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Deacon Blue: When the World Knows Your Name

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In April 1989, “CBS” label released “When the World Knows Your Name”, the second Deacon Blue studio album. It was recorded January-May 1988, and was produced by Warne Livesey, David Kahne, Ricky Ross, Lorraine McIntosh, James Prime, Ewen Vernal, Graeme Kelling and Dougie Vipond.

Personnel:

  • Ricky Ross– vocals, guitar, piano, keyboard
  • Lorraine McIntosh– vocal
  • Graeme Kelling– guitar
  • James Prime– keyboard
  • Ewen Vernal– bass
  • Dougie Vipond– drums
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Bridges & Woods – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ricky Ross, except where noted:

  1. Queen of the New Year – Ricky Ross, James Prime
  2. Wages Day
  3. Real Gone Kid
  4. Love and Regret
  5. Circus Lights
  6. This Changing Light – Ricky Ross, James Prime
  7. Sad Loved Girl
  8. Fergus Sings the Blues – Ricky Ross, James Prime
  9. The World Is Lit By Lightning – Ricky Ross, James Prime
  10. Silhouette
  11. One Hundred Things
  12. Your Constant Heart
  13. Orphans – Ricky Ross, Ewen Vernal

Gerry Rafferty: North and South

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In April 1988, “London” label released “North and South”, the sixth Gerry Rafferty studio album. It was recorded in 1988, and was produced by Gerry Rafferty and Hugh Murphy.

Personnel:

  • Gerry Rafferty – vocals, guitar, organ, synthesiser, piano
  • Jerry Donahue– guitar
  • Bryn Haworth– slide guitar
  • Alan Clark– synthesiser, Hammond organ
  • Ken Craddock– synthesiser, Hammond organ
  • Betsy Cook– electric piano
  • Geraint Watkins– accordion
  • Ian Maidman – bass
  • Pete Zorn– bass
  • Mo Foster– bass, fretless bass
  • Arran Ahmun – drums, percussion
  • Morris Pert– percussion
  • Mel Collins– saxophone
  • Andrew White– soprano saxophone
  • William Malone – strings, arranger
  • Davy Spillane– whistle, uilleann pipes
  • Ric Sanders– fiddle
  • Gered Mankowitz– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gerry Rafferty

  1. North and South
  2. Moonlight and Gold
  3. Tired of Talking
  4. Hearts Run Dry
  5. A Dangerous Age
  6. Shipyard Town
  7. Winter’s Come
  8. Nothing Ever Happens Down Here
  9. On a Night Like This
  10. Unselfish Love

Graham Parker: The Mona Lisa’s Sister

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In April 1988, “RCA” label released “The Mona Lisa’s Sister”, the ninth Graham Parker studio album. It was recorded in 1988, and was produced by Graham Parker and Brinsley Schwarz.. In 1989, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “The Mona Lisa’s Sister” at number 97 on its list of the “100 Best Albums of the 1980s”.

Personnel:

  • Graham Parker- lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Brinsley Schwarz- electric guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Andrew Bodnar- bass guitar
  • James Hallawell- keyboards
  • Terry Williams- drums
  • Pete Thomas- drums
  • Andy Duncan- drums
  • Christie Chapman- backing vocals
  • Jon Jacobs- engineer
  • Martin Edwards- engineer assistant
  • Jack Drummond – cover painting
  • Jolie Parker – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Graham Parker, except where noted.

  1. Don’t Let It Break You Down
  2. Under the Mask of Happiness
  3. Back in Time
  4. I’m Just Your Man
  5. OK Hieronymus
  6. Get Started. Start a Fire
  7. The Girl Isn’t Ready
  8. Blue Highways
  9. Success
  10. I Don’t Know
  11. Cupid – Sam Cooke

Thomas Dolby: Aliens Ate My Buick

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In April 1988, “EMI” label released “Aliens Ate My Buick”, the third Thomas Dolby studio album. It was recorded in 1988, and was produced by Thomas Dolby.

Personnel:

  • Thomas Dolby – vocals, keyboards
  • Larry Treadwell – guitar
  • Mike Kapitan – synthesizer
  • Terry Jackson – bass
  • David Owens – drums
  • Arno Lucas – congas, timbales
  • Laura Creamer – vocals, percussion
  • Bill Watrous– trombone
  • Bill Bottrell – engineer
  • Daryl Koutnik – engineer assistant
  • Mike Tacci – engineer assistant
  • Leslie Burke – front cover photography
  • Dennis Keeley – back cover photography
  • Kathleen Beller – front cover model

Track listing:

All tracks by Thomas Dolby except where noted

  1. The Key to Her Ferrari
  2. Airhead – Thomas Dolby, Grant Morris
  3. Hot Sauce – George Clinton
  4. Pulp Culture
  5. My Brain Is Like a Sieve
  6. The Ability to Swing – Thomas Dolby, Matthew Seligman
  7. Budapest by Blimp

Pere Ubu: The Tenement Year

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In March 1988, “Fontana” label released “The Tenement Year”, the sixth Pere Ubu studio album. It was recorded in 1988, and was produced by Paul Hammann.

Personnel:

  • David Thomas– vocals, trombone, spike
  • Jim Jones– guitar, backing vocals
  • Allen Ravenstine– EML synthesizer, sax, backing vocals
  • Tony Maimone– bass, backing vocals
  • Chris Cutler– drums, percussion
  • Scott Krauss– drums
  • John Kirkpatrick– Melodeon

Track listing:

  1. Something’s Gotta Give
  2. George Had a Hat
  3. Talk to Me
  4. Busman’s Honeymoon
  5. Say Goodbye
  6. Universal Vibration
  7. Miss You
  8. Dream the Moon
  9. Rhythm King
  10. The Hollow Earth
  11. We Have the Technology

Električni Orgazam: Letim, sanjam, dišem

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On February 12, 1988, “PGP RTB” label released “Letim, sanjam, dišem”, the sixth Električni Orgazam studio album. It was recorded in 1987, and was produced by Piko Stančić and Srđan Gojković “Gile”.

Personnel:

  • Srđan Gojković “Gile” — lead vocals, guitar
  • Branislav Petrović “Banana” — guitar, backing vocals
  • Zoran Radomirović “Švaba”—bass guitar
  • Goran Čavajda “Čavke” —drums, backing vocals
  • Nebojša Antonijević “Anton”—guitar
  • Saša Lokner —keyboards
  • Piko Stančić – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Srđan Gojković “Gile”.

  1. Igra Rok’ En’ Rol cela Jugoslavija
  2. Svi ljudi i sve ž ene
  3. Ti
  4. Sve što radim, radim za nju
  5. Kad sve devojke budu moje
  6. Poljubi me i priznaj mi
  7. (Hajde bejbe) Daj da vidim sad
  8. Ona uvek želi sve
  9. Sve ste vi naše devojke
  10. Sunce zna da mesec zna

Roy Orbison

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On December 6, 1988, Roy Kelton Orbison died aged 52. He was musician (guitar, harmonica), singer and songwriter, thanks to his distinctive and impassioned voice, named “Caruso of Rock” and nicknamed the Big O. In the period between 1960 and 1964, 22 of his songs placed on the Billboard Top 40. In 1987, Roy Orbison was inducted in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” and in “Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame”; in 1989 in the “Songwriters Hall of Fame”. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked him at number 37 on its list of the “Greatest Artists of All Time” and number 13 on the list of the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time’. In 2002, “Billboard” magazine ranked Orbison at number 74 in its list of the “Top 600 Recording Artists”. Orbison won six “Grammy Awards”, including “Lifetime Achievement Award” in 1998.

Guns N’ Roses: G N’ R Lies

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On November 29, 1988, “Geffen” label released, “G N’ R Lies”, the second Guns N’ Roses studio album. It was recorded in 1988, at at “Rumbo Studios”;“ Take One Studio”, and “Image Recording Studios”, and was produced by Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan, Steven Adler and Mike Clink. The album was certified Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Axl Rose− lead vocals, piano, whistling
  • Slash− lead guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Izzy Stradlin− rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Duff McKagan− bass guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Steven Adler− drums, backing vocals
  • West Arkeen− percussion
  • Howard Teman− percussion
  • Rik Richards– percussion
  • Ray Grden – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Reckless Life – Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, Slash, Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Chris Weber
  2. Nice Boys – Angry Anderson, Mick Cocks, Geordie Leach, Dallas “Digger” Royall, Peter Wells
  3. Move to the City – Izzy Stradin, Chris Weber
  4. Mama Kin – Steven Tyler
  5. Patience – Izzy Stradin, Axl Rose
  6. Used to Love Her – Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan,Steven Adler
  7. You’re Crazy – Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan,Steven Adler
  8. One in a Million – Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan,Steven Adler

My Bloody Valentine: Isn’t Anything

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On November 21, 1988, “Creation Records” label released “Isn’t Anything”, the debut My Bloody Valentine studio album. It was recorded in 1988, at “Foel Studio” in Llanfair Caereinion, “Time Square Studios” and “Greenhouse Studio” in London, and was produced by Kevin Shields, Bilinda Butcher, Debbie Googe and Colm Ó Cíosóig. In 2013, NME magazine ranked the album at number 187 in its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Shields– vocals, guitar
  • Bilinda Butcher– vocals, guitar
  • Debbie Googe– bass
  • Colm Ó Cíosóig– drums, percussion
  • Dave Anderson– engineer
  • Steve Nunn – engineer
  • Alex Russell – engineer
  • Joe Dilworth– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kevin Shields except where noted.

  1. Soft as Snow (But Warm Inside) – Kevin Shields, Colm Ó Cíosóig
  2. Lose My Breath – Bilinda Butcher, Kevin Shields
  3. Cupid Come – Bilinda Butcher, Kevin Shields
  4. “(When You Wake) You’re Still in a Dream – Kevin Shields, Colm Ó Cíosóig
  5. No More Sorry – Bilinda Butcher, Kevin Shields
  6. All I Need
  7. Feed Me with Your Kiss
  8. Sueisfine – Kevin Shields, Colm Ó Cíosóig
  9. Several Girls Galore – Bilinda Butcher, Kevin Shields
  10. You Never Should
  11. Nothing Much to Lose
  12. I Can See It (But I Can’t Feel It)

George Harrison: Brainwashed

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On November 18, 2002, “Dark Horse” label released “Brainwashed”, the twelfth and final George Harrison studio album. It was recorded 1988 – 2002, at “FPSHOT” in Oxfordshire, and on other various locations, and was produced by George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Dhani Harrison. The album was released almost a year after Harrison death, and the album was completed by Harrison’s son Dhani and longtime friend and collaborator Jeff Lynne.

Personnel:

  • George Harrison– lead vocals, lead guitar, slide guitar, Dobro, Banjo uke, ukulele, keyboards, bass, percussion
  • Mark Flannagan – acoustic lead guitar
  • Joe Brown– acoustic guitar
  • Jon Lord– piano
  • Jools Holland– piano
  • Dhani Harrison– guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano, backing vocals
  • Mike Moran– keyboards
  • Marc Mann– keyboards, string arrangement
  • Jeff Lynne– bass, guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
  • Herbie Flowers– bass, tuba
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Ray Cooper– drums, percussion
  • Bickram Ghosh– tabla
  • Jane Lister – harp
  • Isabela Borzymowska – reading from “How to Know God”
  • Sam Brown– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by George Harrison, except where noted.

  1. Any Road
  2. P2 Vatican Blues (Last Saturday Night)
  3. Pisces Fish
  4. Looking for My Life
  5. Rising Sun
  6. Marwa Blues
  7. Stuck Inside a Cloud
  8. Run So Far
  9. Never Get Over You
  10. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  11. Rocking Chair in Hawaii
  12. Brainwashed