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Ramones: Brain Drain

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On March 23, 1989, “Sire” label released “Brain Drain”, the 11th Ramones studio album. It was recorded in December 1988, and was produced by Jean Beauvoir, Bill Laswell and Daniel Rey. It was band’s last album to feature Dee Dee Ramone and the first release to feature Marky Ramone.

Personnel:

  • Joey Ramone– lead vocals
  • Johnny Ramone– lead guitar
  • Dee Dee Ramone–bass guitar, vocals, synthesizer
  • Marky Ramone– drums
  • Daniel Rey– bass guitar
  • Artie Smith – guitars
  • Robert Musso– guitars
  • Jean Beauvoir- bass guitar
  • Andy Shernoff– bass guitar
  • Robert Musso – engineer, mixing
  • Martin Bisi – engineer assistant
  • Oz Fritz – engineer assistant
  • Judy Kirschner – engineer assistant
  • Robbie Norris – engineer assistant
  • Jason Corsaro – mixing
  • Howard Weinberg – mastering
  • George DuBose – artwork, coordination
  • Matt Mahurin– artwork
  • Daniel Rey – musical coordinator
  • Gary “Muddbone” Cooper – production assistant
  • Mark Sidgwick – production assistant
  • Nicky Skopelitis– production assistant
  • Kim White – production assistant

Track listing:

  1. I Believe in Miracles – Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey
  2. Zero Zero UFO – Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey
  3. Don’t Bust My Chops – Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Daniel Rey
  4. Punishment Fits the Crime – Dee Dee Ramone, Richie Stotts
  5. All Screwed Up – Joey Ramone, Andy Shernoff, Marky Ramone, Daniel Rey
  6. Palisades Park – Charles Barris
  7. Pet Semetary – Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey
  8. Learn to Listen – Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Marky Ramone, Daniel Rey
  9. Can’t Get You Outta My Mind – Joey Ramone
  10. Ignorance is Bliss – Joey Ramone, Andy Shernoff
  11. Come Back, Baby – Joey Ramone
  12. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight) – Joey Ramone

Mick Jagger: She’s The Boss

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On February 19, 1983, “CBS” label released “She’s the Boss”, the debut Mick Jagger album. It was recorded May – November 1984, and was produced by Mick Jagger, Bill Laswell and Nile Rodgers.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger – lead and backing vocals
  • Pete Townshend – guitar
  • Jeff Beck – guitar
  • Nile Rodgers – guitar
  • Eddie Martinez – guitar
  • E. Smith – guitar
  • Jam Hammer – piano
  • Robert Sabino – piano keyboards, synthesizer
  • Herbie Hancock – organ, synthesizer
  • Chuck Leavell – organ
  • Wally Badarou– synthesizer
  • Guy Fletcher – synthesizer
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick– synthesizer
  • Ron Magness – synthesizer
  • Lenny Pickett – saxophone
  • Bill Laswell – bass, synthesizer
  • Colin Hodgkinson – bass guitar
  • Bernard Edwards – bass guitar
  • Robbie Shakespeare – bass guitar
  • Sly Dunbar– drums
  • Steve Ferrone– drums
  • Anton Fig– drums
  • Michael Shrieve – drums
  • Tony Thompson– drums
  • Daniel Ponce, bata drum, percussion
  • Ray Cooper – percussion
  • Anton Fler – percussion
  • Alyb Dieng – shaker
  • Alan Pickett – rapping
  • Bernard Fowler – backing vocals
  • Fonzi Thornton– backing vocals
  • Paul Buckmaster – string arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Lonely at the Top – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  2. 1/2 a Loaf – Mick Jagger
  3. Running Out of Luck – Mick Jagger
  4. Turn the Girl Loose – Mick Jagger
  5. Hard Woman – Mick Jagger
  6. Just Another Night – Mick Jagger
  7. Lucky in Love – Mick Jagger, Carlos Alomar
  8. Secrets – Mick Jagger
  9. She’s the Boss – Mick Jagger, Carlos Alomar

 

Laurie Anderson: Mister Heartbreak

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On February 14, 1984, “Warner Bros” label released “Mister Heartbreak”, the second Laurie Anderson studio album.  It was recorded July – December 1983, at “The Lobby, RCA, A & R” in New York, and was produced by Laurie Anderson, Bill Laswell, Roma Baran  and  Peter Gabriel.

Personnel:

  • Laurie Anderson– vocals, synclavier, violin,  whistle, vocoder, electronic conches, bell, percussion
  • William S. Burroughs– vocals
  • Adrian Belew– guitar
  • Nile Rodgers– guitar
  • Peter Gabriel– vocals, synclavier, Linn drum
  • Bill Laswell– bass
  • Anton Fier– drums, toms, wood block
  • David Van Tieghem– plywood, singing bowls, drums, Simmons, steel drum, gato, bamboo
  • Daniel Ponce– percussion
  • Bill Blaber– soprano saxophone
  • Sang-Won Park– kayagum
  • Connie Harvey, Janet Wright– Japanese chorus
  • Phoebe Snow, Atsuko Yuma– backing vocals
  • November (Michelle Cobbs, Dolette McDonald, Brenda Nelson) –backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Laurie Anderson except where noted.

  1. Sharkey’s Day
  2. Langue d’Amour
  3. Gravity’s Angel
  4. Kokoku
  5. Excellent Birds – Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel
  6. Blue Lagoon
  7. Sharkey’s Night – Laurie Anderson, William S. Burroughs