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The Pop Group: Y

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On April 20, 1979, “Radar” label released “Y”, the debut Pop Group (The) studio album. It was recorded 1978 – 1979, at “Ridge Farm Studios” in Surrey, England, and was produced by Dennis “Blackbeard” Bovell. Magazine The Wire included “Y” in its list of “The 100 Most Important Records Ever Made”.

Personnel:

  • Mark Stewart – vocals
  • Gareth Sager – guitar, saxophone, piano
  • John Waddington – guitar
  • Simon Underwood – bass guitar
  • Bruce Smith – drums, percussion
  • Disc O’Dell – musical direction
  • Mike Dunne – engineer
  • Brian Gaylor – engineer assistant
  • Eddy Gorecki – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Stewart, Gareth Sager, John Waddington, Simon Underwood and Bruce Smith.

  1. Thief of Fire
  2. Snowgirl
  3. Blood Money
  4. Savage Sea
  5. We Are Time
  6. Words Disobey Me
  7. Don’t Call Me Pain
  8. The Boys from Brazil
  9. Don’t Sell Your Dreams

National Health: Of Queues And Cures

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In December 1978, “Esoteric Records” label released “Of Queues and Cures”, the second National Health studio album. It was recorded in July 1978, at “Ridge Farm Studio” in Ruspor, Surrey, UK, and was produced by Mike Dunne.

Personnel:

  • Dave Stewart- organ, electric piano, piano, minimoog
  • Phil Miller- guitar
  • John Greaves- bass, piano innards, crooning
  • Pip Pyle- drums, breakage, percussion, handclaps
  • Selwyn Baptiste- steel drums
  • Rick Biddulph – bass, bass and organ solo
  • Peter Blegvad- spoken word excerpt
  • Jimmy Hastings- clarinets, flute
  • Phil Minton- trumpets
  • Paul Nieman – trombones
  • Keith Thompson – oboe
  • Georgie Born- cellos
  • Mike Dunne, Brian Gaylor – engineer

Track listing:

  1. The Bryden Two-Step (For Amphibians), Pt. 1 – Dave Stewart
  2. The Collapso – Dave Stewart
  3. Squarer for Maud – John Greaves
  4. Dreams Wide Awake – Phil Miller
  5. Binoculars – Pip Pyle
  6. Phlâkatön – Pip Pyle
  7. The Bryden Two-Step (For Amphibians), Pt. 2 – Dave Stewart
  8. Paracelsus (Excerpt) (bonus track)
  9. The Apocalypso (bonus track)

National Health: Of Queues and Cures

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In December 1978, “Esoteric” label released “Of Queues and Cures”, the second National Health studio album. It was recorded in July 1978, at “Ridge Farm Studio” and was produced by Mike Dunne.

Personnel:

  • Dave Stewart- organ, electric piano, piano, minimoog
  • Phil Miller- guitar
  • John Greaves- bass, piano innards, crooning
  • Pip Pyle- drums, breakage, percussion, handclaps
  • Selwyn Baptiste- steel drums
  • Rick Biddulph – bass, organ solo
  • Peter Blegvad- spoken word excerpt
  • Georgie Born- cellos
  • Jimmy Hastings- clarinets, bass clarinet, flute
  • Phil Minton- trumpets
  • Paul Nieman – trombones
  • Keith Thompson – oboe
  • Mike Dunne, Brian Gaylor – engineer

Track listing:

  1. The Bryden Two-Step (For Amphibians), Pt. 1 – Dave Stewart
  2. The Collapso – Dave Stewart
  3. Squarer for Maud – John Greaves
  4. Dreams Wide Awake – Phil Miller
  5. Binoculars – Pip Pyle
  6. Phlâkatön – Pip Pyle
  7. The Bryden Two-Step (For Amphibians), Pt. 2 – Dave Stewart

Jon Anderson: Song of Seven

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In November 1980, “Atlantic” label released “Song of Seven”, the second Jon Anderson album. It was recorded in 1980, and was produced by Jon Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Jon Anderson – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, harp
  • Ronnie Leahy, Damian Anderson – keyboards
  • Ian Bairnson- guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Clem Clempson- guitar
  • John Giblin- fretless bass
  • Jack Bruce- bass
  • Mel – bass
  • Morris Pert- drums, percussion
  • Simon Phillips- drums
  • Dick Morrissey- saxophone
  • Johnny Dankworth- alto saxophone
  • Chris Rainbow- backing vocals
  • Deborah Anderson- harmony vocals
  • Delmé String Quartet; arranged by David Ogden
  • Mike Dunne – engineer
  • Brian Gaylor – electronics
  • Alwyn Clayden – art direction, design
  • Ian Nicholson – illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Jon Anderson, except where noted..

  1. For You for Me
  2. Some Are Born
  3. Don’t Forget (Nostalgia)
  4. Heart of the Matter – Jon Anderson, Ronnie Leahy
  5. Hear It
  6. Everybody Loves You
  7. Take Your Time
  8. Days
  9. Song of Seven

Jon Anderson: Olias of Sunhillow

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On July 24, 1976, “Atlantic” label released “Olias of Sunhillow”, the debut Jon Anderson solo studio album. It was recorded in 1976 and was produced by Jon Anderson. The album sleeve features a series of artworks by the artist David Fairbrother Roe.

Personnel:

  • Jon Anderson– lead and backing vocals, guitars,  harp,  sitar,  keyboards, percussion, bass guitar, wooden flute, mandolins, saz
  • Brian “It’s Going Now” Gaylor – electronics
  • Mike Dunne – engineer
  • Brian East – mastering
  • Dave Roe – illustrations, design
  • Hipgnosis – art direction
  • Jeff Cummings – portrait
  • Richard Manning – portrait coloring

Track listing:

All tracks by Jon Anderson,

  1. Ocean Song
  2. Meeting (Garden of Geda) Sound Out the Galleon
  3. Dance of Ranyart Olias (To Build the Moorglade)
  4. Qoquaq Ën Transic Naon Transic Tö
  5. Flight of the Moorglade
  6. Solid Space
  7. Moon Ra Chords Song of Search
  8. To the Runner