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Pixies: Trompe le Monde

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On September 23, 1991, “4AD” label released “Trompe le Monde” the fourth Pixies studio album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Master Control” in Pacifique, Burbank; “Studio des dames” in  Paris; “Blackwing Studios” in London, and was produced by Gil Norton.

Personnel:

  • Black Francis – vocals, guitar
  • Joey Santiago – lead guitar
  • Eric Drew Feldman – keyboards, piano
  • Kim Deal – vocals, bass guitar
  • David Lovering – drums
  • Jef Feldman – percussion
  • Steve Haigler – engineer
  • Vaughan Oliver/ v23 – art direction, design
  • Chriss Bigg, Paul McMenamin – design assistance
  • Simon Larbalestier – photography
  • Steven Appleby – rockets
  • TPP Ltd. Londo – typesetting

Track listing:

All songs by Black Francis except where noted.

  1. Trompe le Monde
  2. Planet of Sound
  3. Alec Eiffel
  4. The Sad Punk
  5. Head On – Jim Reid, William Reid
  6. U-Mass
  7. Palace of the Brine
  8. Letter to Memphis
  9. Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons
  10. Space (I Believe in)
  11. Subbacultcha
  12. Distance Equals Rate Times Time
  13. Lovely Day
  14. Motorway to Roswell
  15. The Navajo Know

Primal Scream: Screamadelica

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On September 23, 1991, “Creation Records” label released “Screamadelica”, the third Primal Scream studio album. It was recorded 1990 – 1991, and was produced by The Orb, Hypnotone, Andrew Weatherall, Hugo Nicolson and Jimmy Miller. In 1991, “Melody Maker” and “Select” magazines named “Screamadelica” “Album of the Year”; the album won the first “Mercury Music Prize” in 1992; in 2003,  “NME” magazine placed it at no. 23 in its list of the “100 Best Albums Ever”, and in  2006, the magazine placed it at number 15 in its list of the “Greatest British Albums Ever”; in 2000, “Q” magazine placed “Screamadelica” at number 18 on its list of the “100 Greatest British Albums, and in 2001, the magazine placed it at number 81 on its list of the “Top 100 Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Gillespie- lead vocals
  • Andrew Innes- guitar
  • Robert Young- guitar, lead vocals
  • Martin Duffy- keyboards, piano
  • Henry Olsen – bass, guitar solo
  • Phillip “Toby” Tomanov- drums, percussion
  • Denise Johnson – lead vocals
  • Jah Wobble– bass
  • Paul Anthony Taylor – programming
  • Dave Burnham – engineer
  • Jimmy Miller – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, and Robert Young, except “Slip Inside This House” by Roky Erickson and Tommy Hall.

  1. Movin’ On Up
  2. Slip Inside This House
  3. Don’t Fight It, Feel It
  4. Higher Than the Sun
  5. Inner Flight
  6. Come Together
  7. Loaded
  8. Damaged
  9. I’m Coming Down
  10. Higher Than the Sun (A Dub Symphony in Two Parts)
  11. Shine Like Stars

10, 000 Maniacs: The Wishing Chair

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On September 23, 1985, “Elektra” label released “The Wishing Chair”, the second 10,000 Maniacs studio album. It was recorded June 1984 – May 1985, at “Livingstone Studios” in London, and was produced by Joe Boyd.

Personnel:

  • Natalie Merchant– voice
  • Robert Buck- acoustic and electric guitar, devices, mandolin, pedal steel
  • Steven Gustafson- bass guitar, electric guitar
  • John Lombardo- 6 & 12 string guitars, bass guitar
  • Dennis Drew- organ, piano, accordion
  • Jerry Augustyniak- drums
  • Barry Clempson – engineer
  • Jerry Boys, Tony Harris – engineer
  • Jack Skinner  – mastering
  • 10,000 Maniacs, T + CP  – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Natalie Merchant and John Lombardo, except where noted.

  1. Can’t Ignore the Train
  2. Scorpio Rising – Robert Buck, John Lombardo, Natalie Merchant
  3. Just as the Tide Was A Flowing – Traditional
  4. Lilydale – Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
  5. Back o’ the Moon – Dennis Drew, Natalie Merchant
  6. Maddox Table – Natalie Merchant
  7. Grey Victory – Robert Buck, John Lombardo, Natalie Merchant
  8. Among the Americans – Robert Buck, Dennis Drew, Natalie Merchant
  9. Everyone a Puzzle Lover
  10. Cotton Alley
  11. My Mother the War – Natalie Merchant, John Lombardo, Michael Walsh
  12. Tension Makes a Tangle
  13. Arbor Day – Natalie Merchant

 

The Fall: This Nation’s Saving Grace

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On September 23, 1985, “Beggars Banquet” label released “This Nation’s Saving Grace”, the eighth Fall (The) studio album. It was recorded 1985, and was produced by John Leckie.

Personnel:

  • Mark E. Smith– vocals, violin, guitar; harmonica
  • Craig Scanlon– guitar, backing vocals
  • Brix Smith– guitar, vocals
  • Steve Hanley– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Simon Rogers– keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, drum machine, backing vocals
  • Karl Burns– drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Mansion – Mark E. Smith
  2. Bombast – Steve Hanley, Mark E. Smith
  3. Barmy – Mark E. Smith
  4. What You Need – Craig Scanion, Mark E. Smith
  5. Spoilt Victorian Child – Simon Rogers, Mark E. Smith
  6. A. – Brix Smith, Mark E. Smith
  7. Gut of the Quantifier – Karl Burns, Mark E. Smith
  8. My New House – Mark E. Smith
  9. Paint Work – Simon Rogers, Craig Scanion, Mark E. Smith
  10. I Am Damo Suzuki – Simon Rogers, Craig Scanion, Mark E. Smith
  11. To Nk Roachment: Yarbles – Brix Smith, Mark E. Smith

Frank Zappa: You Are What You Is

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On September 23, 1981, “Barking Pumpkin” label released “You Are  What You Is”, the thirty-fourth Frank Zappa album. It was recorded July – September 1980, at “UMRK” and was produced by Frank Zappa.

Personnel:

  • Frank Zappa – vocal, guitar, arrangements
  • Steve Vai– guitars
  • Denny Walley – vocals, slide guitar
  • Ray White – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Ike Willis– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Tommy Mars – vocals, keyboards
  • Craig “Twister” Stewart – harmonica
  • Arthur Barrow– bass guitar
  • David Logeman – drums
  • Ed Mann– percussion
  • Mark Pinske – vocals
  • Jimmy Carl Black– vocals
  • Motorhead Sherwood – vocals, tenor saxophone
  • Bob Harris – vocals, Boy Soprano, trumpet
  • David Ocker – bass clarinet, clarinet
  • Ahmet Zappa– vocals
  • Moon Unit Zappa– vocals
  • Mark Pinske – chief engineer
  • Allen Sides – engineer
  • Dennis Sager – digital engineer
  • George Douglas – engineer assistant
  • Bob Stone – remixing, digital remastering
  • Jo Hansch – mastering
  • Amy Bernstein – artwork
  • John Vince – artwork, design
  • John Livzey – photography
  • Thomas Nordegg – Franks personnel assistant
  • Santi Rubio – studio secretary

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Zappa.

  1. Teen-Age Wind
  2. Harder Than Your Husband
  3. Doreen
  4. Goblin Girl
  5. Theme from the 3rd Movement of Sinister Footwear
  6. Society Pages
  7. I’m a Beautiful Guy
  8. Beauty Knows No Pain
  9. Charlie’s Enormous Mouth
  10. Any Downers?
  11. Conehead
  12. You Are What You Is
  13. Mudd Club
  14. The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
  15. Dumb All Over
  16. Heavenly Bank Account
  17. Suicide Chump
  18. Jumbo Go Away
  19. If Only She Woulda
  20. Drafted Again

Randy Newman: Little Criminals

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On September 23, 1977, “Warner Bros” label released “Little Criminals”, the fifth  Randy Newman album. It was recorded July–September 1977, at “Warner Bros. Recording Studios” in North Hollywood, and “The Burbank Studios”, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman.

Personnel:

  • Randy Newman- vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, piano
  • Joe Walsh – guitar, slide guitar
  • Waddy Wachtel, Glenn Frey – guitar
  • Ry Cooder – mandolin
  • Ralph Grierson – piano
  • Mike Boddicker- additional synthesizer, synthesizer programming
  • Klaus Voormann – bass
  • Willie Weeks – bass
  • Andy Newmark, Rick Marotta, Jim Keltner – drums
  • Milt Holland – congas
  • Jim Keltner -temple blocks
  • The Eagles, Glenn Frey, D. Souther, Tim Schmit – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Randy Newman.

  1. Short People
  2. You Can’t Fool the Fatman
  3. Little Criminals
  4. Texas Girl at the Funeral of Her Father
  5. Jolly Coppers on Parade
  6. In Germany Before the War
  7. Sigmund Freud’s Impersonation of Albert Einsteinin America
  8. Baltimore
  9. I’ll Be Home
  10. Rider in the Rain
  11. Kathleen (Catholicism Made Easier)
  12. Old Man on the Farm

Black Oak Arkansas: High on the Hog

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On September 23, 1973, “Atco” label released “High on the Hog” the fourth Black Oak Arkansas album. It was recorded September 1972 – August 1973, at “Criteria Sound” in Miami; “Wally Heider  Recording” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tom Dowd.

Personnel:

  • Jim “Dandy” Mangrum- vocals
  • Harvey Jett – guitars
  • Stanley Knight – guitars
  • Rick Reynolds – guitars
  • Pat Daugherty – bass
  • Tommy Aldridge– drums
  • Ruby Starr- backing vocals
  • Ron & Howie Albert – engineer
  • Ed Barton – engineer
  • Joe Petagno- illustration

Track listing:

All songs by Jom Mangrum, Harvey Jett, Stanley King, Rick Reynolds, Paul Daugherty and Tom Aldridge, except where noted.

  1. Swimmin’ in Quicksand
  2. Back to the Land
  3. Movin
  4. Happy Hooker
  5. Red Hot Lovin
  6. Jim Dandy – Lincoln Chase
  7. Moonshine Sonata – Towm Dowd, Jom Mangrum, Harvey Jett, Stanley King, Rick Reynolds, Paul Daugherty, Tom Aldridge
  8. Why Shouldn’t I Smile
  9. High ‘n’ Dry
  10. Mad Man

 

The Allman Brothers Band: Idlewild South

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On September 23, 1970, “Atco” label released “Idlewild South”, the second Allman Brothers Band (The) studio album. It was recorded February–July 1970, at “Capricorn Sound Studios” in Macon; “Criteria Studios” in Miami; “Regent Sound Studios” in
New York City, and was produced by Tom Dowd and Joel Dorn.

Personnel:

  • Gregg Allman– vocals, organ, piano
  • Duane Allman– slide, acoustic and lead guitar
  • Dickey Betts– lead guitar
  • Berry Oakley– vocals, harmony vocals, bass guitar
  • Jai Johanny Johanson– drums, congas, timbales, percussion
  • Butch Trucks– drums, timpani
  • Thom Doucette– harmonica, percussion
  • Tom Dowd– engineer
  • Bob Liftin – engineer
  • Chuck Kirkpatrick – engineer
  • Howie Albert – engineer
  • Jim Hawkins – engineer
  • Ron Albert – engineer
  • Jimm Roberts – artwork, photography
  • Suha Gur – mastering
  • Frank Fenter – supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by Gregg Allman, except where noted.

  1. Revival – Dickey Betts
  2. Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’
  3. Midnight Rider – Gregg Allman, Robert Payne
  4. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed – Dickey Betts
  5. Hoochie Coochie Man – Willie Dixon
  6. Please Come Home
  7. Leave My Blues at Home

The Temptations: Puzzle People

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On September 23, 1969, “Gordy” label released “Puzzle People”,the eleventh  Temptations (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Norman Whitfield.

Personnel:

  • Dennis Edwards – vocals
  • Eddie Kendricks – vocals
  • Paul Williams – vocals
  • Melvin Franklin – vocals
  • Otis Williams – vocals
  • Barrett Strong – yricist
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

Track listing:

  1. I Can’t Get Next to You – Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong
  2. Hey Jude – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  3. Don’t Let The Joneses Get You Down – Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong
  4. Message From A Black Man – Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong
  5. It’s Your Thing – Ronald Isley, O’Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley
  6. Little Green Apples – Bobby Russell
  7. You Don’t Love Me No More – Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong, Roger Penzabene
  8. Since I’ve Lost You – Norman Whitfield
  9. Running Away (Ain’t Gonna Help You) – Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong
  10. That’s the Way Love Is – Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong
  11. Slave – Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong

Björk: Homogenic

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On September 22, 1997, “One Little Indian” label released “Homogenic”, the third Björk solo studio album. It was recorded August 1996 – August 1997, at “El Cortijo Studios” in Málaga, Spain, and was produced by Björk, Mark Bell, Guy Sigsworth, Howie B and Markus Dravs.

Personnel:

  • Björk– keyboards, programming, arrangements
  • Mark Bell– keyboards
  • Guy Sigsworth– clavichord, keyboards, pipe organ
  • Yasuhiro Kobayashi– accordion
  • Alasdair Alloy – glass harmonica
  • Alasdair Malloy – glass harmonica
  • Paul Pritchard – bass
  • Paul Gardhaim – bass
  • Mike Brittain – bass
  • Chris Laurence– bass
  • Trevor Morais – drums, electronic drums
  • Frank Ricotti– snare drums
  • Steve Henderson – timbales, tympani
  • Jeffrey Bryant – horn
  • Mike Thompson– horn
  • Vaughan Armon – violin
  • Sigurbjorn Bernhardsson – violin
  • Mark Berrow – violin
  • Ben Cruft – violin
  • Peter Oxer – violin
  • Sigrun Edvaldsdottir – violin
  • Roger Garland – violin
  • Wilfred Gibson– violin
  • Perry Mason – violin
  • Maciej Rakowski – violin
  • Sif Tulinius – violin
  • Una Sveinbjarnardottir – violin
  • Jim McLeod – violin
  • Gavyn Wright– violin
  • Perry Montague-Mason – violin
  • Roger Chase– viola
  • Hrund Hardardottir – viola
  • Bill Hawkes – viola
  • Peter Lale – viola
  • George Robertson – viola
  • Moeidur Anna Sigurdardottir – viola
  • Sigurdur Bjarki Gunnarsson – cello
  • Paul Kegg – cello
  • Helen Liebmann– cello
  • Martin Loveday – cello
  • Jon R. Ornolfsson – cello
  • John Tunnell – cello
  • Helen Tunstall – harp
  • Howie B– programming, mixing
  • Mark Bell– programming, drum programming, crew
  • Danny Joe Brown Band – programming, mixing assistant
  • Richard Brown – programming
  • Marius de Vries– programming
  • Markus Dravs– programming, drum programming, engineer
  • Eumir Deodato– arranger, orchestration, transcription
  • Steve Price – engineer
  • Mark “Spike” Stent– mixing
  • Jason Groucott – mixing assistant
  • Kirsten Cowie – mixing assistant
  • James Loughrey – mixing assistant
  • Sie Medway-Smith – mixing assistant
  • Rob Murphy – mixing assistant
  • Russel Polden – mixing assistant
  • Rebecca Storey – mixing assistant
  • Paul Walton – mixing assistant
  • Jason Westbrook – mixing assistant
  • Alexander McQueen – art direction, design
  • Nick Knight– photography
  • Isobel Griffiths – orchestra contractor
  • Tony Stanton – copyist
  • Katy England – stylist

 Track listing:

  1. Hunter – Björk
  2. Jóga – Björk, Sjón
  3. Unravel – Björk, Guy Sigsworth
  4. Bachelorette – Björk, Sjón
  5. All Neon Like – Björk
  6. 5 Years – Björk
  7. Immature – Björk
  8. Alarm Call – Björk
  9. Pluto – Björk, Bell
  10. All is Full Of Love – Björk