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Back Street Crawler: 2nd Street

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In April 1976, “Atco” label released “2nd Street”, the second Back Street Crawler studio album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by Terry Wilson Slesser, Paul Kossoff, Terry Wilson, John “Rabbit” Bundrick and Tony Braunagel.

Personnel:

  • Terry Wilson Slesser – lead vocals
  • Paul Kossoff – lead guitar
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick – vocals, keyboard
  • Terry Wilson – bass, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Tony Braunagel – vocals, drums
  • Richard Digby Smith – engineer
  • Glyn Johns – mixing
  • Abie Sussman, Bob Defrin – art direction
  • Sam Emerson – photography

Track listing:

  1. Selfish Lover – John “Rabbit” Bundrick
  2. Blue Soul – Terry Wilson
  3. Stop Doing What You’re Doing – Terry Wilson Slesser, Paul Kossoff, Terry Wilson, John “Rabbit” Bundrick, Tony Braunagel
  4. Raging River – Terry Wilson
  5. Some Kind of Happy – Terry Wilson
  6. Sweet, Sweet Beauty – Terry Wilson
  7. Just for You – John “Rabbit” Bundrick, Dean Rutherford
  8. On Your Life – John “Rabbit” Bundrick
  9. Leaves in the Wind – John “Rabbit” Bundrick, Dean Rutherford

Gryphon: Midnight Mushrumps

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In April 1974, “Transatlantic” label released “Midnight Mushrumps”, the second Gryphon album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Chipping Norton Recording Studios” in Chipping Norton, England, and was produced by Graeme Taylor, Richard Harvey, Philip Nestor, Brian Gulland and Dave Oberlé.

Personnel:

  • Graeme Taylor – vocals, acoustic, semi acoustic, classical, twelve string and electric guitars
  • Richard Harvey – vocals, recorder, crumhorn, harmonium, organ, grand piano, harpsichord, electric piano, toy piano, glockenspiel, mandolin
  • Brian Gulland – vocals, keyboards, bassoon, crumhorn, recorder
  • Philip Nestor – vocals, bass guitars
  • Dave Oberlé – lead vocals, drums, timpani, percussion
  • Dave Grinsted – engineer
  • Ann Sullivan – art direction
  • Richard Rockwood – design
  • Clive Boursnell – photography

Track listing:

  1. Midnight Mushrumps – Richard Harvey
  2. The Ploughboy’s Dream – traditional
  3. The Last Flash of Geberdine Taylor – Graeme Taylor
  4. Gulland Rock – Brian Gulland
  5. Dubbel Dutch – Graeme Taylor
  6. Ethelion – Graeme Taylor, Richard Harvey, Philip Nestor, Brian Gulland, Dave Oberlé.

Clifford T. Ward: Home Thoughts

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In April 1973, “Charisma” label released “Home Thoughts”, the second Clifford T. Ward studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Sound Techniques” in London, and was produced by Clifford T. Ward.

Personnel:

  • Clifford T. Ward – vocals, keyboards
  • Derek Thomas – guitars
  • Terry Edwards – bass
  • Ken Wright – drums, percussion
  • Richard Hewson – arrangements
  • Jerry Boys, Vic Gamm – engineer
  • Alan Curtis, Tony Bell – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Clifford T. Ward.

  1. Gaye
  2. Wherewithal
  3. The Dubious Circus Company
  4. Nightingale
  5. Where Would That Leave Me
  6. The Traveler
  7. Home Thoughts from Abroad
  8. Where’s It Going to End
  9. Time, the Magician
  10. Give Me One More Chance
  11. Cold Wind Blowing
  12. The Open University
  13. Crisis

Nicky Skopelitis: Ekstasis

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On April 20, 1993, “Axiom” label released “Ekstasis”, the second Nicky Skopelitis studio album. It was recorded 1992 – 1993, at “BC Studio”, “Greenpoint Studios” and “Platinum Island Studios” in New York, and was produced by Bill Laswell and Nicky Skopelitis.

Personnel:

  • Nicky Skopelitis – electric guitar, twelve-string guitar, bağlama, coral sitar, dobro
  • Amina Claudine Myers – Hammond B-3
  • Bill Laswell – bass guitar 
  • Jah Wobble – bass guitar
  • Jaki Liebezeit – drums 
  • Ziggy Modeliste – drums 
  • Aïyb Dieng – ghaṭam, talking drum
  • Guilherme Franco – cuíca, electric berimbau, whistle, cowbell, tambourine, congas
  • Zakir Hussain – tabla
  • Bachir Attar – flute, ghaita 
  • Simon Shaheen – violin, oud
  • Foday Musa Suso – harp, kora
  • Martin Bisi – engineer
  • Bruce Calder – engineer
  • Robert Musso – engineer
  • Oz Fritz – engineer, mixing
  • Chris Flam – engineer assistant
  • Imad Mansour – engineer assistant
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • James Koehnline – cover art
  • Aldo Sampieri – design
  • Ira Cohen – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Nicky Skopelitis, except where noted.

  1. Tarab – Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis, Jah Wobble
  2. Meet Your Makers
  3. Ghost of a Chance
  4. Proud Flesh
  5. Sanctuary – Bachir Attar, Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis
  6. One Eye Open – Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis
  7. Heresy – Nicky Skopelitis, Foday Musa Suso, Jah Wobble
  8. Jubilee – Nicky Skopelitis, Foday Musa Suso, Jah Wobble
  9. Witness – Simon Shaheen, Nicky Skopelitis, Jah Wobble
  10. Telling Time

Kaleidoscope: Faintly Blowing

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In April 1969, “Fontana” label released “Faintly Blowing”, the second Kaleidoscope studio album. It was recorded 1968 – 1969, and was produced by Dick Leahy.

Personnel:

  • Peter Daltrey – vocals, keyboards
  • Eddy Pumer – guitar, keyboards
  • Steve Clark – bass, flute
  • Dan Bridgman – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All lyrics by Peter Daltrey, all music by Eddy Pumer.  

  1. Faintly Blowing
  2. Poem
  3. Snapdragon
  4. Story from Tom Bitz
  5. (Love Song) for Annie
  6. If You So Wish
  7. Opinion
  8. Bless the Executioner
  9. Black Fjord
  10. Feathered Tiger
  11. I’ll Kiss You Once
  12. Music

Greta Van Fleet: The Battle at Garden’s Gate

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On April 16, 2021, “Lava” and “Republic” labels released “The Battle at Garden’s Gate”, the second Greta Van Fleet studio album. It was recorded 2019 – 2020, and was produced by Greg Kurstin.

Personnel:

  • Joshua Kiszka – lead and backing vocals
  • Jacob Kiszka – guitar, backing vocals
  • Samuel Kiszka – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Daniel Wagner – drums, backing vocals
  • Songa Lee – violin
  • Charlie Bisharat – violin
  • Alma Fernandez – viola
  • Jacob Braun – cello
  • Greg Kurstin – engineer
  • Julian Burg – engineer
  • Alex Pasco – engineer
  • Mark “Spike” Stent – mixing
  • Matt Tuggle – recording assistant
  • Peter Luretig – recording assistant
  • Brian Rajaratnam – recording assistant
  • Matt Wolach – mixing assistant

Track listing:

  1. Heat Above
  2. My Way, Soon
  3. Broken Bells
  4. Built by Nations
  5. Age of Machine
  6. Tears of Rain
  7. Stardust Chords
  8. Light My Love
  9. Caravel
  10. The Barbarians
  11. Trip the Light Fantastic
  12. The Weight of Dreams

Beth Orton: Central Reservation

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On March 9, 1999, “Heavenly Records” label released “Central Reservation”, the second Beth Orton studio album. It was recorded in 1998, at “The Church”, “September Sound”, “RAK”, “Olympic”, “Little Joey’s” and “The Garden Shed”, and was produced by Victor Van Vugt, Ben Watt, Mark Stent, Beth Orton, Dr. Robert and David Roback. The album won Beth Orton the “Best British Female Artist” at the 2000 “BRIT Music Awards”.

Personnel:

  • Beth Orton – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Ted Barnes — acoustic, slide and electric guitar, bouzouki
  • Dr. Robert — guitar
  • Ben Harper — electric guitar
  • Ben Watt — guitar, keyboards, noise, programming, engineer, mixing
  • Dr. John — piano
  • Sean Read — piano, keyboards
  • Henry Olsen — bass
  • Ali Friend — bass
  • Andy Waterworth — double bass
  • Will Blanchard — drums
  • Lascelles Gordon — percussion
  • David Friedman — vibraphone
  • Calina de la Mare — violin
  • Beki Doe — violin
  • Howard Gott — violin
  • Ruth Gottlieb — violin
  • Lucy Wilkins — violin
  • Becca Ware — viola
  • Sara Wilson — cello
  • Oliver Kraus — cello
  • Terry Callier — background vocals
  • Giles Hall — engineer
  • Dick Meaney — engineer
  • Trevor Smith — engineer
  • Victor Van Vugt — engineer
  • John Wood — engineer
  • Peter Hill — engineer assistant
  • Andy Bradfield — mixing
  • Dr. Robert — mixing
  • Beki Doe — mixing
  • Oliver Kraus — mixing
  • David Roback — mixing
  • Paul Walton — mixing assistant
  • Tim Young — mastering
  • Sam Harris — photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Beth Orton except where noted. 

  1. Stole Car
  2. Sweetest Decline
  3. Couldn’t Cause Me Harm
  4. So Much More
  5. Pass in Time
  6. Central Reservation
  7. Stars All Seem To Weep
  8. Love Like Laughter – Beth Orton, Ted Barnes
  9. Blood Red River
  10. Devil Song
  11. Feel To Believe
  12. Central Reservation (The Then Again Version)

Frank Black: Pistolero

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On March 9, 1999, “spinART Recirds” label released “Pistolero”, the second Frank Black album. It was recorded in 1998, at “Sound City Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Nick Vincent.

Personnel:

  • Frank Black – vocals, guitar
  • Rich Gilbert – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • David McCaffery – bass, backing vocals
  • Scott Boutier – drums
  • Billy Joe Bowers – engineer
  • Nick Raskulinecz – engineer assistant
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Inertia – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Black

  1. Bad Harmony
  2. I Switched You
  3. Western Star
  4. Tiny Heart
  5. You’re Such a Wire
  6. I Love Your Brain
  7. Smoke Up
  8. Billy Radcliffe
  9. So Hard to Make Things Out
  10. 85 Weeks
  11. I Think I’m Starting to Lose It
  12. I Want Rock & Roll
  13. Skeleton Man
  14. So. Bay

Delays: You See Colours

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On March 6, 2006, “Rough Trade” label released “You See Colours”, the second Delays studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Real World”, “Rockfireld” and “Dustsucker Sound”, and was produced by Graham Sutton.

Personnel:

  • Greg Gilbert – vocals, guitar
  • Aaron Gilbert – sequencer, synths, backing vocals
  • Colin Fox – bass, percussion, backing vocals
  • Rowly – drums
  • Graham Sutton – additional synth arrangements, programming, engineer, mixing
  • Trevor Horn – additional arrangement, vocal overdub
  • Duncan Lewis – additional arrangement
  • Jon Kelly – additional arrangement
  • Robbie Nelson – engineer
  • Paul Burgess – artwork
  • Jeff Teader – package design
  • Roger Sargent – photography

Track listing:

  1. You and Me – Greg Gilbert, Aaron Gilbert
  2. Valentine – Greg Gilbert, Aaron Gilbert
  3. This Town’s Religion – Greg Gilbert
  4. Sink Like a Stone – Greg Gilbert
  5.  Too Much in Your Life – Greg Gilbert, Aaron Gilbert
  6. Winter’s Memory of Summer – Greg Gilbert, Aaron Gilbert
  7. Given Time – Greg Gilbert
  8. Hideaway – Greg Gilbert
  9. Lillian – Greg Gilbert, Aaron Gilbert
  10. Out of Nowhere – Greg Gilbert
  11. Waste of Space – Greg Gilbert, Aaron Gilbert

Snow Patrol: When It’s All Over We Still Have to Clear Up

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On March 5, 2001, “Jeepster” label released “When It’s All Over We Still Have to Clear Up”, the second Snow Patrol studio album. It was recorded in 2000, at “Substation”, “CaVa”, “The Stables” and “Rage”, and was produced by Michael Brennan Jr., Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Johnny Quinn.

Personnel:

  • Gary Lightbody – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Mark McClelland – bass guitar, piano, keyboards, additional vocals
  • Jonny Quinn – drums, additional vocals
  • Liam Saunders – electric piano
  • Mick Cooke – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Stuart Murdoch – piano
  • Kevin Lynch – additional vocals
  • Rob Dillam – feedback and acoustic guitar
  • Richard Colburn – percussion
  • Fly by Heart – choir
  • John Todd – trumpet
  • Caroline Evans – violin
  • David Burke – viola
  • Peter Harvey – cello

Track listing:

All lyrics by Gary Lightbody, all music by Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Jonny Quinn.

  1. Never Gonna Fall in Love Again
  2. Ask Me How I Am
  3. Making Enemies
  4. Black and Blue
  5. Last Ever Lone Gunman
  6. If I’d Found the Right Words to Say
  7. Batten Down the Hatch
  8. One Night Is Not Enough
  9. Chased by…I Don’t Know What
  10. On/Off
  11. An Olive Grove Facing the Sea
  12. When It’s All Over We Still Have to Clear Up
  13. Make Love to Me Forever
  14. Firelight