Skip to content
New Stock added Daily & Ship Free over $220
New Stock Daily & Ship Free over $220

Albums First Released in 1996

Electronic production and hip hop became central to more album styles in 1996, while alternative rock fragmented rather than disappearing. Major releases from 1996 include Endtroducing... by DJ Shadow, ATLiens by OutKast, Travelling Without Moving by Jamiroquai and Murder Ballads by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

DJ Shadow built an instrumental album from samples, OutKast expanded Southern hip hop, Jamiroquai turned funk into modern pop and Nick Cave used the murder ballad tradition for a dark narrative set.

Browse new vinyl editions alongside second-hand copies.

Our Pick of the Year: Endtroducing... by DJ Shadow

Endtroducing... was built almost entirely from sampled records, yet it plays like a continuous instrumental album rather than a collection of loops. Building Steam with a Grain of Salt, Midnight in a Perfect World and Stem/Long Stem show how DJ Shadow used drums, fragments and sequencing to create narrative without a lead singer.

Explore the year before or after

1995 Vinyl Records  |  1997 Vinyl Records  |  All years