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John Cale: Mercy

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On January 20, 2023, “Double Six Records” label released “Mercy” the seventeenth John Cale studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Arm Studios”, EastWest Studios” and “Vox Studios” in Los Angeles, “Snap Studios” in London, and was produced by Nita Scott and John Cale.

Personnel:

  • John Cale – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, vintage keyboards, synthesizer, drums, percussion, additional strings, string arrangements, noises, Swarmatron, drone
  • Weyes Blood – vocals
  • Amelia Meath – vocals
  • Tei Shi – vocals
  • Lias Saoudi – vocals
  • Dustin Boyer – guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, noises, backing vocals
  • Nick Sanborn – acoustic guitar
  • Dev Hynes – acoustic guitar
  • Adam J. Harmer – guitar, backing vocals
  • Actress – synthesizers, effects
  • Laurel Halo – additional vocals, synthesizer, effects
  • Brian Weitz – synthesizer
  • Joey Maramba – bass guitar, bowed bass
  • Ian Walker – double bass
  • Deantoni Parks – acoustic and electronic drums, timpani, additional synthesizer
  • Jack Everett – acoustic drums, backing vocals
  • Tony Allen – acoustic drums
  • Nita Scott – additional drums, additional percussion, additional drum programming, backing vocals
  • Marissa Kuney – violin
  • Jenny Takamatsu – violin
  • Eric Gorfain – violin
  • Caroline Buckman – viola
  • Leah Katz – viola
  • Rodney Wirtz – viola
  • Matt Fish – cello
  • Nathan Saoudi – Juno, backing vocals
  • Destani Wolf – backing vocals
  • Tokimonsta – effects
  • Dustin Boyer – engineer, mixing, additional production
  • Nita Scott – mixing
  • Mikaelin Bluespruce – mixing
  • Seven Davis Jr – mixing
  • Tokimonsta – mixing
  • Justin Raisen – mixing
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering
  • Actress – additional production
  • Abby Portner – artwork
  • Rob Carmichael – design

Track listing:

All tracks by John Cale.

  1. Mercy
  2. Marilyn Monroe’s Legs (Beauty Elsewhere)
  3. Noise of You
  4. Story of Blood
  5. Time Stands Still
  6. Moonstruck
  7. Everlasting Days
  8. Night Crawling
  9. Not the End of the World
  10. The Legal Status of Ice
  11. I Know You’re Happy
  12. Out Your Window

Ryan Adams: Wednesdays

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On December 11, 2020, “PAX AM” label released “Wednesdays”, the seventeenth Ryan Adams studio album. It was recorded in 2020, and was produced by Don Was, Ryan Adams and Beatriz Artola.

Personnel:

  • Ryan Adams – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, tom tom
  • Todd Wisenbaker – electric guitar
  • Stephen Patt – pedal steel, dobro
  • Benmont Tench – organ, piano
  • Beatriz Artola – synth, engineer
  • Don Was – bass, double bass
  • Charlie Stavish – bass, engineer
  • Brendan McCusker – drums, engineer
  • Aaron Ficca – drums
  • Fred Bows – violin
  • Zach Dellinger – viola
  • The Section Quartet – strings
  • Emmylou Harris – backing vocals
  • Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
  • Sir Harry Bowens – backing vocals
  • Hilliard ‘Sweet Pea’ Atkinson – backing vocals
  • Gabriel Sganga – engineer
  • Jeff Fitzpatrick – engineer assistant
  • Matthew Scatchell – engineer assistant
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Siebe Johannes ten Cate – cover painting (La gare du Nord)

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Ryan Adams.

  1. I’m Sorry and I Love You
  2. Who Is Going to Love Me Now, If Not You
  3. When You Cross Over
  4. Walk in the Dark
  5. Poison & Pain
  6. Wednesdays
  7. Birmingham
  8. So, Anyways
  9. Mamma
  10. Lost in Time
  11. Dreaming You Backwards

UFO: You Are Here

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On March 16, 2004, “SPV/Steamhammer” label released “You Are Here”, the seventeenth UFO studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Area 51 Studios” in Celle, Germany, and was produced by Tommy Newton.

Personnel:

  • Phil Mogg – vocals
  • Vinnie Moore – guitars
  • Paul Raymond – keyboards
  • Pete Way – bass guitar
  • Jason Bonham – drums, backing vocals
  • Tommy Newton – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Phil Moog and Vinnie Moore, except where noted.

  1. When Daylight Goes to Town
  2. Black Cold Coffee
  3. The Wild One
  4. Give It Up – Phil Moog, Vinnie Moore, Pete Way
  5. Call Me
  6. Slipping Away
  7. The Spark That Is Us – Phil Moog, Jason Bonham, Vinnie Moore, Paul Raymond
  8. Sympathy – Paul Raymond
  9. Mr. Freeze
  10. Jello Man
  11. Baby Blue
  12. Swallow – Phil Moog, Vinnie Moore, Jason Bonham

Scorpions: Sting in the Tail

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On March 14, 2010, “Sony / Columbia” label released “Sting in the Tail”, the seventeenth Scorpions studio album. It was recorded May – December 2009, at “Scorpio Sound Studio” and “Vocal Land Studio” in Germany, “The Garage Studio” and “Atlantisstudion” in Stockholm, Sweden, and was produced by Mikael Nord Andersson and Martin Hansen.

Personnel:

  • Klaus Meine – lead vocals
  • Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Matthias Jabs – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Paweł Mąciwoda – bass, backing vocals
  • James Kottak – drums, backing vocals
  • Tarja Turunen – vocals
  • Mikael Nord Andersson – gang vocals, recording, mixing
  • Martin Hansen – recording, mixing
  • Hans-Martin Buff – Pro Tools operator, engineer
  • Mats Lindfors, George Marino – mastering
  • Dirk Illing – artwork
  • Peter Kirkman – guitar technician
  • Ingo Powitzer – guitar technician
  • Micke Svennsson – drum technician

Track listing:

  1. Raised on Rock – lyrics by Martin Hansen, Klaus Meine, music by Mikael Nord Andersson, Martin Hansen
  2. Sting in the Tail – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker
  3. Slave Me – lyrics by Klaus Meine, Matthias Jabs, Eric Bazilian, music by Rudolf Schenker
  4. The Good Die Young – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Rudolf Schenker, Christian Kolonovits
  5. No Limits – Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Eric Bazilian  
  6. Rock Zone – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Klaus Meine, Mikael Nord Andersson
  7. Lorelei – lyrics by Klaus Meine, Eric Bazilian, Frederik Thomander, Anders Wikström, music by Rudolf Schenker, Frederik Thomander, Anders Wikström
  8. Turn You On – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Rudolf Schenker, Mikael Nord Andersson, Martin Hansen
  9. Let’s Rock – lyrics by Klaus Meine, Eric Bazilian, music by Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Eric Bazilian
  10. SLY – lyrics by Klaus Meine, music by Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker
  11. Spirit of Rock – lyrics by Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Eric Bazilian, music by Eric Bazilian, Rudolf Schenker
  12. The Best is Yet to Come – Rudolf Schenker, Eric Bazilian, Frederik Thomander, Anders Wikström, music by Eric Bazilian, Frederik Thomander, Anders Wikström

Wire: Mind Hive

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On January 24, 2020, “Pinkflag” label released “Mind Hive”, the seventeenth Wire studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Rockfield Studios” in Rockfield, Wales, “Swim Studios” in London, and was produced by Colin Newman.

Personnel:

  • Colin Newman – lead vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, tenor guitar, keyboards, stylophone, mixing
  • Matthew Simms – guitar, synths, organ, effects, additional engineering
  • Graham Lewis – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, synthesizer, effects
  • Robert Grey – drums, cymbals
  • Sean Douglas – organ, engineer
  • Harald Pettersson – hurdy gurdy
  • Denis Blackham – mastering
  • Jon Wozencroft – art direction, photography

Track listing:

  1. Be Like Them
  2. Cactused
  3. Primed and Ready
  4. Off the Beach
  5. Unrepentant
  6. Shadows
  7. Oklahoma
  8. Hung
  9. Humming

Eloy:Visionary

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On November 20, 2009, “Artist Station Records” label released “Visionary”, the seventeenth Eloy studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Horus Sound Studio” in Hannover , Germany, and “Hitman Productions”, and was produced by Frank Bornemann.

Personnel:

  • Frank Bornemann – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, arranger, mixing
  • Michael Gerlach – keyboards
  • Hannes Folberth – additional keyboards
  • Klaus-Peter Matziol – bass
  • Bodo Schopf – drums, percussion
  • Anke Renner – vocals
  • Tina Lux – vocals
  • Volker Kuinke – renaissance flute
  • Christoph Littmann – keyboards, orchestra sounds
  • Stephan Emig – additional percussion
  • Michael Krzizek – recording, mastering
  • Ame Neurandm – recording, mixing assistant
  • Benjamin Schafer – recording, mixing assistant
  • Bodo Schopf, Emanuel Klempa, Michael Gerlach – recording
  • Timo Soist – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Michael Narten – artwork, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Bornemann.

  1. The Refuge
  2. The Secret
  3. Age of Insanity
  4. The Challenge (Time to Turn, Part 2)
  5. Summernight Symphony
  6. Mystery (The Secret, Part 2)
  7. Thoughts

Styx: Crash of the Crown

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On June 18, 2021, “Universal Music Enterprises” label released “Crash of the Crown”, the seventeenth Styx studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2021, at “The Shop” “Studio Amontillado”, “Blackbird Studios”, “Blue Sound and Music”, “Todd’s Studio”, and was produced by Will Evankovich.

Personnel:

  • Tommy Shaw – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, banjo
  • James Young – vocals, electric guitars
  • Lawrence Gowan – vocals, piano, B3 organ, synthesizers, mellotron
  • Ricky Phillips – bass guitar
  • Chuck Panozzo – bass guitar
  • Todd Sucherman – drums, percussion
  • Will Evankovich – acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, synthesizers, soundscapes, percussion, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Michael Bahan – tablas
  • Steve Patrick – piccolo trumpet
  • Alan Hertz – engineer, mixing
  • JR Taylor, Scott Rottler, Russ Mackay, Sean Badum, Devan Skaggs – engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Todd Gallopo – art direction, design, illustration
  • Mike Mettler – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. The Fight of Our Lives – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich
  2. A Monster – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich, Lawrence Gowan
  3. Reveries – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich
  4. Hold Back the Darkness – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich
  5. Save Us from Ourself – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich, Lawrence Gowan
  6. Crash of the Crown – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich, Lawrence Gowan
  7. Our Wonderful Lives – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich
  8. Common Ground – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich, Lawrence Gowan
  9. Sound the Alarm – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich
  10. Long Live the King – Will Evankovich
  11. Lost at Sea – Lawrence Gowan
  12. Coming Out the Other Side – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich, Ricky Phillips
  13. To Those – Tommy Shaw, Will Evankovich
  14. Another Farewell – Will Evankovich
  15. Stream – Tommy Shaw

Donovan: Lady of the Stars

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In January 1984, “RCA” label released “Lady of the Stars”, the seventeenth Donovan studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Cherokee Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bruce Robb, Dee Robband and Jerry Wexler.

Personnel:

  • Donovan – vocals, guitar
  • Pete Carr – guitar 
  • Richie Zito – guitar
  • Dave Mason – guitar 
  • John Sebastian – autoharp
  • Barry Beckett, Bill Payne, William “Smitty” Smith, Jai Winding, Bruce Robb – keyboards
  • Bob Glaub, Leland Sklar, Wilton Felder, Jim Strauss – bass guitar
  • Rayford Griffin, James Gadson, Mike “Reedo” Reed – drums
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion
  • Jim Horn – wind instruments
  • Graham Nash – backing vocals
  • Bonnie Bramlett – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Donovan Leitch.

  1. Lady of the Stars
  2. I Love You Baby
  3. Bye, Bye Girl
  4. Every Reason
  5. Season of the Witch
  6. Boy for Every Girl
  7. Local Boy Chops Wood
  8. Sunshine Superman
  9. Living for the Love Light
  10. Till I See You Again

Yngwie Malmsteen: Angels Of Love

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On March 10, 2009, “Rising Force” label released “Angels of Love”, the seventeenth Yngwie Malmsteen studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, and was produced by Yngwie Malmsteen.

Personnel:

  • Yngwie Malmsteen – acoustic, classical, steel and electric guitars, guitar synthesizer, keyboards, cello
  • Michael Troy Abdallah – additional keyboards
  • Keith Rose – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Yngwie Malmsteen.

  1. Forever One
  2. Like an Angel
  3. Crying
  4. Brothers
  5. Memories
  6. Save Our Love
  7. Ocean Sonata
  8. Miracle of Life
  9. Sorrow
  10. Prelude to April

Fairport Convention: The Five Seasons

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In December 1980, “New Routes” label released “The Five Seasons”, the seventeenth Fairport Convention studio album. It was recorded April – August 1990, at “Woodworm Studios” in Barford St. Michael, Oxfordshire, and was produced by Dave Mattacks and Simon Nicol.

Personnel:

  • Dave Mattacks – drums, percussion, keyboards, harpsichord, mixing
  • Simon Nicol – vocals, guitars, dobro, mixing
  • Maartin Allcock – vocals, guitars, bouzouki, mandolin, accordion, keyboards
  • Ric Sanders – violin
  • Dave Pegg – vocals, acoustic and bass guitars
  • Tim Matyear – engineer
  • Barry Hammond – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Claudy Banks – traditional
  2. Cup of Tea! / A Loaf of Bread / Miss Monahan’s – Maartin Allcock, traditional
  3. All Your Beauty – Barry Lowe, Martin White
  4. Sock In It – Dave Whetstone
  5. Gold – Peter Blegvad
  6. Ginnie – Huw Williams
  7. Mock Morris ’90 (The Green Man/The Cropredy Badger/Molly On The Jetty) – Ric Sanders
  8. The Card Song / Shuffle the Pack – Maartin Allcock, Dave Mattacks, Simon Nicol
  9. The Wounded Whale – Archie Fisher, traditional