In November 1988, “BSO” label released “Mademoiselle chante…”, the debut Patricia Kaas album. It was recorded 1987 – 1988, at “Studio CBE” in Paris, and was produced by Joël Cartigny and Bernard Estardy.
Personnel:
Patricia Kass – vocals
José Souc – guitar
Bernard Estardy – arranger
Alain Frappier – design
Gilles Cappé – photography
Track listing:
Mon mec à moi – Didier Barbelivien, François Bernheim
Venus des abribus – François Bernheim, Élisabeth Depardieu, Dominique Perrier
D’Allemagne – Didier Barbelivien, François Bernheim
Des Mensonges en musique – Didier Barbelivien, Francois Bernheim
Un Dernier Blues – Didier Barbelivien
Quand Jimmy dit – Didier Barbelivien, François Bernheim
Souvenirs de l’Est – Didier Barbelivien, François Bernheim
Elle voulait jouer cabaret – Didier Barbelivien
Mademoiselle chante le blues – Didier Barbelivien, Bob Mehdi
Chanson d’amour pas finie – Didier Barbelivien, François Bernheim
On September 22, 2020, “Anti” label released “Shore”, the fourth Fleet Foxes studio album. It was recorded September 2019 – September 2020, at “The Long Pond” in Columbia County, New York, “Studios St. Germain” in Paris, “Vox Recording” in Los Angeles, “The Diamond Mine” in Long Island City, Queens, “Electric Lady Studios” in Greenwich Village, New York, and was produced by Robin Pecknold.
Personnel:
Robin Pecknold – vocals, instrumental performance, arrangements
Uwade Akhere – vocals
Daniel Rossen – acoustic and electric guitar, piano
In August 1976, “Capitol” label released “Big Towne, 2061”, the second and final Paris studio album. It was recorded in 1976, at the “Total Experience Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Bob Hughes.
On June 7, 2012, Robert Lawrence Welch Jr. died aged 66. He was musician (vocal, guitar, bass guitar) and songwriter, member of the bands Seven Souls, Head West and Paris, but was best known as vocalist and guitarist of Fleetwood Mac (1971 – 1974). As leader Welch released seven studio albums.
On June 1, 1977, “Arista” label released “I Robot”, the second Alan Parsons Project (The), studio album. It was recorded December 1976 – March 1977, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Alan Parsons. The album cover photo features Storm Thorgerson’s assistants in the escalator tubes of the circular Terminal 1 building of the “Charles de Gaulle Airport” outside of Paris
Personnel:
Alan Parsons – keyboards, vocoder, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, engineer
Ian Bairnson – acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals
B.J. Cole – steel guitar
Eric Woolfson – keyboards, vocoder, backing vocals
Duncan Mackay – keyboards
John Leach – cimbalom, kantele
David Paton – bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Stuart Tosh – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Lenny Zakatek, Allan Clarke, Steve Harley, Jack Harris, Peter Straker, Jaki Whitren, Dave Townsend, the English Chorale, the New Philharmonia Chorus – vocals
Hilary Western – backing vocals
Smokey Parsons – backing vocals
Tony Rivers, John Perry and Stu Calver – backing vocals
Andrew Powell – choir and orchestra arrangements
Eric Woolfson – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson, except where noted.
On March 26, 2012, “Honest Jon’s” label released the self-titled, debut and only Rocket Juice & the Moon album. It was recorded 2008 – 2011, at “Studio 13” in London, in Chicago, New York City and Paris.
On February 26, 2016, “Dirty Hit” label released “I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It”, the second 1975 studio album. It was recorded January – October 2015, at “Ravenscourt” in London, “The Ranch” in Woodland Hills in California, and was produced by Mike Crossey, George Daniel and Matthew Healy.
Personnel:
Matthew Healy – lead and background vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, keyboards
George Daniel – keyboards, percussion, synthesizer, drums, synthesizer programming
On January 24, 1972, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, second Paul Simon album. It was recorded January – March 1971, at “CBS Studios” in san Francisco, “CBS Studios” in Los Angeles, “CBS Studios” in New York City, “Western Recorders” in Los Angeles, “Dynamic Sound Studios”, “Kingston Studio CBE” in Paris, and was produced by Paul Simon and Roy Halee.
Personnel:
Paul Simon – vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion, arranger
Stéphane Grappelli – violin
Lynford “Hux” Brown – lead guitar
David Spinozza – acoustic guitar
Wallace Wilson – rhythm guitar
Stefan Grossman – bottleneck guitar
Jerry Hahn – electric guitar
Neville Hinds – Hammond organ
Larry Knechtel – piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, harmonium, Hammond organ
Charlie McCoy – bass harmonica
Jackie Jackson – bass guitar
Joe Osborn – bass guitar
Ron Carter – double bass
Russell George – bass guitar
Hal Blaine – drums
Winston Grennan – drums
Denzil Laing – percussion
Victor Montanez – congas
Airto Moreira – percussion
Fred Lipsius – alto saxophone
John Schroer – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Steven Turre – trombone
Los Incas – flute, charango, percussion
Mike Mainieri – vibes
Cissy Houston, Von Eva Sims, Renelle Stafford and Deirdre Tuck – backing vocals
On November 15, 2019, “Lucky Dog Recordings” label released “No Treasure but Hope”, the twelfth Tindersticks studio album. it was recorded April – May 2019, at “Midlive” in Paris, “Rak Studios”, and “Eastcote Studios” in London, and was produced by Stuart A. Staples.
Personnel:
Stuart A. Staples – vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, artwork
David Boulter – vibraphone, organ, piano
Neil Fraser – electric guitar
Dan McKinna – double bass, piano, backing vocals, string and horn arrangements
Earl Harvin – percussion, backing vocals
Stanley Staples – acoustic rhythm guitar
Adam Goldsmith – bouzouki
Terry Edwards – saxophone
Matt Gunner – horns
Tom Rumsby – horns
Richard Steggall – horns
Natalia Bonner – violin
Calina de la Mare – violin
Alison Dods – violin
Kate Robinson – violin
Howard Gott – violin
Rick Coster – violin
Lucy Wilkins – violin
Laura Melhuish – violin
Rachel Robson – viola
Andy Nice – cello
Sophie Sirota – viola
Rob Spriggs – viola
Sarah Willson – cello
Côme Jalibert – field recording
Richard Dumas – artwork
Suzanne Osborne – artwork
Track listing:
All track by Stuart A. Staples except where noted.
For the Beauty – Dan McKinna, Stuart A. Staples
The Amputees – Dan McKinna, Stuart A. Staples
Trees Fall
Pinky in the Daylight
Carousel
Take Care in Your Dreams – Dan McKinna, David Boulter, Neil Fraser, Stuart S. Staples
See My Girls
The Old Mans Gait – David Boulter, Stuart A. Staples
On October 28, 2016, “Ignition” label released “Mapping the Rendezvous”, the fifth Courteeners studio album. It was recorded in 2016, in Paris, France, and was produced by Joe Cross.
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