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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: Curtis Mayfield "Superfly" (1972)

Anniversary Albums: Curtis Mayfield "Superfly" (1972) Anniversary Albums: Curtis Mayfield "Superfly" (1972) , 51.67 MB
Mon 1 May 2017

This week Sam takes a look at soul legend Curtis Mayfield's 3rd studio album "Superfly." Released in 1972, "Superfly" was the soundtrack to the film of the same name, and is one of the few soundtracks in history to out-gross the film it accompanied. 

Anniversary Albums: Kendrick Lamar "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" (2012)

 Anniversary Albums: Kendrick Lamar "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" (2012) D City" (2012), 69.47 MB
Mon 24 Apr 2017

This week Sam takes a look at Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar's 2012 album "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City". This was the album that broke Lamar in the mainstream and kicked off a trio of great albums. 

Anniversary Albums: Prince "Sign o' the Times" (1987)

Anniversary Albums: Prince "Sign o' the Times" (1987) Anniversary Albums: Prince "Sign o' the Times" (1987) , 70.1 MB
Mon 17 Apr 2017

This week Sam takes a special look at Prince's 1987 double album "Sign o' the Times", one year after his death. This album is now considered to be one of Prince's most ambitious projects and one of the best albums from the 1980's. 

Anniversary Albums: Radiohead "OK Computer" (1997)

Anniversary Albums: Radiohead "OK Computer" (1997) Anniversary Albums: Radiohead "OK Computer" (1997) , 90.33 MB
Mon 10 Apr 2017

This week Sam takes a look at Radiohead's 1997 masterpiece "OK Computer". Considered a turning point in the band's career, "OK Computer" was the moment Radiohead went down more of an electronic route with their music, of which they would continue to build on, on future releases. 

Anniversary Albums: Aretha Franklin "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You" (1967)

 Anniversary Albums: Aretha Franklin "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You" (1967) Anniversary Albums: Aretha Franklin "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You" (1967), 52.51 MB
Mon 3 Apr 2017

This week Sam takes a look at the 1967 album by Aretha Franklin "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You". This was the Queen of Soul's first commercial smaslh and broke her outside the R&B and soul community. 

Anniversary Albums: The Clash "The Clash" (1977)

 Anniversary Albums: The Clash "The Clash" (1977) Anniversary Albums: The Clash "The Clash" (1977), 91.45 MB
Mon 27 Mar 2017

This week Sam takes a look at the debut album by punk rock band the Clash. Released in 1977, this record is considered a highly influential album within the punk rock movement and showed the wider music industry that punk was here to stay. 

Anniversary Albums: Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd "Jazz Samba" (1962)

 Anniversary Albums: Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd "Jazz Samba" (1962) Anniversary Albums: Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd "Jazz Samba" (1962), 27.58 MB
Mon 20 Mar 2017

This week Sam takes a look at a jazz classic. Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd's 1962 album "Jazz Samba". This album was the first fully-fledged bossa nova album by an American artist and helped bring the Brazilian music to the United States. 

Anniversary Albums: The Streets "Original Pirate Material" (2002)

Anniversary Albums: The Streets "Original Pirate Material" (2002) Anniversary Albums: The Streets "Original Pirate Material" (2002) , 77.07 MB
Mon 13 Mar 2017

This week Sam takes a look at the debut album by British producer and multi-instrumentalist the Streets. This was the project of Mike Skinner, which took influence from the UK garage scene in the 1990s and set the tone for UK grime to emerge into the mainstream during the 2000s. 

Anniversary Albums: The Velvet Underground "The Velvet Underground & Nico" (1967)

Anniversary Albums: The Velvet Underground "The Velvet Underground & Nico" (1967) Anniversary Albums: The Velvet Underground "The Velvet Underground & Nico" (1967) , 65.24 MB
Mon 6 Mar 2017

This week Sam takes a look at what is one of the most influential albums of all time. The debut album from the Velvet Underground, "The Velvet Underground & Nico". Released in 1967, this album influenced a wide range of styles from alt rock to punk to indie rock. 

Anniversary Albums: The Prodigy "The Fat of the Land" (1997)

Anniversary Albums: The Prodigy "The Fat of the Land" (1997) Anniversary Albums: The Prodigy "The Fat of the Land" (1997) , 61.63 MB
Mon 27 Feb 2017

This week Sam takes a look at the Prodigy's 3rd studio album "The Fat of the Land". Released in 1997, this album was one of the biggest albums to come out of the 90s big beat scene and broke the Prodigy worldwide.