On September 11, 1987, Winston Hubert McIntosh aka Peter Tosh, died aged 42. He was musician (guitar, keyboards, violin, melodica, drums, percussion) singer and song writer, best known as co-founding member of the Wailers. As leader he released 7 studio and 6 live albums.
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Dukes of Stratosphear: Psonic Psunspot
In August 1987, “Virgin” label released “Psonic Psunspot”, the second Dukes of Stratosphear studio album. It was recorded in June 1987, at “Sawmills Studios” in Fowey, and was produced by John Leckie, Sir John Johns, The Red Curtain, Lord Cornelius Plum and E.I.E.I. Owen.
Personnel:
- Sir John Johns – vocals, guitar, brain buds
- Lord Cornelius Plum – mellotron, piano, organ, fuzz-tone guitar
- The Red Curtain – electric bass, song stuff
- I.E.I. Owen – drum set
- Lily Fraser – narration
Track listing:
All tracks by Andy Partridge, except where noted.
- Vanishing Girl – Colin Moulding
- Have You Seen Jackie
- Light Lighthouse
- You’re a Good Man Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)
- Collideascope
- You’re My Drug
- Shiny Cage – Colin Moulding
- Brainiac’sDaughter
- The Affiliated – Colin Moulding
- Pale and Precious
The Midnight Oil: Diesel And Dust
In August 1987, “Spirit Music” label released “Diesel and Dust”, the sixth Midnight Oil (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Albert Studios” in Sydney, Australia, and was produced by Peter Garrett, Peter Gilford, Robert Hirst, Jim Moginie, Martin Rotsey and Wame Livesey. In 1989, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked it No. 13 on its list of the “100 Best Albums of the 1980s”. In October 2010 it was listed at No. 1 in the book “100 Best Australian Albums”.
Personnel:
- Peter Garrett– vocals
- Jim Moginie– guitars, keyboards
- Martin Rotsey– guitars
- Peter Gifford– vocals, bass
- Robert Hirst– vocals, drums
Track listing:
- .Beds Are Burning – Peter Garrett, Robert Hirst, Jim Moginie
- Put Down the Weapon – Peter Garrett, Robert Hirst, Jim Moginie
- Dreamworld – Peter Garrett, Robert Hirst, Jim Moginie
- Arctic World – Peter Garrett, Jim Moginie
- Warakurna – Jim Moginie
- The Dead Heart – Peter Garrett, Robert Hirst, Jim Moginie
- Whoah – Peter Garrett, Jim Moginie
- Bullroare – Peter Garrett, Robert Hirst, Jim Moginie
- Sell My Soul – Peter Garrett, Jim Moginie
- Sometimes – Peter Garrett, Robert Hirst, Jim Moginie
- Gunbarrel Highway – Peter Garrett, Robert Hirst, Jim Moginie, Peter Gifford, Martin Rotsey
Def Leppard: Hysteria
On August 3, 1987, “Phonogram” label released “Hysteria” the fourth Def Leppard studio album. It was recorded February 1984–January 1987, at “Wisseloord Studios” in Hilversum; “Windmill Lane Studio 2” in Dublin; “Studio Des Dames” in Paris, and was produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange. In 2004, “Hysteria” was ranked at number 464 on “Rolling Stone’s” magazine list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album was certified 4 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; 10 x Platinum in Canada by “CRIA”; Diamond in US by the “RIIA” and 2 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.
Personnel:
- Joe Elliott – lead vocals
- Phil Collen- guitars, backing vocals
- Steve Clark- guitars, backing vocals
- Rick Savage- bass, bass synthesiser, backing vocals
- Rick Allen– drums
- Robert John “Mutt” Lange– backing vocals
- Rocky Newton – backing vocals
- Philip “Art School” Nicholas – keyboards, Fairlight programming
- Nigel Green – engineer, mixing
- Erwin Musper, Ronald Prent – engineer
- Mike Shipley– mixing
- Bob Ludwig, Howie Weinberg– mastering
- Mark Flannery – tape operator
- Andie Airfix @ Satori – art concept, design
- Ross Halfin, Laurie Lewis – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Joe Elliott, Rick Savage, Phil Collen, Steve Clark and Mutt Lange.
- Women
- Rocket
- Animal
- Love Bites
- Pour Some Sugar On Me
- Armageddon It
- Gods of War
- Don’t Shoot Shotgun
- Run Riot
- Hysteria
- Excitable
- Love and Affection
Marianne Faithfull: Strange Weather
In July 1987, “Island” label released “Strange Weather”, the eleventh Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded in 1987, at “A&R Recording Studios”, “Record Plant Studios” in New York City, “Bearsville Studios” in Bearsville, New York, and was produced by Hal Willner.
Personnel:
- Marianne Faithfull – vocals
- Bill Frisell- guitars
- Sharon Freeman- piano
- John (credited as Mac Rebennack) – piano
- Garth Hudson- accordion
- William Schimmel- accordion
- Fernando Saunders- bass
- T. Lewis – drums, horn arrangements
- Chris Hunter – alto saxophone, flute
- William Schimmel- accordion
- Steve Slagle – alto saxophone
- Lew Soloff- trumpet
- Michael Levine- violin
- Michael Gibbs- string arrangements
- Joe Ferla – recording, mixing
- Tony Wright – photography
Track listing:
- Stranger Intro – Bill Frisell
- Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
- I Ain’t Goin’ Down To The Well No More – Huddie Ledbetter, Alan Lomax, John Lomax
- Yesterdays – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
- Sign of Judgement – Kid Prince Moore
- Strange Weather – Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan
- Love, Life and Money – Julius Dixon, Henry Glover
- ll Keep It With Mine – Bob Dylan
- Hello Stranger – Doc Pomus, Mac Rebennack (Dr. John)
- Penthouse Serenade – Will Jason, Val Burton
- As Tears Go By – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Andrew Loog Oldham
- A Stranger On Earth – Sid Feller, Rick Ward
Echo & The Bunnymen: Same
On July 6, 1987, “WEA” label released the self-titled, fifth Echo & the Bunnymen studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Conny’s Studio” in Cologne, “ICP” in Brussels, “The Workhouse” in London, “Amazon Studios” in Liverpool, and was produced by Laurie Latham, Gil Norton, Ian McCulloch, Will Sergeant, Les Pattinson and Pete de Freitas.
Personnel:
- Ian McCulloch– lead vocals, guitar, piano
- Will Sergeant– guitar
- Les Pattinson– bass guitar
- Pete de Freitas– drums
- Henry Priestman– keyboards
- Jake Brockman– keyboards
- Ray Manzarek– keyboards
- Stephen Morris– drums
- Paul Gomersall, Stuart Barry – engineer
- Bruce Lampcov – mixing
- Alex Haas – mixing assistant
- Don Rodenbach – mixing assistant
- Brian Gardner– mastering
- Anton Corbijn– photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch and Les Pattinson except where noted.
- The Game
- Over You
- Bedbugs and Ballyhoo – Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Henry Pattinson, Pete de Freitas
- All in Your Mind – Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Henry Pattinson, Pete de Freitas
- Bombers Bay
- Lips Like Sugar
- Lost and Found
- New Direction
- Satellite – Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Henry Pattinson, Pete de Freitas
- All My Life
Scritti Politti: Provision
In June 1988, “Virgin” label released “Provision”, the third Scritti Politti album. It recorded 1987–1988 at “Minot Sound” in Atlantic, “Hit Factory”, “Right Track”, “Sorcerer Sound” in New York; “Britannia Row”, “AIR, Townhouse”, “Sarm West”, “Swan Yard” in London, and was produced by Green Gartside, David Gamson and John Potoker.
Personnel:
- Green Gartside– vocals
- David Gamson– Yamaha DX7, Yamaha TX816, Yamaha QX1, Oberheim Matrix 12, Sequential Circuits Prophet VS, Roland MKS-80, Roland MKS 50, synclavier
- Dann Huff– guitar
- Marcus Miller– bass
- Fred Maher– drums, Oberheim DMX, LinnDrum
- Bashiri Johnson– percussion
- Nick Moroch – guitar
- John Mahoney – synclavier
- Raymond Niznik – synclavier
- Jason Miles – keyboard programming
- Miles Davis– trumpet
- Chris Botti– trumpet
- Joe Mennonna – saxophones
- Andy Snitzer – saxophones
- Kent Smith – horn
- Mitch Corn – horn
- Roger Troutman– talk box
- Mark Stevens, B.J. Nelson, Fonzi Thornton, Tawatha Agee, Rory Dodd, Diva Gray, Yogi Lee, Eric Troyer– backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Green Gartside and David Gamson, except where noted.
- Boom! There She Was
- Overnite
- First Boy in This Town (Lovesick)
- All That We Are
- Best Thing Ever – Green Gartside, David Gamson, John Potoker
- Oh Patti (Don’t Feel Sorry for Loverboy)
- Bam Salute
- Sugar and Spice
- Philosophy Now
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
In June 1988, “Arista” label released “Dream of Life”, the fifth Patti Smith studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “The Hit Factory” in New York City, “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Fred Smith and Jimmy Iovine.
Personnel:
- Patti Smith– vocals
- Fred “Sonic” Smith– guitar
- Richard Sohl– keyboards
- Bob Glaub– bass
- Malcolm West – bass
- Gary Rasmussen – bass
- Kasim Sulton– bass
- Jay Dee Daugherty– drums, keyboards, consultant
- Errol “Crusher” Bennett – percussion
- Hearn Gadbois – percussion
- Sammy Figueroa– percussion
- Jesse Levy – cello
- Margaret Ross – harp
- Andi Ostrowe – backing vocals
- Robin Nash – backing vocals
- Thom Panunzio– engineer
- Jim Michewicz – engineer
- Kevin Killen – engineer
- Jay Healey – engineer
- Brian Sperber – engineer
- Bill-Dog Dooley – engineer assistant
- Dave McNair – engineer assistant
- Richard Travali – engineer, assistant
- Rob Jacobs – engineer assistant
- Robert DeLaGarza – engineer assistant
- Roger Talkov – engineer assistant
- Marc DeSisto – engineer assistant
- Shelly Yakus– mixing
- Scott Litt– миџинг, associate producer
- Vic Anesini – mastering
- Bob Ludwig– mastering
- Maude Gilman – design
- Robert Mapplethorpe– photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Patti Smith and Fred “Sonic” Smith.
- People Have the Power
- Going Under
- Up There Down There
- Paths That Cross
- Dream of Life
- Where Duty Calls
- Looking for You (I Was)
- The Jackson Song
The Go Betweens: Tallulah
In June 1987, “Beggars Banquet” label released “Tallulah”, the fifth Go-Betweens (The) album. It was recorded in 1987, in Camden, London, and was produced by Richard Preston and Craig Leon.
Personnel:
- Amanda Brown— vocals, violin, oboe, guitar, keyboards
- Robert Forster— vocals, rhythm guitar
- Grant McLennan— vocals, lead guitar, piano
- El Tito — Flamenco guitar
- Robert Vickers— bass guitar
- Lindy Morrison— drums
- Audrey Riley— cello
- Simon Fisher-Turner — backing vocals
- Colin Lloyd-Tucker — backing vocals
- Peter Anderson – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Grant McLennan and Robert Forster.
- Right Here
- You Tell Me
- Someone Else’s Wife
- I Just Get Caught Out
- Cut It Out
- The House That Jack Kerouac Built
- Bye Bye Pride
- Spirit of a Vampyre
- The Clarke Sisters
- Hope Then Strife
Sonic Youth: Sister
In June 1987, “SST” label released “Sister”, the fourth Sonic Youth studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Sear Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Lee Ranaldo, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore and Steve Shelley.
Personnel:
- Thurston Moore – vocals, guitar, Moog synthesizer, bass guitar
- Lee Ranaldo – vocals, guitar
- Kim Gordon – vocals, bass guitar
- Steve Shelley– drums
- Walter Sear– Moog programming
- Bill Titus – engineer
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Lucius Shepard – illustration
Track listing:
All tracks by Lee Ranaldo, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore and Steve Shelley, except where noted.
- Schizophrenia
- (I Got A) Catholic Block
- Beauty Lies in the Eye
- Stereo Sanctity
- Pipeline/Kill Time
- Tuff Gnarl
- Pacific Coast Highway
- Hot Wire My Heart – Johnny Strike
- Kotton Krown
- White Kros
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