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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: Snoop Doggy Dogg "Doggystyle" (1993)

 Anniversary Albums: Snoop Doggy Dogg "Doggystyle" (1993) Anniversary Albums: Snoop Doggy Dogg "Doggystyle" (1993), 40.97 MB
Mon 17 Dec 2018

This week for our final anniversary album of the year, Sam takes a look at the debut from Snoop Doggy Dogg (as he was known then) "Doggystyle." Released in 1993, "Doggystyle" came hot on the heels of Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" and helped cement the popularity of G-Funk on the West Coast in the early 90s. 

Anniversary Albums: The Breeders "Last Splash" (1993)

 Anniversary Albums: The Breeders "Last Splash" (1993) Anniversary Albums: The Breeders "Last Splash" (1993), 29.24 MB
Mon 10 Dec 2018

This week, Sam takes a look at the second studio album from American alternative rock band The Breeders "Last Splash." Released in 1993, this album is considered to be their best work and one of the best indie albums of the 90s. 

Anniversary Albums: Wu-Tang Clan "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)

 Anniversary Albums: Wu-Tang Clan "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993) Anniversary Albums: Wu-Tang Clan "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993), 32.02 MB
Mon 3 Dec 2018

This week, Sam takes a look at the debut album from Wu-Tang Clan "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)." Released in 1993, this album helped move the direction of New York hip-hop in a more hardcore direction and is considered by many to be the best rap album of all time. 

Anniversary Albums: Jimi Hendrix Experience "Electric Ladyland" (1968)

 Anniversary Albums: Jimi Hendrix Experience "Electric Ladyland" (1968) Anniversary Albums: Jimi Hendrix Experience "Electric Ladyland" (1968), 28.31 MB
Mon 26 Nov 2018

This week, Sam takes a look at the third and final studio album from the Jimi Hendrix Experience "Electric Ladyland." Released in 1968, this was Hendrix's most ambitious and experimental album yet and remains one of the most influential guitar albums of all time. 

Anniversary Albums: Blondie "Parallel Lines" (1978)

 Anniversary Albums: Blondie "Parallel Lines" (1978) Anniversary Albums: Blondie "Parallel Lines" (1978), 30.6 MB
Mon 19 Nov 2018

This week, Sam takes a look at the 1978 classic from Blondie "Parallel Lines." On this album, Blondie moved in more of a pop direction landing them a hit album worldwide and an era-defining release. 

Anniversary Albums: The Beatles "The White Album" (1968)

 Anniversary Albums: The Beatles "The White Album" (1968) Anniversary Albums: The Beatles "The White Album" (1968), 37.19 MB
Mon 5 Nov 2018

This week Sam takes a look at The Beatles 1968 double album "The White Album." This classic is being reissued this week in celebration of its fiftieth anniversary. 

Anniversary Albums: Elliott Smith "XO" (1998)

 Anniversary Albums: Elliott Smith "XO" (1998) Anniversary Albums: Elliott Smith "XO" (1998), 31.02 MB
Mon 29 Oct 2018

This week Sam takes a look at "XO," the 1998 album from American singer/songwriter Elliott Smith. Coming on the back of his classic "Either/Or," this album cemented Smith as one of the best songwriters of his generation. 

Anniversary Albums: Dizzee Rascal "Boy in da Corner" (2003)

 Anniversary Albums: Dizzee Rascal "Boy in da Corner" (2003) Anniversary Albums: Dizzee Rascal "Boy in da Corner" (2003), 36.1 MB
Mon 15 Oct 2018

This week Sam takes a look at the debut album from UK grime OG Dizzee Rascal. Released in 2003 "Boy in da Corner" is considered a grime classic and helped bring what was an underground scene into mainstream consciousness. 

Anniversary Albums: PJ Harvey "Rid of Me" (1993)

 Anniversary Albums: PJ Harvey "Rid of Me" (1993) Anniversary Albums: PJ Harvey "Rid of Me" (1993), 20.21 MB
Mon 8 Oct 2018

This week Sam takes a look at "Rid of Me," the second studio album from British singer/songwriter PJ Harvey. Released in 1993, this was the second album Harvey recorded as part of the PJ Harvey Trio and was a massive critical and commercial success for Harvey. 

Anniversary Albums Kanye West- 808s and Heartbreaks Anniversary Albums Kanye West- 808s and Heartbreaks, 33.66 MB
Mon 24 Sep 2018

This Week Adel takes a look at 808s and Heartbreaks by Kanye West. An album that is considered to have influenced many of the new generations of artists and encourage more rappers to sing.

Tracks Played

- Say You Will

- Bad News

- Street Lights.