Yearly Archives: 2016

The Verve: Urban Hymns

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On September 29, 1997, “Hut” label released “Urban Hymns” the third Verve studio album. It was recorded October 1996 – May 1997, at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Richard Ashcroft, Nick Mccabe, Simon Tong , Peter Salisbury, Chris Potter and Youth. In 1998, “Urban Hymns”  won “Best British Album” at the “Brit Awards”. In 2001, “Q” magazine readers ranked the album at number 18 in the vote for the “Greatest Albums of All Time”, and in 2006, its editors voted it the 16th greatest album of all time. The Verve were awarded with the first ever “Q Classic Album” award for this album at the 2007 “Q Awards”. As of 2015, “Urban Hymns” was ranked the 18th best-selling album in UK chart history.  The critical and commercial success of the album won The Verve, two “Brit Awards” in 1998, including “Best British Group”. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”; 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in France by “SNEP”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; Platinum in Netherlands by “NVPI”; 5 x Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; Platinum in Sweden by “GLF”; Platinum iin Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”; 10 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”; Platinum in the US by “RIIA”, and 4 x Platinum in Europe by “IFPI”.

Personnel:

  • Richard Ashcroft– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Nick McCabe– lead guitar
  • Simon Tong– rhythm guitar, keyboards
  • Simon Jones– bass
  • Peter Salisbury– drums
  • Liam Gallagher– backing vocals, claps
  • Mel Wesson –programming
  • Paul Anthony Taylor – programming
  • Will Malone– conductor, string arrangements
  • Chris Potter– recording, engineer, mixing
  • Gareth Ashton – engineer assistant
  • Lorraine Francis – engineer assistant
  • Jan Kybert – engineer assistant
  • Brian Cannon– director, design, sleeve art
  • Martin Catherall – design assistant
  • Matthew Sankey – design assistant
  • Michael Spencer Jones – photography
  • John Horsley – photography
  • Chris Floyd – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Ashcroft, except where noted.

  1. Bitter Sweet Symphony – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Richard Ashcroft
  2. Sonnet
  3. The Rolling People –
  4. The Drugs Don’t Work
  5. Catching the Butterfly – Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Simon Tong, Simon Jones, Peter Salisbury
  6. Neon Wilderness Nick McCabe, Richard Ashcroft, Simon Tong, Simon Jones, Peter Salisbury
  7. Space and Time
  8. Weeping Willow
  9. Lucky Man
  10. One Day
  11. This Time
  12. Velvet Morning
  13. Come On – Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Simon Tong, Simon Jones, Peter Salisbury
  • Come On
  • [silence]
  • Deep Freeze (hidden track)

Rammstein: Herzeleid

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On September 29, 1995, “Motor Music” label released “Herzeleid” the debut Rammstein album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Polar Studios” in Stockholm, and was produced by Jacob Hellner and Carl-Michael Herlöfsson. In 2005,  “Rock Hard” magazine ranked “Herzeleid”  at number 303 in its book of “The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time”. The album was certified Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”.

Personnel:

  • Till Lindemann– vocals
  • Richard Z. Kruspe– guitar
  • Paul Landers– guitar
  • Christian Lorenz– keyboards
  • Oliver Riedel– bass guitar
  • Christoph Schneider– drums
  • Ronald Prent –mixing
  • Chateau du Pape –mixing
  • Praler – cover idea, photography
  • Dirk Rudolph – design
  • Emanuel Fialik – additional production
  • Olav Bruhn – additional production

Track listing:

All  tracks by Rammstein.

  1. Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen?
  2. Der Meister
  3. Weisses Fleisch
  4. Asche zu Asche
  5. Seemann
  6. Du riechst so gut
  7. Das alte Leid
  8. Heirate mich
  9. Herzeleid
  10. Laichzeit
  11. Rammstein

Stone Temple Pilots: Core

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On September 29, 1992, “Atlantic” label released “Core” the debut Stone Temple Pilots album. It was recorded 1992, at “Rumbo Recorders” in Canoga Park, California, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien. In 2001, the album was certified 8 x Platinum in the US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Scott Weiland – lead vocals
  • Dean DeLeo– guitar
  • Robert DeLeo– bass, backing vocals
  • Eric Kretz– drums
  • Nick DiDia – engineer
  • Dick Kaneshiro – 2nd engineer
  • Brendan O’Brien– mixing
  • Tom Baker – mastering
  • Kevin Design Hosmann – art director
  • Christian Clayton – illustration
  • Katrina Dickson – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Scott Weiland, except where noted.

  1. Dead & Bloated – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  2. Sex Type Thing – Dean DeLeo, Eric Kretz
  3. Wicked Garden – Robert DeLeo, Dean DeLeo
  4. No Memory – Dean DeLeo
  5. Sin – Robert deLeo
  6. Naked Sunday – Robert DeLeo, Dean DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  7. Creep – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  8. Piece of Pie – Robert DeLeo
  9. Plush – Scott Weiland, Eric Kretz, Robert DeLeo
  10. Wet My Bed – Robert DeLeo
  11. Crackerman – Robert DeLeo, Eric Kretz
  12. Where the River Goes – Dean DeLeo, Eric Kretz

New Order: Brotherhood

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On September 29, 1986, “Factory” label released “Brotherhood” the fourth New Order studio album. It was recorded in 1986, at “Jam” in London; “Windmill Lane” in Dublin; “Amazon” in Liverpool, and was produced by Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert.

Personnel:

  • Bernard Sumner– vocals, electric guitar, synthesizers, programming
  • Peter Hook– bass guitar, electronic percussion, backing vocals
  • Stephen Morris– drums, synthesizers, programming
  • Gillian Gilbert– synthesizers, programming, guitars, backing vocals
  • Michael Johnson –engineer
  • Peter Saville – design

Track listing:

All tracks byBernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert, except where noted.

  1. Paradise
  2. Weirdo
  3. As It Is When It Was
  4. Broken Promise
  5. Way of Life
  6. Bizarre Love Triangle
  7. All Day Long
  8. Angel Dust
  9. Every Little Counts

Kurtis Blow: Same

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On September 29, 1980, “Mercury” label released the self-titled,  debut Kurtis Blow album. It was recorded in 1979 and was produced by J.B. Moore and Robert Ford.

Personnel:

  • Kurtis Blow, Sudana Bobatoon, Wayne Garfield, Sheila Spencer, William Waring, Adam White – vocals
  • Eddie Martinez, J.B. Moore, Dean Swenson, John Tropea – guitar
  • Onaje Allen Gumbs, J.B. Moore – keyboards
  • Craig Short, Tom Wolk – bass
  • Jimmy Bralower – drums
  • Rod Hui – engineer
  • Erik Block, Paula Stevens, Lisa Zimet – engineer assistant
  • Vincent Davis – mixing
  • Suha Gur – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Rappin’ Blow, Pt. 2 – Kurtis Blow, Robert Ford, Miller, J.B. Moore, Larry Smith
  2. The Breaks – Kurtis Blow, Robert Ford, J. B. Moore, Russell Simmons, Larry Smith
  3. Way Out West – J. B. Moore
  4. Throughout Your Years – Kurtis Blow, J. B. Moore, William Waring
  5. Hard Times – Jimmy Bralower, B. Moore, Russell Simmons, Larry Smith, William Waring
  6. All I Want in This World (Is to Find That Girl) – J. B. Moore
  7. Takin’ Care of Business – Randy Bachman

Billy Joel: The Stranger

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On September 29, 1977, “Family Productions” label released “The Stranger” the fifth Billy Joel studio album. It was recorded July – August 1977, at “A&R Recording, Inc.” in New York City, and was produced by Phil Ramone. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “The Stranger” at number 70 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.  The album became Joel’s critical and commercial breakthrough, and remains his best-selling non-compilation album to date. The album was certified 5 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Hong Kong by “IFPI Hong Kong”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”, and Diamond in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Billy Joel– vocals, acoustic piano, keyboards, synthesizers, Fender Rhodes
  • Steve Khan– six and twelve string electric guitars, acoustic rhythm guitar, high string guitar
  • Hiram Bullock– electric guitar
  • Hugh McCracken– acoustic guitar
  • Steve Burgh – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Dominic Cortese – accordion
  • Richard Tee– organ
  • Doug Stegmeyer– bass guitar
  • Liberty DeVitto– drums
  • Ralph MacDonald– percussion
  • Richie Cannata– tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet, flute, organ, tuba
  • Patrick Williams– orchestration
  • Phil Woods– alto saxophone
  • Phoebe Snow– backing vocals
  • Lani Groves – backing vocals
  • Gwen Guthrie– backing vocals
  • Patti Austin– backing vocals
  • Ted Jensen– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Joel.

  1. Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)
  2. The Stranger
  3. Just the Way You Are
  4. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
  5. Vienna
  6. Only the Good Die Young
  7. She’s Always a Woman
  8. Get It Right the First Time
  9. Everybody Has a Dream/The Stranger (reprise)

Miles Davis

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On September 28, 1991, Miles Dewey Davis III aka Miles Davis died aged 65. He was musician (trumpet), bandleader, and composer, one of the most influential and respected figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. In his five decades-long career, Davis has changed several times the course of jazz music and has created and recorded some of the most important albums of modern music.  For his work, he has been  awarded the highest awards including:

  • Winner; Down BeatReader’s Poll Best Trumpet Player 1955
  • Winner; Down Beat Reader’s Poll Best Trumpet Player 1957
  • Winner; Down Beat Reader’s Poll Best Trumpet Player 1961
  • Grammy Award for Best Jazz Composition Of More Than Five Minutes Duration for Sketches of Spain (1960)
  • Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance, Large Group Or Soloist With Large Group for Bitches Brew (1970)
  • Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist for We Want Miles (1982)
  • Sonning Award for Lifetime Achievement In Music (1984; Copenhagen, Denmark)
  • Doctor of Music, honoris causa(1986; New England Conservatory)
  • Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist for Tutu (1986)
  • Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist for Aura(1989)
  • Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band for Aura (1989)
  • Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award(1990)
  • Louis Walk of Fame(May 20, 1990)[83]
  • Australian Film Institute Award for Best Original Music Score for Dingo, shared with Michel Legrand (1991)
  • Knight of the Legion of Honor (July 16, 1991; Paris)
  • Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance for Doo-Bop (1992)
  • Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance for Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux (1993)
  • Hollywood Walk of FameStar (February 19, 1998)
  • Rock and Roll Hall of FameInduction (March 13, 2006)
  • Hollywood’s RockwalkInduction (September 28, 2006)
  • RIAAQuadruple Platinum for Kind of Blue (October 7, 2008)

Brian May: Back To The Light

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On September 28, 1992, “Parlaphone” label released “Back to the Light” the debut Brian May album. It was recorded 1988 – 1992, and was produced by Brian May and Justin Shirley-Smith.

Personnel:

  • Brian May – lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Mike Moran– piano, keyboards
  • Don Airey- keyboards
  • Gary Tibbs– bass
  • Neil Murray– bass
  • John Deacon– bass
  • Cozy Powell– drums
  • Geoff Dugmore– drums
  • Suzie O’List, Gill O’Donovan – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian May, except where noted.

  1. The Dark
  2. Back to the Light
  3. Love Token
  4. Resurrection – Brian May, Cozy Powell, Jamie Page
  5. Too Much Love Will Kill You – Brian May, Frank Musker, Elizabeth Lamers
  6. Driven by You
  7. Nothin’ But Blue – Brian May, Cozy Powell
  8. I’m Scared
  9. Last Horizon
  10. Let Your Heart Rule Your Head
  11. Just One Life
  12. Rollin’ Over – Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott

The Prodigy: Experience

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On September 28, 1992, “XL” label released “Experience”, the debut Prodigy (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1992, at “Earthbound Studios” and “The Strongroom”, and was produced by Liam Howlett. The album was certified Platinum in UK by “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Liam Howlett– keyboards, synthesizers, sampling, programming, engineer
  • Maxim Reality– vocals
  • Simone – vocals
  • Alex Garland– artwork

Track listing:

All tracks written by Liam Howlett.

  1. Jericho
  2. Music Reach (1/2/3/4)
  3. Wind It Up
  4. Your Love (remix)
  5. Hyperspeed (G-Force Part 2)
  6. Charly (Trip into Drum and Bass Version)
  7. Out of Space
  8. Everybody in the Place (155 and Rising)
  9. Weather Experience
  10. Fire (Sunrise Version)
  11. Ruff in the Jungle Bizness
  12. Death of the Prodigy Dancers (live)

The Smiths: Strangeways, Here We Come

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On September 28, 1987, “Rough Trade” label released “Strangeways, Here We Come” the fourth and final Smiths studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “The Wool Hall” in Beckington, Somerset, and was produced by Johnny Marr, Morrissey and Stephen Street.

Personnel:

  • Morrissey– vocals, piano, design
  • Johnny Marr– guitar, keyboards, harmonica, autoharp, synthesised strings and saxophone arrangements, additional vocals
  • Andy Rourke– bass guitar
  • Mike Joyce– drums, percussion
  • Stephen Street– additional drum machine programming, strings arrangements
  • Steve Williams – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Morrissey and Johnny Marr.

  1. A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours
  2. I Started Something I Couldn’t Finish
  3. Death of a Disco Dancer
  4. Girlfriend in a Coma
  5. Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before
  6. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
  7. Unhappy Birthday
  8. Paint a Vulgar Picture
  9. Death at One’s Elbow
  10. I Won’t Share You