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Scorpions: Face the Heat

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On September 21, 1993, “Mercury” label released “Face the Heat”, the twelfth Scorpions studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Little Mountain Sound Studios” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Bruce Fairbairn,

Personnel:

  • Klaus Meine – lead and backing vocals, arrangements
  • Rudolf Schenker – rhythm and lead guitar, sitar, EBow, backing vocals
  • Matthias Jabs – rhythm and lead guitar, talk box
  • Ralph Rieckermann – bass
  • Herman Rarebell – drums, percussion
  • John Webster – keyboards
  • Luke Herzog – additional keyboards, arrangements
  • Helen Donath – opera voice
  • Rhian Gittins – girl’s voice
  • Paul Laine, Mark LaFrance – backing vocals
  • Bruce Fairbairn – backing vocals, arrangements
  • Mark Hudson – backing vocals
  • Erwin Musper – engineer, mixing
  • Mike Plotnikoff – engineer
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Hubert Kretzschmar – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker, except where noted.

  1. Alien Nation
  2. No Pain No Gain – Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Mark Hudson
  3. Someone to Touch – Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Mark Hudson
  4. Under the Same Sun – Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Scott Fairbairn
  5. Unholy Alliance
  6. Woman
  7. Hate to Be Nice
  8. Taxman Woman
  9. Ship of Fools
  10. Nightmare Avenue – Matthias jabs, Klaus Meine, Mark Hudson
  11. Lonely Nights

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

Aerosmith: Nine Lives

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On March 18, 1997, “Columbia” label released “Nine Lives”, the twelfth Aerosmith studio album. It was recorded September – November 1996, at “Avatar” in New York City, “The Boneyard” (Joe Perry’s home studio, and was produced by Kevin Shirley, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer.

Personnel:

  • Steven Tyler – lead vocals, keyboards, hand organ, piano, harmonica, hammer dulcimer, percussion, horn arrangements, engineer
  • Joe Perry – guitar, slide guitar, dulcimer, backing vocals, engineer
  • Brad Whitford – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Tom Hamilton – bass guitar, Chapman Stick
  • Joey Kramer – drums
  • John Webster – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Ramesh Mishra – sarangi
  • Sander Selover – programming
  • David Campbell – string and horn arrangements, conductor
  • Suzie Katayama – strings, conductor
  • Elliot Scheiner, Kevin Shirley – engineer, mixing
  • Mark Hudson, Rory Romano – engineer
  • Leon Zervos – mastering
  • David Frangioni – production engineer
  • Christopher Austopchuk, Gail Marowitz – art direction, photography
  • Jeanne Greco – calligraphy
  • F. Scott Schafer – photography

Track listing:

  1. Nine Lives – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Frederiksen
  2. Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees) – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Glen Ballard
  3. Hole in My Soul – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Desmond Child
  4. Taste of India – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Glen Ballard
  5. Full Circle – Steven Tyler, Taylor Rhodes
  6. Something’s Gotta Give – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Frederiksen
  7. Ain’t That a Bitch – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Desmond Child
  8. The Farm – Steven Tyler, Mark Hudson, Steve Dudas
  9. Crash – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Mark Hudson, Dominic Miler
  10. Kiss Your Past Goodbye – Steven Tyler, Mark Hudson
  11. Pink – Steven Tyler, Richard Supa, Glen Ballard
  12. Attitude Adjustment – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Fredeiksen
  13. Fallen Angels – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Richard Supa

Blue Murder: Same

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On April 25, 1989, “Geffen” label released the self-titled, debut Blue Murder album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, at “Little Mountain Sound Studios” in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was produced by Bob Rock.

Personnel:

  • John Sykes– lead vocals, guitars
  • Nik Green – keyboards
  • Tony Franklin- bass, backing vocals
  • Carmine Appice- drums, backing vocals
  • John Webster- additional keyboard programming
  • Mike Fraser- engineer, mixing
  • Chris Taylor, Ken Lomis – engineer assistant
  • Greg Fulginiti, John Golden – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by John Sykes, except where noted.

  1. Riot
  2. Sex Child
  3. Valley of the Kings – John Sykes, Tony Martin
  4. Jelly Roll
  5. Blue Murder – Carmine Appice, John Sykes, Tony Franklin
  6. Out of Love
  7. Billy
  8. Ptolemy
  9. Black-Hearted Woman – Carmine Appice, Tony Franklin, John Sykes

Alice Cooper: Hey Stoopid

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On July 2, 1991, “Epic” label released “Hey Stoopid”, the twelfth Alice Cooper solo album. It was recorded 1990 – 1991, at “Bearsville Studios” in New York, and was produced by Peter Collins.

Personnel:

  • Alice Cooper– vocals, harmonica
  • Stef Burns – guitar
  • Hugh McDonald– bass
  • Mickey Curry– drums
  • Slash– guitar
  • Joe Satriani– guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Vai– guitar
  • Vinnie Moore– guitar
  • Mick Mars– guitar
  • Nikki Sixx– bass
  • John Webster– keyboards, Hammond B3 Organ
  • Robert Bailey – keyboards
  • Jai Winding – keyboards
  • Chris Boardman – string arrangement
  • Steve Croes – synclavier
  • Ozzy Osbourne– backing vocals
  • Zachary Nevel – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Hey Stoopid – Alice Cooper, Vic Pepe, Jack Ponti, Bob Pfeifer
  2. Love’s a Loaded Gun – Alice Cooper, Vic Pepe, Jack Ponti
  3. Snakebite – Alice Cooper, Vic Pepe, Jack Ponti, Bob Pfeifer, Lance Bulen, Kelly Keeling
  4. Burning Our Bed – Alice Cooper, Al Pitrelli, Bob Pfeifer, Steve West
  5. Dangerous Tonight – Alice Cooper, Desmond Child
  6. Might as Well Be on Mars – Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner, Desmond Child
  7. Feed My Frankenstein – Alice Cooper, Zodiac Mindwarp, Ian Richardson, Nick Coler
  8. Hurricane Years – Alice Cooper, Vic Pepe, Jack Ponti, Bob Pfeifer
  9. Little by Little – Alice Cooper, Vic Pepe, Jack Ponti, Bob Pfeifer
  10. Die for You – Alice Cooper, Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx, Jim Vallance
  11. Dirty Dreams – Alice Cooper, Bob Pfeifer, Jim Vallance
  12. Winf-Up-Toy – Alice Cooper, Vic Pepe, Jack Ponti, Bob Pfeifer

John Martyn: Solid Air

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In February 1973, “Island” label released “Solid Air”, the fourth John Martyn studio album. It was recorded November – December 1972, at “Island Studios”, “Basing Street”, “Sound Techinques” in London, and was produced by John Martyn and John Wood. The title track “Solid Air” was dedicated to Nick Drake. “Q” magazine ranked the album at number 67 on its list of the “Greatest British Album Ever”, and was was also included in their list of “Best Chill-Out Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • John Martyn– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick– acoustic and electric piano, organ, clavinet
  • Richard Thompson– mandolin
  • Danny Thompson– acoustic bass
  • Dave Pegg– bass
  • Dave Mattacks– drums
  • Neemoi “Speedy” Acquaye – congas
  • Tristan Fry – vibraphone
  • Tony Coe– saxophone
  • Simon Nicol– autoharp
  • Sue Draheim– violin
  • John Wood – engineer
  • Fabio Nicoli – design
  • Visualeyes – photography
  • John Webster – photography

Track listing:

All Tracks by John Martyn, except where noted.

  1. Solid Air
  2. Over the Hill
  3. Don’t Want to Know
  4. I’d Rather Be the Devil – Skip James
  5. Go Down Easy
  6. Dreams by the Sea
  7. May You Never
  8. The Man in the Station
  9. The Easy Blues

Aerosmith: Pump

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On September 12, 1989, “Geffen” label released “Pump”, the tenth Aerosmith studio album. It was recorded January–June 1989, at “Little Mountain Sound Studio”, and was produced by Bruce Fairbairn. The album was certified 7 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, and 7 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”. In 1990, Aerosmith won “Grammy Award” for the album song “Janie’s Got a Gun”, for “Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal”.

Personnel:

  • Steven Tyler– lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica
  • Joe Perry– guitar, backing vocals
  • Brad Whitford– guitar
  • Tom Hamilton– bass, backing vocals
  • Joey Kramer– drums
  • John Webster – keyboards
  • Bruce Fairbairn– trumpet, backing vocals
  • The Margarita Horns (Bruce Fairbairn, Henry Christian, Ian Putz, Tom Keenlyside) – brass instruments, saxophones
  • Randy Raine-Reusch – Appalachian dulcimer, didgeridoo, mouth organ, glass harmonica
  • Bob Dowd – backing vocals
  • Catherine Epps – spoken intro
  • Michael Fraser, Ken Lomas – engineer
  • Mike Fraser – mixing
  • Greg Fulginiti – mastering
  • David Donnelly – mastering supervision
  • Kim Champagne, Gabrielle Raumberger – art direction
  • Andy Engel – logo design
  • Norman Seeff – photography
  • Mark Ryden – tattoo art

Track listing:

  1. Young Lust – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Jim Vallance
  2. I.N.E. – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Desmond Child
  3. Going Down/Love in an Elevator – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
  4. Monkey on My Back – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
  5. Water Song/Janie’s Got a Gun – Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton
  6. Dulcimer Stomp/The Other Side – Steven Tyler, Jim Vallance, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland
  7. My Girl – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
  8. Don’t Get Mad, Get Even – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
  9. Hoodoo/Voodoo Medicine Man – Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford
  10. What It Takes – Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Desmond Child

The Cult: Sonic Temple

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On April 10, 1989, “Beggars Banquet” label released “Sonic Temple”, the fourth Cult album. It was recorded September – November 1988, at “Little Mountain Sound Studios” in Vancouver,  and was produced by Bob Rock.

Personnel:

  • Ian Astbury– vocals, percussion
  • Billy Duffy– guitar
  • Jamie Stewart– bass guitar, keyboards
  • Mickey Curry– drums
  • Iggy Pop– backing vocals
  • John Webster– keyboards
  • Bob Buckley – strings arrangements
  • Mike Fraser – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy.

  1. Sun King
  2. Fire Woman
  3. American Horse
  4. Edie (Ciao Baby)
  5. Sweet Soul Sister
  6. Soul Asylum
  7. New York City
  8. Automatic Blues
  9. Soldier Blue
  10. Wake Up Time for Freedom