Yearly Archives: 2016

Jamiroquai: The Return Of The Space Cowboy

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On October 17, 1994, “Sony Soho Square” label released “The Return of the Space Cowboy”, the second Jamiroquai studio album. It was recorded June – October 1994, and was produced by Mike Nielsen and Al Stone. The album was certified Platinum in France by “SNEP”; Platinum in Japan by “RIAJ”, and Platinum in UK by “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Jay Kay (Jason Luís Cheetham) – vocals, arrangements
  • Toby Smith – keyboards
  • Stuart Zender – bass
  • Derrick McKenzie – drums
  • Wallis Buchanan – didgeridoo
  • Gary Barnacle, John Thirkell, Richard Edwards – horns
  • Mike Nielsen – recording
  • Al Stone – additional recording
  • Adrian Bushby – engineer
  • Creative Hands – design
  • Chris Nash, Eddie Monsoon – photography

Track listing:

  1. Just Another Story – Jay kay
  2. Stillness in Time – Jay Kay, Toby Smith
  3. Half the Man – jay Kay, Toby Smith
  4. Light Years – Jay Kay, Toby Smith
  5. Manifest Destiny – Jay Kay, Toby Smith
  6. The Kids – Jay Kay, Toby Smith
  7. Moon – Jay Kay, Toby Smith, Stuart Zender
  8. Scam – Jay Kay, Stuart Zender
  9. Journey to Arnhemland – Jay Kay, Toby Smith, Wallis Buchanan
  10. Morning Glory – Jay Kay, Stuart Zender
  11. Space Cowboy – Jay Kay, Toby Smith

Billy Joel: Storm Front

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On October 17, 1989, “Columbia” label released “Storm Front”, the eleventh Billy Joel studio album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, at “The Hit Factory”; “Times Square Studio”;  “Right Track Recording”; The Power Station” in New York, and “The Warehouse Studio” in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was produced by Billy Joel and Mick Jones. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; Platinum in Japan by “RIAJ”; Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and 4 x Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Billy Joel – lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano, clavinet, accordion, Hammond organ, harpsichord, synthesizers, guitars, percussion
  • David Brown – lead guitar, Midi guitar solo
  • Joey Hunting – rhythm guitar
  • Mick Jones – guitar
  • John Mahoney – keyboards, keyboards programming
  • Don Brooks – harmonica
  • Dominic Cortese – accordion
  • Jeff Jacobs – synthesizers, horn arrangements
  • Schuyler Deale – bass guitar
  • Liberty DeVitto  – drums, percussion
  • Crystal Taliefero – percussion
  • Sammy Merendino – electronic percussion
  • Lenny Pickett – saxophone
  • Itzhak Perlman – violin
  • Kevin Jones – keyboard programming
  • Doug Kleeger – sounds effects
  • Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson: The Memphis Horns
  • Bill Zampino – choral arrangement
  • Chuck Arnold – choral leader
  • Arif Mardin – orchestral arrangement
  • Mick Jones, Richard Marx, Crystal Taliefero, Jeff Jacobs, Patricia Darcy-Jones, Frank Floyd, Brian Ruggles, Joe Lynn Turner, Ian Lloyd, Brenda White King, Curtis King – backing vocals
  • Dana Becker, Tim Crich, Jay Healy, Suzanne Hollander, Joe Pirrera, Gary Solomon – engineer
  • Tom Lord-Alge , Jay Healy – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Track lsiting:

All tracks by Billy Joel.

  1. That’s Not Her Style
  2. We Didn’t Start the Fire
  3. The Downeaster ‘Alexa’
  4. I Go to Extremes
  5. Shameless
  6. Storm Front
  7. Leningrad
  8. State of Grace
  9. When in Rome
  10. And So It Goes

 

Dire Straits: Making Movies

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On October 17, 1980, “Vertigo” label released “Making Movies”, the third Dire Straits studio album.It was recorded June – August 1980, at “Power Station: in New York,and was produced by Jimmy Iovine and Mark Knopfler. The album was certified Platinum in Finland by “Musiikkituottajat”; 2 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Mark Knopfler – vocals, guitar
  • Roy Bittan – keyboards
  • John Illsley – vocals, bass
  • Pick Withers – drums, vocals
  • Shelly Yakus – engineer
  • Jeff Hendrickson – engineer assistant
  • Jon Mathias – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Neil Terk – design, artwork
  • Brian Griffin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Knopfler, except where noted.

  1. Tunnel of Love – Extract from “The Carousel Waltz” by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
  2. Romeo and Juliet
  3. Skateaway
  4. Expresso Love
  5. Hand in Hand
  6. Solid Rock
  7. Les Boys

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Street Survivors

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On October 17, 1977, “MCA” label released “Street Survivors”, the fifth Lynyrd Skynyrd studio album. It was recorded April – August 1977, at “Criteria Studios” in Miami, Florida; “Studio One” in Doraville, Georgia, and “Muscle Shoals Sound Studios” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and was produced by Tom Dowd, Jimmy Johnson and Tim Smith. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Van Zant– lead vocals
  • Steve Gaines– lead, co-lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Allen Collins– guitar
  • Gary Rossington– guitar
  • Billy Powell– keyboards
  • Leon Wilkeson– bass, backing vocals
  • Artimus Pyle– drums
  • Ed King– guitar
  • Greg T. Walker – bass
  • Rickey Medlocke– drums, backing vocals
  • Barry Lee Harwood – dobro
  • The Honkettes (JoJo Billingsley, Cassie Gaines, Leslie Hawkins) – backing vocals
  • Tim Smith – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. What’s Your Name – Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  2. That Smell – Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
  3. One More Time – Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  4. I Know a Little – Steve Gaines
  5. You Got That Right – Steve Gaines, Ronnie Van Zant
  6. I Never Dreamed – Steve Gaines, Ronnie Van Zant
  7. Honky Tonk Night Time Man – Merle Haggard
  8. Ain’t No Good Life – Steve Gaines

 

The 13th Floor Elevators: The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators

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On October 17, 1966, “International Artists” label released “The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators” the debut 13th Floor Elevators studio album. It was recorded January – October 1966, at “Sumet Sound Studios” In Dallas, Texas, and was produced by Lelan Rogers and Gordon Bynum..

Personnel:

  • Roky Erickson – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Stacy Sutherland – lead guitar
  • Tommy Hall – amplified jug
  • Benny Thurman – bass
  • Ronnie Leatherman – bass
  • John Ike Walton – drums, percussion
  • Bob Sullivan – recording, engineer, mixing

Track listing:

  1. You Don’t Know (How Young You Are) – Powell St. John
  2. Through the Rhythm – Tommy Hall, Stacy Sutherland
  3. Monkey Island – Powell St. John
  4. Roller Coaster – Tommy Hall, Roky Erickson
  5. Fire Engine – Tommy Hall, Stacy Sutherland, Roky Erickson
  6. Reverberation – Tommy Hall, Stacy Roky Erickson
  7. Tried to Hide – Tommy Hall, Stacy Sutherland
  8. You’re Gonna Miss Me – Roky Erickson
  9. I’ve Seen Your Face Before (Splash 1) – Tommy Hall, Roky Erickson
  10. Don’t Fall Down – Tommy Hall, Roky Erickson
  11. The Kingdom of Heaven (Is Within You) – Powell St. John

Jean-Michel Jarre: Electronica 1: The Time Machine

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On October 16, 2015, Columbia” label released “Electronica 1: The Time Machine”, the seventeenth Jean Michel Jarre studio album. It was recorded 2011 – 2015, and was produced by Jean Michel Jarre.

Track listing:

  1. The Time Machine (with Boys Noize) – Jean Michel Jarre, Alexander Ridha
  2. Glory (with M83) – Jean Michel Jarre, Anthony Gonzales
  3. Close Your Eyes – (with Air) – Jean Michel Jarre, Nicholas Godin, Jean-Benoit Dunckel
  4. Automatic (Part 1) (with Vince Clarke) – Jean Michel Jarre, Vince Clarke
  5. Automatic (Part 2) (with Vince Clarke) – Jean Michel Jarre, Vince Clarke
  6. If .! (with Little Boots) – Jean Michel Jarre, Victoria Hesketh
  7. Immortals (with Fuck Buttons) – Jean Michel Jarre, Benjamin Power, Andrew Hung
  8. Suns Have Gone (with Moby) – Jean Michel Jarre, Richard Melville Hall
  9. Conquistador (with Gesaffelstein) – Jean Michel Jarre, Mike Lévy
  10. Travelator (Part 2) (with Pete Townshend) – Jean Michel Jarre, Pete Townshend
  11. Zero Gravity (with Tangerine Dream) – Jean Michel Jarre, Edgar Froese
  12. Rely on Me (with Laurie Anderson) – Jean Michel Jarre, Laurie Anderson
  13. Stardust (with Armin van Buuren) – Jean Michel Jarre, Armin Van Buuren
  14. Watching You (with 3Dof Massive Attack) – Jean Michel Jarre, Robert Del Naja, Euan Dickinson
  15. A Question of Blood (with John Carpenter) – Jean Michel Jarre, John Carpenter
  16. The Train & The River (with Lang Lang) – Jean Michel Jarre

Donald Fagen: Sunken Condos

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On October 16, 2012, “Reprise” label released “Sunken Condos” , the fourth Donald Fagen solo album. It was recorded 2010 – 2012, and was produced by Michael Leonhart and Donald Fagen. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 25 on its list of the the top 50 albums of 2012.

Personnel:

  • Donald Fagen – lead vocal, piano, Prophet 5, Wurlitzer, B3 organ, clavinet, melodica, backing vocals
  • Harlan Post (alias Donald Fagen) – synth bass
  • Kurt Rosenwinkel– solo guitar
  • Jon Herington– acoustic bass, guitar, twelve-string guitar, rhythm guitar
  • Gary Sieger – guitar
  • Larry Campbell– rhythm guitar
  • William Galison– harmonicas
  • Michael Leonhart– trumpet, flugelhorn, mellophone, Fender Rhodes, minimoog, clavinet, L100 organ, M100 organ, Prophet 5, Wurlitzer, mellotron, Juno 6, accordion, vibraphone, percussion, glockenspiel, backing vocals
  • Joe Martin – acoustic bass
  • Jay Leonhart– acoustic bass
  • Freddie Washington– bass
  • Lincoln Schleifer – bass
  • Earl Cooke Jr (alias Michael Leonhart) – drums
  • Walt Weiskopf– alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Charlie Pillow – tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, bass flute
  • Roger Rosenberg –baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Jim Pugh– trombone
  • Aaron Heicke – bass flute
  • Antoine Silverman– violin
  • Carolyn Leonhart– backing vocals, ad lib
  • Jamie Leonhart – backing vocals
  • Catherine Russell – backing vocals
  • Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Donald Fagen, except where noted.

  1. Slinky Thing
  2. I’’m Not the Same Without You
  3. Memorabilia
  4. Weather in My Head
  5. The New Breed
  6. Out of the Ghetto – Isaac Hayes
  7. Miss Marlene
  8. Good Stuff
  9. Planet D’Rhonda

The Offspring: Ignition

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On October 16, 1992, “Epitaph” label released “Ignition” the second Offspring (The) studio album. It was recorded 1992, at “Westbeach Recorders” and “Track Record” in Hollywood, and was produced by Thom Wilson.(The)

Personnel:

  • Dexter Holland- lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Noodles- guitar
  • Greg K.- bass
  • Ron Welty– drums
  • Thom Wilson – recording, mixing
  • Ken Paulakovich – recording, mixing
  • Donnell Cameron, Joe Peccerillo – engineer assistant
  • Eddie Schreyer – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Dexter Holland, except where noted.

  1. Session – Dexter Holland, Kristine Luna, Jill Eckhaus
  2. We Are One
  3. Kick Him When He Is Down
  4. Take It Like a Man
  5. Get It Right
  6. Dirty Magic
  7. Hypodermic
  8. Burn It Up
  9. No Hero
  10. A.P.D.
  11. Nothing from Something – Dexter Holland, Marvin Fergusen
  12. Forever and Day

All About Eve: Scarlet And Other Stories

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On October 16, 1989, “Mercury” label released “Scarlet and Other Stories” the second All About Eve studio album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Paul Samwell-Smith and All About Eve.

Personnel:

  • Julianne Regan – vocals, keyboards
  • Tim Bricheno – guitars, keyboards, banjo
  • Andy Cousin– bass, keyboards
  • Mark Price– drums, percussion
  • Paul Samwell-Smith– keyboards, backing vocals
  • Ric Sanders– violin
  • Caroline Lavelle– cello

Track listing:
All tracks by Tim Bricheno, Andy Cousin, Mark Price and Julianne Regan except where noted.

  1. Road to Your Soul
  2. Dream Now – Tim Bricheno, Andy Cousin, Julianne Regan
  3. Gold and Silver
  4. Scarlet – Tim Bricheno, Andy Cousin, Julianne Regan
  5. December
  6. Blind Lemon Sam – Tim Bricheno, Andy Cousin, Julianne Regan
  7. More Than the Blues
  8. Tuesday’s Child
  9. Pieces of Our Heart – Tim Bricheno, Andy Cousin, Julianne Regan
  10. Hard Spaniard
  11. The Empty Dancehall
  12. Only One Reason
  13. The Pearl Fishermen – Tim Bricheno, Andy Cousin, Julianne Regan

 

Elton John: A Single Man

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On October 16, 1978, “Rocket” label released “A Single Man”, the twelfth Elton John album. It was recorded 1977 – 1978, at “The Mill” in Cookham, Berks, and was produced by Clive Frank an Elton John. It is the first album with Gary Osborne who replaced Bernie Taupin as lyricist. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, and Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Elton John– piano, harmonium, church organ, lead and backing vocals, clavinet, mellotron, Polymoog, Solina String synthesizer
  • Davey Johnstone– lead guitar, backing vocals
  • J. Cole– steel guitar
  • Tim Renwick– acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Leslie guitar, mandolin
  • Ray Cooper– congas,  tambourine,  tympani,  vibraphone,  shakers, wind chimes, rhythm box
  • Paul Buckmaster– Fender Rhodes, orchestra arrangement, ARP synthesizer
  • Herbie Flowers– acoustic bass
  • Clive Franks – bass guitar, engineer, mixing
  • Steve Holley– drums
  • Patrick Halcox – trumpet
  • Henry Lowther – trumpet
  • Jim Shepherd –trombone
  • John Crocker –clarinet, tenor saxophone
  • Vicki Brown– backing vocals
  • Stevie Lange – backing vocals
  • Gary Osborne– backing vocals
  • Joanne Stone – backing vocals
  • Chris Thompson– backing vocals
  • Watford Football Club– backing vocals
  • Joanne Stone – arrangements
  • Paul Buckmaster – orchestral arrangements
  • Peter Mew – engineer
  • Stuart Epps, Phil Dunne – engieer, mixing
  • Ian Cooper – mastering
  • Gus Dudgeon – digital remastering
  • David Costa – design
  • Mike Storey – design
  • John Tobler – liner editor
  • Chris White – liner notes
  • Alex Foster – coordinator
  • Mike Gill – spervising producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Elton John and Gary Osborne, except where noted.

  1. Shine on Through
  2. Return to Paradise
  3. I Don’t Care
  4. Big Dipper
  5. It Ain’t Gonna Be Easy
  6. Part-Time Love
  7. Georgia
  8. Shooting Star
  9. Madness
  10. Reverie – Elton John
  11. Song for Guy – Elton John