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The Chameleons: Script Of The Bridge

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On August 8, 1983, “Statik” label released “Script of the Bridge”, the debut Chameleons (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Cargo” in Rochdale, England, and was produced by Colin Richardson, Mark Burgess, Dave Fielding, Reginald Smithies and John Lever.

Personnel:

  • Dave Fielding – guitar, keyboard
  • Reg Smithies – guitar, artwork
  • Mark Burgess – vocals, bass guitar
  • John Lever – drums
  • Colin Richardson – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Burgess, Dave Fielding, Reginald Smithies, John Lever.

  1. Don’t Fall
  2. Here Today
  3. Monkeyland
  4. Second Skin
  5. Up the Down Escalator
  6. Less Then Human
  7. Pleasure and Pain
  8. Thursday’s Child
  9. As High as You Can Go
  10. A Person Isn’t Safe Anywhere These Days
  11. Paper Tigers
  12. View from a Hill

Machine Head: The Blackening

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On March 27, 2007, “Roadrunner” label released “The Blackening”, the sixth Machine Head studio album. It was recorded August – November 2006, at “Sharkbite Studios” in Oakland, California, and was produced by Robb Flynn.

Personnel:

  • Robb Flynn – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Phil Demmel – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Adam Duce – bass, backing vocals
  • Dave McClain – drums
  • Mark Keaton – engineer
  • Vincent Wojno – additional engineering, Pro Tools editing
  • Lee Slater – engineer assistant
  • Rohan Onraet – engineer assistant
  • Colin Richardson – mixing
  • Matt Hyde – mixing
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering
  • Bau-da Design – package design
  • Deanna Alcorn – package design
  • Robb Flynn – package design
  • Alex Solca – photography

Track listing:

  1. Clenching the Fists of Dissent – lyrics by Robb Flynn, music by Robb Flynn, Dave McClain, Phil Demmel
  2. Beautiful Morning – lyrics by Robb Flynn, music by Robb Flynn, Phil Demmel
  3. Aesthetics of Hate – lyrics by Robb Flynn, Adam Duce, music by Robb Flynn
  4. How I Lay Thee Down – lyrics by Robb Flynn, music by Robb Flynn, Phil Demmel
  5. Slanderous – lyrics by Robb Flynn, music by Robb Flynn, Phil Demmel
  6. Halo – lyrics by Robb Flynn, music by Robb Flyn, Dave McClain, Adam Duce, Phil Demmel
  7. Wolves – lyrics by Robb Flynn, music by Robb Flynn, Phil Demmel, Adam Duce
  8. A Farewell to Arms – lyrics by Robb Flynn, Adam Duce, Phil Demmel, music by Robb Flynn, Phil Demmel

Happy Mondays: Bummed

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In November 1988, “Factory” label released “Bummed”, the second Happy Mondays album. It was recorded in August 1988, at “Slaughterhouse” in Great Driffeld, East Yorkshire, ”Strawberry Studios” in Stockport, Greater Manchester, and was produced by Martin Hannett.

Personnel:

  • Shaun Ryder– vocals
  • Mark “Cow” Day– guitar
  • Paul Davis– keyboards
  • Steve Hopkins- piano
  • Horseman – banjo
  • Paul “Horse” Ryder– bass
  • Gary Whelan– drums
  • Mark “Bez” Berry Bez – percussion
  • Dave Hassell – percussion
  • The Slaughterhouse, Colin Richardson, John Spence, John Pennington, Strawberry, Laurence Diana – engineer
  • Central Station Design – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder, Mark Day, Gary Whelan and Mark Berry, except where noted.

  1. Country Song
  2. Moving in With
  3. Mad Cyril – opens with the line “We’ve Been Courteous”
  4. Fat Lady Wrestlers
  5. Performance
  6. Brain Dead – Ryder’s opening “You’re rendering that scaffolding dangerous!” is a quote from the movie “Gimme Shelter”
  7. Wrote for Luck
  8. Bring a Friend
  9. Do It Better
  10. Lazy Itis – the song borrows from “Ticket to Ride” by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and nods to “Family Affair” and “Gonna Make You a Star” by David Essex