On April 30, 1976, “Island” label released the self-titled, debut Go studio album. It was recorded in February 1976, at “Island Studios” in London in February, and was produced by Dennis McKay, Stomu Yamashta and Paul Buckmaster.
On November 11, 1971, “RCA” label released “Nilsson Schmilsson”, the seventh Harry Nilsson studio album. It was recorded January – June 1971, at “Trident” and “Island” in London, “RCA” in Hollywood, and was produced by Richard Perry.
Personnel:
Harry Nilsson – vocals; piano, mellotron, organ, harmonica, electric piano
John Uribe – acoustic and lead guitar
Chris Spedding – guitar
Caleb Quaye – guitar
Ian Duck – acoustic guitar
Bill Linnane – piano
Jim Webb – piano
Roger Coulam – organ
Gary Wright – piano, organ
Henry Krein – accordion
Klaus Voormann – bass guitar, rhythm and acoustic guitar
Herbie Flowers – bass guitar
Jim Gordon – drums, percussion
Jim Keltner – drums
Roger Pope – drums
Richard Perry – percussion, mellotron
Bobby Keys – saxophone
Jim Price – trumpet, trombone, horn arrangements
Paul Buckmaster – string and horn arrangements
George Tipton – string and horn arrangements
Robin Geoffrey Cable – engineer
Richie Schmitt – engineer
Phill Brown – additional engineering
Acy Lehman – graphics
Dean Torrence – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Harry Nilsson, except where noted.
Gotta Get Up
Driving Along
Early in the Morning – Leo Hickman, Louis Jordam, Dallas Bartley
The Moonbeam Song
Down
Without You – Pete Ham, Tom Evans
Coconut
Let the Good Times Roll – Shirley goodman, Leonard Lee
On March 16, 1979, “E. G.” label released “Manifesto”, the sixth Roxy Music studio album. It was recorded 1978 – 1979, at “Ridge Farm” in Rusper, England, “Basing Street” in London, and was produced by Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay and Paul Thompson.
Personnel:
Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards, harmonica
Phil Manzanera – guitar
Andy Mackay – oboe, saxophone
Paul Thompson – drums
Paul Carrack – keyboards
Richard Tee – piano
Alan Spenner – bass
Gary Tibbs – bass
Steve Ferrone – drums
Rick Marotta – drums
Melissa Manchester – backing vocals
Luther Vandross – backing vocals
Rhett Davies – recording
Jimmy Douglass – engineer
Phill Brown – engineer
Randy Mason – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Bryan Ferry, except where noted.
East Side
Manifesto – Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera
Trash – Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera
Angel Eyes – Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay
Still Falls the Rain – Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera
On January 26, 1998, “Polydor” label released the self – titled, debut and only Mark Hollis album. It was recorded in 1997, and was produced by Mark Hollis.
Personnel:
Mark Hollis – vocals, guitar
Dominic Miller – guitar
Robbie McIntosh – guitar
Lawrence Pendrous – piano, harmonium
Mark Feltham – harmonica
Chris Laurence – double bass
Martin Ditcham – drums, percussion
Henry Lowther – trumpet
Iain Dixon – clarinet
Tim Holmes – clarinet
Andy Panayi – flute
Melinda Maxwell – cor Anglais
Maggie Pollock – bassoon
Julie Andrews – bassoon
Phill Brown – engineer
Cally and Crane – design
Stephen Lovell-Davis – cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Mark Hollis and Warme Livesey, except where noted.
On June 10, 2013 “Infectious Music” label released “Field of Reeds”, the third These New Puritans studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Studio P4 Funkhaus Nalepastraße” in Berlin, “Snap Studios” in London, “Modern World Studios” in Tetbury, England, and was produced by Graham Sutton and Jack Barnett.
Personnel:
Jack Barnett – vocals, piano, electric piano, organs, bass guitar, vibraphone, chromatic gongs, unpitched percussion, magnetic resonator piano, sound design, field recordings, drawings
Thomas Hein – bass guitar, roto-toms
George Barnett – drums, percussion, glass, artwork, photography
Elisa Rodrigues – vocals
Adrian Peacock – basso profondo
Elizabeth Turner – field recording vocal
Nicholas Ellis – clarinet, bass clarinet
Henry Lowther – flugelhorn, trumpet
Lindsay Kempley – French horn soloist
Daniel West – tenor and bass trombone
Pete Smith – tuba
Elspeth Hanson – viola
Chris Laurence – double bass
Toby Kearney – vibraphone soloist
Faith Leadbetter – piano, electric piano
Stargaze Ensemble
Andre de Ridder – conductor
Nikolaus Neuser – flugelhorn, trumpet
Matthias Gödeker – French horn
Stefan Most – French horn
Florian Juncker – tenor trombone
Till Krause – bass trombone
Sebastian Kunzke – tuba
Paul Valikoski – violin
Daniella Strasfogel – violin
Justin Caullet – viola
Zoe Cartier – cello
Kristjan Orii Sigerleifsson – double bass
Synergy Vocal Ensemble
Micaela Haslam – director, soprano
Julia Wilson-James – soprano
Heather Cairncross – alto
Rachel Weston – alto
Phillip Brown – tenor
Andrew Busher – tenor
Children of St Mary’s Church of England Primary School
Charlie Dyer
Daisy Farthing
Maddie Farthing
Amber Motti
James Norris
Jacob Scotford
Bethany Scriven
Ben McLusky – additional pipe organ
Andrew McPherson – magnetic resonator piano setup and calibration
Shiloh – hawk
Alan Vaughan – hawk handler
Roy at TGM Glazing – glazier
Stool Trinovante – saxocone
Phill Brown – ensemble recordings
Ben McLusky – engineer assistant
Christian Bader – engineer assistant
Campbell Duncan – assistant engineer
Geoff Swan – engineer assistant
Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
Stuart Hawkes – mastering
Matthew Cooper – artwork
Paul Steet – artwork assistant
Willy Vanderperre – band photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jack Barnett, except where noted.
This Guy’s in Love with You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Fragment Two
The Light in Your Name – Jack Barnett, Michel van der An
In October 1976, “Island” label released “Some People Can Do What They Like”, the third Robert Palmer studio album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Clover Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Robert Palmer and Steve Smith.
Personnel:
Robert Palmer – vocals
Paul Barrere – guitar, backing vocals
Freddie Harris, Carol Kaye, Freddy Wall – guitar
Bill Payne – keyboards, backing vocals
James Allen Smith, William “Smitty” Smith – keyboards
Greg Carroll – harmonica
Pierre Brock, Chuck Rainey – bass guitar
Richie Hayward, Jeff Porcaro, Spider Webb, Robert Greenidge – drums
Chilli Charles – timbales
Sam Clayton – percussion, congas, backing vocals
Jody Linscott – percussion, congas
Arthur Smith – ocarina, whistle
Phill Brown – engineer, mixing
Toby Scott – engineer assistant
Richard Digby Smith – additional engineering
George Marino – mastering
Ria Lewerke – design
Moshe Brakha – photography
Track listing:
One Last Look – Bill Payne, Fran Tate
Keep in Touch – Robert Palmer
Man Smart (Woman Smarter) – Norman Span aka King Radio
Spanish Moon – Lowell George
Have Mercy – Don Covay
Gotta Get a Grip on You (Part II) – Robert Palmer, Alan Powell
What Can You Bring Me – James Gadson
Hard Head – Eddie Curtis
Off the Bone – Phill Brown, Robert Palmer, Steve Smith
On June 15, 1978, “Columbia” label released “Sunlight”, the 19th Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in 1977, and was produced by David Rubinson and Herbie Hancock.
Personnel:
Herbie Hancock – lead and background vocals (vocoder), keyboards, synthesizers, string, brass and woodwind arrangements
Patrick Gleeson – additional synthesizers
Bennie Maupin – soprano saxophone solo
Wah Wah Watson, Ray Parker, Jr. – guitar
Byron Miller, Paul Jackson, Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
Leon “Ndugu” Chancler, James Levi, Harvey Mason, Sr., Tony Williams – drums
Raul Rekow, Bill Summers – percussion
Baba Duru – table
Bobby Shew, Maurice Spears, Robert O’Bryant, Garnett Brown – brass
Ernest J. Watts, Fred Jackson, Jr., Jack Nimitz, David Willard Riddles – woodwind
Terry Adams, Roy Malan, Nathan Rubin, Linda Wood, Emily VanValkenburgh – strings
David Rubinson, Fred Catero, Chris Minto, Cheryl Ward – engineer
Steve Mantoani – engineer
Terry Becker – engineer assistant
Phill Brown – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Herbie Hancock, except where noted.
I Thought It Was You – Herbie Hancock, Melvin Ragin, Jeffrey Cohen
On May 22, 2006, “Atlantic” label released “The Garden”, the third Zero 7 studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker.
On January 24, 1994, “Sire” label released “Hips and Makers”, the debut Kristin Hersh album. It was recorded April-October 1993, at “Stable Sound” in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and was produced by Lenny Kaye and Kristin Hersh.
Personnel:
Kristin Hersh – vocals, guitar
Jane Scarpantoni- cello
Michael Stipe- additional vocals
Phill Brown – engineer
Steve Rizzo – engineer assistant
Vaughan Oliver– design
Shinro Ohtake– artwork
Andrew Catlin – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Kristin Hersh, except where noted.
Your Ghost
Beestung
Teeth
Sundrops
Sparky
Houdini Blues – Kristin Hersh, William James Hersh
A Loon
Velvet Days
Close Your Eyes
Me and My Charm
Tuesday Night
The Letter
Lurch
The Cuckoo – traditional, arranged by Kristin Hersh
In November 1975, “Island” label released “Pressure Drop”, the second Robert Palmer studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Blue Seas Studio” in Hunt Valley, Maryland, and was produced by Steve Smith.
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