Tag Archives: 1987

Yello: One Second

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On May 4, 1987, “Mercury” label released “One Second”, the fifth Yello studio album. It was recorded in 1987, and was produced by Boris Blank.

Personnel:

  • Boris Blank – lead and backing vocals, spoken word, keyboards, synthesizers, samplers, programming, arrangements, recording, engineer
  • Dieter Meier – lead and backing vocals, spoken word, recording, engineer
  • Chico Hablas – guitar
  • Philip Kienholz – electric piano, accordion
  • Beat Ash – drum machine
  • Steve Trop – trombone
  • Don Randolph – bass trombone
  • Petia Kaufman – glass harp 
  • Shirley Bassey – lead vocals
  • Rush Winters – co-lead vocals
  • Billy MacKenzie – lead and co-lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Farida – spoken word
  • Santiago Alfonso – African spoken word
  • Ian Tregoning – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Boris Blank and Dieter Meier.

  1. La Habanera
  2. Moon on Ice
  3. Call It Love
  4. Le Secret Farida
  5. Hawaiian Chance
  6. The Rhythm Divine
  7. Santiago
  8. Goldrush
  9. Oh Yeah
  10. Dr. Van Steiner
  11. Si Senor the Hairy Grill
  12. L’Hôtel

Robin Trower: Passion

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In April 1987, “GNP Crescendo” label released “Passion”, the tenth Robin Trower album. It was recorded in 1987, and was produced by Neil Norman.

Personnel:

  • Robin Trower – guitars
  • Davey Pattison – lead vocals
  • Reg Webb – keyboards
  • Robert A. Martin – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Dave Bronze – vocals, bass, bass synth
  • Pete Thompson – drums
  • Paul Warren – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Robin Trower and Dave Bronze, except where noted.

  • Caroline – Robin Trower, Reg Webb
  • Secret Doors – Robin Trower, Reg Webb
  • If Forever
  • Won’t Even Think About You
  • Passion
  • No Time – Robin Trower, Dave Bronze, Reg Webb
  • Night – Robin Trower
  • Bad Time
  • One More Word

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Second Helping

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On April 15, 1974, “Sounds of the South” and “MCA” labels released “Second Helping”, the second Lynyrd Skynyrd studio album. It was recorded June 1973 – January 1974, at “Studio One” in Doraville, Georgia, “Record Plant Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Al Kooper. In 1987, “Second Helping” was certified 2 x Platinum by RIAA.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie Van Zant – lead vocals
  • Gary Rossington – guitar
  • Allen Collins – guitar
  • Ed King – guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Al Kooper – piano, backing vocals
  • Billy Powell – keyboards
  • Leon Wilkeson – bass, backing vocals
  • Bob Burns – drums
  • Mike Porter – drums
  • Bobby Keys, Trevor Lawrence, Steve Madaio – horns
  • Merry Clayton, Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Sweet Home Alabama – Ed King, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  2. I Need You – Ed King, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  3. Don’t Ask Me No Questions – Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
  4. Workin’ for MCA – Ed King, Ronnie Van Zant
  5. The Ballad of Curtis Loew – Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
  6. Swamp Music – Ed King, Ronnie Van Zant
  7. The Needle and the Spoon – Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant
  8. Call Me the Breeze – J. J. Cale

Lisa Gerradr And Pieter Bourke: Duality

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On April 14, 1998, “4AD” label released “Duality”, album by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke. It was recorded in 1987, at Lisa Gerrad’s home studio, in Gippsland, Australia, and was produced by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke.

Personnel:

  • Lisa Gerrard – vocal
  • Pieter Bourke – percussion, engineer
  • Don Tyler – mastering
  • Jacek Tuschewski – painting
  • Chris Bigg – design


Track listing:

All tracks by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke, except where noted.

  1. Shadow Magnet
  2. Tempest – Lisa Gerrard, Pieter Bourke, Madjid Khaladj
  3. Forest Veil
  4. The Comforter
  5. The Unfolding
  6. Pilgrimage of Lost Children
  7. The Human Game
  8. The Circulation of Shadows
  9. Sacrifice
  10. Nadir (Synchronicity)

Throwing Muses: House Tornado

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In March 1988, “4AD” label released “House Tornado”, the second Throwing Muses studio album. It was recorded in December 1987 – January 1988, at “Fort Apache Studios” in Cambridge, MA, and was produced by Gary Smith.

Personnel:

  • Kristin Hersh – vocals, guitars, piano
  • Tanya Donelly – vocals, guitars, percussion
  • Leslie Langston – bass, percussion, backing vocals
  • David Narcizo – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Kristin Hersh, except where noted. 

  1. Colder
  2. Mexican Women
  3. The River – Tanya Donelly
  4. Juno
  5. Marriage Tree
  6. Run Letter
  7. Saving Grace
  8. Drive
  9. Downtown
  10. Giant – Tanya Donelly
  11. Walking in the Dark

Zoogs Rift: Water

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In March 1987, “SST” label released “Water”, the sixth Zoogz Rift album. It was recorded in January 1987, at “Trigon Studios” in Canoga Park, California, and was produced by Zoogz Rift.

Personnel:

  • Zoogz Rift (as The Liquid Moamo) – vocals, guitar, miscellaneous, arrangements, conductor
  • Mr. California – keyboards
  • Jonathan Mako Sharkey – keyboards
  • E. Bentley O’Bryan – electric bass
  • Richie Hass – drums
  • Marc Mylar – saxophone
  • Dadie Resch – feminine touch
  • Thalidomide Productions – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Zoogz Rift.

Prelude to Barkeyville

  1. I’ll Rip Your Brains Out
  2. Jerome, Arizona
  3. World Of Depravity (MIDI Programmed)
  4. Oh Those Secret Marines!
  5. Getting Laid At Grace Park
  6. You Doot?

Mongoloid Middle America

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  1. Roy Orbit’s Son
  2. Mo’ Mo-Fo’s
  3. Main Theme
  4. Burn in Hell
  5. Diver Dan Vs. The Worm Gobblers
  6. Mongoloid Middle America
  7. Water

The Colourfield: Deception

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On March 23, 1987, “Chrysalis” label released “Deception”, the second and the last Colourfield (The) album. It was recorded 1986 – 1987, at “Davout Studio” in Paris, “39th St. Music” in New York City, “Wool Hall Studio” in Bath, and was produced by Richard Gottehrer and Jeffery Lesser.

Personnel:

  • Terry Hall – vocals, various instruments
  • Toby Lyons – vocals, various instruments
  • Roland Orzabal – guitar
  • Gregg Mangiafico – keyboards
  • Sammy Merendino – drum programming
  • Dolette McDonald, Deborah Malone, Janice Pendarvis – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Terry Hall and Toby Lyons, except where noted.

  1. Badlands
  2. Running Away
  3. From Down to Distraction
  4. Confession
  5. Miss Texas 1967
  6. She – Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart
  7. Heart of America
  8. Digging It Deep
  9. Monkey in Winter
  10. Goodbye Sun Valley

Everything But The Girl: Idlewild

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On February 29, 1988, “Blanco y Negro” and “Sire“ labels released “Idlewild”, the fourth Everything but the Girl studio album. It was recorded in 1987, at “Livingston Recording Studios” in London, and was produced by Ben Watt.

Personnel:

  • Tracey Thorn – vocals
  • Ben Watt – vocals, guitar
  • Damon Butcher – piano, synthesizer
  • Steve Pearce – bass
  • Chucho Merchán – bass
  • Peter King – alto saxophone
  • Ian Fraser – tenor saxophone
  • James McMillan – trumpet
  • Jerry Boys – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn, except where noted.

  1. Love Is Here Where I Live
  2. These Early Days – Tracey Thorn
  3. I Always Was Your Girl
  4. Oxford Street – Tracey Thorn
  5. The Night I Heard Caruso Sing – Ben Watt
  6. Goodbye Sunday
  7. Shadow on a Harvest Moon – Tracey Thorn
  8. Blue Moon Rose
  9. Tears All Over Town – Ben Watt
  10. Lonesome for a Place I Know
  11. Apron Strings

The Flaming Lips: Oh My Gawd!!!

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On January 6, 1987, “Restless Records” label released “Oh My Gawd!!! (Oh My Gawd!!!…The Flaming Lips)” the second Flaming Lips (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1986, and was produced by Wayne Coyne, Michael Ivins and Richard English.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Coyne – lead vocals, guitar, front cover painting
  • Michael Ivins – bass, front cover painting
  • Richard English – lead and backing vocals, drums, piano, front cover painting
  • Ruben Ayala – engineer
  • Michele Vlasimsky – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Coyne, Michael Ivins and Richard English.

  1. Everything’s Explodin’
  2. One Million Billionth of a Millisecond on a Sunday Morning
  3. Maximum Dream for Evil Knievel
  4. Can’t Exist
  5. Ode to C.C. (Part I)
  6. The Ceiling Is Bendin’
  7. Prescription: Love
  8. Thanks To You
  9. Can’t Stop the Spring
  10. Ode to C.C. (Part II)
  11. Love Yer Brain

Fred Frith: Propaganda

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In November 2015, “Fred” label released “Propaganda”, album by Fred Frith. It was recorded in April 1987, at “Noise” in New York City, and was produced by Fred Frith.

Personnel:

  • Fred Frith – voice, all instruments
  • Kramer – recording (1987)
  • Myles Boisen – remaster (2015)
  • Tom Kurth – design
  • Nancy Campbell – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Fred Frith.

  1. Shelter for Them All
  2. A Deeper Understanding of Conflict
  3. The Hounds pf Democracy
  4. The Turning of an Hourglass
  5. Birth of a Rebel
  6. I Am in Control
  7. Your Beautiful Corpse
  8. The Excellent Hyena
  9. Nuns Don’t Run Roadblocks
  10. The Old Man Moves a Mountain
  11. The Wolf Demon (Part 1)
  12. Known Knows and Unknown
  13. Meditation Upon Propaganda
  14. Liberty
  15. Weakness is Provocative
  16. Saracene and Antonio
  17. The Relentless Landscape
  18. The Gaze That Sings
  19. Stopping Short of Torture
  20. The Wolf Demon (part 2)
  21. Rashomon