On August 4, 2005, James Milton Campbell Jr. aka Little Milton died aged 70. He was a singer and musician (guitar), co-founder of Bobbin Records. He started his recording career in 1853 at “Sun Records”, and also recorded for “Checker Records”, “Meteor, “Stax”, “Glades”, “Golden Ear”, “MCA”, and Malaco. Milton recorded 33 albums, and in 1988 was inducted into the “Blues Hall of Fame”.
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Pete Drake
On July 29, 1988, Roddis Franklin Drake aka Pete Drake, died aged 55. He was a record producer and musician (pedal steel guitar). He worked with Lynn Anderson, Charlie Rich, Bob Dylan, Tammy Wynette, Jerry Reed, Doug Kershaw, Roger Miller, Jack Greene, Joe South, Don Gibson, Marty Robbins. Bill Anderson, Joan Baez, and George Harrison. Drake founded “Stop Records” and “First Generation Records. In 1970 he was inducted into the “Country Music Hall of Fame’s Walkway of Stars”, in 1987 in the “Steel Guitar Hall of Fame”, in 1987 into the “Georgia Music Hall of Fame”.
Hillel Slovak
On June 25, 1988, Hillel Slovak died aged 26. He was musician (guitar) and singer, member of bands Anthem and What Is This?, best known as founding member and guitarist of Red Hot Chili Peppers. His guitar work primarily rooted in funk and hard rock is considered to have been a major influence on the Red Hot Chili Pepper’s early sound.
Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe: Same
On June 20, 1989, “Arista” label released the self – titled, debut and the only Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, at “La Frette Studios” in Paris, “AIR Studios” in Montserrat, British West Indies, “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Jon Anderson and Chris Kimsey.
Personnel:
- Jon Anderson– lead vocals
- Bill Bruford– Tama acoustic drums, Simmons SDX electronic drums
- Rick Wakeman– keyboards
- Steve Howe– guitars
- Tony Levin– vocals, bass, Chapman stick
- Matt Clifford – vocals, keyboards, programming, orchestration
- Milton McDonald– rhythm guitar
- The Oxford Circus Singers – Deborah Anderson, Tessa Niles, Carol Kenyon, Frank Dunnery
- M.C. Singers – Jon, Matt, Chris
- Emerald Isle Community Singers
- In Seine Singers
- “Texas” Joe Hammer – percussion programming
- Chris Kimsey– engineer
- Chris Potter – engineer
- Giles Sampic – engineer
- Rupert Coulson – engineer assistant
- George Cowen – engineer assistant
- Steve Orchard – engineer assisatnt
- Michael Barbiero– mixing
- Steve Thompson – mixing
- George Cowan – mixing assistant
- Olivier Bloch-Laine – assistant
- Bob Ludwig– mastering
- Roger Dean– artwork, painting, design
- Martyn Dean – stage design consultant
- Chris Ranson – group technician
Track listing:
All tracks by Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Rick Wakeman, and Bill Bruford, except where noted.
- Themes
- SoundThe
- Second Attention
- Soul Warrior
- Fist of Fire
- Brother of Mine
- The Big Dream
- Nothing Can Come Between Us
- Long Lost Brother of Mine – Geoff Downes
- Birthright – Max Bacon
- The Meaning
- Quartet
- I Wanna Learn
- She Gives Me Love – Ben Dowling
- Who Was the First
- I’m Alive
- Teakbois
- Order of the Universe
- Order Theme
- Rock Gives Courage – Rhett Lawrence
- It’s So Hard to Grow
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- The Universe
Jackson Browne: World in Motion
On June 6, 1989, “Elektra” label released “World in Motion”, the ninth Jackson Browne album. It was recorded in 1988, at “Groove Masters” in Santa Monica, CA, “The Power Station” in New York City, “Island Studios” in London, “Studio Devout” in Paris, and was produced by Jackson Browne and Scott Thurston.
Personnel:
- Jackson Browne – lead vocals, lead, resonator and baritone guitar, piano, baritone guitar, keyboards, drum programming
- Jorge Strunz – acoustic gut-string guitar
- Kevin Dukes– guitar, acoustic and electric guitar
- David Lindley– lap steel guitar
- Yves N’Djock – guitar
- Craig Doerge– keyboards
- Doug Haywood – keyboards, organ, harmony vocals
- Ray Lema– keyboards, harmony vocals
- Scott Thurston– bass, keyboards, guitar, harmony vocals
- Bob Glaub– bass guitar, guitar
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- Robbie Shakespeare– bass
- Sly Dunbar– drums
- Walfredo Reyes, Jr.– drums
- Michael Jochum– drums, tom tom
- Russ Kunkel– drums, drum programming
- Alex Acuña– percussion
- Brice Wouassy – percussion
- Hugo Pedroza – charango, tiple
- Salif Keita– Malian vocals
- David Crosby– harmony vocals
- Bonnie Raitt– harmony vocals
- Lori B. Williams – harmony vocals
- Drummie Zeb– harmony vocals
- Djene Doumbouya – harmony vocals
- Brinsley Dan Forde– harmony vocals
- Tony Gad – harmony vocals
- Bill Irvin – production assistant
- James Geddes, Paul Smykle – engineer
- Terry Becker, Jim Nipar, David Tickle, Phillippe Boisse, Roy Hendrickson – additional engineer
- Scott Blockland, Ingmar Kiang – engineer assistant
- Doug Sax– mastering
- Ed Wong – technical engineer
- Dawn Patrol, Jimmy Wachtel – art direction, design
- Francisco Letelier – paintings
- Annie Leibovitz – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jackson Browne except where noted:
- World in Motion – Jackson Browne, Craig Doerge
- Enough of the Night
- Chasing You into the Light
- How Long
- Anything Can Happen
- When the Stone Begins to Turn
- The Word Justice – Jackson Browne, Scott Thurston
- My Personal Revenge – Tomás Borge, Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy, translation by Jorge Calderón
- I Am a Patriot – Steven Van Zandt
- Lights and Virtues
Porcupine Tree: On the Sunday of Life…
On May 12, 1992, “Delirium” label released “On the Sunday of Life…”, the debut Porcupine Tree album. It compiles tracks that Steven Wilson recorded for two cassette-only releases, “Tarquin’s Seaweed Farm” (1989) and “The Nostalgia Factory” (1991). It was recorded 1988 – 1992, at “No Man’s Land” in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK, and was produced by Steven Wilson.
Personnel:
- Steven Wilson – vocals, various instruments
- Solomon St. Jemain – voice, additional guitar
- John Marshall – drums
- Master Timothy Masters – oboe
Track listing:
All music by Steven Wilson, all lyrics by Alan Duffy except where noted.
Part 1: First Love
- Music for the Head
- Jupiter Island
- Third Eye Surfer
- On the Sunday of Love…
- The Nostalgia Factory
Part 2: Second Sight
- Space Transmission
- Message from a Self – Destructing Turnip
- Radioactive Toy – lyrics by Steven Wilson
- Nine Cats
Part 3: Third Eye
- Hymn
- Footprints
- Linton Samuel Dawson
- And the Swallows Dance Above the Sun
- Queen Quotes Crowley
Part 4: Fourth Bridge
- No Luck With Rabbits
- Begonia Seduction Scene
- The Long Silence
- It Will Rain for a Million Years
Blue Murder: Same
On April 25, 1989, “Geffen” label released the self-titled, debut Blue Murder album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, at “Little Mountain Sound Studios” in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was produced by Bob Rock.
Personnel:
- John Sykes– lead vocals, guitars
- Nik Green – keyboards
- Tony Franklin- bass, backing vocals
- Carmine Appice- drums, backing vocals
- John Webster- additional keyboard programming
- Mike Fraser- engineer, mixing
- Chris Taylor, Ken Lomis – engineer assistant
- Greg Fulginiti, John Golden – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by John Sykes, except where noted.
- Riot
- Sex Child
- Valley of the Kings – John Sykes, Tony Martin
- Jelly Roll
- Blue Murder – Carmine Appice, John Sykes, Tony Franklin
- Out of Love
- Billy
- Ptolemy
- Black-Hearted Woman – Carmine Appice, Tony Franklin, John Sykes
Klaus Schulze: En=Trance
On April 7, 1988, “Brain” label released “En=Trance”, the twentieth Klaus Schulze studio album. It was recorded in 1987, and was produced by Klaus Schulze.
Personnel:
- Klaus Schulze – vocals, electronics, keyboards, synthesizer, guitar, engineer, mixing
- Klaus D. Mueller – executive producer
Track listing:
All tracks by Klaus Schulze.
- En=Trance
- α-Numerique
- Fm Dekight
- Velvet System
Steve Hackett: Momentum
On March 28, 1988, “Start Records Ltd.” Labe released “Momentum”, the ninth Steve Hackett album. It was recorded 1987 – 1988, and was produced by Steve Hackett and John Acock.
Personnel:
- Steve Hackett– guitars, keyboards
- John Hackett– flute
All tracks by Steve Hackett, except where noted.
- Cavalcant
- The Sleeping Sea
- Portrait of a Brazilian Lady
- When the Bell Breaks
- A Bed, A Chair and a Guitar – Steve Hackett, traditional
- Concert for Munich
- Last Rites of Innocence
- Troubled Spirit
- Variation on a Theme by Chopin
- Pierrot
- Momentum
Aporea: На Рєкахъ Вавл҃нскыхъ
On March 19, 2017, “AnnapurnA” label released “На Рєкахъ Вавл҃нскыхъ”, album by Aporea. The album is limited edition (250 copies) reissue of the original album from 1988, released only on cassette. The original material is recorded in 1986, at Goran Trajkovski home studio, in Skopje, Macedonia.
Personnel:
- Goran Trajkovski – lead and backing vocals, bass
- Zoran Trajkovski – percussion, backing vocals
- Jovan Miovski Brams – upright bass, backing vocals
- Cvetan Stojanovski – backing vocals
- Cover art painting “Ratnik” by Lazar Lecik
Track listing:
- Ѕвѣздо, Ѩвлѩющаѩ Солнцє
- Бєсѣда При Въходє Въ Їєрꙋсалимє
- Мѵръ Прєждє Рождєства
- На Рєкахъ Вавилонскыхъ
- Кондак Св. Прохор Пчинс҃км
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