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Public Image Ltd.: Album

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On January 27, 1986, “Virgin” label released “Album”, the fifth Public Image Ltd. album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Electric Lady Studios”, “The Power Station”, “Quadrasonic Sound Studios”, and “RPM Sound Studios” in  New York City, and was produced by Bill Laswell.

Personnel:

  • John Lydon – lead vocals
  • Bill Laswell – bass 
  • Steve Vai – guitar
  • Nicky Skopelitis – guitar 
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto – Fairlight CMI
  • Bernie Worrell – organ, Yamaha DX7 
  • Malachi Favors – acoustic bass
  • Jonas Hellborg – bass
  • Ginger Baker – drums 
  • Tony Williams – drums 
  • Bernard Fowler – backing vocals
  • Shankar – electric violin
  • Steve Turre – didgeridoo
  • Aïyb Dieng – chatan pot drums

Track listing:

All tracks by John Lydon and Bill Laswell except where noted.

  1. F.F.F.
  2. Rise
  3. Fishing – John Lydon, Jebin Bruni, Mark Schulz
  4. Round – John Lydon, Mark Schulz
  5. Bags – John Lydon, Jebin Bruni, Mark Schulz
  6. Home
  7. Ease – John Lydon, Jebin Bruni

Peter Gabriel: Passion

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Passion

On June 5, 1989, “Geffen” label released “Passion”, the eight Peter Gabriel album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, and was produced by Peter Gabriel. “Passion” was originally composed as the soundtrack for the movie “The Last Temptation of Christ”, but after the movie’s release Gabriel worked additionally on the music and released it as full-fledged album instead of a movie soundtrack.  In 1990, the album won “Grammy Award” for “Best New Age Album”.

Personnel:

  • Peter Gabriel– voices, synthesizers, shakers, skins, surdo, flute samples, flute, bass, percussion, flute whistle, Prophet 5, piano, Akai S900, Audioframe, fairlight, surdo, emulator, contrabass
  • Manny Elias– octabans, surdo, skins
  • Hossam Ramzy– finger cymbals, tabla, dufs
  • David Bottrill – drone mix
  • David Rhodes– guitars
  • Shankar– double violin
  • Vatche Housepian– Armenian doudouk
  • Antranik Askarian – Armenian doudouk
  • Massamba Diop – talking drum
  • Mustafa Abdel Aziz – arghuldrone
  • Baaba Maal– vocals
  • Fatala – percussion, African percussion
  • Mahmoud Tabrizi Zadeh – kementché
  • Doudou N’Diaye Rose– percussion loop
  • Youssou N’Dour– voice
  • David Sancious– backing vocals, Akai S900, synthesizer arrangement, Hammond organ
  • Hossam Ramzy – tambourines, dufs, tabla, finger cymbals, triangle, surdo, mazhar
  • Nathan East– bass
  • Bill Cobham– drums, percussion, tambourine
  • Kudsi Erguner– ney flute
  • Robin Canter – oboe, cor Anglais
  • Manu Katché– percussion
  • Djalma Correa – Brazilian percussion
  • Jon Hassell– trumpet
  • Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan– Qawwali voice
  • Julian Wilkins – choirboy
  • Richard Evans – choir recording, tin whistle
  • Musicians Du Nil – arghul
  • David Bottrill – lead tambourine
  • Hossam Ramzy – surdo, tabla
  • Said Mohammad Aly – percussion loop
  • David Bottrill – tambourine, distorted slide

Track listing:

  1. The Feeling Begins
  2. Gethsemane
  3. Of These Hope
  4. LazarusRaised
  5. Of These, Hope – Reprise
  6. In Doubt
  7. A Different Drum
  8. Zaar
  9. Troubled
  10. Open
  11. Before Night Falls
  12. With This Love
  13. Sandstorm
  14. Stigmata
  15. Passion
  16. With This Love (Choir)
  17. Wall of Breath
  18. The Promise of Shadows
  19. Disturbed
  20. It Is Accomplished
  21. Bread and Wine

 

Peter Gabriel: So

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On May 19, 1986, “Charisma” label released “So”, the fifth Peter Gabriel album. It was recorded February – December 1985, at “Ashcombe House” in Bath, and was produced by Peter Gabriel and Daniel Lanois. “So” was certified 3 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI’ and 5 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked it at number 187 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Peter Gabriel– lead and backing vocals, Fairlight CMI, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5  piano, Linn LM-1, synthesizer, percussion, Yamaha CS-80, LinnDrum , Synclavier
  • David Rhodes– guitar, backing vocals
  • Daniel Lanois– guitar, tambourine, surf guitar, 12-string guitar
  • Richard Tee– piano
  • Nile Rodgers– guitar
  • Simon Clark –Yamaha CS-80 chorus effect, Hammond, Fairlight CMI and bass
  • Tony Levin– bass guitar , drumstick bass guitar
  • Larry Klein– bass guitar
  • Ronnie Bright– bass vocals
  • Bill Laswell– bass guitar
  • Jerry Marotta– drums, drumstick bass guitar
  • Manu Katché– drums, percussion, talking drum
  • Chris Hughes– Linn Drum programming
  • Stewart Copeland– hi-hat, drums
  • Djalma Correa –surdo, congas and triangle
  • Jimmy Bralower – Linn Drum kick
  • Mark Rivera– tenor saxophone processed saxophone,  alto and baritone saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson– trumpet, cornet
  • Don Mikkelsen –trombone
  • Shankar– violin
  • P. Arnold– backing vocals
  • Coral Gordon – backing vocals
  • Dee Lewis – backing vocals
  • Kate Bush– vocals
  • Laurie Anderson– vocals
  • Youssou N’Dour– vocals
  • Michael Been– backing vocals
  • Jim Kerr– backing vocals

Track lsiting:

All tracks by Peter Gabriel, except where noted.

  1. Red Rain
  2. Sledgehammer
  3. Don’t Give Up
  4. That Voice Adain – Peter Gabriel, David Rhodes
  5. In Your Eyes
  6. Mercy Street
  7. Big Time
  8. We Do What We’re Told (Milgram’s 37)
  9. This is the Picture (Excellent Birds)

 

 

Echo & The Bunnymen: Porcupine

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Porcupine

On February 4, 1983, “Korova” label released “Porcupine”, the third Echo & the Bunnymen studio album.  It was recorded in 1982, at “Trident Studios” in London, “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouth, and “Amazon Studios” in Liverpool, and was produced by Ian Broudie.

Personnel:

  • Ian McCulloch– vocals, guitar
  • Will Sergeant– lead guitar
  • Les Pattinson– bass
  • Pete de Freitas– drums
  • Shankar– strings
  • Martyn Atkins – design
  • Brian Griffin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson and Pete de Freitas.

  1. The Cutter
  2. The Back of Love
  3. My White Devil
  4. Clay
  5. Porcupine
  6. Heads Will Roll
  7. Ripeness
  8. Higher Hell
  9. Gods Will Be Gods
  10. In Bluer Skies