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    Paul Granville Samwell-Smith (born Paul G. Smith, 8 May 1943, in Brentford, West London, England) is an English musician and record producer. He was a...
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  • rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja, and bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, with Dreja switching to bass when Samwell-Smith departed in 1966. The band had a string of...
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  • their first album in 1984. The core group consisted of Chris Dreja, Paul Samwell-Smith, and Jim McCarty. Vocals on their eponymous album were done by John...
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    guitarist Anthony "Top" Topham, rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja, bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, and drummer Jim McCarty. In October, Topham was replaced by Eric...
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  • Lady D'Arbanville (category Song recordings produced by Paul Samwell-Smith)
    with Island Records, with the encouragement of his new producer, Paul Samwell-Smith, fostering a folk rock direction. "Lady D'Arbanville" has a madrigal...
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  • Roger the Engineer (category Albums produced by Paul Samwell-Smith)
    with guitarist Jeff Beck on all tracks. It was produced by bassist Paul Samwell-Smith and manager Simon Napier-Bell. Although the British edition is still...
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    Paul Samwell-Smith, Pat Moran, Andy Wallace 1994 Gun, Skin, Julian Cope, Dodgy, The Almighty, Kiri Te Kanawa, The Three Tenors, Paul Samwell-Smith, Chris...
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  • harmonica player Keith Relf, rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja, bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, drummer Jim McCarty, and lead guitarist Top Topham formed the Yardbirds...
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  • Mona Bone Jakon (category Albums produced by Paul Samwell-Smith)
    (tracks 1, 2, 11) Paul Samwell-Smith - backing vocals (tracks 1, 3–5, 7, 11), vocal sound effect (track 10) Producer – Paul Samwell-Smith Engineer – Michael...
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  • King of a Land (category Albums produced by Paul Samwell-Smith)
    Stefan Fuhr – bass David Hefti – engineering Paul Hicks – mixing Russ Kunkel – tambourine Paul Samwell-Smith – production Peter Vettese – piano "Another...
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  • Back to Earth (Cat Stevens album) (category Albums produced by Paul Samwell-Smith)
    November 1978, re-uniting with his producer from the early 1970s, Paul Samwell-Smith, and arranger Del Newman, which includes his guitarist, Alun Davies...
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    Morning Has Broken (category Song recordings produced by Paul Samwell-Smith)
    which took around 45 seconds to sing in its basic form. Producer Paul Samwell-Smith told him he could never put something like that on an album, and that...
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  • .Bum" Chris Dreja – rhythm guitar, lead guitar on "Questa Volta" Paul Samwell-Smith – bass guitar, backing vocals, musical director Jim McCarty – drums...
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    he went backstage where Paul Samwell-Smith announced that he was leaving the group. Page offered to replace Samwell-Smith, and this was accepted by...
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  • The Broadsword and the Beast (category Albums produced by Paul Samwell-Smith)
    as well as on Ian Anderson's solo album Walk into Light (1983). Paul Samwell-Smith produced the album, making The Broadsword and the Beast the first...
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  • There Goes Rhymin' Simon (category Albums produced by Paul Samwell-Smith)
    (1, 3, 5, 9, 10) Roy Halee – co-producer (2, 7), engineer (2, 7) Paul Samwell-Smith – co-producer (6) Jerry Masters – supervising engineer, engineer (1...
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  • Shapes of Things (category Songs written by Paul Samwell-Smith)
    "Shapes of Things" is credited to Relf, McCarty, and bassist Paul Samwell-Smith. Samwell-Smith, who is also listed as the song's musical director, believed...
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  • Tell 'Em I'm Gone. The album was produced by Yusuf / Cat Stevens & Paul Samwell-Smith. Its title is a reference to one of Cat Stevens' earlier hits, "The...
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  • Catch Bull at Four (category Albums produced by Paul Samwell-Smith)
    vocals on "Angelsea" Del Newman – string arrangements Production Paul Samwell-Smith - producer Album details Album information at catstevens.com Album...
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    composer Toby Roland-Jones (1999–2006), Cricketer, Middlesex and England Paul Samwell-Smith (1955–62) founding member of The Yardbirds John Scott CBE FBA (1960–1968)...
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  • interlude that builds to a climax. Clapton credits the rave up to bassist Paul Samwell-Smith and explains: "While most other bands were playing three-minute songs...
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  • Say It Ain't So (album) (category Albums produced by Paul Samwell-Smith)
    It was released in 1975 on A&M Records. The album was produced by Paul Samwell-Smith, and the album features sleeve photography by Gered Mankowitz. The...
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  • Payne – keyboards Russ Kunkel – drums Terri Homberg – backing vocals Paul Samwell-Smith – backing vocals The song was featured in the 1986 movie Heartburn...
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    include: Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell, Zoot Money, Paul Samwell-Smith, Gary Leeds and Paul McCartney. Paul's then-girlfriend, Jane Asher, also uncredited,...
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  • Tea for the Tillerman (category Albums produced by Paul Samwell-Smith)
    2, 4, 8) Jack Rothstein (as John Rostein) – solo violin (track 4) Paul Samwell-Smith – backing vocals (tracks 1, 5 to 7, 9, 11) Technical Cat Stevens -...
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  • Buddha and the Chocolate Box (category Albums produced by Paul Samwell-Smith)
    Larry – vocals Del Newman – string arrangements Suzanne Cox – vocals Paul Samwell-Smith – producer John Wood – engineer Victor Gamm – engineer, mixing Alan...
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    recommendation, Stevens signed Paul Samwell-Smith, previously the bassist of the Yardbirds, as his new producer. Samwell-Smith paired Stevens with guitarist...
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  • These Are the Good Old Days: The Carly Simon and Jac Holzman Story (category Albums produced by Paul Samwell-Smith)
    assistant Sheryl Farber – editorial supervisor Freddy Gardner – composer Paul Glanz – composer Chase Goldman – project assistant Bernie Grundman – mastering...
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  • All About Eve (album) (category Albums produced by Paul Samwell-Smith)
    singles (one of which went top 10). Most of the album was produced by Paul Samwell-Smith. Some of the earlier cassette versions of the album had the album...
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    Who), Tony Jackson (The Searchers), Karl Green (Herman's Hermits); Paul Samwell-Smith, Chris Dreja, and Jimmy Page of (The Yardbirds); Peter Birrell (Freddie...
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