Eno/Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) (1974)

Brian Eno's second solo album released before "Another Green World" (1975). Eccentric and dreamy, song-oriented pop album featuring pop song structures, band sounds, synths, electronic souons and Eno's vocals. Accessible for catchy melodies. "Third Uncle" is a famous song covered by Bauhaus. The musicians are Phil Manzanera (guitar) from Roxy Music, ex-Soft Machine member Robert Wyatt (percussion, backing vocals) and others.

Harold Budd/Brian Eno/Ambient 2/The Plateaux of Mirror (1980)

The 2nd work of ambient series like environmental music. Featuring fragmentary, beautiful piano melodies played by American composer, Harold Budd.

The Eagles/Hotel California (1976)

The fifth album by the Eagles, the Los Angeles-based rock band. A 1976 mainstream hit and one of the most famous albums in the rock history. Heavy sound based on the West Coast's country rock and serious lyrics. Includes two number one hits on the US charts, "New Kid in Town" and "Hotel California". The title track "Hotel California" is a masterpiece known for its wistful melodies with Don Henley's husky vocals and interplay of the two guitars of Joe Walsh and Don Felder.

Earth, Wind & Fire/That's the Way of the World (1975)

One of the most commercially successful R&B group of the 1970s. Featuring Maurice White (drummer, bandleader and songwriter) and Philip Bailey (lead singer). Pop-oriented sounds based on funk, and melding jazz, soul, rock and African music. This album and the single "Shining Star" hit number one on both the US pop and R&B charts.

Echo & the Bunnymen/Porcupine (1983) **

A psychedelic New Wave band from Liverpool. 3rd album.

Echo & the Bunnymen/Ocean Rain (1984) **

Clear and pure sounds with strings. 4th album.

808 State/Newbuild (1988) *

A pioneer of the techno-house from Manchester, 808 State's debut work. Straight ahead acid house sound. A masterpece featuring Gerald Simpson (A Guy Called Gerald).

808 State/Ex:El (1991) *

A masterpiece of UK techno-house. Ultrasophisticated soundmaking and aggressive beat in the rock style. Featuring Bernard Sumner of New Order and the Sugarcubes' Björk on vocals. Cool!

Einstürzende Neubauten/80-83 Strategies Against Architecture (1980-1983)

The compilation album that includes the early recordings (single-only cuts, live performances and several tracks from the 1981 album "Kollaps") by Einstürzende Neubauten, the Germany's experimental industrial rock band. Noisy and avant-garde, but strangely refreshing sounds with a mix of Blixa Bargeld's whispering/screaming vocals, various noises by electric tools and so on, and percussions beating metallic objects.

Elektric Music/Esperanto (1993)

A project by Karl Bartos (synths) who left Kraftwerk. Synth-pop just like Kraftwerk. OMD's Andy McCluskey (vocals) joined. 1st album.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer/Brain Salad Surgery (1973)

A prog-rock supertrio of Keith Emerson (ex-The Nice keyboardist), Greg Lake (ex-King Crimson lead singer and bassist) and Carl Palmer (ex-Atomic Rooster drummer). 5th album. Aggressive and percussive sound centered around Emerson's keyboards (Hammond organ, Moog synth, piano and others). Includes the three-part 'Karn Evil 9'. A masterpiece of progressive-rock.

Eno/Another Green World (1975) **

Maybe this 3rd album is noted as his greatest work. Experimental pop.

Brian Eno/Ambient 4/On Land (1982) *

The 4th work of ambient series like environmental music. An imaginative sonic space. Bill Laswell (bass) and Jon Hassell (trumpet) guest. Cool.

Brian Eno-David Byrne/My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (1981) *

Sound-collage with African beat, like sampling music.

Enya/Watermark (1988)

A female singer/musician from Ireland, Enya's second album. After acting as a member of the Celtic music/British trad. folk group Clannad, debuted as a solo artist. A distinctive style by fusing trad. folk/Celtic music with high-tech sound by synths and overdubbing, called "Irish new age music" or "Celtic ambient music". Includes the No.1 hit on the UK "Music Week" charts, "Orinoco Flow".

Erasure/Pop! The First 20 Hits (1985-1992)

A duo of Vince Clark (synths) and Andy Bell (vocals). Soulful electro-pop. Includes lots of hits, such as "Sometimes" and "A Little Respect".

Erasure/Wonderland (1986)

The debut album featuring "Who Needs Love Like That", "Heavenly Action" and "Oh L' Amour".

Eurythmics/Greatest Hits (1982-1989)

Soulful sysnth-pop duo of Dave Stewart (guitar, keyboards) and Annie Lennox (vocals). The single hits collection that includes lots of hits such as 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)', 'Here Comes the Rain Again', 'Would I Lie to You?', 'There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)' and 'Missionary Man'.

Everything But the Girl/Eden (1984)

A duo of Ben Watt (guitar, piano, vocals) and Tracey Thorn (vocals). The debut album. Acoustic-oriented jazz-pop in bossa nova style.