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No Means No: Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy?

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On May 21, 1983, “Alternative Tentacles” label released “Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy?” the sixth Nomeansno album. It was recorded in 1983 and was produced by Rob Wright and John Wright.

Personnel:

  • John Wright (Mr. Right) – vocals, drums, keyboards
  • Rob Wright( Mr. Wrong) – vocals, bass, guitar
  • Brian (Who) Else – engineer, mixing
  • Craig Bougie – mixing
  • George Horn – mastering
  • Prod Nattrass – sequencing
  • John Yates – artwork

Track listing:

  1. The Land of the Living
  2. The River
  3. Machine
  4. Madness and Death
  5. Happy Bridge
  6. Kill Everyone Now
  7. I Need You
  8. Slowly Melting
  9. Lullaby
  10. Cats, Sex and Nazis

The Creatures: Feast

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On May 15, 1983, “Polydor” label released “Feast”, the debut Creatures (The) album. It was recorded in January 1983, on Hawaii, and was produced by Mike Hedges, Siouxie and Budgie.

Personnel:

  • Siouxsie– vocals
  • Budgie– drums, percussion
  • The Lamalani Hula Academy Hawaiian Chanters – choir

Track listing:

All tracks by Siouxsie and Budgie.

  1. Morning Dawning
  2. Inoa’ole
  3. Ice House
  4. Dancing on Glass
  5. Gecko
  6. Sky Train
  7. Festival of Colours
  8. Miss the Girl
  9. A Strutting Rooster
  10. Flesh

Duran Duran: Rio

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On May 10, 1982, “EMI” label released “Rio”, the second Duran Duran studio album. It was recorded January – February 1982, at “AIR Studios”, “Townhouse Studios” in London and was produced by Colin Thurston. In 1983, the album was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Simon Le Bon – lead vocals, vibes, ocarina, acoustic guitar
  • Andy Taylor– guitar, backing vocals
  • Nick Rhodes– keyboards, sound effects, synthesizer, marimba, backing vocals
  • John Taylor– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Roger Taylor– drums, percussion
  • Andy Hamilton- tenor saxophone
  • Colin Thurston – engineer
  • Malcolm Garrett– design
  • Patrick Nagel– illustration
  • Andy Earl – photography
  • Renate – technician

Track listing:

All tracks by Duran Duran

  1. Rio
  2. My Own Way
  3. Lonely In Your Nightmare
  4. Hungry Like the Wolf
  5. Hold Back the Rain
  6. New Religion
  7. Last Chance on the Stairway
  8. Save a Prayer
  9. The Chauffeur

New Order: Power, Corruption & Lies

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On May 2, 1983, “Factory” label releases “Power, Corruption & Lies”, the second New Order studio album. It was recorded in November 1982, at “Britannia Row” in Islington, and was produced by Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert. “Rolling Stone” magazine included “Power, Corruption & Lies” in the list of the top 100 albums of the 1980s.

Personnel:

  • Bernard Sumner– vocals, guitars, melodica, synthesizers, programming
  • Gillian Gilbert– synthesizers, guitars, programming
  • Peter Hook– 4- and 6-stringed bass, electronic percussion
  • Stephen Morris– drums, synthesizers, programming
  • Michael Johnson – engineer
  • Barry Sage, Mark Boyne – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by  Bernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris.

  1. Age of Consent
  2. We All Stand
  3. The Village
  4. 586
  5. Your Silent Face
  6. Ultraviolence
  7. Ecstasy
  8. Leave Me Alone

The Cure: The Top

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On April 30, 1984, “Fiction Records” label released “The Top”, the fifth Cure (The) studio album. It was recorded 1983–1984, at “Genetic”, “Garden Studios” and “Trident Studios”, and was produced by David M.  Allen, Chris Parry and Robert Smith.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith- vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, organ, violin, harmonica, recorder, instrumentation
  • Lol Tolhurst- keyboards, instrumentation
  • Porl Thompson- saxophone, keyboards, guitar
  • Phil Thornalley- bass guitar
  • Andy Anderson- drums, percussion
  • Dave Allen, Howard Grey – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Robert Smith, except where noted.

  1. Shake Dog Shake
  2. Bird Mad Girl – Robert Smith, Lol Tolhurst
  3. Wailing Wall
  4. Give Me It
  5. Dressing Up
  6. The Caterpillar – Robert Smith, Lol Tolhurst
  7. Piggy in the Mirror – Robert Smith, Lol Tolhurst
  8. The Empty World
  9. Bananafishbones
  10. The Top

Freddie Mercury: Mr. Bad Guy

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On April 29, 1985, “Columbia” label released “Mr. Bad Guy”, the debut Freddie Mercury album. It was recorded 1983 – January 1985 at “Musicland Studios” in Munich, and was produced by Reinhold Mack and Freddie Mercury.

Personnel:

  • Freddie Mercury– vocals, piano, synthesizer
  • Paul Vincent – lead guitar
  • Fred Mandel– additional piano, synthesizer, guitar
  • Stephan Wissnet – bass guitar
  • Jo Burt– fretless bass
  • Curt Cress– drums
  • Mackand Stephan Wissnet – Fairlight CMI, drum programming
  • Rainer Pietsch – arrangements
  • Reinhold Mack – engineer
  • Stephan Wissnet – engineer assistant
  • The Artful Dodger – artwork
  • Sawa – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Freddie Mercury.

  1. Let’s Turn It On
  2. Made in heaven
  3. I Was Born to Love You
  4. Foolin’ Around
  5. Your Kind of Lover
  6. Bad Guy
  7. Man Made Paradise
  8. There Must Be More to Life Than This
  9. Living on My Own
  10. My Love Is Dangerous
  11. Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow

 

The Replacements: Hootenanny

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On April 29, 1983, “Twin / Tone Records” label released “Hootenanny”, the second Replacements (The) studio album. It was recorded October 1982 – January 1983, and was produced by Paul Stark, Peter Jesperson and Paul Westerberg, Bob Stinson, Tommy Stinson and Chris Mars.

Personnel:

  • Paul Westerberg- vocals, rhythm guitar, drums
  • Bob Stinson- lead guitar, bass
  • Tommy Stinson– bass, rhythm guitar
  • Chris Mars– drums, lead guitar

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Westerberg, except where noted.

  1. Hootenanny – Stinson, Chris Mars, Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson
  2. Run It – Chris Mars, Paul Westerberg
  3. Color Me Impressed
  4. Willpower
  5. Take Me Down to the Hospital
  6. Whirly
  7. Within Your Reach
  8. Buck Hill – Chris Mars, Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson
  9. Lovelines – Bob Stinson, Chris Mars, Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson
  10. You Lose – Tommy Stinson, Chris Mars, Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson
  11. Hayday
  12. Treatment Bound

B-52’s: Whammy!

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On April 27, 1983, “Warner Bros” label released “Whammy!”, the third B-52’s studio album. It was recorded in December 1982, at “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, Bahamas, and was produced by Steven Stanley.

Personnel:

  • Kate Pierson– lead vocals
  • Fred Schneider– lead vocals
  • Keith Strickland– lead vocals, drums, guitar,synthesizer
  • Cindy Wilson– lead vocals
  • Ricky Wilson– lead vocals, guitar, bass, synthesizer
  • David Buck – trumpet
  • Ralph Carney– saxophone
  • Steven Stanley – engineer
  • Benji Armbrister – engineer assistant
  • Dennis Halliburton – engineer assistant
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Gene Greif – art director
  • Vikki Warren – clothing
  • William Wegman– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by The B-52’s, except where noted.

  1. Legal Tender – lyrics: Robert Waldrop
  2. Whammy Kiss
  3. Song for a Future Generation
  4. Butterbean
  5. Trism
  6. Queen of Las Vegas
  7. Don’t Worry – lyrics Yoko Ono
  8. Big Bird
  9. Work That Skirt

 

Toto: Toto IV

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On April 8, 1983, “Columbia” label released “Toto IV”, the fourth Toto studio album. It was recorded 1981—82 at “Sunset Sound” and “Ocean Way Studios” in Los Angeles,  “Hogg Manorin” in  Sherman Oaks, California , “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, David Paich. Jeff Porcaro, David Hungate and Steve Porcaro. In 1983, the album won six “Grammy Awards including “Album of the Year”, “Producer of the Year” for the band, and “Record of the Year” for “Rosanna”.

Personnel:

  • David Paich – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, orchestral arrangements, horn arrangements
  • Steve Lukather- lead and backing vocals, guitar, piano
  • Bobby Kimball- lead and backing vocals
  • Steve Porcaro- lead vocal, keyboards
  • David Hungate– bass guitar
  • Jeff Porcaro- drums, percussion, xylophone, tympani
  • James Newton Howard- strings, arranger, conductor, orchestral arrangements
  • Lenny Castro- percussion, conga
  • Joe Porcaro– percussion
  • Ralph Dyck – synthesizer, synthesizer programming
  • Roger Linn- synthesizer programming
  • Jim Horn- saxophone, recorders
  • Jon Smith – saxophone
  • Tom Scott– saxophone
  • Gary Grant – trumpet
  • Jerry Hey- trumpet and horn arrangements
  • James Pankow– trombone
  • Martyn Ford – strings
  • Mike Porcaro– cello
  • Marty Paich- orchestral arrangements
  • Timothy B. Schmit- backing vocals
  • Tom Kelly- backing vocals
  • Greg Ladanyi– engineer
  • Doug Sax- mastering

Track listing:

  1. Rosanna – David Paich
  2. Make Believe – David Paich
  3. I Won’t Hold You Back – Steve Lukather
  4. Good for You – Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather
  5. It’s a Feeling – Steve Porcaro
  6. Afraid of Love – Steve Lukather, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro
  7. Lovers in the Night – David Paich
  8. We Made It – David Paich, Jeff Porcaro
  9. Waiting for Your Love – Bobby Kimball, David Paich
  10. Africa – David Paich, Jeff Porcaro