On January 17, 2016, Terence Dale “Buffin” Griffin died aged 67. He was musician (drums) and music producer. He was member of the band The British Lions, but was best known as founding member and the drummer of Mott the Hoople. As producer he worked with Hanoi Rocks and Cult, and produced numerous BBC Radio 1 John Peel sessions from 1981 to 1994.
Tag Archives: 1994
Wayne Kramer: The Hard Stuff
On January 10, 1995, “Epitaph” label released “The Hard Stuff”, the debut Wayne Kramer album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Westbeach Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Wayne Kramer.
Personnel:
- Wayne Kramer – vocals, bass, guitar, mixing
- Sweet Pea Atkinson – vocals
- Mick Farren – vocals
- King Buzzo – vocals
- Kim Shattuck – vocals
- Keith Morris – vocals
- Brett Gurewitz – vocals, guitar, mixing
- Jon Wahl – guitar, harmonica
- Chris Bagarozzi – guitar
- Randy Bradbury – bass
- Mark Deutrom – bass
- James Jamerson, Jr. – bass
- Bruce Duff – bass
- Matt Freeman – bass
- Rob Walther – bass
- Dale Crover – drums, percussion
- Brett Reed – drums
- Josh Freese – drums
- Bob Lee – drums
- Sally Browder – engineer, mixing
- Tony Rambo – engineer assistant
- Steve Kravac – engineer assistant
- Greg Cathcart – engineer assistant
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Mackie Osborne – art direction
- Dan Winters – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Wayne Kramer; except where noted.
- Crack in the Universe
- Junkie Romance – Wayne Kramer, Mick Farren
- Bad Seed – Wayne Kramer, Mick Farren
- Poison
- Realm of Pirate Kings – Wayne Kramer, Mick Farren
- Incident On Stock Island
- Pillar of Fire – Wayne Kramer, Mick Farren
- Hope for Sale – Wayne Kramer, Mick Farren
- Edge of the Switchblade
- Sharkskin Suit
- So Long Hank – hidden track
David Murray: The Tip
On December 2, 1995, “DIW” label released “The Tip”, the 71st David Murray album. It was recorded in May 1994, at “Chicago Recording Company” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Kanzunori Sugiyama.
Personnel:
- David Murray – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
- Robert Irving III – synthesizer, organ
- Bobby Broom – guitar
- Daryl Thompson – guitar
- Darryl Jones – bass
- Toby Williams – drums
- Kahil El’Zabar – vocal, percussion
- Olu Dara – cornet
- G’Ra – vocals
Track listing:
- Sex Machine – Sly Stone
- Flowers for Albert – David Murray
- Removen Veil – Darryl Jones
- M.D. – Robert Irving III
- Kahari Romare – Kahil El’Zabar
- The Tip – Darryl Jones
- Mailinda – Robert Irving III
- One World Family – Kahil El’Zabar, David Murray
Marc Ribot: Don’t Blame Me
On November 21, 1995, “DIW” label released “Don’t Blame Me”, the seventh Marc Ribot album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, in New York City, and was produced by Marc Ribot.
Personnel:
- Marc Ribot – guitars
- Allan Tucker – mastering
- Piet Schreuders – design
- Cornell Van Vuren – photography
Track listing:
- I’m in the Mood for Love – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
- Noise 1 – Marc Ribot
- Don’t Blame Me – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
- Ghosts – Albert Ayler
- Spigot – Marc Ribot
- Body and Soul – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton
- Bouncin’ Around – Gus Deloof
- Solitude – Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
- Dinah – Harry Akst, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young
- Song for Ché – Charlie Haden
- These Foolish Things – Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey
- Noise 2 – Marc Ribot
- Ol’ Man River – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
Električni Orgazam: Zašto da ne!
On November 16, 1994, “PGP RTS” label released “Zašto da ne!” the seventh Električni Orgazam album. It was recorded May – July 1994, at “Studio M” in Novi Sad, “Studio 5 PGP RTS” in Belgrade, Serbia, and was produced by Srđan Gojković “Gile.
Personnel:
- Srđan Gojković Gile – vocals, guitar
- Branislav Petrović Banana – vocals, guitar, Hammond organ, piano, xylophone, violin
- Zoran Radomirović Švaba – vocals, bass
- Goran Čavajda – Čavke – vocals, drums, didgendoo
- Srđan Todorović Žika – drums, percussion, tambourine
- Zoran Kostić Cane – vocal
- Dejan Radisavljević Role – guitar
- Zoran Zagorčić – Hammond organ, piano
- Neša Petrović – saxophone
- Nenad Čanak – flute
- Štukelja – violin
- Ivan Vlatković – engineer
- Zoran Matijević – engineer assistant
- Leo Fon Punkerstein – design
- Nebojša Babić – photography
Track listing:
- Keine Macht Den Drogen
- I. D. J. S.
- Nikog više ne čekam
- Ja sam sasvim normalan
- Zašto da ne
- Kažu da te vratim mami
- Daj mi sklonište
- Ovaj put je tvoj
- Dajem ljubav
- Spojimo se sad
- Prljava mala devojčica
- Moj život je paranoja
- Oslobodi se (U krugu svetlosti)
- Da si tako jaka
- A ti me opet zoveš
- Škloke ploke flonge
- Rasipam se
- Metadonska terapija
- Prestani
- Jak kao kamen
- Halucinacije
- Huni i Avari naviru
- Sijaj sad kao novo sunce
Sparks: Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins
On November 15, 1994, at “Logic” label released “Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins”, the 16th Sparks album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Sparks Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.
Personnel:
- Russell Mael – vocals
- Ron Mael – keyboards
- Tsui Hark, Bill Kong – guest vocals
- Alan Fisch – engineeri
- John Thomas – additional engineering, mixing
- Steve Bates – additional engineering, mixing
- Mark Stagg – additional production
- Linus Burdick – additional production
Track listing:
All tracks by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.
- Gratuitous Sax
- When Do I Get to Sing ‘My Way
- (When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing
- Frankly, Scarlett, I Don’t Give a Damn
- I Thought I Told You to Wait in the Car
- Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil
- Now That I Own the BBC
- Tsui Hark
- The Ghost of Liberace
- Let’s Go Surfing
- Senseless Violins
Fatima Mansion: Lost in the Former West
On November 8, 1994, “Kitchenware” label released “Lost in the Former West”, the sixth Fatima Mansions album. It was recorded in 1994, and was produced by Ralph Jezzard, Jerry Harrison, and Gil Norton.
Personnel:
- Cathal Coughlan – vocals, occasional keyboards
- Andrías Ó Gruama – guitar
- Nick Bagnall – keyboards
- Hugh Bunker – bass guitar
- Nicholas Tiompan Allum – drums, wind
Track listing:
All tracks by Cathal Coughlan, except where noted.
- Belong Nowhere
- The Loyaliser
- Popemobile to Paraguay
- Walk Yr Way
- Brunceling’s Song
- Lost in the Former West
- Nite Flights – Scott Walker
- Your World Customer
- Sunken Cities
- Brain Blister
- A Walk in the Woods
- Humiliate Me
King Crimson: Vroom
On October 31, 1994, “Discipline Global Mobile” label released “Vroom”, a mini album and EP by King Crimson. It was recorded in May 1994, at “Applehead” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by David Bottrill, Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto.
Personnel:
- Robert Fripp – guitar
- Adrian Belew – vocals, guitar
- Tony Levin – bass guitar, Chapman Stick
- Trey Gunn – Chapman Stick
- Bill Bruford – drums, percussion
- Pat Mastelotto – drums, percussion
- David Bottrill – engineer
- Bill Smith Studio – design, graphics
- The Douglas Brothers – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto.
- Vrooom – (includes Coda: Marine 475, and a 0:17 unlisted ‘Intro’ piece)
- Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream
- Cage
- Thrak
- When I Say Stop, Continue
- One Time
Golden Palominos: Pure
On October 11, 1994, “Restless Records” label released “Pure”, the seventh Golden Palominos studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Greenpoint Studios” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Anton Fier.
Personnel:
- Nicky Skopelitis – guitar, twelve-string guitar
- Lori Carson – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Bill Laswell – bass guitar
- Anton Fier – drums, percussion, programming
- Knox Chandler – guitar
- Bootsy Collins – guitar
- Lydia Kavanagh – vocals
- Amanda Kramer – keyboards
- Bruce Calder – recording
- Garry Rindfuss – recording
- Rich Costey – recording
- Oz Fritz – recording, mixing
- Matt Stein – recording, mixing
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Masanari Tamai – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Lori Carson and Anton Fier, except where noted.
- Little Suicides
- Heaven – Lori Carson, Anton Fier, Nicky Skopelitis
- Anything – Anton Fier, Lydia Kavanagh, Nicky Skopelitis
- Wings – Lori Carson, Anton Fier, Nicky Skopelitis
- Pure
- No Skin
- Gun – Lori Carson, Anton Fier, Nicky Skopelitis
- Break in the Road
- Touch You – Anton Fier
John Surman Quartet: Stranger Than Fiction
On October 11, 1994, “ECM” label released “Stranger than Fiction”, album by John Surman Quartet (the 20th John Surman album overal). It was recorded in December 1993, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
- John Surman – alto, soprano and baritone saxophone, alto and bass clarinet
- John Taylor – piano
- Chris Laurence – bass
- John Marshall – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by John Surman except where noted.
- Canticle with Response
- A Distant Spring
- Tess
- Promising Horizons – John Marshall, John Surman, John Taylor
- Across the Bridge
- Moonshine Dancer
- Running Sands
- Triptych: Hidden Orchid/Synapsis/Paratactic Paths
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