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: Erykah Badu "Baduizm" (1997)

Anniversary Albums: Erykah Badu "Baduizm" (1997) Anniversary Albums: Erykah Badu "Baduizm" (1997) , 29.85 MB

Mon 20 Feb 2017

This week Sam takes a look at the debut album from soul singer Erykah Bady. Released in 1997 "Baduizm" is considered a landmark album within the controversial neo-soul genre.

Anniversary Albums: Blur - "Blur" (1997)

Anniversary Albums: Blur - "Blur" (1997) Anniversary Albums: Blur - "Blur" (1997) , 70.91 MB

Mon 13 Feb 2017

This week Sam takes a look at British band Blur's 1997 album "Blur". This album marked a major turining point in the band's career where they moved from britpop to a more indie rock sound.

Anniversary Albums: Television "Marquee Moon" (1977)

Anniversary Albums: Television "Marquee Moon" (1977) Anniversary Albums: Television "Marquee Moon" (1977), 37.35 MB

Mon 6 Feb 2017

This week Sam takes a look at one of the most influential guitar albums of all time, Television's "Marquee Moon" from 1977.

Anniversary Albums: Laneway Special

Anniversary Albums: Laneway Special Anniversary Albums: Laneway Special , 27.31 MB

Mon 30 Jan 2017

This week on anniversary albums Sam profiles some of the artists playing at Laneway this year.

Anniversary Albums: Jefferson Airplane "Surrealistic Pillow" (1967)

Anniversary Albums: Jefferson Airplane "Surrealistic Pillow" (1967) Anniversary Albums: Jefferson Airplane "Surrealistic Pillow" (1967) , 32.08 MB

Mon 16 Jan 2017

This week Sam takes a look at psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane's 1967 album "Surrealistic Pillow". This is considered the album that broke the San Francisco scene into the mainstream.

Anniversary Albums: David Bowie "Heroes"

Anniversary Albums: David Bowie "Heroes" Anniversary Albums: David Bowie "Heroes" , 29.33 MB

Mon 9 Jan 2017

This week Sam takes a look at David Bowie's 1977 album "Heroes". This record was the second album that formed part of Bowie's infamous Berlin trilogy of albums.

Anniversary Albums: The Doors "L.A. Woman"

LA Woman.mp3 mp3, 25.72 MB

Mon 19 Dec 2016

This week Sam takes a look at the Doors final studio album with Jim Morrison "L.A. Woman" from 1971. This album was a back to basics blues rock album and is now considered one of the band's best albums 45 years later.

Anniversary Albums: Gang Starr "Step in the Arena"

Gang Starr.mp3 mp3, 25.73 MB

Mon 12 Dec 2016

This week Sam takes a look at New York hip hop duo Gang Starr's seminal second album "Step in the Arena". Released in 1991, this album set Gang Starr up as one the leading groups within the hardcore hip hop scene of the early 90s.

Anniversary Albums: Blondie - "Blondie"

Anniversary Albums: Blondie - "Blondie" Anniversary Albums: Blondie - "Blondie" , 30.81 MB

Mon 5 Dec 2016

This week Sam takes a look at Blondie's self-titled debut from 1976. This album although not commercially successful laid the foundations for Blondie's future work.

Anniversary Albums: T Rex - "Electric Warrior"

T Rex Electric Warrior.mp3 mp3, 31.91 MB

Mon 28 Nov 2016

This week Sam takes a look at British group T Rex's classic from 1971 "Electric Warrior". This album is now considered the first glam rock record and helped to usher in a music movement that flipped the UK music scene on it's head.

Anniversary Albums