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R.E.M., Life’s Rich Pageant, 1986 on I.R.S. Key soundtrack to my high school years – fourth full length from Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Bill Berry, and Mike Mills….
Run D.M.C., Raising Hell, 1986 on Profile My copy is a 2017 reissue by Get On Down Run D.M.C.’s third album,, produced by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin…
The Golden Palominos, Blast Of Silence (Axed My Baby For A Nickel), 1986 on Celluloid. Third GP album, with Anton Fier, Bill Laswell, Nicky Skopelitis. Syd Straw (and…
The Alarm, Knife Edge, 1986 on I.R.S. Records Another 80s 12″ single with B side Caroline Isenberg and two live tracks from BBC Radio One. Via Deep Thoughts,…
Violent Femmes, The Blind Leading the Naked, 1986 on Slash Not as coveted as Hallowed Ground or the Self-titled album, but lovely vintage VF anyway Via Record Exchange,…
Robyn Hitchcock, Invisible Hitchcock, 1986 on Relativity. Robyn Hitchcock was my first real intro to a certain brand of psychedelic / surrealism in music – the man with…
Cats Can Fly, Self-Titled, 1986 on Epic. Major label debut (and only release) by Ontario’s own Cats Can Fly. Top 40 hits for “Flipping to the A Side”…
Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill, 1986 on Def Jam / Columbia. Mine’s a 2016 reissue (30th anniversary) 180g on Def Jam / UMG Reissue sounds great – No…
Suburbs, self-titled, 1986 on A&M. Hometown Minneapolis band The Suburbs first (and only?) Major label release. Recorded at Metro Studios Via the other Record Exchange (St. Louis, MO,…
Kraftwerk, Electric Cafe, 1986 on Warner Brothers Another early selection for me from Columbia House Record Club. In very good shape considering how much I played it back…
Elvis Costello Featuring the Attractions and Confederates, King Of America, 1986 on Collumbia. Costello working with T-Bone Burnett (and of course many others) following a series of tours…
Everything But the Girl, Love Not Money, 1986 on Sire (in the US, Blanco y Negro in the UK) Huge fan of Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt –…
The Smithereens, Especially For You, 1986 on Enigma Blood and Roses, Behind the Wall of Sleep, Strangers When We Meet. After this album was a hit they released…
Steve Earle, Live From Austin TX, 2017 on New West Recorded in 1986, released in 2004, and issued on vinyl in 2017. Long time fan of Steve Earle…
Gene Loves Jezebel, Discover, 1986 on Geffen. Saw them on tour in August 1987 at Northrup Auditorium with Echo & the Bunnymen and New Order – quite a…
What’s New (1983), Lush Life (1984), and For Sentimental Reasons (1986) A great trio of platinum albums by Linda Ronstadt with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra on Asylum/Warner Bros….
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, If You Leave (extended version), 1986 on A&M. Another song that was on the Pretty in Pink soundtrack – clearly John Hughes films…
Fishbone, In Your Face, 1986 on Columbia Studio debut LP (after the Fishbone EP) “You act this way when problems arise” Via Academy Records, NYC
Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band, Live / 1975-85, released 1986 on Columbia. 5 LP box set, recorded at Meadowlands, Giants Stadium, Nassau Coliseum, Winterland, The Roxy, and…
Screaming Blue Messiahs, Gun Shy, 1986 on Elektra. “I wonder just how long we’ll be / out in the wild blue yonder” Excellent first full-length of rockabilly-punk-Americana craziness…