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Buggles: The Age of Plastic

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On February 10, 1980, “Island” label released “The Age of Plastic”, the debut Buggles studio album. It was recorded in 1979 at “Virgin’s Town House” in and “Sarm East Studios” in London, and was produced by Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn.

Personnel:

  • Geoff Downes – keyboards, drums, percussion
  • Trevor Horn – vocals, bass guitar, guitar
  • Bruce Woolley – guitar
  • Dave Birch – guitars
  • Paul Robinson – drums
  • Richard James Burgess– drums
  • Debi Doss, Linda Jardim, Tina Charles– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn.

  1. Living in the Plastic Age
  2. Video Killed the Radio Star
  3. Kid Dynamo
  4. I Love You (Miss Robot)
  5. Clean, Clean
  6. Elstree
  7. Astroboy (And the Proles on Parade)
  8. Johnny on the Monorail

The Stooges: Raw Power

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On February 7, 1973, “Columbia” released “Raw Power”, the third Stooges (The) studio album.  It was recorded September – October 1972,  at “CBS Studios” in London, and was produced by Iggy Pop and David Bowie.

Personnel:

  • Iggy Pop– lead vocals
  • James Williamson– guitar
  • Ron Asheton– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Scott Asheton– drums
  • David Bowie– piano, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Iggy Pop and James Williamson.

  1. Search and Destroy
  2. Gimme Danger
  3. Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell
  4. Penetration
  5. Raw Power
  6. I Need Somebody
  7. Snake Appeal
  8. Death Trip

Simple Minds: Sparkle In The Rain

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On February 6, 1984, “Virgin” label released “Sparkle in the Rain”, the sixth Simple Minds studio album. It was recorded September – October 1983, at “Monnow Valley Studio” in Rockfield, and “The Town House” in London, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in the UK by the “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Jim Kerr– vocals
  • Charlie Burchill– acoustic and electric guitars
  • Mick MacNeil – vocals, keyboards
  • Derek Forbes – vocals, bass
  • Mel Gaynor – vocals, drums
  • Kirsty MacColl– voice

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Mel Gaynor and Mick MacNeil, except where noted..

  1. Up on the Catwalk
  2. Book of Brilliant Things
  3. Speed Your Love to Me
  4. Waterfront
  5. East at Easter
  6. Street Hassle
  7. White Hot Day
  8. ‘C’ Moon Cry Like a Baby
  9. The Kick Inside of Me
  10. Shake Off the Ghosts

Barclay James Hervest: Once Again

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On February 5,, 1971, “Harvest” label released “Once Again”, the second Barclay James Harvest album. It was recorded October – November 1970, at “EMI Studios” in London, and was produced by Norman Smith. Magazines “Q” & “Mojo” Classic Special Edition ‘’Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock’’, ranked the album at number 39 in its list of “40 Cosmic Rock Albums”.

Personnel:

  • John Lees– vocals, guitars, recorder
  • Les Holroyd– vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards
  • Stuart “Woolly” Wolstenholme– vocals, mellotron, keyboards
  • Mel Pritchard– drums, percussion
  • The Barclay James Harvest Symphony Orchestra
  • Gavin Wright – orchestra leader
  • Robert John Godfrey –  conductor, musical director
  • Alan Parsons– jaw harp

Track listing:

  1. She Said – John Lees, Les Holroyd, Stuart “Woolly” Wolstenholme, Mel Pritchard
  2. Happy Old World – Woolly Wolstenholme
  3. Song for Dying – John Lees
  4. Galadriel – John Lees
  5. Mocking Bird – John Lees
  6. Vanessa Simmons – John Lees
  7. Ball And Chain – Woolly Wolstenholme
  8. Lady Loves – John Lees

Cream: Goodbye

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Goodbye

On February 5, 1969, “Polydor” label released “Goodbye”, the fourth and final Cream studio album. It was recorded in October 1968 at “The Forum” in Los Angeles, and “IBC Studios” in London, and was produced by Felix Pappalardi.

Personnel:

  • Eric Clapton– vocals, guitars
  • Jack Bruce– vocals, bass guitar, piano, organ
  • Ginger Baker– vocals, drums, percussion
  • Felix Pappalardi– bass, piano, mellotron
  • George Harrison (credited as L’Angelo Misterioso) – rhythm guitar
  • Bill Halverson – engineer
  • Adrian Barber – engineer
  • Damon Lyon Shaw – engineer

Track listing:

  1. I’m So Glad – Skip James
  2. Politician – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
  3. Sitting on Top of the World – Walter Vinson, Lonnie Chatman, Chester Burnett
  4. Badge – Eric Clapton, George Harrison
  5. Doing That Scrapyard Thing – Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker
  6. What a Bringdown – Ginger Baker

Queen: Innuendo

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On February 4, 1991,”Parlaphone” released “Innuendo”, the fourteenth Queen studio album. It was recorded March 1989 – November 1990,  at “Metropolis Studios” in London and “Mountain Studios” in Montreux, and was produced by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon and David Richards. “Innuendo” was the final studio album to be released in Freddie Mercury’s lifetime and is the last to be composed entirely of new material. “Innuendo” was voted the 94th greatest album of all time in a national 2006 “BBC” poll.

Personnel:

  • Freddie Mercury– lead and backing vocals, piano, keyboards
  • Brian May– electric, slide and classical guitars, keyboards, piano, backing vocals
  • Roger Taylor– drums, lead vocals, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
  • John Deacon– bass guitar
  • Steve Howe– classical guitar
  • Michael Moran– piano and keyboards
  • David Richards – keyboards
  • Richard Gray –design
  • Grandville – illustrations
  • Angela Lumley – additional illustrations
  • Simon Fowler –photography

All tracks by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon, except where noted.

  1. Innuendo
  2. I’m Going Slightly Mad
  3. Headlong
  4. I Can’t Live With You
  5. Don’t Try So Hard
  6. Ride the Wild Wind
  7. All God’s People – Mike Moran, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon
  8. These Are the Days of Our Lives
  9. Delilah
  10. The Hitman
  11. Bijou
  12. The Show Must Go On

Echo & The Bunnymen: Porcupine

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On February 4, 1983, “Korova” label released “Porcupine”, the third Echo & the Bunnymen studio album.  It was recorded in 1982, at “Trident Studios” in London, “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouth, and “Amazon Studios” in Liverpool, and was produced by Ian Broudie.

Personnel:

  • Ian McCulloch– vocals, guitar
  • Will Sergeant– lead guitar
  • Les Pattinson– bass
  • Pete de Freitas– drums
  • Shankar– strings
  • Martyn Atkins – design
  • Brian Griffin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson and Pete de Freitas.

  1. The Cutter
  2. The Back of Love
  3. My White Devil
  4. Clay
  5. Porcupine
  6. Heads Will Roll
  7. Ripeness
  8. Higher Hell
  9. Gods Will Be Gods
  10. In Bluer Skies

Genesis: A Trick Of The Tail

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A Trick of the Trail

On February 2, 1976, “Charisma” label released “A Trick of the Tail”, the seventh Genesis studio album.  it was recorded October – November 1975, at the “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by David Hentschel, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Steve Hackett.

Personnel:

  • Mike Rutherford– 12-string guitar, bass, bass pedals
  • Steve Hackett– electric guitar, 12-string guitars
  • Tony Banks– pianos, synthesizers, organ, Mellotron, 12-string guitar, backing vocals
  • Phil Collins- lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion
  • Hipgnosis– design
  • Colin Elgie– design

Track listing:

  1. Dance on a Volcano – Mike Rutherford,Tony Banks, Steve Hackett, Phil Collins
  2. Entangled – Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks
  3. Squonk – Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks
  4. Mad Mad Moon – Tony Banks
  5. Robbery, Assault and Battery – Tony Banks, Phil Collins
  6. Ripples – Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks
  7. A Trick of the Tail – Tony Banks
  8. Los Endos – Phil Collins, Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks

Leftfield: Leftism

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On January 30, 1995, “Hard Hands” label released “Leftism”, the debut Leftfield studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at the “Rollover Studios” in London, and was produced by Paul Daley and Neil Barnes.

Personnel:

  • Paul Daley – main performer
  • Neil Barnes – main performer
  • Kevin Hayes – berimbau
  • Earl Sixteen, Cheshire Cat, Papa Dee, Djum Djum, Toni Halliday, Danny Red, John Lydon, Lemn Sissay – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Release the Pressure – lyrics by Neil Barnes, Paul Daley, Earl Daley
  2. Afro-Left – lyrics by Neil Barnes, Paul Daley, Djum Djum
  3. Melt – Neil Barnes and Paul Daley
  4. Song of Life – Neil Barnes, Paul Daley, Yanka Rupkina
  5. Original – Neil Barnes, Paul Daley and Toni Halliday
  6. Black Flute – Neil Barnes, Paul Daley
  7. Space Shanty – Neil Barnes, Paul Daley
  8. Inspection – Neil Barnes, Paul Daley, Daniel Clarke
  9. Storm 3000 – Paul Daley and Neil Barnes
  10. Open Up – Neil Barnes, Paul Daley, John Lydon
  11. 21st Century Poem – Neil Barnes, Paul Daley

T. Rex: Futuristic Dragon

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On January 30, 1976, “EMI” label released “Futuristic Dragon”, the eleventh T. Rex studio album.  It was recorded in 1975, at the “MRI Studios” in Hollywood, “Paragon Studios” in  Chicago, and “Scorpio Sound” in London, and was produced by Marc Bolan.

Personnel:

  • Marc Bolan – vocals, guitars, Moog
  • Steve Currie – bass guitar
  • Davy Lutton – drums
  • Gloria Jones – clavinet, backing vocals
  • Jimmie Haskell– string instruments
  • George Underwood – illustrations

Track listing:

All tracks by Marc Bolan.

  1. Futuristic Dragon (Introduction)
  2. Jupiter Liar
  3. Chrome Sitar
  4. All Alone
  5. New York City
  6. My Little Baby
  7. Calling All Destroyers
  8. Theme for a Dragon
  9. Sensation for a Dragon
  10. Ride My Wheels
  11. Dreamy Lady
  12. Dawn Storm
  13. Casual Agent