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INXS: Elegantly Wasted

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On April 4, 1997, “Mercury” label released “Elegantly Wasted”, the tenth INXS studio album. It was recorded December 1996 – February 1997, at “Armoury Studio” in Vancouver , and was produced by Bruce Fairbairn and Andrew Farriss. This was band’s final album with lead singer Michael Hutchence, who died in November that same year.

Personnel:

  • Michael Hutchence– vocals, guitar
  • Tim Farriss– guitar
  • Gary Beers– bass
  • Andrew Farriss– keyboards, guitar
  • Jon Farriss– drums
  • Kirk Pengilly– guitar, saxophone
  • Richard Guy – engineer
  • Mike Plotnikoff – engineer
  • Tom Lord-Alge– mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence.

  1. Show Me (Cherry Baby)
  2. Elegantly Wasted
  3. Everything
  4. Don’t Lose Your Head
  5. Searching
  6. I’m Just A Man
  7. Girl on Fire
  8. We Are Thrown Together
  9. Shake That Three
  10. She Is Rising
  11. Building Bridges
  12. Shine

 

Dinosaur Jr.: Hand It Over

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On March 25, 1997, “Reprise” label released “Hand It Over”, the seventh Dinosaur Jr. studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Bob’s Place”, “Bearsville Studios”, “MBV Studio” and was produced by J Mascis.

Personnel:

  • J Mascis – vocals, guitar
  • Mike Johnson – bass
  • Murph – drums
  • Donna Gauger – piccolo trumpet
  • Kevin Shields – recording
  • Andy Wilkinson, Brian Paulson, Dan McLoughlin, John Yates – engineer
  • John Agnello – mixing
  • Brian Sperber – mixing assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Philip Reichenheim – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by J Mascis.

  1. I Don’t Think
  2. Never Bought It
  3. Nothin’s Goin On
  4. I’m Insane
  5. Can’t We Move This
  6. Alone
  7. Sure Not Over You
  8. Loaded
  9. Mick
  10. I Know Yer Insane
  11. Getting’ Rough
  12. Gotta Know

Morphine: Like Swimming

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On March 11, 1997, “DreamWorks Records” released “Like Swimming”, the fourth Morphine album. It was recorded in 1996, and was produced by Mark Sandman and Paul Q. Kolderie.

Personnel:

  • Mark Sandman – vocals, guitar
  • Dana Colley – tenor and baritone saxophones
  • Jerome Deupree – drums
  • Paul Q. Kolderie – engineer
  • Matthew Ellard – mixing

All tracks by Mark Sandman.

  1. Lilah
  2. Potion
  3. I Know You (Pt. III)
  4. Early to Bed
  5. Wishing Well
  6. Like Swimming
  7. Murder for the Money
  8. French Fries w/Pepper
  9. Empty Box
  10. Eleven O’Clock
  11. Hanging on a Curtain
  12. Swing It Low

U2: Pop

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On March 3, 1997, “Island” label released “Pop”, the ninth U2 studio album. It was recorded in 1995 and 1996, at “Hanover Quay Studios”, “Windmill Lane Studios” “The Works” in Dublin, and “South Beach Studios” in Miami, and was produced by Flood, Howie B and  Steve Osborne.

Personnel:

  • Bono– lead vocals, additional guitar
  • Adam Clayton– bass guitar
  • The Edge– guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Larry Mullen, Jr.– drums, percussion, programming
  • Flood, Steve Osborne– keyboards
  • Ben Hillier – programming
  • Howie B– turntables, keyboards
  • Marius De Vries– keyboards
  • Stéphane Sednaoui, Anja Grabert – photography
  • Nellee Hooper– photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Bono and the Edge, all music by Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge an Larry Mullen Jr.

  1. Discotheque
  2. Do You Feel Loved
  3. Mofo
  4. If God Will Send His Angels
  5. Staring the Sun
  6. Last Night on Earth
  7. Gone
  8. Miami
  9. The Playboy Mansion
  10. If You Wear That Velvet Dress
  11. Please
  12. Wake Up That Man

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: The Boatman’s Call

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On March 3, 1997, “Mute” label released “The Boatman’s Call”, the tenth Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds studio album.  It was recorded June – August 1996, at “Sarm West Studios” in London, and was produced by Flood and Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld, Martyn P.Casey and Conway Savage.

Personnel:

  • Nick Cave– vocals, piano, organ, keyboards, vibes
  • Mick Harvey– acoustic and electric guitar, bass, organ, vibes, bass organ, xylophone, backing vocals
  • Blixa Bargeld– electric guitar, piano treatment, backing vocals
  • Martyn P. Casey – bass, backing vocals
  • Conway Savage– piano, backing vocals
  • Warren Ellis – violin, looped violin, accordion, piano
  • Jim Sclavunos – drums, melodica), bells, percussion, organ, bongos, tambourine
  • Thomas Wydler– drums, maracas, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Nick Cave.

  1. Into My Arms
  2. Lime Tree Arbour
  3. People Ain’t No Good
  4. Brompton Oratory
  5. There is a Kingdom
  6. (Are You) The One That I’ve Been Waiting For?
  7. Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere?
  8. West Country Girl
  9. Black Hair
  10. Idiot Prayer
  11. Far From Me
  12. Green Eyes

 

 

Orb: Orblivion

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On February 24, 1997, “Island” label released “Orblivion”, the fourth Orb studio album. It was recorded in May 1996, and was produced by Alex Paterson and Thomas Fehlmann.

Personnel:

  • Alex Paterson
  • Andy Hughes
  • Thomas Fehlmann

Track listing:

  1. Delta MKII
  2. Ubiquity
  3. Asylum
  4. Bedouin
  5. Molten Love
  6. Pi
  7. A.L.T.
  8. Toxygene
  9. Log of Deadwood
  10. Secrets
  11. Passing of Time
  12. 72
    •  0:06 – sample
    • 5:00 – silence
    • 6:37  – hidden track

 

Tony Williams

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On February 23, 1997, Anthony Tillmon “Tony” Williams died aged 51. He was  musician (drums), regarded as one of the most important and influential jazz drummers ever. In his career he has performed and recorded with some of the biggest names in the jazz history, including: Miles Davis, Geri Allen, Arcana, Chet Baker, George Cables, Ron Carter, Stanley Clarke, Eric Dolphy, Kenny Dorham, Gil Evans, Tommy Flanagan, Hal Galper, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Wallace Roney, Jonas Hellborg, Joe Henderson, Andrew Hill, Terumasa Hino, Allan Holdsworth, Hank Jones, Charles Lloyd, Michael Mantler, Ray Manzarek, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, John McLaughlin, Jackie McLean, Marcus Miller, Mulgrew Miller, Grachan Moncur III, Jaco Pastorius, Michel Petrucciani, Pop Workshop, Public Image Limited, Don Pullen, Sam Rivers, Sonny Rollins, Wallace Roney, Travis Shook, McCoy Tyner, Sadao Watanabe and Weather Report. In 1969, Tony Williams formed a trio, the Tony Williams Lifetime, with John McLaughlin on guitar and Larry Young on organ.

Pavement: Brighten the Corners

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On February 11, 1997, “Matador Records” label released “Brighten the Corners”, the fourth Pavement studio album. It was recorded in July 1996, at “Piedmont Triad Studio”, and was produced by Stephen Malkmus, Bob Nastanovich, Scott Kannberg, Steve West, Mark Ibold, Bryce Goggin and Mitch Easter.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Malkmus – vocals, guitar
  • Scott Kannberg – vocals, guitar
  • Mark Ibold – bass
  • Steve West – drums, percussion
  • Bob Nastanovich – vocals, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Malkmus, except where noted.

  1. Stereo
  2. Shady Lane/ J vs. S
  3. Transport Is Arranged
  4. Date with IKEA – Scott Kannberg
  5. Old to Begin
  6. Type Slowly
  7. Embassy Row
  8. Blue Hawaiian
  9. We Are Underused
  10. Passat Dream – Scott Kannberg
  11. Starlings of the Slipstream
  12. Fin (Infinite Spark)

The Divine Comedy: A Short Album about Love

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On February 10, 1997, “Setanta” label released “A Short Album about Love”, the fifth Divine Comedy album. It was recorded in October 1996 at the “Shepherd’s Bush Empire” in London.

Personnel:

  • Neil Hannon – vocals, guitar
  • Ivor Talbot – guitar
  • Joby Talbot – piano, orchestral arrangements
  • Stuart “Pinkie” Bates – Hammond organ
  • Bryan Mills – bass guitar
  • Miguel Barradas – drums

The Brunel Ensemble:

  • Simon Baggs – violin, orchestra leader
  • Lisa Betteridge, Kate Birchall, Krista Juanita Caspersz, Emily Davis, Benjamin Harte, Mary Martin, Timothy Myall, Benjamin Nabarro, Juliet Warden – violins
  • Yannick Dondelinger, Zoe Lake, Jong On Lau, John Murphy – violas
  • Betsy Taylor, Robbie Jacobs, Douncan Moulton – celli
  • Peter Devlin, Philip Dawson – double bass
  • Max Spiers – oboe
  • Charlotte Glasson – saxophone, flute
  • Matthew Gunner – horn
  • Simon Jones – trumpet
  • Adam Howard – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Jane Butterfield – trombone
  • Robert Farrer – percussion
  • Christopher Austin – conductor

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Hannon except where noted.

  1. In Pursuit of Happiness
  2. Everybody Knows (Except You)
  3. Someone
  4. If…
  5. If I Were You (I’d Be Through with Me)
  6. Timewatching
  7. I’m All You Need
  8. Motorway to Damascus
  9. Love Is Lighter Than Air – Stephin Merritt
  10. Birds of Paradise Farm
  11. Make It Easy on Yourself – Burt Bacharach, Hal David

Blur: Same

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On February 10, 1997, “Food Records” label released the self titled, fifth Blur studio album. It was recorded July to November 1996, at “Stúdíó Grettisgat” in Reykjavík, “Maison Rouge Studio” in Fulham, “Studio 13 Mayfair Studios” in London, and was produced by Stephen Street, Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree.  In 2013, “NME” magazine ranked the album at number 137 in its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Damon Albarn– lead vocals, piano, keyboards, Hammond organ, acoustic guitar
  • Graham Coxon– lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, Theremin,  drums
  • Alex James– bass guitar, lead and rhythm basses
  • Dave Rowntree– drums, percussion

Track listing:

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

  1. Beetlebum
  2. Song 2
  3. Country Sad Ballad Man
  4. M.O.R. – David Albarn, David Bowie, Graham Coxon, Brian Eno, Alex James, Dave Rowntree
  5. On Your Own
  6. Theme from Retro
  7. You’re So Great – Graham Coxon
  8. Death of a Party
  9. Chinese Bombs
  10. I’m Just a Killer for Your Love
  11. Look Inside America
  12. Strange News from Another Star
  13. Movin On
  14. Essex Dogs” (includes hidden track Interlude)