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Tracy Chapman: Same

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On April 15, 1988, “Elektra” label released the self-titled, debut Tracy Chapman album. It was recorded at the “Powertrax” in Hollywood, and was produced by David Kershenbaum. The album was certified 6 x Platinum in the USA, by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Tracy Chapman – vocals, acoustic and rhythm guitar, percussion
  • Ed Black – steel guitar
  • Jack Holder – organ, dulcimer, dobro, piano, electric guitar, Hammond organ, sitar
  • Steve Kaplan– harmonica, keyboard
  • Larry Klein– bass guitar
  • Denny Fongheiser – drums, percussion
  • Paulinho Da Costa– percussion
  • Bob Marlette – keyboard
  • David LaFlamme – electric violin
  • Kevin Smith – engineer, mixing
  • Carol Bobolts – art direction
  • Matt Mahurin – photography
  • Brian Koppelman– executive production
  • Don Rubin – executive production

Track listing:

All tracks by Tracy Chapman.

  1. Talkin’ Bout a Revolution
  2. Fast Car
  3. Across the Lines
  4. Behind the Wall
  5. Baby Can I Hold You
  6. Mountains o’ Things
  7. She’s Got Her Ticket
  8. Why
  9. For My Lover
  10. If Not Now…
  11. For you

Third Eye Blind: Same

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On April 8, 1997, “Elektra” label released the self-titled, debut Third Eye Blind album. It was recorded 1995-1996, and was produced by Stephan Jenkins and Eric Valentine. The album has been certified 6 x Platinum by the “RIAA” in the US.

Personnel:

  • Stephan Jenkins– lead vocals, guitars, drums, percussion, brushes, programming, keyboard arrangements
  • Kevin Cadogan– guitar, autoharp, backing vocals
  • Arion Salazar– bass guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • Brad Hargreaves– drums
  • Michael Urbano– drums
  • Eric Valentine– piano, guitar, keyboards, programming
  • Ari Gorman – cello

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan, except where noted.

  1. Losing a Whole Year
  2. Narcolepsy
  3. Semi-Charmed Life – Stephan Jenkins
  4. Jumper – Stephan Jenkins
  5. Graduate
  6. How’s It Going to Be
  7. Thanks a Lot
  8. Burning Man
  9. Good for You
  10. London
  11. I Want You – Stephan Jenkins
  12. The Background
  13. Motorcycle Drive By – Stephan Jenkins
  14. God of Wine

They Might Be Giants: Apollo 18

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On March 24, 1992, “Elektra” label released “Apollo 18”, the fourth They Might Be Giants studio album. It was recorded in March 1991,  at “The Magic Shop” in New York City, and was produced by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. The album was associated with “International Space Year”, for which They Might Be Giants were declared the official “musical ambassadors” by “NASA”.

Personnel:

  • John Flansburgh– songwriting, vocals, guitars, bass, synth bass, programming, horns, percussion, sound effects
  • John Linnell– vocals, accordion, keyboards, saxophones, clarinet, programming, synth bass
  • Mark Feldman– violin
  • Garo Yellin –cello
  • Jim Thomas –drums
  • Laura Cantrell– vocals
  • Julie Cohen – vocals
  • Peter Stampfel– banjo, vocals
  • Nicholas Hill – vocals
  • Elma Mayer – vocals
  • Brian Dewan– vocals
  • Amy Allison – vocals
  • Paul Angelli – recording
  • Edward Douglas IV – engineer
  • Bruce Calder – engineer
  • Brian Pollack – engineer
  • UE Nastasi – engineer
  • Patrick Dillett– mixing
  • John Flansburgh – design
  • Marjorie Galen – art assistance
  • Ralph Morse– photography
  • Don Uhrbrock – photography
  • Otto Seibold– photography
  • Fred Tomaselli– sculpture

Track listing:

All tracks by They Might Be Giants, except where noted.

  1. Dig My Grave
  2. I Palindrome I
  3. She’s Actual Size
  4. My Evil Twin
  5. Mamma
  6. The Statue Got Me High
  7. Spider
  8. The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight) – They Might Be Giants,Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore and George David Weiss
  9. Dinner bell
  10. Narrow Your Eyes
  11. Hall of heads
  12. Which Describes How You’re Feeling
  13. See the Constellation
  14. If I Wasn’t Shy
  15. Turn Around
  16. Hypnotist of Ladies
  17. Fingertips: Everything’s Catching On Fire
  18. Fingertips: Fingertips
  19. Fingertips: I Hear The Wind Blow
  20. Fingertips: Hey Now Everybody Now
  21. Fingertips: Who’s That Standing Out My Window?
  22. Fingertips: I Found A New Friend
  23. Fingertips: Come On And Wreck My Car
  24. Fingertips: Aren’t You The Guy Who Hit Me In The Eye?
  25. Fingertips: Please Pass the Milk, Please
  26. Fingertips: Leave Me Alone
  27. Fingertips: Who’s Knocking On The Wall?
  28. Fingertips: All Alone
  29. Fingertips: What’s That Blue Thing Doing Here?
  30. Fingertips: Something Grabbed Ahold Of My Hand
  31. Fingertips: I Cannot Understand You
  32. Fingertips: I Heard A Sound
  33. Fingertips: Mysterious Whisper
  34. Fingertips: The Day That Love Came To Play
  35. Fingertips: I’m Having A Heart Attack
  36. Fingertips: Fingertips”(reprise)
  37. Fingertips: I Walk Along Darkened Corridors
  38. Space Suit

Metallica: Master Of Puppets

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On March 3, 1986, “Elektra” label released “Master of Puppets”, the third Metallica studio album. It was recorded September – December 1985, at “Sweet Silence Studios” in Copenhagen, and was produced by James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Cliff Burton, Lars Ulrich and Flemming Rasmussen. “Master of Puppets” was the band’s last album to feature bassist Cliff Burton, who died in a bus crash in Sweden during the album’s promotional tour. In 2003, “Master of Puppets” was certified 6× Platinum in the US by the “RIAA”, 6× Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “Master of Puppets” at number 167 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”; “Time” included the album in its list of the “100 Best Albums of All Time”; magazine “Guitar World” voted “Master of Puppets” the fourth greatest guitar album of all time.

Personnel:

  • James Hetfield– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, cover concept
  • Kirk Hammett– lead guitar, cover concept
  • Cliff Burton– bass guitar, backing vocals, cover concept
  • Lars Ulrich – drums, cover concept
  • Peter Mensch– cover concept
  • Don Brautigam – cover illustration
  • Ross Halfin, Rich Likong, Rob Ellsi – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics written by James Hetfield.

  1. Battery – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
  2. Master of Puppets – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett
  3. The Thing That Should Not Be – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
  4. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
  5. Disposable Heroes – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett
  6. Leper Messiah – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
  7. Orion – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Cliff Burton
  8. Damage Inc. – James Hetfield, lars Ulrich, Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett

 

Sugarcubes: Stick Around For Joy

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On February 18, 1992, “Elektra” label released “Stick Around for Joy”, the third and final Sugarcubes album. It was recorded in 1991, and was produced by Paul Fox.

Personnel:

  • Björk Guðmundsdóttir, Einar Örn Benediktsson – vocals
  • Einar Örn Benediktsson – trumpet
  • Þór Eldon Jónsson – guitars
  • Margrét Örnólfsdóttir – keyboards
  • Bragi Ólafsson – bass
  • Sigtryggur Baldursson – drums, percussion
  • John McGeoch – guitar

Track listing:

All tracks by Björk Guðmundsdóttir, Einar Örn Benediktsson, Einar Örn Benediktsson, Þór Eldon Jónsson, Margrét Örnólfsdóttir, Bragi Ólafsson and Sigtryggur Baldursson.

  1. Gold
  2. Hit
  3. Leash Called Love
  4. Lucky Night
  5. Happy Nurse
  6. I’m Hungry
  7. Walkabout
  8. Hetero Scum
  9. Vitamin
  10. Chihuahua

 

Warren Zevon: Bad Luck in Dancing School

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On February 15, 1980,“Elektra” label released “Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School”, the fourth Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded in 1979, and was produced by Greg Ladanyi and Warren Zevon. The term “dancing school” was used as a euphemism for a brothel since the mid-17th century.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon– lead vocals, organ, synthesizer, bass, guitar, harmonica, piano, strings, keyboards
  • Jorge Calderón– guitar; backing vocals
  • Waddy Wachtel– lead guitar, guitar
  • Joe Walsh– lead guitar
  • David Lindley– lap steel, guitar
  • Don Felder– guitar
  • Jackson Browne– guitar, slide guitar; backing vocals
  • Ben Keith– pedal steel guitar
  • Leland Sklar– bass
  • Rick Marotta– vocals, drums, percussion, bells, Syndrums
  • The Sid Sharp Strings – strings
  • Linda Ronstadt– descant, backing vocals
  • Glenn Frey– harmony vocals
  • Don Henley– harmony vocals
  • D. Souther– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Zevon, except where noted

  1. Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School
  2. A Certain Girl – Naomi Neville
  3. Jungle Work – Jorge Calderón, Warren Zevon
  4. Empty-Handed Heart
  5. Interlude No. 1
  6. Play It All Night Long
  7. Jeannie Needs a Shooter – Bruce Springsteen, Warren Zevon
  8. Interlude No. 2
  9. Bill Lee
  10. Gorilla, You’re a Desperado
  11. Bed of Coals – T-Bone Burnett, Warren Zevon
  12. Wild Age

Jackson Browne: Looking East

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On February 13, 1996, “Elektra” label released “Looking East”, the eleventh Jackson Browne album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by Kevin McCormick and Scott Thurston.

Personnel:

  • Jackson Browne – vocal, acoustic guitar, guitar, piano, art direction, design
  • Mark Campbell – guitar, 12 string guitar, backing vocals
  • Mark Goldenberg – acoustic and electric guitar, oud
  • Ry Cooder– slide guitar
  • David Lindley– lap steel guitar
  • Kevin McCormick – acoustic guitar, bass, harmony vocals
  • Waddy Wachtel– guitar
  • Scott Thurston– acoustic and electric guitar, piano, harmony vocals
  • Benmont Tench– Hammond organ
  • Jeffrey Young – Hammond organ, backing vocals, harmony vocals
  • Mauricio “Fritz” Lewak – drums
  • Luis Conte– percussion
  • Katia Cardenal – vocals
  • Jorge Calderón– vocals, harmony vocals
  • Sir Harry Bowens – harmony vocals
  • Severin Browne – harmony vocals
  • Valerie Carter– harmony vocals
  • David Crosby– harmony vocals
  • Renée Geyer– harmony vocals
  • William “Bill” Greene – harmony vocals
  • Bonnie Raitt– harmony vocals
  • Vonda Shepard– harmony vocals
  • Beth Anderson – backing vocals
  • Suzie Benson – backing vocals
  • Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals
  • Jim Haas– backing vocals
  • Kipp Lennon – backing vocals
  • Phil Perry – backing vocals
  • Sally Stevens – backing vocals
  • Mark Vieha – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Nels Israelson – photography
  • Frank W. Ockenfels III– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jackson Browne, Luis Conte, Mark Goldenberg, Mauricio Lewak, Kevin McCormick, Scott Thurston and Jeff Young, except where noted:

  1. Looking East
  2. The Barricades of Heaven
  3. Some Bridges
  4. Information Wars – Jackson Browne, Jeff Cohen, Luis Conte, Mark Goldenberg,Mauricio Lewak, Kevin McCormick, Scott Thurston, Jeff Young
  5. I’m the Cat
  6. Culver Moon
  7. Baby How Long – Jackson Browne
  8. Niño – Jackson Browne, Valerie Carter, Jorge Calderón, Louis Conte, Mark Goldenberg, Mauricio Lewak, Kevin McCormick, Scott Thurston, Jeff Young
  9. Alive in the World – Jackson Browne
  10. It Is One – Jackson Browne, Valerie Carter, Luis Conte, Mark Goldenberg, Mauricio Lewak, Kevin McCormick, Scott Thurston, Jeff Young

Dream Theater: Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence

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On January 29, 2002, “Elektra” label released “Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence”, the sixth Dream Theater” studio album. It was recorded in 2001, at the “Bear Tracks Studios” in New York, and was produced by Mike Portnoy and John Petrucci.

Personnel:

  • James LaBrie – lead vocals
  • John Petrucc i– guitar, backing vocals
  • Jordan Rudess – keyboard
  • John Myung – bass
  • Mike Portnoy – co – lead and backing vocals, drums

Track listing:

All music by John Petrucci, John Myung, Jordan Rudess and Mike Portnoy.

  1. The Glass Prison – lyrics by Mike Portnoy
  • “I. Reflection”
  • “II. Restoration”
  • “III. Revelation”
  1. Blind Faith – lyrics by James LaBrie
  2. Misunderstood – lyrics by John Petrucci
  3. The Great Debate – lyrics by John Petrucci
  4. Disappear – lyrics by James LaBrie

They Might Be Giants: Flood

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On January 15, 1990, “Elektra” label release “Flood”, the third “They Might Be Giants” studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at the “Skyline Studios” in New York, and was produced by John Flansburgh, John Linnell, , Alan Winstanley and Clive Langer.

Personnel:

  • John Flansburgh – vocals, guitar, programming, mandolin, kitchen utensils, trumpet, design
  • John Linnell – vocals, accordion, keyboards, saxophones, melodica, programming
  • Arto Lindsay– guitar
  • Alan Bezozi – drum programming
  • Mark Feldman – violin
  • Rick McRae – trombone
  • Frank London, Charlie Sepulveda – trumpet
  • Marion Beckenstein, Joel Mitchell – vocals
  • The Skyline Staff – handclaps
  • Roger Moutenot – whip
  • Elizabeth van Itallie – design
  • Helene Silverman – design consultant
  • Margaret Bourke-White– photography
  • Barbara Lipp – art assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by John Flansburgh and John Linnell, except where noted.

  1. Theme From Flood
  2. Birdhouse in Your Soul
  3. Lucky Ball & Chain
  4. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) – Jimmy Kennedy, Nat Simon
  5. Dead
  6. Your Racist Friend
  7. Particle Man
  8. Twisting
  9. We Want a Rock
  10. Someone Keeps Moving My Chair
  11. Hearing Aid
  12. Minimum Wage
  13. Letterbox
  14. Whistling in the Dark
  15. Hot Cha
  16. Women & Men
  17. They Might Be Giants
  18. Road Movie to Berlin

The Doors: Same

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On January 4, 1967, “Elektra” label released the self titled debut Doors (The)  album. It was recorded in August, 1966, at the “Sunset Sound  Recorders”, in Hollywood, and was produced by  Paul A. Rothchild.  Both the album and the song “Light My Fire” were inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”. In 2012, magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked the album on number 42, on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. In 2015,  based on its cultural, artistic or historical significance, the “Library of Congress” selected “The Doors” for inclusion in the “National Recording Registry”.

Personnel:

  • Jim Morrison– lead vocals
  • Ray Manzarek– Vox Continental organ, piano, keyboard bass, marxophone
  • Robby Krieger– guitar, bass overdubs
  • John Densmore– drums
  • Larry Knechtel – bass guitar

Track listing:

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

  1. Break On Through
  2. Soul Kitchen
  3. The Crystal Ship
  4. Twentieth Century Fox
  5. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) – Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill
  6. Light My Fire
  7. Back Door man – Willie Dixon, Chester Burnett
  8. I Looked at You
  9. End of the Night
  10. Take It as it Comes
  11. The End