The band's debut single, " Smalltown Boy ", the tale of a boy who was cast away by his family for being homosexual, was a hit, peaking at No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart.

" Machine Gun ", the instrumental title track from the band's debut album, became a staple at American sporting events, and is similarly featured in many films, including Boogie Nights and Looking for Mr. Goodbar.

As the band's primary songwriter, Neil Finn was under pressure to create a second album to match their debut and the band joked that one potential title for the new release was Mediocre Follow-Up.

The band's album debut, Tin Machine ( 1989 ), was initially popular, though its politicised lyrics did not find universal approval: Bowie described one song as " a simplistic, naive, radical, laying-it-down about the emergence of neo-Nazis "; in the view of biographer Christopher Sandford, " It took nerve to denounce drugs, fascism and TV [...] in terms that reached the literary level of a comic book.

After Wood's departure following the band's debut record, Lynne wrote and arranged all of the group's original compositions and produced every album.

His work with Body Count, whose 1992 debut album Marrow described as a " rock album with a rap mentality ", is described as paving the way for the success of rap rock fusions by bands like Kid Rock and Limp Bizkit ; however, Marrow states that the band's style does not fuse the two genres, and is solely a rock band.

The following year finally marked the release of Snow Patrol's second album ' When It's All Over We Still Have To Clear Up ', which, despite slightly disappointing initial sales, would eventually go gold in the wake of the band's later fame, along with their debut ' Songs For Polarbears '.

It had been finished in the summer of 1982, but held for release due to the phenomenal success of the band's debut.

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Since the release of the band's self-titled debut album in March 1974, Rush has become known for its musicianship, complex compositions, and eclectic lyrical motifs drawing heavily on science fiction, fantasy, and philosophy.

Virgin Records was scheduled to release a box-set entitled Roxy Music: The Complete Studio Recordings 1972-1982 on 6 August, celebrating 40 years since the release of the band's debut album in 1972.

The band's debut album, produced by King Crimson's Pete Sinfield, was the first in a series of increasingly sophisticated album covers, art-directed by Ferry in collaboration with his friend Nick De Ville.

The band's debut album, REO Speedwagon, was released on Epic Records in 1971.

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The band's debut gig in March 1984 was supporting The Saints and The Triffids at the Old Civic Theatre in Perth.

In January 1979, the Undertones recorded their eponymous debut album at Eden Studios in Acton, West London, using producer Roger Bechirian, whom the band had worked with for the first time the previous December, when Bechirian had produced the band's second single, " Get Over You ".

Rumours abounded of a renewal of activity to mark the 30th anniversary of the band's debut as a four-piece and the re-release of Pink Flag.

X: The Unheard Music was released on DVD in 2005, as was the concert DVD X-Live in Los Angeles, which commemorates the 25th anniversary of the band's landmark debut album, Los Angeles.

" Lenny " was followed soon afterwards by the band's debut album, I Should Coco ( May 1995 ), which entered the UK Album Charts at number one.

The band's debut album warranted a Parental Advisory label solely because of the album's lyrics.

The band's debut performance was on December 13, 1982 with Dwayne Goettel on additional keyboards.

The band's self-titled debut released in 1995.

Nico sang lead vocals on three songs (" Femme Fatale ", " All Tomorrow's Parties ", " I'll Be Your Mirror ") and backing vocal on " Sunday Morning ", on the band's debut album, The Velvet Underground & Nico ( 1967 ).

" Guitarist John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers cited Van Vliet as a prominent influence on the band's 1991 album Blood Sugar Sex Magik as well as his debut solo album Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt ( 1994 ) and stated that during his drug-induced absence, after leaving the Red Hot Chili Peppers, he " would paint and listen to Trout Mask Replica.

No mention of this album has been made on the band's official website or Twitter page, which suggests that they are not involved with its release.

" Pull My Strings " was never recorded for a studio release, though the performance at the Bay Area Music Awards, which was the first and only time the song was ever performed, was released on the band's compilation album Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death.

The front and back covers of Devo's first release, the 45rpm single ( music ) | single " Mongoloid ( song ) | Mongoloid " b / w " Jocko Homo " ( 1977 ), released on the band's Booji Boy Records

Following the band's breakup, Rollins established the record label and publishing company 2. 13. 61 to release his spoken word albums, as well as forming the Rollins Band, which toured with a number of lineups from 1987 until 2003, and during 2006.

1998 then saw a further increase of activity, with the signing of Salako, and the release of albums for all three of their signed bands-most notably Belle & Sebastian's ' The Boy With The Arab Strap ', which enjoyed similar approval from reviewers and fans to the band's previous release.

The acid jazz flavours and ethnic influences of the first three albums continued with the release of Synkronized, and Jay Kay's interest in funk and disco music were shifting the band's directions towards such.

1982 saw the release of a collection of out-takes and unused tracks from the band's career, entitled Coda.

In the time between the release of the band's second seven-inch EP and the Out of Step record, the band briefly split when guitarist Lyle Preslar moved to Illinois to attend college for a semester at Northwestern University, Preslar was a member of Big Black for a few tempestuous rehearsals.

The band's first release was the single " Stick to Your Guns / Toast of the Town ", which was released on their own record label, Leathür Records, which had a pressing & distribution deal with Greenworld Distribution in Torrance, California.

The band's 1994 album Too High to Die subsequently became their most successful release.

Thanks to the persistence of the band's management, the album was eventually released in the US and the UK six months after its Australian release.

Curtis committed suicide on 18 May 1980, the day before Joy Division were scheduled to depart for their first American tour, and prior to release of the band's second album, Closer.

Republic, released around the world in 1993, was the band's first album release since parting company with the now-defunct Factory Records.

Next to that, the release also contains a bonus disc of footage from the band's personal archive including 1980s footage from Glastonbury, Rome, Cork, Rotterdam and Toronto.

Upon signing with 4AD, eight tracks from the Purple Tape were selected for the Come On Pilgrim EP, the band's first release.

4AD and Elektra Records continued to release Pixies material in the band's absence.

Meanwhile, in 2002 material from the band's original 17-track demo tape was released as an EP, Pixies, on Cooking Vinyl in the U. K. and SpinArt Records in the U. S .; Frank Black has also used these labels to release solo work and albums with The Catholics.

The band's 2007 album, Snakes & Arrows, debuted at No. 3 ( just one position shy of Rush's highest peaking albums, Counterparts ( 1992 ) and " Clockwork Angels " ( 2012 ), which both debuted at No. 2 ) on the Billboard 200 selling approximately 93, 000 its first week of release.