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Pet Shop Boys: Introspective

On October 10, 1988, “Parlaphone” label released “Introspective”, the third Pet Shop Boys studio album. It was recorded 1987 – 1988, at “Advison” and “Sarm West” in London, and was produced by Trevor Horn, David Jacob, Stephen Lipson, Lewis A. Martineé, Julian Mendelsohn, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe.

Personnel:

  • Neil Tennant – design
  • Chris Lowe – design
  • Nestor Gomez – guitar
  • Josh Milan – piano
  • Fro Sossa – additional keyboards 
  • Mike Bakst – additional keyboards, brass score
  • Tony Concepción – brass, trumpet solo 
  • Kenneth William Faulk, Dana Tebor, Ed Calle – brass 
  • Judy Bennett, Sharon Blackwell, H. Robert Carr, Mario Friendo, Derek Green, Michael Hoyte, Sally Bradshaw, Herbie Joseph, Paul Lee, Gee Morris, Dee Ricketts, Iris Sutherland, Yvonne White – additional vocals  
  • The Voice in Fashion – backing vocals 
  • Richard Niles – orchestra arrangement, conducting
  • Lewis A. Martineé – brass arrangements
  • Blue Weaver – Fairlight programming
  • Andy Richards, Gary Maughan – Fairlight programming
  • Stephen Lipson – engineer
  • David Jacob – engineer
  • Mike Nielsen – engineer
  • Julian Mendelsohn – engineer
  • Frankie Knuckles – mixing, additional production
  • John Poppo – mixing
  • Lewis A. Martineé – engineer, mixing
  • Mike Couzzi – engineer
  • César Sogbe – engineer assistant
  • Mark Farrow – design
  • Eric Watson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant, except where noted.

  1. Left to My Own Devices
  2. I Want a Dog
  3. Domino Dancing
  4. I’m Not Scared
  5. Always on My Mind / In My House – Wayne Carson Thompson, Marj James, Johnny Christopher
  6. It’s Alright – Sterling Void. Marshall Jefferson, Paris Brightedge

Stanley Turrentine: Cherry

In September 1972, “CTI” label released “Cherry”, the 36th Stanley Turrentine album. It was recorded in May 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Milt Jackson – vibraphone
  • Cornell Dupree – guitar
  • Bob James – piano, electric piano, arranger
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Billy Cobham – drums
  • Weldon Irvine Jr. – arranger

Track listing:

  1. Speedball – Lee Morgan
  2. I Remember You – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger
  3. The Revs – Milt Jackson
  4. Sister Sanctified – Weldon Irvine
  5. Cherry – Ray Gilbert, Don Redman
  6. Introspective – Weldon Irvine