On this Day in Music – 30th January

Previous Albums Of The Day

No.1591 30/01/2021

The 1996 Tortoise album Millions Now Living Will Never Die celebrates a 25th anniversary today! The LP is seen as a ground-breaking album for the post-rock genre. The 20 minute opening track Djed just sucks you in!

No.1243 30/01/2020

The debut Leftfield album Leftism is 25 years old today! Nominated for the Mercury Prize, the LP is perceived as a landmark album in dance music, and still sounds superb. The track Open Up with John Lydon is one of my all-time favourites.

No.877 30/01/2019

The 1989 New Order album Technique is 30 years old today! The LP was partly recorded in Ibiza and featured singles Fine Time, Round & Round and Run. Stylus Mag said “may have made better records, but none defines them, sounds so quintessentially like what they were always reaching for, as Technique.neworder.com

No.512 30/01/2018

The Velvet Underground LP White Light / White Heat is 50 years old today! The album was the band’s last with John Cale, and continued with their avant-garde and experimental approach, which challenged conventional music. Includes the epic Sister Ray. velvetundergroundmusic.com

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