Album Number One Hundred Ninety Eight “The Cars” is the eponymous debut studio album by this rock band out of Boston, released on June 6, 1978, by #elektrarecords . Produced by #roythomasbaker , the album spawned the singles "Just What I Needed", "My Best Friend's Girl", and "Good Times Roll". It peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard 200 and has been certified six-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). My copy is on Elektra Records - 6E 135 (Yes, side 2 is blurry. Can’t fix it right yet) Formed in 1976, #thecarsband consisted of #ricocasek , #benjaminorr , #ellioteaston , #davidrobinson , and #greghawkes , all of whom had been in and out of multiple bands throughout the 1970s. Both Arista and Elektra attempted to sign the band, but in the end, Elektra was chosen, due to its lack of new wave acts, allowing the band to stand out more than they would have had they signed with the new wave-heavy Arista. Robinson said of the choice, "Here they had the Eagles and Jackson Browne, and along comes this crazy Boston band who wanted a black-and-white photo collage on their cover." #rockandroll #synthrock #powerpop #newwave https://www.instagram.com/p/CWlP8NJJf9u/?utm_medium=tumblr

30 years ago today One For All was released. It was dumped in the 4th quarter when that really meant something and was expected to die a quick death. The urban staff hated it, the first video Wake Up directed by Fab 5 Freddy was initially rejected from Yo MTV and had to be re-edited due to a controversial image or two. My boss Howard Thompson hated it and me, but the tape which had circulated for months in the NYC streets and beyond had developed a cult following. Red Alert championed it. Chris Lighty started managing them. There peers Tribe, Cypress Hill and De La amongst others embraced them. The Source gave it 5 mics one of the first times this ever happened and bong bong we had a sleeper hit on our hands. A lot transpired within the group. It wasn’t always easy to navigate but it was always worth it. The end result was exactly as Allah and The Gods intended. Me and my crew the SD50s produced a few tunes on it a real blessing. My partners John Gamble aka @jgambles and Geeby Dajani aka @fortydeucenyc my mentor who made Step To The Rear both passed this year, it would have been nice to share this beautiful milestone with them, but so is life. I had and have a very deep connection to this group and to this record. I love these cats, working with them was an honor, it altered my life’s course in the best of ways. Theres a reason I had them perform at my 50th Bornday. Peace to The Gods and all those who helped make this such a special moment in time for me. This project was one of the most personally important things I ever had a hand in. Making it feels like yesterday and a million lifetimes away all at once. i am a truly blessed man 🙏🏼 #Honored #OGGratitude #PeaceToTheGod #SD50s #ElektraRecords #OneForAllBrandNubian (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIXpqj3A1vO/?igshid=sodknvj5g8kr

#tbt @bustarhymes #Legendary #UltimateFLOW 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 September 16th, 1997 💿🗽 #BusaBus #SpliffStar #Dangerous #WhenDisasterStrikes #Flipmode #FlipmodeRecords #Elektra #ElektraRecords #hiphop #HASHTAG #HipHopPeriod #AWayOfLife #thisisourcultureinc #est2009jamaicaqueens #mc #dj #rapper #streams #songwriter #production #theculture #theindustry #explorepage #musicislife JOIN US TO HELP CHANGE THE WORLD 🌎 https://www.instagram.com/p/CFPL9uNhhTZ/?igshid=hub1mey2xeil

20 years ago Nine Inch Nails brought Atari Teenage Riot on their European tour. 1999 was a intense year in music. And Atari Teenage Riot was heading towards their most nihilistic “Live At Brixton Academy“ moment - all fans know what that means.... We’re glad we made it out alive in the end.... It was also the year where our videos got banned from MTV, most music press really made an effort to destroy us... the Berlin scene was falling apart fast. “Incite the fight and we won’t slow down - psychological warfare pulverizing my mind” Carl Crack in the song Western Decay (60 Second Wipeout) #atr #atariteenageriot #alecempire #nicendo #carlcrack #hannahelias #digitalhardcore #60secondwipeout #electronicmusic #90s #elektrarecords #techno #mtv #nin #nineinchnails #europe #1999 #westerndecay https://www.instagram.com/p/B45zdl2i4qh/?igshid=zwq0rq7rwbzz

Day #3365 Kyuss - Welcome To Sky Valley Queens of the Stoneage’s origin story #1993 #elektrarecords #kyuss #queensofthestoneage #minorthread #tshirtwars #hanesbeefyt https://www.instagram.com/p/Byn6blZDu9J/?igshid=bhoff54p58cu

Day 8 #mayvinylchallenge #multiplemediaformatsofthesamealbum The Sisters Of Mercy - First And Last And Always 1985. The 1988 CD, the 2011 MoFi remaster and the 2015 30th anniversary box set, which comes with the album and that era's 12"/EPs. Sweet sweet darkness. 🖤🖤 #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylig #records #recordcollection #instavinyl #lps #boxset #remaster #goth #gothrock #sistersofmercy #thesistersofmercy #andreweldritch #craigadams #waynehussey #garymarx #mercifulrelease #wea #elektrarecords #mofi #mobilefidelitysoundlab @jennn_erator (at Chicago, Illinois)

Day #3180 Stereolab ‎– Mars Audiac Quintet #1994 #stereolab #elektrarecords #minorthread #tshirtwars #MarsAudiacQuintet #DuophonicUltraHighFrequencyDisks https://www.instagram.com/p/BqtwvmFgYHk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mcahehy2d3k4

One of the greatest projects I ever had the blessings to be involved with. Love this record @realpeterock crafted a sound like nothing ever heard before it. Him and CL basically made a perfect record one that stands the test of time. Proud to be associated with this one! Gotta say this one was all Pete and Corey I was just blessed enough to be the lucky a and r guy! I still see Pete and his million dollar smile love that guy he's the best comic book loving , beat chopping, crate digging, djaying dude ever! Congrats guys you made a classic and 25 years later it's still beyond relevant! #ogratitdue #Elektrarecords (at Lower East Side)