On February 3, 2017, “Polydor” and “Concord” labels released “Little Fictions”, the seventh Elbow studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Blueprint Studios” in Salford, “Gargunnock House” in Stirling, “Elbow Rooms” in Manchester, and was produced by Craig Potter.
Personnel:
Guy Garvey – lead vocals, guitar
Craig Potter – keyboard, piano, backing vocals
Mark Potter – guitar, backing vocals
Pete Turner – bass guitar, backing vocals
Alex Reeves – drums percussion
The Halle Orchestra, the Halle Ancoats Community Choir, members of London Contemporary Voices
On October 11, 2019, “Polydor” label released “Giants of All Sizes”, the eighth Elbow studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Clouds Hill” in Hamburg, “The Dairy” in Brixton, “604 Studios” in Vancouver, “Blueprint Studios” in Salford, and was produced by Craig Potter.
Personnel:
Guy Garvey – vocals, string arrangements, art direction
Craig Potter – keyboards, mixing, art direction
Mark Potter – guitars, art direction
Pete Turner – bass guitar, art direction
The Plumedores (Dean Casement, Andy Hargreaves, Danny McTague, Mark Potter, Mat Skinner) – vocals
Nathan “Nathan Sudders” Sudders – vocals
Jesca Hoop – additional vocals
Chilli Chilton – backing vocals
Sarah Field – trumpet, soprano and tenor saxophone
Alex Reeves – drums, percussion
Matt Robertson – string arrangement
Marius de Vries – string arrangements
Violeta Barreña – violin
The Hallé Orchestra – strings
Jonathan Heyward – conductor
Sarah Ewins, Nicola Clarke, Zoe Coleman, Peter Liang, Michelle Marsh, Steven Proctor – first violin
Rosemary Attree, Paulette Bayley, Elizabeth Bosworth, Helena Buckie, Philippa Heys, John Purton – second violin
Cameron Campbell, Chris Emerson, Julian Mottram, Timothy Pooley – viola
Dale Culliford, Jane Hallett, David Petri, Clare Rowe, Nick Trygstad, Simon Turner – cello
Daniel Storer, Yi Xin Salvage – double bass
Danny Evans – engineer
Tom Baird – additional engineering
Sebastian Muxfeldt – additional engineering
Pedro Dzelme – engineer assistant
Charlie Leake – engineer assistant
Gary Hadfield – engineer assistant
Katie May – engineer assistant
Ollie Middleton – engineer assistant
Ian Stewart – engineer assistant
VGC – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Guy Garvey, all music by Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Pete Turner.
On May 16, 2008, “Columbia” label released “We Started Nothing”, the debut The Ting Tings studio album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, at Salford, Greater Manchester, and was produced by Jules De Martino.
Personnel:
Katie White– vocals, guitar, keyboards
Jules De Martino– vocals, drums, guitar, bass, keyboards
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