Tag: 1986
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Robyn Hitchcock, Invisible Hitchcock, 1986 on Relativity.
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 the light bulb head and all This is a collection of extras from the early 80s – grooving on an inner plane, vegetable friend, give me a…
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Cats Can Fly, Self-Titled, 1986 on Epic.
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” and “Lies Are Gonna Get Ya.” Look at that 80s hair and style, eh? Via Music Connection in Manchester NH
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Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill, 1986 on Def Jam / Columbia.
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 Sleep Till Brooklyn, Brass Monkey, Fight For Your Right Via Record Exchange, Salem MA
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Suburbs, self-titled, 1986 on A&M.
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, not Salem MA where I shop more often).
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Kraftwerk, Electric Cafe, 1986 on Warner Brothers
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 then and how long I’ve had it.
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Elvis Costello Featuring the Attractions and Confederates, King Of America, 1986 on Collumbia.
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 in 1984-1985 Americana Elvis Costello is one of my favorite Elvis Costellos, and this is a great place to start- Indoor Fireworks, Brilliant Mistake, Don’t Let Me…
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Everything But the Girl, Love Not Money, 1986 on Sire
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 – love everything on this album. US version has 2 further tracks, “Heaven Help Me” and “Kid” which were not on the UK release
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The Smithereens, Especially For You, 1986 on Enigma
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 an album (Green Thoughts) with a song titled Especially for You which is confusing as that song it isn’t on this album.
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Steve Earle, Live From Austin TX, 2017 on New West
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 – this just goes to show how long he’s been producing great stuff
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Gene Loves Jezebel, Discover, 1986 on Geffen.
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 triple bill.
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What’s New (1983), Lush Life (1984), and For Sentimental Reasons (1986)
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. The last was released after Nelson Riddle passed in 1985
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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, If You Leave (extended version), 1986 on A&M.
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 provided (or echoed?) much of the music of my teenage years.
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Fishbone, In Your Face, 1986 on Columbia
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
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Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band, Live / 1975-85, released 1986 on Columbia.
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 Arizona State University. Great collection showing their prowess as a live band. I’ve never seen Bruce live in person (as opposed to video or recordings) but hope…
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Screaming Blue Messiahs, Gun Shy, 1986 on Elektra.
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 Via Vintage Vinyl in St. Louis MO
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True Stories: The Complete Soundtrack, 2018 on Nonesuch Records
True Stories: The Complete Soundtrack, 2018 on Nonesuch Records 2 LP version expanding on 1986’s Sounds From True Stories. Via ListenUp Music, Natick MA
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The Wallets, Take It, 1986 on Twin Tone.
The Wallets, Take It, 1986 on Twin Tone. Found at Record Exchange in St. Louis When the Talking Heads’ Naked came out in ’88, the liner notes included an apology to The Wallets for the title “totally nude.” Made me proud to see the Mnpls scene represented.
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Eurythmics, Revenge, 1986 on RCA
My copy is an italian pressing I got at Flashback London Always loved Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, apart or together