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Violent Femmes: Hallowed Ground

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In June 1984, “Slash” label released “Hallowed Ground”, the second Violent Femmes album. It was recorded in January 1984, at “Secret Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Mark Van Hecke.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Gano– vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, violin
  • Brian Ritchie – vocals, acoustic bass, electric bass, slide bass, celesta, marimba, jew’s harp
  • Victor DeLorenzo – vocals, tranceaphone, trap and electric drum sets, stompatron, percussion
  • Mark Van Hecke – piano, organ
  • Tony Trischka– banjo
  • Christina Houghton – autoharp
  • Peter Balestrieri – vocals, saxophone, harmonica
  • Cynthia Gano Lewis – vocals
  • Drake Scott – cornetto, sackbut
  • John Zorn– alto saxophone, clarinet, game calls
  • John Tanner – clarinet
  • John Tanner, Warren Bruleigh – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Gano.

  1. Country Dead Song
  2. I Hear the Rain
  3. Never Tell
  4. Jesus Walking on the Water
  5. I Know It’s True but I’m Sorry to Say
  6. Hallowed Ground
  7. Sweet Misery Blues
  8. Black Girls
  9. It’ Gonna Rain

Richard Thompson: Hand Of Kindness

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In June 1983, “Hannibal Records” label released “Hand of Kindness”, the second Richard Thompson solo album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Olympic Studios” in London, “Ocean Way Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Joe Boyd.

Personnel:

  • Richard Thompson – vocals, guitar
  • Simon Nicol- guitar
  • John Kirkpatrick- accordion, concertina
  • Dave Pegg – bass guitar
  • Dave Mattacks – drums
  • Pete Zorn – saxophone, backing vocals
  • Pete Thomas- saxophone
  • Aly Bain- violin
  • John Hiatt, Bobby Kingand Clive Gregson – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Thompson.

  1. Tear-Stained Letter
  2. How I Wanted To
  3. Both Ends Burning
  4. A Poisoned Heart and a Twisted Memory
  5. Where the Wind Don’t Whine
  6. The Wrong Heartbeat
  7. Hand of Kindness
  8. Devonside
  9. Two Left Feet

Tony Banks: The Fugitive

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In June 1983, “Charisma” label released “The Fugitive”, the second Tony Banks solo album. It was recorded 1982 – 1983, at “The Farm” in Surrey, and was produced by Tony Banks and Stephen Short.

Personnel:

  • Tony Banks– lead and backing vocals, keyboards, synth bass, Linn LM-1
  • Daryl Stuermer– lead and rhythm guitars
  • Mo Foster– bass guitars
  • Tony Beard – drums, percussion
  • Steve Gadd – drums, percussion
  • Andy Duncan  – drums
  • Geoff Callingham – technical assustance

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony Banks.

  1. This is Love
  2. Man of Spells
  3. And the Wheels Keep Turning
  4. Say You’ll Never Leave Me
  5. Thirty Three’s
  6. By You
  7. At the Edge of the Night
  8. Charm
  9. Moving Under

The Beat: Wha’ppen?

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In June 1981, “Go Feet” label released “Wha’ppen?”, the second Beat (The) album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Roundhouse Studios” in London, and was produced by Bob Sargeant.

Personnel:

  • Dave Wakeling– vocals, guitar, design
  • Ranking Roger– vocals, design
  • Andy Cox– guitar, design
  • David Steele– bass, design
  • Everett Morton– drums, design
  • Saxa– saxophone, design
  • Dave “Blockhead” Wright – keyboards
  • “Have a Go Bobby” Sargeant – marimba
  • Cedric Myton– extra vocals
  • Dick – steel drum
  • Saltin – trumpet
  • Mark Dearnley– engineer
  • Hunt Emerson – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Wakeling, Ranking Roger, Andy Cox, David Steele, Everett Morton and Saxa, except where noted.

  1. Doors of Your Heart – Dave Wakeling, Ranking Roger, Andy Cox, David Steele, Everett Morton, Saxa, Colin Osborne
  2. All Out to Get You
  3. Monkey Murders
  4. I Am Your Flag
  5. French Toast (Soleil Trop Chaud) – Joseph Jefferson
  6. Drowning
  7. Dream Home in NZ
  8. Walk Away
  9. Over and Over
  10. Cheated
  11. Get-a-Job
  12. The Limits We Set

The Boomtown Rats: A Tonic For The Troops

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In June 1978, “Ensign Records” label released “A Tonic for the Troops”, the second  Boomtown Rats (The) album. It was recorded in 1978, and was produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange, Bob Geldof, Pete Briquette, Gerry Cott, Johnnie Fingers, Simon Crowe, Garry Roberts and Alan Holmes.

Personnel:

  • Bob Geldof – vocals
  • Gerry Cott – guitar
  • Garry Roberts – vocals, guitar
  • Johnnie Fingers – vocals, keyboards
  • Pete Briquette – vocals, bass
  • Simon Crowe – vocals, drums
  • Alan Holmes – saxophone

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Geldof except where noted.

  1. Like Clockwork – Bob Geldof, Pete Briquette, Simon Crowe
  2. Blind Date
  3. (I Never Loved) Eva Braun
  4. Living in an Island
  5. Don’t Believe What You Read
  6. She’s So Modern – Bob Geldof,Johnny Fingers
  7. Me and Howard Hughes
  8. Can’t Stop
  9. (Watch Out For) The Normal People
  10. Rat Trap

Smak: Crna Dama

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In June 1977, “PGP RTB” label released “Crna dama”, the second Smak studio album. It was recorded in April 1977, at “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Martin Levan.

Personnel:

  • Boris Aranđelović— vocals
  • Radomir Mihajlović “Točak”— guitar
  • Miodrag Petkovski “Miki”— keyboards
  • Zoran Milanović— bass guitar
  • Slobodan Stojanović “Kepa”— drums, percussion
  • Maurice Pert— percussion
  • Harmonium Quartet — strings
  • Ben Kennard — cello
  • Brian Mack — viola
  • Pat Nalling — first violin
  • John Knight — second violin
  • Dave Harris — recording
  • Nigel Green — recording assistant
  • Perry Morgan — engineer
  • Harry Fisher — mastering
  • Dragan S. Stefanović — artwork, design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks  by Radomir Mihajlović “Točak”, except where noted.

  1. Crna dama – Mirko Glišić
  2. Stvar ljjubavi – Mirko Glišić
  3. Domaći zadatak
  4. Alo
  5. Tegoba – Miodrag Petkovski “Miki”
  6. Daire – Mirko Glišić
  7. Plava pesma – Mirko Glišić

The Click Five: Modern Minds And Pastimes

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On June 26, 2007, “Lava” label released “Modern Minds and Pastimes”, the second  Click Five studio album. It was recorded in 2006, and was produced by Mike Denneen.

Personnel:

  • Kyle Patrick – lead vocals
  • Joe Guese – guitar
  • Ben Romans – keyboards
  • Ethan Mentzer – bass
  • Joey Zehr – drums

Track listing:

  1. Flipside – Ben Romans, Kristian Lundin, Carl Falk
  2. Jenny – Ben Romans, Chris Braide
  3. Happy Birthday – Ben Romans, Chris Braide
  4. Addicted to Me – Ethan Mentzer, Ben Romans
  5. I’m Getting Over You – Ethan Mentzer, Ben Romans, Chris Braide
  6. When I’m Gone – Ben Romans, Ethan Mentzer
  7. Headlight Disco – Ben Romans, Ethan Mentzer
  8. The Reason Why – Ben Romans, Nate Campany
  9. All I Need Is You – Ben Romans, Ethan Mentzer, Nate Campany
  10. Long Way to Go – Ethan Mentzer
  11. Mary Jane – Ben Romans, Ethan Mentzer, Andreas Carlsson
  12. Empty – Ben Romans, Kyle Patrick

Editors: An End Has A Start

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On June 25, 2007, “Kitchenware” label released “An End Has a Start”, the second Editors album. It was recorded 2006 – 2007, and was produced by Jacknife Lee. The album was certified Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Tom Smith – lead vocals, guitar, piano
  • Chris Urbanowicz – lead guitar, synthesizer
  • Russell Leetch– bass guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Ed Lay– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Edith Bowman– performer
  • Robert Whitaker – performer
  • Alison Dodds – violin
  • Fiona McCapra – violin
  • James Banbury – cello, string arrangements
  • Tom McFall – choir, chorus, engineer
  • Anne Struther – choir, chorus
  • Garret Lee – choir, chorus
  • Jacknife Lee– programming, engineer, mixing
  • Sam Bell – performer, programming, engineer
  • Jon Gray – performer, engineer
  • Pete Hofmann – engineer
  • Dani Castelar – performer, engineer assistant
  • Cenzo Townshend – mixing
  • Neil Comber – mixing assistant
  • Idris Khan – images, cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Smith, Chris Urbanowicz, Russell Leetch and Edward Lay.

  1. Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors
  2. An End Has a Start
  3. The Weight of the World
  4. Bones
  5. When Anger Shows
  6. The Racing Rats
  7. Push Your Head Towards the Air
  8. Escape the Nest
  9. Spiders
  10. Well Worn Hand

Time: Time II

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In June 1975, “PGP RTB” label released “Time II”, the second Time album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Akademik” studio, and was produced by Vladimir Mihaljek Miha.

Personnel:

  • Dado Dado Topić – vocals, bass
  • Dragi Jelić – guitar
  • Tihomir Pop Asanović – keyboards
  • Ratko Divljak – drums
  • Dečo Žgur – arranger
  • Dragan S. Stefanović – design
  • Sava Vasiljević – photography
  • Goran Mulahusić – photo assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Dado Topić, except where noted.

  1. Divlje guske – lyrics Desanka Maksimović
  2. Balada o 2000 – lyrics Dado Topić, music Alberto Krasnić
  3. Da li znaš da te volim
  4. Alfa Romeo GTA
  5. Dok ja i moj miš sviramo jazz
  6. Živjeti slobodno

Jay Brannan: In Living Cover

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On June 23, 2009, “Great Depression” label released “In Living Cover”, the second  Jay Brannan studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Jay Brannan and Drew Brody.

Personnel:

  • Jay Brannan – vocals, guitar, bass, kashaka, piano
  • Greg Heffernan – cello
  • Scott Starrett – piano arrangements
  • Drew Brody – recording, mixing
  • Mark Chalecki – mastering
  • Pedro Fanti and Beatriz Milhomem – artwork
  • Clark – photography

Track listing:

  1. Beautifully – Jay Brannan
  2. Say It’s Possible – Terra Naomi
  3. All I Want – Joni Mitchell
  4. Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
  5. The Freshmen – The Verve Pipe
  6. Good Mother – Jann Arden
  7. Both Hands – Ani Difranco
  8. Zombie – The Cranberries
  9. Drowning – Jay Brannan