Epic publish Living Colour’s debut studio album : ‘ Vivid” partially produced by Mick Jagger (1988)
Living Colour‘s ‘Vivid’ is their debut studio album produced by Mick Jagger and Ed Stasium and released on May 3, 1988 by Epic
Toots Thielemans records ‘Only Trust Your Heart’ with Fred Hersch, Marc Johnson, Harvie Swartz & Joey Baron (1988)
Toots Thielemans‘ ‘Only Trust Your Heart‘ is an album recorded in April and May 1988 with Fred Hersch, Marc Johnson, Harvie Swartz & Joey Baron and released by Concord.
RCA publish Graham Parker’s ninth album : ‘The Mona Lisa’s Sister’ (1988)
Graham Parker‘s ‘The Mona Lisa’s Sister’ is his ninth album co-produced with Brinsley Schwarz and released in April 1988 by RCA
One Little Indian publish ‘Life’s Too Good,’ the debut album of The Sugarcubes featuring Björk (1988)
The Sugarcubes‘ ‘Life’s Too Good’ is their debut studio album featuring Björk on vocals, produced by Ray Shulman and Derek Birkett and released on April 25, 1988 by One Little Indian
Elektra publish ‘Tracy Chapman,’ her first self titled album featuring ‘Talkin’ ‘Bout A Revolution’ & ‘Fast Car’ (1988)
‘Tracy Chapman‘ feat. ‘Talkin’ ‘Bout A Revolution’ & ‘Fast Car’ is her eponymous debut album released on April 15, 1988 by Elektra.
EMI publish Iron Maiden’s seventh album ‘Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son’ (1988)
Iron Maiden‘s ‘Seventh Son of a Seventh Son’ is their seventh studio album produced by Martin Birch and released on April 11, 1988 by EMI / Capitol Records.
Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers release ‘Conscious Party’ produced by Chris Frantz & Tina Weymouth (1988)
‘Conscious Party’ by Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers is their third album produced by Chris Frantz & Tina Weymouth and released on April 5, 1988 by Virgin Records.
Joni Mitchell publishes her thirteenth album : ‘Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm’ (1988)
Joni Mitchell‘s ‘Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm’ is her thirteenth album released on March 23, 1988 by Geffen.
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
‘Unforeseen Blessings’ by The Leaders
‘Unforeseen Blessings’ by The Leaders is their third album featuring an all-star jazz group – that is Lester Bowie, Chico Freeman, Arthur Blythe, Cecil McBee, Kirk Lightsey and Don Moye – recorded on December 19–20, 1988 and released in 1989 By Black Saint.