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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: The Boatman’s Call

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On March 3, 1997, “Mute” label released “The Boatman’s Call”, the tenth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album.  It was recorded June – August 1996, at “Sarm West Studios” in London, and was produced by Flood and Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld, Martyn P.Casey and Conway Savage.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave– vocals, piano, organ, keyboards, vibes
  • Mick Harvey– acoustic and electric guitar, bass, organ, vibes, bass organ, xylophone, backing vocals
  • Blixa Bargeld– electric guitar, piano treatment, backing vocals
  • Martyn P. Casey – bass, backing vocals
  • Conway Savage– piano, backing vocals
  • Warren Ellis – violin, looped violin, accordion, piano
  • Jim Sclavunos – drums, melodica), bells, percussion, organ, bongos, tambourine
  • Thomas Wydler– drums, maracas, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Cave.

  1. Into My Arms
  2. Lime Tree Arbour
  3. People Ain’t No Good
  4. Brompton Oratory
  5. There is a Kingdom
  6. (Are You) The One That I’ve Been Waiting For?
  7. Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere?
  8. West Country Girl
  9. Black Hair
  10. Idiot Prayer
  11. Far From Me
  12. Green Eyes

 

 

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Push The Sky Away

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On February 18, 2013, “Bad Seed Ltd.” label released “Push the Sky Away”, the fifteenth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded December 2011 – August 2012 at “La Fabrique” in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France, and was produced by Nick Launay.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave– vocals, piano, electric piano, additional mixing, design
  • Warren Ellis– violin, viola, tenor guitar, flute, synthesizer, electric piano, loops, backing vocals, additional mixing
  • Martyn P. Casey, Barry Adamson– bass, backing vocals
  • Conway Savage– vocals, backing vocals
  • Thomas Wydler– drums, backing vocals
  • Jim Sclavunos– percussion, backing vocals
  • George Vjestica –twelve-string guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Dauray – saxophone
  • Jessica Neilson – bass clarinet
  • Ryan Porter – trombone
  • Antonio Beliveau, Aya Peard, Jason Evigan, Natalie Wilde, Martha Skye Murphy – backing vocals
  • Children Of Ecole Saint Martin – backing vocals
  • Tom Hingston – design
  • Dominique Issermann – cover art, photography
  • Cat Stevens – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nick Cave, all music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis except where noted.

  1. We No Who U R
  2. Wide Lovely Eyes
  3. Water’s Edge
  4. Jubilee Street
  5. Mermaids
  6. We Real Cool
  7. Finishing Jubilee Street – Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Thomas Wydler
  8. Higgs Boson Blues
  9. Push the Sky Away

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Nocturama

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Nocturama

On February 3, 2003, “Mute” label released “Nocturama”, the twelfth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album.  It was recorded in March 2002, and was produced by Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld, Thomas Wydler, Martyn P.Casey, Jim Sclavunos  and Nick Launay.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave– vocals, piano, Hammond organ
  • Mick Harvey– guitar, organ, acoustic guitar, bass, bongos , triangle, backing vocals
  • Blixa Bargeld– pedal steel guitar, guitar, inexplicable guitar, gated guitar, backing vocals
  • Martyn P. Casey– bass
  • Thomas Wydler– drums, brush snare, shaker
  • Jim Sclavunos– drums, percussion, tambourine, backing vocals
  • Warren Ellis– violin
  • Chris Bailey– chorus vocals
  • Johnny Turnbull– backing vocals
  • Conway Savage– backing vocals
  • Norman Watt-Roy– backing vocals
  • Mickey Gallagher– backing vocals
  • Chas Jankel– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Cave.

  1. Wonderful Life
  2. He Wants You
  3. Right Out of Your Hand
  4. Bring It On
  5. Dead Man in My Bed
  6. Still in Love
  7. There Is a Town
  8. Rock of Gibraltar
  9. She Passed by My Window
  10. Babe, I’m on Fire

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Your Funeral… My Trial

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On November 3, 1986, “Mute Records” label released “Your Funeral… My Trial”, the fourth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded July–August 1986, at “Hansa Tonstudio” in West Berlin and “Strongroom” in London, and was produced by Flood and Tony Cohen.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave– vocals, piano, hammond, harmonica, art direction
  • Blixa Bargeld– guitar, backing vocals
  • Mick Harvey– bass guitar, guitar, drums , piano, organ, glockenspiel, xylophone, backing vocals
  • Barry Adamson– bass
  • Thomas Wydler– drums
  • Tony Cohen– engineer
  • Flood– engineer, mixing
  • Paul White – art direction
  • Christoph Dreher– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Cave, except where noted.

  1. Sad Waters
  2. The Carny
  3. Your Funeral, My Trail
  4. Stranger Than Kindness
  5. Jack’s Shadow
  6. Hard On for Love
  7. She Fell Away
  8. Long Time Man

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Kicking Against The Pricks

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On August 18, 1986, “Mute” label released “Kicking Against the Pricks” the third Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album. It was recorded in 1986, and was produced by Flood and Tony Cohen.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave – lead vocal, organ, piano interior
  • Hugo Race- guitar
  • Blixa Bargeld – lead and backing vocals, guitar, slide guitar
  • Mick Harvey – lead and backing vocals, piano, bass, drums, guitars, organ, vibes
  • Barry Adamson – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Rowland S. Howard- vocals, organ, guitar
  • Tracy Pew- bass
  • Thomas Wydler- drums, percussion
  • Dawn Cave – violin

Track listing:

  1. Muddy Water – Phil Rosenthal
  2. I’m Gonna Kill That Woman – John Lee Hooker
  3. Sleeping Annaleah – Mickey Newbury, Dan Folger
  4. Long Black Veil – Danny Dill, Mari John Wilkin
  5. Hey Joe – Billy Roberts
  6. The Singer – Johnny Cash, Charlie Daniels
  7. All Tomorrow’s Parties – Lou Reed
  8. By the Time I Get to Phoenix – Jimmy Webb
  9. The Hammer Song – Alex Harvey
  10. Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart – Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook
  11. Jesus Met the Woman at the Well –Traditional, Arranged The Alabama Singers
  12. The Carnival is Over – Tom Springfield