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Human nature

Whether there is one, and what every political system assumes about it.

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Still Bill

Bill Withers · 1972

Still Bill is Bill Withers’ second studio album, recorded during a hiatus from touring at Record Plant in Los Angeles with musicians from the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. It features soul, funk, and blues rhythms supporting lyrically mature explorations of human nature, emotion, and sex, and showcases Withers’ self-production alongside key instrumental contributions from Ray Jackson, Benorce Blackmon, Melvin Dunlap, James Gadson, and Bobbye Hall. The album includes iconic tracks like 'Lean on Me' and 'Use Me', and its restrained, rhythmically driven aesthetic has been widely acclaimed as a defining work of 1970s R&B. It was released on May 1, 1972, through Sussex Records, and certified gold by the RIAA on September 7, 1972.

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Glassworks

Philip Glass · 1982

Glassworks is a six-movement chamber work Philip Glass wrote for the recording studio after his large concert and stage pieces, released by CBS in 1982 on LP and on cassette, each with its own mix. It was meant to bring his music to a wider audience, and it did: the album sold well and made his name widely known.

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20 Golden Greats

Buddy Holly, The Crickets · 1978

20 Golden Greats was first issued in Britain in 1978, collecting recordings associated with Buddy Holly and the Crickets from 1956–58. It also circulated as Buddy Holly Lives. The release date belongs to the retrospective, not to a newly assembled performing group.

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808s & Heartbreak

Kanye West · 2008

Released in 2008, 808s & Heartbreak followed the death of Kanye West's mother and the end of his engagement. His fourth studio album shifts much of its emphasis from rapping to singing. That change makes the handling of the voice the central question of the record.

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A Nod Is As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse

Faces · 1971

Faces' third album was their second release of 1971. Glyn Johns shared production duties, helping shape a programme shorter and more concentrated than its predecessors. Rod Stewart's growing solo profile is part of the context, but Ronnie Lane's three lead vocals make the group's broader identity essential.