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Madness: One Step Beyond

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Madness

On October 19, 1979, “Stiff” label released “One Step Beyond”, the debut Madness album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Eden” and “TW Studios” in London, and was produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley.

Personnel:

  • Graham McPherson (Suggs) – lead vocals
  • Chris Foreman (Chrissy Boy) – guitars
  • Mike Barson (Monsieur Barso) – keyboards
  • Mark Bedford (Bedders) – bass
  • Dan Woodgate (Woody) – drums, percussion
  • Lee “Kix” Thompson– lead and backing vocals, saxophones
  • Cathal Smyth (Chas Smash) – lead and backing vocals, fancy footwork

Track listing:

  1. One Step Beyond– Campbell
  2. My Girl– Mike Barson
  3. Night Boat to Cairo– Mike Barson, Graham McPherson
  4. Believe Me – Mike Barson, Hasler
  5. Land of Hope and Glory – Chris Foreman, Lee Thompson
  6. The Prince – Lee Thompson
  7. Tarzan’s Nuts – Mike Barson
  8. In the Middle of the Night – Graham McPherson, Chris Foreman
  9. Bed & Breakfast Man – Mike Barson
  10. Razor Blade Alley – Lee Thompson
  11. Swan Lake– Tchaikovsky, Mike Barson
  12. Rockin’ in AB– Wurlitzer, Bazooka Joecover
  13. Mummy’s Boy – Mark Bedford
  14. Madness – Campbell
  15. Chipmunks Are Go! – Cathal Smyth, Brendan Smyth

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Damn The Torpedoes

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Tom Petty and the heartbreakers Damn The Torpedoes HIGH RESOLUTION COVER ART

On October 19, 1979, “Backstreet Records” released “Damn the  Torpedoes”, the third Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album.  It was recorded 1978 -1979, at the “Sound City” and “Van Nuys Cherokee Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty. In 2003, The album was ranked at number 313 on “Rolling Stone’s” magazine list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Tom Petty – lead vocals, guitars, harmonica
  • Mike Campbell – guitars, slide guitar, keyboards, accordion, electric bass
  • Benmont Tench – vocals, piano, organ, harmonium
  • Ron Blair– electric bass
  • Stan Lynch– drums, vocals
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn– bass
  • Jim Keltner – percussion
  • Phil Jones – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Refugee – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
  2. Here Comes My Girl – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
  3. Even the Losers – Tom Petty
  4. Shadow of a Doubt – Tom Petty
  5. Century City – Tom Petty
  6. Don’t Do Me Like That – Tom Petty
  7. You Tell Me – Tom Petty
  8. What Are You Doin’ in My Life – Tom Petty
  9.  Louisiana Rain – Tom Petty

Bob Dylan: New Morning

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On October 19, 1970, “Columbia” label released “New Morning”, the eleventh Bob Dylan studio album.  It was recorded June–August 1970, at “Studio B” and “Studio E”, at the “Columbia Studio Building”, in New York City and was produced by Bob Johnston.

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan – vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, organ, piano
  • Ron Cornelius– electric guitar
  • David Bromberg– electric guitar, dobro
  • Buzzy Feiten– electric guitar
  • Al Kooper– organ, piano, electric guitar, French horn
  • Harvey Brooks– bass guitar
  • Charlie Daniels– bass guitar
  • Russ Kunkel– drums
  • Billy Mundi– drums
  • Hilda Harris – backing vocals
  • Albertin Robinson – backing vocals
  • Maeretha Stewart – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Dylan.

  1. If Not for You
  2. Day of the Locustus
  3. Time Passes Slowly
  4. Went to see the Gypsy
  5. Winterlude
  6. If Dogs Run Free
  7. New Morning
  8. Sign on the Window
  9. One More Weekend
  10. The Man in Me
  11. Three Angels
  12. Father of Night