Tag Archives: February 1984

Van Morrison: Live At The Grand Opera House Belfast

In February 1984, “Mercury” label released “Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast”, album by Van Morrison. It was recorded in March 1983, at “Grand Opera House”, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocals, guitar, electric piano, alto saxophone
  • Chris Michie – guitar
  • John Allair – organ
  • Mark Isham – synthesizer, trumpet
  • Pee Wee Ellis – tenor saxophone, flute, backing vocals
  • David Hayes – bass
  • Peter Van Hooke – drums
  • Tom Donlinger – drums
  • Katie Kissoon – backing vocals
  • Bianca Thornton – backing vocals
  • Carol Kenyon – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison, except where noted.

  1. Into the Mystic (instrumental) / Inarticulate Speech of the Heart
  2. Dweller on the Threshold – Van Morrison, Hugh Murphy
  3. It’s All in the Game / You Know What They’re Writing About / Make It Real One More Time – Charles Dawes, Carl Sigman, Van Morrison
  4. She Gives Me Religion
  5. Haunts of Ancient Peace
  6. Full Force Gale
  7. Beautiful Vision
  8. Vanlose Stairway
  9. Rave On John Donne / Rave On Part Two
  10. Northern Muse (Solid Ground)
  11. Cleaning Windows

Pallas: The Sentinel

In February 1984, “Harvest” label released “The Sentinel”, the debut Pallas studio album. It was recorded in 1983, and was produced by Eddy Offord.

Personnel:

  • Euan Lowson – lead and backing vocals
  • Niall Mathewson – lead guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Ronnie Brown – piano, synthesizers, backing vocals
  • Graeme Murray – bass guitar, guitars, backing vocals
  • Derek Forman – drums, percussion
  • Patrick Woodroffe – cover artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Ronnie Brown, Derek Forman, Euan Lowson, Niall Mathewson, and Graeme Murray

  1. Eyes in the Night (Arrive Alive)
  2. Cut and Run
  3. Rise and Fall
  4. Shock Treatment
  5. Ark of Infinity
  6. Atlantis

Weather Report: Domino Theory

In February 1984, “Columbia” label released “Domino Theory”, the fourteenth Weather Report studio album. It was recorded in 1983, and was produced by Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter and Omar Hakim.

Personnel:

  • Joe Zawinul– keyboards, synthesizers
  • Wayne Shorter- saxophones
  • Victor Bailey- bass
  • Omar Hakim- drums
  • José Rossy – percussion
  • Carl Anderson- vocals
  • Bernie Fromm, Mitch Gibson, Tom Suzuki – engineer
  • Larry Ferguson – engineer assistant
  • Tony Lane, Nancy Donald – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Zawinul, except where noted.

  1. Can It Be Done – Wilson Tee
  2. D Flat Waltz
  3. The Peasant
  4. Predator – Wayne Shorter
  5. Blue Sound – Note 3
  6. Swamp Cabbage – Wayne Shorter
  7. Domino Theory

Roger Daltrey: Parting Should Be Painless

In February 1984, “Atlantic” label released “Parting Should Be Painless”, the fifth Roger Daltrey studio album. It was recorded in 1983, and was produced by Mike Thorne.

Personnel:

  • Roger Daltrey – lead and backing vocals; harmonica
  • Chris Spedding– guitars
  • Mick Gallagher– keyboards
  • Mike Thorne– synthesizers
  • Norman Watt-Roy– bass guitar
  • Allan Schwartzberg– drums
  • Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone
  • David Tofani – clarinet
  • Robert Medici – marimba
  • Billy Nicholls– backing vocals
  • James Biondolillo – string and horn arrangements
  • Harvey Goldberg, John Brand, Don Wershba, Lincoln Clapp – engineer
  • Graham Hughes – photography

Track listing:

  1. Walking in My Sleep – Jack Green, Leslie Adey
  2. Parting Should Be Painless – Kit Hain
  3. Is There Anybody Out There? – Nicky Chinn, Steve Glen
  4. Would a Stranger Do? – Steve Andrews, Simon Climie
  5. Going Strong – Bryan Ferry
  6. Looking for You – Kit Hain
  7. Somebody Told Me – Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart
  8. One Day – Gerald Milne
  9. How Does the Cold Wind Cry – Colin Towns
  10. Don’t Wait on the Stairs – Steve Swindells