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Black Sabbath: Forbidden

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On June 5, 1995, “I.R.S.” label released “Forbidden”, the eighteenth Black Sabbath studio album. It was recorded December 1994 – March 1985, at “Parr Street” in Liverpool, “Devonshire Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ernie C.

Personnel:

  • Tony Martin – vocals
  • Tony Iommi – guitars
  • Geoff Nicholls – keyboards
  • Neil Murray – bass
  • Cozy Powell – drums
  • Ice-T – additional vocals
  • Ernie C – engineer,mixing
  •  Bobby Brooks – engineer, mixing
  • Andrea Wright, Phill Luff – engineer assistant
  • Geoff Pesche – mastering

Track listing:

All lyrics by Tony Martin, except where noted, all music by Tony Martin, Geoff Nicholls, Neil Murray, Cozy Powell and Tony Iommi.

  1. The Illusion of Power – lyrics by Tony Martin, Ice-T
  2. Get a Grip
  3. Can’t Get Close Enough
  4. Shaking Off the Chains
  5. I Won’t Cry for You
  6. Guilty as Hell
  7. Sick and Tired
  8. Rusty Angels
  9. Forbidden
  10. Kiss of Death

Black Sabbath: Headless Cross

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On April 17, 1989, “I.R.S.” label released “Headless Cross”, the fourteenth Black Sabbath studio album. It was recorded August – November 1988, at “The Soundmill” in Leeds, “Woodcray Studios” in Berkshire, “Amazon Studios” in Liverpool, and was produced by Tony Iommi and Cozy Powell.

Personnel:

  • Tony Martin – vocals
  • Tony Iommi – guitars
  • Geoff Nicholls − keyboards
  • Laurence Cottle – bass
  • Cozy Powell – drums
  • Brian May – guitar solo
  • Sean Lynch – engineer, mixing
  • Jeremy Lewis – post-production equalisation, remixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Tony Iommi, Tony Martin, Cozy Powell and Geoff Nicholls, except where noted.

  1. The Gates of Hell
  2. Headless Cross
  3. Devil & Daughter
  4. When Death Calls
  5. Kill in the Spirit World
  6. Call of the Wild
  7. Black Moon – Tony Iommi, Tony Martin, Geoff Nichols
  8. Nightwing – Tony Iommi, Tony Martin, Cozy Powell

Black Sabbath: Sabotage

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On July 28, 1975, “Vertigo” label released “Sabotage”, the sixth Black Sabbath studio album. It was recorded February – March 1975, at “Morgan” in London, and was produced by Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward and Mike Butcher.

Personnel:

  • Ozzy Osbourne – lead vocals
  • Tony Iommi – guitars, piano, synthesizer, organ, harp
  • Geezer Butler – bass
  • Bill Ward – drums, percussion, piano, backing/scat vocals
  • English Chamber Choir
  • Will Malone – choir arrangements
  • Mike Butcher – engineer
  • Robin Black – engineer
  • David Harris – tape operator and saboteur

Track listing:

All tracks by Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward.

  1. Hole in the Sky
  2. Don’t Start (Too Late)
  3. Symptom of the Universe
  4. Megalomania
  5. Thrill of It All
  6. Supertzar
  7. Am I Going Insane
  8. The Writ (includes hidden track)

Black Sabbath: Seventh Star

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On January 28, 1986, “Warner Bros” label released “Seventh Star”, the twelfth Black Sabbath studio album. It was recorded June – August 1985, at “Cherokee” in Los Angeles, “Cheshire Sound” in Atlanta, and was produced by Jeff Glixman.

Personnel:

  • Glenn Hughes – vocals
  • Tony Iommi – guitars
  • Geoff Nicholls – keyboards
  • Dave “The Beast” Spitz – bass
  • Gordon Copley – bass
  • Eric Singer – drums

Track listing:

All lyrics by Tony Iommi, Glenn Hughes, Geoff Nicholls and Jeff Glixman, all lyrics by Tony Iommi.

  1. In for the Kill
  2. No Stranger to Love
  3. Turn to Stone
  4. Sphinx (The Guardian)
  5. Seventh Star
  6. Danger Zone
  7. Heart Like a Wheel
  8. Angry Heart
  9. In Memory

Black Sabbath: Mob Rules

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On November 4, 1981, “Vertigo” label released “Mob Rules”, the tenth Black Sabbath studio album.It was recorded in 1981, at “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Martin Birch.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie James Dio – vocals
  • Tony Iommi – guitars
  • Geezer Butler – bass
  • Vinny Appice – drums
  • Geoff Nicholls – keyboards
  • Martin Birch – engineer
  • Eddie DeLena, Angelo Arcuri – engineer assistant
  • Ian Ferguson, Michael Howse, Les Martin, Peter Resty – technician
  • Greg Hildebrandt – illustration
  • Richard Seireeni – art direction

Track listing:

All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, except where noted, all music by Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, and Geezer Butler.

  1. Turn Up the Night
  2. Voodoo
  3. The Sign of the Southern Cross
  4. E5150
  5. The Mob Rules
  6. Country Girl
  7. Slipping Away
  8. Falling off the Edge of the World
  9. Over and Over

The Bad Plus: Give

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On March 9. 2004, “Sony” label released “Give”, the third Bad Plus (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2003, at “Real World Studios”, in Wiltshire, England, and was produced by Tchad Blake, Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson and David King.

Personnel:

  • Ethan Iverson – piano
  • Reid Anderson – double bass
  • David King – drums, art direction, design
  • Tchad Blake – recording, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Claire Lewis – engineer assistant
  • Matt Freisen – illustration
  • Josh Cheuse – art direction, design

Track listing:

  1. 1979 Semi-Finalist – David King
  2. Cheney Piñata – Ethan Iverson
  3. Street Woman – Ornette Coleman
  4. And Here We Test Our Powers of Observation – Reid Anderson
  5. Frog and Toad – David King
  6. Velouria – Charles Thompson
  7. Layin’ a Strip for the Higher-Self State Line – David King
  8. Do Your Sums/Die Like a Dog/Play For Home – Ethan Iverson
  9. Dirty Blonde – Reid Anderson
  10. Neptune (The Planet) – Reid Anderson
  11. Iron Man – Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward

Black Sabbath: Dehumanizer

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On June 22, 1992, “I.R.S.” label released “Dehumanizer”, the sixteenth Black Sabbath studio album. It was recorded 1991 – 1992, at “Rockfield” in Monmouth, Wales, and was produced by Reinhold Mack. Track Time Machine (Wayne’s World Version) was produced by Ronnie James Dio, Tonu Iommi, Geoff Nichols, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice.

Personnel:

  • Ronnie James Dio – vocals
  • Tony Iommi – guitars
  • Geoff Nicholls – keyboards
  • Geezer Butler – bass
  • Vinny Appice – drums
  • Reinhold Mack – engineer, mixing
  • Darren Galer, Stephen Wissnet – engineer assistant
  • Wil Rees – cover illustration
  • Mark “Weissguy” Weiss – photography

Track listing:

All tracks are by Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio and Tony Iommi.

  1. Computer God
  2. After All (The Dead)
  3. TV Crimes
  4. Letters from Earth
  5. Master of Insanity
  6. Time Machine
  7. Sins of the Father
  8. Too Late
  9. I
  10. Buried Alive

Weezer: Same

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On January 24, 2019, “Crush Music” and “Atlantic” labels released the self-titled, twelfth Weezer studio album (known as Teal Album). It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Mark Rankin, Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Brian Bell and Scott Shriner.

Personnel:

  • Rivers Cuomo – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Brian Bell – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
  • Scott Shriner – bass, backing vocals
  • Patrick Wilson – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Mark Rankin – engineer, mixing
  • Jason Clark – engineer
  • Suzy Shinn – vocal engineer
  • Eric Boulanger – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Africa – David Paich, Jeff Porcaro
  2. Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes
  3. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) – Annie Lennox, David A. Stewart
  4. Take on Me – Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Pål Waaktaar
  5. Happy Together – Alan Gordon, Garry Bonner
  6. Paranoid – Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osborne, Bill Ward
  7. Mr. Blue Sky – Jeff Lynne
  8. Np Scrubs – Kevin Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Tameka Cottle, Lisa Lopes
  9. Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
  10. Stand by Me – Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller

Black Sabbath: The Eternal Idol

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On November 23, 1987, “Vertigo” label released “The Eternal Idol”, the thirteenth Black Sabbath studio album. It was recorded October 1986 – March 1987, at “Air Studios” in Montserrat, “Air Studios” and “Battery Studios” in London, and was produced by Jeff Glixman, Vic Coppersmith-Heaven and Chris Tsanqarides.

Personnel:

  • Tony Martin – lead vocals
  • Tony Iommi – guitar
  • Geoff Nicholls – keyboards
  • Bob Daisley – bass
  • Eric Singer drums
  • Ray Gillen – sinister laugh
  • Bev Bevan – percussion
  • Jeff Glixman – engineer
  • Vic Coppersmith-Heaven – engineer
  • Chris Tsangarides – engineer, mixing
  • Shoot That Tiger – art direction, design

Track listing:

All lyrics by Bob Daisley and Geoff Nicholls, all music by Tony Iommi.

  1. The Shine
  2. Ancient Warrior
  3. Hard Life to Love
  4. Glory Ride
  5. Born to Lose
  6. Nightmare
  7. Scarlet Pimpernel
  8. Lost Forever
  9. Eternal Idol

Bert Weedon

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On April 20, 2012, Herbert Maurice William ‘Bert’ Weedon died aged 91. He was musician (guitar), whose style of playing was popular and influential during the 50s and 60s. Weedon was the first British guitarist to have a hit record in the “UK Singles Chart”, in 1959. His “Play in a Day” guitar guide influenced some of the biggest names in rock and roll such as Eric Clapton, Brian May, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Dave Davies, Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Tony Iommi and Jimmy Page. For his “services to music”, in 2001, Weedon was awarded an OBE.