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Talking Heads: Speaking In Tongues

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On June 1, 1983, “Sire” label released “Speaking in Tongues”, the fifth Talking Heads studio album. It was recorded 1982 – 1983, at Blank Tape” in New York City, “Sigma Sound” in Philadelphia, “Compass Point” in Nassau, and was produced by David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz. Artist Robert Rauschenberg won a “Grammy Award” for his work on the limited-edition LP version.

Personnel:

  • David Byrne – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, bass guitar, percussion, design
  • Jerry Harrison – keyboards, synthesizers, guitars, backing vocals
  • Tina Weymouth – bass guitar, synthesizer, guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Frantz – drums, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Wally Badarou – synthesizers
  • Bernie Worrell – synthesizers
  • Alex Weir – guitar
  • Steve Scales – percussion
  • Raphael Dejesus – percussion
  • David Van Tieghem – percussion
  • L. Shankar – double violin
  • Richard Landry – saxophone
  • Nona Hendryx – backing vocals
  • Dolette McDonald – backing vocals
  • Butch Jones – recording
  • John Convertino – recording assistant
  • Alex Sadkin – overdubbing, mixing
  • Frank Gibson – overdubbing assistant, mixing assistant
  • Jay Mark – overdubbing assistant, mixing assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Robert Rauschenberg – limited edition cover art

Track listing:

All tracks are written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth.

  1. Burning Down the House
  2. Making Flippy Floppy
  3. Girlfriend is Better
  4. Slippery People
  5. I Get Wild/Wild Gravity
  6. Swamp
  7. Moon Rocks
  8. Pull Up the Rocks
  9. This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)

John Hicks: Same

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In May 1982, “Theresa” label released the self-titled, fifth John Hicks album. It was recorded in 1982, at “Different Fur Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Allen Pittman.

Personnel:

  • John Hicks – piano
  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
  • Olympia Hicks – piano
  • Walter Booker – bass
  • Idris Muhammad – drums
  • Mark Needham – recording, mixing
  • John Golden – lacquer cut
  • Paul Arslanian – producer assistant

Track listing:

  1. Pas De Trois (Dance for Three) – Paul Arslanian
  2. Steadfast – John Hicks
  3. For John Chapman – John Hicks
  4. Star-Crossed Lovers – Billy Strayhorn
  5. Littlest One of All – Bobby Hutcherson
  6. After the Morning – John Hicks
  7. That Ole Devil Called Love – Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher
  8. Gypsy Folk Tales – Walter Davis

Boredoms: Super ae

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On May 25, 1998, “Warner Music Japan” label released “Super æ”, the fifth Boredoms studio album. It was recorded March 1996 – March 1998, and was produced by Masanobu Kondo and Yamantaka Eye.

Personnel:

  • Yamantaka Eye – vocals, synthesizer, percussion, loops, electronics
  • Yamamoto Seiichi – vocals, guitar
  • Yoshimi P-We – vocals, synthesizer, percussion, trumpet, Casio keyboard
  • Hira – vocals, bass guitar, percussion
  • Atari – drums, samples, percussion
  • EDA – drums, electronic percussion
  • Masayo Takise – mastering
  • Kazvnori Akita – design
  • Masanobu Kondo – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Super You
  2. Super Are
  3. Super Going
  4. Super Coming
  5. Sueper Are You
  6. Super Shine
  7. Super Good

Black Mountain: Destroyer

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On May 24, 2019, “Dine Alone” label released “Destroyer”, the fifth Black Mountain studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by John Congleton and Stephen McBean.

Personnel:

  • Rachel Fannan – vocals
  • Brooke Worrel – vocal
  • Stephen McBean – vocals, electric guitar, bass, organ, percussion, electronic drums, e-bow, engineer
  • Jeremy Schmidt – synthesizer, mellotron, vocoder, keyboards arrangements, recording, artwork
  • Arjan Miranda – acoustic guitar, bass, e-bow
  • Brad Truax – bass
  • Steve Fishman – bass
  • Andy Anderson – bass
  • Adam Bulgasem – drums
  • Kliph Scurlock – drums
  • Kid Millions – drums
  • John Congleton – mixing
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen McBean, except where noted.

  1. Future Shades
  2. Home Arising – Jeremy Schmidt
  3. Closer to the Edge – Jeremy Schmidt
  4. High Rise
  5. Pretty Little Lazies
  6. Boogie Lover
  7. Licensed to Drive – Jeremy Schmidt
  8. FD’ 72

Catherine Wheel: Wishwille

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On May 23, 2000, “Columbia” label released “Wishville”, the fifth and final Catherine Wheel studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Helioscentric Studio” in Rye, East Sussex, England, and was produced by Tim – Friese Greene and Rob Dickinson.

Personnel:

  • Sara Lee – vocals
  • Rob Dickinson – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Brian Futter – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Tim Friese-Greene – organ, piano
  • Neil Sims – vocals, bass, percussion, drums, loops
  • Jason Corsaro – engineer
  • Mike Shipley – mixing
  • Storm Thorgerson – cover art
  • Peter Curzon – cover art
  • Stephen Stickler – photography
  • Rupert Truman – photography

Track listing:

  1. Sparks Are Gonna Fly
  2. Gasoline
  3. Lifeline
  4. What We Want to Believe In
  5. All of That
  6. Idle Life
  7. Mad Dog
  8. Ballad of a Running Man
  9. Crème Caramel

Grace Jones: Nightclubbing

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On May 11, 1981, “Island” label released “Nightclubbing”, the fifth Grace Jones studio album. It was recorded 1980 – 1981. at “Compass Point Studios” in the Bahamas, and was produced by Alex Sadkin and Chris Blackwell.

Personnel:

  • Grace Jones – lead and backing vocals
  • Mikey Chung – guitar
  • Barry Reynolds – guitar
  • Monte Browne – rhythm guitar
  • Tyrone Downie – vocals, keyboards
  • Wally Badarou – keyboards
  • Jack Emblow – accordion
  • Masai Delon – vocals
  • Jess Roden – vocals
  • Robbie Shakespeare – bass guitar
  • Sly Dunbar – drums, syndrums
  • Mel Speller – vocals, percussion
  • Uziah Thompson – percussion
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Walking in the Rain – Harry Vanda, George Young
  2. Pull Up to the Bumper – Grace Jones, Koo Koo Baya, Dana Mano
  3. Use Me – Bill Withers
  4. Nightclubbing – David Bowie, Iggy Pop
  5. Art Groupie – Grace Jones, Barry Reynolds
  6. I’ve Seen That Face Before – Astor Piazzolla, Barry Reynold, Dennis Wilkeym Nathalie Delon
  7. Feel Up – Grace Jones
  8. Demolition Man – Sting
  9. I’ve Done It Again – Berry Reynolds, Marianne Faithfull

Tom Cochrane And Red Rider: Same

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On May 7, 1986, “Capitol” label released the self-titled, fifth Tom Cochrane and Red Rider studio album. It was recorded in 1986, at “Rockfield Studios” in Wales, “Cedartree Studios” in Kitchener, Ontario, and was produced by Patrick Moran, Tom Cochrane, Ken Greer, Fraser Hill and Rick Hutt. The album earned Cochrane “Juno Awards” for “Composer of the Year” and “Group of the Year”. A remastered version was released by EMI in 2004.

Personnel:

  • Tom Cochrane – lead vocals, guitar
  • Ken Greer – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • John Webster – keyboards
  • Ken Sinnaeve – bass guitar
  • Graham Broad – drums, percussion
  • Paul Martinea – bass
  • Jorn Anderson – drums
  • John Johnson – saxophone
  • Wendy Davis – backing vocals
  • Billy Pilgrim – backing vocals
  • Mission Singers – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Cochrane, except where noted.

  1. Boy Inside Man
  2. Love Under Fire – Tom Cochrane, Ken Greer
  3. The Untouchable One
  4. Lasting Song
  5. Citizen Cain
  6. Ashes to Diamonds
  7. The Loading – Tom Cochrane, Ken Greer
  8. Ocean Blues (Emotion Blue)
  9. River of Stone
  10. One More Time (Some Old Habits) – Tom Cochrane, Ken Greer

Yello: One Second

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On May 4, 1987, “Mercury” label released “One Second”, the fifth Yello studio album. It was recorded in 1987, and was produced by Boris Blank.

Personnel:

  • Boris Blank – lead and backing vocals, spoken word, keyboards, synthesizers, samplers, programming, arrangements, recording, engineer
  • Dieter Meier – lead and backing vocals, spoken word, recording, engineer
  • Chico Hablas – guitar
  • Philip Kienholz – electric piano, accordion
  • Beat Ash – drum machine
  • Steve Trop – trombone
  • Don Randolph – bass trombone
  • Petia Kaufman – glass harp 
  • Shirley Bassey – lead vocals
  • Rush Winters – co-lead vocals
  • Billy MacKenzie – lead and co-lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Farida – spoken word
  • Santiago Alfonso – African spoken word
  • Ian Tregoning – mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Boris Blank and Dieter Meier.

  1. La Habanera
  2. Moon on Ice
  3. Call It Love
  4. Le Secret Farida
  5. Hawaiian Chance
  6. The Rhythm Divine
  7. Santiago
  8. Goldrush
  9. Oh Yeah
  10. Dr. Van Steiner
  11. Si Senor the Hairy Grill
  12. L’Hôtel

The Soft Pink Truth: Shal We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase?

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On May 1, 2020, “Thrill Jockey” label released “Shal We Go On Sinning So That Grace May Increase?, the fifth Soft Pink Truth (The) album.

Personnel:

  • Drew Daniel – piano, glockenspiel, synth, sampler, editing, mixing
  • Koye Berry – piano
  • M.C. Schmidt – piano, noise
  • Andrew Bernstein – saxophone
  • John Berndt – saxophone
  • Sarah Hennies – vibraphone, bells
  • Colin Self – vocals
  • Jana Hunter – vocals
  • David Serotte – vocals
  • Angel Deradoorian – vocals
  • Heba Kadry – mastering
  • Robert Beatty – artwork, design

Track listing:

  1. Shall We Go on Swimming
  2. So That Grace May Increase

Primus: Conspiranoid

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On April 22, 2022, “ATO” label released “Conspiranoid”, the fifth Primus EP. It was recorded in 2023, at “The Dairy Studios” in Brixton, London, and was produced by Les Claypool.

Personnel:

  • Les Claypool – vocals, bass guitar, mixing, painting
  • Larry LaLonde – electric guitar
  • Tim “Herb” Alexander – drums
  • Jason Mills – engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Agent Ogden – layout, design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Les Claypool, except where noted.

  1. Conspiranoia – additional lyrics by Cage Claypool, music by Les Claypool
  2. Follow the Fool – music by Les Claypool
  3. Erin on the Side of Caution – music by Larry LaLonde