UB40 - Baggariddim (1985)

Baggariddim combines a thoroughly appealing three-song EP, highlighted by the catchy "Don't Break My Heart" and a duet with Chrissie Hynde on Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe," with dub mixes of cuts from Labour of Love and Geffery Morgan, which feature guest toasters on almost every song.
The dubs are among the strongest the band have ever released, emphasizing their reggae roots, and the new material is melodic and engaging, making Baggariddim a strong follow-up to two of their finest albums.

As the title suggests, this is a 'riddim' album - the same tune with different toasters & chatters. It has a very authentic deejay reggae sound, with some notable names, not least the mighty Dillinger, who does a great job. Long-time UB associate Pato Banton turns out a good chat on 'King Step', as do unknowns Gunslinger (on 'Buzz Feeling', but less so on 'Two in a One') Stone and Pablo.

Tracklist

1. "The King Step Mk.1" (feat. Pato Banton over "If It Happens Again") – 3;32
2. "The Buzz Feeling" (feat. Gunslinger over "Cherry Oh Baby") – 3;41
3. "Lyric Officer Mk.2" (feat. Dillinger over "If It Happens Again") – 3:16
4. "Demonstrate" (feat. Admiral Jerry over "As Always You Were Wrong Again") – 3:55
5. "Two in a One Mk.1" (feat. Pablo & Gunslinger over "The Pillow") – 3:18
6. "Hold Your Position Mk.3" (feat. Stones over "If It Happens Again") – 3:56
7. "Hip Hop Lyrical Robot" (feat. Pato Banton over "Your Eyes Were Open") – 4:22
8. "Style Mk.4" (feat. Pablo over "If It Happens Again") – 4:02
9. "Fight Fe Come in Mk.2" (feat. James Bon & General CP over "The Pillow") – 3:25
10. "V's Version" (feat. Sister V over "Version Girl") – 3:25
11. "Don't Break My Heart" – 3:49 U.K Single.
12. "I Got You Babe" (with Chrissie Hynde) – 3:09 U.K Single.
13. "Mi Spliff" – 4:01

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – DEP International Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – DEP International Ltd.
• Distributed By – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Printed By – The Abattoir
• Designed At – The Design Clinic
• Published By – New Claims
• Published By – ATV Music
• Published By – Copyright Control
• Published By – EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
• Published By – Carlin Music
• Pressed By – EMI Uden

Credits

• Design – The Design Clinic
• Engineer – Alan Caves, John Shaw, Ray "Pablo" Falconer
• Engineer [Original Tracks] – Howard Gray
• Illustration – David Dragon
• Other [Hairdresser] – Paul Broadbent
• Other [Makeup & Hair] – Angela, Lynsey
• Performer [UB40 Are] – Ali Campbell, Astro, Brian Travers, Earl Falconer, Jim Brown, Michael Virtue, Norman Hassan, Robin Campbell
• Photography [Inner Sleeve] – Donnelly, Burns, Nicklin
• Producer – Ray 'Pablo' Falconer, UB40
• Tape Op – Nick Phipps
• Tracking By [Overdubs By] – Ray 'Pablo' Falconer
• Written-By, Performer – UB40

Notes

Released: 2 September 1985 

Producer: UB40 

Genre: Reggae 

Length: 48.00

Label - DEP International 

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Tom T. Hall ‎- A Soldier Of Fortune (1980)

Thomas "Tom T." Hall (born May 25, 1936 in Olive Hill, Kentucky) is an American country music songwriter, singer, instrumentalist, novelist, and short-story writer.
He has written 11 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the No. 1 international pop crossover smash "Harper Valley PTA" and the hit "I Love", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. He became known to fans as "The Storyteller," thanks to his storytelling skills in his songwriting.

Sad looking' T with a hole in the elbow of his shirt, waiting on a broad that has apparently stepped away for a moment, leaving behind her empty snifter and her mink/leopard skin coat.  Note that she's got her handbag on the floor - definitely gives the impression of a fleeting relationship between the two……
As for the music, Old T. continues his greatness.  Best songs are the title track, "Texas Never Fell In Love With Me" and "Whiskey Castles".

His rough and tumble singing sometimes feel like a bumpy ride on a rocky road in a car without shocks. Nevertheless, road trips with Hall are - more often than not - memorable journeys.

This recording oftentimes sounds like a relic from the old country-politan days of the Seventies, which gave us all those classic Tammy Wynette and George Jones recordings. Oddly enough, though, the great sibling bluegrass vocals of the Osbourne Brothers can be heard clearly over the omnipresent string arrangements and sugary backup vocals that dominate throughout. Elsewhere, on tracks such as "Back When Gas Was Thirty Cents A Gallon," Ozzie Osment's sweet traditional fiddling succeeds in leaving a lingeringly positive impression.

Hall may have settled for some rather incongruent instrumentation on this release, but his personalized songwriting never fails to impress. Whether he's singing about class differences in "The Six O'clock News," or describing his inability to fit into the Texas lifestyle with "Texas Never Fell In Love With Me," Hall is ever the convincing storyteller.

Many have taken songs written by others and made them sound like their own, but few have pressed their unique fingerprints onto their songs as well as Hall.

Tracklist 

1.  Soldier Of Fortune - 3:22 
2.  Me And Jimmie Rodgers - 4:03 
3.  We're All In This Thing Alone - 3:21 
4.  Back When Gas Was Thirty Cents A Gallon - 3:59 
5.  The World According To Raymond - 2:23 
6.  I'll Go Somewhere And Sing My Songs Again - 2:36 
7.  Texas Never Fell In Love With Me - 2:37 
8.  The Six O'Clock News - 2:57 
9.  People As Crazy As Me - 2:21 
10.  Whiskey Castles - 2:55 

Notes
Released:  1980
Recording Location Toy Box, Brentwood, TN
Duration: 29:47
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country
Produced by Roy Dea and Tom T.Hall
Label: RCA Records ‎– AHL1-3685 Stereo

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Jermaine Stewart - Say It Again (1988)

William Jermaine Stewart was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Ethel and Eugene Stewart. In 1972, his family moved to Chicago, Illinois, where Stewart took his first steps toward a career in entertainment. Eventually he gained recognition as a dancer on the locally produced television show Soul Train. While working there he befriended two other Soul Train dancers, fellow Chicagoan Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniel. After Soul Train relocated to Los Angeles, the three friends auditioned to become members of the group Shalamar, which was put together by Soul Train creator Don Cornelius and booking agent Dick Griffey. Watley and Daniels were selected for the group as backup/semi-lead vocalists, and Stewart lost out to Gary Mumford during his audition for lead vocalist. However, Stewart toured with the new group as a dancer for several years, and while in London for a show, he met Mikey Craig of Culture Club.
Realizing that Stewart was a talented singer, Craig assisted him in putting together a demo tape, and Stewart was given the opportunity to sing background vocals on Culture Club's song "Miss Me Blind". As a result of the combination of a strong demo and his ties with Culture Club, he landed a recording contract with Arista Records.

Stewart's third album was entitled Say It Again, with production handled largely by André Cymone. Supported by international live dates with his band The Party, the title track "Say It Again" became Stewart's second US Top 40 Billboard hit, and also reached the US R&B Top 10.

Track listing

1. "Don't Talk Dirty to Me" (André Cymone, Jody Watley) - 4:42
2. "Say It Again" (Bunny Sigler, Carol Davis) - 4:09
3. "Get Lucky" (Errol Brown, Simon Climie) - 3:59
4. "Got to Be Love" (Cymone, Stewart) - 4:48
5. "Dress It Up" (Cymone, Stewart, Watley) - 4:46
6. "Don't Have Sex with Your Ex" (Paul Gurvitz, Stewart) - 4:24
7. "Is It Really Love?" (Cymone, Watley) - 4:37
8. "Call It a Miracle" (Danny Sembello, Bruce Gaitsch) - 4:27
9. "Eyes" (Lauren) - 4:50
10. "My House" (Bruce Woolley, Watley) - 4:53
11. "She's a Teaser" (Gurvitz, Evan Pace) - 3:39

European Bonus Track

1. "My Body" (Cymone, Stewart) - 3:35

Notes

Released: 1988

Recorded: 1986 - 1987 at Sunset Sound Factory, O'Henry Sound Studios, & Larrabee Sound (Los Angeles), Conway Recording Studios, & Cherokee Recording Studio (Hollywood, CA)

Genre: R&B/Soul, Dance-pop

Length: 49:12 / 52:47 (European version)

Producer: Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman, & André Cymone

Label - Arista, 10 Records, Siren Records

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Eric Burdon & Band - That's Live (1985)

That’s Live is a live album by Eric Burdon and his band, recorded live in Karlsruhe, Germany, on 8 March 1985, during a European tour. It was originally marked Limited Compact Disc Reference Edition in 1985, and achieved more widespread release in 1992.
That’s Live is the only recording made of this line-up which, during the immediately prior period of 1981-84, had been one of the first Western rock acts to play extensively in the Eastern Bloc, including pre-unification East Germany, where, according to bassist Rob Burns, the band were "treated like royalty".
In April 1981, Christine Buschmann began to film Comeback with Burdon as the star.
They created a new "Eric Burdon Band" whose line-up included Louisiana Red, Tony Braunagle, John Sterling and Snuffy Walden.

Track listing

1."Intro" – 0:24
2."Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood" (Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus) – 6:24
3."When I Was Young" (Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch) – 7:41
4."Working Life" [aka "Factory"] (Bruce Springsteen), featuring Robbie Burns, bass – 10:40
5."We Got To Get Out Of This Place" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) – 10:20
6."Poor Man" (Woody Guthrie), featuring Tom Blades, guitar – 7:52
7."River Deep, Mountain High" (Phil Spector) – 7:06
8."I‘m Crying" (Eric Burdon, Alan Price), featuring Mitch Harwood, drums – 10:09
9."Lawdy Miss Clawdy" (Lloyd Price) – 8:50

Released: 1985 (Germany) 1992 (widespread)
Genre: Rock, R&B
Length: 60:38
Label - In-Akustik (Germany)

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Bobby Bland - Dreamer (1974)

Robert Calvin Bland (Robert Calvin Brooks; January 27, 1930 – June 23, 2013), known professionally as Bobby "Blue" Bland, was an American blues singer.
Bland developed a sound that mixed gospel with the blues and R&B. He was described as "among the great storytellers of blues and soul music... [who] created tempestuous arias of love, betrayal and resignation, set against roiling, dramatic orchestrations, and left the listener drained but awed." He was sometimes referred to as the "Lion of the Blues" and as the "Sinatra of the Blues". His music was also influenced by Nat King Cole.
Bland was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1981, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, and the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2012. He received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame described him as "second in stature only to B.B. King as a product of Memphis's Beale Street blues scene".
Bland's vocals are always great, good to hear him in a more modern context, with good production and top level studio musicians. The style is smooth early fusion/RnB. Sidemen are excellent, sound is rich - horns and occasional strings - good sounding record.

A1. Ain´t No Love In The Heart Of The City – 3:51
A2. I Wouldn´t Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me) – 3:15
A3. Lovin´ On Borrowed Time – 3:19
A4. The End Of The Road – 3:06
A5. I Ain´t Gonna Be The First To Cry – 3:36

B1. Dreamer – 4:09
B2. Yolanda – 3:43
B3. Twenty-Four Hour Blues – 3:59
B4. Cold Day In Hell – 2:43
B5. Who´s Foolin´ Who – 4:18

Released: 1974
Genre: Funk / Soul, Blues
Style: Rhythm & Blues, Soul

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Various - About New Beat - Past & Present (1989)

Tracklist

1.  Fad Gadget - Ladyshave  - 5:40
2.  Recoil - Excerpt From 'Stone'  - 2:29
3.  Pierre Henri & Michel Colombier - Psyche Rock  - 2:53
4.  Nitzer Ebb - The Alarm  - 3:55
5.  Killing Joke - Turn To Red  - 3:55
6.  No More - Suicide Commando  - 3:18
7.  A Split Second - Flesh  - 3:59
8.  Informatics - Proximity Switch (Accidents In Paradise)  - 3:19
9.  PLB System - Just Like This  - 3:32
10.  Edwards & Armani - Sex   (Acid Sex Mix)  - 5:20
11.  T-R-P - Let There Be House  - 6:02
12.  Swan Lake - The Dream   (54 Dub Mix)  - 5:02
13.  A Split Second - Flesh   (New Beat Tempo)  - 4:52
14.  Nitzer Ebb - The Alarm   (New Beat Tempo)  - 4:35

Companies, etc.

• Marketed By – Indisc Benelux
• Distributed By – Indisc Benelux
• Published By – Sonet
• Published By – Dying Art
• Published By – Éditions Tutti
• Published By – Blue August Music Publishing
• Published By – Island
• Published By – Roof Music
• Published By – BE'S Songs
• Published By – The Micrart Group
• Published By – Last Chance Records
• Published By – Target Records Belgium
• Published By – Dum Dum
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – MG Records
• Glass Mastered At – Europe Optical Disc

Credits

• Liner Notes [Booklet Text] – Wimm Hellebaut

Notes

Release: 1989
Genre: Electronic
Style: Acid House, EBM, Synth-pop, New Beat, New Wave

Length:  59:02

Label - Indisc Benelux