Albums Released This Week (August 27 - September 2)

Here's a sampling of the BEST music ever made! - great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop which were released this week (and some related albums of note):

Aug 27
● Stevie Wonder ------ I Was Made To Love Her ► Soul - Motown >> 1967
● Donna Summer ------ Love To Love You Baby ► Disco >> 1975
● Manfred Mann's Earth Band ------ The Roaring Silence ► Pop-Rock >> 1976
● ZZ Top ------ Deguello ► Blues-Rock >> 1979
● Alan Parsons Project ------ Eve ► Prog Rock >> 1979
● The B-52's ------ Wild Planet ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1980
● Billy Squier ------ Emotions In Motion ► Hard Rock >> 1982
● Depeche Mode ------ Some Great Reward ► Synth-Pop >> 1984
● Mica Paris ------ So Good ► Urban Contemporary >> 1988
● Garth Brooks ------ No Fences ► Country-Pop >> 1990
● Brenda Lee ------ Anthology (1956-1980) ► Country-Pop >> 1991
● Bad English ------ Backlash ► Arena Rock >> 1991
● Alison Moyet ------ Hoodoo ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1991
● Jerry Garcia Band ------ Jerry Garcia Band ► Album Rock >> 1991
● Pearl Jam ------ Ten ► Hard Rock >> 1991
● A+ ------ Latch-Key Child ► Pop-Rap >> 1996
● Pearl Jam ------ No Code ► Hard Rock >> 1996
● Boston ------ Corporate America ► Arena Rock >> 2002
● Coldplay ------ A Rush Of Blood To The Head ► Alt. Rock/Brit Pop >> 2002

Aug 28

● Merle Haggard ------ Branded Man ► Country Classics >> 1967
● Marvin Gaye ------ Let's Get It On ► Soul - Motown >> 1973
● Mike Oldfield ------ Hergest Ridge ► Instrumental >> 1974
● Michael Jackson ------ 0 ► Soul Ballad >> 1975
● Devo ------ Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk New Wave >> 1978
● The Moody Blues ------ The Present [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1983
● Stevie Wonder ------ The Woman In Red ► Pop-R&B >> 1984
● The Beach Boys ------ Still Cruisin' ► Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Mortification ------ Scrolls Of The Megilloth ► Heavy Metal/Christian Metal >> 1992
● Morrissey ------ Southpaw Grammar ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1995
● Robbie Williams ------ Swing When You're Winning ► Jazz-Pop Vocals >> 2000
● The Beach Boys ------ Still Cruisin' ► Pop-Rock >> 1989

Aug 29

● Tony Bennett ------ A Time For Love ► Easy Listening >> 1966
● The Supremes ------ Greatest Hits ► Soul - Motown >> 1967
● Stevie Wonder ------ My Cherie Amour ► Pop-R&B >> 1969
● Split Enz ------ Dizrythmia ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Iggy Pop ------ Lust For Life ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Jethro Tull ------ A [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1980
● Warren Zevon ------ Sentimental Hygiene ► Pop-Rock >> 1987
● The Innocence Mission ------ The Innocence Mission ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Elton John ------ Sleeping With The Past ► Pop-Rock >> 1989
● The Rolling Stones ------ Steel Wheels ► Blues-Rock >> 1989
● The Palace Brothers ------ Days In The Wake ► Indie Rock >> 1994
● Heart ------ The Road Home ► Album Rock >> 1995
● Sarah Brightman ------ La Luna ► Classical Crossover >> 2000
● Eric Clapton ------ Back Home ► Blues-Rock >> 2005
● Counting Crows ------ August And Everything After: Live At Town Hall ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2011

Aug 30

● Bob Dylan ------ Highway 61 Revisited ► Folk-Rock >> 1965
● The Byrds ------ Sweetheart Of The Rodeo ► Country-Rock >> 1968
● The Beach Boys ------ Surf's Up ► Surfer >> 1971
● The Rolling Stones ------ Tattoo You ► Rock n Roll >> 1981
● Hughes/Thrall ------ Hughes/Thrall ► Hard Rock >> 1982
● XTC ------ Mummer ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1983
● Miami Sound Machine ------ Eyes Of Innocence ► Pop-Dance >> 1984
● Boz Scaggs ------ Other Roads ► Pop-Soul >> 1988
● REO Speedwagon ------ The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog And A Chicken ► Arena Rock >> 1990
● Oasis ------ Definitely Maybe ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Britpop >> 1994
● Luis Miguel ------ Segundo Romance ► Latin Pop >> 1994
● Herbert Grönemeyer ------ Mensch ► Pop-Rock/German >> 2002
● Asia ------ Silent Nation ► Prog Rock >> 2004
● Death Cab For Cutie ------ Plans ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2005
Aug 31

● The Ventures ------ Going To The Ventures' Dance Party! ► Rock n Roll Instrumental >> 1962
● Dionne Warwick ------ Make Way For ► Pop-Soul >> 1964
● The Supremes ------ Where Did Our Love Go? ► Soul - Motown >> 1964
● Dionne Warwick ------ 0 ► Pop-Soul >> 1967
● Neil Young ------ After The Gold Rush ► Folk-Rock >> 1970
● The Beach Boys ------ Sunflower ► Pop-Rock >> 1970
● Dr. John ------ The Sun, Moon & Herbs ► Blues-Rock >> 1971
● The Rolling Stones ------ Goats Head Soup ► Blues-Rock >> 1973
● Donna Summer ------ Live And More ► Disco >> 1978
● The Gun Club ------ Fire Of Love ► Punk-Psychobilly >> 1981
● Carly Simon ------ Hello Big Man ► Pop-Rock >> 1983
● Michael Jackson ------ Bad ► Dance-Pop >> 1987
● Charles & Eddie ------ Duophonic ► Dance-Pop >> 1992
● Mike Oldfield ------ Tubular Bells II ► Progressive Rock >> 1992
● Garth Brooks ------ In Pieces ► Country-Pop >> 1993
● The Divine Comedy ------ Fin de Siècle ► Brit Pop/Baroque Pop >> 1998
● Dixie Chicks ------ Fly ► Country-Rock >> 1999
● Stabbing Westward ------ What Do I Have To Do? ► Industrial Rock >> 2003
● The Black Crowes ------ Before The Frost…Until The Freeze ► Southern Rock >> 2009

Sep 01

● The Hollies ------ Hear! Here! ► Pop-Rock >> 1965
● John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers ------ Crusade ► Blues-Rock >> 1967
● Cat Stevens ------ Teaser And The Firecat ► Folk-Pop >> 1971
● Grateful Dead ------ Blues For Allah ► Album Rock >> 1975
● Rush ------ A Farewell To Kings ► Arena Rock >> 1977
● 10cc ------ Bloody Tourists ► Pop-Rock >> 1978
● Molly Hatchet ------ Molly Hatchet ► Southern Rock >> 1978
● Styx ------ Pieces Of Eight ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1978
● Jethro Tull ------ A ► Prog Rock >> 1980
● Simple Minds ------ Empires And Dance ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 1980
● Hall & Oates ------ Private Eyes ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● David Bowie ------ Tonight ► Glam Rock >> 1984
● Tina Turner ------ Break Every Rule ► Pop-Rock >> 1986
● R.E.M. ------ Document ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1987
● Mötley Crüe ------ Dr. Feelgood ► Heavy Metal >> 1989
● Thomas Anders ------ Down On Sunset ► Pop-Rock >> 1992
● The Ramones ------ Mondo Bizarro ► Punk-Rock >> 1992
● Lighthouse Family ------ Ocean Drive ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1995
● Buzzcocks ------ I Don't Mind The Buzzcocks ► Punk-Rock >> 1997
● Ace Of Base ------ Cruel Summer ► Euro-Dance Pop >> 1998
● Tonic ------ Head On Straight ► Alt/Roots Rock >> 2002
Sep 02

● Brenda Lee ------ Too Many Rivers ► Country-Pop >> 1965
● Thin Lizzy ------ Bad Reputation ► Hard Rock >> 1977
● Van Der Graaf ------ The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome ► Prog Rock >> 1977
● Ronnie Wood ------ 1234 ► Hard Rock >> 1981
● The Moody Blues ------ The Present ► Prog Rock >> 1983
● UB40 ------ Baggariddim ► Reggae-Pop >> 1985
● Billy Joel ------ Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 (1973-1985) ► Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Jeffrey Osbourne ------ Emotional ► Soul-Pop >> 1986
● Level 42 ------ Guaranteed ► New Wave Synth Pop >> 1991
● David Bowie & Tin Machine ------ Tin Machine II ► Hard Rock >> 1991
● Zard ------ Hold Me ► Pop-Rock >> 1992
● Sepultura ------ Chaos A.D. ► Heavy Metal >> 1993
● The Blood Divine ------ Awaken ► Heavy Metal/Goth Metal >> 1996
● Neneh Cherry ------ Man ► Trip Hop >> 1996
● Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark ------ Universal ► New Wave Synth Pop >> 1996
● Genesis ------ Calling All Stations ► Prog Rock >> 1997
● War ------ Colección Latina ► Funk >> 1997
● Joe Jackson ------ Heaven & Hell ► Classical Pop >> 1997
● Amon Amarth ------ The Avenger ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1999
● The Innocence Mission ------ Befriended ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 2003