Mute Records release Depeche Mode’s fifth studio album : ‘Black Celebration’ (1986)
Depeche Mode‘s ‘Black Celebration’ is their fifth studio album released on March 17, 1986 by Mute Records.
MCA publish Steve Earle’s debut album : ‘Guitar Town’ (1986)
Steve Earle‘s ‘Guitar Town’ is his debut album produced by Emory Gordy, Jr. and Tony Brown and released March 5, 1986 by MCA
Elektra publish Metallica’s third album : ‘Master of Puppets,’ a musical landmark (1986)
Metallica‘s ‘Master of Puppets’ is their third studio (six times platinum) album produced by Flemming Rasmussen and released on March 3, 1986 by Elektra Records.
EMI publish Talk Talk’s ‘The Colour of Spring,’ their third studio album featuring ‘Life’s What You Make It’ (1986)
Talk Talk‘s ‘The Colour of Spring’ is their third studio album featuring ‘Life’s What You Make It,’ produced by Tim Friese-Greene and released in February, 1986 by EMI
Woody Shaw records live in Detroit ‘Bemsha Swing’ for Blue Note (1986)
Woody Shaw‘s ‘Bemsha Swing’ is a live album recorded in Detroit on February 26 & 27, 1986 and released in 1997 by Blue Note.
Asylum publish Jackson Browne’s eighth album : ‘Lives in the Balance’ (1986)
Jackson Browne‘s ‘Lives in the Balance’ is his eighth album self-produced and released on February 18, 1986 by Asylum
MCA Records publish Larry Carlton’s live album : ‘Last Nite’ (1986)
Larry Carlton‘s ‘Last Nite’ is a live album recorded in 1985 at The Baked Potato In North Hollywood and released on February 17, 1986 by MCA Records
Janet Jackson releases her third album : ‘Control’ featuring ‘What Have You Done for Me Lately,’ ‘Nasty,’ ‘When I Think of You,’ ‘Control’ and ‘Let’s Wait Awhile’ (1986)
Janet Jackson‘s ‘Control’ is her third studio album produced by Jam and Lewis and released on February 4, 1986 by A&M.
EMI publish Frank Zappa’s album : ‘Does Humor Belong in Music?’ (1986)
Frank Zappa‘s ‘Does Humor Belong in Music?’ is the only authorized (by FZ) CD (featuring concert recordings from October–December 1984) and released on January 27, 1986 by EMI.
Charlie Haden records ‘Quartet West,’ an album for Verve (1986)
Charlie Haden‘s ‘Quartet West’ is an album recorded on December 22 and 23, 1986 and released in 1987 by Verve.
Tommy Boy publish ‘Planet Rock: The Album’ by Afrika Bambaataa + Soulsonic Force (1986)
Afrika Bambaataa‘s ‘Planet Rock: The Album’ is his third album featuring Soulsonic Force and released on December 1, 1986 by Tommy Boy
Eric Clapton releases his tenth album : ‘August’ (1986)
Eric Clapton‘s ‘August’ is his tenth studio album mostly produced by Phil Collins and released on November 24, 1986 by Duck / Warner Bros.
The The release their second album : ‘Infected’ (1986)
The The‘s ‘Infected’ is their second studio album produced by Warne Livesey, Matt Johnson, Roli Mosimann & Gary Langan and released on November 17, 1986 by Some Bizzare / Epic
Mercury publish ‘Strong Persuader’ by The Robert Cray Band, Cray’s fifth album (1986)
The Robert Cray Band’s ‘Strong Persuader’ is Cray’s fifth studio album produced by Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker and released on November 17, 1986 by Mercury / Hightone
Beastie Boys release ‘Licensed To Ill’ their debut album featuring ‘Fight for Your Right’ (1986)
Beastie Boys‘ “Licensed to Ill” is their debut studio album co-produced with Rick Rubin and released on November 15, 1986 by Def Jam / Columbia
Frank Zappa releases ‘Jazz from Hell,’ an instrumental album (1986)
Frank Zappa‘s ‘Jazz from Hell’ is an instrumental album released on November 15, 1986 by Barking Pumpkin.
Mute Records publish Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds’ fourth album : ‘Your Funeral… My Trial’ (1986)
‘Your Funeral… My Trial’ by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds is their fourth studio album produced by Flood & Tony Cohen and released on November 3, 1986 by Mute Records.
Virgin publish XTC’s ninth album : ‘Skylarking’ (1986)
XTC‘s “Skylarking” is their ninth studio album produced by Todd Rundgren etb released on October 27, 1986 by Virgin Records
Chuck Berry records ‘Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll,’ a live album with Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Etta James and more (1986)
Chuck Berry‘s ‘Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll is a live album recorded on October 6 and 16, 1986 with Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Etta James and many more guests and released in October, 1987 by Mca.