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The Big Dish: Satellites

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On February 11, 1991, “East West” label released “Satellites”, the third and final Big Dish (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1990, and was produced by Warne Livesey, Steve Lindsay, Brian McFie and Craig Armstrong.

Personnel:

  • Steve Lindsay – vocals, guitars, piano, harmonica
  • Brian McFie – guitars, slide guitar, machine gun, backing vocals
  • Craig Armstrong – piano, keyboards, violin, arrangements
  • Warne Livesey – programming, arrangements
  • Gavyn Wright – leader
  • John Giblin – bass
  • Raymond Docherty – bass
  • Pino Palladino – bass
  • Geoff Dugmore – drums
  • Skip Reid – drums
  • Manu Katché – drums
  • Danny Cummings – percussion
  • Jody Linscott – percussion
  • Jamie Talbot, Neil Sidwell – alto saxophone
  • Chris White, Phil Todd – tenor saxophone
  • John Thirkell, Simon Gardener – trumpet
  • The Astarti String Orchestra – strings
  • Shirley Lewis, Carol Kenyon – backing vocals
  • Richard Moakes – engineer
  • Robin Rankin – engineer
  • Felix Kendall – mixing
  • Richard Arnold, Andrew Patterson, Bruce Davies, Matt Howe, Spencer May – engineer assistant
  • John Stoddart – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Lindsay except where noted.

  1. Miss America – Steven Lindsay, Craig Armstrong, Brian McFie
  2. State of the Union – Steven Lindsay, Craig Armstrong
  3. Across the Province – Steven Lindsay, Craig Armstrong
  4. Give Me Some Time
  5. 25 Years
  6. Big Town
  7. Shipwrecked
  8. Warning Sign
  9. Bonafide – Steven Lindsay, Craig Armstrong
  10. Learn to Love

The Boo Radleys: Wake Up!

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On March 27, 1995, “Creation” label released “Wake Up!”, the fourth Boo Radleys (The), album. It was recorded September – October, 1994, in Rockfield, Wales, and was produced by Sice, Tim Brown, Martin Carr and Rob Cieka.

Personnel:

  • Sice – lead vocals, handclaps 
  • Martin Carr – guitar, glockenspiel, keyboard, harmonica, handclaps, percussion, backing vocals 
  • Tim Brown – bass, piano, keyboard
  • Rob Cieka – drums, percussion, keyboard, bell
  • Dick Green – guitar 
  • Peter Fry – double bass 
  • Nigel Hitchcock – saxophone
  • Simon Gardner – trumpet
  • Neil Sidwell – trombone
  • Steve Kitchen – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Chris Moore – trumpet 
  • Fay Sweet – viola
  • Lindsay Johnston – cello
  • Scottie – handclaps
  • Andy Wilkinson – engineer
  • Paul Read – engineer assistant
  • Al Clay – mixing
  • Matt Sime – mixing assistant
  • Stephen A. Wood – sleeve art
  • Joel Graphics – typeset layout reprographics
  • Toby Egelnick – final assemblage
  • Roger Sargent – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Martin Carr.

  1. Wake Up Boo!
  2. Fairfax Scene
  3. It’s Lulu
  4. Joel
  5. Find the Answer Within
  6. Reaching Out from Here
  7. Martin, Doom! It’s Seven O’Clock
  8. Stuck on Amber
  9. Charles Bukowski Is Dead
  10. 4am Conversation
  11. Twinside
  12. Wilder

Jamie Cullum: Interlude

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On October 6, 2014, “Island” label released “Interlude”, the seventh Jamie Cullum album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Benedic Lamdin.

Personnel:

  • Jamie Cullum – vocal, piano, organ, photography
  • Gregory Porter – vocal
  • Laura Mvula – vocal
  • Rob Updegraff – guitar
  • Ross Stanley – piano
  • Rian Vosloo – bass, arranger
  • Tim Giles – drums, arranger
  • Tom Richards – saxophone, reeds, arrangements
  • Tomas Challenger – tenor saxophone
  • Edgar Jones – tenor saxophone, reeds
  • Fulvio Sigurta – trumpet
  • Mike Lovett – trumpet
  • Rory Simmons – trumpet, arranger
  • Percy Pursglove – trumpet
  • Neil Sidwell, Nichol Thomson, Natalie Wilts, Trevor Mires – trombone
  • James Allsopp – clarinet, reeds
  • Howard McGill – clarinet
  • Aisha Orazbeveva, Emma Smith – violin
  • Vince Sipprell – viola
  • Lucy Railton – cello
  • Amy Stanford, Anna Giddey, Kit Massey, Mary Martin, Natalie Rozario, Paloma Deike, Rachel Steadman, Ruth Elder – strings
  • Benedic Lamdin – engineer, mixing
  • Alex Bonney – engineer assistant
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Jeremy Lubsey – mastering assistant
  • Matk James – artwork, design
  • Michael Agel, Andrew Corrigan – photography

Track listing:

  1. Interlude – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli, Raymond Leven
  2. Don’t You Know – Ray Charles
  3. The Seer’s Tower – Sufjan Stevens
  4. Walkin’ – Richard Carpenter
  5. Good Morning Heartache – Dan Fisher, Ervin Drake, Irene Higginbotham
  6. Sack O’Woe – Jon Hendricks, Julian “Cannonball” Adderley
  7. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood – Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus
  8. My One and Only Love – Guy B. Wood, Robert Mellin
  9. Lovesick Blues – Cliff Friend, Irving Mills
  10. Losing You – Randy Newman
  11. Out of This World – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  12. Make Someone Happy – Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Jule Styne

Squeeze: Some Fantastic Place

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On September 14, 1993, “A&M” label released “Some Fantastic Place”, the tenth Squeeze studio album. It was recorded in 1993, in London, and was produced by Peter Smith, Paul Carrack, Chris Difford, Glen Tilbrook, Pete Thomas, and Keith Wilkinson.

Personnel:

  • Paul Carrack– lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Chris Difford– guitar, backing vocals
  • Glenn Tilbrook– lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, sitar, balalaika, percussion
  • Pete Thomas– drums, percussion
  • Keith Wilkinson– lead and backing, bass, ukulele
  • Chris Braide– backing vocals
  • Marilyn McFarlane – backing vocals
  • Pete Smith – backing vocals
  • Frank Mead, Martin Drover, Neil Sidwell, Nick Pentelow – horns
  • Catherine Martin, Lucy Griffith, Rebecca Jones, Tanera Dawkins – strings

Track listing:

 All tracks by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook except where noted.

  1. Everything in the World
  2. Some Fantastic Place
  3. Third Rail
  4. Loving You Tonight
  5. It’s Over
  6. Cold Shoulder
  7. Talk to Him
  8. Jolly Comes Home
  9. Images of Loving
  10. True Colours (The Storm) – Keith Wilkinson
  11. Pinocchio

Spiritualized: Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space

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On June 16, 1997, “Dedicated” label released “Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space”, the third Spiritualized studio album. It was recorded 1995 – 1997, at “Moles Studio” in Bath, “The Church, Rooster and The Strongroom Studios” in London, “House of Blues” in Memphis, “The Hit Factory” in New York, “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jason Pierce and John Coxon.

Personnel:

  • Jason Pierce– vocals, guitars, hammered dulcimer, piano, autoharp, arrangement, horn arrangements, string arrangements, choral arrangements, mixing
  • Kate Radley– organs, piano, Roland D-20 synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Sean Cook – Fender Jazz bass guitar, harmonica
  • Damon Reece– drums, percussion, timbales, bells, timpani
  • John Coxon– guitars, melodica, Roland JD-800synthesizer
  • J. Cole– pedal steel guitar
  • Angel Corpus Christi– accordion
  • Andy Davis – Hammond organ
  • John– piano and backing vocals
  • Simon Clarke – flute, baritone saxophone
  • Tim Sanders – tenor saxophone
  • Terry Edwards– tenor saxophone
  • Roddy Lorimer – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Neil Sidwell – trombone
  • Tim Jones – French horn
  • The Balanescu Quartet- Alexander Balanescu, Clare Connors – violin
  • Ed Coxon – violin
  • Kathy Burgess – viola,
  • Sophie Harris – cello
  • London Community Gospel Choir– choir
  • Simon Clarke – horn arrangements
  • Clare Connors – string arrangements
  • Ed Coxon – horn arrangements
  • Basil Hughes – choral arrangements
  • Tim Sanders – horn arrangements
  • Darren Allison– engineer, mixing
  • Chad Bamford – engineer, mixing
  • Mads Bjerke – engineer, editing, post-production
  • Trevor Curwen – engineer, mixing
  • John Leckie– engineer, mixing
  • Patrick McCarthy– engineer, mixing
  • Patrick McGovern – engineer, mixing
  • Carl Nappa – engineer
  • Darren Nash – engineer, assistant engineering, assistant mixing
  • Lem Lattimer – engineer assistant
  • Chris Scard – engineer assistant
  • Ray Staff– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Jason Pierce, except where noted.

  1. Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space – Jason Pierce, George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore
  2. Come Together
  3. I Think I’m in Love
  4. All of My Thoughts
  5. Stay With Me
  6. Electricity
  7. Home of the Brave
  8. The Individual
  9. Broken Heart
  10. No God Only Religion
  11. Cool Waves
  12. Cop Shoot Cop…

Ian Dury & The Music Students: 4.000 Weeks

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On January 27, 1984, “Polydor” label released “4,000 Weeks’ Holiday”, album by Ian Dury & The Music Students. It was recorded in 1983, and was produced by Adam Kidron.

Personnel:

  • Ian Dury– vocals (credited by the pseudonym ‘D. Poundcake’)
  • Michael McEvoy;– bass, keyboards, synthesizers, brass arranger
  • Merlin Rhys-Jones – guitar
  • Tag Lamche – drums
  • Ray Cooper– percussion
  • Geoff Castle – synthesisers
  • Chaz Jankel– lead guitar
  • Ed Speight – lead guitar
  • Chris Taylor – drums
  • Davey Payne– saxophones
  • Jamie Talbot– saxophones
  • Steve Sidwell– trumpet, clarinet
  • Rico Rodriguez– trombone
  • Neil Sidwell – trombone
  • Jackie Challenor, Lorenza Johnson, Mae McKenna, Humphrey Dorsett, Andy Fairweather-Low- backing vocals
  • Alan Douglas – engineer
  • Keith Nixon – engineer assistant
  • Barney Bubbles- design

Track listing:

  1. (You’re My) Inspiration – Ian Dury, Michael McEvoy
  2. Friends – Ian Dury, Russell Hardy
  3. Tell Your Daddy – Ian Dury, Roderick Melvin
  4. Peter the Painter – Ian Dury, Michael McEvoy
  5. Ban the Bomb – Ian Dury, Russell Hardy
  6. Percy the Poet – Ian Dury, Michael McEvoy
  7. Very Personal – Ian Dury, Russell Hardy
  8. Take Me To The Cleaners – Ian Dury, Michael McEvoy
  9. The Man With No Face – Ian Dury, Russell Hardy
  10. Really Glad You Came – Ian Dury, Michael McEvoy

Blur: The Great Escape

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On September 11, 1995, “Food” label released “The Great Escape”, the fourth Blur studio album. It was recorded January – May 1995, at “Maison Rouge” in Fulham; “Townhouse Studios” in  London, and was produced by Stephen Street. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI” and Platinum in Europe by “IFPI”.

Personnel:

  • Damon Albarn– vocals, piano, keyboards, organ, synthesizer, handclaps
  • Graham Coxon– electric and acoustic guitar, banjo, saxophone, handclaps, backing vocals
  • Alex James– bass guitar
  • Dave Rowntree– drums, percussion
  • Simon Clarke – saxophone
  • Tim Sanders – saxophone
  • Neil Sidwell – trombone
  • Roddy Lorimer – trumpet
  • Louise Fuller – violin
  • Richard Koster – violin
  • John Metcalfe – viola
  • Ivan McCermoy – cello
  • Ken Livingstone– narration
  • Theresa Davis – backing vocals
  • Angela Murrell – backing vocals
  • Cathy Gillat – backing vocals
  • John Smith – engineer
  • Julie Gardner – engineer assistant
  • Tom Girling – engineer assistant
  • Nels Israelson – photography
  • Tom King – photography
  • Jason Cox – studio manager

Track listing:

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

  1. Stereotypes
  2. Country House
  3. Best Days
  4. Charmless man
  5. Fade Away
  6. Top Man
  7. The Universal
  8. Robinson’sQuango
  9. He Thought of Cars
  10. It Could Be You
  11. Ernold Same
  12. Globe Alone
  13. Dan Abnormal
  14. Entertain Me
  15. Yuko and Hiro

Teenage Fanclub: Songs From The Northern Britain

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Northern fan club

On July 29, 1997, “Creation” label released “Songs from Northern Britain”, the sixth Teenage Fanclub studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Rich Farm Studios, in Surrey; “Air Studios”; “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by David Bianco, Norman Blake, Raymond McGinley, Gerard Love and Paul Quinn.

Personnel:

  • Norman Blake – vocals, guitar
  • Raymond McGinley – vocals, guitar
  • Gerard Love – vocals, bass
  • Paul Quinn – drums
  • George Borowski – guitar, backing vocals
  • David Bianco – piano
  • Neil Sidwell – brass
  • Steve Sidwell – brass
  • Jamie Talbot – brass
  • Dave Bishop – brass
  • Sonia Slany – strings
  • Jocelyn Pook- strings
  • Ann Morfee – strings
  • Dinah Beamish – strings
  • Susan Bell – strings
  • Claire Orsler – strings
  • Sara Herbert – strings
  • Jules Singleton – strings

Track listing:

  1. Start Again – Norman Blake
  2. Ain’t That Enough – Gerard Love
  3. Can’t Feel My Soul – Raymond McGinley
  4. I Don’t Want to Control You – Norman Blake
  5. Planets – Norman Blake, MacDonald
  6. It’s a Bad World – Raymond McGinley
  7. Take the Long Way Round – Gerard Love
  8. Winter – Norman Blake
  9. I Don’t Care – Raymond McGinley
  10. Mount Everest – Gerard Love
  11. Your Love Is the Place Where I Come From – Raymond McGinley
  12. Speed of Light – Gerard Love

Tindersticks: Can Our Love…

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Can Our Love

On May 21, 2001, “Beggars Banquet” label released “Can Our Love… “, the fifth Tindersticks studio album. It was recorded in 2001, and was produced by Stuart Staples, David Boulter, Neil Fraser, Mark Colwill, Dickon Hinchliffe and Ian Caple.

Personnel:

  • Neil Fraser – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Stuart Staples – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, organ, percussion
  • David Boulter – piano, organ, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, percussion
  • Dickon Hinchliffe – vocals, electric violin, Wah Wah guitar, Fender Rhodes, brass and strings arrangements
  • Mark Colwill – bass
  • Al Macaulay – drums, percussion
  • Steve Sidwell – trumpet
  • Jamie Talbot – bass clarinet, flute
  • Neil Sidwell – trombone
  • Boguslaw Kostecki, Chris Tombling, Gavyn Wright, Jackie Shane, Jon Evans-Jones, Julian Leaper, Mark Berrow, Patrick Kiernan, Perry Montague-Mason, Peter Hanson – violin
  • David Daniels, Martin Loveday – cello
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Suzanne Osborne – photography
  • Phil Nicholls – sleeve photography

Track listing:

  1. Dying Slowly
  2. People Keep Comin’ Around
  3. Tricklin’
  4. Can Our Love…
  5. Sweet Release
  6. Don’t Ever Get Tired
  7. No Man in the World
  8. Chilitetime

Kate Bush: The Red Shoes

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On November 1, 1993, “EMI” released “The Red Shoes”, the seventh Kate Bush studio album. It was recorded 1990 -1993, and was produced by Kate Bush. Its release was accompanied by Bush’s short film, “The Line, the Cross and the Curve”.

Personnel:

  • Kate Bush – vocals, bass, keyboards,  piano, guitar, arrangements
  • Jeff Beck – guitar
  • Danny McIntosh – guitar
  • Eric Clapton – guitar
  • Prince – vocals, bass, guitar, arranger, keyboards
  • Paddy Bush – vocals, whistle, mandola, valiha, singing bowls, fujara, musical bow
  • Gary Brooker – Hammond organ
  • John Giblin: bass
  • Gaumont d’Oliver – bass, percussion, drums, sound effects
  • Stuart Elliott – percussion, drums
  • Charlie Morgan – percussion
  • Nigel Hitchcock – baritone and tenor saxophones
  • Steve Sidwell – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Paul Spong – trumpet
  • Neil Sidwell – trombone
  • Michael Kamen: orchestration
  • Nigel Kennedy – violin, viola
  • Lily – narrator
  • Lenny Henry – vocals
  • Trio Bulgarka – vocals
  • Colin Lloyd Tucker – vocals
  • Justin Vali – vocals, valiha, kabosy
  • Del Palmer – Fairlight sampler, engineer, mixing
  • Demetr Penev – vocal arrangements for Trio Bulgarka
  • Haydn Bendall – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Kate Bush.

  1. Rubberband Girl
  2. And So Is Love
  3. Eat the Music
  4. Moments of Pleasure
  5. The Song of Solomon
  6. Lily
  7. The Red Shoes
  8. Top of the City
  9. Constellation of the Heart
  10. Big Stripey Lie
  11. Why Should I Love You
  12. You’re the One