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Spacemen 3: Playing With Fire

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On February 27, 1989, “Fire” label released “Playing with Fire”, the third Spacemen 3 studio album. It was recorded in 1988, and was produced by Sonic Boom and Jason Pierce.

Personnel:

  • Sonic Boom (Pete Kember) – vocals, guitar, organ
  • Jason Pierce – vocals, guitar
  • Will Carruthers – bass
  • George Peckham – mastering
  • The Robert Winterman Design Group – layout
  • Phil Nichols – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jason Pierce, except where noted.

  1. Honey – Peter Kember
  2. Come Down Softly to My Soul
  3. How Does it Feel? – Peter Kember
  4. I Believe it – Peter Kember
  5. Revolution – Peter Kember
  6. Let Me Down Gently – Peter Kember
  7. So Hot (Wash Away All of My Tears)
  8. Suicide – Jason Pierce, Peter Kember
  9. Lord Can You Hear Me

Emmylou Harris: Bluebird

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On January 10, 1989, “Warner Bros” label released “Bluebird”, the fifteenth Emmylou Harris studio album. It was recorded in 1988, in Nashville, and was produced by Richard Bennett.

Personnel:

  • Emmylou Harris – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion
  • Richard Bennett – acoustic, electric and 12-string guitar, mandolin, bass, percussion
  • Steve Fishell – acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel, electric bass, dobro
  • Paul Kennerley – acoustic guitar
  • Barry Tashian – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Mike Henderson – slide guitar
  • Bonnie Raitt – slide guitar, backing vocals
  • Kieran Kane – mandolin
  • Glen Duncan – mandolin
  • Mark O’Connor – mandolin
  • Marty Stuart – mandolin
  • Carl Marsh – synthesizer, Hammond organ
  • Glen Hardin – piano, synthesizer
  • Kate McGarrigle – accordion, backing vocals
  • Dave Pomeroy – acoustic and electric bass, bass violin
  • Billy Thomas – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Kenny Malone – percussion
  • Ashley Cleveland – backing vocals
  • Donivan Cowart – backing vocals
  • Mary Ann Kennedy – backing vocals
  • Anna McGarrigle – backing vocals
  • Pamela Rose – backing vocals
  • Harry Stinson – backing vocals
  • Emory Gordy, Jr. – conductor, string arrangements
  • Donivan Cowart – engineer
  • Mark Richardson – engineer
  • Eric Paul – engineer assistant
  • George Massenburg – mixing
  • Sharon Rice – mixing assistant
  • Paul Dieter – mixing assistant
  • Glenn Meadows – mastering
  • Janet Levinson – art direction, design
  • Caroline Greyshock – photography

Track listing:

  1. Heaven Only Knows – Paul Kennerley
  2. You’ve Been on My Mind – Rodney Crowell
  3. Icy Blue Heart – John Hiatt
  4. Love Is – Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle, Jane McGarrigle
  5. No Regrets – Tom Rush
  6. Lonely Street – Carl Belew, W.S. Stevenson, Kenny Sowder
  7. Heartbreak Hill – Emmylou Harris, Paul Kennerley
  8. I Still Miss Someone – Johnny Cash, Roy Cash, Jr.
  9. A River for Him – Emmylou Harris
  10. If You Were a Bluebird – Butch Hancock

Front 242: Front By Front

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In November 1988, “Red Rhino Europe” label released “Front by Front”, the fourth Front 242 album. It was recorded in 1988, and was produced by Jean-Luc Meyer, Daniel Bressanutti, Patrick Codenys and Richard Jonckheere.

Personnel:

  • Jean-Luc De Meyer – vocals
  • Daniel Bressanutti – keyboards
  • Patrick Codenys – keyboards
  • Richard Jonckheere – drums
  • Greg Calbi – mastering, remastering
  • Frédéric Boebaert – art direction
  • Alain Verbaert – photography

Track listing:

  1. Until Death (Us Do Part)
  2. Circling Overland
  3. Im Rhythmus Bleiben
  4. Felines
  5. First In/First Out
  6. Blend the Strengths
  7. Headhunter v3.0
  8. Work 01
  9. Terminal State

Miyuki Nakajima: Goodbye Girl

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On November 16, 1988, “Pony Canyon/AARD-VARK” label released “Goodbye Girl”, the 16th Miyuki Nakajima studio album. It was recorded in 1988, at “Sound Valley”, “Z’d, Sound Inn”, “Vincent and Epicurus Studios”, and was produced by Ichizo Seo and Miyuki Nakajima.

Personnel:

  • Miyuki Nakajima – lead and backing vocals
  • Tsuyoshi Kon – electric guitar
  • Hideo Saitō – electric guitar
  • Chuei Yoshikawa – acoustic guitar
  • Ichizo Seo – keyboards, computer programming, backing vocals
  • Nobuo Kurata – keyboards
  • Yasuharu Nakanishi – keyboards
  • Ken Shima – keyboards
  • Elton Nagata – keyboards
  • Chiharu Mikuzuki – bass guitar
  • Kenji Takamizu – bass guitar
  • Yasuo Tomikura – bass guitar
  • Jun Aoyama – drums
  • Hideo Yamaki – drums
  • Toru Hasebe – drums
  • Toshihiko Furumura – tenor sax
  • Tomota Group – strings
  • Masatsugu Shinozaki – electric violin
  • Kazuyo Sugimoto – backing vocals
  • Tatsuhiko Mori – computer programming
  • Keishi Urata – computer programming
  • Nobuhiko Nakayama- computer programming
  • Fairlight CMI, TR-707 – programming drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Miyuki Nakajima.

  1. Nousagi no You ni 
  2. Fura Fura
  3. Megami
  4. Ki ni Shinaide
  5. December
  6. Tatoe Sekai ga Sora kara Ochitemo 
  7. Ai Yorimo
  8. Namida -Made in Tears
  9. Fubuki 

Carla Bley: Duets

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On November 7, 1988, “Watt/ECM” label released “Duets”, the twelve Carla Bley album. It was recorded in 1988, at “Grog Kill Studio” in Willow, New York, and was produced by Carla Bley and Steve Swallow.

Personnel:

  • Carla Bley – piano
  • Steve Swallow – bass guitar, recording
  • Roger Seibel – mastering
  • Paul McDonough – art direction
  • Richard D’Albert – photography
  • Paul J. Houffler – photography
  • Michael Mantler – coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Carla Bley, except where noted.

  1. Baby Baby
  2. Walking Batteriewoman
  3. Útviklingssang
  4. Ladies in Mercedes – Steve Swallow
  5. Romantic Notion No. 3
  6. Remember – Steve Swallow
  7. Ups and Downs
  8. Reactionary Tango (In Three Parts) – Carla Bley, Steve Swallow
  9. Soon I Will Be Done With the Troubles of This World – traditional

Devin Townsend: Infinity

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On October 21, 1998, “HevyDevy Records” label released “Infinity”, the third Devin Townsend album. It was recorded November 1997 – July 1988, at “Red Stripe Studios” in Burnaby, Canada, “Premier” in Coquitlam, Canada, and was produced by Devin Townsend.

Personnel:

  • Devin Townsend – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, programming, recording, engineer, mixing, digital assembly, digital editing
  • Jamie Meyer – piano solo
  • Christian Olde Wolbers – upright bass
  • Gene Hoglan – drums
  • Andy Codrington – trombone
  • Erin Townsend, Lyn Townsend, Dave Townsend, Naomi, Tanya Evans, Lara Uthoff, Chris Valagao, Brad Jackson, Jennifer Lewis – additional vocals
  • Mark Gordon – bass engineering
  • Matteo Caratozzolo – assistance, digital editing
  • Mark Gordon – assistance
  • Byron Stroud – assistance
  • Marty Schwartz – assistance
  • Ross Gale – assistance
  • Ramon Donati – assistance
  • Scott Ternan – assistance
  • Pete Wonsiak – additional recording, mixing
  • Matteo Caratozzolo – additional recording
  • Greg Reely – mastering
  • Jennifer Lewis – digital editing
  • Jamie Meyer – digital assembly
  • Brett Anthony – digital assembly
  • Mille Thorsen – layout, design
  • Aaron Mason – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Devin Townsend.

  1. Truth
  2. Processional
  3. Star Child Rise
  4. Welcome Home
  5. Metamorph
  6. Infinite Waltz
  7. Christeen
  8. War
  9. Soul Driven
  10. Om
  11. Dynamics
  12. Unity

Galaxie 500: Today

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On October 21, 1988, “Aurora Records” label released “Today”, the debut Galaxie 500 studio album. It was recorded in July 1988, at “Noise” in New York City, and was produced by Mark Kramer.

Personnel:

  • Dean Wareham – vocals, guitar
  • Naomi Yang – bass guitar
  • Damon Krukowski – drums
  • Mark Kramer – engineer
  • Eugene Atget – photography
  • Marc Alghini – executive production

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Dean Wareham, Naomi Yang and Damon Krukowski, except where noted.

  1. Flowers
  2. Pictures
  3. Parking Lot
  4. Don’t Let Our Youth Go to Waste – Jonathan Richman
  5. Temperature’s Rising
  6. Oblivious
  7. It’s Getting Late
  8. Instrumental
  9. Tugboat

Big Country: Peace In Our Time

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On September 26, 1988, “Mercury” label released “Peace in Our Time”, the fourth Big Country album. It was recorded in 1988, and was produced by Peter Wolf.

Personnel:

  • Stuart Adamson – vocals, guitar, piano, e-bow
  • Bruce Watson – vocals, guitar, harmonica, mandolin, sitar, e-bow
  • Tony Butler – vocals, bass, guitar
  • Mark Brzezicki – drums, percussion
  • Peter Wolf – keyboards
  • Josh Phillips – keyboards
  • Maxine Anderson – backing vocals
  • Merry Clayton – backing vocals
  • Donna Davidson – backing vocals

Track listing:

 All tracks by Stuart Adamson, except where noted.

  1. King of Emotion
  2. Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys)
  3. Thousand Yard Stare – Stuart Adamson, Bruce Watson
  4. From Here to Eternity
  5. Everything I Need
  6. Peace in Our Time
  7. Time for Leaving – Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler, Bruce Watson
  8. River of Hope
  9. In This Place
  10. I Could Be Happy Here – Stuart Adamson, Bruce Watson

Etta James: Seven Years Itch

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On September 26, 1988, “Island” label released “Seven Year Itch”, the fifteenth Etta James studio album. It was recorded in 1988, at “Digital Recorders” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Rob Fraboni, Rocky Fataar and Barry Beckett.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – vocals
  • Kenny Greenberg, Reggie Young, Steve Cropper – guitar
  • Art Neville, Barry Beckett – keyboards
  • Bob Wray, James “Hutch” Hutchinson, Willie Weeks – bass
  • Ricky Fataar, Roger Hawkins – drums
  • Jim Horn – saxophone, horn arrangements
  • Jack Hale, Mike Haynes, Quitman Dennis – horns
  • Howard Steele, Rich Schirmer, Scott Hendricks – recording
  • Barry Beckett, Scott Hendricks – mixing

Track listing:

  1. I Got the Will – Otis Redding
  2. Jump into My Fire – Johnny Cobb, Jana King
  3. Shakey Ground – Jeffrey Bowen, Alphonso Boyd, Eddie Hazel
  4. Come to Mama – Willie Mitchell, Earl Randle
  5. Damn Your Eyes – Steve Bogard, Barbara Wyrick
  6. Breaking Up Somebody’s Home – Al Jackson, Jr., Timothy Matthews
  7. The Jealous Kind – Robert Guidry
  8. How Strong Is a Woman – Bettye Crutcher
  9. It Ain’t Always What You Do (It’s Who You Let See You Do It) – Carl Hampton, Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson
  10. One Night – Mike Read, Troy Seals

Ray Charles: Just Between Us

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In July 1988, “Columbia” label released “Just Between Us”, the 49th Ray Charles album. It was recorded in 1988, at “RPM Studios” in Johannesburg, South Africa, and was produced by Ray Charles and Quincy Jones.

Personnel:

  • Ray Charles – vocal, piano
  • B.B. King – guitar
  • Kenny Carr – guitar
  • Gladys Knight – vocals
  • Lou Rawls – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Nothing Like a Hundred Miles – James Taylor
  2. I Wish I’d Never Loved You at All – K. Morrison Phelps, R. Hice
  3. Too Hard to Love You – Jim Johnson
  4. Now I Don’t Believe That Anymore – David A. Morgan
  5. Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. Stranger in My Hometown – Percy Mayfield
  7. Over the Top – Tony Colton, Keith Christopher
  8. I’d Walk a Little More for You – Ken Hirsch, Doc Pomus
  9. If That’s What’cha Want – Dave Loggins
  10. Save the Bones for Henry Jones – Danny Barker, Vernon Lee