  12. All Around the World (Reprise)