Album of the Day

After breaking through in 1985 with LISTEN LIKE THIEVES, the Australian group INXS—Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss, Tim Farriss, Jon Farriss, Kirk Pengilly and Garry ‘Gary’ Beers—set out to raise the stakes with the follow-up, KICK. Working with producer Chris Thomas, the band delivered the definitive INXS album, a potent mix of new wave, danceable funk and Stones-styled rock. The Atlantic collection included no less than four U.S. Top 10 singles (“Need You Tonight,” “Devil Inside,” “New Sensation” and “Never Tear Us Apart”) and sold more than 30 million copies worldwide to be certified 6x Platinum in the U.S. and Diamond in Canada. Last month an individually numbered audiophile vinyl reissue of KICK arrived in stores as part of Rhino’s High Fidelity series.