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Charisma Records
Charisma Records was a record label founded by former journalist Tony Stratton-Smith in 1969. Tony Stratton-Smith was at that time a manager for The Nice, the Bonzo Dog Band and Van der Graaf Generator. He was unable to find a record company that would release an album by one of his favourite...
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Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Tales of Mystery and Imagination is the debut album by the progressive rock group The Alan Parsons Project, released in 1976. The album's avant-garde soundscapes kept it from being a blockbuster, but the interesting lyrical and musical themes —...
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- May 1976
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- 2,563.933 s (42.73222 min )
Trespass
Trespass is the second studio album by Genesis and was recorded and released in 1970. The only album with drummer John Mayhew and the last with guitarist Anthony Phillips, Trespass had a folk-flavoured progressive rock sound that was a marked...
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- Oct 23, 1970
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- 2,550.387 s (42.50645 min )
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Nursery Cryme
Nursery Cryme is the third studio album by Genesis and was recorded and released in 1971. It is also the first album to feature the lineup of Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, and Steve Hackett; the latter two replacing John...
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- Nov 12, 1971
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- 2,367.307 s (39.45512 min )
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Foxtrot
Foxtrot is the fourth studio album by English progressive rock band Genesis and the second from the band lineup which included Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, and Steve Hackett.
The album was recorded and released in 1972...
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- Oct 6, 1972
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- 3,067.64 s (51.1273 min )
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Genesis Live
Genesis Live is the first live album released by rock group Genesis in 1973. It was the band's first top 10 hit in the UK reaching #9 and remaining on the charts for 10 weeks.
The band had no plans to release a live album at the time, but were...
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- Jul 27, 1973
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- 2,820.573 s (47.00955 min )
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Selling England by the Pound
Selling England by the Pound is the fifth studio album by the progressive rock band Genesis and was recorded and released in 1973. It followed Foxtrot and was the band's commercial peak with Peter Gabriel, hitting # 3 in the UK where it remained on...
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- Oct 12, 1973
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- 3,225 s (53.75 min )
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The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief
The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief is the fourth album by the comedy group Monty Python, released in 1973. The full title of the album is Free Record Given Away With The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief.
The initial pressings...
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- 1973
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Seconds Out
Seconds Out is a live double album by Genesis, released in October 1977. It reached #4 in the UK, remaining in the charts for 17 weeks. The performances were recorded in Paris in 1976 and 1977 on their tours in support of A Trick of the Tail and...
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- Oct 21, 1977
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- 2,930.533 s (48.84222 min )
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A Trick of the Tail
A Trick of the Tail is the seventh studio album by the rock band Genesis and the first to feature Phil Collins as full-time lead vocalist following the departure of original vocalist Peter Gabriel. It was released in February 1976.
After Peter...
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- 1975
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- 3,073.093 s (51.21822 min )
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So
So is the fifth studio album (and seventh album overall) by British rock musician Peter Gabriel, released in 1986. Many of its songs reflect a more conventional pop-writing style and became radio hits, others still retain Gabriel's dark, brooding...
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- May 19, 1986
Genesis
Genesis is the 12th studio album by Genesis. It was recorded and released in 1983. Most fans, as well as the band themselves, refer to this album as the "Mama" album. In some cases, notably amongst the Genesis online community, it has been referred...
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- Oct 3, 1983
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- 2,761.36 s (46.0227 min )
Wind & Wuthering
Wind & Wuthering is the eighth studio album by British rock band Genesis, originally released in the UK in December 1976
Tony Banks has said Wind & Wuthering is one of his two favourite Genesis albums. Steve Hackett has also stated that he is "very...
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- Dec 27, 1976
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- 3,058 s (50.97 min )
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...And Then There Were Three...
...And Then There Were Three... is the ninth studio album by the British band Genesis and was released in 1978.
A pivotal release in the band's history, the title ...And Then There Were Three... is a wry reference to the recent departure of...
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- Apr 7, 1978
Running Time:
- 3,209.093 s (53.48488 min )
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel is the fourth album released by the British progressive rock musician Peter Gabriel. This album was originally released as Gabriel’s fourth eponymous album, but was released in the United States as Security, Gabriel's first album with...
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- Sep 8, 1982
Running Time:
- 2,748.96 s (45.816 min )
The Draughtsman's Contract
The Draughtsman's Contract is a 1982 British film written and directed by Peter Greenaway. Originally produced for Channel 4 the film is a form of murder mystery, set in 1694. The period setting is reflected in Michael Nyman's score, which borrows...
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- 1982
Duke
Duke is the tenth studio album by British band Genesis, and was released in March 1980.
Duke became the trio's first #1 album in the UK, remaining in the charts for 30 weeks. It broadened their US audience even further where it reached #11 and went...
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- Mar 31, 1980
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- 3,308.467 s (55.14112 min )
Abacab
Abacab, released in 1981, is the 11th studio album by British band Genesis. It reached #1 in the UK, where it remained in the charts for 27 weeks.
The album marks a sharp stylistic jump, begun by the band on its preceding album Duke, away from their...
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- Sep 18, 1981
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- 2,803.8 s (46.73 min )
The Monty Python Instant Record Collection
The Monty Python Instant Record Collection is actually the title of two compilation albums released by the Monty Python troupe, the first in the UK in 1977, and the other in the US in 1981. It was billed as "the pick of the best of some recently...
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- 1977
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Another Monty Python Record
Another Monty Python Record is the second album produced by the Monty Python comedy group, released in 1971. It was packaged as "Beethoven Symphony No. 2 In D Major", but defaced by the Pythons to serve as their own record jacket. (The "serious"...
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- 1971
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Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel is the first album Peter Gabriel recorded after leaving the progressive rock band Genesis, and the first of four with the same eponymous title. Upon the album's release, Gabriel began touring with a seven-piece band under his own name....
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- Feb 25, 1977
Running Time:
- 2,490 s (41.5 min )
Spot the Pigeon
Spot the Pigeon is a 7 inch EP by the British progressive rock band Genesis, released in 1977. Its three songs were holdovers from the Wind & Wuthering sessions, which the band felt did not fit the feel of the album.
Upon its release, the EP managed...
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- May 1977
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel is the second solo album by the British singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel, released in 1978. The album is the second of four with the same eponymous title. Guitarist Robert Fripp served as producer, whose influence on the album is...
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- Jun 3, 1978
Running Time:
- 2,536 s (42.27 min )
MCMXC a.D.
MCMXC a.D. (1990 in Roman numerals followed by a seemingly incorrect abbreviation of "Anno Domini") is a concept album created by the musical project Enigma, spearheaded by Michael Cretu. Released at the end of 1990, it was Enigma's debut album and...
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- 1990
Running Time:
- 2,423.133 s (40.38555 min )
Godbluff
Godbluff is the first record released by Van der Graaf Generator after they reformed in 1975. It is their fifth disc overall.
It features a tighter, more pared-down sound than the band's earlier recordings with John Anthony. Hammill makes extensive...
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- Oct 1975
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Pawn Hearts
Pawn Hearts is an album by the English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. It was released in 1971. It is hailed as one of the masterpieces of progressive rock by many fans of the genre.
The original vinyl release in the United States and...
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- Oct 1971
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H to He, Who Am the Only One
H to He, Who Am the Only One is the third album by the British progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. It was released in 1970.
During the recording of the album, Nic Potter quit the band. Organist Hugh Banton offered to play bass guitar on...
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- Dec 1970
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Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel is Peter Gabriel's third album. The album contains two of Gabriel's most famous songs, the U.K. Top 10 hit "Games Without Frontiers" and the political song "Biko", about the late anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko. The album was...
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- May 30, 1980
Running Time:
- 2,731.027 s (45.51712 min )
Still Life
Still Life is an album by Van der Graaf Generator. It was originally released in 1976. One bonus track was added for the 2005 rerelease. The album cover shows a Lichtenberg figure.
All songs written by Peter Hammill, except where noted
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- Apr 1976
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The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage
The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage is the third album by British singer-songwriter Peter Hammill. It was released on Charisma Records in 1974, during a hiatus in the activities of Hammill's progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. However,...
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- Feb 8, 1974
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Monty Python's Previous Record
Monty Python's Previous Record was the third album by Monty Python, released in 1972. It was later re-released on CD in 1997, and eventually released as a 2006 special edition, containing eleven extra tracks.
The album contains sketches from the...
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- 1972
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The Album of the Soundtrack of the Trailer of the Film of Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Album of the Soundtrack of the Trailer of the Film of Monty Python and the Holy Grail is an album released by Monty Python in 1975. It is a recording of some bits from Monty Python and the Holy Grail as well as some new material. It is billed as...
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- 1975
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Monty Python's Life of Brian is an album released by Monty Python in conjunction with the 1979 film Monty Python's Life of Brian. It mostly contains scenes from the movie with only brief linking sections performed by Eric Idle and Graham Chapman....
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- 1979
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Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album
Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album (or simply Contractual Obligation Album) is an album released by Monty Python in 1980. It contains a mixture of mainly songs, some new sketches, and some pre-Python work (rerecorded). As the title suggests...
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- 1980
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Plays Live
Plays Live is the first live and fifth album overall released by British rock musician Peter Gabriel. This album was originally released as a double album and longplay cassette, with sixteen songs and a running time of over 80 minutes. It was...
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In Camera
In Camera was the fourth solo album from the English singer-songwriter Peter Hammill. It was released in July 1974. Much of the material was recorded in Hammill's home studio on simple four-track equipment. He then took the tapes to Trident Studios,...
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- Jul 1974
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Livity
Livity is a 1981 reggae album by Prince Far I. Livity is a word used by Rastafarians to refer to righteous, everliving living. The album is generally considered one of Prince Far I's weaker albums. As on many of his albums, the backing comes from...
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- 1981
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Life's a Riot with Spy Vs Spy
Life's a Riot with Spy Vs Spy is Billy Bragg's first studio album, released in 1983.
The original album played at 45 rpm rather than the more usual 33.3 rpm, contained only seven songs and lasted for only 15 minutes and 57 seconds. However, rather...
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- May 1983
3 X 3
3X3 was the second and last EP by the rock band Genesis. It was released in 1982. Its three songs were recorded during the Abacab sessions. The lead single, "Paperlate", peaked at number 10 on the UK charts, number 32 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,...
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- May 1982
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Defector
Defector was the fourth solo album from former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett. It was released in 1980 on the Charisma label. It is also on Defector that Steve demonstrates the tapping technique on the song "Slogans".
In 2005, Defector was...
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- Jun 1980
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Nicely Out of Tune
Nicely Out of Tune is the debut album by Lindisfarne, released in late 1970. It was thus titled as the group considered themselves 'nicely out of tune' with other prevailing musical trends at the time. It charted more than a year after release,...
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- 1970
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- 3,120 s (52 min )
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Spectral Mornings
Spectral Mornings is the third release and the second post-Genesis album by guitarist Steve Hackett. This is also the first recording to feature Hackett's first true touring band consisting of his brother John Hackett on Flute, Guitar and bass...
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- May 1979
Running Time:
- 2,465.493 s (41.09155 min )
Moroccan Roll
Moroccan Roll (1977) is the second studio album by Brand X. The title is a pun referring to this being their second album: "more rock and roll." No royalties have ever been paid to the founding composer/members of Brand X for over 32 years of...
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- 1977
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- 2,979.16 s (49.6527 min )
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Do They Hurt?
Do They Hurt? (1980) is an album by Brand X. The tracks on this album are outtakes from the Product sessions. ("Noddy Goes to Sweden" was a b-side from Product.) No royalties have ever been paid to the founding composer/members of Brand X for over...
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- May 1980
Running Time:
- 2,399.2 s (39.987 min )
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The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome
The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome, released in 1977, was Van der Graaf Generator's last studio album before their 2005 reunion. The album features a more energetic, new wave sound than its three immediate predecessors, anticipating singer and...
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- Sep 2, 1977
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Ballads & Blues
Ballads & Blues, 1982-1994 is a compilation album by Gary Moore. Released in 1994 the album encompasses a part of Moore's immense career from 1982 to 1994. It contains three previously unreleased tracks.
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- Nov 17, 1994
Soundtracks
Soundtracks is a collection of soundtrack pieces from the films Quicksilver and Lorca and the Outlaws with music composed by Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks.
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- Mar 1986
World Record
World Record is an album by Van der Graaf Generator. It was originally released in 1976. Bonus tracks were added for the 2005 rerelease.
It was the last album recorded by the classic line-up of the band until their 2005 reunion: Banton and Jackson...
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- Oct 1976
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Present
Present is an album by Van der Graaf Generator, released in 2005. It was the band's first studio album since The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome in 1977, and the first with the 'classic' line-up since World Record in 1976. The Charisma Records label...
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- Apr 2005
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The Secret Value of Daydreaming
The Secret Value of Daydreaming is the second album by singer–songwriter Julian Lennon. It was released in March 1986 on Virgin Records. "Stick Around" was the lead single and was the album's lone top 40 hit. The album peaked at Number 32 on the...
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- Jan 1, 1986
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Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night
Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night was the second solo album by British singer-songwriter Peter Hammill. It followed in the aftermath of the breakup of Hammill's band Van der Graaf Generator, although (as with many of Hammill's "solo" albums from...
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- May 1973
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Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi!
Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! (French for "The King is Dead, Long Live the King!") is a 1996 album created by the music project Enigma.
Released on November 25, 1996, the album reached to the top spot in Norway's top 40 charts and third in the whole...
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- Nov 25, 1996
Running Time:
- 2,740.933 s (45.68222 min )
The Cross of Changes
The Cross of Changes is a 1993 album by the musical project Enigma. It is Enigma's second album, following MCMXC a.D., released three years earlier.
The most notable song of the album was "Return to Innocence", which was released as a single and...
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- Dec 1993
Running Time:
- 2,656 s (44.27 min )
Kite
Kite is the breakthrough second album by Kirsty MacColl, released in 1989. Produced by her then husband Steve Lillywhite, it was her first album for Virgin Records. The album including MacColl's hit cover of The Kinks' "Days", as well as two tracks...
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- Apr 1989
Running Time:
- 2,964 s (49.4 min )
Electric Landlady
Electric Landlady is Kirsty MacColl's third studio album. Released in 1991, it was her second Capitol Records release and second collaboration with producer/husband Steve Lillywhite. The title was given when MacColl found it to be the name that was...
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- Jun 25, 1991
Running Time:
- 3,111.333 s (51.85555 min )
Monty Python Live At Drury Lane
Monty Python Live at Drury Lane is an album released by Monty Python in 1974, which was recorded at the Drury Lane Theatre in London earlier that year. All of the sketches, except for 'Secret Service' and the 'Idiot' song of Neil Innes, are from...
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- 1974
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- 3,709.573 s (61.82622 min )
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Ein deutsches Album
Ein deutsches album (English: A German album), released in July 1980, is a German language version of Peter Gabriel's third album, Peter Gabriel (1980). The record was released in Germany two months after the standard English language version. The...
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- Jul 1980
Deutsches Album
Deutsches album (1982) is the second German language album by British progressive rock musician Peter Gabriel. It is a German language adaptation of Gabriel's fourth album, Peter Gabriel (1982) (Security in North America). The deutsches album was...
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- Sep 1982
Running Time:
- 2,756.667 s (45.94445 min )
Birdy
Birdy is the first soundtrack and sixth album overall by British rock musician Peter Gabriel, for the movie of the same name, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music). The album marked Gabriel's first work with producer Daniel Lanois. It was remastered...
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- Mar 18, 1985
Running Time:
- 2,145.227 s (35.75378 min )
Three Sides Live
Three Sides Live is the third live album by British band Genesis, released in 1982. It is also the title of its video equivalent.
The title for this album comes from the original world release which contained three sides of live material from the...
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- Jun 1, 1982
Running Time:
- 2,650.6 s (44.177 min )
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is a double concept album recorded and released in 1974 by the British rock band Genesis. It was their sixth studio album and the last album by the group to feature the involvement of lead singer Peter Gabriel.
The...
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- Nov 29, 1974
Running Time:
- 2,736.16 s (45.6027 min )
