On March 1, 2019, Paul Nigel Vincent Yarlett aka Paul Williams died aged 78. He was musician (bass, keyboards, harmonica, percussion), singer and songwriter, worked with Zoot Money, Aynsley Dunbar, Juicy Lucy, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Allam Holdsworth, Micky Moody, John Mayall and Blue Thunder, but was best known as member of Tempest.
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David Coverdale: Northwinds
On March 1, 1978, “Purple” label released “Northwinds”, the second David Coverdale album. It was recorded March – April 1977, at “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by Roger Glover.
Personnel:
- David Coverdale- lead vocals, piano, electric piano
- Micky Moody- guitars, backing vocals
- Tim Hinkley- keyboards, backing vocals
- Alan Spenner- bass
- Tony Newman- drums, percussion
- Roger Glover- synthesizer, clavinet, cowbell
- Graham Preskett – violin
- Lee Brilleaux– harmonica
- Ronnie James Dio, Wendy Dio – backing vocals
- Jon Walls – recording engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by David Coverdale, except where noted.
- Keep On Giving Me Love – David Coverdale, Micky Moody
- Northwinds
- Give Me Kindness
- Time & Again
- Queen of Hearts – David Coverdale, Micky Moody
- Only My Soul
- Say You Love Me
- Breakdown – David Coverdale, Micky Moody
David Coverdale: White Snake
On February 9, 1977, “Purple” label released “White Snake”, the first David Coverdale album. It was recorded in August 197, at “Kingsway Recorders” in London, “Musicland Studios” in Munich, and was produced by Roger Glover.
Personnel:
- David Coverdale- lead vocals, piano, percussion
- Micky Moody- guitars, percussion, backing vocals
- Tim Hinkley– vocals, organ, percussion
- DeLisle Harper – vocals, bass, percussion
- Roger Glover– vocals, bass, melodica, ARP 2600 synthesizer, percussion
- Simon Phillips- drums, percussion
- Ron Aspery- baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute
- Liza Strike, Helen Chappelle, Barry St. John – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by David Coverdale, except where noted.
- Lady – David Coverdale, Micky Moody
- Blindman
- Goldies Place
- Whitesnake – David Coverdale, Micky Moody
- Time on My Side – David Coverdale, Micky Moody
- Peace Lovin’ Man
- Sunny Days
- Hole in the Sky
- Celebration – David Coverdale, Micky Moody
Whitesnake: Slide It In
In January 1984, “Geffen” label released “Slide It In”, the sixth Whitesnake studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Musicland Studios” in Munich, Germany, and was produced by Martin Birch. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- David Coverdale– lead vocals
- Mel Galley– guitars, backing vocals
- Micky Moody– guitars
- Jon Lord– keyboards
- Colin Hodgkinson– bass
- Cozy Powell– drums
- Martin Birch- engineer, original mixing
- Keith Olsen- remix
- Greg Fulginiti- mastering
Track listing:
- Gambler – David Coverdale, Mel Galley
- Slide It In – David Coverdale
- Standing in the Shadow – David Coverdale
- Give Me More Time – David Coverdale, Mel Galley
- Love Ain’t No Stranger – David Coverdale, Mel Galley
- Slow an’ Easy – David Coverdale, Micky Moody
- Spit It Out – David Coverdale, Mel Galley
- All or Nothing – David Coverdale, Mel Galley
- Hungry for Love – David Coverdale
- Guilty of Love – David Coverdale
Whitesnake: Come And Get It
On April 11, 1981, “Liberty” label released “Come an’ Get It”, the fourth Whitesnake studio album. It was recorded July and September 1980, January 1981, at “Startling Studios” in Ascot, England, and was produced by Martin Birch.
Personnel:
- David Coverdale– vocals
- Micky Moody– guitar, backing vocals
- Bernie Marsden– guitar, backing vocals
- Jon Lord– keyboards
- Neil Murray– bass guitar
- Ian Paice– drums
- Martin Birch-engineer, mixing
Track listing:
- Come an’ Het It – David Coverdale
- Hot Stuff – David Coverdale, Micky Moody
- Don’t Break My Heart Again – David Coverdale
- Lonely Days, Lonely Nights – David Coverdale
- Wine, Women an’ Song – David Coverdale, Micky Moody,Bernie Marsden, Neil Murray, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
- Child of Babylon – David Coverdale, Bernie Marsden
- Would I Lie To You – David Coverdale, Micky Moody,Bernie Marsden
- Girl – David Coverdale, Bernie Marsden, Neil Murray
- Hit an’ Run – David Coverdale, Micky Moody, Bernie Marsden
- Till the Day I Die – David Coverdale
Gerry Rafferty: City To City
On January 20, 1978, “United Artists” released “City to City”, the second Gerry Rafferty studio album. It was recorded in 1977,at the “ Chipping Norton Recording Studios”, and was produced by Hugh Murphy. The album featured the song “Baker Street”, which reached 5 million plays on British radio, and became Rafferty’s best known song. “City to City” was certified Platinum the US by “RIAA”.
Personnel:
- Gerry Rafferty– lead and backing vocals, piano, acoustic guitar
- Tommy Eyre– piano, electric piano, grand piano, Moog synthesizer, organ, keyboards, brass arrangements
- Jerry Donahue– lead, rhythm and electric guitar
- Hugh Burns– acoustic, rhythm and electric guitar
- Nigel Jenkins, Andy Fairweather-Low– rhythm and electric guitar
- Micky Moody– acoustic guitar
- Brian Cole– steel guitar, dobro
- Graham Preskett– fiddle, mandolin, synthesizer, string machine, strings, bass, arrangements
- Paul Jones– harmonica
- Hugh Murphy – tambourine
- Willy Ray – accordion
- Mo Foster– bass, backing vocals
- Henry Spinetti– drums
- Glen LeFleur- drums, percussion, tambourine
- Raphael Ravenscroft– saxophone
- Roger Brown, Vivian McAuliff, John McBurnie, Rab Noakes, Barbara Dickson, Joanna Carlin – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Gerry Rafferty.
- The Ark
- Baker Street
- Right Down the Line
- City to City
- Stealin’ Time
- Mattie’s Rag
- Whatever’s Written In Your Heart
- Home and Dry
- Island
- Waiting for the Day




