Barracuda is the second of two albums by experimental funk-rock combo Quantum Jump, released in 1977 by the Electric Record Company. The album alternates rhythmically convoluted passages with tempered numbers reflective of mastermind Rupert Hine‘s concurrent production work for Scottish trio Café Jacques. Tracklist: A1. Don’t Look Now A2. The Seance (Too Spooky) A3. Barracuda […]
Quantum Jump were an English jazz-funk/rock quartet that released two albums on the Electric Record Company in 1976 and 1977. Led by veteran producer/songwriter Rupert Hine, the band boasted several members with pre-established reputations. Members: Rupert Hine (vocals, keyboards), John G. Perry (vocals, bass), Mark Warner (guitar), Trevor Morais (drums, percussion) At the time of […]
I Can See Your House From Here is a 1979 album by English band Camel. The album was produced by ex-Quantum Jump keyboardist/vocalist Rupert Hine, who was just emerging as one of the industry’s most prolific and innovative studio hands (Café Jacques, Anthony Phillips). The band were joined on these sessions by erstwhile Happy the […]
Round the Back is the first of two albums by Scottish art pop/soul trio Café Jacques, released in 1977 on Epic/Columbia and produced by then-Quantum Jump keyboardist Rupert Hine. Genesis/Brand X drummer Phil Collins guests on four cuts. The album consists of nine originals plus a cover of “Ain’t No Love in the Heart of […]
Quantum Jump is the first of two albums by the English supergroup of the same name, released in 1976 by the Electric Record Company and produced by the band’s frontman Rupert Hine. The music is marked by Hine’s deft lyrics, Perry’s nimble basswork, and the occasional rapidfire vocal passage. Tracklist: A1. Captain Boogaloo A2. Over […]
Dream Into Action is the second album by English musician/vocalist Howard Jones, released in 1985 on WEA/Elektra. Tracklist: A1. Things Can Only Get Better (3:55) A2. Life in One Day (3:39) A3. Dream Into Action (3:47) A4. No-One is to Blame (3:28) A5. Look Mama (4:03) A6. Assault and Battery (4:52) B1. Automaton (4:06) B2. […]
The Power Station is the debut album by the namesake English/American supergroup, produced by Bernard Edwards and released in 1985 on Parlophone/Capitol. On this release, the band consists of vocalist Robert Palmer, guitarist Andy Taylor, bassist John Taylor, and drummer Tony Thompson. Conceived as a side-project while the two Taylor’s were on break from Duran […]
Man on the Line is the seventh studio album by Irish singer/songwriter Chris de Burgh, produced by Rupert Hine and released in 1984 on A&M. Tracklist: A1. “The Ecstasy of Flight (I Love the Night)” (4:00) A2. “Sight and Touch” (3:17) A3. “Taking It to the Top” (4:00) A4. “The Head and the Heart” (3:59) […]
Waving Not Drowning is the fourth solo album by English art-rock musician/producer Rupert Hine, released in 1982 on A&M. Tracklist: A1. “Eleven Faces” (3:46) A2. “The Curious Kind” (4:47) A3. “The Set Up” (4:24)* A4. “Dark Windows” (3:31) A5. “The Sniper” (5:30) B1. “Innocence in Paradise” (3:24) B2. “House Arrest” (4:17) B3. “The Outsider” (5:28) […]
Shuttered Room is the debut album by English New Wave/art-rock band The Fixx, produced by Rupert Hine and released in 1982 on MCA. The UK and US versions of the album feature slightly different tracklists. Tracklist (UK): A1. “Some People” (3:01) A2. “Stand or Fall” (4:00) A3. “Cameras in Paris” (3:52) A4. “Shuttered Room” (2:47) […]
Worlds Apart is the fourth album by Canadian symphonic/modern-rock band Saga, produced by Rupert Hine and released in 1981 on Maze/Polydor. Tracklist: A1. “On the Loose” (4:12) A2. “Wind Him Up” (5:48) A3. “Amnesia” (3:29) A4. “Framed” (5:42) A5. “Time’s Up” (4:08) B1. “The Interview” (3:51) B2. “No Regrets (Chapter V)” (4:44) B3. “Conversations” (4:44) […]
Immunity is the third solo album by English musician/producer Rupert Hine, released in 1981 on A&M. His former Quantum Jump cohort Trevor Morais appears on three tracks. Tracklist: A1. “I Hang On to My Vertigo” (4:40) A2. “Misplaced Love” (4:14) A3. “Samsara” (5:15) A4. “Surface Tension” (4:19) A5. “I Think a Man Will Hang Soon” (4:17) […]
Sides is the third proper solo album by English guitarist/composer Anthony Phillips, released in 1979 on Passport/Arista. Tracklist: Um: A1. “Um and Aargh” (4:50) A2. “I Want Your Love” (3:54) A3. “Holy Deadlock” (4:05) A4. “Lucy Will” (3:23) A5. “Side Door” (3:48) Aargh: B1. “Sisters of Remindum” (4:29) B2. “Bleak House” (6:13) B3. “Magdalen” (7:45) […]
Wise After the Event is the second solo album by English guitarist/composer Anthony Phillips, released in 1978 on Passport/Arista. Tracklist: A1. “We’re All as We Lie” (4:34) A2. “Birdsong” (7:30) A3. “Moonshooter” (5:52) A4. “Wise After the Event” (8:45) B1. “Pulling Faces” (4:32) B2. “Regrets” (5:15) B3. “Greenhouse” (3:00) B4. “Paperchase” (5:28) B5. “Now What […]
Rupert Hine (born Sept. 21, 1947) is an English musician, songwriter, and producer from London who first recorded in duo-form with David MacIver during the mid-1960s. The pair cut a single on Decca as Rupert and David in 1965 and later reteamed for the album Pick Up a Bone, released on Purple Records in 1971. […]
