Album Anniversaries (Rolling)

20 years old today

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Realising that Regina Spektor’s fourth album, Begin To Hope, is now 20 years old breaks my hea ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah art.

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40th anniversary for The Queen is Dead by The Smiths? Frankly, Mr Shankly, this news corrodes my soul.

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30 years old today

10 years old today

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Somehow those 10 year ones feel more surprising than the 30.

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30 years old today

25 years old today

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Also 30th anniversaries for these two.

Patti Smith - Gone Again
Her sixth studio album, produced following the death of her husband Fred Sonic Smith.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Their Satanic Majesties’ Second Request

The second of three 1996 albums for Anton Newcombe and co, this one heavily influenced by the Stones and the 60s psych rock sound, including faffing around with sitars.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Their_Satanic_Majesties’_Second_Request

25 years old today

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Blonde on Blonde turns 60!

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Siouxsie and the Banshees best album was 45 yesterday.

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This album is totally underrated imo. Bit front loaded but some absolute bangers.

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The actual date isn’t listed on Wiki but as it entered the album chart the week after The Queen Is Dead we can safely assume this turns 40 today.

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I’ve been hammering this, Tinderbox and the Once/Twice Upon A Time compilations the last few days. I’m still annoyed with myself for only realising how great they were in the last 5 years.

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Very weirdly I picked up a copy in a charity shop a few weeks ago and listened to it for the very first time this morning.

30 years old today

25 years old today

Reasonable Doubt and Screaming Trees feel like they came out 30 years apart

Five years for Tyler, the Creator

Banger

https://x.com/beatink_jp/status/2070047098557587940

EDIT: no it wasn’t.