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Elbow: Audio Vertigo

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On March 22, 2024, “Polydor” label released “Audio Vertigo”, the tenth Elbow studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Migration” in Gloucestershire, UK, “The Dairy” in London, and was produced by Craig Potter.

Personnel:

  • Guy Garvey – vocals, horn arrangements
  • Mark Potter – guitars
  • Craig Potter – keyboards, mixing
  • Pete Turner – bass
  • Alex Reeves – drums
  • Sarah Field – trumpet, saxophones
  • Carol Jarvis – trombones
  • Victoria Rule – trumpet
  • Ella Hohnen-Ford, Kianja, Eliza Oakes – additional backing vocals
  • Jack Heyworth, Elvin Reeves, Otto Simpson, Jack Stirling Garvey, Martha Turner, Ted Turner – kids choir
  • Danny Evans – engineer
  • Charlie Leake – additional engineering
  • Dicky – engineer assistant
  • Ronan Murphy – engineer assistant
  • Thurston Jepps – engineer assistant
  • Matt Colton – mastering 
  • Richard Andrews – design
  • Peter Neill – contributing photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Guy Garvey, all music by Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Mark Potter, Pete Turner and Alex Reeves.

  1. Things I’ve Been Telling Myself for Years
  2. Lover’s Leap
  3. (Where Is It)
  4. Balu
  5. Very Heaven
  6. Her to the Earth
  7. The Picture
  8. Poker Face
  9. Knife Fight
  10. Embers of Day
  11. Good Blood Mexico City
  12. From the River

Jimmy Buffett: A1A

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In December 1974, “Dunhill” label released “A1A”, the fifth Jimmy Buffett studio album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Don Gant.

Personnel:

The Third Coral Reefer Band

  • Jimmy Buffett – vocals, guitar
  • Roger Bartlett – acoustic lead guitar
  • Steve Goodman – acoustic lead guitar
  • Reggie Young – electric lead guitar
  • Doyle Gresham – pedal steel
  • Greg “Fingers” Taylor – harmonica
  • Tommy Cogbill – bass
  • Mike Utley – piano, organ
  • Farrell Morris – percussion
  • Sammy Creason – drums
  • Buzz Cason, Bergen White, Don Gant – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Making Music for Money – Alex Harvey
  2. Door Number Three – Jimmy Buffett, Steve Goodman
  3. Dallas – Roger Bartlett
  4. Presents to Send You – Jimmy Buffett
  5. Stories We Could Tell – John B. Sebastian
  6. Life Is Just a Tire Swing – Jimmy Buffett
  7. A Pirate Looks at Forty – Jimmy Buffett
  8. Migration – Jimmy Buffett
  9. Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season – Jimmy Buffett
  10. Nautical Wheelers – Jimmy Buffett
  11. Tin Cup Chalice – Jimmy Buffett

Ray Thomas: Hopes, Wishes and Dreams

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On June 3, 1976, “Threshold” label released “Hopes, Wishes and Dreams”, the second Ray Thomas studio album. It was recorded February – April 1976 at “Threshold Studios” in London, and was produced by Ray Thomas and Derek Varnals.

Personnel:

  • Ray Thomas – lead and backing vocals, flute, bass flute, harmonica
  • Mike Moran– keyboards
  • John Jones – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Trevor Jones – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Graham Deakin– drums, percussion
  • Barry St. John – backing vocals
  • Liza Strike – backing vocals
  • Helen Chappelle – backing vocals
  • Nicky James – backing vocals
  • Terry James – orchestral arrangements
  • Derek Varnals – recording, associate producer
  • Dave Baker – recording
  • Phil Travers – illustration, design
  • Gered Mankowitz– photography

Track listing:

  1. In Your Song – Nicky James
  2. Friends – Ray Thomas, Nicky James
  3. We Need Love – Ray Thomas, Nicky James
  4. Within Your Eyes – Ray Thomas, Nicky James
  5. One Night Stand – Ray Thomas, Nicky James
  6. Keep On Searching – Ray Thomas, Nicky James
  7. Didn’t I – Ray Thomas, Nicky James
  8. Migration – Ray Thomas, Nicky James
  9. Carousel – Ray Thomas, Nicky James
  10. The Last Dream – Ray Thomas

Bill Laswell: Túwaqachi

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On November 27, 2012, “M.O.D. Technologies” label released “Túwaqachi” (The Fourth World), the eighteenth Bill Laswell album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Orange Music, West Orange” in New Jersey, and was produced by Bill Laswell.

Personnel:

  • Bill Laswell– bass guitar, drum programming, effects
  • Robert Musso– engineer
  • James Dellatacoma – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Laswell.

  1. Totoka
  2. Kwatoko
  3. Wikima
  4. The Upper Air
  5. Oraibi
  6. Pamosi
  7. Waki
  8. Pátuwvotah
  9. Pávati
  10. Kwátoko (Part 2)
  11. Wikima (Part 2)
  12. Panaiyoikyasi
  13. Cloud House
  14. Wénima
  15. Totoka (Part 2)
  16. Waki (Part 2)
  17. Solstice
  18. Pátuwvotah (Part 2)
  19. Cloud House (Part 2)
  20. Migration
  21. Wénima (Part 2)

Camel: Snow Goose

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In April 1975, “Island” label released “The Snow Goose”, the third Camel studio  album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Island Studios” and “Decca Studios” London, and was produced by David Hitchcock. The album concept and title was based on Paul Gallico’s novella The Snow Goose. In 2014, the album was ranked at number 31 in the list “Top 100 Prog Albums of All Time” by readers of “Prog” magazine.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Latimer– vocals, electric, acoustic and slide guitars, flute
  • Peter Bardens– organ, electric piano, acoustic piano, pipe organ, Minimoog, ARP Odyssey
  • Doug Ferguson – bass, duffle coat
  • Andy Ward– drums, vibes, percussion
  • David Bedford– orchestral arrangements
  • Rhett Davies– recording
  • Modula – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Bardens and Andrew Latimer.

  1. The Great Marsh
  2. Rhayader
  3. Rhayader Goes to Town
  4. Sanctuary
  5. Fritha
  6. The Snow Goose
  7. Friendship
  8. Migration
  9. Rhayader Alone
  10. Flight of the Snow Goose
  11. Preparation
  12. Dunkirk
  13. Epitaph
  14. Fritha Alone
  15. La Princesse Perdue
  16. The Great Marsh