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1983 - Colour by Numbers - Culture Club
40 Years Ago - 1983 Culture Club released their second album Colour by Numbers Helen Terry provided great backing vocals. The album...
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Oct 11, 20231 min read
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1988 - Rattle and Hum - U2
35 Years Ago - 1988 U2 released their sixth album Rattle and Hum. It was a companion to their rockumentary film of the same name. Four...
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Oct 10, 20231 min read
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1988 - Introspective - Pet Shop Boys
35 Years Ago - 1988 Pet Shop Boys released their third album Introspective. It was unusual as the songs were lengthy tracks. Singles...
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Oct 9, 20231 min read
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1973 - Titans of Classic Rock
There are so many releases this month that I'm taking 1973 and doing an extra post on Sundays to cover the album that came out. Today -...
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Oct 8, 20231 min read
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1993 - Code Red - D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
30 Years Ago - 1993 D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince released their fifth and final album Code Red. Charting singles were, "Boom! Shake...
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Oct 8, 20231 min read
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1993 - Everything Changes - Take That
30 Years Ago - 1993 Take That released their second album Everything Changes. Let's just say America ignored this album and there were no...
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Oct 7, 20231 min read
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1978 - Pleasure and Pain - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
45 Years Ago - 1978 Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show released their seventh album Pleasure and Pain. Two top 10 hits were released. "Sharing...
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Oct 6, 20231 min read
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1993 - Alapalooza - Weird Al
30 Years Ago - 1993 Weird Al released his eighth album Alapalooza. The album included seven original songs and three parody ones. Some of...
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Oct 5, 20231 min read
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1993 - Elegant Slumming - M People
30 Years Ago - 1993 M People released their second album Elegant Slumming. In America, it wouldn't be till 1994 that we would get an...
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Oct 4, 20231 min read
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1983 - Genesis - Genesis
40 Years Ago - 1983 Genesis released their self-titled twelfth album. At the time, it became their biggest commercial success, and...
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Oct 3, 20231 min read
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1978 - Chicago - Hot Streets
45 Years Ago - 1978 Chicago released their tenth album...no, not X or Ten...Hot Streets. Two singles,"Alive Again" and "No Tell Lover"...
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Oct 2, 20231 min read
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1973 (October) - R&B and Jazz Releases
I have so many releases that I'm taking 1973 and doing an extra post on Sundays to cover the amazing album that came out. Today - R&B and...
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Oct 1, 20231 min read
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1978 - Toto - Toto
45 Years Ago - 1978 Toto released their self-titled debut album. The album featured three singles. "Hold the Line" peaked at #5 "I'll...
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Oct 1, 20231 min read
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1978 - Nicolette - Nicolette Larson
45 Years Ago - 1978 Nicolette Larson released her debut album Nicolette. Her first single was a cover of the Neil Young song "Lotta Love"...
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Sep 29, 20231 min read
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1983 - Into Battle with the Art of Noise - Art of Noise
40 Years Ago - 1983 Art of Noise released their debut EP Into Battle with the Art of Noise. Two early versions of "Beat Box" and "Moments...
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Sep 28, 20231 min read
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1993 - Very - Pet Shop Boys
30 Years Ago - 1993 Pet Shop Boys released their fifth album Very. The American singles released were: "Can You Forgive Her?" which was a...
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Sep 27, 20231 min read
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1978 - Parallel Lines - Blondie
45 Years Ago - 1978 Blondie released their third album Parallel Lines. It is considered their American Breakthrough. The American singles...
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Sep 26, 20231 min read
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1978 - Crusin' - Village People
45 Years Ago - 1978 Village People released their third album Crusin' "Y.M.C.A." peaked at #2 on the Hot 100 and #32 on the R&B Charts. A...
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Sep 25, 20231 min read
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1978 - One Nation Under a Groove - Funkadelic
45 Years Ago - 1978 Funkadelic released their tenth album One Nation Under a Groove The title track was the first single peaking at #28...
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Sep 24, 20231 min read
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1978 - The Man - Barry White
45 Years Ago - 1978 Barry White released his eighth album The Man. The album had two singles. "Your Sweetness is My Weakness" made #60...
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Sep 23, 20231 min read
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