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The Exploited: Horror Epics

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Exploited Horror Epics

On April 15, 1985,“Taang!” label released “Horror Epics”, the fourth Exploited (The) studio album. It was recorded at “Yard Studios” in London, and was produced by Wattie Buchan and Phil Chilton.

Personnel:

  • Wattie Buchan- vocals
  • Karl – guitar
  • Wayne Tyas – bass
  • Willie Buchan – drums
  • John Ravenhall – engineer
  • Brian Burrows – design
  • Scott Billet – photography
  • Mark Brennan – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Wattie Buchan and Wayne Tyas, except where noted.

  1. Horror Epics
  2. Don’t Forget the Chaos – Wattie Buchan
  3. Law and Order
  4. I Hate You – Willie Buchan
  5. No More Idols
  6. Maggie
  7. Dangerous Visions
  8. Down Below
  9. Treat You Like Shit
  10. Forty Odd Years Ago
  11. My Life

The Stranglers: Rattus Norvegicus

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On April 15, 1977,”United Artists” label released “Rattus Norvegicus”, the debut Stranglers (The) studio album. It was recorded 20 December 1976 – 28 January 1977 at “TW Studios” in  Fulham, ”Olympic Studios”  in London, and was produced by Martin Rushen. In 2014, “NME” magazine ranked it at number 196 in its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Hugh Cornwell – lead and backing vocals, guitars
  • Dave Greenfield– lead and backing vocals, keyboards
  • Jean-Jacques Burnel – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
  • Jet Black– percussion
  • Eric Clarke – tenor saxophone
  • Alan Winstanley– engineer
  • Benny King – engineer assistant, mixing
  • Doug Bennett– mixing
  • Paul Henry– art direction, artwork, sleeve design
  • Trevor Rogers– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield, Jean-Jacques Burnel and Jet Black.

  1. Sometimes
  2. Goodbye Toulouse
  3. London Lady
  4. Princess of the Streets
  5. Hanging Around
  6. Peaches
  7. (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)
  8. Ugly
  9. Down in the Sewer

Ian Gillan Band: Clear All Turbulence

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On April 15, 1977, “Island” label release “Clear Air Turbulence”, the  second Ian Gillan Band studio album. It was recorded at “Kingsway Recorders” in London, and was produced by Ian Gillan, Colin Towns, John Gustafson, Ray Fenwick and Mark Nauseef.

Personnel:

  • Ian Gillan– vocals
  • Ray Fenwick– vocals, guitars
  • Colin Towns– keyboards, flutes
  • John Gustafson – vocals, bass guitar
  • Mark Nauseef– drums, percussion
  • Phil Kersie – tenor saxophone
  • Martin Firth – baritone saxophone
  • John Huckridge – trumpet
  • Derek Healey – trumpet
  • Malcolm Griffiths – trombone
  • Cy Payne – brass arrangements
  • Brad Davis – recording
  • Paul Watkins, Bob Broglia – engineer assistant
  • Louis Austin – remix
  • Chris Foss – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray Fenwick, Ian Gillan, John Gustafson, Mark Nauseef and Colin Towns.

  1. Clear Air Turbulence
  2. Five Moons
  3. Money Lender
  4. Over The Hill
  5. Goodhand Liza
  6. Angel Manchenio

Marianne Faithfull: Come My Way

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On April 15, 1965, “Decca” label released “Come My Way”, the first Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded at the “IBC Studios” in London, and was produced by Tony Calder.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithful – vocal
  • Jon Mark – arrangements
  • Martin Haines – engineer
  • Chris O’Dell – design
  • Gered Mankowitz – photography
  • Andy Wickham – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks are traditional, except where noted.

  1. Come My Way
  2. Jabberwoc
  3. Portland Town
  4. House of the Rising Sun
  5. Spanish Is a Loving Tongue
  6. Fare Thee Well
  7. Lonesome Travelers – Lee Hays
  8. Down in the Salley Garden
  9. Mary Ann
  10. Full Fathom Five
  11. Four Strong Winds – Ian Tyson
  12. Black Girl
  13. Once I Had a Sweetheart
  14. Bells of Freedom

Depeche Mode: Ultra

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On April 14, 1997, “Mute” label released “Ultra”, the ninth Depeche Mode studio album. It was recorded January 1996 – February 1997; at “Abbey Road” in Eastcote, Westside, Strongroom, “RAK” in London, “Electric Lady” in New York City, “Larrabee West”  in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tim Simenon.

Personnel:

  • David Gahan – vocals
  • Martin Gore – vocals, guitar, sampler, piano
  • BJ Cole– pedal steel guitar
  • Dave Clayton – keyboards, keyboards programming, string arrangements
  • Daniel Miller – synthesizer
  • Doug Wimbish– bass
  • Gota Yashiki– drums
  • Keith LeBlanc– drums
  • Jaki Liebezeit– percussion
  • Danny Cummings– percussion
  • Victor Indrizzo– percussion
  • Daniel Miller– System 700
  • Richard Niles– string conductor, string score
  • Graeme Perkins – string coordinator
  • Kerry Hopwood – programming
  • Q – engineer, mixing
  • Lee Fitzgerald – engineer assistant
  • Guy Massey – engineer assistant
  • Jim – engineer assistant
  • Robbie Kazandjian – engineer assistant
  • Jamie Campbell – engineer assistant
  • Audie Chamberlain – engineer assistant
  • Lee Phillips – engineer assistant
  • Tom Rixton – engineer assistant
  • Gary Forde – engineer assistant
  • Greg – engineer assistant
  • Paul Hicks– engineer assistant
  • Gareth Jones– additional vocal engineering, mixing
  • Tim Simenon– mixing
  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Anton Corbijn– art direction, front cover, photography
  • Area – design
  • Brian Dowling – color prints

Tracks listing:

All tracks by Martin Gore.

  1. Barrel of a Gun
  2. The Love Thieves
  3. Home
  4. It’s No Good
  5. Uselink
  6. Useless
  7. Sister of Night
  8. Jazz Thieves
  9. Freestate
  10. The Bottom Line
  11. Insight
  12. Junior Painkiller (hidden track)

Peter Murphy: Holy Smoke

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On April 14, 1992, “Beggars Banquet” label released “Holy Smoke”, the fourth Peter Murphy solo studio album. It was recorded at “Maison Rouge Studios” in London; “The Stereo Society” in New York, and was produced by Mike Thorne and Peter Murphy.

Personnel:

  • Peter Murphy– vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Peter Bonas – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Rick Shaffer – guitar
  • Paul Statham – bass, acoustic guitar, keyboards
  • Eddie Branch – bass
  • Terl Bryant– drums, percussion
  • John Vartan – ney, zurna, tambura
  • Mike Thorne– synclavier
  • Alison Limerick– vocals
  • Gini Ball – strings
  • Jonathan Carney– strings
  • Chris Pitsillides – strings
  • Audrey Riley– strings
  • Zoe Caryl – backing vocals
  • Fernando Kral – engineer, mixing
  • Stuart Every – engineer assistant
  • Jack Skinner – mastering
  • Anton Corbijn– photography
  • Jason Appleton – production assistant
  • Laura Janisse – production assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Murphy and Paul Statham except where noted.

  1. Keep Me From Harm
  2. Kill the Hate – Peter Murphy
  3. You’re So Close
  4. The Sweetest Drop
  5. Low Room – Peter Murphy, Eddie Branch, Peter Bonas, Teri Bryant
  6. Let Me Love You – Peter Murphy
  7. Our Secret Garden – Peter Murphy
  8. Dream Gone By
  9. Hit Song – Peter Murphy, The Hundred Man
  10. Untitled (hidden track)

Gentle Giant: Three Friends

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Three friends

On April 14, 1972, “Vertigo” label released “Three Friends”, the third Gentle Giant album. It was recorded in December 1971, at “Advison Studios” and “Command Studios” in London, and was produced by Gentle Giant.

Personnel:

  • Kerry Minnear – vocals, Hammond organ, piano, electric piano, Mellotron,  Minimoog,  Clavinet, Baldwin Spinet electric harpsishord, Vibraphone, bongos, triangle
  • Derek Shulman – vocals
  • Phil Shulman- vocals, tenor saxophone, tenor saxophones, baritone saxophone, baritone saxophones
  • Ray Shulman- vocals, bass, fuzz bass, violins, electric violin, 12 string guitar
  • Gary Green- electric guitar, mandolin, tambourine
  • Malcolm Mortimore- drums, concert snare, hi-hat, bass drum
  • Calvin Shulman – boy’s voice
  • Martin Rushent – engineer
  • Rick Breach – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Kerry Minnear, Derek Shulman, Phil Shulman, and Ray Shulman, except where noted.

  1. Prologue – Phil Shulman, Ray Shulman, Kerry Minnear
  2. Schooldays – Phil Shulman, Ray Shulman, Kerry Minnear
  3. Working All Day
  4. Peel the Paint
  5. Mister Class and Quality – Phil Shulman, Ray Shulman, Kerry Minnear
  6. Three Friends

Thin Lizzy: Black Rose

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On April 13, 1979, “Vertigo” label released “Black Rose: A Rock Legend”, the ninth Thin Lizzy studio album. It was recorded December 1978 – February 1979, in Paris and London, and was produced by Tony Visconti.

Personnel:

  • Phil Lynott – lead vocal, bass guitar, twelve-string guitar
  • Scott Gorham– lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Gary Moore– lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Brian Downey– drums, percussion
  • Huey Lewis– harmonica
  • Jimmy Bain– bass guitar
  • Mark Nauseef– drums

Track listing:

  1. Dp Anything You Want To – Phil Lynott
  2. Toughest Street in Town – Scott Gorham, Phil Lynott, Gary Moore
  3. S&M – Brian Downey, Phil Lynott
  4. Waiting for an Alibi – Phil Lynott
  5. Sarah – Phil Lynott, Gary Moore
  6. Got to Give it Up – Scott Gotham, Phil Lynott
  7. Get Out of Here – Phil Lynott, Midge Ure
  8. With Love – Phil Lynott
  9. Roisin Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend – Phil Lynott, Gary Moore

The Wailers: Catch a Fire

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Bob Marley Catch A Fire

On April 13, 1973, “Island” label released “Catch a Fire”the fifth Wailers (The) album. It was recorded May–October 1972; at “Dynamic Sound Studios”, “Harry J. Studios” and “Randy’s Studios” in Kingston, Jamaica, mixed at “Island Studios” in London,  and was produced by Chris Blackwell. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Catch a Fire” at number 126 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”.

Personnel:

  • Peter Tosh – vocals, organ, guitar, piano
  • Bob Marley – vocals, guitar
  • Aston “Family Man” Barrett– bass guitar
  • Carlton “Carlie” Barrett– drums
  • Bunny Wailer– vocals, bongos, conga
  • Wayne Perkins– guitar
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick– keyboards, synthesizer, clavinet
  • Tommy McCook– flute
  • Robbie Shakespeare– bass guitar
  • Francisco Willie Pep – percussion
  • Winston Wright – percussion
  • Chris Karan – percussion
  • Rita Marley– backing vocals
  • Marcia Griffiths– backing vocals
  • Carlton Lee – engineer
  • Stu Barrett – engineer
  • Tony Platt – engineer
  • Bob Weiner – design
  • Rod Dyer – design

All tracks by Bob Marley, except where noted.

  1. Concrete Jungle
  2. Slave Driver
  3. 400 Years – Peter Tosh
  4. Stop that Train – Peter Tosh
  5. Baby We’ve Got a Date (Rock It Baby)
  6. Stir It Up
  7. Kinky Reggae
  8. No More Trouble
  9. Midnight Ravers

David Bowie: Aladdin Sane

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Davis Bowie Aladdin Sane

On April 13, 1973, “RCA” label released “Aladdin Sane”, the sixth David Bowie album. It was recorded 6 October 1972, 3 December 1972 – 24 January 1973, at “Trident Studios”, London and “RCA Studios” in New York and Nashville, and was produced by Ken Scott and David Bowie. “Rolling Stones” magazine ranked  “Aladdin Sane” at number 277 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”. “Pitchfork Media” ranked the album at number 77 on its list of the top “100 Albums of the 1970s”.

Personnel:

  • David Bowie – vocals, guitar, harmonica, saxophone, arrangements
  • Mick Ronson – vocals, guitar, piano, arrangements
  • Mike Garson– piano, synthesizers
  • Trevor Bolder– bass guitar
  • Mick “Woody” Woodmansey– drums
  • Ken Fordham – saxophone, flutes
  • Brian “Bux” Wilshaw – saxophone, flutes
  • Juanita “Honey” Franklin – backing vocals
  • Linda Lewis– backing vocals
  • A. MacCormack– backing vocals
  • Ken Scott – engineer
  • Mick Moran – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by David Bowie, except where noted.

  1. Watch That Man
  2. Alladin Sane
  3. Drive-in- Saturday
  4. Panic in Detroit
  5. Cracked Actor
  6. Time
  7. The Prettiest Star
  8. Let’s Spend the Night Together – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  9. The Jean Genie
  10. Lady Grinning Soul