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Guns N’ Roses: Use Your Illusion I

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On September 17, 1991, “Geffen” label released “Use Your Illusion I”, the third Guns N’ Roses studio album. It was recorded and mixed January 1990–August 1991, at “A&M Studios”; “Record Plant Studios”; “Studio 56”; “Image Recording”; “Conway Studios”; “Metalworks Recording Studios”, and “Skip Saylor Recording”, and was produced by Mike Clink and Guns N’ Roses. The album cover was designed by Mark Kostabi. The album was certified 5 x Platinum in Argentina by “CAPIF”; 2 x Platinum in Austria by “IFPI”; 2 x Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”; Platinum in Brazil by “ABPD”; Diamond in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Finland by “Musiikkituottajat”; Platinum in France by “SNEP”; 2 x Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; 2 x Platinum in Japan by “RIAJ”;Platinum in Mexico by “AMPROFON”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; Platinum in Sweden by “RMNZ”; 2 x Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”; Platinum in UK by “BPI, and 7x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA’.

Personnel:

  • Axl Rose– lead and backing vocals, piano, choir and synthesizer programming, co-lead vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards , sound effects
  • Slash– lead guitar, co-rhythm guitar, slide guitar, acoustic guitar, dobro, classical guitar, talkbox, six-string basson, backing vocals
  • Izzy Stradlin– lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar,  acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Duff McKagan– bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Matt Sorum– drums, percussion, backing vocals, choir
  • Dizzy Reed– keyboards, piano, clavinet, organ, backing vocals
  • West Arkeen– acoustic guitar
  • Michael Monroe– harmonica, saxophone
  • Jon Thautwein – horn
  • Matthew McKagan– horn
  • Rachel West– horn
  • Robert Clark – horn
  • Tim Doyle – tambourine
  • Alice Cooper– co-lead vocals
  • Reba Shaw– backing vocals
  • Stuart Bailey – backing vocals
  • Shannon Hoon– backing vocals
  • Bruce Foster – sound effects
  • Johann Langlie – programming, sound effects
  • Mike Clink– engineer, nutcracker
  • Jim Mitchell – additional engineering
  • Allen Abrahamson, Buzz Burrowes, Chris Puram –engineer assistant
  • Stu Young – engineer assistant
  • Leon Granados– engineer assistant
  • Mike Douglass – engineer assistant
  • Talley Sherwood – engineer assistant
  • Craig Portelis – engineer assistant
  • Ed Goodreau – engineer assistant
  • Jason Roberts – engineer assistant
  • John Aguto – engineer assistant
  • Bill Price– mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Kevin Reagan – art direction, graphic design
  • Mark Kostabi – album artwork
  • Robert John – photography

Track listing:

  1. Right Next Door to Hell – Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, Timo Caltia
  2. Dust N’ Bones – Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan
  3. Live and Let Die – Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
  4. Don’t Cry – Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin
  5. Perfect Time – Axl Rose, Slash, izzy Stradlin
  6. You Ain’t the First – Izzy Stradlin
  7. Bad Obsession – Izzy Stradlin, West Arkeen
  8. Back Off Bitch – Axl Rose, Paul Tobias
  9. Double Talkin’ Jive – Izzy Stradlin
  10. November Rain – Axl Rose
  11. The Garden – Axl Rose, Arkeen, Del James
  12. Garden of Eden – Axl Rose, Slash
  13. Don’t Damn Me – Axl rose, Slash, Dave Lank
  14. Bad Apples – Axl Rose, Slash,
  15. Dead Horse – Axl Rose
  16. Coma – Axl Rose, Slash

 

Metallica: Death Magnetic

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On September 12, 2008, “Warner Bros” label released “Death Magnetic”, the ninth Metallica studio album. It was recorded March 2007 – May 2008, at “Sound City Studios”in Los Angeles; “Shangri La Studios” in Malibu, California; Metallica’s HQ in San Rafael, California, and was produced by Rick Rubin. On the 51st “Grammy Awards” in 2009, Metallica won “Grammy Awards” for “Best Metal Performance” for “My Apocalypse”. Producer Rick Rubin received the award for “Producer of the Year, Non-Classical”, and art directors Bruce Duckworth, David Turner & Sarah Moffat were awarded “Best Recording Package”.” Death Magnetic” was awarded “Best Album in the 2009” at Kerrang! Awards. The album was certified Platinum in Argentina by “CAPIF”; 2 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIIA”; Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”; 4 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; 2 x Platinum in Denmark by “IFPI Denmark”; 3 x Platinum in Finland by “Musiikkituottajat”; Platinum in Greece by “IFPI Greece”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; Platinum in Mexico by “AMPROFON”;  2 x Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”; Platinum in Portugal by “AFP”;  2 x Platinum in Sweden by “GLF”; Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”; Platinum in UK by the “BPI”; 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, and Platinum in Europe by “IFPI”.

Personnel:

  • James Hetfield– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Kirk Hammett– lead guitar
  • Lars Ulrich– drums
  • Robert Trujillo– bass
  • David Campbell– orchestration
  • Greg Fidelman– mixing, recording
  • Andrew Scheps– mixing
  • Mike Gillies – additional recording
  • Ted Jensen– mastering
  • Dan Monti– digital editing

Track listing:

All lyrics by James Hetfield; all music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo.

  1. That Was Just Your Life
  2. The End of the Line
  3. Broken, Beat & Scarred
  4. The Day That Never Comes
  5. All Nightmare Long
  6. Cyanide
  7. The Unforgiven III
  8. The Judas Kiss
  9. Suicide & Redemption
  10. My Apocalypse

Nickelback: Silver Side Up

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On September 11, 2001, “Roadrunner” label released “Silver Side Up”, the third Nickelback studio album. It was recorded April – June 2001, at “Greenhouse Studios” in Burnaby, British Columbia, and was produced by Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger,  Ryan Vikedal and Rick Parashar. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”;  Platinum in Austria by “IFPI Austria”; 8 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”;  Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; 3 x Platinum in Macao by “IFPI Macao”; Platinum in Netherlands by “NVPI”; Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”; 6 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”; 3 x Platinum in the UK by the “RIIA”, and 2 x Platinum in Europe by “IFPI”.

Personnel:

  • Chad Kroeger– lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Ryan Peake –rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Ian Thornley– slide guitar
  • Mike Kroeger –bass guitar
  • Ryan Vikedal –drums, percussion
  • Joey Moi– engineer
  • Pat “Sajak” Sharman – engineer assistant
  • Kristina Ardron, Kevin Fairbairn – engineer assistant
  • Randy Staub– mixing
  • Alex Aligizakis – mixing assistant, Pro Tools operator
  • Geoff Ott – digital editing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • amoebacorp.com – design, illustration
  • Daniel Moss – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Chad Kroeger; all music by Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger and Ryan Vikedal.

  1. Never Again
  2. How You Remind Me
  3. Woke Up This Morning
  4. Too Bad
  5. Just For
  6. Hollywood
  7. Money Bought
  8. Where Do I Hide
  9. Hangnail
  10. Good Times Gone

Dire Straits: On Every Street

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On September 10, 1991, “Vertigo” label released “On Every Street”, the sixth and final Dire Straits studio album. It was recorded November 1990 – May 1991, at “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by Mark Knopfler and Alan Clark. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Finland by Musiikkituottajat; Diamond in France by “SNEP”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; 4 x Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”; 4 x Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”: 2 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI” and Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Mark Knopfler– vocals, guitar
  • Paul Franklin– pedal steel guitar, acoustic lap steel
  • Phil Palmer– guitar
  • Alan Clark– organ, piano, synthesizer
  • Guy Fletcher– synthesizers, backing vocals
  • John Illsley– bass
  • Jeff Porcaro– drums, percussion
  • Danny Cummings– percussion
  • Chris White– flute, saxophone
  • Vince Gill– guitar, backing vocals
  • Manu Katché– percussion, drums
  • George Martin– conductor, string arrangements
  • Chuck Ainlay– engineer
  • Bill Schnee– engineer
  • Steve Orchard – engineer assistant
  • Jack Joseph Puig– engineer assistant
  • Andy Strange – engineer assistant
  • Neil Dorfsman– mixing
  • Bob Clearmountain– mixing
  • Sutton Cooper – design
  • Paul Cummins – design
  • Paul Williams – photography
  • Jo Motta – project coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Knopfler.

  1. Calling Elvis
  2. On Every Street
  3. When it Comes to You
  4. Fade to Black
  5. The Bug
  6. You and Your Friend
  7. Heavy Fuel
  8. Iron Hand
  9. Ticket to Heaven
  10. My Parties
  11. Planet of new Orleans
  12. How Long

AC/DC: Back In Black

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On July 25, 1980, “Albert / Atlantic” labels released “Back in Black”, the seventh  AC/DC studio album. It was recorded April–May 1980, at “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, Bahamas, and was produced by Robert John “Mutt” Lange. The album’s all-black cover was designed as a “sign of mourning” for band’s original singer Bon Scott, who died in 1980. “Back in Black” was huge commercial success; it has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide, becoming the the second-highest-selling album in history. “Back in Black” was certified Platinum in Argentina by “CAPIF”; 12 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIIA”; Platinum in Austria by “IFPI”; Diamond in Canada by “Music Canada”; 2 x Platinum in France by “SNEP”; 2 x Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; Platinum in Italy by “FIMI”; 2 x Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI”; Platinum in UK by “BPI” and 22 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”. In 2001, “VH1” ranked “Back in Black” at number 82 on its list of the “Top 100 Albums”; in 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 77 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”; in 2010, “Back in Black” was ranked at number 2 in the book “100 Best Australian Albums”.

Personnel:

  • Brian Johnson– lead vocals
  • Angus Young– lead guitar
  • Malcolm Young– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Cliff Williams– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Phil Rudd– drums
  • Tony Platt– engineer assistant
  • Benji Armbrister – engineer assistant
  • Jack Newber – engineer assistant
  • Brad Samuelsohn –mixing
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Bob Defrin –art direction
  • Robert Ellis –photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Angus Young, Malcolm Young and Brian Johnson.

  1. Hells Bells
  2. Shoot to Thrill
  3. What Do You Do for Money Honey
  4. Given the Dog a Bone
  5. Let Me Put My Love into You
  6. Back in Black
  7. You Shook Me All Night Long
  8. Have a Drink on Me
  9. Shake a Leg
  10. Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution

Muse: Black Holes And Revelations

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On July 3, 2006, “Warner Bros” label released “Black Holes and Revelations”, the fourth Muse studio album. It was recorded August – December 2005, and was produced by Rich Costey and Muse. The album design was by Storm Thorgerson. In 2008, in a “Q” magazine public vote, “Black Holes and Revelations” was ranked at number 34 on the list of the “The Best British Albums of All time”. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; 3 x Platinum in France by “SNEP”;  Platinum in Ireland by “IRMA”; Platinum in Italy by “FIMI”; Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland” and 3 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Matthew Bellamy– lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, piano, synthesizers
  • Christopher Wolstenholme– bass, double bass, synthesizers, backing vocals
  • Marco Brioschi – trumpet
  • Dominic Howard– drums, percussion, brief vocals, electronic drums
  • Edoardo de Angelis – first violin
  • Around Art – strings
  • Tommaso Colliva– engineer
  • Myriam Correge – engineer assistant
  • Max Dingle – mixing assistant
  • Tom Kirk – antique items crushed on “Exo-Politics”
  • Mauro Pagani– string arrangements, string conductor
  • Ross Peterson – engineer assistant
  • Audrey Riley– string arrangements, string conductor
  • Mark Rinaldi – mixing assistant
  • Ryan Simms – engineer assistant
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Roger Lian – mastering assistant
  • Vlado Meller – mastering
  • Derrick Santini – photography
  • Storm Thorgerson– cover photography
  • Rupert Truman – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Matt Bellamy.

  1. Take a Blow
  2. Straight
  3. Supermassive Black Hole
  4. Map of the Problematique
  5. Soldier’s Poem
  6. Invincible
  7. Assassin
  8. Exo-Politics
  9. City of Delusion
  10. Hoodoo
  11. Knights of Cydonia

Mike Oldfield: Discovery

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On June 25, 1984, “Virgin” label released “Discovery”, the ninth Mike Oldfield album. It was recorded in 1984, in Switzerland, and was produced by Mike Oldfield and Simon Phillips.

Personnel:

  • Mike Oldfield – all instruments (except drums), engineer
  • Maggie Reilly– vocals
  • Barry Palmer– vocals
  • Simon Phillips– drums
  • Simon Phillips – engineer
  • Dan Kramer – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Oldfield.

  1. To France
  2. Poison Arrows
  3. Crystal Gazing
  4. Tricks of the Light
  5. Discovery
  6. Talk About Your Life
  7. Saved by a Bell
  8. The Lake

Coldplay: X&Y

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On June 6, 2005, “Parlaphone” label released “X&Y”, the the third Coldplay studio album. It was recorded January 2004 – January 2005, at “Air Lyndhurst Hall”, “Parr Street Studios”, “Sarm West Studios”, “The Town House”, “The Hit Factory”,  and was produced by Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Will Champion , Ken Nelson and Danton Supple. The album’s cover art is a combination of colours and blocks, a representation of the Baudot code. “X&Y” was the best-selling album released in 2005 worldwide. It was certified 3 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”; 3x Platinum in Argentina by “CAPIF”; 6 x Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Platinum in Austria by “IFPI”; 2 x Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”; 5 x Platinum in Brazil by “ABPD”; Platinum in Denmark by “IFPI”; Platinum in Finland by “Musiikkituottajat:; 2 x Platinum in France by “SNEP”; 3 x Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; 8 x Platinum in Ireland by “IRMA”; Platinum in Mexico by “AMPROFON”; Platinum in Netherlands by “NVPI”; 4 x Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; 2 x Platinum in Portugal by “AFP”; 2 x Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”; Platinum in Sweden by “GLF”; 2 x Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland” and 9 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI”.

Personnel:

  • Chris Martin – vocals, piano, photography
  • Jonny Buckland – guitars, photography
  • Guy Berryman – bass, photography,
  • Will Champion – drums, photography
  • Audrey Riley – string arrangements
  • Ann Lines, Audrey Riley, Chrus Tombling, Greg Warren Wilson, Laura Melhuish, Pater Lale, Richard George, Sue Dench – strings
  • Carmen Rizzo, Mark Phythian, Rob Smith – programming
  • Keith Gary – engineer
  • Adam Noble, Adam Scheuermann, Andrea Wright, Brad Spence, Bryan Russell, Dan Porter, Jake Jackson, Jon Bailey, John Withnal, Mathieu LeJeune, Mike Pierce, Rob Smith, Taz Mattar, Tim Roe, Will Hensley – engineer assistant
  • Michael H. Brauer – mixing
  • Chris Athens, George Marino – mastering
  • Phil Harvey – creative director
  • Tappin Gofton – art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, and Will Champion, except where noted.

  1. Square One
  2. What If
  3. White Shadows
  4. Fix You
  5. Talk – Berryman, Buckland, Champion, Martin, Hütter, Bartos, Schult
  6. X&Y
  7. Speed of Sound
  8. A Message
  9. Low
  10. The Hardest Part
  11. Swallowed in the Sea
  12. Twisted Logic
  13. Till Kingdom Come

Queen: The Miracle

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On May 22, 1989, “Parlaphone” label released “The Miracle”, the thirteenth Queen studio album. It was recorded January 1988 – January 1989, at “Olympic Studios” and “Townhouse Studios” in London, and “Mountain Studios” in Montreux, and was produced by Freddie mercury, Brian M ay, Roger Taylor, John Deacon and David Richards. The album was certified Platinum in UK, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland and Poland.

Personnel:

  • Freddie Mercury – lead and backing vocals,  piano,  keyboards,  synthesisers,  programming
  • Brian May – co-lead and backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitars,  keyboards, programming
  • Roger Taylor – lead and backing vocals, drums, electronic drums, electric guitar, keyboards, programming
  • John Deacon – bass guitar, electric guitar , keyboards
  • David Richards- keyboards, sampler, programming, engineer
  • Andrew Bradfield, John Brough, Angelique Cooper, Claude Frider, Andy Mason, Justin Shirley-Smith – engineer assistant
  • Kevin Metcalf, Gordon Vickary – mastering
  • Brian Zellis – computer programming
  • Richard Gray – design
  • Simon Fowler – photography

Track listing:

  1. Party – John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury
  2. Khashoggi’s Ship – John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor
  3. The Miracle – Freddie Mercury, John Deacon
  4. I Want it All – Brian May
  5. The Invisible Man – Roger Taylor
  6. Breakthru – Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor
  7. Rain Must Fall – John Deacon, Freddie Mercury
  8. Scandal – Brian May
  9. My Baby Does Me – Freddie Mercury, John Deacon
  10. Was It All Worth It – Freddie Mercury

Mark Knopfler: Golden Heart

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On March 26, 1996, “Vertigo” label released “Golden Heart”, the debut Mark Knopfler solo studio album. It was recorded 1994 – 1996, at “Emerald Sound Studios”,”Javelina Recording Studios”, “AIR Studios” and  “Windmill Lane Studios”, and was produced by Mark Knopfler and Chuck Ainlay.

Personnel:

  • Mark Knopfler– vocals, guitar
  • Richard Bennett– acoustic and electric guitar, tiplé
  • Sonny Landreth– National steel guitar, backing vocals
  • Don Potter– acoustic guitar
  • Paul Franklin– pedal steel guitar
  • Dónal Lunny– bouzouki
  • Matt Rollings– piano
  • Barry Beckett– piano
  • Hargus “Pig” Robbins– piano
  • Bill Cuomo – Hammond organ
  • Guy Fletcher– keyboards, backing vocals
  • Steve Nathan – Hammond organ), keyboards
  • Steve Conn – accordion
  • Jo-El Sonnier– accordion
  • Máirtín O’Connor– accordion
  • Paul Moore – bass, string bass
  • Michael Rhodes – bass
  • Glenn Worf– bass, string bass
  • Eddie Bayers– drums
  • Robbie Casserly – drums
  • Chad Cromwell– drums
  • Danny Cummings– percussion, backing vocals
  • Derek Bell– Irish harp
  • Paul Brady– whistle
  • Seán Keane– violin
  • Liam O’Flynn– uilleann pipes
  • Michael Doucet– fiddle
  • Terry McMillan– djembe
  • Billy Ware – triangle
  • Brendan Croker– backing vocals
  • Vince Gill– backing vocals
  • Chuck Ainlay–  engineer, mixing
  • Brian Masterson – engineer
  • Graham Lewis – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • Jonathan Russell – mastering assistant
  • David Scheinmann – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Knopfler.

  1. Darling Pretty
  2. Imelda
  3. Golden Heart
  4. No Can Do
  5. Vic and Ray
  6. Don’t You Get It
  7. A Night in Summer Long Ago
  8. Cannibals
  9. I’m the Fool
  10. Je Suis Désolé
  11. Rüdiger
  12. Nobody’s Got the Gun
  13. Done with Bonaparte
  14. Are We in Trouble Now