50 years ago today (1/5/76), Bob Dylan released one of his most distinctive-sounding albums – Desire. What helps this seventeenth effort stand out is Scarlet Rivera’s violin, giving the album
30 years ago today (12/11/95) Atlantic Records posted “Caught A Lite Sneeze,” the first single from Tori Amos’ third studio album Boys For Pele, on their website in RealAudio format.
60 years ago today (11/26/65), The Kinks released their third studio album The Kink Kontroversy in the UK. The Kink Kontroversy sits right at the crossroads of The Kinks’ early, riff-driven
45 years ago today (11/17/80), John Lennon & Yoko released Double Fantasy, it was the seventh and final studio album released by Lennon during his lifetime. Double Fantasy is notable
39 years ago today (11/15/86), Beastie Boys released their debut studio LP Licensed to Ill on Def Jam and Columbia Records. Produced by Rick Rubin, it was the first rap LP to top the Billboard album chart.
Ten years ago today (11/13/15), A Tribe Called Quest reissued their 1990 debut album, People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, and performed “Can I Kick It?” on The Tonight Show Starring
54 years ago today (11/12/71), Genesis released Nursery Cryme, their third studio album and first with Phil Collins on drums and Steve Hackett on guitar. This album featured many of
50 years ago today (11/10/75), Patti Smith released her influential album Horses. Often hailed as a groundbreaking work in the punk rock and art rock genres by lending poetry with
50 years ago today (11/7/75), Guy Clark released his debut album Old No. 1. This debut wasn’t a commercial hit, but its influence was big as it became a blueprint for the
30 years ago (11/6/95), Queen released Made in Heaven, its final LP with lead singer Freddie Mercury and pieced together from recordings made before Mercury’s 1991 death. It debuted at
