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Bob Dylan: Under The Red Sky

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On September 10, 1990, “Columbia” label released “Under the Red Sky”, the twenty-seventh Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded January 1990, March–May 1990, and was produced by Jack Frost (Bob Dylan) and Don Was.

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, accordion, harp
  • George Harrison– slide guitar
  • Jimmie Vaughan– guitar
  • Stevie Ray Vaughan– guitar
  • Waddy Wachtel– guitar
  • Robben Ford– guitar
  • David Lindley– bouzouki, guitar, slide guitar
  • Elton John– piano
  • Bruce Hornsby– piano
  • Jamie Muhoberac– organ
  • Al Kooper– organ, keyboards
  • David McMurray – saxophone
  • Rayse Biggs – trumpet
  • Randy “The Emperor” Jackson– bass guitar
  • David Was– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Kenny Aronoff – drums
  • Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
  • Sweet Pea Atkinson – backing vocals
  • Donald Ray Mitchell – backing vocals
  • Sir Harry Bowens – backing vocals
  • David Crosby – backing vocals
  • Ed Cherney – engineer, mixing
  • Dan Bosworth – engineer assistant
  • Jim Mitchell – engineer assistant
  • Brett Swain – engineer assistant
  • Steve Deutsch – engineer assistant
  • Judy Kirshner – engineer assistant
  • Marsha Burns – production coordination

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Dylan.

  1. Wiggle Wiggle
  2. Under the Red Sky
  3. Unbelievable
  4. Born in Time
  5. V. Talkin’ Show
  6. 000 Men
  7. 2 x 2
  8. God Knows
  9. Handy Dandy
  10. Cat’s in the Well

Sugar: Cooper Blue

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On September 4, 1992, “Rykodisc” label released “Copper Blue”, the debut Sugar studio album. It was recorded 1990 – 1992, and was produced by Bob Mould and Lou Giordano. It was voted 1992 “Album of the Year” by the “NME”.

Personnel:

  • Bob Mould – vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion
  • David Barbe – bass
  • Malcolm Travis – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Mould.

  1. The Act We Act
  2. A Good Idea
  3. Changes
  4. Helpless
  5. Hoover Dam
  6. The Slim
  7. If I Can’t Change Your Mind
  8. Fortune Teller
  9. Slick
  10. Man on the Moon

Metallica: …And Justice For All

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On August 25, 1988, “Elektra” label released “…And Justice for All”, the fourth  Metallica studio album. It was recorded January – May 1988, at “One on One Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by James Hetfield,  Kirk Hammett, Jason Newsted, Lars Ulrich and Flemming Rasmussen. “Kerrang!” magazine listed the album at number 42 on its list of the “100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time” In 1990, the album single “One” won Metallica its first “Grammy Award” for “Best Metal Performance”.“…And Justice for All” became band’s best-selling album of the time; it was certified 3 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Finland by “IFPI”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”, and 8 x platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • James Hetfield– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Kirk Hammett– lead guitar
  • Jason Newsted– bass guitar
  • Lars Ulrich– drums
  • Flemming Rasmussen– engineer
  • Mike Clink– drums engineering
  • George Cowan – engineer assistant
  • Toby Wright– additional engineering
  • Michael Barbiero– mixing
  • Steve Thompson– mixing
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Stephen Gorman –cover art
  • Pushead– illustrations
  • Reiner Design Consultants, Inc. – design, layout
  • Ross Halfin – photography

Track listing:

  1. Blackened – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Jason Newsted
  2. …And Justice for All – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
  3. Eye of the Beholder – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
  4. One – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
  5. The Shortest Straw – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
  6. Harvester of Sorrow – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
  7. The Frayed Ends of Sanity – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
  8. To Live Is to Die – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Cliff Burton
  9. Dyers Eve – – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett

Alice In Chains: Facelift

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On August 21, 1990, “Columbia” label released “Facelift” the debut Alice in Chains studio album. It was recorded December 1989 – April 1990, at “London Bridge Studio” in Seattle; “Capitol Recording Studio” in Hollywood, and was produced by Dave Jerden. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Layne Staley– lead vocals
  • Jerry Cantrell– guitar, talkbox, backing vocals
  • Mike Starr– bass, backing vocals
  • Sean Kinney– drums, percussion, piano, backing vocals
  • Kevin Shuss – backing vocals
  • Dave Jerden – recording, mixing
  • Leslie Ann Jones – engineer assistant
  • Ron Champagne – additional engineering
  • Bob Lacivita – mixing assistant
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Peter Fletcher – product manager

Track listing:

All tracks by Jerry Cantrell, except where noted.

  1. We Die Young
  2. Man in the Box
  3. Sea of Sorrow
  4. Bleed the Freak
  5. I Can’t Remember
  6. Love, Hate, Love
  7. It Ain’t Like That
  8. Sunshine
  9. Put You Down
  10. Confusion
  11. I Know Somethin (Bout You)
  12. Real Thing – Layne Staley

Jane’s Addiction: Ritual de lo habitual

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On August 21, 1990, “Warner Bros” label released “Ritual de lo habitual”, the second Jane’s Addiction studio album. It was recorded 1989–1990 at “Track Record” in Hollywood, and   was produced by Dave Jerden and Perry Farrell. It was the band’s final studio album before their initial break-up in 1991. “Ritual de lo habitual” was certified 2 x Platinum in the U.S by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Perry Farrell– lead vocals, piano, guitar, artwork
  • Dave Navarro– guitar
  • Eric Avery– bass
  • Stephen Perkins– drums
  • Geoff Stradling– piano
  • Ronnie S. Champagne – bass
  • Charlie Bisharat– violin, electric violin
  • John Philip Shenale– strings
  • Cindy Lair – spoken word
  • Bob Lacivita – engineer
  • Ronnie S. Champagne – engineer, guitar technician
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Herman Agopain – assistant
  • Chris Edwards – assistant
  • Victor Bracke – photography
  • Ross Garfield – drum technician
  • Tom Recchion – advisor
  • Kim Champagne – advisor

Track listing:

All tracks by Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins.

  1. Stop!
  2. No One’s Leaving
  3. Ain’t No Right
  4. Obvious
  5. Been Caught Stealing
  6. Three Days
  7. Then She Did…
  8. Of Course
  9. Classic Girl

The Allman Brothers Band: Seven Turns

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On July 3, 1990, “Epic” label released “Seven Turns”, the ninth Allman Brothers Band (The) studio album. It was recorded in April 1990, at “Criteria Studios” in Miami, and was produced by Tom Dowd.

Personnel:

  • Gregg Allman – lead vocals, organ
  • Dickey Betts – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Warren Haynes – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
  • Allen Woody – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jaimoe – drums, percussion
  • Butch Trucks – drums, percussion, timpani
  • Duane Betts – guitar
  • Johnny Neel – piano, keyboards, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Good Clean Fun – Gregg Allman,Dickey Betts, Johnny Neel
  2. Let Me Ride – Dickey Betts
  3. Low Down Dirty Mean – Dickey Betts, Johnny Neel
  4. Shine It On – Dickey Betts,Warren Haynes
  5. Loaded Dice – Dickey Betts, Warren Haynes
  6. Seven Turns – Dickey Betts
  7. Gambler’s Roll – Warren Haynes, Johnny Neel
  8. True Gravity – Dickey Betts, Warren Haynes
  9. It Ain’t Over Yet – Doug Crider, Johnny Neel

Kronos Quartet: Black Angels

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On June 29, 1990, “Nonesuch” label released “Black Angels”, the tenth Kronos Quartet album. It was recorded in 1990 and was produced by Judith Sherman , Hank Dutt, David Harrington, Joan Jeanrenaud and John Sherba.

Personnel:

  • David Harrington – violin
  • John Sherba – violin
  • Hank Dutt – viola
  • Joan Jeanrenaud – cello
  • Tony Eckert – engineer
  • Juhani Liimatainen – engineer
  • Judith Sherman – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Edwards – mixing
  • Matt Mahurin – photography
  • Robert Hurwitz – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Black Angels, Mvt. I Departure – George Crumb
  2. Black Angels, Mvt. II Absence – George Crumb
  3. Black Angels, Mvt. III Return – George Crumb
  4. Spem in Alium – Thomas Tallis, arr. by Hank Dutt, David Harrington, Joan Jeanrenaud, John Sherba
  5. A Sigh – István Mártha
  6. They are There! – Charles Ives
  7. Quartet No. 8, Mvt. I Largo – Dmitri Shostakovich
  8. Quartet No. 8, Mvt. II Allegro molto – Dmitri Shostakovich
  9. Quartet No. 8, Mvt. III Allegretto – Dmitri Shostakovich
  10. Quartet No. 8, Mvt. IV Largo – Dmitri Shostakovich
  11. Quartet No. 8, Mvt. V Largo – Dmitri Shostakovich

Sonic Youth: Goo

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On June 26, 1990, “DGC” label released “Goo”, the sixth Sonic Youth studio album. It was recorded in 1990, at “Sorcerer Sound Recording Studios” and “Greene St. Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Nick Sansano, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Kim Gordon, Steve Shelley, and Ron Saint Germain, The cover art is by Raymond Pettibon, based on a paparazzi photo of Maureen Hindley and David Smith.

Personnel:

  • Thurston Moore – vocals, guitar
  • Lee Ranaldo – vocals, guitar
  • Kim Gordon – vocals, bass guitar
  • Steve Shelley – drums, percussion
  • J Mascis– backing vocals, additional production
  • Don Fleming – percussion, backing vocals, additional production
  • Chuck D– additional vocals
  • Nick Sansano– recording, additional percussion
  • Ron Saint Germain– engineer, mixing
  • Nick Sansano – additional engineering
  • Dan Wood – engineer assistant
  • John Herman – engineer assistant
  • Judy Kirschner – engineer assistant
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Jim Waters – additional recording
  • Kevin Reagan – art direction
  • Suzanne Sasic – artwork
  • Michael Lavine – photography

Track listing:

All music by Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

  1. Dirty Boots – lyrics by Thurston Moore
  2. Tunic (Song for Karen) – lyrics by Kim Gordon
  3. Mary – Christ – lyrics by Thurston Moore
  4. Kool Thing – lyrics by Kim Gordon
  5. Mote – lyrics by Lee Ranaldo
  6. My Friend Goo – lyrics by Kim Gordon
  7. Disappear – lyrics by Thurston Moore
  8. Mildred Pierce – lyrics by Thurston Moore
  9. Cinderella’s Big Store – lyrics by Kim Gordon
  10. Scooter + Jinx
  11. Titanium Expose – lyrics by Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon

The Smashing Pumpkins: Gish

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On May 28, 1991, “Caroline Records” label released “Gish”, the debut Smashing Pumpkins (The) album. It was recorded 1990-1991, at “Smart Studios” in Madison, Wisconsin, and was produced by Butch Vig and Billy Corgan. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, bass
  • James Iha – vocals, guitar
  • D’arcy Wretzky – lead and backing vocals, bass, layout
  • Jimmy Chamberlin– drums
  • Chris Wagner – violin, viola
  • Mary Gaines – cello
  • Butch Vig– production, engineer
  • Doug “Mr. Colson” Olson – engineer
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Bob Knapp – photography
  • Michael Lavine – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Corgan, except where noted.

  1. I Am One – Billy Corgan, James Iha
  2. Siva
  3. Rhinoceros
  4. Bury Me
  5. Crush
  6. Suffer
  7. Snail
  8. Tristessa
  9. Window Paine
  10. Daydream / I’m Going Crazy

808 State: ex:el

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On May 9, 1991, “ZTT Records” label released “ex:el”, the third 808 State studio album. It was recorded September – December 1990, at “Revolution Studios”.

Personnel:

  • Graham Massey – synthesizer, drums, engineer
  • Martin Price – performer
  • Björk Guðmundsdóttir – vocals
  • Bernard Sumner – vocals
  • Raagman – vocals
  • Michael Haas – engineer
  • Daren Tidsey – additional engineering
  • Aaron Chakraverty – mastering
  • Trevo Johnson, Tony Panas – design

Track listing:

  1. San Francisco
  2. Spanish Heart
  3. Leo Leo
  4. Qmart
  5. Nephatiti
  6. Lift
  7. Ooops
  8. Empire
  9. In Yer Face
  10. Cübik
  11. Lambrusco Cowboy
  12. Techno Bell
  13. Olympic