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Biffy Clyro: The Vertigo Of Bliss

On June 16, 2003, “Beggars Banquet” label released “The Vertigo of Bliss”, the second Biffy Clyro studio album. It was recorded 2002 – 2003, at “Great Linford Manor”, “Eden Studios”, “The Church Studios” and “Sanctuary Westside Studios” in London, and was produced by Chris Sheldon, Simon Neil, James Johnston and Ben Johnston. The album cover art was by Milo Manara.

Personnel:

  • Simon Neil– vocals, guitars
  • James Johnston– bass, vocals
  • Ben Johnston– drums, vocals
  • Kimberlee McCarrick – violin
  • Martin McCarrick– cello
  • Chris Sheldon- recording, engineer
  • Phil English – engineer
  • Sam Miller – engineer
  • Chris Blair – mastering
  • Phil Lee – design
  • Stefan De Batselier – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Simon Neil; all music by Simon Neil, James Johnston and Ben Johnston.

  1. Bodies in Flight
  2. The Ideal Height
  3. With Aplomb
  4. A Day Of…
  5. Liberate the Illiterate/A Mong Among Mingers
  6. Diary of Always
  7. Questions and Answers
  8. Eradicate the Doubt
  9. When the Faction’s Fractioned
  10. Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys
  11. All the Way Down: Prologue Chapter 1
  12. A Man of His Appalling Posture
  13. Now the Action Is on Fire! – features hidden track “Ewen’s True Mental You

Biffy Clyro: Puzzle

On June 4, 2007, “14th Floor” label released “Puzzle”, the fourth Biffy  Clyro studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “The Warehouse Studio” in Vancouver, “The Farm Studios” in Gibsons, British Columbia, and was produced by Biffy Clyro and Garth “GGGarth” Richardson. The album was certified Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Simon Neil– vocals, guitar, glockenspiel
  • James Johnston– vocals, bass guitar
  • Ben Johnston– vocals, drums
  • Ben Kaplan – keyboard
  • Mike Norman – keyboard, saxophone
  • Seattle Symphony Orchestra – violins, violas, cellos, choir
  • Dorothy Lawson– cello
  • Graeme Revell – string and choir orchestrations
  • Mike Fraser– engineer
  • Andy Wallace– mixing
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Ylber Sejdiu – model on artwork
  • Carolyn Roper – body artist on artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Simon Neil.

  1. Living Is a Problem Because Everything Dies
  2. Saturday Superhouse
  3. Who’s Got a Match?
  4. As Dust Dances
  5. A Whole Child Ago
  6. The Conversation Is…
  7. Now I’m Everyone
  8. Semi-Mental
  9. Love Has a Diameter
  10. Get Fucked Stud
  11. Folding Stars
  12. 9/15ths
  13. Machines