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Graham Parker: Howlin’ Wind

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In July 1976, “Vertigo” label released “Howlin’ Wind”, the debut Graham Parker and The Rumour album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Eden Studios” in London, and was produced by Nick Lowe.

Personnel:

  • Graham Parker– vocals, acoustic guitar, Fender rhythm guitar
  • Brinsley Schwarz– guitar, Hammond organ, backing vocals
  • Noel Brown – slide guitar, dobro
  • Dave Edmunds– guitar
  • Paul Bailey – guitar
  • Martin Belmont– guitar, backing vocals
  • Ed Deane– slide guitar
  • Bob Andrews– Lowrey organ, Hammond organ, piano, backing vocals
  • Paul Riley– bass guitar
  • Andrew Bodnar– Fender bass
  • Steve Goulding– drums, backing vocals
  • Dave Otway – drums
  • John “Viscount” Earle– saxophone
  • Stewart Lynas – alto saxophone
  • Dave Conners – first tenor saxophone
  • Brinsley Schwarz – second tenor saxophone
  • Herschel Holder – trumpet
  • Danny Ellis– trombone
  • Stewart Lynas – brass arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Graham Parker.

  1. White Honey
  2. Nothin’s Gonna Pull Us Apart
  3. Silly Thing
  4. Gypsy Blood
  5. Between You and Me
  6. Back to Schooldays
  7. Soul Shoes
  8. Lady Doctor
  9. You’ve Got to Be Kidding
  10. Howlin’ Wind
  11. Not If It Pleases Me
  12. Don’t Ask Me Questions

 

Nick Lowe: The Impossible Bird

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impossible-bird

On November 29, 1994, “Demon” label released “The Impossible Bird”, the ninth Nick Lowe album. It was recorded in 1994, at “The Turk’s Head Function Room” in Twickenham, Middlesex; “The Old Cinema” in Brentford, Middlesex and “The Bonaparte Rooms”, in Twickenham, Middlesex, and was produced by Nick Lowe and Neil Brockbank.

Personnel:

  • Nick Lowe – vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitar, bass guitar
  • Gary Grainger– guitar
  • Geraint Watkins– organ, electric guitar
  • Bill Kirchen– trombone, electric guitar
  • Paul Riley– bass guitar
  • Robert Treherne– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Lowe, except where noted.

  1. Soulful Wind
  2. The Beast in Me
  3. True Love Travels on a Gravel Road – Dallas Frazier, L. Owens
  4. Trail of Tears – Roger Cook, Allen Reynolds
  5. Shelley My Love
  6. Where’s My Everything?
  7. 12-Step Program (To Quit You Babe)
  8. Lover Don’t Go
  9. Drive-Thru Man
  10. Withered on the Vine
  11. I Live on a Battlefield – Paul Carrack, Nick Lowe
  12. 14 Days
  13. I’ll Be There – Ray Price, Rusty Gabbard

Van Morrison: Pay The Devil

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Pay the Devil

On March 6, 2006, “Lost Highway” label released “Pay the Devil”, the thirty-second Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Van Morrison. The album features twelve cover versions of American country and western songs and three original compositions.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Crawford Bell – vocals
  • Trionagh Moore- vocals
  • Olwin Bell – vocals
  • Karen Hamill – vocals
  • Aine Whelan – vocals
  • Leon McCrum – vocals
  • Paul Godden – guitar, steel guitar
  • Mick Green- guitar
  • Johnny Scott – vocals, guitar
  • Geraint Watkins- piano
  • Paul Riley- acoustic bass
  • Ian Jennings – double bass
  • Nicky Scott – electric bass
  • Bobby Irwin – drums
  • Bob Loveday – violin
  • Fiachra Trench- vocals, string arrangements
  • Gavyn Wright- string section leader

Track listing:

  1. There Stands the Glass – Alize Gresham, Russ Hull, Mary Jane , Shurtz
  2. Half as Much – Curly Williams
  3. Things Have Gone to Pieces – Leon Payne
  4. Big Blue Diamonds – Earl J. Carson
  5. Playhouse – Van Morrison
  6. Your Cheatin’ Heart – Hank Williams
  7. Don’t You Make Me High – Daniel Barker, Ken Harris
  8. My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It – Clarence Williams
  9. Back Street Affair – Billy Wallace
  10. Pay the Devil – Van Morrison
  11. What Am I Living For? – Art Harris, Fred Jay
  12. This Has Got to Stop – Van Morrison
  13. Once a Day – Bill Anderson
  14. More and More – Merle Kilgore, Webb Pierce
  15. Til I Gain Control Again – Rodney Crowell