Album Year: 1988
The Innocents
After releasing The Two Ring Circus, a remix album in 1987, The Innocents was the third proper studio release from Erasure, released in 1988. This album, produced by Stephen Hague and released by Mute Records in the UK and Sire Records in the U.S., was the release that catapulted Erasure to super-stardom in their home … Read more
Lincoln
Lincoln is the second album by the band They Might Be Giants. It was released by Bar/None in 1988. The album is named after John Linnell and John Flansburgh’s boyhood home of Lincoln, Massachusetts. The album produced three singles — “Ana Ng”, “They’ll Need a Crane”, and “Purple Toupee”. It is included on Then: The … Read more
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams is Lucinda Williams’s third album. It was first released in 1988, then re-released with bonus tracks by KOCH International in 1998. Up to January 2000 it had sold close to 100,000 copies in America. In 1994, “Passionate Kisses” won a Grammy for best country song for Williams as songwriter, which had been covered … Read more
I’m Your Man
I’m Your Man is the eighth studio album by Leonard Cohen, released in 1988. The album marked Cohen’s further move to a more modern sound, with many songs having a synth-oriented production.
Spirit of Eden
Spirit of Eden is the fourth album by the English band Talk Talk, released in 1988. Critical reception on release was mixed, and it was not a commercial success; still, its reputation has improved over the years, and it is now seen by some critics as influential to post-rock, a music genre that developed in … Read more
Bummed
Bummed was the second album by British band Happy Mondays. It was released in November 1988. The album’s sound is noticeably different from any preceding or succeeding albums in the Madchester genre. This can be explained by the producer, Martin Hannett, who was notable for pioneering use of electronics in music. What is most noticeable … Read more
Past Masters, Volume One
Past Masters is a two-volume compilation album set by The Beatles which was released in 1988 as part of the issue of the band’s entire back catalogue on CD. Compiled by the noted Beatles authority Mark Lewisohn, this collection of many of the band’s biggest hits as well as rarities includes every song released commercially … Read more