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Iain Ballamy discography

This is a discography of Iain Ballamy albums and albums by other musicians that feature Iain Ballamy.


Iain Ballamy: leader and co-leader discography

Loose Tubes, Loose Tubes, 1985, Loose Tubes Limited LTLP 001

Tracks : Eden Express, Rowing Boat Delineation Egg, Descarga, Descarga Ocurriencia, Yellow Hill, Mister Zee, Arriving

Musicians : Chris Batchelor, David DeFries, John Eacott, Lance Kelly, Steve Waterman, Steve Day, John Harborne, Richard Pywell, Ashley Slater, Mark Lockheart, Tim Whitehead, Steve Buckley, Iain Ballamy, Dave Bitelli, Howard Turner, Eddie Parker, Dai Pritchard, Dave Powell, Django Bates, John Parricelli, Steve Berry, Nic France, Steve Argüelles, Colin Lazzerini

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Delightful Precipice, Loose Tubes, 1986, Loose Tubes Limited LTLP 003

Tracks : Säd Afrika, Delightful Precipice, Shelley, Sosbun Brakk, Sunny, Hermeto's Giant Breakfast, Would I Were

Musicians : Chris Batchelor, David DeFries, John Eacott, Lance Kelly, Richard Pywell, John Harborne, Steve Day, Ashley Slater, Dave Powell, Iain Ballamy, Steve Buckley, Tim Whitehead, Mark Lockheart, Julian Argüelles, Dai Pritchard, Eddie Parker, Django Bates, John Parricelli, Steve Berry, Steve Argüelles, Nic France

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Open Letter, Loose Tubes, 1988, Editions EG

Tracks : Sweet Williams, Children's Game, Sticklebacks, Blue, The Last Word, A, Accepting Suites From Strangers, Open Letter To Dudu Pukwana

Musicians : Chris Batchelor, Dave DeFries, John Eacott, Lance Kelly, John Harborne, Steve Day, Richard Pywell, Ashley Slater, Mark Lockheart, Iain Ballamy, Steve Buckley, Julian Argüelles, Eddie Parker, Dai Pritchard, Django Bates, John Parricelli, Steve Berry, Steve Argüelles, Thebe Lipere

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Balloon Man, Iain Ballamy, 1989, EG Records

Tracks : Mode Forbode, Remember..., Rahsaan, Strawberries, Albert, Balloon Man, Jumble Sale, All I Ask of You

Musicians : Iain Ballamy, Django Bates, Steve Watts, Martin France

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Jazzbühne Berlin '87, Loose Tubes, 1991, Repertoire Records

Tracks : Open Letter To Dudu Pukwana, Shadow Play, Mo Mhuirnin Ban, Sticklebacks, De Lightful Precipice, Psychopath A Go-Go, Blue, Arriving, Mister Zee

Musicians : Chris Batchelor, Dave Defries, John Eacott, Lance Kelly, Ashley Slater, Steve Day, John Harborne, Richard Pywell, Steve Buckley, Mark Lockheart, Eddie Parker, Dai Prichard, Iain Ballamy, Tim Whitehead, Julian Arguelles, Dave Powell, Django Bates, John Parricelli, Steve Berry, Steve Arguelles, Thebi Lipere

Recorded live in East Berlin in 1987.

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All Men Amen, Iain Ballamy, 1995, B&W Music

Tracks : All Men Amen, Serendipity, Blennie, Haunted Swing, Oaxaca, Meadow, This World...., Further Away

Musicians : Iain Ballamy, Django Bates, Steve Watts, Martin France

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ACME, Iain Ballamy, 1996, B&W Music

Tracks : Hermetology, Egg Shells, Bliss-Off, Quandary?, Battered This, Battered That, The Friendly Ship, Cyclops (Mono-Brow), Chantries

Musicians : Iain Ballamy, John Parricelli, Michael Mondesir, Mark Mondesir

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Food, Food, 1999, Feral Records ASFA 101

Tracks : Mister Train (Out), Restless, Strange Burn, Three Minute Snack, Murring In Bånn, A, Stille Veg, My Old Engine, Rat On Stilts III, Mister Train (Rtn)

Musicians : Thomas Strønen, Iain Ballamy, Arve Henriksen, Mats Eilertsen

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Pepper Street Interludes, Iain Ballamy, 2000, Feral Records

Tracks : Julienne, Cherokee, Autumn Leaves, Surabaya Johnny, Julienne, All The Things You Are, The Midnight Sun, Sofia, White Horses, My Foolish Heart, Julienne, Por Toda A Minha Vida, White Horses, Caraway

Musicians : Iain Ballamy, Stian Carstensen, Matthew Sharp, Martin France, Norma Winstone

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Signal To Noise, Neil Gaiman / Dave McKean / Iain Ballamy, 2000, Allen Spiegel Fine Arts

Tracks : Signal To Noise

Actors : Dave McKean, Elaine Pike, Souad Faress, Warren Mitchell, Fiona Torpington

Musicians : Iain Ballamy, Dave McKean, Tony Osborne

A recording of a radio play adapted from Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean's comic Signal To Noise. The music for the radio play was co-written and performed by Iain Ballamy.

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Organic and GM Food, Food, 2001, Feral Records ASFA 104

Tracks : A Prayer Before Tea, Jaswinder, Freebonky, Chef's Special, Zawinul, Arve's Part, Steady Eddie, Too Wierd?, Floater, Whistler, Medallion, Technojoshi

Musicians : Thomas Strønen, Iain Ballamy, Arve Henriksen, Mats Eilertsen

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Veggie, Food, 2002, Rune Grammofon RCD 2027

Tracks : Tofu, Eat, Veg, Chickpea, Pie, Nofood, Mushroom

Musicians : Thomas Strønen, Iain Ballamy, Arve Henriksen, Mats Eilertsen

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More Jazz, iain Ballamy's Anorak, 2002, Basho Records SRCD 22-2

Tracks : My Way, Of All The Things, Tribute To Alan Skidmore's Tribute To John Coltrane, Convolution (For Dudley Moore), Recedar, I Got Rid Of Them, St. Ella, The Worm, St. Ella

Musicians : Iain Ballamy, Gareth Williams, Orlando le Fleming, Martin France

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Last Supper, Food, 2004, Rune Grammofon RCD 2041

Tracks : Exeter Opening, Christcookies, Quinoa, Temporary, Junkfood, Daddycation, Exeter Ending, First Supper, Last Supper

Musicians : Thomas Strønen, Iain Ballamy, Arve Henriksen, Mats Eilertsen

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The Little Radio, Iain Ballamy with Stian Carstensen, 2004, Sound Recordings

Tracks : Body And Soul, Je Te Veux, An Den Kleinen Radioapparat, Teddy Bears Picnic, Last Tango In Paradise, Saving All My Love For You, My Waltz For Newk, Improv, The Way You Look Tonight, Windmills Of Your Mind, Honeysuckle Rose, Danny Boy

Musicians : Iain Ballamy, Stian Carstensen

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MirrorMask: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Iain Ballamy, 2005, La-La Land Records

Tracks : Sock Puppets / Flyover, Circus Overture, Spanish Web, Gorillas!, Running For The Bus, Abandoned Hall, Leaving The City, Arresting Helena, The White Queen Sleeps / The White Palace, Rabbit Band, The Library, The Myth Of Creation, Fish Street, Looking Through The Window, Giants Orbiting, Outside Bagwell's, Mrs. Bagwell's Rhumba, Meeting The Sphinx And The Dark Queen, Monkeybirds, Dream Park / Meeting In A Dream, Conjuring A Dome, In The Dark Forest, Betrayed!, Close To You, A New Life, A Rather Tense Dinner Party, Butterfingers, Discoveries / Fight Or Flight? / Goodbye Evil Helena, My Waltz For Newk, If I Apologised

Musicians : Iain Ballamy, Ashley Slater, Chris Batchelor, Arve Henriksen, Dave Powell, Trifon Trifanov, Stian Carstensen, Igor Outkine, John Parricelli, Stuart Hall, Matthew Sharp, Martin France, Kalman Balogh, Neil Percy, Josefine Cronholm

Music from the soundtrack of the fantasy movie MirrorMask which was directed by Dave McKean, and written by Neil Gaiman.

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More Jazz, Iain Ballamy / Anorak, 2007, Basho Records

Tracks : My Way, Of All The Things, Tribute To Alan Skidmore's Tribute To John Coltrane, Convolution (For Dudley Moore), Recedar, I Got Rid Of Them, St. Ella, The Worm, St. Ella (Reprise)

Musicians : Iain Ballamy, Gareth Williams, Orlando Le Fleming, Martin France

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Molecular Gastronomy, Food, 2007, Rune Grammofon RCD 2069

Tracks : Khymos, Apparatus, Red Algae, Lota, Spherification, Texturas, Nature's Recipe, Heston, The Larder Chef, Alchemy

Musicians : Iain Ballamy, Thomas Strønen, Ashley Slater (tracks 2, 3 & 10), Maria Kannegaard (tracks 1, 5, 6, 7 & 8)

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Quiet Inlet, Food: Thomas Strønen / Iain Ballamy, 2010, ECM 2163

Tracks : Tobiko, Chimaera, Mictyris, Becalmed, Cirrina, Dweller, Fathom

Musicians : Thomas Strønen, Iain Ballamy, Nils Petter Molvær (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 6), Christian Fennesz (tracks 1, 3 & 7)

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Dancing On Frith Street, Loose Tubes, 2010, Lost Marble LM 005

Tracks : Yellow Hill, Discovering Metal, Last Word, Shelley, Godbucket, Like Life, Village

Musicians : Chris Batchelor, Ted Emmett, Paul Edmonds, Lance Kelly, Noel Langley, Steve Day, John Harborne, Richard Pywell, Paul Taylor, Ashley Slater, Eddie Parker, Dai Pritchard, Steve Buckley, Iain Ballamy, Mark Lockheart, Julian Nicholas, Ken Stubbs, Dave Powell, Django Bates, John Parricelli, Steve Watts, Martin France, Thebi Lipere

Recorded live during the last week of the existence of the band in September 1990 at Ronnie Scott's on Frith Street in London.

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Mercurial Balm, Food: Thomas Strønen / Iain Ballamy, 2012, ECM 2269

Tracks : Nebular, Celestial Food, Ascendant, Phase, Astral, Moonpie, Chanterelle, Mercurial Balm, Magnetosphere, Galactic Roll

Musicians : Thomas Strønen, Iain Ballamy, Nils Petter Molvær (track 6), Eivind Aarset (tracks 7, 8 & 9), Christian Fennesz (tracks 1-6 & 10), Prakash Sontakke (tracks 7, 8 & 9)

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Säd Afrika, Loose Tubes, 2012, Lost Marble LM 006

Tracks : Säd Afrika, Exeter, King Of Cities, Sunny, No Mhúirnin Bán, Delightful Precipice, Sosbun Brakk, Sweet William

Musicians : Chris Batchelor, Ted Emmett, Paul Edmonds, Lance Kelly, Noel Langley, Steve Day, John Harborne, Richard Pywell, Paul Taylor, Ashley Slater, Eddie Parker, Dai Pritchard, Steve Buckley, Iain Ballamy, Mark Lockheart, Julian Nicholas, Ken Stubbs, Dave Powell, Django Bates, John Parricelli, Steve Watts, Martin France, Thebi Lipere

Recorded live during the last week of the existence of the band in September 1990 at Ronnie Scott's in London.

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Quercus, June Tabor / Iain Ballamy / Huw Warren, 2013, ECM 2276

Tracks : Lassie Lie Near Me, Come Away Death, As I Roved Out, The Lads In Their Hundreds, Teares, Near But Far Away, Brigg Fair, Who Wants The Evening Rose, This Is Always, A Tale From History (The Shooting), All I Ask Of You

Musicians : June Tabor, Iain Ballamy, Huw Warren

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This Is Not A Miracle, Food: Thomas Strønen, Iain Ballamy, 2015, ECM 2417

Tracks : First Sorrow, Where Dry Desert Ends, This Is Not A Miracle, The Concept Of Density, Sinking Gardens Of Babylon, Death Of Niger, Exposed To Frost, Earthly Carriage, Age Of Innocence, The Grain Mill, Without The Laws

Musicians : Iain Ballamy, Thomas Strønen, Christian Fennesz

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Arriving, Loose Tubes, 2015, Lost Marble LM 008

Tracks : Armchair March, Children's Game, The Wolf's Dream And The Wild Eye, A, Nights At The Circus, Eden Express, Arriving, Fast Forward, As I Was Saying..., Bright Smoke, Cold Fire, Creeper

Musicians : Chris Batchelor, John Eacott (tracks 9-11), Lance Kelly, Noel Langley, Paul Edmonds (tracks 1-7), Ted Emmett (tracks 1-7), Ashley Slater, John Harborne, Paul Taylor, Richard Pywell, Steve Day (tracks 1-7), Richard Henry (tracks 9-11), Iain Ballamy, Julian Argüelles (tracks 9-11), Julian Nicholas, Ken Stubbs (tracks 1-7), Mark Lockheart, Steve Buckley, Eddie Parker, Dai Pritchard, David Powell, Django Bates, John Parricelli, Steve Watts, Martin France, Thebi Lipere, Matjeka (tracks 9-11)

Tracks 1 to 7 recorded live in September 1990 at Ronnie Scott's in London. Tracks 9 to 11 recorded live for the BBC at Ronnie Scott's on May 8, 2014.

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Nightfall, Quercus, 2017, ECM 2522

Tracks : Auld Lang Syne, Once I Loved You Dear (The Irish Girl), On Berrow Sands, Christchurch, You Don't Know What Love Is, The Manchester Angel, Don't Think Twice It's Alright, Emmeline, The Shepherd And His Dog, The Cuckoo, Somewhere

Musicians : June Tabor, Iain Ballamy, Huw Warren

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Luna: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Iain Ballamy And Dave McKean, 2017, Feral Records

Tracks : The Letter, Hello Strange People, Words, Early Morning / Twins, Strawberries, Storm Of Grief, Football, He's Buggered Off, The Olive Thief, Birdman, The Paper Room, Anxieties, Laying To Rest, The Old Man, Luna Tango, Freya's Shell, La Luna

Musicians : Iain Ballamy, Dave McKean, David Arch, Stian Carstensen, Stuart Hall, David Arch, Matthew Sharp, Dhafer Youssef, Emilia Mårtensson

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Short Films, Dave McKean, 2018, Dark Horse Books

Notes : A Blu-Ray release of 25 short films and music videos together with an 80 page book of images, One of the music videos is of a performance by Iain Ballamy and Stian Carstensen at the Jazz Café in London

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What's New? Iain Ballamy / Ian Shaw / Jamie Safir, 2020, Silent Wish Records

Tracks : What's New?, You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart), Prelude To A Kiss, You Stepped Out Of A Dream, Once Upon A Summertime, If You Never Come To Me, I Wish I Were In Love Again, Some Other Time, It Might As Well Be Spring, Alfie, Come Sunday, I'll Only Miss Him When I Think Of Him

Musicians : Iain Ballamy, Ian Shaw, Jamie Safir

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No Blues On The Danube, Iain Ballamy / Dániel Szabó Quartet, 2025, Fonó Budai Zeneház

Tracks : Portisbrad, Trane Psalm (Iain Ballamy), I Crooned It Before, Imprints, A Song From There, Bossy Nova, Strawberries For Two, Round Midnight

Musicians : Iain Ballamy, Dániel Szabó, Misha Mullov-Abbado, Marton Juhasz

Recorded live in Budapest in November 2024.

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Iain Ballamy: albums led by other musicians

Hope And Glory, Tom Robinson, 1984, Castaway

Tracks : Murder at the End of the Day, Prison, Rikki Don't Lose That Number, Old Friend, Looking for a Bonfire, War Baby, Atmospherics: Listen to the Radio, Cabin Boy, Blond and Blue, Hope and Glory

Musicians : Tom Robinson, Danny Kustow, Paul Harvey, Pete Glenister, Robin Millar, Deezal Martin, Felix Krish, David H. Smith, Simon Skinner, Pat Davey, Danny Shogga, Sean Mayes, John "Rabbit" Bundrick, Steve Laurie, Martin Ditcham, Bimbo Acock, Mark Ramsden, Iain Ballamy, Guy Barker, Paul Jones, Ebo Ross, Marsha Hunt

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Greenwich, Billy Jenkins With The Voice Of God Collective, 1985, Wood Wharf Records

Tracks : Greenwich One Way System, Dreadnought Seamens' Hospital, Rope, Arrival of the Tourists, An Empty River, Meridian Council Estate (Vandalise Tourists' Property Not Residents'), Discoboats at Two O'Clock

Musicians : Billy Jenkins, Iain Ballamy, Dai Pritchard, Skid Solo, Dave Jago, Steve Berry, Andy McFarlane, Patrick White, Dawson, Roy Dodds

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Uncommerciality, Billy Jenkins, 1986, Allmusic Records

Tracks : Brilliant, Pharoah Sanders, Margaret's Menstrual Problem, Sade's Lips, Spastics Dancing, Bhopal

Musicians : Billy Jenkins, Dai Pritchard, Iain Ballamy, Tim Matthewman, Roy Dodds, Dawson

Later reissued as Uncommerciality Volume One.

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Earthworks, Bill Bruford's Earthworks, 1987, EG

Tracks : Thud, Making a Song and Dance, Up North, Pressure, My Heart Declares a Holiday, Emotional Shirt, It Needn't End in Tears, The Shepherd Is Eternal, Bridge of Inhibition

Musicians : Bill Bruford, Iain Ballamy, Django Bates, Mick Hutton, Dave Stewart

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Live: Midnight At The Fringe, Tom Robinson And Crew, 1987, Dojo / Castle Communications

Tracks : Atmospherics, The Night Tide, Cabin Boy, Surabaya Johnny, Bonfire, Back In The Old Country, Old Friend, War Baby, Never Gonna Fall In Love (Again), Blond & Blue

Musicians : Tom Robinson, Paul Harvey, Iain Ballamy, Pat Davey, Steve Laurie, Martin Ditcham, Ebo Ross, Sean Mayes

Recorded live in Edinburgh in August 1983. This set has been released on a number of labels over the years with varying titles and covers.

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Scratches Of Spain, Billy Jenkins With The Voice Of God Collective, 1987, Thin Sliced Records

Tracks : Monkey Men, Cuttlefish, Barcelona, Benidorm Motorway Services, Bilbao - St.Columbus Day, Cooking Oil, McDonalds

Musicians : Billy Jenkins,Skid Solo, Chris Batchelor, John Eacott, Dave Jago, Ashley Slater, Iain Ballamy, Dai Pritchard, Steve Buckley, Django Bates, Jimmy Haycraft, Dave Cook, Jo Westcott, Tim Matthewman, Simon Edwards, Steve Argüelles, Roy Dodds, Dawson

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Motorway At Night, Billy Jenkins With The Voice Of God Collective, 1988, De Core Music

Tracks : Motorway At Night 1, Motorway At Night 2

Musicians : Billy Jenkins, Chris Batchelor (track 2), Dave Jago (track 1), Mark Lockheart (track 1), Frank Mead (track 1), Dai Pritchard (track 1), Iain Ballamy (track 2), Andy Sheppard (track 2), Django Bates, Nick Page (track 1), Neill MacColl (track 2), Andy Mcfarlane, Patrick White, Steve Berry, Simon Edwards, Dawson (track 1), Roy Dodds, Steve Argüelles

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West With The Night, For Passion, Under The Moon, In Voodoo Conversation, Brides Of Scarlet Feather, Astride The Dream Pool

Musicians : Stephen Parsons, Denis Haines, Simon Etchell, B. J. Cole, Iain Ballamy, Phil Todd, Erick Zann, Andy Pask, Dave Bronze, Pete Thomas, Frank Riccotti, Will Parnell

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Dig, Bill Bruford's Earthworks, 1989, EG

Tracks : Stromboli Kicks, Gentle Persuasion, Downtown, Pilgrim's Way, Dancing on Frith Street, A Stone's Throw, Libreville, Coroboree

Musicians : Bill Bruford, Iain Ballamy, Django Bates, Tim Harries

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Jazz Cafe Concerts Volume 1, Billy Jenkins With The Voice Of God Collective, 1989/90?, VOTP

Tracks : An Empty River, Sade's Lips, Commerciality, Rock And Roll, Greenwich One Way System, Council Offices, High Street/Saturday

Musicians : Billy Jenkins, Iain Ballamy, Steve Watts, Roy Dodds

Recorded live at the Jazz Cafe, Newington Green, London in 1989. Possibly only released on cassette.

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Jazz Cafe Concerts Volume 2, Billy Jenkins With The Voice Of God Collective, 1989/90?, VOTP

Tracks : Spastics Dancing, Rope, Fat People, Motorway At Night, Blue Monk, Donkey Droppings, Country And Western

Musicians : Billy Jenkins, Iain Ballamy, Steve Watts, Roy Dodds

Recorded live at the Jazz Cafe, Newington Green, London in 1989. Possibly only released on cassette.

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All Heaven Broke Loose, Bill Bruford's Earthworks, 1991, EG

Tracks : Hotel Splendour, Forget-Me-Not, Candles Still Flicker in Romania's Dark, Pigalle, Temple of the Winds, Nerve, Splashing Out, All Heaven Broke Loose: i Psalm / ii Old Song

Musicians : Bill Bruford, Iain Ballamy, Django Bates, Tim Harries

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Uncommerciality, Volume Two, Billy Jenkins, 1991, VOTP

Tracks : Commerciality, Isn't It A Great World, Girl Getting Knocked Over, Black Magic, I Will Always Love You, Blue Broadway

Musicians : Billy Jenkins, Dai Pritchard, Chris Batchelor, Ashley Slater, Iain Ballamy, Mark Lockheart, Django Bates, Charlie Hart, Steve Berry, Martin France, Roy Dodds

Originally only released on cassette.

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Southern Reunion, Mo Foster, 1991, Relativity / MMC

Tracks : Gil, Blue, Achill Island, Waves, Tricotism, A Notional Anthem, Southern Reunion, Grand Unified Boogie, Fractal Landscape, Shin-Kan-Sen

Musicians : Mo Foster, Stuart Brookes, Ray Warleigh, Iain Ballamy, Stan Sulzman, Geoff Castle, Gary Husband, Gary Moore, Julian Littman, Snail's-Pace Slim, Ray Russell, Frank Ricotti, Greg Knowles, Karen Bates

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Ghostsongs, Ian Shaw, 1992, Jazz House Records

Tracks : Danny Boy, Spinning Wheel, When Sassy Sings, Broken Blue Heart, Me, Myself, I, Some Other Time / People Will Say We're In Love, Lover Man, Calling You, Sophisticated Lady / I've Got It Bad And That Ain't Good, Somewhere, Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, Blame It On My Youth

Musicians : Ian Shaw, Iain Ballamy, Adrian York, John Parricelli, Mario Castronari, Mark Fletcher

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By The Way, Mike Gibbs Orchestra, 1993, Ah Um 016

Tracks : Beauteous Being, Blueprint, To Lady Mac: In Sympathy, Something Similar, World Without, The Rain Before It Falls, Jeunesse, Roses Are Red, Turn Of The Century, Out Of The Question, Just A Head / Fanfare

Musicians : Mike Gibbs, John Barclay, Richard Iles, Steve Sidwell, Kenny Wheeler, Pete Beachill, David Stewart, Julian Arguelles, Iain Ballamy, Iain Dixon, Charlie Mariano, Evan Parker, Andrew Clark, Cormac O Aodain, John Rooke, Jim Rattigan, Oren Marshall, John Taylor, Nikki Iles, Mike Walker, John Parracelli, Steve Swallow, Bob Moses, John Marshall, Simone Haggiag

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Summer Fruits (and Unrest), Django Bates, 1993, JMT 514 008

Tracks : Tightrope, Armchair March, Food For Plankton (In Detail), Sad Afrika, Three Architects Called Gabrielle: Just What I Expected, Queen Of Puddings, Hyphen, Nights At The Circus, Discovering Metal, Little Petherick, March Hare Dance

Musicians : Django Bates, Sid Gauld, Chris Batchelor, Roland Bates, Richard Henry, Iain Ballamy, Steve Buckley, Mark Lockheart, Barak Schmool, Eddie Parker, Sarah Homer, Julian Argüelles, Barak Schmool, Dave Laurence, Sarah Waterhouse, Stuart Hall, Mike Mondesir, Steve Watts, Little Petherick, Martin France, Thebe Lipere

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Devil May Care, Claire Martin, 1993, Linn Records

Tracks : Devil May Care, Victim of Circumstance, If Love Were All, Devil's Gonna Get You, By Myself, Close Enough for Love, Can't Give Enough, The Sun Was Falling from the Sky, October Thoughts, On Thin Ice, Save Your Love for Me

Musicians : Claire Martin, Nigel Hitchcock, Iain Ballamy, Rick Taylor, Jim Mullen, Arnie Somogyi, Clark Tracey

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Stamping Ground, Bill Bruford's Earthworks, 1994, Venture

Tracks : Nerve, Up North, A Stones Throw, Pilgrim's Way, Emotional Shirt, It Needn't End in Tears, All Heaven Broke Loose: I Psalm; II Old Song, Candles Still Flicker in Romania's Dark, Bridge of Inhibition

Musicians : Bill Bruford, Iain Ballamy, Django Bates, Tim Harries

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Like A River, Linda Sharrock, 1994, Amadeo

Tracks : Like A River, Curious, Sorry, The Lady Or The Tiger, Until U Come Back To Me, Dearly Beloved, Slim - The Traveller, Red Dog, Alter Ego

Musicians : Linda Sharrock, Wolfgang Puschnig (tracks 1, 5, 6 & 7), Iain Ballamy (track 4), Ted Emmett (track 7), Ashley Slater (tracks 1, 2, 3 & 6), Django Bates (tracks 2, 6 & 9), Jacob Magnusson (track 4), Cyril McCammon (track 5), Rick Fenn (track 8), Stuart Hall (track 3), Wayne Batchelor (track 7), Jamie Lane (track 4 & 5), Stefan Ashton Frank (track 3), The Icelandic Male Choir (track 4)

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Meeting In Brooklyn, John Donaldson, 1994, Koch Jazz

Tracks : Scarborough Fair, Drif-Ting, All of You, Medjugorje, Big Loss in Lewisham, Second Coming, Everbody's Song but My Own

Musicians : John Donaldson, Iain Ballamy, Ray Drummond, Victor Lewis

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Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze), Django Bates, 1995, JMT 514 023

Tracks : You Can't Have Everything, The Loneliness Of Being Right, ....And A Golden Pear, New York, New York, Early Bloomer, X - Thingys X 3 + M F, Fox Across The Road, Powder Room Collapse, Kookaburra Laughed, You Can'T Have Everything Reprise

Musicians : Django Bates, Chris Batchelor, Sid Gauld, Roland Bates, Richard Henry, Iain Ballamy, Steve Buckley, Julian Argüelles, Mark Lockheart, Barak Schmool, Eddie Parker, Dave Laurence, Sarah Waterhouse, Stuart Hall, Michael Mondesir, Martin France, Christine Tobin

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Famous Rainy Day, Ian Shaw, 1995, EFZ

Tracks : The Horses, Pretending To Care, Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea, Have A Talk With God, Only Explanation, Living In Overdrive, Left Hand Talking, This Flight Tonight, Step Inside Love, Special Year

Musicians : Ian Shaw, Iain Ballamy, Paul Stacey (guitars and keyboards), Geoff Gascoyne, Mark Fletcher, Paul Clarvis

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Good Evening... Here Is The News, Django Bates, 1996, Argo

Tracks : Three English Scenes: I Good Evening... Here Is The News / II Abandoned Railway Station / III Forms Of Escape (Maxwell's Yacht, Ecstacy, & The Dance Thing), Pond Life: 1 Peering In / 2 Teeming / 3 Deep End / 4 Humming Whole, Tentle Morments, Travel Cartoons For The Blind: 1 My First Scooter / 2 Funky-Truck Dodge / 3 Chagall Horse-Ride / 4 Paper Boat Trip, Candles Still Flicker In Romania's Dark, City In Euphoria - World In Chaos: City In Euphoria. Headless Chickens. Whirlwind. Spinning Backwards Nauseously/ World In Chaos, Horses In Rain

Musicians include: Django Bates, London Sinfonietta, Human Chain (Django Bates / Iain Balamy / Michael Mondesir / Martin France), Smith Quartet, Apollo Saxophone Quartet, Sidsel Endresen

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The Hungry Ants, Richard Fairhurst, 1996?, Babel

Tracks : Footsteps Of A Hungry Ant, Mad About The Boy, Aries Child, Dust, Lo-Ganberries, Rat On STilts, Boredom (And The Traffic Warden), Self-Portrait In 3 Colours, Angry Aunt Steps A Foot

Musicians : Richard Fairhurst, Iain Ballamy (tracks 1, 2, 6 & 9), Osian Roberts (tracks 5, 7 & 8), Steve Watts, Tim Giles

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Bang!, Andy SCott & Sax Assault, 1996, Inner City Music

Tracks : Two Fat Ladies, Bang!, Double Standard, Mr Big(gs), Eclipse, Pretty Waltz, Chantries, Black China, Time Please, Chrysalis Moon

Musicians include: Andy Scott, Tim Redpath, Iain Ballamy, Jim Muirhead, Andy Schofield, Rob Buckland, Martin Slattery, Iain Dixon, Mike Hall, John Helliwell, Andy Morel, Chris Caldwell, Mike Austin, Nikki Iles, Steve Williams, Steve Gilbert

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Taking It To Hart, Ian Shaw, 1996, Jazz House Records

Tracks : I Wish I Were in Love Again, Where or When, Have You Met Miss Jones?, I Could Write a Book, My Romance"/"Any Old Place with You, Little Girl Blue, I Didn't Know What Time It Was, My Funny Valentine, Blue Moon, This Can't Be Love, It Never Entered My Mind, This Funny World, With a Song in My Heart

Musicians : Ian Shaw, Carol Grimes, Mari Wilson, Guy Barker, Iain Ballamy, Mornington Lockett Adrian York, Matthew Barley, Tim Wells, Mark Fletcher

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Crystal Vision 2, Mo Foster, 1996, JW Media Music

Tracks : Sea Of Clouds, Holiday Mode, Distant Horizons, Cool Breeze, Sunlight On Water, Rainy Streets, Midnight Sun, Sea Of Serenity, Open Space, Central Park, East Meets West, Beachcomber, Short Cuts (12 additional tracks that are short extracts from the first 12 tracks)

Musicians : Mo Foster, Dougie Boyle, Stuart Brooks, Iain Ballamy, Frank Ricotti

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Still Sounds Like Bromley, Billy Jenkins With The Voice Of God Collective, 1997, Babel

Tracks : High Street / Part Pedestrianised, Old Men In Flairs, They Built A Ring Road In My Garden, Barry Mitchell / Wing Music, Suburban Socialising / Saturday Night, Dressing Up For Church, The Rust On The Screws Of The Churchill Theatre, We Don't Live There (Anymore)

Musicians : Billy Jenkins, Iain Bellamy, Claude Deppa, Roland Bates, David Vine, Davey Williams, Mike Mondesir, Steve Watts, Martin France / Django Bates (tracks 1 & 4), James Taylor (tracks 4 & 6), Dai Pritchard (track 3), VOG String Trio 1 (Huw Warren, Maria Lamburn & Paul Lennon), We Don't Live There Chorus (Graham Jenkins, Peggy Jenkins, Ian Trimmer, Andy Shuttleworth, Keith Hale, Tim Matthewman, Alice Jenkins, Harriet Jenkins)

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Like Life, Django Bates, 1998, Storyville

Tracks : Tightrope, Once A Penguin, Always A Penguin, The Loneliness Of Being Right, Like Life, New York, New York, Misplaced Swans, The Strange Voyage Of Donald Crowhurst, The Importance Of Boiling Water, Peculiar Terms Of Physical Intimacy, Armchair March, Nights At The Circus

Musicians include: Django Bates, Iain Balamy, Michael Mondesir, Martin France, Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra

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Blue, John Stevens Ensemble, 1998, Culture Press CP 2008

Tracks : Blue

Musicians : John Stevens, Byron Wallen, Paul Rutherford, Evan Parker, Ed Jones, Iain Ballamy, Mike Pyne, Phil Lee, Jeff Clyne, Ron Mathewson

Recorded during the London Jazz Festival on May 19, 1993.

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Quiet Nights, Django Bates, 1998, Screwgun SCREWU 70007

Tracks : Speak Low, Teach Me Tonight, And the Mermaid Laughed, Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars, Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo, (In My) Solitude, Like Someone in Love, Is There Anyone Up There?, Over the Rainbow

Musicians : Django Bates, Iain Ballamy, Josefine Cronholm, Mike Mondesir, Martin France

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True Love Collection, Billy Jenkins With The Voice Of God Collective, 1998, Babel

Tracks : Invocation, Mellow Yellow, Invocation II, Yesterday Once More, Invocation III, Everbody's Talking, Invocation IV, How Deep Is Your Love, Invocation V, Feelin' Groovy, Invocation VI, Sunny, Altercation, Invocation VII, Dancing in the Street, Consummation

Musicians : Billy Jenkins, Iain Ballamy, Christine Tobin, Django Bates, Dave Ramm, Steve Watts, Mike Pickering, Martin France / Steve Noble (track 3), Tony Messenger (track 15), Volker Schlott (tracks 12 & 15), Thomas Klemm (tracks 12 & 15), Rainer Brennecke (tracks 12 & 15), Jorg Huke (tracks 12 & 15)

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Playing The Second Coolbook, Bentje Braam, 1998, BVHaast

Tracks : 2KB01, 2KB02, 2KB03, 2KB04, 2KB05, 2KB06, 2KB07, 2KB08, 2KB09, 2KB10

Musicians: Michiel Braam, Frank Gratkowski, Iain Ballamy, Wilbert De Joode, Martin France, Frank Nielander (track 3)

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Span The Globe, Malaya Marutha, 1998?, Dogondke (Bellaphon)

Tracks : Red Tape, Nights Of Bayreuth, Take The Mountain To Mohammed, Yellow Rain, Reggae Ceylon, Aananda

Musicians include: Malaya Marutha, Zoltán, Lantos, Iain Ballamy, Mohammed El Toukhi

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In a New York Minute, Ian Shaw & Cedar Walton, 1999, Milestone 9297

Tracks : In A New York Minute, Standing In The Dark, Wouldn't It Be Loverly, I Thought About You, Furry Sings The Blues, Grandma's Hands, Alfie, All Or Nothing At All, Shake Down The Stars, No One Ever Tells You, Last Night When We Were Young, That's Life

Musicians : Ian Shaw, Cedar Walton, Iain Ballamy, David Williams, ?

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Vermeer, Lluís Vidal, 2001, Jazzle/Karonte Z-07

Tracks : Ouverture, Courante, Rondeau, Sarabande, Gavotte, Menuet, Gigue

Musicians : Lluís Vidal, Iain Ballamy, Claudio Pontiggia, Mark Feldman, Arnaud Aguergaray, Cecile Denieleou, Roman Jablonski

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Stability, Clark Tracey, 2001, Linn Records

Tracks : Gone, Black Coffee, Lounge Blues, Ugly Beauty, Sunshower, The Peacocks, Giant Steps, Stability, Melancholia, Boaz

Musicians : Clark Tracey, Guy Barker (tracks 1 & 4), Nigel Hitchcock (tracks 1 & 10), Iain Ballamy (tracks 1 & 3), Andy Sheppard (tracks 1 & 5), Tim Garland (tracks 1 & 2), Tommy Smith (tracks 1 & 6), Gareth Williams (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 7), Arnie Somogyi (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 & 7), Laurence Cottle (track 10), Locrian String Quartet (Yuri Zhislin, Jonathan Morton, Levine Andrade, Ben Lasserson) (tracks 2, 4, 5, 6 & 8), Christine Tobin (track 8)

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Time To Think, Mo Foster, 2002, Primrose Hill Records

Tracks : Its About That Time Of Day, Leo, Omapere Dawn, On Frith Street, Mangonui, Guardians, Waves II, Shades Of Grey, Let's Go On Somewhere, The Long Man Of Wilmington, A Notional Anthem, Time To Think

Musicians : Mo Foster, Iain Ballamy, Simon Chamberlain, Ray Russell, Frank Ricotti

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It's A Nice Thought, Sarah Moule, 2002, Linn Records

Tracks : It's Cool To Be Cool, It's A Nice Thought, Jazz Aliens, Feet Do Your Stuff, When Your Computer Crashes, This Tune In My Head, What Fools This Mortals Be, One Thing Leads To Another, Love Go Round, Real Life, A Suicide In Schenectady, Some Boys, The Heart Of Love, The Usual Suspects

Musicians : Sarah Moule, Steve Waterman (tracks 4 & 8), Iain Ballamy (tracks 3 & 14), Tim Whitehead (tracks 4, 10 & 11), Simon Wallace, Jim Mullen, Mick Hutton, Paul Robinson, Roy Dodds (track 11), Gary Hammond

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She, Eric Starr Group, 2003, Bronx Bound Records

Tracks : Wakangli, Salta (Tren a Las Nubes), Tender Night, She Didn't Know, La'raesa, Warm at Heart

Musicians : Eric Starr, Iain Ballamy and others

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Love Trap, Susheela Raman, 2003, Narada World

Tracks : Love Trap, Sarasa, Amba, Save Me, Manasuloni, Bliss, Sakhi Maro, Half Shiva Half Shakti, Dhamavati, Ye Meera Divanapan Hai, Blue Lily Red Lotus, Love Trap (Remix By VV), Love Trap (Video)

Musicians : Susheela Raman, Aref Durvesh, Sam Mills, Hilaire Penda, Tony Allen / Iain Ballamy (track 1), Manos Achalinotopoulos (tracks 1, 6 & 10), Dorantes (tracks 6 & 9), Ben Mendelson (track 2), Tom Diakité (track 7), Vincent Segal (tracks 4, 5, 10 & 11), Bobby Jocky (tracks 5 & 6), Trevor Morais (track 4), Djanuno Dabo (tracks 1, 2 & 3), Sam Mills (track 3), Sandhya Sanjana (tracks 1, 2 & 3), Stuart Bruce (track 3)

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You Live and Learn...(Apparently), Django Bates, 2004, Lost Marbles

Tracks : You Live & Learn (Apparently), Revision, My Way, Weird World, Life On Mars, Cumulus, Horses In Rain, Football, From Chaos, Anything Is Possible, Around Each Corner, Interval Song, Alone Again, (Naturally)

Musicians : Django Bates, Chris Batcheloe, Iain Ballamy, David Sanborn (track 5), Jim Mullen (track 1), Charles Mutter, Ian Humphries, Nic Pendlebury, Deirdre Cooper, Michael Mondesir, Lawrence Cottle (track 11), Martin France, Josefine Lindstrand, Barak Schmool (track 11)

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Cerulean Blue, Rain, 2004, Telos

Tracks : The Lammas Lands, Parsifal, Starcrossed, The Silver Apples Of The Moon, Light And Magic, Jerusalem, Cerulean Blue

Musicians : Rain, Iain Ballamy, Philip Morgan, Rebecca Percy, Hannah Payne, Kevin Moorey, Emma Newman-Young, Fleur Bray, Stephanie Moorey, Clive Stainton, Nicola Robins, Blue Stevens, Rob Brown, Dale Newman, Ed Bent, Sue Verscholes, John McCormack

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At The Wood's Heart, June Tabor, 2005, Topic

Tracks : The Banks Of The Sweet Primroses, The Broomfield Wager, Ah! The Sighs, Now Welcome Summer, Heart Like A Wheel, Johnny Johnny, Oh! Alas, I Am In Love, Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me, Les Choses Les Plus Simples, She's Like The Swallow, The Cloud Factory, Lie Near Me

Musicians : June Tabor, Huw Warren, Andy Cutting, Mark Lockheart, Iain Ballamy (tracks 10 & 12), Martin Simpson, Mark Emerson, Tim Harries

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Nahaufnahme, Westernhagen, 2005, Halleluja

Tracks : Versuch Dich Zu Erinnern, Alles Ist Möglich, Du Entkommst Mir Nicht, Schweige Still, Georgie, Eins (Long Version), Willst Du Tanzen, Gejammer, Mit Dem Rücken Zur Wand, Daneben, Ich Wollte Nie, Ignoranz, Liebst Du Mich, So Lange Wir Noch Leben

Musicians : Many musicians contributed to the music on this album. Iain Ballamy plays on the tracks Du Entkommst Mir Nicht and Schweige Still.

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The World Over, Steve Hillman, 2006, Dreamfast Cinema

Tracks : Fired Up, Linda's Theme, Long Hot Night, The World Over, As Chance Would Have It, Flute Jazz, Thirties Thing, Looking Back, In Dreams, Slow Down, What The Hell, Regrets, The Chase Is On, Journey's End

Musicians : Steve Hillman, Rain, Gareth Davies, Iain Ballamy, Phil Morgan, Darrell Davison

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Live At Blues West 14, Mo Foster, 2006, Angel Air

Tracks : Hot Buttered Cats, Prelude - That Dream Again, So Far Away, Oh No, The Cry Of The Unheard, Prelude - Blues SW19, Tricotism, Let's Go On Somewhere, Tradewinds, The Four Susans, The Importance Of Being Invoiced, Crete, Yet Another Visit, Blues For B&C

Musicians : Mo Foster, Iain Ballamy, Dave Hartley, Nick Brown, Phil Peskett, Ray Russell, Gary Husband, Ralph Salmins, Corrina Silvester, Frank Ricotti

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Firefly, Lisbee Stainton, 2006, Marionet Music

Tracks : Firefly, Wish Upon A Star, These Eyes, Wake Up, Red, Living, Any Worse, The End, Tomorrow, Happy Words

Musicians : Lisbee Stainton, Rain, Iain Ballamy, Phil Morgan, Matthew Sharp, Marsha Brooks

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Casa Do Sol, Sirius B, 2006, P-Vine Records

Tracks : O Sol Nasce, Things We Said Today, Vera Cruz, Um Grande Carnaval, Dreams Of Air, Marlborough Nights, Houses Of The Sun, Promoção Do Amor, Journeys Out Of Time

Musicians : Azhar Saffar, Joe Cavanagh, Greg Cordez, Paul Downes, Sam Tomba, Andy Hague, Gareth Lockrane, Amir El-Saffar (track 4), Mike Mower (track 4), Ian Ballamy (tracks 4 & 8), Mike Mower (tracks 2, 3 & 5)

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Mangfoldighed, Jakob Davidsen, 2006, Calibrated

Tracks : Prelude, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 5, Part 6, Sleeping Anna

Musicians : Jakob Davidsen, Iain Ballamy, Staffan Svensson, John Von Daler, John Ehde, Nils Davidsen, Peter Danemo

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Out Of The Blue, Ray Guntrip and Tina May, 2008, rayguntripmusic.com

Tracks : Exotic Stranger, Out Of The Blue, Be-Bop-I Gotta Get Away From You, Santa Maria Dance, He's Mister Twister, Is It Love, That Mambo Beat, Tender The Night, Demons Dancing, Move The Mambo Way, Simple Simon

Musicians : Ray Guntrip, Tina May, Enrico Tomasso, Jon Peel, Dick Pearce, Stuart Brooks, Jack Birchwood, Mark Nightingale, Adrian Fry, Steve Parkin, Alan Barnes, Gary Barnacle, Iain Ballamy (tracks 2 & 8), Lawrence Fletcher, Dave Harvey, Julian Siegel, Nik Carter, Damian Hawker, Ian Morrison, Steve King, Alec Dankworth, Gary Moxom, Neil Francis, John Willis, Paul May, Tony Bianco, Laura Knight

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After Dark, Ray Guntrip Band with Shanelle, 2009, DigiMix Records

Tracks : As Only A Woman Can, That Day, Seduce Me, Dangerous Lover, Amor, Mercury Falling, Mambo Love, Boy Blue, You Treat Me Cool, Let Me Show You

Musicians : Ray Guntrip, Shanelle, Dick Pearce, Enrico Tomasso, Jack Birchwood, Jon Peel, Stuart Brooks, Adrian Fry, Mark Nightingale, Steve Parkin, Alan Barnes, Dave Harvey, Gary Barnacle, Iain Ballamy, Julian Siegel, Nik Carter, Lawrence Fletcher, Damian Hawker, Ian Morrison, Jon Hunter, Alec Dankworth, Gary Moxom, Neil Francis, Steve King, John Willis, Paul May, Tony Bianco

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Out There, Azhaar Saffar, 2009, 33 Records

Tracks : August, Black Cow, Pura Vida, Fee Fi Fo Fum, The Aerialist, Out There, Moose The Mooch, A Lotus On Irish, Siren's Song

Musicians : Azhaar Saffar, Joe Cavanagh, Jason Rebello, Iain Ballamy, Mike Mower, Mike Peake, Thad Kelly, Scott Hammond

There are a few versions of this release with variable track lists/song names.

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Three Windows, Mark Wingfield / Jane Chapman / Iain Ballamy, 2009, Dark Energy Music

Tracks : Kites, Shufhah, African Sea, Prelude I, The Serpent, Eremia, Diablada, Roads In The Sky, Sun Bird, Prelude II, Amber, Three Windows

Musicians : Mark Wingfield, Jane Chapman, Iain Ballamy

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Sleeper Street, Mark Wingfield, 2010, Dark Energy Music

Tracks : Sleeper Street, Eight Shades Of Green, Boston Skyline, Parallax, Journey North, Part 1, Tetralogical, Hush Hush, In The House, Meiko, Journey North, Part 2, The Drawn Conclusion, Crypto Realist

Musicians : Mark Wingfield, Iain Ballamy, Robert Mitchell, Yaron Stavi, Jeremy Stacey

Dark Energy Music BandCamp page states that this album was originally released in 2000. No evidence of that release has yet been found.

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Cinema Obscura, Mark Wingfield, 2012, Dark Energy Music

Tracks : The Row, Night, I Remember, Now And Then, Interference, Lemon Boulevard, Another Place, Jemnaa El Fna, Beacon Street

Musicians : Mark Wingfield, Rene von Grunig, Iain Ballamy, Yaron Stavi, Andy Motz

The Dark Energy Music BandCamp page states that this album was originally released in 2000. No evidence of that release has yet been found.

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Indigo Kid, Indigo Kid, 2012, The Vortex

Tracks : First Light, Waitent Wantant, Mr Lepard, New Man New Place, Indigo Kid, Pages To A Friend, Ode To Gilly, The Man I Love, Bioluminescence

Musicians : Dan Messore, Iain Ballamy, Tim Harries, Gethin Jones

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Such Is Life, Eric Starr Group, 2013, Bronx Bound Records

Tracks : Can Spring Be Far Behind, The Conjuror, Dream Me Pt. I, Dream Me Pt. II, Such Is Life, Commotion, Quietude, Drum Solo, In the Spirit, For Better or for Worse

Musicians : Eric Starr, Nelson Starr, Iain Ballamy, Ike Sturm, Alex Freeman, Greg Smith, Jeff Miers, ETHEL String Ensemble.

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Swings Both Ways, Robbie Williams, 2013, Island Records

Tracks : Shine My Shoes, Go Gentle, I Wan'na Be Like You, Swing Supreme, Swings Both Ways, Dream A Little Dream, Soda Pop, Snowblind, Puttin' On The Ritz, Little Green Apples, Minnie The Moocher, If I Only Had A Brain, No One Likes A Fat Pop Star

Musicians : Many musicians contributed to the music on this album. Iain Ballamy plays on the track Soda Pop..

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II: Fist Full Of Notes, Indigo Kid, 2014, Babel Label

Tracks : Snow On The Presellis, Waiting For Paul, Carpet Boys, All Hands To Dance And Skylark, From Nowhere To Our Place, The Healing Process, Mr Randall, Quiet Waters, The Bay, Sketches In The Fabric

Musicians : Dan Messore, Tim Harries, Martin France, Trish Clowes, Iain Balamy (tracks 6 & 10)

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Coming Home, Dave Arch, 2016, Diploma Records

Tracks : Hello, More Air, What I Was Trying To Say, Roll The Dice, Three Amigos, Time To Remember, Coming Home, Migration, Un Día Duro, Desire, Pandora's Box, Naturally, The Question, Top Table, Salmagundi

Musicians : Dave Arch, Andy Greenwood, Steve Sidwell, Mark Nightingale, Iain Ballamy, Nigel Hitchcock, Andy Finden, Gareth Lockrane, Eddie Hession, Paul Stacey, John Parricelli, Rolf Wilson, Tony Pleeth, Laurence Cottle, Frank Ricotti, Tommy Blaize, Tori Beaumont

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Elsewhereness, Joe Cutler, 2018, NMC

Tracks : Elsewhereness, McNulty, For Frederic Lagnau, Akhmatova Fragments: I / II / III / IV / V, Sikorski B, Karembeu's Guide To The Complete Defensive Midfielder

Musicians : Joe Cutler (composer), Fidelio Trio, Noszferatu, Project Instrumental, Workers Union Ensemble, Emulsion Sinfonietta, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra, Iain Ballamy, Sarah Leonard

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Signals Into Space, Ultramarine, 2019, Les Disques du Crépuscule

Tracks : Elsewhere, Spark From Flint To Clay, Breathing, Arithmetic, If Not Now When?, $10 Heel, Du Sud, Equatorial Calms, Sleight of Hand, Framework, Cross Reference, Signals Into Space

Musicians : Ian Cooper, Paul Hammond / Guests: Iain Ballamy, Ric Elsworth, Anna Domino

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Set, Gary Carpenter, 2019, Nimbus Alliance

Tracks : Fred and Ginger, Set: I. No Hiding Place II. You're Never Alone III. Footso IV. Love and Kisses V. Blue Fox, Willie Stock, Love's Eternity: I. Love II. Grief III. Death IV. Transfiguration V. Reunion, Dadaville

Musicians : Gary Carpenter (composer), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Iain Ballamy (on Set Parts I to V), Sophie Hastings (on Set Parts I to V), Kathryn Rudge (on Love's Eternity V Reunion)

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Up From The Skies, Electric Lady Big Band, 2021, Pig Records

Tracks : Ain't No Telling, If Six Was Nine, Stone Free, Freedom, Fire, Tax Free, Angel, Up From The Skies

Musicians : Denny Ilett, Noel Langley, Simon Gardner, Stuart Henderson, Tom Gardner, Ashley Slater, Ian Bateman, Winston Rollins, Richard Henry, Ben Waghorn, Iain Ballamy, Nathaniel Facey, Kevin Figes, Dan Moore, Laurence Cottle, Daisy Palmer

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Live At The Schauburg Bremen 1987, Bill Bruford's Earthworks, 2022, MIG

Tracks : The Shepherd Is Eternal, Bridge Of Inhibition, Making A Song And Dance, Pressure, Up North, Ikebana, It Needn't End In Tears, Dancing On Frith Street, My Heart Declares A Holiday

Musicians : Bill Bruford, Iain Ballamy, Django Bates, Mick Hutton

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Greek Street Friday, Ian Shaw, 2023, Silent Wish Records

Tracks : People Who Go Ta-Da!, Greek Street Friday, Falling Uphill, George, Jackie's Blues, To Be Held, Say A Prayer For Baby Blue, Little World, Blinded By The Hunt, Years, We Stopped Talking

Musicians : Ian Shaw, Jamie Safir, David Preston, Alex Haines (tracks 2, 4, 6, 10 & 11), Conor Chaplin, Ian Thomas, Iain Ballamy (track 9), Matt Kent (tracks 2, 3 & 10), Polly Gibbons (tracks 5 & 7)

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Pay Now, Live Later: Live At The Bass Clef '85, Gordon Beck, 2025, Jazz In Britain JIB 75SCD

Tracks : Clusters, Suite No.1, Sunbird, Nice One, Pay Now, Live Later, At The Edge, I Can't Tell You To Begin

Musicians : Gordon Beck, Ray Warleigh (tracks 3 to 7), Iain Ballamy (tracks 3 to 7), Dave Green, Spike Wells

Recorded live in London in September 1985.

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Gatherings, John Smith, 2025, Commoner Records

Tracks : Great Lakes, A Long Way For A Woman, Freezing Winds Of Change, Something Terrible, Salty & Sweet, To Have So Many, Town To Town, Another Country, Winter, Forever To The End

Musicians : John Smith, Charlie Ballamy, Iain Ballamy, John McCusker, David Shaw, Garwyn Linnell, Nick Pini, Michael McGoldrick, Sebastian Brice, Camilla Staveley-Taylor (tracks 1 & 6), Jessica Staveley-Taylor (tracks 1 & 6), Siobhan Miller (track 3), Adam Levy (track 4), Lisa Hannigan (tracks 5 & 6), Dan Mangan (track 10)

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Last updated November 2025