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Grinderman: Same

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On March 5, 2007, “Mute” label released the self-titled, debut Grinderman studio album. It was recorded in March 2006, at “RAK Studios” and “Metropolis Studios” in London, and was produced by Nick Launay, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave – vocals, electric guitar, organ, piano
  • Warren Ellis – acoustic guitar, electric mandolin, viola, violin, electric bouzouki, backing vocals
  • Martyn Casey – bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Sclavunos – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Nick Launay – engineer
  • Dom Morley – engineer
  • Matt Lawrence – engineer
  • James Aparicio – engineer assistant
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Rohan Onraet – technician
  • Tom Hilingston  – design
  • Polly Borland – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nick Cave, all music by Nick Cave, Martin Casey, Jim Sclavunos and Warren Ellis.

  1. Get It On
  2. No Pussy Blues
  3. Electric Alice
  4. Grinderman
  5. Depth Charge Ethel
  6. Go Tell the Women
  7. (I Don’t Need You To) Set Me Free
  8. Honey bee (Let’s Fly to Mars)
  9. Man in the Moon
  10. When My Love Comes Down
  11. Love Bomb

Benjamin Clementine: And I Have Been

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On October 28, 2022, “Preserve Artists” label released “And I Have Been”, the third Benjamin Clementine studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2022, at “CMG Studios” in California, “Love Electric Studios”, “Metropolis Studios”, “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Benjamin Clementine.

Personnel:

  • Benjamin Clementine – vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, prog drums, string arrangements
  • The Akan Symphony Orchestra
  • Axel Ekerman – bass
  • Martha Montenegro – drums programming
  • Bruno Bertoli – additional string arrangements
  • Flo Morrissey – backing vocals
  • Duncan Fuller – engineer
  • Andy Hughes – engineer
  • John Webber – mastering
  • Akatre – album artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Benjamin Clementine.

  1. Residue
  2. Delighted
  3. Difference
  4. Genesis
  5. Gypsy, BC
  6. Atonement
  7. Last Movement of Hope
  8. Copening
  9. Weakend
  10. Auxiliary
  11. Lovelustreman

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Sweet Revenge

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On June 17, 1994, “Güt / For Life Music” labels released “Sweet Revenge”, the tenth Ryuichi Sakamoto album. It was recorded in 1993, at “11-K Studios”, “Clindton Studios”, “Unique Studios”, “Skyline Studios”, “Right Track Studios” in New York City, “Paradise Studios”, “Sedic Studios” in Tokyo, and “Metropolis Studios”, “Westside Studios” in London, and was produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Personnel:

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto – vocals, keyboards, percussion, programming
  • Amadeo Pace – guitar
  • Romero Lubambo – guitar
  • Hiroshi Takano – guitar
  • Lawrence Feldman – bass clarinet
  • Cyro Baptista – percussion
  • David Nadien – string section leader
  • J-Me – vocals
  • Vivien Sessoms – vocals
  • Holly Johnson – vocals
  • Latasha Natasha Diggs – vocals
  • Paul Alexander – vocals
  • Arto Lindsay – vocals
  • Roddy Frame – vocals
  • Miki Imai – vocals
  • Towa Tei – programming
  • Satoshi Tomiie – programming, arrangements
  • Jean-Baptiste Mondino – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ryuichi Sakamoto.

  1. Tokyo Story
  2. Moving On
  3. 二人の果て
  4. Regret
  5. Pounding At My Heart
  6. Love and Hate
  7. Sweet Revenge
  8. 7 Seconds
  9. Anna
  10. Same Dream, Same Destination
  11. Psychedelic Afternoon
  12. Interruptions
  13. 君と僕と彼女のこと

The Who: Who

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On December 6, 2019, “Polydor” label released “Who”, the twelfth The Who studio album. It was recorded February – August 2019, at “British Grove” and “Metropolis Studios” in London, and was produced by Pete Townshend, Dave Sardy, Bob Pridden and Dave Eringa.

Personnel:

  • Roger Daltrey – lead vocals
  • Pete Townshend – lead and backing vocals, guitars, harmonicas, percussion, synthesizer tracks, violin, cello, hurdy-gurdy, effects, orchestration
  • Andrew Synowiec – acoustic guitar
  • Gordon Giltrap – acoustic guitar
  • Pino Palladino – bass
  • Gus Seyffert – bass
  • Zak Starkey – drums
  • Carla Azar – drums
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums
  • Joey Waronker – drums
  • Simon Townshend – percussion
  • Fergus Gerrand – percussion
  • Dave Sardy – percussion, mellotron, synthesizer programming
  • Benmont Tench – organ, mellotron
  • Josh Tyrrell – handclaps
  • Rowan McIntosh – handclaps
  • Martin Batchelar – programming, orchestration, orchestra arrangement, orchestra conducting
  • Rachel Fuller – orchestration
  • Peter Rotter – orchestra fixer
  • Bruce Dukov – orchestra leader
  • Peter Blake – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Pete Townshend, except where noted.

  1. All This Music Must Fade
  2. Ball and Chain
  3. I Don’t Wanna Get Wise
  4. Detour
  5. Beads on One String – Pete Townshend, Josh Hunsaker
  6. Hero Ground Zero
  7. Street Song
  8. I’ll Be Back
  9. Break the News – Simon Townshend
  10. Rockin’ in rage
  11. She Rocked My World

Babyshambles: Down In Albion

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On November 14, 2005, “Rough Trade” label released “Down in Albion”, the debut Babyshambles album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Twin Peaks Studio”, “Metropolis Studios”, and was produced by Mick Jones.

Personnel:

  • Peter Doherty – vocals, guitar, artwork
  • Patrick Walden – lead guitar
  • Drew McConnell – bass guitar
  • Adam Ficek – drums
  • Barriemore Barlow – gong 
  • Kate Moss – vocals
  • General Santana – vocals
  • Bill Price – recording, mixing
  • Adam Fuest – recording
  • Iain Gore – recording
  • Daniel Parry – engineer assistant
  • George Williams – engineer assistant
  • Matt Paul – engineer assistant
  • Jeff Teader – layout
  • Hedi Slimane – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Pete Doherty except where noted.

  1. La Belle et la Bête – Pete Doherty, Chevalley, Peter Wolfe
  2. Fuck Forever – PeteDoherty, Patrick Walden
  3. À Rebours
  4. The 32nd  of December
  5. Pipedown – Pete Doherty, Patrick Walden
  6. Sticks and Stones – Pete Doherty, Patrick Wolfe
  7. Killamangiro
  8. 8 Dead Boys
  9. In Love with a Feeling
  10. Pentonville
  11. What Katy Did Next – Pete Doherty, Alan Wass
  12. Albion
  13. Back from the Dead = Pete Doherty, Peter Wolfe
  14. Loyalty Song – Pete Doherty, Patrick Walden
  15. Up the Morning
  16. Merry Go Round

Killing Joke: Pandemonium

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On August 2, 1994, “Butterfly Records” label released “Pandemonium”, the ninth Killing Joke studio album. It was recorded 1993 – 1994, at “Townhouse Studios”, “Metropolis Studios”, and “Butterfly Studios” in London, “York Street Studio” in Auckland, New Zealand, “EMI Studios”, “Hani Mehana Studios”, “The King’s Chamber”, and “Great Pyramid” in Cairo, Egypt, and was produced by Youth and Greg Hunter.

Personnel:

  • Jaz Coleman– vocals, synthesizer
  • Kevin “Geordie” Walker– guitar
  • Martin “Youth” Glover– bass guitar, mixing
  • Geoff Dugmore– drums
  • Tom Larkin– drums
  • Larry De Zoete – drums
  • Hossam Ramzy– percussion
  • Said El Artist– percussion
  • Aboud Abdel Al – violin
  • Matt Austin – programming
  • Paddy Free – programming
  • Greg Hunter– engineer, mixing
  • Ron Saint Germain– mixing
  • Sameh Almazny – engineer assistant
  • Natalie Heath – engineer assistant
  • Matt Howe – engineer assistant
  • Sheldon Isaac – engineer assistant
  • Mike Coles – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jaz Coleman, Youth and Geordie Walker.

  1. Pandemonium
  2. Exorcism
  3. Millennium
  4. Communion
  5. Black Moon
  6. Labyrinth
  7. Jana
  8. Whiteout
  9. Pleasures of the Flesh
  10. Mathematics of Chaos

Queen: Made In Heaven

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On November 6, 1995, “Parlaphone” label released “Made in Heaven”, the fifteenth Queen studio album. Until the release of “Queen Forever” in 2014, it was the final album containing original material featuring the band’s original line up. Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon worked with vocal and piano parts that Mercury recorded before his death, adding new instrumentation to the recordings. The recordings were made in 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993 – 1995, at “Mountain Studios” in Allerton Hill, Cosford Mill, and “Metropolis Studios”, and were produced by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Austria by “IFPI Austria”; Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Finland by “Musiikkituottajat”; 2 x Platinum in France by “SNEP”; 3 x Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; Platinum in Japan by “RIAJ”; 2 x Platinum in Netherlands by “NVPI”; Platinum in Norway by “IFPI Norway”; Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”; 2 x Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”; 3 x Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”, and 4 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Freddie Mercury– lead and backing vocals,  piano,  keyboards,  programming
  • Brian May – lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano
  • Roger Taylor– lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards
  • John Deacon– bass guitar, guitar, keyboards
  • Rebecca Leigh-White, Gary Martin, Catherine Porter, Miriam Stockley– backing vocals
  • David Richards– keyboards, engineer, mixing supervision, co-production
  • Justin Shirley-Smith – engineer, co-production
  • Josh Macrae– engineer, co-production
  • Reinhold Mack– recording of additional material in the 80’s
  • Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
  • Richard Gray – artwork, cover photography of Irena Sedlecká’s Mercury sculpture in Montreux

Track listing:

  1. It’s a Beautiful Day – Freddie Mercury, John Deacon
  2. Made in Heaven – Freddie Mercury
  3. Let Me Live – Queen
  4. Mother Love – Freddie Mercury, Brian May
  5. My Life Has Been Saved – Queen, John Deacon
  6. I Was Born to Love You – Freddie Mercury
  7. Heaven for Everyone – Roger Taylor
  8. Too Much Love Will Kill You – Brian May, Frank Musker, Elizabeth Lamers
  9. You Don’t Fool Me – Queen
  10. A Winter’s Tale – Queen, Freddie Mercury
  11. Yeah – Queen
  12. Untitled, Hidden Track – Queen, Brian May, John Taylor, David Richards

Catherine Wheel: Adam And Eve

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Catherine Wheel - Adam and Eve

On July 29, 1997, “Mercury” label released “Adam and Eve”, the fourth Catherine Wheel album. It was recorded 1996–1997, at  “Air Studios” and “Metropolis Studios” in London; “Machine Works Studios” in Vancouver, and was produced by Bob Ezrin, Garth Richardson and Rob Dickinson. “The Big Takeover” magazine named “Adam and Eve” its album of the year for 1997.

Personnel:

  • Rob Dickinson– vocals, guitar
  • Brian Futter – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Hawes – bass guitar
  • Neil Sims – percussion, drums
  • Martin Ditcham – percussion
  • Tim Friese-Greene– organ, piano
  • Pete Whittaker – organ, piano
  • Audrey Riley– cello, string arrangements
  • Randy Staub – engineer, mixing
  • Gary Winger – engineer
  • Jon Bailey – engineer assistant
  • Darren Grahn – digital editing, engineer assistant
  • Anthony Lycenko – engineer, digital editing, engineer assistant
  • Storm Thorgerson– artwork
  • Julien Mills, Peter Curzon – artwork
  • Tony May – photography

Track listing:

  1. Intro
  2. Future Boy
  3. Delicious
  4. Broken Nose
  5. Phantom of the American Mother
  6. Ma Solituda
  7. Satellite
  8. Thunderbird
  9. Here Comes the Fat Controller
  10. Goodbye
  11. For Dreaming
  12. Outro

 

Oasis: Don’t Believe The Truth

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On May 30, 2005, “Big Brothers” label released “Don’t Believe the Truth”, the sixth Oasis studio album. It was recorded October 2004 – January 2005, at “Metropolis Studios”, “Olympic Studios”, “Strangeways Studios”, and “Wheeler End Studios” in London;”Capitol Studios” and “The Village” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Dave Sardy and Noel Gallagher.

Personnel:

  • Liam Gallagher– lead vocals, tambourine
  • Noel Gallagher– lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, bass guitar
  • Andy Bell– bass guitar, acoustic and lead guitar
  • Terry Kirkbride– drums, percussion
  • Zak Starkey– drums and percussion, handclaps
  • Lenny Castro– percussion
  • Gem Archer– rhythm guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Paul ‘Strangeboy’ Stacey– piano, mellotron, mixing
  • Martin Duffy– piano
  • Henry Phillpotts – mixing assistant

Track listing:

  1. Turn Up the Sun – Andy Bell
  2. Mucky Fingers – Noel Gallagher
  3. Lyla – Noel Gallagher
  4. Love Like a Bomb – Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer
  5. The Importance of Being Idle – Noel Gallagher
  6. The meaning of Soul – Liam Gallagher
  7. Guess God Thinks I’m Abel – Liam Gallagher
  8. Part of the Queue – Noel Gallagher
  9. Keep the Dream Alive – Andy Bell
  10. A Bell Will Ring – Gem Archer
  11. Let There Be Love – Noel Gallagher

Scott Walker: The Drift

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On May 8, 2006, “4AD” label released “The Drift”, the thirteenth Scott Walker studio album. It was recorded June 2004 – November 2005, at “Metropolis Studios” and “Chiswick” and “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Scott Walker and Peter Walsh.

Personnel:

  • Scott Walker – vocals, guitar, harmonica, sax, sound treatment
  • Hugh Burns – guitar
  • James Stevenson– guitar
  • Brian Gascoigne – keyboards, sound treatment
  • Mark Warman – keyboards,  orchestration,  conducting,  percussion,  woodwind, sound treatment
  • John Giblin– bass
  • Steve Pearce – bass
  • Ian Thomas – drums
  • Alasdair Malloy – drums, percussion
  • Peter Walsh – sound treatment, sitar, percussion
  • Rohan Onraet – percussion
  • Pete Long – saxophone
  • Derek Watkins– flugelhorn
  • Philip Sheppard– orchestration, conducting, cello
  • Andrew Cronshaw – woodwind, concertina
  • Thomas Bowes – violin
  • Vanessa Contenay-Quinones– vocals
  • Lucy Painter – vocals
  • Rebecca Painter – vocals
  • Ralph Warman – vocals
  • Beverly Foster – voice
  • Vaughan Oliver – artwork
  • Chris Bigg – artwork assistant
  • Marc Atkins – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Scott Walker, except where noted.

  1. Cossacks Are
  2. Clara
  3. Jesse
  4. Jolson and Jones
  5. Cue
  6. Hand Me Up
  7. Buzzers
  8. Psoriatic – Scott Walker, Bob carleton
  9. The Escape
  10. A Lover Loves