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Public Image Ltd.: Metal Box

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On November 23, 1979, “Virgin” label released “Metal Box”, the second Public Image Ltd. album. It was recorded March – October 1979, at “The Manor Studio”, ”Shipton-on-Cherwell”, “Townhouse Studios”, “Advision Studios”, “Gooseberry Sound Studios & Rollerball Rehearsal Studios” in London, and was produced by John Lydon,  Keith Levene, Jah Wobble and David Humphrey. In 2003, magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “Metal Box” at number 469 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • John Lydon– vocals, piano
  • Keith Levene– guitar, synthesizers, drums, bass guitar
  • Jah Wobble– bass guitar, drums, piano
  • David Humphrey – drums
  • Richard Dudanski– drums
  • Martin Atkins– drums
  • PiL, Dennis Morris- design
  • The Metal Box Company – packaging

Track listing:

All tracks by John Lydon,  Keith Levene, Jah Wobble and David Humphrey.

  1. Albatross
  2. Memories
  3. Swan Lake
  4. Poptones
  5. Careering
  6. No Birds
  7. Graveyard
  8. The Suit
  9. Bad baby
  10. Socialist
  11. Chant
  12. Radio 4

The Jam: Setting Sons

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On November 17, 1979, “Polydor” label released “Setting Sons”, the fourth Jam studio album.  It was recorded August – 10 October 1979, at “The Townhouse Studios” in London, and was produced by Vic Coppersmith-Heaven.

Personnel:

  • Paul Weller – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Bruce Foxton – vocals, bass, rhythm guitar
  • Bruce Buckler – drums, percussion
  • “Merton” Mick- piano
  • Rudi – saxophone
  • The Jam Philharmonic Orchestra – cello, timpani, recorder
  • Pete Solley- score for strings

Track listing

All tracks by Paul Weller except where noted.

  1. Strange Town
  2. Saturday’s Kids
  3. Little Boy Soldiers
  4. The Eton Rifles
  5. Girl on the Phone
  6. Heat Wave – Holland-Dozier-Holland
  7. Smithers-Jones – Bruce Foxton
  8. Private Hell
  9. The Butterfly Collector
  10. Burning Sky
  11. Thick as Thieves
  12. Wasteland

Madness: One Step Beyond

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On October 19, 1979, “Stiff” label released “One Step Beyond”, the debut Madness album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Eden” and “TW Studios” in London, and was produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley.

Personnel:

  • Graham McPherson (Suggs) – lead vocals
  • Chris Foreman (Chrissy Boy) – guitars
  • Mike Barson (Monsieur Barso) – keyboards
  • Mark Bedford (Bedders) – bass
  • Dan Woodgate (Woody) – drums, percussion
  • Lee “Kix” Thompson– lead and backing vocals, saxophones
  • Cathal Smyth (Chas Smash) – lead and backing vocals, fancy footwork

Track listing:

  1. One Step Beyond– Campbell
  2. My Girl– Mike Barson
  3. Night Boat to Cairo– Mike Barson, Graham McPherson
  4. Believe Me – Mike Barson, Hasler
  5. Land of Hope and Glory – Chris Foreman, Lee Thompson
  6. The Prince – Lee Thompson
  7. Tarzan’s Nuts – Mike Barson
  8. In the Middle of the Night – Graham McPherson, Chris Foreman
  9. Bed & Breakfast Man – Mike Barson
  10. Razor Blade Alley – Lee Thompson
  11. Swan Lake– Tchaikovsky, Mike Barson
  12. Rockin’ in AB– Wurlitzer, Bazooka Joecover
  13. Mummy’s Boy – Mark Bedford
  14. Madness – Campbell
  15. Chipmunks Are Go! – Cathal Smyth, Brendan Smyth

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Damn The Torpedoes

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On October 19, 1979, “Backstreet Records” released “Damn the  Torpedoes”, the third Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album.  It was recorded 1978 -1979, at the “Sound City” and “Van Nuys Cherokee Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty. In 2003, The album was ranked at number 313 on “Rolling Stone’s” magazine list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Tom Petty – lead vocals, guitars, harmonica
  • Mike Campbell – guitars, slide guitar, keyboards, accordion, electric bass
  • Benmont Tench – vocals, piano, organ, harmonium
  • Ron Blair– electric bass
  • Stan Lynch– drums, vocals
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn– bass
  • Jim Keltner – percussion
  • Phil Jones – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Refugee – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
  2. Here Comes My Girl – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
  3. Even the Losers – Tom Petty
  4. Shadow of a Doubt – Tom Petty
  5. Century City – Tom Petty
  6. Don’t Do Me Like That – Tom Petty
  7. You Tell Me – Tom Petty
  8. What Are You Doin’ in My Life – Tom Petty
  9.  Louisiana Rain – Tom Petty

Fleetwood Mac: Tusk

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Tusk

On October 12, 1979, “Warner Bros” label released “Tusk”, the twelve Fleetwood Mac album.  It was recorded at the “The Village Recorder”, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Richard Dashut and Ken Caillat. The recording process costs were over $1 million, making “Tusk” the most expensive rock album made up to that point. In 2013, “NME” magazine ranked “Tusk” at number 445 in their list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Lindsey Buckingham– vocals, guitars, bass guitar, drums, percussion
  • Stevie Nicks– vocals
  • Christine McVie– vocals, keyboards
  • John McVie– bass guitar
  • Mick Fleetwood– drums, percussion
  • USC Trojan Marching Band– percussion, horns

Track listing:

  1. Over & Over – Christine McVie
  2. The Ledge – Lindsey Buckingham
  3. Think About Me – Christine McVie
  4. Save Me a Piece – Lindsey Buckingham
  5. Sara – Stevie Nicks
  6. What Makes You Think You’re the One – Lindsey Buckingham
  7. Storms – Stevie Nicks
  8. That’s All for Everyone – Lindsey Buckingham
  9. Not That Funny – Lindsey Buckingham
  10. Sisters of the Moon – Stevie Nicks
  11. Angel – Stevie Nicks
  12. That’s Enough for Me – Lindsey Buckingham
  13. Brown Eyes – Christine McVie
  14. Never Make Me Cry – Christine McVie
  15. I Know I’m Not Wrong – Lindsey Buckingham
  16. Honey Hi – Christine McVie
  17. Beautiful Child – Stevie Nicks
  18. Walk a Thin Line – Lindsey Buckingham
  19. Tusk – Lindsey Buckingham
  20. Never Forget – Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood

The Boomtown Rats: The Fine Art Of Surfacing

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On October 9, 1979, “Mulligan Records” released “The Fine Art of Surfacing”, the third Boomtown Rats album.  It was recorded in 1979, and was produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Phil Wainman. The album contained the track “I Don’t Like Mondays”, that became band’s trademark song.

Personnel:

  • Bob Geldof – vocals, saxophone
  • Garry Roberts – vocals, guitar
  • Gerry Cott – guitar
  • Johnnie Fingers – vocals, keyboards
  • Pete Briquette – vocals, bass
  • Simon Crowe – vocals, drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Geldof, except where noted.

  1. Someone’s Looking at You
  2. Diamond Smiles
  3. Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero)
  4. Having My Picture Taken – Bob Geldof, Pete Briquette
  5. Sleep (Fingers’ Lullaby) – Johnnie Fingers
  6. A hidden track (with lyrics including “That’s not Funny, I’m not Laughing”)
  7. I Don’t Like Mondays
  8. Nothing Happened Today
  9. Keep It Up – Bob Geldof, Gerry Cott
  10. Nice N Neat
  11. When the Night Comes

Joe Jackson: I’m the Man

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On October 5, 1979, “A&M’ label released “I’m the Man”, Joe Jackson’s second album.  It was recorded in March 1979, at the “TW Studios”, Fulham, in London, and was produced by David Kershenbaum.

Personnel:

  • Joe Jackson– vocals, piano, harmonica, melodica
  • Gary Sanford – guitar
  • Graham Maby – vocals, bass
  • David Houghton – vocals, drums

Track listing:

All compositions by Joe Jackson.

  1. On Your Radio
  2. Geraldine and John
  3. Kinda Kute
  4. It’s Different for Girls
  5. I’m the Man
  6. The Band Wore Blue Shirts
  7. Don’t Wanna Be Like That
  8. Amateur Hour
  9. Get That Girl
  10. Friday

The Police: Reggata de Blanc

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On October 5, 1979, “A&M” label released “Reggatta de Blanc”, the second Police (The) studio album. It was recorded February – August 1979, at the “Surrey Sound Studios”, and was produced by Nigel Gray, Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland. In 1980, the title track brought the band their first “Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance”. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Reggata de Blanc” No. 372 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.

Personnel:

  • Sting – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, double bass
  • Andy Summers – guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • Stewart Copeland – lead and backing vocals, drums, guitar, piano, spoken word

Track listing

All tracks by Sting, except where noted.

  1. Message in a Bottle
  2. Reggata de Blanc – Andy Summers, Sting, Stewart Copeland
  3. It’s Alright for You – Sting, Stewart Copeland
  4. Bring on the Night
  5. Deathwish – Andy Summers, Sting, Stewart Copeland
  6. Walking on the Moon
  7. On Any Other Day – Stewart Copeland
  8. The Bed’s Too Big Without You
  9. Contact
  10. Does Everyone Stare
  11. No Time This Time

Siouxsie and the Banshees: Join Hands

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On September 7, 1979, “Polydor” label released “Join Hands”, the second Siouxsie and the Banshees studio album. It was recorded May – June 1979 at the “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Nils Stevenson and Mike Stavrou.

Personnel:

  • Siouxsie Sioux– vocals, piano
  • John McKay– guitar, saxophone
  • Steven Severin– bass guitar
  • Kenny Morris– drums, percussion

All lyrics by Siouxsie Sioux, except where noted, all music by Sioux, Steven Severin, John McKay, Kenny Morris, except where noted.

  1. Poppy Day
  2. Regal Zone
  3. Placebo Effect
  4. Icon
  5. Premature Burial
  6. Playground Twist
  7. Mother / Oh Mein Papa – Siouxie Sioux, John Turner, Siouxie and the Bnashees, Paul Burkhard
  8. The Lord’s Prayer – traditional, Siouxie Sioux

J. J. Cale: 5

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On August 30, 1979, “Island” label released “5”, the fifth J J Cale album. It was recorded at the “Crazy Mama Studios”, Nashville, “The Lakehouse”;  “Old Hickory”; “Columbia Studios” and “Woodland Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Audie Ashworth and J J Cale.

Personnel:

  • JJ Cale – vocals, guitars, bass, piano, drums
  • Christine Lakeland – vocals, organ, rhythm guitar, piano, percussion
  • Sherry Porter – voices
  • Bill Boatman – electric and rhythm guitar, fiddle
  • Bill Kenner: mandolin
  • David Briggs – piano
  • Larry Bell – electric piano, organ
  • Billy Cox – bass
  • Carl Radle – bass
  • Nick Rather – bass
  • Karl Himmel – drums
  • Kenny Buttrey – drums
  • Buddy Harman – drums
  • Jimmy Karstein – drums, congas
  • George Tidwell – horns
  • Don Sheffield – horns
  • Dennis Goode – horns
  • Terry Williams – horns
  • Farrell Morris – vibes
  • Shelly Kurland – strings
  • Carl Gorodetzy – strings
  • Roy Christensen – strings
  • Marv Chantry – strings
  • Cam Mullins – string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by J J Cale, except where noted.

  1. Thirteen Days
  2. Bolin’ Pot
  3. I’ll Make Love to You
  4. Don’t Cry Sister
  5. Too Much for Me
  6. Sensitive Kind
  7. Friday
  8. Lou-Easy-Ann
  9. Let’s Go to Tahiti – Bill Boatman, Roger Tilotson
  10. Katy Kool Lady – J J Cale, Christine Lakeland
  11. Fate of a Fool
  12. Mona