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Gerry Rafferty: Sleepwalking

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On September 29, 1980, “Liberty” label released “Sleepwalking”, the fifth Gerry Rafferty, studio album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Chipping Norton Recording Studios” in Oxon, England, “Strawberry Studios South” in Dorking, England, and was produced by Gerry Rafferty and Christopher Neil.

 Personnel:

  • Gerry Rafferty – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, arrangements
  • Hugh Burns – electric guitars
  • Frank Bogie – electric guitars
  • Kenny Craddock – acoustic piano, keyboards, synthesizers, Hammond organ, electric guitars, banjo 
  • Alan Clark – acoustic piano, organ, synthesizers, Hammond organ
  • Ian Lynn – synthesizers, sequencer, string synthesizer
  • Mo Foster – bass
  • Liam Genockey – drums
  • Pick Withers – drums
  • Morris Pert – percussion
  • Frank Ricotti – percussion
  • Christopher Neil – drum programming, backing vocals
  • Mel Collins – saxophone
  • Barry Hammond – recording
  • Alan O’Duffy – recording, overdubbing
  • Nick Ryan – mixing
  • Ron McMaster – mastering
  • Phil Jude – front cover and inner sleeve photography
  • Gered Mankowitz – back cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gerry Rafferty

  1. Standing at the Gates
  2. Good Intentions
  3. A Change of Heart
  4. On the Way
  5. Sleepwalking
  6. Cat and Mouse
  7. The Right Moment
  8. As Wise as a Serpent

Camera Obscura: Look To The East, Look To The West

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On May 3, 2024, “Merge” label released “Look to the East, Look to the West”, the sixth Camera Obscura studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Rockfield” in Monmouthshire, “Chem 19” in Glasgow, “Clashnarrow” in Helmsdale, and was produced by Jari Haapalainen.

Personnel:

  • Tracyanne Campbell – lead vocals, guitar
  • Kenny McKeeve – guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Donna Maciocia – piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Gavin Dunbar – bass guitar
  • Lee Thomson – drums, percussion
  • Anne McLeod – oboe 
  • Jari Haapalainen – programming, percussion, mixing
  • Jake Hutton – engineer
  • Joe Jones – engineer
  • Paul Savage – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Tracyanne Campbell, except where noted.

  1. Liberty Print
  2. We’re Going to Make It in a Man’s World – Tracyanne Campbell, Donna Maciocia
  3. Big Love
  4. Only a Dream
  5. The Light Nights
  6. Sleepwalking
  7. Baby Huey (Hard Times)
  8. Denon
  9. Pop Goes Pop
  10. Sugar Almond
  11. Look to the East, Look to the West

The Waeve: Same

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On February 3, 2023, “Transgressive” label released the self-titled, debut Waeve (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Graham Coxon, Rose Elinor Dougall and James Ford.

Personnel:

  • Graham Coxon – lead vocals, saxophone, guitar, recording
  • Rose Elinor Dougall – lead vocals
  • James Ford – additional instruments, mixing, additional production
  • Elysian Quartet – strings

Track listing:

All tracks by Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall.

  1. Can I Call You
  2. Kill Me Again
  3. Over and Over
  4. Sleepwalking
  5. Drowning
  6. Someone Up There
  7. All Along
  8. Undine
  9. Alone and Free
  10. You’re All I want to Know

Deerhunter: Monomania

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On May 7, 2013, “4AD” label released “Monomania”, the sixth Deerhunter studio album. It was recorded January – February 2013, at “Rare Book Room” in Brooklyn, and was produced by Nicolas Vernhes, Bradford Cox, Lockett Pundt, Frankie Broyles, Moses Archuleta and John McKay.

Personnel:

  • Bradford Cox – vocals, acoustic guitar, tapes, electric rhythm guitar, guitar, electric melody bass, synthesizer, organ, gamelan, treatments, little instruments, percussion, fog machine, metal box, recording, art direction
  • Lockett Pundt – lead vocals, electric rhythm guitar, electric lead guitar, octave lead guitar, low guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion, field recording
  • Frankie Broyles – acoustic guitar, electric lead guitar, electric guitar, electric rhythm guitar, steel guitar, high guitar, field recording
  • Josh McKay – bass guitar, Farfisa, Wurlitzer, Baldwin organ
  • Moses Archuleta – drums, percussion, videos, auxiliary hi-hat
  • Nicolas Vernhes – recording
  • Gabe Wax – engineer assistant
  • Joe Lambert – mastering
  • Matt de Jong – art direction
  • Winston Parker – neon calligraphy
  • Robert Semmer – photography
  • Proenza Schouler – clothing and direction

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Bradford Cox except where noted.

  1. Neon Junkyard
  2. Leather Jacket II
  3. The Missing – Lockett Pundt
  4. Pensacola
  5. Dream Captain
  6. Blue Agent
  7. T.H.M.
  8. Sleepwalking
  9. Back to Middle
  10. Monomania
  11. Nitebike
  12. Punk (La vie antérieure)

Queenadreena: Taxidermy

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On April 17, 2000, “Warner Bros” label released “Taxidermy”, the debut Queenadreena album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Orinoco” in London, and was produced by Ken Thomas, Katie Jane Garside,  Crispin Gray, Dizzy Q and Steve Drew.

Personnel:

  • Katie Jane Garside – vocals, arrangements
  • Crispin Gray – guitar, glockenspiel, harmonica, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Dizzy Q – bass
  • Steve Drew – drums

Track listing:

  1. Cold Fish – Katie Jane Garside, Crispin Gray
  2. Soda Dreamer – Katie Jane Garside, Crispin Gray
  3. I Adore You – Katie Jane Garside, Crispin Gray
  4. Yesterday’s Hymn – Katie Jane Garside, Crispin Gray
  5. Pretty Polly – traditional
  6. Yemaya – Katie Jane Garside, Crispin Gray
  7. Madraykin – Katie Jane Garside
  8. X-ing Off the Days – Crispin Gray
  9. Hide from Time – Katie Jane Garside, Carter
  10. Friday’s Child – Katie Jane Garside, Crispin Gray
  11. Sleepwalking – Katie Jane Garside, Crispin Gray
  12. Are the Songs Ny Disease? – Katie Jane Garside, Crispin Gray
  13. Weeds – Katie Jane Garside, Crispin Gray

Nicole Atkins: Goodnight Rhonda Lee

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On July 21, 2017, “Single Lock Records” Label released “Goodnight Rhonda Lee”, the fourth Nicole Atkins album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Niles City Sound” in Fort Worth, Texas, and was produced by Niles City Sound.

Personnel:

  • Nicole Atkins – vocals, horn and strings arrangements
  • Austin Jenkins – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Kelly Doyle – electric guitar
  • Will Van Horn – steel and baritone guitar, organ
  • Robert Ellis – piano, organ, acoustic guitar
  • Geoffrey Muller – bass guitar
  • Josh Block – drums, percussion
  • Jeff Dazey – saxophone
  • Leo Saenz – trumpet
  • Ben Tanner – mixing, vibraphone
  • Imelda Tecson, Sean Redman – violin
  • Buffi Jacobs – cello
  • Ele Chupik, Knadijah Islah Mohammed – backing vocals
  • Jeff Dazey – horn arrangements
  • Niles City Sound – recording, mixing
  • Joe La Porta – mastering
  • Lucia Holm – artwork
  • Fetzer Design – design
  • Shervin Lainez – back cover photography
  • Griffin Lotz – cover and gatefold photogreaphy
  • Elaine Monte, Joseph Monte – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. A Little Crazy – Chris Isaak, Nicole Atkins
  2. Darkness Falls So Quiet – Nicole Atkins
  3. Listen Up – Nicole Atkins, Ryan Spraker, Vincent John
  4. Goodnight Rhonda Lee – Chris Isaac, Nicole Atkins
  5. If I Could – Chris Seefried, Louise Goffin, Nicole Atkins
  6. Colors – David Michael Sherman, Nicole Atkins
  7. Brokedown Luck – Jim Sclanvunos, Nicole Atkins
  8. I Love Living Here (Even When I Don’t) – David Michael Sherman, Nicole Atkins
  9. Sleepwalking – Nicole Atkins, Reno Bo
  10. A Night of Serious Drinking – Jim Sclanvunos, Nicole Atkins
  11. A Dream Without Pain – Kenny Childers, Nicole Atkins

Grotus: Slow Motion Apocalypse

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On April 20, 1993, “Alternative Tentacles” label released “Slow Motion Apocalypse”, the second Grotus studio album. It was recorded October – December 1992, and was produced by Eric Holland.

Personnel:

  • Adam Tanner – Fender Bass VI, guitar, Jupiter-8, sampler, cover art, design
  • Lars Fox – vocals, sampler, percussion
  • John Carson – bass guitar, sampler
  • Bruce Boyd – drums, cover art, design
  • Eric Holland – engineer
  • Fawnee Evnochides – cover art, design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Lars Fox; all music by Adam Tanner, Lars Fox, John Carson and Bruce Boyd, except where noted.

  1. Up Rose the Mountain
  2. Good Evening – Lars Fox
  3. The Same Old Sauce
  4. Hourglass
  5. Shivaynama
  6. Complications
  7. Kali Yugo
  8. Clean
  9. Sleepwalking
  10. Medicine
  11. Slow Motion Apocalypse (includes hidden track “Brown” remix) – Adam Tanner

The Raveonettes: Pretty in Black

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On May 3, 2005, “Columbia” label released “Pretty in Black”, the second  Raveonettes studio album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Sune Rose Wagner and Richard Gottehrer.

Personnel:

  • Sharin Foo – vocals, bass guitar, percussion
  • Manoj Ramdas – guitar
  • Sune Rose Wagner – guitar, bass, drums, percussion
  • Stella Psaroudakis – voices, spoken word
  • Anders Christensen – bass guitar, organ, percussion
  • Jakob Hoyer – drums
  • Moe Tucker – drums, percussion
  • Ronnie Spector – vocals
  • Martin Rev – keyboards
  • Patrick Fong – design
  • Nitin Vadukul – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sune Rose Wagner, except where noted.

  1. The Heavens
  2. Seductress of Bums
  3. Love in a Trashcan
  4. Sleepwalking
  5. Uncertain Times
  6. My Boyfriend’s Back – Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer
  7. Here Comes Mary
  8. Red Train
  9. Twilight
  10. Somewhere in Texas
  11. You Say You Lie
  12. Ode to L.A.
  13. If I Was Young

Violent Femmes: Freak Magnet

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On February 22, 2000, “Beoynd” label released “Freak Magnet”, the eighth Violent Femmes studio album. It was recorded at “Big House”, “Soundtrack”, “Odin”, “Son/Re”, “DV’s Perversion Room” in Milwaukee, and was produced by Warren Bruleigh, Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie, Guy Hoffman, Pierre Henry and Tom Grimley.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Gano– vocal, guitar
  • Brian Ritchie– vocal, bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, shakuhachi,  additional recording, design
  • Guy Hoffman– vocal, drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Gano, except where noted.

  1. Hollywood Is High
  2. Freak Magnet
  3. Sleepwalkin
  4. All I Want
  5. New Generation – Rose Marie McCoy,Albert Ayler, Mary Parks
  6. In the Dark
  7. Rejoice and Be Happy
  8. Mosh Pit – Gordon Gano and Brian Ritchie
  9. Forbidden – William Carlos Williams, Gordon Gano
  10. When You Died
  11. At Your Feet
  12. I Danced – Max Dunn, Gordon Gano
  13. I’m Bad
  14. Happiness Is
  15. A Story – Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie