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Steve Vai: Flex-Able

In January 1984, “Urantia” label released “Flex-Able”, the debut Steve Vai solo album. It was recorded April–November, 1983, and was produced by Steve Vai.

Personnel:

  • Steve Vai – vocals, electric guitar, synthesizer, bass, guitar, percussion, piano, keyboards, sitar, bells, drum machine, drum programming, engineer, mixing, design
  • Scott Collard – synthesizer, keyboards, Fender Rhodes
  • Paul Lemcke – keyboards
  • Larry Crane – lyre, xylophone, bells, vibraphone
  • Peggy Foster – bass
  • Stuart Hamm– vocals, bass, sound effects
  • Billy James – drums, percussion
  • Chris Frazier– drums
  • Chad Wackerman– drums
  • Pete Zeldman – percussion, drums
  • Greg Degler – clarinet, flute, saxophone
  • Bob Harris (as Irney Rantin) – vocals, trumpet
  • Tommy Mars– vocals, violin, keyboards
  • Laurel Fishman – vocals
  • Suzannah Harris (as Ursula Rayven) – vocals
  • Pia Maiocco– vocals
  • Joe Despagni – sound effects
  • Lill Vai – sound effects
  • John Matousek – mastering
  • Mark Pinske – assistant
  • Aaron Brown – design, illustrations
  • Neil Zlozower – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Vai.

  1. Little Green Men
  2. Viv Woman
  3. Lovers Are Crazy
  4. Salamanders in the Sun
  5. The Boy/Girl Song
  6. The Attitude Song
  7. Call It Sleep
  8. Junkie
  9. Bill’s Private Parts
  10. Next Stop Earth
  11. There’s Something Dead in Here

Ian Anderson: Walk Into Light

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On November 18, 1983, “Chrysalis” label released “Walk into Light”, the debut Ian Anderson solo album. It was recorded in 1983, and was produced by Ian Anderson.

Personnel:

  • Ian Anderson– vocals, flute, guitar, bass, keyboards
  • Peter-John Vettese– keyboards

Track listing:

  1. Fly by Night – Ian Anderson, Peter-John Vettese
  2. Made in England – Ian Anderson, Peter-John Vettese
  3. Walk into Light – Ian Anderson
  4. Trains – Ian Anderson, Peter-John Vettese
  5. End Game – Ian Anderson
  6. Black and White Television – Ian Anderson
  7. Toad in the Hole – Ian Anderson
  8. Looking for Eden – Ian Anderson
  9. User-Friendly – Ian Anderson, Peter-John Vettese
  10. Different Germany – Ian Anderson, Peter-John Vettese

 

Keith Richards: Talk Is Cheap

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On October 3, 1988, “Virgin” label released “Talk Is Cheap” the debut Keith Richards solo album. It was recorded August 1987 – May 1988, and was produced by Keith Richards, Steve Jordan.

Personnel:

  • Keith Richards– lead vocals, guitar
  • Waddy Wachtel– acoustic, electric, and slide guitar, production consultant
  • Mick Taylor– guitar
  • Bernie Worrell– organ, clavinet
  • Johnnie Johnson– piano
  • Chuck Leavell– organ
  • Ivan Neville– piano, keyboards
  • Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural –accordion
  • Joey Spampinato– bass guitar
  • Jimmi Kinnard – bass guitar
  • Bootsy Collins– bass guitar
  • Charley Drayton– bass guitar, drums
  • Steve Jordan– drums, percussion, bass,  backing vocals
  • Bobby Keys– tenor saxophone
  • Maceo Parker– alto saxophone
  • The Memphis Horns– horns
  • Michael Doucet– violin
  • Sarah Dash– duet and backing vocals
  • Patti Scialfa– backing vocals
  • Willie Mitchell– horn arrangements
  • Robert Berry, Joe Blaney, David Dorn ,Richard Ealey, Joe Ferla, David Kennedy, Paul Milner, Julio Pena, Don Smith, Roger Talkov – engineer
  • Joe Blaney, Don Smith – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Keith Richards and Steve Jordan.

  1. Big Enough
  2. Take It So Hard
  3. Struggle
  4. I Could Have Stood You Up
  5. Make No Mistake
  6. You Don’t Move Me
  7. How I Wish
  8. Rockawhile
  9. Whip It Up
  10. Locked Away
  11. It Means a Lot