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Peter Gabriel: Scratch My Back

On February 12, 2010, “Real World / Virgin” label released “Scratch My Back”, the eighth Peter Gabriel studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “AIR Lyndhurst” in London, and “Real World Studios” in Box, England, and was produced by Peter Gabriel and Bob Ezrin.

Personnel:

  • Peter Gabriel – vocals, arrangements, design concept
  • Melanie Gabriel – vocals
  • London Scratch Orchestra – orchestra performance
  • Hungarian Orchestra – orchestra performance
  • The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford – choir
  • John Metcalfe – arrangements, orchestration, additional recording, mixing
  • Nick Ingman – arrangements, orchestration
  • Will Gregory – arrangements
  • Randy Newman – arrangements
  • Richard Chappell – engineer, recording, mixing
  • Kurina Támas – recording
  • Kölcsényi Attila – recording
  • Steve Orchard – recording
  • Olga Fitzroy – recording assistant, Pro Tools editor
  • Tchad Blake – mixing
  • Pete Sené – engineer assistant
  • Mark Claydon – mixing assistant
  • Laurence Greed – Pro Tools editor assistant
  • Tony Cousins – mastering
  • Marc Bessant – graphic design, design concept
  • Nadav Kander – photography
  • David Hiscock – photography

Track listing:

  1. Heroes – David Bowie, Brian Eno
  2. The Boy in the Bubble – Paul Simon, Forere Motloheloa
  3. Mirrorball – Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Mark Potter, Pete Turner, Richard Jupp
  4. Flume – Justin Vernon
  5. Listening Wind – David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth
  6. The Power of Love – Lou Reed
  7. My Body Is a Cage – Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tom Kingsbury, Will Butler, Jeremy Gara, Sarah Neufeld
  8. The Book of Love – Stephin Merritt
  9. I Think It’s Going to Rain Today – Randy Newman
  10. Après Moi – Regina Spektor
  11. Philadelphia – Neil Young
  12. Street Sprint (Fade Out) – Thom Yorke, Ed O’Brien, Colin Greenwood, Johnny Greenwood, Phil Selway

Elbow: The Seldom Seen Kid

On March 17, 2008, “Fiction” label released “The Seldom Seen Kid”, the fourth Elbow studio album. It was recorded 2006 – 2008, at “Blueprint Studios” in Manchester, England, and was produced by Craig Potter, Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Pete Turner and Richard Jupp.

Personnel:

  • Guy Garvey – vocals, string and brass arrangements
  • Mark Potter – guitars
  • Craig Potter – keyboards, trumpet, mixing
  • Pete Turner – bass
  • Richard Jupp – drums
  • Richard Hawley – vocals
  • Tim Barber – trumpet
  •  Matt Ball – trombone
  • Sheona White – E-flat horn
  •  Ben Parsons – cornet
  • Nick Smart – cornet, flugel
  • Prabjote Osahn – violin, backing vocals
  • Stella Page – violin, viola, backing vocals
  • Ian Burdge – cello, backing vocals
  • Elbow Choir – backing vocals
  • Angela Thwaite – backing vocals
  • Louise Turner – backing vocals
  • Danny Evans – additional engineering
  • Danny McTague – additional engineering
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Mazen Murad – mastering
  • Oliver East – artwork
  • Red Design – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Guy Garvey except where noted, all music by Craig Potter, Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Pete Turner and Richard Jupp.

  1. Starlings
  2. The Bones of You (contains elements of “Summertime” by George Gershwin, Dubose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, Ira Gershwin
  3. Mirrorball
  4. Grounds for Divorce
  5. An Audience with the Pope
  6. Weather to Fly
  7. The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver
  8. The Fix – Richard Hawley, Craig Potter, Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Pete Turner, Richard Jupp.
  9. Some Riot
  10. One Day Like This
  11. We’re Away

Blur: The Magic Whip

On April 27, 2015, “Parlaphone” label released “The Magic Whip”, the eighth Blur studio album. It was recorded May 2013-November 2014-January 2015, at “Avon Studios” in Hong Kong and “Studio 13” in London, and was produced by Stephen Street, Graham Coxon and Damon Albarn.

Personnel:

  • Damon Albarn– vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, acoustic guitar, iPad
  • Graham Coxon– co-lead and backing vocals, electric guitar
  • Alex James– bass guitar
  • Dave Rowntree– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Stephen Street– saxophones, programming, percussion, drum machine, mixing
  • James Dring – programming
  • Demon Strings– orchestration
  • Stephen Sedgwick – recording
  • Drew Smith – engineer assistant
  • Jasper Dent – engineer assistant
  • Armic Tang – engineer assistant
  • Lee Wai MIng – engineer assistant
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Tony Hung – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree.

  1. Lonesome Street
  2. New World Towers
  3. Go Out
  4. Ice Cream Man
  5. Thought I Was a Spaceman
  6. I Broadcast
  7. My Terracotta Heart
  8. There Are Too Many of Us
  9. Ghost Ship
  10. Pyongyang
  11. Ong Ong
  12. Mirrorball