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Posts tagged with Album Stories

‘This Girl’s In Love With You’: Aretha Franklin’s Beloved Covers Album
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‘This Girl’s In Love With You’: Aretha Franklin’s Beloved Covers Album

Tackling The Beatles, The Band and others, ‘This Girl’s In Love With You’ found Aretha Franklin claiming much-loved songs for her own.

‘1984’: Revisiting Van Halen’s Prophetic Sixth Album
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‘1984’: Revisiting Van Halen’s Prophetic Sixth Album

Recorded in a self-built studio and throwing keyboards in the mix, Van Halen’s ‘1984’ album took a bold leap and earned a handsome reward.

‘Little Earthquakes’: Behind Tori Amos’ Earth-Shattering Debut Album
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‘Little Earthquakes’: Behind Tori Amos’ Earth-Shattering Debut Album

An album that deals with God, sex and survival, Tori Amos’ ‘Little Earthquakes’ gave a voice to women. Its tremors can still be felt.

How The Doors’ Debut Album Opened A World Of Possibilities For Rock
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How The Doors’ Debut Album Opened A World Of Possibilities For Rock

Full of dark, mysterious, psych-flavoured pop, The Doors’ debut album is still the best point of entry to a fantastic body of work.

‘Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter’: How Joni Mitchell Threw Herself Into Jazz
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‘Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter’: How Joni Mitchell Threw Herself Into Jazz

With the double-album ‘Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter’, Joni Mitchell embraced jazz to fascinating and exploratory effect.

‘Kylie Christmas’: How The Snow Queen Claimed Her Throne
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‘Kylie Christmas’: How The Snow Queen Claimed Her Throne

Kylie Minogue and Christmas – it’s an obvious combination, but it took three decades for the Princess Of Pop to record her Christmas album.

Why Michael Bublé’s Christmas Album Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving
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Why Michael Bublé’s Christmas Album Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving

In emulating his crooner heroes with the ‘Christmas’ album, Michael Bublé created a cracker of his very own.

‘Born Again’: How The Notorious B.I.G. Found Another Rebirth
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‘Born Again’: How The Notorious B.I.G. Found Another Rebirth

Posthumously compiled from Biggie’s vast trove of unreleased recordings, ‘Born Again’ brimmed with life from one of the world’s greatest MCs.

‘A Head Full Of Dreams’: Behind Coldplay’s Kaleidoscopic Seventh Album
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‘A Head Full Of Dreams’: Behind Coldplay’s Kaleidoscopic Seventh Album

With ‘A Head Full of Dreams’, Coldplay fused alt-rock sincerity with contemporary pop, exploding in colour like a burst of holi powder…

‘Saints & Sinners’: How Turmoil Turned To Triumph For Whitesnake
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‘Saints & Sinners’: How Turmoil Turned To Triumph For Whitesnake

Though traumatic to complete, Whitesnake’s ‘Saints & Sinners’ album still stacks up with the group’s very best works.

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