Tag Archives: 1989

The Stranglers: Dreamtime

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On October 17, 1986, “Epic” label released “Dreamtime”, the ninth Stranglers (The) album.  It was recorded in March-April 1986, at the “Spaceward Studios” in Cambridge, and was produced by Mike Kemp and Jet Black, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell and Dave Greenfield.

Personnel:

  • Hugh Cornwell – vocals, guitar
  • Dave Greenfield – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jean-Jacques Burnel – vocals, bass
  • Jet Black- drums, percussion
  • J. Cole- pedal steel guitar
  • Simon Morton- additional percussion
  • Alex Gifford– saxophone
  • Hilary Kops– trumpet
  • Martin Veysey– trumpet

Track listing:

All tracks by Jet Black, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell and Dave Greenfield.

  1. Always the Sun
  2. Dreamtime
  3. Was It You?
  4. You’ll Always Reap What You Sow
  5. Ghost Train
  6. Nice in Nice
  7. Big in America
  8. Shakin’ Like a Leaf
  9. Mayan Skies
  10. Too Precious

The Blue Nile: Hats

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On October 16, 1989, “A&M” label released “Hats”, the second Blue Nile (The) studio album.  It was recorded in 1989, at the “Castlesound Studios”, in East Lothian, Scotland, and was produced by Robert Bell, Paul Buchanan and Paul Joseph Moore.

Personnel:

  • Paul Buchanan – vocals, guitar, synthesizers
  • Paul Joseph Moore – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Robert Bell – bass, synthesizers
  • Calum Malcolm – recording
  • Marr Associates Ltd. – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Buchanan.

  1. Over the Hillside
  2. The Downtown Lights
  3. Let’s Go Out Tonight
  4. Headlights on the Parade
  5. From a Late Night Train
  6. Seven A.M.
  7. Saturday Night

The Jesus And Mary Chain: Automatic

The_Jesus_And_Mary_Chain-Automatic

On October 9, 1989, “Blanco y Negro Records” label released “Automatic”, the third Jesus and Mary Chain (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at the “Sam Therapy”, in London, and was produced by Jim Reid and William Reid.

Personnel:

  • Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, drum programming, cover concept
  • William Reid – vocals, guitar, synthesizer, drum programming, cover concept
  • Alan Moulder – engineer, mixing
  • Lee Curle – engineer assistant
  • Jamie Harley – engineer assistant
  • Dick Meaney – mixing assistant
  • Ryan Art – design
  • Andrew Catlin – photography
  • Steve Mitchell – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Reid and William Reid.

  1. Here Comes Alice
  2. Coast to Coast
  3. Blues from a Gun
  4. Between Planets
  5. UV Ray
  6. Her Way of Praying
  7. Head On
  8. Take It
  9. Halfway to Crazy
  10. Gimme Hell