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Daniel Lanois: For the Beauty Of Wynona

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On March 23, 1993, “Warner Bros” label released “For the Beauty of Wynona”, the second Daniel Lanois album. It was recorded 1991-1993 at “Real World Bath”, “TakLab” in Paris, “Dog Town” in Dublin, “Grant Avenue Studio” in Canada and “Kingsway” in New Orleans, and was produced by Daniel Lanois.

Personnel:

  • Daniel Lanois– vocals, guitar, bass
  • Malcolm Burn– guitar, keyboards
  • Bill Dillon – guitar, mandolin, Guitar organ M300
  • Daryl Johnson– vocals, bass, percussion, drums
  • Ronald Jones– drums
  • Nicholas Payton– trumpet
  • Emanual de Casal – bass
  • Sean Devitt – percussion
  • Jan Saudek – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Daniel Lanois, except where noted.

  1. The Messenger
  2. Brother L.A.
  3. Still Learning How To Crawl – Daniel Lanois, Daryl Johnson
  4. Beatrice
  5. Waiting
  6. The Collection Of Marie Claire
  7. Death Of A Train
  8. The Unbreakable Chain
  9. Lotta Love To Give
  10. Indian Red – George Landry
  11. Sleeping In The Devil’s Bed
  12. For the Beauty of Wynona
  13. Rocky World

ZZ Top: Eliminator

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On March 23, 1983, “Warner Bros” label released “Eliminator” the eighth ZZ Top studio album. It was recorded in1982, at “Ardent Studios” in Memphis, and was produced by Bill Ham. The album was certified Diamond by “RIAA” for sale of over 10 million copies in the United States. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “Eliminator” at number 398 in its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time,”

Personnel:

  • Billy Gibbons – vocals, guitar
  • Dusty Hill – vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
  • Frank Beard– drums, percussion
  • Terry Manning – engineer
  • Linden Hudson – pre-production engineer
  • Bob Ludwig– mastering
  • Bob Alford –art director

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard.

  1. Gimme All Your Loving
  2. Got Me Under Pressure
  3. Sharp Dressed Man
  4. I Need You Tonight
  5. I Got Six
  6. Legs
  7. Thug
  8. TV Dinners
  9. Dirty Dog
  10. If I Could Only Flag Her Down
  11. Bad Girl

America: Hearts

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On March 19, 1975, “Warner Bros” label released “Hearts”, the fifth America studio album. It was recorded in January 1975, at “The Record Plant” in Sausalito, California, and was produced by George Martin.

Personnel:

  • Gerry Beckley– vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Dewey Bunnell– vocals, guitar
  • Dan Peek– vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • George Martin – keyboards, arranger
  • David Dickey – bass
  • Willie Leacox – drums, percussion
  • Geoff Emerick– engineer
  • Mark Guercio – engineer assistant
  • Phil Hartman– art direction, design
  • Henry Diltz– photography

Track listing:

  1. Daisy Jane – Gerry Beckley
  2. Half a Man – Dan Peek
  3. Midnight – Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell
  4. Bell Tree – Gerry Beckley
  5. Old Virginia – Dan Peek, Vatherine Peek
  6. People in the Valley – Dewey Bunnell
  7. Company – Dewey Bunnell
  8. Woman Tonight – Dan Peek
  9. The Story of a Teenager – Gerry Beckley, Dan Peek
  10. Sister Golden Hair – Gerry Beckley
  11. Tomorrow – Dan Peek
  12. Seasons – Dewey Bunnell

Suede: Bloodsports

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On March 18, 2013, “Warner Bros” released “Bloodsports”, the sixth Suede studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Ed Buller.

Personnel:

  • Brett Anderson – vocals, cover art
  • Richard Oakes – lead guitar
  • Neil Codling – synthesizers, rhythm guitar
  • Mat Osman – bass, cover art
  • Simon Gilbert – drums
  • Andy Hughes – engineer
  • Paul Suarez – engineer
  • Paul-Édouard Laurendeau – engineer
  • Joel Peters – engineer assistant
  • Andy Wallace– mixing
  • Howie Weinberg– mastering
  • Dan Gerbarg – mastering
  • Jonathan Baron – cover art
  • Matthew Holroyd – cover art

Track listing:

  1. Barriers – Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes, Neil Codling
  2. Snowblind – Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes
  3. It Starts and Ends with You – Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes
  4. Sabotage – Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes
  5. For the Strangers – Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes, Neil Codling
  6. Hit me – Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes, Neil Codling
  7. Sometimes I Feel I’ll Float Away – Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes
  8. What Are You Not Telling Me – Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes, Neil Codling
  9. Always – Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes, Neil Codling, Simon Gilbert, Mat Osman
  10. Faultlines – Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes, Neil Codling

The Who: Face Dances

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On March 16, 1981, “Warner Bros” label release “Face Dances”, the ninth Who (The) studio album. It was recorded July – December 1980, at “Odyssey Recording Studios” in London, and was produced by Bill Szymczyk.

Personnel:

  • Roger Daltrey- lead vocals
  • Pete Townshend – lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • John Entwistle – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
  • Kenney Jones- drums
  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick- keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Michael Andrews -paintings
  • Brian Aris -photography
  • Clive Barker- paintings, photography, paintbox bronze on rear cover
  • Peter Blake- design, concept, paintings
  • Richard Evans- design
  • Patrick Caulfield– paintings
  • Richard Hamilton– paintings
  • David Hockney– paintings
  • Howard Hodgkin– paintings
  • David Inshaw– paintings
  • Bill Jacklin – paintings
  • Allen Jones– paintings
  • B. Kitaj– paintings
  • Tom Phillips– paintings
  • Patrick Procktor – paintings
  • Colin Self– paintings
  • Joe Tilson – paintings
  • David Tindle – paintings
  • Gavin Cochrane – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Pete Townshend, except where noted.

  1. You Better You Bet
  2. Don’t Let Go the Coat
  3. Cache Cache
  4. The Quiet One – John Entwistle
  5. Did You Steal My Money
  6. How Can You Do It Alone
  7. Daily Records
  8. You – John Entwistle
  9. Another Tricky Day

James Taylor: Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon

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On March 16, 1971, “Warner Bros” label released “Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon”, the third James Taylor studio album. It was recorded January – February 1971, at “Crystal Sound Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Peter Asher. In 1972, song “You’ve Got a Friend” won “Grammy” for “Best Male Pop Vocal Performance”.

Personnel:

  • James Taylor -vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
  • Danny Kortchmar- acoustic and electric guitar, congas
  • John Hartford – banjo
  • Peter Asher- tambourine, backing vocals
  • Kevin Kelly – piano, accordion
  • Carole King- piano, backing vocals
  • Richard Greene- fiddle
  • Leland Sklar – bass
  • Russ Kunkel – drums, congas, tambourine, cabasa, cowbell, small cymbals
  • The Memphis Horns- horns
  • Andrew Love- tenor saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson- trumpet
  • Gail Haness – backing vocals
  • Steven Edney- backing vocals
  • Joni Mitchell- backing vocals
  • Kate Taylor- backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by James Taylor, except where noted.

  1. Love Has Brought Me Around
  2. You’ve Got a Friend – Carole King
  3. Places in My Past
  4. Riding on a Railroad
  5. Soldiers
  6. Mud Slide Slim
  7. Hey Mister, That’s Me up on the Jukebox
  8. You Can Close Your Eyes
  9. Machine Gun Kelly – Danny Kortchmar
  10. Long Ago and Far Away
  11. Let Me Ride
  12. Highway Song
  13. Isn’t It Nice to Be Home Again

Talking Heads: Naked

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On March 15, 1988, “Warner Bros” released “Naked”, the eighth and final Talking Heads studio album.  It was recorded in 1987, at “Studio Davout“ in Paris, “Sigma Sound Studios” in Manhattan, and was produced by Steve Lillywhite, David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth.

Personnel:

  • David Byrne– vocals, guitar, slide guitar, keyboards, toy piano
  • Jerry Harrison – French piano, keyboards, tambourine, guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals
  • Tina Weymouth– bass, keyboards, electric organ, backing vocals
  • Chris Frantz– drums, keyboard percussion
  • Johnny Marr– guitars
  • Yves N’Djock – guitar
  • Eric Weissberg– pedal steel guitar, dobro
  • Mory Kanté– kora
  • Wally Badarou– keyboard
  • Lenny Pickett–saxophones
  • Steve Elson– saxophones
  • Robin Eubanks– trombone
  • Laurie Frink, Earl Gardner – trumpets
  • Stan Harrison– alto saxophone
  • Bobby Porcelli – alto saxophone
  • Al Acosta –tenor saxophone
  • Steve Sachs –baritone saxophone
  • Charlie Sepulveda – trumpet
  • Steve Gluzband– trumpet
  • Jose Jerez – trumpet
  • Dale Turk –bass trombone
  • Philippe Servain –accordion
  • James Fearnley– accordion
  • Don Brooks– harmonica
  • Phil Bodner –cor Anglais
  • Moussa Cissokao – percussion
  • Nino Gioia – percussion
  • Brice Wassy –percussion
  • Abdou M’Boup – percussion, talking drum, congas, cowbell
  • Manolo Badrena– percussion, congas
  • Sydney Thiam – congas
  • Kirsty MacColl– backing vocals
  • Alex Haas– whistling

All lyrics by David Byrne, all music by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, and Tina Weymouth.

  1. Blind
  2. Jones
  3. Totally Nude
  4. Ruby Dear
  5. (Nothing But) Flowers
  6. The Democratic Circus
  7. The Facts of Life
  8. Mommy Daddy You and I
  9. Big Daddy
  10. Cool Water

R.E.M.: Out of Time

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On March 12, 1991, “Warner Bros” label released “Out of Time”, the seventh R.E.M. studio album. It was recorded in September 1990, at “Bearsville Studios” in New York, “John Keane Studios”, “Soundscape Studios” in Atlanta, Georgia, “Prince’s Paisley Park Studios” in Chanhassen, Minnesota, and was produced by Scott Litt , Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry. “ In 1992, the album won three “Grammy Awards” – “Best Alternative Music Album”, and two for the first single, “Losing My Religion.” It was certified Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Michael Stipe- lead and backing vocals, bass melodica and arrangement, packaging, photography
  • Peter Buck- electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin
  • Mike Mills – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, organ,  piano , harpsichord, percussion, keyboards
  • Bill Berry- drum, percussion, congas, bass guitar, piano, backing vocals
  • John Keane– pedal steel guitar
  • Peter Holsapple– bass guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Ralph Jones – double bass
  • Kidd Jordan– baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Cecil Welch – flugelhorn
  • David Arenz, Ellie Arenz, David Braitberg, Dave Kempers – violin
  • Mark Bingham– string arrangements
  • Reid Harris – viola
  • Paul Murphy – lead viola
  • Andrew Cox , Elizabeth Murphy – cello
  • KRS-One– rapping
  • Scott Litt– echo-loop feed
  • Kate Pierson– vocals
  • Jay Weigel– orchestral liaison
  • Ben Katchor, Ed Rogers – illustrations
  • Tom Recchion – packaging
  • Karina Santo, Doug Starn, Mike Starn, Frank Ockenfels – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe.

  1. Radio Song
  2. Losing My Religion
  3. Low
  4. Near Wild Heaven
  5. Endgame
  6. Shiny Happy People
  7. Belong
  8. Half a World Away
  9. Texarkana
  10. Country Feedback
  11. Me in Honey

 

 

Elvis Costello and the Attractions: Brutal Youth

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On March 8, 1994, “Warner Bros” label released “Brutal Youth”, album by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. It was recorded  December 1992 – February 1994, at “The Sound Factory” in Hollywood, and was produced by Mitchell Froom.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Costello – vocals, guitar, piano, bass
  • Steve Nieve– organ, piano, harmonium
  • Bruce Thomas– bass
  • Nick Lowe– bass
  • Pete Thomas– drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Declan MacManus.

  1. Pony St.
  2. Kinder Murder
  3. 13 Steps Lead Down
  4. This Is Hell
  5. Clown Strike
  6. You Tripped at Every Step
  7. Still Too Soon to Know
  8. 20% Amnesia
  9. Sulky Girl
  10. London’s Brilliant Parade
  11. My Science Fiction Twin
  12. Rocking Horse Road
  13. Just About Glad
  14. All the Rage
  15. Favourite Hour