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Dave Hentschel
David Hentschel (born 18 December 1952) is an English recording engineer, film score composer and music producer who engineered on George Harrison's ''All Things Must Pass'' and Elton John's ''Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'', as well as for such artists as Genesis, Tony Banks, Ringo Starr, Queen, Nazareth, Marti Webb, Andy Summers, Mike Oldfield, Renaissance, Peter Hammill and Ronnie Caryl. Biography Hentschel was born in Sussex. His career began at Trident Studios in London where he was initially an assistant before rising to become one of the in-house producers. In addition to engineering and production credits, Hentschel also played early synthesizers with a diverse range of bands including Nazareth, Pilot and Byzantium. He played synthesizer on several high-profile recordings, including Elton John's " Rocket Man" and "Funeral for a Friend" from the ''Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'' album. "Funeral for a Friend" featured an early analogue synthesizer, the ARP 2500, to create tonal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sussex
Sussex (Help:IPA/English, /ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English ''Sūþseaxe''; lit. 'South Saxons'; 'Sussex') is an area within South East England that was historically a kingdom of Sussex, kingdom and, later, a Historic counties of England, county. It includes the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial counties of East Sussex and West Sussex. The area borders the English Channel to the south, and the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial counties of Surrey to the north, Kent to the north-east, and Hampshire to the west. Sussex contains the city of Brighton and Hove and its wider Greater Brighton City Region, city region, as well as the South Downs National Park and the National Landscapes of the High Weald National Landscape, High Weald and Chichester Harbour. Its coastline is long. The Kingdom of Sussex emerged in the fifth century in the area that had previously been inhabited by the Regni tribe in the Roman Britain, Romano-British period. In about 827, shortly a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilot (Scottish Band)
Pilot are a Scottish rock group, formed in 1973 in Edinburgh by David Paton and Billy Lyall. They achieved considerable mainstream success during 1974–1975, primarily with the release of " Magic" which reached number one in Canada, five on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, six in Ireland and eleven in the United Kingdom. Follow up single "January" released in 1975 reached number one in Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom, as well as reaching eighty-seven in the United States. In the United Kingdom, "January" was awarded a Silver certification from the BPI. Their debut studio album, '' From the Album of the Same Name'' was released in 1974, and reached number eighty-two on the United States ''Billboard'' 200 Albums Charts. Career Formation (1972–1974) Paton and Lyall had briefly been substitute members of the Bay City Rollers before that band's breakthrough. Joined by drummer Stuart Tosh, the band recorded several demos during 1972 and 1974 at Craighall Studios, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discogs
Discogs ( ; short for " discographies") is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. Database contents are user-generated, and described in ''The New York Times'' as "Wikipedia-like". While the site was originally created with the goal of becoming the largest online database of electronic music, it now includes releases in all genres and on all formats. By 2015, it had a new goal: that of "cataloging every single piece of physical music ever created." As of 2025, its database contains over 18 million user-submitted album listings. History Discogs was started in 2000 by Kevin Lewandowski who worked as a programmer at Intel Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and Delaware General Corporation Law, incorporated in Delaware. Intel designs, manufactures, and sells computer compo .... It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke (album)
''Duke'' is the tenth studio album by English rock band Genesis (band), Genesis, released in the United States of America, USA on 24 March 1980 and in the United Kingdom, UK on 28 March by Charisma Records. The album followed a period of inactivity for the band in early 1979. Phil Collins moved to Vancouver, Canada, in an effort to salvage his failing first marriage, while Tony Banks (musician), Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford recorded solo albums. Collins returned to the UK after his marriage ended and wrote a significant amount of material, some of which was used for ''Duke'' and some was later reworked for his first solo album, ''Face Value (album), Face Value''. ''Duke'' contained a mix of individually written songs and tracks that evolved from jam sessions in mid-1979, while recording took place at the end of the year. The break in activity rejuvenated the band, and they found the album an easy one to work on. ''Duke'' was positively received by music critics, who praised t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Trick Of The Tail
''A Trick of the Tail'' is the seventh studio album by English progressive rock band Genesis. It was released on 13 February 1976 on Charisma Records and was the first album to feature drummer Phil Collins as lead vocalist following the departure of Peter Gabriel. It was a critical and commercial success in the UK and US, reaching No. 3 and No. 31 respectively. Following Gabriel's decision to leave the band, the remaining members wanted to carry on to show they could still write and record successful material, as keyboardist Tony Banks and bassist/rhythm guitarist Mike Rutherford, not Gabriel, were the principal writers of the music. The group wrote and rehearsed new songs during mid-1975, and listened to numerous audition tapes for a replacement frontman. They entered Trident Studios in October with producer David Hentschel to record the album without a definitive idea of who was going to perform lead vocals. After the search for a singer proved unfruitful, Collins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Gilbert
Lewis Gilbert (6 March 1920 – 23 February 2018) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter who directed more than 40 films during six decades; among them such varied titles as '' Reach for the Sky'' (1956), '' Sink the Bismarck!'' (1960), '' Alfie'' (1966), '' Educating Rita'' (1983) and '' Shirley Valentine'' (1989), as well as three James Bond films: '' You Only Live Twice'' (1967), '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977) and '' Moonraker'' (1979). Early life Lewis Gilbert was born as Louis Laurie Isaacs in Clapton, London, to a second-generation family of music hall performers,"Lewis Gilbert (1920)" BFI screenonline Retrieved 14 April 2012 and spent his early years travelling with his parents, Ada (Griver), who was of |
John Gilbert (singer)
John Gilbert may refer to: Arts and media *John Gilbert (actor) (1897–1936), American actor of the silent film era * John Gilbert (broadcaster) (1930–1998), from Canada *John Gilbert (film editor) (born c. 1960), New Zealand film editor *Sir John Gilbert (painter) (1817–1897), British artist * John Gibbs Gilbert (1810–1889), American comedian *Sir John Thomas Gilbert (1829–1898), Irish archivist, historian, and writer *Johnny Gilbert (born 1928), American television game show presenter * John Selwyn Gilbert (born 1943), former British television scriptwriter, director and producer Politicians and public servants * John Gilbert (alderman) (1871–1934), chairman of the London County Council * John Gilbert (Canadian politician) (1921–2006), NDP MP from Ontario * John Gilbert (MP for Derby), see Derby *John Gilbert, Baron Gilbert (1927–2013), British Labour Party politician * John I. Gilbert (1837–1904), New York politician * John Orman Gilbert (1907–1995), British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Cole (singer)
David or Dave Cole may refer to: * David L. Cole (1902–1978), American labor mediator * David Cole (1928–2003), Welsh journalist, later editor and chairman of the '' Western Mail'' * Dave Cole (baseball) (1930–2011), American baseball player * David Cole (diplomat), British diplomat * David C. Cole (born 1952), entrepreneur and philanthropist * David D. Cole (born 1958), legal scholar and legal director of the ACLU * David N. Cole (active since 1980), American music producer * David Cole (journalist) (born 1968), American journalist best known as a former Holocaust denier * David Cole (record producer) David Byron Cole (June 3, 1962 – January 24, 1995) was an American record producer. He was one half of the dance-music duo C+C Music Factory, which he founded with his musical partner Robert Clivillés. Clivillés and Cole also produced va ... (1962–1995), American record producer, songwriter, one half of the duo C+C Music Factory * David Cole (footballer) (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis (band), Genesis and had a successful solo career, achieving three UK number-one singles and seven US number-one singles as a solo artist. In total, his work with Genesis, other artists and solo resulted in more US top-40 singles than any other artist throughout the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include "In the Air Tonight", "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", "One More Night (Phil Collins song), One More Night", "Sussudio", "Another Day in Paradise", "Two Hearts (Phil Collins song), Two Hearts" and "I Wish It Would Rain Down". Born and raised in west London, Collins began playing drums at the age of five. During the same period he attended drama school, which helped secure various roles as a child actor. His first major role was the Artful Dodger in the West End ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ringo (album)
''Ringo'' is the third studio album by English musician Ringo Starr, released in 1973 on Apple Records. The album is noted for the participation of all four former Beatles, and for its numerous guest stars, something which would become a signature for Starr on many of his subsequent albums and tours. Ringo peaked at number seven on the UK Albums Chart, number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200, and topped the Canada ''RPM'' national albums chart. It has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Background Starr released the standards tribute '' Sentimental Journey'' and the country and western '' Beaucoups of Blues'' in 1970. He issued the singles " It Don't Come Easy" and " Back Off Boogaloo" over 1971–72, both produced by and co-written with his former Beatles bandmate George Harrison. Both of these singles were big successes and would ordinarily have inspired albums to support them, but Starr declined to follow through, preferring to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ring O' Records
Ring O' Records was a record label founded by former Beatle Ringo Starr in 1975. The label's formation coincided with the winding down of the Beatles' Apple Records and allowed Starr to continue supporting other artists' projects while maintaining his solo career. The label was shut down in 1978, having failed to achieve commercial success with a roster of artists that included David Hentschel, Bobby Keys, Graham Bonnet and Rab Noakes. Starr himself never recorded for Ring O' Records, although, following the expiration of his contract with Apple in January 1976, he signed with Polydor, which distributed his label throughout Europe. From 1977, Ring O' was distributed in some territories by Mercury Records. History Ringo Starr decided to form his own record label, as George Harrison had done with Dark Horse in 1974, after the two former bandmates had considered buying the Beatles' company, Apple Records, and running it together. The name "Ring O' Records" was suggested by John Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARP 2500
The ARP 2500 is a monophonic (synthesizers), monophonic (or duophonic) analog modular synthesizer. It was the first product of ARP Instruments, Inc., built from 1970 to 1981. Although only about 100 units were made, Sound on Sound called it "undoubtedly one of the most important electronic musical instruments ever made." It is notable for offering a huge range of programming possibilities via matrix switches instead of conventional patch cables. However, it was also very large, difficult to program, and expensive. Demand from musicians for a synth that was more affordable lead ARP to develop the ARP 2600, 2600 and the ARP Odyssey, Odyssey in the years after the 2500's release. Features Initially made by Alan Pearlman’s company Tonus Inc with the name Series 2000 system, the company changed its name to ARP (the founder’s initials) and renamed it the 2500. Designed by Alan Pearlman, Dennis Colin and David Friend, the 2500 was advertised as having two major advantages over oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
