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Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds: The First Born Is Dead

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On June 3, 1985, “Mute” label released “The Firstborn Is Dead”, the second Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded November – December 1984, at “Hansa Studios, in Berlin,and was produced by Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld, Barry Adamson, Mick Harvey and Flood.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave– lead vocals, harmonica
  • Blixa Bargeld- guitar, slide guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • Barry Adamson- bass, guitar, organ, drums, backing vocals
  • Mick Harvey– drums, guitar, organ, piano, bass, backing vocals
  • Julia Heinglein – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Cave, except where noted.

  1. Tupelo – Barry Adamson, Mick Harvey
  2. Say Goodbye to the Little Girl Tree – Mick Harvey
  3. Train Long-Suffering –  Nick Cave
  4. Black Crow King – Blixa Bargeld, NickCave
  5. Knockin’ on Joe –  Nick Cave
  6. Wanted Man – Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash
  7. Blind Lemon Jefferson – Barry Adamson, Blixa Bargeld, Mick Harvey, Nick Cave

The Birthday Party: Junkyard

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Birthday Party Junkyard

On May 10, 1982, “Missing Link” label released “Junkyard”, the third Birthday Party (The) studio album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, at “A.A.V. Studio 2” in Melbourne and “Matrix Studios” in London, and was produced by Richard Mazda, Tony Cohen and Nick Launay. “Missing Link” was the group’s last full-length studio recording.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave- lead vocals
  • Mick Harvey- guitar, percussion, drums, saxophone, bass guitar
  • Rowland S. Howard- guitar
  • Barry Adamson- bass guitar
  • Tracy Pew- bass guitar
  • Phil Calvert– drums

Track listing:

  1. She’s Hit – Nick Cave, Tracy Pew
  2. Dead Joe – Anita Lane, Nick Cave
  3. The Dim Locator – Rowland S. Howard
  4. Hamlet (Pow Pow Pow) – Nick Cave, Rowland S. Howard
  5. Big Jesus Trash Can – Nick Cave, Mick Harvey
  6. Kiss Me Black – Anita Lane, Nick Cave
  7. “6” Gold Blade – Nick Cave, Mick Harvey
  8. Kewpie Doll – Nick Cave, Mick Harvey
  9. Junkyard – Nick Cave, Rowland S. Howard

Nina Simone

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On April 21, 2003, Eunice Kathleen Waymon aka Nina Simone, died aged 70. She was singer, songwriter, musician (piano), arranger, and civil rights activist. In her career, Simone has recorded more than forty albums. Many famous musicians have cited Simone as their influence, among the others: Aretha Franklin, Adele, David Bowie, Antony and the Johnsons, Dianne Reeves , Sade , Beyoncé,  Janis Joplin , Nick Cave, Jeff Buckley, Van Morrison, Elkie Brooks, Lena Horne, Bono, Cat Stevens, Peter Gabriel, Mary J. Blige, Lauryn Hill, Elton John, Alicia Keys and Lana Del Rey. John Lennon cited Simone’s version of “I Put a Spell on You” as a inspiration for the Beatles’ song “Michelle”.

For her work, Simone received various awards including:

  • In 2000, “Grammy Hall of Fame Award”for her interpretation of “I Love You, Porgy”
  • Honorary degrees in music and humanities, from the “University of Massachusetts Amherst” and “Malcolm X College”
  • Honorary degree by the “Curtis Institute of Music”
  • In 2002, city of Nijmegen, in Netherlands, named a street the “Nina Simone straat”
  • In 2009, Simone was inducted into the “North Carolina Music Hall of Fame”
  • In 2010, her home town Tryon, in North Carolina, placed her statue in the “Trade Street”

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Good Son

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On April 17,1990,“Mute” label released “The Good Son”, the sixth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album. It was recorded at “Victor Van Vugt” in Sao Paulo, October 1989, and was produced by Nick cave, Mick Harvey, Bixa Bargeld, Kid Congo Powers and Thomas Wydler .

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave – vocals, piano, Hammond organ,  harmonica
  • Blixa Bargeld – guitar, backing vocals
  • Kid Congo Powers– guitar
  • Mick Harvey– bass, acoustic guitar, vibraphone, percussion, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Thomas Wydler– drums, percussion
  • Alexandre Ramirez, Altamir Tea Bueno Salinas, Helena Akiku Imasoto, Lea Kalil Sadi – violin
  • Akira Terazaki, Glauco Masahiru Imasoto – viola
  • Braulio Marques Lima, Cristina Manescu – cello
  • Bill McGee – arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Cave, except where noted.

  1. Foi Na Cruz
  2. The Good Son
  3. Sorrow’s Child
  4. The Weeping Song
  5. The Ship Song
  6. The Hammer Song
  7. Lament
  8. The Witness Song
  9. Lucy – words: Nick music: Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld,Roland Wolf

The Birthday Party: Prayers on Fire

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The Birthday Party Prayers On Fire

On April 6, 1981, “4AD” label released “Prayers on Fire”, the debut Birthday Party studio album. It was recorded December 1980 – January 1981, at “A.A.V. Studio 2” in Melbourne, and was produced by Tony Cohen, Nick Cave, Rowland S. Howard, Mick Harvey, Tracy Pew and Phil Calvert.

  • Nick Cave– lead vocals, piano, saxophone,drums
  • Rowland S. Howard– lead and backing vocals, guitar, saxophone, snare drum
  • Mick Harvey– organ, piano, guitar
  • Tracy Pew– bass guitar, clarinet, double bass
  • Phill Calvert– drums
  • Mick Hauser – tenor saxophone
  • Phillip Jackson – trumpet
  • Stephen Ewart – trombone
  • Tony Cohen – engineer
  • Jenny, Poly and Evan – photography

Track listing:

  1. Zoo-Music Girl – Rowland S. Howard, Nick Cave
  2. Cry – Nick Cave
  3. Capers – Roland S.Howard, Genevieve McGuckin
  4. Nick the Stripper – Nick Cave
  5. Ho-Ho – McGuckin, Rowland S. Howard
  6. Figure of Fun – Nick Cave, Rowland S. Howard
  7. King Ink – Nick Cave, Rowland S. Howard
  8. A Dead Song – Nick Cave, Anita Lane
  9. Yard – Nick Cave
  10. Dull Day – Rowland S. Howard
  11. Just You and Me – Nick Cave, Mick Harvey

Ute Lemper: Punishing Kiss

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On March 27, 2000, “Decca” label released “Punishing Kiss”, studio album by Ute Lemper. It was recorded in 1999, at “The Town House” in London, and “Right Track Studios” in New York, and was produced by Jon Jacobs, Scott Walker and Hal Willner.

Personnel:

  • Ute Lemper – vocals, arranger
  • Stuart Bates – accordion, Hammond organ,
  • Ivor Talbot – guitar, mandolin, arranger
  • Bryan Mills – upright and electric bass, arranger
  • Miggy Barradas – drums, arranger
  • Rob Farrer – percussion, arranger
  • Joby Talbot – piano, keyboards, Cor Anglais, arranger, conductor, musical director
  • Andy Scade – engineer
  • Jon Jacobs – engineer, mixing
  • Jay Reynolds – engineer, mixing
  • Tim Burrell – mastering
  • Conor Brady – art direction
  • Lorenzo Agius – photography

Track listing:

  1. Little Water Song – Bruno Pisek, Nick Cave
  2. The Case Continues – Neil Hannon, Joby Talbot
  3. Passionate Fight – Elvis Costello, Steve Nieve
  4. Tango Ballad – Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill
  5. Couldn’t You Keep That to Yourself – Elvis Costello
  6. Streets of Berlin – Martin Sherman, Philip Glass
  7. The Part You Throw Away – Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan
  8. Split – Neil Hannon, Joby Talbot
  9. Punishing Kiss – Elvis Costello, Cait O’Riordan
  10. Purple Avenue – Tom Waits
  11. You Were Meant For Me – Neil Hannon, Joby Talbot
  12. Scope J – Scott Walker

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

Johnny Cash: American IV: The Man Comes Around

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On November 4, 2002, “American Recordings” released “American IV: The Man Comes Around”, the 87th Johnny Cash album and the fourth one in the “American Recordings Series”. This was the last album released before his death in 2003. “American IV: The Man Comes Around” was recorded in 2002 at the “American Recording Studios”, and was produced by Rick Rubin and John Carter Cash. The album won “Album of the Year” award at the 2003 “CMA Awards” and was awarded platinum certification 2003 by the “R.I.A.A”. In 2004, Johnny Cash won “Grammy Award” for “Best Country Male Vocal Performance” for “Give My Love To Rose,” and the music video for “Hurt” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Short Form Video”.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash- vocals, guitars , arranger, adaptation
  • Mike Campbell, John Frusciante, Randy Scruggs- guitars
  • Thom Bresh, Jeff Hanna, Kerry Marx, Marty Stuart – guitars
  • Smokey Hormel- guitars
  • David R. Ferguson- ukulele
  • Benmont Tench- organ, piano, harmonium, keyboards, Mellotron, vibraphone, pipe organ, Wurlitzer
  • Roger Manning– piano, harmonium, mellotron, chamberlin, orchestra bells
  • Billy Preston- piano
  • Don Henley – vocals, drums, keyboards
  • Joey Waronker- drums
  • Jack Clement- dobro
  • Laura Cash – fiddle
  • Terry Harrington – clarinet
  • Fiona Apple- vocals
  • Nick Cave- vocals
  • Christine Cano – art direction, design
  • Martyn Atkins – photography

Track listing

  1. The Man Comes Around – Johnny Cash
  2. Hurt – Reznor
  3. Give My Love to Rose – Johnny Cash
  4. Bridge Over Troubled Water – Paul Simon
  5. I Hung My Head – Sting
  6. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ian MacColl
  7. Personal Jesus – Martin Gore
  8. In My Life – John Lennon and Paul McCartney
  9. Sam Hall – Ritter
  10. Danny Boy – Weatherly
  11. Desperado – Frey and Henley
  12. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry – Duet with Nick Cave- Williams
  13. Streets of Laredo – Traditional
  14. Wichita Lineman – Jimmy Webb
  15. Big Iron – Marty Robbins
  16. Tear Stained Letter – Johnny Cash
  17. We’ll Meet Again – Hughie Charles and Ross Parker