Tag Archives: 1993

5UU’s: Hunger’s Teeth

In January 1994, “Recommended” label released “Hunger’s Teeth”, the third 5uu’s studio album. It was recorded in 1993, and was produced by Bob Drake.

Personnel:

  • Bob Drake – vocals, bass guitar, guitar, violin, recording engineer
  • Sanjay Kumar – keyboards
  • Dave Kerman – drums, guitar, keyboards
  • Thomas Dimuzio – electronics
  • Susanne Lewis – vocals
  • James Grigsby – guitar, vibes, bass
  • Michelle Bos – utensils, penny fountain, skydiving ocarinas, metal tables, creaks, blue rocks

Track listing:

  1. Well… Not Chickenshit – Dave Kerman
  2. Roan – Dave Kerman
  3. Mangate – Thomas Dimuzio
  4. Geronimo – Dave Kerman, Sanjay Kumar
  5. Glue – Dave Kerman
  6. Opportunity Bangs – Dave Kerman, Sanjay Kumar
  7. The Shears – Bob Drake, Dave Kerman
  8. Bachelor Needle – Dave Kerman
  9. Truth, Justice, and the American Way – Dave Kerman, Sanjay Kumar
  10. Equus – Dave Kerman
  11. Traveler Waits for No One – Dave Kerman

The Band: Jericho

On November 2, 1993, “Rhino Entertainment” label released “Jericho”, the eighth Band (The) studio album. It was recorded 1985, 1990 – 1993, at “Levon Helm Studios”, “NRS Studios”, “Neressa Studios”, “BearTracks Studios”, “Bearsville Studios”, “Woodstock Studios”, and was produced by John Simon, Aaron L. Hurwitz, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel and Randy Ciarlante.

Personnel:

  • Rick Danko – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, fiddle, trombone, keyboards
  • Garth Hudson – organ, keyboards, accordion, electric piano, saxophones, synthesizers, horns
  • Richard Manuel – vocals, piano, keyboards
  • Levon Helm – vocals, drums, percussion, mandolin, guitar
  • Randy Ciarlante – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Rick Bell – keyboards, organ, piano, accordion, backing vocals
  • Jim Weider – guitars, backing vocals
  • Tommy Spurlock – steel guitar 
  • Artie Traum – acoustic guitar 
  • Eric Bazilian – mandolin
  • Stan Szelest – electric piano
  • John Simon – electric piano, horns, saxophones
  • Champion Jack Dupree – piano
  • Rob Hyman – keyboards
  • Rob Leon – bass guitar
  • Steve Jordan – drums
  • Bobby Strickland – tenor and baritone saxophones
  • Dave Douglas – trumpet 
  • Vassar Clements – fiddle
  • Jules Shear – backing vocals
  • Colin Linden – backing vocals
  • Aaron “Professor Louie” Hurwitz – engineer
  • Chris Andersen – engineer
  • Steve Churchyard – engineer
  • John Roper – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Remedy – Colin Linden, Jim Weider
  2. Blind Willie McTell – Bob Dylan
  3. The Caves of Jericho – Richard Bell, Levon Helm, John Simon
  4. Atlantic City – Bruce Springsteen
  5. Too Soon Gone – Jules Shear, Stan Szelest
  6. Country Boy – Marshall Barer, Fred Brooks
  7. Move to Japan – Joe Flood, Levon Helm, John Simon, Stan Szelset, Jim Weider
  8. Amazon (River of Dreams) – Artie Traum
  9. Stuff You Gotta Watch – Muddy Waters
  10. Same Thing – Willie Dixon
  11. Shine a Light – Marty Grebb, Daniel Moore
  12. Blues Stay Away from Me – Alton & Rabon Delmore, Henry Glover, Wayne Raney

The Afghan Whigs: Gentlemen

On October 5, 1993, “Elektra” label released “Gentlemen”, the fourth Afghan Whigs (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Ardent Studios” in Memphis, and was poroduced by Greg Dulli.

Personnel:

  • Greg Dulli – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Rick McCollum – lead guitar
  • John Curley – bass, engineer
  • Steve Earle – drums
  • Harold Chichester – piano, mellotron
  • Barb Hunter – cello
  • Marcy Mays – vocals
  • Jody Stephens – backing vocals 
  • Jeff Powell, John Hampton – engineer
  • Jeffrey Reed – engineer assistant
  • Billy Phelps – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Greg Dulli, except where noted.

  1. If I Were Going
  2. Gentlemen
  3. Be Sweet – Greg Dulli, Rick McCollum
  4. Debonair
  5. When We Two Parted – Greg Dulli, Rick McCollum
  6. Fountain and Fairfax
  7. What Jail Is Like
  8. My Curse
  9. Now You Know
  10. I Keep Coming Back – Leo Austell, Leo Graham
  11. Brother Woodrow/Closing Prayer

An LP version of the album included a bonus 12″ vinyl limited edition containing 4 tracks recorded for a radio session (Goodier Session, BBC Radio 1):

  1. Rot – Marcy Mays, Sue Harshe, Carolyn O’Leary
  2. Fountain and Fairfax
  3. Keep Coming Back – Leo Austell, Leo Graham
  4. Tonight

Radiohead: My Iron Lung

On September 26, 1994, “Parlaphone” label released “My Iron Lung”, the third Radiohead EP. It was recorded 1993 -1994, at “RAK” in London, and was produced by John Leckie, Nigel Godrich, Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Colin Greenwood and Philip Selway.

Personnel:

  • Thom Yorke – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, artwork
  • Jonny Greenwood – guitar, keyboards
  • Ed O’Brien – guitar, backing vocals
  • Colin Greenwood – bass
  • Philip Selway – drums, percussion
  • John Leckie – engineer
  • Nigel Godrich – engineer
  • Chris Brown – engineer
  • Guy Massey – engineer assistant
  • Shelly Saunders – assistant
  • Jim Warren – recording, mixing
  • Stanley Donwood – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Colin Greenwood and Philip Selway.

  1. My Iron Lung
  2. The Trickster
  3. Lewis (Mistreated)
  4. Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong
  5. Permanent Daylight
  6. Lozenge of Love
  7. You Never Wash Up After Yourself (live)
  8. Creep (acoustic)

Eels: Beautiful Freak

On August 13, 1996, “DreamWorks” label released “Beautiful Freak” the debut Eels studio album. It was recorded June 1993 – December 1996, at “Conway Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jon Brion, E, Mark Goldenberg and Michael Simpson.

Personnel:

  • Butch – drums, backing vocals, engineer
  • E – vocals, guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano, engineer
  • Tommy Walter – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Jon Brion – guitar, trombone, chamberlin
  • Mark Goldenberg – guitar, keyboards, engineer
  • Jim Jacobsen – keyboards, loops, engineer
  • Jon Brion – engineer
  • Amir Derakh – engineer
  • Matt Thorne – engineer
  • Michael Simpson – mixing
  • Billy Kinsley – mixing
  • Rob Seifert – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Ann Giordano – photography
  • Francesca Restrepo – art direction, sleeve design

Track listing:

All tracks by E, except where noted.

  1. Novocaine for the Soul – E, Mark Goldenberg
  2. Susan’s House – E, Jim Jacobsen, Jim Weatherly
  3. Rags to Rags
  4. Beautiful Freak
  5. Not Ready Yet – Jon Brion, E
  6. My Beloved Monster
  7. Flower – E, Jim Jacobsen
  8. Guest List
  9. Mental
  10. Spunky
  11. Your Lucky Day in Hell – E, Goldenberg
  12. Manchild – E, Jill Sobule

Lalo Schifrin: More Jazz Meets the Symphony

On July 26, 1994, “Atlantic” label released “More Jazz Meets the Symphony”, album by Lalo Schifrin. It was recorded in December 1993, at “CTS Studios” in London, and was produced by Lalo Schifrin. The album was the second in Schifrin’s “Jazz Meets the Symphony” series.

Personnel:

  • Lalo Schifrin – piano, arrangements, conductor
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Jon Faddis – trumpet
  • Paquito D’Rivera – clarinet, alto saxophone
  • James Morrison – trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone
  • Ray Brown – bass
  • Grady Tate – drums

Track listing:

  1. Sketches of Miles: All Blues / So What / Milestones / Concierto de Aranjuez / On Green Dolphin Street / Oleo / Four / Move – Miles Davis / Miles Davis / Miles Davis / Joaquin Rodrigo / Bronislaw Kaper / Sonny Rollins / Miles Davis / Denzil Best
  2. Down Here on the Ground – Lalo Schifrin
  3. Chano – Lalo Schifrin
  4. Begin the Beguine – Cole Porter, arranged by Lalo Schifrin
  5. Django – John Lewis
  6. Old Friends – Lalo Schifrin
  7. Madrigal – Lalo Schifrin
  8. Portrait of Louis Armstrong: Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen / When It’s Sleepy Time Down South / Someday / After You’ve Gone / St. Louis Blues / Some of These Days / Struttin’ with Some Barbeque / I Can’t Give You Anything but Love, Baby (traditional / Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis René / Lil Hardin Armstrong, Don Raye / Henry Creamer, Turner Layton / W. C. Handy/Shelton Brooks / Louis Armstrong / Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh

Catherine Wheel: Chrome

On July 20, 1993, “Fontana” label released “Chrome”, the second Catherine Wheel studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Brittanie Row” in London, and was produced by Gil Norton.

Personnel:

  • Rob Dickinson – vocals, guitar
  • Brian Futter – vocals, guitar
  • Tim Friese-Greene – Hammond organ
  • Dave Hawes – bass guitar
  • Neil Sims – percussion
  • John Lee – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Rob Dickinson and Brian Futter.

  1. Kill Rhythm
  2. I Confess
  3. Crank
  4. Broken Head
  5. Pain
  6. Strange Fruit
  7. Chrome
  8. The Nude
  9. Ursa Major Space Station
  10. Fripp
  11. Half Life
  12. Show Me Mary

John Coltrane: Newport ’63

On July 20, 1993, “Impulse!” label released “Newport ’63”, a live album by John Coltrane. It was recorded  in July 1963, at the “Newport Jazz Festival”, with one track recorded in 1961, at the “Village Vanguard” in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – soprano and tenor saxophone 
  • Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone
  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Jimmy Garrison – double bass
  • Reggie Workman – double bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by John Coltrane, except where noted.

  1. I Want to Talk About You – Billy Eckstine
  2. My Favorite Things – Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers
  3. Impressions
  4. Chasin’ Another Trane

Ground Zero: Null & Void

On July 18, 1995, “Tzadik” label released “Null & Void”, the second Ground Zero album. It was recorded July – August 1993, at “GOK Sound” in Tokyo, Japan, and was produced by Otomo Yoshihide.

Personnel:

  • Otomo Yoshihide – guitar, sampler,turntables, recording, mixing
  • Uchihashi Kazuhisa – guitar
  • Chino Syuichi – piano, synthesizer
  • Kimoto Kazuyoshi – bass, violin
  • Hideki Kato – sampled double bass
  • Uemura Masahiro – drums
  • Hirose Junji – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Kondo Yoshiaki – recording, mixing
  • Allan Tucker – mastering
  • Ikue Mori – design
  • John Zorn – executive producer
  • David Newgarden – associate producer
  • Kazunori Sugiyama – associate producer
  • Morishita Masaki – associate producer

Track listing:

  1. Null & Void: Introduction
  2. Null & Void: TV-Q Missile Tape (Dat) – Otomo Yoshihide
  3. International I Performer (Shopping List) – Jon Rose, Rik Rue
  4. Null & Void: Left Side
  5. Movie I Performer (MD) – Otomo Yoshihide
  6. Null & Void: Right Side
  7. Movie 2 Electronics (Small) – Chino Syuichi Flute (Sampled Chinese Flute) – Nelson Hiu Reeds (Sampled) – Sper. Xr Voice (Sampled) – Dickson Dee
  8. International 2 Mandolin (Bandolim) – Akioka Oh Percussion – Takara Kumiko
  9. Null & Void: Continued Piano (Sampled Reverse Piano) – Chino Syuichi

U2: Zooropa

On July 5, 1993, “Island” label released “Zooropa”, the eighth U2 studio album. It was recorded February – May 1993, at “The Factory”, “Windmill Lane”, “Westland” in Dublin, and was produced by Brian Eno, Flood and The Edge.

Personnel:

  • Bono – vocals, guitar
  • The Edge – vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizers
  • Adam Clayton – bass guitar
  • Larry Mullen Jr. – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Brian Eno – synthesizers, piano, arcade sounds, loops, strings, harmonium, backing vocals
  • Des Broadbery – loops
  • Flood – loops, engineer, mixing
  • Johnny Cash – lead vocals
  • Robbie Adams – engineer
  • Willie Mannion – engineer and mixing assistant
  • Rob Kirwan – engineer and mixing assistant 
  • Mary McShane – engineer and mixing assistant
  • Terry Cromer – additional recording facilities
  • Julian Douglas – additional recording facilities
  • Arnie Acosta – mastering
  • Stewart Whitmore – digital editing
  • Anne-Louise Kelly – album production manager
  • Suzanne Doyle – studio production manager
  • Cheryl Engels – post production coordinator
  • Steve Averill – art direction
  • Brian Williams – design, computer treatments
  • Shaughn McGrath – baby illustration

Track listing:

All music by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr., all lyrics by Bono, except where noted.

  1. Zooropa
  2. Babyface
  3. Numb – The Edge
  4. Lemon
  5. Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
  6. Dady’s Gonna Pay for Your Crashed Car)
  7. Some Days Are Better Than Others
  8. The First Time
  9. Dirty Day – Bono, The Edge
  10. The Wanderer