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Scorpions: Face the Heat

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On September 21, 1993, “Mercury” label released “Face the Heat”, the twelfth Scorpions studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Little Mountain Sound Studios” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Bruce Fairbairn,

Personnel:

  • Klaus Meine – lead and backing vocals, arrangements
  • Rudolf Schenker – rhythm and lead guitar, sitar, EBow, backing vocals
  • Matthias Jabs – rhythm and lead guitar, talk box
  • Ralph Rieckermann – bass
  • Herman Rarebell – drums, percussion
  • John Webster – keyboards
  • Luke Herzog – additional keyboards, arrangements
  • Helen Donath – opera voice
  • Rhian Gittins – girl’s voice
  • Paul Laine, Mark LaFrance – backing vocals
  • Bruce Fairbairn – backing vocals, arrangements
  • Mark Hudson – backing vocals
  • Erwin Musper – engineer, mixing
  • Mike Plotnikoff – engineer
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Hubert Kretzschmar – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker, except where noted.

  1. Alien Nation
  2. No Pain No Gain – Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Mark Hudson
  3. Someone to Touch – Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Mark Hudson
  4. Under the Same Sun – Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Scott Fairbairn
  5. Unholy Alliance
  6. Woman
  7. Hate to Be Nice
  8. Taxman Woman
  9. Ship of Fools
  10. Nightmare Avenue – Matthias jabs, Klaus Meine, Mark Hudson
  11. Lonely Nights

Prism: Young and Restless

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In May 1980, “Capitol” label released “Young and Restless”, the fourth Prism studio album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Little Mountain Sound Studios” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Bruce Fairbairn, Ron Tabak, John Hall, Lindsay Mitchell, Rocket Norton and Al Harlow.

Personnel:

  • Ron Tabak — lead vocals
  • Lindsay Mitchell — guitars, backing vocals
  • John Hall — keyboards
  • Al Harlow — bass guitar, guitars, backing vocals
  • Rocket Norton — drums
  • Bruce Fairbairn — horn section
  • Bob Rock — engineer
  • Mike Fraser — engineer
  • Doug Grover — engineer

Track listing:

  1. American Music – Lindsay Mitchell
  2. Young and Restless – Al Harlow, Lindsay Mitchell
  3. Satellite – Al Harlow, Lindsay Mitchel
  4. Party Line – Lindsay Mitchell
  5. Acid Rain – Lindsay Mitchell
  6. Another World – Al Harlow, Lindsay Mitchell
  7. The Visitor – Lindsay Mitchell
  8. Deception – Al Harlow
  9. Hideaway – Al Harlow
  10. Runnin’ for Cover – Rocket Norton, Timothy McHugh

Blue Öyster Cult: The Revolution by Night

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On November 8, 1983, “Columbia” label released “The Revölution by Night”, the ninth Blue Öyster Cult studio album. It was recorded in May 1983, at “Boogie Hotel Studios” in Port Jefferson, “Kingdom Sound Studios” in Long Island, New York, “The Automatt” in San Francisco, and was produced by Bruce Fairbairn.

Personnel:

  • Eric Bloom – vocals, guitar
  • Donald ‘Buck Dharma’ Roeser – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals, mixing
  • Allen Lanier – piano, keyboards
  • Joe Bouchard – vocals, bass, acoustic and electric guitars, vocoder
  • Rick Downey – drums
  • Aldo Nova – guitar, synthesizers
  • Larry Fast – synthesizers, programming
  • Randy Jackson – bass
  • Marc Baum – saxophone
  • Gregg Winter – backing vocals
  • Dave Wittman – engineer
  • George Geranios, Ken Kessie – additional engineering
  • Chris Isca, Ron Coté, Ray Pyle – engineer assistant
  • Bruce Fairbairn – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Take Me Away – Eric Bloom, Aldo Nova
  2. Eyes on Fire – Gregg Winter
  3. Shooting Shark – Donald Roeser, Patti Smith
  4. Veins – Donald Roeser, Richard Meltzer
  5. Shadow of California – Joe Bouchard, Sandy Perelman, Neal Smith
  6. Feel the Thunder – Eric Bloom
  7. Let Go – Eric Bloom, Donald Roeser, Ian Hunter
  8. Dragon Lady – Donald Roeser, Broadway Blotto
  9. Light Years of Love – Joe Bouchard, Helen Wheels

Van Halen: Balance

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On January 24, 1995, “Warner Bros” label released “Balance”, the tenth Van Halen studio album. It was recorded May – September, 1994, at “5150 Studios” in Studio City, “Little Mountain Sound Studios” in  Vancouver, and was produced by Bruce Fairbairn. In 2004, the album was certified 3 x Platinum, in US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Eddie Van Halen– lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Michael Anthony– bass, backing vocals
  • Sammy Hagar– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Alex Van Halen– drums, percussion
  • Steve Lukather– backing vocals
  • The Monks of Gyuto Tantric University – chants
  • Erwin Musper – engineer
  • Mike Plotnikoff – engineer
  • Mike Fraser– mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Jeri Heiden – art direction
  • Randee Saint Nicholas – photography
  • Glen Wexler – front cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar and  Alex Van Halen.

  1. The Seventh Seal
  2. Can’t Stop Lovin’ You
  3. Don’t Tell Me (What Love Can Do)
  4. Amsterdam
  5. Big Fat Money
  6. Strung Out
  7. Not Enough
  8. Aftershock
  9. Doin’ Time
  10. Baluchitherium
  11. Take Me Back (Déjà Vu)
  12. Feelin’

Prism: Same

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On May 1977, “GRT” label released the self-titled, debut Prism album. It was recorded in 1977, and was produced by Bruce Fairbairn and Rodney Higgs. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”.

Personnel:

  • Lindsay Mitchell– vocals, guitar
  • Ron Tabak– vocals
  • John Hall– keyboards
  • Ab Bryant– bass
  • Rodney Higgs– drums, keyboards
  • Tom Lavin – vocals, guitar
  • Bruce Fairbairn– horn
  • Tom Keenlyside– horn

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Vallance (by the pseudonym Rodney Higgs), except where noted.

  1. Spaceship Superstar
  2. Open Soul Surgery – Rodney Higgs, H. Knight
  3. It’s Over
  4. Take Me to the Kaptin
  5. Vladivostok
  6. Amelia
  7. Freewill – Tom Lavin
  8. Julie
  9. I Ain’t Lookin’ Anymore – Lindsay Mitchell

Yes: The Ladder

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On September 20, 1999, “Eagle Records” label released “The Ladder”, the eighteenth Yes studio album. It was recorded February – May 1999, at “Armoury Studios” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Bruce Fairbairn (he died during the album’s mixing stage).

Personnel:

  • Jon Anderson– lead vocals
  • Steve Howe– lead and acoustic guitars, steel guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Billy Sherwood– guitars, backing vocals
  • Chris Squire– bass guitars, backing vocals
  • Alan White– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Igor Khoroshev– keyboards, backing vocals
  • Randy Raine-Reusch– world instruments
  • Rhys Fulber– dance loops
  • The Marguerita Horns – horns
  • Tom Keenlyside– piccolo, tenor saxophone
  • Derry Burns – trumpet
  • Rod Murray – trombone
  • Tom Colclough– alto saxophone
  • Neil Nicholson – tuba
  • Mike Plotnikoff – engineer, mixing
  • Paul Silveira – second engineer
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Steve Hennessy – guitars and keyboards technical support
  • Chris Crippen – drums technical support
  • Drew Arnott – keyboard technical support
  • Chin Injeti – keyboard technical support
  • Roger Dean– painting, logo and lettering
  • Martyn Dean – design

Track listing:

All music by Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Billy Sherwood, Chris Squire, Alan White and Igor Khoroshev. All lyrics by Jon Anderson.

  1. Homeworld (The Ladder)
  2. It Will Be a Good Day (The River)
  3. Lightning Strikes
  4. Can I?
  5. Face to Face
  6. If Only You Knew
  7. To Be Alive (Hep Yadda)
  8. Finally
  9. The Messenger
  10. New Language
  11. Nine Voices (Longwalker)

 

 

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