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Simple Minds: Acoustic

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On November 11, 2016, “Caroline International” label released “Acoustic”, the seventeenth Simple Minds studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Gorbals Studio” in Glasgow, Scotland, and was produced by Gavin Goldberg and Andy Wright. The album features  acoustic studio recordings of previously released songs.

Personnel:

  • Jim Kerr – vocals
  • Gordy Goudie – guitar, harmonica, arranger
  • Lewis Chapman – percussion, programming
  • Charlie Burchill – guitar, accordion, arranger, programming
  • Ged Grimes – bass, backing vocals
  • Cherisse Osei – percussion
  • KT Tunstall – vocal
  • Sarah Brown – backing vocals
  • Gavin Goldberg – programming, engineer, mixing
  • Stuart Crouch – art direction, design
  • Ruth Rowland – hand lettering
  • Paul Cox, Paul Khera, Eric Misko, Alan Wild – photography

Track listing:

  1. The American
  2. Promised You a Miracle
  3. Glittering Prize
  4. See the Lights
  5. New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)
  6. Someone Somewhere in Summertime
  7. Waterfront
  8. Sanctify Yourself
  9. Chelsea Girl
  10. Alive and Kicking
  11. Don’t You (Forget About Me)
  12. Long Black Train

Peatbog Faeries: Dust

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On August 8, 2011, “Peatbog Records” label released “Dust”, the sixth Peatbog Faeries studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Orbost and Cumbernauld College” in Scotland, and was produced by Calum MacLean.

Personnel:

  • Peter Morrison – pipes, whistles
  • Peter Tickell – fiddle, effects
  • Tom Salter – guitars
  • Graeme Stafford – keyboards
  • Innes Hutton – bass
  • Stu Haikney – drums
  • John Paterson , Michael Callaghan, Chris Hattie, Peter Alexander Macdonald – recording
  • Calum Mclean – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Calgary Capers
  2. The Naughty Step
  3. Dun Beag
  4. Spiegel and Nongo
  5. Passport Panic
  6. Abhainn a’ Nathair (River of Snakes)
  7. Marx Terrace
  8. Bunny for Breakfast
  9. Ascent of Conival
  10. Fishing at Orbost
  11. Room 215

Mogwai: Happy Songs For Happy People

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On June 17, 2003, “Play It Again Sam” label released “Happy Songs for Happy People”, the fourth Mogwai studio album. It was recorded  in 2003, at “Cava Studios” in Glasgow, Scotland, and was produced by Tony Doogan.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Braithwaite- guitar
  • Barry Burns- guitar, keyboard
  • John Cummings- guitar, piano
  • Dominic Aitchison- bass guitar
  • Martin Bulloch- drums
  • Luke Sutherland- violin, guitar
  • Caroline Barber, Donald Gillian – cello
  • Scott Dickinson – viola
  • Greg Lawson – violin
  • Tony Doogan – recording, mixing
  • Michael “Frango” Bannister, Gavin Lawrie – engineer assistant
  • Adam Nunn – mastering
  • Uncontrollable Urge – cover
  • Divine Inc – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dominic Aitchison, Stuart Braithwaite, Martin Bulloch, Barry Burns and John Cummings.

  1. Hunted by a Freak
  2. Moses? I Amn’t
  3. Kids Will Be Skeletons
  4. Killing All the Flies
  5. Boring Machines Disturbs Sleep
  6. Ratts of the Capital
  7. Golden Porsche
  8. I Know You Are but What Am I?
  9. Stop Coming to My House

Peatbog Faeries: Blackhouse

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On May 25, 2015, “Peatbog Records” label released “Blackhouse”, the seventh Peatbog Faeries studio album. It was recorded 2014–2015, at “Kilchoan” in  Ardnamurchan, Scotland, and was produced by Calum MacLean.

Personnel:

  • Tom Slater – guitar, ebow
  • Graeme Stafford – keyboards
  • Innes Hutton – bass
  • Stu Haikney – drums, percussion
  • Peter Morrison – pipes, whistles
  • Ross Couper – fiddle, effects

Track listing:

  1. Is This Your Son?
  2. Jakes on a Plane
  3. Tom in the Front
  4. Angus and Joyce MacKay
  5. The Real North
  6. Spider’s
  7. The Dragon’s Apprentice
  8. The Ranch
  9. The Chatham Lasses
  10. Strictly Sambuca

Mogwai: Rock Action

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On April 30, 2001, “Matador” label released “Rock Action”, the third Mogwai studio album. It was recorded 2000 – 2001, at “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, “Sorcerer Sound Studios” in New York, “Cava Studios” in Glasgow, Scotland, and was produced by David Fridmann.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Braithwaite– vocals, guitar
  • John Cummings- guitar, piano
  • Barry Burns- guitar, keyboard
  • Dominic Aitchison– bass
  • Martin Bulloch– drums
  • Gruff Rhys- vocals, backing vocals
  • The Remote Viewer– banjo, programming
  • Willie Campbell, Charlie Clark, Gary Lightbody, David Pajo – backing vocals
  • Michael Brawley, Dave Fridmann – horns, strings
  • Dave Fridmann – recording, mixing
  • Tony Doogan – recording
  • Willie Deans – additional engineering
  • Vella Design – cover art, design
  • Steve Gullick – photography

Track listing:

All track by Stuart Braithwaite, Dominic Aitchison, Martin Bulloch, Barry Burns and John Cummings, except where noted.

  1. Sine Wave
  2. Take Me Somewhere Nice
  3. O I Sleep
  4. Dial: Revenge – Gruff Rhys, Stuart Braithwaite, Dominic Aitchison, Martin Bulloch, Barry Burns, John Cummings.
  5. You Don’t Know Jesus
  6. Robot Chant
  7. Rights Make 1 Wrong
  8. Secret Pint

Nazareth: Cinema

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In February 1986, “Vertigo” label released “Cinema”, the sixteenth Nazareth album. It was recorded in  1985, at “Pearl Sound Studios” in Michigan, “Cava Sound Workshops” in Glasgow, and “Castle Sound Studios” in Pentcaitland, Scotland, and was produced by Eddie Delana.

Personnel:

  • Dan McCafferty- vocals
  • Manny Charlton- guitars
  • Pete Agnew- bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Darrell Sweet- drums, backing vocals
  • Eddie Delana – engineer
  • Calum Malcolm- emulator

Track listing:

All tracks by Manny Charlton, except where noted.

  1. Cinema – Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty, Darrell Sweet
  2. Juliet – Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty, Darrell Sweet
  3. Just Another Heartache
  4. Other Side of You
  5. Hit the Fan
  6. One from the Heart
  7. Salty Salty – Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty, Darrell Sweet
  8. White Boy
  9. A Veteran’s Song – Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty, Darrell Sweet

Franz Ferdinand: Tonight

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On January 26, 2009, “Domino” label released “Tonight”, the third Franz Ferdinand studio album. It was recorded 2007 – 2008, at “Old Govan Town Hall: in Govan, Scotland, “Mr. Dan’s Studio” in Buckeye, Arizona, and was produced by Dan Carey.

Personnel:

  • Alex Kapranos– lead vocals, guitar, booklet
  • Nick McCarthy– guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, booklet
  • Bob Hardy– bass guitar, booklet
  • Paul Thomson– drums, percussion, backing vocals, booklet
  • John Dent – mastering
  • Paul Savage, Alexis Smith, Dan Carey, Allen Johnston – engineers
  • Dan Carey, Mike Fraser – mixing
  • Eric Mosher – engineer assistant
  • Matthew Cooper – artwork
  • Rachel Graham – booklet
  • Søren Solkær Starbird – front cover
  • Jeremiah Olvera – personal assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Alex Kapranos, Bob Hardy, Paul Thomson and Nick McCarthy.

  1. Ulysses
  2. Turn It On
  3. No You Girls
  4. Send Him Away
  5. Twilight Omens
  6. Bite Hard
  7. What She came For
  8. Live Alone
  9. Can’t Stop Feeling
  10. Lucid Dreams
  11. Dream Again
  12. Katherine Kiss Me

Mogwai: The Hawk Is Howling

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On September 22, 2008, “Wall of Sound” label released “The Hawk Is Howling”, the sixth Mogwai studio album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Chem 19 Studios” in Hamilton, Scotland, and was produced by Andy Miller.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Braithwaite– guitar
  • Barry Burns– guitar, keyboard
  • John Cummings– guitar
  • Dominic Aitchison– bass guitar
  • Martin Bulloch– drums
  • Tony Doogan, Andi Whitelock – recording
  • Gareth Jones– mixing
  • James Aparicio – mixing assistant
  • Nadia Bradley – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dominic Aitchison, Stuart Braithwaite, Martin Bulloch, Barry Burns and John Cummings.

  1. I’m Jim Morrison, I’m Dead
  2. Batcat
  3. Danphe and the Brain
  4. Local Authority
  5. The Sun Smells Too Loud
  6. Kings Meadow
  7. I Love You, I’m Going to Blow Up Your School
  8. Scotland’s Shame
  9. Thank You Space Expert
  10. The Precipice

Nazareth: Razamanaz

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In May 1973, “Mooncrest” label released “Razamanaz”, the third Nazareth studio album. It was recorded Dcember 1972-March 1973, at “The Ganghut” in Jamestown, Scotland, mixed at “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Roger Glover.

Personnel:

  • Dan McCafferty- lead vocals
  • Manny Charlton- electric and acoustic guitars, slide guitar, banjo, backing vocals
  • Pete Agnew- bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Darrell Sweet- drums, percussion, backing vocals, liner notes
  • Roger Glover- bass guitar, percussion
  • Alan Perkins – recording
  • Mike Brown – remastering
  • Robert M. Corich – remastering, liner notes
  • Dave Field – design
  • Patrick Watters, Fin Costello – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Dan McCafferty, Darrell Sweet except where noted.

  1. Razamanaz
  2. Alcatraz – Leon Russell
  3. Vigilante Man – Woody Guthrie
  4. Woke Up This Morning
  5. Night Woman
  6. Bad, Bad Boy
  7. Sold My Soul
  8. Too Bad, Too Sad
  9. Broken Down Angel

Brand X: Moroccan Roll

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In April 1977, “Charisma” label released “Moroccan Roll”, the second Brand X studio album. It was recorded December 1976–January 1977, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Dennis MacKay.

Personnel:

  • John Goodsall– guitar, bass
  • Robin Lumley– vocals, keyboards, piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Moog synthesizer, clavinet
  • Percy Jones– bass, autoharp, marimba
  • Phil Collins – lead vocals, drums, piano
  • Morris Pert– percussion , vast number of bits and things that he hit while the tape was running, including: The QE2, Idi Amin, and undiscovered parts of Scotland
  • Perdurabo’Stephen W. Tayler – engineer, mixing
  • Ray Staff – mastering
  • Hipgnosis – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Sun in the Night – John Goodsall
  2. Why Should I Lend You Mine (When You’ve Broken Yours Off Already)..- Phil Collins
  3. …Maybe I’ll Lend You Mine after All – Phil Collins
  4. Hate Zone – John Goodsall
  5. Collapsar – Robin Lumley
  6. Disco Suicide – Robin Lumley
  7. Orbits – Percy Jones
  8. Malaga Virgen – Percy Jones
  9. Macrocosm – John Goodsall