Broadcast's retro-futurist sound came from old psychedelia and library musicMusic linernotes album music
Andrew Hill's Point of Departure was recorded at Van Gelder's studio in a single sessionMusic linernotes album music
Andrew Hill's Point of Departure got the Penguin Guide's crown — their highest honor.Music linernotes album music
'Time of the Season' hit the charts over a year after the Zombies broke upMusic linernotes album music
Their Satanic Majesties Request divided critics between ambition and imitationMusic linernotes album music
The Wailers got stranded in the UK, which led to their Island Records dealMusic linernotes album music
The Tragically Hip recorded In Between Evolution in a converted bathhouse.Music linernotes album music
The Rolling Stones shelved Rock and Roll Circus because the Who upstaged themMusic linernotes album music
Super Furry Animals' Phantom Power got good reviews but felt safer than their earlier work.Music linernotes album music
Marianne Faithfull's voice was wrecked by laryngitis and addiction before Broken EnglishMusic linernotes album music
Let It Bleed captures the Stones transitioning from Brian Jones to Mick TaylorMusic linernotes album music
Let It Bleed captures the Rolling Stones at the turning point between decadesMusic linernotes album music
John Cale produced landmark albums for The Stooges, Patti Smith, and NicoMusic linernotes album music
Jimmy Miller recorded Let It Bleed with an out-of-tune piano and a raw room sound.Music linernotes album music
Gord Downie led The Tragically Hip from formation until his death in 2017Music linernotes album music
Gang of Four's Entertainment! caught everyone from Kurt Cobain to Frank OceanMusic linernotes album music
Drug charges and a producer's exit shaped the Stones' Satanic Majesties sessionsMusic linernotes album music
Burnin' opens with 'Get Up, Stand Up' and features 'I Shot the Sheriff' — a one-two punch of Marley classicsMusic linernotes album music
Broken English was Marianne Faithfull's comeback after a decade of hardshipMusic linernotes album music
Brian Jones played mellotron, sitar, and recorder on Their Satanic Majesties RequestMusic linernotes album music
Bob Marley's Burnin' made Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest and the Library of CongressMusic linernotes album music
Three East Coast Canadian singer-songwriters released A New Kind of Light: Songs of Christmas in 2007Music linernotes album music
Sufjan Stevens' Songs for Christmas mixes original songs with traditional carols — Sister Winter and Star of Wonder are the standoutsMusic linernotes album music
Jill Barber, Rose Cousins, and Meaghan Smith made a Christmas album together.Music linernotes album music
Gould's 1981 Goldberg Variations sound like a different pianist — slower, wiser, more contemplativeMusic linernotes album music
Glenn Gould's 1981 Goldberg Variations became a best-selling classical album on ColumbiaMusic linernotes album music
Glenn Gould assembled his definitive 1955 Goldberg Variations from multiple takes and extensive splicingMusic linernotes album music
Columbia Records launched Glenn Gould's international career with the 1955 Goldberg VariationsMusic linernotes album music
Tracey Thorn's A Distant Shore is rawer than Everything but the Girl — just voice and acoustic guitarMusic linernotes album music
The Workin' sessions captured Miles Davis live at Van Gelder's with minimal overdubsMusic linernotes album music
The Dreaming reached No. 3 in the UK but sold less than Kate Bush's three previous albumsMusic linernotes album music
Stiff Records — home to Elvis Costello and The Damned — released A Distant ShoreMusic linernotes album music
Relaxin' lives up to its name — slower tempos and ballads set it apart from the other Prestige sessionsMusic linernotes album music
Reid Miles designed Miles Davis's Cookin' cover, illustrated by Phil HaysMusic linernotes album music