A Sailor’s Guide to Earth
Sturgill Simpson · 2016
A Sailor’s Guide to Earth is a live-recorded, self-produced orchestral-soul detour from country orthodoxy — anchored by real strings, real horns, real steel guitar, and real ensemble interplay.
Parenting
Enormous effort, contested evidence, permanent stakes.
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30
Adele · 2021
30 is Adele’s fourth studio album, released 19 November 2021. It reached number one in 24 territories and was the best-selling album of 2021 worldwide across multiple chart formats. It marked the first time Columbia Records marketed an Adele album globally. Its lead single, 'Easy on Me', won a Grammy Award in 2023.
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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.
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.
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.
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.