Warner Bros. publish ‘The B-52’, their eponymous debut album featuring ‘Rock Lobster’ and ‘Planet Claire’ (1979)
The B-52’s‘ feat. ‘Rock Lobster’ is their eponymous debut album recorded in Nassau, Bahamas and released on July 6, 1979 by Warner Bros.
Oscar Peterson & Stéphane Grappelli record together : ‘Skol’ for Pablo (1979)
‘Skol’ by Oscar Peterson & Stéphane Grappelli. is a live album recorded on July 6, 1979 and released the same year by Pablo.
Reprise Records publish Neil Young’s ‘Rust Never Sleeps,’ an album recorded live with Crazy Horse (1979)
Neil Young‘s ‘Rust Never Sleeps’ is an album recorded live with Crazy Horse and released on July 2, 1979 by Reprise Records.
Teddy Pendergrass releases his third album : ‘Teddy’ featuring ‘Turn Off the Lights’ (1979)
Teddy Pendergrass‘ ‘Teddy’ is his third album released on June 23, 1979 by Philadelphia International Records.
Dire Straits release their second album ‘Communiqué’ (1979)
Dire Straits’ ‘Communiqué’ is their second studio album recorded in The Bahamas and released on June 15 1979 by Vertigo Records / Warner Bros.
Factory Records release Joy Division’s debut album : ‘Unknown Pleasures’ featuring ‘She’s Lost Control’ (1979)
Joy Division’s ‘Unknown Pleasures’ is their debut studio album produced by Martin Hannett and released on June 15, 1979 by Factory Records.
Joni Mitchell releases ‘Mingus,’ a collaboration album with Charles Mingus (1979)
Joni Mitchell’s ‘Mingus’ is her tenth studio album recorded in collaboration with Charles Mingus and released on June 13, 1979 by Asylum.
Earth, Wind & Fire release their ninth album : ‘I Am’ featuring ‘Boogie Wonderland’ & ‘After the Love Has Gone’ (1979)
Earth, Wind & Fire’s ‘I Am’ feat. ‘Boogie Wonderland’ & ‘After the Love Has Gone’ is their ninth studio album released on June 9, 1979 by Cbs.
Robert Palmer releases ‘Secrets,’ his fifth solo album featuring ‘Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)’ (1979)
Robert Palmer‘s ‘Secrets’ feat. ‘Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)’ is his fifth solo album released in June 1979 by Island.
David Bowie releases ‘Lodger,’ his thirteenth album and the last of the Berlin Trilogy (1979)
David Bowie‘s ‘Lodger’ is his thirteenth studio album (the last of the Berlin Trilogy) recorded in Switzerland and New York and released on May 18, 1979 by RCA.
Sire release ‘The Undertones,’ their eponymous debut album featuring ‘Teenage Kicks’ (1979)
‘The Undertones‘ is their eponymous debut album recorded in London and released on May 13, 1979 by Sire.
The Cure release ‘Three Imaginary Boys,’ their debut album on Fiction (1979)
The Cure‘s ‘Three Imaginary Boys’ is their debut album (also titled ‘Boys Don’t Cry’) produced by Chris Parry and released on May 8, 1979 by Fiction.
Arista publish Dionne Warwick’s ‘Dionne’ produced By Barry Manilow (1979)
Dionne Warwick‘s ‘Dionne’ is an album (and her best seller ) produced By Barry Manilow and released in May, 1979 by Arista.
Discreet publish Frank Zappa’s ‘Orchestral Favorites’ recorded with the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra (1979)
Frank Zappa‘s ‘Orchestral Favorites’ is an instrumental album featuring the 37-piece Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra and released on May 4, 1979 by Discreet.
Casablanca Records release ‘Bad Girls,’ Donna Summer’s seventh album (1979)
Donna Summer‘s ‘Bad Girls’ is her seventh (and her best selling) studio album released on April 25, 1979 by Casablanca Records.
McCoy Tyner records ‘Horizon’ at Rudy Van Gelder Studio for Milestone (1979)
McCoy Tynerr’s ‘Horizon’ is an album recorded on April 24 & 25, 1979 with Joe Ford, George Adams, John Blake, Charles Fambrough, Al Foster and Guilherme Franco and released the same year by Milestone.
Columbia publish ‘Bob Dylan at Budokan’ recorded in Tokyo (1979)
‘Bob Dylan at Budokan’ is a live album recorded in Tokyo on February 28 and March 1, 1978 and, released on April 23, 1979 by Columbia.
Atlantic release Jean-Luc Ponty’s ‘Live’ recorded while on his US tour (1979)
Jean-Luc Ponty‘s ‘Live’ is a live album recorded during December 1978 while on tour in the US and released on April 18, 1979 by Atlantic.
Journey release ‘Evolution,’ their first album with drummer Steve Smith (1979)
Journey‘s ‘Evolution’ is their fifth studio album (their first with drummer Steve Smith), produced by Roy Thomas Baker and released on April 5, 1979 by Columbia.