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Pet Shop Boys: Please

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On March 24, 1986, “Parlaphone” label released “Please”, the debut Pet Shop Boys studio album. It was recorded in August 1985 – November 1986, at “Advision” in London and was produced by Stephen Hague.

Personnel:

  • Chris Lowe
  • Neil Tennant
  • Andy Mackay – saxophone
  • Gary Barnacle – saxophone
  • Helena Springs – additional vocals
  • David Jacob – engineer
  • J. J. Jeczalik – production original recording
  • Nicholas Froome – production original recording
  • Ron Dean Miller – overdubs; production original recording
  • Blue Weaver – production original recording
  • Mark Farrow – design
  • Pet Shop Boys – design
  • Eric Watson – cover photograph, inner sleeve photographs
  • Paul Rider, John Stoddart, Brian Aris, Joe Shutter, Ian Hooton, Chris Burscough – inner sleeve photographs

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, except where noted.

  1. Two Divided by Zero – Bobby Orlando, Neil Tennant
  2. West End Girls
  3. Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)
  4. Love Comes Quickly – Neil Tenant, Chris Lowe, Stephen Hague
  5. Suburbia
  6. Opportunities (reprise)
  7. Tonight is Forever
  8. Violence
  9. I Want a Lover
  10. Later Tonight
  11. Why Don’t We Live Together

Juliana Hatfield: Hey Babe

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On March 17, 1992, “Mammoth” label released “Hey Babe”, the debut Juliana Hatfield album. It was recorded in 1991, at Fort Apache” in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was produced by Gary Smith.

Personnel:

  • Juliana Hatfield – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, horns
  • Evan Dando – vocals, guitar
  • Chick Graning – slide guitar, E Bow 
  • Mike Leahy – guitar
  • Gary Smith – guitar
  • Clay Tarver – guitar
  • Michael Wegner – guitar
  • Mike Watt – bass
  • Paul Trudeau – drums
  • Todd Philips – drums
  • John Wesley Harding – vocals
  • Adam Lasus – engineer
  • Carl Plaster – engineer
  • Paul Q. Kolderie – mixing
  • Sean Slade – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Balcom – executive producer
  • Jay Faires – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Juliana Hatfield, except where noted. 

  1. Everybody Loves Me but You
  2. Lost and Saved – Juliana Hatfield, John Strohm
  3. I See You
  4. The Lights
  5. Nirvana
  6. Forever Baby
  7. Ugly
  8. No Outlet
  9. Quit
  10. Get Off Your Knees
  11. No Answer
     

The Style Council: Café Bleu

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On March 16, 1984, “Polydor” label released “Café Bleu”, the debut Style Council (The) studio album. It was recorded October 1983 – January 1984, at “Solid Bond” and “CBS” in London, and was produced by Pete Wilson and Paul Weller.

Personnel:

  • Paul Weller – vocals, guitar; bass guitar, synthesizer, flute
  • Mick Talbot – keyboards, piano, Hammond organ; brass synthesizer, bass synthesizer, brass sound, clavinet
  • Steve White – drums, percussion
  • Randy Anderson – guitar
  • Ben Watt – guitar
  • Chris Bostock – double bass, bass
  • Billy Chapman – saxophone
  • Hilary Seabrook – saxophone
  • Barbara Snow – trumpet
  • Tracey Thorn – vocals
  • Dizzi Heights (Brian Beaton) – rap
  • Dee C. Lee – backing and co-vocals
  • Bobby Valentino – violin
  • Pete Wilson – drum programming

Track listing

All tracks by Paul Weller, except where noted.

  1. Mick’s Blessings – Mick Talbot
  2. The Whole Point of No Return
  3. Me Ship Came In!
  4. Blue Café
  5. The Paris Match
  6. My Ever Changing Moods
  7. Dropping Bombs on the Whitehouse – Paul Weller, Mick Talbot
  8. A Gospel
  9. Strength of Your Nature
  10. You’re the Best Thing
  11. Here’s One That Got Away
  12. Headstart for Happiness
  13. Council Meetin’ – Paul Weller, Mikc Talbot

The Fall: Live at the Witch Trials

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On March 16, 1979, “Step-Forward” label released “Live at the Witch Trials”, the debut Fall (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1977, at “Sound Suite” in Camden, England, and was produced by Bob Sargeant, Mark E. Smith, Martin Bramah, Marc Riley, Karl Burns and Yvonne Pawlett.

Personnel:

  • Mark E. Smith – vocals, guitar
  • Martin Bramah – guitar, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Yvonne Pawlett – keyboards
  • Marc Riley – bass guitar
  • Karl Burns – drums
  • Alvin Clark – engineer
  • John Wriothesley – artwork
  • Graham Rhodes – photography
  • Steve Lyons – photography

Track listing:

  1. Frightened – Mark E. Smith, Tony Friel
  2. Crap Rap 2/Like to Blow – Martin Bramah, Mark E. Smith
  3. Rebellions Jukebox – Mark E. Smith, Martin Bramah
  4. No Xmas for John Quays – Mark E. Smith
  5. Mother-Sister – Mark E. Smith, Una Baines
  6. Industrial Estate – Mark E. Smith, Martin Bramah, Tony Friel
  7. Underground Medicine – Martin Bramah, Mark E. Smith
  8. Two Steps Back – Martin Bramah, Mark E. Smith
  9. Live at the Witch Trials – Mark E. Smith
  10. Futures and Pasts – Martin Bramah, Mark E. Smith
  11. Music Scene – Martin Bramah, Yvonne Pawlett, Mark E. Smith, Marc Riley

Shamblemaths: Same

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On March 15, 2016, Shamblemaths self-released, band’s self-titled, debut album.

Personnel:

  • Simen Ådnøy Ellingsen – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards, soprano and baritone saxophone
  • Eirik Øverland Dischler – keyboards
  • Halvor Lund – organ
  • Eirik Mathias Husum – bass guitar
  • Jon Even Schärer – drums
  • Colin Howarth – tenor saxophone
  • Marit Høye Ådnøy – soprano vocal
  • Helene Hesselberg Rendal, Karl Yngve Lervåg – choir

Track listing:

Conglomeration (Or: The Grand Pathetic Suite)

  1. Bloody Racket
  2. Your Silly Stare
  3. A Mockery In The Making
  4. The Different Tastes Of Sick
  5. A Mockery Well Made
  6. Life Is Tough (When You’re Me)
  7. Saucy Tiara Woman!
  8. Another Pear Of Ice
  9. Con-Girl Omen Ratio 1
  10. Overture

A Failing Ember

  1. Never Innocent Again
  2. The Winding Star
  3. Three Flowers
  4. Deus Caritatis

Stalker

  1. Stalker Begins
  2. Bad Conscience Underneath Your Gown
  3. Stalker: Persistance
  4. Stalker’s Lullaby
  5. Stalker: The Harrowing
  6. Stalker: Inevitable Anticlimax And Fade-Out

Elastica: Same

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On March 13, 1995, “Deceptive” label released the self-titled, debut Elastica studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Konk” in London, and was produced by Marc Waterman, Justine Frischmann, Donna Mathews, Annie Holland and Justin Welch.

Personnel:

  • Justine Frischmann – vocals, guitar
  • Donna Matthews – vocals, guitar
  • Annie Holland – bass guitar
  • Justin Welch – drums
  • Dan Abnormal (Damon Albarn) – additional keyboards
  • Marc Waterman – engineer, mixing
  • Phil Vinall – mixing
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • Paul Tipler – mixing
  • Bruce Lampcov – mixing
  • John Leckie – mixing
  • Mitti – mixing
  • Juergen Teller – photography
  • Steve Lamacq – A&R
  • Mark Kates – A&R

Track listing:

All tracks by Justine Frischmann, Donna Mathews, Annie Holland and Justin Welch, except where noted.

  1. Line Up
  2. Annie – Donna Matthews, Jane Oliver, Justine Frischmann, Annie Holland, Justin Welch
  3. Connection
  4. Car Song
  5. Smile – Justine Frischmann, Donna Mathews, Annie Holland, Justin Welch
  6. Hold Me Now 
  7. S.O.F.T.
  8. Indian Song
  9. Blue
  10. All – Nighter2
  11. Waking Up – The Stranglers, Justine Frischmann, Donna Mathews, Annie Holland, Justin Welch
  12. 2:1
  13. Vaseline
  14. Never Here
  15. Stutter

Felt: Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty

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In February 1982, “Cherry Red” label released “Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty”, the debut Felt studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Woodbine Street Recording Studios” in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, and was produced by John A. Rivers.

Personnel:

  • Lawrence – vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • Maurice Deebank – electric guitar, bass guitar
  • Nick Gilbert – bass guitar
  • Gary Ainge – drums

Tracks listing:

All lyrics by Lawrence, all music by Lawrence and Maurice Deebank.

  1. Evergreen Dazed
  2. Fortune
  3. Birdmen
  4. Cathedral
  5. I Worship the Sun
  6. Templeroy

Diamanda Galás: The Litanies of Satan

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On February 25, 1982, “Y” label released “The Litanies of Satan”, the debut Diamanda Galás studio album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, at “Nadir Studios” in London, and in San Diego, California, and was produced by Dave Hunt.

Personnel:

  1. Diamanda Galás — vocals, tape, electronics
  2. Durand Rene Legault — recording, engineer assistant
  3. Richard Zvonar — engineer
  4. Dave Hunt — engineer
  5. Martyn Lambert — design
  6. Will Gullette — photography
  7. Dick O’Dell — executive production

Track listing:

  1. The Litanies of Satan – lyrics by Charles Baudelaire, music by Diamanda Galás
  2. Wild Women with Steak-Knives (The Homicidal Love Song for Solo Scream) – Diamanda Galás

Ewa Demarczyk: Śpiewa Piosenki Zygmunta Koniecznego

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In February 1967, “Polskie Nagrania Muza” label released “Śpiewa Piosenki Zygmunta Koniecznego”, the debut Ewa Demarczyk studio album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Antoni Karużas.

Personnel:

  • Ewa Demarczyk – vocal
  • Orkiestra Polskiego Radia – orchestra
  • Zespół Instrumentalny Z. Koniecznego – ensemble
  • Zygmunt Konieczny – arrangements, ensemble leader
  • Stefan Rachoń – conductor
  • Janusz Pollo – engineer
  • Marek Karewicz – artwork

Track listing:

All music by Zygmunta Koniecznego, all lyrics as noted.

  • Karuzela Z Madonnami – Miron Białoszewski
  • Garbus – Boleslaw Lesmian
  • Tomaszów – Julian Tuwim
  • Grande Valse Brillante – Julian Tuwim
  • Jaki Śmieszny – Wincenty Faber
  • Taki Pejzaż – Andrzej Szmidt
  • Wiersze Baczyńskiego – Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński
  • Pocałunki – Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska
  • Czarne Anioły – Wieslaw Dymny
  • Groszki I Róże – Kacper I Roztworowski
  • Deszcze – Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński

The Auteurs: New Wave

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On February 22, 1993, “Hut” label released “New Wave”, the debut Auteurs (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1992, and was produced by Phil Vinall and Luke Haines.

Personnel:

  • Luke Haines – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Alice Readman – bass guitar
  • Glenn Collins – drums
  • James Banbury – cello
  • Chris Wyles – percussion
  • Kuljit Bhamra – percussion
  • Joe Beckett – percussion
  • Phil Vinall – engineer
  • Peter Barrett – design
  • Andrew Biscomb – design
  • Stefan de Batselier – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Luke Haines.

  1. Show Girl
  2. Bailed Out
  3. American Guitars
  4. Junk Shop Clothes
  5. Don’t Trust the Stars
  6. Starstruck
  7. How Could I Be Wrong
  8. Housebreaker
  9. Valet Parking
  10. Idiot Brother
  11. Early Years
  12. Home Again / Subculture (They Can’t Find Him) – (hidden track; it follows 20 seconds of silence after the end of Home Again)