Yearly Archives: 2019

Jesus Jones: Perverse

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On January 25, 1993, “Food Records” label released “Perverse”, the third Jesus Jones studio album. It was recorded 1991 – 1992, in London, and was produced by Warne Livesey.

Personnel:

  • Mike Edwards – vocals
  • Jerry De Borg – guitar
  • Iain Baker – keyboards
  • Al Jaworski – bass
  • Gen Mathews – drums
  • Richard Norris, Warne Livesey – engineer
  • Mike “Spike” Drake – mixing
  • Stylorouge – art direction, design
  • Takashi Homma – photography
  • Simon Flower – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Edwards, except where noted.

  1. Zeroes and Ones
  2. The Devil You Know – Mike Edwards, Henry Kriger
  3. Get a Good Thing
  4. From Love to War
  5. Yellow Brown
  6. Magazine
  7. The Right Decision
  8. Your Crusade
  9. Don’t Believe It
  10. Tongue Tied
  11. Spiral
  12. Idiot Stare

Glenn Hughes: Soul Mover

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On January 24, 2005, “Frontier Records” label released “Soul Mover”, the tenth Glenn Hughes studio album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Glenn Hughes, Chad Smith and Fabrizio Grossi.

Personnel:

  • Glenn Hughes– vocals, bass
  • JJ Marsh– guitars
  • Dave Navarro– guitars
  • John Frusciante– guitars, backing vocals
  • George Nastos– guitars
  • Ed Roth– keyboards
  • Chad Smith– drums
  • Kevin DuBrow– backing vocals
  • Alex Ligertwood– backing vocals
  • Fabrizio Grossi – recording, mixing
  • Junicki Marakawa – recording
  • Matt Lavella – engineer
  • Kevin Bartley – mastering
  • Darwin Foye – art direction, design
  • Alex Solca – photography

Track listing:

  1. Soul Mover – Glenn Hughes
  2. She Moves Ghostly – Glenn Hughes, JJ Marsh
  3. High Road – Glenn Hughes
  4. Orion – Glenn Hughes, JJ Marsh
  5. Change Yourself – Glenn Hughes
  6. Let It Go – Glenn Hughes
  7. Dark Star – Glenn Hughes, JJ Marsh
  8. Land of the Livin’ (Wonderland) – Glenn Hughes, JJ Marsh
  9. Miss Little Insane – Glenn Hughes
  10. Last Mistake – Glenn Hughes, JJ Marsh
  11. Don’t Let Me Bleed – Glenn Hughes, JJ Marsh

Van Halen: Balance

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On January 24, 1995, “Warner Bros” label released “Balance”, the tenth Van Halen studio album. It was recorded May – September, 1994, at “5150 Studios” in Studio City, “Little Mountain Sound Studios” in  Vancouver, and was produced by Bruce Fairbairn. In 2004, the album was certified 3 x Platinum, in US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Eddie Van Halen– lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Michael Anthony– bass, backing vocals
  • Sammy Hagar– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Alex Van Halen– drums, percussion
  • Steve Lukather– backing vocals
  • The Monks of Gyuto Tantric University – chants
  • Erwin Musper – engineer
  • Mike Plotnikoff – engineer
  • Mike Fraser– mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Jeri Heiden – art direction
  • Randee Saint Nicholas – photography
  • Glen Wexler – front cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar and  Alex Van Halen.

  1. The Seventh Seal
  2. Can’t Stop Lovin’ You
  3. Don’t Tell Me (What Love Can Do)
  4. Amsterdam
  5. Big Fat Money
  6. Strung Out
  7. Not Enough
  8. Aftershock
  9. Doin’ Time
  10. Baluchitherium
  11. Take Me Back (Déjà Vu)
  12. Feelin’

The Chieftains: The Long Black Veil

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On January 24, 1995, “RCA Victor” label released “The Long Black Veil”, the 31st Chieftains album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, at “Lake House Studio” in England, “Windmill Lane” and “Westland Studios” in Dublin, “Clinton Recording Studios” in New York City, “Utility Muffin Research Kitchen” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Paddy Moloney, Chris Kimsey and Ry Cooder. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Ireland by “IRMA”.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Conneff– vocals, bodhrán
  • Martin Fay– fiddle
  • Seán Keane– fiddle
  • Matt Molloy– flute
  • Paddy Moloney– uilleann pipes, tin whistle
  • Derek Bell– harp, tiompán, keyboards
  • Colin James- guitar, mandolin
  • Dominic Miller, Paul Brady, Arty McGlynn, Foggy Little – guitar
  • Kieran Hanrahan – banjo
  • Terry Tulley – Scottish pipes
  • Carlos Nunez – Galician pipes
  • Brendan Begley, James Keane, Martin O’Connor – accordion
  • Steve Cooney– didgeridoo
  • Wally Minko – piano
  • James Blennerhassett, Ned Mann – acoustic bass
  • Joe Csibi, Darryl Jones, Nicky Scott – bass
  • Noel Eccles, Tommy Igoe, Liam Bradley – drums
  • Jean Butler – foot percussion
  • Anuna Choir, Brian Masterson – backing vocals
  • The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Sting, Ry Cooder, Mark Knopfler, Sinead O’Connor, Phil Coulter, Marianne Faithfull, Tom Jones – contributors

Track listing:

  1. Mo Ghile Mear (Our Hero)
  2. The Long Black Veil
  3. The Foggy Dew
  4. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
  5. Changing Your Demeanour
  6. The Lily of the West
  7. Coast of Malabar
  8. Dunmore Lassies
  9. Love Is Teasin’
  10. He Moved through the Fair
  11. Ferny Hill
  12. Tennessee Waltz/Tennessee Mazurka
  13. The Rocky Road to Dublin

Masters of Reality: Same

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On January 24, 1989, “Def American” label released the self-titled, debut Masters of Reality album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, at “Atlantic Studios”, “Chung King Studios”, “Platinum Isle” in New York City, “Sound City Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Rick Rubin.

Personnel:

  • Chris Goss– vocals, guitar
  • Tim Harrington – lead guitar
  • Googe – bass
  • Vinnie Ludovico – drums
  • Owl – additional keyboards
  • David Bianco – engineer, mixing
  • Steve Ett – engineer
  • Brian Jenkins – engineer assistant
  • John Leamy– cover painting

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Goss and Tim Harrington.

  1. Theme for the Scientist of the Invisible
  2. Domino
  3. The Blue Garden
  4. Gettin’ High
  5. The Candy Song
  6. Magical Spell
  7. The Eyes of Texas
  8. Sleep Walkin’
  9. Lookin’ to Get Rite
  10. John Brown
  11. Kill the King

Jimmy Eat World: Same

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On January 23, 1994, “Wooden Blue” label released the self-titled, debut Jimmy Eat World album. It was recorded in 1994, and was produced by Steve Naugton, Jim Adkins, Zach Lind, Tom Linton and Mitch Porter.

Personnel:

  • Jim Adkins – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
  • Tom Linton – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Mitch Porter – bass guitar
  • Zach Lind – drums, accordion
  • Sarah Pont – violin
  • Steve Naugton – recording
  • Larry Elyea – mastering
  • Jim Schroeder – design
  • Craig Robeson – photography

Track listing:

  1. Chachi
  2. Patches
  3. Amphibious
  4. Splat Out of Luck
  5. House Arrest
  6. Usery
  7. Wednesday
  8. Crooked
  9. Reason 346
  10. Scientific
  11. Cars

Gary Burton: Reunion

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On January 23, 1990, “GRP” label released “Reunion”, the 41st Gary Burton album. It was recorded May 6 – 10, 1989, at “Studio A – Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Gary Burton.

Personnel:

  • Gary Burton– vibraphone, marimba
  • Pat Metheny– guitar
  • Mitchel Forman– piano, keyboards
  • Will Lee– bass guitar
  • Peter Erskine– drums, percussion
  • Rob Eaton – recording, mixing
  • Dan Gellert – engineer assistant
  • Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen– executive producers

Track listing:

  1. Autumn – Polo Orti
  2. Reunion – Mitchel Forman
  3. Origin – Mitchel Forman
  4. Will You Say You Will – Vince Mendoza
  5. House on the Hill – Pat Metheny
  6. Panama – Paul Meyers
  7. Chairs and Children – Vince Mendoza
  8. Wasn’t Always Easy – Pat Metheny
  9. The Chief – Pat Metheny
  10. Tiempos Felice – Polo Orti
  11. Quick and Running – Polo Orti

Jeremy Spencer: Same

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On January 23, 1970, “Reprise” label released the self-titled, debut Jeremy Spencer album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Jeremy Spencer.

Personnel:

  • Jeremy Spencer– vocals, slide guitar, piano
  • Danny Kirwan– guitar, backing vocals
  • Peter Green– banjo
  • John McVie– bass guitar
  • Mick Fleetwood– drums, congas, percussion
  • Stephen Gregory – saxophone

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeremy Spencer, except where noted.

  1. Linda
  2. The Shape I’m In – Lee Cathy, Otis Blackwell
  3. Mean Blues
  4. String-a-long – Jimmy Duncan, Robert Doyle
  5. Here Comes Charlie (With His Dancing Shoes On)
  6. Teenage Love Affair
  7. Jenny Lee
  8. Don’t Go Please Stay
  9. You Made a Hit – Walt Maynard
  10. Take a Look Around Mrs Brown
  11. Surfin’ Girl
  12. If I Could Swim the Mountain

Ulver: ATGCLVLSSCAP

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On January 22, 2016, “House of Mythology” label released “ATGCLVLSSCAP”, the tenth Ulver studio album. It was recorded in February 2014, at “Subsonic Society”, “Oak Hill Studios” in Oslo, Norway, and was produced by Seth Beaudreault, Ole Alexander Halstensgård, Anders Møller, Daniel O’Sullivan, Kristoffer Rygg, Jørn H. Sværen, Ivar Thormodsæter and Tore Ylvisaker.

Personnel:

  • Seth Beaudreault — audiovisuals
  • Ole Alexander Halstensgård — electronics
  • Anders Møller — percussion
  • Daniel O’Sullivan — bass, guitar
  • Kristoffer Rygg — electronics, percussion, voice
  • Jørn H. Sværen — voice
  • Ivar Thormodsæter — drums
  • Tore Ylvisaker — keys, electronics
  • Ralph Blagau — driver 1, stagehand
  • Chris Fullard — FOH, tour manager
  • Mark Lewis — tour booking
  • Aleš Meduna — driver 2, merchandise mind
  • Jaime Gomez Arellano – mastering
  • Tor Harald Degerstrøm, THD Vinyl Mastering – cut for vinyl
  • Paschalis Zervas, + wolframgrafik, Athens – design, layout

Track listing:

  1. England’s Hidden
  2. Glammer Hammer
  3. Moody Stix
  4. Cromagnosis
  5. The Spirits That Lend Strength Are Invisible
  6. Om Hanumate Namah
  7. Desert/Dawn
  8. D-Day Drone
  9. Gold Beach
  10. Nowhere (Sweet Sixteen)
  11. Ecclesiastes (A Vernal Catnap)
  12. Solaris

Besnard Lakes: A Coliseum Complex Museum

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On January 22, 2016, “Jagjaguwar” label released “A Coliseum Complex Museum”, the fifth Besnard Lakes album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Breakglass Studios” in Montreal, Canada, and was produced by Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas.

Personnel:

  • Jace Lasek – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer, engineer, mixing
  • Olga Goreas – vocals, bass, synthesizer, engineer
  • Sheenah Ko – keyboards, vibraphone
  • Robbie MacArthur – guitar
  • Richard White – guitar
  • Kevin Lang – drums
  • Ryan Morey – mastering
  • Christopher Campbell Gardiner – cover art
  • Todd Stewart – sleeve art
  • Nathaniel David Utesch – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas.

  1. The Bray Road Beast
  2. Golden Lion
  3. Pressure of Our Plans
  4. Towers Sent Her to Sheets of Sound
  5. The Plain Moon
  6. Necronomicon
  7. Nightingale
  8. Tungsten 4 – The Refugee