Significant longplayers from yesteryear
2 September 2026
Band: SUEDE (London)
Active: 1989–2003, 2010–present
10 studio albums so far.
Anniversary Album: COMING UP
Their third LP.
Released: 2 September 1996 – 30 years ago today
Score: #1 in the UK, Sweden and Denmark.
After the departure of guitarist Bernard Butler and the lack of commercial success with their 2nd LP Dog Man Star – still their masterpiece to my ears – and its singles, they were being somewhat dismissed by the British music press with Oasis, Blur and Pulp taking the limelight.
Determined to bring Suede back into the mainstream, frontman Brett Anderson decided that the sound of the new album would be the complete opposite of Dog Man Star. “I think the next album will be quite simple, actually. I’d really like to write a straightforward pop album. Just ten hits.”
The Daily Telegraph (English newspaper) said: “Coming Up is their defiant reminder of what made Suede so special. If Dog Man Star was Diamond Dogs, then this is Suede’s Ziggy Stardust – extravagant, steeped in glam and unashamedly poppy.”
TUTV: Many thought Suede would implode after musical force
Bernard Butler left, except for Brett Anderson. His self-confidence
went through the roof with a magnificent record of glam and
glitter firecrackers as a result. Towering trash all the way.
The ace singles.
– TRASH –
– BEAUTIFUL ONES –
– SATURDAY NIGHT –
ALBUM