The Clash – London Calling
Released in December 1979, London Calling is one of those rare albums that transcends its era and its genre. While punk rock had exploded…
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The Specials – Specials
By the late 1970s, Britain was grappling with economic hardship, unemployment, racial tension, and social unrest. Out of that environment came a band that…
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The B-52’s – The B-52’s
Before new wave fully took over the charts in the early 1980s, one quirky band from Athens, Georgia, arrived with a sound unlike anything…
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Cheap Trick – At Budokan
Sometimes a live album does more than capture a great concert—it changes the entire trajectory of a band’s career. Cheap Trick’s At Budokan is…
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Michael Jackson – Off the Wall
Long before Thriller became the biggest-selling album of all time, Michael Jackson made the record that truly announced his arrival as an adult artist.…
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