On October 25, 2014, John Symon Asher “Jack” Bruce aka Jack Bruce died aged 71. He was musician (bass guitar, double bass, guitar, piano), singer and songwriter, best known as member and bass player of Cream. In his more than five decades long career, Bruce has performed and recorded with various famous musician including: Alexis Corner, Graham Bond, John Mayall, Manfred Mann, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Michael Gibbs, Tony Williams, Leslie West, Corky Laing, Carla Bley, Lou Reed, Michael Mantler, Charlie Mariano, John McLaughlin, Cozy Powell, Bernie Marsden, Trevor Rabin, Robin Trower, Mose Allison, Allan Holdsworth, Kip Hanrahan, Mark Nauseef, Miroslav Tadic, Anton Fier, Kenji Suzuki, Dick Heckstall – Smith, John Stevens, Vernon Reid, Cindy Blackman and John Medeski. In March 2011, “Rolling Stone” magazine readers selected Bruce as the eighth greatest bass guitarist of all time. As leader, he released 14 studio and 8 live albums.
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The Smashing Pumpkins: Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
On October 24, 1995, “Virgin” label released “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness”, the third Smashing Pumpkins (The) studio album. It was recorded March – August 1995, at “Pumpkinland”; “Sadlands & Bugg Studios”; “Chicago Recording Company” and “The Village Recorder”, and was produced by Alan Moulder, Billy Corgan and Flood.”Rolling Stones” magazine ranked the album at number 487 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness” was certified 4 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”; Diamond in Canada by “CRIA”; Platinum in France by “SNEP”; 2 x Platinum in Ireland by “IRMA”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; 2 x Platinum in Portugal by “AFP”; Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and Diamond in the US by “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Billy Corgan– lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, piano, mellotron, production, mixing, string arrangement, art direction, design
- James Iha – vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, mixing
- D’arcy Wretzk– vocals, bass guitar
- Jimmy Chamberlin – vocals, drums
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Greg Leisz– pedal and lap steel guitar
- Audrey Riley– string arrangement
- Chris Shepard– recording
- Barry Goldberg – additional vocal recording, mixing assistant
- Dave Kresl – string recording assistance
- Flood– mixing
- Alan Moulder– mixing
- Howie Weinberg– mastering
- Frank Olinsky – art direction, design
- Claudine Pontier – recording assistance
- Russ Spice – technical assistance
- John Craig – illustration
- Andrea Giacobbe – photography
- Roger Carpenter – technical assistance
- Adam Green – technical assistance
- Tim “Gooch” Lougee – technical assistance
- Guitar Dave Mannet – technical assistance
- Jeff Moleski – technical assistance
Track listing:
- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
- Tonight, Tonight
- Jellybelly
- Zero
- Here Is No Why
- Bullet with Butterfly Wings
- To Forgive
- Fuck You (An Ode to No One)
- Love
- Cupid de Locke
- Galapagos
- Muzzle
- Porcelina of the Vast Oceans
- Take Me Down
- Where Boys Fear to Tread
- Bodies
- Thirty – Three
- In the Arms of Sleep
- 1979
- Tales of a Scorched Earth
- Thru the Eyes of Ruby
- Stumbleine
- Y.U.
- We Only Come Out at Night
- Beautiful
- Lily (My One and Only)
- By Starlight
- Farewell and Goodnight
PJ Harvey: Stories Fron The City, Stories From The Sea
On October 23, 2000, “Island” label released “Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea”, the fifth PJ Harvey studio album. It was recorded March–April 2000, at “Great Linford Manor” in Milton Keynes, UK, and was produced by Rob Ellis, Mick Harvey and PJ Harvey. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 8 on its list of “The 50 Essential “Women in Rock” Albums”. In 2002, “Q” magazine named “Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea” the “Greatest Album of All-Time by a Female Artist”.In 2006, “Time” magazine choose the album as one of the “100 Best Albums of All Time”. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”, and Platinum in UK by “BPI”.
Personnel:
- PJ Harvey– vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, piano, djembe, maracas, e-bow, engineer
- Mick Harvey– organ, bass, drums, percussion, harmonium, keyboards, accordion, backing vocals
- Thom Yorke– vocals, keyboards
- Rob Ellis– drums, piano, tambourine, synthesizer, keyboards, bells, harpsichord, electric piano, vibraphone, backing vocals
- Victor Van Vugt– engineer, mixing
- Head – engineer, mixing
- Howie Weinberg- mastering
- Rob Crane – design
- Maria Mochnacz – design, photography
Track listing:
All tracks by PJ Harvey.
- Big Exit
- Good Fortune
- A Place Called Home
- One Line
- Beautiful Feeling
- The Whores Hustle and the Hustlers Whore
- This Mess We’re In
- You Said Something
- Kamikaze
- This Is Love
- Horses in My Dreams
- We Float
Simon & garfunkel: Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
On October 19, 1964, “Columbia” label released “Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.”, the debut Simon & Garfunkel album. It was recorded March 1964, and was produced by Tom Wilson.
Personnel:
- Paul Simon – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo
- Art Garfunkel – vocals
- Barry Kornfeld – acoustic guitar
- Bill Lee – acoustic bass
Track listing:
- You Can Tell the World – Bob Gibson, Bob Camp
- Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream – Ed McCurdy
- Bleecker Street – Paul Simon
- Sparrow – traditional, arr. Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel
- Bendictus – traditional, arr. Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel
- The Sound of Silence – Paul Simon
- He Was My Brother – Paul Kane
- Peggy-O – traditional, arr, Paul Simon
- Go Tell It on the Mountain – traditional, arr. Paul Simon
- The Sun Is Burning – Ian Campbell
- The Times They Are a-Changin – Bob Dylan
- Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. – Paul Simon
The Band: Moondoog Matinee
On October 15, 1973, “Capitol” label released “Moondog Matinee” the fifth Band (The) studio album. It was recorded March–June 1973, at “Bearsville Sound Studios” in Bearsville, New York; “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Robbie Robertson, Richard Manuel and Billy Mundi. The album consists entirely of cover songs.
Personnel:
- Robbie Robertson – guitars
- Richard Manuel – vocals, acoustic and electric piano, drums
- Rick Danko – vocals, bass guitar, rhythm guitar
- Levon Helm – vocals, drums, bass guitar, rhythm guitar
- Garth Hudson- organ, piano, accordion, synthesizer, clavinet, tenor saxophone
- Billy Mundi- drums
- Ben Keith- pedal steel guitar
- Mark Harman – engineer
- Jay Ranellucci – engineer
- John Wilson – engineer
- Edward Kasper – artwork
Track listing:
- Ain’t Got No Home – Clarence “Frogman” Henry
- Holy Cow – Allen Toussaint
- Share Your Love (With Me) – Deadric Malone, Alfred Braggs
- Mystery Train – Junior Parker, Sam Phillips
- Third Man Theme – Anton Karas
- Promised Land – Chuck Berry
- The Great Pretender – Buck Ram
- I’m Ready – Fats Domino, Al Lewis, Sylvester Bradford
- Saved – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
- A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
Green Day: Nimrod
On October 14, 1997, “Reprise” label released “Nimrod”, the fifth Green Day studio album. It was recorded March – July 1997, at “Conway Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Rob Cavallo and Green Day. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Billie Joe Armstrong– lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Mike Dirnt– bass, backing vocals, baseball bat
- Tré Cool– drums, bongos, tambourine
- Petra Haden– violin
- Conan McCallum – violin
- Gabrial McNair, Stephen Bradley– horns
- David Campbell– strings arranger
- Ken Allardyce – recording, engineer
- Tony Flores, Mike Dy, Barry Goldberg, Bill Kinsley, Wes Seidman – additional engineering
- Chris Lord-Alge– mixing
- Chris Bilheimer – art direction, design, photography
- Snorri Brothers – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong; all music by Green Day.
- Nice Guys Finish Last
- Hitchin’ a Ride
- The Grouch
- Redundant
- Scattered
- All the Time
- Worry Rock
- Platypus (I Hate You)
- Uptight
- Last Ride In
- Jinx
- Haushinka
- Walking Alone
- Reject
- Take Back
- King for a Day
- Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
- Prosthetic Head
Suede: Dog Man Star
On October 10, 1994, “Nude Records” label released “Dog Man Star”, the second Suede studio album. It was recorded in March–July 1994, at “Master Rock Studios” in London, and was produced by Ed Buller. In October 2013, “NME” magazine ranked the album at number 31 in its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Brett Anderson– vocals
- Bernard Butler– guitar, keyboards
- Mat Osman– bass guitar
- Simon Gilbert– drums
- Phil Overhead – percussion
- Simon Clarke – trumpet
- Roddy Lorimer– saxophone, flute
- Richard Edwards– trombone
- Andrew Cronshaw – cimbalon, Ba-Wu flute
- Ed Buller– engineer
- Gary Stout – engineer
- Bob Ludwig– mastering
- Tessa Niles– additional vocals
- Children from The Tricycle Theatre Workshop – additional vocals
- Orchestra – Sinfonia of London- arranged and conducted by Brian Gascoine
Track listing:
All lyrics by Brett Anderson; all music by Bernard Butler.
- Introducing the Band
- We are the Pigs
- Heroine
- The Wild Ones
- Daddy’s Speeding
- The Power
- New generation
- This Hollywood Life
- The 2 Of us
- Black or Blue
- The Asphalt World
- Still Life
Soundgarden: Badmotorfinger
On October 8, 1991, “A&M” label released “Badmotorfinger” the third Soundgarden studio album. It was recorded March – April 1991, at “Studio D” in Sausalito, California; “Bear Creek Studios” in Woodinville, Washington; “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Terry Date, Chris Cornell, Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd and Matt Cameron. The album has been certified Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, and 2 x Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Chris Cornell– vocals, rhythm guitar
- Kim Thayil– lead guitar
- Ben Shepherd– bass guitar
- Matt Cameron– drums
- Scott Granlund – saxophone
- Ernst Long – trumpet
- Damon Stewart – narration
- Terry Date– engineer
- Efren Herrera, John Jackson – assistance
- Ron St. Germain– mixing
- Howie Weinberg– mastering
- Len Peltier – art direction
- Mark Dancey – front cover illustration
- Walberg Design – design
- Michael Lavine– photography
- Larry Brewer – production assistance
Track listing:
All tracks by Chris Cornell except where noted.
- Rusty Cage
- Outshined
- Slaves & Bulldozers – Chris Cornell, Ben Shepherd
- Jesus Christ Pose – Matt Cameron, Chris Cornell, Ben Shepherd, Kim Thayil
- Face Pollution – Ben Shepherd
- Somewhere – Ben Shepherd
- Searching with My Good Eye Closed
- Room a Thousand Years Wide – Matt Cameron
- Mind Riot
- Drawing Filed – Matt Cameron
- Holy Water
- New Damage – Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron
Oasis: Dig Out Your Soul
On October 6, 2008, “Big Brother Records” label released “Dig Out Your Soul”, the seventh and final Oasis studio album. It was recorded August – December 2007, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and January – March 2008, at “The Village Recorder” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Dave Sardy.
Personnel:
- Liam Gallagher– vocals, tambourine
- Noel Gallagher– vocals, electric guitar, keyboards, electronics, drums, additional percussion
- Gem Archer– electric guitar, keyboards, bass
- Andy Bell– bass, electric guitar, tamboura, keyboards
- Zak Starkey– drums, percussion, additional handclaps,acoustic guitar
- Jay Darlington– mellotron and electronics
- The National In-Choir – backing vocals
- Dave Sardy– mixing
- Ryan Castle – engineer
- Cameron Barton – engineer
- Chris Bolster – engineer
- Ghian Wright – engineer
- Andy Brohard – Pro Tools editing
- Ian Cooper – mastering
- Alec Gomez, Lawrie Medina – assistant
Track listing:
- Bag It Up – Noel Gallagher
- The Turning – Noel Gallagher
- Waiting for the Rapture – Noel Gallagher
- The Shock of the Lightning – Noel Gallagher
- I’m Outta Time – Liam Gallagher
- (Get Off Your) High Horse Lady – Noel Gallagher
- Falling Down – Noel Gallagher
- To Be Where There’s Life – Gem Archer
- Ain’t Got Nothin’ – Liam Gallagher
- The Nature of Reality – Andy Bell
- Soldier On – Liam Gallagher
Paul McCartney: Run Devil Run
On October 4, 1999, “Parlaphone” label released “Run Devil Run” the eleventh Paul McCartney studio album. It was recorded March – May 1999, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Chris Thomas and Paul McCartney. The album features covers of 1950s rock and roll songs, with three original McCartney compositions.
Personnel:
- Paul McCartney– vocals, bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, percussion
- David Gilmour– electric guitar, lap steel guitar, backing vocals
- Mick Green– electric guitar
- Pete Wingfield– keyboards, piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer
- Geraint Watkins– Wurlitzer, piano
- Chris Hall – accordion
- Ian Paice– drums, percussion
- Dave Mattacks– drums, percussion
- Geoff Emerick, Paul Hicks– engineer
- Steve Rooke – mastering
- Klaus Voorman, Aleen Toroyan – drawings
- Norman Hathaway – design
- Dave Fine – cover photography
- Richard Haughton – Paul photography
- Mike McCartney – young Paul photography
- John Hammel – session photos
- Mike Owen – products photo
- Philip Gallard – instrument photos
Track listing:
- Blue Jean Bop – Gene Vincent, Hal Levy
- She Said Yeah – Larry Williamd
- All Shook Up – Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley
- Run Devil Run – Paul McCartney
- No Other Baby – Dickie Bishop, Bob Watson
- Lonesome Town – Baker Knight
- Try Not to Cry – Paul McCartney
- Movie Magg – Carl Perkins
- Brown Eyed Handsome Man – Chuck Berry
- What It Is – Paul McCartney
- Coquette – Johnny Green, Carmen Lombardo, Gus Kahn
- I Got Stung – David Hill, Aaron Schroeder
- Honey Hush – Joe Turner
- Shake a Hand – Joe Morris
- Party – Jessie Mae Robinson
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