Japan - Quiet LifeThat Japans breakthrough record Quiet Life was released in both 1979 and 1980 is uniquely fitting for a band who were about to step out of the glam rock, post punk shadows of the late 70s and deliver an as yet genre less record that would come to define the 80s. Quiet Life was the third, final and most successful release on the Hansa Records label. A forerunner for the alternative new wave sound of the new decade, the album would become one of the

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Which brings us to The Universe Inside

But the Herbaliser band has always been so much more than the sum of its collaborators

Label: Matador ‎– OLE-953-1

The Smoke - No More Now 4

Killer Mike and more

“He would be fascinated by the fact that people are finally understanding and appreciating this part of his musical career that he got no admiration for back then

this album showcased the human side of Lou Reed's songwriting

16 page booklet

instrumentation

After years of being pushed aside by the label in favor of newer male artists who were more “folky” in a traditional sense