ArtistInfo
John Porter
Why?
Album PL 2007 on Metal Mind Productions label
Rock (Alternative Rock, Acoustic)
Over 120 songs from 1980 till 2003 12 compact discs booklet enclosed Limited edition to 1000 copies Digitally remastered using 24-bit process © & ℗ Metal Mind Productions 2007 Made in EU Marketed & Distributed by Metal Mind Productions "Helicopters": Recorded at Studio PR, Opole, 10-13,XII 1979 "Mobilization": Recorded at - Klub "Browar", Poznań, 14.09.1980 "China Disco": Recorded and engineered by System Studio Poland "Magic Moments": Concert recorded at "Teatr Stu" Kraków 16-17 November 1982 Remix: Studio ZPR - "Teatr Stu" Kraków "One Love": Recorded at club "Park", Jan 13th, 1987 and CCS Studio - Warsaw © John Porter 1987 "Wings Inside": recorded at "Malachitowa" "Imagination": Live '91 Songs by John Porter ©℗ Recorded at "Klub Agora", Wrocław, 1991 "Right Time": All songs by John F. Porter ©℗ 1991 Recorded at "The Way" studio, London Mixed & mastered at "Eddie's Garage" studios, London "Alexandria": JM Studio Kraków "Porter Band '99": aranżacja i nagrania w "Albert Studio" mix - "Studio CHRÓST" Nagrań dokonano w "Studio CHRÓST" Warszawa, 1999 "Electric": Rejestracja, mix i mastering - Studio FM w Krakowie oraz (**)[track 11-15] w Albert Studio w Ząbkach k/Warszawy "Psychodelikatesy: Recorded Studio Kopiec, Kraków 2002 ________________ "Psychodelikatesy" previously unreleased. Track durations are not printed on Cd1, CD2, CD3, CD4, CD5, CD7, CD9, CD10, CD11 & CD12
Musicians
 | John Porter voc, acg, *1950 GB acoustic guitar, vocals, lyrics by, composed by, all compositions by, concept by, album concept, design concept, koncepcja boxu, lead vocals, acoustic guitar, ac guitar, liner notes, producer, produced by, producer, produkcja, songwriter, all songs by, songwriter, all songs by, lyrics by, teksty, music by, muzyka, songwriter, all songs by, acoustic guitar, gitary akustyczne, electric guitar, gitary elektryczne, backing vocals, chórki, vocals, głos, guitar, gitara, vocals, głos, vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals, guitar, words by, music by, written by, all titles by, written by, wszystkie utwory, album by |
 | Porter Band , arranged by, aranżacje, mastered by, mastering, mixed by, mix, recorded by, rejestracjs |
 | Kazimierz Cwynar b, voc, eb, bass, vocals, bass, music by, muzyka, written by |
 | Krzysztof Najman b, eb, PO bass |
 | Marek Chrzanowski key, eb, bass, backing vocals, chórki, bass guitar, bass gitara, producer, produkcja, recorded by, aranżacja i nagrania |
 | Sebastian Wojnowski bass |
 | Tomasz Jaworski b, syn, bass |
 | Marcin Jacobson , coordinator, koordynacja całości |
| Paweł "Mager" Marder crew, roadie |
| Disco Frisco art direction, kier. artystyczne, design, proj. okładki |
| Wojtek Mazurek art direction, kier. artystyczne, design, proj. okładki |
| Agnieszka Daniłowicz design, projekt boxu |
| Marek Pawłowski art direction, photography by, photos, zdjęcia, design, projekt graficzny |
 | Mirosław Makowski , PO photography by, zdjęcia, design, projekt okładki, photography by, zdjęcia, design, projekt |
 | Andrzej Mrowiec , drums |
 | Leszek Chalimoniuk dr, PO drums |
| Tim York drums |
| Wojtek Morawiec drums |
 | Piotr Pawłowski dr, backing vocals, chórki, drums, bębny, percussion, perkusja, drums, bębny, drums, percussion |
 | Wojciech Morawski dr, *1949 PL drums, other, addresses, music by, muzyka |
 | Krzysztof Ścierański eb, *1954 PO electric bass, el.bass |
 | Aleksander Mrożek eg, voc, *1950 PL electric guitar, electric guitar, elec. lead guitar, music by, muzyka, written by |
 | Krzysztof Zawadka g, b, perc, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, gitary akustyczne, electric guitar, gitary elektryczne, backing vocals, chórki, guitar, gitara, producer, production logistics, producer, produkcja |
| Piotr Dominski electric guitar, elec guitar |
 | Marcin Żabiełowicz g, *1970 PL electric guitar, gitary elektryczne, voice, głosy |
| Aleksander Galas engineer, concert sound by |
| Wojciech Siwiecki engineer, concert sound by |
 | Włodzimierz Kowalczyk , *1955 PL mastered by, mastering, engineer, realizacja |
 | Andrzej Sasin , PL engineer, recording engineer, realizator |
| Rafał Bień executive-producer, production manager, kierownik produkcji |
 | Greg Lester g, GB guitar |
 | Winicjusz Chróst g, PO guitar |
 | Sławomir Kulpowicz p, 1952-2008 PL keyboards |
 | Tomasz Dziubiński , 1961-2010 PL management, współpraca wydawnicza |
 | Neil Black vn, eb, mixed by, mastered by, producer, produced by, recorded by, violin, violin, elec violin, arranged by, string arrangements, violin, electric violins, violin, skrzypce |
 | Maciej Zembaty voc, 1944-2011 PL other, tank driver/sexappeal |
 | Jose Torres perc, voc, PO percussion |
| Chris Saw photography by, photos, zdjęcia |
| Wojciech Zbroja photography by, zdjęcie |
 | Edward Spyrka , PO producer, produced by, reżyseria nagrania |
| Piotr Krasny recorded by, mastered by, mastering, mixed by, mix, recorded by, rejestracjs |
 | Piotr Witkowski , PL recorded by, mastered by, mastering, mixed by, mix, recorded by, rejestracjs |
 | Jacek Chrzanowski b, *1970 PL recorded by, aranżacja i nagrania |
| Władysław Gawroński recorded by, nagranie |
| Ryszard Kramarczyk mastered by, mastering, mixed by, mix, recorded by, rejestracjs |
 | Andrzej Lipiński sax, recorded by, reżyser nagrania |
 | Mirror , performer on track |
Producers
| Panda a&r |
| Jan Bortkiewicz design, cover design |
| Galeria Działań art direction, design, cover design |
| Janusz Ducki art direction, design, cover design |
| Jacek Mastykarz engineer, engineered by |
| Włodzimierz Żywioł engineer, engineered by |
| Michał Frejtak executive-producer |
| Bagnet layout |
| Michał Wilczyński liner notes |
| Marcin Mikulski mastered by, mastering nagrań |
| Tomasz Tłuczkiewicz producer, produced by |
| Ireneusz Nowacki recorded by |
| Mieczysław Jurecki recorded by |
| Mikołaj Wierusz recorded by |
| Andrzej Brzoska mixed by, mixing, edited by, editing, recorded by, recording (live) |
| Józef B. Nowakowski recorded by, engineer, engineered by |
| Stefan Perskiewicz recorded by, engineer, engineered by |
| Witold Palacz recorded by, engineer, engineered by |
| Wojciech Michalski remastered by, remastering |
| Mirek Szura supervised by, coordination superviser |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helicopters | John Porter | ||
| 2 | Ain't Got My Music | Porter Band | 3:37 | |
| 3 | Northern Winds | Porter Band | 4:26 | |
| 4 | Helicopters | Porter Band | 4:03 | |
| 5 | Garage | Porter Band | John Porter | 3:06 |
| 6 | Refill | Porter Band | 3:23 | |
| 7 | Life | Porter Band | 5:49 | |
| 8 | I'm Just A Singer | Porter Band | 3:32 | |
| 9 | Crazy, Crazy, Crazy | Porter Band | 4:53 | |
| 10 | Newyorkicity | Porter Band | John Porter | 4:03 |
| 11 | Bonusy | John Porter | ||
| 12 | Freeze Everybody | Porter Band | 2:10 | |
| 13 | Brave Gun | Porter Band | 4:21 | |
| 14 | Fixin' | Porter Band | 5:22 | |
| 15 | Aggression | Porter Band | 3:31 | |
| 16 | Mobilization | John Porter | ||
| 17 | Professional | Porter Band | 4:07 | |
| 18 | Heavy Traffic | Porter Band | 4:00 | |
| 19 | Mobilization | Porter Band | 3:28 | |
| 20 | Caravana | Porter Band | 3:37 | |
| 21 | Oh! These Depressions | Porter Band | 4:50 | |
| 22 | Pogotowie 999 | Porter Band | John Porter | 3:18 |
| 23 | Climate | Porter Band | 2:13 | |
| 24 | (I’m Not) Perfect | Porter Band | 6:41 | |
| 25 | Tell You No Lie | Porter Band | 3:33 | |
| 26 | Burning | Porter Band | John Porter | 4:01 |
| 27 | China Disco | John Porter | ||
| 28 | So What | John Porter (2) | 5:20 | |
| 29 | Dogs | John Porter (2) | 4:13 | |
| 30 | Selling Water By The River | John Porter (2) | 4:34 | |
| 31 | Blue | John Porter (2) | 4:12 | |
| 32 | Certain People | John Porter (2) | 3:45 | |
| 33 | Cigarettes | John Porter (2) | 5:26 | |
| 34 | Sun | John Porter (2) | 3:55 | |
| 35 | China Disco | John Porter (2) | 5:16 | |
| 36 | Magic Moments | John Porter | ||
| 37 | Caravana Lover | John Porter (2) | 4:35 | |
| 38 | Too Much Trouble | John Porter (2) | 4:28 | |
| 39 | Magic Moments | John Porter (2) | 5:45 | |
| 40 | Not Standing, Not Dancing | John Porter (2) | 4:26 | |
| 41 | Still In Warsaw | John Porter (2) | 7:49 | |
| 42 | Faces And Waves | John Porter (2) | 5:01 | |
| 43 | Stoned Livin' | John Porter (2) | 4:02 | |
| 44 | I'm Just A Singer | John Porter (2) | 4:45 | |
| 45 | One Love | John Porter | ||
| 46 | Everlasting Madness | John Porter (2) | 4:42 | |
| 47 | Slaughterhouse | John Porter (2) | 4:21 | |
| 48 | One Love | John Porter (2) | 5:57 | |
| 49 | Born | John Porter (2) | 4:25 | |
| 50 | Hit The Mystery | John Porter (2) | 3:53 | |
| 51 | Winter Dream | John Porter (2) | 7:54 | |
| 52 | Romeo | John Porter (2) | 5:58 | |
| 53 | River And A Bridge | John Porter (2) | 4:33 | |
| 54 | Come Home | John Porter (2) | 6:04 | |
| 55 | Wings Inside | John Porter | ||
| 56 | Running | John Porter (2) | 3:52 | |
| 57 | Never Ever | John Porter (2) | 5:15 | |
| 58 | Kiss Me | John Porter (2) | 5:53 | |
| 59 | Sabaha! | John Porter (2) | 4:32 | |
| 60 | Something Born/Die | John Porter (2) | 3:58 | |
| 61 | Dirty Young Girl | John Porter (2) | 2:58 | |
| 62 | Nothing's Forever | John Porter (2) | 4:09 | |
| 63 | Wings Inside | John Porter (2) | 4:33 | |
| 64 | Cut | John Porter (2) | 3:36 | |
| 65 | Tough Enough | John Porter (2) | 5:41 | |
| 66 | Cry Imagination | John Porter (2) | 4:34 | |
| 67 | Incarnation | John Porter | ||
| 68 | One Million Songs Of Sadness | John Porter (2) | 4:09 | |
| 69 | In A War | John Porter (2) | 5:34 | |
| 70 | One Out Of Two | John Porter (2) | 3:54 | |
| 71 | Too Dumb | John Porter (2) | 3:43 | |
| 72 | World Apart (Desire And Death) | John Porter (2) | 4:09 | |
| 73 | Junkyard Girl | John Porter (2) | 6:42 | |
| 74 | Surgeon | John Porter (2) | 5:40 | |
| 75 | The Music | John Porter (2) | 6:22 | |
| 76 | Off The Wall | John Porter (2) | 3:26 | |
| 77 | Key | John Porter (2) | 5:49 | |
| 78 | Rubbish Song | John Porter (2) | 3:04 | |
| 79 | Brave Gun | John Porter (2) | 6:42 | |
| 80 | Right Time | John Porter | ||
| 81 | Waterfall | Mirror (19) | 4:06 | |
| 82 | Naked | Mirror (19) | 5:11 | |
| 83 | Running Out Of Time | Mirror (19) | 4:32 | |
| 84 | Right Time | Mirror (19) | 4:34 | |
| 85 | Love And Suffering | Mirror (19) | 6:13 | |
| 86 | Fading Away | Mirror (19) | 9:23 | |
| 87 | Valley (Of The Sublime) | Mirror (19) | 7:26 | |
| 88 | Crowded Room | Mirror (19) | 3:49 | |
| 89 | Alexandria | John Porter | ||
| 90 | Suicide Bridge | Porter Band | 5:07 | |
| 91 | Alexandria | Porter Band | 4:12 | |
| 92 | Run, Run | Porter Band | 4:56 | |
| 93 | Paradise | Porter Band | 3:53 | |
| 94 | Inside Your Dream | Porter Band | 3:33 | |
| 95 | Lover | Porter Band | 4:51 | |
| 96 | Electric Feeling | Porter Band | 4:01 | |
| 97 | Slave | Porter Band | 4:21 | |
| 98 | Long-Haired Girls In Their Tight, Short Skirts | Porter Band | 6:59 | |
| 99 | Better Than Living | Porter Band | 3:02 | |
| 100 | Porter Band '99 | John Porter | ||
| 101 | Leather Skirt | Porter Band | 3:09 | |
| 102 | Seasons | Porter Band | 3:00 | |
| 103 | Nothing Better... | Porter Band | 5:07 | |
| 104 | Seven Ate Nine | Porter Band | 4:20 | |
| 105 | Love Stains | Porter Band | 2:47 | |
| 106 | Am I Dreaming? | Porter Band | 3:48 | |
| 107 | Kiss Your Pain | Porter Band | 5:03 | |
| 108 | Long Way | Porter Band | 3:36 | |
| 109 | Help Me, Help Me | Porter Band | 2:55 | |
| 110 | Fire Escape | Porter Band | 5:13 | |
| 111 | The Love? | Porter Band | 4:08 | |
| 112 | Friction | Porter Band | 5:35 | |
| 113 | Red Sun Road | Porter Band | 5:05 | |
| 114 | Electric | John Porter | ||
| 115 | Suicide Bridge | Porter Band | 5:12 | |
| 116 | Leather Skirt | Porter Band | 3:08 | |
| 117 | One Day (O Wampirach Energii) | Porter Band | 3:44 | |
| 118 | Northern Winds | Porter Band | 3:43 | |
| 119 | Climate | Porter Band | 2:56 | |
| 120 | Pogotowie 999 | Porter Band | Aleksander Mrożek, John Porter, Kazimierz Cwynar | 2:55 |
| 121 | Crazy, Crazy, Crazy | Porter Band | 5:23 | |
| 122 | Ain't Got My Music | Porter Band | 4:08 | |
| 123 | Heavy Traffic | Porter Band | 3:18 | |
| 124 | Fixin' | Porter Band | 5:31 | |
| 125 | Help Me, Help Me | Porter Band | 2:28 | |
| 126 | Kiss Your Pain | Porter Band | 5:09 | |
| 127 | Refill | Porter Band | 7:05 | |
| 128 | I'm Just A Singer | Porter Band | 7:04 | |
| 129 | Bonus | John Porter | ||
| 130 | How I Want You | Porter Band | 3:38 | |
| 131 | Psychodelikatesy | John Porter | ||
| 132 | Cataract | Porter Band | 4:43 | |
| 133 | Drive Me | Porter Band | 2:41 | |
| 134 | For You | Porter Band | 3:55 | |
| 135 | Who's Fooling You? | Porter Band | 4:00 | |
| 136 | Memphis (The Journey To) | Porter Band | 4:48 | |
| 137 | Hamburger Man | Porter Band | 5:10 | |
| 138 | She's A Shaker | Porter Band | 3:59 | |
| 139 | Hate, Love, War... | Porter Band | 3:31 | |
| 140 | Missing A Friend | Porter Band | 3:49 | |
| 141 | A Story (Your Fire) | Porter Band | 4:01 | |
| 142 | A Sexual Situation | Porter Band | 3:30 | |
| 143 | Let Your Passion... | Porter Band | 3:53 | |
| 144 | Bonus | John Porter | ||
| 145 | Valentina - Radio Edit | Porter Band | 2:28 |
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