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Dalek I Love You: Compass Kumpas

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On May 24, 1980, “Back Door/Phonogram” label released “Compass Kumpas”, the debut Dalek I Love You album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Rockfield Studios” in  Monmouth, “Amazon Studios” in Liverpool and was produced by The Blitz Brothers, Alan Gill and Dave Hughes..

Personnel:

  • Alan Gill – vocals, guitar
  • Dave Hughes – piano, keyboards, percussion
  • Hugh Jones– bass, recording
  • Chris Hughes- additional drums, percussion
  • Ken Peers– drums
  • Dave Bates – additional backing vocals
  • Frazer Henry – recording

Track listing:

All tracks Alan Gill and Dave Hughes, except where noted.

  1. The World
  2. 8 Track
  3. Dalek I Love You (Destiny)
  4. A Suicide
  5. The Kiss
  6. Trapped
  7. Two Chameleons
  8. Freedom Fighters
  9. You Really Got Me
  10. Mad
  11. Good Times
  12. We’re All Actors
  13. Heat
  14. Missing 15 Minutes

 

Gene Clark

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On May 24, 1991, Harold Eugene “Gene” Clark died aged 46. He was singer-songwriter and musician (tambourine, harmonica, guitar), member of  McGuinn, Clark and Hillman, best known as founding member of the Byrds, and author of some of the band’s best-known originals “I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better”, “Eight Miles High”, “She Don’t Care About Time”, and “Set You Free This Time”. Clark released six solo albums.

Journey: Eclipse

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On May 24, 2011, “Nomota LLC” label released “Eclipse”, the 14th Journey studio album. It was recorded 2010 – 2011, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, California, “The Blue Loft” in County Q, Nashville and “Quad Nashville” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Kevin Shirley, Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain.

Personnel:

  • Arnel Pineda– lead vocals
  • Neal Schon– lead guitars, backing vocals
  • Jonathan Cain– keyboards, rhythm guitars, backing vocals
  • Ross Valory– bass, backing vocals
  • Deen Castronovo– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • David Kalmusky- engineer, mixing, mastering
  • James McCullagh, Alberto Hernandez, Jesse Nichols – engineer
  • Casey Barker, Jason Hall, Brett Lind, Alex Dolphin – engineer assistant
  • Travis Shinn- photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain except where noted.

  1. City of Hope
  2. Edge of the Moment
  3. Chain of Love
  4. Tantra
  5. Anything Is Possible
  6. Resonate
  7. She’s a Mystery – Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Arnel Pineda
  8. Human Feel
  9. Ritual
  10. To Whom it May Concern – Arnel Pineda, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain
  11. Someone
  12. Venus – Neal Schon

Katie Melua: The House

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On May 24, 2010, “Dramatico” label released “The House”, the fourth Katie Melua studio album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by William Orbit. The album was certified Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV” and Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”.

Personnel:

  • Katie Melua – vocals, guitar
  • Luke Potashnick – guitars
  • Steve Donnelly – guitars
  • B J Cole- pedal steel
  • Dominic Miller– guitar
  • Paul Stanborough – mandolin
  • Jim Watson – piano
  • Arden Hart – keyboards
  • Tim Harries- bass, piano
  • Henry Spinetti- drums
  • Keith Brazil – drums
  • Fergus Gerrand – drums
  • William Orbit- kalimba

Track listing:

  1. I’d Love to Kill You – Katie Melua, Guy Chambers
  2. The Flood – Katie Melua, Gut Chambers, Lauren Christy
  3. A Happy Place – Kate Melua, Guy Chambers
  4. A Moment of Madness – Kate Melua, Guy Chambers
  5. Red Balloons – Katie Melua, Polly Scattergood
  6. Tiny Alien – Katie Melua, Guy Chambers
  7. No Fear of Heights – Katie Melua
  8. The One I Love is Gone – Bill Monroe
  9. Plague of Love – Katie Melua, Rick Nowels
  10. God on the Drums, Devil on the Bass – Katie Melua, Mike Batt
  11. Twisted – Katie Melua, Rick Nowels
  12. The House – Katie Melua

Villagers: Becoming A Jackal

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On May 24, 2010, “Domino” label released “Becoming a Jackal”, the debut Villagers album.  It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Tommy McLaughlin and Conor J. O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Conor O’Brien – vocals, guitar, artwork
  • Cormac Curran – keyboards, French horn, string arrangements
  • Danny Snow – bass, upright bass
  • Gwion Llewelyn – drums, flugelhorn
  • Mali Llywelyn – harp
  • London Ensemble – strings
  • Tommy McLaughlin – engineer
  • Ben Hillier – mixing
  • Matthew Cooper – design
  • Richard Gilligan – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Conor O’Brien.

  1. I Saw the Dead
  2. Becoming a Jackal
  3. Ship of Promises
  4. The Meaning of the Ritual
  5. Home
  6. That Day
  7. The Pact (I’ll Be Your Fever)
  8. Set the Tigers Free
  9. Twenty Seven Strangers
  10. Pieces
  11. To Be Counted Among Men

Thurston Moore: Demolished Thoughts

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On May 24, 2011, “Matador Records” label released “Demolished Thoughts”, the third Thurston Moore studio album. It was recorded in 2010, in Los Angeles and Massachusetts, and was produced by Beck Hansen.

Personnel:

  • Thurston Moore – vocals, guitars
  • Beck Hansen – vocals, synths, bass
  • Samara Lubelski – violin
  • Mary Lattimore – harp
  • Bram Inscore – brass
  • Joey Waronker – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Thurston Moore.

  1. Benediction
  2. lluminine
  3. Circulation
  4. Blood Never Lies
  5. Orchard Street
  6. In Silver Rain With a Paper Key
  7. Mina Loy
  8. Space
  9. January

David Byrne: Same

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On May 24, 1994, “Luaka Bop” label released the self-titled, fourth  David Byrne album. It was recorded November – Decemebr 1993, and was produced by David Byrne and Susan Rogers.

Personnel:

  • David Byrne – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, clavinet, bells, balafon, lap steel guitar
  • Arto Lindsay– guitar
  • John Medeski– organ, synthesizer, Farfisa
  • Mitchell Froom– keyboards
  • Paul Socolow – bass
  • Valerie Naranjo– drums, percussion, marimba, shaker, talking drum, percussion sampling
  • Todd Turkisher – drums, percussion, surdo, sampling, doumbek, roto toms, frame drum, trash cans
  • Bashiri Johnson– percussion, bongos, chimes, conga, shaker
  • Sue Hadjopoulos – percussion
  • Bill Ware– marimba, vibraphone
  • Mark Edwards – drones
  • Marcus Rojas– tuba
  • Bebel Gilberto– backing vocals
  • Dolette McDonald– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by David Byrne.

  1. A Long Time Ago
  2. Angels
  3. Crash
  4. A Self-made Man
  5. Back in the Box
  6. Sad Song
  7. Nothing at All
  8. My Love Is You
  9. Lilies of the Valley
  10. You & Eye
  11. Strange Ritual
  12. Buck Naked

camper Van Beethoven: Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart

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On May 24, 1988, “Virgin” label released “Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart”, the fourth Camper Van Beethoven album. It was recorded in 1987, and was produced by Dennis Herring.

Personnel:

  • David Lowery- lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Greg Lisher- lead guitar
  • Jonathan Segel- violin, mandolin, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
  • Victor Krummenacher– bass, backing vocals
  • Chris Pedersen- drums

Track listing:

All tracks by David Lowery, Jonathan Segel, Greg Lisher, Victor Krummenacher and Chris Pedersen, except where noted.

  1. Eye of Fatima (Part One)
  2. Eye of Fatima (Part Two)
  3. O Death – traditional
  4. She Divines Water
  5. Devil Song
  6. One of These Days
  7. Turquoise Jewelry
  8. Waka
  9. Change Your Mind
  10. My Path Belated
  11. Never Go Back
  12. The Fool
  13. Tania
  14. Life Is Grand

Blondie: The Hunter

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On May 24, 1982, “Chrysalis” label released “The Hunter”, the sixth Blondie studio album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, at “Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by Mike Chapman.

Personnel:

  • Deborah Harry- vocals
  • Chris Stein- guitar
  • Frank Infante- guitar
  • Jimmy Destri- keyboards
  • Nigel Harrison- bass guitar
  • Clem Burke- drums
  • Robert Aaron- horn arrangements, saxophone
  • Sammy Figueroa- percussion
  • Manual Badrena – percussion
  • Roger Squitero – percussion
  • Ray Maldonado – horns
  • Luis Ortiz- horns
  • Rick Davies – horns
  • Mac Gollehon – horns
  • Janice G. Pendarvis- backing vocals
  • Zachary Sanders – backing vocals
  • Lani Groves – backing vocals
  • Darryl Tookes – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Orchid Club – Nigel Harrison, Debbie Harry
  2. Island of Lost Souls – Chris Stein, Debbie Harry
  3. Dragonfly – Chris Stein, Debbie Harry
  4. For Your Eyes Only – Chris Stein, Debbie Harry
  5. The Beast – Chris Stein, Debbie Harry
  6. War Child – Nigel Harrison, Debbie Harry
  7. Little Caesar – Chris Stein, Debbie Harry
  8. Danceway – Jimmy Destri
  9. (Can I) Find the Right Words (To Say) – Jimmy Destri, Debbie Harry
  10. English Boys – Chris Stein, Debbie Harry
  11. The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game – Smokey Robinson

David Bowie: Diamond Dogs

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On May 24, 1974, “RCA” label released “Diamond Dogs”, the eighth David Bowie studio album. It was recorded January 1974 – February 1974, at “Island Studios” and “Olympic Studios” in London, “Ludolph Studios”, in Nederhorst den Berg, and was produced by David Bowie. Thematically, the album is mixture of the George Orwell’s novel “1984” and Bowie’s vision of a post-apocalyptic world.

Personnel:

  • David Bowie- vocals, guitars, saxophones, Moog synthesizer, Mellotron, mixing
  • Earl Slick- guitar
  • Alan Parker- guitar
  • Mike Garson- keyboards
  • Herbie Flowers- bass guitar
  • Tony Newman- drums
  • Aynsley Dunbar- drums
  • Tony Visconti- strings, mixing
  • Keith Harwood- engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bowie, except where noted.

  • 1.      Future Legend
  • 2.      Diamond Dogs
  • 3.      Sweet Thing
  • 4.      Candidate
  • 5.      Sweet Thing (Reprise)
  • 6.      Rebel Rebel
  • 7.      Rock ‘n’ Roll with Me – David Bowie, Warren Peace
  • 8.      We Are the Dead
  • 9.      1984
  • 10. Big Brother
  • 11. Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family