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The Golden Palominos: Drunk with Passion

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On September 17, 1991, “Nation / Charisma” labels released “Drunk with Passion”, the fifth Golden Palominos (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Greenpoint Studios” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Anton Fier.

Personnel:

  • Carla Bley – Hammond organ
  • Robert Kidney – vocals, guitar
  • Amanda Kramer – vocals, keyboards
  • Bob Mould – vocals, guitar
  • Nicky Skopelitis – acoustic and electric guitar, dobro guitar
  • Michael Stipe – vocals
  • Richard Thompson – guitar
  • Bill Laswell – bass guitar
  • Aïyb Dieng – percussion
  • Anton Fier – drums, percussion, keyboards
  • Oz Fritz – recording
  • Tom Mark – recording
  • Steve McLoughlin – recording
  • Robert Musso – recording
  • Wes Naprstek – recording
  • Billy Youdelman – recording
  • John Yates – mixing
  • David Cook – mixing, recording
  • Mike Krowiak – mixing, recording
  • Jeff Lippay – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Vaughan Oliver – illustrations, design
  • Chris Bigg – illustrations, design

Track listing:

  1. Alive and Living Now – Anton Fier, Michael Stipe, Nicky Skopelitis
  2. The Haunting – Amanda Kramer
  3. When the Kingdom Calls – Anton Fier, Michael Stipe, Nicky Skopelitis
  4. A Sigh – Amanda Kramer, Michael Stipe, Nicky Skopelitis
  5. Thunder Cries – Amanda Kramer, Michael Stipe, Nicky Skopelitis
  6. Hands of Heaven – Amanda Kramer, Michael Stipe, Nicky Skopelitis
  7. Dying From the Inside Out – Anton Fier, Bob Mould, Nicky Skopelitis
  8. Begin to Return – Robert Kidney

Lloyd Cole: Bad Vibes

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On October 11, 1993, “Polydor” label released “Bad Vibes”, the sixth Lloyd Cole studio album. It was recorded 1992 – 1993, in New York City, and was produced by Adam Peters.

Personnel:

  • Lloyd Cole – lead vocals, guitars, bass, banjo, piano, harmonica, synthesizer 
  • Matthew Sweet – vocal, guitar, bass
  • Neil Clark – guitar
  • John Carruthers – guitar
  • “Lightning” Bob Hoffnar – pedal steel guitar
  • John Micco – bass, backing vocals
  • Anton Fier – drums, percussion
  • Curtis Watts – drums
  • Dan McCarroll – drums
  • Fred Maher – drums
  • Dana Vlcek – saxophone
  • Peter Mark – viola
  • Ann Charlotte Vensgaarde – backing vocals
  • Dave O’Donnell, Fred Kevorkian, Jon Goldberger, Lloyd Puckitt, Michael White, Mike Krowiak – recording
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Michael Nash Associates – design
  • David Sims – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Lloyd Cole.

  1. Morning Is Broken
  2. So You’d Like to Save the World
  3. Holier Than Thou
  4. Love You So What
  5. Wild Mushrooms
  6. My Way to You
  7. Too Much of a Good Thing
  8. Fall Together
  9. Mister Wrong
  10. Seen the Future
  11. Can’t Get Arrested
  12. For the Pleasure of Your Company
  13. 4 M.B

The Golden Palominos: Blast of Silence

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On February 13, 1986, “Celluloid Records” label released “Blast of Silence”, the third Golden Palominos (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “RPM Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Anton Fier.

Personnel:

  • Peter Blegvad– vocals, guitars
  • Carla Bley– piano
  • Jack Bruce– vocals, bass guitar
  • T-Bone Burnett– vocals, guitar
  • Tony Conniff – bass guitar
  • Aïyb Dieng– percussion
  • Don Dixon– vocals, guitar
  • Anton Fier– drums, percussion, additional production
  • Jody Harris– guitar
  • Lisa Herman – piano
  • Robert Kidney – vocals, guitar
  • Bill Laswell– bass guitar
  • Nicky Skopelitis– guitar
  • Sneaky Pete Kleinow– steel guitar
  • Larry Saltzman – acoustic guitar
  • Chris Stamey– bass guitar
  • Syd Straw– vocals
  • Matthew Sweet– vocals
  • Pat Thrall– acoustic guitar
  • Bernie Worrell– Hammond organ
  • Larry Hirsch – recording
  • Don Hünerberg – recording
  • Mike Krowiak – engineering, recording
  • Jeff Lippay – recording

Track listing:

  1. I’ve Been the One – Lowell George
  2. Something Becomes Nothing – Peter Blegvad, Anton Fier, Matthew Sweet
  3. The Push and the Shove – Robert Kidney
  4. (Something Else Is) Working Harder – Peter Blegvad, Anton Fier, Jody Harris
  5. Angels – Peter Blegvad, Anton Fier, Syd Straw
  6. Diamond – Peter Holsapple
  7. Faithless Heart – Don Dixon, Anton Fier, Jody Harris
  8. Work Was New – Peter Blegvad, Anton Fier
  9. Stromg, Simple Silence – Peter Blegvad, Anton Fier
  10. Brides of Jesus – Lowell George, Bill Payne

 

The Golden Palominos: Drunk With Passion

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On September 17, 1991, “Restless” label released “Drunk with Passion”, the fifth Golden Palominos (The) album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Greenpoint Studios” in Brooklyn, New York, and was produced by Anton Fier.

Personnel:

  • Robert Kidney – vocals, guitar
  • Amanda Kramer– vocals, keyboards
  • Nicky Skopelitis– acoustic and electric guitar, Dobro guitar
  • Anton Fier– drums, percussion, keyboards
  • Carla Bley– Hammond organ
  • Aïyb Dieng– percussion
  • Bill Laswell– bass guitar
  • Bob Mould– vocals, guitar
  • Michael Stipe– vocals
  • Richard Thompson– guitar
  • Oz Fritz – recording
  • Tom Mark – recording
  • Steve McLoughlin – recording
  • Robert Musso– recording
  • Wes Naprstek – recording
  • Billy Youdelman – recording
  • Mike Krowiak – mixing, recording
  • David Cook – mixing, recording
  • Jeff Lippay – mixing
  • John Yates – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Vaughan Oliver – illustrations, design
  • Chris Bigg – illustrations, design

Track listing:

  1. Alive and Living Now – Anton Fier, Michael Stipe, Nicky Skopelitis
  2. The Haunting – Amanda Kramer
  3. When the Kingdom Comes – Amanda Kramer, Anton Fier, Nicky Skopelitis
  4. A Sign – Amanda Kramer, Anton Fier, Nicky Skopelitis
  5. Thunder Cries – Amanda Kramer, Anton Fier, Nicky Skopelitis
  6. Hands of Heaven – Amanda Kramer, Anton Fier, Nicky Skopelitis
  7. Dying From the Inside Out – Anton Fier, Bob Mould, Nicky Skopelitis
  8. Begin to Return – Robert Kidney

Herbie Hancock: Perfect Machine

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In May 1988, “Columbia” label released “Perfect Machine”, the thirty-seventh Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in 1988, and was produced by Bill Laswell and  Herbie Hancock. It was the last Hancock’s album with the Rockit Band.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock – piano, Fairlight CMI Series I & II, Rhodes Chroma, Apple/Mac Plus, Yamaha DX1, Yamaha DX7 and DX7IIFD, Kurzweil K250, Yamaha TX816, Oberheim Matrix-12, Akai S900, vocoder
  • Jeff Bova – synth programming
  • William “Bootsy” Collins – electric bass, vocoder
  • Sugarfoot – vocals
  • Nicky Skopelitis –  Fairlight drums
  • Micro Wave – Minimoog bass, talk box, vocoder
  • S.T. – turntables, “FX”
  • Martin Bisi, Mike Krowiak, Dave Jerden, Billy Yodelman, Bryan Bell – engineer
  • Dave Jerden – mixing
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Tony Meilandt – associate producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell, William “Bootsy” Collins and Bonner, except where noted.

  1. Perfect Machine – Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis
  2. Obsession
  3. Vibe Alive – Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell, William “Bootsy” Collins, Bonner, Micro Wave
  4. Beat Wise
  5. Maiden Voyage/P. Bop
  6. Chemical Residue – Herbie Hancock

Luka Bloom: Riverside

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riverside

On January 30, 1990, “Reprise Records” label released “Riverside”, the fifth Luka Bloom album. It was recorded in 1989, at “R.P.M.” in New York City, “S.T.S”. in Dublin,  and at “Track Record” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jeffrey Woods. .

Personnel:

  • Luka Bloom – lead and backing vocals, guitars, arrangements
  • Jeffrey Woods – keyboards, electric guitar
  • Ed Tomney – electric guitar
  • David Hofstra – bass
  • Bob Riley – drums, percussion
  • Ali Fatemi – goblet drum
  • Liam ‘O Maonlai -bodhrán
  • David Mansfield – mandolin
  • Eileen Ivers – fiddle
  • Conor Byrne – flute
  • Jane Scarpantoni – cello
  • Mike Krowiak – recording
  • Mark Linett – mixing
  • Kim Champagne – artwork
  • David Seltzer – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Luka Bloom.

  1. Delirious
  2. Dreams in America
  3. Over the Moon
  4. Gone to Pablo
  5. The Man is Alive
  6. An Irishman in Chinatown
  7. Rescue Mission
  8. The One
  9. Hudson lady
  10. This is for Life
  11. You Couldn’t Have Come At A Better Time
  12. The Hill of Allen

The Rolling Stone: Dirty Work

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Dirtywork

On March 24, 1986, “Rolling Stones” label released “Dirty Work” the eighteenth Rolling Stones album. It was recorded 5 April – 17 June, 16 July – 17 August 1985, 10 September – 15 October 1985, at “Pathe  Marconi Studios” in Paris, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite  and The Glimmer Twins. The album was dedicated to Ian Stewart, band’s long time collaborative and friend.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger– lead and backing vocals, harmonica
  • Keith Richards– electric and acoustic guitars, piano, vocals
  • Ronnie Wood– electric, acoustic and pedal steel guitar, tenor saxophone, backing vocals; drums
  • Bill Wyman– bass guitar, synthesizer
  • Charlie Watts– drums
  • Chuck Leavell– keyboards
  • Ivan Neville– backing vocals, bass guitar, organ, synthesizer
  • Jimmy Page– electric guitar
  • Bobby Womack– backing vocals, electric guitar
  • Philippe Saisse– keyboards
  • Anton Fig– shakers
  • John Regan – bass guitar
  • Dan Collette– trumpet
  • Ian Stewart– piano
  • Marku Ribas – percussion
  • Jimmy Cliff,Don Covay, Beverly D’Angelo, Kirsty MacColl, Dolette McDonald, Janice Pendarvis, Patti Scialfa, Tom Waits – backing vocals
  • Dave Jerden – engineer
  • Steve Parker – additional engineering
  • Tom Crich, Mike Krowiak – engineer assistant
  • Janet Perr – art direction, package design
  • Annie Leibovitz – art direction, photography
  • Mark Marek – inner sleeve artwork

Track listing:

  1. One Hit (To the Body) – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood
  2. Fight – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood
  3. Harlem Shuffle – Bob Relf, Ernest Nelson
  4. Hold Back – Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
  5. Too Rude – Lindon Roberts
  6. Winning Ugly – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  7. Back to Zero – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Chuck Leavell
  8. Dirty Work -Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood
  9. Had It With You – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood
  10. Sleep Tonight – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  11. Untitled hidden track (uncredited excerpt from Key to the Highway)