RECORDINGS

Rip It Up, Issue 214, 1 June 1995, Page 8

RECORDINGS

Neil Young, Mirror Ball (Warners) — 10 songs recorded with Pearl Jam in Seattle. Nine Inch Nails, Further Down the Spiral (Warners) — remixes of 1994’s 77ie Downward Spiral. Thurston Moore, Psychic Hearts (Geffen/BMG) —ls tracks including 20 min instrumental ‘Elegy For All the Dead Rock Stars’. Pink Floyd, Pulse (Sony) — double live set from 1994 tour. Contains live versions of all the tracks on Dark Side of the Moon and three from Division Bell. David Bowie, Outside (Virgin) — a collaboration with Brian Eno. Wire, Behind the Curtain (EMI) — 31 previously unreleased tracks including demos and six live cuts from 1977. Foo Fighters, Foo Fighters (Capitol) — Nirvana’s Dave Grohl, due.late July. Beastie Boys, Root Down (Capitol) — 10 track live EP. Michael Jackson, History Book 1 (Epic) — two disc pack, 15 greatest hits andls new songs. Shane MacGowan & the Popes, The Snake (Warners) — Re-release, three tracks added. Guests include Sinead O’Connor and guitarist Johnny Depp. The Verve, A Northern Soul (Virgin). Supergrass, I Should Co Co (EMI). Bjork, Post (Polygram) — produced by Nellee Hooper with tracks co-written with Tricky and DJ Howie B.

Ali Campbell, Big Love (Virgin). Dusty Springfield, A Very Fine Love (Sony) — new album recorded in Nashville. First single is a duet with Daryl Hall, ‘Wherever Would I Be'. Seven Day Diary, Skin and Blister (Warners) — San Francisco band fronted by writer Pamela Laws and produced by Gil Norton (Belly, Pixies). Rod Stewart, A Spanner in the Works (Warners) — produced by Trevor Horn and Bernard Edwards (Chic) and includes covers ‘Soothe Me’ (Sam Cooke), ‘Sweetheart Like You’ (Bob Dylan) and ‘Hang On St.Christopher’ (Tom Waits). Gary Moore, Blues for Greeny (Virgin) — tribute to Peter Green. Primus, Tales from the Punchbowl (Warners) — there’s a CD-Plus version with interactive graphics.

Breeders, Pacer (4AD) — delayed as Kim Deal wishes to re-record tracks. Green Apple Quick Step, Reloaded (Warners) — co-produced by Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard. Chris Isaak, Forever Blue (Warners). Natalie Merchant, Tigerlily (Elektra). Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill (Maverick / Warners) — 20 year on Madonna’s label with guests Dave Navarro and Flea. Young Gods, Only Heaven (Flying In). Kendra Smith, Five Ways of Disappearing (4AD) — ex Dream Syndicate and Opal. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Experimental Remixes (Flying In, EP). Paul Weller, Stanley Road (Go! Discs / Polygram) — guests include Steve Winwood on keyboards and Dr Robert on bass. Teenage Fanclub, Grand Prix (BMG). Letters to Cleo, Aurora Alice (Festival). Ride, Tarantula (Warners) — cover Small Faces’ ‘That Man’. Black Grape, We’re Great When We’re Straight (Radioactive / BMG) — Shaun Ryder’s new adventure. Bon Jovi, These Days (Mercury). Scott Walker, Tilt (Polygram). Ugly Kid Joe, Menace to Sobriety (Polygram). The Shamen, Axis Mundi (One Little Indian). Jimmy Barnes, Psyclone (Mushroom). Elton John, Back issues (Island). Phish, Live (Warners). Crowbar, Time Heals Nothing (Festival). Traci Lords, 1000 Fires (Radioactive/BMG) AOTEAROA Bailterspace, Wammo (Flying Nun) Greg Johnson Vine Street Stories (Pagan) Superette, Rosepig (Flying Nun EP) — 5 songs from Dave Mulcahy, ex JPSE. Nixons, Special Downtime (Pagan) Various Artists, Raw 1 (Wildside). Able Tasmans, Store in a Cool Place (Flying Nun) FUNKY Shaggy, Boombastic (Virgin). Funkadoobiest, Brothas Doobie (Sony). Paula Abdul, Head Over Heels (Virgin). AII-4-one, And the Music Speaks (Warners). Shabba Ranks, Mi Shabba (Sony). Aswad, Dub (Warners) — remixes from Rise & Shine Again. Guru Jazzmataz V 01.2 (EMI) — guests include Chaka Khan, M’Shell N’Degecello, Jamiroquai, Digable Planets, Branford Marsalis. General Public, Rub It Better (Sony). After 7, Reflections (Virgin). Rappin’ 4-Tay, Don’t Fight the Feeling (EMI). Papa Chubby, Booty & the Beast (Sony).

Rosie Gaines, Closer Than Close (Motown). Grand Puba, 2000 (Elektra). Ice T, Ice T XI Return of the Real (Virgin). Cypress Hill, Temple of Boom (Sony). 2PAC, Me Against the World (Interscope/Atlantic).

HEAVY Blind Melon, Soup (Capitol). Kyuss, And the Circus Leaves Town (Elektra). Therapy?, Infernal Love (Polygram). Soul Asylum, Let Your Dim Light Shine (Columbia). Tad, Infrared Riding Hood. Bodycount, Violent Demise (Virgin). Def Leppard, Slang (Mercury). Bad Company, Company of Strangers (Warners). Skid Row, Subhuman Race (Atlantic).

ROOTS Dr John, Afterglow (BMG). Van Morrison, Days Like This (Polygram). Dwight Yoakam, Dwight Live (Warners) — 17 tracks including ‘Suspicious Minds’ and Bill Monroe’s ‘Rocky Road Blues’. Jerry Lee Lewis, Young Blood (Sire) — includes standards by Bobby Darin, Coasters, Hank Williams, Jimmy Rodgers etc. Jeff Healey Band, Cover to Cover (BMG). Janis lan, Revenge (Navarre). Joan Armatrading, What’s inside (BMG). Dave Hole, Steel On Steel (Festival). John Prine, Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings (Oh Boy). Nick Lowe, The Impossible Bird (Upstart). Jimmy Buffet, It’s About Time (Island). Bunny Rugs, Talking to You (Shanachie) — Third World singer. Robert Cray, Some Rainy Morning (Polygram). Warren Zevon, Mutineer (Giant/BMG) — cowrote two tracks with crime novelist Carl (Strip Tease) Hiasson. Tuck & Patti, Learning How to Fly (Epic). Carlene Carter, Little Acts of Treason (Giant). Tony Joe White, Lake Placid Blues (Festival). FUTURE REISSUES Devo, Oh, No! It’s Devo (American) — fifth album (1982) with six bonus tracks. Produced by Roy Thomas Baker. Flipper, Sex Bomb Baby! (American). Alan Vega, Power on to Zero Hour (American) — his sixth album (1992). Mississippi Fred McDowell, Live at the Mayfair Hotel (American) — 1969 live in London. Pet Shop Boys, Flippantly (EMI) — two CD collection of B-sides. Gene Pitney, The Great Recordings (Tomato/Rhino) — two CDs, 51 tracks. Stone Roses, The Complete (Silvertone/BMG). Joy Division, Permanet: The Best Of (London) — extra tracks include an Arthur Baker remixof ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’, ‘These Days’, ‘Atmosphere’ and ‘Transmission’ (live). Jim Morrison & the Doors, An American Prayer (Elektra / Warners) — previously unreleased tracks ‘Babylon Fading’, ‘Bird of Prey’, 'Ghost Song’. Stone Roses, The Complete (Silvertone). Doobie Brothers, Doobie Brothers (Warners) — 1971 debut. Randy Newman, Randy Newman (Warners) — 1968 debut. Randy Newman, Live (Warners) — solo at Bitter End, 1971.