Emerson, Lake & Powell is the singular album by the namesake English symphonic-rock trio, released on June 2, 1986, on Polydor. This was the only studio album that Keith Emerson and Greg Lake recorded with Cozy Powell. Though technically a one-off project, the album is generally included in the ELP canon. The record recasts Emerson […]
0.720 Aleación is the debut album by the namesake Mexican symphonic/folk band, self-issued in 1986 on with the catalog number EZ 001. Tracklist: A1. “Caifán” (1:18) A2. “Tarahumara” (4:55) A3. “Antes que amanezca” (4:23) A4. “Danzante” (4:32) B1. “Templo Mayor” (3:33) B2. “Campana del silencio” (3:43) B3. “El corredor” (4:09) B4. “Para estos tiempos tan ciertos” […]
Envol Triangles is the debut album by French hi-tech symphonic band Minimum Vital, released as a cassette in 1986 on Carat. Tracklist: A1. “Hydromel” (4:49) A2. “Balivernes” (6:57) A3. “Envol Triangles” (5:00) B1. “Dans le Doute” (7:09) B2. “Ronde” (9:32) Credits: Bass – Eric Rebeyrol Drums – Antoine Fillon Flute – Anne Colas Guitar – […]
Letters Home is the second of two albums by avant-garde/art-rock supergroup News from Babel, released in 1986 on Rē Records. Tracklist: A1. “Who Will Accuse?” (2:39) A2. “Heart of Stone (Megalopolis)” (3:04) A3. “Banknote” (3:20) A4. “Moss” (3:58) A5. “A Dragon at the Core” (4:43) B1. “Dark Matter” (4:22) B2. “Waited/ Justice” (5:09) B3. “Fast […]
Life’s Hard and Then You Die is the debut album by English art-pop combo It’s Immaterial, released in September 1986 on A&M. The album features eleven tracks, including the singles “Driving Away From Home (Jim’s Tune),” “Ed’s Funky Diner,” “Space,” and “Rope.” Additional compositions by Campbell and Whitehead include “Happy Talk,” “The Sweet Life,” and […]
Gods Own Medicine is the debut album by English art-rock/goth band The Mission, released in 1986 on Mercury. Tracklist: 1. “Wasteland” (5:42) 2. “Bridges Burning” (4:08) 3. “Garden of Delight (Hereafter)” (3:42) 4. “Stay With Me” (4:37) 5. “Blood Brother” (5:16) 6. “Let Sleeping Dogs Die” (5:53) 7. “Sacrilege” (4:45) 8. “Dance on Glass” (5:10) 9. […]
The Deluge is the fifth studio album by Wichita metal trio Manilla Road, released in 1986 on Black Dragon Records. Tracklist: A1. “Dementia” (3:10) A2. “Shadow in the Black” (5:23) A3. “Divine Victim” (3:08) A4. “Hammer of the Witches” (2:41) A5. “Morbid Tabernacle” (1:55) A6. “Isle of the Dead” (2:52) B1. “Taken by Storm” (3:20) […]
The Ghost of Cain is the third album by English anthemic art-punk band New Model Army, released in 1986 on EMI. Tracklist: A1. “The Hunt” (4:11) A2. “Lights Go Out” (3:55) A3. “51st State” (2:34) A4. “All of This” (3:29) A5. “Poison Street” (3:05)* B1. “Western Dream” (3:51) B2. “Lovesongs” (3:00) B3. “Heroes” (4:03) B4. […]
Night Time Shadows is the debut full-length album by Mancunian jazz-pop ensemble Kalima, released in 1986 on Factory. The 2004 CD reissue of the album on LTM Recordings includes the band’s 1984/85 shortplayers for an additional 30 minutes of music. Tracklist: A1. “Mystic Rhymes” (5:19) A2. “After Hours” (4:09) A3. “Green Dolphin Street” (3:09) A4. […]
Juice is the debut album by American R&B musician/vocalist Oran ‘Juice’ Jones, released in 1986 on Def Jam. Tracklist: A1. “The Rain” (5:07) A2. “You Can’t Hide From Love” (5:13) A3. “Here I Go Again” (4:50) A4. “Curiosity” (4:03) B1. “Your Song” (4:36) B2. “Love Will Find Way” (3:55) B3. “It’s Yours” (4:06) B4. “1.2.1.” […]
Doomsday for the Deceiver is the debut album by American metal band Flotsam and Jetsam, released in 1986 on Metal Blade. Tracklist: A1. “Hammerhead” (6:11) A2. “Iron Tears” (3:51) A3. “Desecrator” (3:46) A4. “Fade to Black” (2:03) A5. “Doomsday for the Deceiver” (9:07) B1. “Metal Shock” (8:14) B2. “She Took an Axe” (5:15) B3. “U.L.S.W.” […]
There Is Nothing is the third cassette-only studio album by English space-rockers Ozric Tentacles, self-released in 1986 as OT 4. Tracklist: 1. “The Sacred Turf” (3:14) 2. “O-I” (4:42) 3. “Jabular” (3:53) 4. “Staring at the Moon” (4:52) 5. “Airy Area” (3:44) 6. “Traveling the Great Circle” (4:05) 7. “Imhotep” (12:03) 8. “Thrashing Breath Texture” […]
Vision is the debut album by English modern-rock musician/songwriter Chris Eaton, released in 1986 on Reunion. Tracklist: A1. “Vision” (4:07) A2. “Don’t Underestimate My Love” (4:38) A3. “When My Heart Breaks” (5:04) A4. “Golden Rule” (4:31) A5. “Hold Back the Tears” (4:24) B1. “Love for the Common Man” (4:34) B2. “Talk to Me” (4:13) B3. “This […]
Banda Elastica is the debut album by the namesake Mexican avant-jazz/rock ensemble, released in 1986 on the band’s exclusive Discos Tiradero imprint. Tracklist: A1. “Infantes Terribles” A2. “Alto a la Caceria” A3. “Derrumbes en Almibar” A4. “Aun Pero” B1. “Pepenavarodol – Fitonava” B2. “Pesadilla” B3. “Infrasapienz” B4. “Quepocalipsis” Credits: Guitar – Guillermo Gonzalez Saxophone, Clarinet […]
Circus Maximus is the debut full-length album by Scottish art-pop/folk musician/songwriter Momus, released in 1986 on él Records. CD reissues of the album include his concurrent three-song Nicky EP. Tracklist: 1. “Lucky Like St. Sebastian” (3:10) 2. “The Lesson of Sodom (According to Lot)” (3:35) 3. “John the Baptist Jones” (3:07) 4. “King Solomon’s Song and […]
… To the Isle of Dogs is the singular full-length album by French New Wave/coldwave band The Bonaparte’s, released in 1986 on Principe Logique. Tracklist: A1. “Winter” A2. “Voodoo Revenge” A3. “Hymn” A4. “Welcome to the Isle of Dogs” A5. “Pushing Too Hard” B1. “Mr. Webster” B2. “Girls” B3. “6054 Stars” B4. “Christians Life“ Credits: […]
¡Viva Chile! is the debut album by Chilean coldwave combo Electrodomésticos, released in 1986 on EMI. Tracklist: A1. “¡Viva Chile!” (5:19) A2. “Cariño Malo” (3:59) A3. “No Estás Viviendo Bien” (6:26) A4. “El Pájaro” (4:27) A5. “Gritzko (El Gitano)” (2:56) B1. “Yo la Quería” (6:26) B2. “Andy Panda va a Alemania” (4:30) B3. “Tai – […]
Sitting in the Park is the second album by Danish sophisti-pop band Gangway, released in 1986 on Irmgardz. Tracklist: 1. “The Party Is Over” (3:02) 2. “My Girl and Me” (3:55) 3. “Scream” (3:30) 4. “Sitting in the Park” (3:48) 5. “Yesterday, When I Was Drunk” (4:22) 6. “Once Bitten, Twice Shy” (3:44) 7. “This […]
17 Re is the second proper studio album by Italian New Wave/art-punk band Litfiba, released as a 67-minute CD and double-LP in 1986 on CGD/I.R.A. Tracklist: 1. “Resta” (2:55) 2. “Re del silenzio” (4:07) 3. “Café, Mexcal e Rosita” (3:14) 4. “Vendetta” (5:34) 5. “Pierrot e la luna” (4:00) 6. “Tango” (4:36) 7. “Come un […]
Edge of Insanity is the debut solo album by American neoclassical/metal guitarist Tony MacAlpine, released in 1986 on Shrapnel. Tracklist: A1. “Wheel of Fortune” (3:45) A2. “The Stranger” (3:59) A3. “Quarter to Midnight (Live Solo)” (2:24) A4. “Agrionia” (4:28) A5. “Empire in the Sky” (5:55) B1. “The Witch and the Priest” (3:33) B2. “The Taker” […]
Nowa Aleksandria is the singular 20th century album by Polish coldwave band Siekiera, released in 1986 on Tonpress. Tracklist: 1. “Idziemy przez las” (4:39) 2. “Ludzie wschodu” (4:24) 3. “Bez końca” (3:21) 4. “Idziemy na skraj” (3:27) 5. “Na zewnątrz” (6:05) 6. “Nowa Aleksandria” (3:16) 7. “To słowa” (3:15) 8. “Już blisko” (2:45) 9. “Tak dużo, […]
The Ghost Trade is the singular full-length album by English art-rock trio Camberwell Now, released in 1986 on Ink/RecRec. Tracklist: A1. “Working Nights” (7:41) A2. “Sitcom” (4:40) A3. “Wheat Futures” (6:11) B1. “Speculative Fiction” (6:09) B2. “Green Lantern” (3:11) B3. “The Ghost Trade” (11:11) Credits: Trefor Goronwy — voice, bass, guitar, erh hu, percussion Charles […]
Big World is a three-sided album by English musician/vocalist Joe Jackson, released in 1986 on A&M. The album consists of original songs recorded live at New York’s Roundabout Theatre in January of that year. Tracklist: A1. “Wild West” (4:36) A2. “Right and Wrong” (4:34) A3. “(It’s a) Big World” (4:43) A4. “Precious Time” (3:23) A5. […]
Heatwave is the fifth album by Belgian chamber-rock ensemble Univers Zéro, released in 1986 on Cuneiform. Tracklist: A1. “Heatwave” (8:34) A2. “Chinavox” (4:49) A3. “Bruit dans les murs” (8:25) B1. “The Funeral Plain” (20:24) Credits: Michel Delory — guitar Daniel Denis — voice, drums, percussion Dirk Descheemaeker — clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone Christian Genet — bass […]
Invisible Touch is the thirteenth studio album by English modern-rock trio Genesis, released in 1986 on Atlantic. Tracklist: A1. “Invisible Touch” (3:26) A2. “Tonight, Tonight, Tonight” (8:49) A3. “Land of Confusion” (4:45)* A4. “In Too Deep” (4:59)** B1. “Anything She Does” (4:06) B2. “Domino: In the Glow of the Night / The Last Domino” (10:42) […]
Cendres de Lune is the debut album by Francophone art-pop musician Mylène Farmer, released in 1986 on Polydor. Tracklist: A1. “Libertine” (3:48) A2. “Au bout de la nuit” (4:18) A3. “Vieux bouc” (5:36) A4. “Tristana” (4:35) A5. “Chloé” (2:35) B1. “Maman a Tort (Nouvelle version)” (4:08) B2. “We”ll Never Die” (4:14) B3. “Greta” (4:45) B4. […]
Coma Depasse is the singular album by French avant-jazz/rock combo Phileas Fogg, released in 1986 on Sonart. Tracklist: A1. “Sado macho” (3:34) A2. “Eléphant” (2:59) A3. “C’est cool de source” (9:29) A4. “Jazz Party” (2:49) B1. “Hotel Zambeze” (5:27) B2. “Quelques canards” (4:26) B3. “Trio heures” (4:25) B4. “Sept – Huit” (5:40) Credits: Bass – […]
London 0 Hull 4 is the first of two albums by English pop/rock foursome The Housemartins, released in 1986 on Go! Discs. Tracklist: A1. “Happy Hour” (2:21) A2. “Get Up Off Our Knees” (3:22) A3. “Flag Day” (5:25) A4. “Anxious” (2:19) A5. “Reverends Revenge” (1:27) A6. “Sitting on a Fence” (2:57) B1. “Sheep” (2:17) B2. […]
Midnight Mouse is an album by Czech avant-garde/art-rock band the Plastic People, released in 1986 on Dutch RēR-subsidiary Freedonia. Tracklist: 1. “Půlnoční myš” (4:37) 2. “Ruka / Co zde sním a co zde vypiju” (3:05) 3. “Mladý holky” (4:01) 4. “Leze” (2:35) 5. “Podvlíkačky” (5:22) 6. “Vrátí se” (2:38) 7. “Podél zdi a doleva” (4:10) […]
Skin is the fourteenth solo album by musician/vocalist Peter Hammill, released in 1986 on Virgin/Foundry. Tracklist: A1. “Skin” (4:12) A2. “After the Show” (4:15) A3. “Painting by Numbers” (4:05)* A4. “Shell” (4:10) A5. “All Said and Done” (3:35) B1. “A Perfect Date” (4:10) B2. “Four Pails” (4:24) B3. “Now Lover” (9:45) *7″ b/w “You Hit […]
A Boy Playing the Magical Bugle Horn is the second album by Japanese symphonic-rock band Outer Limits, released in 1986 on Made In Japan Records. Tracklist: 1. “Magical Bugle Horn” (7:21) 2. “The Silent Valley” (4:19) 3. “Tower Over the Clouds” (6:59) 4. “Liris” (3:16) 5. “Out of the Old Castle” (3:31) 6. “Sail and […]
Chapitre II – La Terreur is the second album by French metal band ADX, released in 1986 on Sydney. Tracklist: A1. “Les Enfants de L’Ombre” (5:11) A2. “Marquis du Mal” (4:50) A3. “Alesia” (5:56) B1. “La Terreur” (4:19) B2. “Mémoire de L’Eternel” (3:59) B3. “Le Blason de la Honte” (4:22) B4. “Tourmente et Passion” (6:28) Credits: […]
Brighter Than a Thousand Suns is the sixth studio album by English art-punk band Killing Joke, released in 1986 on E’G. Tracklist: 1. “Adorations” (4:42) 2. “Sanity” (4:45) 3. “Chessboards” (5:51) 4. “Twilight of the Mortal” (4:14) 5. “Love of the Masses” (4:40) 6. “A Southern Sky” (4:38) 7. “Victory” (7:11) 8. “Wintergardens” (5:24) 9. […]
Part 1 – Part 2 is the first of three studio albums by Christian Vander’s Offering, released in 1986 as a two-LP set on JARO. In 1988, all four sides were issued on a single CD as Offering I – II by Zeuhl-specialty label Seventh Records. Tracklist: A1. “Offering (Part One)” (7:57) A2. “Earth” (10:29) […]
La La La is a collaborative album between Argentine musicians Luis Alberto Spinetta and Fito Páez, released in 1986 as a double-LP on EMI. Tracklist: A1. “Folis Verghet” (3:50) A2. “Instan-táneas” (5:20) A3. “Tengo un mono” (4:10) A4. “Retrato de bambis” (2:00) A5. “Asilo en tu corazón” (5:36) B1. “Dejaste ver tu corazón” (5:14) B2. […]
Consumación O Consumo is the first of two albums by Argentinian coldwave/goth band Fricción, released in 1986 on Interdisc. Tracklist: A1. “Perdiendo El Contacto” (4:13) A2. “Arquitectura Moderna” (3:15) A3. “Autos Sobre mi Cama” (4:20) A4. “Entre Sábanas” (5:30) B1. “A Veces Llamo” (3:57) B2. “Durante la Demolición” (4:03) B3. “Prisión Emocional” (3:56) B4. “Gabinete […]
Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? is the second album by American thrash-metal band Megadeth, released in 1986 on Capitol. Tracklist: A1. “Wake Up Dead” (3:37) A2. “The Conjuring” (5:00) A3. “Peace Sells” (4:05) A4. “Devils Island” (5:02) B1. “Good Mourning / Black Friday” (6:39) B2. “Bad Omen” (4:03) B3. “I Ain’t Superstitious” (2:42) B4. “My […]
Vigilante is the sixth album by Brummie hard rockers Magnum, released in 1986 on Polydor. Tracklist: A1. “Lonely Night” (3:47) A2. “Need a Lot of Love” (4:47) A3. “Sometime Love” (4:19) A4. “Midnight (You Won’t Be Sleeping)” (4:01) A5. “Red on the Highway” (4:14) B1. “Holy Rider” (5:18) B2. “When the World Comes Down” (5:22) […]
Somewhere in Time is the sixth studio album by English metal band Iron Maiden, released in 1986 on EMI. Tracklist: A1. “Caught Somewhere in Time” (7:22) A2. “Wasted Years” (5:06) A3. “Sea of Madness” (5:42) A4. “Heaven Can Wait” (7:24) B1. “The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner” (6:31) B2. “Stranger in a Strange Land” […]
Skylarking is the eighth album by English art-pop band XTC, released in 1986 on Virgin. Tracklist: A1. “Summer’s Cauldron” (3:15) A2. “Grass” (3:08) A3. “The Meeting Place” (3:13) A4. “That’s Really Super, Supergirl” (3:20) A5. “Ballet for a Rainy Day” (2:57) A6. “1000 Umbrellas” (3:36) A7. “Season Cycle” (3:29) B1. “Earn Enough for Us” (2:51) […]
Tones is the debut solo album by American rock guitarist Eric Johnson, released in 1986 on Reprise. Tracklist: A1. “Soulful Terrain” (4:15) A2. “Friends” (5:35) A3. “Emerald Eyes” (3:22) A4. “Off My Mind” (3:59) A5. “Desert Song” (4:19) B1. “Trail of Tears” (6:02) B2. “Bristol Shore” (6:39) B3. “Zap” (4:42) B4. “Victory” (6:38) Credits: Eric Johnson […]
The Son of Odin is the debut album by English metal quintet Elixir, released in 1986 on the band’s eponymous imprint. Tracklist: A1. “The Star of Beshaan” (5:30) A2. “Pandora’s Box” (4:35) A3. “Hold High the Flame” (3:51) A4. “Children of Tomorrow” (4:53) B1. “Trial by Fire” (3:52) B2. “Starflight” (3:55) B3. “Dead Man’s Gold” […]
Dromadaire Viennois is the third album by French guitarist Patrice Meyer, released in 1986 on FMR. Tracklist: The Quartet A1. “Amusante Clémentine” (5:53) A2. “Dromadaire viennois” (5:23) A3. “Rasoir” (8:26) Cinq Bucoliques B1. a. “Les flocons d’avoine” (1:11) B2. b. “La valse lydienne” (5:27) B3. c. “L’école buissonnière” (2:18) B4. d. “La retenue” (2:59) B5. […]
Eider Stellaire is a mini-album by the French Zeuhl band Eider Stellaire, self-released in 1986 with the catalog number K 2. This, their second self-titled release, appeared five years after the first. The group shifted from the dense, forceful arrangements of their debut to a quieter, stripped approach built around bass figures, sparse drums, terse keyboard […]
Master of Puppets is the third album by American thrash-metal band Metallica, released in 1986 on Elektra. Tracklist: A1. “Battery” (5:10) A2. “Master of Puppets” (8:38) A3. “The Thing That Should Not Be” (6:32) A4. “Welcome Home (Sanitarium)” (6:28) B1. “Disposable Heroes” (8:14) B2. “Leper Messiah” (5:38) B3. “Orion” (8:12) B4. “Damage, Inc.” (5:08) Credits: […]
Sextet / Six Marimbas is an interpretive album of the two titlesake pieces by American art-music composer Steve Reich, released in 1986 on Nonesuch. Tracklist: A. Sextet — 1. 1st Movement (10:29) — 2. 2nd Movement (4:12) — 3. 3rd Movement (2:27) — 4. 4th Movement (3:14) — 5. 5th Movement (6:01) B. Six Marimbas […]
Crowded House is the debut album by the namesake Australasian art-pop/rock trio, produced by Mitchell Froom and released in 1986 on Capitol. Tracklist: A1. “World Where You Live” (3:07) A2. “Now We’re Getting Somewhere” (4:09) A3. “Don’t Dream It’s Over” (4:03) A4. “Mean to Me” (3:15) A5. “Love You ‘Till the Day I Die” (3:31) […]
