Tag: 1998
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A Tribe Called Quest, The Love Movement, 1998 on Jive
Fifth studio album from Tribe, and the last released before Phife Dawg died in 2016 from complications related to diabetes. Tribe announced they were disbanding a month before the album was released. Guests include Busta Rhymes, Redman, Mos Def, Leaders of the New School and Kid Hood. Production by The Ummah (which included Q-Tip and…
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AIR, Moon Safari, 1998 on Caroline/Source.
The debut album from AIR (labelled as “AIR French Band” on the cover – originally released on Source in France and Caroline in the US. My copy is a 2023 reissue on Parlophone via Vinyl Me, Please. (25th anniversary edition, with listening notes by Sophie Frances Kemp). Jean-Benoit Dunckel and Nicolas Godin are the core…
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Lucinda Williams, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, 1998 on Mercury.
Lucinda Williams, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, 1998 on Mercury. My copy is the Music on Vinyl reissue from 2014 which is a great release. Another album with not one bad note – would be on my desert island disks list for sure. Steve Earle guests on a number of songs, plus Charlie Sexton,…
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The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince), The Truth, 2021 on NPG Records.
The Artist (Formerly Known As Prince), The Truth, 2021 on NPG Records. Originally released in 1998 as a bonus CD to the Crystal Ball album, now available on vinyl as part of Record Store Day 2021 Many tracks with Rhonda Smith, including veganish anthem Animal Kingdom
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Lauryn Hill. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1998 on Ruffhouse / Columbia
Lauryn Hill. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1998 on Ruffhouse / Columbia. One of my desert island disks / top 10 albums ever. I just wish there was more. Every note is perfect My copy is the 2014 reissue, because I only had it digitally when it came out. Via In Your Ear in Allston/Brighton…