Tag Archives: Polydor

Rainbow: Down To Earth

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On August 3, 1979, “Polydor” label released “Down to Earth”, the fourth Rainbow studio album. It was recorded March – July 1979, at “Château Pelly de Cornfeld” in France, “Kingdom Sound Studios” in Long Island, and was produced by Roger Glover.

Personnel:

  • Graham Bonnet – lead vocals
  • Ritchie Blackmore – guitars
  • Don Airey – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Roger Glover – bass, backing vocals
  • Cozy Powell – drums, percussion
  • Gary Edwards – engineer
  • Michael Palmer, Leigh Mantle – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover, except where noted.

  1. All Night Long
  2. Eyes of the World
  3. No Time to Lose
  4. Makin’ Love
  5. Since You Been Gone – Russ Ballard
  6. Love’s No Friend
  7. Danger Zone
  8. Lost in Hollywood – Ritchie Blackmore, Cozy Powell

Glass Animals: I Love You So F***ing Much

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On July 19, 2024, “Polydor” label released “I Love You So F***ing Much”, the fourth Glass Animals studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by Dave Bayley.

Personnel:

  • Dave Bayley – lead vocals, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming, sequencer, synthesizer,  bass guitar, string arrangements, engineer
  • Andrew MacFarlane – keyboards, guitar, percussion, synthesizer, programming, string arrangements 
  • Edmund Irwin-Singer – bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, programming, engineer
  • Joe Seaward – drums, percussion
  • Leos Strings – strings
  • Jody Smith – violin
  • Sarah Thornett – violin
  • Su Sturman – violin
  • Matthew Chadbond – violin
  • Lucy McKay – violin
  • Elaine Ambridge – violin
  • Laurie Dempsey – violin
  • Jordan Bowron – viola
  • Rhiannon Fallows – viola
  • Rachel Shakespeare – cello
  • Andy Crick – cello
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Matt Wiggins – engineer
  • Anthony Vilchis – mixing
  • Trey Station – mixing
  • Will Quinnell – mastering assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Bayley.

  1. Show Pony
  2. Whatthehellishappening?
  3. Creatures in Heaven
  4. Wonderful Nothing
  5. A Tear in Space (Airlock)
  6. I Can’t Make You Fall in Love Again
  7. How I learned to Love the Bomb
  8. White Roses
  9. On the Run
  10. Lost in the Ocean

Rainbow: On Stage

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On July 15, 1977, “Oyster” and “Polydor” labels released “On Stage”, the first Rainbow live album. It was recorded September – December 1976, in Japan and Germany, and was produced by Martin Birch.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie James Dio – vocals
  • Ritchie Blackmore – guitars
  • Tony Carey – keyboards
  • Jimmy Bain – bass
  • Cozy Powell – drums

Track listing:

  1. Kill the King – Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, Cozy Powell
  2. Medley: Man on the Silver Mountain / Blues / Starstruck – Ritchie Blackmore Ronnie James Dio
  3. Catch the Rainbow – Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio
  4. Mistreated – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale
  5. Sixteen Century Greensleeves – Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio
  6. Still I’m Sad (The Yardbirds cover) -Paul Samwell – Smith, Jim McCarty

Roger Glover: Mask

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On June 22, 1984, “21 Records / Polydor” labels released “Mask”, the fifth Roger Glover studio album. It was recorded 1983 – 1984, at “Bear Tracks Studios” in Suffern, New York, “Boogie Hotel Studios” in Port Jefferson, New York, “Le Studio” in Morin Heights, Quebec, and was produced by Roger Glover.

Personnel:

  • Roger Glover — lead vocals, bass, Ovation acoustic guitar, percussion, synthesizer, timbales, piano, mixing
  • Dave Gellis — guitar
  • Joe Jammer — guitar
  • David Rosenthal — keyboards
  • Jean Roussel — synthesizer
  • Chuck Burgi — drums
  • Mark Conese — electronic drums 
  • Nick Blagona — percussion, dub
  • Charlie DeChant — saxophone 
  • Craig Brooks — backing vocals
  • Kate McGarrigle — backing vocals
  • Denise Brooks — backing vocals
  • Kim Romano — backing vocals
  • Nick Blagona – engineer
  • Jeffrey Kawalek, Mike Barry – additional engineering
  • Nick Blagona – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Roger Glover, except where noted.

  1. Divided World
  2. Getting Stranger
  3. The Mask – Roger Glover, Jean Roussel
  4. Fake It
  5. Dancin’ Again – Roger Glover, Dave Gellis
  6. (You’re) So Remote
  7. Hip Level – Roger Glover, Chuck Burgi, Dave Gellis
  8. Don’t Look Down

Pink Fairies: Never Never Land

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In May 1971, “Polydor” label released “Never Never Land”, the debut Pink Fairies studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Command Studios” in London, and was produced by Neil Slaven, Paul Rudolph, Duncan Sanderson, Russel Hunter and Twink.

Personnel:

  • Paul Rudolph – vocals, guitar
  • Duncan Sanderson – bass
  • Russell Hunter – drums
  • Twink – vocals, drums
  • Andy Hendriksen – recording, engineer
  • Gary Lyons – recording, engineer
  • Pennie Smith, Tony Vesely – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Rudolph, Duncan Sanderson, Russel Hunter and Twink, except where noted.

  1. Do It
  2. Heavenly Man – John Charles Alder
  3. Say You Love Me
  4. War Girl – John Charles Alder
  5. Never Never Land
  6. Track One, Side Two
  7. Thor – John Charles Alder.
  8. Teenage Rebel
  9. Uncle Harry’s Last Freak-Out
  10. The Dream Is Just Beginning – John Charles Alder

Paul Weller: 66

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On May 24, 2024, “Polydor” label released “66”, the seventeenth Paul Weller studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2024, at “Black Barn Studio”, and was produced by Christophe Vaillant, Paul Weller and White Label.

Personnel:

  • Paul Weller – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, bass guitar, piano, Mellotron, organ, Rhodes, synthesizer, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, celesta, percussion
  • Steve Pilgrim – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Tom Heel – acoustic and electric guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ, backing vocals
  • Le Super Homard – acoustic guitar, tambourine, bass guitar, piano, vibraphone, celesta, Hammond organ, harpsichord, keyboards, organ, Mellotron, synthesizer, percussion, stylophone, backing vocals
  • Tom Doyle – electric guitar, glockenspiel, Hammond organ, saxophone, strings, synthesizer, Wurlitzer electric piano, drum programming
  • Steve Cradock – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Steve Brookes – acoustic guitar
  • Richard Hawley – lap steel guitar 
  • Marco Rees – electric guitar
  • Charles Rees – synthesizer, drum programming
  • Josh McClorey – bass guitar, electric guitar
  • Andy Crofts – bass guitar
  • Jake Fletcher – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Brown – Moog bass
  • Ben Gordelier – drums, percussion
  • Max Beesley – vibraphone
  • Jacko Peake – saxophone, tenor and baritone saxophone, flute
  • Anthony Gaylard – tenor saxophone
  • Paul Speare – baritone saxophone
  • Dave Boraston – trumpet, piccolo trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Steve Trigg – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Andy Gilliams – trombone
  • Britten Sinfonia – orchestra
  • Hannah Peel – conductor
  • Louise Marshall – backing vocals
  • Sumudu Jayatilaka – backing vocals
  • Dr. Robert – backing vocals
  • Leah Weller – backing vocals
  • Say She She – backing vocals
  • Erland Cooper – backing vocals
  • Steve Trigg – horn arrangements
  • Hannah Peel – orchestral arrangements
  • Christopher Parker – engineer
  • John Barrett – engineer
  • Tom Ashpitel – engineer assistant
  • Charles Rees – additional production, engineer, mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Ship of Fools – Paul Weller, Graham McPherson
  2. Flying Fish – Paul Weller
  3. Jumble Queen – Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher
  4. Nothing – Paul Weller, Andrew Chalk, Graham McPherson
  5. My Best Friend’s Coat – Paul Weller, Cristophe Vaillant
  6. Rise Up Singing – Paul Weller, Miles Copeland, Dr. Robert
  7. I Woke Up – Paul Weller
  8. A Glimpse of You – Paul Weller, Cristophe Vaillant
  9. Sleepy Hollow – Paul Weller
  10. In Full Flight – Paul Weller, Anthony Brown, Tom Doyle
  11. Soul Wandering – Paul Weller, Bobby Gillespie
  12. Burn Out – Paul Weller, Erland Cooper

Mandrill: Mandrill Is

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In April 1972, “Polydor” label released “Mandrill Is”, the second Mandrill studio album. It was recorded 1971 – 1972, and was produced by Alfred V. Brown, Carlos Wilson, Louis Wilson, Ricardo Wilson, Claude Cave, Frederick Solomon, Omar Mesa and Charles Padro.

Personnel:

  • Carlos Wilson – vocals, trombone, alto saxophone, flute, guitar, percussion, arrangements
  • Louis Wilson – vocals, percussion, trumpet, flugelhorn, arrangements
  • Ricardo Wilson – vocals, tenor saxophone, percussion, arrangements
  • Omar Mesa – vocals, guitar, percussion, arrangements
  • Claude “Coffee” Cave – vocals, keyboards, vibraphone, percussion, arrangements
  • Frederick “Fudgie Kae” Solomon – vocals, bass, percussion, arrangements
  • Charles Padro – vocals, drums, percussion, arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Carlos Wilson, Louis Wilson, Ricardo Wilson, Claude Cave, Frederick Solomon, Omar Mesa and Charles Padro.

  1. Ape Is High
  2. Cohello
  3. Git It All
  4. Children of the Sun
  5. I Refuse to Smile
  6. Universal Rhythms
  7. Lord of the Golden Baboon
  8. Central Park
  9. Kofijahm
  10. Here Today Gone Tomorrow
  11. The Sun Must Go Down

The Moody Blues: The Other Side Of Life

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On April 21, 1986, “Polydor” label released “The Other Side of Life”, the twelfth Moody Blues (The) studio album. It was recorded 1985 – 1986, at “Good Earth” in London, and was produced by Tony Visconti.

Personnel:

  • Justin Hayward – vocals, guitar
  • Ray Thomas – tambourine, backing vocals, flute
  • Patrick Moraz – keyboards, synthesizers
  • John Lodge – vocals, bass
  • Graeme Edge – drums, percussion
  • Tony Visconti – engineer
  • Alwyn Clayden – art direction, design
  • Bruce Gill – design
  • Karl Lloyd – illustration
  • Michael Hoppen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Your Wildest Dreams – Justin Hayward
  2. Talkin’ Talkin’ – Justin Hayward, John Lodge
  3. Rock ’n’ Roll Over You – John Lodge
  4. I Just Don’t Care – Justin Hayward
  5. Running Out of Love – Justin Hayward, John Lodge
  6. The Other Side of Life – Justin Hayward
  7. The Spirit – Graeme Edge, Patrick Moraz
  8. Slings and Arrows – Justin Hayward, John Lodge
  9. It May Be a Fire – John Lodge

Feist: Multitudes

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On April 14, 2023, “Polydor” label released “Multitudes”, the sixth Feist studio album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, and was produced by Leslie Feist, Robbie Lackritz, Blake Mills, Mike Mills and Mocky.

Personnel:

  • Leslie Feist – lead and additional vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, recording 
  • Amir Yaghmai – acoustic and electric guitar, nylon-string guitar, violin, brass
  • Chilly Gonzales – keyboards
  • Shahzad Ismaily – keyboards, organ, electric bass, drums, additional vocals, engineer
  • Todd Dahlhoff – keyboards, bass guitar, clarinet
  • Blake Mills – bass guitar, drums
  • Gabe Noel – cello, keyboards, electric guitar, bass guitar
  • Mocky – drums, keyboards, electric bass, piano, recording
  • David Ralicke – tenor and baritone saxophone, flute
  • Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – violin
  • Sarah K Pedinotti – additional vocals, percussion, field recording samples
  • Blake Mills – mixing
  • Robbie Lackritz – engineer, mixing
  • Joseph Lorge – mixing
  • Michael Harris – engineer
  • Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – engineer
  • Mark Vreeken – engineer
  • Pete Min – engineer
  • David Reichardt – engineer
  • Samur Khouja – engineer
  • Sarah K Pedinotti – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Feist, except where noted.

  1. In Lightning
  2. Forever Before
  3. Love Who We Are Meant To
  4. Hiding Out in the Open
  5. The Redwing
  6. I Took All of My Rings Off
  7. Of Womankind
  8. Become the Earth
  9. Borrow Trouble – Feist, Mocky
  10. Martyr Moves
  11. Calling All the Gods – Feist, Todd Dahlhoff, Shahzad Ismaily
  12. Songs for Sad Friends

Jimi Hendrix And The Band Of Gypsys

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On March 25, 1970, “Polydor” and “Track” labels released “Band of Gypsys”, album by Jimi Hendrix and Band of Gypsys. It was recorded in January 1970, at “Filmore East” in New York City, and was produced by Heaven Research (Jimi Hendrix). In 2018, Band of Gypsys album was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”, On June 23, 2019, the Band of Gypsys were inducted into the “Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame”.

Personnel:

  • Jimi Hendrix – vocals, guitar, liner notes
  • Billy Cox – vocals, bass
  • Buddy Miles – vocals, drums
  • Wally Heider – live recording engineer
  • Eddie Kramer – studio mixing engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Victor Kahn – design
  • Jan Blom – photography

Track listing:

All tracks Jimi Hendrix, except, except where noted.

  1. Who Knows
  2. Machine Gun
  3. Changes – Buddy Miles
  4. Power to Love
  5. Message of Love
  6. We Gotta Live Together – Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman
  7. Hear My Train A Comin
  8. Foxy Lady
  9. Stop