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Dave Edmunds: Tracks on Wax 4

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On September 8, 1978, “Swan Song” label released “Tracks on Wax 4”,  the fourth Dave Edmunds album. It was recorded in March 1978, at “Eden Studios” in London, and was produced by Dave Edmunds.

Personnel:

  • Dave Edmunds – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Billy Bremner– guitar
  • Gerry Hogan – pedal steel guitar
  • Pete Kelly – piano
  • Nick Lowe – bass
  • Terry Williams– drums

Track listing:

  1. Trouble Boys – Billy Murray
  2. Never Been in Love – Nick Lowe, Rockpile
  3. Not a Woman, Not a Child – Billy Murray, Ray Peters
  4. Television – Nick Lowe
  5. What Looks Best on You – Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds
  6. Readers Wives – Noel Brown
  7. Deborah – Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds
  8. Thread Your Needle – Brenda Lee Jones, Welton Young
  9. 1. On the Jukebox – Dave Edmunds, Will Birch
  10. It’s My Own Business – Chuck Berry
  11. Heart of the City – Nick Lowe

Leb i Sol: Zvučni zid

On May 14, 1986, “Jugoton” released “Zvučni zid”, the eight Leb i Sol studio album. The album featured music for theater, film and television, created and recorded in the previous ten years of the band existence. The tracks were recorded at “Pitu Guli Sound Studios” and “M2 Studio at RTS” in Skopje, Macedonia, “Lapidarij” in Zagreb, Croatia, and were produced by Vlatko Stefanovski and Bodan Arsovski.

Personnel:

  • Vlatko Stefanovski – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, percussion, arrangements
  • Nikola Dimuševski – keyboards
  • Bodan Arsovski – bass, double bass, percussion, arrangements
  • Garabet Tavitijan – drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Ana Kostovska – vocals
  • Braco Zafirovski, Mario Mavrin, Vladimir Smolec – recording engineer
  • Dražen Vrdoljak – liner notes
  • Ivan Piko Stančić – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Vlatko Stefanovski and Bodan Arsovski.

  1. Šmeker
  • Country
  • Otkačiška
  • Glavna tema
  1. Za sreću je potrebno troje
  • Špica
  • Galerija
  • Mira plače
  1. Sretna Nova 1949
  • Uvod
  • Pigijeva tema
  • Vo borba
  1. Oslobođenje Skoplja
  • Jovano, Jovanke
  • Abre Makedonče
  1. Tumba, tumba divina
  2. Koštana
  • Uvod
  • Redžepovica
  • Tapan so podzemen ekot
  1. Bušava azbuka
  • Abv..
  • Bukvoman

Terry Jones

On January 21, 2020, Terence Graham Parry Jones aka Terry Jones died aged 77. He was actor, writer, comedian, screenwriter, film director and historian, best known as founding member of the  Monty Python team. He co-created and co-wrote with Michael Palin the series “Ripping Yarns”, co – directed with Terry Gilliam the movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”, and directed the Python movies “Life of Brian” and “The Meaning of Life”. In 2016, at the “BAFTA Cymru Awards”, Terry Jones received a “Lifetime Achievement award” for his outstanding contribution to television and film.

Television: Marque Moon

On February 8, 1977, “Elektra” label released “Marquee Moon”, the debut Television studio album. It was recorded in September 1976, at “A&R Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Andy Johns and Tom Verlaine. In 2003, “NME” magazine named “Marque Moon” the fourth-greatest album of all time. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked it at number 128 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Personnel:

  • Tom Verlaine– lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Richard Lloyd– vocal, guitar
  • Fred Smith– vocal, bass guitar
  • Billy Ficca– drums
  • Andy Johns – engineer, mixing
  • Jim Boyer – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi, Lee Hulko – mastering
  • Jimmy Douglass – mixing assistant
  • Randy Mason – mixing assistant
  • Tony Lane – art direction
  • Billy Lobo – back cover artwork
  • Robert Mapplethorpe– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Verlaine, except where noted.

  1. See No Evil
  2. Venus
  3. Friction
  4. Marquee Moon
  5. Elevation
  6. Guiding Light – Tom Verlaine, Richard Lloyd
  7. Prove It
  8. Torn Curtain

Television: Adventure

In April 1978, “Elektra” label released “Adventure”, the second Television studio album. It was recorded September-November 1977, at “Soundmixers” and “Record Plant” in New York, and was produced by John Jansen and Tom Verlaine.

Personnel:

  • Tom Verlaine – lead vocals, guitar, piano
  • Richard Lloyd – vocals, guitar
  • Fred Smith – vocals, bass
  • Billy Ficca– drums
  • John Jansen – engineer
  • Craig Bishop, Gray Russell, Jay Borden – engineer
  • Paul Jansen – art direction
  • Gerrit Van Der Meer – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Verlaine, except where noted.

  1. Glory
  2. Days – Tom Verlaine, Richard Lloyd
  3. Foxhole
  4. Careful
  5. Carried Away
  6. The Fire
  7. Ain’t That Nothin’
  8. The Dream’s Dream

Japan: Adolescent Sex

In March 1978, “Hansa” label released “Adolescent Sex” the debut Japan album. It was recorded 1977-1978, and was produced by Ray Singer.

Personnel:

  • David Sylvian– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Rob Dean– lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Richard Barbieri– keyboards, backing vocals
  • Mick Karn– bass, backing vocals
  • Steve Jansen– drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Ray Singer– backing vocals
  • Pete Silver – engineer
  • Dick Whitbread – design, artwork
  • Graham Hughes – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by David Sylvian, except where noted.

“Don’t Rain on My Parade” by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill.

  1. Transmission
  2. The Unconventional
  3. Wish You Were Back
  4. Performance
  5. Lover on Main Street
  6. Don’t Rain on My Parade – Jule Styne, Bob Merrill
  7. Suburban Love
  8. Adolescent Sex
  9. Communist China
  10. Television

Henry Mancini

On June 14, 1994, Enrico Nicola “Henry” Mancini, died aged 70. He was composer, arranger and conductor, best known for his movie and television music. His most popular work is “The Pink Panther Theme”, main score to the movie series “Pink Panther”, and the theme to the “Peter Gunn” television series. He achieved a long lasting collaboration with the famous movie director Blake Edwards. For his work he has won four “Academy Awards”, “Golden Globe”, twenty “Grammy Awards” and a posthumous “Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award” in 1995.