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Catherine Wheel: Chrome

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On July 20, 1993, “Fontana” label released “Chrome”, the second Catherine Wheel studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Brittanie Row” in London, and was produced by Gil Norton.

Personnel:

  • Rob Dickinson – vocals, guitar
  • Brian Futter – vocals, guitar
  • Tim Friese-Greene – Hammond organ
  • Dave Hawes – bass guitar
  • Neil Sims – percussion
  • John Lee – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Rob Dickinson and Brian Futter.

  1. Kill Rhythm
  2. I Confess
  3. Crank
  4. Broken Head
  5. Pain
  6. Strange Fruit
  7. Chrome
  8. The Nude
  9. Ursa Major Space Station
  10. Fripp
  11. Half Life
  12. Show Me Mary

Stiff Little Fingers: Now Then…

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On September 24, 1982, “Chrysalis” label released “Now Then…”, the fourth and final Stiff Little Fingers studio album. It was recorded July – August 1982, and was produced by Nick Tauber and Tim Friese-Greene.

Personnel:                                                                                               

  • Jake Burns – vocals, guitar, occasional keyboards, arrangements
  • Henry Cluney – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Ali McMordie – bass guitar, arrangements
  • Dolphin Taylor – vocals, drums, percussion, occasional keyboards, arrangements
  • Dick Morrissey, Jeff Daly, Martin Drover – horns
  • Simon Hanhart – engineer
  • Brian Cooke – artwork, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jake Burns, Henry Cluney, Ali McMordie, Dolphin Taylor and Gordon Ogilvie, except where noted.

  1. Falling Down
  2. Won’t Be Told
  3. Love of the Common People – John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins
  4. The Price of Admission 
  5. Touch and Go
  6. Stands to Reason
  7. Bits of Kids
  8. Welcome to the Whole Week
  9. Big City Night
  10. Talkback
  11. Is That What You Fought the War For?

Catherine Wheel: Happy Days

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On June 6, 1995, “Fontana” label released “Happy Days”, the third Catherine Wheel studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Ridge Farm”, “Britannia Row”, “The Green House”, “Front Row”, “Nomis”, “Wessex Sound”, “The Crypt”, “The Church”, and was produced by Gil Norton and Rob Dickinson.

Personnel:

  • Rob Dickinson – lead vocals, guitar
  • Brian Futter – vocals, guitar
  • Dave Hawes – bass
  • Neil Sims – drums, percussion
  • Tanya Donelly – vocals
  • Tim Friese-Greene – organ, keyboards
  • Mark Feltham – harmonica
  • Audrey Riley – strings, cello
  • Paul Corkett – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Rob Dickinson and Brian Futter.

  1. God Inside My Head
  2. Waydown
  3. Little Muscle
  4. Heal
  5. Empty Head
  6. Receive
  7. My Exhibition
  8. Eat My Dust You Insensitive Fuck
  9. Shocking
  10. Love Tips Up
  11. Judy Staring at the Sun
  12. Hole
  13. Fizzy Love
  14. Glitter
  15. Kill My Soul

Catherine Wheel: Wishwille

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On May 23, 2000, “Columbia” label released “Wishville”, the fifth and final Catherine Wheel studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Helioscentric Studio” in Rye, East Sussex, England, and was produced by Tim – Friese Greene and Rob Dickinson.

Personnel:

  • Sara Lee – vocals
  • Rob Dickinson – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Brian Futter – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Tim Friese-Greene – organ, piano
  • Neil Sims – vocals, bass, percussion, drums, loops
  • Jason Corsaro – engineer
  • Mike Shipley – mixing
  • Storm Thorgerson – cover art
  • Peter Curzon – cover art
  • Stephen Stickler – photography
  • Rupert Truman – photography

Track listing:

  1. Sparks Are Gonna Fly
  2. Gasoline
  3. Lifeline
  4. What We Want to Believe In
  5. All of That
  6. Idle Life
  7. Mad Dog
  8. Ballad of a Running Man
  9. Crème Caramel

Hawkwind: 25 Years On

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On October 6, 1978, “Charisma” label released “25 Years On”, the eighth Hawkwind studio album. It was released under the name “Hawklords” for legal reasons, as there was a dispute over ownership of the name “Hawkwind” at the time. It was recorded June – August 1978, at “Ronnie Lane’s Mobile Studio” at Langley Farm, Devon, UK, and was produced by Dave Brock and Robert Calvert.

Personnel:

  • Robert Calvert – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Dave Brock – acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Steve Swindells – keyboards
  • Harvey Bainbridge – bass guitar, synthesizers, backing vocals
  • Simon King – drums, congas
  • Martin Griffin – drums
  • Henry Lowther – trumpet
  • Simon House – violin
  • Les McClure – whisper voice
  • Dennis Smith, Neil Fawcus, Neil Mount – engineer
  • Tim Friese-Greene, Mike Shipley – mixing
  • Barney Bubbles, Brian Griffin – design

Track listing:

  1. Psi Power – Robert Calvert, Dave Brock
  2. Free Fall – Robert Calvert, Harvey Bainbridge
  3. Automoton – Robert Calvert, Dave Brock
  4. 25 Years – Dave Brock
  5. Flying Doctor – Robert Calvert, Dave Brock
  6. The Only Ones – Robert Calvert, Dave Brock
  7. (Only) The Dead Dreams of the Cold War Kid – Robert Calvert
  8. The Age of the Micro Man – Robert Calvert, Dave Brock

Talk Talk: The Colour of Spring

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On February 17, 1986, “EMI” label released “The Colour of Spring”, the third Talk Talk studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Battery Studios” and “Videosonics Studios” in London, and was produced by Tim Friese-Greene.

Personnel:

  • Mark Hollis — lead vocals, piano, Variophon, organ, Mellotron, electric guitar, melodica
  • Tim Friese-Greene – piano, Kurzweil synthesizer, organ, Variophon, Mellotron
  • Paul Webb – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Lee Harris – drums
  • Steve Winwood — organ 
  • Ian Curnow – synthesizer solos
  • Robbie McIntosh – guitar, dobro
  • David Rhodes — guitar
  • Mark Feltham — harmonica
  • Danny Thompson — acoustic bass
  • Alan Gorrie — electric bass 
  • Martin Ditcham — percussion
  • Morris Pert — percussion
  • Phil Reis — percussion
  • David Roach — soprano saxophone
  • Gaynor Sadler — harp
  • Children from the school of Miss Speake — children’s choir
  • Ambrosian Singers — choir
  • Dennis Weinrich — engineer
  • Dietmar Schillinger — engineer
  • Paul Schroeder — engineer
  • Pete Wooliscroft — engineer
  • James Marsh — cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Friese-Greene and Mark Hollis.

  1. Happiness is Easy
  2. I Don’t Believe in You
  3. Life’s What You Make It
  4. April 4th
  5. Living in Another World
  6. Give It Up
  7. Chameleon Day
  8. Time It’s Time