On Record: Vol. 11 - 1989: Images, Interviews & Insights From the Year in Music

The On Record series presents rare archival images and insightful interviews by long-time popular-music journalist and radio personality G. Brown.

"When G. Brown writes about you, his readers give you a chance. They listen. G.'s trusted voice is a big reason my audience grew. I’m grateful to him for including me in his writing over the years and to be part of his On Record series." - Lyle Lovett, Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and actor

On Record Vol. 11 – 1989 captures Tom Petty’s first full solo release and Roy Orbison’s last record of new material, major label debuts (Tone Loc, Indigo Girls), modern-rock hitmakers (the B-52’s, Pixies, Red Hot Chili Peppers), the UK scene (the Cure, the Stone Roses, Neneh Cherry, Love and Rockets), glam-metal acts (Warrant, Skid Row, Motley Crue) and comeback kings and queens (Bee Gees, Cher, Alice Cooper, Donny Osmond), plus the year in pop, R&B, country and jazz.

Interview-based profiles of more than 100 artists and bands include:

Tom PettyPixiesBonnie RaittBabyfaceLou ReedTone LocNeil YoungRoy OrbisonMichael BoltonThe CureFaith No MoreDon HenleyAerosmithThe B-52’sMöouml;tley Crüuuml;eChris IsaakRichard MarxUB40Paul McCartneyDebbie GibsonAbout the Series:

Colorado Music Experience founding director and author G. Brown covered popular music at The Denver Post for 26 years, interviewing well over 3,200 musicians, including Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, and Kurt Cobain, all of whom recounted their escapades and reminisced about what their time on the charts meant to them personally and musically. Over the decades, G. also amassed an archive of close to 15,000 rare promotional photos.

Each volume of the On Record series presents nearly 200 rare archival images and 100 interviews with an array of performers from that year. To date, Colorado Music Experience has released 10 volumes in this year-by-year, comprehensive look at the evolution of popular music from 1978 to 1998. 

Proceeds from book sales benefit Colorado Music Experience.