Tag Archives: 1995

Uriah Heep: Sea Of Light

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On May 1, 1995, “HTD” label released “Sea of Light”, the 19th Uriah Heep album. It was recorded November – December 1994, January – February 1995, at “Karo Studios” in Brackel, Germany, and was produced by Kalle Trapp, Mick Box, Lee Kerslake, Trevor Bolder, Phil Lanzon and Bernie Shaw.

Personnel:

  • Bernie Shaw – lead vocals
  • Mick Box – guitars, backing vocals
  • Phil Lanzon – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Trevor Bolder – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
  • Lee Kerslake – drums, backing vocals
  • Piet Sielck – additional keyboards
  • Pete Beckett – additional backing vocals, strings arrangements
  • Rolf Köhler – additional backing vocals
  • Kalle Trapp – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

  1. Against the Odds – Mick Box, Phil Lanzon
  2. Sweet Sugar – Trevor Bolder
  3. Time of revelation – Mick Box, Phil Lanzon
  4. Mistress of All Time – Phil Lanzon
  5. Universal Wheels – Mick Box, Phil Lanzon
  6. Fear of Falling – Trevor Bolder
  7. Spirit of Freedom – Mick Box, Phil Lanzon
  8. Logical progression – Mick Box, Phil Lanzon
  9. Love in Silence – Mick Box, Phil Lanzon
  10. Words in the Distance – Mick Box, Phil Lanzon
  11. Fires of Hell (Your Only Son) – Trevor Bolder
  12. Dream On – Trevor Bolder

Unwound: The Future Of What

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On April 24, 1995, “Kill Rock Stars” label released “The Future of What”, the third Unwound studio album. It was recorded in December 1994, at “John and Stu’s” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Steve Fisk.

Personnel:

  • Justin Trosper – vocals, guitar
  • Vern Rumsey – bass
  • Sara Lund – drums
  • Steve Fisk – optigan
  • John Goodmanson – engineer
  • Kathi Wilcox – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Justin Trosper, Vern Rumsey and Sara Lund.

  1. New Energy
  2. Demolished
  3. Natural Disaster
  4. Re-Enact the Crime
  5. Equally Stupid
  6. Pardon My French
  7. Descension
  8. Accidents on Purpose
  9. Petals Like Bricks
  10. Vern’s Answer to the Masses
  11. Here Come the Dogs
  12. Disappoint
  13. Swan

Rosanne Cash: 10 Song Demo

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On April 2, 1996, “Capitol” label released “10 Song Demo”, the ninth Rosanne Cash album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal.

Personnel:

  • Rosanne Cash – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
  • Larry Campbell – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
  • John Leventhal – acoustic and electric guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion
  • Lincoln Schleifer – bass, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Rosanne Cash, except where noted.

  1. Price of Temptation
  2. If I Were a Man
  3. The Summer I Read Collette
  4. Western Wall
  5. Bells & Roses
  6. List of Burdens
  7. Child of Steel (live) 
  8. Just Don’t Talk About It – Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal
  9. I Want to Know
  10. Take My Body
  11. Mid-Air (live)

Brainiac: Hissing Prigs in Static Couture

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On March 26, 1996, “Touch & Go” label released “Hissing Prigs in Static Couture”, the third and final Brainiac album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Water Music” in Hoboken, New Jersey, and was produced by Eli Janney and Steve Albini.

Personnel:

  • Tim Taylor – vocals, keyboards
  • John Schmersal – guitars
  • Juan Monasterio – bass
  • Tyler Trent – drums
  • Eli Janney – recording, engineer
  • Steve Albini – recording
  • Jeff Gattens – recording
  • Mike Rippe – recording assistant

Track listing:

  1. Indian Poker (Part 3)
  2. Pussyfootin
  3. Vincent Come on Down
  4. This Little Piggy
  5. Strung
  6. Hot Seat Can’t Sit Down
  7. The Vulgar Trade
  8. Beekeeper’s Maxim
  9. Kiss Me, U Jacked Up Jerk
  10. 70 Kg Man
  11. Indian Poker (Part 2)
  12. Nothing Ever Changes
  13. I Am a Cracked Machine

Masada: Gimel

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On March 18, 1995, “DIW” label released “Gimel”, the third Masada album. It was recorded February – June 1994, at “RPM” and “Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by John Zorn and Kazunori Sugiyama.

Personnel:

  • John Zorn – alto saxophone
  • Dave Douglas – trumpet
  • Greg Cohen – bass
  • Joey Baron – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by John Zorn.

  1. Ziphim
  2. Abidan
  3. Katzatz
  4. Hazor
  5. Netivot
  6. Karaim
  7. Hekhal
  8. Sheloshim
  9. Lebaoth
  10. Tannaim

Elastica: Same

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On March 13, 1995, “Deceptive” label released the self-titled, debut Elastica studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Konk” in London, and was produced by Marc Waterman, Justine Frischmann, Donna Mathews, Annie Holland and Justin Welch.

Personnel:

  • Justine Frischmann – vocals, guitar
  • Donna Matthews – vocals, guitar
  • Annie Holland – bass guitar
  • Justin Welch – drums
  • Dan Abnormal (Damon Albarn) – additional keyboards
  • Marc Waterman – engineer, mixing
  • Phil Vinall – mixing
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • Paul Tipler – mixing
  • Bruce Lampcov – mixing
  • John Leckie – mixing
  • Mitti – mixing
  • Juergen Teller – photography
  • Steve Lamacq – A&R
  • Mark Kates – A&R

Track listing:

All tracks by Justine Frischmann, Donna Mathews, Annie Holland and Justin Welch, except where noted.

  1. Line Up
  2. Annie – Donna Matthews, Jane Oliver, Justine Frischmann, Annie Holland, Justin Welch
  3. Connection
  4. Car Song
  5. Smile – Justine Frischmann, Donna Mathews, Annie Holland, Justin Welch
  6. Hold Me Now 
  7. S.O.F.T.
  8. Indian Song
  9. Blue
  10. All – Nighter2
  11. Waking Up – The Stranglers, Justine Frischmann, Donna Mathews, Annie Holland, Justin Welch
  12. 2:1
  13. Vaseline
  14. Never Here
  15. Stutter

Rachel’s: Music For Egon Schiele

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On February 20, 1996, “Quarterstick” label released “Music for Egon Schiele”, the second Rachel’s album. It was recorded in July 1995. The album was composed as score to a theatrical production, “Egon Schiele”, about the life of the painter Egon Schiele

Personnel:

  • Rachel Grimes – piano, mixing, design, photography
  • Christian Frederickson – viola
  • Wendy Doyle – cello
  • Bob Weston – engineer, mixing
  • Jason Noble – mixing, design, photography
  • John Loder – mastering
  • Egon Schiele – artwork
  • Aaron Frisbee, Chip Dumstorf – Graphic Technologies
  • Gregory King – booklet printing

Track listing:

 All tracks by Rachel Grimes

  1. Family Portrait
  2. Egon & Gertie
  3. First Self-Portrait Series
  4. Mime Van Osen
  5. Second Self-Portrait Series
  6. Wally, Egon & Models in the Studio
  7. Promenade
  8. Third Self-Portrait Series
  9. Egon, Edith & Wally Meet
  10. Egon & Wally Embrace and Say Farewell
  11. Egon & Edith
  12. Second Family Portrait

The Jayhawks: Tomorrow The Green Grass

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On February 14, 1995, “American” label released “Tomorrow The Green Grass”, the fourth Jayhawks (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1994, and was produced by George Drakoulias.

Personnel:

  • Mark Olson – vocals, guitar
  • Gary Louris – vocals, guitar
  • Karen Grotberg – piano, organ, Wurlitzer, backing vocals
  • Marc Perlman – bass
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
  • George Drakoulias – baritone guitar
  • Benmont Tench – organ
  • Don Heffington – drums
  • Lili Haydn – violin, viola
  • Tammy Rogers – violin
  • Mike “Razz” Russell – violin
  • Sharleen Spiteri – backing vocals
  • Victoria Williams – backing vocals
  • Paul Buckmaster – string arrangements
  • Clif Norrell – engineer
  • David Bianco – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Victor Janacua – engineer assistant
  • Jamie Seyberth – engineer assistant
  • Jeff Sheehan – engineer assistant
  • Linda Cobb – art direction, design
  • Marina Chavez – photography
  • Tony Glover – liner notes

Track listing:

All trasks by Mark Olson and Gary Louris except where noted.

  1. Blue
  2. I’d Run Away
  3. Miss Williams’ Guitar
  4. Two Hearts
  5. Real Light
  6. Over My Shoulder
  7. Bad Time – Mark Farner
  8. See Him on the Street
  9. Nothing Left to Borrow
  10. Ann Jane
  11. Pray for Me
  12. Red’s Song – Mark Olson, Gary Louris, Marc Perlman
  13. Ten Little Kids

The Bluetones: Expecting To Fly

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On February 12, 1996, “Superior Quality” label released “Expecting to Fly”, the debut Bluetones (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1995, in Ridge Farm, England, and was produced by Hugh Jones. The album was certified Platinum by “BPI” in England.

Personnel:

  • Mark Morriss – vocals, artwork concept
  • Adam Devlin – guitar, 12 string guitar, artwork concept
  • Scott Morriss – bass, backing vocals, artwork concept
  • Eds Chesters – drums, percussion, artwork concept
  • Caroline LaVelle – cello
  • Dan Crompton – blues harp
  • Mac McEldon – clavinet
  • Hugh Jones – mixing
  • Helen Woodward – mixing
  • Geoff Pesche – mastering
  • Superstock – front cover photography
  • Marc Newman – front cover photography
  • Roger Sargent – band photography
  • Scott Morriss – additional photography
  • Trevor Ray Hart – additional photography

Track listing:

All tracks written by Mark Morriss, Eds Chesters, Adam Devlin and Scott Morriss, except where noted.

  1. Talking to Clarry
  2. Bluetonic – Mark Morriss, Eds Chesters, Adam Devlin, Scott Morriss, Adrian Mitchell
  3. Cut Some Rug
  4. Things Change
  5. The Fountainhead
  6. Can’t Be Trusted
  7. Slight Return
  8. Putting Out Fires
  9. Vampire
  10. A Parting Gesture
  11. Time & Again

Fu Manchu: Daredevil

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On January 1, 1995, “Bong Load Custom” label released “Daredevil”, the second Fu Manchu studio album. It was recorded in August 1994, at “The Shop” in Humboldt County, California, and was produced by Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf, Scott Hill, Ruben Romano, Eddie Glass and Brad Davis.

Personnel:

  • Scott Hill – vocals, guitar
  • Eddie Glass – guitar
  • Brad Davis – bass
  • Ruben Romano – drums
  • Tom Rothrock – engineer, mixing
  • Rob Schnapf – engineer, mixing
  • Dennis Brower – engineer assistant
  • Stephan Marcussen – mastering
  • Gary Gladstone – cover photography
  • Lisa Johnson – band photography
  • Surfer Brad – project coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Trapeze Freak
  2. Tilt
  3. Gathering Speed
  4. Coyote Duster
  5. Travel Agent
  6. Sleestak
  7. Space Farm
  8. Lug
  9. Egor
  10. Wurkin’
  11. Push Button Magic