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Minutemen: 3-Way Tie (For Last)

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In December 1985, “SST” label released “3-Way Tie (For Last)”, the fourth and final Minutemen album. It was recorded August – September 1985, and was produced by Mike Watt, D. Boon and Ethan James.

Personnel:

  • D. Boon– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, cover painting
  • Joe Baiza– lead guitar
  • Mike Watt– vocal, bass, acoustic and electric guitar
  • George Hurley– drums
  • Ethan James– Linn drum, Vietnam War battlefield tape

Track listing:

  1. Price of Paradise – D. Boon
  2. Lost – Kirkwood
  3. The Big Stick – D. Boon
  4. Political Nightmare – Roessler, Mike Watt
  5. Courage – D. Boon
  6. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? – Fogerty
  7. The Red and the Black – Bloom, Bouchard, Pearlman
  8. Spoken Word Piece – Mike Watt
  9. No One – Roessler, Mike Watt
  10. Stories – Roessler, Mike Watt
  11. What Is It? – Roessler, Mike Watt
  12. Ack Ack Ack – Johansen, Jones, Talley
  13. Just Another Soldier – D. Boon
  14. Situations at Hand – Mike Watt
  15. Hittin’ the Bong – Mike Watt
  16. Bermuda – Roky Erickson

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions: Easy Pieces

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On November 22, 1985, “Polydor” label released “Easy Pieces”, the second Lloyd Cole and the Commotions album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Westside Studios” in London, and was produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley.

Personnel:

  • Lloyd Cole– vocals, guitar
  • Neil Clark– guitar
  • Blair Cowan– keyboards
  • Lawrence Donegan– bass guitar, guitar
  • Stephen Irvine – drums, tambourine
  • Jimmy Thomas, Jimmy Helms, Lance Ellington, Jimmy Chambers, Tony Jackson, Lynda Hayes – additional vocals
  • Anne Dudley– string arrangements
  • Gary Barnacle– brass arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Lloyd Cole.

  1. Rich
  2. Why I Love Country Music – Lloyd Cole, Blair Cowan
  3. Pretty Gone – Neil Clark, Lloyd Cole
  4. Grace
  5. Cut Me Down
  6. Brand New Friend – Lloyd Cole, Blair Cowan
  7. Lost Weekend – Neil Clark, Lloyd Cole, Lawrence Donegan
  8. James
  9. Minor Character – Neil Clark, Lloyd Cole
  10. Perfect Blue

 

Frank Zappa: Meets The Mothers Of Invention

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On November 21, 1985, “Barking Pumpkin” label released “Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention”, the 44th Frank Zappa album. It was recorded November 1981–September 1985, at “UMRK”, and was produced by Frank Zappa.

Personnel:

  • Frank Zappa – vocals, guitar, Synclavier
  • Johnny “Guitar” Watson – vocals, guitar
  • Ike Willis– vocals, guitar
  • Ray White– vocals, guitar
  • Bobby Martin – vocals, keyboards
  • Steve Vai– guitar
  • Tommy Mars – keyboards
  • Scott Thunes– bass
  • Chad Wackerman– drums
  • Ed Mann – percussion
  • Moon Zappa– vocals
  • Dweezil Zappa– vocals
  • John Danforth– voice excerpts
  • Ernest Hollings– voice excerpts
  • Paul S. Trible, Jr.– voice excerpts
  • Paula Hawkins– voice excerpts
  • James Exon– voice excerpts
  • Al Gore– voice excerpts
  • Tipper Gore– voice excerpts
  • Bob Stone – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Zappa, except where noted.

  1. We’re Turning Again
  2. Alien Orifice
  3. Yo Cats – Frank Zappa, Tommy Mars
  4. What’s New in Baltimore?
  5. Little Beige Sambo
  6. Porn Wars
  7. Aerobics in Bondage

Frank Zappa: Jazz From Hell

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On November 15, 1986, “Barking Pumpkin Records” label released “Jazz from Hell”, the forty-seventh Frank Zappa album. It was recorded 1985–1986, at “UMRK”; “Palais des Sports” in St. Etienne, France, and was produced by Frank Zappa. “Jazz from Hell” was Zappa’s final studio album released in his lifetime. In 1988, Frank Zappa won “Grammy Award” for “Best Rock Instrumental Performance”.

Personnel:

  • Frank Zappa– lead guitar, Synclavier, keyboards
  • Steve Vai– rhythm guitar
  • Ray White– rhythm guitar
  • Tommy Mars– keyboards
  • Bobby Martin – keyboards
  • Scott Thunes– bass guitar
  • Chad Wackerman– drums
  • Ed Mann– percussion
  • Bob Stone – engineer
  • Greg Gorman – cover photography
  • Bob Rice – computer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Zappa.

  1. Night School
  2. The Beltway Bandits
  3. While You Were Art II
  4. Jazz from Hell
  5. G-Spot Tornado
  6. Damp Ankles
  7. Etienne
  8. Massaggio Galore

 

Hawkwind: The Chronicle Of The Black Sword

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On November 11, 1985, “Ficknife Records” label released “The Chronicle of the Black Sword”, the fourteenth Hawkwind” studio album. It was recorded August – September 1985, at “Rockfield Studios”, and was produced by Dave Brock, Huw Lloyd Langton, Harvey Bainbridge, Alan Davey, Danny Thompson Jr, and Dave Charles.

Personnel:

  • Dave Brock– vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Huw Lloyd-Langton – vocals, guitar
  • Harvey Bainbridge – vocals, keyboards
  • Alan Davey – vocals, bass guitar
  • Danny Thompson Jr. – drums
  • Dave Charles– percussion

Track listing:

  1. Song of the Swords – Dave Brock
  2. Shade Gate – Harvey Bainbridge
  3. The Sea King – Huw Lloyd-Langton
  4. The Pulsing Cavern – Harvey Bainbridge, Alan Davey
  5. Elric the Enchanter – Alan Davey
  6. Needle Gun – Dave Brock
  7. Zarozinia – Dave Brock, Kris Tait
  8. The Demise – Harvey Bainbridge, Dave Brock
  9. Sleep of a Thousand Tears – Dave Brock, Michael Moorcock
  10. Chaos Army – Harvey Bainbridge, Dave Brock
  11. Horn of Destiny – Dave Brock

The Clash: Cut The Crap

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On November 4, 1985, “Epic” label released “Cut the Crap”, the sixth and the final Clash studio album. It was recorded January – March 1985, at “Weryton Studios” in Unterföhring, and was produced by Jose Unidos.

Personnel:

  • Joe Strummer– lead vocals
  • Nick Sheppard – led vocals, guitar
  • Vince White– additional guitar
  • Paul Simonon – bass
  • Pete Howard– drums
  • Hermann Weindorf – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Norman Watt-Roy– bass
  • Michael Fayne – vocals, drum machines
  • Bernie Rhodes– drum machine programming
  • Ulli Rudolf – engineer
  • Simon Sullivan – mixing
  • Julian Balme – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Strummer and Bernard Rhodes.

  1. Dictator
  2. Dirty Punk
  3. We Are the Clash
  4. Are You Red..Y
  5. Cool Under Heat
  6. Movers and Shakers
  7. This Is England
  8. Three Card Trick
  9. Play to Win
  10. Fingerpoppin
  11. North and South
  12. Life is Wild

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble: Soul To Soul

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On September 30, 1985, “Epic” label released “Soul to Soul” the third Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble studio album. It was recorded March–May 1985, at “Dallas Sound Lab”, in Dallas, Texas, and was produced by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tommy Shannon,  Chris Layton, Reese Wynans and Richard Mullen.

Personnel:

  • Stevie Ray Vaughan– vocals, guitar, drums
  • Reese Wynans– vocals, keyboards
  • Tommy Shannon– vocals, bass
  • Chris Layton– vocals, drums
  • Joe Sublett– saxophone
  • Richard Mullen – engineer
  • Ron Cote – engineer assistant
  • Holland MacDonald – cover art
  • John H. Hammond – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Stevie Ray Vaughan, except where noted.

  1. Say What!
  2. Lookin’ Out the Window – Doyle Bramhall
  3. Look at Little Sister – Hank Ballard
  4. Ain’t Gone ‘n’ Give Up on Love
  5. Gone Home – Eddie Harris
  6. Change It – Bramhall
  7. You’ll Be Mine – Willie Dixon
  8. Empty Arms
  9. Come On (Part III) – Earl King
  10. Life Without You

10, 000 Maniacs: The Wishing Chair

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On September 23, 1985, “Elektra” label released “The Wishing Chair”, the second 10,000 Maniacs studio album. It was recorded June 1984 – May 1985, at “Livingstone Studios” in London, and was produced by Joe Boyd.

Personnel:

  • Natalie Merchant– voice
  • Robert Buck- acoustic and electric guitar, devices, mandolin, pedal steel
  • Steven Gustafson- bass guitar, electric guitar
  • John Lombardo- 6 & 12 string guitars, bass guitar
  • Dennis Drew- organ, piano, accordion
  • Jerry Augustyniak- drums
  • Barry Clempson – engineer
  • Jerry Boys, Tony Harris – engineer
  • Jack Skinner  – mastering
  • 10,000 Maniacs, T + CP  – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Natalie Merchant and John Lombardo, except where noted.

  1. Can’t Ignore the Train
  2. Scorpio Rising – Robert Buck, John Lombardo, Natalie Merchant
  3. Just as the Tide Was A Flowing – Traditional
  4. Lilydale – Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
  5. Back o’ the Moon – Dennis Drew, Natalie Merchant
  6. Maddox Table – Natalie Merchant
  7. Grey Victory – Robert Buck, John Lombardo, Natalie Merchant
  8. Among the Americans – Robert Buck, Dennis Drew, Natalie Merchant
  9. Everyone a Puzzle Lover
  10. Cotton Alley
  11. My Mother the War – Natalie Merchant, John Lombardo, Michael Walsh
  12. Tension Makes a Tangle
  13. Arbor Day – Natalie Merchant

 

The Fall: This Nation’s Saving Grace

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On September 23, 1985, “Beggars Banquet” label released “This Nation’s Saving Grace”, the eighth Fall (The) studio album. It was recorded 1985, and was produced by John Leckie.

Personnel:

  • Mark E. Smith– vocals, violin, guitar; harmonica
  • Craig Scanlon– guitar, backing vocals
  • Brix Smith– guitar, vocals
  • Steve Hanley– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Simon Rogers– keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, drum machine, backing vocals
  • Karl Burns– drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Mansion – Mark E. Smith
  2. Bombast – Steve Hanley, Mark E. Smith
  3. Barmy – Mark E. Smith
  4. What You Need – Craig Scanion, Mark E. Smith
  5. Spoilt Victorian Child – Simon Rogers, Mark E. Smith
  6. A. – Brix Smith, Mark E. Smith
  7. Gut of the Quantifier – Karl Burns, Mark E. Smith
  8. My New House – Mark E. Smith
  9. Paint Work – Simon Rogers, Craig Scanion, Mark E. Smith
  10. I Am Damo Suzuki – Simon Rogers, Craig Scanion, Mark E. Smith
  11. To Nk Roachment: Yarbles – Brix Smith, Mark E. Smith

The Waterboys: This Is The Sea

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On September 16, 1985, “Island” label released “This Is the Sea”, the third Waterboys (The) album. It was recorded February – August 1985, at “Park Gates Studio” in Hastings; “Livingstone Studios”; “Seaview Studios”; “The Chocolate Factory”; “R G Jones Recording Studios”; “Townhouse Studios”, and “Good Earth Studios” in London, and was produced by Mike Scott, John Brand, Mick Glossop and Karl Wallinger.

Personnel:

  • Mike Scott– vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, piano, percussion, synthesiser, bells, drum machine programming, effects
  • Anthony Thistlethwaite– saxophone, double bass, bass guitar, mandolin
  • Karl Wallinger– bass synth, piano, organ, keyboard programming, synthesiser, celeste, percussion, backing vocals
  • Kevin Wilkinson– bass guitar, drums
  • Martin Swain – bass guitar
  • Lu Edmonds– bass
  • Matthew Seligman– bass
  • Chris Whitten – drums, cymbals
  • Pete Thomas– snare drum
  • Martin Ditcham – percussion
  • Roddy Lorimer– trumpet, backing vocals
  • Stewart Bartlett – French horn
  • Steve Wickham– violin
  • Marek Lipski – violin
  • Max Edie – backing vocals
  • Lynn Goldsmith – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Scott except where noted.

  1. Don’t Bang the Drum – Mike Scott, Karl Wallinger
  2. The Whole of the Moon
  3. Spirit
  4. The Pan Within
  5. Medicine Bow – Mike Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite
  6. Old England
  7. Be My Enemy
  8. Trumpets
  9. This Is the Sea