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Canned Heat: The New Age

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Canned Heat - New age

On March 9, 1973, “United Artists” released “The New Age”, the ninth Canned Heat studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “The Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Skip Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Bob Hite– vocals
  • Henry Vestine– lead guitar
  • James Shane – guitar
  • Ed Beyer – piano
  • Richard Hite– bass
  • Adolfo de la Parra– drums
  • Clara Ward– vocals

Track listing:

  1. Keep It Clean – Bob Hite
  2. Harley Davidson Blues – James Shane
  3. Don’t Deceive Me – Bob Hite
  4. You Can Run, But You Sure Can’t Hide – Ed Beyer
  5. Lookin’ for My Rainbow – James Shane
  6. Rock and Roll Music – Bob Hite
  7. Framed – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  8. Election Blues – Ed Beyer
  9. So Long Wrong – James Shane

Stereophonics: Performance and Coktails

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On March 8, 1999, “V2” label released “Performance and Cocktails”, the second Stereophonics studio album. It  was recorded 1995 – 1996, and was produced by Steve Bush and Marshall Bird. The cover photograph was taken by Scarlet Page in autumn 1998 at a football pitch under the Westway in London.

Personnel:

  • Kelly Jones– vocals, guitar
  • Marshall Bird – Hammond, Rhodes piano, piano, mellotron
  • Richard Jones– bass guitar
  • Stuart Cable– drums
  • Astrid– backing vocals

Track listing:

All lyrics by Kelly Jones, all music by Kelly Jones, Richard Jones, Stuart Cable, Marshall Bird and Astrid.

  1. Roll Up and Shine
  2. The Bartender and the Thief
  3. Hurry Up and Wait
  4. Pick a Part That’s New
  5. Just Looking
  6. Half the Lies You Tell Ain’t True
  7. I Wouldn’t Believe Your Radio
  8. T – Shirt Sun Tan
  9. Is Yesterday, Tomorrow, Today
  10. A Minute Longer
  11. She Takes Her Clothes Off
  12. Plastic California
  13. I Stopped to Fill My Car Up

Sting: Mercury Falling

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Mercury falling

On March 8, 1996, “A&M” label released “Mercury Falling”, the fifth Sting studio album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Sting and Hugh Padgham. The album was certified Platinum in US by “RIAA” and in UK by “BPI” in United Kingdom.

Personnel:

  • Sting– vocals, bass
  • Dominic Miller– guitars
  • J. Cole– pedal steel
  • Kenny Kirkland– keyboards
  • Gerry Richardson – Hammond organ
  • Vinnie Colaiuta– drums
  • Branford Marsalis– saxophone
  • Andrew Love – saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson – trumpet
  • Tony Walters, Lance Ellington, Shirley Lewis, East London Gospel Choir– vocals
  • Kathryn Tickell– Northumbrian pipes, fiddle

Track listing:

All tracks by Sting, except where noted.

  1. The Hounds of Winter
  2. I Hung My Head
  3. Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot
  4. I Was Brought to My Senses
  5. You Still Touch Me
  6. I’m So Happy I Can’t Stop Crying
  7. All Four Seasons
  8. Twenty Five to Midnight
  9. La Belle Dame Sans Regrets – Sting, Dominic Miller
  10. Valparaiso
  11. Lithium Sunset

Soundgarden: Superunknown

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Superunknown

On March 8, 1994, “A&M” label released “Superunknown”, the fourth Soundgarden album. It was recorded July – September 1993, at “Bad Animals Studio” in Seattle, and was produced by Michael Beinhorn, Chris Cornell, Kim Thayll, Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron.  “Superunknown” was certified 5 x Platinum in US by the “RIAA”. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked it at number 336 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time” and at number 38 on magazine’s list of the “100 Greatest Albums of the Nineties”. “Kerrang” magazine listed “Superunknown” in its list of “100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die”.

Personnel:

  • Chris Cornell– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Kim Thayil– lead guitar
  • Ben Shepherd– lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, guitar, drums, percussion
  • Matt Cameron– drums, percussion, mellotron, pots, pans
  • Michael Beinhorn– piano
  • April Acevez –viola
  • Artis the Spoonman – spoons
  • Fred Chalenor– harmonic guidance
  • Justine Foy –cello
  • Natasha Shneider– clavinet
  • Gregg Keplinger– drums, percussion
  • Kelk – front cover design
  • Reyzart –layout
  • Kevin Westenberg –band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Cornell, except where noted.

  1. Let Me Drown
  2. My Wave
  3. Fell on Black Days
  4. Mailman
  5. Superunknown
  6. Head Down
  7. Black Hole Sun
  8. Spoonman
  9. Limo Wreck
  10. The Day I Tried To Live
  11. Kickstand
  12. Fresh Tendrils
  13. 4th of July
  14. Half
  15. Like Suicide

Nine Inch Nails: The Downward Spiral

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On March 9, 1994, “Interscope” label released “The Downward Spiral”, the second Nine Inch Nails studio album. It  was recorded 1992 – 1993, at “Le Pig” in Beverly Hills;” Record Plant Studios” and “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Trent Reznor and Mark Flood Ellis. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 201 on its list of the “500 greatest albums of all time”. The album was placed 10th on magazine “Spin” list of “125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years” In 2001, “Q” magazine named  “The Downward Spiral” as one of the “50 Heaviest Albums of All Time” and in 2010, the album was ranked number 102 on their “250 Best Albums of Q’s Lifetime”.

Personnel:

  • Trent Reznor– vocals, drums, arranger
  • Mark “Flood” Ellis– hi-hat, ARP 2600 synthesizer
  • Chris Vrenna– drums, programming, sampling
  • Adrian Belew– texture generating guitar, ring mod guitar
  • Danny Lohner– guitar
  • Andy Kubiszewski– drums
  • Stephen Perkins– drum loops
  • Charlie Clouser– programming
  • Russell Mills– paintings
  • David Buckland – photography
  • Gary Talpas– package

Track listing:

All tracks by Trent Reznor.

  1. Self Destruct
  2. Piggy
  3. Heresy
  4. March of the Pigs
  5. Closer
  6. Ruiner
  7. The Becoming
  8. I Do Not Want This
  9. Big Man With a Gun
  10. A Warm Place
  11. Eraser
  12. Reptile
  13. The Downward Spiral
  14. Hurt

Elvis Costello and the Attractions: Brutal Youth

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Brutal youth

On March 8, 1994, “Warner Bros” label released “Brutal Youth”, album by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. It was recorded  December 1992 – February 1994, at “The Sound Factory” in Hollywood, and was produced by Mitchell Froom.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello – vocals, guitar, piano, bass
  • Steve Nieve– organ, piano, harmonium
  • Bruce Thomas– bass
  • Nick Lowe– bass
  • Pete Thomas– drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Declan MacManus.

  1. Pony St.
  2. Kinder Murder
  3. 13 Steps Lead Down
  4. This Is Hell
  5. Clown Strike
  6. You Tripped at Every Step
  7. Still Too Soon to Know
  8. 20% Amnesia
  9. Sulky Girl
  10. London’s Brilliant Parade
  11. My Science Fiction Twin
  12. Rocking Horse Road
  13. Just About Glad
  14. All the Rage
  15. Favourite Hour

The Fall: Hex Enduction Hour

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On March 8, 1982, “Kamera” label released “Hex Enduction Hour”, the fourth Fall (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Regal Cinema” in Hitching, in 1981 at “Hljóðriti” in Reykjavik, and was produced by Grant Showbiz, Richard Mazda and Mark E. Smith.

Personnel:

  • Mark E. Smith– vocals, guitar, tape operation, design
  • Craig Scanlon– guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • Marc Riley– electronic organ, piano, guitar, banjo, backing vocals
  • Steve Hanley– bass guitar, xylophone, backing vocals
  • Paul Hanley– drums, guitar
  • Karl Burns– drums, tape operation, backing vocals
  • Kay Carroll – percussion, backing vocals
  • Alan Skinner – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Mark E. Smith, except where noted.

  1. The Classical
  2. Jawbone and the Air-Rifle
  3. Hip Priest
  4. Fortress / Deer Park – Mark E. Smith, Craig Scanlon, Marc Riley, Karl Burns
  5. Mere Pseud Mag. Ed
  6. Winter (Hostel – Maxi) – Mark E. Smith, Craig Scanion
  7. Winter 2 – Mark E. Smith, Craig Scanion
  8. Just Step S’ways
  9. Who Makes the Nazis?
  10. Iceland – Mark E. Smith, Craig Scanlon, Marc Riley, Steve Hanley
  11. And This Day

Foreigner: Same

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Foreigner

On March 8, 1977, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled,  debut Foreigner studio album. It was recorded in November 1976 at “The Hit Factory” and “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York, and was produced by John Sinclair, Gary Lyons, Mick Jones and Ian McDonald. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, and 5× Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Lou Gramm– lead vocals, percussion
  • Mick Jones– leaf vocals, guitar, backing vocals, keyboards,
  • Ian McDonald- guitar, horns, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Al Greenwood– keyboards, synthesizer
  • Ed Gagliardi– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Dennis Elliott– drums, backing vocals
  • Ian Lloyd –backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Feels Like the First Time – Mick Jones
  2. Cold as Ice – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm
  3. Starrider – Al Greenwood, Mick Jones
  4. Headknocker – Lou Gramm, Mick Jones
  5. The Damage Is Done – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm
  6. Long, Long Way from Home – Mick Jones, Lou Gramm, Ian McDonald
  7. Woman Oh Woman – Mick Jones
  8. At War with the World – Mick Jones
  9. Fool for You Anyway – Mick Jones
  10. I Need You – Lou Gramm, Mick Jones

Queen: II

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On March 8, 1974, “Parlaphone” label released “Queen II”, the second Queen studio album. It was recorded in August 1973, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Roy Thomas Baker, Robin Geoffrey Cable, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon. The cover photography was by Mick Rock. In the 1994 edition of “The Guinness All Time Top 1000 Albums”, “Queen II” was voted number 202. In 2005, “Kerrang!” magazine readers voted “Queen II” the 72nd greatest British rock album ever. In 2006, the album was featured in “Classic Rock and Metal Hammer’s “The 200 Greatest Albums of the 70s.”

Personnel:

  • Freddie Mercury– lead and backing vocals,  piano,  harpsichord, string piano
  • Brian May– lead and backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, bells, piano, organ
  • Roger Taylor– lead and backing vocals, drums, gong, marimba
  • John Deacon– bass guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Roy Thomas Baker– castanets, stylophone
  • Robin Cable – piano effects 

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian May except where noted.

White Side

  1. Procession
  2. Father to Son
  3. White Queen (As It Began)
  4. Some Day One Day
  5. The Loser in the End – Roger Taylor

Black Side

All tracks by Freddie Mercury.

  1. Ogre Battle
  2. The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke
  3. Nevermore
  4. The March of the Black Queen
  5. Funny How Love Is
  6. Seven Seas of Rhye