Jackson Browne: Lives in the Balance

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On February 18, 1986, “Asylum” released “Lives in the Balance”, the Jackson Browne eighth album. It was recorded in 1985, and was produced by Jackson Browne.

Personnel:

  • Jackson Browne – lead and harmony vocals, acoustic and electric guitar,  piano,  keyboards, gut string guitar, vocoder
  • Kevin Dukes– guitar
  • David Lindley– guitar, violin, steel guitar
  • Steve Lukather– guitar
  • Bonnie Raitt– vocals, harmony vocals, gut string guitar
  • Walfredo Reyes, Jr.– conductor, conga, drum set
  • Mindy Sterling – vocals, gut string guitar, harmony
  • Jorge Strunz – acoustic guitar, guitar, nylon string guitar
  • Rick Vito – guitar, vocals
  • Waddy Wachtel– guitar
  • Kevin McCormick – guitar, vocals, harmony vocals, gut string guitar
  • Deborah Dobkin – vocals, harmony vocals, gut string guitar
  • Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar– guitar, percussion
  • Gary Myrick – guitar
  • Bill Payne– synthesizer, piano, keyboards
  • Ian McLagan– organ, keyboards
  • Bernie Larsen – organ, guitar, clavinet
  • Jai Winding – organ, synthesizer, piano, keyboards
  • Craig Doerge– synthesizer, keyboards
  • Jorge Calderón – bass, vocals, gut string guita, harmony vocalsr
  • Phil Chen– bass
  • Jennifer Condos – bass
  • Bob Glaub– bass
  • Doug Haywood – bass, vocals
  • Russ Kunkel– drums
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Stan Lynch– drums
  • Ian Wallace– drums
  • Quique Cruz – percussion, zampona
  • Phil Kenzie – alto saxophone
  • Hugo Pedroza – charango, tiple
  • Dawn Patrol – art direction
  • Jimmy Wachtel– art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Jackson Browne except where noted.

  1. For America
  2. Soldier of Plenty
  3. In the Shape of a Heart
  4. Candy – Greg Copeland, Wally Stocker
  5. Lawless Avenues – Jackson Browne, Jorge Calderon
  6. Lives in the Balance
  7. Till I Go Down
  8. Black and White

 

Manfed Mann’s Earth Band: Somewhere In Africa

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On February 18, 1983, “Bronze” label released “Somewhere in Afrika”, album by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band. It was recorded  1981 – 1982, and was produced by Manfred Mann.

Personnel:

  • Manfred Mann- keyboards, synthesisers
  • Steve Waller- vocals, guitar
  • Trevor Rabin- lead guitar
  • Matt Irving- bass, programming
  • John Lingwood- drums, percussion
  • Chris Thompson- vocals
  • Shona Laing- vocals
  • Matt Irving – recording
  • Terry Medhurst – engineer
  • Lars Finnstrom – engineer
  • Paul Baker – artwork (model making)
  • Martin Poole – design

Track listing:

  1. Tribal Statistics – Qunta
  2. Eyes of Nostradamus – Al Stewart
  3. Third World Service – Moore
  4. Demolition Man – Sting
  5. Brothers and Sisters of Azania – Manfred Mann
  6. Africa Suite – Manfred Mann,Matt Irving, John Lingwood
  7. a) Brothers and Sisters of Africa – Manfred Mann
  8. b) To Bantustan? – Manfred Mann
  9. c) Koze Kobenini? – Manfred Mann, Matt Irving
  10. d) Lalela – Manfred Mann, John Lingwood
  11. Redemption Song (No Kwazulu) – Bob Marley
  12. Somewhere in Africa – trad. arr. by Manfred Mann, John Lingwood)

Sham 69: Tell Us the Truth

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On February 18, 1978, “Sire” label released “Tell Us the Truth”album by Sham 69. The first side of the album was recorded live in concert while the other was recorded in the studio, and was produced by Jimmy Pursey and Peter Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Pursey- vocals, liner notes
  • Dave Parsons – guitars, liner notes
  • Dave Treganna – bass guitar
  • Mark “Dodie” Cain – drums
  • Steve Hammonds – project coordinator
  • Jo Mirowski – art direction, design
  • Alwyn Clayden – package design
  • Martyn Goddard, Barry Plummer – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Pursey and Dave Parsons

Live side

  1. We Got A Fight
  2. Rip Off
  3. Ulster
  4. George Davis Is Innocent
  5. They Don’t Understand
  6. Borstal Breakout

Studio side

  1. Family Life
  2. Hey Little Rich Boy
  3. I’m A Man, I’m A Boy
  4. What About the Lonely?
  5. Tell Us The Truth
  6. It’s Never Too Late
  7. Who’s Generation!

 

Damned: Damned Damned Damned

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On February 18, 1977, “Stiff” label released “Damned Damned Damned”, the debut Damned studio album. It was recorded September – December 1976 and January 1977, and was produced by Nick Lowe. “Damned Damned Damned” was the first full-length album released by a UK punk group

Personnel:

  • Dave Vanian – vocals
  • Brian James – vocals, guitar
  • Captain Sensible – vocals, bass
  • Rat Scabies – vocals, drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian James, except where noted.

  1. Neat Neat Neat
  2. Fan Club
  3. I Fall
  4. Born to Kill
  5. Stab Your Back
  6. Feel the Pain
  7. New Rose
  8. Fish – Brian James, Tony james
  9. See Her Tonite
  10. 1 of the 2
  11. So Messed Up
  12. I Feel Alright – The Stooges

Rory Gallagher: Blueprint

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On February 18, 1973, “Polydor” label released “Blueprint”, the third Rory Gallagher album. It was recorded in December 1972 “Marquee Studios” and  “Polydor Studios”, and was produced by Rory Gallagher.

Personnel:

  • Rory Gallagher – vocals, guitars, harmonica, mandolin, saxophones
  • Gerry McAvoy– bass guitar
  • Lou Martin– keyboards, some guitar
  • Rod de’Ath– drums, percussion
  • Mark Jessett – art direction

Track listing:

All tracks by Rory Gallagher except where noted.

  1. Walk on Hot Coals
  2. Daughter of the Everglades
  3. Banker’s Blues – Big Bill Broonzy
  4. Hands Off
  5. Race the Breeze
  6. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
  7. Unmilitary Two-Step
  8. If I Had a Reason

 

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band: Same

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On February 18, 1972, “Philips” label released the self-titled Manfred Mann’s Earth Band debut album. It was recorded 1971 – 1972, at “Maximum Sound Studios” and “IBC Studios”, and was produced by Manfred Mann, Dave Hadfield and David MacKay.

Personnel:

  • Mick Rogers – vocals, guitar
  • Manfred Mann – vocals, organ, synthesizer
  • Colin Pattenden- bass guitar
  • Chris Slade- drums
  • Bob Foster – photography

Track listing:

  1. California Coastline – Walt Meskell, Tim Martin
  2. Captain Bobby Stout – Lane Tietgen
  3. Sloth – Manfred Mann, Mick Rogers
  4. Living Without You – Randy Newman
  5. Tribute – Manfred Mann
  6. Please Mrs Henry – Bob Dylan
  7. Jump Sturdy – John Creaux
  8. Prayer – Manfred Mann
  9. Part Time Man – David Sadler, Manfred Mann
  10. I’m Up And I’m Leaving – Manfred Mann, David Sadler

XTC: Apple Venus Volume 1

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On February 17, 1999, “Idea Records” label released “Apple Venus Volume 1”, the thirteenth XTC studio album. “Apple Venus Volume 1” was recorded from January to August 1998, and was produced by Haydn Bendall and Nick Davis.

Personnel:

  • Dave Gregory– piano, keyboards, keyboards programming, guitars, backing vocals
  • Colin Moulding– vocals, bass guitar
  • Andy Partridge– vocals, guitars, keyboards programming
  • Haydn Bendall– keyboards
  • Nick Davis– keyboards
  • Prairie Prince– drums, percussion
  • Guy Barker– trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Steve Sidwell– trumpet solo
  • The London Sessions Orchestra with leader Gavin Wright
  • Mike Batt– orchestral arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Partridge, except where noted.

  1. River of Orchids
  2. I’d Like That
  3. Easter Theatre
  4. Knights in Shining Karma
  5. Frivolous Tonight – Colin Moulding
  6. Greenman
  7. Your Dictionary
  8. Fruit Nut
  9. I Can’t Own Her
  10. Harvest Festival
  11. The Last Balloon

Thompson Twins: Into The Gap

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On February 17, 1984, “Arista” label released “Into the Gap”, the fourth Thompson Twins studio album. It was recorded 1983 -1984, at the “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, and was produced by Alex Sadkin and Tom Balley.  The album was certified Platinum in US by “RIAA”, and 2 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Tom Bailey– vocals, guitars, contrabass; piano, synthesizer; harmonica, drum programming
  • Joe Leeway– synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals
  • Alannah Currie– drums, percussion, marimba, xylophone, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie, and Joe Leeway.

  1. Doctor! Doctor!
  2. You Take Me Up
  3. Day After Day
  4. Sister of Mercy
  5. No Peace for the Wicked
  6. The Gap
  7. Hold Me Now
  8. Storm on the Sea
  9. Who Can Stop the Rain

Eric Clapton: Another Ticket

Eric Clapton Another Ticket

On February 17, 1981, “Polydor” label released “Another Ticket”, the seventh Eric Clapton studio album. It was recorded in 1980, at the “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, and was produced by Tom Dowd.

Personnel:

  • Eric Clapton – vocals, guitar,
  • Albert Lee – vocals, guitar,
  • Gary Brooker– vocals, keyboards
  • Chris Stainton– keyboards
  • Dave Markee – bass guitar
  • Henry Spinetti– drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Something Special – Eric Clapton
  2. Black Rose – Troy Seals, Eddie Setser
  3. Blow Wind Blow – Muddy Waters
  4. Another Ticket – Eric Clapton
  5. I Can’t Stand It – Eric Clapton
  6. Hold Me Lord – Eric Clapton
  7. Floating Bridge – Sleepy John Estes
  8. Catch Me If You Can – Gary Brooker, Eric Clapton
  9. Rita Mae – Eric Clapton

 

Kate Bush: The Kick Inside

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On February 17, 1978, “EMI” label released “The Kick Inside”, the debut Kate Bush album. It was recorded in June 1975, and July and August 1977, and was produced by Andrew Powell and David Gilmour.

Personnel:

  • Kate Bush – lead and backing vocals, piano, keyboards
  • Ian Bairnson – lead and backing vocals, guitar, bottle
  • Paul Keogh, Alan Parker- guitar
  • Paddy Bush – vocals, harmonica, mandolin
  • Duncan Mackay- organ, synthesizer, keyboards, electric piano, clavinet
  • Andrew Powell- synthesizer, keyboards, bass, electric piano
  • Alan Skidmore- saxophone
  • David Paton- bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Bruce Lynch- bass
  • Barry DeSouza – drums
  • Stuart Elliott- drums
  • Morris Pert- percussion
  • David Katz – violin, orchestra contractor

All tracks by Kate Bush.

  1. Moving
  2. The Saxophone Song
  3. Strange Phenomena
  4. Kite
  5. The Man with the Child in His Eyes
  6. Wuthering Heights
  7. James and the Cold Gun
  8. Feel It
  9. Oh To Be in Love
  10. L’Amour Looks Something Like You
  11. Them Heavy People
  12. Room for the Life
  13. The Kick Inside