Five British albums that debuted at the top of the US charts
Goin’ for US gold.
Author: Tom Phelan Archives: 05/2026
The five best and five worst Hipgnosis album designs
“Hip = new, cool, and groovy, and gnosis, relating to ancient learning…”
The 1996 movie that helped bring Fleetwood Mac back together: “My story”
“It was about people who had extreme jobs…”
The 1994 song Prince was forced not to make: “They can’t look beyond what’s in Billboard”
“They can’t look beyond what’s in Billboard.”
A knife, an eyeball and the childhood accident that shaped Ry Cooder: “Hallelujah! Thank God!”
“I kind of went into a tailspin.”
Shock rock surrealism: When Salvador Dalí turned Alice Cooper’s brain into a work of art
“But decadent brains / Were at work to destroy.”
“I can’t compete with that”: The band so good they made Phil Lynott break up Thin Lizzy
“It’s the reason I’ve split the band.”
What is the difference between mixing and mastering?
The difference between Bob Clearmountain and Ludwig.
“Best piece of work”: the 2003 album Neil Young called his magnum opus
“I pleased myself with this…”
