On December 19, 2022, Terence Edward Hall died aged 63. He was singer and song-writer, member of The Coventry Automatics, Terry, Blair & Anouchka, The Colourfield, Vegas and Fun Boy Three, but was best known as member and the lead singer of The Specials. He also collaborated with Dave Stewart, Tricky, D12, Sinead o’Connor, Stephen Duffy, Dub Pistols, Bananarama, The Lightning Seeds, Lily Allen, Shakespears Sisters and Damon Albarn.
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Tricky: Angels with Dirty Faces
On May 25, 1998, “Island” label released “Angels with Dirty Faces”, the third Tricky album, It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by Tricky.
Personnel:
- Tricky – vocals, keyboards, mixing, photography
- Martina Topley-Bird – vocals
- PJ Harvey – vocals
- Marc Ribot, Patrice Serapiglia, Scott Ian – guitar
- Gareth Bowen – keyboards
- Greg Cohen- double bass
- Pete Briquette- bass
- Jack Hersca – bass, guitar
- Gene Lake, Calvin Weston, Perry Melius – drums
- Doug Wieselman – flute
- Lorenza Ponce – violin
- Jane Scarpantoni- cello
- Ethan Allen, Jack Hersca – engineer
- Chipman Verspyck, Mark Fraunfelder, Serge Tsai – engineer assistant
- Susan Rogers – mixing
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Barron Claiborne – cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Tricky.
- Money Greedy
- Mellow
- Singing the Blues
- Broken Homes
- 6 Minutes
- Analyze Me
- The Moment I Feared
- Talk to Me (Angels with Dirty Faces)
- Carriage for Two
- Demise
- Tear out My Eyes
- Record Companies
- Peyote Sings (bonus track)
- Taxi (bonus track)
Massive Attack: Protection
On September 26, 1994, “Circa” label released “Protection” the second Massive Attack album. It was recorded 1993–1994, at “Wild Bunch Studios” in London; “Massive Attack” and “Antenna Studios” in Bristol, and was produced by Robert Del Naja, Adrian Nicholas Thaws, Andrew Vowles, Grantley Evan Marshall and Nellee Hooper.
Personnel:
- Robert Del Naja – vocals, keyboards, programming, mixing, artwork
- Grant “Daddy G” Marshall (Grantley Evan Marshall) – vocals, programming, mixing, artwork
- Andrew Vowles – drums, percussion, keyboards, turntables
- Tricky (Adrian Nicholas Thaws) – vocals, programming, mixing, artwork
- Chester Kamen– guitar
- Craig Armstrong– piano
- Rob Merril – drums
- Tracey Thorn, Horace Andy, Nicolette– vocals
- Marius De Vries, Andy Wright, The Insects, Nick Warren– programming
- Jeremy “Jim Bob” Wheatley – additional engineering
- Al Stone – additional engineering
- Nellee Hooper– mixing
- Mark “Spike” Stent– mixing
- Jim Abbiss – mixing
- Mike Marsh – mastering
- Michael – Nash Assoc. – artwork
- Matthew Donaldson, Jean Baptiste Mondino, Eddie Monsoon – photography
Personnel:
- Protection (sampled “The Payback” by James Brown) – Andrew Vowles, Robert Del Naja, Grantley Evan Marshall, Tracey Thorn
- Karmacoma – Andrew Vowles, Robert Del Naja, Grantley Evan Marshall, Tricky, Norfolk, Locke
- Three – Andrew Vowles, Robert Del Naja, Grantley Evan Marshall, Nellee Hooper, Suwoton
- Weather Storm (sampled “It’s Time for Love” by Pieces of a Dream)) – Andrew Vowles, Robert Del Naja, Grantley Evan Marshall, Nellee Hooper, Craig Armstrong, Harmon, Napoleon, Lloyd, Murray
- Spying Glass (sampled “Chapter 3” by Joe Gibbs & the Professionals, and, “Shaft in Africa” by Johnny Pate – Andrew Vowles, Robert Del Naja, Grantley Evan Marshall, Nellee Hooper, Andy Wright
- Better Things (sampled “Never Can Say Goodbye” by James Brown) – Andrew Vowles, Robert Del Naja, Grantley Evan Marshall, Tracey Thorn, Watt, Brown
- Eurochild (sampled “Cheetah” by Startled Insects) – Andrew Vowles, Robert Del Naja, Grantley Evan Marshall, Tricky, Norfolk, Locke
- Sly (sampled “Africa Talks to You ‘The Asphalt Jungle'” by Sly and the Family Stone) – Andrew Vowles, Robert Del Naja Grantley Evan Marshall, Nellee Hooper, Suwoton, Goldman
- Heat Miser – Andrew Vowles, Robert Del Naja, Grantley Evan Marshall, Nellee Hooper, Marius de Vries
- Light My Fire (live) (sampled “Light My Fire” by Jackie Wilson, The Doors)
Björk: Post
On June 13, 1995, “One Little Indian” label released “Post”, the second Björk solo studio album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, at “Compass Point Studios” in the Bahamas, and was produced by Björk, Tricky and Nellee Hooper. “Post” was certified Platinum in Australia, Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 376 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Björk – vocals, keyboards, organ, string arrangements, brass arrangements, beat programming, arranger
- Graham Massey– keyboards, programming
- Tricky– keyboards, programming
- Marius de Vries– keyboards, programming
- Talvin Singh– percussion
- Gary Barnacle– soprano sax
- Stuart Brooks – trumpet
- Einar Orn – trumpet
- Maurice Murphy – trumpet
- Rob Smissen – viola
- Tony Pleeth – cello
- Guy Sigsworth– harpsichord
- Jim Couza– hammer dulcimer
- John Altman – orchestra arrangements, conductor
- Howie Bernstein– programming, engineer, mixing
- Marcus Dravs – programming, engineer, mixing
- Lenny Franchi – programming, engineer
- Eumir Deodato– string arrangements, conductor
- Isobel Griffiths – orchestral contractor
- Gavin Wright – orchestra leader
- Al Fisch – engineer
- Al Stone – engineer
- Steve Price – engineer
- Mark “Spike” Stent– mixing
- Me Company – artwork packaging design
- Martin Gardiner – lotus flower modeling
- Stéphane Sednaoui – photography
Track listing:
- Army of Me – Björk, Graham Massey
- Hyperballad – Björk
- The Modern Things – Björk, Graham Massey
- It’s Oh So Quiet – Bert Reisfeld, Hans Lang
- Enjoy – Björk, Tricky
- You’ve Been Flirting Again – Björk
- Isobel – Björk, Marius de Vries, Nellee Hooper Sjón
- Possibly Maybe – Björk
- I Miss You – Björk, Howie Bernstein
- Cover Me – Björk
- Headphones – Björk, Tricky
Tricky: Maxinquaye
On February 20, 1995, “4th & B’way Records” label released “Maxinquaye”, the debut Tricky album. It was recorded at Tricky’s home studio and was produced by Tricky and co-produced by Mark Saunders. In 2013 “NME” magazine ranked “Maxinquaye” at number 202 at its list of “Best Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Tricky – vocals
- James Stevenson– guitar
- Mark Saunders– keyboards, guitar
- Pete Briquette– bass
- FTV – guitar, drums
- Tony Wrafter – flute
- Alison Goldfrapp– vocals
- Martina Topley-Bird– vocals
- Ragga (Ragnhildur Gísladóttir) – vocals
- Mark Stewart– vocals
- Ali Staton – mixing
- David Alvarez – art direction, design
- Cally Callomon – art direction, design
- Richard Baker – artwork
- Rob Crane – artwork
- Andy Earl, Paul Rider, Valerie Philips – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Tricky, except where noted.
- Overcome
- Ponderosa – Tricky, Howie B.
- Black Steel – Carlton Ridenhour, Eric Sadler, Hank Shocklee
- Hell Is Round the Corner
- Pumpkin
- Aftermath
- Abbaon Fat Tracks
- Brand New You’re Retro
- Suffocated Love
- You Don’t
- Struggin
- Feed Me
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