Their eponymous debut was recorded with producer Tony Visconti and engineer Roy Baker and featured Gary Green on lead guitar, 12 string guitar, and backing vocals; Kerry Minnear on Hammond organ, Minimoog, Mellotron, piano, tympani, xylophone, vibraphone, cellos, bass, backing and lead vocals; Derek Shulman on lead and backing vocals and bass; Phil Shulman on trumpet, alto and tenor saxophones, descant, treble and tenor recorder, backing and lead vocals; Ray Shulman on bass, electric and acoustic guitar, violins, triangle, backing vocals; and Martin Smith on drums; with tenor horn by Paul Cosh and cello by Claire Deniz. George Underwood did the album cover art.
All songs written and composed by Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman, and Ray Shulman, except where noted. Side one 1."Giant"vocals: Derek Shulman6:24 2."Funny Ways" vocals: Phil and Derek Shulman4:23 3."Alucard" vocals: Phil Shulman, Derek Shulman, Kerry Minnear 6:01 4."Isn't it Quiet and Cold?" vocals: Phil Shulman3:53 Side two 1."Nothing at All" vocals: Phil and Derek Shulman9:08 2."Why Not?" vocals: Derek Shulman, Kerry Minnear5:31 3."The Queen" (P. Shulman, R. Shulman, Minnear)(instrumental)1:40
Busby Berkeley (November 29, 1895 – March 14, 1976) His innovative camera work and complex geometric choreography revolutionized musicals and brought cinematic flights of fancy to the Great Depression. Born Berkeley William Enos in Hollywood, to actor/director Frank Enos, and actress Gertrude Berkeley. He first appeared on stage at the age of five. His service in the first World War involved oversight of close-order drills. He also directed shows for the troops after the war. Taking on the stage name Busby Berkeley, he made his Broadway debut as a choreographer in 1925. In 1927 his choreography on the Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart musical A Connecticut Yankee led to work in films, first with Samuel Goldwyn and then Warner Brothers, where he continued to innovate and top himself for much of the 1930's. In 1939, he was lured to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) for whom he made many popular films.
Footlight Parade (1933) "By a Waterfall" Fashions of 1934(1934) “Spin a Little Web of Dreams” Gold Diggers of 1935(1935) “Lullaby of Broadway” won an Academy Award, and Berkeley was nominated for an Oscar for best dance director. Gold Diggers of 1937(1936) garnished Berkeley his second Oscar nomination Hollywood Hotel (1937) “Hooray for Hollywood” Varsity Show (1937) choreography for which he received his third Oscar nomination). Babes in Arms (1939)
A police car and a screamin' siren Pneumatic drill and ripped-up concrete A baby wailing, a stray dog howling The screech of brakes and lamplight blinking That's entertainment That's entertainment A smash of glass and the rumble of boots An electric train and a ripped-up phone booth Paint-splattered walls and the cry of a tomcat Lights going out and a kick in the balls I say that's entertainment That's entertainment La la la la la, ah La la la la la, ah Days of speed and slow-time Mondays Pissing down with rain on a boring Wednesday Watching the news and not eating your tea A freezing cold flat with damp on the walls I say that's entertainment That's entertainment La la la la la La la la la la Waking up at 6 A.M. on a cool warm morning Opening the windows and breathing in petrol An amateur band rehearsing in a nearby yard Watching the telly and thinking 'bout your holidays That's entertainment That's entertainment La la la la la, ah La la la la la, ah La la la la la, ah La la la la la Waking up from bad dreams and smoking cigarettes Cuddling a warm girl and smelling stale perfume A hot summer's day and sticky black tarmac Feeding ducks in the park and wishing you were far away That's entertainment That's entertainment Two lovers kissing masks a scream of midnight Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude Getting a cab and travelling on buses Reading the grafitti about slashed-seat affairs I say that's entertainment That's entertainment La la la la la, ah La la la la la, ah La la la la la, ah La la la la la La la la la la, ah La la la la la, ah La la la la la, ah La la la la la La la la la la, ah La la la la la, ah La la la la la, ah 'Sound Affects' full album:
All tracks written by Paul Weller except as noted. Side one "Pretty Green" – 2:37 "Monday" – 3:02 "But I'm Different Now" – 1:52 "Set the House Ablaze" – 5:03 "Start!" – 2:33 "That's Entertainment" – 3:38 Side two "Dream Time" – 3:54 "Man in the Corner Shop" – 3:12 "Music for the Last Couple" (Rick Buckler, Bruce Foxton, Paul Weller) – 3:45 "Boy About Town" – 2:00 "Scrape Away" – 3:59
By the time their 'El Producto' EP was released in 1997 on Wondergram Records and distributed by Shock Records, work on their next project had already begun. 'Since I Left You' was recorded over eighteen months with Robbie Chater on mixing, production, Yamaha Promix 01 and Akai S2000 samplers; James Dela Cruz on turntables; Tony Di Blasi on keyboards (credited with "Halos and Heartstrings" in liner notes); Dexter Fabay on turntables (credited with "Animals and Westerns" in liner notes); Gordon McQuilten on pianos and percussion; and Darren Seltmann on mixing, production, brass band, vocals, Yamaha Promix 01 and Akai S2000 samplers. Bobbydazzler/Bobby Dazzler (aka Robbie Chater and Darren Seltmann) were responsible for choir, chorus, guitar, design, and mixing. The sessions also included assistant engineers Chris Corby, Dave Davies, Matt Maddock, and Jimi Maroudas; with mastering by Mike Marsh; mixing by Richie Robinson and Tony Espie; vocals by Antoinette Halloran, Sally Russell, and the Saïan Supa Crew; and Pro Tools transfer and Macintosh overhauls by Chris Scallan.
'Since I Left You' was an international underground sensation, receiving rave reviews and going to number seventy-nine in France, thirty-one on the US Top Heatseekers chart, twenty-one in Australia, twelve in Norway, ten on the US Top Electronic Albums chart, and number eight in the UK, At the Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards, The Avalanches won Breakthrough Artist – Album and Best Dance Release, Producer of the Year for Bobbydazzler, and Breakthrough Artist – Single for "Frontier Psychiatrist". http://www.theavalanches.com/
1."Since I Left You" Robbie Chater, Tony Di Blasi, Gordon McQuilten, Darren Seltmann, Edward Drennen, Jeanne Salo, Jimmy Webb 4:22 2."Stay Another Season"Chater, Di Blasi, McQuilten, Seltmann, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mandel, Curtis Hudson, Lisa Stevens 2:18 3."Radio"Chater, Seltmann, Claude Cave 4:22 4."Two Hearts in 3/4 Time"Chater, Di Blasi, McQuilten, Seltmann, John Cale, Marlena Shaw3:23 5."Avalanche Rock"Chater, Seltmann0:22 6."Flight Tonight"Chater, Seltmann, Henry Lawes, Billy Rowe, Paul Huston, David Jolicoeur, Vincent Mason, Kelvin Mercer, Lawrence Dermer, Hubert Roberts, Henry Stone, Freddy Stonewall 3:53 7."Close to You" Chater, Seltmann, August Darnell, Ernest Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Jr., Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Christopher Jasper 3:54 8."Diners Only" Chater, Seltmann, Saladine Wallace, Salahadeen Wilds, David Willis1:35 9."A Different Feeling"Raymond Evans, Jay Livingston4:22 10."Electricity"Chater, Seltmann, Willie Clarke, Clarence Reid3:29 11."Tonight"Chater, Seltmann, Donald Borzage, Johnny Mercer2:20 12."Pablo's Cruise"Chater, Seltmann0:52 13."Frontier Psychiatrist"Chater, Di Blasi, McQuilten, Seltmann, Dexter Fabay, Bert Kaempfert, Herbert Rehbein, Carl Sigman4:47 14."Etoh"Chater, Seltmann5:02 15."Summer Crane"Chater, Seltmann, Bobby Lee Trammell4:39 16."Little Journey"Chater, Seltmann, Hudson, Stevens, John Phillips1:35 17."Live at Dominoes"Chater, Seltmann, Frank Farian, Fred Jay, George Reyam5:39 18."Extra Kings"Chater, Seltmann, Trammell, Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond3:46