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The Boo Radleys: Ichabod and I

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In July 1990, “Action Records” label released “Ichabod and I”, the debut Boo Radleys (The) studio album. It was recorded in March 1990, and was produced by Sice, Martin Carr, Tim Brown and Steve Hewitt.

Personnel:

  • Sice – vocals
  • Martin Carr – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Tim Brown – bass guitar, keyboards
  • Steve Hewitt – drums, percussion

Track listing

All tracks by Martin Carr.

  1. Eleanor Everything
  2. Bodenheim Jr.
  3. Catweazle
  4. Sweet Salad Birth
  5. Hip Clown Rag
  6. Walking 5th Carnival
  7. Kaleidoscope
  8. Happens to Us All

Sinéad O’Connor

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On July 26, 2023, Sinéad Marie Bernadette O’Connor, died aged 56. She was singer, musician and song-writer, best known by the song “Nothing Compares 2 U” (written by Prince). In 1990, “Billboard Music Awards”, named it number one world single. As leader O’Connor released ten albums.

Fairground Attraction: Ay Fond Kiss

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On June 18, 1990, “RCA” label released “Ay Fond Kiss”, the second and final Fairground Attraction studio album. It was recorded January – December 1988,  and was produced by Kevin Moloney, Eddi Reader, Simon Edwards, Mark E. Nevin and Roy Dodds.

Personnel:

  • Eddi Reader – vocals
  • Mark E. Nevin – guitar
  • Simon Edwards – guitar
  • Roy Dodds – drums
  • Mike Thornton – recording, mixing
  • Kevin Moloney – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Jock O’Hazeldean – traditional
  2. The Game of Love – Mark E Nevin
  3. Walkin’ After Midnight – Alan Block, Don Hecht
  4. You Send Me – Sam Cooke
  5. Tryin’ Times – Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson
  6. Mystery Train – Junior Parker
  7. Winter Rose – Mark E. Nevin
  8. Do You Want to Know a Secret – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  9. Allelujah – Mark E. Nevin
  10. Cajun Band – Anthony Thistlethwaite
  11. Watching the Party – Mark E. Nevin
  12. Ay Fond Kiss – Robert Burns poem

Alison Krauss: I’ve Got That Old Feeling

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On June 13, 1990, “Rounder” label released “I’ve Got That Old Feeling”, the fourth Alison Krauss album. It was recorded in 1990, at “Sound Shop A and Denny’s Den” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Jerry Douglas and Bill VornDick. The album’s title track, “I’ve Got That Old Feeling”, won “Grammy Award” for “Best Bluegrass Recording for 1990”.

Personnel:

  • Alison Krauss – vocals, fiddle
  • Suzanne Cox – vocals
  • Jeff White – vocals, guitar
  • Alison Brown – vocals, banjo
  • Sam Bush – mandolin
  • Stuart Duncan – mandolin
  • Pete Wasner – piano
  • Glenn Worf – bass
  • Edgar Meyer – bass
  • Dave Pomeroy – bass
  • Martin Parker – drums
  • Jerry Douglas – dobro

Track listing:

  1. I’ve Got That Old Feeling – Sidney Cox
  2. Dark Skies – John Pennell
  3. Wish I Still Had You – Sidney Cox
  4. Endless Highway – Roger Rasnake
  5. Winter of a Broken Heart – Nelson Mandrell
  6. It’s Over – Nelson Mandrell
  7. Will You Be Leaving – John Pennell
  8. Steel Rails – Louisa Branscomb
  9. Tonight I’ll Be Lonely Too – Sidney Cox
  10. One Good Reason – John Pennell
  11. That Makes One of Us – Rick Bowles, Barbara Wyrick
  12. Longest Highway – Sidney Cox

James: Gold Mother

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On June 4, 1990, “Fontana” label released “Gold Mother”, the third James studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Out of the Blue” in Manchester, “The Windings” in Wrexham, and was recorded by Tim Booth, Larry Gott, Jim Glennie and Nick Garside.

Personnel:

  • Tim Booth – vocals
  • Jim Glennie – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Larry Gott – guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Hunter – keyboards, accordion
  • Saul Davies – violin, guitar, cowbell
  • Andy Diagram – trumpet, backing vocals
  • David Baynton-Power – drums, percussion
  • Vinny Corrigan – saxophone
  • John Slater – percussion
  • Martine McDonagh – backing vocals
  • Inspiral Carpets – backing vocals
  • Nick Garside – engineer
  • Tim Palmer – remix
  • Christopher Lord – design
  • Vladimiar Bagrianski – photo
  • Adrian Wilson – photo

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Booth, Jim Glennie and Larry Gott, except where noted.

  1. Come Home
  2. Government Walls
  3. God Only Knows
  4. You Can’t Yell How Much Suffering (On a Face That’s Always Shining)
  5. Crescendo
  6. How Was It for You
  7. Hang On
  8. Walking the Ghost
  9. Gold Mother
  10.  Top of the World – Tim Booth, Jim Glennie, Larry Gott, Gavan Whelan

Bruce Hornby and the Range: A Night on the Town

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On May 25, 1990, “RCA” label released “A Night on the Town”, the third and final Bruce Hornsby and the Range studio album. It was recorded 1989 – 1990, at “Record One” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Don Gehman and Bruce Hornsby.  

Personnel:

  • Bruce Hornsby – lead vocals, grand piano, synthesizer, accordion
  • George Marinelli – guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Joe Puerta – bass, backing vocals
  • John Molo – drums
  • Jerry Garcia – guitar
  • David Mansfield – guitar, violin
  • Béla Fleck – banjo 
  • Jimmie Wood – harmonica
  • Charlie Haden – upright bass
  • Wayne Shorter – saxophone
  • Laura Creamer, Fred White, Bridgette Bryant, Shaun Murphy, Shawn Colvin, David Lasley, Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
  • Ed Thacker – engineer, mixing
  • Eddie King – engineer
  • Steve “Sound” Cormier, Don Gehman – additional engineering
  • Don Bosworth, Robin Laine-Levine, Ted Pattison, John “Chamberlin” Pilatus, Neal Pogue, Chris Winter – engineer assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Paul Johnson – keyboard technician
  • Norman Moore, Ria Lewerke – art direction
  • Peter Miller – photography
  • Sharona Sabbag – production coorinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Hornsby and John Hornsby, except where noted.

  1. A Night on the Town
  2. Carry the Water – Bruce Hornsby
  3. Fire on the Cross
  4. Barren Ground
  5. Across the River
  6. Stranded on Easy Street
  7. Stander on the Mountain – Bruce Hornsby
  8. Lost Soul – Bruce Hornsby
  9. Another Day – Bruce Hornsby
  10. Special Night
  11. These Arms of Mine

Rory Gallagher: Fresh Evidence

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On May 1, 1990, “Capo” label released “Fresh Evidence”, the eleventh and last Rory Gallagher studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Maison Rouge”, “Redan recorders”, “Music Station” and “Audio One”, and was produced by Rory Galagher.

Personnel:

  • Rory Gallagher – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, dulcimer, mandolin, electric sitar
  • Lou Martin – piano
  • John Cooke – keyboards
  • Mark Feltham – harmonica
  • Geraint Watkins – accordion
  • Gerry McAvoy – bass guitar
  • Brendan O’Neill – drums
  • John Earle – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Ray Beavis – tenor saxophone
  • Dick Hanson – trumpet
  • Colin Fairley, Daniel McGowan, John McGowan, Will Reid-Dick – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Rory Gallagher, except where noted.

  1. Kid Gloves
  2. The King of Zydeco (to Clifton Chenier)
  3. Middle Name
  4. Alexis
  5. Empire State Express – Eddie “Son” House
  6. Ghost Blues
  7. Heaven’s Gate
  8. The Loop
  9. Walkin’ Wounded
  10. Slumming Angel

The Farm: Spartacus

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On March 4, 1991, “Produce Records” label released “Spartacus”, the debut Farm (The) studio album. It was recorded 1987 -1990. At “Mayfair” and “Liquidator” in London, and was produced by Graham “Suggs” McPherson, Stan Cullimore and Paul Heaton.

Personnel:

  • Peter Hooton – lead vocals
  • Keith Mullin – guitar
  • Steve Grimes – guitar
  • Ben Leach – synthesizers
  • Carl Hunter – bass
  • Roy Boulter – drums
  • Paula David – backing vocals
  • Pete Wylie – additional backing vocals
  • Gary Wilkinson – engineer 
  • Noel Rafferty – engineer 
  • Kevin Petri – engineer, remix
  • Mark Saunders – mixing 
  • Pete Heller – remix
  • Graham “Suggs” McPherson – remix
  • Terry Farley – remix

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Hooton and Steve Grimes.

  1. Hearts & Minds
  2. How Long
  3. Sweet Inspiration
  4. Groovy Train
  5. Higher & Higher
  6. Don’t Let Me Down
  7. Family of Man
  8. Tell the Story
  9. Very Emotional
  10. All Together Now Higher & Higher
  11. Very Emotional

Zijan: Nizvodno

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On January 13, 1991, “MRT” label released “Nizvodno”, the debut Zijan album. It was recorded in 1990, at “Studio 2” in Skopje, Macedonia, and was produced by Valentino Skenderovski.

Personnel:

  • Kostadin Dinev – vocals, bass guitar, arrangements
  • Apostol Mitrov – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Ќiril Zarlinov – keyboards
  • Anğel Dinev – drums, arrangements
  • Valentino Skenderovski – keyboards, programming
  • Stevo Stojkovski – bagpipes
  • Vera Jankoviƙ – vocal
  • Ismail Avdulovski – engineer
  • Žarko Tuniƙ – design
  • Jane KoƉabašija – editor
  • Petar Georgievski – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Pušti kosi – Kostadin Dinev
  2. Stamena – traditional
  3. Kate svaƙe – Kostadin Dinev
  4. Elizabet – lyrics by Apostol Mitrov, music by Kostadin Dinev
  5. Denovi – Kostadin Dinev
  6. Rušime se – lyrics by Kostadin Dinev, music by Apostol Mitrov, Kostadin Dinev
  7. Grad – lyrics by Kostadin Dinev, music by Apostol Mitrov, Kostadin Dinev
  8. Nizvodno – Apostol Mitrov, Anğel Dinev, Risto Kornakov, Kostadin Dinev

Angelo Daniel Badalamenti

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On December 11, 2022, Angelo Daniel Badalamenti died aged 85. He was composer and arranger, recorded songs with David Bowie, Nina Simone, Tim Booth, Shirley Bassey, Dusty Springfield, Julee Cruise, Marianne Faithfull, Siouxsie Sioux and Dolores O’Riordan, but was best known for composing film music. He collaborated with director David Lynch, notably “Blue Velvet”, the “Twin Peaks” saga, “The Straight Story” and “Mulholland Drive”. In 1990, Badalamenti received “Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance” for his “Twin Peaks Theme”. In 2008, Badalamenti received a “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the “World Soundtrack Awards’s Academy”, and in 2011, the “Henry Mancini Award” from the “American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers”.