april 28, 2020

Gerry Rafferty - Snakes And Ladders (1980) - €10,00

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Snakes and Ladders is the fourth album by Gerry Rafferty. It was released in 1980, following the success of his previous two albums, City to City and Night Owl.

Four of the songs, "The Garden of England", "I was a Boy Scout", "Welcome to Hollywood" and "Bring it all Home" were recorded at Beatles producer George Martin's AIR studio in Montserrat.
All the songs were original Rafferty compositions, though one – "Johnny's Song" – was a remake of a song which had been previously released by his former band Stealers Wheel, and another – "Didn't I" – was a remake of a song from Rafferty's 1971 album Can I Have My Money Back?.

Two years after the release of Night Owl, Gerry Rafferty presented his fans with Snakes & Ladders, and although some of his former album's charm and lyrical appeal manages to resurface, the whole of the album comes up short.
The memorable melodies, moving allegories, or genuine lyrical warmth that was put into past efforts arise in a couple of tracks, like in the beauty of "Bring It All Home" or in the mystique of "Look at the Moon."
It's not that Rafferty's writing is weaker or has been restrained, it's the fact that he fails to present enough passion from an instrumental standpoint throughout the entire album, and to a lesser extent a vocal one, to establish the same type of emotion or atmosphere as he did with City to City or Night Owl.
"Royal Mile" was released as a single in the U.K., but only climbed as high as number 67 there and number 54 in the U.S.
The album went to number 15 in Britain, but Rafferty showed signs of relinquishing his genuine style ever so slightly, and 1982's Sleepwalking disappointingly confirmed this.
Even though his exterior talents had dwindled only slightly, the intangible qualities that made Rafferty such a compelling artist seemed to be left behind in the past decade.


Side A
A1.  The Royal Mile - 3:51 
A2.  I Was A Boy Scout - 4:13 
A3.  Welcome To Hollywood - 5:17 
A4.  Wastin’ Away - 3:36 
A5.  Look At The Moon - 2:20 
A6.  Bring It All Home - 4:39 

Side B
B1.  The Garden Of England - 4:07 
B2.  Johnny’s Song - 3:23 
B3.  Didn’t I - 4:13 
B4.  Syncopatin’ Sandy - 4:23 
B5.  Cafe Le Cabotin - 4:53 
B6.  Don’t Close The Door - 3:45


 Personnel
Technical

Notes
Release:  1980
Format:  LP
Genre:  Pop
Label:  United Artists Records
Catalog#  1A 062-82883
Prijs:  €10,00

Vinyl:  Very Good
Cover:  Very Good

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april 27, 2020

Peter Tosh - Mama Africa (1983) - €10,00

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Mama Africa is the sixth studio album by Peter Tosh. It was released in 1983.

Peter Tosh's most "accessible" solo album, Mama Africa would also be his best seller outside Jamaica, the only one of his albums to break into the U.K. Top 50 and even push into the bottom reaches of the U.S. chart. Toning down the rhetoric, Tosh concentrated on the music, self-producing an album that sounds fantastic from start to finish.
Of course, he had help from a boatload of friends, with two separate aggregates of musicians providing backing; Carlton "Santa" Davis and Lebert "Gibby" Morrison fuel one grouping across most of the album, with Sly & Robbie firing the other.
There's a fabulous horn section, a clutch of superb backing singers (including the Tamlins, who accompany Tosh on three songs), and some superb guitar work from Donald Kinsey. The album itself revisits the past while also looking to the future.
The updated songs are particularly creative, with the Wailers' "Stop That Train" totally revitalized through an incredible mix of styles, brilliantly blending R&B, nods to Motown, a faux slide guitar, and a steady reggae beat.
Even more astonishing is Tosh's stunning take on "Johnny B. Goode," a U.K. Top 50 hit that boasts an intricate rhythm, brass accents, sumptuous keyboards, and Kinsey's soaring guitar on a song that builds and builds into an absolute crescendo of sound.
There's also a fine revisit of "Maga Dog," one of Tosh's nastier songs. But that has little on "Peace Treaty," whose laid-back beat and chirpy melody can't hide Tosh's gloating. Yes, listeners remember his admonition that peace will only be found in the grave, and the cease-fire declared by the gangs would never last.
But as gunfire echoes across the track, should the treaty's collapse really be the cause for celebration? To judge by Tosh's triumphant I told you so, apparently it is.
On a more positive note is the urban meets Kingston sound of "Not Gonna Give It Up," boasting the Tamlins at their best, and more great guitar licks.
The title track is even more infectious, a rocker with a Caribbean flair and a light Afro-beat, as Tosh muses eloquently about his beloved continent.
Every track on the album is just as memorable in its own way, as the artist combines styles, genres, moods, and atmospheres across songs old and new.
Not Tosh at his most revolutionary, but an album filled with music that remains unforgettable.


Side A
A1. Mama Africa - 7:58
A2. Glasshouse - 5:52
A3. Not Gonna Give It Up - 5:48
A4. Stop That Train - 3:59

Side B
B1. Johnny B. Goode - 4:03
B2. Where You Gonna Run - 4:07
B3. Peace Treaty - 4:19
B4. Feel No Way - 3:27
B5. Maga Dog - 4:24


 Personnel
Technical

Notes
Release: 1983
Format: LP
Genre: Reggae
Label: EMI Records
Catalog# 1A 064-07717
Prijs: €10,00

Vinyl:  Good
Cover:  Good

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april 25, 2020

Men At Work - Business As Usual (1981) - €10,00

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Men at Work are an Australian rock band formed in 1979 and best known for hits such as "Who Can It Be Now?" and "Down Under". Its founding member was Colin Hay on lead vocals and guitar.

Early in 1981 Men at Work signed with CBS Records, the Australian branch of CBS Records International, (which became Sony Music) on the recommendation of Peter Karpin, the label's A&R person. The group's first single with CBS Records in Australia "Who Can It Be Now?", was released in June 1981 which reached No. 2 and remained in the chart for 24 weeks. It had been produced by United States-based Peter McIan, who was also working on their debut album, Business as Usual.

 Business as Usual is the debut studio album by Australian new wave band Men at Work, which was released in November 1981 in Australia, and April 1982 in the United States.
The Australian version had a black and white cover design; overseas releases had a similar design, but in a black and yellow colour scheme.
Business as Usual was one of the most successful albums internationally by an Australian group.

Business as Usual became a surprise international hit on the basis of "Who Can It Be Now?" and "Down Under," two excellent singles that merged straight-ahead pop/rock hooks with a quirky new wave production and an offbeat sense of humor.
Colin Hay's keening vocals uncannily recall Sting, and the band's rhythmic pulse and phased guitars also bring to mind a bar band version of the Police.
And that helps make the remainder of Business as Usual enjoyable. There's a fair amount of filler on the record, but "Be Good Johnny," "I Can See It in Your Eyes," and "Down by the Sea" are all fine new wave pop songs, making Business as Usual one of the more enjoyable mainstream-oriented efforts of the era.


Side A
A1.  Who Can It Be Now? - 3:22 
A2.  I Can See It In Your Eyes - 3:30 
A3.  Down Under - 3:44 
A4.  Underground - 3:05 
A5.  Helpless Automaton - 3:23 

Side B
B1.  People Just Love To Play With Words - 3:40 
B2.  Be Good Johnny - 3:38 
B3.  Touching The Untouchables - 3:40 
B4.  Catch A Star - 3:29 
B5.  Down By The Sea - 6:57


Notes
Release:  1981
Format:  LP
Genre:  Pop
Label:  CBS Records
Catalog# 85423
Prijs: €10,00

Vinyl:  Good
Cover:  Good

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april 22, 2020

O´ Bryan - Doin´ Alright (1982) - €10,00

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O'Bryan McCoy Burnette II, known by his stage name O’Bryan (born December 5, 1961), is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist.

Born in Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, O'Bryan McCoy Burnette II was playing the piano at 6 years old and then began singing in the church and at local talent shows.
In 1974, he and his family moved to Santa Ana, California. O’Bryan was singing in the Second Baptist Church young adult choir when his friend Melanee Kersey approached him about considering a career in music. Melanee Kersey introduced the young singer to her husband, producer Ron Kersey.
A former keyboardist for The Trammps and a veteran of the ’70s Philadelphia music scene, Kersey invited O’Bryan to join a group he was putting together.
That group quickly folded, so Kersey later introduced O’Bryan to "Soul Train" television show creator and host Don Cornelius, with whom Kersey formed Friendship Producers Company. Cornelius took the young artist to Capitol Records, where O’Bryan released four albums that charted on the Billboard R&B charts.

The first album, Doin' Alright was released in April 1982 and peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart.

1. Right From The Start - four and a half minute jam of blasting horns and dominating basslines and OB's vocal styles that were a reminicent to Michael Jackson's during his Off The Wall days.

2. Love Has Found Its Way - the most overlooked song that had Stevie Wonder in mind, yet the 20 year old singer really made it his own and sang the lyrics like he meant it. It should have been a single in my honest opinion.

3. Gigolo - O'Bryan's first single and very risky production due to the New Wave/rock elements blended in with soul. This song was considered a bit controversal in part due to the lyrics and also in part that radio listeners thought that he was going to be a "Prince" rip off." Considering that the song lyrically and instrumentally sounded like Prince's early songs, O'Bryan is a multi-instrumentalist like Prince and this song was very popular on black radio stations and enjoyed moderate success on pop radio (primarily on the West Coast). Even though this is'nt the best on the album, it was a great choice for a first single and it even reached #5 on the R&B charts and #57 on the pop charts (O'Bryan's onlly top 100 pop entry in his career). It was a Soul Train favorite as well as his first performance on the show

4. Its Over - classic two step style ballad that sound like it was produced for Teddy Pendergrass, but O'Bryan takes it for his own (hear the backing vocals from Mr. Jeffrey Osborne)

5. Doin' Alright - popular title track that may not have been a single, but it rocked the clubs in Europe and R&B stations in the US. I'd say it was a hit by its own right. The classy two step tune is another favorite of mine.

6. Can't Live Without Your Love - strong sentimental ballad that should have been a hit single (well it served as the B Side of "The Gigolo" single) which sounds much like a Stevie Wonder twist, but just for O'Bryan. Probally the of the greatest ballads he sung, until 1983's Stevie Wonder's remake, "You & I."

7. Mother Nature's Callin' - After all that relaxin' and lovin', O'Bryan really get funky and loose on this song in inspiration of Rick James and The Stone City Band! Unlike the other tracks, this "somewhat silly" tune is about playing god (or "Mother Nature) by combining random animals. Great saxophone lead by Terry Harrington and poppin' basslines by Melvin Davis (who would work with O'Bryan on all his albums). This jam is the shortest song on the lp (at a little over than 3 and a half minutes).

8. Still Waters (Love) - What better way to end the album is with the beautiful Four Tops remake that O'Bryan calls his own. He performed it smoothly on Soul Train and the single (second and last one for the album) reached #23 on the R&B charts in the spring of 1982. This is the first of the famous motown remakes for O'Bryan that he will make into a hit, although his version of "Still Waters" was'nt as big of a hit as the Four Tops' version, but it sounds very simualr to it.


Side A
A1.  Right From The Start - 4:21
A2.  Love Has Found Its Way - 4:26
A3.  The Gigolo - 4:56
A4.  It’s Over - 5:20

Side B
B1.  Doin’ Alright - 5:22
B2.  Can’t Live Without Your Love - 5:54
B3.  Mother Nature’s Calling - 3:35
B4.  Still Water (Love) - 4:14


Personnel
Companies, etc.
Credits
Notes
Release: 1982
Format: LP
Genre: Soul, Funk
Label: Capitol Records
Catalog# 2C 068-400071
Prijs: €10,00

Vinyl:  Good
Cover:  Good

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Bow Wow Wow - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (1983) - €10,00

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When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going is the second full-length studio album by English new wave band Bow Wow Wow, released in 1983 by RCA Records.
The cover photography was by David Bailey, and the album credits gave "a kiss" to "Jim" (James Honeyman-Scott) and John Belushi, both of whom had recently died.
It is the final album featuring all four original members of the band.

Producer Mike Chapman, who had recently worked with Pat Benatar and Blondie, came on board for Bow Wow Wow's When the Going Gets Tough the Tough Get Going set.
Perhaps it's Chapman's involvement that finds lead singer Annabella Lwin sounding a bit like Debbie Harry at times.
This 1983 album was also the first that had no writers from outside the band contributing. When the Going Gets Tough is a well-polished, well-executed effort that holds some surprises mainly in the fact that there is more diversity than on prior Bow Wow Wow records. Chapman adds a gloss to the ballads "Lonesome Tonight" and the dreamy "Love Me," with Lwin toning down her usual frantic delivery.
"The Man Mountain" sounds like an old folk song. And, there's also the straight-ahead, playful pop that you'd expect from the band on the ultra-hooky single "Do You Wanna Hold Me" and "Tommy Tucker," which begins as a nursery rhyme and concludes with a quasi-football chant.


Side A
A1. Aphrodisiac - 2:58 
A2. Do You Wanna Hold Me? - 3:14 
A3. Roustabout - 2:20 
A4. Lonesome Tonight - 2:47 
A5. Love Me - 3:28 
A6. What’s The Time (Hey Buddy) - 3:06

Side B
B1. Mario (Your Own Way To Paradise) - 2:54 
B2. Quiver (Arrows In My) - 3:14 
B3. The Man Mountain - 2:26 
B4. Rikki Dee - 3:02 
B5. Tommy Tucker - 2:44 
B6. Love, Peace And Harmony - 2:50

All tracks written by Bow Wow Wow (Annabella Lwin, Dave Barbarossa, Leigh Gorman and Matthew Ashman) 


 Bow Wow Wow
Annabella Lwin - Vocals
Dave Barbarossa - Drums
Leigh Gorman - Bass
Matthew Ashman - Guitar

Credits

Recorded at Basing Street Studios, London.
Mixed at United/Western Studios, Los Angeles.
Mastered at Future Disc Systems, Los Angeles.

Notes
Release:  1983
Format:  LP
Genre:  New Wave
Label:  RCA Records
Catalog#  PL-25458
Prijs:  €10,00

Vinyl:  Good
Cover:  Good

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april 21, 2020

Chris Rea - Shamrock Diaries (1985) - €10,00

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Shamrock Diaries is the seventh studio album by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1985. This album represents the beginning of a creative and commercial zenith for Rea.

After seven albums, Chris Rea was finally beginning to get the hang of what makes a commercial success.
He had not changed his style throughout the 1980s, but now it was 1985 and the synth pop sounds and new romantics were both long gone -- and in their place were stadium-filling anthemic rock or power ballads. Shamrock Diaries was a mix of soft ballads like "Chisel Hill" and "One Golden Rule" along with saxophone-led uptempo numbers such as the title track and the feel-good song of the summer, "All Summer Long," which would have made an ideal single had Magnet decided to release it. Shamrock Diaries was written very much with family in mind, particularly considering the two singles released: "Stainsby Girls" was a tribute to his wife, Joan, who had attended Stainsby Secondary Modern School; and "Josephine" was written for his eldest daughter.
The track "Stone" was later covered by The Law on their self-titled album, with Rea on guitar. "Josephine" was also sampled in 2000 by Superfunk for their song "Lucky Star", with Ron Carroll, although the samples comes from another (shorter) version of the song.
The opening track, "Steel River," was rather hard to define, being a soft piano-led ballad until the first chorus kicked in and the song revealed gospel roots, but by the time the second chorus came along it had become a jazz jam.
This was followed by "Stainsby Girls," easily the most like Bruce Springsteen that Rea had ever sounded -- and it became his first Top 30 single since "Fool If You Think It's Over" from the late '70s. However, Chris Rea saved the best track until the end: the slow-building "Hired Gun," over eight minutes of brooding menace.


Side A
A1.  Steel River - 6:15
A2.  Stainsby Girls - 3:51
A3.  Chisel Hill - 4:04
A4.  Josephine - 4:26
A5.  One Golden Rule - 4:27

 Side B
B1.  All Summer Long - 4:08
B2.  Stone - 4:20
B3.  Shamrock Diaries - 4:54
B4.  Love Turns To Lies - 4:09
B5.  Hired Gun - 8:00

All songs by Chris Rea. 

Personnel
  • Chris Rea – lead and backing vocals, guitar, slide guitar, organ, synthesizers
  • Robert Ahwai – additional rhythm guitar
  • Simon Nicol – additional rhythm guitar
  • Kevin Leach – keyboards, grand piano, Rhodes
  • Max Middleton – keyboards, grand piano, Rhodes
  • Eoghan O'Neill – bass
  • Dave Mattacks – drums
  • Adrian Rea – drums
  • Martin Ditcham – percussion
  • Mel Collins – saxophone
  • Annie Whitehead – trombone
  • The Sultanas (Ian Barnett, Donnie Hilstad, Jesse Lortz and Kimberly Morrison) – backing vocals
Production
  • Chris Rea – producer
  • David Richards – producer, engineer
  • Barry Hammond – engineer
  • Bil Smith – cover artwork
  • Derek Ridgers – photography
  • Real Life Limited – management
Studios

 Notes
Release:  1985
Format:  LP
Genre:  Pop
Label:  Magnet Records
Catalog#  206984
Prijs: €10,00

Vinyl:  Good
Cover:  Good

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Carlos Santana - Havana Moon (1983) - €10,00

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Havana Moon is a 1983 album by Carlos Santana released as a solo project.

It features covers of Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry songs and performances by Booker T & the MGs, Willie Nelson and the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and also Carlos' father Jose singing "Vereda Tropical", a song Carlos had first heard when his father was serenading his mother following an argument.

The third Carlos Santana solo album marks a surprising turn toward 1950s rock & roll and Tex-Mex, with covers such as Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love" and Chuck Berry's title song. Produced by veteran R&B producers Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett, the album features an eclectic mix of sidemen, including Booker T. Jones of Booker T & the MG's, Willie Nelson, and the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Havana Moon is a light effort, but it's one of Santana's most enjoyable albums, which may explain why it was also the best-selling Santana album outside the group releases in ten years.

If you're a fan of "traditional" Santana music, this album may disappoint. (Professional reviews say as much; AllMusic even questions what is was that Carlos Santana had in mind in formulating this collection.)
My retrospective view is that he was just having fun making good music, some of which are covers of songs he probably liked in an earlier time in his life and others which he knew would not fit the mold of the Santana band.
He recruited a couple of excellent musicians to help him: Willie Nelson delivers a fun song and The Fabulous Thunderbirds (Kim Wilson takes the lead vocals) do a great job on two covers from the '50s (as well as support on a couple of others) and Booker T. Jones assists in both album production and making the music; he actually sings on one of his own creations!
The closing cut, as I understand it, is a Clare Fischer arrangement of a song from Santana's youth. His sole role here is production.
My favorite cuts are instrumentals: "Mudbone," which has both a Memphis and Latin feel is excellent, as is "Tales of Kilimanjaro," which is probably the closest to a something you would have heard Santana play in the 1970's.


Side A
A1. Watch Your Step - 3:49 
A2. Lightnin’ - 3:50 
A3. Who Do You Love - 2:54 
A4. Mudbone - 5:50 
A5. One With You - 5:17

Side B
B1. Ecuador - 1:10 
B2. Tales Of Kilimanjaro - 4:51 
B3. Havana Moon - 4:11 
B4. Daughter Of The Night - 4:18 
B5. They All Went To Mexico - 4:59 
B6. Vereda Tropical - 4:58


Companies, etc.
Credits

Recorded at The Automatt - San Francisco
Track B5 recorded at Pedernales Studios, Spicewood, Texas
Mixed at The Record Plant - Sausalito
Track B2 mixed at Sound City Van Nuys
Mastered at Fantasy Studios - Berkeley


 Notes
Release: 1983
Format:  LP
Genre:  Latin Rock, Blues Rock
Label:  CBS Records
Catalog#  25350
Prijs: €10,00

Vinyl:  Good
Cover:  Good

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10CC - Deceptive Bends (1977) - €10,00

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Deceptive Bends is the fifth studio album by rock band 10cc, released in 1977.
The departure of Kevin Godley and Lol Creme in 1976 to form Godley & Creme almost ended 10cc. However, Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman continued to run the band with the assistance of drummer Paul Burgess who already worked with 10cc acting as second drummer to Kevin Godley on tour.
Stewart recalled: “I had a big challenge ahead of me to prove to the record world that we were not just 5cc, as some of the British media had graciously called us. The music was simpler than some of the previous 10cc albums, it was far more direct, streamlined and positive. The whole album was recorded very (in our terms) quickly. I was on a mission, and flying higher and faster than I had ever been before, and I knew by then that we had a very strong album. The new songs played a big part in the equation of course, I was out to prove also that we could write a hit album without Kevin and Lol … we did!”

Godley and Creme were still band members early in this album’s history. The band’s original line-up debuted a live version of “Good Morning Judge” at the Knebworth Festival on 21 August 1976, and also did studio work on an early version of “People in Love” referred to as “Voodoo Boogie”. “Voodoo Boogie” featured a more offbeat arrangement and prominent backing vocals by Creme, but the track was considered “awful” when assembled, and Godley and Creme left the group shortly thereafter. The official versions of “Good Morning Judge” and “People in Love” were performed by Stewart and Gouldman alone, with the help of a few session musicians.

Deceptive Bends also produced a pair of notable hits for the group: “Good Morning Judge” told the comical tale of a career criminal over a hook-laden, surprisingly funky pop backing while “The Things We Do for Love” was an irresistible Beatles pastiche that showcased 10cc‘s mastery of pop vocal harmonies. “People in Love,” a surprisingly straightforward ballad built on a gorgeous string arrangement, also became a modest chart success

The cover design was provided by Hipgnosis. The title of the album was taken from a sign warning of dangerous curves in the southbound A24 between Leatherhead and Dorking in Surrey; the sign is no longer there.


 Side A
A1.  Good Morning Judge  - 2:54
A2.  The Things We Do For Love  - 3:32
A3.  Marriage Bureau Rendezvous  - 3:47
A4.  People In Love  - 3:54
A5.  Modern Man Blues  - 5:43

 Side B
B1.  Honeymoon With A B Troop  - 2:44
B2.  I Bought A Flat Guitar Tutor  - 1:45
B3.  You’ve Got A Cold  - 3:42
B4.  Feel The Benefit:
        I  Reminisce And Speculation  - 4:20
        II  A Latin Break  - 2:44
        III  Feel The Benefit  - 4:30

10cc
  • Eric Stewart – lead and rhythm guitars, lead and backing vocals, keyboards, percussion
  • Graham Gouldman – bass guitar, backing and lead vocals, rhythm guitars, lead guitar, organ, percussion, autoharp
  • Paul Burgess – drums, percussion
Additional personnel

Notes 
Release:  1977
Format:  LP (Gatefold)
Genre:  Art Rock
Label:  Mercury Records
Catalog#  6310502
Prijs: €10,00

Vinyl:  Good
Cover:  Good

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april 14, 2020

Gail Ann Dorsey - The Corporate World (1988) - €4,99

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Gail Ann Dorsey (born November 20, 1962) is an American musician. With a long career as a session musician mainly on bass guitar, she is perhaps best known for her lengthy residency in David Bowie's band, from 1995 to Bowie's death in 2016.
Aside from playing bass, she sang lead vocals on live versions of "Under Pressure" (taking the part originally sung by Queen frontman Freddie Mercury) and dueted with Bowie on other songs, including "The London Boys", "Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)", "I Dig Everything", accompanying Bowie on clarinet, and a cover of Laurie Anderson's "O Superman".
From 1993 to 1996, Dorsey recorded and toured with Tears for Fears, and collaborated on songwriting with the band. She appeared in several of the band's promo videos throughout this period.
Her diverse range of work includes performances and recordings with, among others, The National, Lenny Kravitz, Bryan Ferry, Boy George, the Indigo Girls, Khaled, Jane Siberry, The The, Skin, Gwen Stefani, Charlie Watts, Seal, Gang of Four, Susan Werner, Ani DiFranco and Dar Williams.
In addition, Dorsey has released three solo albums: The Corporate World (1988) was her debut album.

Produced by bass guitarist Nathan East, the album features guest appearances from singer-songwriter and guitarist Eric Clapton and Gang of Four member Andy Gill. The album's style has been described as "an unorthodox and individualistic blend of rock, pop and R&B."

Without preaching, the distinctive Philadelphia singer/guitarist offers a critique of America in the late '80s -- a society she views as poisoned by greed, materialism and selfishness. To Dorsey -- a Black artist whose style is far from urban contemporary -- technological innovation and success in corporate America mean nothing when things as basic as love and family are missing.
Unfortunately, this thought-provoking and difficult to categorize album -- an artistic triumph, but a commercial bomb -- may have been a victim of bad timing.
Had it been released after alternative rock really exploded in 1992, it might have enjoyed the type of success it deserved. If one can find a copy, The Corporate World is well worth hearing.


Side A
A1.  Wasted Country (Guitar – Eric Clapton)  (5:00)
A2.  Where Is Your Love?  (4:06)
A3.  If Only You  (4:21)
A4.  Just Another Dream  (4:36)
A5.  So Hard To Let You Go  (4:16)

Side B
B1.  The Corporate World  (6:23)
B2.  No Time  (4:32)
B3.  S.W.4. (1:09)
B4.  Wishing I Was Someone Else  (2:04)
B5.  Carry Me Off To Heaven  (7:32)


Personnel
  • Gail Ann Dorsey — vocals (1, 2, 4—11); backing vocals (4, 5, 7, 11); bass (7, 8, 11); acoustic guitar (3—6, 11); guitar (4, 7—9), cover concept
  • Nathan East — bass (1—2, 5—6, 9—10); keyboards (1, 7—8, 10); production (1—2, 5—11)
  • Bub Roberts — guitar (2, 5—11)
  • Eric Clapton — guitar
  • Andy Gill — guitar (1)
  • Steve Ferrone — drums (1, 2, 5, 8, 10)
  • Gavin Harrison — drums (6, 9)
  • Marcel East — keyboards (2, 5—7, 9—10)
  • Mick Gallagher — keyboards (1, 8)
  • Jerry Hey - trumpet, horn arrangements
  • Gary Grant - trumpet
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr. — trombone
  • Kim Hutchcroft - tenor & baritone saxophone
  • Carol Kenyon — backing vocals (2, 9, 10)
  • Katie Kissoon — backing vocals (1, 8)
  • Tessa Niles — backing vocals (1, 2, 8—10)
  • David Clarke - backing vocals
  • Anne Dudley - piano, synthesizer, string arrangement
  • Ted Hayton — drum programming, recording; mixing (1, 3, 4, 6, 8—11)

Companies, etc.

Credits

Notes 
Released:  1988
Format:  LP
Genre:  Pop, Synth-pop
Label:  WEA Records ‎
Catalog#  244 045-1
Prijs:  €4,99

Vinyl:  Very Good
Cover:  Very Good

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april 12, 2020

Gino Soccio - Outline (1979) - €10,00

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Soccio got his start in disco when Montreal producer Pat Deserio called him and asked if he would play keyboards and help compose for the Kebekelektrik album.
Prior to this, Soccio was working as a local session musician.
The Kebekelektrik album helped to launch Soccio's career, as his composition "War Dance" became a hit on U.S. dance floors, a song Soccio himself had deemed "filler".
In 1978 Soccio released a dance single, "The Visitors", which was later remixed by Ouimet.
That year he also played keyboards on the Bombers album Bombers.
His debut solo album "Outline" was released in 1979 and contained the hit "Dancer"; the album received critical acclaim and brought him international recognition.

Gino Soccio's debut album, Outline, is a perfect example of an album that fails to make good on the promise of a killer single.
The single in question is "Dancer," an ultra-infectious Eurodisco classic that soared to number one on the dance charts in both the U.S. and Europe. While "Dancer" boasts a groove that simply won't quit, the rest of the LP is merely decent.
Outline isn't a bad album; "Dance to Dance" and "The Visitors" (both of which underscore the Italian artist's appreciation of German disco heavyweight Giorgio Moroder) are perfunctory Euro-dance numbers, but they are hardly in a class with "Dancer" (which takes up half of side one). Meanwhile, "There's a Woman" blends high-tech Eurodisco with Beatles-minded Brit-pop; the tune falls short of being a gem, although it's catchy and interesting.
Outline has more plusses than minuses, but the fact remains that "Dancer" is the only thing on the album that can honestly be described as essential.


Side A
A1. Dancer - 8:23 
A2. So Lonely - 2:03 
A3. The Visitors - 6:45 

Side B
B1. Dance To Dance - 7:09 
B2. There’s A Woman - 8:20


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Notes
Release:  1979
Format:  LP
Genre:  Synth-disco
Label:  Warner Bros. Records
Catalog#  WB 56620
Prijs:  €10,00

Vinyl:  Very Good
Cover:  Very Good

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april 11, 2020

The Fun Boy Three - FB3 (1982) - €10,00

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The Fun Boy Three is the debut album by The Fun Boy Three, a band consisting of three ex-members of the UK ska band The Specials: Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding.
It was released in 1982 by Chrysalis Records.
Several songs on the album feature backing vocals by the female pop trio Bananarama.
Three singles were released from the album: "The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum)", "It Ain't What You Do It's the Way That You Do It", and a remix (with overdubbed horns) of "The Telephone Always Rings".

"Where do we go from here, what kind of sound do we follow?" muses Terry Hall on "Way on Down," a track from the Fun Boy Three's eponymous debut album.
It was a question on numerous lips, ever since Hall and his fellow ex-Specials Neville Staples and Lynval Golding announced the formation of their new group. It's doubtful that anyone came even close to the correct answer.
The album was built firmly around tribal drumming, whose percussive possibilities were inspiring a number of groups at the time.
Most notably, Adam Ant had merged the beats with a Gary Glitter stomp and a military tattoo, and was now riding the rhythms toward world domination.
The Boys, however, were taking the same African influence in an entirely different, and even more innovative, direction.
Most surprisingly, or perhaps not, considering the size of their former band, was how minimalistic the music was.

Many of the songs were stripped down to bare vocals and percussion, while even those tracks which did sport other instruments mostly utilized them as mere embellishments around the showcased rhythms.
Long before modern rap and techno placed all its focus on the beats, the Boys were diligently working around this same concept. In fact, the album on occasion brought to light the direct link between African beats and American hip-hop; elsewhere it foreshadowed the rise of jungle, and even hinted at progressive house and techno-trance.
At the same time, the vocalists created their own rhythm, which cunningly counterpoints the main beats.
The band used both vocals and rhythms to explode genre boundaries, as "Sanctuary" beautifully illustrates.
Beginning as an exercise in African choral singing, it subtly evolves into a Gregorian chant, all the while pulsating with pounding tribal drumming.
It says much about the state of the British music scene of the time that such innovative music was not only accepted, but reveled in.

Three of the album's tracks -- "The Lunatics," "It Ain't What You Do It's the Way That You Do It," and "The Telephone Always Rings" -- snaked their way into the U.K. Top 20. The album pulsated all the way number seven.
It also introduced the world to Bananarama, who provided backing vocals on many of the record's tracks. "One of the most wonderful recordings of our time," the album sleeve boldly stated, and it was absolutely true.


Side A
A1. Sanctuary - 1:22 
A2. Way On Down - 2:52 
A3. The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum - 3:12 
A4. Life In General (Lewe In Algemeen) - 3:18 
A5. Faith, Hope And Charity - 2:48 
A6. Funrama 2 - 3:06

Side B
B1. Best Of Luck Mate - 3:20 
B2. It Aint What You Do - 3:02 
B3. The Telephone Always Rings - 3:22 
B4. I Don’t Believe It - 3:26 
B5. Alone - 3:05


Personnel
  • Terry Hall – vocals, producer
  • Neville Staple – percussion, vocals, producer
  • Lynval Golding – guitar, vocals, producter
  • Dick Cuthell – horns
  • Keren Woodward – background vocals 
  • Sara Dallin – background vocals
  • Siobhan Fahey – background vocals 
  • Bananarama - additional lead vocals sung by
  • Sean Carasov – voice on the telephone
  • Kevin Fuller - lacquer cut
  • Frank Elton - cover effects
  • Allen Zentz – mastering
  • John Sims - visual effects
  • Dave Jordan - producer
  • Allan Ballard – photography

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Notes
Release: 1982
Format: LP
Genre: Ska. Pop
Label: Chrysalis Records
Catalog# 204513
Prijs: €10,00

Vinyl:  Very Good
Cover:  Very Good

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