Dream Theater: Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence

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On January 29, 2002, “Elektra” label released “Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence”, the sixth Dream Theater” studio album. It was recorded in 2001, at the “Bear Tracks Studios” in New York, and was produced by Mike Portnoy and John Petrucci.

Personnel:

  • James LaBrie – lead vocals
  • John Petrucc i– guitar, backing vocals
  • Jordan Rudess – keyboard
  • John Myung – bass
  • Mike Portnoy – co – lead and backing vocals, drums

Track listing:

All music by John Petrucci, John Myung, Jordan Rudess and Mike Portnoy.

  1. The Glass Prison – lyrics by Mike Portnoy
  • “I. Reflection”
  • “II. Restoration”
  • “III. Revelation”
  1. Blind Faith – lyrics by James LaBrie
  2. Misunderstood – lyrics by John Petrucci
  3. The Great Debate – lyrics by John Petrucci
  4. Disappear – lyrics by James LaBrie

Screaming Trees: Uncle Anesthesia

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On January 29, 1991, “Epic” label released “Uncle Anesthesia”, the fifth Screaming Trees album. It was recorded in June 1990, and was produced by Mark Lanegan, Gary Lee Corner, Van Corner, Terry Date and Chris Cornell.

Personnel:

  • Mark Lanegan- vocals
  • Gary Lee Conner- guitar, backing vocals
  • Van Conner- bass, backing vocals
  • Mark Pickerel- percussion, drums
  • Chris Cornell- recorder, backing vocals
  • Terry Pickerel – percussion
  • Jeff McGraph – trumpet
  • Terry Date – backing vocals
  • Scott Miller – backing vocals
  • David Coleman – art direction
  • Mark Ryden- artwork
  • Karen Mason – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Lanegan, Gary Lee Conner and Van Conner.

  1. Beyond This Horizon
  2. Bed of Roses
  3. Uncle Anesthesia
  4. Story of Her Fate
  5. Caught Between
  6. Lay Your Head Down
  7. Before We Arise
  8. Something About Today
  9. Alice Said
  10. Time for Light
  11. Dissappearing
  12. Ocean of Confusion
  13. Closer

Jesus Jones: Doubt

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On January 29, 1991, “Food / Parlaphone” labels released “Doubt”, the second Jesus Jones album. It was recorded in May 1990, and was produced by Ian Curnow, Mike Edwards, Phil Harding and Andy Ross.

Personnel:

  • Mike Edwards – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Jerry De Borg – guitars
  • Iain Baker – keyboards, programming
  • Al Doughty- bass
  • Gen – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Edwards, except where noted.

  1. Trust Me
  2. Who? Where? Why?
  3. International Bright Young Thing
  4. I’m Burning
  5. Right Here, Right Now
  6. Nothing to Hold Me – Mike Edwards, Iain Baker
  7. Real Real Real
  8. Welcome Back Victoria
  9. Two and Two
  10. Stripped
  11. Blissed

Fish: Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors

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Fish Vigil

On January 29, 1990, “EMI” label released “Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors” the debut Fish solo album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Jon Kelly.

Personnel:

  • Fish (Derek W. Dick) – all vocals
  • Frank Usher- guitars
  • Hal Lindes- guitars
  • Janick Gers- guitars
  • Mickey Simmonds – keyboards, piano, drum programming
  • Davy Spillane – pipes, whistles
  • Phil Cunningham – whistles, accordion, bodhrán
  • John Giblin – bass guitar
  • Mark Brzezicki – drums
  • John Keeble – drums
  • Luís Jardim – percussion
  • Aly Bain – violin
  • Alison Jones – violin
  • Gavyn Wright – violin
  • Carol Kenyon, Tessa Niles- backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Vigil – Dereck W. Dick, Mickey Simmonds
  2. Big Wedge = Dereck W. Dick, Mickey Simmonds
  3. State of Mind – Dereck W. Dick, Hal Lindes, Mickey Simmonds
  4. The Company – Dereck W. Dick, Mickey Simmonds
  5. A Gentleman’s Excuse Me –Dereck W. Dick, Mickey Simmonds
  6. Family Business – Dereck W. Dick, Hal Lindes, Mickey Simmonds
  7. View From The Hill – Dereck W. Dick, Janick Gers
  8. Cliché – Dereck W. Dick, Hal Lindes, Mickey Simmonds

Yello: Stella

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On January 29, 1985, “Vertigo” label released “Stella”, the fourth Yello studio album.  It was recorded 1983 – 1984, at “Yello Studio” in Zurich, and was produced by Boris Blank and Dieter Meier. It was band’s first release without the founder member Carlos Perón.

Personnel:

  •  Boris Blank – vocals, keyboards, programming
  • Dieter Meier– lead and backing vocals
  • Beat Ash – hi-hat
  • Chico Hablas – guitar
  • Annie Hogan– piano
  • Rush Winters – vocals
  • Petia Kaufman –glass harp

Track listing:

All music by Boris Blank, lyrics by Dieter Meier except where noted.

  1. Desire
  2. Vicious Games
  3. Oh Yeah
  4. Desert Inn
  5. Stalakdrama
  6. Koladi-ola – lyrics by Boris Blank
  7. Domingo
  8. Sometimes (Dr. Hirsch)
  9. Let Me Cry
  10. Ciel Ouvert
  11. Angel No

Buzzcocks: Spiral Scratch

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On January 29, 1977, Buzzcocks self released the debut EP “Spiral  Scratch”. It was recorded in 1976 and was produced by Martin Hannett. This was the third record ever released by British punk band and the first self-released one.

Personnel:

  • Howard Devoto– vocals
  • Pete Shelley– guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Diggle– bass
  • John Maher– drums

All tracks by Howard Devoto and Pete Shelley.

  1. Breakdown
  2. Time’s Up
  3. Boredom
  4. Friends of Mine

Lou Reed: The Raven

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On January 28, 2003, “Sire” label released “The Raven”, the nineteenth Lou Reed album. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Hal Willner and Lou Reed. “The Raven” is concept album recounting the short stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe through word and song. The album also features new versions of two of Lou Reed’s songs, “The Bed” and “Perfect Day”.

Personnel:

  • Lou Reed – vocals, guitar
  • Mike Rathke – guitar
  • Russ DeSalvo- guitar, keyboards
  • Friedrich Paravicini – piano, keyboards
  • Fernando Saunders- bass, guitar, backing vocals
  • Tony “Thunder” Smith- drums
  • Patrick Carroll- bass, drum programming
  • Laurie Anderson – vocals
  • Antony Hegarty, David Bowie- vocals
  • Doug Wieselman – baritone and tenor saxophone
  • Paul Shapiro- tenor saxophone
  • Steve Bernstein- trumpet, horn arrangement
  • Art Baron- trombone
  • Ornette Coleman- alto saxophone
  • Frank Wulff- oboe, hurdy-gurdy
  • Shelly Woodworth – English horn
  • Antoine Silverman, Marti Sweet – violin
  • Rob Mathes- string arrangements
  • Jane Scarpantoni- cello, string arrangement
  • Willem Dafoe, Steve Buscemi, Elizabeth Ashley, Amanda Plummer- voice
  • Kate & Anna McGarrigle – backing vocals
  • The Blind Boys of Alabama- backing vocals
  • Julian Schnabel – art cover

All tracks by Lou Reed.

  1. Overture
  2. Edgar Allan Poe
  3. Call On Me
  4. The Valley Of Unrest
  5. A Thousand Departed Friends
  6. Change
  7. The Bed
  8. Perfect Day
  9. The Raven
  10. Balloon
  11. Broadway Song
  12. Blind Rage
  13. Burning Embers
  14. Vanishing Act
  15. Guilty
  16. I Wanna Know (The Pit And The Pendulum)
  17. Science Of The Mind
  18. Hop Frog
  19. Tripitena’s Speech
  20. Who Am I? (Tripitena’s Song)
  21. Guardian Angel

The Chemical Brothers: Come With Us

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On January 28, 2002, “Virgin” and “Freestyle Dust” labels released “Come with Us”, the fourth Chemical Brothers (The) studio album. It was recorded  2000 – 2001, at “Miloco Studios” in London, and was produced  by Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands.

Personnel:

  • Ed Simons
  • Tom Rowlands
  • Richard Ashcroft – vocals
  • Neth Orton – vocal
  • Beverley Skeete – vocal
  • Showell (Andrew Lowell) – percussion
  • Steve Dub – engineer
  • Greg Fleming – engineer assistant
  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Cheeky Pal – editing
  • Blue Source – art direction
  • Kate Gibb – screenprints

Track listing:

All tracks by Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands.

  1. Come with Us
  2. It Began in Africa
  3. Galaxy Bounce
  4. Star Guitar
  5. Hoops
  6. My Elastic Eye
  7. The State We’re In
  8. Denmark
  9. Pioneer Skies
  10. The Test

The J. Geils Band: Love Stinks

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On January 28, 1980, “EMI” label released “Love Stinks” the eleventh J. Geils Band (The) album. It was recorded in 1979, at the “Long View Farm” in Massachusetts, and was produced by Seth Justman.

Personnel:

  • Peter Wolf – vocals
  • John G. Geils – guitar
  • Seth Justman – vocals, keyboard
  • Magic Dick- harmonica, trumpet, chromatic harmonica
  • Danny Klein- bass
  • Stephen Bladd – vocals, percussion, drums
  • Seth Justman – arrangements
  • Carin Goldberg – art direction
  • Carin Goldberg, Mark Handel – design
  • Cadence Industries Corp. – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Wolf and Seth Justman, except where noted

  1. Just Can’t Wait
  2. Come Back
  3. Takin’ You Down
  4. Night Time – Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer
  5. No Anchovies, Please
  6. Love Stinks
  7. Tryin’ Not to Think About It
  8. Desire (Please Don’t Turn Away)
  9. Till the Walls Come Tumblin’ Down

T. Rex: Tanx

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Tanx

On January 28, 1973, “EMI” label released “Тanx”, the eighth T.Rex studio album.  It was recorded February – December 1972, at the “Abbey Road Studios” and “Air Studios” in London, “Strawberry Studios” in Paris, “EMI Toshiba Studios” in Tokyo, and was produced by Tony Visconti.

Personnel:

  • Marc Bolan– vocals, guitar
  • Mickey Finn– vocals, conga, hand percussion
  • Elton John- piano
  • Steve Currie– bass
  • Bill Legend– drums
  • Tony Visconti– mellotron, string arrangements, backing vocals, recorder
  • Howard Casey– saxophone

Track listing:

All tracks by Marc Bolan.

  1. Tenement Lady
  2. Rapids
  3. Mister Mister
  4. Broken Hearted Blues
  5. Shock Rock
  6. Country Honey
  7. Electric Slim and the Factory Hen
  8. Mad Donna
  9. Born to Boogie
  10. Life is Strange
  11. The Street and Babe Shadow
  12. Highway Knees
  13. Left Hand Luke and the Beggar Boys

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