On this Day in Music – 22nd August

Previous Albums Of The Day

No.1446 22/08/2020

The debut full-length album, Atomizer, by American punk rock group Big Black was described by Allmusic as “horrifying as the day it was recorded.” Released in 1986 the LP includes arguably their finest moment the track Kerosene.

No.1082 22/08/2019

The debut Portishead album Dummy is 25 years old today! The 1995 Mercury Music Prize winning LP helped popularise the trip hop genre. Melody Maker said “Dummy, their debut, takes perfectly understated blues, funk and rap/hip hop, brackets all this in urban angst and then chills it to the bone.” portishead.co.uk

No.716 22/08/2018

The 1966 Otis Redding album Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul was his last solo studio album released before his death. The album includes versions of Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song), Try a Little Tenderness and Day Tripper. Recordings of a man at his peak! otisredding.com

No.351 22/08/2017

Emel Mathlouthi fled Tunisia now in NYC. Ensen, her 2017 release is Arabic for Human. Mesmerising blend of cultures portrayed through song. Stunning! emelmathlouthi.com

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