Tag Archives: Passport

Passport: Hand Made

In May 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Hand Made”, the third Passport album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Klaus Doldinger.

Personnel:

  • Klaus Doldinger – soprano and tenor saxophone, electric piano, mellotron, synthesizer
  • Frank Roberts – electric piano, organ
  • Wolfgang Schmid – bass guitar
  • Curt Cress – drums
  • Wandrey’s Studio – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Klaus Doldinger.

  1. Abracadabra
  2. The Connexion
  3. Yellow Dream
  4. Proclamation
  5. Hand Made
  6. Puzzle
  7. The Quiet Man

Django Bates’ Beloved: The Study of Touch

On November 3, 2017, “ECM” label released “The Study of Touch”, the 14th Django Bates album. It was recorded in June 2016, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, Norway, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Django Bates – piano
  • Petter Eldh – bass
  • Peter Bruun – drums
  • Jan Erik Kongshaug – engineer
  • Sascha Kleis – design
  • Nadia F. Romanini – photography
  • Ainis Radzevicius – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Django Bates except where noted

  1. Sadness All the Way Down
  2. Giorgiantics
  3. Little Petherick
  4. Senza Bitterness
  5. We Are Not Lost, We Are Simply Finding Our Way
  6. This World – Iain Ballamy
  7. The Study of Touch
  8. Passport – Charlie Parker
  9. Slippage Street
  10. Peonies as Promised
  11. Happiness All the Way Up

Utopia: POV

In January 1985, “Passport” label released “POV”, the ninth Utopia studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Utopia Sound Studios” in Old Jet, Bentwaters Parks, Woodbridge, Suffolk, and was produced by Todd Rundgren and Willie Wilcox.

Personnel:

  • Todd Rundgren– vocals, guitar
  • Roger Powell– vocals, keyboards
  • Kasim Sulton– vocals, bass guitar
  • John “Willie” Wilcox– vocals, drums

Track listing:

  1. Play This Game
  2. Style
  3. Stand for Something
  4. Secret Society
  5. Zen Machine
  6. Mated
  7. Wildlife
  8. Mimi Gets Mad
  9. More Light

Utopia: Oblivion

In January 1984, “Passport” label released “Oblivion”, the eight Utopia album. It was recorded in 1983, and was produced by Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton, Roegr Powell and John Wilcox.

Personnel:

  • Todd Rundgren- vocals, guitar
  • Kasim Sulton- vocals, bass guitar
  • Roger Powell- vocals, keyboards
  • John “Willie” Wilcox- vocals, drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton, Roegr Powell and John Wilcox.

  1. Itch in My Brain
  2. Love with a Thinker
  3. Bring Me My Longbow
  4. If I Didn’t Try
  5. Too Much Water
  6. Maybe I could Change
  7. Crybaby
  8. Welcome to My Revolution
  9. Winston Smith Takes It on the Jaw
  10. I Will Wait