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Johnny Blue Skies: Passage du Desir

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On July 12, 2024, “High Top Mountain” label released “Passage du Desir”, the eight Johnny Blue Skies (Sturgill Simpson) album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Abbey Road” in London, “Clement House” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by David R. Ferguson and Sturgill Simpson.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Blue Skies – vocals, guitar, mixing, photography
  • Jake Bugg – acoustic guitar
  • Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
  • Sierra Hull – mandolin, siren
  • Mike Rojas – accordion, keyboards, melodica
  • Steve Mackey – bass guitar
  • Fred Eltringham – drums, percussion
  • Matt Combs – strings
  • Sean Sullivan – engineer
  • Cameron Davidson – engineer assistant 
  • Ed Farrell – engineer assistant
  • David R. Ferguson – mixing
  • David Glasser – mastering
  • Fetzer Design – art direction
  • Dreez Nutz – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Johnny Blue Skies.

  1. Swamp of Sadness
  2. If the Sun Never Rises Again
  3. Scooter Blues
  4. Jupiter’s Faerie
  5. Who I Am
  6. Right Kind of Dream
  7. Mint Tea
  8. One for the Road

Joe Bonamassa: Time Clocks

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On October 29, 2021, “J&R Adventures” label released “Time Clocks”, the fifteenth Joe Bonamassa album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Germano Studios” in Broadway, New York, “The Hit Factory” in New York City, “The Cave Australia”, and was produced by Kevin Shirley.

Personnel:

  • Joe Bonamassa – vocals, guitar, liner notes
  • Kevin Shirley – piano, percussion
  • Lachy Doley – piano, organ
  • Steve Mackey – bass
  • Anton Fig – drums, percussion
  • Greg Morrow – percussion
  • Bobby Summerfield – percussion
  • Bunna Lawrie – didgeridoo
  • The Bovaland Orchestra
  • Jeff Bova – orchestration
  • Juanita Tippins, Mahalia Barnes, Prinnie Stevens – backing vocals
  • Hugh Syme – art direction, illustration, design
  • Jason Staniulis – engineer
  • Kevin Shirley – engineer
  • Andrew Yanchyshyn, Nick Jones – engineer assistant
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Brandon Duncan – mixing assistant
  • Adam Ayan – mastering
  • Pat Thrall – post production
  • Lex van Coeverden – lacquer cut
  • Jeff Hamburg – coordinator
  • Ron Weisman – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Pilgrimage – Bobby Summerfield, Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley
  2. Notches – Charlie Starr, Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley
  3. The Heart That Never Waits – James House, Joe Bonamassa
  4. Time Clocks – Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley
  5. Questions and Answers – James House, Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley
  6. Mind’s Eye – James House, Joe Bonamassa
  7. Curtain Call – James House, Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Shirley
  8. The Loyal Kind – Bernie Marsden, Joe Bonamassa
  9. Hanging on a Loser – Joe Bonamassa, Tom Hambridge
  10. Known Unknowns – Alyssa Bonagura, Joe Bonamassa

Marianne Faithfull: Kissin’ Time

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On February 19, 2002, “Hut” and “Virgin” labels released “Kissin Time”, the 15th Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded 2001 – 2002, and was produced by Tonny Hoffer, Beck, Billy Corgan, Dave Stewart, Jarvis Cocker, Steve Mackey, Etienne Daho, Les Valentines, Ben Hillier and Barry Reynolds.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – lead and backing vocals, synthesizer, percussion, hand-clapping
  • Beck – guitar, synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals, programming
  • Smokey Hormel – guitar
  • Edith Fambuena – guitar
  • Mark Webber – guitar
  • Damon Albarn – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, hand-clapping
  • Graham Coxon – guitar
  • Jarvis Cocker – keyboards
  • Jean Louis Pierot – keyboards
  • Ned Douglas – keyboards, programming
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass
  • David A. Stewart – bass, guitar
  • Barry Reynolds – bass, guitar, programming, mixing
  • Alex James – bass, hand-clapping
  • Steve Mackey – bass
  • Nick Banks – drums
  • Dave Rowntree – drums, hand-clapping
  • Mark Price – drums
  • Gavin Skinner – drums
  • Jon Brion – celeste, Chamberlain, harmonium, drums
  • Billy Corgan – bass, guitar, keyboards, programming, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Matt Walker – drums
  • Shawn Christopher – backing vocals
  • Paris Delane – backing vocals
  • Ben Hillier – engineer, mixing, hand-clapping
  • Tony Hoffer – programming, engineer, mixing
  • Bertrand “Mako” Blais – programming
  • Howard Willing – pre-production
  • Clive Goddard – engineer, mixing
  • Bjorn Thorsrud – engineer, mixing
  • Nick Addison – engineer
  • Jean-Paul Gonnod – engineer
  • Chris Potter – engineer
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Paul Hetherington – graphic design, art direction, design
  • Howard Wakefield – graphic design
  • Nick Knight – photography

Track listing:

  1. Sex with Strangers – Marianne Faithfull, Beck
  2. The Pleasure Song – Marianne Faithfull, Étienne Daho, Edith Fambuena, Jean Louis Pierot
  3. Like Being Born – Marianne Faithfull, Beck
  4. I’m on Fire – Marianne Faithfull, Billy Corgan
  5. Wherever I Go – Billy Corgan
  6. Song for Nico – Marianne Faithfull, Dave Stewart
  7. Sliding Through Life on Charm – Marianne Faithfull, Jarvis Cocker, Steve Mackey, Mark Webber, Nick Banks
  8.   Love & Money – Marianne Faithfull, David Courts
  9. Nobody’s Fault – Beck
  10. Kissin Time – Marianne Faithfull, Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, Dave Rowntree
  11. Something Good – Carole King, Gerry Goffin

Jarvis Cocker: Further Complications

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On May 18, 2009, “Rough Trade” label released “Further Complications”, the second Jarvis Cocker studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, and was produced by Steve Albini.

Personnel:

  • Jarvis Cocker – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, electric mandolin, synthesizer, fire bell
  • Tim McCall – guitar
  • Martin Craft – guitar, Vox Continental, piano
  • Simon Stafford – keyboards, guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Steve Mackey – bass guitar
  • Ross Orton – drums, timpani
  • Steve Mackay – saxophone

Track listing:

All tracks by Jarvis Cocker, except where noted.

  1. Further Complications
  2. Angela
  3. Pilchard – Jarvis Cocker, Steve Mackey, Tim McCall, Ross Orton
  4. Leftovers – Jarvis Cocker, Martin Craft, Steve Mackey, Tim McCall, Ross Orton, Simon Stafford
  5. I Never Said I Was Deep
  6. Homewrecker – Jarvis Cocker, Ross Orton
  7. Hold Still
  8. Fuckingsong
  9. Caucasian Blues
  10. Slush
  11. You’re in My Eyes (Discosong)

Arcade Fire: We

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On May 6, 2022, “Columbia” label released “WE”, the sixth Arcade Fire studio album. It was recorded 2020 – 2021, at “RAK Studios”, “Wack Formula” and “The Crow’s Nest Studios” in London, “Boombox Studios” and “Marigny Recording Studio” in New Orleans, “Dockside Studio” in Los Angeles, “Sonic Ranch Studios” in Tornilo, Texas, and was produced by Nigel Godrich, Win Butler and Régine Chassagne. 

Personnel:

  • Régine Chassagne – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, piano, accordion, orchestral arrangements
  • Win Butler – lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, piano, percussion
  • Richard Reed Parry – electric guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Tim Kingsbury – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Will Butler – keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jeremy Gara – drums, percussion
  • Peter Gabriel – additional vocal
  • Andre Michot – accordion
  • Geoff Barrow – granular synthesis, additional production
  • Orlando Primo – congas, djembe 
  • Willonson Duprate – congas
  • Louis Michot – fiddle
  • Charlie Gabriel – saxophone 
  • Mark Braud – trumpet
  • Wendell Brunious – trumpet
  • Liza Rey – harp 
  • Paul Beaubrun – sound effects
  • Owen Pallett – orchestral arrangements, strings
  • Sally Herbert – conductor, additional arrangements
  • Helen Gillet – strings
  • Harry Hardin – strings
  • Matt Rhody – strings
  • Sarah Neufeld – strings
  • Edwin Farnham Butler IV – whispers
  • Josh Tillman – stomps and breaths, additional production
  • Romeo Bougere – agogô bell
  • Michael Brun – additional synthesis
  • Emily Eck – recording
  • Eric Heigle – recording, co-producer 
  • Mikko Gordon – recording, mixing assistant, additional production
  • Suvi-Eeva Äikäs – additional recording 
  • Julia Simpson – additional recording 
  • Owen Pallett – additional recording 
  • James Seymour – additional recording 
  • Mark Lawson – additional recording 
  • Jerry Ordonez – recording assistant
  • Marco Ramirez – recording assistant
  • Justin Tocket – recording assistant
  • Matt Aguiluz – recording assistant
  • Nathanael Graham – recording assistant
  • Francesca Edwards – recording assistant
  • Joy Stacey – recording assistant
  • Pablo Godin – recording assistant
  • Felipe Gutierrez – recording assistant
  • Craig Silvey – mixing
  • Nigel Godrich – mixing
  • Dani Bennett Spragg – mixing assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Ryan Smith – vinyl mastering
  • Steve Mackey – pre-production
  • JR – cover image, WE poster image, additional eye photography
  • Terry Pastor – airbrush color tinting
  • Ping Pong Ping – album graphic design
  • Julia Simpson – album creative production
  • Alison Green – center image, Polaroids
  • IV – “I Guy” Character, handwriting
  • Camille Pajot – studio art director
  • Rick Rose – digitech
  • Fabien Barrau – cover image photo post-production
  • Chroma Center – photo printing, post-production
  • EHT Collaboration – “Black Hole” image
  • Danny Clinch – David Bowie photograph
  • Pneuhaus – “Giant Eye”
  • Maria Jose Govea – additional photography
  • JF Lalonde – additional photography
  • Wes Winship – “Acropolis Is Burning” poster
  • Don Hertzfeldt – still from World of Tomorrow: Episode 2
  • Gift Horst Tintypes – WE poster photo development

Track listing:

All tracks by Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, except where noted.

  1. Age of Anxiety I
  2. Age of Anxiety II (Rabbit Hole)
  3. Prelude
  4. End of the Empire I-III
  5. End of Empire IV (Sagittarius A)
  6. The Lightning I
  7. The Lightning II
  8. Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)
  9. Unconditional II (Race and Religion) – additional writing by Will Butler
  10. We 

Jarv is: Beyond the Pale

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On July 17, 2020, “Rough Trade” label released “Beyond the Pale”, the debut Jarv Is studio album. It was recorded April 2018 – September 2019, at “Peak Cavern” in Derbyshire, UK, “Primavera Sound” in Barcelona, Spain, and was produced by Jason Buckle and Jarvis Cocker.

Personnel:

  • Jarvis Cocker – lead and backing vocals, Boss voice transformer, Vox Starstreamer guitar, Spanish guitar, Gibson Les Paul, Marine Rider guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, piano, Philicorda organ, Korg MS-20 synthesiser, kalimba, synth loop, Mellotron, handclaps, whistling
  • Serafina Steer – miniKORG, microKORG preset, Philicorda organ, harp, Elka Rhapsody, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, backing vocals, handclaps
  • Emma Smith – violin, saxophone, Vox Starstreamer guitar, backing vocals, handclaps
  • Jason Buckle – synthesizer, 808 programming, cabasa, tambourine, Wasp synthesizer, programmed drums, wah-wah guitar, bass synth, Syncussion, Echoplex, Philicorda organ, electronic percussion, handclaps
  • Andrew McKinney – bass, Fender Bass VI, backing vocals, handclaps, Moog Taurus pedals
  • Adam Betts – drums, percussion, tongue plate percussion, electronic percussion, backing vocals
  • Steve Mackey – programmed strings, original drum sample
  • Jason Domnarski – piano
  • Chris Vatalaro – prepared piano, handclaps
  • Naala – backing vocals
  • Eoban and Cedric Tomlin – backing vocals
  • Andy Pink – live recordings
  • Drew Smith – overdubs, vocals recording
  • Craig Silvey – mixing
  • Max Prior – mixing assistant
  • Dani Spragg – mixing assistant
  • Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
  • Thibault Dargeou – recording
  • Graeme Swinton (Actually) – design
  • Dave Bunnell – cave photograph
  • Eddie Whelan – band photograph

Track listing:

  1. Save the Whale – Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer, Jason Buckle, Emma Smith, Andrew McKinney, Adam Betts
  2. Must I Evolve – Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer
  3. Am I Missing Something – Jarvis Cocker, Jason Buckle, Serafina Steer, Steve Mackey
  4. House Music All Night Long – Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer, Chris Vatalaro
  5. Sometimes I Am Pharaoh – Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer, Steve Mackey
  6. Swanky Modes – Jarvis Cocker, Jason Domnarski, Serafina Steer
  7. Children of the Echo – Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer, Jason Buckle

Spiritualized: And Nothing Hurt

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On September 7, 2008, “Fat Possum” label released “And Nothing Hurt”, the eighth Spiritualized studio album. It was recorded in 2008 and was produced by J. Spaceman.

Personnel:

  • Spaceman– Fender Thinline, Fender Jazzmaster, Gibson L-00, Fender Bass VI, Burns Sonic Bass, Gibson Firebird III, Farfisa, Vox Continental, Juno-60, Radioshack 100, harmonica, glockenspiel, mixing
  • Tony Foster – Gibson Black Beauty, Fender Jazzmaster, harmonica, Rickenbackerlap steel, Epiphone Batwing
  • James Stelfox– Fender Precision Bass, Fender Jazz Bass, Burns Sonic Bass, Fender Bass VI
  • Tom Edwards – percussion, timpani, vibraphone, glockenspiel
  • Lee Horsley – Hammond, piano, Vox Continental, Fender Rhodes, Farfisa Compact
  • Dave Richmond– orchestral bass, Burns Bison Bass
  • Scott Baylis – Roland Juno-106, Roland SH-01, Roland JU-06, Roli Seaboard
  • Jonny Aitken – drums
  • John Coxon – Gibson Firebird
  • Alan Wilkinson – saxophones
  • Kevin Brown – saxophones
  • Kevin Cunningham – trumpet
  • Stuart Haugh – trombone
  • Jim Walker – violin
  • Daniel Thomas – singing
  • Lena Wright – singing
  • Wendi Rose – singing
  • Travis Cole – singing
  • Alex Lamey – strings, horns
  • Adam Langston – strings, horns
  • Guy Massey – recording
  • Tom Leach – recording, engineer assistant
  • Misha Hering – recording
  • Aaron Cupples– recording
  • Iggy B – recording
  • David Stanley – recording
  • Shuta Shinoda – recording
  • Darren Lawson – recording
  • Oli Bayston– recording
  • Emre Ramazanoglu – recording
  • Armelle Pignon – engineer assistant
  • Ben McCluskey – engineer assistant
  • Josh Green – engineer assistant
  • Max Prior – engineer assistant
  • Tom Leach – engineer assistant
  • Noel Summerville – mastering
  • Steve Mackey– further production, mixing
  • Darren Lawson – mixing
  • Farrow– design and art direction
  • Spaceman – art direction, design
  • Juliette Larthe – photography
  • Christina Dunlap – photography
  • Travis Waddell – photography
  • John Coxon – photography
  • Rich Good – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by J. Spaceman.

  1. A perfect Miracle
  2. I’m Your Man
  3. Here It Comes (The Road) Let’s Go
  4. Let’s Dance
  5. On the Sunshine
  6. Damaged
  7. The Morning After
  8. The Prize
  9. Sail on Through

Long Blondes: Someone To Drive You Home

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On November 6, 2006, “Rough Trade” label released “Someone To Drive You Home”, the debut Long Blondes studio album. It was recorded July 2006, at “Konk Studios” in London, and was produced by Steve Mackey.

Personnel:

  • Kate Jackson – lead vocals, artwork
  • Emma Chaplin – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Dorian Cox – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Reenie Hollis – vocals, bass guitar
  • Screech Louder – drums
  • Steve Mackey, Richard Flack – mixing
  • Ben Mason, Serge Krebs – engineer assistant
  • Guy Davie – mastering
  • Matt Bolton – logo
  • Jeff Teader – layout

Track listing:

  1. .Lust in the Movies
  2. Once And Never Again
  3. Only Lovers Left Alive
  4. Giddy Stratospheres
  5. In the Company of Women
  6. Heaven Help the New Girl
  7. Separated by Motorways
  8. You Could Have Both
  9. Swallow Tattoo
  10. Weekend Without Makeup
  11. Madame Ray
  12. A Knife for the Girls

Arcade Fire: Everything Now

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On July 28, 2017, “Sonovox Records” label released “Everything Now”, the fifth  Arcade Fire studio album. It was recorded September 2016 – April 2017, at “Boombox” in New Orleans, “Sonovox” in Montreal and “Gang” in Paris, and was produced by Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, William Butler, Tim Kingsbury  , Jeremy Gara, Thomas Bangalter, Steve Mackey, Markus Dravs, Geoff Barrow and Eric Heigle.

Personnel:

  • Richard Reed Parry – electric guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Tim Kingsbury – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Win Butler– vocals, bass guitar, electric guitar, string arrangements
  • Régine Chassagne– vocals, piano, keyboards, keytar, string arrangements
  • William Butler– keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals, string arrangements
  • Jeremy Gara– drums, string arrangements
  • Owen Pallett– piano, strings, string arrangements
  • Sarah Neufeld– string arrangements, strings
  • Daniel Lanois– pedal steel
  • Thomas Bangalter – synthesizer, programming
  • Geoff Barrow – synthesizer
  • Mark Lawson – MPC
  • Stuart Bogie– saxophone, flute
  • Matt Bauder, Charlie Gabriel– saxophone
  • Patrick Bebey – pygmy flute
  • Willonson Duprate, Jean “Diol Kidi” Edmond – congas
  • Korey Richey – drum machine
  • Rebecca Crenshaw, Helen Gillet – strings
  • Harmonistic Praise Crusade Choir
  • Akia Nevills, Kayla Jasmine – choir vocals, Tracci Lee, Jelly Joseph – choir vocals
  • Eric Heigle – recording
  • Mark Lawson, Iain Berryman, Korey Richey, Florian Lagatta – additional recording
  • Craig Silvey– mixing
  • Max Prior – mixing assistant
  • Greg Calbi– mastering
  • JR– artwork
  • Marc Azoulay, Camille Pajot, Guillaume Cagniard – artwork assistant
  • Ping Pong Ping – design
  • Anton Corbijn– band portrait

Track listing:

All tracks by Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, William Butler, Tim Kingsbury and Jeremy Gara.

  1. Everything_Now (Continued)
  2. Everything Now – contains elements from “The Coffee Cola Song” written by Francis Bebey
  3. Signs of Life
  4. Creature Comfort
  5. Peter Pan
  6. Chemistry
  7. Infinite Content
  8. Infinite Content
  9. Electric Blue
  10. Good God Damn
  11. Put Your Money on Me
  12. We Don’t Deserve Love
  13. Everything Now (Continued)