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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 Jam "The Gift" (1982)

 Anniversary Albums: The Jam "The Gift" (1982) Anniversary Albums: The Jam "The Gift" (1982), 62.6 MB
Mon 25 Sep 2017

This week Sam takes a look at the final studio album from British band the Jam. Released in 1982, "The Gift" was one of the Jam's most commercially successful albums but also helped hasten the demise of the group over the future musical direction of the group. 

Anniversary Albums: Nick Drake "Pink Moon" (1972)

Anniversary Albums: Nick Drake "Pink Moon" (1972) Anniversary Albums: Nick Drake "Pink Moon" (1972) , 69.25 MB
Mon 18 Sep 2017

This week Sam takes a look at the final studio album by British singer-songwriter Nick Drake, "Pink Moon." Released in 1972, two years before Drake's untimely death, "Pink Moon" is considered a classic British album from one of the leading lights to come out of Britain's folk scene in the 60s and 70s. 

Anniversary Albums: Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori Special

Anniversary Albums: Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori Special Anniversary Albums: Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori Special , 64.95 MB
Mon 11 Sep 2017

This week Sam and Geneva marked Maori language week by profiling Maori language music and some of the artists who have released music in Maori over the years. 

Anniversary Albums: The Verve "Urban Hymns" (1997)

Anniversary Albums: The Verve "Urban Hymns" (1997) Anniversary Albums: The Verve "Urban Hymns" (1997) , 69.98 MB
Mon 4 Sep 2017

This week Sam takes a look at the 1997 album "Urban Hymns" from British band the Verve. "Urban Hymns" is considered to be the Verve's best album and a 90's classic album named by NME and Rolling Stone magazine as one of the best album's from the decade. 

Anniversary Albums: Arcade Fire "Neon Bible" (2007)

 Anniversary Albums: Arcade Fire "Neon Bible" (2007) Anniversary Albums: Arcade Fire "Neon Bible" (2007), 50.95 MB
Mon 28 Aug 2017

This week Sam takes a look at the second album from Canadian alternative group Arcade Fire "Neon Bible." Released in 2007, "Neon Bible" was considered their commercial breakthrough and remains one of Arcade Fire's most popular albums and the best albums of the 2000s. 

Anniversary Albums: The Smiths "Strangeways, Here We Come" (1987)

 Anniversary Albums: The Smiths "Strangeways, Here We Come" (1987) Anniversary Albums: The Smiths "Strangeways, Here We Come" (1987), 55.84 MB
Mon 14 Aug 2017

This week Sam takes a look at the final studio album from Manchester indie band the Smiths. Released in September 1987, "Strangeways, Here We Come" came out after the band broke up, but is now considered by both Morrissey and Johnny Marr to be the band's best album. 

Anniversary Albums: Elvis Costello "My Aim Is True" (1977)

 Anniversary Albums: Elvis Costello "My Aim Is True" (1977) Anniversary Albums: Elvis Costello "My Aim Is True" (1977), 67.56 MB
Mon 7 Aug 2017

This week Sam takes a look at the debut album from British singer/songwriter Elvis Costello. Released in 1977, "My Aim Is True" is considered to be one of the best debut albums of all time and the best albums of the 1970s. 

 

Anniversary Albums: Portishead "Portishead" (1997)

 Anniversary Albums: Portishead "Portishead" (1997) Anniversary Albums: Portishead "Portishead" (1997), 65.65 MB
Mon 31 Jul 2017

This week Sam takes a look at the self-titled second studio album from Bristol trip hop group Portishead. Released in 1997, "Portishead" is considered a classic from the trip hop movement and one of the best albums released in 1997. 

Anniversary Albums: Pink Floyd "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" (1967)

 Anniversary Albums: Pink Floyd "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" (1967) Anniversary Albums: Pink Floyd "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" (1967), 69.02 MB
Mon 24 Jul 2017

This week Sam takes a look at the debut album by Pink Floyd "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn." Released in 1967, this album is considered one of the great psychedelic rock albums from the 1960s and is a great example of the work the band did with Syd Barrett. 

Anniversary Albums: Iggy Pop "Lust for Life" (1977)

 Anniversary Albums: Iggy Pop "Lust for Life" (1977) Anniversary Albums: Iggy Pop "Lust for Life" (1977), 64.06 MB
Mon 17 Jul 2017

This week Sam takes a look at Iggy Pop's second solo album "Lust for Life." Released in 1977, "Lust for Life" was recorded with David Bowie in Berlin and is considered by many to be Iggy's best solo record.