Talk Talk recorded Spirit of Eden at Wessex Studios with an open EMI budgetMusic linernotes album music
Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider controlled Kraftwerk's Trans-Europe ExpressMusic linernotes album music
Poor sales and stage reluctance made Island doubt another Nick Drake albumMusic linernotes album music
Nick Drake's Pink Moon was made in two nights — just him and an engineer.Music linernotes album music
Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut co-produced Tango in the Night at Buckingham's home studioMusic linernotes album music
Jimmy Iovine brought his Springsteen experience to Dire Straits' Making MoviesMusic linernotes album music
Harold Budd and Brian Eno followed up The Plateaux of Mirror with The PearlMusic linernotes album music
Fleetwood Mac's "Everywhere" became a global hit from Tango in the Night.Music linernotes album music
Eno and Budd's Plateaux of Mirror followed Music for Airports by two yearsMusic linernotes album music
Chet Baker's soft, boyish voice defined the cool jazz sound on Chet Baker SingsMusic linernotes album music
Bill Evans made Waltz for Debby a jazz standard in the studio and at the VanguardMusic linernotes album music
'Nightshift' was the Commodores' tribute to Marvin Gaye and Jackie WilsonMusic linernotes album music
There's a Riot Goin' On marked a dark turn from Sly's sunny optimism — and polarized everyoneMusic linernotes album music
Tapestry: 15 weeks at No. 1, 25 million copies, four Grammys — one of the biggest albums everMusic linernotes album music
Portishead abandoned trip-hop for krautrock and industrial textures on ThirdMusic linernotes album music
Patti Smith's Horses was recorded at Electric Lady and released in fall 1975Music linernotes album music
Nick Drake recorded Bryter Layter at the same Chelsea studio as his debutMusic linernotes album music
Jimmy Iovine brought his Springsteen and Petty experience to Patti Smith's EasterMusic linernotes album music
Bryter Layter sold almost nothing on release — like every Nick Drake albumMusic linernotes album music
"Chuck E.'s in Love" was Rickie Lee Jones' signature number-four hit of 1979.Music linernotes album music
Trans-Europa Express went from Pazz & Jop entry to all-time electronic landmarkMusic linernotes album music
Thelonious Monk's Brilliant Corners was recorded over three sessions in 1956Music linernotes album music
Thelonious Monk's Brilliant Corners landed in the National Recording RegistryMusic linernotes album music
Thelonious Monk and Horace Silver each played piano on different sessions of Bags' Groove.Music linernotes album music
The Nightfly is Donald Fagen's autobiographical look at a 1950s childhoodMusic linernotes album music
The Midnight in Paris soundtrack features Sidney Bechet, Josephine Baker, and Cole PorterMusic linernotes album music
The Message was one of the first hip-hop records to rap about poverty and struggleMusic linernotes album music
The Keith Jarrett Standards Trio redefined the American songbook starting in 1983Music linernotes album music
The Bill Evans Trio recorded Sunday at the Village Vanguard live at the clubMusic linernotes album music
The Art of the Saxophone showcases Sonny Rollins' versatility across stylesMusic linernotes album music