Tag Archives: 1995

The Squeeze: Ridiculous

Leave a comment

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

Leave a comment

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

Leave a comment

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

Leave a comment

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.

Wayne Shorter: High Life

Leave a comment

On October 17, 1995, “Verve” label released “High Life”, the twentieth Wayne Shorter album. It was recorded in 1995, at Bill Schnee’s studio in North Hollywood,  and was produced by Marcus Miller. In 1997, “High Life” won the “Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album”. 

Personnel:

  • Wayne Shorter – tenor, soprano, alto and baritone saxophones
  • Rachel Z – piano, synthesizers, sound design, sequencing
  • David Gilmore – electric guitar
  • Marcus Miller – bass guitar, bass clarinet, rhythm programming
  • Will Calhoun – drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Airto Moreira – percussion
  • Terri Lyne Carrington – drums
  • Munyungo Jackson – percussion
  • Kevin Ricard – percussion
  • David Ward – additional sound design

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Shorter.

  1. Children of the Night
  2. At the Fair
  3. Maya
  4. On the Milky Way Express
  5. Pandora Awakened
  6. Virgo Rising
  7. High Life
  8. Midnight in Carlotta’s Hair
  9. Black Swan (in memory of Susan Portlynn Romeo)

Mojave 3: Ask Me Tomorrow

Leave a comment

On October 16, 1995, “4AD” label released “Ask Me Tomorrow”, the debut Mojave 3 studio album. It was recorded in 1995, at “EMI Publishing Studio”, “Blackwing Studios”, Mojave 3’s home studio, and was produced by Paul Tipler, Neil Halstead and Ian McCutcheon.

Personnel:

  • Neil Halstead – vocals, guitar
  • Rachel Goswell – vocals
  • Christopher Andrews – piano
  • Simon Rowe – guitar
  • Ian McCutcheon – drums, percussion
  • Audrey Riley – cello
  • Laura Boussieau – engineer
  • Paul Tipler – engineer
  • Vaughan Oliver, Chris Bigg – design
  • Colin Gray – cover photography
  • Mike Folliot – portrait photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Halstead.

  1. Love Songs on the Radio
  2. Sarah
  3. Tomorrow’s Taken
  4. Candle Song 3
  5. You’re Beautiful
  6. Where is the Love
  7. After All
  8. Pictures
  9. Mercy

Tony MacAlpine: Evolution

Leave a comment

On October 10, 1995, “Shrapnel” label released “Evolution”, the sixth Tony MacAlpine studio album. It was recorded in July 1995, at “Prairie Sun Recording Studios” in Cotati, California, and was produced by Tony MacAlpine and Steve Fontano.

Personnel:

  • Tony MacAlpine – guitar, keyboard, mixing
  • Tony Franklin – bass
  • Mike Terrana – drums
  • Steve Fontano – engineer, mixing
  • Kenneth K. Lee, Jr. – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony MacAlpine, except where noted.

  1. The Sage
  2. Oversea Evolution
  3. Eccentrist
  4. Time Table
  5. Seville
  6. Futurism
  7. Etude H5/Opus №10 – Frédéric Chopin
  8. Powerfield
  9. Plastic People
  10. Sinfonia
  11. Astarias KV467№21 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The Golden Palominos: Dead Inside

Leave a comment

On October 8, 1996, “Restless” label released “Dead Inside”, the eighth Golden Palominos studio album. It was recorded June 1995 – June 1996, at “Greenpoint Studios” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Anton Fier.


Personnel:

  • Anton Fier – drums, percussion, art direction
  • Nicky Skopelitis – guitar
  • Bill Laswell – bass guitar
  • Knox Chandler – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Nicole Blackman – spoken word
  • Bruce Calder – recording
  • Dan Gellert – mixing, recording
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • John Brown – art direction

Track listing:

All lyrics by Nicole Blackman, all music by Anton Fier, except where noted.

  1. Victim
  2. Belfast
  3. Ride
  4. The Ambitions Are – Anton Fier, Knox Chandler
  5. Drown
  6. Holy
  7. You Are Never Ready
  8. Metal Eye
  9. Thirst
  10. Curses

Lindsey Buckingham: Under The Skin

Leave a comment

On October 3, 2006, “Reprise” label released “Under the Skin”, the fourth Lindsey Buckingham studio album. It was recorded 1995 – 2004, and was produced by Lindsey Buckingham and Rob Cavallo.

Personnel:

  • Lindsey Buckingham – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, engineer, mixing
  • John McVie – bass
  • Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion
  • David Campbell – orchestration
  • Mark Needham – mixing
  • Brian “Big Bass” Gardner – mastering
  • Stephen Walker – art direction
  • Frank Ockenfels III – photography

Track listing:

All tracks Lindsey Buckingham except where noted.

  1. Not Too Late
  2. Show You How
  3. Under the Skin
  4. I Am Waiting – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  5. It Was You
  6. To Try for the Sun – Donovan
  7. Cast Away Dreams
  8. Shut Us Down – Lindsey Buckingham, Cory Sipper
  9. Down on Rodeo
  10. Someone’s Gotta Change Your Mind
  11. Flying Down Juniper

Violeta de Outono: Mulher na Montanha

Leave a comment

On September 27, 1999, “Voiceprint Records” label released “Mulher na Montanha”, the third Violeta de Outono studio album. It was recorded 1995 – 1999 and was produced by Fabio Golfetti, Cláudio Souza, and Angelo Pastorello.

Personnel:.

  • Fabio Golfetti– vocals, guitar
  • Angelo Pastorello – bass
  • Cláudio Souza – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Fabio Golfetti, Cláudio Souza and Angelo Pastorello.

  1. Mulher na Montanha
  2. Lino de Vidro
  3. Outro Lado
  4. Total Silêncio
  5. Lágrimas do Dragão
  6. Creme Gelado, Desculpe
  7. Espelhos Planos
  8. Duna
  9. Flutuando
  10. Sonho
  11. Terra Distante
  12. Ilusão