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Procol Harum: The Prodigal St

On August 27, 1991, “Zoo Entertainment” and “Esoteric Recordings” label released “The Prodigal Stranger”, the tenth Procol Harum studio album. It was recorded in 1991, at “Black Barn” in Surrey, “Old Barn” in South Croydon, “Stone Room” in London, “The Loft” in Bronxville, NY, and was produced by Matt Noble with Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher, and Keith Reid.

Personnel:

  • Gary Brooker- vocals, piano
  • Robin Trower- guitar
  • Matthew Fisher- organ
  • Dave Bronze- bass guitar
  • Mark Brzezicki- drums
  • Jerry Stevenson- guitar, mandolin
  • Henry Spinetti- drums
  • Steve Lange, Maggie Ryder, Miriam Stockley– backing vocals
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Keith Reid, all music as noted.

  1. The Truth Won’t Fade Away – Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher, Keith Reid
  2. Holding On – Gary Brooker, Keith Reid
  3. Man with a Mission – Gary Brooker, Matt Noble, Keith Reid
  4. (You Can’t) Turn Back the Page – Gary Brooker, Matt Noble, Keith Reid
  5. One More Time – Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher, Keith Reid
  6. A Dream in Ev’ry Home – Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher, Keith Reid
  7. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle – Gary Brooker, Thompson, Keith Reid
  8. The King of Hearts – Gary Brooker, Matt Noble, Keith Reid
  9. All Our Dreams Are Sold – Gary Brooker, Robin Trower, Keith Reid
  10. Perpetual Motion – Gary Brooker, Matt Noble, Keith Reid
  11. Learn to Fly – Gary Brooker, Matthew Fisher, Keith Reid
  12. The Pursuit of Happiness – Gary Brooker, Matt Noble, Keith Reid

The Smiths: Same

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On February 20, 1984, “Rough Trade” label released the self-titled, debut Smiths (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1983 at “Pluto Studios” in Manchester, “Strawberry Studios” in Stockport, “Eden Studios” and “Matrix Studios” in London, and was produced by John Porter, Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke and  Mike Joyce. Magazine ”Slant” ranked the album at number 51 on its list of “Best Albums of the 1980s”; in 1989, magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “The Smiths” at number 22 on its list of the “100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s”, and in 2012, the album was ranked at number 472 on  magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. The album was ranked at number 51 on “Rolling Stone’s” list of the “100 Best Debut Albums of All Time”. In 1997, ”The Smiths” was ranked at number 73 in The Guardian’s list “100 Best Albums Ever”.

Personnel:

  • Morrissey – vocals
  • Johnny Marr– guitars, harmonica
  • Andy Rourke– bass guitar
  • Mike Joyce– drums
  • Paul Carrack– keyboards
  • Annalisa Jablonska – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Morrissey and Johnny Marr.

  1. Reel Around the Fountain
  2. You’ve Got Everything Now
  3. Miserable Lie
  4. Pretty Girls Make Graves
  5. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
  6. This Charming Man
  7. Still Ill
  8. Hand in Glove
  9. What Difference Does It Make?
  10. I Don’t Owe You Anything
  11. Suffer Little Children