1997

Chemical Brothers release ‘ Dig Your Own Hole,’ their second album featuring Noel Gallagher and Beth Orton as guests (1997)

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• Post published:April 7, 2025
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Chemical Brothers‘ ‘Dig Your Own Hole’ is their second studio album featuring Noel Gallagher and Beth Orton as guests and released on April 1997, 7 Freestyle Dust / Virgin / Astralwerks

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Aqua release their debut album : ‘Aquarium’ featuring ‘Barbie Girl’ (1997)

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• Post published:March 26, 2025
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Aqua‘s ‘Aquarium’ is their debut studio album (that sold 14 million copies worldwide) released on March 26, 1997 by Universal

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Bad Boy / Arista Record publish Notorious B.I.G.’s second and final album : ‘Life After Death’ (1997)

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• Post published:March 25, 2025
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Notorious B.I.G.’s ‘Life After Death’ is his second and final studio album released on March 25, 1997 by Bad Boy / Arista Records, sixteen days after his death

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Columbia publish Aerosmith’s twelfth album : ‘Nine Lives’ featuring ‘Pink’ (1997)

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• Post published:March 18, 2025
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Aerosmith‘s ‘Nine Lives’ feat. ‘Pink‘ is their twelfth studio album co-produced with Kevin Shirley and released on March 18, 1997 by Columbia.

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Island Records publish U2’s ninth album : ‘Pop’ featuring ‘Discothèque’ (1997)

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U2‘s ‘Pop’ is their ninth studio album produced by Flood, Howie B and Steve Osborne and released on March 3, 1997 by Island Records.

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Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds release their tenth album : ‘The Boatman’s Call.’ ‘Their best so far’ some will say

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• Post published:March 3, 2025
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‘The Boatman’s Call’ by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds is their tenth studio album released on March 3, 1997 by Mute / Reprise.

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Michel Petrucciani records ‘Solo Live’ at  The ‘Alte Oper’ In Frankfurt (1997)

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• Post published:February 27, 2025
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Michel Petrucciani‘s ‘Solo Live’ is a piano album recorded on February 27,1997 in Frankfurt and released in 1998 By Dreyfus.

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Elliott Smith releases his third album : ‘Either/Or’ (1997)

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• Post published:February 25, 2025
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Elliott Smith‘s ‘Either/Or’ is his third studio album co-produced with Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf and released on February 25, 1997 by Kill Rock Stars record label.

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Erykah Badu releases her debut album : ‘Baduizm’ featuring ‘On & On’, ‘Next Lifetime’, ‘Otherside of the Game’ and ‘Appletree’ (1997)

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• Post published:February 11, 2025
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Erykah Badu‘s ‘Baduizm’ feat. ‘Appletree’ is her debut album released on February 11, 1997 by Kedar Records.

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Food Records publish ‘Blur,’ their fifth and eponymous album featuring ‘Beetlebum’ (1997)

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• Post published:February 10, 2025
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‘Blur‘ is their fifth eponymous studio album co-produced with Stephen Street and released on February 10, 1997 by Food Records.

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The Divine Comedy release their fifth album : ‘A Short Album About Love’ (1997)

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The Divine Comedy‘s ‘A Short Album About Love’ is their fifth studio album released on February 10, 1997 by Setanta

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Columbia publish Tony Bennett’s tribute album to Billie Holiday : ‘Tony Bennett on Holiday’ (1997)

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‘Tony Bennett on Holiday’ is a studio album recorded in tribute to Billie Holiday and released on February 4, 1997 by Columbia.

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Texas release their fourth album : ‘White on Blonde’ featuring ‘Say What You Want,’ ‘Halo,’ ‘Black Eyed Boy’ and ‘Insane’ (1997)

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• Post published:February 3, 2025
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Texas’ ‘White on Blonde’ is their fourth (and their best selling so far) studio album, released on February 3, 1997 by Mercury Records.

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Virgin publish David Bowie’s twentieth album : ‘Earthling’ (1997)

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David Bowie‘s ‘Earthling’ is his twentieth studio album recorded in New-York City and released on February 3, 1997 by Virgin Records.

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Dee Dee Bridgewater begins the recording of ‘Dear Ella,’ a tribute album to Ella Fitzgerald for Verve (1997)

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• Post published:January 29, 2025
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Dee Dee Bridgewater‘s ‘Dear Ella’ is a studio album (in tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, who had died the previous year)recorded between January 29 and February 19, 1997 and released on September 30, 1997 by Verve.

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Daft Punk release their debut album : ‘Homework’ featuring ‘Da Funk’ and ‘Around the World’ (1997)

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• Post published:January 7, 2025
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Daft Punk‘s ‘Homework’ is their debut album produced by members, Thomas Bangalter & Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo and released on January 7, 1997 by Virgin Soma.

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