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The Colourfield: Deception

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On March 23, 1987, “Chrysalis” label released “Deception”, the second and the last Colourfield (The) album. It was recorded 1986 – 1987, at “Davout Studio” in Paris, “39th St. Music” in New York City, “Wool Hall Studio” in Bath, and was produced by Richard Gottehrer and Jeffery Lesser.

Personnel:

  • Terry Hall – vocals, various instruments
  • Toby Lyons – vocals, various instruments
  • Roland Orzabal – guitar
  • Gregg Mangiafico – keyboards
  • Sammy Merendino – drum programming
  • Dolette McDonald, Deborah Malone, Janice Pendarvis – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Terry Hall and Toby Lyons, except where noted.

  1. Badlands
  2. Running Away
  3. From Down to Distraction
  4. Confession
  5. Miss Texas 1967
  6. She – Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart
  7. Heart of America
  8. Digging It Deep
  9. Monkey in Winter
  10. Goodbye Sun Valley

Bruce Springsteen: Darkness On The Edge Of Town

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darkness on the edge

On June 2, 1978, “Columbia” label released “Darkness on the Edge of Town”, the fourth Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded October 1977 – March 1978, at “Record Plant Studios” in New York, and was produced by Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, and Steven Van Zandt. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Darkness on the Edge of Town” at number 151 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA’.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen– lead vocals, lead guitar, harmonica
  • Steve Van Zandt– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Roy Bittan– piano, backing vocals
  • Danny Federici– organ, glockenspiel
  • Garry Tallent– bass guitar
  • Max Weinberg– drums
  • Clarence Clemons– saxophone, backing vocals
  • Jimmy Iovine– engineer, mixing
  • Thom Panunzio– engineer assistant
  • Chuck Plotkin– mixing
  • Mike Reese– mastering
  • Frank Stefanko– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen.

  1. Badlands
  2. Adam Raised a Cain
  3. Something in the Night
  4. Candy’s Room
  5. Racing in the Street
  6. The Promised Land
  7. Factory
  8. Streets of Fire
  9. Prove it All Night
  10. Darkness on the Edge of Town