Tag Archives: 1995

Oasis: (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?

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On October 2, 1995, “Creation Records” label released “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?” the second Oasis studio album. It was recorded March 1995, May–June 1995, at “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouth, Wales, and was produced by Owen Morris and Noel Gallagher. At the 2010 “Brit Awards”, “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?” was named the greatest British album since 1980. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 378 on its list of the “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album was certified 8 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; 6 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in France by “SNEP”; 6 x Platinum in Ireland by “IRMA”; Platinum in Italy by “FIMI”; Platinum in Japan by “RIAJ”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; Platinum in Norway by “IFPI Norway”; 2 x Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”; Platinum in Sweden by “GLF”; 14 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and  4 x Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Liam Gallagher– lead vocals, tambourine
  • Noel Gallagher – vocals, acoustic and lead guitar, bass guitar, piano, mellotron, e-bow
  • Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs – acoustic and rhythm guitar, piano, mellotron, drunk vocals
  • Paul McGuigan– bass guitar
  • Alan White– drums, percussion
  • Paul Weller– lead guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Tony McCarroll – drums
  • Neil Dorfsman – multichannel mixing
  • David Swope – mixing assistant
  • Barry Grint – original audio mastering
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Brian Cannon – design
  • Brian Cannon– artwork, design
  • Mathew Sankey – assistant design
  • Michael Spencer Jones – photography

Track listing:

All songs written by Noel Gallagher, except where noted.

  1. Hello – Noel Gallagher, Gary Glitter, Mike Leander
  2. Roll With It
  3. Wonderwall
  4. Don’t Look Back in Anger
  5. Hey Now
  6. Untitled (also known as The Swamp Song — Excerpt 1)
  7. Some Might Say
  8. Cast No Shadow
  9. She’s Electric
  10. Morning Glory
  11. Untitled (also known as The Swamp Song — Excerpt 2)
  12. Champagne Supernova

Rammstein: Herzeleid

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On September 29, 1995, “Motor Music” label released “Herzeleid” the debut Rammstein album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Polar Studios” in Stockholm, and was produced by Jacob Hellner and Carl-Michael Herlöfsson. In 2005,  “Rock Hard” magazine ranked “Herzeleid”  at number 303 in its book of “The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time”. The album was certified Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”.

Personnel:

  • Till Lindemann– vocals
  • Richard Z. Kruspe– guitar
  • Paul Landers– guitar
  • Christian Lorenz– keyboards
  • Oliver Riedel– bass guitar
  • Christoph Schneider– drums
  • Ronald Prent –mixing
  • Chateau du Pape –mixing
  • Praler – cover idea, photography
  • Dirk Rudolph – design
  • Emanuel Fialik – additional production
  • Olav Bruhn – additional production

Track listing:

All  tracks by Rammstein.

  1. Wollt ihr das Bett in Flammen sehen?
  2. Der Meister
  3. Weisses Fleisch
  4. Asche zu Asche
  5. Seemann
  6. Du riechst so gut
  7. Das alte Leid
  8. Heirate mich
  9. Herzeleid
  10. Laichzeit
  11. Rammstein

Sonic Youth: Washing Machine

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On September 26, 1995, “DGC” label released “Washing Machine”, the ninth Sonic Youth studio album. It was recorded January – May 1995, at “Easley Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and “Mott and Greene Street Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley and John Siket.

Personnel:

  • Thurston Moore– vocals, guitar
  • Lee Ranaldo– vocals, guitar
  • Kim Gordon– vocals, guitar, bass
  • Steve Shelley– drums
  • Kim Deal– additional vocals
  • Lorette Velvette – additional vocals
  • Melissa Dunn – additional vocal
  • John Siket– recording, mixing
  • Davis McCain – engineer assistant
  • Doug Easley – engineer assistant
  • Phil Painson – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Mike Mills – art direction
  • Lance Acord – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley except where noted.

  1. Becuz
  2. Junkue’s Promise
  3. Saucer-Like
  4. Washing Machine
  5. Unwind
  6. Little Trouble Girl
  7. No Queen Blues
  8. Party Lies
  9. Becuz Coda
  10. Skip Tracer – additional lyrics by Leah Singer
  11. The Diamond Sea

AC/DC: Ballbreaker

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On September 26, 1995, “EastWest” label released “Ballbreaker”, the thirteenth AC/DC album. It was recorded 1994 – 1995, and was produced by Rick Rubin and Mike Fraser. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIIA”, and Platinum in Latvia by “LaMPA”.

Personnel:

  • Brian Johnson– lead vocals
  • Angus Young– rhythm and lead guitars
  • Malcolm Young– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Cliff Williams– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Phil Rudd– drums, percussion
  • Noel Rafferty – pre production engineer
  • Mike Fraser – recording, engineer, mixing
  • Mark Dernley, Steve Holroyd, Brandon Harris, Kyle Bess, Rory Romano – recording assistant
  • George Marino – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Angus Young and Malcolm Young..

  1. Hard as a Rock
  2. Cover You in Oil
  3. The Furor
  4. Boogie Man
  5. The Honey Roll
  6. Burnin’ Alive
  7. Hail Caesar
  8. Love Bomb
  9. Caught With Your Pants Down
  10. Whiskey on the Rocks
  11. Bailbreaker

Weezer: Pinkerton

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On September 24, 1996, “DGC” label released “Pinkerton”, the second Weezer studio album. It was recorded September 1995, January–June 1996, at “Sound City” in Los Angeles; “Fort Apache Studios” in Boston; “Hollywood Sound Recorders” in Los Angeles; “Rumbo Recorders” in Canoga Park; “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Brian Bell and Matt Sharp.

Personnel:

  • Rivers Cuomo – vocals, guitar, keyboards, xylophone
  • Brian Bell– guitar, backing vocals
  • Matt Sharp– bass, backing vocals
  • Patrick Wilson– drums
  • Karl Koch – percussion
  • Joe Barresi– engineer
  • Billy Bowers– engineer
  • Jim Champagne – engineer
  • David Dominguez – engineer
  • Greg Fidelman – engineer
  • Dave Fridmann– engineer
  • Rob Jacobs – engineer
  • Adam Kasper– engineer
  • Dan McLaughlin – engineer
  • Clif Norrell– engineer
  • Jim Rondinelli – engineer
  • Shawn Everett– engineer, mixing
  • Jack Joseph Puig– engineer, mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Hiroshige– cover art
  • Janet Wolsborn – art assistant
  • Spike Jonze– photography
  • Karl Koch – webmaster

Track listing:

All tracks by Rivers Cuomo, except where noted.

  1. Tired of Sex
  2. Getchoo
  3. No Other One
  4. Why Bother?
  5. Across the Sea
  6. The Good Life
  7. El Scorcho
  8. Pink Triangle
  9. Falling for You
  10. Butterfly

Mercury Rev: See You On The Other Side

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On September 19, 1995, “Beggars Banquet” label released “See You on the Other Side”, the third Mercury Rev studio album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Jonathan Donahue, Dave Fridmann, Grasshopper, Suzanne Thorpe and Jimy Chambers. The album cover is taken from a 1975 “7 Up” commercial entitled “Uncola”.

Personnel:

  • Dave Fridmann– vocals, bass explore, B-3, Pianos
  • Jonathan Donahue– vocals, harmony rocket guitars, guitorgan, bowed saws, sounds, horn and string arrangements
  • Jimy Chambers – drumming, mojo stick, Wurlitzer electric pianos, horn and string arrangements
  • Grasshopper– guitar shapes, single exhaust clarinet, Tettix Wave accumulator, horn and string arrangements
  • Suzanne Thorpe – quartz arhoolie flutes, French horns, horn and string arrangements
  • Jake Congelo – piano
  • Carmen Quinoñes – vocals
  • Tomcat Stamos – expressed male interruptions
  • Mark Marinoff – saxophones
  • Matt Jordan – trumpets
  • Rachel Handman – strings
  • Chris Reilly – tablas

Track listing:

  1. Empire State (Son House in Excelsis) – Jonathan Donahue, Sean “Grasshopper” Mackowiak, Suzanne Thorpe
  2. Young Man’s Stride – Jonathan Donahue, Sean “Grasshopper” Mackowiak
  3. Sudden Ray of Hope – Jimy Chambers, Jonathan Donahue, Dave Fridmann, Sean “Grasshopper” Mackowiak, Suzanne Thorpe
  4. Everlasting Arm – Jonathan Donahue, Sean “Grasshopper” Mackowiak, Suzanne Thorpe
  5. Racing the Tide – Jimy Chambers, Jonathan Donahue,Sean “Grasshopper” Mackowiak, Suzanne Thorpe
  6. Close Encounters of the 3rd Grade – Jimy Chambers, Jonathan Donahue, Dave Fridmann, Sean “Grasshopper” Mackowiak, Suzanne Thorpe
  7. A Kiss from An Old Flame (A Trip to the Moon) – Jonathan Donahue, Sean “Grasshopper” Mackowiak
  8. Peaceful Night – Jonathan Donahue, Sean “Grasshopper” Mackowiak

 

 

Cake: Fashion Nugget

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On September 17, 1996, “Capricorn Records” label released “Fashion Nugget”, the second Cake studio album. It was recorded 1995-1996, and was produced by John McCrea, Greg Brown, Greg Vincent, Victor Damiani and Todd Roper. In 1997, the album was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • John McCrea – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, organ
  • Greg Brown – electric guitar, organ
  • Greg Vincent – pedal steel guitar
  • Victor Damiani – bass guitar
  • Todd Roper – drums, percussion
  • Vince DiFiore – trumpet, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by John McCrea, except where noted.

  1. Frank Sinatra
  2. The Distance – Greg Brown
  3. Friend Is a Four Letter Word
  4. Open Book – Greg Brown, John McCrea
  5. Dana
  6. Race Car Ya-Yas – Cake
  7. I Will Survive – Freddie Perren, Dino Fekaris
  8. Stickshifts and Safetybelts
  9. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps – Osvaldo Farrés, Joe Davis
  10. It’s Coming Down
  11. Nugget
  12. She’ll Come Back to Me
  13. Italian Leather Sofa
  14. Sad Songs and Waltzes – Willie Nelson

Goldie: Timeless

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On September 12, 1995, “FFRR Records” label released “Timeless” the debut Goldie album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Manic One” in London, and was produced by Goldie and Rob Playford. The album is regarded as essential release in the history of drum and bass music.

Personnel:

  • Goldie – vocals, Rhodes piano, artwork
  • Charlemagne – vocals
  • Lorna Harris – vocals
  • Dego – guitar, engineer
  • Justina Curtis – Rhodes piano
  • Mel Gaynor – drums
  • Mark Rutherford – engineer
  • Playford – engineer
  • Mark Mac – engineer
  • Dillinja – remix
  • Sarah Gregory – artwork
  • Simon Taylor – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Goldie, except where noted.

  1. Timeless: Inner City Life/Pressure/Jah – Goldie, Diane Charlemagne, Rob Playford
  2. Silent Angel
  3. State of Mind – Goldie, Rob Playford
  4. This is a Bad
  5. Sea of Tears – Goldie, Rob Playford
  6. Jah the Seventh Seal – Goldie, Rob Playford
  7. A Sense of Rage (Sensual V.I.P mix) – Goldie, Rob Playford
  8. Still Life
  9. Angel
  10. Adrift – Goldie, Justina Curtis
  11. Kemistry
  12. You & Me

Blur: The Great Escape

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On September 11, 1995, “Food” label released “The Great Escape”, the fourth Blur studio album. It was recorded January – May 1995, at “Maison Rouge” in Fulham; “Townhouse Studios” in  London, and was produced by Stephen Street. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI” and Platinum in Europe by “IFPI”.

Personnel:

  • Damon Albarn– vocals, piano, keyboards, organ, synthesizer, handclaps
  • Graham Coxon– electric and acoustic guitar, banjo, saxophone, handclaps, backing vocals
  • Alex James– bass guitar
  • Dave Rowntree– drums, percussion
  • Simon Clarke – saxophone
  • Tim Sanders – saxophone
  • Neil Sidwell – trombone
  • Roddy Lorimer – trumpet
  • Louise Fuller – violin
  • Richard Koster – violin
  • John Metcalfe – viola
  • Ivan McCermoy – cello
  • Ken Livingstone– narration
  • Theresa Davis – backing vocals
  • Angela Murrell – backing vocals
  • Cathy Gillat – backing vocals
  • John Smith – engineer
  • Julie Gardner – engineer assistant
  • Tom Girling – engineer assistant
  • Nels Israelson – photography
  • Tom King – photography
  • Jason Cox – studio manager

Track listing:

All tracks by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree.

  1. Stereotypes
  2. Country House
  3. Best Days
  4. Charmless man
  5. Fade Away
  6. Top Man
  7. The Universal
  8. Robinson’sQuango
  9. He Thought of Cars
  10. It Could Be You
  11. Ernold Same
  12. Globe Alone
  13. Dan Abnormal
  14. Entertain Me
  15. Yuko and Hiro

Jethro Tull: Roots To Branches

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On September 4, 1995, “Chrysalis” label released “Roots to Branches”, the 19th Jethro Tull studio album. It was recorded December 1994 – June 1995, at Ian Anderson home studio, and was produced by Ian Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Ian Anderson– vocals, concert flute, bamboo flute, acoustic guitar
  • Martin Barre– electric guitars
  • Andrew Giddings– keyboards
  • Dave Pegg– bass guitar
  • Steve Bailey– bass guitar
  • Doane Perry– drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Anderson.

  1. Roots to Branches
  2. Rare and Precious Chain
  3. Out of the Noise
  4. This Free Will
  5. Valley
  6. Dangerous Veils
  7. Beside Myself
  8. Wounded, Old and Treacherous
  9. At Last, Forever
  10. Stuck in the August Rain
  11. Another Harry’s Bar