1976 saw the arrival of another few classic albums. Blondie was in the charts a lot at the time - I was in Secondary school by now... and a half century has passed since...
Genesis released 'A Trick of the Tail', another album since Peter Gabriel's departure.
Perhaps the best album released this year is now a classic, but I didn't encounter it for another 20 years at least....
2026 is the 50th anniversary of its release.
Bright Size Life is the name of the album: a trio recording, and the debut for Pat Metheny - at the age of just 21.
The album features Pat Metheny of course, plus Jaco Pastorius on bass and Bob Moses on drums. It was released by ECM Records. Details are here.
Here's the title track:
Meanwhile, there was another album which kick started a long career. This time in electronic music.
Jean Michel Jarre released 'Oxygene': a classic.
Rush released 2112, which really sent their career into overdrive too... I remember listening to this album when still at school, so that must have been a few years after it was released....
I remember it well.
I am currently reading this book, which is a social and cultural history of the months from May to July of 1976.
One of the sections is about music.
I was also pleased to see that when I opened the book, a Spotify playlist had been created for it.
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