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The J. Geils Band: Freeze – Frame

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On October 26, 1981, “EMI” label released “Freeze-Frame”, the 12th J. Geils Band (The) studio album.  It was recorded 1980 – 1981 at the “Long View Farm” in Massachusetts, and was produced by Seth Justman.

Personnel:

  • Peter Wolf- vocals
  • John Geils – guitar
  • Seth Justman – vocals, keyboard
  • Danny Klein – bass
  • Stephen Bladd – percussion, drums, backing vocals
  • Magic Dick – harmonica, saxophone
  • Randy Brecker, Tom “Bones” Malone, Lou Marini, George Young, Ronnie Cuber, Alan Rubin– horns
  • Cengiz Yaltkaya – conductor
  • Tawatha Agee, Cissy Houston, Fonzi Thornton, Luther Vandross, Ken Williams – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Seth Justman except where noted.

  1. Freeze-Frame – Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
  2. Rage in the Cage – Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
  3. Centerfold
  4. Do You Remember When – Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
  5. Insane, Insane Again
  6. Flamethrower
  7. River Blindness
  8. Angel in Blue
  9. Piss on the Wall – Seth Justman, Peter Wolf

The Human League: Dare!

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The Hyman League Dare

On October 16, 1981, “Virgin” label released “Dare”, the third  Human League studio album. It was recorded March – September 1981, at “Genetic Sound”, in Berkshire, and was produced by Martin Rushent, Ian Burden, Jo Callis, Joanne Catherall, Philip Oakey, Susan Ann Sulley, and Philip Adrian Wright.

Personnel:

  • Joanne Catherall – vocals
  • Philip Oakey – vocals, synthesizer
  • Susan Ann Sulley – vocals
  • Ian Burden – synthesizer
  • Jo Callis – synthesizer
  • Philip Adrian Wright – synthesizer, slides

Track listing:

  1. The Things That Dreams Are Made Of – Philip Oakey, Philip Adrian Wright
  2. Open Your Heart – Jo Callis, Philip Oakey
  3. The Sound of the Crowd – Ian Burden, Philip Oakey
  4. Darkness – Jo Callis, Philip Oakey
  5. Do or Die – Ian Burden, Philip Oakey
  6. Get Carter – Roy Budd
  7. I Am the Law – Philip Oakey, Philip Adrian Wright
  8. Seconds – Jo Callis, Philip Oakey, Philip Adrian Wright
  9. Love Action – Ian Burden, Philip Oakey
  10. Don’t You Want Me – Jo Callis, Philip Oakey, Philip Adrian Wright

U2: October

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On October 12, 1981, “Island Records” released “October”, the second U2 studio album. It was recorded in April 1981 at the “Compass Point Studios”, in Nassau, Bahamas, and in July–August 1981, at “Windmill Lane Studios”, in Dublin, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite.

Personnel:

  • Bono – lead vocals
  • The Edge – guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • Adam Clayton – bass
  • Larry Mullen, Jr. – drums

Track listing:

All compositions by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr.

  1. Gloria
  2. I Fall Down
  3. I Threw a Brick Through a Window
  4. Rejoice
  5. Fire
  6. Tomorrow
  7. October
  8. With a Shout
  9. Stranger in a Strange Land
  10. Scarlet
  11. Is That All?

Depeche Mode: Speak & Spell

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Speak&Spell

On October 5, 1981, “Mute” label released “Speak & Spell”, the debut Depeche Mode album. It was recorded in 1981, and produced by Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher, Vince Clarke and Daniel Miller .

Personnel:

  • Dave Gahan – lead vocals
  • Martin Gore – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Andy Fletcher- keyboards, backing vocals
  • Vince Clarke – keyboards, programming, backing vocals

Track listing:

All compositions by Vince Clarke, except where noted.

  1. New Life
  2. I Sometimes Wish I was Dead
  3. Puppets
  4. Boys Say Go
  5. Nodisco
  6. What’s Your Name
  7. Photographic
  8. Tora! Tora! Tora! – Martin Gore
  9. Big Muff – Martin Gore
  10. Any Seconds Now
  11. Just Can’t Get Enough

King Crimson: Discipline

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On September 22, 1981, “E.G.” label released “Discipline”, the eighth King Crimson studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Basing Street Studios” in London, and was produced by Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Bill Bruford and Rhett Davies.

Personnel:

  • Adrian Belew– lead vocals, electric guitar
  • Robert Fripp– electric guitar, devices (Frippertronics)
  • Tony Levin– Chapman stick , bass, backing vocals
  • Bill Bruford– drums, percussion

All tracks by Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp and Tony Levin.

  1. Elephant Talk
  2. Frame by Frame
  3. Matte Kudasai
  4. Indiscipline
  5. Thela Hun Ginjeet
  6. The Sheltering Sky
  7. Discipline

The Pretenders: Pretenders II

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On August 15, 1981, label “Sire” released “Pretenders II”, the second   Pretenders (The) studio album. It was recorded 1980–1981, at
“Wessex Studios”, London and “Pathe Marconi Studios”, Paris and was produced by Chris Thomas.

Personnel:

  • Chrissie Hynde– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • James Honeyman-Scott– lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Pete Farndon– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Martin Chambers– drums, backing vocals
  • Chris Mercer– tenor saxophone
  • Henry Lowther– trumpet
  • Jim Wilson– trumpet
  • Geoff Bryant– French horn
  • Chris Thomas– sound effects

Track listing:

All tracks by Chrissie Hynde except where noted.

  1. The Adultress
  2. Bad Boys Get Spanked
  3. Message of Love
  4. I Go to Sleep – Ray Davies
  5. Birds of Paradise
  6. Talk of the Town
  7. Pack It Up – Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman-Scott
  8. Waste Not Want Not
  9. Day After Day – Chrissie Hynde, Honeyman-Scott
  10. Jealous dogs
  11. The English Roses
  12. Louie Louie

Mike Bloomfield

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On February 15, 1981, Michael Bernard “Mike” Bloomfield died aged 38. He was musician (guitar) and songwriter, member of the “Paul Butterfield Band” and “Electric Flag” and played on Dylan’s album “Highway 61 revisited: In 2003 he was ranked at number 22 on “Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”

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