Sparks – When I’m With You
When I'm With You, from Sparks' Terminal Jive (1980), is the Munich Faltermeyer synth cut that became a French hit.
Faith – Leather jacket, four US No. 1s, Album of the Year
In October 1987, George Michael released Faith on Epic and Columbia, his first full solo album after Wham!, cut between Puk Studios in Denmark and Sarm West in London.
The Beatles – Tomorrow Never Knows
The Beatles’ Tomorrow Never Knows (Revolver, 1966): tape loops, Leslie vocal, Starr’s flat drum pattern.
PJ Harvey – Mud, wire and a raw throat
Polly Jean Harvey kept changing the tools: guitar, piano, autoharp, and a voice that refused a fixed persona.
Prince – Sexy M.F.
On 30 June 1992, Paisley Park and Warner Bros. released Sexy M.F. before the album had a name you could say.
Aerosmith – Boston swagger built for arenas
In early-70s Boston, five local players welded blues riffs to arena ambition and called the result Aerosmith.
Daft Punk – Veridis Quo
Near the end of Daft Punk's March 2001 album Discovery, the filters finally slow down. Veridis Quo, written and produced by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo for Virgin, runs about 5:44: a patient steady.
Songs from the Big Chair – Therapy scaled to MTV and US No. 1
In February 1985, Tears for Fears released Songs from the Big Chair, scaling the therapy themes of The Hurting to MTV and US number one.
Elton John – Rocket Man
Elton John’s Rocket Man (Honky Château, 1972): Taupin/Bradbury, Gus Dudgeon, Hérouville, UK No. 2 / US No. 6.