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Rasmus: Hell of a Tester

On November 2, 1998, “Warner Music” label released “Hell of a Tester”, the third Rasmus studio album. It was recorded in 1998, at “ Millbrook Studio” in Helsinki, Finland, and was produced by Lauri Ylönen, Pauli Rantasalmi, Eero Heinonen, Janne Heiskanen, Craig Townsend and Teja Kotilainen.

Personnel:

  • Lauri Ylönen – vocals
  • Pauli Rantasalmi – guitar
  • Eero Heinonen – bass
  • Janne Heiskanen – drums
  • Aleksi Ahoniemi – saxophone
  • Dirty Moose – saxophone
  • Jukka Tiirikainen – trumpet
  • Matti Lappalainen – trombone
  • Timo Lavanko – vibe
  • Ilkka Hämäläinen – vibe, saxophone
  • Tuukka Helminen – cello
  • Mikko Pietinen – timpani
  • Pate Kivinen – organ
  • Henri Sorvali – keyboards
  • Riku Niemi – conductor, string arrangements
  • Luke Wadey – kazoo 
  • Juha Heininen – recording, mixing
  • Robert Palomäki – recording, mixing
  • Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Lauri Ylönen, Pauli Rantasalmi, Eero Heinonen and Janne Heiskanen.

  1. Every Day
  2. Dirty Moose
  3. Swimming with the Kids
  4. Man in the Street
  5. Tonight Tonight
  6. City of the Dead
  7. Liquid
  8. Pa-Pa
  9. Vibe
  10. Help Me Sing
  11. Temp

The Rasmus: Playboys

On August 29, 1997, “Warner Music Finland” label released “Playboys”, the second Rasmus (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1997, at “Millbrook and H.I.P. Studios” in Helsinki, Finland, and was produced by Ilkka Herkman, Lauri Ylönen, Pauli Rantasalmi, Eero Heinonen and Janne Heiskanen.

Personnel:

  • Lauri Ylönen– vocals
  • Pauli Rantasalmi– guitar
  • Eero Heinonen– bass
  • Janne Heiskanen– drums
  • Ilkka Hämäläinen – turntables, saxophones, panda 49, backing vocals
  • Axel F. – trumpet
  • Aleksi Ahoniemi – saxophone
  • Matti Lappalainen – trombone
  • Mamba Abdissa Assefa – percussion
  • Timo Lavanko – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Tuukka Helminen – cello
  • Tuomo Prättälä – Wurlitzer
  • Mara Salminen – moog synth
  • Hannu Pikkarainen – panda 49
  • Hanna Viitanen – steel pans
  • Essi Grönberg – backing vocals
  • Katja Aakkula – backing vocals
  • Juha Heininen, Illka Herkman – recording, mixing
  • Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering
  • Braalot – sleeve
  • Rascar – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Lauri Ylönen, Pauli Rantasalmi, Eero Heinonen and Janne Heiskanen.

Playboys

  1. Blue
  2. Ice
  3. Sophia
  4. Wicked Moments
  5. Wellwell
  6. Sold
  7. Carousel
  8. Jailer
  9. Kola
  10. Raggatip
  11. Violence
  12. Panda