Album Year: 1988
All About Eve
All About Eve is the self-titled first album of All About Eve. Commercially, this was their most successful, reaching No.7 in the UK charts and spawning four Top 40 singles (one of which went top 10). Most of the album was produced by Paul Samwell-Smith. Some of the earlier cassette versions of the album had … Read more
Making Trouble
As the seldom-heard, mostly unknown original Geto Boys album — back when they were still the “Ghetto” Boys — Making Trouble should interest strictly enthusiasts of the Houston group, if that, and probably only to a slight extent. At this point, back in 1988, around the time when James Smith (then known as Lil’ J) … Read more
Tattooed Beat Messiah
“Tattooed Beat Messiah” released in 1988 on the Vertigo label is the debut full-length studio album by Zodiac Mindwarp and The Love Reaction. Engineered by Femi Jiya and Mark Freegard. Mixed by Nigel Green. The album reached #132 on the US Billboard 200 and #20 on the UK album charts in March 1988. The album … Read more
Life Is… Too $hort
Life Is…Too Short is the second studio album by Too Short. The album was released on January 31, 1989, by Jive Records and RCA Records, although it appeared as a Dangerous Music/RCA Records release until Jive Records logos appeared on the release on October 25, 1989, after it became successful. It is currently his highest-selling … Read more
Who Killed The JAMS?
Who Killed The JAMs? is the second studio album by The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (The JAMs), and the final one under the JAMS moniker before renaming themselves The KLF. Similar in style to the preceding 1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?), the album is a fusion of hip hop, drum machines and … Read more