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Orb: The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld

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On April 2, 1991, “Big Life” label released “The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld”, the debut Orb studio album. It was recorded in 1990, at “Do Not Erase”, “Marcus Studios”, “Berwick Street Studio”, and “Trancentral” in London, and was produced by Alex Paterson, Andy Falconer, Kris Westona, Steve Hillage and Jimmy Cauty.

Personnel:

  • Alex Paterson – performer, engineer, mixing
  • Guy Pratt – bass
  • Tim Russell – engineer, mixing
  • Kris “Thrash” Weston – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Hunter – engineer assistant
  • Youth – mixing
  • Thomas Fehlmann – mixing
  • The Designers Republic – design

Track listing:

  1. Little Fluffy Clouds (Earth Orbit One) – Alex Paterson, Martin Glover
  2. Earth (Gaia) (Earth Orbit Two) – Alex Paterson, Kris Weston
  3. Supernova st the End of the Universe – Alex Paterson, Miquette Giraudy, Steve Hillage
  4. Back Side of the Moon (Luner Orbit Four) – Alex Paterson, Steve Hillage
  5. Spanish Castle in Space (Lunar Orbit Five) – Alex Paterson, Jake le Mesurier, Guy Pratt
  6. Perpetual Dawn (Ultraworld Probe Six) – Alex Patterson, Andy Falconer, Paul Ferguson
  7. Into the Fourth Dimension (Ultraworld Probe Seven) – Alex Paterson, Andy Falconer, Paul Ferguson
  8. Outlands (Ultraworld Probe Eight) – Alex Paterson, Thomas Fehlmann
  9. Star 6 & 789 (Ultraworld Nine) – Alex Paterson, T Green, Hugh Vickers
  10. A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules from the Centre of the Ultraworld (Live Mix Mk 10; Ultraworld Ten) – Alex Paterson, Jimmy Cauty, Minnie Riperton, Richard Rudolph, Simon Darlow, Stephen Lipson, Bruce Woolley, Trevor Horn

Trevor Horn: Echoes: Ancient And Modern

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On December 1, 2023, “Deutsche Grammophon” label released “Echoes: Ancient & Modern”, the fifth Trevor Horn album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Trevor Horn.

Personnel:

  • Trevor Horn – keyboards, guitar, double bass, bass guitar, drum programming, backing vocals
  • Iggy Pop – vocals
  • Tori Amos – vocals, piano, vocal production
  • Toyah – vocals
  • Seal – vocals
  • Lady Blackbird – vocals
  • Rick Astley – vocals
  • Marc Almond – vocals
  • Andrea Corr – vocals
  • Jack Lukerman – vocals
  • Steve Hogarth – vocals
  • Hayley Sanderson – vocals, backing vocals
  • Robert Fripp – guitar
  • Lol Crème – guitar
  • Phoebe Lunny – guitar
  • Alex McArthur – guitar
  • Simon Bloor – guitar, keyboards
  • Phil Palmer – guitar
  • Alan Connor – piano
  • Alan Clark – piano, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Jimmy Wood – harmonica
  • Jon Evans – bass guitar
  • Jamie Muhoberac – bass, keyboards
  • Ash Soan – drums
  • Earl Harvin – drums
  • Alex Torjussen – drums
  • Danny Cummings – percussion
  • Calum Landau – percussion
  • Steve Sidwell – trumpet
  • Tashya Lorien – backing vocals, vocal production
  • Izzy Chase – backing vocals
  • Tessa Niles – backing vocals
  • Bryan Chambers – backing vocals
  • Louise Marshall – backing vocals
  • Mica Paris – backing vocals
  • Jesper Nielsen – programming
  • Tim Weidner – programming
  • Dave McCracken – programming
  • Julian Hinton – string arrangements
  • George Oulton – engineer
  • Mat Bartram – engineer
  • Alex McArthur – engineer
  • Luis Gómez – engineer
  • Max Bisgrove – engineer
  • Tim Weidner – engineer, mixing
  • Jesper Nielsen – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Mark Hawley – engineer, additional production
  • Sidney Claire Meyer – mastering
  • Aaron Horn – recording arrangement

Track listing:

  1. Swimming Pools (Drank) – Kendrick Lamar, Nikhil Seetharam, Tyler Williams
  2. Steppin’ Out – Joe Jackson
  3. Owner of a Lonely Heart – Jon Anderson, Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin, Chris Squire
  4. Slave to the Rhythm – Simon Darlow, Trevor Horn, Stephen Lipson, Bruce Woolley
  5. Love Is a Battlefield – Michael Chapman, Holly Knight
  6. Personal Jesus – Martin Gore
  7. Drive – Ric Ocasek
  8. Relax – Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Mark O’Toole
  9. White Wedding – Billy Idol
  10. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic
  11. Avalon – Bryan Ferry

Pet Shop Boys: Introspective

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On October 10, 1988, “Parlaphone” label released “Introspective”, the third Pet Shop Boys studio album. It was recorded 1987 – 1988, at “Advison” and “Sarm West” in London, and was produced by Trevor Horn, David Jacob, Stephen Lipson, Lewis A. Martineé, Julian Mendelsohn, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe.

Personnel:

  • Neil Tennant – design
  • Chris Lowe – design
  • Nestor Gomez – guitar
  • Josh Milan – piano
  • Fro Sossa – additional keyboards 
  • Mike Bakst – additional keyboards, brass score
  • Tony Concepción – brass, trumpet solo 
  • Kenneth William Faulk, Dana Tebor, Ed Calle – brass 
  • Judy Bennett, Sharon Blackwell, H. Robert Carr, Mario Friendo, Derek Green, Michael Hoyte, Sally Bradshaw, Herbie Joseph, Paul Lee, Gee Morris, Dee Ricketts, Iris Sutherland, Yvonne White – additional vocals  
  • The Voice in Fashion – backing vocals 
  • Richard Niles – orchestra arrangement, conducting
  • Lewis A. Martineé – brass arrangements
  • Blue Weaver – Fairlight programming
  • Andy Richards, Gary Maughan – Fairlight programming
  • Stephen Lipson – engineer
  • David Jacob – engineer
  • Mike Nielsen – engineer
  • Julian Mendelsohn – engineer
  • Frankie Knuckles – mixing, additional production
  • John Poppo – mixing
  • Lewis A. Martineé – engineer, mixing
  • Mike Couzzi – engineer
  • César Sogbe – engineer assistant
  • Mark Farrow – design
  • Eric Watson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant, except where noted.

  1. Left to My Own Devices
  2. I Want a Dog
  3. Domino Dancing
  4. I’m Not Scared
  5. Always on My Mind / In My House – Wayne Carson Thompson, Marj James, Johnny Christopher
  6. It’s Alright – Sterling Void. Marshall Jefferson, Paris Brightedge

Ultravox: Brilliant

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On May 25, 2012, “Chrysalis” label released “Brilliant”, the eleventh and final Ultravox studio album. It was recorded September 2010 – December 2011, at “The Lakehouse” in Montreal, Canada, “Environment” in Bath, England, “Sarm” and “Battery” in London, “Studio City Sound” in California, and was produced by Stephen Lipson, Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie and Midge Ure.

Personnel:

  • Midge Ure – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, mixing
  • Billy Currie – piano, synthesizer, violin, mixing
  • Chris Cross – bass, synthesizer, mixing
  • Warren Cann – drums, mixing
  • Stephen Lipson – mixing
  • Tom Weir – drum engineering
  • Mazen Murad – mastering
  • Darren Evans – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Midge Ure, Billy Currie and Chris Cross.

  1. Live
  2. Flow
  3. Brilliant
  4. Change
  5. Rise
  6. Remembering
  7. Hello
  8. One
  9. Fall
  10. Lie
  11. Satellite
  12. Contact

Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Liverpool

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On October 20, 1986, “ZTT” label released “Liverpool”, the second and final Frankie Goes to Hollywood studio album. It was recorded March – July 1986, and was produced by Stephen Lipson.

Personnel:

  • Holly Johnson – lead vocals
  • Brian Nash – guitar
  • Mark O’Toole – bass guitar
  • Peter Gill – drums
  • Paul Rutherford – backing vocals
  • Stephen Lipson – guitar, keyboards
  • Steve Howe, Trevor Rabin – guitar
  • Andy Richards, Peter-John Vettese – keyboards
  • Betsy Cook – backing vocals
  • Richard Niles – string and brass arrangement
  • Heff Moraes – engineer assistant
  • Barry Diament – mastering
  • Anton Corbijn – photography
  • Trevor Horn – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Brian Nash and Mark O’Toole,  except where noted.

  1. Warriors of the Wasteland
  2. Rage Hard
  3. Kill the Pain
  4. Maximum Joy
  5. Watching the Wildlife
  6. Lunar Bay
  7. For Heaven’s Sake
  8. Is Anybody Out There?

Annie Lenox: Diva

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On April 6, 1992, “RCA Records” label released “Diva”, the debut Annie Lennox album. It was recorded 1991 – 1992, at “Mayfair” and “The Church” in London, and was produced by Stephen Lipson. In 1993 “Brit Awards”, “Diva” won the “British Album of the Year”. It was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Annie Lennox – all vocals, keyboards
  • Stephen Lipson – guitars, keyboards, programming
  • Kenji Suzuki – guitar
  • Ed Shearmur – piano
  • Paul Moore – keyboards
  • Peter-John Vettese – keyboards, programming, recorder
  • Marius de Vries – keyboards, programming
  • Doug Wimbish – bass
  • Keith LeBlanc – drums
  • Luís Jardim – percussion
  • Steve Jansen – drum programming
  • Dave DeFries – trumpet
  • Gavyn Wright – violin
  • Heff Moraes – engineer, MIDI management
  • William O’Donovan – mixing assistance
  • Ian Silvester – digital technician
  • Ian Cooper – mastering
  • Laurence Stevens – designs
  • Satoshi – photography (front cover)
  • Anton Corbijn – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Annie Lennox, except where noted.

  1. Why
  2. Walking on Broken Glass
  3. Precious
  4. Legend in My Living Room – Annie Lennox, Peter John Vettese
  5. Cold
  6. Money Can’t Buy It
  7. Little Bird
  8. Primitive
  9. Stay By Me
  10. The Gift – Annie Lennox, The Blue Nile

Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Welcome to the Pleasuredome

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On October 29, 1984, “ZTT / Island” labels released “Welcome to the Pleasuredome”, the debut Frankie Goes to Hollywood album. It was recorded July 1983-1984, at “Manor Studios” in Oxford; “Sarm Studios” in London, and was produced by Trevor Horn.

Personnel:

  • Holly Johnson – lead vocals
  • Trevor Rabin – guitar, keyboards
  • Stephen Lipson – guitar
  • Steve Howe – acoustic guitar
  • Brian Nash – guitar
  • J. Jeczalik – keyboards, programming, software
  • Andrew Richards – keyboards
  • Anne Dudley – keyboards, string arrangement
  • Trevor Horn – bass, backing vocals
  • Mark O’Toole – bass
  • Peter Gill – drums
  • Luís Jardim – percussion
  • Paul Rutherford – backing vocals
  • Stuart Bruce, Steve Lipson – engineer
  • Ian Cooper – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Brian Nash and Mark O’Toole except where noted.

  1. Well
  2. The World Is My Oyster – Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Brian Nashand Mark O’Toole, Andy Richards
  3. Snatch of Fury (Stay) – Gerry Marsden
  4. Welcome to the Pleasuredome
  5. Relax (Come Fighting)
  6. War (…and Hide) – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
  7. Two Tribes (For the Victims of Ravishment)
  8. Tag
  9. Ferry (Go) – Gerry Marsden
  10. Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen
  11. San Jose (The Way) – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  12. Wish (The Lads Were Here)
  13. The Ballad of 32
  14. Krisco Kisses
  15. Black Night White Light
  16. The Only Star in Heaven
  17. The Power of Love
  18. Bang

Simple Minds: Street Fighting Years

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Street Fighting

On May 8, 1989, “A&M” label released “Street Fighting Years”, the eighth Simple Minds album. It was recorded March 1988 – March 1989, and was produced by Trevor Horn and Stephen Lipson.

Personnel:

  • Jim Kerr– vocals
  • Charlie Burchill– acoustic and electric guitars
  • Mick MacNeil– piano, accordion, keyboards
  • John Giblin– fretted and fretless bass guitar
  • Stephen Lipson– bass guitar
  • Mel Gaynor– drums
  • Manu Katché– drums
  • Stewart Copeland- drums
  • Lou Reed– vocals
  • Roger Sharp – bagpipes
  • Lisa Germano– violin
  • William Lithgow, Sheena McKenzie – cellos
  • Maureen Kerr – penny whistle, bodhran
  • Sidney Thiam, Abdul M’boup, Leroy Williams – percussion
  • Lorna Bannon – backing vocals
  • Steve Ralbovsky – talking
  • Willie P. Richardson – talking
  • Stephen Lewis – talking
  • Gary Wathen – talking
  • John Altman– orchestral arrangements
  • Robin Hancock – engineer
  • Heff Moraes – engineer
  • Martin Plant – engineer assistant
  • Danton Supple – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Simon Heyworth – mastering
  • Dougie Cowan – technical master
  • Paul Kerr – logistics
  • Jane Ventom – coordination
  • Guido Harari – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mick MacNeil, John Giblin and Mel Gaynor, except where noted.

  1. Street Fighting Years
  2. Soul Crying Out
  3. Wall of Love
  4. This is Your Land
  5. Take a Step Back
  6. Kick it In
  7. Let It All Come Down – Simple Minds, John Giblin
  8. Mandela Day
  9. Belfast Child – traditional, Simple Minds
  10. Biko – Peter Gabriel