On this Day in Music – 15th April

1980’s
Previous Album Of The Day
No.1666 15/04/2021 – The 1981 Chaka Khan album What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me celebrates a 40th anniversary today! LP begins with a cover of We Can Work It Out by The Beatles, the title track is the star event, although And the Melody Still Lingers On (Night in Tunisia) includes guest appearances from Herbie Hancock and Dizzy Gillespie.

Previous Albums Of The Day

No.1319 15/04/2020

The 1981 album Tattoo You by The Rolling Stones was essentially unused material and outtakes from the 70’s. The LP received universal acclaim, and commercial success. Opens with one of the band’s most popular hits, Start Me Up. Are you fan?

No.952 15/04/2019

The 1972 Al Green album I’m Still In Love with You is one heck of a romantic album. Includes the brilliant Love and Happiness, I’m Still in Love with You, and Look What You Done for Me. Also a great Kris Kristofferson cover. One of the Reverend’s great LPs.

No.587 15/04/2018

The debut The Last Shadow Puppets The Age of the Understatement is 10 years old today! The band features Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys, Miles Kane of The Rascals and James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco. Brilliant instrumentation!

222. 15/04/2017

Orbital’s fourth album, In Sides was released over twenty years ago and still sounds futuristic. Orbital created sophisticated electronic mosaics to fill the headphones of cultured listeners.

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