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Remain in Light
Remain in Light is Talking Heads' fourth studio album, released October 8, 1980 on Sire Records, produced by Brian Eno. Built from looping Afrobeat grooves with Jon Hassell and Adrian Belew, it reached #19 and joined the National Recording Registry in 2016.
Secrets of the Beehive
Secrets of the Beehive is David Sylvian's third solo album (Virgin, 1987), a predominantly acoustic art-pop record with Ryuichi Sakamoto's orchestral arrangements, produced by Steve Nye at Studio Miraval; UK number 37.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Beatles' 1967 album produced by George Martin at Abbey Road, a loosely framed concept record with Peter Blake's famous cover, 27 UK weeks at number one, and a 2017 Giles Martin remix.
Smile (The Beach Boys album)
SMiLE is the unfinished 1966-67 Beach Boys album Brian Wilson built with lyricist Van Dyke Parks as a follow-up to Pet Sounds; shelved in 1967, later realized as Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE (2004) and The Smile Sessions (2011).
Spirit of Eden
Spirit of Eden (1988) is Talk Talk's fourth album, written by Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene, recorded improvisationally in darkness at Wessex Studios and edited digitally; a commercial failure that became a foundational post-rock record.
Station to Station
Station to Station: David Bowie's tenth studio album, released January 23, 1976 on RCA, produced with Harry Maslin, introducing the Thin White Duke, blending soul and Kraftwerk-influenced art rock, peaking at No. 3 in the US.
The Dreaming (album)
The Dreaming is Kate Bush's fourth studio album, released by EMI in September 1982, her first self-produced record, built on the Fairlight CMI and Linn drum machine.
The Sensual World
The Sensual World is Kate Bush's sixth studio album, released October 1989 on EMI, reaching UK number 2. Its title track reworks Molly Bloom's Ulysses soliloquy after the Joyce estate refused permission; later re-recorded as Flower of the Mountain.
Us (Peter Gabriel album)
Us (US) is Peter Gabriel's sixth studio album, released 27 September 1992, six years after So; a confessional record co-produced with Daniel Lanois about his divorce, therapy, and relationships, spawning four singles and the Secret World tour.
Vulnicura
Vulnicura, Björk's ninth album (One Little Indian, 20 January 2015), a breakup record about her split with Matthew Barney, arranged in a dated timeline, with strings by Björk and production by Arca and The Haxan Cloak.
Wall of Eyes
Wall of Eyes is the 2024 second album by the Smile, the trio of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner, released on XL Recordings; eight tracks, produced by Sam Petts-Davies, Metacritic 83.