Planet Rock: The Album is an old school hip hop album by Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force, released in 1986 as a collection of previous singles. The song “Planet Rock” was one of the earliest hits of the hip hop music genre and remains one of its pioneering recordings. The single’s liner notes include members … Read more
Licensed to Ill is the debut studio album by the American hip hop group Beastie Boys. It was released on November 15, 1986 by Def Jam and Columbia Records. It was the first rap LP to top the Billboard album chart. It is also one of Columbia Records’ fastest-selling debut records to date and eventually … Read more
The Final Countdown is the third studio album by the Swedish hard rock band Europe. Released on 26 May 1986 through Epic Records, the album was a huge commercial success selling over 3 million units in the United States alone, peaking at number 8 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and reaching high positions in … Read more
Dancing Undercover is Ratt’s third full length album. It was produced by Beau Hill. The album contained the hit single/video “Dance”, as well as “Body Talk”, which was used on the soundtrack for Eddie Murphy’s film, The Golden Child, and the third release, “Slip of the Lip”. It charted at #26 on Billboard’s Album Chart … Read more
Third Stage is the third album by American hard rock band Boston released September 23, 1986 on MCA Records. The album was recorded at Tom Scholz’s Hideaway Studio over a six-year period “between floods and power failures”. After winning a legal battle with Epic Records, Scholz switched his band’s recording label to MCA. The first … Read more
Shot in the Dark is the second studio album by the American hard rock band Great White, released in 1986. Great White’s music in this album shows the transition from the pure heavy metal of the first album to a more blues-influenced style of hard rock, paying homage to the great rock bands of the … Read more
Scoundrel Days is the second full-length album by the new wave pop/rock band A-ha. It was released on 6 October 1986 through Warner Bros. Records. A deluxe/expanded edition with additional tracks was released in 2010. Yamaha DX7 and Roland Juno-60/106 synths used in the recording of this album—Roland Juno used on intro of the song … Read more
Wonderland is the debut album by Erasure, recorded in 1985 soon after the duo’s formation. It was originally released 1 May 1986 in the United States on Sire Records and 2 June 1986 by Mute Records in the United Kingdom. Not an immediate success, the three singles released from it failed to crack the Top … Read more