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Kevin Ayers: The Confessions Of Dr. Dream And Other Stories

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In May 1974, “Island” label released “The Confessions of Dr.Dream and Other Stories”, the fifth Kevin Ayers studio album. It was recorded February – March 1974, at “AIR Studios” and “Ramport Studios” in London, and was produced by Rupert Hine.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Ayers – vocals, guitars, piano, organ
  • Nico – vocals
  • Mark Warner – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Sam Mitchell – electric guitar
  • Ollie Halsall – electric guitar solo
  • Cal Batchelor – electric guitar
  • Mike Oldfield – electric guitar solo
  • Henry Crallan – piano
  • Mike Moran – piano
  •  Rupert Hine – keyboards
  • Steve Nye – organ, electric piano
  • Mike Ratledge – organ
  • John Perry – bass
  • John Gustafson – bass
  • Trevor Jones – bass
  • Michael Giles – drums
  • The G’Deevy Ensemble – percussion
  • Ray Cooper – percussion
  • Lol Coxhill – alto saxophone
  • Doris Troy, Rosetta Hightower, Joanne Williams – backing vocals
  • Sean Milligan – backing vocals
  • Hulloo Choir – backing vocals
  • John Punter – engineer
  • Steve Nye – engineer
  • Gerry Leitch, Sean Milligan – engineer assistant
  • Simon Jeffes – additional brass arrangements
  • George Smith, James Wedge – illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Ayers.

  1. Day By Day
  2. See You Later
  3. Didn’t Feel Lonely Till I Thought of You
  4. Everybody’s Sometime and Some People’s All the Times Blues
  5. It Begins with a Blessing / Once I Awakened / But It Ends with a Curse
  6. Ballbearing Blues
  7. The Confessions of Doctor Dream, Part 1: Irreversible Neural Damage
  8. The Confessions of Doctor Dream, Part 2: Invitation
  9. The Confessions of Doctor Dream, Part 2: The One Chance Dance
  10. The Confessions of Doctor Dream, Part 4: Doctor Dream Theme
  11. Two Goes into Four

Bibi Club: Feu de garde

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On May 10, 2024, “Secret City” label released “Feu de garde”, the second Bibi Club studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Studio Waterhouse”, and was produced by Nicolas Basque and Adèle Trottier-Rivard.

Personnel:

  • Nicolas Basque – vocals, bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer, drum programming, field recording
  • Adèle Trottier-Rivard – vocals, synthesizer, drums, congas, percussion
  • Helena Deland – vocals
  • Camille Delean – vocals
  • Emma Broughton – vocals
  • Eugénie Jobin – vocals
  • Mischa Karam – vocals
  • Robin Love – vocals
  • Safia Nolin – vocals
  • Carmel Scurti-Belley – vocals
  • Mili Hong – drums
  • Marie-Christine Trottier – flute
  • Lévi Basque – bells
  • Noé Basque – bells
  • Ali Chant – mixing
  • Niklas Lueger – mixing assistant
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Mégane Voghell – artwork
  • Daniel Yates – artwork, graphic design

Track listing:

All tracks by Nicolas Basque and Adèle Trottier-Rivard.

  1. La terre
  2. Parc de Beauvoir
  3. Shloshlo
  4. Le feu
  5. You can wear a jacket or a shirt
  6. Les guides
  7. L’île aux bleuets
  8. Samedi / le lit
  9. ce qui va disparaître
  10. Nico
  11. Rue du Repos

Stara Rzeka: Cień Chmury Nad Ukrytym Polem

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On April 11, 2013, “Instant Classic” label released “Cień Chmury Nad Ukrytym Polem”, album by Stara Rzeka.

Personnel:

  • Kuba Ziolek – performer, recording, mixing
  • Hanna Trubicka – voice
  • Radek Dziubek – samples
  • A. Ziemny – translation
  • Agnieszka Zwara – illustrations, graphics

Track listing:

All tracks by Kuba Ziolek, except where noted.

  1. Przebudzenie Boga Wschodu
  2. Tej Nocy/Broń Nas Od Złego – lyrics by Awraham Chalfi, Kuba Ziołek
  3. Cień Chmury Nad Ukrytym Polem
  4. Prześwit
  5. Nächtlich Spaziergang Durch Klinger
  6. My Only Child – lyrics by Nico, music by Kuba Ziolek, Nico

Nico: The End…

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In November 1974, “Island” label released “The End…: the fourth Nico studio album. It was recorded in 1974 at “Sound Techniques” in London, and was produced by John Cale.

Personnel:

  • Nico – lead vocals, harmonium
  • John Cale – bass guitar, xylophone, acoustic guitar, synthesizers, organ, marimba, triangles, cabaça, boobams, glockenspiel,  percussion, piano, electric piano
  • Phil Manzanera – electric guitar
  • Brian Eno – synthesizers
  • Vicki Wood – backing vocals
  • Annagh Wood – backing vocals
  • John Wood – engineer
  • Victor Gamm – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Nico, except where noted.

  1. It Has Not Taken Long
  2. Secret Side
  3. You Forget to Answer
  4. Innocent and Vain
  5. Valley of the Kings
  6. We’ve Got the Gold
  7. The End – John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison
  8. Das Lied der Deutschen – Hoffman von Fallersleben, Joseph Haydn

Nico: The Marble Index

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In November 1968, “Elektra” label released “The Marble Index”, the second Nico solo album. It was recorded in September 1968, at “Elektra Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Frazier Mohawk and John Cale.

Personnel:

  • Nico – vocal
  • John Cale -arrangements
  • Jac Holzman – production supervisor
  • John Haeny – engineer
  • Robert L. Heimall – design
  • William S. Harvey – art direction
  • Guy Webster – photography
  • David Anderle, Danny Fields – friends

Track listing:

All tracks by Nico.

  1. Prelude
  2. Lawns of Dawns
  3. No One Is There
  4. Ari’s Song
  5. Facing the Wind
  6. Julius Caesar (Memento Hodié)
  7. Frozen Warnings
  8. Evening of Light

Nico: Chelsea Girl

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In October 1967, “Verve” label released “Chelsea Girl”, the debut Nico solo album. It was recorded April – May 1967, at “Mayfair Recording Studios” in Manhattan, and was produced by Tom Wilson. The album name is a reference to Andy Warhol’s 1966 movie “Chelsea Girls”, in which Nico starred.

Personnel:

  • Christa “Nico” Päffgen– vocals
  • Jackson Browne– electric guitar
  • Lou Reed– electric guitar
  • Sterling Morrison– electric guitar
  • John Cale– viola, organ, guitar
  • Val Valentin- director of engineering
  • Gary Kellgren- recording, remix
  • Larry Fallon– string and flute arrangements
  • Paul Morrissey- photography

Track listing:

  1. The Fairest of the Seasons – Jackson Browne, Gregory Copeland
  2. These Days – Jackson Browne
  3. Little Sister – John Cale, Lou Reed
  4. Winter Song – John Cale
  5. It Was a Pleasure Then – Lou Reed, John Cale, Christa Päffgen
  6. Chelsea Girls – Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison
  7. I’ll Keep It With Mine – Bob Dylan
  8. Somewhere There’s a Feather – Jackson Browne
  9. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams – Lou Reed
  10. Eulogy to Lenny Bruce – Tim Hardin

Tom Wilson Jr.

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On September 6, 1978, Thomas Blanchard “Tom” Wilson Jr. died aged 47. He was producer best known for his work with Bob Dylan, The Mothers of Invention, The Fraternity of Man, Simon and Garfunkel, the Velvet Underground, Cecil Taylor, Sun Ra, Eddie Harris, Nico, Eric Burdon & the Animals, the Blues Project, the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem and Soft Machine.

Neko Case: The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You

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On September 3, 2013, “Anti” label released “The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You”, the sixth Neko Case studio album. It was recorded in 2013, and was produced by Tucker Martine.

Personnel:

  • Neko Case – lead and backing vocals, guitar, tambourine, jingle bells
  • Tracyanne Campbell – vocals
  • Jon Rauhouse – electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo
  • Paul Rigby – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar
  • M. Ward – vocals, electric guitar
  • Carl Broemel – electric guitar solo
  • Marc Ribot– piano
  • Bo Koster – piano, organ, Mellotron, bass organ, synths, keyboards, Melodeon, Wurlitzer, clavinet, vibraphone
  • Tom V. Ray– bass
  • Kurt Dahle– drums
  • Steve Berlin – MIDI saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
  • Jacob Venezuela – trumpets
  • Martin Wenk – trumpets
  • Jon Rauhouse – trombone
  • Tom Hagerman – violin, viola
  • Joey Burns – cello, baritone guitar, bass
  • Craig Schmaucher – chimes
  • Chris Schultz – sonar samples
  • Rachael Flotard – backing vocals
  • Jim James– backing vocals
  • Kelly Hogan– backing vocals
  • C. Newman– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Neko Case, except where noted.

  1. Wild Creatures
  2. Night Still Comes
  3. Man – Neko Case, Paul Rigby
  4. I’m from Nowhere – Neko Case, Paul Rigby
  5. Bracing for Sunday
  6. Nearly Midnight, Honolulu
  7. Calling Cards – Neko Case, Paul Rigby
  8. City Swans – Neko Case, Paul Rigby
  9. Afraid – Nico
  10. Local Girl
  11. Where Did I Leave That Fire?
  12. Ragtime – Neko Case, Paul Rigby

The Cult: Beyond Good And Evil

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On June 20, 2001, “Atlantic” label released “Beyond Good and Evil”, the seventh  Cult (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Bob Rock. The album title is reference to Friedrich Nietzsche’s 1886 book of the same title.

Personnel:

  • Ian Astbury – vocals
  • Billy Duffy – guitars
  • Matt Sorum – drums, percussion
  • Martyn LeNoble, Chris Wyse – bass
  • Mike Gillies – engineer
  • Eric Helmkamp – second engineer
  • Randy Staub – mixing
  • Andrew McPherson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy, except where noted.

  1. War (The Process)
  2. The Saint
  3. Rise
  4. Take the Power
  5. Breathe – Ian Astbury, Bill Duffy, Mick Jones, Marti Frederiksen
  6. Nico
  7. American Gothic
  8. Ashes and Ghosts – Ian Astbury, Bill Duffy, Bob Rock
  9. Shape the Sky
  10. Speed of Light – Ian Astbury, Bill Duffy, Bob Rock
  11. True Believers
  12. My Bridges Burn

Nico: Desertshore

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In December 1970, “Reprise” label released “Desertshore”, the third Nico studio album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Sound Techniques Ltd.” in London, and “Studios Davout” in Paris, and was produced by John Cale and Joe Boyd. The album covers feature stills from the film La cicatrice interieure by Philippe Garrel, which starred Nico, Phillippe Garrel and her son Ari Boulogne.

Personnel:

  • Nico – vocals, harmonium
  • John Cale – various instrumentst, harmony voices
  • Ari Boulogne – vocals
  • Adam Miller – harmony voices

Track listing:

All tracks by Nico.

  1. Janitor of Lunacy
  2. The Falconer
  3. My Only Child
  4. Le petit chevalier
  5. Abschied
  6. Afraid
  7. Mütterlein
  8. All That Is My Own