Quicksand - Manic Compression (1995)

Quicksand is an American post-hardcore band from New York City founded in 1990. Quicksand's sound has been compared to that of post-hardcore bands Fugazi and Helmet.

Manic Compression is the second and most recent studio album by American post-hardcore band Quicksand, released on February 28, 1995 on the major label Island Records. The album is considered to be influential to many Post Hardcore and Alternative Metal bands and it is often viewed as the band's best work. It is also the band's most successful release, peaking at number 135 on the Billboard 200.
Quicksand's heavy metal is distinguished not by the band's hooks but by its precision -- they grind their riffs into the ground, never alleviating their intensity. Manic Compression isn't as murky as Quicksand's major-label debut and it contains tighter, better-constructed songs, all of which makes the band's deliberate lack of melody excusable. Then again, the point isn't melody -- Quicksand is about sheer sound, in all of its distorted glory. If you like that sound, the album delivers the goods.
Manic Compression would be Quicksand's last studio album before their first split in October 1995. They did work on a follow-up album during their 1997-1999 reunion, but it never materialized.

01. "Backward" - 1:43
02. "Delusional" - 4:05
03. "Divorce" - 1:44
04. "Simpleton" - 2:45
05. "Skinny (It's Overflowing)" - 2:27
06. "Thorn in My Side" - 2:37
07. "Landmine Spring" - 3:21
08. "Blister" - 2:30
09. "Brown Gargantuan" - 4:04
10. "East 3rd St." - 4:01
11. "Supergenius" - 2:52
12. "It Would Be Cooler If You Did" - 6:27

All songs by Quicksand (Walter Schreifels)

Album Credits

• Quicksand - Performer, composer, producer
  • Walter Schreifels - Guitar, vocals
  • Tom Capone - Guitar
  • Sergio Vega - Bass
  • Alan Cage - Drums
• George Marino - Mastering
• Don Fury - Producer, mixing
• Wharton Tiers - Producer
• Melinda Beck - Illustrations
• Joseph Cultice - Photography
• Satoru Igarashi - Design

Companies, etc. 

Recorded At – Sorcerer Sound 

Recorded At – Don Fury Studio 

Mastered At – Sterling Sound 

Made By – PMDC, USA 

Notes

Release date: February 28, 1995 

Genre:  Post-hardcore, alternative metal 

Length: 38:26 

Label - Island Records

Peaches & Herb - Let´s Fall In Love (1967)

Peaches & Herb are an American vocalist duo, once comprising Herb Fame (born October 1, 1942) and Francine "Peaches" Hurd Barker (April 28, 1947 – August 13, 2005). Herb has remained a constant in "Peaches & Herb" since its creation in 1966, while seven different women have filled the role of "Peaches."

Stunning work from the team of  Peaches & Herb – a male/female soul duo whose work here rivals the greatness of the Marvin Gaye duets over at Motown! The grooves are wonderfully varied here – upbeat and swinging at some points, laidback and a bit more romantic at others – but always beautifully done, with a sense of honest, soulful expression that goes way past the standard pop duet mode.
The original Peaches, Francine Hurd Barker, a Washington, D.C., native, earned the childhood nickname “Peaches” because of her genteel manner. She sang in neighborhood groups and in her teens she became the lead singer for a group named the Keynotes. Starting her own group, the Darlettes, they auditioned for and were signed to D.C.-area label Date Records, where their name was changed to the Sweet Things. Herb Fame, born Herbert Feemster  began singing in church at seven and continued singing through the years in neighborhood groups. After high school graduation, Herb began working at a record store. His friend, Howard University student Freddie Perren, worked at another record store, Sabin’s right around the corner. One day in January 1965, producer Van McCoy came into the store Herb worked in to ask about doing in-store promotion for a group he was working with called the Sweet Things. He and Herb began having conversations that lead to Herb auditioning for and signing with Date Records as a solo artist. While in New York recording the two acts, the Sweet Things and Herb Fame, separately, McCoy decided to use some leftover recording time to record Herb and Francine as a duo. The original A-side, “We’re in This Thing Together” failed to generate much interest. Then a disc jockey at St. Louis, MO, radio station KATZ flipped the single over and began playing the B-side, “Let’s Fall in Love“. It became Peaches and Herb’s first hit single; it was a remake of a number one pop hit for Eddy Duchin from 1934 that went to number 11 R&B in December 1966. The follow-up, “Close Your Eyes” written by Chuck Willis, hit number four R&B, number eight pop in April 1967.

A1.  Let’s Fall In Love - 2.35
        Arranged By – Van McCoy
           Producer – Kapralik, McCoy
A2.  Just One Look - 2.13
A3.  I’m In The Mood For Love - 2.44
A4.  Becaues Of You - 3.01
A5.  Time After Time - 3.25
        Vocals [Solo] – Peaches
A6.  Will You LoveMe Tomorrow - 2.24
        Written-By – Goffin And King

B1.  Close Your Eyes - 2.37
B2.  True Love - 2.30
B3.  We Belong Together - 2.55
B4.  When I Fall In Love - 2.32
        Vocals [Solo] – Herb
B5.  I Will Watch Over You - 2.38

Credits 

Arranged By, Conductor – Bert Keyes
Liner Notes – Marty Wekser
Producer – David Kapralik, Ken Williams

Notes

Genre: Funk / Soul
Length:  29:35

Label - Date Records

St. Vincent - St. Vincent (2014)

Anne Erin "Annie" Clark (born September 28, 1982), better known by her stage name St. Vincent, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. After studying at Berklee College of Music for three years, she began her music career as a member of the Polyphonic Spree. Clark was also a member of Sufjan Stevens's touring band before forming her own band in 2006.

St. Vincent's work has received consistent praise for its distinct musical style, which blends soft rock, experimental rock, electropop, and jazz influences.
St. Vincent is the fourth studio album by American musician St. Vincent. The album was produced by John Congleton and features collaborations from Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings drummer Homer Steinweiss and Midlake drummer McKenzie Smith.
Annie Clark began recording St. Vincent almost immediately after she finished touring in support of Love This Giant, her inspired collaboration with David Byrne. It's not hard to hear the influence that album had on these songs: Love This Giant's literal and figurative brassiness gave Clark's witty yet thoughtful approach more sass without sacrificing any of her intelligence. Similarly, while St. Vincent is some of her most pop-oriented work, it doesn't dilute the essence of her music. If anything, her razor-sharp wit is even more potent when polished in a candy coating with just a hint of venom. This is especially true of the album's singles: on "Digital Witness," one of the songs with the closest kinship to her "Love This Giant" work, she juxtaposes pointed commentary ("If you can't see me/What's the point of doing anything?") with Valley Girl "yeah"s in a trenchant expression of the 21st century's constant oversharing and need for validation. This somewhat frantic undercurrent bubbles to the surface on "Birth in Reverse," one of Clark's most immediately winning singles since "Actor Out of Work," and one that makes retreat seem nearly as exciting as revolution. Here and throughout the album, Clark and longtime producer John Congleton use their signature, proudly artificial sound to highlight her direct storytelling, whether it's the way "I Prefer Your Love"'s trip-hoppy sheen lets the declaration "I prefer your love to Jesus" ring out more boldly or the way Clark sings "I'm afraid of you because I can't be left behind" gives the lie to her brash guitar playing on "Regret." As on Strange Mercy, Clark explores strength and vulnerability in ever more masterful, and approachable, ways. Not every song may be as literally autobiographical as "Rattlesnake," which was inspired by a secluded walk in the desert in the altogether. Yet there's more than a kernel of emotional truth to "Prince Johnny," where Clark's character ends up even more exposed thanks to some songwriting sleight-of-hand. The hallucinatory, funky "Huey Newton" and the decaying power ballad "Severed Crossed Fingers" show off not just Clark's musical range, but just how eloquently she blends passion and precision. And, as her most satisfying, artful, and accessible album yet, St. Vincent earns its title.

01. "Rattlesnake"  - 3:34
02. "Birth in Reverse"  - 3:15
03. "Prince Johnny"  - 4:36
04. "Huey Newton"   4:37
05. "Digital Witness"  - 3:21
06. "I Prefer Your Love"  - 3:36
07. "Regret"  - 3:21
08. "Bring Me Your Loves"  - 3:15
09. "Psychopath"  - 3:32
10. "Every Tear Disappears"  - 3:15
11. "Severed Crossed Fingers"  - 3:42

All songs written and composed by Annie Clark. 

Personnel

• Annie Clark – vocals, guitar
• Homer Steinweiss – drums 
• Bobby Sparks – Minimoog
• Daniel Mintseris – synthesizer, piano; harpsichord on "Severed Crossed Fingers"
• Ralph Carney – horns on "Digital Witness"
• McKenzie Smith – drums 
• Adam Pickrell – keyboards on "Bring Me Your Loves" and "Psychopath" and Minimoog on "Psychopath"

Technical personnel

• John Congleton – engineering
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• John Congleton - producer

Design

• Willo Perron – creative director
• Brian Roettinger – design
• Renata Raksha – photography

Notes

Released: February 24, 2014 

Recorded: 2013 Studio, Elmwood Studios (Dallas, Texas) 

Genre: Art rock, indie rock, electropop, synthfunk

Length: 40:04 

Label - Loma Vista/Republic 

Old & In The Way - Old & In The Way (1975)

Old & in the Way was a one-shot bluegrass band whose legacy lasted far longer than the band. Led by Grateful Dead member Jerry Garcia.

Old and in the Way is the self-titled first album by the bluegrass band Old and in the Way. It was recorded 8 October 1973 at the Boarding House in San Francisco by Owsley Stanley and Vickie Babcock utilizing eight microphones (four per channel) mixed live onto a stereo Nagra tape recorder. The caricature album cover was illustrated by Greg Irons. For many years it was the top selling bluegrass album of all time.
The first release from Jerry Garcia's short-lived backcountry bluegrass act was this 1973 recording that also highlighted the amazing skills of mandolin player David Grisman. The quintet actually released only this record, recorded at a series of performances in 1973, but the sound caught on with Grateful Dead fans and the record actually built up the group's legacy long after they disbanded. The songs themselves, mostly penned by guitarist Peter Rowan and Grisman as well as a handful of traditional numbers and even a revamped version of the Rolling Stones' classic "Wild Horses," are delivered with the sincere reverence of true bluegrass fanatics. Soaring multi-part harmonies; fiddle, guitar, banjo, bass, and mandolin lines that seamlessly intertwine with a good-time feel; and exceptionally solid musicianship round out the ten-track effort.
Fans of the Grateful Dead's jolly throwback tunes should already have this in their collection, but even those put off by the member's psychedelic resumés will find that Old & in the Way is nothing of the sort. This is the sound of purists re-creating the music they grew up with and it's both enjoyable and inspiring to listen to. Like American Beauty and Workingman's Dead, this record showcases Garcia going back to his roots, and it shows that he and his buddies have more than the chops required to live up to their legend.

01. "Pig in a Pen"  (Traditional)  - 2:53
02. "Midnight Moonlight"  (Peter Rowan)  - 6:17
03. "Old and in the Way" (David Grisman)  - 3:05
04. "Knockin' on Your Door"  (traditional)  - 3:36
05. "The Hobo Song"  (Jack Bonus)  - 5:05
06. "Panama Red"  (Rowan)  - 2:57
07. "Wild Horses"  (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)  - 4:19
08. "Kissimmee Kid"  (Vassar Clements)  -  3:32
09. "White Dove"  (Carter Stanley)  - 4:45

10. "Land of the Navajo"  (Rowan)  - 6:19

Old & In The Way

• Vassar Clements – fiddle
• Jerry Garcia – banjo, vocals
• David Grisman – mandolin, vocals
• John Kahn – acoustic bass
• Peter Rowan – guitar, vocal

Production

• Recording engineers – Owsley Stanley, Vickie Babcock
• Producer, mixing – David Grisman
• Editing – David Grisman, Owsley Stanley
• Sleeve illustration – Greg Irons
• Sleeve layout – Raymond Simone

Notes

Released:  February 1975 

Recorded:  October 1973 

Genre:  Bluegrass 

Length:  42:48

Label - Round Records

Jeffrey Osborne - That´s For Sure (2000)

Jeffrey Linton Osborne (born March 9, 1948) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, lyricist and lead singer of the band, LTD.

The great thing about adult contemporary music is that it provides a format for artists whose place on the pop charts in the '50s, '60s, '70s, and '80s was supplanted by the hip-hop and teenyboppers of the '90s and early '00s. Jeffrey Osborne is one such classic soul voice way past his prime but still cranking out appealing music that can't help but reach emotional depths because his voice is so rich, deep, and powerful. The tunes here are all slickly produced, from the cool and funky ode to love's second chance "2nd Time Around" to the dreamy ballad "That's for Sure." He's never been Barry White, but sexy funk ballads like "Come With Me" make perfect soundtracks to bedroom activities.
Yet you can't get around the fact that, as strong as some of these tunes are, they pale next to the closing number, a live rendition of Osborne's first LTD hit "Love Ballad" -- which was also made famous by George Benson. The inclusion of this classic serves to remind new listeners that Osborne had a past; but longtime fans may feel a bit sad that none of his work on That's for Sure can approach his glories of the past.


01.  "Second Time Around" (4:41)
        Kevin Chokan, Portia Griffin, Lance Lee, Paul Mirkovich, Jeffrey Osborne, Bill Sharpe 
02.  "Kreepin'" (5:06)
        Kevin Chokan, Portia Griffin, Lance Lee, Paul Mirkovich, Jeffrey Osborne, Bill Sharpe
03.  "That's for Sure" (6:22)
        Kevin Chokan, Portia Griffin, Lance Lee, Paul Mirkovich, Jeffrey Osborne, Bill Sharpe 
04.  "I'll Do It All for Love" (5:30)
        Kevin Chokan, Paul Mirkovich, Jeffrey Osborne   
05.  "Can't Find an Easy Way" (4:51)
        Paul Mirkovich, Jeffrey Osborne  
06.  "Soft and Slow" (5:52)
        Khaliq Glover   
07.  "Work That Body" (3:51)
        Valerie Pinkston  
08.  "Call My Name" (5:24)
        Kevin Chokan, Portia Griffin, Lance Lee, Paul Mirkovich, Jeffrey Osborne, Bill Sharpe 
09.  "Come With Me" (5:37)
        Jeffrey Osborne
10.  "All My Money" (5:19)
        Daryll Duncan, Jeffrey Osborne  
11.  "Was It Something I Said" (5:36)
        Jeffrey Osborne   
12.  "Love Ballad" (7:29)
        Skip Scarborough   

Personnel

Jeffrey Osborne - vocals, programming
Tony Maiden, Kevin Chokan - guitar
Paul Mirkovich, Sumana Brown, Kaliq Glover, Scott Weatherspoon - keyboards, programming
Darryl Duncan, Frankie Crawfords - keyboards
Bill Sharpe - bass
Lance Lee - drums
Portia Griffin, Mona Lisa Young, Joey Diggs, LeJon Walker, Fred White, Dee Harvey, Roy Galloway, Natalie Griffin, Marva King - background vocals
Producers - Jeffrey Osborne, Kaliq Glover, Darryl Duncan, Sumana Brown

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – BMG
• Mixed At – Wings West Recording
• Recorded At – Wings West Recording
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Private Music
• Copyright (c) – Private Music
• Made By – Sonopress
• Mastered At – The Mastering Lab

Credits

• A&R – Patrick Clifford
• A&R [Administration] – Andrea Franklin
• Design – Sonny Mediana
• Engineer [Additional] – Scott Weatherspoon 
• Management – Jack Nelson & Associates
• Mastered By – Doug Sax, Gavin Lurssen
• Photography By – Bobby Holland
• Producer – Jeffrey Osborne (tracks: All), Khaliq Glover 
• Producer, Written-By – Darryl Duncan, Sumana Brown
• Recorded By, Mixed By – Khaliq-O-Vision 

Notes

Release Date: February 8, 2000 

Recorded at Wings West Studio, Hollywood, California.

Genre:  Hip Hop, Funk / Soul 

Style:  RnB/Swing 

Length: 1:05:30

Label - Private Music

The Notting Hillbillies - Missing…Presumed Having A Good Time (1990)

The Notting Hillbillies was a country rock project formed by British singer-songwriter Mark Knopfler in May 1986. The group consisted of Knopfler (guitar and vocals), Steve Phillips (guitar and vocals), Brendan Croker (guitar and vocals), Guy Fletcher (keyboards and vocals), Paul Franklin (pedal steel), Marcus Cliffe (bass), and Ed Bicknell (drums).

After the mega-platinum success of Dire Straits' 1984 Brothers in Arms LP, the group's frontman, guitarist extraordinaire Mark Knopfler, opted to temporarily shift gears by forming the Notting Hillbillies, a one-off country side project. Among the band's first recruits was Steve Phillips, a fellow guitar player whom Knopfler had first met in Yorkshire in 1968 when both men interviewed a local country and blues musician (also named, curiously enough, Steve Phillips). Soon, the two aspiring journalists formed the two-man Duolian String Pickers and continued performing together until Knopfler entered college in 1970; after graduating three years later, he moved to London to start Dire Straits.
Phillips, in the meantime, formed a rockabilly outfit, the Steve Phillips Juke Band. In 1976, he met Brendan Croker, a onetime member of the Juke Band, and the pair began performing as Nev and Norris. By 1980, Phillips had left the music scene to focus on an art career, leaving Croker to form Five O'Clock Shadow. In 1986, Knopfler came calling, and in May of that year the Notting Hillbillies played their first gig at a tiny Leeds club with a lineup featuring Knopfler, Phillips, and Croker as well as drummer Ed Bicknell (moonlighting from his day job as Dire Straits' manager), guitarist Guy Fletcher, pedal steel guitarist Paul Franklin, and Croker's fellow Five O'Clock Shadow Marcus Cliffe on bass. A tour followed, although the group's lone album, Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time, didn't appear until 1990, at which point the members of the Notting Hillbillies had already returned to their main projects.

01. "Railroad Worksong"   (Traditional)  - 5:29
02. "Bewildered"   (Leonard Whitcup, Teddy Powell)  - 2:37
03. "Your Own Sweet Way"   (Mark Knopfler)  - 4:32
04. "Run Me Down"   (Traditional)  - 2:25
05. "One Way Gal"   (Traditional)  - 3:10
06. "Blues Stay Away from Me"   (A. Delmore, R. Delmore, Wayne Raney, Henry Glover)  - 3:50
07. "Will You Miss Me"   (Steve Phillips) - 3:52
08. "Please Baby"   (Traditional)  - 3:50
09. "Weapon of Prayer"   (I. & C. Louvin)  - 3:10
10. "That's Where I Belong"   (Brendan Croker)  - 2:51
11. "Feel Like Going Home"   (Charlie Rich)  - 4:52

Personnel

• Mark Knopfler – guitar, vocals
• Guy Fletcher – keyboards, vocals
• Brendan Croker – guitar, vocals
• Steve Phillips – guitar, vocals
• Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar

Additional musicians

• Marcus Cliffe - bass
• Ed Bicknell (Dire Straits' manager) - drums

Production

• Mark Knopfler – producer
• Guy Fletcher – producer
• Bill Schnee – engineer
• Brian Aris – photography
• Ron Eve – technician

Notes

Released:  6 March 1990
Recorded: 1989–1990
Genre;  Country rock, blues, Americana
Length: 40:44

Label - Vertigo Records

Tamiko Jones ‎- In Muscle Shoals (1970)

Tamiko Jones (born Barbara Tamiko Ferguson, 1945) is an American singer. She was born in Kyle, West Virginia, and has part Japanese, part British, and part Cherokee ancestry.

She was raised in Detroit where she first started singing and made her professional debut in a club in 1961. She began her career performing pop songs in a jazz style. Her first record release, credited simply as Timiko, was "Is It A Sin?", issued by Checker Records in 1963.
She then moved to the Atco label, recording "Rhapsody" as Tamiko in 1964.
By 1966 she had moved to the Golden World label, recording "I'm Spellbound", and then moved to Atlantic Records where she released several singles during 1967, including "Boy You're Growing On Me".
That year, she also recorded the album A Mann and a Woman with jazz flutist Herbie Mann. She also appeared as an extra in several movies in the 1960s. In 1968, after being hospitalised with polio, she met singer Solomon Burke, and they recorded several duets on his album I'll Be Anything for You. Jones became Burke's fiancée and manager for a time, and co-produced his single "Proud Mary".
She also recorded the album I'll Be Anything For You, and a single "Goodnight My Love", for Creed Taylor's CTI label, followed by the album Tamiko for the December label. In 1969 her album In Muscle Shoals was issued on the Metromedia label.

Tracklist

01. Something - 2:28      
02.  Blossom - 2:15      
03.  Since I Don't Have You - 3:05      
04.  A Brand New Me - 2:35      
05.  Everybody's Talkin' - 2:45      
06.  Turn Around, Look At Me - 2:55
07.  Please Don't Tell Me - 3:05    
08.  Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide - 3:05      
09.  What'cha Gonna Do - 3:05      
10.  Just A Litlle Loving (Early In The Morning) - 2:12      
11.  Our Day Will Come - 2:35    

Credits

• Arranged By – Barry Beckett, Eddie Hinton, Jimmy Wisner, Marlin Greene
• Backing Vocals – Southern Comfort
• Bass – David Hood
• Design – Craig Braun Inc.
• Drums, Congas, Percussion – Roger Hawkins
• Engineer – Jimmy Johnson, Larry Hamby, Marlin Greene
• Horns – Gene Miller
• Lead Guitar – Eddie Hinton
• Organ, Piano, Vibraphone – Barry Beckett
• Photography – Didier Dorot
• Producer – Barry Beckett, Jimmy Johnson, Tamiko Jones
• Rhythm Guitar – Jimmy Johnson, Marlin Greene

Notes

Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio - Sheffield, Alabama
Genre: Funk / Soul
Length: 31:44

Label - Metromedia Records

Wang Chung - Points On The Curve (1983)

Wang Chung are an English new wave musical group formed in 1980. The name Wang Chung means "yellow bell" in Chinese (黃鐘, pinyin: huáng zhōng; Wade–Giles: huang chung), and is the first note in the Chinese classical music scale.

Points on the Curve is the second album by new wave band Wang Chung. It was released in 1983.
Points on the Curve is Wang Chung's first album since changing their name from Huang Chung and switching from Arista to the Geffen record label. It reached #30 on the Billboard 200 album charts on 14 July 1984 and features the #1 dance single "Dance Hall Days" and includes the hit singles: "Don't Let Go", "Don't Be My Enemy" and "Wait".
Wang Chung's Points on the Curve pushed the boundaries further toward the mainstream ("Even If You Dream," "Don't Be My Enemy"). It is baffling, then, that such an album should prove a more substantial hit in the States, where "True Love" was memorably adapted as a score to an incestuous rape scene on Miami Vice.
Several tracks lend themselves fervently to film; the underlying menace of "Wait" reared its head in To Live and Die in L.A.. Far from the commercial tones of "Dance Hall Days," the song for which they are best known in the U.K., is the dramatic landscape of "Devoted Friends," a stark memo to a companion.
Since the album's original release in 1984, it has seen many reissues with as many running orders, and although the sound is a little dated, its craftmanship still holds true.

01. "Dance Hall Days" - 3:58
02. "Wait" - 4:22
03. "True Love" - 3:51
        Written-By – Hues, Feldman
04. "The Waves" - 4:26
        Written-By – Costin
05. "Look At Me Now" - 4:36
06. "Don't Let Go" - 4:21
        Written-By – Burnand, Hues, Feldman
07. "Even If You Dream2 - 4:08
08. "Don't Be My Enemy" - 4:24
        Written-By – Hues, Feldman, Costin
09. "Devoted Friends" - 4:07
10. "Talk It Out" - 4:48
        Written-By – Hues, Feldman

All songs written and composed by Jack Hues, except where noted.

Personnel

• Jack Hues: lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Nick Feldman: bass guitar, additional vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Darren Costin: drums, additional vocals, percussion, keyboards

with:

• Mel Collins: saxophone
• Chris Hughes: rhythm, sequence and computer programming
• Paul Ridout: MC4 programming

Technical and production

• Produced by Chris Hughes and Ross Cullum
• Assistant engineer: Mark McGuire
• Management: David Massey at Domino Directions Ltd., London
• Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London
• LP originally mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound Recorders, Los Angeles
• CDD Pre-mastering by WCI Record Group
• Thanks to Peter Reichardt, Ronnie Vance, and Mark McGuire (a.k.a. Trouser Billy)
• Special thanks to John Kalodner and Carole Childs
• LP design and art director: Barney Bubbles
• Front cover photograph: Brian Griffin
• Back cover photograph: Paul Cox
• Hand tinting: Ronn Specer

Notes

Released:  July 1983  

Recorded:  Abbey Road Studios, 1983 

Genre:  New wave, pop rock 

Length:  43:15 

Label - Geffen Records

National Lampoon - Missing White House Tapes (1974)

National Lampoon: Lemmings, a spinoff of the humor magazine National Lampoon, was a 1973 stage show that helped launch the performing careers of John Belushi, Christopher Guest, and Chevy Chase. The show was co-written and co-directed by a number of people including Sean Kelly. The show opened at The Village Gate on January 25, 1973, and ran for 350 performances.

The Missing White House Tapes was a sketch comedy voice recording which was a satiric commentary on the Watergate scandal. It was a spin-off from National Lampoon magazine. The recording was produced by Irving Kirsch and Vic Dinnerstein. It was released as a single on Blue Thumb Records in 1973. In 1974 it was expanded into an album, which was subsequently nominated for a Grammy Award as Best Comedy Recording of the year.
The single consisted of a doctored speech, in which Richard Nixon confesses culpability in the Watergate break-in.

Side One of the album contains additional doctored recordings of Nixon's speeches and press conferences, Starring: Zal Yanovsky, Richard Nixon, John Mitchell, John Dean, Sam Irvin, Lowell Weicker, and Checkers. 

Side Two contains sketches performed by John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Rhonda Coullet, and Tony Scheuten. Starring: John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Rhonda Coullet, and Tony Scheuren. 

Side One
 1.  Checkers - 1:07
 2.  Calender - 0:54
 3.  Oval Office - 4:35
 4.  President's Qualities - 0:25
 5.  The New VP - 0:47
 6.  Inspiration - 1:24
 7.  Energy Crisis - 0:25
 8.  Hearings - 4:64
 9.  Send Money - 0:19
10. Admission Speech - 1:56
11. Wrap Up - 0:10

Side Two
1.    Introduction And Impeachment Parade - 1:37
2.    Pennsylvania Avenue - 3:00
3.    News - 0:21
4.    Plumer Commercial - 1:15
5.    Impeachment Parade Continued - 1:38
6.    The Contitution Game - 3:12
7.    News - 0:26
8.    Senate Hearings - 3:07
9.    Impeachment Parade Continued - 2:09
10.  Tooth Commercial - 1:02
11.  Mission: Impeachable - 1:26
12.  News - 0:16
13.  The FBI - 1:25
14.  Impeachment, Swearing Out - 1:23
15.  The Gerry Ford Show - 0:47

Companies, etc. 
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Blue Thumb Records, Inc.
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Published By – National Lampoon, Inc.
Recorded At – Electric Lady Studios
Recorded At – Bell Sound Studios
Mastered At – Artisan Sound Recorders

Credits 
Edited By, Engineer – Mark Linett
Producer – Irving Kirsch, Vic Dinnerstein

Notes
Banana Records, a leisure service of National Lampoon
Released: 1974
Genre: Comedy, Parody

Label - Blue Thumb Records

Graham Nash - Earth & Sky (1980)

Graham William Nash, OBE (born 2 February 1942) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He is known for his light tenor voice and for his songwriting contributions as a member of the English pop group The Hollies and the folk-rock supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

Earth & Sky is the third solo (studio) album by British singer-songwriter Graham Nash, released in February 1980 on Capitol Records.
After a seven-year hiatus, Graham Nash returned to his solo career on Earth & Sky.
While much of the material may have originated as an on-again/off-again collaboration with David Crosby (guitar/vocals), by the time the LP hit the racks in 1980 there were only traces of Crosby's input scattered throughout. One primary contribution highlighting the pair is the organic and acoustic "Out on the Island," and is likewise one of the best sides of the effort. In support of Nash is an all-star ensemble centering on the infamous "Mighty Jitters": Russ Kunkel (drums/percussion), Tim Drummond (bass), Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar (guitars), David Lindley (guitar/violin/vocals), and Craig Doerge (keyboards).
The opening title cut, "Earth & Sky" has the earmark of a mid-tempo Jackson Browne rocker and boasts a tasty guitar lead from Joe Walsh. "Love Has Come" and the heartfelt "Magical Child" are among Nash's more poignant ballads and both seem to reflect the artist's personal contentment as a family man, which is a decidedly different vibe from his earlier works like "Strangers Room" or "Sleep Song." "Magical Child" also became one of Nash's performance staples in the early- to mid-'80s. Crosby, Stills & Nash similarly adopted the socially and politically topical "Barrel of Pain (Half-Life)" in concert.
The tune is a brooding and foreboding rocker that speaks directly to the issue of nuclear waste being unceremoniously dumped right off the coast of the Bay Area near the Farallon Islands. Clocking in at under two minutes, "T.V. Guide" is a minor-chord classic tale of "Big Brother" paranoia, and features orchestration from co-author Joe Vitale.

1. "Earth & Sky" – 3:35
2. "Love Has Come" – 3:27
3. "Out On The Island" – 4:20
4. "Skychild" – 3:55
5. "Helicopter Song" – 2:47
6. "Barrel of Pain" – 5:16
7. "TV Guide" (Nash, Joe Vitale) – 1:54
8. "It's All Right" – 3:14
9. "Magical Child" – 3:42
10. "In the 80's" – 3:04

All tracks composed by Graham Nash; except where indicated

Personnel

• Graham Nash: acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, electric guitar, organ, electric piano, string arrangement, string writing, harmonica, vocals
• Tim Barr: strings 
• Joel Bernstein: acoustic guitar, background vocals 
• John Brennan: rhythm guitar
• Jackson Browne: background vocals
• Cece Bullard: background vocals
• Gloria Coleman: background vocals
• David Crosby: acoustic guitar, background vocals
• Craig Doerge: acoustic piano, electric piano, organ, string arrangement, string writing
• Tim Drummond: bass, six-string bass 
• Brenda Eager: background vocals 
• Wayne Goodwin: string arrangement, orchestration, conducting, writing, directing, string 
• Rhonni Hallman: strings 
• Jean Hugo: strings
• Armando Hurley: background vocals 
• Ruth Kahn: strings 
• Cleo Kennedy: background vocals 
• Peter Kent: strings 
• Danny Kortchmar: rhythm guitar, solo guitar, guitar 
• Leah Kunkel: background vocals 
• Russell Kunkel: drums, percussion
• Joe Lala: percussion 
• Nicolette Larson: background vocals 
• David Lindley: rhythm guitar, Hawaiian guitar, lead guitar, guitar
• Steve Lukather: lead guitar 
• Jackson Nash: harmonica
• Sid Page: strings 
• Debra Pearson: strings 
• George Perry: bass 
• Debra Price: strings 
• Glen Rosecrans: music preparation 
• Julie Rosenfeld: strings
• Carol Shive: strings
• Daniel Smith: strings 
• Stephen Stills: rhythm guitar 
• Vicki Sylvester: strings
• Kevan Torfeh: strings 
• Joe Vitale: drums, percussion, timpani, organ, flute, synthesizer  acoustic piano, string arrangement 
• Joe Walsh: lead guitar), rhythm guitar
• Margaret Wooten: strings 
• Deborah Yamak: strings 

Released:  15 February 1980 

Genre:  Soft Rock 

Length:  35:24 

Label - Capitol Records

Me´Shell Ndegeocello - Plantation Lullabies (1994)

Meshell Ndegeocello  (born Michelle Lynn Johnson, August 29, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, bassist, and vocalist. Her music incorporates a wide variety of influences, including funk, soul, jazz, hip hop, reggae and rock. She has received significant critical acclaim throughout her career, and has had ten career Grammy Award nominations. She has been credited for having "sparked the neo-soul movement."

Plantation Lullabies is the first album by Me'shell Ndegeocello. It was released 19 October 1993 on Maverick Records. The album peaked at #166 on the Billboard Top 200 list in 1994; with the single "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)" reaching #73 on the Hot 100.
Me'shell NdegéOcello's debut album twists and turns through so many genres -- R&B, pop, jazz, hip-hop -- that it's hard to put a finger on just where she wants to take its 13 songs.
That she also spins conventional racial and sexual identity here makes Plantation Lullabies an occasionally overwhelming -- as well as a vibrantly sophisticated -- listen. NdegéOcello defies labels throughout, tagging her slinking and crawling songs with a rubbery flow that's just as rooted in '70s funky soul as it is in '90s hip-hop culture.
The best songs here -- "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)," "Dred Loc," and "Outside Your Door" -- work their way into their grooves with a seamless, and almost uniform, bounce. It can be a bit derivative (for all of NdegéOcello's genre crossing, she always seems to go back to the same musical blueprint), but most of the time it's just about as boundary-busting and as affecting as '90s R&B gets.

Track listing

01.  "Plantation Lullabies" – 1:31
02.  "I'm Diggin You (Like an Old Soul Record)" – 4:25
03.  "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)" – 4:31
04.  "Shoot'n Up and Gett'n High" – 4:14
05.  "Dred Loc" – 4:05
06.  "Untitled" – 1:41
07.  "Step into the Projects" – 3:54
08.  "Soul on Ice" – 5:08
09.  "Call Me" – 4:45
10.  "Outside Your Door" – 5:08
11.  "Picture Show" – 4:38
12.  "Sweet Love" – 4:54
13.  "Two Lonely Hearts (On the Subway)" – 4:16

Musicians

Me'shell NdegéOcello – vocals, bass guitar, additional instruments

David Gamson – drums

David “Fuze” Fiuczynski – guitar, acoustic guitar 

Wah-Wah Watson – guitar 

Joshua Redman – Tenor saxophone 

Geri Allen – piano 

Bobby Lyle – piano solo 

James “Sleepy Keys” Preston – piano 

André Betts – drum programming 

Luis Conté – congas

Bill Summers – quíca, hands), shekeré 

Byron Jackson – background vocals 

DJ Premier – “turntable interpretations” 

Production

David Gamson and Me'shell NdegéOcello – producer
Bob Power and Me'shell NdegéOcello – producer
André Betts – producer
Bob Power – mixer
Mic Murphy – additional engineering
George Karas – mixer
Tom Coyne – mastering
Bill Toles – executive producer
Julie Larson – A&R coordinator

Notes
Released:  October 19, 1993
Genre:  Neo soul
Length: 50:58

Label - Maverick Records

Missing Persons - Rhyme & Reason (1984)

Missing Persons is an American band that plays a blend of new wave and hard rock. The band was founded in 1980 in Los Angeles by guitarist Warren Cuccurullo, vocalist Dale Bozzio, and drummer Terry Bozzio. They later added bassist Patrick O'Hearn and keyboardist Chuck Wild.

Missing Persons were already a bankable commodity in new wave circles when their second recording hit the racks. Unfortunately, the public turned a deaf ear, in effect ignoring what was an immeasurably more polished effort.
Although Dale Bozzio's shrill falsetto had to compete with her nutty hairdo for the spotlight, she adapted a more controlled singing style that lends these ingratiating pop creations real staying power.
And the band, which couldn't be tighter, combined its talents so smoothly that it's practically criminal RHYME AND REASON died such an early death.
Now resurrected on immortal CD, you can get walloped once again by Terry Bozzio's arch drumming and Warren Cuccurullo's laser-beam guitars. The pure electro-pop of "If Only for the Moment" and the stiletto-blade sharpness of "The Closer That You Get" glisten like new. Ignored upon release and relegated to years of missing-in-action status, RHYME AND REASON is finally back.
Rhyme & Reason is the second album by American new wave band Missing Persons, released in 1984. After the successful debut album by the band, this LP fell flat in sales. The pleasant-sounding "Surrender Your Heart" was its signature single.
A video was created for it featuring animations from famous artist Peter Max and received heavy rotation on MTV, but the track was largely ignored by AOR radio. "Give" and "Right Now" were also released as singles, and videos made for both received airplay on MTV.
Missing Persons embarked on a successful tour, but the album quickly fell off the sales charts.

Track listing

01. "The Closer That You Get"  (Dale Bozzio, Terry Bozzio, Warren Cuccurullo) – 4:54
02. "Give"  (D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo, Patrick O'Hearn) – 4:54
03. "Now Is the Time (For Love)"  (T. Bozzio) – 3:40
04. "Surrender Your Heart" (D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo, O'Hearn) – 4:22
05. "Clandestine People"  (T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo) – 3:00
06. "Right Now"  (D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio) – 3:29
07. "All Fall Down"  (D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio) – 3:23
08. "Racing Against Time" ( T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo) – 3:24
09. "Waiting for a Million Years"  (D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo) – 5:23
10. "If Only for the Moment"  (D. Bozzio, O'Hearn) – 3:47
11. "Fight for Life" [instrumental/*/#]  (D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo) – 5:21
12. "Action Reaction" [*/#]  (D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo) – 2:53
13. "Windows" [Live 1981/*] (D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio) – 4:59
14. "I Like Boys" [Live 1981/*]  (D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo) – 2:53
15. "Here and Now" [Live 1981/*] ( D. Bozzio, T. Bozzio, Cuccurullo) – 3:14
16. "Walking in L.A." [Live 1981/*]  (T. Bozzio) – 4:05

* bonus tracks on CD
# previously unreleased

Personnel

• Dale Bozzio – vocals
• Terry Bozzio – synthesizer, guitar, percussion, drums, vocals
• Warren Cuccurullo – guitar, electric guitar, vocals
• Patrick O'Hearn – synthesizer, bass, electric bass
• Chuck Wild – synthesizer, keyboard

Production

• Producers: Terry Bozzio, Bruce Swedien
• Mastering: Kit Watkins
• Art direction: Larry Vigon
• Design: Larry Vigon
• Photography: Bob Leafe, Helmut Newton
• Liner notes: Ken Sharp

Notes

Released:  February 1984 

Genre:  New wave, rock 

Length: 40:16 

Label - Capitol Records

Mono - Formica Blues (1997)

Mono was a British electronic music duo which had a hit in the late 1990s with their song "Life in Mono". The group's music is often described as trip hop, based on its similarities to contemporary electronic music acts including Sneaker Pimps and Portishead. Audible, and frequently cited, influences in Mono's songs include jazzy instrumentation reminiscent of 1960s spy film soundtracks and production styles rooted in 1960s pop music.

Formica Blues is an album from UK band Mono. It was first released in the UK in 1997. Four singles were released from the album, of which the lead single, "Life in Mono", was the most successful.
Caught like many other mid-'90s male instrumentalist/female singer duos were in the commercial slipstream of Portishead's success, Mono deftly steered clear of the trip-hop conundrum for the most part with Formica Blues.
Certainly there was a certain shared sense of cinematic drama and haunting gloom that informs plenty of songs -- consider the Get Carter-sampling "Silicone," while "The Outsider" has an emotional directness Beth Gibbons would be proud of.
The fact that lead single "Life in Mono" samples Portishead favorite John Barry and works with breakbeats didn't necessarily help Mono stand out more, for instance. But observations that Saint Etienne rather than the Bristol duo makes for a better role model are actually more accurate, and certainly on "Life in Mono" the keyboards and melancholy yet wistful singing of Siobhan de Maré suggests the likes of "Avenue" more than it does "Sour Times." Either way, like those groups, Mono works with a variety of English,
American, and continental musical inspirations, and as such is able to find a balance between a particular style and a wide number of variations on the same where differing approaches suggest a range of deliveries. The use of David Sylvian's "Approaching Silence" to signal the start of "Penguin Freud" works very well, while the Pet Sounds-goes-splashy mainstream star turn of "High Life" gives de Maré a true in-the-spotlight moment worthy of Dusty Springfield.
Then there are the elegant French pop kicks evident on "Disney Town" and "Slimcea Girl," the latter tinged with more than a little Bacharach and gospel both, and the polite but still noticeable dub turn on "Blind Man." The secret highlight is probably "Playboys," with both a full-bodied beat and a halfway-to-industrial instrumental break to recommend it, while the combination of de Maré's voice and subtle orchestration really hits the spot.

Track listing

01. "Life in Mono"  (Martin Virgo)  - 3:34 interlude - 0:18
02. "Silicone"  (Virgo and Siobhan de Maré)  - 4:14 interlude - 0:35
03. "Slimcea Girl"  (Martin Virgo)  - 3:50
04. "The Outsider"  (Virgo and Siobhan de Maré)  - 5:08
05. "Disney Town"  (Virgo and Siobhan de Maré)  - 4:09
06. "The Blind Man"  (Virgo and Siobhan de Maré)  - 5:22 interlude  - 1:18
07. "High Life"  (Martin Virgo)  - 4:10
08. "Playboys"  (Virgo, Jim Abbiss, Maré)  - 6:40
09. "Penguin Freud"  (Virgo and Siobhan de Maré)  - 6:18
        Performer [Sample] – David Sylvian
10. "Hello Cleveland!"  (Virgo and Siobhan de Maré)  - 6:33

U.S. bonus track
11. "Life in Mono" (Alice Band mix)  - 4:26

Mono
Siobhan de Maré – vocals, backing vocals
Martin Virgo – engineering, keyboards/programming, piano, guitars, bass

Other musicians
Jim Abbiss – engineering, keyboards/programming, guitars, "wicked tambourine"
Mat Coleman – trombone
Luke Gifford – engineering
Colin Graham – trumpet
Mikey Hartwell – percussion
Lee Hubbard (Bushmaster) – drum programming
The Lauren Hughes Experience – triangle
Chris Margary – saxophone (
Martin McColl – guitar
Paul Motion – engineering
Bernard O'Neil – double bass
Paulo de Oliveira – vocals
Geoff Smith – hammered dulcimer
James Thorp – guitar
Producer - Martin Virgo, Jim Abbiss

Notes
Released: August 1997
Recorded: Britannia Row, London; Strongroom, London
Genre:  Electronic music
Length:  57:38

Label - Echo Records