Classic Albums
CLASSIC ALBUM: Marianne Faithfull - Broken English
Released in 1979, Marianne Faithfull’s masterpiece Broken English marked a major stylistic reinvention for Faithfull, with the album taking significant influence from the emerging post-punk and new wave scenes in...
CLASSIC ALBUM: The Clash - London Calling
In 1979, The Clash released theirs’ and punk’s magnum opus, London Calling, an apocalyptic, eclectic end of days odyssey. Strummer, Jones, Simonon and Headon are romantic, left-wing outlaws wielding their brand...
CLASSIC ALBUM: Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
It's 1976 and the world is treated to an album Stevie Wonder had spent his career working towards, following up Talking Book and Innervisions with his career peak, the expressive...
CLASSIC ALBUM: Pink Floyd - Meddle
Post-Syd Barrett, pre-Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd albums can be quite an odd listen in the sense that it’s hard to determine what exactly the kind of music...
CLASSIC ALBUM: Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man
An absolute jewel from ’71, Gil Scott-Heron’s Pieces of a Man. Scott-Heron’s first studio album proper chronicles the poverty, desperation, addiction and neglect of ghetto-life backed by a top-draw band...
CLASSIC ALBUM: Television - Marquee Moon
A classic from '77, this time from New York’s most sophisticated proponents of punk rock, Television and their peerless debut album Marquee Moon. Over the years 1973-1977, Television gradually shunned...