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1979 An Automatic Recording (K56618). Marketed & distributed by wea Records Ltd.
songs
side one: butcher boy, chances, sleeping partners
side two: more than human, lose myself, janice, the palace of love
all conpositions by jackie leven, except for "lose myself" by jo shaw.
personnel
jackie leven - vocals, burns splitsound, vox ac30
jo shaw - vocals, fender stratocaster, vox ac30
robin spreafico - vocals, gibson les paul triumph bass, fender bassman
david mcintosh - vocals, rogers londoner kit
studio : wessex
producer : bill price/doll by doll
engineer : bill price
tape operator : jeremy green
design : mikki rain
a hard ventures creation
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1979 An Automatic Recording. The Automatic Record Company Ltd.
5 Avery Row, London W. 1, England
Marketed & distributed by wea Records Ltd., A Warner Communications Company
(my own one is printed in Japan and its product number is P-10813W)
songs
side one: teenage lightning (2:27), gypsy blood (2:46), stripshow (4:04), the human face (5:05), hey sweetheart (4:48)
side two: binary fiction (3:21), hell games (3:57), forbidden worlds (4:08), highland rain (5:00), endgame (2:01), when a man dies (0:53)
all conpositions by jackie leven, except for "binary fiction", "endgame" by jo shaw, "the human face" by doll by doll.
lyrics under preparation
the human face: the lines in quotation marks from 'the human face' by antonin artaud. translation - jack hirschman. reprinted by kind permission of city lights books, san francisco.
when a man dies: a poem by anna akhmatova. translation - richard mckane.
doll by doll is:
jo shaw - vocals, guitars, keyboards
jackie leven - vocals, guitars
tony waite - vocals, bass
david mcintosh - vocals, percussion
other people:
b. j. cole - steel guitar
graham preskett - violin, keyboards
other voices:
the haunted valley singers
producer: john sinclair (for sarm productions)
engineers: gary langan/julian mendelsohn
tape operator: kevin whyte
studio: sarm
photography & design: mikki rain
typesetting: nick lumsden
*moon shot: courtesy of spiv sincere
* original inner sleeve carries monochrome moon shot.
a hard ventures creation
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1981 MCA Records, Inc. (MCA-5269)
songs
side 1: figure it out (3:26), caritas (4:13), soon new life (3:22), *main travelled roads (3:52), those in peril (3:08)
side 2: +the perfect romance (3:11), fantastic sensation (2:38), i never saw the movie (4:13), up (4:08), a bright green field (5:10)
all songs written by doll by doll, except * written by jackie leven and + written by jackie leven and claire verve.
all songs published by chappell and co., inc. ascap
recorded in england
doll by doll is
jo shaw - vocals, guitars, mandolin piano
jackie leven - vocals, guitars
tony waite - vocals, bass
david mcintosh - vocals, percussion, marimba
other people
geoff westley - oberheim
shelley morris - congas
rod beddall - accordion
pete gibson - harmonica
other voices
wild tom newman
nina spencer
fiona prendergast
susie o'list
producers: wild tom newman and jackie leven
engineers: andrew jackson, wild tom newman
tape operators: jeremy marlow and pete smiff
additional recording: alan douglas
recorded in our basement with the sound box
mixed at utopia
design & cover photography: mikki rain
thanks to bruce and claire at hard ventures
this one's for walter
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1981 Magnet Records Ltd. (12MAG195)
songs
caritas (8:12)
special extended version taken from the album "DOLL BY DOLL" MAGL 5039
b/w
murder on the highway (3:25)
*an honest woman (8:44)
recorded live at the venue, london, june 1981
all songs written by doll by doll, except * written by jackie leven.
produced by wild tom newman and jackie leven
design: mikki rain
single sleeve photography: santo basone
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1982 Magnet Records Ltd. (MAGL 5047)
songs
side one: strong hands (3:20), under my thumb (2:28), dancing shoes (3:28), cool skies (3:47), *eternal (3:19), **lonely kind of show (3:47)
side two: **natural (3:57), grand passion (3:42), *city of light (4:54), dawn of the rain girls (3:10), **boxers hit harder when women are around (3:47), so long kid (3:45)
all songs written by jackie leven, except under my thumb by jagger/richards.
doll by doll is
jackie leven vocals, guitar
helen turner vocals, keyboards
tom nordon vocals, guitar, bass
other musicians
john field percussion, flute
graham broad drums
mel collins saxophone
dave gilmore guitar
tim cross keyboards
maggie riley + cori josias + tom newman backing vocals
rod bedall accordion
production: tom newman, jackie leven
mixed by pete hammond, except ** mixed by pete hammond, safta jeffery, * tom newman, jackie leven
recorded at utopia studios, london except under my thumb - the sound mobile, clifton villas, maida vale, london
tracks mixed at t.m.c., ridge farm, magritte and townhouse studios
engineers: tim parker, pete smith, mark o'donohue, tom newman
cover design by john marwicker - le breton at creative chaos
back cover photograph by "naughty" david bradfield
front cover painting "the kiss" by gustav klimt, gallierie salzburg
special thanks to brian reza for excutive production and kind but candid advice, and mr. levy for the holiday in ireland
if you would like to read the press release on the album, click here to download the scanned image (hard to read, though).
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1994 Cooking Vinyl. (COOK CD064)
songs
1. Clay Jug Words: Kabir, Jackie Leven, Osip Mandelstam, Music: Jackie Leven, Translation: Kabir by Robert Bly, Osip Mandelstam by Clarence Brown & W. S. Merwin, Recital: Kabir by Robert Bly, Mandelstam by Mike Scott. Mike Scott appears courtesy of Geffen Records
2. Shadow In My Eyes Words and music: Jackie Leven
3. Call Mother A Lonely Field Words and music: Jackie Leven
4. The Crazy Song Words and music: Jackie Leven
5. Farm Boy Words and music: Jackie Leven
6. The Garden Words and music: Antonio Machado/Jackie Leven/Robert Bly/James Hallawell, Translation: Antonio Machado by Robert Bly, Recital: Machado by Robert Bly
7. Snow In Central Park Words and music: Jackie Leven
8. Looking For Love Words and music: Jackie Leven
9. Heartsick Land Words and music: Jackie Leven
10. Gylen Gylen Words and music: Jackie Leven
11. I Say A Little Prayer (cover of Dionne Warwick)
12. The Bars Of Dundee Words and music: Jackie Leven
Note: Japanese edition includes extra track "So My Soul Can Sing" as 13.
Tracks 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11 - Argyll Cycle.
Jackie Leven Vocals, accoustic & electric guitars
James Hallawell Vocals, keyboards, bass, determination
Robert Bly Vocals, courage, fiereceness, bouzouki, silver laughter, heart like a jug
Mike Scott Vocals, kindness, loyalty to the living, knows the earth
Produced by JACKIE LEVEN from the Kingdom of Fife
and JAMES HALLAWELL from the ancient Kingdom of Cornwall
GUESTS OF HONOUR
Graham Preskett violin, mandolin
Ed Jones saxophones
Steve Killer Jackson drums, percussion, programming
Michael Walton programming
Glen Nightingale electric guitar
Chucho Merchan bass
Anthony Thistlewhaite mandolin
Nessim Molder mandolin
Hector Thomas harmonica
Sean De Feo vocals
rod bedall accordion
ENGINEERS
Ben Cape 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
Michael Walton
Jim Toler 11
Harri Kakulli 9, 10
John Cornfield 1, 2, 4, 12
Robin Rankin 1
ASSISTANT ENGINEERS
Sean De Feo 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
Geoff Allan 1
MIXING BY
Ben Cape, Jim Toler, Harri Kakulli, John Cornfield, Robin Rankin
MIX SUPERVISION: Jackie & James
HALLS OF FAME
1. The Townhouse
2. Michael Walton Studio
3. Townhouse 3
4. The Manor
5. Olympic Studios
6. Milosound
7. Beat Factory
8. Sawmills Studio
9. Cava
DESIGN
Cactus
PAINTING
Isle Of The Dead - Arnold Boecklin
PHOTOGRAPHY
Back cover (above)- Rachel Calhoun. Back of booklet (below)- Fin Costello
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1995 Cooking Vinyl. (COOK CD 090)
Songs
1. Young Male Suicide Blessed By Invisible Woman - Words and Music: Jackie Leven
2. Some Ancient Misty Morning* - Words and Music: Jackie Leven
3. Working Alone*/A Blessing - Working Alone, Words and Music: Jackie Leven, A Blessing, Words: James Wright. Music: Jackie Leven
4. Leven's Lament - Words: Jackie Leven. Music: Jackie Leven/Gold
5. Marble City Bar - Words and Music: Jackie Leven
6. The Wanderer - Words and Music: Jackie Leven
FOUR SONGS OF THE SEA
7. Exultation - Words: Emily Dickinson. Music: Jackie Leven
8. Men In Prison* - Words and Music: Jackie Leven
9. Birds Leave Shadows - Words and Music: Jackie Leven
10. Stornoway Girl - Words and Music: Jackie Leven
11. Silver Roof - Words and Music: Jackie Leven
12. Lammermuir Hills* - Words and Music: Jackie Leven
THREE SONGS OF IRELAND
13. Come Back Early Or Never Come - Words: Louis MacNeice. Music: Jackie Leven
14. By The Sign Of The Shattered Star* - Words and Music: Jackie Leven 1989
15. The Scene That Haunts My Memory - Words: Trad. anon. Music: Jackie Leven
16. My Lord What A Morning
* Argyll Cycle
SINGERS AND PLAYERS
Jackie Leven - Vocals, whistling, guitars
James Hallawell - Vocals, keyboards, bass, additional guitars on 1 & 2
Eddi Reader - Recital on 7
Mevagissey Male Choir (Cornwall) - Vocals on 8 & 16
Steve Killer Jackson - Drums, percussion
Avril Jamieson - Vocals, Invisible Woman, Stornoway Girl
Andy White - Vocals, ancestral Irish presence, recital on 13
Melvin Duffy - Pedal steel
Pete King - Saxophone on 6
Dave Quinn - Ulster voice on 15
Recorded by the incomparable John Cornfield through the spring and early summer of 1995 up a creek on the River Fowey, South Cornwall at the beautiful Sawmills Studio (01726 833338).
Two swans, Terry and Diane came to visit us most days - Ruth cooked us beautiful dinners in the golden evenings, after which Dylan took us in the boat up to the Fisherman's Arms where legendary Irishman Dave Quinn regaled us with fishy tales of the riverbank.
Additional recording by Mike Jones at The Windings, Wrexham, and John McBurnie at his house in Tooting, London.
Produced by Jackie Leven from the Kingdom of Fife
and James Hallawell from the Ancient Kingdom of Cornwall
Engineering, mixing, production counselling John Cornfield
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1996 Cooking Vinyl. (COOK CD 101)
Songs
1. STRANGER ON THE SQUARE
2. WALKING IN ARGYLL
3. HONEYMOON HILL
4. LOOKING FOR LOVE
5. GRIEVIN' AT THE MISH NISH
6. BALLAD OF A SIMPLE HEART
7. AS WE SAILED INTO SKIBBEREEN
8. SOME ANCIENT MISTY MORNING
9. THE HISTORY OF RAIN
10. GYLEN GYLEN
11. FLY
12. THE CRAZY SONG
Words and music - Jackie Leven
PRODUCTION
Jackie Leven/James Hallawell - 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12
Jackie Leven/John Cornfield - 2, 5, 9, 11
MIXING
John Cornfield - 1, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12
Jim Toler - 3, 7
Ben Cape - 4, 6
Harri Kakulli - 10
RECORDED AT
Sawmills - 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12
Milosound - 3, 7
The Manor - 1, 4, 6
Beat Factory - 10
SINGERS & PLAYERS
SINGERS
Jackie Leven - all titles
James Hallawell - 1, 6, 8, 11
Avril Jamieson - 11
BASS
James Hallawell - 2, 6, 8, 11
Chucho Mechan - 1, 4
Rob Lucas - 5
GUITAR
Jackie Leven - all accoustic, electric: 1, 9, 12
Glen Nightingale - electric: 4
James Hallawell - electric: 8
KEYBOARDS
James Hallawell
SAXOPHONE
Ed Jones - 4, 6
James Cannon - 5
VIOLIN
Graham Preskett - 1, 6
MANDOLIN
Graham Preskett - 6
PERCUSSION & PROGRAMMING
Steve Jackson - all kit & programming
Michael Walton - programming
Jackie Leven - percussion
PEDAL STEEL
Melvin Duffy - 11
PHOTOGRAPHY
Cover: Sam Maynard (Thanks Sam)
from the book Malin, Hebrides, Minches. Published by Dangeroo Press
Photograph of Jackie: Sissle
* Argyll Cycle contains Jackie's ealier compositions between 1985 and 1990. Some songs have been appeared in his solo albums mentioned above.
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Published by Cooking Vinyl Music/Carlin Music Corp.
(p)1997 Cooking Vinyl. (c)1997 Cooking Vinyl (COOK CD 131)
Songs
1. Soft Lowland Tongue
2. Raerona
3. Mansion Tension
4. Dog Star
5. Ruins
6. I'm Always A Prinlaws Boy
7. The Problem
8. Dune Voices
9. Sleeping In Bracken
all words and music written by Jackie Leven.
Singers and Players
Jackie Leven - Vocals, all guitars, bass
John Haines - Percussion
Phil Ryan - Keyboards
Joe Kuccer - Saxophones, flutes
Alex Atterson - Piano
Jesse Ballard - Vocals
Juliet Lawson - Vocals
Produced by Jackie Leven
Engineered by Trevor Vallis
Recorded at Mayfair Sound, London, UK.
This album is a sound memory for John Paton, blood brother, and our times together.
Front illustrtion by R. A. Brandt, from The Devil's Heir by Honore de Balzac
Photography and colouration by Ian Woolard
"CONTROL" is Jackie's very early recordings made in 1971(!). It was far before dawn...
