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Paice, Ashton & Lord: Malice In Wonderland

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In March 1977, “Polydor” label released “Malice in Wonderland” the only Paice, Ashton, Lord studio album. It was recorded September-October 1976, at “Miscland Studios” in Munich, and was produced by Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord and Martin Birch.

Personnel:

  • Tony Ashton – vocals, keyboards
  • Jon Lord – keyboards, synthesizer
  • Ian Paice – drums, percussion
  • Paul Martinez – bass
  • Bernie Marsden – guitar, backing vocals
  • Martin Birch – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Paice, Tony Ashton and Jon Lord, except where noted.

  1. Ghost Story
  2. Remember the Good Times – Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord, Bernie Marsden, Paul Martinez
  3. Arabella (Oh Tell Me) – Tony Ashton
  4. Silas & Jerome
  5. Dance with Me Baby – Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord, Bernie Marsden, Paul Martinez
  6. On the Road Again, Again – Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord, Bernie Marsden
  7. Sneaky Private Lee – Ian Paice, Tony Ashton, Jon Lord, Bernie Marsden
  8. I’m Gonna Stop Drinking
  9. Malice in Wonderland

Golden Earring: Switch

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In March 1975, “Polydor” label released “Switch” the eleventh Golden Earring album. It was recorded 1974-1975, and was produced by George Kooymans,  Rinus Gerritsen,  Barry Hay, Cesar Zuiderwijk, Eelco Gelling, Bertus Borgers and Robert Jan Stips

Personnel:

  • George Kooymans – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Eelco Gelling – guitar, arrangements
  • Barry Hay – vocals, flute, arrangements
  • Rinus Gerritsen – bass, keyboards, arrangements
  • Cesar Zuiderwijk- drums, arrangements
  • Bertus Borgers- saxophone
  • Robert Jan Stips– keyboards
  • Robert Jan Stips – string arrangements
  • Andy Knight, John Kriek – engineer, mixing
  • Jan Schuurman – engineer
  • George Osaki – art direction
  • Barry Hay – concept
  • Paul Gerritsma, Graham Hughes – photography
  • Fred Haayen – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Barry Hay and George Kooymans except where noted.

  1. Intro: Plus Minus Absurdio
  2. Love Is a Rodeo
  3. The Switch
  4. Kill Me (Ce Soir) – John Fenton, Barry Hay, George Kooymans
  5. Tons of Time
  6. Daddy’s Gonna Save My Soul
  7. Troubles and Hassles
  8. Lonesome D.J.

John Mayall: Back to the Roots

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In March 1971, “Polydor” label released “Back to the Roots”, the fifteen John Mayall album. It was recorded 15-25 November 1970, in London and California, and was produced by John Mayall.

Personnel:

  • John Mayall – vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, keyboards
  • Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, Harvey Mandel, Jerry McGee – guitars
  • Larry Taylor, Steven Thompson – bass
  • Keef Hartley, Paul Lagos – drums
  • Johnny Almond – saxophone, flute
  • Don “Sugarcane” Harris– violin

Track listing:

All tracks by John Mayall.

  1. Prisons on the Road
  2. My Children
  3. Accidental Suicide
  4. Groupie Girl
  5. Blue Fox
  6. Home Again
  7. Television Eye
  8. Marriage Madness
  9. Looking at Tomorrow
  10. Dream with Me
  11. Full Speed Ahead
  12. Censor Man
  13. Force of Nature
  14. Boogie Albert
  15. Goodbye December
  16. Unanswered Questions
  17. Devil’s Tricks
  18. Travelling

 

Monks: Black Monks Time

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In March 1966, “Polydor” label released “Black Monk Time”, the debut Monks studio album. It was recorded in November 1965, in Cologne, Germany, and was produced by Jimmy Bowien. The album’s musical style and lyrical content was radical for its time and today is considered an important landmark in the development of punk rock. In 2001, “Black Monk Time” was included in the Sunday Herald’s “The 103 Best Albums Ever, Honest” list, and in 2005, “Word” magazine included it in list “Hidden Treasure: Great Underrated Albums of Our Time”.

Personnel:

  • Gary Burger – vocals, guitar
  • Dave Day – vocals, electric banjo
  • Larry Clark – vocals, organ
  • Eddie Shaw – vocals, bass guitar
  • Roger Johnston – vocals, drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Burger, Larry Clark, Dave Day, Roger Johnston and Eddie Shaw.

  1. Monk Time
  2. Shut Up
  3. Boys are Boys and Girls are Choice
  4. Higgle-Dy-Piggle-Dy
  5. I hate You
  6. Oh How to Do now
  7. Complication
  8. We Do Wie Du
  9. Drunken Maria
  10. Love Come Tumblin’ Down
  11. Blast Off
  12. That’s My Girl

Robert Fripp: God Save The Queen / Under Heavy Manners

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In January 1980, “Polydor” label released “God Save the Queen/Under Heavy Manners”, the second Robert Fripp solo album. It was recorded in 1979, and was produced by Robert Fripp.

Personnel:

  • Robert Fripp – guitars, Frippertronics, Discotronics, design concept
  • David Byrne (credited by the pseudonym Absalm el Habib) – vocals, spoken word
  • Michael Busta “Cherry” Jones – bass
  • Paul Duskin – drums
  • Chris Stein – design concept

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Fripp

Side A: God Save the Queen

  1. Red Two Scorer
  2. God Save the Queen
  3. 1983

Side One: Under Heavy Manners

  1. Under Heavy Manners
  2. The Zero of the Signified

Jon And Vangelis: Short Stories

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In January 1980, “Polydor” label released “Short Stories”, the debut collaborative album by Jon and Vangelis. It was recorded February – October 1979,at “Nemo Studios” in London, and was produced by Vangelis.

Personnel:

  • Jon Anderson – vocals
  • Vangelis – keyboards, synthesizers, piano, electronics
  • Raphael Preston – acoustic guitars

Track listing:

All music by Vangelis, all lyrics by Jon Anderson

  1. Curious Electric
  2. Each and Everyday
  3. Bird Song
  4. I Hear You Now
  5. The Road
  6. Far Away in Baagad
  7. Love Is
  8. One More Time
  9. Thunder
  10. A Play Within a Play

Brian Eno: Before And After Science

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In December 1977, “Polydor” label released “Before and After Science”, the fifth Brian Eno studio album.It was recorded in 1977, at “Basing Street Studios” in London, and “Conny’s Studio” in Cologne, and was produced by Brian Eno and Rhett Davies.

Personnel:

  • Brian Eno – voices, synthesizers, guitar, synthesised percussion, piano,  brass, vibes, metallics, bell, cover design
  • Phil Manzanera – rhythm guitar
  • Robert Fripp – guitar
  • Fred Frith – modified guitar, cascade guitars
  • Kurt Schwitters – voice
  • Achim Roedelius– grand piano, electric piano
  • Paul Rudolph– bass, rhythm guitar, harmonic bass
  • Percy Jones– fretless bass, analogue delay bass
  • Möbi Moebius – bass Fender piano
  • Bill MacCormick – bass
  • Brian Turrington – bass
  • Rhett Davies – a gong-gong, stick
  • Phil Collins – drums
  • Jaki Liebezeit– drums
  • Dave Mattacks – drums
  • Shirley Williams (Robert Wyatt) – brush timbales, time
  • Andy Fraser– drums
  • Rhett Davies – engineer
  • Conny Plank– engineer
  • Dave Hutchins – engineer
  • Cream – artwork
  • Peter Schmidt– art prints
  • Ritva Saarikko – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian Eno, except where noted.

  1. No One Receiving
  2. Backwater
  3. Kurt’s Rejoinder
  4. Energy Fools the Magician – arranged by Percy Jones and Brian Eno
  5. King’s Lead Hat
  6. Here He Comes
  7. Julie With …
  8. By This River – Brian Eno, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Dieter Moebius
  9. Through Hollow Lands (for Harold Budd) – arranged by Fred Frith and Brian Eno
  10. Spider and I

 

The Jam: Sound Affects

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On November 28, 1980, “Polydor” label released “Sound Affects”, the fifth Jam studio album. It was recorded June – October 1980, and was produced by Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton, Rick Buckler and Vic Coppersmith-Heaven. The album cover art is a pastiche of the artwork used on various Sound Effects records produced by the BBC during the 1970s. “NME” magazine ranked the album at number 487 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Paul Weller – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Bruce Foxton – vocals, bass
  • Rick Buckler – drums
  • Martyn Goddard – cover art, photography
  • Bill Smith – design
  • Pennie Smith – photography
  • Paul Cox – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Weller except where noted.

  1. Pretty Green
  2. Monday
  3. But I’m Different Now
  4. Set the House Ablaze
  5. Start!
  6. That’s Entertainment
  7. Dream Time
  8. Man in the Corner Shop
  9. Music for the Last Couple – Rick Buckler, Bruce Foxton, Paul Weller
  10. Boy About Town
  11. Scrape Away

Rory Gallagher: Deuce

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On November 28, 1971, “Polydor” label released “Deuce”, the second Rory Gallagher solo album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Rory Gallagher.

Personnel:

  • Rory Gallagher– vocals, guitars, harmonica
  • Gerry McAvoy– bass guitar
  • Wilgar Campbell– drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Rory Gallagher.

  1. Used to Be
  2. I’m Not Awake Yet
  3. Don’t Know Where I’m Going
  4. Maybe I Will
  5. Whole Lot of People
  6. In Your Town
  7. Should’ve Learnt My Lesson
  8. There’s a Light
  9. Out of My Mind
  10. Crest of a Wave

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions: Easy Pieces

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On November 22, 1985, “Polydor” label released “Easy Pieces”, the second Lloyd Cole and the Commotions album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Westside Studios” in London, and was produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley.

Personnel:

  • Lloyd Cole– vocals, guitar
  • Neil Clark– guitar
  • Blair Cowan– keyboards
  • Lawrence Donegan– bass guitar, guitar
  • Stephen Irvine – drums, tambourine
  • Jimmy Thomas, Jimmy Helms, Lance Ellington, Jimmy Chambers, Tony Jackson, Lynda Hayes – additional vocals
  • Anne Dudley– string arrangements
  • Gary Barnacle– brass arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Lloyd Cole.

  1. Rich
  2. Why I Love Country Music – Lloyd Cole, Blair Cowan
  3. Pretty Gone – Neil Clark, Lloyd Cole
  4. Grace
  5. Cut Me Down
  6. Brand New Friend – Lloyd Cole, Blair Cowan
  7. Lost Weekend – Neil Clark, Lloyd Cole, Lawrence Donegan
  8. James
  9. Minor Character – Neil Clark, Lloyd Cole
  10. Perfect Blue