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The Big Dish: Satellites

On February 11, 1991, “East West” label released “Satellites”, the third and final Big Dish (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1990, and was produced by Warne Livesey, Steve Lindsay, Brian McFie and Craig Armstrong.

Personnel:

  • Steve Lindsay – vocals, guitars, piano, harmonica
  • Brian McFie – guitars, slide guitar, machine gun, backing vocals
  • Craig Armstrong – piano, keyboards, violin, arrangements
  • Warne Livesey – programming, arrangements
  • Gavyn Wright – leader
  • John Giblin – bass
  • Raymond Docherty – bass
  • Pino Palladino – bass
  • Geoff Dugmore – drums
  • Skip Reid – drums
  • Manu Katché – drums
  • Danny Cummings – percussion
  • Jody Linscott – percussion
  • Jamie Talbot, Neil Sidwell – alto saxophone
  • Chris White, Phil Todd – tenor saxophone
  • John Thirkell, Simon Gardener – trumpet
  • The Astarti String Orchestra – strings
  • Shirley Lewis, Carol Kenyon – backing vocals
  • Richard Moakes – engineer
  • Robin Rankin – engineer
  • Felix Kendall – mixing
  • Richard Arnold, Andrew Patterson, Bruce Davies, Matt Howe, Spencer May – engineer assistant
  • John Stoddart – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Steven Lindsay except where noted.

  1. Miss America – Steven Lindsay, Craig Armstrong, Brian McFie
  2. State of the Union – Steven Lindsay, Craig Armstrong
  3. Across the Province – Steven Lindsay, Craig Armstrong
  4. Give Me Some Time
  5. 25 Years
  6. Big Town
  7. Shipwrecked
  8. Warning Sign
  9. Bonafide – Steven Lindsay, Craig Armstrong
  10. Learn to Love

Belle and Sebastian: Storutelling

On June 3, 2002, “Jeepster” label released “Storytelling”, the fifth Belle and Sebastian studio album. It was recorded in 2001, at “Water Music” and “Magic Studios” in New York City, “Ca Va Studios” in Glasgow, and was produced by Tony Doogan.   

Personnel:

  • Gary Grochla – double bass
  • Roy Hunter – double bass
  • Kenneth Broom – saxophone
  • Jenny Divers – tenor saxophone
  • Ronan Breslin – bass trombone
  • Andrea Kuypers – flute
  • Alastair Savage – violin
  • Cheryl Crockett – violin
  • Dervilagh Cooper – violin
  • Gillian Risi – violin
  • Liza Webb – violin
  • Mary Ward – violin
  • Murray Fergusson – violin
  • George Cuthbertson – viola
  • Jacqui Penfold – viola
  • Joel Hunter – viola
  • Jacqui Sharples – cello
  • Susan Dance – cello
  • Catriona MacKay – harp
  • Geoff Allen – engineer
  • Dave Paterson – engineer
  • Michael Bannister, Willie Deans – engineer assistant
  • Juan Garcia – engineer assistant
  • Tom Unish – engineer assistant
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • Robin Rankin – editing
  • Tony Doogan – editing
  • Divine Inc. – design

Track listing:

  1. Fiction
  2. Freak
  3. Dialogue: Conan, Early Letterman
  4. Fuck This Shit
  5. Night Walk
  6. Dialogue: Jersey’s Where It’s At
  7. Black and White Unite
  8. Consuelo
  9. Dialogue: Toby
  10. Storytelling
  11. Dialogue: Class Rank
  12. I Don’t Want to Play Football
  13. Consuelo Leaving
  14. Wandering Alone
  15. Dialogue: Mandingo Cliché
  16. Scooby Driver
  17. Fiction Reprise
  18. Big Joh Shaft

Runrig: The Stamping Ground

On May 6, 2001, “Ridge Records” label released “The Stamping Ground”, the eleventh Runrig studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at “CaVa Studios” in Glasgow, Scotland, “Lundgaard Studios” in Denmark, “Junk!” in São Paulo, Brazil, and was produced by Kristian Gislason, Paul Mounsey, Iain Bayne, Bruce Guthro, Malcolm Jones, Calum Macdonald, Rory Macdonald and Peter Wishart.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Guthro: lead vocals
  • Malcolm Jones: guitars, accordion
  • Peter Wishart: keyboards
  • Rory Macdonald: vocals, bass guitar
  • Iain Bayne: drums, percussion
  • Calum Macdonald: percussion
  • Jon Anderskou: cello
  • Michael Bannister: mellotron
  • Alyth MacCormack: vocals
  • Robin Rankin: keyboards
  • Betina Stegmann: fiddle
  • Aidan O’Rourke: fiddle

Track listing:

  1. Book of Golden Stories
  2. The Stamping Ground
  3. An Sabhal aig Nèill 
  4. Wall of China / One Man
  5. The Engine Room
  6. One Thing
  7. The Ship
  8. The Summer Walkers
  9. Running to the Light
  10. Òran Ailein / Leaving Strathconon
  11. Big Songs of Hope and Cheer
  12. Òran

Wintersleep: New Inheritors

On May 18, 2010, “The Tom Kotter Company” label released “New Inheritors”, the fourth Wintersleep album. It was recorded September 2009 – February 2010, and was produced by Tony Doogan.

Personnel:

  • Paul Murphy – lead vocals, guitar
  • Tim D’Eon – guitar
  • Jon Samuel – keyboards
  • Michael Bigelow – bass guitar
  • Loel Campbell – drums, percussion
  • Robin Rankin – keyboards
  • Mick Cooke – brass, string arrangements
  • Anne–Marie Proulx, Rachel Denkers – handclapping
  • Caraline Risi, Liam Lynch, Rosie Townhill, Ysla Robertson – strings
  • Tony Doogan – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Jace Lasek, Sébastien Rivard – assistant
  • Graeme Patterson – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Experience the Jewel
  2. Encyclopedia
  3. Blood Collection
  4. New Inheritors
  5. Black Camera
  6. Trace Decay
  7. Mausoleum
  8. Echolocation
  9. Terrible Man
  10. Preservation
  11. Mirror Man
  12. Baltic