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This Mortal Coil: Filigree & Shadow

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On September 20, 1986, “4AD” label released “Filigree & Shadow”, the second This Mortal Coil album. It was recorded in 1986, at “Blackwing Studios” and “Palladium Studios” in London, and was produced by John Fryer and Ivo Watts-Russell.

Personnel:

  • Dominic Appleton – vocals
  • Deirdre Rutkowski – vocals
  • Louise Rutkowski- vocals
  • Hubertus “Richenel” Baars – vocals
  • Caroline Seaman – vocals
  • Alison Limerick- vocals
  • Jean – vocals
  • Simon Raymonde – guitar, bass, keyboards
  • David Curtis – guitar
  • Keith Mitchell – guitar
  • Nigel K. Hine – guitar
  • Chris Pye – guitar
  • Andrew Gray – guitar
  • Alan Curtis – guitar
  • John Turner – keyboards
  • Mark Cox – keyboards
  • Peter Ulrich – percussion
  • Tony Waera – didgeridoo
  • Richard Thomas – saxophone
  • Anne Turner – backing vocals
  • Les McKeown- backing vocals
  • Martin McCarrick- backing vocals
  • Steven Young – drum programming

Track listing:

  1. Velvet Belly – Martin McCarrick
  2. The Jeweller – Tom Rapp
  3. Ivy and Neet – Simon Raymonde
  4. Meniscus – David Curtis
  5. Tears – Simon Raymonde
  6. Tarantula – Martin Young
  7. My Father – Judy Collins
  8. Come Here My Love – Van Morrison
  9. At First, and Then – Peter Ulrich
  10. Strength of Strings – Gene Clark
  11. Morning Glory – Tim Buckley
  12. Inch-Blue – John Fryer, Ivo Watts-Russell
  13. I Want to Live – Gary Ogan
  14. Mama K – John Fryer, Ivo Watts-Russell
  15. Filigree & Shadow – John Fryer, Ivo Watts-Russell
  16. Firebrothers – Gary Duncan
  17. Thails – John Fryer, Ivo Watts-Russell
  18. I Must Have Been Blind – Tim Buckley
  19. A Heart of Glass – Colin Newman, Graham Lewis
  20. Alone – Colin Newman, Graham Lewis
  21. Mama K (2) – John Fryer, Ivo Watts-Russell
  22. The Horizon Bleeds and Sucks Its Thumb – John Fryer, Ivo Watts-Russell, Mark Cox
  23. Drugs – David Byrne, Brian Eno
  24. Red Rain – John Fryer, Ivo Watts-Russell , Simon Raymonde
  25. Thails (2) – John Fryer, Ivo Watts-Russell

 

 

Neil Young: After The Gold Rush

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On September 19, 1970, “Reprise” label released “After the Gold Rush”, the third Neil Young studio album. It was recorded 1969 – June 1970, at “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood; “Sound City”; “Van Nuys” in Los Angeles, and “Redwood Studios” in Topanga, California, and was produced by Neil Young, David Briggs and Kendall Pacios. In 1998, “Q”  magazine readers voted “After the Gold Rush” the 89th greatest album of all time. In 2003, Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 71 on its list of the “500 Greatest Album of All Time”. In 2003, “NME” magazine ranked “After the Gold Rush” at number 80 of the list of the “Greatest Albums of All Time. In 1986, the album was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, and 2 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI” in 2004.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young — lead vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, vibes
  • Stephen Stills— vocals
  • Danny Whitten — vocals, guitar
  • Nils Lofgren — vocals, guitar, piano
  • Jack Nitzsche— piano
  • Billy Talbot— bass
  • Greg Reeves — bass
  • Ralph Molina — vocals, drums
  • Bill Peterson — flugelhorn

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young except where noted.

  1. Tell Me Why
  2. After the Gold Rush
  3. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
  4. Southern Man
  5. Till the Morning Comes
  6. Oh, Lonesome Me – Don Gibson
  7. Don’t Let It Bring You Down
  8. Birds
  9. When You Dance I Can Really Love
  10. I Believe in You
  11. Cripple Creek Ferry

 

Elvis Costello: Blood & Chocolate

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On September 15, 1986, “Demon” label released “Blood & Chocolate”, the eleventh Elvis Costello studio album. It was recorded March – May 1986, and was produced by Nick Lowe and Colin Fairley.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonium,  tambourine, bellows, canes, knives, bass, Vox Continental electric organ
  • Cait O’Riordan– vocals
  • Jimmy Cliff– vocals
  • Tom “T-Bone” Wolk– electric guitar, bass
  • Nick Lowe– acoustic guitar
  • Steve Nieve– piano, organ, harmonium
  • Mitchell Froom– organ
  • Bruce Thomas– bass, electric guitar, saxophone
  • Pete Thomas– drums, alto saxophone
  • Mickey Curry– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Declan MacManus (Elvis Costello), except where noted.

  1. Uncomplicated
  2. I Hope You’re Happy Now
  3. Tokyo Storm Warning – Declan MacManus, Cait O’Riordan
  4. Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head
  5. I Want You
  6. Honey, Are You Straight or Are You Blind?
  7. Blue Chair
  8. Battered Old Bird
  9. Crimes of Paris
  10. Poor Napoleon
  11. Next Time Round

 

Bajaga i Instruktori: Jahači magle

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On September 6, 1986, “PGP-RTB” label released “Jahači magle” the third Bajaga i Instruktori studio album. It was recorded June – August 1986, at “Studio V PGP-RTB” in Belgrade, and was produced by Saša Habić.

Personnel:

  • Momčilo Bajagić- vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Dejan Cukić- vocals
  • Žika Milenković- vocals, guitar
  • Miroslav Cvetković – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Nenad Stamatović – guitar
  • Saša Lokner- keyboards
  • Vladimir Golubović – drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Jane Parđovski – guitar
  • Vlada Negovanović- guitar
  • Rajko Kojić- guitar
  • Duda Bezuha– guitar
  • Nenad Stefanović – bass guitar
  • Slobodan Božanić – fretless bass
  • Nenad Nesa Petrović – saxophone
  • Goran Grbić – trumpet
  • Đorđe Petrović – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Josipa Lisac- backing vocals
  • Nera – backing vocals
  • Saša Habić – handclaps
  • Kornelije Kovač- arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Momčilo Bajagić, except where noted.

  1. Ja mislim 300 na sat
  2. Kao ne zna da je gotivim
  3. Gde stiže moje sećanje
  4. Red i mir
  5. Rimljani
  6. Samo nam je ljubav potrebna – Žika Milenković, Momčilo Bajagić, John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  7. Strah od vozova
  8. Bam, bam, bam
  9. 442 do Beograda

Paul McCartney: Press To Play

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On August 25, 1986, “Parlaphone” label released “Press to Play”, the sixth Paul McCartney studio album. It was recorded March–May 1985, at McCartney’s “Sussex studios” and October–December 1985 at McCartney’s Scottish studios, and was produced by Paul McCartney, Hugh Padgham and Phil Ramone. The album cover’s photograph was taken by George Hurrell, using the same box camera that he used in Hollywood in the 1930s and the 1940s, for his photographs of movie stars of the 1930s and 1940s like Clark Gable and Greta Garbo,

Personnel:

  • Paul McCartney– lead vocals, bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Eric Stewart– acoustic and electric guitars
  • Pete Townshend– electric guitars
  • Carlos Alomar– acoustic and electric guitars
  • Eddie Rayner– keyboards
  • Nick Glennie-Smith– keyboards
  • Simon Chamberlain – piano
  • Linda McCartney– keyboards, backing vocals
  • Neil Jason– bass guitar
  • Phil Collins– drums, percussion
  • Jerry Marotta– drums, percussion
  • John Bradbury– drums, percussion
  • Graham Ward– drums, percussion
  • Ray Cooper– percussion
  • Dick Morrissey– tenor saxophone
  • Lenny Pickett– alto and tenor saxophone
  • Gary Barnacle– saxophone
  • Gavyn Wright– violin solo
  • Kate Robbins– harmony vocals
  • Ruby James – harmony vocals
  • James McCartney– spoken word
  • Steve Jackson– spoken word
  • Eddie Klein – spoken word
  • John Hammel – spoken word
  • Matt Howe – spoken word
  • Tony Visconti– orchestral arrangements
  • Anne Dudley– orchestral arrangements
  • Hugh Padgham – engineer
  • Tony Clark– engineer assistant
  • Jon Kelly– engineer assistant
  • Peter Mew– engineer assistant
  • Matt Howe – engineer assistant
  • Steve Jackson – engineer assistant
  • Haydn Bendall– engineer assistant
  • Hugh Padgham – mixing
  • Bert Bevans – mixing
  • Steve Forward – mixing
  • Julian Mendelsohn – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul McCartney and Eric Stewart, except where noted.

  1. Stranglehold
  2. Good Times Coming/Feel the Sun – Paul McCartney
  3. Talk More Talk – Paul McCartney
  4. Footprints
  5. Only Love Remains – Paul McCartney
  6. Press – Paul McCartney
  7. Pretty Little Head
  8. Move Over Busker
  9. Angry
  10. However Absurd

 

Paul Simon: Graceland

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On August 25, 1986, “Warner Bros” label released “Graceland”, the seventh Paul Simon solo studio. It was recorded October 1985 – June 1986, in South Africa, New York, Los Angeles, London, and Louisiana, and was produced by Paul Simon. In 1987, “Graceland” won “Grammy Award” for “Album of the Year”. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Graceland” at number 71 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album earned Paul Simon the “Best International Solo Artist” award at “The Brit Awards” in 1987. It was certified 8 x Platinum in Australia by the “ARIA”; Platinum in France by “SNEP”; Platinum in Nederlands by “NVPI”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”;Platinum in Portugal by “AFP”; Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”; 7 x Platinum in the UK by the “BPI”, and 5 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Paul Simon– lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, Synclavier, six-string electric bass
  • Ray Phiri– guitar
  • Adrian Belew– guitar synthesizer, guitar
  • Demola Adepoju – pedal steelguitar
  • Daniel Xilakazi – lead, rhythm guitar
  • Sherman Robertson– guitar
  • César Rosas– guitar, backing vocals
  • David Hidalgo– guitar, accordion, backing vocals
  • Lulu Masilela – tambourines
  • Rob Mounsey– synthesizer, horn arrangement
  • Alton Rubin, Sr.– accordion
  • Jonhjon Mkhalali – accordion
  • Forere Motloheloa – accordion
  • Conrad Lozano– bass
  • Alonzo Johnson – bass
  • Lloyd Lelose – bass
  • Bakithi Kumalo– bass
  • Isaac Mtshali – drums
  • Vusi Khumalo – drums
  • Petrus Manile – drums
  • Alton Rubin, Jr. – drums
  • Louie Pérez– drums
  • Steve Gadd– additional drums
  • Makhaya Mahlangu – percussion
  • Ralph MacDonald– percussion
  • Youssou N’Dour– percussion
  • Babacar Faye – percussion
  • Assane Thiam – percussion
  • James Guyatt – percussion
  • David Rubin – washboard
  • Alex Foster – alto saxophone
  • Morris Goldberg– penny whistle, soprano saxophone
  • Johnny Hoyt – saxophone
  • Steve Berlin– saxophone
  • Ronnie Cuber– bass and baritone saxophone
  • Barney Rachabane – saxophone
  • Mike Makhalemele– saxophone
  • Teaspoon Ndela – saxophone
  • Lenny Pickett– tenor saxophone
  • Earl Gardner – trumpet
  • Jon Faddis– trumpet
  • Randy Brecker– trumpet
  • Lew Soloff– trumpet
  • Alan Rubin– trumpet
  • Dave Bargeron– trombone
  • Kim Allan Cissel – trombone
  • The Gaza Sisters – vocals
  • Joseph Shabalala– vocals
  • Ladysmith Black Mambazo– vocals
  • Linda Ronstadt– additional vocals
  • The Everly Brothers– additional vocals
  • Diane Garisto – backing vocals
  • Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals
  • Roy Halee – engineer

Track listing:

  1. The Boy In the Bubble – Forere Motloheloa, Paul Simon
  2. Graceland – Paul Simon
  3. I Know What I Know – General MD Shirinda, Paul Simon
  4. Gumboots – Lulu Masilela, Jonhjon Mkhalali, Paul Simon
  5. Diamonds On the Soles of Her Shoes – Joseph Shabalala, Paul Simon
  6. You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon
  7. Under African Skies – Paul Simon
  8. Homeless – Joseph Shabalala, Paul Simon
  9. Crazy Love, Vol. II – Paul Simon
  10. That Was Your Mother – Paul Simon
  11. All Around the World Or the Myth of Fingerprints – Paul Simon

Neil Young: Landing On Water

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On July 28, 1986, “Geffen” label released “Landing on Water”, the fifteenth Neil Young studio album. It was recorded August 1983 – March 1986, at “Broken Arrow Ranch” and “Record One” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Danny Kortchmar and Neil Young. Few album songs were resurrected from Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s failed 1984 sessions.

Personnel:

  • Neil Young – lead vocal, lead guitar, harmonica, synthesizer
  • Danny Kortchmar– vocals, guitar, synthesizer
  • Steve Jordan – vocals, drums, synthesizer
  • San Francisco Boys Chorus– vocals
  • Louis Magor – choir director
  • Richard Bosworth – engineer
  • Tim Mulligan – engineer
  • Duane Seykora – engineer
  • Julie Last – engineer
  • Niko Bolas– engineer, mixing
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Laura LiPuma – design
  • Bernard Shakey – art director

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Young.

  1. Weight of the World
  2. Violent Side
  3. Hippie Dream
  4. Bad News Beat
  5. Touch the Night
  6. People on the Street
  7. Hard Luck Stories
  8. I Got a Problem
  9. Pressure
  10. Drifter

R.E.M.: Lifes Rich Pageant

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On July 28, 1986, “I.R.S.” label released “Lifes Rich Pageant”, the fourth R.E.M. studio album. It was recorded April – May 1986, at “Belmont Mall Studios” in Belmont, Indiana, and was produced by Don Gehman.

Personnel:

  • Michael Stipe– lead and backing vocals
  • Peter Buck– guitar, banjo
  • Mike Mills– lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, piano, pump organ
  • Bill Berry– drums, backing vocals
  • Jim Dineen– engineer
  • Rick Fetig– engineer
  • Ross Hogarth– engineer
  • Stan Katayama– engineer
  • Gregg Edward– mixing
  • Don Gehman- mixing
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Slay – illustrations
  • Bird – illustrations
  • Juanita Rogers– back cover painting
  • Sandra Lee Phipps – photography
  • O. Scarelli– packaging

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe, except where noted. .

Side one – “Dinner side”

  1. Begin the Begin
  2. These Days
  3. Fall on Me
  4. Cuyahoga
  5. Hyena
  6. Underneath the Bunker

Side two – “Supper side”

  1. The Flowers of Guatemala
  2. I Believe
  3. What If We Give It Away?
  4. Just a Touch
  5. Swan Swan H
  6. Superman – Mitchell Bottler, Gary Zekley

Bob Dylan: Knocked Out Loaded

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On July 14, 1986, “Columbia” label released “Knocked Out Loaded”, the twenty-fourth Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded April – June 1986, and was produced by Bob Dylan. The cover art is a reworking of the January 1939 cover of “Spicy Adventure Stories”.

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
  • Tom Petty– guitar
  • T-Bone Burnett– guitar
  • Mike Campbell– guitar
  • Ira Ingber – guitar
  • Dave Stewart– guitar
  • Ronnie Wood– guitar
  • Jack Sherman– guitar
  • Al Perkins– steel guitar
  • Larry Meyers – mandolin
  • Vince Melamed – keyboards
  • Al Kooper– keyboards
  • Benmont Tench– keyboards
  • Patrick Seymour – keyboards
  • James Jamerson, Jr. – bass guitar
  • John Paris – bass guitar
  • John McKenzie– bass guitar
  • Vito San Filippo – bass guitar
  • Carl Sealove – bass guitar
  • Howie Epstein– bass guitar
  • Anton Fig– drums
  • Stan Lynch– drums
  • Raymond Lee Pounds – drums
  • Don Heffington – drums
  • Clem Burke– drums
  • Milton Gabriel – steel drums
  • Mike Berment – steel drums
  • Bryan Parris – steel drums
  • Phil Jones – conga
  • Steve Douglas– saxophone
  • Steve Madaio – trumpet
  • Maia Smith – vocals
  • Lara Firestone – backing vocals
  • Pamela Quinlan – backing vocals
  • Carolyn Dennis– backing vocals
  • Keysha Gwin – backing vocals
  • Peggie Blu– backing vocals
  • Majason Bracey – backing vocals
  • Muffy Hendrix – backing vocals
  • April Hendrix-Haberlan – backing vocals
  • Dewey B. Jones II – backing vocals
  • Queen Esther Marrow – backing vocals
  • Larry Mayhand – backing vocals
  • Angel Newell – backing vocals
  • Herbert Newell – backing vocals
  • Crystal Pounds – backing vocals
  • Madelyn Quebec – backing vocals
  • Daina Smith – backing vocals
  • Medena Smith – backing vocals
  • Annette May Thomas – backing vocals
  • Damien Turnbough – backing vocals
  • Chyna Wright – backing vocals
  • Elesecia Wright – backing vocals
  • Tiffany Wright – backing vocals
  • Britt Bacon – engineer
  • Judy Feltus – engineer
  • Don Smith – engineer
  • George Tutko – engineer
  • Greg Fulginiti– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Dylan, except where noted.

  1. You Wanna Ramble – Little Junior Parker
  2. They Killed Him – Kris Kristoferson
  3. Driftin’ Too Far From Shore
  4. Precious Memories – traditional, arr. by Bob Dylan
  5. Maybe Someday
  6. Brownsville Girl – Sam Shepard, Bob Dylan
  7. Got Mu Mind made Up – Tom Petty, Bob Dylan
  8. Under Your Spell – Bob Dylan, Carole Bayer Sager

Chicago: V

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On July 10, 1972, “Columbia” label released “Chicago V”, the fourth Chicago studio album. It was recorded in September 1971, at “Columbia 30th Street Studios” in New York, and was produced by James William Guercio. In 1986,  “Chicago V” was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Peter Cetera – lead and backing vocals, bass, wah-wah bass,
  • Terry Kath – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Robert Lamm – lead and backing vocals, piano, Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes, Hohner Pianet
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, backing vocals
  • James Pankow – trombone, percussion, backing vocals, brass arrangements
  • Walter Parazaider– saxophones, flute, percussion, backing vocals
  • Danny Seraphine – drums, congas, antique bells, percussion
  • Wayne Tarnowski – engineer
  • Joe Gastwirt – remastering
  • Nick Fasciano – logo design
  • John Berg – cover design
  • Jim Houghton, Earl Steinbicker – photography
  • Beverly Scott – lettering

Track listing:

  1. A Hit byVarèse – Robert Lamm
  2. All is Well – Robert Lamm
  3. Now That You’ve Gone – James Pankow
  4. Dialogue (Part I) – Robert Lamm
  5. Dialogue (Part II) – Robert Lamm
  6. While the City Sleeps – Robert Lamm
  7. Saturday in the Park – Robert Lamm
  8. State of the Union – Robert Lamm
  9. Goodbye – Robert Lamm
  10. Alma Mater – Terry Kath