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Arcadia: So Red The Rose

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On November 18, 1985, “Parlaphone” label released “So Red the Rose”, the only Arcadia studio album. It was recorded April – June 1985, at “Studio de la Grande Armée” in Paris, and was produced by Alex Sadkin, Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Simon Le Bon – vocals
  • Nick Rhodes – keyboards
  • Roger Taylor – drums
  • Masami Tsuchiya – guitar
  • Carlos Alomar, David Gilmour – additional guitar
  • Mark Egan – bass
  • Herbie Hancock – additional keyboards
  • Andy Mackay – saxophone
  • Steve Jordan – additional drums
  • David Van Tieghem, Manu Katché, Rafael De Jesus – additional percussion
  • Wendel Jr. – drum programming
  • Jean-Claude Dubois – harp
  • Masami Tsuchiya, Pierre Defay – violin
  • Sting – additional vocals
  • Grace Jones – additional vocals
  • Larry Alexander – recording
  • Phillippe Lafont – recording assistant
  • Larry Alexander – engineer
  • Larry Alexander, Phil Burnett, Nick Delre, Billy Miranda, Ron Saint-Germain – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Tony Viramontes – illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor, except where noted.

  1. Election Day
  2. Keep Me in the Dark
  3. Goodbye Is Forever
  4. The Flame
  5. Missing – Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes
  6. Rose Arcana – Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes
  7. The Promise
  8. El Diablo
  9. Lady Ice – Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes

Dover: The Flame

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On October 27, 2003, “Loli Jackson Records” and “EMI / Capitol” labels label released “The Flame”, the fifth Dover album. It was recorded in 2003, at “PKO Studios” in Madrid, Spain, and was produced by Rick Will. 

Personnel:

  • Amparo Llanos – guitar
  • Cristina Llanos – vocals, guitar
  • Alvaro Díez – bass
  • Jesús Antúnez – drums
  • Juan Antonio Gonzalez Guerrero – chorus
  • Héctor García – engineer
  • Rick Will – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Javier García – musical assistance

Track listing:

All tracks by Amparo Llanos and Cristina Llanos.

  1. The Flame
  2. 27 Years
  3. Leave Me Alone
  4. My Fault
  5. Mi Sombrero
  6. After Hours
  7. Honest
  8. Someone Else’s Bed
  9. Die for Rock & Roll
  10. On My Knees
  11. One Black Day
  12. All My Money

Icehouse: Measure for Measure

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On April 21, 1986, “Regular Records” label released “Measure for Measure”, the fourth Icehouse studio album. It was recorded in August 1985, at “Crescent Studios”, “Bath” and “Whitehouse” in Livingstone, “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by David Lord and Rhett Davies.

Personnel:

  • Iva Davies – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drum programming, engineer
  • Robert Kretschmer – guitar
  • Andy Qunta – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Simon Lloyd – reeds, brass, trumpet, keyboard programming, Fairlight
  • Guy Pratt – bass guitar, fretless bass guitar
  • Steve Jansen – drums, percussion
  • Masaki Tanazawa – drums, percussion
  • Brian Eno – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
  • David Lord – keyboards, percussion, string arrangement
  • Gasper Lawal – percussion
  • Glen Tommey – percussion
  • Shena Power – female voices
  • Stuart Gordon – strings
  • Maurice Green – backing vocals
  • Rhett Davies, David Lord, Andy Lyden – engineer
  • George Shilling, Matt Howe – engineer assistant
  • Warne Livesey – engineer, mixing
  • David Hemmings, Glen Tommey – mixing
  • Raine Shine – mixing assistant
  • Paul Ibbotson – mastering
  • David McKenzie – artwork
  • Brett Cabot – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Iva Davies and Robert Kretschmer, except where noted.

  1. Paradise – Iva Davies
  2. No Promises
  3. Mr. Big
  4. Angel Street
  5. The Flame – Iva Davies
  6. Regular Boys
  7. Cross the Border
  8. Lucky Me aka American Way
  9. Baby, You’re So Strange

Cheap Trick: Lap of Luxury

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On April 12, 1988, “Epic” label released “Lap of Luxury”, the tenth Cheap Trick studio album. It was recorded 1987 – 1988, at “One on One Studios”, “Sound Castle Studios” and “A&M Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Richie Zito.

Personnel:

  • Robin Zander – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitars, synthesizers
  • Rick Nielsen – lead guitars, backing vocals
  • Tom Petersson – 12 string bass, backing vocals
  • Bun E. Carlos – drums, percussions
  • Phil Kaffel – engineer
  • Jim Champagne, Bernard Frings, Mike Tacci, Bob Vogt, Toby Wright – engineer assistant
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Caroline Greyshock – photography

Track listing:

  1. Let Go – Rick Nielsen, Todd Cerney
  2. No Mercy – Jon Lind, Jim Scott
  3. The Flame – Bob Mitchell, Nick Graham
  4. Space – Mike Chapman, Holly Knight
  5. Never Had a Lot to Lose – Robin Zander, Tom Peterson
  6. Don’t Be Cruel – Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley
  7. Wrong Side of Love – Rick Nielsen, Todd Cerney
  8. All We Need Is a Dream – Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Gregg Giuffria
  9. Ghost Town – Rick Nielsen, Diane Warren
  10. All Wound Up – Robin Zander, Tom Peterson, Janna Allen