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Classic alternative music released in 1987

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.

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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