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My Bloody Valentine: Loveless

On November 4, 1991, “Creation” label released “Loveless”, the second My Bloody Valentine studio album. It was recorded in February 1989 – September 1991, and was produced by Kevin Shields and Col Ó Cíosóig. In 2020, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Loveless” at number 73, on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Kevin Shields – vocals, guitar, bass, sampling keyboard, cover concept
  • Bilinda Butcher – vocals, guitar, cover concept
  • Debbie Googe – bass, cover concept
  • Colm Ó Cíosóig – drums, sampling keyboard, cover concept
  • Angus Cameron – photography
  • Ann Marie Shields – coordination

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Kevin Shields, except where noted.

  1. Only Shallow – lyrics by Bilinda Butcher, music by Kevin Shields
  2. Loomer – lyrics by Bilinda Butcher, music by Kevin Shields
  3. Touched – Colm Ó Cíosóig
  4. To Here Knows When – lyrics by Bilinda Butcher, Kevin Shields, music by Kevin Shields
  5. When You Sleep
  6. I Only Said
  7. Come in Alone
  8. Sometimes
  9. Blown’s a Wish – lyrics by Bilinda Butcher, music by Kevin Shields
  10. What You Want
  11. Soon

Scorpions: Blackout

On March 29, 1982, “Harvest” label released “Blackout”, the eighth Scorpions studio album. It was recorded November 1981 – January 1982, at “Villa San Pecaire” in Saint Jacques, France, “Dierks Studios” in Stommeln, Germany, and was produced by Dieter Dierks. In 2017, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Blackout” and number 73, on its list of “The 100 Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time”. The album was certified Platinum in US by the “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Klaus Meine – lead vocals
  • Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitars, 6 & 12-string acoustic guitars, lead guitars, backing vocals
  • Matthias Jabs – lead guitars, rhythm guitars, 12-string acoustic guitars, backing vocals
  • Francis Buchholz – bass, backing vocals
  • Herman Rarebell – drums, backing vocals
  • Don Dokken – backing vocals
  • Dieter Dierks – engineer
  • Gerd Rautenbach – mixing
  • Bob Ludwig, Howie Weinberg – mastering 

Track listing:

All music by Rudolf Schenker, all lyrics as noted.

  1. Blackout – lyrics by Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell, Sonja Kittelsen
  2. Can’t Live Without You – lyrics by Klaus Meine
  3. No One Like You – lyrics by Klaus Meine
  4. You Give Me All I Need – lyrics by Herman Rarebell
  5. Now – lyrics by Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell
  6. Dynamite – lyrics by Klaus Meine, Herman Rarebell
  7. Arizona – lyrics by Herman Rarebell
  8. China White – lyrics by Klaus Meine
  9. When the Smoke Is Going Down – lyrics by Klaus Meine