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Billy Joel: Storm Front

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On October 17, 1989, “Columbia” label released “Storm Front”, the eleventh Billy Joel studio album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, at “The Hit Factory”; “Times Square Studio”;  “Right Track Recording”; The Power Station” in New York, and “The Warehouse Studio” in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was produced by Billy Joel and Mick Jones. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; Platinum in Japan by “RIAJ”; Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and 4 x Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Billy Joel – lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano, clavinet, accordion, Hammond organ, harpsichord, synthesizers, guitars, percussion
  • David Brown – lead guitar, Midi guitar solo
  • Joey Hunting – rhythm guitar
  • Mick Jones – guitar
  • John Mahoney – keyboards, keyboards programming
  • Don Brooks – harmonica
  • Dominic Cortese – accordion
  • Jeff Jacobs – synthesizers, horn arrangements
  • Schuyler Deale – bass guitar
  • Liberty DeVitto  – drums, percussion
  • Crystal Taliefero – percussion
  • Sammy Merendino – electronic percussion
  • Lenny Pickett – saxophone
  • Itzhak Perlman – violin
  • Kevin Jones – keyboard programming
  • Doug Kleeger – sounds effects
  • Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson: The Memphis Horns
  • Bill Zampino – choral arrangement
  • Chuck Arnold – choral leader
  • Arif Mardin – orchestral arrangement
  • Mick Jones, Richard Marx, Crystal Taliefero, Jeff Jacobs, Patricia Darcy-Jones, Frank Floyd, Brian Ruggles, Joe Lynn Turner, Ian Lloyd, Brenda White King, Curtis King – backing vocals
  • Dana Becker, Tim Crich, Jay Healy, Suzanne Hollander, Joe Pirrera, Gary Solomon – engineer
  • Tom Lord-Alge , Jay Healy – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Track lsiting:

All tracks by Billy Joel.

  1. That’s Not Her Style
  2. We Didn’t Start the Fire
  3. The Downeaster ‘Alexa’
  4. I Go to Extremes
  5. Shameless
  6. Storm Front
  7. Leningrad
  8. State of Grace
  9. When in Rome
  10. And So It Goes

 

U2: Rattle And Hum

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On October 10, 1988, “Island” label released “Rattle and Hum”, the sixth U2 studio album. It was recorded 1987 – 1988, at “Sun Studio” in Memphis; “Point Depot”; “Danesmoat”, and “STS Studio” in Dublin; “A&M Studios” and  “Ocean Way”  in Los Angeles, and live in various locations, and was produced by Jimmy Iovine. The album was accompanied by a rockumentary film directed by Phil Joanou. “Rattle and Hum” was certified 7 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; Platinum in Netherlands; 2 x Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”; 4 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and 5 x Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Bono– lead vocals, additional guitar, harmonica
  • The Edge – lead and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Adam Clayton– bass guitar
  • Larry Mullen Jr.– drums, percussion
  • B. B. King– vocals, lead guitar
  • Bob Dylan– Hammond organ, backing vocals
  • Jimi Hendrix– electric guitar (sourced from “Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack” and More as played through U2’s concert PA system)
  • Joey Miskulin – organ
  • Brian Eno– keyboards
  • Benmont Tench– Hammond organ
  • Satan and Adam (Sterling Magee and Adam Gussow) – vocals, guitar, percussion, harmonica
  • The Memphis Horns– horns
  • The New Voices of Freedom –gospel choir
  • George Pendergrass, Dorothy Terrell – vocal soloists
  • Rebecca Evans Russell, Phyllis Duncan, Helen Duncan – backing vocals
  • Van Dyke Parks– string arrangements

Track listing:

All lyrics by Bono, all music by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr, except where noted.

  1. Helter Skelter” (live at Denver, Colorado) – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  2. Van Diemen’s land – lyrics by The Edge
  3. Desire
  4. Hawkmoon
  5. All Along the Watchtower” (live from “Save the Yuppie Free Concert in San Francisco) – Bob Dylan
  6. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” (live at Madison Square Garden, New York)
  7. Freedom For My People
  8. Silver and Gold” (live from Denver, Colorado)
  9. Pride (In the Name of Love)” (live from Denver, Colorado)
  10. Angel of Harlem
  11. Love Rescue Me
  12. When Love Comes to Town
  13. Heartland
  14. God Part II
  15. The Star Spangled Banner” (Live) – music by John Stafford
  16. Bullet the Blue Sky” (live at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona)
  17. All I Want is You

Keith Richards: Talk Is Cheap

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On October 3, 1988, “Virgin” label released “Talk Is Cheap” the debut Keith Richards solo album. It was recorded August 1987 – May 1988, and was produced by Keith Richards, Steve Jordan.

Personnel:

  • Keith Richards– lead vocals, guitar
  • Waddy Wachtel– acoustic, electric, and slide guitar, production consultant
  • Mick Taylor– guitar
  • Bernie Worrell– organ, clavinet
  • Johnnie Johnson– piano
  • Chuck Leavell– organ
  • Ivan Neville– piano, keyboards
  • Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural –accordion
  • Joey Spampinato– bass guitar
  • Jimmi Kinnard – bass guitar
  • Bootsy Collins– bass guitar
  • Charley Drayton– bass guitar, drums
  • Steve Jordan– drums, percussion, bass,  backing vocals
  • Bobby Keys– tenor saxophone
  • Maceo Parker– alto saxophone
  • The Memphis Horns– horns
  • Michael Doucet– violin
  • Sarah Dash– duet and backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa– backing vocals
  • Willie Mitchell– horn arrangements
  • Robert Berry, Joe Blaney, David Dorn ,Richard Ealey, Joe Ferla, David Kennedy, Paul Milner, Julio Pena, Don Smith, Roger Talkov – engineer
  • Joe Blaney, Don Smith – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Keith Richards and Steve Jordan.

  1. Big Enough
  2. Take It So Hard
  3. Struggle
  4. I Could Have Stood You Up
  5. Make No Mistake
  6. You Don’t Move Me
  7. How I Wish
  8. Rockawhile
  9. Whip It Up
  10. Locked Away
  11. It Means a Lot

Brian May: Back To The Light

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On September 28, 1992, “Parlaphone” label released “Back to the Light” the debut Brian May album. It was recorded 1988 – 1992, and was produced by Brian May and Justin Shirley-Smith.

Personnel:

  • Brian May – lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Mike Moran– piano, keyboards
  • Don Airey- keyboards
  • Gary Tibbs– bass
  • Neil Murray– bass
  • John Deacon– bass
  • Cozy Powell– drums
  • Geoff Dugmore– drums
  • Suzie O’List, Gill O’Donovan – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian May, except where noted.

  1. The Dark
  2. Back to the Light
  3. Love Token
  4. Resurrection – Brian May, Cozy Powell, Jamie Page
  5. Too Much Love Will Kill You – Brian May, Frank Musker, Elizabeth Lamers
  6. Driven by You
  7. Nothin’ But Blue – Brian May, Cozy Powell
  8. I’m Scared
  9. Last Horizon
  10. Let Your Heart Rule Your Head
  11. Just One Life
  12. Rollin’ Over – Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott

Enya: Watermark

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On September 19, 1988, “Warner Music” label released “Watermark”, the second  Enya studio album. It was recorded June 1987 – April 1988, at “Aigle Studios” in Dublin, and “Orinoco Studios” in London, and was produced by Nicky Ryan. The album was certified Platinum in Argentina by “CAPIF”; 6 x Platinum in Australia by ARIA; Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”; in Brazil by “ABPD”; 3 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; 2 x Platinum in Japan by “RIAJ”; Platinum in Netherlands by “NVPI”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; 5 x Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”; Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”; 4 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI”, and 4 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Enya – vocals, keyboards, arrangements
  • Neil Buckley – clarinet
  • Chris Hughes – African hand drum, rototoms
  • Davy Spillane – low whistle, Uillean pipes
  • Nicky Ryan– hand percussion, arrangements
  • Ross Cullum– engineer, mixing
  • Jim “Jimbo” Barton – mixing
  • Pete Schwair – mixing
  • Laurence Dunmore– design
  • David Hiscook – cover photography
  • Russel Yamy – additional photography
  • Rob Dickins– executive producer

Track listing:

All lyrics by Roma Ryan, all music by Enya.

  1. Watermark
  2. Cursum Perficio
  3. On Your Shore
  4. Storms in Africa
  5. Exile
  6. Miss Clare Remembers
  7. Orinoco Flow
  8. Evening Falls
  9. River
  10. The Longships
  11. Na Laetha Geal M’óige

 

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Tender Prey

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On September 19, 1988, “Mute” label released “Tender Prey”, the fifth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album. It was recorded August–November 1987, at “Vielklang Studios” and “Hansa Tonstudio” in Berlin, “Trident Studios” and “Strongroom Studios” in London, and was produced by Flood, Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld, Roland Wolf and Thomas Wydler.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave– vocals, Hammond, harmonica, piano, tambourine, vibes
  • Mick Harvey– bass, acoustic and electric guitar, drums, percussion, xylophone, bass loops, piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Blixa Bargeld– guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals
  • Kid Congo Powers– guitar, backing vocals
  • Hugo Race– guitar, backing vocals
  • Roland Wolf– piano, organ, guitar
  • Thomas Wydler– drums
  • Gini Ball – strings
  • Audrey Riley– strings
  • Chris Tombling – strings
  • Ian Davis – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Cave.

  1. The Mercy Seat
  2. Jumped the Devil
  3. Deanna
  4. Watching Alice
  5. Mercy
  6. City of Refuge
  7. Slowly Goes the Night
  8. Sunday’s Slave
  9. Sugar Sugar Sugar
  10. New Morning

Tanita Tikaram: Ancient Heart

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On September 13, 1988, “WEA” label released “Ancient Heart”, the debut Tanita Tikaram studio album. It was recorded April–July 1988, at “Red House Studios” in Silsoe, and was produced by Rod Argent and Peter Van Hooke.

Personnel:

  • Tanita Tikaram – vocals, guitar
  • Brendan Croker– guitar
  • Marc Ribot– guitar
  • Mitch Dalton – guitar
  • Clem Clempson– guitar
  • Mark Creswell – guitar
  • Paul Brady– mandolin
  • Rod Argent– keyboards
  • Rory McFarlane– bass
  • Peter Van Hooke– drums
  • Martin Ditcham – percussion
  • Philip Todd – saxophone
  • Mark Isham– trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Noel Langley – trumpet
  • Malcolm Messiter – oboe
  • Pete Beachill – trombone
  • David Lindley– violin
  • John Georgiadis – violin
  • Helen O’Hara– violin
  • Brendon O’Reilly – violin
  • Ian Jewell – viola
  • Keith Harvey – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Tanita Tikaram.

  1. Good Tradition
  2. Cathedral Song
  3. Sighing Innocents
  4. I Love You
  5. World Outside Your Window
  6. For All These Years
  7. Twist in My Sobriety
  8. Poor Cow
  9. He Likes the Sun
  10. Valentine Heart
  11. Preyed Upon

Jethro Tull: Crest of a Knave

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On September 11, 1987, “Chrysalis” label released “Crest of a Knave”, the sixteenth Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded in 1987, and was produced by Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, Dave Pegg and Doane Perry. “Crest of a Knave” won on the 1988 “Grammy Award” for “Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental”.

Personnel:

  • Ian Anderson– vocals, flute, acoustic and electric guitars, percussion, keyboards, Synclavier, drum programming
  • Martin Barre– acoustic and electric guitars
  • Dave Pegg– bass guitar, acoustic bass
  • Doane Perry– drums
  • Gerry Conway– drums
  • Ric Sanders– violin
  • Robin Black – engineer
  • Tim Matyear – engineer
  • Stephen W. Tayler- engineer, remix
  • John Pasche- art direction
  • Andrew Jamieson – artwork, calligraphy

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Anderson.

  1. Steel Monkey
  2. Farm on the Freeway
  3. Jump Start
  4. She Said She Was a Dancer
  5. Budapest
  6. Mountain Men
  7. Raising Steam

 

Soundgarden: Louder Than Love

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On September 5, 1989, “A&M” label released “Louder Than Love”, the second Soundgarden studio album. It was recorded December 1988 – January 1989,  at “London Bridge Studios” in Seattle,Washington, and was produced by Terry Date and Soundgarden.

Personnel:

  • Chris Cornell– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Kim Thayil– lead guitar
  • Hiro Yamamoto– bass guitar
  • Matt Cameron– drums
  • Terry Date– engineer
  • Michael Barbiero, Steve Thompson– mixing
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Nelson Ayres, Jack Endino, Stuart Hallerman – studio assistant
  • Art Chantry– design, art execution
  • Bruce Pavitt– front cover design
  • Michael Lavine, Charles Peterson– photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Chris Cornell, except where noted.

  1. Ugly Truth – music by Chris Cornell
  2. Hands All Over – music by Kim Thayll
  3. Gun – music by Chris Cornell
  4. Power Trip – music by Hiro Yamamoto
  5. Get on the Snake – music by Kim Thayll
  6. Full on Kevin’s Mom – music by Chris Cornell
  7. Loud Love – Chris Cornell
  8. I Awake – lyrics by Kate McDonald, music by Hiro Yamamoto
  9. No Wrong No Right – music by Hiro Yamamoto
  10. Uncovered – music by Chris Cornell
  11. Big Dumb Sex – Chris Cornell
  12. Full On (Reprise) – music by Chris Cornell

Siouxsie And The Banshees: Peepshow

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On September 5, 1988, “Polydor” label released “Peepshow”, the ninth Siouxsie and the Banshees studio album. It was recorded January – June 1988, and was produced by Mike Hedges.

Personnel:

  • Siouxsie Sioux– vocals
  • Jon Klein– guitar
  • Steven Severin– electric bass
  • Budgie– drums, percussion, harmonica
  • Martin McCarrick– cello, keyboards, accordion
  • Mike Hedges– engineer

Track listing:

All music by Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin, Budgie, Martin McCarrick and John Klein.

  1. Peek-a-Boo – lyrics by Siouxsie Sioux
  2. The Killing Jar – lyrics by Steven Severin
  3. Scarecrow – lyrics by Steven Severin
  4. Carousel – lyrics by Siouxsie Sioux
  5. Burn-Up – lyrics by Siouxsie Sioux
  6. Ornaments of Gold – lyrics by Siouxsie Sioux
  7. Turn to Stone – lyrics by Steven Severin
  8. Rawhead and Bloodybones – lyrics by Siouxsie Sioux
  9. The Last Beat of My Heart – lyrics by Steven Severin, Siouxsie Sioux
  10. Rhapsody – Steven Severin