In January 1986, “ECM” label released “Slide Show” album by Ralph Towner and Gary Burton. It was recorded in May 1985, at “Tonstudio Bauer” in Ludwigsburg, Germany, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
In November 1985, “Rough Trade” label released “Old Rottenhat”, the fourth Robert Wyatt studio album. It was recorded 1984 – 1985, at “West 3 Studios” and “Acre Lane Studios” in London, and was produced by Robert Wyatt.
Personnel:
Robert Wyatt – vocals, piano, keyboards, bass, percussion
In September 1986, “Warner Bros” label released “Tutu”, album by Miles Davis. It was recorded February – March 1985, at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, “Clinton Recording” in New York, “Le Gonks” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tommy LiPuma and Marcus Miller. In 1986, Miles Davis received the “Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist Grammy Award” for the performance on this album.
Personnel:
Miles Davis – trumpet
Marcus Miller – bass guitar, various instruments, additional synthesizer programming, arrangements
George Duke – various instruments, arrangements
Omar Hakim – drums, percussion
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Steve Reid – additional percussion
Michał Urbaniak – electric violin
Jason Miles – synthesizer programming
Adam Holzman – additional synthesizer programming, synthesizer solo
On July 3, 1985, “Philadelphia International” label released “Patti”, the seventh Patti LaBelle studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Sigma Sound Studios” in Philadelphia, and was produced by Kenny Gamble, Reggie Griffin, Leon Huff, Joseph Jefferson, Bunny Sigler, James Sigler, Dexter Wansel and Cecil Womack.
On April 23, 1985, “Columbia” label released “Two Hearts”, the third and final Men at Work studio album. It was recorded September 1984 – February 1985, at “Fast Forward Studios” in Melbourne, and was produced by Colin Hay and Greg Ham.
Personnel:
Greg Ham – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, saxophone, drum programming, mixing
Colin Hay – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, electric sitar, bass, piano, additional keyboards, marimba, drums, drum programming, mixing
Ron Stryker – acoustic, electric and steel guitars
On April 21, 1986, “Regular Records” label released “Measure for Measure”, the fourth Icehouse studio album. It was recorded in August 1985, at “Crescent Studios”, “Bath” and “Whitehouse” in Livingstone, “Air Studios” in London, and was produced by David Lord and Rhett Davies.
On March 29, 1985, “RCA” label released “Rogues Gallery”, the twelfth Slade studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Angel Recording Studios”, “Portland Studios”, “RAK Studios” and “Utopia Studios” in London, and was produced by Jim Lea and John Punter.
Personnel:
Noddy Holder – lead and backing vocals
Dave Hill – lead guitar, backing vocals
Jim Lea – bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, violin, backing vocals
On February 17, 1986, “EMI” label released “The Colour of Spring”, the third Talk Talk studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Battery Studios” and “Videosonics Studios” in London, and was produced by Tim Friese-Greene.
Personnel:
Mark Hollis — lead vocals, piano, Variophon, organ, Mellotron, electric guitar, melodica
Tim Friese-Greene – piano, Kurzweil synthesizer, organ, Variophon, Mellotron
Paul Webb – bass guitar, backing vocals
Lee Harris – drums
Steve Winwood — organ
Ian Curnow – synthesizer solos
Robbie McIntosh – guitar, dobro
David Rhodes — guitar
Mark Feltham — harmonica
Danny Thompson — acoustic bass
Alan Gorrie — electric bass
Martin Ditcham — percussion
Morris Pert — percussion
Phil Reis — percussion
David Roach — soprano saxophone
Gaynor Sadler — harp
Children from the school of Miss Speake — children’s choir
On January 15, 1986, “Creation Records” label released “Circus Maximus”, the debut Momus album. It was recorded in September 1985, at “Alaska Studio”, in London, and was produced by Momus.
On December 18, 1986, “Relativity” label released “Not of This Earth”, the debut Joe Satriani album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Hyde Street” in San Francisco, and was produced by John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani.
Personnel:
Joe Satriani – guitar, keyboard, percussion, bass
John Cuniberti – vocals, percussion, engineer, mixing
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