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Elbow: Asleep In The Back

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On May 7, 2001, “V2” label released “Asleep in the Back”, the debut Elbow studio album. It was recorded 1997 – 2001, and was produced by Steve Osborne, Ben Hillier, Danny Evans, Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Craig Potter, Pete Turner and Richard Jupp.

Personnel:

  • Guy Garvey – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, percussion, analogue synth, wine glasses, harmonica, wybercron, woodwind arrangements, recording
  • Mark Potter – acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals, woodwind arrangements, recording
  • Craig Potter – piano, organ, analogue synth, percussion, wine glasses, keyboards, backing vocals, woodwind arrangements, recording
  • Pete Turner – bass guitar, analogue synth, wine glasses, backing vocals, woodwind arrangements, recording
  • Richard Jupp – drums, percussion, backing vocals, woodwind arrangements, recording
  • The Elbow Choir – vocals
  • Danny Evans – percussion loops, recording, mixing
  • Ben Hillier – percussion, backing vocals, recording, mixing
  • Francoise Lemoignan – saxophone
  • Bob Sastri – brass, French horn
  • Nick Coen – brass
  • Martin Field – bassoon
  • Stuart King – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Matthew Gunner – French horn
  • Jonathan Snowden – flute, alto flute
  • Dominic Kelly – Cor Anglais
  • Ian Burdge – cello, musical director, woodwind arrangements
  • Andrea Wright – recording, mixing
  • Steve Lloyd – recording
  • Ed Chadwick – recording, mixing
  • Danton Supple – recording
  • Steve Osborne – mixing
  • Clare Lewis – mixing
  • Bruno Ellington – mixing

Track listing:

All lyrics by Guy Garvey, all music by Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Craig Potter, Pete Turner and Richard Jupp.

  1. Any Day Now
  2. Red
  3. Little Beast
  4. Powder Blue
  5. Bitten by the Tailfly
  6. Newborn
  7. Don’t Mix Your Drinks
  8. Presuming Ed (Rest Easy)
  9. Coming Second
  10. Can’t Stop
  11. Scattered Black and Whites

Simple Minds: Big Music

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On October 31, 2014, “Sony Music” label released “Big Music”, the sixteenth Simple Minds studio album. It was recorded May 2009 – August 2014, in London, Bath, Ireland, and was produced by Gavin Goldberg, Steve Osborne, Owen Parker, Andy Wright, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mel Gaynor, Andy Gillespie and Ged Grimes.

Personnel:

  • Jim Kerr – vocals
  • Charlie Burchill – guitar, keyboard, programming
  • Andy Gillespie – keyboard, backing vocals
  • Ged Grimes – bass guitar
  • Mel Gaynor – drums
  • Sarah Brown – backing vocals
  • Clinton Outten – backing vocals
  • Gavin Goldberg – acoustic guitar, keyboard, programming, mixing
  • Andy Wright – keyboards, programming
  • Owen Parker – additional guitar, backing vocals, additional programming
  • Steve Osborne – programming
  • Iain Cook – additional programming
  • Paul Statham – additional programming
  • Tom Dalgety – additional engineering
  • John Henry – additional engineering
  • Lewis Chapman – mixing assistant
  • JP Chalbos – mastering
  • Peacock – art direction, design
  • Daniel Reed – cover digital illustration
  • Paul Cox – photography
  • Martin Smith – photography

Track listing:

  1. Blindfolded – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  2. Midnight Walking – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Andy Gillespie
  3. Honest Town – Iain Cook, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  4. Big Music – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Andy Gillespie
  5. Human – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  6. Blood Diamonds – Iain Cook, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  7. Let the Day Begin – Michael Been
  8. Concrete and Cherry Blossom – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  9. Imagination – Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  10. Kill or Cure – Paul Statham, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  11. Broken Glass Park – Owen Parker, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill
  12. Spirited Away – Owen Parker, Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill

Young Guns: Ones and Zeros

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On June 8, 2015, “Virgin EMI” and “Wind-up Records” labels released “Ones and Zeros”, the third Young Guns studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2015, at “Real World Studios” in Bath, England, and was produced by Steve Osborne.

Personnel:

  • Gustav Wood – vocals
  • Fraser Taylor – lead guitar
  • John Taylor – rhythm guitar
  • Simon Mitchell – bass guitar
  • Ben Jolliffe – drums
  • Adrian Bushby – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Rising Up
  2. I Want Out
  3. Infinity
  4. Memento Mon
  5. Lullaby
  6. Daylight
  7. Speaking in Tongues
  8. Colour Blind
  9. Gravity
  10. Die on Time
  11. Ones and Zeros

Doves: Lost Souls

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On April 3, 2000, “Heavenly Records” label released “Lost Souls”, the debut Doves studio album. It was recorded 1996 – 2000, at “Frank Bough Sound II (VIBE Recording Studios)” in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, and was produced by Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, Andy Williams and Steve Osborne.

Personnel:

  • Jez Williams– acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals, programming
  • Jimi Goodwin– vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, samples
  • Andy Williams– vocals, drums, harmonica, samples
  • Martin Rebelski– piano
  • Stuart Warburton – harmonica
  • Richard Wheatley – piano, Rhodes
  • Kate Evans, Jane Coyle, Barbara Grunthal, Wendy Edison – strings
  • Steve Osborne- mixing
  • Rick Meyers – art direction, design
  • Richard Mulhearn – photography
  • Mary Scanlon, Matthew Norman, Roger Sargent – band photos

Track listing:

All tracks by Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, and Andy Williams.

  1. Firesuite
  2. Here It Comes
  3. Break Me Gently
  4. Sea Song
  5. Rise
  6. Lost Souls
  7. Melody Calls
  8. Catch the Sun
  9. The Man Who Told Everything
  10. The Cedar Room
  11. Reprise
  12. A House

Curve: Come Clean

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On February 16, 1998, “Universal Records” label released “Come Clean”, the third Curve studio album. It was recorded July 1996 – September 1997, and was produced by Tim Simenon and Steve Osborne.

Personnel:

  • Dean Garcia – bass, guitar, drums, programming, engineer
  • Toni Halliday – vocals, engineer
  • Sally Herbert – violin
  • Alan Moulder – guitar
  • Jason Welch – drums
  • Oskar Paul – Moog synthesizer, engineer
  • Tim Simenon – arranger
  • Steve Osborne – arranger
  • Ben Hillier – engineer
  • Darren Nash – engineer assistant
  • Tom Rixton – engineer assistant
  • Richard Harrington – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Dean Garcia and Toni Halliday.

  1. Chinese Burn
  2. Coming Up Roses
  3. Something Familiar
  4. Dog Bone
  5. Alligators Getting Up
  6. Dirty High
  7. Killer Baby
  8. Sweetback
  9. Forgotten Sanity
  10. Cotton Candy
  11. Beyond Reach
  12. Come Clean
  13. Recovery

KT Tunstall: Eye To The Telescope

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On December 13, 2004, “Relentless Records” label released “Eye to the Telescope”, the debut KT Tunstall studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Nam Studios” in Bath, UK, and was produced by Steve Osborne, Andy Green and Martin Terefe. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, 5 x Platinum in Ireland by “IRMA”, Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”, 5 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • KT Tunstall – vocals, guitar, wurlitzer, pianet, Shelltone horn, piano, Doepfer bass, chimes, percussion
  • Martin Terefe – keyboards
  • Steve Osborne– shelltone horn, bass, guitar, percussion, Moog synthesizer, backing vocals, mixing
  • Arnulf Lindner – double bass, bass guitar, baritone guitar
  • Luke Bullen– drums, percussion, cajon
  • Ian Burdge – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by KT Tunstall, except where noted.

  1. Other Side of the World – KT Tunstall, Martin Terefe
  2. Another Place to Fall
  3. Under the Weather – KT Tunstall, Tommy D
  4. Black Horse and the Cherry Tree
  5. Miniature Disasters
  6. Silent Sea – KT Tunstall, Jimmy Hogarth
  7. Universe & U – KT Tunstall, Pleasure
  8. False Alarm – KT Tunstall, Martin Terefe
  9. Suddenly I See
  10. Stoppin’ the Love – KT Tunstall, Tommy D
  11. Heal Over
  12. Through the Dark – KT Tunstall, Martin Terefe

Doves: The Last Broadcast

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On April 29, 2002, “Heavenly” label released “The Last Broadcast”, the second Doves studio album. It was recorded January 2001 – January 2002, at “Revolution” in Manchester, “Parr Street Studios” in Liverpool, “The Dairy” in Brixton, “2 kHz” in Shepherds Bush, “Real World Studios” in Bath, Somerset, “Lynch Mob Studio” in London, Under the M60 motorway flyover in Northenden and Jez Williams’ house, and was produced by Steve Osborne, Max Heyes, Jez Williams, Andy Williams and Jimi Goodwin.

Personnel:

  • Jez Williams– vocals, guitar, programming, recording
  • Andy Williams– vocals, drums, programming, recording
  • Jimi Goodwin– vocals, bass, guitar, programming, recording
  • Martin Rebelski – keyboards, glockenspiel
  • Brian Madden – megaphone
  • Jay Rofe-Turner – tambourine
  • Marc Starr, Chris Davies, Billy Booth, Richard Sliwa – percussion
  • Andy Robinson, Marc Bassey – trombon
  • Steve Waterman – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Colin Crawley – tenor sax, flute
  • Duncan Ashby – clarinet
  • Sean O’Hagan, Andy Robinson – brass arrangements
  • Rosie Lowdell – violin
  • Paulette Bailey, Celia Goodwin – violin
  • Jackie Norrie, Sally Herbert – violin
  • Brian Wright – violin, viola
  • Rob Shepley – viola
  • Ian Bracken – cello
  • Marcus Holdaway – cello
  • Sean O’Hagan, Marcus Holdaway – string arrangements
  • Barrington Stewart, Fyza, Lisa Saddoo, Joanne Watson – backing vocals
  • Max Heyes – programming, recording, mixing
  • Adrian Bushby, Danton Supple – engineer
  • Andrea Wright, Darren Nash, Marco Migliari, Paul Grady – assistant engineer
  • Miles Showell – mastering
  • Rick Myers – art direction, design
  • Rich Mulhearn – photography
  • Kevin Westenberg – band photography
  • Julia Baker – artwork features.

Track listing:

All tracks by Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, and Andy Williams, except where noted.

  1. Intro
  2. Words
  3. There Goes the Fear
  4. M62 Song – Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin, Andy Williams, Robert Fripp, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield
  5. Where We’re Calling From
  6. Y.
  7. Satellites
  8. Friday’s Dust
  9. Pounding
  10. Last Broadcast
  11. The Sulphur Man
  12. Caught by the River

Cat’s Eyes: Treasure House

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On June 3, 2016, “Kobalt Label Services” label released “Treasure House”, the second Cat’s Eyes studio album. It was recorded in 2016, and was produced by Steve Osborne.

Personnel:

 Faris Badwan– vocals

  • Rachel Zeffira – vocals, instruments, orchestration, arranger
  • Faris Badwan – orchestration, arranger
  • Marc Donaldson – design
  • Rory Van Millingen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Treasure House
  2. Drag
  3. Chameleon Queen
  4. Be Careful Where You Park Your Car
  5. Standoff
  6. Everything Moves Towards the Sun
  7. The Missing Hour
  8. Girl in the Room
  9. We’ll Be Waiting
  10. Names on the Mountains
  11. Teardrops

Starsailor: All the Plans

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On March 9, 2009, “Virgin” label released “All the Plans”, the fourth Starsailor studio album. It was recorded 2008 – 2009, and was produced by Steve Osborne.

Personnel:

  • James Walsh – vocals
  • James Walsh, Richard Warren, Ronnie Wood – guitars
  • Barry Westhead – keyboards
  • James ‘Stel’ Stelfoz – bass
  • Ben Byrne – drums
  • Scott McCornick – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig, Andy “Hippy” Baldwin – mastering
  • Joe Hollick – design
  • Daniel Meadows – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by James Walsh, James Stelfox, Ben Byrne, and Barry Westhead.

  1. Tell Me It’s Not Over
  2. Boy In Waiting
  3. The Thames
  4. All the Plans
  5. Neon Sky
  6. You Never Get What You Deserve
  7. Hurts Too Much
  8. Stars and Stripes
  9. Change My Mind
  10. Listen Up
  11. Safe at Home

Happy Mondays: Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches

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On November 27, 1990, “Factory Records” label released “Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches”, the third Happy Mondays album. It was recorded in 1990, and was produced by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne.

Personnel:

  • Shaun Ryder– vocals
  • Mark Day – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Paul Davis – keyboards
  • Paul Ryder– bass guitar
  • Gary Whelan – drums, programming
  • Tony Castro – percussion
  • Bez– mover and shaker
  • Rowetta– vocals
  • Simon Machan – original programming
  • Ray Blair – recording
  • Paul Oakenfold– arrangements, mixing
  • Steve Osborne– arrangements, mixing
  • Dale Lavi – photography

Track listing:

All tracks  by Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder, Mark Day, Paul Davis and Gary Whelan except where noted.

  1. Kinky Afro
  2. God’s Cop
  3. Donovan
  4. Grandbag’s Funeral
  5. Loose Fit
  6. Dennis and Lois
  7. Bob’s Yer Uncle – Happy Mondays, Steve Osborne, Paul Oakenfold
  8. Step On – John Kongos, Christos Demetriou
  9. Holiday
  10. Harmony