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Robyn Hitchcock: Eye

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On March 12, 1990, “Glass Fish” label released “Eye”, the ninth Robyn Hitchcock album. It was recorded 1989 – 1990, at “Hyde Street Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Jim Neill.

Personnel:

  • Robyn Hitchcock – vocals, guitar
  • Wendy Bardsley, Simon Kunath – engineer
  • Brigid Pearson – design
  • Cynthia L. Hunt – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Robyn Hitchcock.

  1. Cynthia Mask
  2. Certainly Clickot
  3. Queen Elvis
  4. Flesh Cartoons
  5. Chinese Water Python
  6. Executioner
  7. Linctus House
  8. Beautiful Girl
  9. Raining Twilight Coast
  10. Clean Steve
  11. Agony of Pleasure
  12. Glass Hotel
  13. Satellite
  14. Aquarium
  15. Agony of Pleasure

The Jam: The Gift

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On March 12, 1982, “Polydor” label released “The Gift”, the sixth and final The Jam studio album. It was recorded October 1981 – 1982, and was produced by Peter Wilson, Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton, Rick Buckler.

Personnel:

  • Paul Weller – vocals, guitar, art direction, design
  • Bruce Foxton– bass
  • Rick Buckler- drums, percussion
  • Pete Wilson- keyboards
  • Keith Thomas, Steve Nichol – brass

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Weller except where noted:

  1. Happy Together
  2. Ghosts
  3. Precious
  4. Just Who Is the 5 O’Clock Hero?
  5. Trans-Global Express
  6. Running on the Spot
  7. Circus (Bruce Foxton)
  8. The Planner’s Dream Goes Wrong
  9. Carnation
  10. Town Called Malice
  11. The Gift

 

Charlie Parker

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On March 12, 1955, Charles Parker, Jr. died aged 35. He was musician  (alt and tenor saxophone) and composer,  regarded the leading figure in the development of bebop and inventor of revolutionary harmonic ideas including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords and chord substitutions, “Yardbird” or “Bird” gained the status of one of the most influential and important musicians in the history of jazz. Parker became an icon for the hipster subculture and the Beat Generation, personifying the jazz musician as an uncompromising artist and intellectual rather than just an entertainer.