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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: The Clash "London Calling" (1979)

 Anniversary Albums: The Clash "London Calling" (1979) Anniversary Albums: The Clash "London Calling" (1979), 41.33 MB
Mon 26 Aug 2019

This week, Sam takes a look at the third studio album from British punk rock band The Clash "London Calling." Released in 1979, this record was a pioneering punk rock album and proved there was more musically to punk than just three chords and loud aggression. 

Anniversary Albums: Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band "Trout Mask Replica" (1969)

 Anniversary Albums: Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band "Trout Mask Replica" (1969) Anniversary Albums: Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band "Trout Mask Replica" (1969), 28.83 MB
Mon 19 Aug 2019

This week, Sam takes a look at the cult classic "Trout Mask Replica" from Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band. Released in 1969, this album was a psychedelic/avant-garde underground masterpiece which has been much imitated but never bettered over the years since its release. 

Anniversary Albums: Massive Attack "Protection" (1994)

 Anniversary Albums: Massive Attack "Protection" (1994) Anniversary Albums: Massive Attack "Protection" (1994), 51.51 MB
Mon 12 Aug 2019

This week, Sam takes a look at the second studio album from Massive Attack "Protection." Released in 1994, this classic trip-hop album formed part of the big three albums dropped by Massive Attack during their 90s golden era. 

Anniversary Albums: Notorious B.I.G. "Ready to Die" (1994)

 Anniversary Albums: Notorious B.I.G. "Ready to Die" (1994) "Ready to Die" (1994), 41.24 MB
Mon 5 Aug 2019

This week' Sam takes a look at the debut album from Brooklyn rapper Notorious B.I.G. "Ready to Die." Released in 1994, this album is considered a classic of the period and introduced the world to one of the greatest rappers of all time. 

Anniversary Albums: Talking Heads "Stop Making Sense" (1984)

 Anniversary Albums: Talking Heads "Stop Making Sense" (1984) Anniversary Albums: Talking Heads "Stop Making Sense" (1984), 43.37 MB
Mon 29 Jul 2019

This week, Sam takes a look at the 1984 live album from Talking Heads "Stop Making Sense." Accompanying the film of the same name, it is viewed as being one of the best live albums of all time and documented the last ever tour undertaking by Talking Heads. 

Anniversary Albums: Portishead "Dummy" (1994)

 Anniversary Albums: Portishead "Dummy" (1994) Anniversary Albums: Portishead "Dummy" (1994), 40.84 MB
Mon 22 Jul 2019

This week, Sam takes a look at the debut album from British trip-hop band Portishead "Dummy." Released in 1994, "Dummy" is now considered a pioneering trip-hop album and formed part of what became known as the Bristol sound. 

Anniversary Albums: Stan Getz & João Gilberto "Getz/Gilberto" (1964)

 Anniversary Albums: Stan Getz & João Gilberto "Getz/Gilberto" (1964) Anniversary Albums: Stan Getz & João Gilberto "Getz/Gilberto" (1964), 41.55 MB
Mon 15 Jul 2019

This week, Sam pays tribute to the late João Gilberto who passed away recently by taking a look at the collaborative album between Stan Getz & Gilberto "Getz/Gilberto." Released in 1964, this album is one of the most successful jazz records of all time and helped popularise bossa nova globally. 

Anniversary Albums: Sade "Diamond Life" (1984)

 Anniversary Albums: Sade "Diamond Life" (1984) Anniversary Albums: Sade "Diamond Life" (1984), 46.25 MB
Mon 8 Jul 2019

This week, Sam takes a look at the debut album from British R&B group Sade "Dimond Life." Released in 1984, "Diamond Life" became one of the biggest selling UK albums from the 1980s and went on to influence the development of neo-soul and alternative R&B in the 90s and 00s. 

Anniversary Albums: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions "Rattlesnakes" (1984)

 Anniversary Albums: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions "Rattlesnakes" (1984) Anniversary Albums: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions "Rattlesnakes" (1984), 39.42 MB
Mon 1 Jul 2019

This week, Sam takes a look at the debut album from Glasgow band Lloyd Cole and the Commotions "Rattlesnakes." Released in 1984, this record was an exercise in jangle pop and formed part of a new wave of excellent Scottish groups in the 1980s. 

Anniversary Albums: Joy Division "Unknown Pleasures" (1979)

 Anniversary Albums: Joy Division "Unknown Pleasures" (1979) Anniversary Albums: Joy Division "Unknown Pleasures" (1979), 32.23 MB
Mon 24 Jun 2019

This week, Sam takes a look at one of the most influential albums of all time, "Unknown Pleasures" by Joy Division. Released in 1979, this album helped usher in the post-punk era in the UK and influenced many alternative artists that came after.