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Verve: A Northern Soul

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On July 3, 1995, “Hut” label released “A Northern Soul”, the second Verve studio album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and Loco, Wales, and was produced by Owen Morris, Richard Ashcroft, Mick McCabe, Simon Jones and Peter Salisbury.

Personnel:

  • Richard Ashcroft – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric piano, percussion
  • Nick McCabe – guitars, piano, twelve-string guitar, acoustic guitar, Hammond organ, Moog 
  • Simon Jones – bass, percussion, keyboards, twelve-string acoustic guitar 
  • Peter Salisbury – drums, percussion
  • Owen Morris – Hammond organ, string arrangement, synthesized strings
  • Will Malone – strings arrangements
  • Gavyn Wright – strings
  • The London Session Orchestra – strings
  • Liam Gallagher – handclaps
  • Mark Lee – studio assistant
  • Jack Adams – mastering
  • Brian Cannon – sleeve concept, design, art direction
  • Michael Spencer Jones – photography
  • Scarlet Page – The Verve on the bus photography
  • Mary Scanlon – The Verve in the café photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Ashcroft, Mick McCabe, Simon Jones and Peter Salisbury.

  1. A New Decade
  2. This Is Music
  3. On Your Own
  4. So It Goes
  5. A Northern Soul
  6. Brainstorm Interlude
  7. Drive You Home
  8. History
  9. No Knock on My Door
  10. Life’s an Ocean
  11. Stormy Clouds
  12. (Reprise)

Cheap Trick: In Another World

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On April 9, 2021, “BMG” label released “In Another World”, the twentieth Cheap Trick studio album. It was recorded 2018 – 2021, and was produced by Julian Raymond, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen and Tom Petersson.

Personnel:

  • Robin Zander – lead vocals, guitar, art direction, design
  • Rick Nielsen – guitar, art direction, design
  • Tom Petersson – bass, art direction, design
  • Daxx Nielsen – drums
  • Tim Lauer, Bennett Salvay – keyboards
  • Jimmy Hall – harmonica
  • Steve Jones – additional guitar
  • Howard Willing, Julian King, Mark Dobson, Bryan Cook, Jim “Pinky” Beeman – engineer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Lars Fox – Pro Tools engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Dale Voelker – art direction, design
  • Jeff Daly, Lou Brutus – photography

Track listing:

All tracks are by Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Julian Raymond and Daxx Nielsen, except where noted.

  1. The Summer Looks Good on You
  2. Quit Waking Me Up – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson, Julian Raymond, Kristian Bush, Daxx Nielsen
  3. Another World
  4. Boys & Girls & Rock’n’Roll
  5. The Party
  6. Final Days
  7. So It Goes
  8. Light Up the Fire
  9. Passing Through
  10. Here’s Looking at You – Linda Perry, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander,Tom Petersson, Dazz Nielsen
  11. Another World (reprise)
  12. I’ll See You Again
  13. Gimme Some Truth – John Lennon

Nick Lowe: Jesus Of Cool

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In March 1978, “Radar Records” label released “Jesus of Cool” the debut Nick Lowe solo album. It was recorded 1976-1977, at “Chalk Farm Studios” in London, “Eden Studios”; “Jackson Studios” in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, and “Pathway Studios” in Stoke Newington, and was produced by Nick Lowe.

Personnel:

  • Nick Lowe – vocals, bass, guitars, piano
  • Billy Bremner – guitars
  • Dave Edmunds – vocals, guitars
  • John Turnbull – lead guitar
  • John McFee – guitar
  • Bob Andrews – piano, organ
  • Steve Nieve – piano
  • Roger Bechirian – tambourine, organ, backing vocals
  • Andrew Bodnar– bass
  • Norman Watt-Roy – bass
  • Terry Williams – drums
  • Steve Goulding – drums
  • Pete Thomas – drums
  • Charley Charles – drums
  • Barney Bubbles – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Lowe except where noted.

  1. Music for Money
  2. I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass – Nick Lowe, Andrew Bodnar, Steve Goulding
  3. Little Hitler – Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds
  4. Shake and Pop
  5. Tonight
  6. So It Goes
  7. No Reason
  8. 36 Inches High – Jim Ford
  9. Marie Provost
  10. Nutted by Reality
  11. Heart of the City