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Peter Gabriel: Same

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On May 23, 1980, “Charisma” label released the self-titled, third Peter Gabriel album. It was recorded 1979–1980, at “Bath” and “Townhouse” in London, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite.

Personnel:

  • Peter Gabriel– lead and backing vocals, piano, synthesizer, bass synthesizer, drum pattern, whistles
  • Kate Bush– backing vocals
  • Dave Gregory– guitar
  • Robert Fripp– guitar
  • David Rhodes– guitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Weller– guitar
  • Larry Fast– synthesizer, processing, bass synthesizer, bagpipes
  • John Giblin– bass
  • Tony Levin– Chapman stick
  • Jerry Marotta– drums, percussion
  • Phil Collins– drums, drum pattern, snare drum , surdo
  • Dick Morrissey– saxophone
  • Morris Pert– percussion
  • Dave Ferguson– screeches
  • Steve Lillywhite– whistles
  • Hugh Padgham- engineer; whistles
  • Hipgnosis – artwork, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Gabriel.

  1. Intruder
  2. No Self Control
  3. Start
  4. I Don’t Remember
  5. Family Snapshot
  6. And Through the Wire
  7. Games Without Frontiers
  8. Not One of Us
  9. Lead a Normal Life
  10. Biko

Rory Gallagher: Same

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On May 23, 1971, “Polydor” label released the self-titled, debut Rory Gallagher album. It was recorded in February 1971, at “Advison Studios” in London, and was produced by Rory Gallagher.

Personnel:

  • Rory Gallagher– vocals, guitars, alto saxophone,  mandolin, harmonica
  • Vincent Crane– piano
  • Gerry McAvoy– vocals, bass guitar
  • Wilgar Campbell– drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Rory Gallagher.

  1. Laundromat
  2. Just the Smile
  3. I Fall Apart
  4. Wave Myself Goodbye
  5. Hands Up
  6. Sinner Boy
  7. For the Last Time
  8. It’s You
  9. I’m Not Surprised
  10. Can’t Believe It’s True

Bachman-Turener Overdrive: Same

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On May 17, 1973, “Mercury” label released self – titled, debut  Bachman–Turner Overdrive album. It was recorded 1972 – 1973, and was produced by Randy Bachman, Tim bachman, F. Turner, Robbie Bachman, Barry Keane and Will MacCalder.

Personnel:

  • Randy Bachman – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, design
  • Tim Bachman- lead, co-lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
  • F. Turner- lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Robbie Bachman- drums, percussion
  • Barry Keane- congas
  • Will MacCalder- piano
  • Garry Peterson- percussion, drums, backing vocals
  • Dave Slagter, Mark Smith – engineer
  • Tom “Curly” Ruf – mastering
  • Allan Moy – technician
  • Jim Ladwig – art direction
  • Joe Kotleba – booklet design
  • Parviz Sadighian – booklet design
  • Ed Caraeff – photography
  • Tom Zamiar – photography

Track listing:

  1. Gimme Your Money Please – F. Turner
  2. Hold Back the Water- Randy Bachman, Rob Bachman, Kirk Kelly
  3. Blue Collar – F. Turner
  4. Little Gandy Dancer – Randy Bachman
  5. Stayed Awake All Night – Randy Bachman
  6. Down and Out Man – Tim Bachman, R.B. Charles
  7. Don’t Get Yourself in Trouble – Randy Bachman
  8. Thank You for the Feelin’ – F. Turner

Weather Report: Same

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On May 12, 1971, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Weather Report album. It was recorded February – March 1971, and was produced by Shoviza Productions. The album was voted “Jazz Album of the Year” in “Down Beat Readers Poll”, and it won “Swing Journal” magazine “Grand Prix Award” in the “Journal’s Readers’ and Critics” polls.

Personnel:

  • Joe Zawinul– electric and acoustic piano
  • Wayne Shorter– soprano saxophone
  • Miroslav Vitouš– acoustic and electric bass
  • Alphonse Mouzon– voice, drums
  • Airto Moreira– percussion
  • Barbara Burton – percussion
  • Don Alias– percussion

Track listing:

  1. Milky Way – Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul
  2. Umbrellas – Wayne Shorter, Miroslav Vitous, Joe Zawinul
  3. Seventh Arrow – Miroslav Vitous
  4. Orange Lady – Joe Zawinul
  5. Morning Lake – Miroslav Vitous
  6. Waterfall – Joe Zawinul
  7. Tears – Wayne Shorter
  8. Eurydice – Wayne Shorter

The Small Faces: Same

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On May 11, 1966, “Decca” label released the self-titled,  debut Small Faces (The) album. It was recorded June 1965 – February 1966, at “IBC Studios” in London, and was produced by Ian Samwell, Kenny Lynch and Don Arden.

Personnel:

  • Steve Marriott– lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
  • Ronnie Lane– lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Ian McLagan – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Kenney Jones– drums, percussion
  • Jimmy Winston – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Kenny Lynch – backing vocals
  • Decca Publicity Art Department  – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Shake – Sam Cooke
  2. Come on Children – Kenney Jones, Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott,Jimmy Winston
  3. You’d Better Believe It – Kenny Lynch, Jerry Ragovoy
  4. It’s Too Late – Kenney Jones, Steve Marriott, Jimmy Winston
  5. One Night Stand – Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott
  6. Whatcha Gonna Do About It – Ian Samwell, Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott
  7. Sorry She’s Mine – Kenny Lynch
  8. Own Up Time – Kenney Jones, Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott, Ian McLagan
  9. You Need Loving – Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott
  10. Don’t Stop What You’re Doing – Kenney Jones, Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott, Ian McLagan
  11. E Too D – Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott
  12. Sha-La-La-La-Lee – Kenny Lynch, Mort Shuman

Weezer: Same

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On May 10, 1994, “DGC” label released the self-titled, debut  Weezer album (also known as The Blue Album). It was recorded August – September 1993, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ric Ocasek. The album has been certified triple-Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, and double-platinum in Canada. In 2005, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 297 on its list of the “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time’, and in 2013, at number 35 on its list of “The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Rivers Cuomo– lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, keyboards, harmonica
  • Matt Sharp– bass, backing vocals
  • Patrick Wilson– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Brian Bell– backing vocals
  • Mykel Allan – spoken intermission
  • Karl Koch – dialogue
  • Chris Shaw – engineer
  • Hal Belknap – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Rivers Cuomo, except where noted.

  1. My Name Is Jonas – Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Jason Cropper
  2. No One Else
  3. The World Has Turned and Left Me Here – Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson
  4. Buddy Holly
  5. Undone – The Sweater Song
  6. Surf Wax America – Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson
  7. Say Ain’t So
  8. In the Garage
  9. Holiday
  10. Only in Dreams

Poco: Same

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Poco

On May 6, 1970, “Epic” label released the self – titled, second Poco album. It was recorded October 1969 – February 1970, and was produced by Jim Messina.

Personnel

  • Jim Messina – vocals, guitar
  • Richie Furay- vocals, guitar
  • Rusty Young- vocals, steel guitar, guitar
  • Timothy B. Schmit- vocals, bass guitar
  • George Grantham- vocals, drums
  • Bobby Doyle- piano
  • Larry Knechtel– piano
  • Milt Holland- percussion
  • Terry Dunuvan, Alex Kazengras – engineer
  • Gary Burden – art direction
  • Henry Diltz – photography

Track listing:

  1. Hurry Up – Richie Furay
  2. You Better Think Twice – Jim Messina
  3. Honky Tonk Downstairs – Dallas Frazier
  4. Keep On Believin – Richie Furay, Timothy B. Schmit
  5. Anyway Bye Bye – Richie Furay
  6. Don’t Let It Pass By – Richie Furay
  7. Nobody’s Fool/El Tonto de Nadie Regresa – Richie Furay, Jim Messina, George Grantham, Timothy B. Schmit, Rusty Young

The Madness: Same

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On May 3, 1988, “Virgin” label released the self-titled, debut Madness (The) studio album. It was recorded 1988, and was produced by The Three Eyes and Steve Chase.

Personnel:

  • Suggs(Graham McPherson) – lead and backing vocals, piano, timbales
  • Chas Smash (Cathal Smyth) – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards
  • Chris Foreman– guitar, sitar, synthaxe, piano
  • Lee Thompson– saxophones, flute, backing vocals
  • Steve Nieve– keyboards
  • Roy Davies– keyboards, Hammond organ
  • Ian Price –piano synthesizer
  • Jerry Dammers– piano, electronic organ, Hammond organ, hi hat
  • Seamus Beaghen –accordion, Keyboards, Hammond organ
  • Bruce Thomas– bass guitar
  • Earl Falconer– bass guitar
  • Dick Cuthell– horns, cowbell
  • Rick Walker– tenor saxophone
  • Andy Minnion –baritone saxophone
  • Malcolm Buck – tenor saxophone
  • Simon Driscoll – trombone
  • Esmail Sheik – tablas
  • Simon Phillips– drums
  • Lorenzo Hall – backing vocals
  • Anthony Lee Brian – backing vocals
  • Robbie Ellington – backing vocals
  • Steve Chase – engineer
  • Nick Froome – engineer
  • Hugh Padgham– mixing
  • Michael H. Brauer – mixing

Track listing:

  1. Nail Down the Days – Cathal Smyth
  2. What’s That – Cathal Smyth
  3. I Pronounce You – Lee Thompson, Cathal Smyth. Ronnie West
  4. Oh – Cathal Smyth
  5. In Wonder – Graham McPherson
  6. Song in Red – Cathal Smyth
  7. Nightmare Nightmare – Graham McPherson
  8. Thunder and Lightning – Graham McPherson, Chris Foreman
  9. Beat the Bride – Lee Thompson, Cathal Smyth
  10. Gabriel’s Horn – Cathal Smyth

Pearl Jam: Same

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On May 2, 2006, “J Records” label released the self-titled,  eight Pearl Jam album. It was recorded November 2004 – February 2006 at “Studio X” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Adam Kasper,  Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Jeff Ament and Matt Cameron.

Personnel:

  • Eddie Vedder (Jerome Turner)– lead vocals, guitar, layout, design
  • Stone Gossard– guitar
  • Mike McCready– guitar
  • Jeff Ament– bass guitar
  • Matt Cameron– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Boom Gaspar– Hammond B3, piano, pump organ
  • Fernando Apodaca – art, sculpture, design
  • John Burton, Sam Hofstedt – engineer
  • Adam Kasper– recording, mixing
  • Gregg Keplinger, Aaron Mlasko, Steve Rinkov – drum technicians
  • Brad Klausen – cover photography,  layout, design
  • Jason Mueller – artistic facilitator, design
  • George Webb – guitar technician
  • Gary Westlake – optigan

Track listing:

All lyrics by Eddie Vedder, except where noted.

  1. Life Wasted – Stone Gossard
  2. World Wide Suicide – Eddie Vedder
  3. Comatose – Mike McCready, Stone Gossard
  4. Severed Hand – Eddie Vedder
  5. Marker in the Sand – Mike McCready
  6. Parachutes – Stone Gossard
  7. Unemployable – Matt Cameron, Mike McCready
  8. Big Wave – Jeff Ament
  9. Gone – Eddie Vedder
  10. Wasted Reprise – Stone Gossard
  11. Army Reserve – Eddie Vedder, Damien Echols, Jeff Ament
  12. Come Back – Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder
  13. Inside Job – Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder

Melissa Etheridge: Same

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On May 2, 1988, “Island” label released the self-titled, debut  Melissa Etheridge album. It was recorded in October 1987, and was produced by Melissa Etheridge, Niko Bolas, Craig Krampf and Kevin McCormick.

Personnel:

  • Melissa Etheridge – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, arrangements
  • Johnny Lee Schell- guitar
  • Waddy Wachtel– guitar
  • Scott Thurston- keyboard
  • Wally Badarou- keyboard
  • Kevin McCormick – bass
  • Craig Krampf- percussion, drums, arrangements
  • Allan Blazek, Jim Nipar – engineer
  • David Kane – engineer assistant
  • Duane Seykora, Bob Vogt – mixing assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Tony Wright – design
  • George DuBose – photography
  • Chris Blackwell, Rob Fraboni – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Melissa Etheridge

  1. Similar Features
  2. Chrome Plated Heart
  3. Like the Way I Do
  4. Precious Pain
  5. Don’t You Need
  6. The Late September Dogs
  7. Occasionally
  8. Watching You
  9. Bring Me Some Water
  10. I Want You