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The Jesus Lizard: Shot

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On April 16, 1996, “Capitol” label released “Shot”, the fifth  Jesus Lizard (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by GGG Garth, David Yow, Duane Denison, Savid William Sims and Mac McNeilly.

Personnel:

  • David Yow – vocals, bass
  • Duane Denison – guitar
  • David William Sims – bass, guitar
  • Mac McNeilly – drums
  • Jeff Lane, GGGarth – engineer
  • Joe Barresi- mixing
  • Chad Bamford – second mixing engineer
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Michael Lavine – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Yow, Duane Denison, Savid William Sims and Mac McNeilly.

  1. Thumper
  2. Blue Shot
  3. Thumbscrews
  4. Good Riddance
  5. Mailman
  6. Skull of A German
  7. Trephination
  8. More Beautiful Than Barbie
  9. Too Bad About The Fire
  10. Churl
  11. Now Then”
  12. Inamorata
  13. Pervertedly Slow

Rage Against The Machine: Evil Empire

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Evil Empire

On April 16, 1996, “Epic” label released “Evil Empire”, the second Rage Against the Machine album. It was recorded March 1995 – February 1996, at “Cole Rehearsal Studios” in Los Angeles, “CAKiss Music Recording Studios” in Melbourne, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Zack de la Rocha– vocals, art direction
  • Tom Morello– guitars, art direction
  • Tim Commerford (credited as Tim Bob) – bass, art direction
  • Brad Wilk– drums, art direction
  • Dave Rat– recording
  • Paul Kosky – recording
  • Nick DiDia –engineer, recording
  • Caram Costanzo – engineer
  • Clay Harper – engineer assistant
  • Andy Wallace– mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Aimée Macauley – art direction
  • Lisa Johnson– photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Zack de la Rocha, all music by Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and  Brad Wilk.

  1. People of the Sun
  2. Bulls on Parade
  3. Vietnow
  4. Revolver
  5. Snakecharmer
  6. Tire Me
  7. Down Rodeo
  8. Without a Face
  9. Wind Below
  10. Roll Right
  11. Year on the Boomerand

Stone Temple Pilots: Tiny Music…Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop

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Stone Templen Pilots

On March 26, 1996, “Atlantic” label released “Tiny Music… Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop”, the third Stone Temple Pilots albums. It was recorded October 1995 – January 1996, at “Westerly Ranch” at Santa Ynez, and was produced by Brendan O’Brien.

Personnel:

  • Scott Weiland– vocals, percussion, art direction, design
  • Dean DeLeo– guitars, bass guitar, art direction, design
  • Robert DeLeo– bass guitar, guitars, vibraphone, electric harpsichord, percussion, backing vocals, art direction, design
  • Eric Kretz– drums, percussion, piano, art direction, design
  • Brendan O’Brien– piano, tambourine, organ, clavinet, percussion, mixing
  • Dave Ferguson – trumpet
  • Nick DiDia – recording engineer
  • Caram Costanzo – 2nd engineer
  • Chris Goss– vocal engineer
  • Tracy Chisholm – vocal engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Ron Boustead – digital editing
  • John Heiden – art direction
  • John Eder – photography

Track listing:

  1. Press Play – Scott Weiland, Dean DeLeo, Robert DeLeo, Eric Kretz
  2. Pop’s Love Suicide – Dean DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  3. Tumble in the Rough – Scott Weiland
  4. Big Bang baby – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  5. Lady Picture Show – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  6. And So I Know – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  7. Trippin’ on a Hole in a Paper Heart – Eric Kretz, Scott Weiland
  8. Art School Girl – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  9. Adhesive – Robert DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  10. Ride the Cliché – Dean DeLeo, Scott Weiland
  11. Daisy – Robert DeLeo
  12. Seven Caged Tigers – Dean DeLeo, Scott Weiland

Neutral Milk Hotel: On Avery Island

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On March 26, 1996, “Merge Records” label released “On Avery Island”, the debut Neutral Milk Hotel album. It was recorded February–May 1995, at “The Elephant 6 Recording Co.” and “Dane and Merisa’s House” except “Marching Theme” -June 1994, and was produced by Robert Schneider.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Mangum – vocals, guitar, drums, bells, xylophone, air organ, keyboards, tapes, design
  • Robert Schneider- air organs, home organs, fuzz bass, xylophone, horn arrangements
  • Lisa Janssen – fuzz bass
  • Steven Zhu – violin, flute, backing vocals
  • Kelsea Giannini – accordion, bells
  • Rick Benjamin -trombone
  • Merisa Bissinger,Hilarie Sidney, Zachary DeMichele, Dane Terry, Lisa Janssen, Aaron Reedy, and Jeff Mangum  – various Indonesian instruments.
  • Robert Schneider – Horn arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Mangum, except where noted.

  1. Song Against Sex
  2. You’ve Passed
  3. Someone Is Waiting
  4. A Baby for Pree
  5. Marching Theme
  6. Where You’ll Find Me Now
  7. Avery Island/April 1st – Jeff Mangum and Robert Schneider
  8. Gardenhead/Leave Me Alone
  9. Three Peaches
  10. Naomi
  11. April 8th
  12. Pree-Sisters Swallowing a Donkey’s Eye

Mark Knopfler: Golden Heart

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Golden Heart

On March 26, 1996, “Vertigo” label released “Golden Heart”, the debut Mark Knopfler solo studio album. It was recorded 1994 – 1996, at “Emerald Sound Studios”,”Javelina Recording Studios”, “AIR Studios” and  “Windmill Lane Studios”, and was produced by Mark Knopfler and Chuck Ainlay.

Personnel:

  • Mark Knopfler– vocals, guitar
  • Richard Bennett– acoustic and electric guitar, tiplé
  • Sonny Landreth– National steel guitar, backing vocals
  • Don Potter– acoustic guitar
  • Paul Franklin– pedal steel guitar
  • Dónal Lunny– bouzouki
  • Matt Rollings– piano
  • Barry Beckett– piano
  • Hargus “Pig” Robbins– piano
  • Bill Cuomo – Hammond organ
  • Guy Fletcher– keyboards, backing vocals
  • Steve Nathan – Hammond organ), keyboards
  • Steve Conn – accordion
  • Jo-El Sonnier– accordion
  • Máirtín O’Connor– accordion
  • Paul Moore – bass, string bass
  • Michael Rhodes – bass
  • Glenn Worf– bass, string bass
  • Eddie Bayers– drums
  • Robbie Casserly – drums
  • Chad Cromwell– drums
  • Danny Cummings– percussion, backing vocals
  • Derek Bell– Irish harp
  • Paul Brady– whistle
  • Seán Keane– violin
  • Liam O’Flynn– uilleann pipes
  • Michael Doucet– fiddle
  • Terry McMillan– djembe
  • Billy Ware – triangle
  • Brendan Croker– backing vocals
  • Vince Gill– backing vocals
  • Chuck Ainlay–  engineer, mixing
  • Brian Masterson – engineer
  • Graham Lewis – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • Jonathan Russell – mastering assistant
  • David Scheinmann – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Knopfler.

  1. Darling Pretty
  2. Imelda
  3. Golden Heart
  4. No Can Do
  5. Vic and Ray
  6. Don’t You Get It
  7. A Night in Summer Long Ago
  8. Cannibals
  9. I’m the Fool
  10. Je Suis Désolé
  11. Rüdiger
  12. Nobody’s Got the Gun
  13. Done with Bonaparte
  14. Are We in Trouble Now

George Martin

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On March 8, 2016, Sir George Henry Martin died aged 90. He was musician (oboe, keyboards), music producer, arranger, composer, conductor and audio engineer, best known for his work with The Beatles and sometimes referred to as “the Fifth Beatle”. Martin had 30 number-one hit singles in the UK and 23 number-one hits in the US. In 1996, as recognition of his services to the music industry and popular culture, he was made a “Knight Bachelor”.

Sting: Mercury Falling

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Mercury falling

On March 8, 1996, “A&M” label released “Mercury Falling”, the fifth Sting studio album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Sting and Hugh Padgham. The album was certified Platinum in US by “RIAA” and in UK by “BPI” in United Kingdom.

Personnel:

  • Sting– vocals, bass
  • Dominic Miller– guitars
  • J. Cole– pedal steel
  • Kenny Kirkland– keyboards
  • Gerry Richardson – Hammond organ
  • Vinnie Colaiuta– drums
  • Branford Marsalis– saxophone
  • Andrew Love – saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson – trumpet
  • Tony Walters, Lance Ellington, Shirley Lewis, East London Gospel Choir– vocals
  • Kathryn Tickell– Northumbrian pipes, fiddle

Track listing:

All tracks by Sting, except where noted.

  1. The Hounds of Winter
  2. I Hung My Head
  3. Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot
  4. I Was Brought to My Senses
  5. You Still Touch Me
  6. I’m So Happy I Can’t Stop Crying
  7. All Four Seasons
  8. Twenty Five to Midnight
  9. La Belle Dame Sans Regrets – Sting, Dominic Miller
  10. Valparaiso
  11. Lithium Sunset

Iggy Pop: Naughty Little Doggie

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On March 5, 1996, “Virgin” label released “Naughty Little Doggie”, the twelve Iggy Pop album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Track Record, Inc.” in Hollywood, and was produced by Iggy Pop and Thom Wilson. The photography was by David Sims and Anton Corbijn; and the artwork by Phil Bicker.

Personnel:

  • Iggy Pop – vocals, guitar
  • Eric Mesmerize- guitar
  • The Mighty Whitey (Whitey Kirst) – guitar
  • Hal Wonderful (Hal Cragin) – bass, keyboards
  • Larry Contrary (Larry Mullins)– drums
  • Thom Wilson – recording, mixing
  • Chris Fosdick – engineer
  • Mike Ainsworth – engineer assistant
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Pgil Bicker – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Iggy Pop, except where noted.

  1. I Wanna Live – Whitey Kirst, Iggy Pop
  2. Pussy Walk – Iggy Pop, Eric Schermerhorn
  3. Innocent World
  4. Knucklehead
  5. To Belong
  6. Keep on Believing – Iggy Pop, Eric Schermerhorn
  7. Outta My Head
  8. Shoeshine Girl – Iggy Pop, Eric Schermerhorn
  9. Heart Is Saved
  10. Look Away

Steve Earl: I Feel Alright

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On March 5, 1996, “E-Squared” label released “I Feel Alright”, the sixth Steve Earl studio album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Ray Kennedy, Richard Bennett and Richard Dodd.

Personnel:

  • Steve Earle — guitars, harmonica, vocals
  • Richard Bennett, Ray Kennedy – guitars
  • Kelly Looney, Garry Tallent, Roy Huskey, Jr., Ric Kipp – bass
  • Custer, Greg Morrow – drums
  • Ken Moore – organ
  • Richard Bennett – harmonium
  • Custer, Richard Bennett, Greg Morrow, Dub Cornett – percussion
  • Custer & Logan, The Fairfield Four, Lucinda Williams, Ms. Williams’ stunt double Siobhan Maher – vocals
  • Strings arranged and conducted by Kris Wilkerson
  • Carl Gordetzky, Pamela Sixfin, Richard Grosjean – violin
  • Lee Larrison – viola
  • Robert Mason – cello
  • Tony Fitzpatrick – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Earle

  1. Feel Alright
  2. Hard-Core Troubadour
  3. More Than I Can Do
  4. Hurtin’ Me, Hurtin’ You
  5. Now She’s Gone
  6. Poor Boy
  7. Valentine’s Day
  8. The Unrepentant
  9. CCKMP
  10. Billy and Bonnie
  11. South Nashville Blues
  12. You’re Still Standin’ There

 

The Pogues: Pogue Mahone

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On February 27, 1996, “WEA” label released “Pogue Mahone”, the seventh and last Pogues (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Steve Brown and Stephen Hague.

Personnel:

  • Spider Stacy – vocals
  • Jem Finer- banjo, guitar, hurdy gurdy, translation
  • Darryl Hunt- bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Andrew Ranken – vocals, drums
  • James McNally- accordion, whistle, low whistle, Uillean Pipes
  • David Coulter – mandolin, ukulele, djembe, shaker, tambourine
  • Jamie Clarke – guitar
  • Stephen Warbeck- mandolin, piano, accordion
  • Jon Sevink – fiddle
  • Jules Singleton – violin
  • Sonia Slany – violin
  • Anne Wood – violin
  • Jocelyn Pook- viola
  • Caroline Lavelle- cello
  • Debsey Wykes – backing vocals
  • Steve Brown – backing vocals
  • Stephen Hague- backing vocals
  • Darryl Hunt – cover art, design
  • Claudia Pöschl – cover art, design
  • Steve Pyke – portraits, photography

Track listing:

  1. How Come – Ronnie Lane, Kevin Westlake
  2. Living in a World Without Her -Darryl Hunt, James McNally
  3. When the Ship Comes In – Bob Dylan
  4. Anniversary – Jem Finer
  5. Amadie – Andrew Ranken
  6. Love You ‘Till the End – Darryl Hunt
  7. Bright Lights – Jem Finer
  8. Oretown – Jem Finer
  9. Pont Mirabeau – Jem Finer
  10. Tosspint – Jem Finer
  11. Four O’ Clock in the Morning – Andrew Ranken
  12. Where That Love’s Been Gone – Andrew Ranken, Steven Skull
  13. The Sun and the Moon – James Clarke, Spider Stacy