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The Pogues‘ ‘Rum Sodomy & the Lash’ is their second studio album featuring ‘Dirty Old Town,’ produced by Elvis Costello on all tracks but one and released on August 5, 1985 by Stiff
John Cougar Mellencamp‘s ‘Scarecrow’ is hise eighth studio album co-produced with Don Gehman and released on August 5, 1985 by Riva
Michael Jackson‘s ‘Ben’ is his second studio album recorded while he was still a member of The Jackson 5 and released on August 4, 1972 by Motown.
Mahavishnu Orchestra‘s ‘Birds of Fire’ is the second studio (and the last by the original line-up) album recorded during August 1972 and released in March 1973 by C.B.S.
Stevie Wonder‘s ‘Innervisions’ feat.’Higher Ground’ is his sixteenth studio album released on August 3, 1973 by Motown Records.
Talking Heads‘ ‘Fear of Music’ is their third studio album produced with Brian Eno and released on August 3, 1979 by Sire.
Sheryl Crow‘s ‘Tuesday Night Music Club’ is her debut album featuring ‘All I Wanna Do,’ produced by Bill Bottrell and released on August 3, 1993 by A&M
Def Leppard‘s ‘Hysteria’ is their fourth album featuring ‘Pour Some Sugar on Me’, produced by Robert John ‘Mutt’ Lange and released on August 3, 1987 by Phonogram / Mercury
Sonny Rollins‘ ‘Easy Living’ is an album recorded between August 3 and 6, 1977 with George Duke, Paul Jackson and Tony Williams and released the same year by Milestone.
Boston‘s ‘ Don’t Look Back’ is their second (and most commercial) studio album released on August 2, 1978 by Epic.
‘Eric Clapton‘ is his eponymous debut solo album produced by Delaney Bramlett and released in August 1970 by Atco.
Midnight Oil‘s ‘Diesel and Dust’ is their sixth studio album featuring ‘Beds Are Burning,’ co-produced with Warne Livesey and released on August 2, 1987 by SPRINT Music
Dwight Yoakam’s ‘Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room’ is his third studio album featuring ‘Streets of Bakersfield’ and ‘I Sang Dixie,’ produced by Pete Anderson and released on August 2, 1988 by Reprise
Herbie Hancock‘s ‘Future Shock’ feat. ‘Rockit’ is his thirty-fifth album released in August, 1983 by Columbia.
Roberta Flack‘s ‘Killing Me Softly’ is a studio album released on August 1, 1973 by Atlantic.
Ben Harper‘s ‘Fight for Your Mind’ is his second (and last before adding the Innocent Criminals to his line-up) album released on August 1, 1995 by Virgin.
Raekwon‘s ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…’ is his debut studio album produced by RZA, featuring Nas, Ghostface Killah and other ex-Wu-Tang Clan colleagues and released on August 1, 1995 by Loud / RCA
‘Crowded House‘ is their debut eponymous album featuring ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over,’ produced by Mitchell Froom and released on August 1st, 1986 by Capitol/EMI
Bette Midler‘s ‘No Frills’ is her sixth (and her first in four years) studio album produced By Chuck Plotkin and released on August 1, 1983 by Atlantic.
