1001 Album Club

In November of 1978 known Mods (and maybe cons?), The Jam, released their 3rd studio album. Coming off a less than well received US tour supporting BÖC and the record label demanding a hit, The Jam went into the studio and through sheer force of will cobbled together what NME considers to be the 219th…

In the late Winter of 1978, Elvis Costello released his second album. Nary a sophmore slump to found here. With the addition of his backing band, The Attractions, Costello was able to create what many consider to be one of the finest albums of the 70s. Let’s talk Elvis Costello, This Year’s Model!   Intro…

In the early Spring of 1978, The Only Ones released their debut album. Throwing punk, power pop, and psych into a musical blender, the band delivers an aural concoction that is a feast for the ears. Lets talk The Only Ones, The Only Ones!   Intro music by Bullet Points Buy Merch Buy Digital Facebook…

Serving up a second helping of avant-garage goodness for you earholes in the same year, know mistake on the lake denizens, Pere Ubu, released their second album in the chilly Ohio November of 1978. Let’s talk Pere Ubu, Dub Housing!

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In the sticky summer of 1978, Blondie went into the studio to record their 3rd album. Its a ripper. Lets talk Blondie, Parallel Lines!

In May of 1978 known progenitors of Technopop and fellas making music for machines, Kraftwerk, released their 7th studio album. It rules! Lets talk Kraftwerk – The Man-Machine!

In the winter of 1978 known Clevelandites and avant-rockers, Pere Ubu, released their debut album. Let’s talk Pere Ubu, The Modern Dance!

In the late October of 1977, a buncha schlubs from foggy London Town, put together by the owner of a bondage shop, released their debut album. Let’s talk Sex Pistols, Never Mind the bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols!

Ian Dury, released his debut album in the late September of 1977. Its cheeky. Let’s talk Ian Dury, New Boots and Panties!

In the continuing European adventures of James and David, we find our heroes back at Hansa (West Berlin) Studio, once again molding the future of Rock n Roll. Lets talk Iggy Pop, Lust For Life!

In the summer of 1977, Elvis Costello released his debut album. It was recorded over the course of twenty four hours in four different sessions by Nick Lowe; and with backing band Clover on board, it is serviceable starting point for one of the most important songwriters of the era. Lets talk Elvis Costello, My…

Sentient baked meat dish known for his villianous turn as Red in the film, Black Dog, Meat Loaf, released his debut album in October of 1977. Produced by Todd Rundgren who was under the false assumption that the record had major label backing (it didn’t and he paid for it all himself), it has since…

In February of 1977, possibly the best band to come out of the New York City scene, Television, released their debut album. Recorded in September of the previous year at A & R Recordings, the album has been lauded by critics as one of the greatest albums of all time. Who are we to argue?…

Guy in a car sick of singing about Hobbit crap, Peter Gabriel, released his solo debut in the late winter of 1977. With one Bob Ezrin on at the board and a whole slue of studio wonks, Gabriel proved right out gate that his vision and song craft were gonna continue to impress in his…

American abroad and fella with a habit, James, found himself on a Euro trip with his friend David in the year 1976. With both of them literally on the road to recovery, David decided to book a couple months studio time in the North of France where he and our intrepid former Stooge worked out…

In the cold New York City December of 1977, Allen Vega and Martin Rev released their debut album on the Red Star Label. The album was recorded over the course of four days and is considered by many to be one of the best records of all time. Let’s talk Suicide, Suicide!

Known Beach Boy and brother to Brian, Dennis, released his first solo record in the late summer of 1977. The record’s beginning started all the way back in 1974, when the Boys’ Beach refused to play much of Dennis’s material. Though started earlier in the 70s, the vast majority of the album was recorded in…

In the summer of 1977, our intrepid former Thin White Duke was at it again in West Berlin. Recorded in its entirety at Hansa Tonstudio with The dream team of Tony Visconti and Brian Eno once again reassembled, Bowie’s 12th studio album is a feast for the ears. Lets talk David Bowie, Heroes!

In 1976, known drug addicted and incestuous band of philanderers, Fleetwood Mac, went into the studio to record their magnum opus. Let’s talk Fleetwood Mac, Rumours!

Though they were the most highly touted new wave band to emerge from the CBGB’s scene in New York, it was not clear at first whether Talking Heads’ Lower East Side art rock approach could make the subway ride to the midtown pop mainstream successfully.  – William Ruhlmann

John Martyn took an extended break from studio recording to put some distance between himself and the pressures of the business and to recoup his creative energies, he went to Jamaica. There, after meeting dub producer Lee “Scratch” Perry and was inspired to create this album.