Great albums

October 17: The Rolling Stones recorded the Brussels Affair in 1973

The Rolling Stones have finally begun to assemble and release their vast archives.  Setting up The Official Rolling Stones Archive online, their…

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October 17: Bruce Springsteen’s “The River” was released in 1980

But I remember us riding in my brother's car Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir At night…

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October 11: Paul Weller released As Is Now in 2005

"I wanted to make a record that sounded like a continous piece" - Paul Weller This is in my top…

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Leonard Cohen: Popular Problems

At the age of 80, Leonard Cohen has created a masterpiece. It’s a smoky, late-night concoction delivered with a deceptively…

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October 5: Muddy Waters Electric Mud (1968)

Electric Mud imagines Muddy Waters as a psychedelic musician. Producer Marshall Chess suggested that Muddy Waters record experimental, psychedelic blues tracks with members of Rotary Connection in…

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