Press to Play

After the box office flop of the film Give My Regards to Broad Street, McCartney decided that it was time for a change of pace in his career. In an attempt to give his music a more contemporary sound, he joined forces with Hugh Padgham, an in-demand producer famed for having recorded Peter Gabriel, Genesis, … Read more

Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit is the sixth studio album by Toto, released in 1986. It was their first album to feature Joseph Williams on lead vocals. Former lead singer Fergie Frederiksen was fired due to problems with his ability in the studio. However, he sings backing vocals on the song “Could This Be Love”. It was also the … Read more

In the Army Now

In the Army Now is the seventeenth studio album by the English rock band Status Quo, released on 29 August 1986 by Vertigo Records. Recorded at Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Oxfordshire and Jacobs Studios in Surrey, it was the first album with the post-Live Aid lineup, featuring bassist Rhino Edwards and drummer Jeff Rich, … Read more

Orgasmatron

Orgasmatron is the seventh studio album by the band Motörhead, released 9 August 1986, on GWR, their first with the label. It is the only full Motörhead album to feature Pete Gill on the drums, although he also played on the four new tracks recorded for the 1984 No Remorse compilation album.

Now That’s What I Call Music 7

Now That’s What I Call Music 7 or Now 7, released in 1986 on vinyl and audio cassette, is the seventh edition of the album in the Now! series in the United Kingdom. It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, where it stayed for five weeks. Now 7 features four songs which … Read more

Kicking Against the Pricks

Kicking Against the Pricks is the third album released by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. First released in 1986, the album is a collection of cover versions. The title refers to a passage from the King James Version of the Bible (Acts 9:5 and 26:14), the second of which reads: “I am Jesus whom … Read more

True as Steel

True as Steel is the third album by German heavy metal band Warlock, released in 1986. This album has their first success outside of Europe, the single “Fight for Rock” charted on Billboard, and the music video for this song was aired on MTV’s Headbangers Ball.