Elektra Records releases The Best of Howard Jones, a career retrospective covering through Jones’ 1992 album, featuring a cover of Donald Fagen’s “I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)” as a new single.
Elektra Records releases The Best of Howard Jones, a career retrospective covering through Jones’ 1992 album, featuring a cover of Donald Fagen’s “I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)” as a new single.
Silva Screen Records releases the Doctor Who soundtrack compilation Pyramids Of Mars, featuring synthesized recreations of highlights of numerous 1970s Tom Baker-era Dudley Simpson scores, performed by Heathcliff Blair.
Silva Screen Records releases the soundtrack from the 1989 Doctor Who story Ghost Light, composed and performed by Mark Ayres.
Sony Records’ Wonder imprint releases the Ren & Stimpy Show tie-in album You Eediot!, featuring the original voice actors from Nickelodeon’s hit animated series.
Atlantic Records releases the Yes compilation album Highlights – The Very Best of Yes, gathering the better-known singles from across the band’s history (and across the many genres they’ve inhabited).
Windham Hill releases new age musician Ray Lynch‘s fourth and final album, Nothing Above My Shoulders But The Evening.
EMI Records releases the novelty single Tongue Tied by “The Cat”, a.k.a. Red Dwarf cast member Danny John-Jules. The song, which was written by Howard Goodall and featured prominently in the last episode of Red Dwarf’s second season, is re-recorded for this single (as well as provided in a variety of remixed forms).
The Julee Cruise album The Voice Of Love is released, featuring cover artwork by David Lynch.
Varese Sarabande releases a new recording, conducted by Jerry Goldsmith, of Alex North’s rejected score for 2001: a space odyssey. Turned down by director Stanley Kubrick before the movie’s 1968 release, the rejected score has never been released in any form.
The Alan Parsons solo album Before & After is released, featuring the singles “Turn It Up” and “I’m Talking To You”.
Rhino Records releases a selection of songs from the animated series Animaniacs.
Sonic Images releases former Tangerine Dream member Christopher Franke‘s second instrumental solo album, Klemania.
20th Century Fox Film Scores releases a 4-CD set of John Williams’ soundtracks from Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi, presenting more material than has appeared on any of the previous releases (but still not presenting the complete score to any one of the movies). An extensive liner notes booklet with contributions from Nicholas Meyer and Lukas Kendall is included.
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.
Silva Screen releases the compilation album The Worlds Of Doctor Who, featuring soundtrack selections from the 1970s and 1980s, as well as a new rendition of the show’s main theme with Sylvester McCoy himself playing spoons (!).
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.
Milan Records releases David Arnold‘s soundtrack from the movie Stargate.
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.
GNP Crescendo releases a CD of Dennis McCarthy’s music from the movie Star Trek: Generations. In addition to music from the movie, the CD includes a selection of sound effects from both the film and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
I.R.S. Records releases the Klark Kent compilation album Kollected Works, featuring highlights of the side project led by Stewart Copeland.
A CD containing selections from the scores of Highlander, Highlander II and Highlander III: The Final Dimension is released, assembled by Highlander III composer J. Peter Robinson. It remains the first and only official release of any of Michael Kamen’s Highlander score or Stewart Copeland’s music from Highlander II.
The long-awaited (and fan-demanded) second volume of The Carl Stalling Project is released by Warner Bros. Records. The album is another release of original soundtrack recordings from Stalling’s scoring sessions for the Warner Looney Toons and Merrie Melodies cartoons from the 1930s through the 1950s.
Jewel releases the album Pieces Of You, featuring the singles “You Were Meant For Me”, “Foolish Games” and “Who Will Save Your Soul?”.