On July 25, 2020, Peter Allen Greenbaum aka Peter Green died aged 73. He was singer, songwriter, and musician (guitar), member of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, co-founder of Fleetwood Mac, member of Katmandu, and founder of Peter Green Splinter Group. Green was one of the most important figures of the British blues movement, praised by famous guitarists like B.B. King and Eric Clapton. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked him at number 58 in its list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”. Magazine “Guitar Player” rated his tone on “The Super-Natural” as one of the “50 Greatest of All Time. Magazine “Mojo” rated Green In June 1996, Green was voted the third-best guitarist of all time. In 1998, as a member of Fleetwood Mac he was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”. As leader, Green recorded six albums:
Tag Archives: 1996
The Dandy Warhols: The Dandy Warhols Come Down
On July 15, 1997, “Capitol” label released “…The Dandy Warhols Come Down”, the second Dandy Warhols (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1996 at Courtney Taylor-Taylor’s apartment, “Sound Impressions”, “Stiles Recording”, “Falcon Studios” in Portland, Oregon, and was produced by Tony Lash and Courtney Taylor-Taylor.
Personnel:
- Courtney Taylor-Taylor– lead vocals, guitar, mixing, sleeve design, art direction
- Peter Holmström– guitar, additional vocals
- Zia McCabe– keyboard bass, keyboards, percussion, additional vocals
- Eric Hedford – drums, backing vocals
- Tony Lash – keyboards, percussion, drums
- Aquaman – additional production
- Stephen Birch – design, art direction
- Jeff Bizzell – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Courtney Taylor-Taylor, except where noted.
- Be-In
- Boys Better
- Minnestoter
- Orange
- I Love You
- Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth
- Every Day Should Be a Holiday
- Good Morning
- Whipping Tree
- Green
- Cool as Kim Deal
- Hard On for Jesus – Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Peter Holmstrom
- Pete International Airport – Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Peter Holmstrom
- The Creep Out – Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Peter Holmstrom, Zia McCabe, Eric Hedford
- One
Jonathan Melvoin
On July 12, 1996, Jonathan David Melvoin died aged 34. He was a musician (vocal, keyboards, piano, drums, percussion), member and performed with The Dickies, The Family (Prince side project band), Wendy & Lisa, Prince, and the Revolution, and Smashing Pumpkins.
Holger Czukay: La Luna
On June 13, 2000, “Revisited Rec” label released “La Luna”, the ninth Holger Czukay album. It was recorded in May 1996, and was produced by Holger Czukay.
Personnel:
- Holger Czukay
- U-She— voice
- Michi – electronic voice
- Michael Karoli – bass
- Jaki Liebezeit – bass drum, percussion
- Conny Plank – EMU
- Ursula Kloss – illustration
- György B.P. Szabó – design
- Matthias Mineur – liner notes
Track listing:
- La Luna
Glenn Hughes: Addiction
On June 10, 1996, “SPV” label released “Addiction”, the fifth Glenn Hughes album. It was recorded in 1996, and was produced by Glenn Hughes, Marc Bonilla and Michael Scott.
Personnel:
- Glenn Hughes– vocals, bass
- Marc Bonilla– guitars, keyboards
- Joakim Marsh– guitars
- Ronnie Montrose– slide guitar
- Lasse Pollack– keyboards
- Sampo Axelsson– bass
- Morgan Ågren– drums
- Joe Travers– drums
- Gaylor – vocal channeling
Track listing:
- Death Of Me – Marc Bonilla
- Down – Marc Bonilla, Sampo Axelsson, Glenn Hughes, Joakim Marsh
- Addiction – Marc Bonilla, Glenn Hughes
- Madeleine – Sampo Axelsson, Marc Bonilla, Glenn Hughes, Joakim Marsh
- Talk About It – Marc Bonilla, Glenn Hughes
- I’m Not Your Slave – Marc Bonilla, Glenn Hughes
- Cover Me – Marc Bonilla, Glenn Hughes
- Blue Jade – Glenn Hughes, Joakim Marsh
- Justified Man – Marc Bonilla, Glenn Hughes
- I Don’t Want To Live That Way Again – Marc Bonilla, Glenn Hughes
Ryuichi Sakamoto: 1996
On June 4, 1996, “Gut” label released “1996”, the twelve Ryuichi Sakamoto studio album. It was recorded in 1996, at “Right Track Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto. The album contains a selection of his popular songs and two new songs, arranged for piano trio.
Personnel:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto– piano
- Jaques Morelenbaum– cello
- Everton Nelson – violin
- David Nadien– violin
- Barry Finclair – violin
- Fernando Aponte – engineer, mixing
- Ted Jensen– mastering
- Joe Lizzi & Jason Goldstein – engineer assistant
- Hideki Nakajima – art direction, design
- Yoshinori Ochiai – design
- Kazunari Tajima – photography
- Clare de Graw, David Rubinson – production managers
Track listing:
All tracks by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
- A Day a Gorilla Gives a Banana
- Rain
- Bibo no Aozora
- The Last Emperor
- 1919
- Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
- A.Y. in the Backyard
- The Sheltering Sky
- A Tribute to N.J.P.
- High Heels (main theme)
- Aoneko no Torso
- The Wuthering Heights
- Parolibre
- Acceptance (End Credit)
- Before Long
- Bring Them Home
Brian May: Another World
On June 1, 1998, “Parlaphone” label released “Another World”, the second Brian May studio album. It was recorded 1996 – 1998, at May’s home studio and “Allerton Hill Studio”, and was produced by Brian May. Drummer Cozy Powell died in a car accident before the album was completed.
Personnel:
- Brian May- vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass guitar, programming, arrangements
- Jamie Moses– guitar
- Jeff Beck- guitar
- Spike Edney- keyboards
- Neil Murray- bass guitar
- Ken Taylor – bass guitar
- Cozy Powell– drums, percussion
- Steve Ferrone– drums
- Taylor Hawkins- drums
- London Metropolitan Orchestra– strings
- Michael Kamen – conductor
- Cathy Porter- backing vocals
- Shelley Preston- backing vocals
- Nikki Love – backing vocals
- Becci Glover – backing vocals
- Ian Hunter- guest raconteur
- Justin Shirley-Smith – engineer, co-production
- Richard Gray – design, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Brian May, except where noted.
- Space
- Business
- China Belle
- Why Don’t We Try Again
- On My Way Up
- Cyborg
- The Guv’nor
- Wilderness
- Slow Down – Larry Williams
- One Rainy Wish – Jimi Hendrix
- All the Way from Memphis – Ian Hunter
- Another World
- The song “Another World” ends at 4:05, then after a minute of silence, starting at 5:05, a hidden trackplays, consisting of the piano part of “Business”.
Foo Fighters: The Colour and the Shape
On May 20, 1997, “Roswell” and “Capitol” labels released “The Colour and the Shape”, the second Foo Fighters studio album. It was recorded November 1996 – February 1997, at “Bear Creek” in Woodinville, WA. “WGNS” in Washington, D.C., “Grandmaster Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Gil Norton. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”, Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and Platinum in USA by “RIAA”.
Personnel:
- Dave Grohl– lead vocals, guitar, drums, art direction
- Pat Smear– guitar, art direction
- Nate Mendel– bass, art direction
- William Goldsmith– drums
- Taylor Hawkins– drums
- Lance Bangs, Chris Bilheimer, Ryan Boesch – handclaps
- Louise Post- backing vocals
- Bradley Cook, Geoff Turner – engineer
- Ryan Boesch, Todd Burke, Don Farwell, Ryan Hadlock, Jason Mauza – engineer assistant
- Chris Sheldon– mixing
- Bob Ludwig– mastering
- Bradley Cook, Geoff Turner – recording technicians
- Jeffery Fey – art direction, design
- Tommy Steele – art direction
- George Mimnaugh – design
- Andy Engel – logo design
- Josh Kessler – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel and Pat Smear except where noted.
- Doll
- Monkey Wrench
- Hay, Johnny Park!
- My Poor Brain
- Wind Up
- Up in Arms
- My Hero
- See You
- Enough Space – Dave Grohl
- February Stars
- Everlong – Dave Grohl
- Walking After You – Dave Grohl
- New Way Home
The Cure: Wild Mood Swings
On May 7, 1996, “Fiction” label released “Wild Mood Swings”, the tenth Cure studio album. It was recorded 1995 – 1996, and was produced by Steve Lyon and Robert Smith.
Personnel:
- Robert Smith– vocals, guitar, bass, sleeve art direction
- Perry Bamonte– guitar, bass, keyboard, sleeve art direction
- Jason Cooper– drums, percussion, sleeve art direction
- Simon Gallup– bass guitar, sleeve art direction
- Roger O’Donnell– keyboard, sleeve art direction
- Ronald Austin – drums
- Louis Pavlou – drums
- Mark Price– drums
- Jesus Alemany – trumpet
- John Barclay – trumpet
- Steve Dawson – trumpet
- Steve Sidwell– trumpet
- Richard Edwards – trombone
- Sid Gauld – trumpet
- Will Gregory– saxophone
- Mister Chandrashekhar – violin
- Leo Payne – violin
- Chris Tombling – violin
- Sue Dench – viola
- Audrey Riley– cello
- Ronald Austin – arrangements
- Sid Gauld – arrangements
- Will Gregory – arrangements
- Audrey Riley – arrangements
- Steve Lyon – engineer, mixing
- Paul Corkett– mixing
- Spike Drake – mixing
- Paul Q. Kolderie– mixing
- Tom Lord-Alge– mixing
- Alan Moulder– mixing
- Tim Palmer– mixing
- Mark Saunders– mixing
- Adrian Maxwell Sherwood– mixing
- Sean Slade– mixing
- Ian Cooper – mastering
- Andy Vella – sleeve art direction
Track listing:
All tracks by Perry Bamonte, Jason Cooper, Simon Gallup, Roger O’Donnell and Robert Smith.
- Want
- Club America
- This Is a Lie
- The 13th
- Strange Attraction
- Mint Car
- Jupiter Crash
- Round & Round & Round
- Gone!
- Numb
- Return
- Trap
- Treasure
- Bare
Butthole Surfers: Electriclarryland
On May 6, 1996, “Capitol” label released “Electriclarryland”, the seventh Butthole Surfers studio album. It was recorded in 1996, and was produced by Paul Leary and Steve Thompson.
Personnel:
- Gibby Haynes– vocals, keyboards
- Paul Leary– guitar, mixing, bass
- King Coffey– drums
- Andrew Weiss– bass
- Bill Carter – bass
- John Hagen – cello
- Fooch – pedal steel guitar
- Mark Eddinger– keyboards
- Danno Saratak – drum programming
- Christopher Shaw – engineer, mixing
- Stuart Sullivan – engineer, mixing
- Paul Mavrides– illustrations, cover design, cover art
- Tommy Steele – art direction
- Wendy Dougan – art direction, design
- Will Van Overbeek – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Gibby Haynes, Paul Leary and King Coffey.
- Birds
- Cough Syrup
- Pepper
- Thermador
- Ulcer Breakout
- Jingle of a Dog’s Collar
- TV Star
- My Brother’s Wife
- Ah Ha
- The Lord Is a Monkey
- Let’s Talk About Cars
- A.
- Space
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