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The Tubes: Same

In June 1975, “A&M” label released the self-titled, debut Tubes album. It was recorded March-April, 1975, at “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Al Kooper.

Personnel:

  • Fee Waybill– vocals
  • Bill Spooner– vocals, guitar
  • Roger Steen – vocals, guitar
  • Michael Cotten – synthesizer
  • Vince Welnick– keyboards
  • Rick Anderson – bass
  • Prairie L’Emprere Prince– drums
  • Dominic Frontiere– string and horn arrangements
  • Lee Rhett Kiefer – engineer
  • Al Kooper– mixing
  • Lee Rhett Kieger – mixing
  • Roland Young – art direction
  • Michael Cotten – design
  • Prairie Prince – design
  • Ian Patrick – photography
  • Harry Mittman – photography

Track listing:

  1. Up from the Deep – Fee Waybill, Bill Spooner, Roger Steen, Michael Cotton, Vince Welnick, Rick Anderson, Ray Trainer
  2. Haloes – Al Kooper, Bill Spooner, Roger Steen
  3. Space Baby – Bill Spooner, Mike Carpenter, Vince Welnick
  4. Malagueña Salerosa – Pedro Galindo, Elpidio Ramirez
  5. Mondo Bondage – Fee Waybill, Bill Spooner, Roger Steen, Michael Cotton, Vince Welnick, Rick Anderson
  6. What Do You Want from Life? – Bill Spooner, Michael Evans
  7. Boy Crazy – Bill Spooner
  8. White Punks on Dope – Bill Spooner, Roger Steen, Michael Evans

The Tubes: Now

In May 1977, “A&M” label released “Now”, the third Tubes (The) album. It was recorded in 1976, at “His Masters Wheels” and “Funky Features” in San Francisco, “The Record Plant” in  Los Angeles; “The Record Plant” in  Sausalito,  and was produced by John Anthony.

Personnel:

  • Fee Waybill – vocals
  • Bill “The Swami” Spooner- vocals, guitar
  • Michael Cotten – synthesizer
  • Rick Anderson – bass
  • Mingo Lewis – drums, percussion
  • Prairie Prince- drums
  • Roger Steen – guitar, vocals
  • Vince Welnick- keyboards
  • Harry Duncan – harmonica
  • Don Van Vliet- soprano saxophone
  • Roberta Burger – violin
  • Re Styles – vocals
  • Bud Scoppa – voices
  • Don Wood – engineer, production assistant
  • Roland Young – art direction
  • Michael Cotten, Prairie Prince – design

Track listing:

  1. Smoke (La Vie en Fumér) – Bill Spooner, Michael Cotten, Vince Welnick
  2. Hit Parade – Bill Spooner, Vince Welnick
  3. Strung Out on Strings – Bill Spooner, Roger Steen, Michael Evans
  4. Golden Boy – Bill Spooner, Michael Evans
  5. My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains – Don Van Vliet
  6. God-Bird-Change – Mingo Lewis
  7. I’m Just a Mess – Bill Spooner, Roger Steen
  8. Cathy’s Clone – Fee Waybill, Bill “The Swami” Spooner, Michael Cotton, Mingo Lewis, Prairie Prince, Roger Steen, Re Styles, Vince Welnick, Rick Anderson
  9. This Town – Lee Hazlewood
  10. Pound of Flesh – Ron Nagle, Scott Mathews
  11. You’re No Fun – Michael Cotten, Vince Welnick

 

Nina Hagen Band: Same

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On February 11, 1978, “CBS” label released the self titled, debut Nina Hagen Band studio album. It was recorded in 1977 and January 1978, at “Hansa Tonstudio” in Berlin, and was produced by Nina Hagen, Reinhold Heil, Tom Müller, Herwig Mitteregger,  Bernhard Potschka, Manfred Praeker  and Ralf Nowy.

Personnel:

  • Nina Hagen– vocals
  • Bernhard Potschka – vocals, guitar
  • Reinhold Heil– keyboards
  • Manfred Praeker – vocals, bass
  • Herwig Mitteregger– drums, vibraphone
  • Friedhelm Meinass – design
  • Jim Rakete – photography

Track listing:

  1. TV-Glotzer(White Punks on Dope) – Nina Hagen, Michael Evans, Bill Spooner, Roger Steen
  2. Rangehn – Nina Hagen, Bernard Potschka
  3. Unbeschreiblich weiblich – Nina Hagen, Manfred Praeker
  4. Auf’m Bahnhof Zoo – Nina Hagen, Manfred Praeker, Reinhold Heil
  5. Neutrane – Nina Hagen
  6. Superboy – Nina Hagen, Herwig Mitteregger
  7. Heiß – Nina Hagen, Reinhold Heil, Herwig Mitteregger, Bernard Potschka, Manfred Praeker
  8. Fisch im Wasser – Nina Hagen
  9. Auf’m Friedhof – Nina Hagen, Herwig Mitteregger, Bernard Potschka
  10. Der Spinner – Nina Hagen, Herwig Mitteregger
  11. Pank – Nina Hagen, Atianne Foster