Def Jam publish Public Enemy’s debut album : ‘Yo! Bum Rush The Show’ (1987)
Public Enemy’s ‘Yo! Bum Rush the Show’ is their debut studio album produced by Bill Stephney and The Bomb Squad and released on February 10, 1987 by Def Jam
Columbia publish Santana’s fourteenth album : ‘Freedom’ featuring Buddy Miles as a vocalist (1987)
Santana’s ‘Freedom’ is their fourteenth studio album featuring Buddy Miles as a vocalist and released in February 1987 by Columbia.
Sarah Vaughan records her last album : ‘Brazilian Romance’ produced by Sérgio Mendes (1987)
Sarah Vaughan‘s ‘Brazilian Romance’ is her last (and her third of Brazilian music) album produced by Sérgio Mendes, recorded in January 1987 and released the same year by Columbia.
Warner Bros. publish ‘Shaka Zulu,’ an album by Ladysmith Black Mambazo produced by Paul Simon (1987)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo‘s ‘Shaka Zulu’ is their twenty fifth album produced by Paul Simon and released in 1987 by Warner Bros.
Dinosaur Jr. release their second album ‘You’re Living All Over Me’ (1987)
Dinosaur Jr.‘s “You’re Living All Over Me” is their second studio album produced by Wharton Tiers and released on December 14, 1987 by SST Records.
Joe Satriani releases his second album : ‘Surfing with the Alien’ (1987)
Joe Satriani‘s ‘Surfing with the Alien’ is his second album (and one of his most successful) released on December 10, 1987 by Relativity Records.
Atlantic Records publish Mike Stern’s third album : ‘Time in Place’ (1987)
Mike Stern’s ‘Time in Place’ is his third studio album recorded during December 1987 with among others Peter Erskine, Don Alias and Michael Brecker and released in 1988 by Atlantic Records.
Cowboy Junkies record their second album ‘The Trinity Session’ at a Church in Toronto (1987)
Cowboy Junkies‘ “The Trinity Session” is their second album recorded at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Toronto on November 27, 1987 and released in 1988 by Latent Recordings
The Sisters Of Mercy release their second album : ‘Floodland’ (1987)
The Sisters Of Mercy‘s ‘Floodland’ is their second studio album produced by frontman Andrew Eldritch alongside Larry Alexander and Jim Steinman and released on November 16, 1987 by Merciful Release
Eurythmics release their seventh album : ‘Savage’ (1987)
Eurythmics‘ ‘Savage’ is their seventh album produced by member Dave Stewart and released on November 9, 1987 by RCA Records.
Virgin publish David Sylvian’s fourth album : ‘Secrets of the Beehive’ co-produced with Steve Nye (1987)
David Sylvian‘s “Secrets of the Beehive” is his fourth solo album co-produced with Steve Nye, featuring Ryuichi Sakamoto, Mark Isham among other guests and released on November 7, 1987 by Virgin.
Ensign / Chrysalis publish Sinéad O’Connor’s debut album : ‘The Lion And The Cobra’ (1987)
Sinéad O’Connor‘s “The Lion and the Cobra” is her debut album co-produced with Kevin Mooney and released on November 4, 1987 by Ensign / Chrysalis
George Harrison releases his eleventh solo album : ‘Cloud Nine’ featuring ‘Got My Mind Set on You’ (1987)
George Harrison‘s ‘Cloud Nine’ feat. “Got My Mind Set on You” is his eleventh studio album co-produced with Jeff Lynne and released on November 2, 1987 by Dark Horse
Bryan Ferry releases his seventh solo album : ‘Bête Noire’ featuring ‘Kiss and Tell’ (1987)
Bryan Ferry‘s ‘Bête Noire’ is his seventh solo studio album released on November 2, 1987 by Virgin / E.G.
George Michael releases his debut solo album : ‘Faith’ featuring ‘I Want Your Sex,’ ‘One More Try,’ ‘Monkey’ and ‘Father Figure’ (1987)
George Michael‘s ‘Faith’ feat. ‘I Want Your Sex’ is his debut solo studio album released on October 30, 1987 by Columbia / Epic Records.
Geffen publish Robbie Robertson’s eponymous solo debut album (1987)
‘Robbie Robertson‘ is his eponymous solo debut album co-produced with Daniel Lanois and released on October 27, 1987 by Geffen.
INXS release their sixth album : ‘Kick’ featuring ‘Need You Tonight,’ ‘Devil Inside’ and ‘New Sensation’ (1987)
INXS‘ ‘Kick’ feat. ‘Need You Tonight’ is their sixth studio album produced by Chris Thomas and released on October 19, 1987 by WEA / Atlantic / Phonogram Records.
Sting releases his second solo album : ‘…Nothing Like the Sun’ featuring ‘Englishman in New York,’ ‘We’ll Be Together,’ ‘They Dance Alone’ and ‘Fragile’
Sting‘s ‘…Nothing Like the Sun’ is his second solo album ( with a title borrowed from from Shakespeare’s Sonnet #130) released on October 13, 1987 by A&M.
The Wedding Present release their debut album : ‘George Best’ (1987)
The Wedding Present‘s ‘George Best’ is their debut album co-produced with Chris Allison and released in October 1987 by Reception
Bruce Springsteen releases ‘Tunnel of Love,’ his eighth album featuring ‘Brilliant Disguise’ and ‘One Step Up’ (1987)
Bruce Springsteen‘s ‘Tunnel of Love’ is his eighth studio album recorded without the E Street Band and released on October 9, 1987 by Columbia.