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Posts tagged with Album Stories

‘No Way Out’: How Puff Daddy Found Freedom With His Debut Solo Album
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‘No Way Out’: How Puff Daddy Found Freedom With His Debut Solo Album

Released in the wake of Biggie’s death, ‘No Way Out’ found Puff Daddy reckoning with a mounting crisis in hip-hop.

‘Who’s That Girl’: Behind Madonna’s Sure-Fire Soundtrack Smash
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‘Who’s That Girl’: Behind Madonna’s Sure-Fire Soundtrack Smash

Madonna’s ‘Who’s That Girl’ album may have been one of the 80s’ biggest soundtracks, but would records sales translate to the box office?

‘Pleasant Dreams’: Why Ramones’ Unsung Sixth Album Is Punk-Pop Bliss
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‘Pleasant Dreams’: Why Ramones’ Unsung Sixth Album Is Punk-Pop Bliss

After the Phil Spector-produced ‘End Of The Century’, Ramones stripped things back for the underrated ‘Pleasant Dreams’.

‘The Remote Part’: Roddy Woomble Talks Idlewild’s “Defining” Album
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‘The Remote Part’: Roddy Woomble Talks Idlewild’s “Defining” Album

A landmark release for Idlewild, ‘The Remote Part’ remains ‘the record that allowed us to do all this’, frontman Roddy Woomble tells Dig!

‘Supa Dupa Fly’: Why Missy Elliott’s Debut Album Transcends Fashion
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‘Supa Dupa Fly’: Why Missy Elliott’s Debut Album Transcends Fashion

With her debut album, ‘Supa Dupa Fly’, Missy Elliott revolutionised the sound and look of hip-hop and pop music for the 21st century.

‘The Party’s Over’: Why Talk Talk’s Debut Album Needs Celebrating
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‘The Party’s Over’: Why Talk Talk’s Debut Album Needs Celebrating

Synth-pop on the surface, but with more going on below, Talk Talk’s debut album, ‘The Party’s Over’, was just the beginning for Mark Hollis.

‘Super Fly’: How Curtis Mayfield Fashioned A Blaxploitation Classic
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‘Super Fly’: How Curtis Mayfield Fashioned A Blaxploitation Classic

The ultimate Blaxploitation soundtrack, Curtis Mayfield’s ‘Super Fly’ album transcends the movie it was written for.

‘By The Way’: How Red Hot Chili Peppers Cooked Up A Masterpiece
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‘By The Way’: How Red Hot Chili Peppers Cooked Up A Masterpiece

The album that nearly finished them, ‘By The Way’ offered new levels of sophistication for Red Hot Chili Peppers.

‘Fun House’: How The Stooges Built A Proto-Punk Classic
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‘Fun House’: How The Stooges Built A Proto-Punk Classic

Loud, dirty and smeared with attitude, The Stooges’ ‘Fun House’ album turned off contemporary critics, but its influence on rock is immense.

‘Starkers In Tokyo’: How Whitesnake Bared All Live In The 90s
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‘Starkers In Tokyo’: How Whitesnake Bared All Live In The 90s

De-amplified, but not de-fanged, Whitesnake’s ‘Unplugged’-style ‘Starkers In Tokyo’ album still has plenty of bite.

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