On February 23, 2015, “Test Card Recordings” label released “The Race for Space”, the second Public Service Broadcasting studio album. It was recorded in 2014, at “Jacamar Studios”, “The Pool Studios” and “Abbey Road Studios”, and was produced by J Willgoose, Esq. and Wrigglesworth.
Personnel:
J Willgoose, Esq. – guitars, synths, bass, banjo, percussion, sampling Richard Andrews – piano Wrigglesworth – drums, vibraphone, handclaps Guy Passey – alto saxophone John Moore – baritone saxophone Sebastian Philpott – trumpet Iain Maxwell – trombone Christopher Smith – trombone Thomas Greed – violin David Larkin – violin Mircea Belei – viola Leah Evans – cello Clementine Vale – cello Katherine Blamire – vocals Jessica Davies – vocals Kate Bishop – alto Ruth Kiang – alto Eleanor Minney – alto Helen Parker – alto Emma Brain-Gabbott – soprano Joanna Forbes L’Estrange – soprano , chorus master Chloë Morgan – soprano Ann De Renais – soprano Ben Fleetwood Smyth – tenor Paul Grier – bass James Mawson – bass Joe Stoddart – bass Lawrence Wallington – bass Lawrence White – bass Alex Parish – handclaps, “and tea” Jonathan Sagis – handclaps Sam Wheat – recording, engineer Joe Rubel – engineer Matt Mysko – engineer assistant Jonathan Sagis – engineer assistant Stefano Civetta – second assistant engineer Tim Young – mastering
Track listing:
The Race for Space – John F. Kennedy’s September 1962 Speech (inspiring event) Sputnik – Sputnik 1 1957 – First satellite (inspiring event) Gagarin – Vostok 1 1961 – First human in space (inspiring event) Fire in the Cockpit – Apollo 1 disaster 1967 – First planned Apollo mission (inspiring event) E.V.A. – Voskhod 2 -1965 – First spacewalk (inspiring event) The Other Side – Apollo 8 – 1968 – First human orbit of the Moon (inspiring event) Valentina – Vostok 6 – 1963 – First woman and first civilian in space (inspiring event) Go! – Apollo 11 (1969 – First Moon landing by a crewed spacecraft (inspiring event) Tomorrow – Apollo 17 – 1972 – Final Apollo mission (inspiring event)