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Anniversary Albums

From the classics to those rare gems you forgot about, each week music blogger Sam Smith reviews an album celebrating an anniversary. Offering a mix of history, quirky facts, and of course tunes, catch anniversary albums every Monday on Morning Glory with Geneva for your fix of music history.

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Anniversary Albums: Fugees "The Score" (1996)

 Anniversary Albums: Fugees "The Score" (1996) Anniversary Albums: Fugees "The Score" (1996), 42.17 MB
Mon 22 Feb 2021

Sam and Geneva reunite after a few weeks off to direct the Fugees classic The Score. Released in 1996, this album was a commercial and critical success and remains a classic hip hop album from the mid-90s period. 

Songs played

Ready or Not

Fu-Gee-La

Killing Me Softly 

Anniversary Albums: Baby Huey "The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend" (1971)

 Anniversary Albums: Baby Huey "The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend" (1971) Anniversary Albums: Baby Huey "The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend" (1971), 43.22 MB
Mon 25 Jan 2021

This week, Sam and Geneva take a look at a cult classic in the soul cannon from Baby Huey "The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend." Released in 1971 only months after his untimely and sad death, this album has gone on to be considered a funk and soul classic from the period. 

Tracks played:

Listen to Me

Running

Hard Times 

Anniversary Albums: The KLF "The White Room" (1991)

 Anniversary Albums: The KLF "The White Room" (1991) Anniversary Albums: The KLF "The White Room" (1991), 44.7 MB
Mon 18 Jan 2021

This week, Sam and Geneva celebrate the return of The KLF to the music industry by taking a look at their fourth studio album "The White Room." Released in 1991, the sound of this album was dubbed stadium house and was followed by the duo's abrupt exit from the music industry in 1992. 

Tracks played:

What Time Is Love? (Live at Transcentral)

3AM Eternal (Live at the S.S.L.)

Justified & Ancient 

 

Anniversary Albums: KMD "Bl_ck B_st_rds" (2001)

Anniversary Albums: KMD "Bl_ck B_st_rds" (2001) Anniversary Albums: KMD "Bl_ck B_st_rds" (2001) , 38.72 MB
Mon 11 Jan 2021

Anniversary albums is back for 2021 and this year we are looking at years with a 1 or 6. 

To kick things off, Sam and Geneva pay tribute to the late MF DOOM by remembering his group KMD and their second studio album "Bl_ck B_st_rds." Recorded in 1993, the album only saw a release in 2001 after the record label refused to release it due to the controversial album cover. 

Tracks played

- What a N**** Know?

- Sweet Premium Wine 

- It Sounded Like a Roc!

Anniversary Albums: Parliament "Mothership Connection" (1975)

 Anniversary Albums: Parliament "Mothership Connection" (1975) Anniversary Albums: Parliament "Mothership Connection" (1975), 54.59 MB
Mon 14 Dec 2020

For the final anniversary albums episode for 2020, Sam and Geneva take a look at Parliament's Mothership Connection. Released in 1975, this album was a classic 70s funk album that explored afro-futuristic space themes and was an important album in the development of g-funk. 

Tracks played:

- Mothership Connection (Star Child)

- Give Up The Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)

- Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples

Anniversary Albums: Grace Jones "Warm Leatherette" (1980)

 Anniversary Albums: Grace Jones "Warm Leatherette" (1980) Anniversary Albums: Grace Jones "Warm Leatherette" (1980), 40.59 MB
Mon 7 Dec 2020

This week, Sam and Geneva take a look at Warm Leatherette, the forth studio album from Grace Jones. Released in 1980, this album marked the start of her succesful partnership with Sly & Robbie and her golden period in the 80s. 

Tracks played:

- Warm Leatherette 

- A Rolling Stone

- The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game 

Anniversary Albums: Slum Village "Fantastic, Vol. 2" (2000)

 Anniversary Albums: Slum Village "Fantastic, Vol. 2" (2000) 2" (2000), 35.06 MB
Mon 30 Nov 2020

This week, Sam and Geneva take a look at "Fantastic, Vol. 2," the second studio album from Detroit hip hop group Slum Village. Released in 2000, this album was an all-star affair and featured the legendary production chops of J Dilla. 

Tracks played:

Tell Me

What It's All About

Get Dis Money 

Anniversary Albums: Goldfrapp "Felt Mountain" (2000)

 Anniversary Albums: Goldfrapp "Felt Mountain" (2000) Anniversary Albums: Goldfrapp "Felt Mountain" (2000), 36.14 MB
Mon 23 Nov 2020

This week, Sam and Geneva take a look at "Felt Mountain," the debut album from UK electronic duo Goldfrapp. Released in 2000, this album took on a film soundtrack feel, turning many heads in the process. 

Tracks played:

- Lovely Head

- Human

- Pilots 

Anniversary Albums: Outkast "Stankonia" (2000)

 Anniversary Albums: Outkast "Stankonia" (2000) Anniversary Albums: Outkast "Stankonia" (2000), 39.43 MB
Mon 9 Nov 2020

This week, Sam and Geneva bask in the success of the good people of Georgia voting to get rid of Trump by celebrating an Atlanta classic. Outkast's Stankonia is turning 20 and it is time to party!! 

Tracks played:

- Gasoline Dreams 

- Ms. Jackson

- B.O.B. 

 

Anniversary Albums: Soul II Soul " Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade" (1990)

 Anniversary Albums: Soul II Soul " Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade" (1990) II: 1990 – A New Decade" (1990), 40.09 MB
Mon 2 Nov 2020

This week, Sam and Geneva take a look at " Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade," the second studio album from UK collective Soul II Soul. Released in 1990, this record cemented Soul II Soul as one of the essential acts in the development of club culture and dance music in the 90s. 

Tracks played

- Our Time Has Now Come

- Missing You

- A Dream's a Dream