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84 unusual facts about 1998 in music


12 Tónar

Founded in 1998 in Reykjavík, 12 Tónar has been well received by music lovers from the start.

20 Años Después

The compilation was re-edited in 1998 with the 13th original track, "El Aparecido", omitted from the original compilation.

4-Day Weekend

"4-Day Weekend" is a song by The Bluetones, released as the fourth and final single from their second album, 1998's Return to the Last Chance Saloon.

A Glen Campbell Christmas

A Glen Campbell Christmas is the 56th album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1998 on the TNN Classic Sessions label (see 1998 in music).

Aathwan Sur – The Other Side of Naushad

Aathwan Sur – The Other Side of Naushad is an album of the Indian singer and Ghazal composer Hariharan, released in the year 1998 by Navras Records.

American Teenage Rock 'n' Roll Machine

American Teenage Rock 'n' Roll Machine is the second studio album by American rock band band The Donnas, released in 1998 (See 1998 in music) on Lookout!.

Body Head Entertainment

Body Head Entertainment is a Pensacola based record label founded in 1998 by former Heavyweight boxing champion Roy Jones, Jr. The title "Body Head" was derived from the term "head to body", a favourite among Roy Jones, Jr.'s arsenal of boxing maneuvers.

Call Me Mañana

It was released in January 1999 as the third and final single from the 1998 album No Time to Chill.

Chucho Valdés

Chucho has won four Grammy awards: in 1978 for the album Live at Newport by Irakere; in 1998 for his contribution to the CD Havana by his band Crisol (formed in 1997), with two songs - "Mr. Bruce" and "Mambo para Roy" - written by Chucho; in 2003 for his album Live at the Village Vanguard; and in 2011 for his album Chucho's Steps.

City Centre Offices

The label, founded in 1998 by Shlom Sviri and De:Bug magazine writer Thaddeus Herrmann, has released music from several notable acts, including Arovane, Boy Robot, Marsen Jules, Christian Kleine, Casino Versus Japan, Ulrich Schnauss, and I'm Not a Gun.

Clash of the Tartans

Clash of the Tartans is the second album by the band Real McKenzies, originally released in 1998 (see 1998 in music).

Cloud Number Nine

It was released in April 1999 as the third single from his 1998 album On a Day Like Today.

D-Trash Records

Formed in 1998, Canada's D-Trash Records started as an online collective by members of Cpuwar and DJ Rabies as the beginnings of an international network of electronic music artists.

Dead Man's Hill

Dead Man's Hill is an electronic, death industrial, martial, neo-classical and post-industrial band founded in 1998 by Bart Piette, originally with the name "The Klinik And The Mortuary".

Dedicated To...

Dedicated to... is the debut studio album by German pop singer Sasha, released by Warner Music on November 16, 1998 (see 1998 in music) in German-speaking Europe.

Digilogue

Subsequently, a CD version was released in 1998 by Soleilmoon Recordings, with additional tracks.

Disques Hushush

(also known as Disques Hushush or more simply as Hushush) is an independent record label created by Dimitri della Faille (aka recording artist Szkieve) in Montreal (Quebec), Canada in 1998.

Ektos Programmatos

Ektos Programmatos (Off The Road) is a live album by popular Greek artist Eleftheria Arvanitaki and it was released in 1998 by Polygram Greece.

Elefant Traks

Elefant Traks was started in 1998 during the creation of a mix-tape "going-away present" for a friend of the artists who would eventually develop the record label concept further.

Factors of the Seven

Factors of the Seven is the second studio album released by GRITS, in 1998.

Fantaisie militaire

Fantaisie militaire (Military fantasy) is the tenth studio album by French rocker Alain Bashung, issued in January 1998 on Barclay Records.

Faultline Records

It was founded in 1998 by ARIA Nominated metal producer dw Norton and begun as a development label.

From Their Hearts

Based on concept by Dan Kelly, it was co-produced by Kathy and Paddy Kelly and released in 1998 (see 1998 in music) throughout most of Europe.

Geykido Comet Records

Geykido Comet Records (or GC Records for short) began as a small and humble bedroom operation in 1998 seeing the first release in January 1999: Intro5pect 7-inch EP "Education".

Gloria!

gloria! is the eighth studio album released by American singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan, released in 1998 by Epic Records (see 1998 in music).

Goldenrod Records

Although technically the label still exists, the only release since 1998 was What Is Your? by Waters' band Contribution in 2004.

Guilty 'til Proved Innocent!

Guilty 'til Proved Innocent! is an album by The Specials, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music).

Halou

After a band they were in, "anymore" dissolved, there they became Halou, releasing their debut album, We Only Love You in 1998, on a small independent label called Bedazzled.

Harriet Records

After forty-five singles and ten CDs Harriet shut its doors in 1998.

Have You Ever?

It was released as the album's third single during the fall of 1998 and became Norwood's second song to reach the top position on the Billboard Hot 100 following the worldwide number-one success of "The Boy Is Mine".

HaYehudim

The debut album went gold in 1998, and later on achieved double platinum.

Hell Among the Yearlings

Hell Among the Yearlings is the second album by Gillian Welch, released in 1998.

Honey to the B

Honey to the B is the debut album album by pop singer Billie Piper, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music).

I Finally Found My Way

Recorded = A&M Studios & One on One Studios,
Los Angeles: 1998

Idea Records

Idea was established following the termination of the group's recording contract with Virgin Records in 1998.

Innosense

They made a video for the song that was released in Germany in 1998.

Jester Records

Jester Records is a record label founded in 1998 by Kristoffer Rygg (also known as Garm, Trickster G, G. Wolf and Fiery G. Maelstrom) after conflicts between his band Ulver and their German/American label Century Media Records.

Joe's Blues

Joe's Blues is an album by American jazz guitarists Joe Pass and Herb Ellis, recorded in 1968 and released posthumously in 1998 (see 1998 in music).

Kan man älska nå'n på avstånd

Kan man älska nå'n på avstånd is a song written by Karin Hemmingsson and Tommy Andersson, and recorded by Swedish dansband Vikingarna on the album "Kramgoa låtar 1998" from the within the album title mentioned year.

Kerem Özyeğen

He participated in recording their first album, issued in 1998 .

King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Kansas

King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Kansas is the third live album from American rock band Kansas, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music).

Kittridge Records

Kittridge Records was founded in Northridge, CA in 1998 by Doug Jones.

Library Records

Library Records is an independent record label founded in Melbourne, Australia in 1998, and focusing mainly on indie pop.

Little Plastic Castle

Little Plastic Castle is the eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1998.

London Saxophonic

In 1998, they went to the now-defunct label Tring (primarily a budget-label of technically primitive, cheaply recorded classical music) with a Michael Nyman retrospective titled An Eye for a Difference, produced by David Roach.

Loöq Records

Loöq Records is a record label founded by electronic music producers and DJs Jondi & Spesh in 1998.

Mann Alive

Mann Alive is a live double album released in 1998 by Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

Midijum Records

Founded in 1998 by Andreas Binotsch, aka DJ Bim, artists that have released music on Midijum include: Aerospace, Shayning, Silent Sphere, Auricular and Mad Contrabender.

Mink, Rat or Rabbit

Mink, Rat or Rabbit is the first album by The Detroit Cobras, released 24 February 1998 (see 1998 in music).

Mission Records

Mission Records was created by Glenn Frey and Peter Lopez in 1998 as an independent record label.

Monkey on My Back

"Monkey on My Back" was also included on the band's 1998 live compilation A Little South of Sanity.

Music for Cats

Music For Cats is the first solo album by cEvin Key released in 1998.

Myracle Brah

Their first album, Life On Planet Eartsnop, was released in 1998.

Night of the Living Drag Queens

It was originally released on Uncle God Damn Records in 1998, and was later re-released on Century Media Records in collaboration with People Like You Records in 1999 as a Digi-Pack.

Ooh It's Kinda Crazy

The song was originally released in 1998 as an independent single when the band was known as Indecision.

Or Records

Or Records (sometimes capitalized OR Records after their logo) is a small British independent record label company, established in 1998 and based in London.

Perlonex

The electro-acoustic trio PERLONEX was founded in late 1998 and has performed and toured in Europe and North America extensively since then.

Psychedelic trance

The expression “full on” is taken from the first out of a seven compilation albums series and the first album ever to be released under Hom-mega Productions in 1998, titled Full On, which comes from English slang.

Radiant Records

Radiant Records is an independent record label founded by Neal Morse in 1998.

Restless on the Farm

Restless on the Farm is the seventh solo album by dobro player Jerry Douglas, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music).

Satellite Supersonic Vol. 1

The final piece is an unreleased rarity from the early years of the band, recorded in 1998.

Shape of Despair

In 1998, they recruited Natalie Koskinen as female lead vocals.

Shape of Despair is a funeral doom metal band from Finland that was formed in 1995 as Raven until 1998, when the band decided to change their name to the current one.

Sigma Editions

Sigma Editions is an independent record label founded in 1998 by Rosy Parlane and Dion Workman (both ex-members of Thela).

Sleazy Bed Track

"Sleazy Bed Track" is a song by The Bluetones, released as the third single from their second album, 1998's Return to the Last Chance Saloon.

Somnimage

Somnimage is an Illinois based company started in 1998 by multimedia artist Mykel Boyd as an outlet to release art, music and related artifacts.

Steady Cam Records

Steady Cam Records is an Australian independent record label founded in Sydney in 1998.

Step Up to the Microphone

Step Up to the Microphone is the seventh studio album by Christian pop rock band Newsboys, released in 1998.

The Benjamin Gate

The Benjamin Gate was a South African Christian rock band formed in 1998 following the motor vehicle accident and subsequent death of a mutual friend and fellow musician, Ben.

The Best of Spyro Gyra – The First Ten Years

The Best of Spyro Gyra – The First Ten Years is the second compilation album by Spyro Gyra released in 1998 making their twenty-second album overall.

The Bottom Line Encore Collection

The Bottom Line Encore Collection is the fourth live album by Harry Chapin, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music) as a two-CD compilation.

The Good Will Out

The Good Will Out is the debut album by English rock band Embrace, first released in 1998 (see 1998 in music).

The Question Is What Is the Question?

This same piece of music is used on the 1998 Scooter single "How Much Is The Fish?", taken from the album No Time To Chill.

The Race of a Thousand Camels

The Race of a Thousand Camels is an album by Bôa, released in 1998.

The Rough Guide to English Roots Music

The Rough Guide to English Roots Music is a world music compilation album originally released in 1998.

The Rough Guide to the Music of Portugal

The Rough Guide to the Music of Portugal is a world music compilation album originally released in 1998.

The Three Pyramids Club

It was released in 1998 and reached no. 82 on the UK album chart (see 1998 in music).

Time Between Trains

Time Between Trains is the 4th album by American singer-songwriter Susan Werner, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music).

Traylude

Tracy Atkins, known by her stage name Traylude, is a British emcee who worked with now London-based DJs-producers Kurtis Mantronik (1998 album I Sing the Body Electro) and the Beat Buchaz (1999 single/EP "One Time, Feels Fine").

Trickdisc Recordings

It was founded as the first Austrian Drum'n'Bass label at the end of 1998 by Thomas Kienast, also known as DJ Tomkin.

Trying to Recall

"Trying to Recall" is an acoustic song written by Swedish schoolteacher Marie Lindberg in May 1998, with song lyrics describing a couple who are about to go apart from each other.

Two Pages

Two Pages is an album by the English band 4hero, which was shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize in 1998 (see 1998 in music).

Último Bondi a Finisterre

Último Bondi a Finisterre is the ninth album by Argentine rock band Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota, released in 1998.

Whitechocolatespaceegg

Whitechocolatespaceegg (or whitechocolatespaceegg as typeset on the cover art) is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Liz Phair, released in 1998 (See 1998 in music).