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Album stories, one day at a time.

September 1st album covers: Private Eyes, Everything Is Alive, Eldorado - A Symphony By The Electric Light Orchestra, Wildhoney, Amused To Death, Fly With The Wind

September 1st
album anniversaries

Private Eyes • Daryl Hall & John Oates
Everything Is Alive • Slowdive
Eldorado - A Symphony By The Electric Light Orchestra • Electric Light Orchestra
Wildhoney • Tiamat
Amused To Death • Roger Waters

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August 31st album covers: Goat's Head Soup, Joy As An Act Of Resistance, Bad, Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi · The Four Seasons, Tubular Bells III, Kamikaze

August 31st
album anniversaries

Goat's Head Soup • The Rolling Stones
Joy As An Act Of Resistance • Idles
Bad • Michael Jackson
Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi · The Four Seasons • Max Richter
Tubular Bells III • Mike Oldfield

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August 30th album covers: Highway 61 Revisited, The Head On The Door, Fear Inoculum, Santana, Late Registration, Surf's Up

August 30th
album anniversaries

Highway 61 Revisited • Bob Dylan
The Head On The Door • The Cure
Fear Inoculum • Tool
Santana • Santana
Late Registration • Kanye West

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August 29th album covers: Lust For Life, Man's Best Friend, Plans, A Funk Odyssey, Foreign Affairs, Death On The Road

August 29th
album anniversaries

Lust For Life • Iggy Pop
Man's Best Friend • Sabrina Carpenter
Plans • Death Cab For Cutie
A Funk Odyssey • Jamiroquai
Foreign Affairs • Tom Waits

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August 28th album covers: S&M2, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, Beauty Behind The Madness, What Went Down, Dr. Feelgood, Let's Get It On

August 28th
album anniversaries

S&M2 • Metallica
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! • Devo
Beauty Behind The Madness • The Weeknd
What Went Down • Foals
Dr. Feelgood • Mötley Crüe

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August 27th album covers: Ten, Wild Planet, Love To Love You Baby, Hesitation Marks, You Signed Up For This, Nocturne

August 27th
album anniversaries

Ten • Pearl Jam
Wild Planet • The B-52's
Love To Love You Baby • Donna Summer
Hesitation Marks • Nine Inch Nails
You Signed Up For This • Maisie Peters

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August 26th album covers: What You Need, A Rush Of Blood To The Head, Thee Sacred Souls, The Holy Bible, Reconstruction Site, Leisure

August 26th
album anniversaries

What You Need • INXS
A Rush Of Blood To The Head • Coldplay
Thee Sacred Souls • Thee Sacred Souls
The Holy Bible • Manic Street Preachers
Reconstruction Site • The Weakerthans

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August 25th album covers: Let The Music Play, Born To Run, His 12 Greatest Hits, Villains, Tell Me You Love Me, The Lost Boys - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

August 25th
album anniversaries

Let The Music Play • Shannon
Born To Run • Bruce Springsteen
His 12 Greatest Hits • Neil Diamond
Villains • Queens Of The Stone Age
Tell Me You Love Me • Demi Lovato

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August 24th album covers: Tattoo You, Nothing But The Beat, 6 Feet Beneath The Moon, Midnight In Peckham, The Lonesome Jubilee, What Time Is It?

August 24th
album anniversaries

Tattoo You • The Rolling Stones
Nothing But The Beat • David Guetta
6 Feet Beneath The Moon • King Krule
Midnight In Peckham • Chaos In The CBD
The Lonesome Jubilee • John Cougar Mellencamp

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August 23rd album covers: Lover, Short N' Sweet, Romance, Greatest Hits Volume One (A Slight Case Of Overbombing), Nothing's Shocking, Blue Sunshine

August 23rd
album anniversaries

Lover • Taylor Swift
Short N' Sweet • Sabrina Carpenter
Romance • Fontaines D.C.
Greatest Hits Volume One (A Slight Case Of Overbombing) • The Sisters Of Mercy
Nothing's Shocking • Jane's Addiction

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August 22nd album covers: Dummy, Sehnsucht, The Clearing, In Through The Out Door, Man-Child, Confusion

August 22nd
album anniversaries

Dummy • Portishead
Sehnsucht • Rammstein
The Clearing • Wolf Alice
In Through The Out Door • Led Zeppelin
Man-Child • Herbie Hancock

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August 21st album covers: Mirror Moves, Planet Of Ice, Heaven Or Las Vegas, Imploding The Mirage, Immortalized, Orphaned Deejay Selek 2006-08

August 21st
album anniversaries

Mirror Moves • The Psychedelic Furs
Planet Of Ice • Minus The Bear
Heaven Or Las Vegas • Cocteau Twins
Imploding The Mirage • The Killers
Immortalized • Disturbed

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August 20th album covers: Graffiti Bridge, Doris, Flag Day: Original Soundtrack, Sleeper, Empire, Solar Power

August 20th
album anniversaries

Graffiti Bridge • Prince
Doris • Earl Sweatshirt
Flag Day: Original Soundtrack • Various
Sleeper • Ty Segall
Empire • Queensrÿche

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August 19th album covers: Ryan Adams, Live, The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill, So Far, DJ-Kicks, The Dance

August 19th
album anniversaries

Ryan Adams • Ryan Adams
Live • Foghat
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill • Lauryn Hill
So Far • Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
DJ-Kicks • Kruder & Dorfmeister

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August 18th album covers: Follow The Leader, Who Are You, Days Before Rodeo, What A Long Strange Trip It's Been (The Best Of The Grateful Dead), Drama, Slippery When Wet

August 18th
album anniversaries

Follow The Leader • Korn
Who Are You • The Who
Days Before Rodeo • Travis Scott
What A Long Strange Trip It's Been (The Best Of The Grateful Dead) • The Grateful Dead
Drama • Yes

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August 17th album covers: Substance, Greatest Hits, Sweetener, Be The Cowboy, Stage Fright, Struttin'

August 17th
album anniversaries

Substance • New Order
Greatest Hits • Queen
Sweetener • Ariana Grande
Be The Cowboy • Mitski
Stage Fright • The Band

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August 16th album covers: xx, Slave Ambient, Mother's Milk, Uncle Jam Wants You, Paradise Valley, Freaky Styley

August 16th
album anniversaries

xx • The XX
Slave Ambient • The War On Drugs
Mother's Milk • Red Hot Chili Peppers
Uncle Jam Wants You • Funkadelic
Paradise Valley • John Mayer

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August 15th album covers: The Pious Bird Of Good Omen, Tokyo Tapes, Wings Of A Dove, A Farewell To Kings, Greatest Hits, Give The People What They Want

August 15th
album anniversaries

The Pious Bird Of Good Omen • Fleetwood Mac
Tokyo Tapes • Scorpions
Wings Of A Dove • Madness
A Farewell To Kings • Rush
Greatest Hits • Air Supply

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August 14th album covers: F# A# ∞, 4630 Bochum, M3LL155X, A Celebration Of Endings, Al Green Gets Next To You, Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)

August 14th
album anniversaries

F# A# ∞ • Godspeed You Black Emperor!
4630 Bochum • Herbert Grönemeyer
M3LL155X • FKA Twigs
A Celebration Of Endings • Biffy Clyro
Al Green Gets Next To You • Al Green

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August 13th album covers: Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground, K.I.D.S. (Kickin Incredibly Dope Shit), (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd), Bossanova, Cypress Hill, Loving In Stereo

August 13th
album anniversaries

Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground • Bright Eyes
K.I.D.S. (Kickin Incredibly Dope Shit) • Mac Miller
(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) • Lynyrd Skynyrd
Bossanova • Pixies
Cypress Hill • Cypress Hill

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