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10.000 Maniacs: Blind Man’s Zoo

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On May 16, 1989, “Elektra” label released “Blind Man’s Zoo”, the fourth 10,000 Maniacs  studio album. It was recorded November 1988–March 1989, at “Dreamland Recording Studio” in West Hurley, New York, and was produced by Peter Asher.

Personnel:

  • Natalie Merchant– vocals, piano, pipe organ
  • Robert Buck– acoustic and electric guitar
  • Dennis Drew– organ, piano
  • Steve Gustafson– bass guitar
  • Jerome Augustyniak– drums
  • Scott Kuney – classical guitar
  • Frank Luther – double bass
  • Dennis Godburn – bassoon
  • Jason Osborn – arrangements, orchestral direction
  • Krista Bennion Feeney – first violin
  • Mitsuru Tsubota – second violin
  • Louise Schulman – viola
  • Myron Lutzke – cello
  • Robert Wolinsky – harpsichord
  • Jevetta Steele– backing vocals
  • Frank Filipetti– engineer
  • Dave Cook, Dennice Brown, Jeff Abikzer – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Natalie Merchant except as noted.

  1. Eat for Two
  2. Please Forgive Us – Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
  3. The Big Parade – Jerome Augustyniak, Natalie Merchant
  4. Trouble Me – Dennis Drew, Natalie Merchant
  5. You Happy Puppet – Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
  6. Headstrong
  7. Poison in the Well – Dennis Drew, Natalie Merchant
  8. Dust Bowl – Robert Buck, Natalie Merchant
  9. The Lion’s Share – Dennis Drew, Natalie Merchant
  10. Hateful Hate
  11. Jubilee

Elvis Costello: Kojak Variety

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Kojak Variety

On May 9, 1995, “Warner Bros” label released “Kojak Variety”, covers album by Elvis Costello. It was recorded 1989 – 1994, and was produced  by Kevin Killen and Elvis Costello.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello – vocals, harmonica
  • James Burton– acoustic, electric and rhythm guitar
  • Larry Knechtel– piano, Hammond organ, electric piano
  • Marc Ribot– banjo, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, horn, classical guitar
  • Jerry Scheff– bass
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Pete Thomas– drums

Track listing:

  1. Strange – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
  2. Hidden Charms – Willie Dixon
  3. Remove This Doubt – Brian Holland,Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr.
  4. I Threw It All Away – Bob Dylan
  5. Leave My Kitten Alone – Little Willie John,Titus Turner, James McDougal
  6. Everybody’s Crying Mercy – Mose Allison
  7. I’ve Been Wrong Before- Randy Newman
  8. Bama Lama Bama Loo – Richard Penniman
  9. Must You Throw Dirt in My Face? – Bill Anderson
  10. Pouring Water on a Drowning Man – Drew Baker,Dani McCormick
  11. The Very Thought of You – Ray Noble
  12. Payday – Jesse Winchester
  13. Please Stay – Burt Bacharach,Bob Hilliard
  14. Running Out of Fools – Richard Ahlert,Kay Rogers
  15. Days – Ray Davies

Simple Minds: Street Fighting Years

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On May 8, 1989, “A&M” label released “Street Fighting Years”, the eighth Simple Minds album. It was recorded March 1988 – March 1989, and was produced by Trevor Horn and Stephen Lipson.

Personnel:

  • Jim Kerr– vocals
  • Charlie Burchill– acoustic and electric guitars
  • Mick MacNeil– piano, accordion, keyboards
  • John Giblin– fretted and fretless bass guitar
  • Stephen Lipson– bass guitar
  • Mel Gaynor– drums
  • Manu Katché– drums
  • Stewart Copeland- drums
  • Lou Reed– vocals
  • Roger Sharp – bagpipes
  • Lisa Germano– violin
  • William Lithgow, Sheena McKenzie – cellos
  • Maureen Kerr – penny whistle, bodhran
  • Sidney Thiam, Abdul M’boup, Leroy Williams – percussion
  • Lorna Bannon – backing vocals
  • Steve Ralbovsky – talking
  • Willie P. Richardson – talking
  • Stephen Lewis – talking
  • Gary Wathen – talking
  • John Altman– orchestral arrangements
  • Robin Hancock – engineer
  • Heff Moraes – engineer
  • Martin Plant – engineer assistant
  • Danton Supple – engineer assistant
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Simon Heyworth – mastering
  • Dougie Cowan – technical master
  • Paul Kerr – logistics
  • Jane Ventom – coordination
  • Guido Harari – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mick MacNeil, John Giblin and Mel Gaynor, except where noted.

  1. Street Fighting Years
  2. Soul Crying Out
  3. Wall of Love
  4. This is Your Land
  5. Take a Step Back
  6. Kick it In
  7. Let It All Come Down – Simple Minds, John Giblin
  8. Mandela Day
  9. Belfast Child – traditional, Simple Minds
  10. Biko – Peter Gabriel

 

The Cure: Disintegration

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Cure - Disintegration

On May 2, 1989, “Fiction” label released “Disintegration”, the eighth Cure (The) studio album. It was recorded November 1988 – February 1989 at “Hookend Recording Studios” in Checkendon, Oxfordshire, and was produced by David M. Allen and Robert Smith. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 326 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Robert Smith– vocals, guitars, keyboards, 6-string bass, engineering
  • Porl Thompson– guitars
  • Simon Gallup– bass guitar, keyboards
  • Boris Williams– drums, percussion
  • Roger O’Donnell– keyboards, piano
  • Lol Tolhurst– credited with “other instrument”; basis for the song “Homesick”
  • David M. Allen– engineer
  • Richard Sullivan – engineer
  • Roy Spong – engineer

Track listing:

All lyrics by Robert Smith, all music by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell, Porl Thompson, Boris Williams, and Lol Tolhurst.

  1. Plainsong
  2. Pictures of You
  3. Closedown
  4. Lovesong
  5. Last Dance
  6. Lullaby
  7. Fascination Street
  8. Prayers for Rain
  9. The Same Deep Water as You
  10. Disintegration
  11. Homesick
  12. Untitled

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