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Swirlies: Blonder Tongue Audio Baton

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On March 26, 1993, “Taang!” label released “Blonder Tongue Audio Baton”, the debut Swirlies studio album. It was recorded June – November 1992, at “Q Division Studios” in Boston, and was produced by Rich Costey, Damon Tuntunjian, Seana Carmody, Andy Bernick and Ben Drucker.

Personnel:

  • Damon Tuntunjian – vocals, guitar, Casio VL-5, Minimoog, chamberlin, engineer, mixing
  • Seana Carmody – vocals, guitar, Minimoog, chamberlin, engineer, mixing
  • Andy Bernick – bass, radio, artwork, engineer, mixing
  • Ben Drucker – drums, engineer, mixing
  • Morgan Andrews – Chimp guitar
  • Kevin March – drums
  • Mark “Spongey” Rivers – drums
  • Ron Regé, Jr. – art direction, design, masking tape pull recordist
  • Peter J. Haskett, Raymond Huffman – prelude
  • Dan – Moth talk recordist
  • Sentridoh and Madbox – Moth talk ambient and cover-up music
  • Rich Costey – engineer, mixing
  • Kerri Bennet – artwork, art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Damon Tuntunjian, Seana Carmody, Andy Bernick and Ben Drucker.

  1. Bell (Prelude)
  2. Bell
  3. Vigilant Always
  4. His Love Just Washed Away
  5. His Life of Academic Freedom
  6. Pancake
  7. Jeremy Parker
  8. Park the Car (by the Side of the Road)
  9. Tree Chopped Down
  10. Wrong Tube
  11. Wait Forever

Ben Frost: Scope Neglect

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On March 1, 2024, “Mute” label released “Scope Neglect”, the sixth Ben Frost studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Candybomber” in  Berlin Tempelhof Airport, and was produced by Ben Frost.

Personnel:

  • Ben Frost – performance
  • Liam Andrews – performance
  • Greg Kubacki – performance
  • Christian Wright – mastering
  • Form und Konzept – design
  • Tim Hecker – additional production
  • Carlos Boix – live production
  • Paul Corley – additional production
  • Lawrence English – additional production

Track listing:

All tracks by Ben Frost.

  1. Lamb Shift
  2. Chimera
  3. The River of Light and Radiation
  4. 1993
  5. Turning the Prism
  6. Load Up on Guns, Bring Your Friends
  7. Tritium Bath
  8. Unreal in the Eyes of the Dead

Sting:Ten Summoner’s Tales

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On March 1, 1993, “A&M” label released “Ten Summoner’s Tales”, the fourth Sting studio album. It was recorded June – December 1992, at “Lake House” in Wiltshire, England, and was produced by Hugh Padgham and Sting.

Personnel:

  • Sting – vocals, bass guitar, double bass, harmonica, saxophone, arrangements
  • Dominic Miller – guitars
  • Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
  • David Sancious – keyboards
  • Larry Adler – chromatic harmonica
  • Brendan Power – chromatic harmonica
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
  • Richard Edwards – trombone
  • Mark Nightingale – trombone
  • John Barclay – trumpet
  • Guy Barker – trumpet
  • Dave Heath – flute
  • Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian small pipes, fiddle
  • Simon Fischer – violin
  • Kathryn Greeley – violin
  • James Boyd – viola
  • Sian Bell – cello
  • David Foxxe – narration
  • Hugh Padgham – engineer, mixing
  • Andrew Bradfield – engineer assistant
  • Pete Lewis – engineer assistant
  • Simon Osborne – engineer assistant
  • Roger Lian – digital editing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Danny Quatrochi – personal technical assistant
  • Richard Frankel – art direction, design
  • Norman Moore – art direction, design
  • Kevin Westenberg – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sting, except where noted..

  1. Prologue (If I Ever Lose My Faith in You)
  2. Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven)
  3. Fields of Gold
  4. Heavy Cloud No Rain
  5. She’s Too Good for Me
  6. Seven Days
  7. Saint Augustine in Hell
  8. It’s Probably Me – Sting, Eric Clapton, Michael Kamen
  9. Everybody Laughed but You
  10. Shape of My Heart – Sting, Dominic Miller
  11. Something the Boy Said
  12. Epilogue (Nothing ‘Bout Me)

The Auteurs: New Wave

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On February 22, 1993, “Hut” label released “New Wave”, the debut Auteurs (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1992, and was produced by Phil Vinall and Luke Haines.

Personnel:

  • Luke Haines – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Alice Readman – bass guitar
  • Glenn Collins – drums
  • James Banbury – cello
  • Chris Wyles – percussion
  • Kuljit Bhamra – percussion
  • Joe Beckett – percussion
  • Phil Vinall – engineer
  • Peter Barrett – design
  • Andrew Biscomb – design
  • Stefan de Batselier – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Luke Haines.

  1. Show Girl
  2. Bailed Out
  3. American Guitars
  4. Junk Shop Clothes
  5. Don’t Trust the Stars
  6. Starstruck
  7. How Could I Be Wrong
  8. Housebreaker
  9. Valet Parking
  10. Idiot Brother
  11. Early Years
  12. Home Again / Subculture (They Can’t Find Him) – (hidden track; it follows 20 seconds of silence after the end of Home Again)

Alison Krauss & The Union Station: Every Time You Say Goodbye

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On February 14, 1992, “Rounder” label released “Every Time You Say Goodbye”, the second Alison Krauss & Union Station studio album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Homeplace Studios Suite 2000” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Alison Krauss. In 1993, at the 35th “Grammy Awards” ceremony, “Every Time You Say Goodbye” won the “Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album.”

Personnel:

  • Alison Krauss – vocals, fiddle
  • Ron Block – vocals, banjo
  • Tim Stafford – vocals, guitar
  • Adam Steffey – vocals, mandolin
  • Barry Bales – vocals, bass

Track listing:

  1. Every Time You Say Goodbye – John Pennell
  2. Another Night – Jack Adkins
  3. Last Love Letter – Sidney Cox
  4. Cluck Old Hen – traditional
  5. Who Can Blame You – Ron Block
  6. It Won’t Work This Time – Aubrey Holt
  7. Heartstrings – Marshall Wilborn
  8. I Don’t Know Why – Shawn Colvin
  9. Cloudy Days – Billy Ray Reynolds
  10. New Fool – Sidney Cox
  11. Shield of Faith – Ron Block
  12. Lose Again – Karla Bonoff
  13. Another Day, Another Dollar – Dan Tyminski
  14. Jesus Help Me to Stand – Ron Block

The Mavericks: What A Crying Shame

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On February 1, 1994, “MCA Nashville” label released “What a Crying Shame”, the third Mavericks (The) studio album. It was recorded April – August 1993, and was produced by Don Cook. The album was certified Platinum by the “RIAA” and 2× Platinum by the “CRIA”.

Personnel:

  • Raul Malo – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Nick Kane – electric guitar
  • Robert Reynolds – bass guitar
  • Paul Deakin – drums
  • Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
  • Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
  • Brent Mason – electric guitar
  • John Barlow Jarvis – piano, organ
  • Stan Lynch – cabasa, claves, congas, tambourine, triangle
  • Rob Hajacos – fiddle
  • Nashville String Machine – strings
  • James House – backing vocals
  • John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals
  • Joy Lynn White – backing vocals
  • Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
  • Trisha Yearwood – backing vocals
  • Dennis Burnside – string arrangements
  • Mike Bradley – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Raul Malo and Kostas Lazarides, except where noted.

  1. There Goes My Heart
  2. What a Crying Shame
  3. Pretend
  4. I Should Have Been There – Stan Lynch, Raul Malo
  5. The Things You Said to Me – Al Anderson, Raul Malo
  6. Just a Memory
  7. All That Heaven Will Allow – Bruce Springsteen
  8. Neon Blue – Pete Anderson, Kostas Lazarides
  9. O What a Thrill – Jesse Winchester
  10. Ain’t Found Nobody – Harland Howard, Kostas Lazarides
  11. The Losing Side of Me – Raul Malo

5UU’s: Hunger’s Teeth

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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

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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

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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

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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)