Carpenters: A Song For You (1972)
Released 41 Years Ago Today
Grace Jones: Fame (1978)
Released 40 Years Ago Today
Chic: Good Times (1979)
And speaking of summers of good music…!
Released 35 Years Ago Today
https://youtu.be/suh-y7_KJZc
Shiela E.: The Glamorous Life (1984)
The summer of '84 was so full of good music.
I Don't Particularly Like Country Music
But I do like this.
More info here.
Released 31 Years Ago Today
Seems like only yesterday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBYd2oW9o9I&list=PL-UWPlRIl68rznjyCvU4PbLtQLomZynXy
Sade: Stronger Than Pride (1988)
Released 42 Years Ago Today
Star Wars OST (1977)
Remember when soundtracks came out after the movie so as not to give anything away?
Released 35 Years Ago Today
Tina Turner: Private Dancer (1984)
Released 38 Years Ago Today
https://youtu.be/hgScmJUUCoI
Jean Michel Jarre: Magnetic Fields (1981)
Released 48 Years Ago Today
https://youtu.be/DbBqJhxbwWY
Carpenters: Carpenters (1971)
Released 42 Years Ago Today
Donna Summer: I Remember Yesterday (1977)
Released 38 Years Ago Today
Grace Jones: Nightclubbing (1981)
Released 31 Years Ago Today
https://youtu.be/cBYd2oW9o9I
Sade: Stronger Then Pride (1988)
Released 38 Years Ago Today
Kraftwerk: Computer World (1981)
Released 39 Years Ago Today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OeX9Rq9cFk&list=PLrpyDacBCh7D9LYtNqpCNxIAyLk4R26uA
Grace Jones: Warm Leatherette (1980)
My favorite—or maybe second favorite—Grace Jones album. I can never definitively say if this or Nightclubbing is my favorite. They're both so good they could easily have been released as a double LP.
Released 44 Years Ago Today
Carpenters: Now and Then (1975)
Recent Acquisitions
I saw this disc on an Instagram post and had to have it. It's always been a favorite film and soundtrack of mine, so seeing it on Tiffany-blue vinyl was all I needed. Tracking down this particular pressing was a bit more difficult. I bought one from Discogs.com that was listed as "blue vinyl," but it was actually royal blue, not this gorgeous teal.
Of course, I hadn't favorited it on Instagram, so tracking it down again was a bit of a chore, but after messaging the owner I got the specific record label and catalog number and was able to find it that way.
I don't know what prompted me to seek this one out, but I'm glad I did.
I Approve Of This Message
Released 27 Years Ago Today
Annie Lennox: Diva (1992)
Released 40 Years Ago Today
Donna Summer: Bad Girls (1979)
Released 31 Years Ago Today
Erasure: The Innocents (1988)
Probably my favorite Erasure album ever.
Released 36 Years Ago Today
David Bowie: Let's Dance (1983)
Released 37 Years Ago Today
Toto: Toto IV (1982)
Recent Acquisitions
It's red vinyl day up in here!
B-52s was domestic. Madonna was from Belguim. Both arrived the same day.
Released 33 Years Ago Today
Pet Shop Boys: Please (1986)
Released 44 Years Ago Today
Chicago: Chicago VIII (1975)
Released 30 Years Ago Today
Madonna: Like a Prayer (1989)
And as I just mentioned to Ben, this anniversary also means I haven't had a Pepsi for 30 years as well.
When Pepsi dropped Madonna as a spokesperson, citing the "sacreligious" imagery in the Like a Prayer (Jeez, they had no idea what was coming, did they?) video, I swore I would never drink Pepsi again. And I haven't.
The Umbrella Academy/Soundtrack
People Just Liked It Better That Way
They Might Be Giants: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (1990)
Released 46 Years Ago Today
https://youtu.be/bjNjPF2RYdQ
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon (1973)