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Dutch Uncles: True Entertainment

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On March 10, 2023, “Memphis Industries” label released “True Entertainment”, the sixth Dutch Uncles album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Giant Wafer Studios” in Wales, “Eve Studios” and “Airtight Studios” in Manchester, “EFA Studios”, and was produced by Neil Wright, Duncan Wallis, Robin Richards and Henry Broadhead. 

Personnel:

  • Duncan Wallis – vocals, piano
  • Peter Broadhead – guitar, synthesizer, electronics
  • Robin Richards – bass, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Andrew Proudfoot – drums, percussion, mixing
  • Neil Wright – guitar
  • Henry Broadhead – percussion, synthesizer, engineer, mixing
  • Stephie Parker – flute
  • Nick Middleton – chimes
  • Anna Prior, Jon Higgs – vocals
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Dr. Me – artwork

Track listing:

All lyrics by Duncan Wallis, all music by Robin Richards and Peter Broadhead.

  1. True Entertainment
  2. Demascenes
  3. Tropigala (2 to 5)
  4. Poppin’
  5. Exit Row
  6. I’m Not Your Dad
  7. Deep End
  8. In Salvia
  9. End Belief
  10. Dead Letter

The Alarm: War

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On February 25, 2021, “The Twenty First Century Recording Company” label released “War”, the 19th Alarm (The) album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Crusader Studios” in Dyserth, Wales, “Sunshine Corner Studios” in Fleet, England, “Rock Hard Studios” in Blackpool, England, and was produced by George Williams.

Personnel:

  • Mike Peters – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • James Stevenson – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jules Jones – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
  • George Williams – bass, keyboards
  • Steve “Smiley” Barnard – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Benji Webbe – vocal
  • George Williams – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Dan Shearn – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Peters, except where noted.

  1. Protect and Survive
  2. We Got This
  3. Tribes (Stop the War)
  4. Still Unsafe
  5. Crush
  6. Warriors
  7. Fail
  8. Gods and Demons
  9. Safe from Harm – Andrew Vowles, William Emanuel Cobham, Grant Marshall, Robert Del Naja
  10. War (It’s Not Over Yet)

Shame: Songs Of Praise

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On January 12, 2018, “Dead Oceans” label released “Songs of Praise”, the debut Shame studio album. It was recorded in April 2017, at “Rockfield Studios” in Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales, and was produced by Nathan Boddy and Dan Foat.

Personnel:

  • Charlie Steen – lead vocals
  • Sean Coyle-Smith – guitar, backing vocals
  • Eddie Green – guitar, backing vocals
  • Josh Finerty – bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Charlie Forbes – drums, backing vocals
  • Dan Foat – keyboards, programming
  • Nathan Boddy – keyboards, programming, mixing
  • Holly Whitaker – backing vocals 
  • Sean Genockey – engineer
  • Joe Jones – assistant engineer
  • Paul Carr – assistant engineer
  • Ric Baxendale – additional engineering
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Samir Alikhanizadeh – additional production
  • Miles Johnson – design
  • Holly Whitaker – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Charlie Steen, Sean Coyle-Smith, Eddie Green, Josh Finerty and Charlie Forbes.

  1. Dust on Trial
  2. Concrete
  3. One Rizla
  4. The Lick
  5. Tasteless
  6. Donk
  7. Gold Hole
  8. Friction
  9. Lampoon
  10. Angie

Bad Manners: Forging Ahead

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In October 1982, “Magnet” label released “Forging Ahead”, the fourth Bad Manners album. It was recorded in 1982, at ”Rickfield Studios” in Monmouth, Wales, and was produced by Roger Lomas.

Personnel:

  • Buster Bloodvessel – lead vocals
  • Louis Alphonso – guitar
  • Martin Stewart – keyboards
  • David Farren – bass
  • Brian Tuitt – drums
  • Andrew Marson – alto saxophone, banjo
  • Chris Kane – tenor saxophone
  • Paul “Gus” Hyman – trumpet
  • Winston Bazoomies – harmonica, backing vocals
  • Ted Sharp – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Buster Bloodvessel, Louis Alphonso, Martin Stewart, David Farren, Brian Tuitt, Andrew Marson, Chris Kane, Paul Hyman and Winston Bazoomies, except where noted.

  1. That’ll Do Nicely
  2. Salad Bar
  3. Tonight Is Your Night
  4. Samson and Delilah (Biblical version)
  5. Exodus – Ernest Gold
  6. Got No Brains
  7. My Girl Lollipop – Morris Levy, Johnny Roberts
  8. Falling Out of Love
  9. Seventh Heaven
  10. Educating Marmalade
  11. What’s Up Crazy Pup – Van Morrison
  12. Your

Black Sabbath: Dehumanizer

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On June 22, 1992, “I.R.S.” label released “Dehumanizer”, the sixteenth Black Sabbath studio album. It was recorded 1991 – 1992, at “Rockfield” in Monmouth, Wales, and was produced by Reinhold Mack. Track Time Machine (Wayne’s World Version) was produced by Ronnie James Dio, Tonu Iommi, Geoff Nichols, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie James Dio – vocals
  • Tony Iommi – guitars
  • Geoff Nicholls – keyboards
  • Geezer Butler – bass
  • Vinny Appice – drums
  • Reinhold Mack – engineer, mixing
  • Darren Galer, Stephen Wissnet – engineer assistant
  • Wil Rees – cover illustration
  • Mark “Weissguy” Weiss – photography

Track listing:

All tracks are by Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio and Tony Iommi.

  1. Computer God
  2. After All (The Dead)
  3. TV Crimes
  4. Letters from Earth
  5. Master of Insanity
  6. Time Machine
  7. Sins of the Father
  8. Too Late
  9. I
  10. Buried Alive

Teenage Fanclub: Shadows

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On May 31, 2010, “PeMa” label released “Shadows”, the ninth Teenage Fanclub studio album. It was recorded in August 2008 – January 2009, at “Leeders Farm” in Norfolk, England, Raymond’s place in Glasgow, and “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouth, Wales.

Personnel:

  • Norman Blake – vocals, guitar
  • Gerard Love – vocals, bass
  • Raymond McGinley – vocals, guitar
  • David McGowan – keyboards, guitar
  • Francis Macdonald – drums
  • Euros Childs – piano, backing vocals
  • Tom Crossley – flute 
  • John McCusker – strings
  • Nick Brine – engineer, mixing
  • Andy Bell – engineer assistant
  • Dave Pye – engineer assistant
  • Steve Rooke – mastering
  • Toby Paterson – artwork
  • Robert Dallas Gray – layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Gerrard Love, except where noted.

  1. Sometimes I Don’t Need to Believe in Anything
  2. Baby Lee – lyrics by Norman Blake, Jo Mango, Ziggy Campbell, music by Norman Blake
  3. The Fall – Raymond McGinley
  4. Into the City
  5. Dark Clouds – Norman Blake
  6. The Past – Raymond McGinley
  7. Shock and Awe
  8. When I Still Have Thee – Norman Blake
  9. Live with the Seasons – Raymond McGinley
  10. Sweet Days Waiting
  11. The Back of My Mind – Norman Blake
  12. Today Never Ends – Raymond McGinley

The Pixies: Indie Cindy

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On April 19, 2014, “Pixiesmusic” label released “Indie Cindy”, the fifth Pixies (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “Rockfield Studios” in Rockfield, Wales, “Sonelab” in Easthampton, Massachusetts, “The Autumn Den” in Northampton, Massachusetts, and was produced by Gil Norton.

Personnel:

  • Black Francis – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Joey Santiago – lead guitar
  • Ding (Simon “Ding” Archer) – bass guitar
  • David Lovering – drums, backing vocals
  • Jeremy Dubs – backing vocals
  • Gil Norton – engineer, mixing
  • Justin Pizzoferrato – additional engineering
  • Mike Stitsinger – additional engineering
  • Dan Austin – mixing
  • Miles Wilson – mixing (live tracks)
  • Vaughan Oliver – art direction, design
  • Michael Speed – design assistant, xp illustration
  • Ian Pollock – character illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Black Francis, except where noted.

  1. What Goes Boom
  2. Greens and Blues
  3. Indie Cindy
  4. Bagboy
  5. Magdalena 318
  6. Silver Snail
  7. Blue Eyed Hexe
  8. Ring the Bell
  9. Another Toe in the Ocean
  10. Snakes
  11. Andro Queen
  12. Jaime Bravo

The Boo Radleys: Wake Up!

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On March 27, 1995, “Creation” label released “Wake Up!”, the fourth Boo Radleys (The), album. It was recorded September – October, 1994, in Rockfield, Wales, and was produced by Sice, Tim Brown, Martin Carr and Rob Cieka.

Personnel:

  • Sice – lead vocals, handclaps 
  • Martin Carr – guitar, glockenspiel, keyboard, harmonica, handclaps, percussion, backing vocals 
  • Tim Brown – bass, piano, keyboard
  • Rob Cieka – drums, percussion, keyboard, bell
  • Dick Green – guitar 
  • Peter Fry – double bass 
  • Nigel Hitchcock – saxophone
  • Simon Gardner – trumpet
  • Neil Sidwell – trombone
  • Steve Kitchen – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Chris Moore – trumpet 
  • Fay Sweet – viola
  • Lindsay Johnston – cello
  • Scottie – handclaps
  • Andy Wilkinson – engineer
  • Paul Read – engineer assistant
  • Al Clay – mixing
  • Matt Sime – mixing assistant
  • Stephen A. Wood – sleeve art
  • Joel Graphics – typeset layout reprographics
  • Toby Egelnick – final assemblage
  • Roger Sargent – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Martin Carr.

  1. Wake Up Boo!
  2. Fairfax Scene
  3. It’s Lulu
  4. Joel
  5. Find the Answer Within
  6. Reaching Out from Here
  7. Martin, Doom! It’s Seven O’Clock
  8. Stuck on Amber
  9. Charles Bukowski Is Dead
  10. 4am Conversation
  11. Twinside
  12. Wilder

Band of Skulls: Sweet Sour

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On February 20, 2012, “Electric Blues Recordings” label released “Sweet Sour”, the second Band of Skulls studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Rockfield Studios” in Wales, and was produced by Ian Davenport.

Personnel:

  • Russell Marsden – vocals, guitar
  • Emma Richardson – vocals, bass guitar
  • Matt Hayward – drums

Track listing:

  1. Sweet Sour
  2. Bruises
  3. Wanderluster
  4. The Devil Takes Care of His Own
  5. Lay My Head Down
  6. You’re Not Pretty But You Got It Goin’ On
  7. Navigate
  8. Hometowns
  9. Lies
  10. Close to Nowhere

Thunder: Rip It Up

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On February 10, 2017, “earMUSIC” label released “Rip It Up”, the eleventh Thunder studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouth, Wales, and was produced by Luke Morley.

Personnel:

  • Danny Bowes – lead and backing vocals
  • Luke Morley – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Ben Matthews – guitars, keyboards
  • Chris Childs – bass guitar
  • Gary James – drums, percussion
  • Lynne Jackaman – tambourine, featured and backing vocals
  • Heather Findlay – backing vocals
  • Susie Webb – backing vocals
  • Josh Tyrell – studio assistance
  • Jon Constantine – studio assistance
  • Joe Coghlan-Allen – studio assistance

Track listing:

All tracks by Luke Morley.

  1. No One Gets Out Alive
  2. Rip It Up
  3. She Likes the Cocaine
  4. Right from the Start
  5. Shakedown
  6. Heartbreak Hurricane
  7. In Another Life
  8. The Chosen One
  9. The Enemy Inside
  10. Tumbling Down
  11. There’s Always a Loser