Tag Archives: 1987

Cowboy Junkies: The Trinity Session

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On November 15, 1988, “Latent” label released “The Trinity Session”, the second Cowboy Junkies studio album. It was recorded in November 1987, at “Church of the Holy Trinity” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Peter Moore.

Personnel:

  • Margo Timmins – lead vocals
  • Michael Timmins – guitar
  • Alan Anton – bass
  • Peter Timmins – drums
  • John Timmins – guitar, backing vocals
  • Kim Deschamps – pedal steel guitar, dobro, bottleneck slide guitar
  • Jeff Bird – fiddle, harmonica, mandolin
  • Steve Shearer – harmonica
  • Jaro Czerwinec – accordion
  • Peter Moore – mixing, mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Margo Timmins and Michael Timmins, except where noted.

  1. Mining for Gold – traditional, arranged by James Gordon
  2. Misguided Angel
  3. I Don’t Get It
  4. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry – Hank Williams
  5. To Love Is to Bury
  6. 200 More Miles – Michael Timmins
  7. Dreaming My Dreams with You – Allen Reynolds
  8. Sweet Jane – Lou Reed
  9. Postcard Blues – Michael Timmins
  10. Walking After Midnight – Don Necht, Alan Block

Joe Pass and Tommy Gumina: Sound Project

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On June 16, 1987, “Polytone” label released “Sound Project”, album Joe Pass and Tommy Gumina. It was recorded in 1987, at “Amigo Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Joe Pass and Tommy Gumina.

Personnel:

  • Joe Pass – guitar
  • Tommy Gumina – polycorus (accordion)
  • Jimmie Smith – drums

Track listing:

  1. My Shining Hour – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  2. My Ship – Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin
  3. Once in a While – Michael Edwards, Bud Green
  4. Cavaquino
  5. In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning – Bob Hilliard, David Mann
  6. Secret Love – Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster
  7. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – Ned Washington, George Bassman
  8. When You Wish upon a Star – Leigh Harline, Ned Washington
  9. About Time
  10. Will You Give Me These
  11. Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry – Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn

Green River: Dry As A Bone

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On June 5, 1987, “Sub Pop” label released “Dry as a Bone”, the second and final Green River EP. It was recorded in July 1986, at “Reciprocal Recordings” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Jack Endino and Jeff Ament.

Personnel:

  • Mark Arm – vocals
  • Bruce Fairweather – guitar
  • Stone Gossard – guitar
  • Jeff Ament – bass guitar, engineer
  • Alex Vincent – drums
  • Jack Endino – engineer
  • Linda Owens – layout
  • Charles Peterson – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Mark Arm; all music by Jeff Ament, Bruce Fairweather, Stone Gossard, and Alex Vincent.

  1. Unwind
  2. Baby Takes
  3. This Town
  4. P.C.C.
  5. Ozzie (Tales of Terror)

The House Of Love: Same

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On May 16, 1988, “Creation” label released the self-titled, debut House of Love (The) studio album. It was recorded 1987 – 1988, and was produced by Guy Chadwick, Terry Bickers, Chris Groothuizen and Pete Evans.

Personnel:

  • Guy Chadwick – lead vocals, guitar
  • Terry Bickers – lead guitar
  • Chris Groothuizen – bass
  • Pete Evans – drums
  • Andrea Heukamp – guitar, backing vocals
  • Ian O’Higgins – engineer
  • Steve Nunn – engineer
  • Pat Colier – engineer, mixing
  • Suzi Gibbons – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Guy Chadwick.

  1. Christine
  2. Hope
  3. Road
  4. Sulphur
  5. Man to Child
  6. Salome
  7. Love in a Car
  8. Happy
  9. Fisherman’s Tale
  10. Touch Me

John Wetton & Phil Manzanera: Wetton / Manzanera

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On April 27, 1987, “Geffen” label released “Wetton/Manzanera”, album John Wetton and Phil Manzanera. It was recorded March – August 1986, at “Gallery Studios” in Surrey, England, and was produced by Keith Bessey, John Wetton and Phil Manzanera.

Personnel:

  • John Wetton – lead and backing vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards
  • Phil Manzanera – lead guitar, keyboards, possible backing vocals
  • Vic Emerson – orchestral keyboards
  • Alan White – drums, percussion
  • Kevin Godley – backing vocals
  • Keith Bessey – engineer
  • Greg Fulginiti – mastering
  • Richard Evans – art direction, design
  • Tony McGee – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Phil Manzanera and John Wetton.

  1. It’s Just Love
  2. Keep On Loving Yourself
  3. You Don’t Have to Leave My Life
  4. Suzzane
  5. Round in Circles
  6. Do It Again
  7. Every Trick in the Book
  8. One World
  9. I Can’t Let You Go
  10. Have You Seen Her Tonight

The Godfathers: Birth, School, Work, Death

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In February 1988, “Epic” label released “Birth, School, Work, Death”, the second Godfathers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Elephant Studios” in London, and was produced by Vic Maile.

Personnel:

  • Peter Coyne – vocals
  • Kris Dollimore – vocals, guitar
  • Michael Gibson – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Coyne – vocals, bass
  • George Mazur – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Bobby Valentino – violin
  • Harold Burgon – recording
  • Ron St. Germain – mixing
  • Steve Brown – mixing
  • Vic Maile – mixing
  • Jean Luke Epstein – design
  • Kevin Davies – back cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Coyne, Kris Dollimore, Michael Gibson, Chris Coyne and George Mazur, except where noted.

  1. Birth, School, Work, Death
  2. If I Only Had Time
  3. Tell Me Why
  4. It’s So Hard
  5. When Am I Coming Down
  6. Cause I Said So
  7. The Strangest Boy
  8. S.T.B.
  9. Just Like You
  10. Obsession
  11. Love Is Dead

Bob Dylan And The Grateful Dead: Dylan & The Dead

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On February 6, 1989, “Columbia” label released “Dylan & the Dead”, album by Bob Dylan and Grateful Dead (The). It was recorded in July 1987, and was produced by Jerry Garcia and John Cutler.

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar
  • Jerry Garcia – vocals, guitar
  • Bob Weir – vocals, guitar
  • Brent Mydland – vocals, keyboards
  • Phil Lesh – bass guitar
  • Mickey Hart – drums
  • Bill Kreutzmann – drums
  • Guy Charbonneau – engineer
  • John Cutler – engineer
  • Gary Hedden – engineer
  • Peter Miller – engineer
  • David Roberts – engineer
  • Billy Rothschild – engineer
  • Chris Wiskes – engineer
  • Joe Gastwirt – mastering
  • Rick Griffin – art direction
  • Herb Greene – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Dylan except where noted.

  1. Slow Train
  2. I Want You
  3. Gotta Serve Somebody
  4. Queen Jane Approximately
  5. Joey – Bob Dylan, Jacques Levy
  6. All Along the Watchtower
  7. Knockin’ on Heavens Door

Widespread Panic: Space Wrangler

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On February 4, 1988, “Landslide” label released “Space Wrangler”, the debut Widespread Panic studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “John Keane Studio” in Athens, GA, and was produced by John Keane, Johnny Sandlin, John Bell, Michael Houser, Todd Nance and Dave Schools.

Personnel:

  • John Bell – vocals, guitar
  • Michael Houser – vocals, guitar
  • Dave Schools – vocals, bass, percussion
  • Todd Nance – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Tim White – keyboards
  • Page McConnell (and Phish crew) – organ
  • T Lavitz – organ
  • Domingo Sunny Ortiz – percussion
  • John Keane – vocals
  • Alberto Salazarte – rap
  • David Blackmon – fiddle
  • Bill Jordan – laughter
  • David Schools, John Keane, John Bell – backing vocals
  • John Keane – engineer
  • Steve Tillisch – engineer
  • Jeff Coppage – engineer, remix
  • Benny Quinn – mastering
  • Johnny Sandlin – remix
  • Jim Bickerstaff – remix
  • James Flournoy – cover artwork, package design
  • Jeff Corbett – logo design
  • Patricia McEachern – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Bell, Michael Houser, Todd Nance, Domingo Sunny Ortiz and Dave Schools, except where noted.

  1. Chilly Water
  2. Travelin’ Light – J.J. Cale
  3. Space Wrangler
  4. Coconut
  5. The Take Out
  6. Porch Song
  7. Stop–Go
  8. Driving Song
  9. Holden Oversoul
  10. Contentment Blues
  11. Gomero Blanco
  12. Me and the Devil Blues / Heaven

Jerry Harrison: Casual Gods

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On January 12, 1988, “Sire” label released “Casual Gods”, the second Jerry Harrison studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Sigma Sound” in New York City, “D.V. Recording” in Milwaukee, and was produced by Jerry Harrison. 

Track listing:

  • Jerry Harrison – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Alex Weir – guitars, bass guitar
  • Chris Spedding – guitars
  • Robbie McIntosh – guitars
  • Bernie Worrell – keyboards, bass synthesizer
  • Rick Jaeger – drums
  • David Van Tieghem – drums, percussion
  • Yogi Horton – drums
  • Jim Liban – horns, harmonica
  • Dickie Landry – horns, saxophone
  • Arlene Holmes – backing vocals
  • Lovelace Richmond – backing vocals
  • Arthur Russell – backing vocals
  • Joyce Bowden – backing vocals
  • Monique Dayan – backing vocals
  • Ernie Brooks – backing vocals, producer assistant
  • David Vartanian – engineer, overdub engineer; mixing
  • Jay Mark – engineer, mixing
  • David Avidor – overdub recording
  • Robin Laine – overdub recording
  • Eric “E.T.” Thorngren – overdub recording; mixing
  • John “Tokes” Potoker – overdub recording, additional engineering, mixing
  • J.C. Convertino – overdub recording
  • Jack Skinner – mastering
  • Don Peterkofsky – studio assistant
  • Nick Delro – studio assistant
  • Tony Masciarotte – studio assistant
  • Mark Roule – studio assistant
  • Fernando Kral – studio assistant
  • Stan Katayama – studio assistant
  • Tom Vercillo – studio assistant
  • Bob Brackman – studio assistant
  • M&Co. – design
  • Sebastião Salgado – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jerry Harrison, except where noted.

  1. Rev It Up – Jerry Harrison, John Sieger, Ernie Brooks
  2. Song of Angels
  3. Man with a Gun
  4. Let It Come Down
  5. Cherokee Chief – Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks
  6. A Perfect Lie – Jerry Harrison, Arthur Russell, Ernie Brooks
  7. Are You Running? – Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks, Monique Dayan
  8. Breakdown in the Passing Lane
  9. A.K.A. Love – Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks
  10. We’re Always Talking – Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks
  11. Bobby – Jerry Harrison, Ernie Brooks

Deep Purple: The House Of Blue Light

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On January 12, 1987, “Polydor” label released “The House of Blue Light”, the twelfth Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded May – June 1986, at “The Playhouse” in Stowe, Vermont, and was produced by Roger Glover, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover and Jon Lord.

Personnel:

  • Ian Gillan – vocals, congas, harmonica
  • Ritchie Blackmore – guitars, guitar synthesizer
  • Roger Glover – bass, synthesizers, bass synthesizer, sequencer, sampler
  • Jon Lord – Hammond organ, synthesizers, electric piano, sampler
  • Ian Paice – drums, percussion
  • Guy Charbonneau – Le Mobile operator
  • Nick Blagona – engineer
  • Harry Schnitzler – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover, except where noted.

  1. Bad Attitude – Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover
  2. The Unwritten Law – Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice
  3. Call of the Wild – Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord
  4. Mad Dog
  5. Black & White – Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord
  6. Hard Lovin’ Woman
  7. The Spanish Archer
  8. Strangeways
  9. Mitzi Dupree
  10. Dead or Alive