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Elektra publish Tim Buckley’s second album : ‘Goodbye And Hello’ featuring ‘Once I Was’ and ‘Pleasant Street’ (1967)
Tim Buckley‘s ‘Goodbye and Hello’ is his second album produced by Jerry Yester & Jac Holzman and released in August 1967, by Elektra.
Elektra Records release ‘Metallica,’ their self-titled fifth album featuring ‘Enter Sandman’ (1991)
‘Metallica‘ feat. “Enter Sandman” is their eponymous fifth studio album (also known as ‘The Black Album’) released on August 12, 1991 by Elektra Records
Paul Simon releases ‘One-Trick Pony,’ his fifth solo album, produced with Phil Ramone (1980)
Paul Simon‘s ‘One-Trick Pony’ is his fifth solo studio album col-produced with Phil Ramone and released on August 12 1980 by Warner Bros. Records
Atlantic publish Roberta Flack’s second album : ‘Chapter Two’ (1970)
Roberta Flack‘s ‘Chapter Two’ is her second album, released on August 12, 1970 by Atlantic.
Luther Vandross releases his debut album : ‘Never Too Much’ featuring ‘A House Is Not a Home’ (1981)
Luther Vandross‘ ‘Never Too Much’ is his debut album released on August 12, 1981 by Epic.
Paul Simon releases his seventh album : ‘Graceland’ featuring ‘You Can Call Me Al’ and ‘The Boy in the Bubble’ (1986)
Paul Simon‘s ‘Graceland’ is his seventh studio album released on August 12, 1986 by Warner Bros.
Columbia publish Aretha Franklin’s fourth album : ‘Laughing On The Outside’ (1963)
Aretha Franklin‘s ‘Laughing On The Outside’ is his fourth studio album released on August 12, 1963 by Columbia.
Columbia publish ‘Cheap Thrills’ by Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin featuring ‘Summertime’ and ‘Piece of My Heart’ (1968)
Big Brother and the Holding Company’s ‘Cheap Thrills’ is their second album and their last album with Janis Joplin, released on August 12, 1968 by Columbia.
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Atlantic publish Roberta Flack’s second album : ‘Chapter Two’ (1970)
Roberta Flack‘s ‘Chapter Two’ is her second album, released on August 12, 1970 by Atlantic.
Luther Vandross releases his debut album : ‘Never Too Much’ featuring ‘A House Is Not a Home’ (1981)
Luther Vandross‘ ‘Never Too Much’ is his debut album released on August 12, 1981 by Epic.
Columbia publish Aretha Franklin’s fourth album : ‘Laughing On The Outside’ (1963)
Aretha Franklin‘s ‘Laughing On The Outside’ is his fourth studio album released on August 12, 1963 by Columbia.
George Benson releases ‘Give Me The Night,’ an album produced by Quincy Jones (1980)
George Benson‘s ‘Give Me The Night’ is an album by produced by Quincy Jones and released in August, 1980 by Qwest Records.
N.W.A. release their debut album : ‘Straight Outta Compton’ (1988)
N.W.A.‘s ‘Straight Outta Compton’ is their debut studio album produced by Dr. Dre with DJ Yella and released August 8, 1988 by Ruthless Records.
Quincy Jones releases ‘Back on the Block’ recorded with famous jazz, soul and hip-hop artists (1989)
Quincy Jones‘s ‘Back on the Block’ is a studio album released on August 8, 1989 by Qwest and featuring many famous artists : Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul, Ice-T, Big Daddy Kane, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, George Benson, Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick, Barry White, Chaka Khan, Take 6, Bobby McFerrin, Al Jarreau, Al B. […]
Atlantic publish ‘The Exciting Wilson Pickett,’ his second album featuring ‘Land of 1000 Dances’ and ‘In the Midnight Hour’ (1966)
‘The Exciting Wilson Pickett‘ is his second album (containing ‘Land of 1000 Dances’ and ‘In the Midnight Hour’) released in August 1966 by Atlantic.
Morcheeba release their third album ‘Fragments of Freedom’ (2000)
Morcheeba‘s ‘Fragments of Freedom’ is their third album, released on August 7, 2000 by Sire/Reprise/Warner Bros. Records.
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Gerry Mulligan and Thelonious Monk record ‘Mulligan Meets Monk’ in New York City (1957)
‘Mulligan Meets Monk’ by Gerry Mulligan & Thelonious Monk is an album recorded on August 12–13, 1957 In 1957 and released the same year by Riverside.
Robert Cray releases ‘This Time’ (2009)
Robert Cray‘s’This Time’ is a studio (his first in four years) album released on August 11, 2009 by Vanguard Records, Nozzle Records.
Blue Note publish Medeski Martin & Wood’s fifth album : ‘Combustication’ (1998)
Medeski Martin & Wood‘s ‘Combustication’ is their fifth major album released on August 11, 1998 by Blue Note Records.
Heads Up International release Mike Stern’s fourteenth solo album : ‘Big Neighborhood’ (2009)
Mike Stern‘s ‘Big Neighborhood’ is his fourteenth solo studio album released on August 11, 2009 by Heads Up International.
Joe Henderson records ‘The Kicker’ for Milestone (1967)
Joe Henderson‘s ‘The Kicker’ is an album recorded on August 10 & September 27, 1967 with Mike Lawrence, Grachan Moncur III, Kenny Barron, Ron Carter and Louis Hayes and released the same year by Milestone.
Archie Shepp records ‘Four for Trane,’ an album produced by John Coltrane and Bob Thiele (1964)
Archie Shepp‘s ‘Four for Trane’ is a studio album recorded on August 10, 1964 and co-produced by John Coltrane and released the same year by Impulse!.
Warner Bros. release ‘Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux,’ a collaboration album by Miles Davis and Quincy Jones recorded at the 1991 Montreux Jazz Festival (1993)
‘Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux’ is the last album (a collaboration with Quincy Jones for the 1991 Montreux Jazz Festival) recorded by Miles Davis and released on August 10, 1993 by Warner Bros.
Columbia publish ‘Jazz Impressions of Japan’ by The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1964)
‘Jazz Impressions of Japan’ by The Dave Brubeck Quartet is an album recorded following the quartet’s trip to Japan and released on August 10, 1964 by Columbia.
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Herbie Hancock & Foday Musa Suso record ‘Village Life’ (1984)
‘Village Life’ by Herbie Hancock & Foday Musa Suso is an album recorded on August 7–9, 1984 and released in 1985 by Columbia.
Sony release Celia Cruz’ last studio album : ‘Regalo del Alma’ (2003)
Celia Cruz‘ ‘Regalo del Alma’ is her last studio album released on August 5, 2003 by Sony International.
Kraftwerk release their tenth studio album : ‘Tour de France Soundtracks’ (2003)
Kraftwerk‘s ‘Tour de France Soundtracks’ is their tenth studio album released on August 4, 2003. by Kling Klang / EMI / Astralwerks to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first Tour de France.
Reprise publish Dwight Yoakam’s third album : ‘Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room’ (1988)
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
Goldie releases ‘Timeless,’ his debut album (1995)
Goldie‘s ‘Timeless’ is his debut studio album co-produced with Rob Playford and released on July 31, 1995 by FFRR
Gillian Welch releases ‘Time [The Revelator] ,’ her third album produced by co-author David Rawlings (2001)
Gillian Welch‘s Time [The Revelator] is her third studio album produced by co-author David Rawlings and released on July 31, 2001 by Acony
XL publish Dizzee Rascal’s debut album : ‘Boy In da Corner’ featuring ‘Fix Up, Look Sharp’ (2003)
Dizzee Rascal‘s ‘Boy in da Corner’ featuring ‘Fix Up, Look Sharp’ is his debut studio album released on July 21, 2003 by XL Recordings
Columbia publish Tyler, The Creator’s fourth album : ‘Flower Boy’ featuring Frank Ocean, ASAP Rocky, Lil Wayne, Kali Uchis, Steve Lacy, Estelle, Jaden Smith among other guests (2017)
Tyler, The Creator‘s ‘Flower Boy’ is his fourth studio album featuring Frank Ocean, ASAP Rocky, Anna of the North, Lil Wayne, Kali Uchis, Steve Lacy, Estelle, Jaden Smith and Rex Orange County as guests and released on July 21, 2017 by Columbia Records