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David Bowie: Earthling

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Earthling

On February 3, 1997, “Virgin” label released “Earthling” the twentieth David Bowie studio album.  It was recorded March – August 1996, at “Mountain Studios” in Montreux, and at “Looking Glass Studio” in New York. This was the first album Bowie self-produced since 1974 “Diamond Dogs”, together with Reeves Gabrels and Mark Plati.

Personnel:

  • David Bowie– vocals, guitar, alto saxophone, samples, keyboards
  • Mike Garson– keyboards, piano
  • Reeves Gabrels– vocals, synthesisers, real and sampled guitars, programming
  • Mark Plati– keyboards, programming, loops, samples
  • Gail Ann Dorsey– vocals, bass
  • Zachary Alford – drum loops, acoustic drums, electronic percussion

Track listing:

All lyrics by David Bowie, all music by David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels and Mark Plati, except Track 4, 5 and 9 by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels, Track 6 by David Bowie, Track 8 by David Bowie and Brian Eno.

  1. Little Wonder
  2. Looking for Satellites
  3. Battle for Britain (The Letter)
  4. Seven Years in Tibet
  5. Dead Man Walking
  6. Telling Lies
  7. The Last Thing You Should Do
  8. I’m Afraid of Americans
  9. Law (Earthlings on Fire)
  10. I’m Afraid of Americans

The Chemical Brothers: Come With Us

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On January 28, 2002, “Virgin” and “Freestyle Dust” labels released “Come with Us”, the fourth Chemical Brothers (The) studio album. It was recorded  2000 – 2001, at “Miloco Studios” in London, and was produced  by Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands.

Personnel:

  • Ed Simons
  • Tom Rowlands
  • Richard Ashcroft – vocals
  • Neth Orton – vocal
  • Beverley Skeete – vocal
  • Showell (Andrew Lowell) – percussion
  • Steve Dub – engineer
  • Greg Fleming – engineer assistant
  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Cheeky Pal – editing
  • Blue Source – art direction
  • Kate Gibb – screenprints

Track listing:

All tracks by Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands.

  1. Come with Us
  2. It Began in Africa
  3. Galaxy Bounce
  4. Star Guitar
  5. Hoops
  6. My Elastic Eye
  7. The State We’re In
  8. Denmark
  9. Pioneer Skies
  10. The Test

gary Moore: After The War

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After The War

On January 25, 1989, “Virgin” label released “After the War”, the 9th Gary Moore album. It was recorded in 1988, and was produced by Peter Collins.

Personnel:

  • Gary Moore– lead vocals, guitars
  • Ozzy Osbourne– lead and backing vocals
  • Neil Carter– keyboards, backing vocals
  • Don Airey– keyboards
  • Laurence Cottle– bass
  • Bob Daisley– bass
  • Cozy Powell– drums
  • Charlie Morgan– drums
  • Simon Phillips– drums
  • Brian Downey– drums
  • Chris Thompson– violin, backing vocals
  • Andrew Eldritch, Sam Brown, Miriam Stockley– backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. After the War – Gary Moore
  2. Speak for Yourself – Gary Moore, Neil Carter
  3. Livin’ on Dreams – Gary Moore
  4. Led Clones – Gary Moore, Neil Carter
  5. The Messiah Will Come Again – Roy Buchanan
  6. Running from the Storm – Gary Moore
  7. This Thing Called Love – Gary Moore
  8. Ready for Love – Gary Moore
  9. Blood of Emeralds – Gary Moore, Neil Carter
  10. Dunluce – Gary Moore

The Chemical Brothers: Push The Button

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On January 24, 2005, “Virgin” label released “Push the Button” , the fifth Chemical Brothers (The) studio album.  It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. The album won “Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album” in January 2006.

Personnel:

The Chemical Brothers:

  • Tom Rowlands
  • Ed Simons

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons.

  1. Galvanize
  2. The Boxer
  3. Believe
  4. Hold Tight London
  5. Come Inside
  6. The Big Jump
  7. Let Right
  8. Close Your Eyes
  9. Shake Break Bounce
  10. Marvo Ging
  11. Surface to Air

Daft Punk: Homework

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Daftpunk

On January 20, 1997, “Virgin” label released “Homework”, the debut Daft Punk studio album.  It was recorded from 1993 -1996, at “Daft Punk Studio” in Paris, and was produced by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. The albums certified 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, Platinum in France by “SNEP”, Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ” and Platinum in UK by “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo – vocals, guitar, synthesizers, keyboards, bass, drums, programming, mixing, design concept, logo  design
  • Thomas Bangalter – vocals, synthesizers, keyboards, guitar bass guitar, vocoder, programming, mixing, design concept
  • Nilesh Nilz Patel – mastering
  • @ Magic Design – layout, additional artwork
  • Serge Nicolas – layout, additional artwork
  • Nicolas Hidiroglou – photography
  • Philippe Lévy – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo.

  1. Daftendirekt
  2. WDPK 83.7 FM
  3. Revolution 909
  4. Da Funk
  5. Phoenix
  6. Fresh
  7. Around the World
  8. Rollin’ & Strachin”
  9. Teachers
  10. High Fidelity
  11. Rock’n’Roll
  12. Oh Yeah
  13. Burnin’
  14. Indo Silver Club
  15. Alive
  16. Funk AD

John Foxx: Metamatic

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On January 18, 1980, “Virgin” label released “Metamatic”, the debut John Foxx album. It was recorded in 1979, at the “Pathway Studios” in London and was produced by John Foxx. The album name  “Metamatic” is taken from a painting machine by kinetic artist Jean Tinguely.

Personnel:

  • John Foxx– vocals, rhythm machines (mainly Roland CR-78, synthesizers
  • John Wesley Barker – additional synthesizers
  • Jake Durant – additional bass
  • Gareth Jones– engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by John Foxx.

  1. Plaza
  2. He’s a Liquid
  3. Underpass
  4. Metal Beat
  5. No-One Driving
  6. A New Kind of Man
  7. Blurred Girl
  8. 030
  9. Tidal Wave
  10. Touch and Go

 

Air: Moon Safari

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Moonsafari

On January 16, 1998, “Virgin” label released “Moon Safari”, the debut Air studio album. It was recorded April to June 1997, at the “Around the Golf” and “Studio Gang” in Paris, and “Abbey Road” in London, and was produced byJean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin . “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 93 on its list of “Best Album of the Nineties” ; the French edition of the same magazine, ranked  “Moon Safari” at  number 65 on its list of the “100 Greatest French rock albums”.

  • Jean-Benoît Dunckel – vocals, keyboards, synths, organ, piano, pan pipes, hand claps, glockenspiel
  • Eric Regert – organ
  • Patrick Woodcock – guitar, trombone
  • Nicolas Godin– vocals, bass, synths, guitar, hand claps, harmonica, glockenspiel, piano, organ, pan pipes, drums, percussion
  • Marlon – drums
  • Alf (a.k.a. Stephane Briat) – hand claps
  • Caroline L. – hand claps
  • Beth Hirsch– vocals
  • Enfants square Burcq – vocals
  • David Whitaker– string arrangements, conducor

Track listing:

All tracks by Air, except where noted.

  1. La femme d’argent
  2. Sexy Boy
  3. All I Need – lyrics by Beth Hirsch
  4. Kelly Watch the Stars
  5. Talisman
  6. Remember – co-written by Jean-Jacques Perrey
  7. You Make It Easy – lyrics by Beth Hirsch
  8. Ce matin là – co-written by Patrick Woodcock
  9. New Star in the Sky (Chanson pour Solal)
  10. Le voyage de Pénélope

Monty Pythons: Monty Pythons Sings

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On December 11, 1989, “Virgin” label released “Monty Python Sings”,album of comedy songs by the Monty Python’s. The album was released in memory of Graham Chapman.

Personnel:

  • Graham Chapman
  • John Cleese
  • Terry Gilliam
  • Eric Idle
  • Terry Jones
  • Michael Palin
  • Sonia Jones
  • Fred Tomlinson
  • John Du Prez
  • Neil Innes
  • Dave Howman
  • George Harrison
  • Andre Jacquemin
  • John Gould
  • John Altman
  • Mike McNaught
  • James Saunders
  • Kath James

Track listing:

  1. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
  2. Sit on My Face
  3. Lumberjack Song
  4. Penis Song (Not the Noel Coward Song)
  5. Oliver Cromwell
  6. Money Song
  7. Accountancy Shanty
  8. Finland
  9. Medical Love Song
  10. I’m So Worried
  11. Every Sperm Is Sacred
  12. Never Be Rude to an Arab
  13. I Like Chinese
  14. Eric the Half-a-Bee
  15. Brian Song
  16. Bruces’ Philosophers Song (Bruces’ Song)
  17. The Meaning of Life
  18. Knights of the Round Table (Camelot Song)
  19. All Things Dull and Ugly
  20. Decomposing Composers
  21. Henry Kissinger
  22. I’ve Got Two Legs
  23. Christmas in Heaven
  24. Galaxy Song
  25. Spam Song

Gong: Angels Egg

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Angels Egg

On December 7, 1973, “Virgin” label released “Angels Egg”, the fifth Gong album. It was recorded August 1973, at the “Manor Mobile” in France, and was produced by Gong. ”Angels Egg” is the second of the Gong’s “Radio Gnome” trilogy of albums, following “Flying Teapot” and preceding “You”.

Personnel:

  • Bloomdido Bad De Grass (Didier Malherbe) – bi-focal vocal, tenor and soprano  saxophone , floot
  • Shakti Yoni (Gilli Smyth) – space whisper, loin cackle
  • Being esq. (Mike Howlett, spelled Howlitt on composer credits) – basso profundo
  • Capt. Hillage (Steve Hillage) – lewd guitar
  • Hi T. Moonweed (the favourite) (Tim Blake) – Cynthia “size a”, lady voce
  • Pierre de Strasbourg (Pierre Moerlen, spelled Moerlin on composer credits) – bread and batteur drums, vibes, marimba
  • Mirielle de Strasbourg (Mireille Bauer) – glockenspiel
  • Dingo Virgin (Daevid Allen) – local vocals, aluminium croon, glissando guitar

Track listing

  1. Other Side of the Sky – Tim Blake, Daevid Allen
  2. Sold to the Highest Buddha – Mike Howlett, Daevid Allen
  3. Castle in the Clouds – Steve Hillage
  4. Prostitute Poem – Gilli Smyth, Steve Hillage
  5. Givin My Luv to You – Daevid Allen
  6. Selene – Daevid Allen
  7. Flute Salad – Didier Malherbe
  8. Oily Way – Daevid Allen, Didier Malherbe
  9. Outer Temple – Tim Blake, Steve Hillage
  10. Inner Temple – Daevid Allen, Didier Malherbe
  11. Percolations – Pierre Moerlen
  12. Love is How u Make It – Pierre Moerlen, Daevid Allen
  13. I Niver Glid Before – Steve Hillage
  14. Eat That Phone Book Coda – Didier Malherbe

Public Image Ltd.: Metal Box

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PIL Metalbox HIGH RESOLUTION COVER ART

On November 23, 1979, “Virgin” label released “Metal Box”, the second Public Image Ltd. album. It was recorded March – October 1979, at “The Manor Studio”, ”Shipton-on-Cherwell”, “Townhouse Studios”, “Advision Studios”, “Gooseberry Sound Studios & Rollerball Rehearsal Studios” in London, and was produced by John Lydon,  Keith Levene, Jah Wobble and David Humphrey. In 2003, magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “Metal Box” at number 469 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • John Lydon– vocals, piano
  • Keith Levene– guitar, synthesizers, drums, bass guitar
  • Jah Wobble– bass guitar, drums, piano
  • David Humphrey – drums
  • Richard Dudanski– drums
  • Martin Atkins– drums
  • PiL, Dennis Morris- design
  • The Metal Box Company – packaging

Track listing:

All tracks by John Lydon,  Keith Levene, Jah Wobble and David Humphrey.

  1. Albatross
  2. Memories
  3. Swan Lake
  4. Poptones
  5. Careering
  6. No Birds
  7. Graveyard
  8. The Suit
  9. Bad baby
  10. Socialist
  11. Chant
  12. Radio 4