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Paul Weller: Studio 150

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On September 14, 2004, “V2 Records” label released “Studio 150”, the seventh Paul Weller album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Studio 150” inn Amsterdam, and was produced by Paul Weller and Jan Kybert.

Personnel:

  • Paul Weller – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Steve Cradock– guitar
  • Bill Newsinger – mandolin
  • Stefan Schmid – Moog synthesizer
  • Damon Minchella – bass
  • Steve “Supe” White– drums
  • Benjamin Herman – saxophone, flute, horn arrangements
  • Ray Bruinsma – trumpet
  • Jan Van Duikeren – trumpet
  • Louk Boudesteijn – trombone
  • Frans Cornelissen – tuba
  • Jan Van Duikeren – flugelhorn
  • Ray Bruinsma – flugelhorn
  • Joeri DeVente – French horn
  • Lorre Trytten – violin
  • Herman Van Haaren – violin
  • Pauline Terlow – violin
  • Sarah Koch – violin
  • Eliza Carthy– violin
  • Martin de Ruiter – violin
  • Seya Teeuwen – violin
  • Aimee Versloot – viola
  • Mieke Honingh – viola
  • Bastiaan Van Der Werf – cello
  • Petra Rosa – harp
  • Williem Friede – string arrangements
  • The Stands – backing vocals
  • Sam Leigh Brown – backing vocals
  • Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals
  • Carleen Anderson– backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. If I Could Only Be Sure – Gabriel Mekler, Nolan Porter
  2. Wishing on a Star – Billie Rae Calvin
  3. Don’t Make Promises – Tim Hardin
  4. The Bottle – Gil Scott-Heron
  5. Black Is the Colour – Traditional
  6. Close To You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  7. Early Morning Rain – Gordon Lightfoot
  8. One Way Road – Noel Gallagher
  9. Hercules – Allen Toussaint
  10. Thinking of You – Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers
  11. All Along The Watchtower – Bob Dylan
  12. Birds – Neil Young

Paul Weller: Wild Wood

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On September 6, 1993, “Go! Discs” label released “Wild Wood”, the second Paul Weller solo album. It was recorded April 1993-May 1993, and was produced by Paul Weller and Brendan Lynch. In 2000 “Q” magazine ranked “Wild Wood” at number 77 on its list of the “100 Greatest British Albums Ever”.

Personnel:

  • Paul Weller – vocals, guitars, mellotron, Moog, piano, bass,  Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, tambourine, strings, blues harp, percussion, hanclaps
  • David Liddle – lead guitar
  • Robert Howard– guitars
  • Steve Cradock– guitar
  • Helen Turner – organ
  • Mick Talbot– Hammond organ
  • Brendan Lynch– mellotron , Mini-Moog, stylophone, percussion, handclaps
  • Maxton G. Beesley, Jr.– Wurlitzer, percussion, handclaps, backing vocals
  • Jacko Peake – flute, horns
  • Marco Nelson – bass, backing vocals
  • Yolanda Charles – bass
  • Steve White– drums, percussion
  • Dee C. Lee– backing vocals
  • Simon Fowler – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Sunflower – Paul Weller
  2. Can You Heal Us (Holy Man) – Paul Weller
  3. Wild Wood Paul Weller
  4. Instrumental (Pt 1) – Paul Weller, Brendan Lynch, Steve White
  5. All the Pictures on the Wall – Paul Weller
  6. Has My Fire Really Gone Out? – Paul Weller
  7. Country – Paul Weller
  8. Instrumental Two – Paul Weller, Brendan Lynch, Steve White
  9. 5th Season – Paul Weller
  10. The Weaver – Paul Weller
  11. Instrumental One (Pt 2) – Paul Weller, Brendan Lynch, Steve White
  12. Foot of the Mountain – Paul Weller
  13. Shadow of the Sun – Paul Weller
  14. Holy Man (Reprise) – Paul Weller
  15. Moon on Your Pyjamas – Paul Weller
  16. Hung Up – Paul Weller

Paul Weller: Stanley Road

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On June 7, 1995, “Go! Discs” label released “Stanley Road”, the third Paul Weller album. It was recorded in 1995, at “The Manor” in Oxford, and was produced by Paul Weller and Brendan Lynch. The album’s cover was by the artist Peter Blake, designer of “The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s” album artwork . In 1998 “Q” magazine readers voted “Stanley Road” the 46th Greatest album of all time.

Personnel:

  • Paul Weller – vocals, guitar, piano, shakers, organ, percussion, novatron, Hammond Organ, Wurlitzer
  • Steve Cradock– acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Noel Gallagher– acoustic guitar
  • David Liddle – acoustic slide guitar
  • Steve Winwood– piano, Hammond Organ, Wurlitzer
  • Helen Turner – Hammond Organ, Novatron Strings, organ
  • Brendan Lynch– Cyremin, Mini-Moog, tambourine, accordion, finger cymbals
  • Mick Talbot– Fender Rhodes, pipe organ, Hammond Organ
  • Yolanda Charles – bass
  • Robert– bass, backing vocals
  • Mark Nelson – bass
  • Steve White– drums, percussion
  • Joy Hawley – cello
  • Carleen Anderson – vocals, backing vocals
  • Constantine Wier – Voodoo vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Weller, except where noted.

  1. The Changingman – Brendan Lynch, Paul Weller
  2. Porcelain Gods
  3. I Walk on Gilded Splinters – John Creaux
  4. You Do Something to Me
  5. Woodcutter’s Son
  6. Time Passes
  7. Stanley Road
  8. Broken Stones
  9. Out of the Sinking
  10. Pink of the White Walls
  11. Whirpools’ End
  12. Wings of Speed

Peter Gabriel: Same

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On May 23, 1980, “Charisma” label released the self-titled, third Peter Gabriel album. It was recorded 1979–1980, at “Bath” and “Townhouse” in London, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite.

Personnel:

  • Peter Gabriel– lead and backing vocals, piano, synthesizer, bass synthesizer, drum pattern, whistles
  • Kate Bush– backing vocals
  • Dave Gregory– guitar
  • Robert Fripp– guitar
  • David Rhodes– guitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Weller– guitar
  • Larry Fast– synthesizer, processing, bass synthesizer, bagpipes
  • John Giblin– bass
  • Tony Levin– Chapman stick
  • Jerry Marotta– drums, percussion
  • Phil Collins– drums, drum pattern, snare drum , surdo
  • Dick Morrissey– saxophone
  • Morris Pert– percussion
  • Dave Ferguson– screeches
  • Steve Lillywhite– whistles
  • Hugh Padgham- engineer; whistles
  • Hipgnosis – artwork, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Gabriel.

  1. Intruder
  2. No Self Control
  3. Start
  4. I Don’t Remember
  5. Family Snapshot
  6. And Through the Wire
  7. Games Without Frontiers
  8. Not One of Us
  9. Lead a Normal Life
  10. Biko

The Jam: In The City

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On May 20, 1977, “Polydor” label released “In the City”, the debut Jam studio album. It was recorded in March 1977, at “Stratford Place” in London, and was produced by Vic Smith and Chris Parry.

Personnel:

  • Paul Weller – vocals, guitars
  • Bruce Foxton – vocals, bass
  • Rick Buckler – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Weller, except where noted.

  1. Art School
  2. I’ve changed My Address
  3. Slow Down – Larry Williams
  4. I Got By in Time
  5. Away from the Numbers
  6. Batman Theme – Neal Hefti
  7. In the City
  8. Sounds from the Street
  9. Non-Stop Dancing
  10. Time for Truth
  11. Takin’ My Love
  12. Bricks and Moral

The Style Council: Our Favourite Shop

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On May 9, 1985, “Polydor” label released “Our Favourite Shop”, the second Style Council (The) studio album. It was recorded December 1984 – March 1985, and was produced by Peter Wilson and Paul Weller. The album cover was designed by Paul Weller and Simon Halfon.

Personnel:

  • Paul Weller– vocals, guitars, bass guitar, synth, design
  • Mick Talbot– Hammond organ, keyboards
  • Camille Hinds– bass
  • Steve White– drums, percussion
  • Helen Turner – piano
  • Peter Wilson – keyboard sequencing
  • Kevin Miller – bass
  • Clark Kent – contra bass
  • Gary Wallis– percussion
  • Dee C. Lee– vocals
  • Lenny Henry– vocals
  • Tracie Young– vocals
  • Alison Limerick– vocals
  • Stewart Prosser – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • David DeFries– trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Mike Mower – flute, saxophone
  • Chris Lawrence – trombone
  • Patrick Grundy-White – French horn
  • Steve Dawson – trumpet
  • Billy Chapman – saxophone
  • John Mealing– orchestration, string arrangement
  • Anne Stephenson – violin
  • Charlie Buchanan – violin
  • Jocelyn Pook– viola
  • Audrey Riley– cello
  • Simon Halfon – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Weller.

  1. Homebreakers – Mick Talbot, Paul Weller
  2. All Gone Away
  3. Come to Milton Keynes
  4. Internationalists – Mick Talbot, Paul Weller
  5. A Stones Throw Away
  6. The Stand Up Comic’s InstructionsBoy Who Cried Wolf
  7. A Man of Great Promise
  8. Down in the Seine
  9. The Lodgers (or She Was Only a Shopkeeper’s Daughter) – Mick Talbot, Paul Weller
  10. Luck – Mick Talbot, Paul Weller
  11. With Everything to Lose – Steve White, Paul Weller
  12. Our Favourite Shop – Mick Talbot
  13. Walls Come Tumbling Down! – Paul Weller

Paul Weller: Heliocentric

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On April 10, 2000, “Island” label released “Heliocentric”, the fifth Paul Weller studio album. It was recorded “Heliocentric Studios” and “Black Barn Studios”, and  was produced by Paul Weller, Brendan Lynch.

Personnel:

  • Paul Weller – vocals, guitar
  • Cliff Stapleton – hurdy-gurdy
  • Steve Cradock– guitar
  • Brendan Lynch– keyboards, percussion
  • Damon Minchella– bass
  • Steve White– drums
  • Dominic Kelly – oboe
  • Robert Kirby– string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Weller

  1. He’s the Keeper
  2. Frightened
  3. Sweet Pea, My Sweet Pea
  4. A Whale’s Tale
  5. Back in the Fire
  6. Dust and Rocks
  7. There’s No Drinking, After You’re Dead
  8. With Time & Temperance
  9. Picking Up Sticks
  10. Love-Less

Ocean Colour Scene: Moseley Shoals

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On April 8, 1996, “MCA” label released “Moseley Shoals”, the second Ocean Colour Scene album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Moseley Shoals Studio” in Birmingham, and was produced by Brendan Lynch. In 1998, “Q” magazine’s readers voted “Moseley Shoals” the 33rd greatest album of all time.

Personnel:

  • Simon Fowler- vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
  • Steve Cradock- vocals, guitar, piano
  • Paul Weller- vocals, organ, guitar, piano
  • Damon Minchella- bass
  • Oscar Harrison- vocals, drums, piano
  • Martyn Heyes – engineer
  • Tony Keach – engineer assistant
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Gerard Saint – design
  • Lord Antony Mark Briggs – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Damon Minchella, Oscar Harrison, Steve Cradock and Paul Weller.

  1. The Riverboat Song
  2. The Day We Caught the Train
  3. The Circle
  4. Lining Your Pockets
  5. Fleeting Mind
  6. 40 Past Midnight
  7. One for the Road
  8. It’s My Shadow
  9. Policeman & Pirates
  10. The Downstream
  11. You’ve Got It Bad
  12. Get Away

Eric Clapton: Reptile

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On March 13, 2001, “Reprise” label released “Reptile”, the fifteenth Eric Clapton studio album. It was recorded in 2000, and was produced by Eric Clapton and Simon Climie.

Personnel:

  • Eric Clapton – vocals, guitars, sleeve concept
  • Doyle Bramhall II– guitar
  • Andy Fairweather Low– guitar
  • Billy Preston– Hammond organ piano, melodica
  • Tim Carmon– piano, Hammond organ, synthesizer
  • Paul Carrack– keyboards, Wurlitzer, Hammond organ
  • Joe Sample– Wurlitzer, Rhodes electric piano
  • Nathan East– bass
  • Pino Palladino– bass
  • Steve Gadd– drums
  • Paulinho da Costa– percussion
  • Paul Waller – drum programming
  • The Impressions– backing vocals
  • Nick Ingman– string arrangement
  • Simon Climie– Pro Tools
  • Alan Douglas – engineer
  • Paul Miggens – lettering
  • Jack English– photography

Track listing:

  1. Reptile – Eric Clapton
  2. Got You on My Mind – Joe Thomas, Howard Briggs
  3. Travelin’ Light – J.J. Cale
  4. Believe in Life – Eric Clapton
  5. Come Back Baby – Ray Charles
  6. Broken Down – Simon Climie, Dennis Morgan
  7. Find Myself – Eric Clapton
  8. I Ain’t Gonna Stand for It –Stevie Wonder
  9. I Want a Little Girl – Murray Mencher, Billy Moll
  10. Second Nature – Eric Clapton, Simon Climie, Dennis Morgan
  11. Modern Girl – Eric Clapton
  12. Superman Inside – Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall, IIand Susannah Melvoin
  13. Son & Sylvia – Eric Clapton

The Jam: The Gift

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On March 12, 1982, “Polydor” label released “The Gift”, the sixth and final The Jam studio album. It was recorded October 1981 – 1982, and was produced by Peter Wilson, Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton, Rick Buckler.

Personnel:

  • Paul Weller – vocals, guitar, art direction, design
  • Bruce Foxton– bass
  • Rick Buckler- drums, percussion
  • Pete Wilson- keyboards
  • Keith Thomas, Steve Nichol – brass

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Weller except where noted:

  1. Happy Together
  2. Ghosts
  3. Precious
  4. Just Who Is the 5 O’Clock Hero?
  5. Trans-Global Express
  6. Running on the Spot
  7. Circus (Bruce Foxton)
  8. The Planner’s Dream Goes Wrong
  9. Carnation
  10. Town Called Malice
  11. The Gift