5 Classic Albums Released This Day In…
Significant longplayers from yesteryear
23 September 1970
Band: THE ALLMAN BROTHERS
Southern rock legends from Macon, Georgia.
1969–1976, 1978–1982, 1989–2014
Album: IDLEWILD SOUTH
Their 2nd one. It peaked at #38 in the US.
In 2014 Rolling Stone Magazine listed it among the most
“groundbreaking” LPs, covering its impact on Southern rock.
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23 September 1977
Artist: RANDY NEWMAN
Classic American singer-songwriter.
1961-present.
Album: LITTLE CRIMINALS
His fifth. #9 in the US and Canada.
The New York Times opined that “this is the first Newman album
with a full complement of musical witticisms to match the verbal ones.”
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23 September 1977
Band: STEELY DAN
Renowned jazzy pop rock duo fro NYC featuring Donald Fagen
and Walter Becker who passed away in 2017. Fagen still operates
under the band’s name.
1971–1981, 1993–present
Album: AJA
Their 6th one. #5 in the UK, #3 in the US.
Rolling Stone Magazine said: “Rock has always excelled at embodying adolescent
ache. But it’s rare when rock captures the complications of adult sorrows almost purely
with its sound.”
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23 September 1978
Band: BLONDIE
You know who they are.
1974–1982, 1997–present.
Album: PARALLEL LINES
Their 3rd and by far their best one.
No. 1 in the UK, No. 6 in the US.
Q Magazine (longtime running British music monthly) said: “A crossover
smash with sparkling guitar sounds, terrific hooks and middle-eights more
memorable than some groups’ choruses.”
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23 September 1991
Band: PRIMAL SCREAM
The Scottish rock heroes led by
charismatic frontman Bobby Gillespie.
1982–present
Album: SCREAMADELICA
Their 3rd one. Probably the best LP of the psychedelic ‘E’ era.
No. 8 in the UK, No. 36 in the US.
Pitchfork praised the album saying: “Screamadelica’s atmospheric and
imaginative hybrid of past, present and future captures its moment in vivid
color and splendor.”
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