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The Boomtown Rats: The Fine Art Of Surfacing

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On October 9, 1979, “Mulligan Records” released “The Fine Art of Surfacing”, the third Boomtown Rats album.  It was recorded in 1979, and was produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Phil Wainman. The album contained the track “I Don’t Like Mondays”, that became band’s trademark song.

Personnel:

  • Bob Geldof – vocals, saxophone
  • Garry Roberts – vocals, guitar
  • Gerry Cott – guitar
  • Johnnie Fingers – vocals, keyboards
  • Pete Briquette – vocals, bass
  • Simon Crowe – vocals, drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Geldof, except where noted.

  1. Someone’s Looking at You
  2. Diamond Smiles
  3. Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero)
  4. Having My Picture Taken – Bob Geldof, Pete Briquette
  5. Sleep (Fingers’ Lullaby) – Johnnie Fingers
  6. A hidden track (with lyrics including “That’s not Funny, I’m not Laughing”)
  7. I Don’t Like Mondays
  8. Nothing Happened Today
  9. Keep It Up – Bob Geldof, Gerry Cott
  10. Nice N Neat
  11. When the Night Comes

Talking Heads: Remain In Light

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Talking Heads Remain in Light

On October 8, 1980, “Sire” label released “Remain in Light”, the fourth Talking Heads studio album. It was recorded July–August 1980, at the “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, and at “Sigma Sound Studios” in New York, and was produced by Brian Eno.

Personnel:

  • David Byrne – lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion, vocal arrangements
  • Jerry Harrison – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Tina Weymouth – bass guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • Chris Frantz – drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Brian Eno – bass guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Adrian Belew– guitar
  • Robert Palmer– percussion
  • José Rossy – percussion
  • Jon Hassell– trumpets, horns
  • Nona Hendryx– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, and Tina Weymouth.

  1. Born Under Punches
  2. Cross-eyed and Painless
  3. The Great Curve
  4. Once in a Lifetime
  5. Houses in Motion
  6. Seen and Not Seen
  7. Listening Wind
  8. The Overload

Billy Preston: Music Is My Life

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On October 8, 1972, “A&M” label released “Music is my Life” the seventh Billy Preston studio album.  It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Billy Preston.

Personnel:

  • Billy Preston – vocals, keyboards, bass guitar
  • George Johnson – guitars
  • Hubert Heard – keyboards
  • Louis Johnson – bass guitar
  • Manuel Kellough – drums
  • Tom Scott – horn
  • Jim Horn – horn
  • George Bohanon – horn
  • Buck Monari – horn
  • Paul Hubison – horn
  • Clarence McDonald, David T. Walker- arrangements
  • Roland Young – art direction
  • Jim McCarty – photography

Track listing:

All songs by Billy Preston, except where noted.

  1. We’re Gonna Make It
  2. One Time or Another – Billy Preston, Robert Sam
  3. Blackbird – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  4. I Wonder Why – Billy Preston, George Johnson
  5. Will It Go Round in Circles – Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher
  6. Ain’t That Nothin – Billy Preston, Joe Greene, Robert Sam
  7. God Loves You – Billy Preston, John Schuler
  8. Make the Devil Mad – Turn on to Jesus
  9. Nigger Charlie – Billy Preston, Joe Greene
  10. Heart Full of Sorrow – Billy Preston, George Johnson
  11. Music Is My Life

Pere Ubu: Elitism for the People 1975-1978

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Pere Ubu

On August 21, 2015, “Fire Records” label released “Elitism for the People 1975-1978”, a vinyl box set by Pere Ubu that includes “The Modern Dance” and “Dub Housing” LP’s (remastered, both pressed on 180 gram vinyl in 3 mm sleeves), “The Hearpen Singles” (disco sleeve) and “Manhattan” (recorded live at “Max’s Kansas City” 1977, in printed disco sleeve) and an A3 poster from the 1977 “Datapanik” tour. The box also Includes unlimited streaming of “Elitism for the People 1975-1978” via the free “Bandcamp” app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Dire Straits: Same

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Dire Straits first album

On Octoebr 7, 1978, “Vertigo” label released the self titled, debut Dire Straits studio album. It was recorded February – March 1978, at the “Basing Street Studios”, London, and was produced by Muff Winwood. The album featured the hit single “Sultans of Swing”, which became the band’s trademark and helped the album to be certified 2 x Platinum in the US and UK.

Personnel:

  • Mark Knopfler– vocals, lead and rhythm guitars
  • David Knopfler– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • John Isley– vocals, bass
  • Pick Withers– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Knopfler.

  1. Down to the Waterline
  2. Water of Love
  3. Setting me Up
  4. Six Blade Knife
  5. Southbound Again
  6. Sultans of Swing
  7. In the Gallery
  8. Wild West End
  9. Lions

King Crimson: Red

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Red

On October 6, 1974, “Island” label release “Red”, the seventh King Crimson studio album. It was recorded live on June 30 1974, at the “Palace Theater”, in Providence, and July – August 1974, at the “Olympic Studios”, in London , and was produced by Robert Fripp, John Wetton, Bill Bruford, David Cross, and Mel Collins..

Personnel:

  • Robert Fripp – guitar, mellotron
  • John Wetton– vocals, bass
  • Bill Bruford– drums, percussion
  • David Cross– violin
  • Mel Collins– soprano saxophone
  • Ian McDonald– alto saxophone
  • Mark Charig– cornet, bass cello
  • Robin Miller – oboe
  • Uncredited musician – cello

Track listing:

  1. Red – Robert Fripp
  2. Fallen Angel – Robert Fripp, John Wetton, Richard Palmer-James
  3. One More Red Nightmare – Robert Fripp, John Wetton
  4. Providence – David Cross, Robert Fripp, John Wetton, Bill Bruford
  5. Starless – David Cross, Robert Fripp, John Wetton, Bill Bruford, Richard Palmer-James

Genesis: Foxtrot

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Foxtrot

On September 15, 1972, “Charisma” label released “Foxtrot”, the fourth Genesis studio album. It was recorded August – September 1972, at the “Island Studios” in London, and was produced by Dave Hitchcock, Tony Banks,  Steve Hackett, Phil Collins, Michael Rutherford and Peter Gabriel.

Personnel:

  • Peter Gabriel– lead vocal, flute, bass drum, tambourine, oboe
  • Steve Hackett– electric guitar, 6 string guitar, 12 string guitar
  • Tony Banks– vocal, organ, Mellotron, piano, electric piano, 12 string guitar
  • Michael Rutherford– vocal, bass guitar, bass pedals, cello, 12 string guitar
  • Phil Collins– vocal, drums, assorted percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, and Mike Rutherford.

  1. Watcher of the Skies
  2. Time Table
  3. Get’ Em Out by Friday
  4. Can-Utility and the Coastliners
  5. Horizons
  6. Supper’s Ready
  • Lover’s Leap
  • The Guaranteed Eternal Sanctuary Man
  • Ikhnaton and Itsacon and Their Band of Merry Men
  • How Dare I Be So Beautiful?
  • Willow Farm
  • Apocalypse in 9/8 (Co-Starring the Delicious Talents of Gabble Ratchet)
  • As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs (Aching Men’s Feet)

Brian Eno & John Cale: Wrong Way Up

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Which Way Is Up

On October 5, 1990, ”All Saints Records” label released “Wrong Way Up”, album by Brian Eno and John Cale. It was recorded April – July 1990, at “Wilderness Studio”, in Suffolk, and was produced by John Cale and Brian Eno.

Personnel:

  • John Cale – vocals, pianos, keyboards, bass, harp, horn, dumbek, viola, strings, omnichord
  • Brian Eno – vocals, keyboards, rhythm bed, Indian drum, guitars, Shinto bell, bass, little Nigerian organ
  • Robert Ahwai – rhythm guitar
  • Daryl Johnson – bass
  • Dave Young: guitars, bass
  • Ronald Jones – tabla, drums
  • Nell Catchpole – violins
  • Rhett Davies – backing vocals
  • Bruce Lampcov – backing vocals

Track listing:

All compositions by John Cale and Brian Eno except where noted.

  1. Lay My Love
  2. One Word
  3. In the Backroom
  4. Empty Frame
  5. Cordoba
  6. Spinning Away
  7. Footsteps
  8. Been There, Done That
  9. Crime in the Desert
  10. The River – Brian Eno

Depeche Mode: Speak & Spell

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Speak&Spell

On October 5, 1981, “Mute” label released “Speak & Spell”, the debut Depeche Mode album. It was recorded in 1981, and produced by Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher, Vince Clarke and Daniel Miller .

Personnel:

  • Dave Gahan – lead vocals
  • Martin Gore – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Andy Fletcher- keyboards, backing vocals
  • Vince Clarke – keyboards, programming, backing vocals

Track listing:

All compositions by Vince Clarke, except where noted.

  1. New Life
  2. I Sometimes Wish I was Dead
  3. Puppets
  4. Boys Say Go
  5. Nodisco
  6. What’s Your Name
  7. Photographic
  8. Tora! Tora! Tora! – Martin Gore
  9. Big Muff – Martin Gore
  10. Any Seconds Now
  11. Just Can’t Get Enough