Featuring songs such as "Monkey Gone To Heaven", Doolittle was the first international release, in 1989, by which band?
Doolittle (album) Doolittle is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Pixies, released in April 1989 on 4AD. The album's offbeat and dark subject material, featuring references to surrealism, Biblical violence, torture and death, contrasts with the clean production sound achieved by the newly hired producer Gil Norton. "Doolittle" was the Pixies' first international release, with Elektra Records as the album's distributor in the United States and PolyGram in Canada.
Blue Blood (X Japan album) Blue Blood is the second studio album by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, then known as simply X. It was released on April 21, 1989 by CBS/Sony as the band's major label debut. "Blue Blood" sold more than 700,000 copies, reached number 6 on the Oricon chart and stayed on the chart for more than 100 weeks. The album's singles would also reach the top five on the chart. In 2007, "Rolling Stone Japan" ranked "Blue Blood" number 15 on their list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time".