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Joe Jackson Big World

Joe Jackson Celebrates 40 Years of Big World

by Paul Cashmere

Joe Jackson’s 1986 album Big World marked a landmark in live recording and global themes, celebrating its 40th anniversary.

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Forty years after its release, David Bowie's soundtrack for Labyrinth remains one of the most enduring entries in his catalogue, bridging his commercial 1980s peak with his work in film and helping transform a box office disappointment into a multi-generational cultural phenomenon.

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The Smiths’ The Queen Is Dead Turns 40, Four Decades After Defining An Era

Forty years after its release, The Smiths' landmark third album The Queen Is Dead remains one of the most influential records in alternative music, its reputation continuing to grow long after the band's brief career ended.

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Peter Gabriel’s ‘So’ Turns 40 As Landmark Album Continues To Shape Pop And Art Rock

Peter Gabriel's 1986 album So remains one of the defining records of the decade, bridging experimental art rock and mainstream pop while delivering some of the biggest songs of Gabriel's career.

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Billy Ocean Love Zone Turns 40 As A Defining Pop-Soul Milestone

Four decades on, Billy Ocean's Love Zone remains a cornerstone release that cemented Billy Ocean's global chart dominance and crossover appeal in the mid-1980s

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Prince Parade At 40, The Soundtrack That Redefined The Revolution

Four decades on, Prince's Parade stands as a pivotal release for Prince, reshaping his sound and marking the final chapter with The Revolution

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