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Sparks: Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins

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On November 15, 1994, at “Logic” label released “Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins”, the 16th Sparks album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Sparks Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

Personnel:

  • Russell Mael – vocals
  • Ron Mael – keyboards
  • Tsui Hark, Bill Kong – guest vocals
  • Alan Fisch – engineeri
  • John Thomas – additional engineering, mixing
  • Steve Bates – additional engineering, mixing
  • Mark Stagg – additional production
  • Linus Burdick – additional production

Track listing:

All tracks by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

  1. Gratuitous Sax
  2. When Do I Get to Sing ‘My Way
  3. (When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing
  4. Frankly, Scarlett, I Don’t Give a Damn
  5. I Thought I Told You to Wait in the Car
  6. Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil
  7. Now That I Own the BBC
  8. Tsui Hark
  9. The Ghost of Liberace
  10. Let’s Go Surfing
  11. Senseless Violins

The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead

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The Smiths - The Queen-is-dead

On June 16, 1986, “Rough Trade” label released “The Queen Is Dead”, the third Smiths (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1985, and was produced by Morrissey and Johnny Marr. The album cover was designed by Morrissey and features Alain Delon photograph from the 1964 film “L’Insoumis”. “The Queen Is Dead” has received unanimous critical acclaim worldwide. “NME” magazine voted “The Queen Is Dead” the “Greatest Album of All Time’. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 216 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel

  • Morrissey– vocals, art concept
  • Johnny Marr– guitars, harmonium, synthesised strings instruments and flute arrangements
  • Andy Rourke– bass
  • Mike Joyce– drums
  • Stephen Street – engineer
  • John Porter – engineer
  • Caryn Gough – layout
  • Steve Wright – photography

Track listing

All tracks by Morrissey and Johnny Marr, except “Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty” (used as an intro to “The Queen Is Dead”), by A.J. Mills, Fred Godfrey and Bennett Scott.

  1. The Queen Is Dead
  2. Frankly, Mr.Shankly
  3. I Know It’s Over
  4. Never Had No One Ever
  5. Cemetery Gates
  6. Bigmouth Strikes Again
  7. The Boy With The Thorn in His Side
  8. Vicar in a Tutu
  9. There is a Light That Never Goes Out
  10. Some Girls are Bigger Than Others