Transmission

Classic alternative music released in 1987

by Jake Rudh

December 08, 2023

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Publicity photo for R.E.M. in support of their 1987 album, "Document." Pictured, left to right: Mike Mills, Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Michael Stipe.
Publicity photo for R.E.M. in support of their 1987 album, "Document." Pictured, left to right: Mike Mills, Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Michael Stipe. Sandra-Lee Phipps

This week on the program we look into the year 1987, considered by many as one of the greatest for classic alternative releases: the Cure, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, R.E.M., U2, INXS, and the Replacements all put out staple albums in '87, helping to prove that exact point.

Program playlist

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pleased to meet me, replacements, album cover
The cover of the Replacements' 1987 album, 'Pleased to Meet Me.'
Sire / Warner Bros Records.
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An extreme close-up of lips
"Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me" is the seventh studio album by English rock band the Cure, released May 26, 1987.
Fiction Records
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Three megaphones on a pole above England's Peak District
"Music for the Masses" is the sixth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on September 28, 1987.
Mute Records

Classic alternative music released in 1987