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Mark Lanegan: The Winding Sheet

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Mark Lanegan-The Winding Sheet

On May 1, 1990, “Sub Pop” label released “The Winding Sheet”, the first Mark Lanegan solo studio album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Jack Endino, Mike Johnson and Mark Lanegan.

Personnel:

  • Mark Lanegan- lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Kurt Cobain- electric guitar, backing vocal
  • Mike Johnson- acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Steve Fisk– organ, piano
  • Krist Novoselic- bass
  • Jack Endino– bass, second electric guitar
  • Mark Pickerel- drums
  • Justin Williams – violin

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Lanegan and Mike Johnson except where noted.

  1. Mockingbirds
  2. Museum
  3. Undertow
  4. Ugly Sunday
  5. Down in the Dark
  6. Wild Flowers – Mark Lanegan
  7. Eyes of a Child
  8. The Winding Sheet
  9. Woe – Mark Lanegan
  10. Ten Feet Tall
  11. Where Did You Sleep Last Night – traditional
  12. Juarez – Mark Lanegan, Steve Fisk
  13. I Love You Little Girl – Mark Lanegan

Billy Idol: Charmed Life

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Adrian Belew: Mr. Music Head

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On April 28, 1989, “Atlantic” label released “Mr. Music Head”, the fourth Adrian Belew solo album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, and was produced by Adrian Belew.

Personnel:

  • Adrian Belew – vocals, piano, various instruments
  • Audie Belew – vocals
  • Mike Barnett – string bass
  • Rich Denhart – engineer
  • Dan Harjug – engineer assistant
  • Bob Brigham – executive producer
  • Ron Fajerstein – executive producer
  • Stan Hertzman – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Adrian Belew, except where noted.

  1. Oh Daddy
  2. House of Cards
  3. One of Those Days
  4. Coconuts – Adrian Belew, Stan Hertzman
  5. Bad Days
  6. Peaceable Kingdom
  7. Hot Zoo
  8. Motor Bungalow
  9. Bumpity Bump
  10. Bird in a Box
  11. 1967
  12. Cruelty to Animals

Tom Petty: Full Moon

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On April 24, 1989, “MCA” label released “Full Moon Fever”, the first solo Tom Petty album. It was recorded 1988–1989, at “M.C. Studios”, “Rumbo Studios”, “Sunset Sound”, “Devonshire Studios”, “Conway Studios” and “Sound City Studios”, and was produced by Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Mike Campbell. The album was certified 5× platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, and 6× platinum in Canada. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Full Moon River” at number 92 on its list of the “100 best albums of the 1980s”.

Personnel:

  • Tom Petty– lead and backing vocals, 6 and 12 string acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, tambourine, hand claps
  • Mike Campbell– lead guitar, bass, mandolin, slide guitar, dobro, keyboards
  • George Harrison– acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Benmont Tench– piano
  • Jeff Lynne– bass, guitar, guitar synthesizer, piano, keyboards, backing vocals, hand claps
  • Phil Jones –drums, percussion
  • Jim Keltner– drums, maracas and tambourine
  • Howie Epstein– backing vocals
  • Roy Orbison– backing vocals
  • Kelsey Campbell – scream
  • Alan Weidel –hand claps
  • Del Shannon– barnyard noises
  • Mike Campbell, Don Smith,Bill Bottrell, Dennis Kirk – engineer
  • Alan “Bugs” Weidel – engineer assistant
  • Steve Hall – mastering

 Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne, except where noted.

  1. Free Fallin
  2. I Won’t Back Down
  3. Love Is a Long Road – Mike Campbell, Tom Petty
  4. A Face in the Crowd
  5. Runnin’ Down a Dream – Mike Campbell, jeff Lynne, Tom Petty
  6. I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better – Gene Clark
  7. Yer So Bad
  8. Depending on You – Tom Petty
  9. The Apartment Song – Tom Petty
  10. Alright for Now – Tom Petty
  11. A Mind with a Heart of Its Own
  12. Zombie Zoo

Pixies: Doolittle

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Pixies-Doolittle

On April 18, 1989, “4AD” released “Doolittle”, the second Pixies studio album. It was recorded October 31 – November 23, 1988, at “Downtown Recorders” in Boston, “Massachusetts”  and  “Carriage House Studios” in Stamford, Connecticut, and was produced by Gil Norton. In 1995, the album was certified Gold by the “Recording Industry Association of America”. In 2003 “NME” magazine writers ranked  “Doolittle”as the second-greatest album of all time, and “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 226 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel

  • Black Francis– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Joey Santiago– lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Kim Deal– vocals, bass guitar, slide guitar
  • David Lovering – vocals, drums, bass guitar
  • Karen Karlsrud – violin
  • Corine Metter – violin
  • Arthur Fiacco – cello
  • Ann Rorich – cello

Track listing

All tracks by Black Francis, except where noted.

  1. Debaser
  2. Tame
  3. Wave of Mutilation
  4. I Bleed
  5. Here Comes Your Man
  6. Dead
  7. Monkey Gone to Heaven
  8. Grieves
  9. Crackity Jones
  10. La La Love You
  11. 13 Baby
  12. There Goes My Gun
  13. Hey
  14. Silver – Black Francis, Kim Deal
  15. Gouge Away

Lou Reed And John Cale: Songs For Drella

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On April 11, 1990, “Sire” label released “Songs for Drella”, album by Lou Reed and John Cale, dedicated to the memory of Andy Warhol. Drella was a nickname for Warhol coined by Warhol superstar Ondine. The album was recorded December 1989 and January 1990, at “Sigma Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Lou Reed and John Cale.

Personnel:

  • John Cale– vocals, keyboards, viola
  • Lou Reed– vocals, guitar

Track listing:

All tracks by Lou Reed and John Cale.

  1. Smalltown
  2. Open House
  3. Style It Takes
  4. Work
  5. Trouble with Classicists
  6. Starlight
  7. Faces and Names
  8. Images
  9. Slip Away (A Warning)
  10. It Wasn’t Me
  11. I Believe
  12. Nobody But You
  13. A Dream
  14. Forever Changed
  15. Hello It’s Me

 

The Cult: Sonic Temple

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On April 10, 1989, “Beggars Banquet” label released “Sonic Temple”, the fourth Cult album. It was recorded September – November 1988, at “Little Mountain Sound Studios” in Vancouver,  and was produced by Bob Rock.

Personnel:

  • Ian Astbury– vocals, percussion
  • Billy Duffy– guitar
  • Jamie Stewart– bass guitar, keyboards
  • Mickey Curry– drums
  • Iggy Pop– backing vocals
  • John Webster– keyboards
  • Bob Buckley – strings arrangements
  • Mike Fraser – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy.

  1. Sun King
  2. Fire Woman
  3. American Horse
  4. Edie (Ciao Baby)
  5. Sweet Soul Sister
  6. Soul Asylum
  7. New York City
  8. Automatic Blues
  9. Soldier Blue
  10. Wake Up Time for Freedom

 

Alannah Myles: Same

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Alannah Myles

On March 28, 1989, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, debut Alannah Myles album. It was recorded in 1988, at “McClear Place Studios”, “Eastern Sound”, “Sundown Sudios” and “Sounds Interchange Studios” in Toronto, and was produced by David Tyson and Christopher Ward.

Personnel:

  • Alannah Myles- lead and backing vocals
  • Kurt Schefter – guitars
  • David Wipper – acoustic guitar, mandolin
  • David Tyson- keyboards, bass, backing vocals
  • Steve Webster – bass
  • Jørn Andersen – drums
  • Gary Craig – drums
  • John Johnson – saxophone
  • Rick Waychesko – trumpet
  • Michael Sloski – percussion
  • Roberto Bartolucci – guitar overdubs
  • Scott Humphrey- keyboard programming
  • Lisa Dalbello- backing vocals
  • Peter Fredette – backing vocals
  • Dean McTaggart- backing vocals
  • Jackie Richardson- backing vocals
  • Christopher Ward- backing vocals
  • Pete Willis, Mike Jones – engineer
  • Kevin Doyle – engineer, mixing
  • Paul Lani – mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Deborah Samuel – photography

Track listing:

  1. Still Got This Thing – Christopher Ward
  2. Love Is – Christopher Ward, David Tyson
  3. Black Velvet – Christopher Ward, David Tyson
  4. Rock This Joint – Christopher Ward
  5. Lover of Mine – Alannah Myles, Christopher Ward, David Tyson, Kit Johnson
  6. Kick Start My Heart – Shirley Eikhard, Chris Waters, Madeline Stone, Christopher Ward
  7. If You Want To – Christopher Ward, David Tyson
  8. Just One Kiss – Christopher Ward, David Tyson
  9. Who Loves You – Christopher Ward, David Tyson
  10. Hurry Make Love – Nancy Simmonds

Ramones: Brain Drain

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On March 23, 1989, “Sire” label released “Brain Drain”, the 11th Ramones studio album. It was recorded in December 1988, and was produced by Jean Beauvoir, Bill Laswell and Daniel Rey. It was band’s last album to feature Dee Dee Ramone and the first release to feature Marky Ramone.

Personnel:

  • Joey Ramone– lead vocals
  • Johnny Ramone– lead guitar
  • Dee Dee Ramone–bass guitar, vocals, synthesizer
  • Marky Ramone– drums
  • Daniel Rey– bass guitar
  • Artie Smith – guitars
  • Robert Musso– guitars
  • Jean Beauvoir- bass guitar
  • Andy Shernoff– bass guitar
  • Robert Musso – engineer, mixing
  • Martin Bisi – engineer assistant
  • Oz Fritz – engineer assistant
  • Judy Kirschner – engineer assistant
  • Robbie Norris – engineer assistant
  • Jason Corsaro – mixing
  • Howard Weinberg – mastering
  • George DuBose – artwork, coordination
  • Matt Mahurin– artwork
  • Daniel Rey – musical coordinator
  • Gary “Muddbone” Cooper – production assistant
  • Mark Sidgwick – production assistant
  • Nicky Skopelitis– production assistant
  • Kim White – production assistant

Track listing:

  1. I Believe in Miracles – Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey
  2. Zero Zero UFO – Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey
  3. Don’t Bust My Chops – Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Daniel Rey
  4. Punishment Fits the Crime – Dee Dee Ramone, Richie Stotts
  5. All Screwed Up – Joey Ramone, Andy Shernoff, Marky Ramone, Daniel Rey
  6. Palisades Park – Charles Barris
  7. Pet Semetary – Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey
  8. Learn to Listen – Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Marky Ramone, Daniel Rey
  9. Can’t Get You Outta My Mind – Joey Ramone
  10. Ignorance is Bliss – Joey Ramone, Andy Shernoff
  11. Come Back, Baby – Joey Ramone
  12. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight) – Joey Ramone

Madonna: Like A Prayer

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On March 21, 1989, “Sire” label released “Like a Prayer”, the fourth Madonna studio album. It was recorded September 1988 – January 1989, at “D&D Recording” in New York City, “Ocean Way Recording” in Hollywood, and was produced by Madonna, Patrick Leonard, Stephen Bray and Prince. In 2003, magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked the album at number 239 of its list of “500 greatest album of all time”. In 2006, magazine “Q” ranked the album at number 14 in its list of “40 Best Albums of the ’80s”. In 2012, “Slant Magazine” ranked the album at number 20 on its list of “Best Albums of the 1980s”. “Like a Prayer” was certified quadruple platinum by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Madonna – madona, synthesizer
  • Niki Haris, Marilyn Martin, Donna DeLory, Ali Nadirah, Lynne Fiddmont, Rose Banks, Marcos Loya, The Andrae Crouch Choir – vocals
  • Chester Kamen, David Williams, Dann Huff, Bruce Gaitsch – guitar
  • Sandra Crouch – tambourine
  • Jai Winding, Stephen Bray – synthesizer
  • Patrick Leonard – acoustic piano, B3 organ, clavinet, synthesizer
  • Guy Pratt, Randy Jackson – bass
  • Chuck Findley, David Boruff, Steven Madaio, Dick Hyde – brass section
  • Jonathan Moffett, Jeff Porcaro, John Robinson – drums
  • Luis Conte, Paulinho da Costa – percussion
  • Joseph Mayer, Richard Todd – French horns
  • Marcos Loya – requinto
  • Joe Porcaro – marimba
  • Larry Corbett – solo cello
  • Chuck Findley – horn arrangements
  • Bill Meyers – strings arranged and conducted
  • Suzie Katayama – concertmaster
  • Bill Bottrell, Eddie Miller, Stephen Shelton, Heidi Hanschu – engineer
  • Michael Vail Blum, Robert Salcedo, Stacy Baird, Joe Schiff – additional engineering
  • Bill Bottrell – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Herb Ritts – photography
  • Jeri Heiden – art design

Track listing:

All tracks by Madonna, except where noted.

  1. Like a Prayer – Madonna and Patrick Leonard
  2. Express Yourself – Madonna and Stephen Bray
  3. Love Song – Madonna, Prince and Roger Nelson
  4. Till Death Do Us part
  5. Promise to Try
  6. Cherish
  7. Dear Jessie
  8. Oh Father
  9. Keep It Together – Madonna and Stephen Bray
  10. Spanish Eyes
  11. Art of Contrition