On November 24, 2025, James Chambers (aka Jimmy Cliff) died aged 81. He was singer, musician (guitar, piano, keyboards, congas) and actor, one of the most important figures in worldwide promotion of the Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae music. He was the only living reggae musician to hold the “Order of Merit”, the highest honor that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts and sciences. In 2010, Jimmy Cliff was inducted in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.
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David Sylvian: There’s a Light That Enters Houses with No Other House in Sight
On November 24, 2014, “Samadhi Sound”, label released “There’s a Light That Enters Houses with No Other House in Sight”, the eighth David Sylvian studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by David Sylvian.
Personnel:
- David Sylvian – piano, sampler, computer, electronics, laptop, engineer, art direction
- Christian Fennesz – guitar, laptop
- John Tilbury – piano
- Franz Wright – spoken word
- Alfred A. Knopf – recording arrangement
- Tony Cousins – mastering
- Chris Bigg – design
- Nicholas Hughes – cover photography
- David La Spina – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by David Sylvian, with prose poems from Kindertotenwald by Franz Wright.
- There’s a Light That Enters Houses with No Other House in Sight
Chico Buarque: Meus Caros Amigos
On November 24, 1976, “Phillips” label released “Meus Caros Amigos”, the 16th Chico Buarque album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Phonogram Studios” in Rio De Janeiro, and was produced by Sérgio Carvalho.
Personnel:
- Chico Buarque – vocal, guitar
- Milton Nscimento – vocal
- Ary Carvalhaes, Paulo Sérgio Fortunato – recording
- Luis Cláudio Coutinho – editing
- Ary Carvalhaes, Sérgio Carvalho – mixing
- Luigi Hoffer – lacquer cut
- Rafael Azulay – technician
- Jorge Vianna – artwork
- Aldo Luiz – cover
- Orlando Abrunhosa – photography
Track listing:
- Que Será (A Flor Da Terra)
- Mulheres De Atenas
- Olhos Nos Olhos
- Você Vai Me Seguir
- Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo
- Corrente
- A Noiva Da Cidade
- Passaredo
- Basta Um Dia
- Meu Caro Amigo
Joe Jackson: What A Racket!
On November 24, 2023, “earMusic” label released “What a Racket!”, the 21st Joe Jackson studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Patrick Dillett and Joe Jackson.
Personnel:
- Joe Jackson – recording supervision
- Max Champion – baritone voice, arrangements
- Albert Bonehill – first violin
- Bessie Macdermott – second violin
- Harry Penrose – viola
- Hetty Leno – violoncello
- Eugene Robey – contrabass
- Jack Chevalier – drums, cymbals, pots, pans, Maltese gong
- Vesta Merson – flute, piccolo
- Dan Fyffe – clarinet, bass clarinet
- Gus Leybourne – trumpet
- George Tilley – trombone
- B. Waldorf – pianoforte
- Patrick Dillett – recording supervision
- David Lawrence – character depiction
- Type Twenty Five – typography, graphic embellishments
Track listing:
All tracks by (Max Champion fictional music hall performer) – Joe Jackson
- (Overture): Why, Why, Why?
- The Sporting Life
- Dear Old Mum – A London-Irish Lament
- Monty Mundy (Is Maltese)!
- The Shades of Night
- What a Racket!
- The Bishop and the Actress
- Think of the Show – A Thespian’s Lament
- Never So Nice in the Morning
- Health & Safety
- Worse Things Happen at Sea
Kaleidoscope: Tangerine Dream
On November 24, 1967, “Fontana” label released “Tangerine Dream”, the debut Kaleidoscope album. It was recorded February – September 1967,and was produced by Dick Leahy.
Personnel:
- Peter Daltrey – vocals, keyboards
- Eddy Pumer – guitar, keyboards
- Steve Clark – bass, flute
- Dan Bridgman – drums, percussion
Track listing:
All lyrics by Peter Daltrey, all music by Eddy Pumer.
- Kaleidoscope
- Please Excuse My Face
- Dive into Yesterday
- Mr. Small, the Watch Repairer Man
- Flight from Ashiya
- The Murder of Lewis Tollani
- (Further Reflections) In the Room of Percussion
- Dear Nellie Goodrich
- Holidaymaker
- A Lesson Perhaps
- The Sky Children
Horse Lords: Comradely Objects
On November 24, 2022, “Rvng Intl.” label released “Comradely Objects”, the fifth Horse Lords album.
Personnel:
- Owen Gardner – guitar, mixing
- Andrew Bernstein – saxophones, percussion, mixing
- Max Eilbacher – bass, electronics, mixing
- Sam Haberman – drums, mixing
- Andrew Christopher Smith – electric piano
- Jared Paolini – engineer
- Heba Kadry – mastering
- Will Work for Good – design
- Josh Bonati – lacquer cut
Track listing:
- Zero Degree Machine
- Mess Mend
- May Brigade
- Solidarity Avenue
- Law of Movement
- Rundling
- Plain Hunt on Four
Circa Survive: Descensus
On November 24, 2014, “Sumerian Records” label released “Descensus”, the fifth Circa Survive studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Will Yip.
Personnel:
- Anthony Green – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Colin Frangicetto – vocals, guitar
- Brendan Ekstrom – guitar
- Nick Beard – bass
- Steve Clifford – drums
- Steven Choi – guitar
- Joe Montone – keyboards
- Will Yip – engineer, mixing
- Japhil Nicolo – mixing
- Emily Lazar – mastering
- Esao Andrews – artwork
Track listing:
All tracks by Anthony Green, Colin Frangicetto, Brendan Ekstrom, Nick Beard and Steve Clifford.
- Schemia
- Child of the Desert
- Always Begin
- Who Will Lie with Me Now
- Only the Sun
- Nesting Dolls
- Quiet Down
- Phantom
- Sovereign Circle
- Descensus
Michael Lee
On November 24, 2008, Michael Gary Pearson aka Michael Lee died aged 39. He was musician (drums), recorded and performed with Little Angels, The Cult, Echo & the Bunnymen, Aerosmith, Thin Lizzy, Lenny Kravitz, Jeff Martin, and The Quireboys, but was best known for his work with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.
Copeland: Ixora
On November 24, 2014, “Tooth & Nail” label released “Ixora”, the fifth Copeland album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Marsh’s Studio” in Lakeland, Florida, and was produced by Aaron Marsh.
Personnel:
- Aaron Marsh – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, trombone, programming, string and wind arrangements
- Bryan Laurenson – guitar, keyboards
- Stephen Laurenson – guitar, keyboards, programming
- Jonathan Bucklew – drums, percussion
- Steff Koeppen – vocals
- Mikel Larrinaga – saxophone
- Steve Jones – trumpet
- Jesse Bryant – clarinet
- Eva Stillinger – French horn
- Dawn Hardy – oboe
- Matt Evers – bassoon
- Matthew Davis – cello
- Joshua Dampier – violin, viola
- Michael Brauer – mixing
- Joe LaPorta – mastering
Track listing:
- Have I Always Loved You
- Disjointed
- I Can Make You Feel Young Again
- Erase
- Lavender
- Ordinary
- Like a Lie
- Chiromancer
- World Turn
- In her Arms, You Will Never Starve
I Am Kloot: I Am Kloot Play Moolah Rouge
On November 24, 2007, “Skinny Dog Records” label released “I Am Kloot Play Moolah Rouge”, the fourth I Am Kloot studio album. It was recorded in 2007, and was produced by John Bramwell, Andy Hargreaves, Peter Jobson, Colin McLeod and Norman McLeod.
Personnel:
- John Bramwell – vocals, guitars, mixing
- Norman McLeod – guitar, pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
- Colin McLeod – piano, Hammond organ, Rhodes, mixing
- Peter Jobson – bass, mixing
- Andy Hargreaves – drums, mixing
- Seadna McPhail – engineer
- Dan Broad – engineer
- Richard Knowles – live engineering
- Danny McTauge – assistant
- Keir Stewart – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by John Bramwell.
- One Man Brawl
- Chaperoned
- Ferris Wheels
- Hey Little Bird
- The Runaways
- Down at the Front
- Someone Like You
- Suddenly Strange
- Only Role in Town
- At the Sea
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