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The visionary team of Sandy Pearlman, Richard Meltzer and Patti Smith returned to the Cult for this 1981 LP, and a #24 smash was the result. Apocalyptic images and exquisitely crafted hard rockers... more

Two particularly memorable covers grace this 1983 LP: his hit version of The System's "You Are in My System" and his easygoing spin on Kool & the Gang's "You Can Have It (Take My Heart)." Those join... more

The writer and producer of Anita Bell's smash "Ring My Bell" scored his own big hit on Stax, "I've Been Lonely for So Long." This 1972 LP—brought back here with original cover art and printed inner... more

"Video Killed the Radio Star" went down in history as the first video on MTV. That quintessential new-wave hit is only one of the delights on the Buggles' 1980 debut, a visionary fusion of synths,... more

This 1985 debut introduced a bold new voice to radio and MTV. One that would still be going strong decades later. This reissue is housed in a mini-LP sleeve and all the components of the original LP... more

The band's first Top 40 LP (#22 in '75)—their first of three live albums—was recorded at the Academy of Music in NYC. In addition to their own versions of the Yardbirds' "I Ain't Got You" and... more

This 1978 live album (a #44 LP) was recorded on the band's U.S. tour that same year. Their legendary hard touring paid off as they laid down fantastic renditions of "(Don't Fear) The Reaper,"... more

Their last album overseen by that iconic songwriting team contains two out-and-out classics that soared to #1: "You Keep Me Hangin' On" and "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone." Also includes "I'll... more

Once again Diana and Ashford & Simpson teamed up with triumphant results; sending this 1979 LP and its title track to the Top 20. This perfect mix of dance cuts and soft ballads also includes the R&B... more

These two pillars of Motown joined forces and emerged with a #2 album when this LP came out in November 1968. Their hit "I'll Try Something New" and #2 smash "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" join their... more

Listening to this charting LP from '74 makes it all the more disappointing that the band broke up shortly before its release. The live fireworks include two true epics—their extended jam on the... more

Propulsive beats power this 1979 LP, which is packed with catchy rockers like "I've Got a Reason," "She Made a Fool of You," "Hot House Baby," "Dangerous" and Martin's only two pop hits: "Rolene" and... more

Mountain's Leslie West and Corky Laing climbed right back onto the pop charts after forming this power trio with Jack Bruce in '72. They followed their debut LP "Why Dontcha" with another hit... more

Laced with Caribbean flavors, fueled by funk and oozing exuberance, this 1978 LP nearly pushed Palmer into the Top 40 for the first time. "Every Kind of People" rose all the way to #16; that hit and... more

The climax of the Groovies' Loney period, this 1971 LP is a blues-soaked rock classic, with killer Cyril Jordan guitar work all around. The stomping, sneering title track joins "High Flyin' Baby,"... more

Even dancier and catchier than "Points on the Curve," "Mosaic" (1986) gave Wang Chung their two biggest smashes: "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" (another ubiquitous tune on '80s comps) and "Let's Go!."... more

The Groovies groove on country, '50s rock 'n' roll and pounding garage rock on their 1969 Epic debut. Their own spins on "The Girl Can't Help It" and "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu"... more

Johnny "Guitar" Watson's backup band put out this 1978 LP under the name Watsonian Institute, but their leader wasn't going anywhere; he wrote, produced and arranged this and sang a lot of it, too.... more

Released in 1966, the Four Tops' third album boasted two of the group's major hit singles ("Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" and "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever") plus covers of several of the... more

On the band's pre-Grace Slick 1966 debut, Marty Balin wrote/co-wrote most of the songs and handles most of the lead vocals. Their first single, It's No Secret, joins Run Around; And I Like It; Let Me... more

This 1974 Grunt LP was Hot Tuna's first since Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady had left Jefferson Airplane. This is the moment when Hot Tuna moved on from their acoustic blues beginnings to the heavier... more

The Beat's second and final Columbia LP ('82) sounds even more like a pop hit than their debut, and yet again, these power-pop anthems were largely left for future rediscovery. Includes "That's What... more

With original singer John Foxx leading the band across the bridge that connected punk with new wave, Ultravox created a classic of the era with this 1977 LP. Steve Lillywhite produced the band's... more

Soul Brother #1's 1966 live album spawned the Top 10 hit title track plus the B-side "Is It Yes Or Is It No?" as well as funky versions of pop classics like "I Don't Mind" and "Bewildered"! Also... more

Yet another Top 40 album for the Supremes, this 1969 LP was their last release before Diana Ross went solo. The hit "The Young Folks" is here with their velvety versions of "Hey Jude" and "Blowin' in... more