On October 27, 2013, Lewis Allan “Lou” Reed died aged 71. He was musician (guitar), singer, and songwriter, both as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the Velvet Underground, and with his solo career, he is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential artists in the history of rock music. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “The Velvet Underground & Nico”, the debut Velvet Underground album at number 13 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”; and in 2013, the same magazine included “Transformer” and “Berlin”, two Reed’s albums on the same list. In 2015, Reed was posthumously inducted in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.
Tag Archives: October 27
XTC: Skylarking
On October 27, 1986, “Virgin” label released “Skylarking”, the ninth XTC studio album. It was recorded in 1986, at “Utopia Sound Studios” in Woodstock, NY; “The Sound Hole Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Todd Rundgren.
Personnel:
- Andy Partridge– vocals, guitar
- Colin Moulding– vocals, bass, and bonfire
- Dave Gregory– vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, Chamberlin, string arrangement, the odd tiple
- Prairie Prince– “the part of the time bomb” (i.e., drums)
- Beech Avenue Boys (i.e., XTC) – backing vocals
- Todd Rundgren– melodica, keyboards, backing vocals, orchestral arrangements, computer programming, engineer
- Mingo Lewis – percussion
- Charlie McCarthy – alto and tenor saxophone, flute
- Bob Ferreira – tenor saxophone, piccolo, bass clarinet
- Dave Bendigkeit – trumpet
- Dean Hubbard – trombone
- John Tenney – violin
- Emily Van Valkenburgh – violin
- Rebecca Sebring – viola
- Teressa Adams – cello
- Jasmine Veillette – vocals
- Kim Foscatoand, George Cowan – additional engineering
- Greg Fulginiti – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Andy Partridge, except where noted.
- Summer’s Cauldron
- Grass – Colin Moulding
- The Meeting Place – Colin Moulding
- That’s Really Super, Supergirl
- Ballet for a Rainy Day
- 1000 Umbrellas
- Season Cycle
- Earn Enough for Us
- Big Day
- Another Satellite
- Mermaid Smiled
- The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul
- Dying – Colin Moulding
- Sacrificial Bonfire – Colin Moulding
Bob Dylan: Infidels
On October 27, 1983, “Columbia” label released “Infidels”, the twenty-second Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded April–May 1983, at the “Power Station” in New York, and was produced by Mark Knopfler and Bob Dylan.
Personnel:
- Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
- Mark Knopfler– guitar
- Mick Taylor– guitar
- Alan Clark– keyboards
- Robbie Shakespeare– bass guitar
- Sly Dunbar– drums, percussion
- Clydie King– vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Bob Dylan.
- Jokerman
- Sweetheart Like You
- Neighborhood Bully
- License to Kill
- Man of Peace
- Union Sundown
- I and I
- Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight
Johnny Winter: Second Winter
On October 27, 1969, “Columbia” label released “Second Winter”, the third Johnny Winter studio album. It was recorded July – August 1969, in Nashville, and was produced by Johnny Winter.
Personnel:
- Johnny Winter – vocals, guitar, mandolin
- Edgar Winter- vocals, keyboards, alto saxophone
- Tommy Shannon- bass
- Dennis Collins – bass
- Uncle John Turner- percussion
- Richard Avedon – photography
Track listing:
- Memory Pain – Percy Mayfield
- I’m Not Sure – Johnny Winter
- The Good Love – Dennis Collins
- Slippin’ and Slidin – Eddie Bocage, Albert Collins, Little Richard, James Smith
- Miss Ann – Enotris Johnson, Little Richard
- Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
- Highway 61 Revisited – Bob Dylan
- I Love Everybody – Johnny Winter
- Hustled Down In Texas – Johnny Winter
- I Hate Everybody – Johnny Winter
- Fast Life Rider – Johnny Winter
Ten Years After: Same
On October 27, 1967,”Deram” label released the self titled, debut Ten Years After album. It was recorded September 1967, at “Decca Studios” in London, and was produced by Mike Vernon and Gus Dudgeon.
Personnel:
- Alvin Lee – vocals, guitar
- Chick Churchill– organ
- Leo Lyons– bass
- Ric Lee– drums
Track listing:
- I Want to Know – Sheila McLeod (as pseudonym Paul Jones)
- I Can’t Keep from Crying Sometimes – Al Kooper
- Adventures of a Young Organ – Alvin Lee, Chick Churchill
- Spoonful – Willie Dixon
- Losing the Dogs – Alvin Lee, Gus Dudgeon
- Feel It for Me – Alvin Lee
- Love Until I Die – Alvin Lee
- Don’t Want You Woman – Alvin Lee
- Help Me – Ralph Bass, Willie Dixon, Sonny Boy Williamson
Prince: 1999
On October 27, 1982, “Warner Bros” label released “1999”, the fifth Prince studio album. It was recorded in 1982 at the “Kiowa Trail Home Studio” in Minnesota and “Sunset Sound Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Prince. In 2008 the album was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”, and in 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “1999” on number 163 on it’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Prince- vocals, various instruments
- Dez Dickerson- co-lead and backing vocals, vocals, guitar solos
- Lisa Coleman- co-lead and backing vocals
- Jill Jones- co-lead and backing vocals
- Wendy Melvoin- backing vocals
- Peggy McCreary – recording, mixing
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Prince.
- 1999
- Little Red Corvette
- Delirious
- Let’s Pretend We’re Married
- M.S.R.
- Automatic
- Something in the Water
- Free
- Lady Cab Driver
- All the Critics Love U in New York
- International Lover
The Sex Pistols: Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols
On October 27, 1977, “Virgin” label released “Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols”, the only Sex Pistols studio album. It was recorded October 1976 / March–June 1977 / August 1977, at the “Wessex Sound Studios” in London, and was produced by Chris Thomas and Bill Price.
Personnel:
- Johnny Rotten– lead vocals
- Steve Jones– guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Sid Vicious– bass guitar
- Glen Matlock– bass guitar
- Paul Cook– drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Johnny Rotten, Paul Cook, Steve Jones and Sid Vicious.
- Holidays in the Sun
- Liar
- No Feelings
- God Save the Queen
- Problems
- Seventeen
- Anarchy in the UK
- Bodies
- Pretty Vacant
- New York
- E.M.I.
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