In June 1981, “Recession Records” label released “The Body Album”, the debut Body album. It was recorded in 1981, and was produced by Tony Allsiton, John Bleasdale, Ronny Nelson and Gary Alliston.
Personnel:
Tony Alliston – vocals, lead guitar, flute
John Bleasdale – keyboards
Ronny Nelson – vocals, bass guitar
Gary Alliston – vocals, percussion
John Amiss, John Brierley – engineer
Steve Tallon – artwork
Don MacDonald – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Tony Allsiton, John Bleasdale, Ronny Nelson and Gary Alliston.
In May 1982, “Columbia” label released “We Want Miles”, album by Miles Davis. It was recorded June, July – October 1981, at “KIX” in Boston, “Avery Fisher Hall” in New York City and special stage in “Nishi-Shinjuku” Tokyo, Japan, and was produced by Teo Macero.
Personnel:
Miles Davis – trumpet, keyboards
Bill Evans – soprano and tenor saxophone
Mike Stern – electric guitar
Marcus Miller – bass guitar
Al Foster – drums
Mino Cinelu – percussion
Bud Grahm – engineer
Don Puluse – engineer
Hank Altman – engineer
Ted Brosnan – engineer
David Hewitt – engineer
Ted Brosnan – engineer
Yasuhisa Yoneda – cover photography
Bruce Talamon – inside photography
Henri Renaud – series producer
George Butler – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Miles Davis except where indicated.
Jean-Pierre
Back Seat Betty
Fast Track
Jean-Pierre
My Man’s Gone Now – DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin
On March 10, 1981, “Kitty Records” label released “The Rainbow Goblins”, the ninth Masayoshi Takanaka studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Kitty Izu Studio”, “Polydor Studio” and “KRS Studio”, and was produced by Masayoshi Takanaka.
In February 1982, “Cherry Red” label released “Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty”, the debut Felt studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Woodbine Street Recording Studios” in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, and was produced by John A. Rivers.
Personnel:
Lawrence – vocals, guitar, bass guitar
Maurice Deebank – electric guitar, bass guitar
Nick Gilbert – bass guitar
Gary Ainge – drums
Tracks listing:
All lyrics by Lawrence, all music by Lawrence and Maurice Deebank.
On February 25, 1982, “Y” label released “The Litanies of Satan”, the debut Diamanda Galás studio album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, at “Nadir Studios” in London, and in San Diego, California, and was produced by Dave Hunt.
On January 11, 1982, “Polydor” (licensed from ZE Records) label released “Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful?”, the debut Waitresses (The) studio album. It was recorded 1980 – 1981, and was produced by Chris Butler and Kurt Munkacsi.
On November 2, 1982, “Backstreet” label released “Long After Dark”, the fifth Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers studio album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, at “Record Plant”, “Wally Heider’s” and “Crystal” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty.
Personnel:
Tom Petty – lead vocals, guitars
Mike Campbell – guitars
Benmont Tench – acoustic and electric pianos, Hammond and Vox organs, Oberheim OB-Xa synthesizer, backing vocals
On October 31, 1981, “Mushroom” label released “Local &/or General”, the second Models studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Farmyard Studios” in Bucks, England, and was produced by Stephen W Tayler. Sean Kelly, Andrew Duffield, Mark Ferrie and Janis Freidenfields.
On October 29, 1996, “Young God” and “Atavistic” labels released “Soundtracks for the Blind”, the tenth Swans studio album. It was recorded 1981 – 1996, at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, “B.C. Studios” in Brooklyn, New York, “Plastikville” in New York City, “Griffin Mastering” in Atlanta, Georgia, and was produced by Michael Gira and Jarboe.
Personnel:
Michael Gira – vocals, guitar, samples, sounds, loops
Jarboe – vocals, keyboards, sounds, loops
Joe Goldring – electric guitar, bass guitar
Vudi – acoustic and electric guitar
Larry Mullins – drums, percussion, vibraphone
Cris Force – viola
Bill Rieflin
Christoph Hahn
Clinton Steele
Larry Lame
Norman Westberg
Algis Kizys
Billy Anderson – recording, mixing
Martin Bisi – recording, mixing
Larry Lame – recording, mixing
Chris Griffin – recording, mixing engineer
Andy Ray – live engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Michael Gira, except where noted.
Siver
Red Velvet Corridor
I Was a Prisoner in Your Skull
Helpless Child
Live Through Me
Yum-Yab Killers – Jarboe
The Beautiful Days
Volcano – Jarboe
Mellothumb
All Lined Up
Surrogate 2 – Michael Gira, Jarboe
How They Suffer
Animus
Copper
Red Velvet Wound – Jarboe
The Sound
Her Mouth Is Filled with Honey – Michael Gira, Jarboe
On October 16, 1981, “Beggars Banquet” label released “Mask”, the second Bauhaus studio album. It was recorded in 1981, “Playground” and “Jam” in London, and was produced by Peter Murphy, Daniel Ash, David J and Kevin Haskins.
Personnel:
Peter Murphy – vocals, additional guitar
Daniel Ash – guitars, saxophone, illustration
David J – vocals, bass guitar
Kevin Haskins – drums, keyboards
John Etchells – engineer
Kenny Jones – engineer
Mike Hedges – engineer
Arun Chakraverty – mastering
Sheila Rock – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Daniel Ash, David J, Kevin Haskins and Peter Murphy.
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