Tag Archives: 1985

Asia: Astra

On November 25, 1985, “Geffen” label released “Astra”, the third Asia studio album. It was recorded 1984 -1985, at “Westside”, “The Townhouse” and “Sarm West” in London, and was produced by Mike Stone and Geoff Downes.

Personnel:

  • Mandy Meyer – guitar
  • Geoff Downes – keyboards
  • John Wetton – vocals, bass guitars
  • Carl Palmer – drums
  • The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 
  • Louis Clark – orchestration, arrangements, conductor
  • Mike Stone – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Ladanyi – mixing
  • Alan Douglas – engineer, mixing
  • Greg Fulginiti – mastering
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Roger Dean – design
  • Willie Christie – photography
  • John David Kalodner – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by John Wetton and Geoff Downes, except where noted.

  1. Go
  2. Voice of America
  3. Hard on Me – John Wetton, Geoff Downes, Carl Palmer
  4. Wishing
  5. Rock and Roll Dream
  6. Countdown to Zero
  7. Love Now Till Eternity
  8. Too Late – John Wetton, Geoff Downes, Carl Palmer
  9. Suspicion
  10. After the War

Dead Can Dance: Spleen And Ideal

On November 25, 1985, “4AD” label released “Spleen and Ideal”, the second Dead Can Dance studio album. It was recorded September – November 1985, at “Woodbine” in Warwickshire, England, and was produced by John A. Rivers, Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry.

Personnel:

  • Lisa Gerrard – vocals, all other instruments
  • Brendan Perry – vocals, all other instruments, art direction
  • Richard Avison – trombone
  • Simon Hogg – trombone
  • Carolyn Costin – violin
  • Gus Ferguson – cello
  • Martin McCarrick – cello
  • James Pinker – timpani
  • Tony Ayres – timpani
  • Andrew Hutton – soprano vocals
  • John A. Rivers – engineer
  • Jonathan Dee – engineer
  • Colin Gray – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry.

  1. De Profundis (Out of the Depths of Sorrow)
  2. Ascension
  3. Circumradiant Dawn
  4. The Cardinal Sin
  5. Mesmerism
  6. Enigma of the Absolute
  7. Advent
  8. Avatar
  9. Indoctrination (A Design for Living)

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble: Live Alive

On November 15, 1986, “Epic” label released “Live Alive”, the first live Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble album (the fourth Stevie Ray Vaughn album overall).The performances were recorded in July 1985 at the “Montreux Jazz Festival”, July 1986 at the “Austin Opera House”, July 1986 at “Dallas Starfest”, and was produced by Stevie Ray Vaughn, Tommy Shannon, Chris “Whipper” Layton and Reese Wynans.

Personnel:

  • Stevie Ray Vaughan – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Reese Wynans – keyboards
  • Tommy Shannon – bass
  • Chris “Whipper” Layton – drums
  • Gary Olazabal – engineer
  • Dave Richards – engineer
  • Chris Austopchuk – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Stevie Ray Vaughan, except where noted.

  1. Say What
  2. Ain’t Gone’ Give Up on Love
  3. Pride and Joy
  4. Mary Had a Little Lamb – Buddy Guy
  5. Superstition – Stevie Wonder
  6. I’m Leaving You (Commit a Crime) – Chester Burnett
  7. Cold Shot – Michael Kindred
  8. Willie the Wimp – Ruth Ellsworth, Bill Carter
  9. Look at Little Sister – Hank Ballard
  10. Texas Flood – Larry C. Davis, Jospeh Wade Scott
  11. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) – Jimi Hendrix
  12. Love Struck Baby
  13. Change It – Doyle Bramhall
  14. Life Without You

Rush: Power Windows

On October 11, 1985, “Anthem” label released “Power Windows”, the eleventh Rush studio album. It was recorded April – August 1985, at “The Manor” in Oxfordshire, “SARM East”, “Angel” and “Abbey Road” in London, “AIR” in Salem, Montserrat, and was produced by Peter Collins, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart.

Personnel:

  • Geddy Lee – vocals, bass guitar, bass pedals, synthesizers, arrangements
  • Alex Lifeson – electric and acoustic guitars, arrangements
  • Neil Peart – drums, percussion, electric percussion, arrangements
  • Andy Richards – additional keyboards, synthesizer programming
  • Jim Burgess – synthesizer programming
  • Anne Dudley – string arrangement, conductor
  • Andrew Jackman – conductor, choir arrangements
  • The Choir – additional vocals
  • Peter Collins – arrangements
  • Jim Barton – engineer
  • Matt Butler – engineer assistant
  • Stephen Chase – engineer assistant
  • Dave Meegan – engineer assistant
  • Heff Moraes – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Brian Lee – mastering
  • Hugh Syme – art direction, graphics, cover design, painting

Track listing:

All lyrics written by Neil Peart, all music by Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee.

  1. The Big Money
  2. Grand Designs
  3. Manhattan Project
  4. Marathon
  5. Territories
  6. Middletown Dreams
  7. Emotion Detector
  8. Mystic Rhythms

Midge Ure: The Gift

On October 7, 1985, “Chrysalis” label released “The Gift”, the debut Midge Ure album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Music Fest Studio” in London, and was produced by Midge Ure.

Personnel:

  • Midge Ure – vocals, instrumentation
  • Mark King – bass guitar
  • Mark Brzezicki – drums
  • Lindsay Elliott – drums
  • Paul Mosby – mizmar 
  • Mae McKenna, Lorenza Johnson, Jackie Challenor, Glenn Gregory – backing vocals
  • Rik Walton – recording
  • Brian Tench – mixing
  • Peter Saville Associates – design
  • George Hurrell – photography
  • John Hudson – co-producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Midge Ure and Daniel Mitchell, except where noted.

  1. If I Was
  2. When the Winds Blow
  3. Living in the Past – Ian Anderson
  4. That Certain Smile
  5. The Gift – Midge Ure
  6. Antilles – Midge Ure
  7. Wastelands
  8. Edo – Midge Ure
  9. The Chieftain – Midge Ure
  10. She Cried
  11. The Gift (reprise) – Midge Ure

The Replacements: Tim

On September 18, 1985, “Sire” label released “Tim”, the fourth Replacements (The) studio album. It was recorded June – July 1985, at “Nicollet Studios” in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was produced by Tommy Erdelyi and Steven Fjelstad.

Personnel:

  • Paul Westerberg – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Bob Stinson – guitar
  • Tommy Stinson – bass
  • Chris Mars – drums, backing vocals
  • Alex Chilton – vocals, additional production
  • Tommy Erdelyi – guitar solo
  • Steven Fjelstad – engineer
  • Jack Skinner – mastering
  • Robert Longo – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Westerberg, except where noted.

  1. Hold My Life
  2. I’ll Buy
  3. Kiss Me on the Bus
  4. Dose of Thunder – Chris Mars, Tommy Stinson, Paul Westerberg
  5. Waitress in the Sky
  6. Swinging Party
  7. Bastards of Young
  8. Lay It Down Clown
  9. Left of the Dial
  10. Little Mascara
  11. Here Comes a Regular

Miles Davis: Aura

On September 12, 1989, “Columbia” label released “Aura”, album by Miles Davis. It was recorded January – February 1985, at “Easy Sound Studio” in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was produced by Palle Mikkelborg. This was Miles Davis’s final album released in his lifetime.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet
  • Bent Jædig, Flemming Madsen, Jesper Thilo, Per Carsten, Uffe Karskov – saxophones, woodwinds
  • Benny Rosenfeld, Idrees Sulieman, Jens Winther, Palle Bolvig, Perry Knudsen, Palle Mikkelborg – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Jens Engel, Ture Larsen, Vincent Nilsson – trombone
  • Ole Kurt Jensen – bass trombone
  • Axel Windfeld – bass trombone, tuba
  • Niels Eje – oboe, English horn
  • Bjarne Roupé, John McLaughlin – guitar
  • Kenneth Knudsen, Ole Kock Hansen, Thomas Clausen – keyboards
  • Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
  • Bo Stief – Fender bass, fretless bass
  • Lennart Gruvstedt – drums
  • Vincent Wilburn Jr. – electronic drums
  • Ethan Weisgaard, Marilyn Mazur – percussion
  • Lillian Thornquist – harp
  • Eva Hess-Thaysen – vocals
  • Palle Mikkelborg – arrangements
  • Henrik Lund, Niels Erik Land – engineer
  • Stacy Drummond – art direction
  • Gilles Larrain – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Palle Mikkelborg

  1. Intro
  2. White
  3. Yellow
  4. Orange
  5. Red
  6. Green
  7. Blue
  8. Electric Red
  9. Indigo
  10. Violet

Hector Zazou: Reivax Au Bongo

On September 2, 1985, “Crammed Discs” label released “Reivax Au Bongo”, the seventh Hector Zazou album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Studio Anagramme” in Paris, “Daylight Studio” in Brussel, Belgium, and was produced by Hector Zazou.

Personnel:

  • Hector Zazou – piano, synthesizer, electronics, arrangements, mixing
  • Bony Bikaye – vocals
  • Kanda Bongo Man – vocal
  • Catherine Renoult – mezzo soprano vocals
  • Fred De Fred – guitar
  • Medor Mader – guitar, piano, synthesizer
  • Lambert Boudier – percussion
  • Ray Lemma – percussion
  • François Verly, Olivier Cole – vibraphone, marimba
  • Fred Wallich – saxophone
  • Joaquim Vidal – saxophone
  • Philippe Herpin – saxophone, clarinet
  • Bruno Marq – flute
  • Nano Pevlet – clarinet
  • Youen Leberre – bassoon
  • Marlini Battola – violin
  • Martine Schouman – violin
  • Jean-Michel Guelpa, Laurent Gardeux, Yseux Choix – cello
  • Gilles Martin – mixing
  • Théo Lambours – design
  • Xavier Lambours – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Hector Zazou – except where noted

  1. Generique – Opening Theme
  2. Chez Le Commandeur – In the Commandant’s Office – Bony Bikaye, Hector Zazou
  3. Le Passage De La Frontier
  4. Le Village Du Chef Bingo – Hector Zazou, Kanda Bongo
  5. Reivax Broie Du Noir – Bony Bikaye, Hector Zazou
  6. L’Apparition
  7. Chanson Bongolaise – Bony Bikaye, Hector Zazou
  8. Reivax Et Son Cheval Pepito
  9. Que Le Bongo Est Beau
  10. Un Heros
  11. La Poursuite
  12. Reivax (Theme)
  13. Devant La Mer

Saxon: Innocence Is No Exuse

On September 2, 1985, “Parlaphone / EMI” label released “Innocence Is No Excuse”, the seventh Saxon studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Union Studios” in Munich, Germany, and was produced by Simon Hanhart.

Personnel:

  • Biff Byford – vocals, arrangements, mixing
  • Graham Oliver – guitar, arrangements
  • Paul Quinn – guitar, arrangements
  • Steve Dawson – bass guitar, arrangements
  • Nigel Glockler – drums, arrangements
  • Simon Hanhart – recording
  • Keith Nixon – additional recording

Track listing:

  1. Rockin’ Again – Biff Byford, Graham Oliver, Steve Dawson
  2. Call of the Wild – Biff Byford, Paul Quinn, Graham Oliver, Steve Dawson, Nigel Glockler
  3. Back on the Street – Biff Byford, Paul Quinn, Steve Dawson, Nigel Glockler
  4. Devil Rides Out – Biff Byford, Steve Dawson
  5. Rock ‘n’ Roll Gypsy – Biff Byford, Steve Dawson
  6. Broken Heroes – Biff Byford, Steve Dawson
  7. Gonna Shout – Biff Byford, Paul Quinn, Graham Oliver, Steve Dawson, Nigel Glockler
  8. Everybody Up – Biff Byford, Steve Dawson
  9. Raise Some Hell – Biff Byford, Steve Dawson
  10. Give It Everything You’ve Got – Biff Byford, Paul Quinn, Graham Oliver, Steve Dawson, Nigel Glockler

Dio: Sacred Heart

On August 12, 1985, “Warner Bros” label released “Sacred Heart”, the third Dio studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Rumbo Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ronnie James Dio.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie James Dio – vocals
  • Vivian Campbell – guitar
  • Claude Schnell – keyboards
  • Jimmy Bain – bass
  • Vinny Appice – drums
  • Craig Goldy – guitar
  • Angelo Arcuri – engineer
  • Gary McGachan – engineer assistant
  • Greg Fulginiti – mastering
  • Robert Florczak – illustration

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated.

  1. King of Rock and Roll – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Apice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell
  2. Sacred Heart – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Apice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell
  3. Another Lie – Ronnie James Dio
  4. Rock ’n’ Roll Children – Ronnie James Dio
  5. Hungry for Heaven – Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain
  6. Like the Beat of a Heart – Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain
  7. Just Another Day – Ronnie James Dio, Vivian Campbell
  8. Fallen Angels – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Apice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell
  9. Shoot Shoot – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Apice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell