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Manic Street Preachers: Everything Must Go

On May 20, 1996, “Epic” label released “Everything Must Go”, the fourth Manic Street Preachers studio album. It was recorded 1995 – 1996, at “Chetau de la Rouge Motte” in Normandy, France, “Big Noise” in Cardiff, Wales, “Real World”, “Box” in UK, and was produced by Mike Hedges, Dave Eringa and Stephen Hague.

Personnel:

  • James Dean Bradfield – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, piano
  • Richey Edwards – rhythm guitar
  • Sean Moore – drums, percussion, trumpet, backing vocals
  • Nicky Wire – bass guitar and backing vocals
  • John Green – Hammond organ, keyboards
  • Martin Ditcham – percussion
  • Gini Ball – violin
  • Sally Herbert – violin
  • Anne Stephenson – violin
  • Chris Pitsillides – viola
  • Clare Orsler – viola
  • Julie Aliss – harp
  • Martin Greene – string arrangements
  • Spike Drake – engineer
  • Ian Grimble – engineer, mixing
  • Dave Eringa – mixing
  • Guy Massey – mixing assistant
  • Chris Blair – mastering
  • Mark Farrow – design
  • Rankin – photography
  • Jackson Pollock – sleeve quote

Track listing:

All lyrics are written by Nicky Wire,except where noted, all music by James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore, except where noted.

  1. Elvis Impersonator: Blackpool Pier – lyrics by Richey Edwards
  2. A Design for Life
  3. Kevin Carter – lyrics by Richey Edwards, music by James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Sean Moore
  4. Enola/Alone
  5. Everything Musty Go
  6. Small Black Flowers That Grow in the Sky – lyrics by Richey Edwards, music by James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Sean Moore
  7. The Girl Who Wanted to Be Good – lyrics by Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards
  8. Removables – lyrics by Richey Edwards, music by James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Sean Moore
  9. Australia
  10. Interiors (Song for Willem de Kooning)
  11. Further Away
  12. No Surface All Feeling

The Cure: Wild Mood Swings

On May 7, 1996, “Fiction” label released “Wild Mood Swings”, the tenth Cure studio album. It was recorded 1995 – 1996, and was produced by Steve Lyon and Robert Smith.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith– vocals, guitar, bass, sleeve art direction
  • Perry Bamonte– guitar, bass, keyboard, sleeve art direction
  • Jason Cooper– drums, percussion, sleeve art direction
  • Simon Gallup– bass guitar, sleeve art direction
  • Roger O’Donnell– keyboard, sleeve art direction
  • Ronald Austin – drums
  • Louis Pavlou – drums
  • Mark Price– drums
  • Jesus Alemany – trumpet
  • John Barclay – trumpet
  • Steve Dawson – trumpet
  • Steve Sidwell– trumpet
  • Richard Edwards – trombone
  • Sid Gauld – trumpet
  • Will Gregory– saxophone
  • Mister Chandrashekhar – violin
  • Leo Payne – violin
  • Chris Tombling – violin
  • Sue Dench – viola
  • Audrey Riley– cello
  • Ronald Austin – arrangements
  • Sid Gauld – arrangements
  • Will Gregory – arrangements
  • Audrey Riley – arrangements
  • Steve Lyon – engineer, mixing
  • Paul Corkett– mixing
  • Spike Drake – mixing
  • Paul Q. Kolderie– mixing
  • Tom Lord-Alge– mixing
  • Alan Moulder– mixing
  • Tim Palmer– mixing
  • Mark Saunders– mixing
  • Adrian Maxwell Sherwood– mixing
  • Sean Slade– mixing
  • Ian Cooper – mastering
  • Andy Vella – sleeve art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Perry Bamonte, Jason Cooper, Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell and Robert Smith.

  1. Want
  2. Club America
  3. This Is a Lie
  4. The 13th
  5. Strange Attraction
  6. Mint Car
  7. Jupiter Crash
  8. Round & Round & Round
  9. Gone!
  10. Numb
  11. Return
  12. Trap
  13. Treasure
  14. Bare