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David Gilmour: About Face

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On March 5, 1984, “Harvest” label released “About Face”, the second David Gilmour studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Pathé Marconi” in Paris, “Abbey Road” in London, and was Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour.

Personnel:

  • David Gilmour – lead vocals, guitar, bass
  • Ian Kewley – Hammond organ, piano
  • Pino Palladino – bass
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion
  • Bob Ezrin – keyboards, orchestral arrangements
  • Steve Winwood – piano, Hammond organ
  • Anne Dudley – synthesizer
  • Jon Lord – synthesizer
  • Steve Rance – Fairlight CMI programming
  • Kick Horns – brass
  • Luís Jardim – percussion
  • Ray Cooper – percussion
  • Roy Harper – backing vocals
  • Sam Brown – backing vocals
  • Vicki Brown – backing vocals
  • Mickey Feat – backing vocals
  • The National Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Michael Kamen – orchestral arrangements
  • Andy Jackson – engineer
  • Kit Woolven – engineer
  • Eric Tomlinson – orchestration recorder
  • James Guthrie – mixing, remastering
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Mike Reese – mastering
  • Storm Thorgerson (credited as STd) – design

Track listing:

All lyrics by David Gilmour, except where noted, all music by David Gilmour.

  1. Until We Sleep
  2. Murder
  3. Love on the Air – Pete Townshend
  4. Blue Loght
  5. Out of the Blue
  6. All Lovers are Deranged – Pete Townshend
  7. You Know I’m Right
  8. Cruise
  9. Let’s Get Metaphysical
  10. Near the End

Van Morrison: Live At The Grand Opera House Belfast

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In February 1984, “Mercury” label released “Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast”, album by Van Morrison. It was recorded in March 1983, at “Grand Opera House”, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocals, guitar, electric piano, alto saxophone
  • Chris Michie – guitar
  • John Allair – organ
  • Mark Isham – synthesizer, trumpet
  • Pee Wee Ellis – tenor saxophone, flute, backing vocals
  • David Hayes – bass
  • Peter Van Hooke – drums
  • Tom Donlinger – drums
  • Katie Kissoon – backing vocals
  • Bianca Thornton – backing vocals
  • Carol Kenyon – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison, except where noted.

  1. Into the Mystic (instrumental) / Inarticulate Speech of the Heart
  2. Dweller on the Threshold – Van Morrison, Hugh Murphy
  3. It’s All in the Game / You Know What They’re Writing About / Make It Real One More Time – Charles Dawes, Carl Sigman, Van Morrison
  4. She Gives Me Religion
  5. Haunts of Ancient Peace
  6. Full Force Gale
  7. Beautiful Vision
  8. Vanlose Stairway
  9. Rave On John Donne / Rave On Part Two
  10. Northern Muse (Solid Ground)
  11. Cleaning Windows

Jawbox: For Your Own Special Sweetheart

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On February 8, 1884, “Atlantic” label released “For Your Own Special Sweetheart”, the third Jawbox album. It was recorded August – September 1983, at “OZ Studio” in Baltimore, Maryland, and was produced by Ted Niceley.

Personnel:

  • J. Robbins – vocals, electric guitar
  • Bill Barbot – vocals, electric guitar
  • Kim Coletta – bass guitar
  • Zachary Barocas – drums
  • Drew Mazurek – engineer
  • Ted Niceley – engineer, mixing
  • Geoff Turner – engineer, mixing
  • Tim Gregory – engineer assistant
  • Jason Farrell – art direction, design
  • Jim Saah – photography
  • Shawn Scallen – photography
  • Katherine Davis – photography

Track listing:

  1. FF-66
  2. Savory
  3. Breathe
  4. Motorist
  5. LS/MFT
  6. Cooling Card
  7. Green Glass
  8. Cruel Swing
  9. Jackpot Plus!
  10. Chicago Piano
  11. Reel
  12. U-Trau
  13. Whitney Walks

The P-Funk All Stars: Urban Dancefloor Guerillas

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In December 1983, “Uncle Jam” label released “Urban Dancefloor Guerillas”, the debut P-Funk All-Stars (The) studio album. It was recorded 1982 – 1983, and was produced by George Clinton, Garry Shider, Walter Morrison, Sylvester Stewart and Bootsy Collins.

Personnel:

  • George Clinton
  • Bootsy Collins
  • Norma Jean Bell
  • Muruga Booker
  • Greg Boyer
  • Kenny Colton
  • Gary “Mudbone” Cooper
  • Benny Cowan
  • Janice Evans
  • Ron Ford
  • Mallia Franklin
  • Jimmy Giles
  • Richard Griffith
  • Michael Hampton
  • Larry Hatcher
  • Shirley Hayden
  • Eddie Hazel
  • Sheila Horne
  • Robert “P-Nut” Johnson
  • Jerry Jones
  • Lynn Mabry
  • Jeanette McGruder
  • DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight
  • Walter “Junie” Morrison
  • Maceo Parker
  • Michael “Clip” Payne
  • Dean Ragland
  • Garry Shider
  • Linda Shider
  • David Spradley
  • Donnie Sterling
  • Sly Stone
  • Cynthia Robinson
  • Greg Thomas
  • Tony Thomas
  • Fred Wesley
  • Bobby Womack
  • Debbie Wright
  • Philippé Wynne

Track listing:

  1. Generator Pop – George Clinton, Garry Shider, David Spradley
  2. Acupuncture – DeWayne McKnight, George Clinton, W. Walters
  3. One Of Those Summers – George Clinton, Walter Morrison
  4. Catch A Keeper – George Clinton, Donny Sterling, Sylvester Stewart
  5. Pumpin’ It Up – Garry Shider, G. Shider, Bob Bishop, Ron Ford
  6. Copy Cat – David Spradley, Lashawn Clinton, Garry Shider
  7. Hydraulic Pump – George Clinton, Sylvester Stewart, Jimmy Giles, Ron Ford
  8. Pumpin’ It Up (reprise) – Garry Shider, G. Shider, Bob Bishop, Ron Ford

Oscar Peterson Quartet: If You Could See Me Now

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In December 1986, “Pablo” label released “If You Could See Me Now”, album by Oscar Peterson Quartet. It was recorded in November 1983, and was produced by Norman Granz. In 1987, the album won “Juno Award” for “Best Jazz Album”.

Personnel:

  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Joe Pass – guitar
  • Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – double bass
  • Martin Drew – drums

Track listing:

  1. Weird Blues – Miles Davis
  2. If I Should Lose You – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  3. On Danish Shore – Oscar Peterson, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
  4. L’ Impossible – Oscar Peterson
  5. If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
  6. Limehouse Blues – Philip Braham, Douglas Furber

ABC: Beauty Stab

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On November 14, 1983, “Neutron” label released “Beauty Stab”, the second ABC studio album. It was recorded August – September 1983, at “Sarm Studios East and West”, “Townhouse Studios”, “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Gary Langan, Martin Fry, Mark White and Stephen Singleton.

Personnel:

  • Martin Fry – lead and backing vocals, string arrangements, design
  • Mark White – pianos, Roland Juno-6, E-mu Emulator, synthesizers, guitars, string arrangements, design
  • Stephen Singleton – alto saxophone, string arrangements, design
  • Alan Spenner – bass guitar
  • Andy Newmark – drums
  • Louis Jordan (Luís Jardim) – percussion
  • Howie Casey – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • David Theodore – oboe
  • David Bedford – string arrangements
  • Gary Langan – engineer
  • John Kurlander – engineer assistant
  • Bob Kraushaar – engineer assistant
  • Keith Nixon – engineer assistant
  • Keith Breeden – design assistant
  • Gered Mankowitz – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Martin Fry, Mark White and Stephen Singleton.

  1. That Was Then but This is Now
  2. Love’s a Dangerous Language
  3. If I Ever Thought You’d Be Lonely
  4. The Power of Persuasion
  5. Beauty Stab
  6. By Default, by Design
  7. Hey Citizen!
  8. King Money
  9. Nite the Hand
  10. Unzip
  11. S.O.S.
  12. United Kingdom

Charly Garcia: Clics Modernos

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On November 5, 1983, “SG Discos” and “Interdisc” label released “Clics modernos”, the second Charly García studio album. It was recorded in 1983, and was produced by Joe Blaney and Jerry Garcia. Argentine edition of “Rolling Stone” magazine, ranked “Clics modernos” at number two on its list of “The 100 Greatest Albums of Argentine Rock”.

Personnel:

  • Charly García – vocals, electric guitar, keyboards, sampler, groovebox, effects, rhythm box, mixing
  • Larry Carlton – guitar
  • Pedro Aznar – vocals, fretless bass guitar, guitar
  • Casey Scheuerell – drums, table
  • Doug Norwine – saxophone
  • Joe Blaney – engineer, mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Don Koldom – auxiliar engineer
  • Hal Sacks – auxiliar engineer
  • Uberto Sagramoso – cover photography
  • Ada Moreno – inner booklet photography
  • Daniel Goldberg – producer assistant
  • Carlos Pirín Geniso – producer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Charly García.

  1. Nos siguen pegando abajo (Pecado Mortal)
  2. No soy un extraño
  3. Dos cero uno (Transas)
  4. Nuevos trapos
  5. Bancate ese defecto
  6. No me dejan salir
  7. Los dinosaurios
  8. Plateado sobre plateado (huellas en el mar)
  9. Ojos de video tape

Quincy Jones

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On November 3, 2024, Quincy Delight Jones Jr. died aged 91. He was musician (trumpet), music producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer, with career spanned over 70 years. He was named one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century by magazine “Time”.

For his work he received the following awards and honors:

  • Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music (1983)
  • Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement presented by Awards Council member Ray Charles in 1984.
  • Grammy Legend Award in 1992
  • Garfield High School in Seattle named a performing arts center after him.
  • Quincy Jones Elementary School, located in South Central Los Angeles, is named after him.
  • Humanitarian Award at the BET Awards in 2008.
  • John F. Kennedy Center Honors in 2001.
  • National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama on March 2, 2011.
  • Los Angeles Press Club Visionary Award in 2014.
  • Honorary doctorate from the Royal Academy of Music, London, in 2015.
  • Ahmet Ertegun Award in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.
  • In 2021, Jones was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame as a “foundational inductee”.
  • He won 28 Grammy Awards (third in the list of all-time Grammy award wins).

Quincy Jones was producer of “Thriller” by Michael Jackson (1982), the best sold album in music history (more than 51.3 million copies sold).

As leader, Quincy Jones released 40 albums.  

Toyah: Love Is The Law

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On October 24, 1983, “Safari” label released “Love Is the Law”, the fifth studio Toyah studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Marquee Studios” in London, and was produced by Nick Tauber. It was the last album to be released by the band before singer Toyah Willcox embarked on a solo career and retained ‘Toyah’ as her stage name.

Personnel:

  • Toyah Willcox – vocals
  • Joel Bogen – guitar
  • Simon Darlow – keyboards
  • Adrian Lee – keyboards
  • Phil Spalding – bass
  • Brad Lang – bass
  • Andy Duncan – drums, percussion
  • Preston Heyman – drums
  • Denys Darlow – string arrangements, conductor
  • Simon Darlow, Joel Bogen – arrangements
  • Simon Hanhart, Phil Harding, Mark Wade – engineer
  • Andy Lovell, Mike Higgs, Mike Duffy, Rob Waldron – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Toyah Willcox and Joel Bogen, except where noted.

  1. Broken Diamonds
  2. I Explode
  3. Rebel of Love
  4. Rebel Run – Toyah Willcox, Simon Darlow
  5. Martian Cowboy – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Simon Darlow, Phil Spalding
  6. Dreamscape
  7. Time Is Ours
  8. Love Is the Law – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Simon Darlow, Phil Spalding
  9. Remember – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Simon Darlow
  10. The Vow – Toyah Willcox, Joel Bogen, Phil Spalding

Genesis: Same

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On October 3, 1983, “Charisma” and “Virgin” label released the self-titled, twelfth Genesis studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “The Farm” in Surrey, England, and was produced by Hugh Padgham, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins and Tony Banks.

Personnel:

  • Mike Rutherford – guitars, bass, backing vocals
  • Tony Banks – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Phil Collins – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Hugh Padgham – engineer
  • Geoff Callingham – technical assistant
  • Bill Smith – design
  • Chris Peyton – sleeve adaptation 

Track listing:

All music by Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks and Phil Collins, lyrics as noted.

  1. Mama – Phil Collins
  2. That’s All – Phil Collins
  3. Home by the Sea – Tony Banks
  4. Second Home by the Sea – Tony Banks
  5. Illegal Alien – Mike Rutherford
  6. Taking It All Too Hard – Mike Rutherford
  7. Just a Job to Do – Mike Rutherford
  8. Silver Rainbow – Tony Banks
  9. It’s Gonna Get Better – Mike Rutherford