Saturday, February 17, 2024 3pm ET: Feature LP: Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger (1975)

Red Headed Stranger is the eighteenth studio album by American outlaw country singer Willie Nelson, released in May 1975. Following the success of his recordings with Atlantic Records, coupled with the negotiating skills of his manager, Neil Reshen, Nelson signed a contract with Columbia Records, the label that gave him total creative control over his works. The concept for the album was inspired…

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Thursday, May 18, 2023 6pm ET: Feature LP: REO Speedwagon - Nine Lives (1979)

Nine Lives is the eighth studio album by REO Speedwagon, released July 20, 1979. It peaked at number #33 on the Billboard 200 chart. The title Nine Lives was chosen because the album was the band’s ninth, including their live album, and it also featured nine songs. It was the last REO album to prominently feature a more hard rock sound. The group would turn to more pop-oriented material with…

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Monday, January 8, 2024 8pm ET: Feature LP: Led Zeppelin II (1969)

Led Zeppelin II is the second studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on October 22, 1969 in the United States and on October 31, 1969 in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at several locations in both the United Kingdom and North America from January to August 1969. The album’s production was credited to the band’s lead…

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Saturday, November 11, 2023 4pm ET: Feature LP: Paul Simon - Greatest Hits, Etc (1977)

Greatest Hits, Etc. is the first greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, released in November 1977 by Columbia Records. It was his first compilation, spanning the first six years of his solo career. Its release was prompted by the fact that two years after his last studio album, Simon didn’t yet have enough material to release a new full-length album, and his contract with…

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023 7pm ET: Feature LP: Beyoncé - B'Day (2006)

B’Day is the second studio album by American singer Beyoncé. It was released on September 1, 2006, by Columbia Records, Music World Entertainment and Sony Urban Music. Originally set to be released in 2004, B’Day was planned as a follow-up to Beyoncé’s solo debut Dangerously in Love (2003); however, it was delayed to accommodate the recording of Destiny’s Child’s final studio album Destiny…

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024: 6pm ET: Feature LP: Madonna - Like A Virgin (1984)

Like a Virgin is the second album by American singer and songwriter Madonna, released on November 12, 1984, by Sire Records. Following the success of her self-titled debut album, Madonna chose Nile Rodgers to produce the album due to his work with David Bowie. Madonna wrote six songs on the record, five of which feature Steve Bray as a co-writer. The album was recorded at Power Station Studio in…

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Friday, January 5, 2024 3pm ET: Feature LP: Winger (1988)

Winger is the debut studio album by American rock band Winger. The album was released through Atlantic Records on August 10, 1988 and was produced by Beau Hill. “Madalaine” 3:44 “Hungry” 3:58 “Seventeen” 4:05 “Without the Night” 5:04 “Purple Haze” 3:39 “State of Emergency” 3:37 “Time to Surrender” 4:10 “Poison Angel” 3:24 “Hangin’ On” 3:35 “Headed for a Heartbreak” 5:13 “Higher and…

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Thursday, March 14, 2024, 2pm ET: Feature LP: Quincy Jones - Back On The Block (1989)

Back on the Block is a 1989 studio album, released November 8, produced by Quincy Jones. The album features legendary musicians and singers from across three generations, including Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul, Ice-T, Big Daddy Kane, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, George Benson, Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick, Barry White, Chaka Khan, Take 6, Bobby McFerrin, Al Jarreau, Al B.…

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Saturday, March 2, 2024 6pm ET: Feature LP: Elton John - Caribou (1974)

Caribou is the eighth studio album by English singer Elton John, released June 28, 1974. It was his fourth chart-topping album in the United States and his third in the United Kingdom. The album contains the singles “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me”, which reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart and number two in the US, and “The Bitch Is Back”, which reached number 15 in the UK and number four…

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024 6pm ET: Feature LP: Scorpions - Lovedrive (1979)

Lovedrive is the sixth studio album by German band Scorpions, released January 2, 1979. Considered by some critics to be the pinnacle of their career, Lovedrive was a major evolution of the band’s sound, exhibiting their “classic style” that would be later developed over their next few albums. Lovedrive cemented the “Scorpions formula” of hard rock songs combined with melodic ballads. Lovedrive…

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024 6pm ET: Feature LP: Jennifer Lopez - This Is Me. . . Then (2002)

This Is Me… Then is the third studio album by American singer Jennifer Lopez. It was released on November 25, 2002, by Epic Records. Prior to its release, Lopez began a high-profile relationship with Ben Affleck and a media circus ensued. Her relationship with Affleck served as her main inspiration for the album, which is dedicated to him. Initially scheduled to be released the following year,…

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Monday, January 8, 2024 2pm ET: Feature LP: David Bowie - Best of David Bowie 1980/1987 (2007)

The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987 is a compilation album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie. The CD was originally released by EMI, March 19, 2007, as part of The Platinum Collection in 2005/2006. The 2007 release is part of EMI’s two-disc Sight & Sound series, each of which features a CD and DVD of material from the same artist. The DVD portion of the collection features two videos…

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Thursday, December 21, 2023 7pm ET: Feature LP: Blackfoot - Marauder (1981)

Marauder is the fifth studio album by the Southern rock band Blackfoot, released July 1981. The album continued in the same vein as their previous successes, Strikes (1979) and Tomcattin’ (1980). Opening up with the heavy “Good Morning”, and including the ballad “Diary of a Workingman”, Marauder also sported the hit “Fly Away”, which reached No. 42, and another Shorty Medlocke appearance on the…

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023 10pm ET: Feature LP: Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid (1978)

Pyramid (stylized as Pyr△mid) is the third album by progressive rock band The Alan Parsons Project, released in May 1978. It is a concept album centred on the pyramids of Giza. At the time the album was conceived, interest in pyramid power and Tutankhamun was widespread in the US and the UK.[citation needed] Pyramid was nominated for the 1978 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album,…

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Sunday, October 1, 2023 3pm ET: Feature LP: Brad Paisley - This Is Country Music (2011)

This Is Country Music is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Brad Paisley. The album was originally scheduled to be released April 19, but was pushed back to May 23, 2011, by recording label Arista Nashville. Brad Paisley debuted the title track from the album on the 44th CMA Awards on November 10, 2010, and he received a standing ovation. This performance got Brad’s fans…

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Thursday, November 9, 2023 3pm ET: Feature LP: Bonnie Raitt - Luck Of The Draw (1991)

Luck of the Draw is the eleventh studio album by Bonnie Raitt, released June 25, 1991. After being nominated for Grammy awards in four different categories for the album Nick of Time, Raitt went for a creative retreat in Northern California to begin work on Luck of the Draw. “I did it on purpose to see if I could come up with anything,” Raitt said in 1991. “In case I won, I wanted to make sure…

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