Journey: Same

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On April 1, 1975, “Columbia” label released the self – titled debut Journey album. It was recorded in November 1974, at “CBS Studios”, in San Francisco, and was produced by Roy Halee.

Personnel:

  • Neal Schon – lead guitar
  • George Tickner– guitars, bass
  • Gregg Rolie – vocals, keyboards
  • Ross Valory – bass guitar, piano
  • Aynsley Dunbar- drums

Track listing:

  1. Of a Lifetime – Gregg Rolie, George Tickner, Neal Schon
  2. In the Morning Day – Gregg Rolie, Ross Valory
  3. Kohoutek – Neal Schon, Gregg Rolie
  4. To Play Some Music – Neal Schon, Gregg Rolie
  5. Topaz – George Tickner
  6. In My Lonely Feeling/Conversations – Gregg Rolie, Ross Valory
  7. Mystery Mountain – Gregg Rolie, George Tickner, Diane Valory

The Residents: Meet the Residents

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Meet the Residents

On April 1, 1974, “Ralph Records” label released “Meet the Residents”, the debut Residents studio album. It was recorded February – October 1973, and was produced by The Residents.

Personnel:

  • The Residents – instruments, arrangements
  • Pore No Graphics – design
  • Robert Freeman – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by The Residents, except where noted.

  1. Boots – Lee Hazlewood
  2. Numb Erone
  3. Guylum Bardot
  4. Breath and Length
  5. Consuelo’s Departure
  6. Smelly Tongues
  7. Rest Aria
  8. Skratz
  9. Spotted Pinto Bean
  10. Infant Tango
  11. Seasoned Greetings
  12. N-ER-GEE (Crisis Blues)

 

Taste: Same

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On April 1, 1969, “Polydor” label released the self-titled, debut Taste album. It was recorded in August 1968, at “De Lane Studios” in London, and was produced by Tony Colton.

Personnel:

  • Rory Gallagher – vocals, guitars, saxophone, harmonica
  • Richard “Charlie” McCracken  – bass guitar
  • John Wilson – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Rory Gallagher, except where noted.

  1. Blister on the Moon
  2. Leavin’ Blues – Huddie Ledbetter, Rory Gallagher
  3. Sugar Mama- arr. Rory Gallagher
  4. Hail
  5. Born on the Wrong Side of Time
  6. Dual Carriageway Pain
  7. Same Old Story
  8. Catfish – arr. Rory Gallagher
  9. I’m Moving On – Hank Snow

Bruce Springsteen: Human Touch

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On March 31, 1992, “Columbia” label released “Human Touch”, the ninth Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded September 1989 – March 1991, at “A&M Studios”, and was produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin and Roy Bittan.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen– lead vocals, guitar, bass
  • Tim Pierce– second guitar
  • David Sancious– Hammond organ
  • Roy Bittan– keyboards
  • Randy Jackson– bass
  • Jeff Porcaro– drums, percussion
  • Michael Fisher – percussion
  • Sam Moore– backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa– harmony vocals
  • Bobby King– backing vocals
  • Bobby Hatfield– harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen, except where noted.

  1. Human Touch
  2. Soul Driver
  3. 57 Channels (And Nothin’ On)
  4. Cross My Heart – Bruce Springsteen, Sonny Boy Williamson
  5. Gloria’s Eyes
  6. With Every Wish
  7. Roll of the Dice – Bruce Springsteen, Roy Bittan
  8. Real World – Bruce Springsteen, Roy Bittan
  9. All or Nothin’ at All
  10. Man’s Job
  11. I Wish I Were Blind
  12. The Long Goodbye
  13. Real Man
  14. Pony Boy – traditional

Prince: Sign o’ the Times

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On March 31, 1987, “Paisley Park Records” label released “Sign o’ the Times” (Sign “☮” the Times}, the ninth Prince studio album. It was recorded in 1986 – 1987, at “Lake Minnetonka Home Studio” in Minnetonka, “Galpin Boulevard Home Studio” in Chanhassen, “Washington Avenue Warehouse” in Eden Prairie, “Sunset Sound Recorders” and “Ocean Way Recording” in Hollywood, “Monterey Sound Studios” in Glendale, and “Dierks Studio Mobile Trucks” in Paris, and was produced by Prince. In 1989, magazine “Time Out” named it as the greatest album of all time. Magazine “New Musical Express” ranked “Sign o’ the Times” at number 16 in its list of the “All Time Top 100 Albums”. Magazine “The Times”  ranked  “Sign o’ the Times” as the 29th greatest album of all time, and in 2003, magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked the album at number 93 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Prince- all vocals and instruments except as noted below
  • Wendy Melvoin- guitar, tambourine, congas, backing vocals
  • Lisa Coleman- Fairlight sitar, wooden flute, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Fink- keyboards
  • Miko Weaver- guitar
  • Brown Mark- bass
  • Bobby Z.- drums
  • Sheila E.- rap, drums, percussion
  • Eric Leeds- saxophone
  • Atlanta Bliss- trumpet
  • Jill Jones- vocals
  • Susannah Melvoin- backing vocals, vocals
  • Sheena Easton- co-lead vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Prince, except where noted

  1. Sign o’ the Times
  2. Play in the Sunshine
  3. Housequake
  4. The Ballad of Dorothy Parker
  5. It
  6. Starfish and Coffee – Prince, Susannah Melvoin
  7. Slow Love – Prince, Carole Davis
  8. Hot Thing
  9. Forever in My Life
  10. U Got the Look
  11. If I Was Your Girlfriend
  12. Strange Relationship
  13. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
  14. The Cross
  15. It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night – Prince, Doctor Fink, Eric Leeds
  16. Adore

Thompson Twins: Close to the Bone

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On March 31, 1987, “Arista” label released “Close to the Bone”, the sixth Thompson Twins studio album. It was recorded in 1986 – 1987, and was produced by Rupert Hine and Tom Bailey.

Personnel:

  • Tom Bailey – lead vocals, keyboards, guitars, bass, programming
  • Jamie West-Oram – guitar
  • Alannah Currie – drums, percussion, marimba, xylophone, backing vocals, art direction
  • Geoff Dugmore- drums
  • Griff Fender – backing vocals
  • Pikey Butler – backing vocals
  • The Mint Juleps – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Follow Your Heart
  2. Bush Baby
  3. Get That Love
  4. Twentieth Century
  5. Long Goodbye
  6. Still Waters
  7. Savage Moon
  8. Gold Fever
  9. Dancing In Your Shoes
  10. Perfect Day

Prince And The Revolution: Parade

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On March 31, 1986, “Paisley Park Records” released “Parade”, the eighth Prince studio album. It was recorded 1985 – 1986, and was produced by Prince.

Personnel:

  • Prince – lead vocals, various instruments
  • Lisa Coleman – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Wendy Melvoin- lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Miko Weaver- rhythm guitar
  • Craig Powell – guitar
  • Tony Christian – keyboards
  • Fink- keyboards
  • Brown Mark- bass
  • Bobby Z.- drums, percussion
  • Jonathan Melvoin– drums
  • Marr Star – drums
  • Aaron Keith – drums
  • Sheila E.- backing vocals, cowbells, drums
  • Eric Leeds- saxophone
  • Atlanta Bliss- trumpet
  • Marie France – vocals
  • Sandra Francisco – vocals
  • Mazarati- backing vocals
  • Susannah Melvoin- backing vocals
  • Kevin Patrick – backing vocals
  • Clare Fischer- orchestra arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Prince, except where noted.

  1. Christopher Tracy’s Parade – Prince, John L. Nelson
  2. New Position
  3. I Wonder U
  4. Under the Cherry Moon – Prince, John L. Nelson
  5. Gifts & Boys
  6. Life Can Be So Nice
  7. Venus De Milo
  8. Mountains – Prince, Wendy & Lisa
  9. Do U Lie?
  10. Kiss – Prince
  11. Anotherloverholenyohead
  12. Sometimes It Snows in April – Prince, Wendy & Lisa

 

Wings: London Town

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On March 31, 1978, “Parlaphone” label released “London Town”, the sixth Wings studio album. It was recorded February 1977 – January 1978, at “Abbey Road Studios”, “AIR Studios”, London; Virgin Islands, and was produced by Paul McCartney.

Personnel:

  • Paul McCartney– vocal, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion, violin, flageolet, recorder, deign, photography
  • Denny Laine– vocal, guitar, bass, flageolet, recorder, percussion, design, photography
  • Linda McCartney– vocal, keyboards, percussion, design, photography
  • Jimmy McCulloch– guitar, percussion
  • Joe English– vocal, drums, percussion, harmonica

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul McCartney, except where noted.

  1. London Town – Paul McCartney, Denny Laine
  2. Cafe on the Left Bank
  3. I’m Carrying
  4. Backwards Traveller
  5. Cuff Link
  6. Children Children – Paul McCartney, Denny Laine
  7. Girlfriend
  8. I’ve Had Enough
  9. With a Little Luck
  10. Famous Groupies
  11. Deliver Your Children – Paul McCartney, Denny Laine
  12. Deliver Your Children
  13. Don’t Let It Bring You Down – Paul McCartney, Denny Laine
  14. Morse Moose and the Grey Goose – Paul McCartney, Denny Laine

Aerosmith: Honkin’ On Bobo

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On March, 30, 2004, “Columbia” label released “Honkin’ on Bobo”, the fourteen Aerosmith studio album.It was recorded in 2003, at at the “Boneyard”, “The Bryer Patch”, and“Pandora’s Box”, and was produced by Steven Tyler,Joe Perry, Jack Douglas and Marti Frederiksen.

Personnel:

  • Steven Tyler– lead vocals, harmonica
  • Joe Perry– lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Brad Whitford– guitar
  • Tom Hamilton– bass
  • Joey Kramer– drums
  • Tracy Bonham– vocals
  • Johnnie Johnson– piano
  • The Memphis Horns– brass
  • Paul Santo – piano, electric piano, organ, engineering
  • Paul Caruso– engineer
  • Jay Messina – engineer
  • Marti Frederiksen – mixing, engineer
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering

Track listing:

  1. Road Runner – Ellas McDaniel
  2. Shame, Shame, Shame – Ruby Fisher, Kenyon Hopkins
  3. Eyesight to the Blind – Sonny Boy Williamson
  4. Baby, Please Don’t Go – Joe Williams
  5. Never Loved a Girl – Ronny Shannon
  6. Back Back Train – Fred McDowell
  7. You Gotta Move – rev. Gary Davis, Fred McDowell
  8. The Grind – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Frederiksen
  9. I’m Ready – Willie Dixon
  10. Temperature – Joel Michael Cohen, Walter Jacobs
  11. Stop Messin’ Around – Joel Michael Cohen, Walter Jacobs
  12. Stop Messin’ Around – Clifford Adams, Peter Green
  13. Jesus Is on the Main Line – traditional; arranged by F. McDowell

Pulp: This Is Hardcore

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On March 30, 1998, “Island” label released “This Is Hardcore”,the sixth Pulp album. It was recorded in 1997, at “CTS Studios”, and “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Chris Thomas.  In 2013, magazine “NME” ranked “This Is Hardcore” at number 166 in its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Jarvis Cocker – vocals, guitar, keyboards, arranger
  • Russell Senior – guitar, violin, arranger
  • Mark Webber – guitar, keyboards, arranger
  • Steve Mackey – bass, arranger
  • Nick Banks – drums, percussion
  • Anne Dudley – piano, string arrangements
  • Chris Thomas – piano
  • Neneh Cherry – vocals
  • Mandy Bell, Carol Kenyon, Jackie Rawe – backing vocals
  • Nicholas Dodd– orchestration
  • Magnus Fiennes, Mark Hayley, Matthew Vaughan, Olle Romo – programming
  • Pete Lewis – engineer
  • John Currin- artwork
  • Peter Saville – art direction, artwork
  • Howard Wakefield, Paul Hetherington – artwork, design, Smart blur ‘painterly effect
  • Horst Diekgerdes – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jarvis Cocker, all music by Nick Banks, Candida Doyle, Steve Mackey and Mark Webber, except where noted.

  1. The Fear
  2. Dishes
  3. Party Hard
  4. Help the Aged
  5. This Is Hardcore – Nick Banks, Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle, Mark Webber, Peter Thomas, Steve Mackey
  6. TV Movie
  7. A Little Soul
  8. I’m a Man
  9. Seductive Barry
  10. Sylvia

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