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December 23, 2024

Jethro Tull – The Jethro Tull Christmas Album / Live - Christmas At St Bride's 2008 (2009, 2xCD, England)



The Jethro Tull Christmas Album
1 Birthday Card At Christmas 3:37
2 Holly Herald 4:16
3 A Christmas Song 2:47
4 Another Christmas Song 3:31
5 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 4:35
6 Jack Frost And The Hooded Crow 3:37
7 Last Man At The Party 4:48
8 Weathercock 4:17
9 Pavane 4:19
10 First Snow On Brooklyn 4:57
11 Greensleeved 2:39
12 Fire At Midnight 2:26
13 We Five Kings 3:16
14 Ring Out Solstice Bells 4:04
15 Bourée 4:25
16 A Winter Snowscape 4:57

Musicians:
Bass Guitar – Jonathan Noyce
Bass Guitar, Mandolin – David Pegg
Cello – András Sturcz
Drums, Percussion – Doane Perry, James Duncan
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Martin Barre
Flute, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Piccolo Flute, Percussion – Ian Anderson
Keyboards, Accordion, Bass [Keyboard Bass] – Andrew Giddings
Strings – The Sturcz String Quartet
Viola – Gyula Benkö
Violin [1st] – Gábor Csonka
Violin [2nd] – Péter Szilágyi

Jethro Tull Live - Christmas At St Bride's 2008
1 Weathercock 4:41
2 Introduction: Rev. George Pitcher/Choir: What Cheer 3:32
3 A Christmas Song 3:19
4 Living In These Hard Times 3:44
5 Choir: Silent Night 3:06
6 Reading: Ian Anderson, Marmion 2:17
7 Jack In The Green 2:33
8 Another Christmas Song 3:56
9 Reading: Gavin Esler, God's Grandeur 1:50
10 Choir: Oh, Come All Ye Faithful 3:50
11 Reading: Mark Billingham, The Ballad Of The Breadman 3:33
12 A Winter Snowscape 3:39
13 Reading: Andrew Lincoln, Christmas 3:12
14 Fires At Midnight 3:38
15 We Five Kings 3:19
16 Choir: Gaudete 3:39
17 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Thick As A Brick 10:25

Musicians:
Acoustic Bass – David Goodier (2-1 to 2-17)
Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin – Martin Barre (2-1 to 2-17)
Cajón, Percussion – James Duncan (2-1 to 2-17)
Choir – Andrew Watts (2-2, 2-5, 2-10, 2-16), Members Of The St Bride's Choir (2-2, 2-5, 2-10, 2-16), Claire Seaton (2-2, 2-5, 2-10, 2-16), Phil Tebb (2-2, 2-5, 2-10, 2-16), Stuart Jackson (2-2, 2-5, 2-10, 2-16)
Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Ian Anderson (2-1 to 2-17)
Keyboards, Accordion – John O'Hara (2-1 to 2-17)
Organ – Robert Jones (2-1 to 2-17)

December 13, 2024

Quincicasm – Quincicasm (1973, LP, England)



Tracklist:
A Time & Motion 22:53
B1 Trent Park Song 7:30
B2 Winds Of Change 9:09
B3 Karen 4:40

Musicians:
Bass Guitar, Flute – Malcolm Bennett
Drums, Percussion – Michael Ormerod, Nigel Smith
Flugelhorn – Dick Pearce
Saxophone – Ken Eley
Vibraphone, Keyboards – Julian Marshall
Vocals – Katy Zeserson (B1)

November 09, 2024

The Hat Shoes – Differently Desperate (1991, CD, Switzerland)




THE HAT SHOES, are yet another side group of both Charles Hayward and Tom Cora. The quartet consists of Bill Gilonis, Catherine Jauniaux, Charles Hayward and Tom Cora, with Hahn Rowe making guest appearances. Respective of the musicians' influences and backgrounds, their sound finds a familiar and homely atmosphere.
The group has only produced two albums. Their first "Differently Desperate" ['91], crafts quirky progressive pop made famous by Slapp Happy. While sugar coated in childish nonsense, the song writing is top notch, weaving vague melodies through deliberately complex patterns and arrangements. Creating a dissonant but digestible album.
After a ten-year hiatus, THE HAT SHOES make a triumphant return with 'Home' ['02]. The quartet now stripped down to Catherine Jauniaux, Bill Gilonis and [new guest member] Martin Spühler. The album flirts their distinctive persona while expanding a more percussive sound with Martin Spühler's personally made instruments.
THE HAT SHOES is bound to please fans of the lighter face of RIO. For the lover intelligent and thoughtfully prog with a touch of romanticism.

October 25, 2024

Polite Force – Canterbury Knights (1996, CD, England)






Tracklist:
1 Birdworld 2:02
2 Childsplay 5:59
3 Mr. Sax Speaks 4:18
4 Solitude 6:17
5 Food Of The Gods / Gruel For The Slobs 10:42
6 Arabadnaz 9:48
7 Extension 3:30
8 They Shoot Indians (In Brazil) 4:23
9 Hey Diddle Diddle 8:59
10 For Pleasure 3:14
11 Ritual / Dance #2 3:59
12 The Man From Mars 8:53

Musicians:
Alto Saxophone [A.Sax] – Geoff Corner (tracks: 1, 5b, 6, 7, 10, 11)
Bass – Graham Flight
Composed By – Graham Flight (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 9, 11), Mark Hewins (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12), Max Metto (tracks: 4, 8)
Drums – Vince Clarke
Electric Piano [E.Piano] – Dave Sinclair (tracks: 2 to 5a, 8, 9, 12)
Flute [Yamaha Silver Flute] – Jon Rowe (tracks: 1, 5b, 10, 11)
Guitar – Mark Hewins
Tenor Saxophone [T.Sax] – Max Metto (tracks: 2 to 5a, 8, 9)

Tracks 2 to 5a, 8, 9, 12: recorded 1976 at Joe Gubay's house in Graveny (4 miles from Canterbury)
Tracks 1, 5b, 6, 7, 10, 11: recorded 1977 at Vince Clarke's basement studio, Downs Road, Canterbury, with one re-mix and overdub at John Murphy's place in Herne Bay.

October 19, 2024

Andy Summers & Robert Fripp – I Advance Masked (1982, CD, England)



Tracklist:
1 I Advance Masked 5:12
2 Under Bridges Of Silence 1:42
3 China - Yellow Leader 7:09
4 In The Cloud Forest 2:30
5 New Marimba 3:38
6 Girl On A Swing 2:04
7 Hardy Country 3:02
8 The Truth Of Skies 2:06
9 Painting And Dance 3:25
10 Still Point 3:07
11 Lakeland / Aquarelle 1:43
12 Seven On Seven 1:37
13 Stultified 1:28

Musicians:
Electric Guitar, Synthesizer [Roland, Moog, Roland Guitar Synthesizer], Bass [Fender], Percussion [Various], Producer, Written-By – Andy Summers, Robert Fripp

October 17, 2024

Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble – The Red Planet (2020, CD, England)







Tracklist:
1 Ascraeus Mons 5:54
2 Tharsis Tholus 6:15
3 Arsia Mons 6:40
4 Olympus Mons 5:20
5 The North Plain 6:45
6 Pavonis Mons 7:10
7 South Pole 7:35
8 Valles Marineris 10:03

Musicians:
Bass – Lee Pomeroy
Drums – Ash Soan
Electric Guitar – Dave Colquhoun
Keyboards – Rick Wakeman

September 06, 2024

King Crimson – Radical Action (To Unseat The Hold Of Monkey Mind) (2016, 3xCD, England)



CD1
Mainly Metal
1. Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part One 10:36
2. Radical Action (To Unseat The Hold Of Monkey Mind) 3:40
3. Meltdown 4:22
4. Radical Action II 2:27
5. Level Five 6:46
6. The Light Of Day 5:49
7. The Hell Hounds Of Krim 3:36
8. The ConstruKction Of Light 6:24
9. The Talking Drum 3:48
10. Larks' Tongues In Aspic Part Two 6:39

CD2
Easy Money Shots
1. Peace 2:07
2. Pictures Of A City 8:17
3. Banshee Legs Bell Hassle 1:40
4. Easy Money 8:26
5. VROOOM 4:56
6. Suitable Grounds For The Blues 4:51
7. Interlude 2:23
8. The Letters 6:30
9. Sailor's Tale 6:41
10. A Scarcity Of Miracles 6:52

CD3
Crimson Classics
1. Red 6:31
2. One More Red Nightmare 6:03
3. Epitaph 8:44
4. Starless 12:17
5. Devil Dogs Of Tessellation Row 3:00
6. The Court Of The Crimson King 7:00
7. 21st Century Schizoid Man 10:56

Musicians:
Bass, Chapman Stick – Tony Levin
Drums – Gavin Harrison, Pat Mastelotto
Drums, Keyboards – Bill Rieflin
Guitar, Keyboards – Robert Fripp
Guitar, Voice, Flute – Jakko Jakszyk
Saxophone, Flute – Mel Collins

July 21, 2024

Crannog – Crannog (1976, LP, England)


Tracklist:
A1 The Limerick Rake
A2 The Butterfly
A3 Kiss And Say Goodbye
A4 Drowsy Maggie - Foxhunter's Jig
A5 Bill Hartes - Jenny's Chickens - Drowsy Maggie
A6 Follow Me Up To Carlow
B1 Lanigan's Ball
B2 May You Never
B3 Orange Blossom Special
B4 Copshawholme Fair
B5 Mozambique
B6 Mr Bojangles

Musicians:
Bass Guitar, Percussion, Vocals – Brian Harrison
Drums – Bob Critchley
Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals – Kevin Mccabe
Guitar, Violin, Vocals – Barry Wickens
Guitar, Whistle, Vocals – Maureen Carter

June 02, 2024

Mike Westbrook's Brass Band – Plays "For The Record" (1976, LP, England)



Tracklist:
A1 Tuba Gallicalis
A2 Le Ballet Comique De La Reine
A3 Fortune Song
A4 Brigitte Bardot
A5 Punchinello
A6 Brother Can You Spare A Dime
A7 Come Sunday
A8 London Song
A9 Let The Slave
B1 Shall We Gather At The River
B2 Jelly Roll Blues
B3 Captives Rejoice
B4 Bartlemy Fair
B5 Kanonen Song
B6 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
B7 Round Midnight
B8 A Poison Tree
B9 I See Thy Form

Musicians:
Euphonium, Piano, Vocals, Liner Notes – Mike Westbrook
Euphonium, Trombone, Vocals – Paul Rutherford
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals – Dave Chambers
Tenor Horn, Piccolo Flute, Vocals – Kate Barnard
Trumpet, Vocals – Phil Minton

Dave Greenslade – Cactus Choir (1976, LP, England)


Tracklist:
A1 Pedro's Party 3:37
A2 Gettysburg 3:57
A3 Swings And Roundabouts 4:20
A4 Time Takes My Time 6:50
A5 Forever And Ever 3:38
Cactus Choir (6:02)
B1a The Rider 2:52
B1b Greeley And The Rest 2:00
B1c March At Sunset 1:22
B2 Country Dance 5:30
B3 Finale 8:36

Musicians:
Bass – Dave Markee (A3, A4), Tony Reeves (A1, A2, B1, B3)
Drums, Percussion – Simon Phillips
Synthesizer [Arp, Solina String Ensemble, Crumar Stringman, Moog], Piano, Clavinet, Effects [Voice Box], Electric Piano [Fender, Hohner Electra Piano], Organ [Hammond], Mellotron, Vibraphone – Dave Greenslade
Vocals – Steve Gould (A2, B1b)

May 27, 2024

Fred Frith – The Top Of His Head (1989, CD, England)


Tracklist:
1 Title Theme 1:49
2 Driving To The Train 2:45
3 Wheels Within 2:31
4 Hold On Hold 2:22
5 Lucy Leaves A Note 2:25
6 Gus Escapes 2:19
7 Gravity's A Rule 2:15
8 Channel Change 3:20
9 Orbit 1:24
10 Fall To Call 3:52
11 Underwater Dream 2:29
12 This Old Earth 3:21
13 Donuts 2:54
14 The Long Drive 4:51
15 Lucy 2:05
16 The Premonition 1:26
17 Questions And Answers 2:47
18 The Performance 2:56
19.1 The Way You Look Tonight 4:38
19.2 Title Theme (Conclusion)

Musicians:
Cello, Accordion – Anne Bourne
Instruments, Performer [Machines, Radios], Tapes, Programmed By – Fred Frith
Saxophone, Flute – Jean Derome
Tapes, Other [Influences, Advice] – Peter Mettler
Voice – Christie MacFadyen, Jane Siberry

Andy Summers, Robert Fripp – Bewitched (1984, CD, England)




Tracklist:
1 Parade 3:01
2 What Kind Of Man Reads Playboy 11:12
3 Begin The Day 3:33
4 Train 4:33
5 Bewitched 3:53
6 Tribe 3:23
7 Maquillage 2:16
8 Guide 2:34
9 Forgotten Steps 3:57
10 Image And Likeness 1:30

Musicians:
Bass – Chris Childs, Sara Lee
Composed By – Andy Summers (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 8, 9)
Drums – Paul Beavis
Saxophone – Chris Winter
Synthesizer [Roland Gr700 & 300, Jupiter 6, Jx 3p], Sequencer [Msq 700 Sequencer], Drum Machine [Tr909 Drum Machine], Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Loops, Other [Water Bucket] – Andy Summers, Robert Fripp
Tabla – Jesse Lota

May 25, 2024

Richard Harvey – Nifty Digits (1980, LP, England)

Tracklist:
A1 Motor Roller 2:57
A2 Festival (a) 2:10
A3 Festival (b) 2:05
A4 Exchange 2:13
A5 Dragonfly Dance 2:10
A6 Water Course (a) 1:57
A7 Water Course (b) 0:40
A8 Storm Riders 2:16
B1 Nifty Digits 2:28
B2 Song Of The Open Spaces (a) 4:00
B3 Song Of The Open Spaces (b) 3:00
B4 Air Spirals 0:56
B5 Soft Caress 1:35
B6 Victorian Lullaby 2:00
B7 Light Dancing 1:10
B8 Graylands 2:20

Composed By – Richard Harvey


May 13, 2024

Keith Emerson – Best Revenge (1985, LP, England)



Tracklist:
A1 The Dreamer (Instrumental) 2:41
A2 The Runner (Instrumental) 3:26
A3 Wha'dya Mean (Instrumental) 5:05
A4 Straight Between The Eyes 2:39
B1 Orchestral Suite To Best Revenge (Instrumental) 15:29
B2 Playing For Keeps 4:22

Musicians:
Accordion – Garth Hudson (A4)
Drums – Aynsley Dunbar
Keyboards – Keith Emerson
Orchestrated By – John Coleman (B1)
Vocals – Brad Delp (B2), Levon Helm (A4)

May 11, 2024

Jethro Tull – Songs From The Wood (40th Anniversary Edition - The Country Set) (2017, 3xCD, England)


Tracklist:
CD1 A Steven Wilson Stereo Remix
1 Songs From The Wood 4:56
2 Jack-In-The-Green 2:32
3 Cup Of Wonder 4:34
4 Hunting Girl 5:10
5 Ring Out, Solstice Bells 3:48
6 Velvet Green 6:05
7 The Whistler 3:32
8 Pibroch (Cap In Hand) 8:36
9 Fire At Midnight 2:28

Associated Recordings
10 Old Aces Die Hard (Previously Unreleased) 8:41
11 Working John, Working Joe (Previously Unreleased) 5:12
12 Magic Bells (Ring Out, Solstice Bells) 3:25
13 Songs From The Wood (Unedited Master) 4:54
14 Fire At Midnight (Unedited Master) 2:36
15 One Brown Mouse (Early Version - New Mix) 3:35
16 Strip Cartoon 3:20
17 The Whistler 3:32

CD2 Live In Concert 1977 (Part One)
1 Wond'ring Aloud 2:33
2 Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day 4:05
3 Jack-In-The-Green 3:15
4 Thick As A Brick 13:15
5 Songs From The Wood 6:02
6 Instrumental 2:28
7 Drum Solo Improvisation 4:17
8 To Cry You A Song 2:34
9 A New Day Yesterday 2:55
10 Flute Solo Improvisation / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / Bourée 8:15
11 Living In The Past / A New Day Yesterday (Reprise) 2:32

CD3 Live In Concert 1977 (Part Two)
1 Velvet Green 6:26
2 Hunting Girl 5:40
3 Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die 4:17
4 Minstrel In The Gallery 5:40
5 Cross-Eyed Mary 3:46
6 Aqualung 8:33
7 Instrumental Improvisation 3:31
8 Wind-Up 4:54
9 Back Door Angels / Guitar Improvisation / Wind Up (Reprise) 7:16
10 Locomotive Breath 5:47
11 Land Of Hope And Glory / Improvisation / Back Door Angels (Reprise) 4:00

Musicians:
Bass Guitar, Vocals – John Glascock
Drums, Marimba, Glockenspiel, Bells, Percussion, Snare – Barriemore Barlow
Electric Guitar, Lute – Martin Barre
Piano, Organ, Synthesizer – John Evans
Piano, Synthesizer, Organ [Portative Pipe Organ] – David Palmer
Vocals, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Whistles – Ian Anderson

May 05, 2024

Mujician – The Journey (1992, CD, England)



Tracklist:
1 The Journey 55:02

Musicians:
Clarinet [Eb], Soprano Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Paul Dunmall
Double Bass – Paul Rogers
Drums – Tony Levin
Piano – Keith Tippett

April 26, 2024

Wavemaker – New Atlantis (1977, LP, England)






SIDE A
A1 Salomon's House 6:20
A2 The Pool 3:09
A3 Merchants Of Light 6:14
A4 Waters Of Paradise 3:55
SIDE B
Echoes Suite ("We Also Have Sound Houses...")
B1 Echoes A 3:19
B2 Echoes B 3:55
B3 Echoes C 7:56
B4 Towers And Caves 4:53

Musicians:
Producer, Performer – Brian Hodgson
Producer, performer – John Lewis
Percussion – Tony McVey

March 23, 2024

Up Murphy Street – Up Murphy Street (1986, LP, England)



Tracklist:
1. Overture (01:23)
2. Adam And Eve Street (03:26)
3. I Spoke To God...And She Said... (02:25)
4. Insurance Co. Man (02:37)
5. History Lesson (03:04)
6. The Hero Worker (03:13)
7. Follow The Bouncing Ball (02:07)
8. Bald Progress (04:09)
9. Sour Notes (03:00)
10. Weather Vane (02:21)
11. Interlude
12. Deluge (04:54)
13. Sally Agua (01:57)
14. Waiting For The Lifeguards To Stop Flexing Their Muscles (03:15)
15. Zoo (03:08)
16. Noah And The Ark (01:41)

Musicians:
Bass, Whistle, Glockenspiel – Mick Hobbs
Bassoon – Felix Fiederowicz
Drums – Chris Gray
Piano, Backing Vocals – Bill Gilonis
Saxophone – John Glyn
Trombone – Richard Grace
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Chris Cornetto
Viola – Emma Peters
Vocals – Marie-Jeanne F.
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion – Robert Storey



March 02, 2024

Francis Monkman – Energism (1978, LP, England)

Tracklist:
A1 The Dawn Of An Era (Realisation Of Unlimited Possibility) 3:10
A2 The Endurance Of Man (Expenditure Of Energy) 2:58
A3 Perpetual Motion (Unceasing Energy) 3:56
A4 Perpetual Motion (Alternate Cut Off End) 0:14
A5 The Achievements Of Man (The Determination To Achieve Great Heights) 3:28
A6 The Achievements Of Man (Alternate Tail End) 0:25
B7 Man & Superman (The Endless Turmoil) 3:30
B8 Man & Superwoman (Power With A Feline Structure) 3:16
B9 Female Of The Species (A Study In The Female Infra-structure) 2:57
B10 Bionics (Power Without Suppression - The Eternity) 2:07
B11 The Ascent Of Man (The Power Within Us) 1:59

Musicians:
Bass Guitar – Mo Foster
Drums – Barry De Souza
Percussion – Tristam Fry
Written-By, Keyboards – Francis Monkman

The first solo album released in 1979 by Francis Monkman, a British keyboard player who played on Al Stewart's early works and on Curved Air. Originally released on a British library label called Bruton, Klaus Schulze licensed it and re-released it on Innovative Communication. The composition consists of keyboards, percussion, drums, and bass, and the music is metallic and clear electric jazz-rock. The album features a mix of arpeggio synths, spacy synth SEs, and technical band sounds in the electric symphonic rock of A2/A3.