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Oasis: Definitely Maybe

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Oasis - Definitely Maybe

On August 29, 1994, “Creation Records” label released “Definitely Maybe”, the debut Oasis studio album. It was recorded December 1993– April 1994, at “Clear Studios” in Manchester and “The Pink Museum” in Liverpool, and was produced by Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Paul Arthurs, Paul McGuigan, Tony McCarroll, Mark Coyle, Owen Morris and David Batchelor . In June 2006, “NME” magazine conducted a readers’ poll in which “Definitely Maybe” was voted the greatest album of all time. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in France by “SNEP”; Platinum in Sweden by “GLF”; 7 x Platinum in the UK by the “BPI, and Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”

Personnel:

  • Liam Gallagher– vocals, tambourine
  • Noel Gallagher– lead guitar, bass, piano, backing vocals
  • Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs– rhythm guitar, piano
  • Paul McGuigan – bass
  • Tony McCarroll – drums
  • Anthony Griffiths– backing vocals
  • Anjali Dutt – engineer
  • Dave Scott – engineer, mixing
  • Roy Spong – engineer
  • Mark Coyle – mixing
  • Owen Morris– additional mixing
  • Barry Grint– mastering
  • Brian Cannonfor Microdot – sleeve concept, design, art direction
  • Michael Spencer Jones – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Noel Gallagher.

  1. Rock ‘n’ Roll Star
  2. Shakermaker
  3. Live Forever
  4. Up in the Sky
  5. Columbia
  6. Supersonic
  7. Bring It On Down
  8. Cigarettes & Alcohol
  9. Digsy’s Dinner
  10. Slide Away
  11. Married with Children

The Rolling Stones: Steel Wheels

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Steel Wheels

On August 29, 1989, “Rolling Stones” label released “Steel Wheels”, the 19th Rolling Stones (The) studio album. It was recorded March – June 1989, at “Air Studios” in Montserrat, and was produced by Chris Kimsey and The Glimmer Twins. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, and 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”. “Steel Wheels” was the last Bill Wyman’s full-length studio album with The Rolling Stones.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger– lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars; harmonica, percussion, keyboards
  • Keith Richards– lead and backing vocals, acoustic, classical and electric guitar, bicycle spokes
  • Ronnie Wood– acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar and acoustic bass, dobro, backing vocals
  • Bill Wyman– bass guitar
  • Charlie Watts– drums
  • Chuck Leavell– organ, piano, keyboards
  • Matt Clifford – electricand acoustic piano, clavinet, harmonium, percussion programming, strings
  • Luis Jardim– percussion
  • Phil Beer– mandolin, fiddle
  • The Kick Horns– brass
  • Roddy Lorimer– trumpet
  • The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir AttarFarafina – African-Moroccan instruments
  • Sonia Morgan – backing vocals
  • Tessa Niles– backing vocals
  • Sarah Dash– backing vocals
  • Lisa Fischer– backing vocals
  • Bernard Fowler– backing vocals
  • Christopher Marc Potter – recording
  • Rupert Coulson – assitant engineer
  • Michael Brauer, Christopher Marc Potter, Chris Kimsey – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • John Warwicker – art direction, design
  • Mark Morton – logo design

Track listing:

All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

  1. Sad Sad sad
  2. Mixed Emotions
  3. Terrifying
  4. Hold On to Your Heart
  5. Hearts for Sale
  6. Blinded by Love
  7. Rock and a Hard Place
  8. Can’t Be Seen
  9. Almost Hear Your Sign – Steve Jordan
  10. Continental Drift
  11. Break the Spell
  12. Slipping Away

UB 40: Signing Off

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On August 29, 1980, “Graduate Records” label released “Signing Off”, the debut UB 40 album. It was recorded December 1979 – July 1980, at the Bob Lamb’s “Home of the Hits” in Moseley, Birmingham and at the “The Music Centre”, and was produced by Bob Lamb, Ray “Pablo” Falconer, Astro, Jim Brown, Ali Campbell, Robin Campbell, Earl Falconer, Norman Lamont Hassan, Brian Travers and Michael Virtue.

Personnel:

  • Astro – talk-over vocal
  • Ali Campbell– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Robin Campbell – lead guitar, vocals
  • Michael Virtue – keyboards, strings, organ
  • Earl Falconer– bass
  • Jim Brown – drums
  • Norman Lamont Hassan- percussion, congas
  • Brian Travers – tenor saxophone, melodica

Track listing:

All tracks by Astro, Jim Brown, Ali Campbell, Robin Campbell, Earl Falconer, Norman Lamont Hassan, Brian Travers and Michael Virtue, except where noted.

  1. Tyler
  2. King
  3. 12 Bar
  4. Burden of Shame
  5. Adella
  6. I Think It’s Going to Rain Today – Randy Newman
  7. 25%
  8. Food for Thought
  9. Little by Little
  10. Signing Off

Jethro Tull: A

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On August 29, 1980, “Chrysalis” label released “A”, the thirteen Jethro Tull studio album . It was recorded in 1980 at the “Maison Rouge Mobile” and “Maison Rouge Studios” in London,  and was produced by Ian Anderson and Robin Black.

Personnel:

  • Ian Anderson– vocals, flute, acoustic guitar
  • Martin Barre– electric guitar
  • Eddie Jobson– keyboards, electric violin, synthesizer
  • Dave Pegg– bass, mandolin
  • Mark Craney– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Anderson with additional music material from Eddie Jobson.

  1. Crossfire
  2. Flyingdale Flyer
  3. Working Kohn, Working Joe
  4. Black Sunday
  5. Protect and Survive
  6. Batteries not Included
  7. Uniform
  8. W.D.
  9. The Pine Marten’s Jig
  10. And Further On

Iggy Pop: Lust For Life

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On August 29, 1977, “RCA” label released “Lust for Life” the second Iggy Pop album. It was recorded April –June 1977, at the “Hansa Studio by the Wall” in Berlin  and was produced by David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Colin Thurston.

Personnel:

  • Iggy Pop– vocals
  • David Bowie– keyboards, piano, organ, backing vocals
  • Carlos Alomar– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Ricky Gardiner– lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Warren Peace– keyboards, backing vocals
  • Tony Sales– bass, backing vocals
  • Hunt Sales– drums, backing vocals

Track listing:

All lyrics by Iggy Pop except where noted.

  1. Lust for Life – David Bowie
  2. Sixteen – Iggy Pop
  3. Some Weird Son – David Bowie
  4. The Passenger – Ricky Gardiner
  5. Tonight – David Bowie
  6. Success – David Bowie, Ricky Gardiner
  7. Turn Blue – music by David Bowie and Warren Peace, lyrics by Iggy Pop and Walter Lacey
  8. Neighborhood Threat – David Bowie, Ricky Gardiner
  9. Fall in Love With Me – David Bowie, Hunt Sales, Tony Sales

 

Jazk Bruce: Song For A Tailor

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On August 29, 1969, “Polydor” label released “Song for a Tailor”, the debut Jack Bruce studio debut. It was recorded April – May, 1969, and was produced by Felix Pappalardi.

Personnel

  • Jack Bruce– lead and backing vocals, bass, organ, piano, acoustic guitar, cello
  • George Harrison– guitar
  • Chris Spedding– electric guitar
  • Dick Heckstall-Smith– soprano and tenor saxophones
  • Jon Hiseman– drums
  • John Marshall– drums
  • Felix Pappalardi– percussion, acoustic guitar, additional vocals
  • Art Themen – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Henry Lowther,  Harry Beckett – trumpet
  • John Mumford – trombone

Track listing:

All lyrics by Peter Brown, all music by Jack Bruce.

  1. Never Tell Your Mother She’s Out of Tune
  2. Theme for an Imaginary Western
  3. Tickets to Water Falls
  4. Weird of Hermiston
  5. Rope Ladder to the Moon
  6. The Ministry of Bag
  7. He the Richmond
  8. Boston Ball Game 1967
  9. To Isengard
  10. The Clearout