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Cabaret Voltaire: The Crackdown

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In August 1983, “Some Bizzare, Virgin” labels released “The Crackdown”, the fifth Cabaret Voltaire studio album. It was recorded in 1983, and was produced by Flood, David Ball, Stephen Mallinder, Richard H. Kirk and Alan Fish.

Personnel:

  • David Ball- keyboards, drum programming, tape operation
  • Stephen Mallinder– vocals, bass guitar, trumpet, grand piano
  • Richard H. Kirk– synthesizer, guitar, clarinet, saxophone, shakuhachi, Japanese bamboo flute grand piano
  • Alan Fish – drums, percussion
  • Flood– engineer
  • George Peckham – mastering
  • Ken Prust, Neville Brody – typography
  • Phil Barnes – illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard H. Kirk and Stephen Mallinder.

  1. 24-24
  2. In the Shadows
  3. Talking Time
  4. Animation
  5. Over and Over
  6. Just Fascination
  7. Why Kill Time (When You Can Kill Yourself)
  8. Haiti
  9. Crackdown

Richard Thompson: Across A Crowded Room

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In April 1985, “Polydor” label released “Across a Crowded Room”, the third Richard Thompson album. It was recorded September- October 1984, at “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Joe Boyd.

Personnel:

  • Richard Thompson– vocals, guitar
  • Simon Nicol– guitar
  • Bruce Lynch– bass guitar
  • Dave Mattacks– drums
  • Alan Dunn – accordion
  • Dave Bitelli(de) – alto saxophone
  • Pete Thomas– tenor saxophone
  • Christine Collister, Phil Barnes, Clive Gregsonand The Soultanas – backing vocals
  • Philip Pickett– shawm, crumhorn, recorder

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Thompson

  1. When the Spell Is Broken
  2. You Don’t Say
  3. I Ain’t Going to Drag My Feet No More
  4. Love in a Faithless Country
  5. Fire in the Engine Room
  6. Walking Through a Wasted Land
  7. Little Blue Number
  8. She Twists the Knife Again
  9. Ghosts in the Wind