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AC/DC: Back In Black

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On July 25, 1980, “Albert / Atlantic” labels released “Back in Black”, the seventh  AC/DC studio album. It was recorded April–May 1980, at “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, Bahamas, and was produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange. The album’s all-black cover was designed as a “sign of mourning” for band’s original singer Bon Scott, who died in 1980. “Back in Black” was huge commercial success; it has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide, becoming the the second-highest-selling album in history. “Back in Black” was certified Platinum in Argentina by “CAPIF”; 12 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIIA”; Platinum in Austria by “IFPI”; Diamond in Canada by “Music Canada”; 2 x Platinum in France by “SNEP”; 2 x Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; Platinum in Italy by “FIMI”; 2 x Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI”; Platinum in UK by “BPI” and 22 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”. In 2001, “VH1” ranked “Back in Black” at number 82 on its list of the “Top 100 Albums”; in 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 77 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”; in 2010, “Back in Black” was ranked at number 2 in the book “100 Best Australian Albums”.

Personnel:

  • Brian Johnson– lead vocals
  • Angus Young– lead guitar
  • Malcolm Young– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Cliff Williams– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Phil Rudd– drums
  • Tony Platt– engineer assistant
  • Benji Armbrister – engineer assistant
  • Jack Newber – engineer assistant
  • Brad Samuelsohn –mixing
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Bob Defrin –art direction
  • Robert Ellis –photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Brian Johnson.

  1. Hells Bells
  2. Shoot to Thrill
  3. What Do You Do for Money Honey
  4. Given the Dog a Bone
  5. Let Me Put My Love into You
  6. Back in Black
  7. You Shook Me All Night Long
  8. Have a Drink on Me
  9. Shake a Leg
  10. Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution

Sade: Diamond Life

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On July 16, 1984, “Epic” label released “Diamond Life”, the debut Sade studio album. It was recorded 1983–1984, at “The Power Plant” in London, and was produced by Robin Millar. “Diamond Life” won the 1985 “Brit Award” for the “Best British Album”. The album was certified 4 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; 2 x Platinum in France by “SNEP”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; Platinum in Netherlands by “NVPI”; 4 x Platinum in UK by “BPI” and 4 x Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Sade Adu– vocals
  • Stuart Matthewman– guitar, saxophone
  • Andrew Hale – keyboards
  • Paul Denman– bass
  • Paul Anthony Cook – drums
  • Dave Early– drums, percussion
  • Martin Ditcham– percussion
  • Gordon Matthewman – trumpet
  • Terry Bailey – trumpet
  • Ben Rogan – engineer
  • Pete Brown – engineer assistant
  • Simon Driscoll – engineer assistant
  • Graham Smith – design
  • Chris Roberts – photography
  • Mike Pela– production engineer

Track listing:

  1. Smooth Operator – Sade Adu, Ray St. John
  2. Your Love Is King – Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman
  3. Hang On To Your Love – Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman
  4. Frankie’s First Affair – Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman
  5. When Am I Going to Make a Living – Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman
  6. Cherry Pie – Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale, Paul Denman
  7. Sally – Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman
  8. I Will Be Your Friend – Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman
  9. Why Can’t We Live Together – Timmy Thomas

The Rolling Stones: Vodoo Lounge

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On July 11, 1994, “Virgin” label released “Voodoo Lounge”, the twentieth Rolling Stones (The) studio album. It was recorded September 1993 – April 1994, and was produced by Don Was and The Glimmer Twins. “Voodoo Lounge” is the band’s first album without Bill Wyman on bass, and the last Rolling Stones album published on cassette. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; Platinum in Mexico by “AMPROFON”; Platinum in Netherlands by “NVPI” and 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger– lead and backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, harmonica, maracas, castanets
  • Keith Richards– electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals; lead vocals,  piano, tambourine
  • Ronnie Wood– electric, pedal steel, acoustic, slide and lap steel guitars, backing vocals
  • Darryl Jones– bass guitar
  • Charlie Watts– drums, tambourine
  • Pierre de Beauport – acoustic guitar
  • Ivan Neville – organm backing vocals
  • Benmont Tench– organ, piano, accordion
  • Chuck Leavell– piano, organ, harmonium, harpsichord
  • Flaco Jimenez– accordion
  • David McMurray –saxophone
  • Mark Isham– trumpet
  • Luís Jardim– percussion, shaker
  • Lenny Castro– percussion
  • Phil Jones – percussion
  • Frankie Gavin– fiddle, pennywhistle
  • Max Baca – bajo sexto
  • Bernard Fowler– backing vocals
  • Bobby Womack– backing vocals
  • David Campbell– string arrangement
  • 4i – art direction, design
  • Mark Norton – art directon, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

  1. Love is Strong
  2. You Got Me Rocking
  3. Sparks Will Fly
  4. The Worst
  5. New faces
  6. Moon Is Up
  7. Out of Tears
  8. I Go Wild
  9. Brand New Car
  10. Sweethearts Together
  11. Suck on Jugular
  12. Blinded by rainbows
  13. Baby Break It Down
  14. Thru and Thru

The Doors: Waiting For The Sun

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On July 3, 1968, “Elektra” label released “Waiting for the Sun”, the third Doors studio album. It was recorded February – May 1968, at “TTG Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Paul A. Rothchild.  “Waiting for the Sun” became the band’s first and only No. 1 album. The album was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”; Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; 2 x Gold in France by “SNEP”; Gold in Germany by “BVMI”; Gold un UK by “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Jim Morrison– lead vocals, percussion
  • Ray Manzarek– Gibson G-101, Vox Continental organs, RMI Electra piano, piano, backing vocals, percussion
  • Robby Krieger– guitar, backing vocals, percussion
  • John Densmore– drums, backing vocals, percussion
  • Douglas Lubahn– bass guitar
  • Kerry Magness – bass guitar
  • Leroy Vinnegar– acoustic bass
  • Bruce Botnick– engineer
  • William S. Harvey – sleeve art direction, design
  • Paul Ferrara– cover photography
  • Guy Webster – back cover photography
  • Jac Holzman– production supervisor

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, and John Densmore, except where noted.

  1. Hello, I Love You – Jim Morrison
  2. Love Street – Jim Morrison
  3. Not to Touch the Earth – Jim Morrison
  4. Summer’s Almost Gone – Jim Morrison
  5. Wintertime Love
  6. The Unknown Soldier
  7. Spanish Caravan
  8. My Wild Love
  9. We Could Be So Good Together
  10. Yes, the River Knows – Robby Krieger
  11. Five to One – Jim Morrison

Coldplay: X&Y

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On June 6, 2005, “Parlaphone” label released “X&Y”, the the third Coldplay studio album. It was recorded January 2004 – January 2005, at “Air Lyndhurst Hall”, “Parr Street Studios”, “Sarm West Studios”, “The Town House”, “The Hit Factory”,  and was produced by Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Will Champion , Ken Nelson and Danton Supple. The album’s cover art is a combination of colours and blocks, a representation of the Baudot code. “X&Y” was the best-selling album released in 2005 worldwide. It was certified 3 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”; 3x Platinum in Argentina by “CAPIF”; 6 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Platinum in Austria by “IFPI”; 2 x Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”; 5 x Platinum in Brazil by “ABPD”; Platinum in Denmark by “IFPI”; Platinum in Finland by “Musiikkituottajat:; 2 x Platinum in France by “SNEP”; 3 x Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; 8 x Platinum in Ireland by “IRMA”; Platinum in Mexico by “AMPROFON”; Platinum in Netherlands by “NVPI”; 4 x Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; 2 x Platinum in Portugal by “AFP”; 2 x Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”; Platinum in Sweden by “GLF”; 2 x Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland” and 9 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Chris Martin – vocals, piano, photography
  • Jonny Buckland – guitars, photography
  • Guy Berryman – bass, photography,
  • Will Champion – drums, photography
  • Audrey Riley – string arrangements
  • Ann Lines, Audrey Riley, Chrus Tombling, Greg Warren Wilson, Laura Melhuish, Pater Lale, Richard George, Sue Dench – strings
  • Carmen Rizzo, Mark Phythian, Rob Smith – programming
  • Keith Gary – engineer
  • Adam Noble, Adam Scheuermann, Andrea Wright, Brad Spence, Bryan Russell, Dan Porter, Jake Jackson, Jon Bailey, John Withnal, Mathieu LeJeune, Mike Pierce, Rob Smith, Taz Mattar, Tim Roe, Will Hensley – engineer assistant
  • Michael H. Brauer – mixing
  • Chris Athens, George Marino – mastering
  • Phil Harvey – creative director
  • Tappin Gofton – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, and Will Champion, except where noted.

  1. Square One
  2. What If
  3. White Shadows
  4. Fix You
  5. Talk – Berryman, Buckland, Champion, Martin, Hütter, Bartos, Schult
  6. X&Y
  7. Speed of Sound
  8. A Message
  9. Low
  10. The Hardest Part
  11. Swallowed in the Sea
  12. Twisted Logic
  13. Till Kingdom Come

Led Zeppelin: II

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On October 22, 1969, “Atlantic” label released “Led Zeppelin II”, the second Led Zeppelin studio album. It was recorded January – August 1969, at several locations in the United Kingdom and North America, and was produced by Jimmy Page. In 1989,  “Spin”  magazine ranked the album at number 5 on its list of “The 25 Greatest Albums of All Time”; in 2000, “Q” magazine ranked “Led Zeppelin II” at number 37 on its list of the “100 Greatest British Albums Ever”; in 2003, Rolling Stone” magazine the album at number 75 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time “Led Zeppelin II” was the band’s first album to reach number one in the UK and the US. “Led Zeppelin II” was ranked 4 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; 9 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; 4 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and 12× Platinum in the US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Robert Plant– lead vocals, harmonica
  • Jimmy Page – acoustic and electric guitars, theremin, backing vocals
  • John Paul Jones– bass guitar, organ
  • John Bonham– drums, timpani
  • Eddie Kramer – director of engineering,
  • George Chkiantz, Chris Huston, Andy Johns – engineer
  • Robert Ludwig – mastering
  • David Juniper – artwork
  • Peter Grant – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Whole Lotta Love – John Bonham, Willie Dixon, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
  2. What Is and What Should Never Be – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
  3. The Lemon Song – John Bonham, Chester Burnett, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
  4. Thank You – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
  5. Heartbreaker – John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
  6. Living Loving Maid – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
  7. Ramble On – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
  8. Moby Dick – John Bonham, John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page
  9. Bring It On Home – Willie Dixon

Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here

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Wish You Were Here

On September 12, 1975, “Harvest” label released “Wish You Were Here”, the ninth Pink Floyd studio album. It was recorded January–July 1975, at the “Abbey Road Studios” in London and was produced by David Gilmour, Roger Waters and Nick Mason. The album features composition “Shine on you crazy diamond”, a tribute to Syd Barrett, who left the band seven years earlier due to a mental illness. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 211 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album was certified 7 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; 2 x Platinum in Austria by “IFPI Austria”; 3 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Diamond in France by “SNEP”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; 2 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and 6 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • David Gilmour– vocals, guitars, lap steel guitar, EMS Synth AKS, keyboards, tape effects
  • Richard Wright– keyboards, VCS3, clavinet, backing vocals
  • Roger Waters– vocals, bass guitar, guitar, VCS3, tape effects
  • Nick Mason– drums, percussion, tape effects
  • Dick Parry– saxophone
  • Roy Harper– vocals
  • Venetta Fieldsand Carlena Williams – backing vocals

Track listing

All lyrics by Roger Waters, music as noted.

  1. Shine on You Crazy Diamond (parts I – V) – David Gilmour, Richard Wright, Roger Waters
  2. Welcome to the Machine – Roger Waters
  3. Have a Cigar – Roger Waters
  4. Wish You Were Here – Roger Waters, David Gilmour
  5. Shine on You Crazy Diamond (parts VI – IX) – David Gilmour, Richard Wright, Roger Waters