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Glassworks
Philip Glass · 1982
The material confirms only three facts: Glassworks (1982, CBS Records) contains unused film music—including 'Façades'—and broadened Glass’s audience. Nothing else is verified.
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Il trovatore
Giuseppe Verdi · 1988
A 1988 studio recording of Verdi’s Il trovatore, presenting 24 aria excerpts in strict sequence. No production context is provided. Its value lies only in its alignment with long-standing reception patterns — particularly around ‘Miserere’ and ‘Di quella pira’ — not in interpretive originality or sonic distinction.
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Midnight Star
Midnight Star · 1988
Midnight Star (1988) is a post-breakout album with no documented commercial performance, stylistic departure, or critical repositioning. It relies on the same R&B/funk/vocoder foundation established by No Parking on the Dance Floor (1983), but none of its tracks charted, none received significant airplay, and none are cited as defining the band’s identity.
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Shahen-shah
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan · 1989
No verified information exists about the sound, structure, lyrics, reception, or artistic intent of 'Shahen-shah'. All claims must be limited to the three verified facts: it was recorded in 1989 at Zella Recording Studios in Birmingham, UK; commissioned by Oriental Star Agencies Ltd; and involved Andrew Kristy and Johnny Haynes.