Tag Archives: 1995

Tori Amos: Boys for Pele

On January 22, 1996, “Atlantic” label released “Boys for Pele”, the third Tori Amos studio album. It was recorded June – October 1995, in Ireland and Louisiana, and was produced by Tori Amos.

Personnel:

  • Tori Amos-vocals, piano, harmonium organ, clavichord, Harpsichord
  • Steve Caton – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, swells
  • George Porter Jr. – bass
  • Manu Katché – drums
  • Alan Friedman – drum programming
  • Mino Cinelu – percussion
  • Darryl Lewis – percussion
  • Nancy Shanks – additional vocals
  • Clarence J. Johnson III – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • The Black Dyke Mills Band – brass
  • Mark Mullins – trombone, horns
  • James Watson – trumpet, brass conductor
  • Craig Klein – sousaphone
  • Michael Deegan – bagpipes
  • Bernard Quinn – bagpipes
  • Marcel van Limbeek – Delgany church bells
  • The Sinfonia of London – strings
  • John Philip Shenale – string arrangement
  • Peter Willison – string orchestrator, conductor
  • Mark Hawley – recording, mixing
  • Marcel van Limbeek – recording, mixing
  • Rob van Tuin – assistant recording, mixing
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Cindy Palmano – art direction, artwork, photography
  • Paddy Cramsie – design
  • Paul Chessell – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Tori Amos.

  1. Beauty Queen/Horses
  2. Blood Roses
  3. Father Lucifer
  4. Professional Widow
  5. Mr. Zebra
  6. Marianne
  7. Caught a Lite Sneeze
  8. Muhammad My Friend
  9. Hey Jupiter
  10. Way Down
  11. Little Amsterdam
  12. Talula
  13. Not the Red Baron
  14. Agent Orange
  15. Doughnut Song
  16. In the Springtime of His Voodoo
  17. Putting the Damage On
  18. Twinkle

Blonde Redhead: Same

On January 19, 1995, “Smells Like Records” label released the self-titled, debut Blonde Redhead album. It was recorded in March 1994, in Random Falls, and was produced by Steve Shelley.

Personnel:

  • Kazu Makino – vocals, guitar
  • Amedeo Pace – vocals, guitar
  • Maki Takahashi – bass
  • Simone Pace – drums
  • Skúli Sverrisson – bass
  • John Siket – mixing
  • Ari Marcopoulos – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Kazu Makino, Amadeo Pace, Maki Takashi, and Simone Pace.

  1. I Don’t Want You
  2. Sciuri Sciura
  3. Astro Boy
  4. Without Feathers
  5. Snippet
  6. Mamma Cita
  7. Swing Pool
  8. Girl Boy

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.

  1. Crack in the Universe
  2. Junkie Romance – Wayne Kramer, Mick Farren
  3. Bad Seed – Wayne Kramer, Mick Farren
  4. Poison
  5. Realm of Pirate Kings – Wayne Kramer, Mick Farren
  6. Incident On Stock Island
  7. Pillar of Fire – Wayne Kramer, Mick Farren
  8. Hope for Sale – Wayne Kramer, Mick Farren
  9. Edge of the Switchblade
  10. Sharkskin Suit
  11. 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:

  1. Sex Machine – Sly Stone
  2. Flowers for Albert – David Murray
  3. Removen Veil – Darryl Jones
  4. M.D. – Robert Irving III
  5. Kahari Romare – Kahil El’Zabar
  6. The Tip – Darryl Jones
  7. Mailinda – Robert Irving III
  8. 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:

  1. I’m in the Mood for Love – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
  2. Noise 1 – Marc Ribot
  3. Don’t Blame Me – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
  4. Ghosts – Albert Ayler
  5. Spigot – Marc Ribot
  6. Body and Soul – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton
  7. Bouncin’ Around – Gus Deloof
  8. Solitude – Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
  9. Dinah – Harry Akst, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young
  10. Song for Ché – Charlie Haden
  11. These Foolish Things – Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey
  12. Noise 2 – Marc Ribot
  13. Ol’ Man River – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern

Aztec Camera: Frestonia

On November 14, 1995, “Reprise” label released “Frestonia”, the sixth and final Aztec Camera studio album. It was recorded April – August 1995, and was produced by Roddy Frame, Clive Langer, and Alan Winstanley.

Personnel:

  • Roddy Frame – vocals, guitar
  • Mark Edwards – keyboards
  • Yolanda Charles – bass, backing vocals
  • Jeremy Stacey – drums
  • Luís Jardim – percussion
  • Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals
  • Audrey Riley, Chris Tombling, Leo Payne, Sue Dench – strings

Track listing:

All tracks by Roddy Frame.

  1. Rainy Season
  2. Sun
  3. Crazy
  4. On the Avenue
  5. Imperfectly
  6. Debutante
  7. Beautiful Girl
  8. Phenomenal World
  9. Method of Love
  10. Sunset

The Squeeze: Ridiculous

On November 13, 1995, “A&M” label released “Ridiculous”, the eleventh Squeeze studio album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Peter Smith and Glenn Tilbrook.

Personnel:

  • Chris Difford – guitar, backing vocals
  • Glenn Tilbrook – lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Keith Wilkinson – bass, backing vocals
  • Kevin Wilkinson – drums
  • Cathy Dennis – co-lead vocals
  • Chris Braide – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook except where noted.

  1. Electric Trains
  2. Heaven Knows
  3. Grouch of the Day
  4. Walk Away
  5. This Summer
  6. Got to Me – Keith Wilkinson
  7. Long Face
  8. I Want You
  9. Daphne
  10. Lost for Words
  11. Great Escape
  12. Temptation for Love
  13. Sound Asleep
  14. Fingertips

Glass Hammer: Perelandra

On November 1, 1995, “Arion Records/Sound Resources” label released “Perelandra”, the second Glass Hammer studio album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Steve Babb and Fred Schendel, “Perelandra” is a concept album inspired by C. S. Lewis’ “The Chronicles of Narnia” and “Space Trilogy” book series.

Personnel:

  • Fred Schendel – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitars, drums, programming, Mellotron
  • Steve Babb – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, bass, taurus pedals, Mellotron, zoominator, rhythm programming
  • Walter Moore – lead vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar, mo-better electric guitar
  • Michelle Young – lead vocals
  • Milton Hamerick – steel guitars
  • Randy Burt – saxophone
  • Tracy Cloud – backing vocals, spoken vocals
  • David Carter – 12-string guitar

Track listing:

  1. Now Arriving
  2. Time Marches On
  3. Lliusion
  4. The Way to Her Heart
  5. Felix the Cat
  6. Now Departing
  7. Perelandra
  8. Le Danse Final
  9. That Hideous Strength
  10. Enda the Lion
  11. Into the Night
  12. Heaven

David Grisman & Martin Taylor: Tone Poems 2

On October 31, 1995, “Acoustic Music” label released “Tone Poems 2”, an album by David Grisman and Martin Taylor. It was recorded in January 1995, at “Dawg Studios”, and was produced by David Grisman.

Personnel:

  • David Grisman – mandolin, mandola, mandocello, guitar, tenor guitar
  • Martin Taylor – guitar
  • David Dennison – recording
  • Paul Stubblebine – mastering
  • D. Brent Hauseman – design, photography
  • Craig Miller – production coordinator

Personnel:

  1. Swanee – George Gershwin, Irving Caesar
  2. Teasin’ the Frets – Nick Lucas
  3. It Had to Be You – Isham Jones, Gus Kahn
  4. Please – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  5. Mood Indigo – Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills
  6. Anything Goes – Cole Porter
  7. Blue Moon – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  8. Lulu’s Back In Town – Harry Warren, Al Dubin
  9. Tears – Stéphane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt
  10. Jeepers Creepers – Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer
  11. Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg
  12. Musette for a Magpie – Martin Taylor
  13. Mairzy Doats – Milton Drake, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston
  14. Bésame Mucho – Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar
  15. Unforgettable – Irving Gordon
  16. Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  17. My Romance – Rodgers, Hart
  18. Out of Nowhere – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman
  19. Crystal Silence – Chick Corea, Neville Potter

Don Cherry

On October 19, 1995, Donald Eugene Cherry died aged 58. He was a musician (trumpet), one of the pioneers in world fusion in the 60s and 70s. Cherry recorded and performed with a number of musicians and bands including Ornette Coleman, Paul Bley, Sonny Rollins, New York Contemporary Five, Naná Vasconcelos, La Monte Young, Abdullah Ibrahim, Carla Bley, Charlie Haden, Allen Ginsberg, Charles Brackeen, Codona, Albert Ayler, Clifford Jordan, Steve Lacy, Michael Mantler, Sunny Murray, Jim Pepper, George Russell, Sun Ra, Lou Reed, Charlie Rouse, Albert Heath, James Mtume, Herbie Hancock, Ed Blackwell, Steve Hillage, Collin Walcott, Latif Khan, Johnny Dyani, Masahiko Togashi, Bengt Berger, Rip Rig + Panic, Bengt Berger Bitter Funeral Beer Band, Dag Vag, Frank Lowe, Jai Uttal, and Ed Blackwell.