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Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Long After Dark

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On November 2, 1982, “Backstreet” label released “Long After Dark”, the fifth Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers studio album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, at “Record Plant”, “Wally Heider’s” and “Crystal” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty.

Personnel:

  • Tom Petty – lead vocals, guitars
  • Mike Campbell – guitars
  • Benmont Tench – acoustic and electric pianos, Hammond and Vox organs, Oberheim OB-Xa synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Howie Epstein – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Stan Lynch – drums, backing vocals
  • Ron Blair – bass guitar
  • Phil Jones – percussion
  • Don Smith – engineer
  • Shelly Yakus – engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Tommy Steele – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Petty, except where noted.

  1. A One Story Town
  2. You Got Lucky – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
  3. Deliver Me
  4. Change of Heart
  5. Finding Out – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
  6. We Stand a Chance
  7. Straight into Darkness
  8. The Same Old You – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
  9. Between Two Worlds – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
  10. A Wasted Life

Stevie Nicks: Bella Donna

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On July 27, 1981, “Modern Records” and “Atco” labels released “Bella Donna”, the debut Stevie Nicks album. It was recorded 1980 – 1981, at “Studio 55” in Goodnight LA, and was produced by Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty. In 1990, the album was certified quadruple-platinum by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Stevie Nicks – lead and backing vocals
  • Tom Petty – co-lead vocals, guitar
  • Michael Campbell – guitar
  • Waddy Wachtel – guitar
  • Don Felder – guitar
  • Davey Johnstone – acoustic guitar
  • Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar 
  • Billy Payne – piano
  • Roy Bittan – piano
  • Bill Elliott – piano
  • Benmont Tench – piano, organ
  • David Adelstein – synthesizer
  • Duck Dunn – bass guitar
  • Tom Moncrieff – bass guitar
  • Richard Bowen – bass guitar
  • Bob Glaub – bass guitar
  • Russ Kunkel – drums
  • Stan Lynch – drums
  • Don Henley – co-lead and backing vocals, drums
  • Phil Jones – percussion
  • Bobbye Hall – percussion
  • Sharon Celani; Lori Perry – backing vocals
  • Gordon Perry – arrangements
  • Roy Bittan – arrangements
  • Benmont Tench – musical director
  • Shelly Yakus – engineer, mixing
  • Don Smith – additional engineering, mixing
  • Thom Panunzio – additional engineering
  • Dana Latham; Tori Swenson, Niko Bolas; James Ball – engineer assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Herbert W. Worthington IItI – art direction, photography, design, cover concept
  • Christopher Nicks – cover concept
  • Mike Manoogian – logo design
  • Michael Curtis – layout, design, back cover and inside lighting
  • Richard Hall – front cover lighting
  • Sabienne Poilievre – front cover hair design
  • Beverlee Vance; Richard Bremer; Danton Thompson – hair design
  • Margi Kent – clothes
  • Liza Gonzales – make-up
  • Kathryn Greenbalm – hands
  • Janet Weber – production coordinator
  • Debbie Alsbury – production assistant, personal assistant
  • Cathie Rice – production assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Stevie Nicks, except where noted.

  1. Bella Donna
  2. Kind of Woman – music by Stevie Nicks, Benmont Tench
  3. Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
  4. Think About It music by Stevie Nicks, Roy Bittan
  5. After the Glitter Fades
  6. Edge of Seventeen
  7. How Still My Love
  8. Leather and Lace
  9. Outside the Rain
  10. The Highwayman

The Tragically Hip: Road Apples

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On February 19, 1991, “MCA” label released “Road Apples”, the second Tragically Hip (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1990, at “Barris” in New Orleans, and was produced by Don Smith.

Personnel:

  • Gord Downie – lead vocals
  • Rob Baker – lead guitar
  • Paul Langlois – rhythm guitar
  • Gord Sinclair – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Johnny Fay – drums
  • Phil Jones – tambourine
  • Benmont Tench – piano
  • Malcolm Burn – accordion
  • Bruce Barris – recording, mixing
  • Don Smith – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Scott Campbell – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – lacquer cut

Track listing:

All tracks by Gord Downie, Rob Baker, Paul Langlois, Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay.

  1. Little Bones
  2. Twist My Arm
  3. Cordella
  4. The Luxury
  5. Born in the Water
  6. Long Time Running
  7. Bring It All Back
  8. Three Pistols
  9. Fight
  10. On the Verge
  11. Fiddler’s Green
  12. The Last of the Unplucked Gems

Crabby Appleton: Rotten to the Core!

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In October 1971, “Elektra” label released “Rotten to the Core!”, the second Crabby Appleton studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Elektra Sound Recorders”, and was produced by Robert W. Zachary Jr.

Personnel:

  • Michael Fennelly – vocals, guitar
  • Casey Foutz – keyboards
  • Hank Harvey – bass
  • Phil Jones – drums
  • Flaco Falcon – congas, timbales
  • David Grisman – mandolin
  • Byron Berline – fiddle
  • The Blackberries – backing vocals
  • Bruce Morgan – engineer, mixing
  • Robert L. Heimall – art direction, design
  • Peter Read Miller – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Fennelly.

  1. Smokin’ in the Mornin’
  2. Tomorrow’s a New Day
  3. It’s so Hard
  4. Makes No Difference
  5. You Make Me Hot
  6. One More Time
  7. Lucy
  8. Paper To Write On
  9. Lookin’ for Love
  10. Love Can Change Everything
  11. Gonna Save You (From That)

Bob Dylan: Knocked Out Loaded

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Knock out loaded

On July 14, 1986, “Columbia” label released “Knocked Out Loaded”, the twenty-fourth Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded April – June 1986, and was produced by Bob Dylan. The cover art is a reworking of the January 1939 cover of “Spicy Adventure Stories”.

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
  • Tom Petty– guitar
  • T-Bone Burnett– guitar
  • Mike Campbell– guitar
  • Ira Ingber – guitar
  • Dave Stewart– guitar
  • Ronnie Wood– guitar
  • Jack Sherman– guitar
  • Al Perkins– steel guitar
  • Larry Meyers – mandolin
  • Vince Melamed – keyboards
  • Al Kooper– keyboards
  • Benmont Tench– keyboards
  • Patrick Seymour – keyboards
  • James Jamerson, Jr. – bass guitar
  • John Paris – bass guitar
  • John McKenzie– bass guitar
  • Vito San Filippo – bass guitar
  • Carl Sealove – bass guitar
  • Howie Epstein– bass guitar
  • Anton Fig– drums
  • Stan Lynch– drums
  • Raymond Lee Pounds – drums
  • Don Heffington – drums
  • Clem Burke– drums
  • Milton Gabriel – steel drums
  • Mike Berment – steel drums
  • Bryan Parris – steel drums
  • Phil Jones – conga
  • Steve Douglas– saxophone
  • Steve Madaio – trumpet
  • Maia Smith – vocals
  • Lara Firestone – backing vocals
  • Pamela Quinlan – backing vocals
  • Carolyn Dennis– backing vocals
  • Keysha Gwin – backing vocals
  • Peggie Blu– backing vocals
  • Majason Bracey – backing vocals
  • Muffy Hendrix – backing vocals
  • April Hendrix-Haberlan – backing vocals
  • Dewey B. Jones II – backing vocals
  • Queen Esther Marrow – backing vocals
  • Larry Mayhand – backing vocals
  • Angel Newell – backing vocals
  • Herbert Newell – backing vocals
  • Crystal Pounds – backing vocals
  • Madelyn Quebec – backing vocals
  • Daina Smith – backing vocals
  • Medena Smith – backing vocals
  • Annette May Thomas – backing vocals
  • Damien Turnbough – backing vocals
  • Chyna Wright – backing vocals
  • Elesecia Wright – backing vocals
  • Tiffany Wright – backing vocals
  • Britt Bacon – engineer
  • Judy Feltus – engineer
  • Don Smith – engineer
  • George Tutko – engineer
  • Greg Fulginiti– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Dylan, except where noted.

  1. You Wanna Ramble – Little Junior Parker
  2. They Killed Him – Kris Kristoferson
  3. Driftin’ Too Far From Shore
  4. Precious Memories – traditional, arr. by Bob Dylan
  5. Maybe Someday
  6. Brownsville Girl – Sam Shepard, Bob Dylan
  7. Got Mu Mind made Up – Tom Petty, Bob Dylan
  8. Under Your Spell – Bob Dylan, Carole Bayer Sager

The Rolling Stones: Vodoo Lounge

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Voodoo Lounge

On July 11, 1994, “Virgin” label released “Voodoo Lounge”, the twentieth Rolling Stones (The) studio album. It was recorded September 1993 – April 1994, and was produced by Don Was and The Glimmer Twins. “Voodoo Lounge” is the band’s first album without Bill Wyman on bass, and the last Rolling Stones album published on cassette. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; Platinum in Mexico by “AMPROFON”; Platinum in Netherlands by “NVPI” and 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Mick Jagger– lead and backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, harmonica, maracas, castanets
  • Keith Richards– electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals; lead vocals,  piano, tambourine
  • Ronnie Wood– electric, pedal steel, acoustic, slide and lap steel guitars, backing vocals
  • Darryl Jones– bass guitar
  • Charlie Watts– drums, tambourine
  • Pierre de Beauport – acoustic guitar
  • Ivan Neville – organm backing vocals
  • Benmont Tench– organ, piano, accordion
  • Chuck Leavell– piano, organ, harmonium, harpsichord
  • Flaco Jimenez– accordion
  • David McMurray –saxophone
  • Mark Isham– trumpet
  • Luís Jardim– percussion, shaker
  • Lenny Castro– percussion
  • Phil Jones – percussion
  • Frankie Gavin– fiddle, pennywhistle
  • Max Baca – bajo sexto
  • Bernard Fowler– backing vocals
  • Bobby Womack– backing vocals
  • David Campbell– string arrangement
  • 4i – art direction, design
  • Mark Norton – art directon, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

  1. Love is Strong
  2. You Got Me Rocking
  3. Sparks Will Fly
  4. The Worst
  5. New faces
  6. Moon Is Up
  7. Out of Tears
  8. I Go Wild
  9. Brand New Car
  10. Sweethearts Together
  11. Suck on Jugular
  12. Blinded by rainbows
  13. Baby Break It Down
  14. Thru and Thru

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Hard Promises

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Tom Petty - Hard Promises

On May 5, 1981, “Backstreet” label released “Hard Promises”, the fourth Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album. It was recorded 1980–1981, at “Sound City”, “Van Nuys”, “Cherokee Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jimmy Iovine and Tom Petty.

Personnel:

  • Tom Petty– lead vocals, 6 and 12 string guitar, acoustic and electric guitars, electric piano, bass guitar
  • Mike Campbell– 6 and 12 string guitar, electric guitars, bass guitar, auto-harp, accordion, harmonium
  • Benmont Tench– organ, piano, backing vocals
  • Ron Blair– bass guitar
  • Stan Lynch– drums, backing vocals
  • Phil Jones – percussion
  • Alan “Bugs” Weidel – piano
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn– bass guitar
  • Stevie Nicks– harmony and backing vocal
  • Lori Nicks – backing vocal
  • Sharon Celani – backing vocal

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Petty, except where noted.

  1. The Waiting
  2. A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me) – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell
  3. Nightwatchman – Tom Petty, Mike Campbel
  4. Something Big
  5. Kings Road
  6. Letting You Go
  7. A Thing About You
  8. Insider
  9. The Criminal Kind
  10. You Can Still Change Your Mind – Tom Petty, Mike Campbell

Tom Petty: Full Moon

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Tom_Petty_Full_Moon_Fever

On April 24, 1989, “MCA” label released “Full Moon Fever”, the first solo Tom Petty album. It was recorded 1988–1989, at “M.C. Studios”, “Rumbo Studios”, “Sunset Sound”, “Devonshire Studios”, “Conway Studios” and “Sound City Studios”, and was produced by Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and Mike Campbell. The album was certified 5× platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, and 6× platinum in Canada. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Full Moon River” at number 92 on its list of the “100 best albums of the 1980s”.

Personnel:

  • Tom Petty– lead and backing vocals, 6 and 12 string acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, tambourine, hand claps
  • Mike Campbell– lead guitar, bass, mandolin, slide guitar, dobro, keyboards
  • George Harrison– acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Benmont Tench– piano
  • Jeff Lynne– bass, guitar, guitar synthesizer, piano, keyboards, backing vocals, hand claps
  • Phil Jones –drums, percussion
  • Jim Keltner– drums, maracas and tambourine
  • Howie Epstein– backing vocals
  • Roy Orbison– backing vocals
  • Kelsey Campbell – scream
  • Alan Weidel –hand claps
  • Del Shannon– barnyard noises
  • Mike Campbell, Don Smith,Bill Bottrell, Dennis Kirk – engineer
  • Alan “Bugs” Weidel – engineer assistant
  • Steve Hall – mastering

 Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne, except where noted.

  1. Free Fallin
  2. I Won’t Back Down
  3. Love Is a Long Road – Mike Campbell, Tom Petty
  4. A Face in the Crowd
  5. Runnin’ Down a Dream – Mike Campbell, jeff Lynne, Tom Petty
  6. I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better – Gene Clark
  7. Yer So Bad
  8. Depending on You – Tom Petty
  9. The Apartment Song – Tom Petty
  10. Alright for Now – Tom Petty
  11. A Mind with a Heart of Its Own
  12. Zombie Zoo

Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl

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Mystery_Girl

On January 31, 1989, “Virgin” label released posthumously “Mystery Girl”, the twenty – second Roy Orbison album. It was recorded July 1987 – November 1988, and was produced by Roy Orbison, Mike Campbell, Jeff Lynne, T Bone Burnett, Barbara Orbison and  Bono. On December 6, 1988, Orbison died from a heart attack aged 52.

Personnel:

  • Roy Orbison– lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Jeff Lynne– electric and acoustic guitar, keyboards, piano, bass, backing vocals
  • Tom Petty– acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Billy Burnette– acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Rick Vito– electric and slide guitar, backing vocals
  • George Harrison– acoustic guitar
  • Mike Campbell– acoustic and electric guitar, bass, mandolin
  • Bono– electric guitar
  • David Rhodes– electric guitar
  • T Bone Burnett– electric guitar
  • Steve Cropper– electric guitar
  • Mitchell Froom– piano
  • Benmont Tench– piano, organ, cheap strings
  • Al Kooper– organ
  • Howie Epstein– bass, backing vocals
  • Tom “T-Bone” Wolk– bass
  • Buell Neidlinger– arco bass
  • Jerry Scheff– string bass
  • David Miner– string bass
  • Mickey Curry– drums
  • Ray Cooper– drums
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Ian Wallace– drums, percussion
  • Phil Jones – drums, percussion
  • Gary Coleman – percussion
  • Louis Clark– strings arrangements
  • Michael Utley– string arrangements
  • Barbara Orbison– backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. You Got It – Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty
  2. In the Real World – Richard Kerr, Will Jennings
  3. (All I Can Do Is) Dream You – Billy Burnette, David Malloy
  4. A Love So Beautiful – Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne
  5. California Blue – Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty
  6. She’s a Mystery to Me – Bono, The Edge
  7. The Comedians – Elvis Costello
  8. The Only One – Wesley Orbison, Craig Wiselman
  9. Windsurfer – Roy Orbison, Bill Dees
  10. Careless Heart – Roy Orbison, Diane Warren, Albert Hammond

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