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Van Halen: Fair Warning

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On April 29, 1981, “Warner Bros” label released “Fair Warning”, the fourth Van Halen studio album. It was recorded March – April 1981, at “Sunset Sound recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by ted Templeman.

Personnel:

  • David Lee Roth – lead vocals
  • Eddie Van Halen – guitar, synthesizers, backing vocals
  • Michael Anthony – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Alex Van Halen – drums
  • Donn Landee – engineer
  • Gene Meros – engineer
  • Chris Bellman – remastering
  • Gregg Geller – remastering
  • Richard Seireeni – art direction
  • William Kurelek – cover artwork
  • Pete Angelus – design
  • Greg Gorman – photography, inlay photos
  • Neil Zlozower – photography
  • Jo Motta – project coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, and David Lee Roth.

  1. Mean Street
  2. Dirty Movies
  3. Sinner’s Swing!
  4. Hear About It Later
  5. Unchained
  6. Push Comes to Shove
  7. So This Is Love?
  8. Sunday Afternoon in the Park
  9. One Foot Out the Door

Gene Parsons: Kindling

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In August 1973, “Warner Bros” label released “Kindling”, the debut Gene Parsons album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Warner Bros. Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Russ Titelman.

Personnel:

  • Gene Parsons – vocals, guitar, bass, banjo, drums, harmonica, auto harp, percussion
  • Clarence White – guitar, mandolin
  • Gib Guilbeau – rhythm guitar, fiddle
  • Bill Payne – keyboards
  • Nick DeCaro – accordion
  • Roger Bush – bass
  • Andy Newmark – drums
  • Ralph Stanley – tenor vocal
  • Red Callender – tuba
  • Vassar Clements – violin
  • Lee Herschberg, Donn Landee, Bobby Hata – recording
  • John and Barbara Cascado – art direction
  • Greg Gorman – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gene Parsons, except where noted.

  1. Monument
  2. Long Way Back
  3. Do Not Disturb – Skip Battin, Kim Fowley
  4. Willin’ – Lowell George
  5. On the Spot – Gene Parsons, Clarence White, Gib Guilbeau
  6. Take a City Bride – Gib Guilbeau
  7. Sonic Bummer – Gene Parsons
  8. I Must Be a Tree – Gene Parsons, Gib Guilbeau
  9. Drunkard’s Dream – Ralph Stanley
  10. Banjo Dog
  11. Back Again

Lindsey Buckingham: Out of the Cradle

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On June 16, 1992, “Reprise” label released “Out of the Cradle”, the third Lindsey Buckingham studio album. It was recorded 1988 -1992, and was produced by Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut.

Personnel:

  • Lindsey Buckingham – vocals, guitars, bass guitar,  keyboards,  synthesizer, drums, percussion, drum and percussion programming, Polaroid art
  • Mitchell Froom – organ
  • Larry Klein – bass
  • Buell Neidlinger – bass
  • Alex Acuña – percussion
  • Richard Dashut, Greg Droman, Kevin Killen – engineer
  • Lori Fumar, Eric Rudd, Talley Sherwood – engineer assistant
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Greg Gorman, Ron Slenzak – photography
  • Richard Dashut – Polaroid art
  • Walter Egan – woodcuts

Track listing:

All tracks by Lindsey Buckingham, except where noted.

  1. Instrumental Introduction To
  2. Don’t Look Down
  3. Wrong – Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut
  4. Countdown
  5. All My Sorrows – The Kingston Trio
  6. Soul Drifter
  7. Instrumental Introduction To – Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut
  8. This is the Time – Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut
  9. You Do or You Don’t – Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut
  10. Street of Dreams – Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut
  11. Spoken Introduction To – Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut
  12. Surrender the Rain – Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut
  13. Doing What I Can
  14. Turn It On – Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut
  15. This Nearly Was Mine – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein
  16. Say We’ll Meet Again – Lindsey Buckingham, Robert Aquirre

Frank Zappa: Jazz From Hell

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On November 15, 1986, “Barking Pumpkin Records” label released “Jazz from Hell”, the forty-seventh Frank Zappa album. It was recorded 1985–1986, at “UMRK”; “Palais des Sports” in St. Etienne, France, and was produced by Frank Zappa. “Jazz from Hell” was Zappa’s final studio album released in his lifetime. In 1988, Frank Zappa won “Grammy Award” for “Best Rock Instrumental Performance”.

Personnel:

  • Frank Zappa– lead guitar, Synclavier, keyboards
  • Steve Vai– rhythm guitar
  • Ray White– rhythm guitar
  • Tommy Mars– keyboards
  • Bobby Martin – keyboards
  • Scott Thunes– bass guitar
  • Chad Wackerman– drums
  • Ed Mann– percussion
  • Bob Stone – engineer
  • Greg Gorman – cover photography
  • Bob Rice – computer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Frank Zappa.

  1. Night School
  2. The Beltway Bandits
  3. While You Were Art II
  4. Jazz from Hell
  5. G-Spot Tornado
  6. Damp Ankles
  7. Etienne
  8. Massaggio Galore

 

Fleetwood Mac: Tango in the Night

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On April 13, 1987, “Warner Bros” released “Tango in the Night”, the 14th studio Fleetwood Mac album. It was recorded November 1985 – March 1987, and was produced by Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut.

Personnel:

  • Lindsey Buckingham – vocals, guitars, Fairlight CMI, lap harp, percussion and drum programming, arranger, additional engineering, cover concept
  • Stevie Nicks– vocals
  • Christine McVie – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
  • John McVie– bass guitar
  • Mick Fleetwood– drums, percussion
  • Greg Droman – engineer
  • Jeri Heiden – art direction
  • Richard Dashut – cover concept
  • Brett-Livingstone Strong – cover painting
  • Greg Gorman – photography

Track listing:

  1. Big Love – Lindsey Buckingham
  2. Seven Wonders – Sandy Stewart, Stevie Nicks
  3. Everywhere – Christine McVie
  4. Caroline – Lindsey Buckingham
  5. Tango in the Night – Lindsey Buckingham
  6. Mystified – Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham
  7. Little Lies – Christine McVie, Eddy Quintela
  8. Family Man – Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut
  9. Welcome to the Room… Sara – Stevie Nicks
  10. Isn’t It Midnight – Christine McVie, Eddy Quintela, Lindsey Buckingham
  11. When I See You Again – Stevie Nicks
  12. You and I, Part II – Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie