Giants of Rock: The Metal Decade, Volume 5: 1988-89

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1CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Can I Play With Madness
assistant engineer:
Stephane Wissner
engineer:
Martin Birch and Bernd Maier (Engineer)
producer and mixer:
Martin Birch
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Nicko McBrain (drummer) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
electric guitar:
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden guitarist) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
synthesizer:
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
lead vocals:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
recording of:
Can I Play With Madness (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
writer:
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden vocalist), Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist) and Adrian Smith (UK guitarist/songwriter, Iron Maiden)
publisher:
Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Music Publishing (music publisher – add no releases here!) (in 1988)
Iron Maiden4.653:33
2Gypsy Road
recording of:
Gypsy Road
lyricist and composer:
Tom Keifer
Cinderella3:48
3Dr. Stein
recording of:
Dr. Stein
lyricist and composer:
Michael Weikath
publisher:
Maldoror (German publisher) and Wintrup Musikverlag
Helloween4:41
4Get It On
recording of:
Get It On
lyricist:
Lenny Wolf and Martin Wolff (co‐writer on “Living out of Touch” by Kingdom Come)
composer:
Lenny Wolf
publisher:
Blue Vision Music and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Kingdom Come4:20
5Zed Yago
Zed Yago4:27
6Make Me Laugh
assistant engineer:
Paul Speck
engineer:
Alex Perialas
associate producer:
Alex Perialas
executive producer:
Jon Zazula and Marsha Zazula
producer:
Anthrax (US thrash metal band) and Mark Dodson (UK producer)
assistant mixer:
Bridget Daly
bass guitar [bass]:
Frank Bello (US bassist for Anthrax)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Benante
guitar:
Dan Spitz
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Scott Ian
lead vocals:
Joe Belladonna
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US, Island holding) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Quadradial Studios in North Miami, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Make Me Laugh (from 1988-04 until 1988-06)
writer:
Joey Belladonna, Frank Bello (US bassist for Anthrax), Charlie Benante, Scott Ian and Dan Spitz
publisher:
Island Music Ltd. and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
Anthrax45:42
7Ram It DownJudas Priest4:50
8The Conquistadores
recording of:
Conquistadores
lyricist and composer:
Rolf Kasparek
Running Wild4:47
9Cult of Personality
engineer:
Paul Hamingson
producer and mixer:
Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 12) and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 69)
recording of:
Cult of Personality
writer:
Will Calhoun, Corey Glover, Vernon Reid (English-born US guitarist and songwriter) and Muzz Skillings
Living Colour4.34:55
10Days of No Trust
Magnum5:14
11Ready 4 ReactionBonfire3:44
12The Deeper the Night
Steeler5:12
2CD
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1After the War
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
recording of:
After the War
lyricist and composer:
Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, blues guitar)
publisher:
10 Music Ltd.
Gary Moore4:19
2Rhythm of Love
recorded in:
Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1988)
engineer:
Dieter Dierks, Gerd Rautenbach and Ian Taylor (rock producer/engineer)
producer:
Dieter Dierks
assistant mixer:
Peter Brandt (engineer) and Jürgen Joisten
mixer:
Dieter Dierks, Nigel Green (engineer), Scorpions (German rock band) and Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Rudolf Schenker (in 1988)
bass guitar:
Francis Buchholz (in 1988)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1988)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and slide guitar:
Matthias Jabs (in 1988)
background vocals:
Francis Buchholz (in 1988), Matthias Jabs (in 1988), Lee Aaron (in 1988), Klaus Meine (in 1988), Herman Rarebell (drummer, Germany) (in 1988) and Rudolf Schenker (in 1988)
guest background vocals:
Peter Baltes (in 1988)
lead vocals:
Klaus Meine (in 1988)
arranger:
Dieter Dierks
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1988)
additionally recorded at:
Scorpio Sound Studios in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1988)
recorded at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1988)
mixed at:
Dierks Studios in Pulheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany
recording of:
Rhythm of Love (in 1988)
lyricist:
Klaus Meine
composer:
Rudolf Schenker
publisher:
Arabella Musikverlag GmbH
Scorpions4.353:48
3Poison
recording engineer:
Sir Arthur Payson (from 1988 until 1989)
synthesizer programming:
Steve Deutsch
assistant engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Ben Fowler, Lolly Grodner, Robert Hart (engineer), John Herman (engineer), Don Peterkofsky, Duane Seykora, Brian Sterber and Mark Tanzer
producer:
Desmond Child
mixer:
Michael Barbiero (producer, mixer, engineer, songwriter, collaborator with Steve Thompson) and Steve Thompson (producer)
additional keyboard:
Paul Chiten (songwriter and producer) (from 1988 until 1989) and Gregg Mangiafico (from 1988 until 1989)
additional other instruments [special effects]:
Gregg Mangiafico (from 1988 until 1989)
bass guitar:
Hugh McDonald (bassist) (from 1988 until 1989)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Chouinard (from 1988 until 1989)
guitar:
John McCurry (from 1988 until 1989)
keyboard:
Alan St. John (from 1988 until 1989)
background vocals:
Alan St. John (from 1988 until 1989), Michael Anthony (US bassist, formerly of Van Halen) (from 1988 until 1989), Desmond Child (from 1988 until 1989), Diana Grasselli (from 1988 until 1989), Jango (backing vocalist on “Trash” by Alice Cooper) (from 1988 until 1989), Louie Merlino (from 1988 until 1989), Hugh McDonald (bassist) (from 1988 until 1989), Jamie Sever (from 1988 until 1989), Bernie Shanahan (from 1988 until 1989), Stiv Bator (from 1988 until 1989), Tom Teeley (from 1988 until 1989), Joe Turano (singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer/arranger, jazz) (from 1988 until 1989), Myriam Valle (from 1988 until 1989) and Maria Vidal (American singer-songwriter) (from 1988 until 1989)
lead vocals:
Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) (from 1988 until 1989)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1989), Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 1989), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1989), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1989) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Blue Jay Recording Studios in Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Grog Kill Studio in Woodstock, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), Sigma Sound Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1988 until 1989), The Complex Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989), The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989) and The Village Recorder (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988 until 1989)
recording of:
Poison (from 1988 until 1989)
writer:
Desmond Child, Alice Cooper (the musician born Vincent Damon Furnier, changed his name legally to Alice Cooper in 1974) and John McCurry
publisher:
Desmobile Inc., Desmobile Music Co., Inc. (publisher), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Songs Ltd., Ezra Music, Kat and Mouse Music (, from 1989 to present), MCA Music Ltd., Primary Wave Music Publishing, SBK April Music Inc. (, from 1989 to ????), SBK Songs Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony Songs Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia, Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Scandinavia AB (Universal MCA Music Scandinavia AB), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Ezra Music Corp. (from 1989 to present)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Alice Cooper4.454:28
4Mean Man
engineer:
Duane Baron, Mikey Davis (Audio engineer) and Alex Woltman
producer:
Blackie Lawless
mixer:
Mikey Davis (Audio engineer)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Chris Holmes (US metal guitarist)
bass guitar:
Johnny Rod
drums (drum set):
Frankie Banali (US drummer)
lead vocals:
Blackie Lawless
recording of:
Mean Man
lyricist and composer:
Blackie Lawless
W.A.S.P.3.54:51
518 and Life
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Michael Wagener
additional engineer:
Dave Kent (engineer)
bass guitar:
Rachel Bolan
drums (drum set):
Rob Affuso
guitar:
Scotti Hill and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
background vocals:
Rachel Bolan, Scotti Hill and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
lead vocals:
Sebastian Bach (Canadian metal singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Royal Recorders in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States (in 1988)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 60)
recording of:
18 and Life
writer:
Rachel Bolan and Dave “The Snake” Sabo
Skid Row4.053:50
6Alison Hell
engineer:
Paul Blake (engineer), Frank D’Onofrio (engineer) and Dan Morrow (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Jeff Waters (Canadian metal guitarist & songwriter)
bass guitar and guitar:
Jeff Waters (Canadian metal guitarist & songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Ray Hartmann
background vocals:
Wayne Darley, Paul Malek, Rolly Markwort, Randy Rampage and Petra Wilson
lead vocals:
Randy Rampage
recorded at and mixed at:
Fiasco Bros. Studios in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
recording of:
Alison Hell
lyricist:
Big John Bates and Jeff Waters (Canadian metal guitarist & songwriter)
composer:
Jeff Waters (Canadian metal guitarist & songwriter)
publisher:
Roadcrew Music, Inc.
Annihilator3.55:02
7Miracle Man
recording engineer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer) (in 1988), Gordon Fordyce (engineer and producer) (in 1988) and Gerry Napier (engineer) (in 1988)
engineer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer), Gordon Fordyce (engineer and producer) and Gerry Napier (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Keith Olsen (US producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Bob Daisley (in 1988)
drums (drum set):
Randy Castillo (in 1988)
guitar:
Zakk Wylde (in 1988)
keyboard:
John Sinclair (keyboardist, Uriah Heep/Ozzy Osbourne’s band) (in 1988)
lead vocals:
Ozzy Osbourne (in 1988)
recorded at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States (in 1988) and The Enterprise Studios (aka Enterprise Studios) in Burbank, California, United States (in 1988)
mixed at:
Goodnight LA Studios in Van Nuys, California, United States
recording of:
Miracle Man (in 1988)
writer:
Bob Daisley, Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde
publisher:
BMG VM Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) (in 1988), EMI Virgin Songs, Inc. (in 1988), Monowise Ltd. (in 1988) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1988)
Ozzy Osbourne4.33:44
8Headless Cross
engineer and mixer:
Sean Lynch (producer & recording engineer)
producer:
Tony Iommi and Cozy Powell
bass guitar:
Laurence Cottle (from 1988-08 until 1988-11)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Powell (from 1988-08 until 1988-11)
guitar:
Tony Iommi (from 1988-08 until 1988-11)
keyboard:
Geoff Nicholls (keyboards) (from 1988-08 until 1988-11)
lead vocals:
Tony Martin (ex-Black Sabbath vocalist) (from 1988-08 until 1988-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Bluefame Limited (in 2024) and Rhino Entertainment Company (not for release label use!) (in 2024)
recording of:
Headless Cross (from 1988-08 until 1988-11)
writer:
Tony Iommi, Tony Martin (ex-Black Sabbath vocalist) and Cozy Powell
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner/Chappell Artemis Music
Black Sabbath3.756:29
9A Whiter Shade of Pale
assistant engineer:
Brooke Hendricks (Enginear), Brian Stover and Michael White (sound engineer)
engineer:
Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer) and Dominick Maita
producer:
Joey Balin
mixer:
Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer)
bass guitar and background vocals:
Tommy Henriksen
drums (drum set):
Bob Rondinelli
guest keyboard:
Claude Schnell
guitar:
Jon Levin
vocals:
Doro Pesch
arranger:
Joey Balin
recorded at:
Kajem/Victory Studios (An American recording studio and production facility.) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and Right Track Recording in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
A Whiter Shade of Pale
lyricist:
Keith Reid
composer:
Gary Brooker and Matthew Fisher (UK organist for Procol Harum/Prairie Madness, engineer)
publisher:
Belsize Music Ltd., Essex Music International Ltd., Onward Music Ltd., The Richmond Organization Éditions Essex (TRO) and Westminster Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 156 “Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe”: I. Sinfonia
is based on:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
Doro3:47
10Kiss Me Deadly
assistant engineer:
Charlie Brocco, Jimmy Hoyson, Brett Swain and Toby Wright (producer & engineer)
engineer and mixer:
George Tutko (engineer, producer)
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
additional guest drums (drum set) and additional guest percussion:
Craig Krampf (in 1987)
bass guitar:
Donnie Nossov (in 1987)
drums (drum set):
Myron Grombacher (in 1987)
guitar:
Lita Ford (in 1987)
keyboard:
David Ezrin (in 1987)
guest background vocals:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) (in 1987) and Llory McDonald (in 1987)
vocals and performer:
Lita Ford (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1988) and Dreamland Records (in 1988)
recorded at:
Record One in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1987)
mixed at:
One on One Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Village (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 33) and VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 76)
recording of:
Kiss Me Deadly (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Mick Smiley
publisher:
Mike Chapman Publishing Enterprises, The Makiki Publishing Co. Ltd., The Twin Towers Co. and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Lita Ford3.654:00
11Kings of Metal
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Rich Breen (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Elvis T. Gruber
assistant executive producer:
Dorothy Sicignano
executive producer:
Jason Flom
producer:
Manowar
bass guitar:
Joey DeMaio
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Scott Columbus
guitar and keyboard:
Ross the Boss
lead vocals:
Eric Adams (Louis Marullo, Manowar)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1988)
recording of:
Kings of Metal
lyricist:
Joey DeMaio
composer:
Joey DeMaio and Ross Friedman
publisher:
Inar Music
Manowar43:40
12Ausgebombt
engineer, producer and mixer:
Harris Johns
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Tom Angelripper (aka Onkel Tom Angelripper) (from 1989-03 until 1989-04)
drums (drum set):
Chris Witchhunter (from 1989-03 until 1989-04)
guitar:
Frank Blackfire (from 1989-03 until 1989-04)
recorded at:
Music Lab Berlin in Berlin, Germany (from 1989-03 until 1989-04) and Horus Sound Studio in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Ausgebombt (English version) (from 1989-03 until 1989-04)
lyricist:
Tom Angelripper (aka Onkel Tom Angelripper)
composer:
Frank Blackfire and Chris Witchhunter
publisher:
Edition SPV Musik
Sodom23:05

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part of:Giants of Rock: The Metal Decade (number: 5) (order: 5)