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The Residents: The Tunes of Two Cities

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In March 1982, “Ralph” label released “The Tunes of Two Cities” the second part of the “Mole Trilogy” by The Residents (The) . It was recorded October 1980-January 1982, and was produced by The Cryptic Corporation. The album is known to be one of the first to use the E-mu Emulator, one of the earliest commercial digital samplers.

  1. Serenade for Missy
  2. A Maze of Jigsaws
  3. Mousetrap
  4. God of Darkness
  5. Smack Your Lips (Clap Your Teeth)
  6. Praise for the Curse
  7. The Secret Seed
  8. Smokebeems
  9. Mourning the Undead
  10. Song of the Wild
  11. The Evil Disposers
  12. Happy Home

Carole King: One To One

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In March 1982, “Atlantic” label released “One to One”, the thirteen Carole King album. It was recorded in 1982, at “Studio South” in Austin, Texas and “Kendun Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Mark Hallman and Carole King. The album was accompanied by concert video featuring on-camera comments by Carole King, live performances from “One to One” studio album, and some of her best-known songs from previous albums.

Personnel:

  • Carole King – lead vocals, piano
  • Danny Kortchmar- guitar
  • Robert McEntee – guitar
  • Eric Johnson- guitar, Fender Rhodes
  • Mark Hallman- guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Reese Wynans- keyboards
  • Charles Larkey – bass
  • Steve Meador – drums
  • Christopher Dennis – percussion
  • Richard Hardy – flute, saxophone
  • Louise Goffin- backing vocals
  • Chet Himes, James Tuttle – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Carole King except where noted.

  1. One to One – Carole King, Cynthia Weil
  2. It’s a War
  3. Lookin’ Out for Number One
  4. Life Without Love – Gerry Goffin, Louise Goffin, Warren Pash
  5. Golden Man
  6. Read Between the Lines
  7. (Love Is Like A) Boomerang
  8. Goat Annie
  9. Someone You Never Met Before – Louise Goffin, Carole King
  10. Little Prince

Roddy Woomble: The Impossible Songs & Other Songs

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On March 21, 2011, “Greenvoe Records” label released “The Impossible Song & Other Songs” third Roddy Woomble album. It was recorded in 2010, at “An Tobar” in Isle of Mull, and was produced by Roddy Woomble. The album’s artwork was by Mairi Hedderwick,

Personnel:

  • Roddy Woomble- lead vocals
  • Sorren Maclean – acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, organ, vibraphone, backing vocals
  • Mhairi Hall – piano
  • Seonaid Aitken – piano, violin, backing vocals
  • Chick Lyall – piano
  • Michael Marra- organ
  • Gordon Maclean – double bass, accordion
  • Gavin Fox- bass guitar, accordion
  • Gregor Donaldson – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Phil Cunningham– accordion
  • Rob Hall – sopranino, soprano and tenor saxophones
  • Kevin Brolly – clarinet
  • Aidan O’Rourke – fiddle
  • Jill O’Sullivan – backing vocals
  • Gordon Maclean – recording
  • Tony Doogan – mixing, additional recording
  • Frank Arkwright – mastering
  • Darren Evans – layout
  • Rose Skelton – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Roddy Woomble and Sorren Maclean, except where noted.

  1. A New Day Has Begun – Roddy Woomble, Sorren Maclean, Jones
  2. Make Something Out of What it’s Worth
  3. Work Like You Can
  4. Tangled Wire
  5. Roll Along – Roddy Woomble, Sorren Maclean, Jones
  6. Hour After Hour – Roddy Woomble, Sorren Maclean, Jones
  7. Leaving Without Gold
  8. New Frontier – Roddy Woomble, Sorren Maclean, Jones
  9. Old Town
  10. Living as You Always Have
  11. Gather the Day
  12. Between the Old Moon

Visage: The Anvil

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In March 1982, “Polydor” label released “The Anvil”, the second Visage studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Mayfair Studios” in London, and was produced by Midge Ure, Steve Strange, Dave Formula, Billy Currie and Rusty Egan. The album’s front cover photograph was taken by Helmut Newton.

Personnel:

  • Steve Strange– lead vocals
  • Midge Ure– guitars, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Dave Formula– synthesizer
  • Billy Currie– electric violin, synthesizer
  • Barry Adamson– bass
  • Rusty Egan– drums, electronic drums, backing vocals
  • Gary Barnacle– saxophone
  • Perri Lister– backing vocals
  • Lorraine Whitmarsh – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Currie, Rusty Egan, Dave Formula, Steve Strange and Midge Ure.

  1. The Damned Don’t Cry
  2. Anvil (Night Club School)
  3. Move Up
  4. Night Train
  5. The Horseman
  6. Look What They’ve Done
  7. Again We Love
  8. Wild Life
  9. Whispers

Spandau Ballet: Diamond

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In March 1982, “Chrysalis” label released “Diamond” the second Spandau Ballet album. It was recorded 1981-1982, and was produced by Richard James Burgess.

Personnel:

  • Tony Hadley – lead vocals, synthesizer
  • Gary Kemp – guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals
  • Steve Norman – guitar, percussion, saxophone, backing vocals
  • Martin Kemp – bass, backing vocals
  • John Keeble – drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Kemp.

  1. Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On)
  2. Instinction
  3. Paint Me Down
  4. Coffee Club
  5. She Loved Like Diamond
  6. Pharaoh
  7. Innocence and Science
  8. Missionary

The Misfits: Walk Among Us

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In March 1982, “Ruby” label released “Walk Among Us” the debut Misfits (The) album. It was recorded June 1981-August 1981, December 1981-January 1982, and was produced by Glenn Danzig, Jerry Only, Doyle and Arthur Googy.

Personnel:

  • Glenn Danzig– vocals, guitar, overdubbed guitar
  • Doyle– guitar, backing vocals
  • Jerry Only– bass, backing vocals
  • Arthur Googy– drums
  • Mike Taylor– engineer
  • Pat Burnette – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Glenn Danzig.

  1. 20 Eyes
  2. I Turned into a Martian
  3. All Hell Breaks Loose
  4. Vampira
  5. Nike-A-Go-Go
  6. Hate Breeders
  7. Mommy, Can I Go Out and Kill Tonight?
  8. Night of the Living Dead
  9. Skulls
  10. Violent World
  11. Devil’s Whorehouse
  12. Astro Zombies
  13. Braineaters

Thomas Dolby: The Golden Age of Wireless

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In March 1982, “Venice in Peril” label released “The Golden Age of Wireless” the debut Thomas Dolby album. It was recorded in 1981, and was produced by Thomas Dolby and Tim Friese-Greene.

Personnel:

  • Thomas Dolby – lead and backing vocals, monk voice, drum programs, wave computer, synthesizer, piano, kalimba
  • Daniel Miller– synthesizer
  • Andy Partridge– harmonica, percussion
  • Kevin Armstrong– guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Birch – guitar, monk voice
  • Matthew Seligman– Moog bass
  • Mark Heyward Chaplin – bass guitar
  • Justin Hildreth – drums
  • Bosco – percussion
  • Simon House– violin
  • Tim Kerr – violin
  • Simon Lloyd – leadline brass, flute
  • Bruce Woolley – monk voice, backing vocals
  • James Allen – backing vocals
  • Les Chappel – backing vocals
  • Judy Evans – backing vocals
  • Lesley Fairbairn – backing vocals
  • Mutt Lange– backing vocals
  • Miriam Stockley – backing vocals
  • Akiko Yano– backing vocals
  • Lene Lovich– backing vocals
  • John Marsh – shipping forecast
  • Guido Orlando – Chilean translations, distress, grace
  • Magnus Pyke– voiceover

Track listing:

All tracks by Thomas Dolby, except where noted.

  1. Flying North
  2. Commercial Breakup – Thomas Dolby, Tim Kerr
  3. Weightless
  4. Europa and the Pirate Twins
  5. Windpower
  6. The Wreck of The Fairchild
  7. Airwaves
  8. Radio Silence
  9. Cloudburst at Shingle Street

Leb i Sol: Same

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On January 9, 1978, “PGP RTB” label released the self-titled, debut “Leb i Sol” album. It was recorded in 1977 at “RTV Novi Sad” and was produced by Josip Boček.

Personnel:

  • Vlatko Stefanovski – vocals, guitar
  • Kokan Dimuševski – keyboards
  • Bodan Arsovski – bass
  • Garabet Tavitijan – drums, percussion
  • Ištvan Tiba – engineer
  • Katalin Farkaš – engineer assistant

Track listing:

  1. Devetka – Kokan Dimuševski
  2. Pod vodom – Vlatko Stefanovski
  3. Utrinska tema – Vlatko Stefanovski
  4. Kokoska – Vlatko Stefanovski
  5. Nisam tvoj – Vlatko Stefanovski
  6. U senci – Garabet Tavitijan
  7. Cudo za tri dana – Vlatko Stefanovski
  8. Pesma o Sonji H – Kokan Dimuševski
  9. Damar – Bodan Arsovski

Sonic Youth: Same

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In March 1982, “Neutral” label released the self-titled, debut Sonic Youth EP. It was recorded December 1081-January 1982, at “Radio City Music Hall Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Richard Edson.

Personnel:

  • Thurston Moore – vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • Kim Gordon – vocals, bass guitar, guitar
  • Lee Ranaldo – vocals, guitar, power drill
  • Richard Edson – drums
  • Don Hunerberg – engineer

Track listing:

All music by Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Richard Edson.

  1. The Burning Spear – lyrics Thurston Moore
  2. I Dreamed a Dream – lyrics Richard Edson, Lee Ranaldo
  3. She Is Not Alone – lyrics Thurston Moore
  4. I Don’t Want to Push It – lyrics Kim Gordon
  5. The Good and the Bad