Daily album for May 10, 2026 Blue Lines by Massive Attack (1991)

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Cover art for Blue Lines

Genres

  • acid jazz
  • alternative dance
  • alternative rock
  • dance
  • downtempo
  • dub
  • electronic
  • electronica
  • funk
  • hip hop
  • house
  • reggae
  • soul
  • trip hop

Blue Lines is the debut studio album by English electronic music group Massive Attack, released on 8 April 1991 by Wild Bunch and Virgin Records. The recording was led by members Grantley "Daddy G" Marshall, Robert "3D" Del Naja, Adrian "Tricky" Thaws, and Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles, with co-writing and co-production by Jonny Dollar. It also features contributions by singers Shara Nelson and Horace Andy. Generally regarded as the first "trip hop" album, Blue Lines blended elements of hip hop with dub, soul, reggae, and electronic music.

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