Tanya Donelly

Released on this day in 1986, John Fogerty 'Eye of the Zombie', the album that followed Centerfield introduced Fogerty's first full backing band, earned a Grammy nomination and featured a cover that nearly copied David Lee Roth, yet its material stayed silent in concert for more than two decades.

Boston's Third Stage turns 40 on September 24, 2026, marking four decades since Tom Scholz and Brad Delp returned with the band's long-awaited third album and its only US number one single, "Amanda".

Alice Cooper's 1986 comeback album Constrictor turns 40, marking the point where the shock-rock pioneer returned from a three-year recording hiatus with Kane Roberts, a harder-edged sound and two songs that became closely linked to horror cinema, "He's Back (The Man Behind The Mask)" and "Teenage Frankenstein".

Elvis Costello's 1986 reunion with The Attractions produced one of the most uncompromising records of his career, a tense, stripped-back album whose reputation has grown substantially in the four decades since its release.

Tina Turner's 1986 album Break Every Rule followed her extraordinary comeback with another international success, led by the Phil Collins-assisted hit Typical Male.

Forty years after its release, Lionel Richie's third solo album Dancing On The Ceiling remains the final studio release from the most commercially successful period of his career, completing a remarkable run that dominated pop music throughout the 1980s.

Big Country's third album The Seer turns 40 this month, marking a pivotal release that delivered the band's biggest UK hit single, a landmark collaboration with Kate Bush and a return to the Celtic influences that defined their early success.