The Julee Cruise album The Voice Of Love is released, featuring cover artwork by David Lynch. 
The Julee Cruise album The Voice Of Love is released, featuring cover artwork by David Lynch.
The Alan Parsons solo album Before & After is released, featuring the singles “Turn It Up” and “I’m Talking To You”.
Sonic Images releases former Tangerine Dream member Christopher Franke‘s second instrumental solo album, Klemania.
Tori Amos‘ second album, Under The Pink, is released, featuring the singles “God” and “Cornflake Girl”.
The Grays releases the album Ro Sham Bo, which proves to be the L.A. supergroup’s only album.
Choc Chip Records releases the self-titled debut album by Sunglass.
Man…Or Astroman?‘ releases the live album Destroy All Astromen!, featuring a rendition of the opening theme from Mystery Science Theater 3000.
EMO Records releases The Move reissue Great Move!: The Best of the Move, combining the band’s entire final album with contemporary singles and B-sides.
Warner Bros. Records releases R.E.M.‘s ninth album, Monster, featuring the singles “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?”, “Bang and Blame”, and “Crush With Eyeliner”.
Former Bourgeois Tagg frontman Brent Bourgeois releases his third solo album – and his first Christian music album – Come Join The Living World on Reunion Records.
Atlantis Records releases the INXS compilation album Greatest Hits, covering the band’s career through the 1993 album Full Moon, Dirty Hearts.
Fuel Records releases the Split Enz live album Anniversary, gathered from recordings of the band’s 1993 reunions celebrating 20 years since the group formed in New Zealand.
Reprise Records releases the Mike Oldfield album The Songs Of Distant Earth.
I.R.S. Records releases the Klark Kent compilation album Kollected Works, featuring highlights of the side project led by Stewart Copeland.
Jewel releases the album Pieces Of You, featuring the singles “You Were Meant For Me”, “Foolish Games” and “Who Will Save Your Soul?”.
The Ralf Illenberger instrumental album Sedona is released.
Maverick Records releases Alanis Morissette‘s third album, Jagged Little Pill, featuring the singles “Ironic”, “You Oughta Know”, and “Head Over Feet”.
Alan Parsons releases the live album The Very Best Live, featuring several familiar Alan Parsons Project singles in a live performance and three new studio tracks.
ELO offshoot band Electric Light Orchestra Part II – now including original ELO members Bev Bevan, Kelly Groucutt, violinist Mik Kaminski and orchestral arranger & keyboardist Louis Clark – releases its second studio album (and its third album total), Moment Of Truth.
The self-titled debut CD by Ben Folds Five is released, featuring the single “Underground”.
Universal Music releases Merril Bainbridge‘s debut album, In The Garden, featuring the single “Mouth”.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers CD One Hot Minute is released, featuring the single “Aeroplane”.
Sony Wonder releases the Ren & Stimpy spinoff album Radio Daze; the album is not as well received as its predecessor.
Having performed together in Crowded House and Split Enz, Neil Finn and Tim Finn release the first Finn Brothers album, simply titled Finn. The album includes the singles “Suffer Never” and “Only Talking Sense”.
Silvertone Records releases Jars Of Clay‘s self-titled debut album, featuring the single “Flood”.
Angel Records releases the album Fortress: The Music of Sting, covers of Sting’s work from his solo album and with the Police as performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.
Featuring a variety of rare tracks, outtakes, rehearsals and live performances, and accompanied by a media blitz that includes a heavily hyped TV special, Volume 1 of The Beatles Anthology is released, featuring the new single “Free As A Bird”.
A band featuring former members of Jellyfish, Umajets releases the album Demolotion.
Babylon 5 cast member Claudia Christian releases Taboo, a two-song CD single.
The Yum Yum Children album Used To Would’ve is released.