Tag Archives: Polydor

Jon and Vangelis: The Friends of Mr. Cairo

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In July 1981, “Polydor” label released “The Friends of Mr. Cairo”, the second Jon and Vangelis album. It was recorded 1980 – 1981 at “Davout Studios” in Paris, and “Nemo Studios” in London, and was produced by Vangelis and Jon Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Jon Anderson – vocals
  • Vangelis – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, arranger
  • Dick Morrissey– saxophone, flute
  • David Coker – voices
  • Sally Grace– voices
  • Dennis Clarke – saxophone
  • Claire Hamill– backing vocals
  • Carol Kenyon– backing vocals
  • Roger Roche – engineer
  • Raine Shine – engineer
  • Alwyn Clayden – design
  • Veronique Skawinska – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jon Anderson, all music by Vangelis and Jon Anderson.

  1. The Friends of Mr. Cairo
  2. Back to School
  3. Outside of This (Inside of That)
  4. State of Independence
  5. Beside
  6. The Mayflowe

Golden Eearing: No Promises…No Debts

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In July 1979, “Polydor” label released “No Promises…No Debts”, the 15th Golden Earring album. It was recorded in 1979, and was produced by George Kooymans.

Personnel:

  • George Kooymans – vocals, guitar
  • John Legrand – harmonica
  • Barry Hay – vocals, flute
  • Rinus Gerritsen – bass guitar, keyboards
  • Cesar Zuiderwijk – drums
  • Jan Rietman – horn arrangements
  • John Kriek – engineer
  • George Kooymans, John Kriek, Arnold Muhren – mixing
  • Jeep Bunt – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Rinus Gerritsen, Barry Hay, George Kooymans, and Cesar Zuiderwijk.

  1. Heart Beat
  2. Need Her
  3. Sellin’ Out
  4. Snot Love in Spain
  5. Save Your Skin
  6. D Light
  7. Tiger Bay
  8. Weekend Love
  9. Don’t Close the Door
  10. Don’t Stop the Show
  11. By Routes

Ian Gillan Band: Child In Time

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In July 1976, “Polydor” label released “Child in Time”, the debut Ian Gillan Band album. It was recorded December 1975 – January 1976, at “Musicland Studios” in Munich, and was produced by Roger Glover.

Personnel:

  • Ian Gillan– vocals, harmonica
  • Ray Fenwick– vocals, guitars, slide guitar
  • John Gustafson– vocals, bass guitar
  • Mark Nauseef– drums, percussion
  • Mike Moran– Fender Rhodes, Hohner Clavinet, Hammond organ, ARP 2600, piano, ARP string ensemble
  • Roger Glover– vocals, synthesizer (ARP 2600), kalimba

Track listing:

  1. Lay Me Down – Ian Gillan, Ray Fenwick, Mark Nauseef, John Gustafson
  2. You Make Me Feel So Good – Ian Gillan, Mike Moran, Dave Wintour, Bernie Holland, Andy Steele
  3. Shame – Ian Gillan, Ray Fenwick, Mark Nauseef, John Gustafson
  4. My Baby Loves Me – Ian Gillan, Ray Fenwick, Mark Nauseef, Roger Glover
  5. Down the Road – Ian Gillan, Ray Fenwick, Mark Nauseef, John Gustafson, Roger Glover
  6. Child in Time – Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
  7. Let It Slide – Ian Gillan, Ray Fenwick, Mark Nauseef, John Gustafson, Mike Moran

Jack Bruce: Harmony Row

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In July 1971, “Polydor” label released “Harmony Row”, the third Jack Bruce studio album. It was recorded October 1969 at “Morgan Studios” in London, January 1971 at “Command Studios” in London, and was produced by Jack Bruce. The album title is from a tenement street in Glasgow, near where Jack Bruce grew up.

Personnel:

  • Jack Bruce– vocals, bass guitar, guitar, piano, cello, keyboards, arrangements
  • Chris Spedding– guitar
  • John Marshall– drums, percussion
  • Andy Johns– engineer
  • Barry Ainsworth – engineer
  • Roger Brown – design, photography
  • Bob Adcock – coordinator

Track listing:

All lyrics by Peter Brown, all music by Jack Bruce.

  1. Can You Follow?
  2. Escape to the Royal Wood (On Ice)
  3. You Burned the Tables on Me
  4. There’s a Forest
  5. Morning Story
  6. Folk Song
  7. Smiles and Grins
  8. Post War
  9. A Letter of Thanks
  10. Victoria Sage
  11. The Consul at Sunset

Cream: Wheels Of Fire

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In July 1968, “Polydor” label released “Wheels of Fire”, the third Cream album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Felix Pappalardi. The album artwork was by Martin Sharp and the photography was by Jim Marshall. It was also released as two single long-players, Wheels of Fire – In the Studio,  and Wheels of Fire – Live at the Fillmore. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Wheels of Fire” at number 205 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”, Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and Platinum in US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Eric Clapton – vocals, guitar
  • Jack Bruce – lead and backing vocals, bass, cello, harmonica, calliope, acoustic guitar, recorder
  • Ginger Baker– drums, percussion, bells, glockenspiel, timpani, spoken word
  • Felix Pappalardi– viola, bells, organ, trumpet, tonette
  • Tom Dowd– recording, engineer
  • Adrian Barber– recording, engineer
  • Bill Halverson – recording, engineer
  • Martin Sharp – illustration
  • Stanislaw Zagorski – design

Track listing:

  1. White Room – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
  2. Sitting on Top of the World – Walter Vinson, Lonnie Chatmon; Chester Burnett
  3. Passing the Time – Ginger Baker, Mike Taylor
  4. As You Said – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
  5. Pressed Rat and Warthog – Ginger Baker, Mick Taylor
  6. Politician – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
  7. Those Were the Days – Ginger Baker, Mick Taylor
  8. Born Under a Bad Sign – Booker T. Jones, William Bell
  9. Deserted Cities of the Heart – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown

Richard Thompson: Daring Adventures

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In June 1986, “Polydor” label released “Daring Adventures”, the fourth Richard Thompson studio album. It was recorded in 1986, at “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Mitchell From.

Personnel:

  • Richard Thompson – vocals, guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, theremin
  • Mitchell Froom- keyboards, theremin
  • John Kirkpatrick- accordion, concertina
  • Philip Pickett- shawm, crumhorn, recorder
  • Chuck Fleming – fiddle
  • Jerry Scheff- bass guitar, double bass
  • Mickey Curry- drums
  • Jim Keltner- drums
  • Alex Acuña- percussion
  • Brian Taylor, Tony Goddard, David Horn, Ian Peters – brass
  • Christine Collister, Clive Gregson – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Thompson

  1. A Bone Through Her Nose
  2. Valerie
  3. Missie How You Let Me Down
  4. Dead Man’s Handle
  5. Long Dead Love
  6. Lover’s Lane
  7. Nearly In Love
  8. Jennie
  9. Baby Talk
  10. Cash Down, Never Never
  11. How Will I Ever Be Simple Again
  12. Al Bowlly’s in Heaven

Jon Anderson: Animation

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In June 1982, “Polydor” label released “Animation”, the third Jon Anderson solo album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, and was produced by Jon Anderson, Neil Kernon and Tony Visconti.

Personnel:

  • Jon Anderson – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Chris Rainbow– vocals
  • Clem Clempson– guitars
  • Billy Kristian – guitar
  • David Sancious– keyboards
  • Dave Lawson – keyboards
  • Ronnie Leahy – keyboards
  • Blue Weaver – keyboards
  • Jack Bruce – bass
  • John Giblin – bass
  • Stefano Cerri – electric bass
  • Simon Phillips– drums, percussions
  • Ian Wallace – drums
  • Morris Pert – percussions
  • Brazil Idiots  – Brazilian percussions
  • Brother James – percussions
  • Delmay String Quartet – strings

Track listing:

All tracks by Jon Anderson.

  1. Olympia
  2. Animation
  3. Surrender
  4. All in a Matter of Time
  5. Unlearning (The Dividing Line)
  6. Boundaries
  7. Pressure Point
  8. Much Better Reason
  9. All Gods Children

Golden Earing: Together

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In June 1972, “Polydor” label released “Together” the ninth Golden Earring album.

Personnel:

  • George Kooymans-vocals, guitar
  • Barry Hay- vocals, guitar, saxophone, flute
  • Rinus Gerritsen- bass guitar, keyboards
  • Cesar Zuiderwijk- drums
  • Frank Owen – engineer
  • Hans Brethouwer – mastering
  • Frits Van Swoll – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by George Kooymans except where noted.

  1. All Day Watcher
  2. Avalanche of Love
  3. Cruisin’ Southern Germany – Barry Hay
  4. Brother Wind
  5. Buddy Joe
  6. Jangalene
  7. From Heaven from Hell
  8. Thousand Feet Below You

Link Wray: Same

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In June 1971, “Polydor” label released the self-titled, sixth Link Wray album. It was recorded in 1971, at by Wray’s “Shack Three Track” in Accokeek, Maryland , and was produced by Steve Verroca, Ray Vernon and Bob Feldman.

Personnel:

  • Link Wray -lead vocals, guitars, Dobro, bass guitar
  • Bobby Howard -mandolin, piano
  • Bill Hodges -piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Doug Wray -drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Steve Verroca – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Gene Johnson – backing vocals
  • Ray Vernon – engineer
  • Chuck Irwin – remix

Track listing:

  1. La De Da – Steve Verroca
  2. Take Me Home Jesus – Steve Verroca
  3. Juke Box Mama – Steve Verroca
  4. Rise and Fall of Jimmy Stokes – Steve Verroca
  5. Fallin’ Rain – Link Wray
  6. Fire and Brimstone – Link Wray
  7. Ice People – Link Wray
  8. God Out West – Steve Verroca
  9. Crowbar – Link Wray
  10. Black River Swamp – Link Wray
  11. Tail Dragger – Willie Dixon

Lana Del Rey: Ultraviolence

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On June 13, 2014, “Polydor” label released “Ultraviolence”, the third Lana Del Rey studio album. It was recorded 2013-2014, and was produced by Dan Auerbach, Lana Del Rey, Rick Novels, Blake Stranathan, Paul Epworth, Lee Foster, Daniel Heath and Rick Nowels.

Personnel:

  • Lana Del Rey – lead and backing vocals
  • Kenny Vaughan– acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer, mellotron
  • Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Blake Stranathan – guitars
  • Blake Stranathan – guitar
  • Pablo Tato – guitar
  • Dan Auerbach – electric guitar, shaker, 12–string acoustic guitar,
  • synthesizer, claps, backing vocals, mixing
  • Russ Pahl – pedal steel guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Seth Kauffman – synthesizer, claps, electric guitar, omnichord, percussion, backing vocals
  • Ed Harcourt– piano
  • Rick Nowels– piano
  • Leon Michaels – synthesizer, piano, mellotron, tambourine, percussion, tenor saxophone, claps
  • Nick Movshon– bass guitar, upright bass, drums, piano, claps
  • Tom Herbert– bass guitar
  • Brian Griffin – drums
  • Collin Dupuis – drum programming, synthesizer, engineer, mixing
  • Nikolaj Torp Larsen– philicorda, mellotron
  • Leo Taylor– drums
  • Maximilian Weissenfeldt – claps, drums
  • Alfreda McCrary Lee – backing vocals
  • Ann McCrary – backing vocals
  • Regina McCrary – backing vocals
  • Daniel Heath – arrangements
  • Matthew McGaughey – orchestration
  • Matt Wiggins – engineer
  • Milton Gutiérrez – engineer
  • Phil Joly – engineer, tracking engineer, mixing
  • Julian Burg – additional engineering
  • Vira Byramji – engineer assistant
  • Andy Zisakis – engineer assistant
  • Kieron Menzies – vocal engineering
  • Alex Pasco – additional engineering
  • Robert Orton– mixing
  • Greg Kurstin– mixing
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Mat Maitland– design
  • Neil Krug – photography
  • Myan Soffia – additional photography

Track listing:

  1. Cruel World – Lana Del Rey, Blake Stranathan
  2. Ultraviolence – Lana Del Rey, Daniel Heath
  3. Shades of Cool – Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels
  4. Brooklyn Baby – Lana Del Rey, Barrie O’Neill
  5. West Coasts – Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels
  6. Sad Girl – Lana Del Rey – Rick Nowels
  7. Pretty When You Cry – Lana Del Rey, Blake Stranathan
  8. Money Power Glory – Lana Del Rey, Greg Kurstin
  9. Fucked My Way Up to the Top – Lana Del Rey, Daniel Heath
  10. Old Money – Lana Del Rey, Daniel Heath, Robbie Fitzsimmons
  11. The Other Woman – Jessie Mae Robinson