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Idoli: Odbrana i poslednji dani

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In March 1982, “Jugoton” label released “Odbrana i poslednji dani” (The Defense and the Last Days), the debut Idoli studio album. It was  recorded 1981 – 1982, at “Studios XIII and VI, Radio Belgrade” in Belgrade, Serbia, and was produced by Vlada Divljan, Nebojša Krstić, Srđan Šaper, Zdenko Kolar and Kokan Popović. In 1998, it was voted “Yugoslav Greatest Popular Music Album” in the book “YU 100: The Best Albums of Yugoslav Pop and Rock Music”. In 2015, in the special issue of the Croatian edition of “Rolling Stone” magazine, “Odbrana i poslednji dani” was voted the “Greatest Yugoslav Rock Album of all Time.

Personnel:

  • Vlada Divljan — vocals, guitar, piano
  • Nebojša Krstić— vocals, percussion
  • Srđan Šaper— vocals, synthesizer
  • Zdenko Kolar— bass
  • Kokan Popović— drums
  • Mile Miletić Pile — guitar
  • Goran Vejvoda— guitar, synthesizer
  • Vuk Vujačić — saxophone
  • Goran Grbić — trumpet
  • Slobodan Grozdanović — trombone
  • Bebi Dol— backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Kenozoik – Vlada Divljan, Nebojša Krstić, Srđan Šaper
  2. Poslednji dani – Vlada Divljan
  3. Moja si – Vlada Divljan, Srđan Šaper
  4. Senke su drugačije – Srđan Šaper
  5. Nemo – Vlada Divljan, Srđan Šaper
  6. Nebeska tema – Vlada Divljan
  7. Rusija – Vlada Divljan
  8. Igrale se delije – Vlada Divljan, Srđan Šaper
  9. Jedina (Uz urlik zurli) – Vlada Divljan
  10. Odbrana – Srđan Šaper
  11. Gde si sad Cico-Maco – Vlada Divljan
  12. Glavna Ptica (Skrati svoj dugački jezik) – Vlada Divljan, Srđan Šaper, Nebojša Krstić, Zdenko Kolar
  13. Hajde sanjaj me, sanjaj – Vlada Divljan, Srđan Šaper

Bijelo Dugme: Uspavanka za Radmilu M.

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On February 21, 1983, “Jugoton” label released “Uspavanka za Radmilu  M.”, the sixth Bijelo Dugme studio album. It was recorded in 1982, at “Studio RTS” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Gajo Vučićević and Goran Bregović.

Personnel:

  • Goran Bregović- guitar
  • Željko Bebek- vocals
  • Vlado Pravdić– keyboards
  • Zoran Redžić- bass guitar
  • Ipe Ivandić- drums
  • Vlatko Stefanovski- guitar
  • Blagoje Morotov – double bass
  • Arsen Ereš – saxophone
  • Mike Johnson – engineer, mixing
  • Dragan S. Stefanović. – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Goran Bregović, except where noted.

  1. Polubauk polukruži poluevropom
  2. Drugovi i drugarice
  3. Kosovska – lyrics Zija Berisha, Agron Berisha, Shpend Ahmeti, music Goran Bregović
  4. U vrijeme otkazanih letova
  5. Zašto me ne podnosi tvoj tata
  6. Ako možeš, zaboravi
  7. Ovaj ples dame biraju
  8. Ne plači
  9. Uspavanka za Radmilu M

Thomas Dolby: The Flat Earth

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In February 1984, “EMI” label released “The Flat Earth”, the second Thomas Dolby album. It was recorded 1982 – 1983, and was produced by Thomas Dolby.

Personnel:

  • Thomas Dolby -vocals, piano, effects
  • Kevin Armstrong- guitar, trumpet, backing vocals
  • Robyn Hitchcock- spoken vocals
  • Louise Ulfstedt -vocals
  • Matthew Seligman- bass
  • Clif Brigden -percussion, electronic drums
  • Peter Thoms- trombone
  • Matthew Salt – tins, thundersheet
  • Adele Bertei- backing vocals
  • Lesley Fairbairn – backing vocals
  • Lionel Richie- backing vocals
  • Bruce Woolley- backing vocals
  • Dan Lacksman – engineer
  • Mike Shipley, Alan Douglas – mixing
  • Wally Traugott – mastering .

Track listing:

All tracks by Thomas Dolby, except where noted.

  1. Dissidents – Thomas Dolby, Kevin Armstrong,Matthew Seligman
  2. The Flat Earth
  3. Screen Kiss
  4. White City
  5. Mulu the Rain Forest
  6. I Scare Myself – Dan Hicks
  7. Hyperactive!

Sonic Youth: Confusion Is Sex

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In February 1983, “Neutral” label released “Confusion Is Sex”, the debut Sonic Youth studio album. It was recorded 1982 – 1983, at Wharton Tiers’s studio in Chelsea, and “Lee Is Free” was recorded by Lee Ranaldo on his home tape recorder and was produced by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Jim Sclavunos, Wharton Tiers, Bob Bert and John Erskine.

Personnel:

  • Kim Gordon– vocals, bass guitar, guitar
  • Thurston Moore– vocals, guitar, prepared guitar, bass guitar
  • Lee Ranaldo– guitar, bass guitar, zither
  • Jim Sclavunos– drums
  • Bob Bert– drums
  • Wharton Tiers–engineer
  • John Erskine – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All lyrics by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Jim Sclavunos  and Bob Bert, except where noted; all music by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Jim Sclavunos and Bob Bert, except where noted.

  1. (She’s in A) Bad Moo
  2. Protect Me You
  3. Freezer Burn / I Wanna Be Your Dog – music by Stooges (I Wanna Be Your Dog)
  4. Shaking Hell
  5. Inhuman
  6. The World Looks Red – lyrics by Michael Gira
  7. Confusion is Net
  8. Making the nature Scene
  9. Lee is Free

Carl Wilson: Youngblood

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In February 1983, “Caribou Records” label released “Youngblood”, the second and final Carl Wilson studio album. It was recorded 1982 – 1983, and was produced by Jeff Baxter.

Personnel:

  • Carl Wilson– lead and backing vocals, guitars
  • Geo Conner — guitars, backing vocals
  • Jeff Baxter– guitars, backing vocals
  • Elliott Randall– guitar
  • Trevor Veitch– guitar
  • John Daly – guitar
  • Billy Hinsche– keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Ehinger – piano, keyboards
  • Nicky Hopkins– piano
  • Neil Stubenhaus– bass guitar
  • Gerald Johnson– bass guitar
  • Ed Greene– drums
  • Alan Krigger – drums
  • Vince Colaiuta– drums
  • Lon Price – tenor saxophone
  • Bryan Cummings – tenor saxophone
  • Ron Viola – tenor saxophone
  • Jerry Peterson – baritone saxophone
  • Lee Thornburg– tenor saxophone, flugelhorn
  • Myrna Smith-Schilling– backing vocals
  • Timothy B. Schmit– backing vocals
  • Burton Cummings– backing vocals
  • Billie Barman – backing vocals
  • Phyllis St. James – backing vocals
  • Krohn McHenry – backing vocals
  • Larold Rebhun – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Carl Wilson and Myrna Smith; except where noted.

  1. What More Can I Say
  2. She’s Mine
  3. Givin’ You Up – Carl Wilson, Myrna Smith, Jerry Schilling
  4. One More Night Alone – Billy Hinsche
  5. Rockin’ All Over the World – C. Fogerty
  6. What You Do to Me – John Hall, Johanna Hall
  7. Young Blood – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Doc Pomus
  8. Of the Times
  9. Too Early to Tell – Carl Wilson, Myrna Smith, John Daly
  10. If I Could Talk to Love
  11. Time

Eric Clapton: Money And Cigarettes

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In February 1983, “Duck” label released “Money and Cigarettes”, the eighth Eric Clapton solo album. It was recorded in 1982, and was produced by Eric Clapton and Tom Dowd.

Personnel:

  • Eric Clapton – lead vocals, guitar, slide guitar
  • Ry Cooder– guitar
  • Albert Lee– guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Peter Solley– Hammond Organ
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn– bass
  • Roger Hawkins– drums
  • Chuck Kirkpatrick – backing vocals
  • John Sambataro – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Everybody Oughta Make a Change – Sleepy John Estes
  2. The Shape You’re In – Eric Clapton
  3. Ain’t Going Down – Eric Clapton
  4. I’ve Got a Rock’n’Roll Heart – Troy Seals, Eddie Setser, Steve Diamond
  5. Man Overboard – Eric Clapton
  6. Pretty Girl – Eric Clapton
  7. Man in Love – Eric Clapton
  8. Crosscut Saw – R.G. Ford
  9. Slow Down Linda – Eric Clapton
  10. Crazy Country Hop – Johnny Otis

Van Morrison: Beautiful Vision

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In February 1982, “Mercury” label released “Beautiful Vision”, the thirteenth Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “The Record Plant” in Sausalito, California.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison— vocals. guitar, electric piano
  • Herbie Armstrong — acoustic guitar
  • Chris Hayes — guitar
  • Mark Knopfler— guitar
  • Chris Michie— guitar
  • John Allair — organ
  • David Hayes— bass
  • Rob Wasserman— bass guitar
  • Tom Donlinger — drums
  • Peter Van Hooke— drums
  • Gary Mallaber— drums
  • Michele Segan — percussion
  • Mark Isham— synthesizer, trumpet
  • Pee Wee Ellis— tenor and baritone saxophones, flute
  • Sean Fulsom — uilleann pipes
  • Pauline Lozana — backing vocals
  • Annie Stocking — backing vocals
  • Bianca Thornton— backing vocals
  • Jim Stern, Hugh Murphy – engineer
  • Ann Fry – engineer assistant
  • Rudi Legname – cover concept, design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison, except where noted.

  1. Celtic Ray
  2. Northern Muse – Solid Ground
  3. Dweller on the Threshold – music Van Morrison; lyrics Van Morrison, Hugh Murphy
  4. Beautiful Vision
  5. She Gives Me Religion
  6. Cleaning Windows
  7. Vanlose Stairway
  8. Aryan Mist – music Van Morrison; lyrics Van Morrison, Hugh Murphy
  9. Across the Bridge Where Angels Dwell – music Van Morrison; lyrics Van Morrison, Hugh Murphy
  10. Scandinavia

Weather Report: Same

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In February 1982, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, twelfth Weather Report album. It was recorded in 1981, at “The Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Joe Zawinul, Jaco Pastorius and Wayne Shorter.

Personnel:

  • Joe Zawinul– electric keyboards, piano, clay drum, drum computer, percussion, voice, horn, woodwind, string and brass sounds, front cover concept
  • Wayne Shorter– tenor and soprano saxophones
  • Jaco Pastorius– bass guitar, percussion, voice
  • Peter Erskine– drums, drum computer, claves
  • Robert Thomas Jr.– percussion
  • Neil Dorfsman, Mitch Gibson – engineer
  • Joseph Futterer, Richie Powell – art direction
  • Don Dixon – cover artwork

Track listing:

  1. Volcano for Hire – Joe Zawinul
  2. Current Affairs – Joe Zawinul
  3. Y.C. (41st Parallel/The Dance/Crazy About Jazz) – Joe Zawinul
  4. Dara Factor One – Joe Zawinul
  5. When It Was Now – Wayne Shorter
  6. Speechless – Joe Zawinul
  7. Dara Factor Two – Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Robert Thomas Jr.

Nick Lowe: Nick The Knife

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In February 1982, “F-Beat” label released “Nick the Knife”, the third Nick Lowe album. It was recorded in 1981, and was produced by Nick Lowe.

Personnel:

  • Nick Lowe – lead and backing vocals, bass, guitar
  • Billy Bremner– guitars
  • Martin Belmont– guitars
  • Aldo Bocca – guitars, drums, engineer
  • Neill King – piano, Hammond organ, audio grip
  • Carlene Carter– piano, Hammond organ
  • Steve Nieve– piano, Hammond organ
  • Ben Barson – piano, Hammond organ
  • Paul Carrack– piano, Hammond organ
  • James Eller – bass
  • Bobby Irwin – drums, backing vocals
  • Terry Williams– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Lowe except where noted.

  1. Burning
  2. Heart – Nick Lowe, Rockpile
  3. Stick It Where the Sun Don’t Shine
  4. Queen of Sheba
  5. My Heart Hurts – Nick Lowe, Carlene Carter
  6. Couldn’t Love You (Any More Than I Do)
  7. Let Me Kiss Ya
  8. Too Many Teardrops – Nick Lowe, Carlene Carter
  9. Ba Doom
  10. Raining Raining
  11. One’s Too Many (And a Hundred Ain’t Enough) – Nick Lowe, Kim Wilson
  12. Zulu Kiss – Nick Lowe, J.E. Ceiling

John Cale: M:FANS

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On January 22, 2016, “Double Si Records” released “M:FANS”, the sixteenth John Cale studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2015, at “A.R.M.” Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Cale. “M: FANS” features new versions of songs from his 1982 album “Music for a New Society”.

Personnel:

  • John Cale – vocals, voice, noises, keyboards, organ, piano, electric piano, acoustic and electric guitar, programmed guitar, bass, programming, synthesizer, drums, viola, samples, recording, mixing
  • Dustin Boyer– guitar, guitar synthesizer, bass, loops, drums, programming, drum machine, drum programming, mixing, recording
  • Deantoni Parks– keyboards, noises, loops
  • Joey Maramba – synth bass
  • Ralph Esposito – synth bass
  • Alex Thomas– drums, samples
  • Chris Bautista – trumpet
  • Jessy Greene– violin
  • Miguel Atwood-Ferguson– viola
  • Thomas Lea – viola
  • Matt Fish– cello
  • Amber Coffman– vocals
  • William Arthur George Cale – voice
  • Margaret Cale – voice
  • New Direction Church – choir
  • Benjamin Goodman – choir director
  • Adam Moseley – recording, mixing
  • Nita Scott – mixing, executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by John Cale, except where noted.

  1. Prelude
  2. If You Were Still Around – John Cale, Sam Shepard
  3. Taking Your Life in Your Hands
  4. Thoughtless Kind
  5. Sanctus (Sanities Mix)
  6. Broken Bird
  7. Chinese Envoy
  8. Changes Made
  9. Library of Force
  10. Close Watch
  11. If You Were Still Around (Choir Reprise) – John Cale, Sam Shepard
  12. Back to the End