Aviator is the first of two albums by the namesake English supergroup, recorded in 1978 and released in 1979 on EMI’s Harvest imprint. Tracklist: A1. Your Loving Is My Home A2. Keep Your Heart Right A3. Evil Eye A4. Time Traveller A5. Silver Needles B1. Cleveland Ohio B2. Country Morning B3. Greed B4. Morning Journey […]
Welsh-Connection is the eighth studio album by Welsh rockers Man. Released in 1976, the album would be the band’s last before their initial split. Tracklist: A1. “Ride and the View” (5:01) A2. “Out of Your Head” (4:04) A3. “Love Can Find a Way” (5:13) A4. “The Welsh Connection” (7:18) B1. “Something Is Happening” (6:21) B2. […]
Skinny Boy is the solo debut album from Chicago keyboardist/vocalist/composer Robert Lamm. Released in 1974, it would be his only solo effort for another 19 years. Tracklist: A1. Temporary Jones A2. Love Song A3. Crazy Way to Spend a Year A4. Until The Time Runs Out A5. Skinny Boy B1. One Step Forward Two Steps […]
Spike is the eleventh album of original material by Elvis Costello, released in February 1989. The album was recorded in four locations — Dublin, London, New Orleans, and Hollywood — with augmented casts of backing players on an assortment of brass and folk instruments. Rapturously received on both sides of the Atlantic, the album and […]
Vital Signs is the fifth album by American rock quintet Survivor. Released in 1984, the album marked the arrival of ex-Target frontman Jimi Jamison, who replaced Dave Bickler as the band’s vocalist. Tracklist: A1. I Can’t Hold Back A2. High on You A3. First Night A4. The Search Is Over A5. Broken Promises B1. Popular […]
Magic Theater is a 1975 album by American pianist/composer Barry Miles, credited here with his backing combo Silverlight. Tracklist: A1. Rebate A2. The Battle A3. Star-Gaze A4. Down to Mirth B1. Finger-Ring B2. I’ve Touched Your Soul B3. Magic Theater
Life in a Day is the debut album by Scottish New Wave band Simple Minds, released in April 1979 on Zoom Records. Tracklist: A1. Someone A2. Life in a Day A3. Sad Affair A4. All for You A5. Pleasantly Disturbed B1. No Cure B2. Chelsea Girl B3. Wasteland B4. Destiny B5. Murder Story Credits: […]
Orion is the singular album by Dutch jazz-rock quartet Panthéon, released in 1972 as part of Vertigo’s famed “swirl” series. Tracklist: A1. “Daybreak” (2:30) A2. “Anaïs” (5:00) A3. “Apocalyps” (10:52) A4. “The Madman” (1:20) B. “Orion” (9:27) Credits: Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Albert Veldkamp Drums, Percussion – Rob Verhoeven Flute, Alto Saxophone, […]
Stories to Tell is a 1974 album by Brazilian vocalist Flora Purim. The release is her third as a solo performer and the second after a two-album stint with Chick Corea’s Return to Forever. Tracklist: A1. Stories to Tell A2. Search for Peace A3. Casa Forte A4. Insensatez A5. Mountain Train B1. To Say Goodbye […]
You Can Fly on My Aeroplane is the sole longplayer from Midwest soul-funk combo Wee, released in 1977. Pressed locally on the namesake label of Columbus, Ohio’s Owl Recording Studios, the album followed a string of 1975–77 singles by the band. Little-heard in its own time, the album was issued in expanded form by Numero […]
The Age of Plastic is the first of two albums by The Buggles, the studio project of Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes. Released in January 1980 on Island Records, the release was preceded by the duo’s version of “Video Killed the Radio Star” — co-written with departed third-wheel Bruce Woolley, who concurrently recorded the song […]
The New One is the second of two albums Danish ensemble Tequila, released in 1976 on Metronome. Tracklist: A1. Galaxy A2. Only You A3. G-Blues A4. The New One A5. Thunder A6. Star-Struck B1. Barbara Ellen B2. Walther Jensen’s Jalisco Chicken B3. Lady of My Life B4. People B5. Bossa Nova, Another Day – Another […]
Ali Baba is the second of two albums by French jazz-rock ensemble Chute Libre, released in 1978 on EMI. Tracklist: A1. “Ali Baba” (5:10) A2. “Trop Tard” (4:45) A3. “Paysages D’Ur” (4:15) A4. “Octopus” (2:48) B1. “Cello” (4:48) B2. “E 330” (5:00) B3. “Flipper Nana” (4:36) B4. “Canaan Part 1” (4:20) B5. “Canaan Part 2” […]
The Black Angel is a jazz-funk album by American trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, released on Atlantic in 1970. It was recorded on May 16, 1969, at NYC’s Regency Sound Studios with keyboards by Kenny Barron. “Coral Keys” Two-note bass figure by Reggie workman, modulates to trumpet theme… hazy, mellow vibe reminiscent of the late 1950s.. full-on […]
Rhythm of Youth is the debut full-length studio album by Quebecois New Wave/synthpop trio Men Without Hats, released in 1982 on Statik/MCA. Tracklist: A1. “Ban the Game” (0:48) A2. “Living in China” (3:04)* A3. “The Great Ones Remember” (4:41) A4. “I Got The Message” (4:44) A5. “Cocoricci (Le Tango Des Voleurs)” (3:24) B1. “The Safety […]
Group 87 is the first of two albums by the namesake American studio-based supergroup. Released in 1980, the album finds the studio trio augmented by drumming virtuoso Terry Bozzio and Austrian producer/musician Peter Wolf. Tracklist: A1. Future of the City A2. Magnificent Clockworks A3. Frontiers 1856 A4. Sublime Feline B1. The Bedouin B2. While […]
Valle del Pasis the third album by Spanish ensemble Granada, released in 1978. Tracklist: A1. No sé si Debo A2. Breve Silueta de Color Carmín A3. Noches Oscuras, Ocas Contentas A4. Himno del Sapo B1. Valle del Pas B2. Calle Betis (Atardeciendo) B3. Ya Llueve Credits: Carlos Basso – acoustic/electric guitar Joaquín Blanco – bagpipes, […]
Raw Power is a 1973 album by The Stooges, credited here with frontman Iggy Pop before the band name. Produced by David Bowie, the release marked the band’s only studio recording to feature guitarist James Williamson. While the album’s mid-tempo blues rock and sludgy vibe was in step with the era’s hard rock trends, the […]
Things May Come and Things May Go, but the Art School Dance Goes on Forever is the first of two albums — both released in 1970 — by English quintet Pete Brown & Piblokto! Issued on EMI’s Harvest imprint, the title-track sets a lightning pace with blazoning fuzz-tones and soaring harmonium amidst cyclonic percussive assaults […]
Picture Book is the 1985 debut album by Mancunian sextet Simply Red. Arresting listeners with the shivery strings and haunting introspection of “Holding Back the Years,” the album reveals a band broadly adept with the 20th century musical lexicon — from the ritzy trumpet-romp “Look at You Now” to the lonely late-night bass-walk “Sad Old […]
