The Time’s Eponymous Debut Album ‘The Time’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary

July 25, 2026 Mark Chappelle

The Time Eponymous Debut Album The Time Turns 45

Masterminded by The Purple One himself, The Time’s inaugural affair was an outlandish funk score swirling hedonism and braggadocio as yet unseen.

Morris Day’s Debut Solo Album ‘Color of Success’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary

September 7, 2025 Mark Chappelle

Morris Day Debut Solo Album Color of Success Turns 40

Later discs ‘Daydreaming’ (1987) and ‘Guaranteed’ (1992) found Day more present and fleshed out musically, but ‘Color of Success’ captures him as he is best known, bumptious and cocksure.

The Time’s ‘Pandemonium’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

July 4, 2025 Mark Chappelle

The back of the album’s packaging reads “Produced, Arranged, and Written by The Time,” but Prince’s handiwork is featured throughout, merging well with that of his disciples.

The Time’s ‘Ice Cream Castle’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary

June 28, 2024 Andy Healy

A collection of killer funk-pop that would help shape The Time’s live performances, ‘Ice Cream Castle’ is an essential part of the ‘Purple Rain’ tapestry expertly woven by Prince.

Wilco’s ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

Twin feelings of stability and disorientation define the band’s fourth studio affair, with Jeff Tweedy’s singular, yearning voice giving these fifty-one minutes their gravity.

Tori Amos’ ‘Strange Little Girls’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary

Although the seed of ‘Strange Little Girls’ began with songs by men, it’s really in the end, as it always is with Tori Amos, all about the girls.

WC And The Maad Circle’s Debut Album ‘Ain’t A Damn Thang Changed’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

The group’s debut LP may not be the best-known or most acclaimed album of hip-hop’s golden era, but its relevance and impact endure three-and-a-half decades later.