4AD publish Pixies’ debut studio album : ‘Surfer Rosa’ produced by Steve Albini (1988)
Pixies‘ ‘Surfer Rosa’ is their debut studio album produced by Steve Albini and released on March 21, 1988 by 4AD.
Morrissey releases his first solo album : ‘Viva Hate’ six months after the end of The Smiths (1988)
Morrissey‘s ‘Viva Hate’ is his debut solo studio album produced by Stephen Street and released on March 14, 1988 by HMV
Robert Plant releases ‘Now and Zen,’ his fourth album featuring Jimmy Page on two songs (1988)
Robert Plant‘s ‘Now and Zen’ is his fourth solo album released on February 29, 1988 by Es Paranza.
Blanco y Negro publish Everything But The Girl’s fourth album : ‘Idlewild’ (1988)
Everything but the Girl’s ‘Idlewild’ is their fourth studio album produced by member Ben Watt and released on February 29, 1988 by Blanco y Negro
Modern Jazz Quartet record ‘For Ellington’ a tribute album for East West (1988)
Modern Jazz Quartet‘s ‘For Ellington’ is a tribute album recorded on February 1-3, 1988 in New-York City and released the same year by East West.
Leonard Cohen releases his eighth album : ‘I’m Your Man’ featuring ‘First We Take Manhattan’ and ‘Everybody Knows’ (1988)
Leonard Cohen‘s ‘I’m Your Man’ is his eighth studio album released on February 2, 1988 by Columbia.
Carmen McRae records the album ‘Carmen Sings Monk’ (1988)
Carmen McRae‘s’Carmen Sings Monk’ is a studio album recorded on January 30 and February 1, 1988 and released in 1988 by Novus.
AC/DC release their tenth album : ‘Blow Up Your Video’ featuring ‘Heatseeker’ (1987)
AC/DC‘s ‘Blow Up Your Video’ is their tenth album recorded in France during summer 1987 and released on January 18, 1988 by Albert.
The Pogues release their third album : ‘If I Should Fall From Grace With God’ (1988)
The Pogues‘ ‘If I Should Fall from Grace with God’ is their third studio album produced by Steve Lillywhite and released on January 18, 1988 by their own label Pogue Mahone
Branford Marsalis records ‘Trio Jeepy’ with Jeff Tain Watts and Milt Hinton (1988)
Branford Marsalis‘ ‘Trio Jeepy’ is an album recorded on January 3-4, 1988 with bassist Milt Hinton and released in June 1989 By Sony Music.
Youssou N’Dour releases ‘Immigrés,’ his sixth album recorded with Le Super Etoile de Dakar (1988)
Youssou N\’dour‘s ‘Immigrés’ is his sixth album recorded with Le Super Etoile de Dakar and released in 1988 by Earthworks
Sire publish k.d. lang’s debut solo album : ‘Shadowland’ (1988)
k.d. lang‘s ‘Shadowland’ is her debut solo album featuring Kitty Wells, Loretta Lynn and Brenda Lee a guests, produced by Owen Bradley and released in 1988 by Sire
Factory publish Happy Mondays’ second album : ‘Bummed’ (1988)
Happy Mondays‘ ‘Bummed’ is their second studio album produced by Martin Hannett and released in November 1988 on Factory
Warner Bros. publish Chaka Khan’s seventh album : ‘CK’ (1988)
Chaka Khan‘s ‘CK’ is her seventh (the first without Arif Mardin) studio album released on November 22, 1988 by Warner Bros. Records.
EMI publish Pink Floyd’s ‘Delicate Sound of Thunder,’ a double live album (1988)
Pink Floyd‘s ‘Delicate Sound of Thunder’ is a double live album recorded at the Nassau Coliseum, New York in August 1988 and released on November 22, 1988 by EMI / Columbia Records.
Creation publish My Bloody Valentine’s debut album : ‘Isn’t Anything’ (1988)
My Bloody Valentine‘s ‘Isn’t Anything’ is their debut studio album released on November 21, 1988 by Creation
Warner Bros publish R.E.M.’s sixth album : ‘Green’ featuring ‘Orange Crush’ and ‘Stand’ (1988)
R.E.M.‘s ‘Green’ is their sixth studio album co-produced with Scott Litt and released on November 7, 1988 by Warner Bros
Atlantic publish Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s second album : ‘American Dream’ (1988)
‘American Dream’ by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young is their second album released on November 1, 1988 by Atlantic Records.
Columbia publish Harry Connick, Jr’s debut album : ’20’ (1988)
Harry Connick, Jr‘s ’20’ is his first album with vocal, recorded in his 20th year and released on November 1, 1988 by Columbia.
Dinosaur Jr. release ‘Bug,’ their third album produced by frontman J Masci (1988)
Dinosaur Jr.‘s ‘Bug’ is their third studio album produced by frontman J Mascis and released on October 31, 1988 by SST