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The Human League: Reproduction

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On October 5, 1979, “Virgin” label released “Reproduction”, the debut Human League (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Workshop Studio” in Sheffield, England, and was produced by Colin Thurston, Philip Oakey, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware.

Personnel:

  • Philip Oakey – vocals, synthesizer
  • Ian Craig Marsh – vocals, synthesizer
  • Martyn Ware – vocals, synthesizer
  • Philip Adrian Wright – film technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Craig Marsh, Martyn Ware and Philip Oakey, except where noted.

  1. Almost Medieval
  2. Circus of Death
  3. The Path of Least Resistance
  4. Blind Youth
  5. The World Before Last
  6. Empire State Human
  7. Morale…You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling – Barry Mann, Cynthia Well, Phil Spector
  8. Austerity/Girl One (Medley)
  9. Zero as a Limit

The Allman Betts Band: Bless Your Heart

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On August 28, 2020, “BMG” label released “Bless Your Heart”, the second Allman Betts Band (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Sheffield, Alabama, and was produced by Matt Ross-Spang.

Personnel:

  • Devon Allman – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass, co-producer
  • Duane Betts – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, co-producer
  • Berry Duane Oakley – vocals, bass, piano
  • Johnny Stachela – slide and electric guitar
  • R. Scott Bryan – percussion, drums
  • John Lum – drums
  • John Ginty – keyboards
  • Art Edmaiston – saxophone
  • Jimmy Hall – harmonica
  • Shannon McNally – cameo vocal appearance
  • Reba Russell – backing vocals
  • Susan Marshall – backing vocals
  • Matt Ross-Spang – engineer, mixing
  • Chase Brandon, Daniel Lynn, Chris Turnbaugh – engineer assistant
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Charley Robinson – art direction, design
  • Darin Black, Gilbert Lee – photography

Track listing:

  1. Pale Horse Rider – Devon Allman, Duane Betts
  2. Carolina Song – Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  3. King Crawler – Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  4. Ashes of My Lovers – Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  5. Savannah’s Dream – Duane Betts
  6. Airboats & Cocaine – Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  7. Southern Rain – Devon Allman, Stoll Vaughan
  8. Rivers Run – Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  9. Magnolia Road – Stoll Vaughan
  10. Should We Ever Part – Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  11. The Doctor’s Daughter – Berry Duane Oakley, Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  12. Much Obliged – Devon Allman, Duane Betts
  13. Congratulations – Cisco Adler

Cabaret Voltaire: 2 x 45

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In May 1982, “Rough Trade” label released “2×45”, the fourth Cabaret Voltaire studio album. It was recorded in October 1981 – February 1982, at “Western Works” in Sheffield, “Pluto Studios” in Manchester, and was produced by Phil Bush, Stephen Mallinder, Richard H. Kirk and Chris Watson.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Mallinder – vocals, bass guitar, percussion, tape
  • Richard H. Kirk – guitar, saxophone, synthesizer, clarinet
  • Chris Watson – organ, tape
  • Alan Fish – drums, percussion
  • Nort – drums, percussion
  • Eric Random – guitar, percussion
  • Phil Bush – engineer
  • Neville Brody – inside sleeve artwork
  • George Peckham – cutting

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard H. Kirk and Stephen Mallinder, except where noted.

  1. Breathe Deep – Richard H. Kirk, Stephen Mallinder Chris Watson
  2. Yashar – Richard H. Kirk, Stephen Mallinder Chris Watson
  3. Protection – Richard H. Kirk, Stephen Mallinder Chris Watson
  4. War of Nerves (T.E.S.)
  5. Wait and Shuffle
  6. Get Out of My Face

Richard Hawley: Further

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On May 31, 2019, “BMG Rights Management” label released “Further”. the eighth Richard Hawley studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Yellow Arch Studios” in Neepsend, Sheffield, “Disgracelands” in Sheffield, “The Chairworks” Castleford, UK, and was produced by Collin Elliot and Shez Sheridan.

Personnel:

  • Richard Hawley – vocal, guitar, lap steel guitar
  • Shez Sheridan – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals, engineer
  • Clive Mellor – harmonica
  • Colin Elliot – bass, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals, arranger, engineer, mixing
  • Dean Beresford – drums
  • Up North Session Orchestra
  • Martin L. Robinson – saxophones
  • Catherine Leech, Jessica Hall, Liz Rossi, Susie Gibbon – violin
  • Christine Anderson, Katrina Baker – viola
  • Elinor Gow, Liz Hanks – cello
  • David Watts – engineer
  • Guy Massey – mixing
  • Duncan Cowell – mastering
  • Nick Phillips – design
  • Chris Saunders – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Hawley, except where noted.

  1. Off My Mind
  2. Alone
  3. My Little Treasures
  4. Further
  5. Emilina Says
  6. Is There a Pill?
  7. Galley Girl
  8. Not Lonely – Richard Hawley, Mark Sheridan
  9. Time Is
  10. Midnight Train
  11. Doors

Allman Betts Band: Down to the River

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On June 28, 2019, “BMG” label released “Down to the River”, the debut Allman Betts Band studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2019, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Sheffield, Alabama, and was produced by Matt Ross Spang.

Personnel:

  • Devon Allman – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Duane Betts – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Johnny Stachela – slide and electric guitar
  • Berry Duane Oakley – bass, backing vocals
  • John Lum – drums
  • R. Scott Bryan – percussion, backing vocals
  • Peter Levin – Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, piano
  • Matt Ross-Spang – acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Lamar Williams, Jr. – backing vocals
  • Chuck Leavell – piano
  • Matt Ross-Spang – mixing
  • Daniel Lynn – mixing assistant
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Charley Robinson – art direction, design
  • Christopher Brush – photography

Track listing:

  1. All Night – Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  2. Shinin’ – Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  3. Try – Cisco Adler, Devon Allman
  4. Down to the River – Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  5. Autumn Breeze – Chris Williams
  6. Good Ol’ Days – Devon Allman
  7. Melodies Are Memories – Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan
  8. Southern Accents – Tom Petty
  9. Long Gone – Devon Allman, Duane Betts, Stoll Vaughan

65DaysofStatic: We Were Exploding Anyway

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On April 26, 2010, “Hassle Records” label released “We Were Exploding Anyway”, the fourth 65daysofstatic studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “2fly Studios” in Sheffield, UK, and was produced by Joe Shrewsbury, Paul Wolinski, Rob Jones and Simon Wright.

Personnel:

  • Joe Shrewsbury
  • Paul Wolinski
  • Rob Jones
  • Simon Wright
  • Robert Smith – vocal
  • Alan Smyth – recording
  • Dave Sanderson – recording
  • Chris Tabron – mixing
  • Alex Newport – mixing
  • Paul Gold – mastering
  • Caspar Newbolt – art direction, design
  • Matt Sundin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Shrewsbury, Paul Wolinski, Rob Jones and Simon Wright.

  1. Mountainhead
  2. Crash Tactics
  3. Dance Dance Dance
  4. Piano Fights
  5. Weak4
  6. Come to Me
  7. Go Complex
  8. Debutante
  9. Tiger Girl

Richard Hawley: Coles Corner

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On September 5, 2005, “Mute” label released “Coles Corner”, the fourth Richard Hawley studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Yellow Arch Studios” in Sheffield, UK, and was produced by Richard Hawley, Colin Elliot, and Mike Timm.

Personnel:

  • Richard Hawley– vocals, acoustic, electric, 12-string acoustic, 12-string electric, baritone, and Spanish guitar, Hawaiian lap steel, hammer dulcimer, enchanted lyre, Omnichord, piano, drums, steel drum, vibraphone, baby glockenspiel
  • Andy Cook – drums
  • Colin Elliot – baritone guitar, electric and upright bass, piano, percussion, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Shez Sheridan – acoustic, electric, 12-string acoustic, 12-string electric, baritone, and reverb tremolo guitar, backing vocals
  • Jon Trier – piano, Fender Rhodes, vibraphone, baby glockenspiel
  • Johnny Wood – upright slap bass
  • Gaynor Sutcliffe, Lizz Lipscombe, Susannah Simmons, Lizzie Ball – violin
  • Naomi Koop, Simon Graham – viola
  • Liz Hanks – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Hawley, except where noted.

  1. Coles Corner
  2. Just Like the Rain
  3. Hotel Room
  4. Darlin’ Wait for Me – Richard Hawley, Shez Sheridan
  5. The Ocean
  6. Born Under a Bad Sign
  7. I Sleep Alone
  8. Tonight
  9. (Wading Through) The Waters of My Time
  10. Who’s Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet? – traditional, arranged by Richard Hawley
  11. Last Orders

John Prine: Storm Windows

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In June 1980, “Asylum” label released “Storm Windows”, the seventh John Prine studio album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Sheffield, AL, and was produced by Barry Beckett.

Personnel:

  • John Prine– vocals, guitar
  • John Burns – guitar, harmony vocals
  • Leo LeBlanc – steel guitar
  • Wayne Perkins– guitar
  • Barry Beckett– piano
  • Bob Hoban – organ, fiddle, mandolin, piano, backing vocals
  • Tom Piekarske – bass, backing vocals
  • Angie Varias – drums
  • Rachel Peer – harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by John Prine; except where noted.

  1. Shop Talk – John Prine, John Burns
  2. Living in the Future
  3. It’s Happening to You – John Prine, John Burns
  4. Sleepy Eyed Boy
  5. All Night Blue – Ava Aldridge, Cindy Richardson
  6. Just Wanna Be With You
  7. Storm Windows
  8. Baby Ruth – Johnny Wyker
  9. One Red Rose
  10. I Had a Dream

Gov’t Mule: Life Before Insanity

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On February 15, 2000, “Capricorn Records” label released “Life Before Insanity”, the third Gov’t Mule studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Muscle Shoals Studios” in Sheffield, AL and “Water Music” in Hoboken, NJ, and was produced by Michael Barbiero.

Personnel:

  • Warren Haynes– vocals, guitar, slide guitar
  • Allen Woody– bass, mandolin, electric upright bass, rhythm guitar, fretless bass, dulcitar
  • Matt Abts– drums, djembe, ashika
  • Michael Barbiero– glockenspiel
  • Hook Herrera – harmonica
  • Ben Harper– vocals, lap steel
  • Johnny Neel– organ, Wurlitzer piano, background vocals
  • Michael Barbiero – engineer, mixing
  • Ray Martin – mixing, additional engineering
  • Warren Haynes – mixing
  • Brodie Hutcheson – mixing, additional engineering
  • Dan Jurow – additional engineering
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Mark Pagliaro- guitar, bass, mandolin, amps technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Haynes except where noted.

  1. Wandering Child – Warren Haynes, Matt Abts
  2. Life Before Insanity – Warren Haynes, Danny Louis
  3. Bad Little Doggie – Warren Haynes, Matt Abts, Allen Woody
  4. Lay Your Burden Down – Warren Haynes, Michael Barbiero
  5. Fallen Down
  6. World Gone Wild
  7. Tastes Like Wine
  8. I Think You know What I Mean
  9. Far Away
  10. No Need to Suffer
  11. In My Life

 

Rod Stewart: A Night on the Town

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On June 18, 1976, “Riva” label released “A Night on the Town”, the seventh Rod Stewart album. It was recorded December 1975 – April 1976, at “Cherokee Recording Studios” in Hollywood, “Muscle Shoals Sound” in Sheffield, “Criteria” in  Miami” in Nederland, CO, and was produced by Tom Dowd. The cover art is based on Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s painting “Bal du moulin de la Galette”.

Personnel:

  • Rod Stewart – vocals
  • Steve Cropper, Billy Peek, Joe Walsh, Jesse Ed Davis, David Lindley, Fred Tackett– guitar
  • John Barlow Jarvis, David Foster, Barry Beckett, J. Smith – keyboards
  • Donald Dunn, Bob Glaub, David Hood, Willie Weeks, Lee Sklar– bass guitar
  • Roger Hawkins, Andy Newmark, Al Jackson Jr., Rick Shlosser– drums
  • Tommy Vig, Joe Lala– percussion
  • Jerry Jumonville, Plas Johnson– tenor saxophone
  • Tower of Power Horn section – French horn
  • Jimmy Horowitz, Mel Lewis, Arif Mardin– string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Rod Stewart, except where noted.

Slow Side

  1. Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
  2. The First Cut Is the Deepest – Cat Stevens
  3. Fool for You
  4. The Killing of Georgie (Part I and II)

Fast Side

  1. The Balltrap
  2. Pretty Flamingo – Mark Barkan
  3. Big Bayou – Gib Guilbeau
  4. The Wild Side of Life – Arlie Carter, William Warren
  5. Trade Winds – Ralph MacDonald, William Salter