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Category Archives: 1980s
Day 326 – 17 November 2012
Artist: ABBA Album: The Visitors Released: November 1981 UK Chart: 1 Wikipedia
Posted in 1980s, pop, Pop rock, Synthpop
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Day 315 – 6 November 2012
Artist: The Ruts Album: Grin and Bear It Released: December 1980 UK Chart: 28 Wikipedia The Ruts again, couldn’t wait too long after listening to The Crack to give their second offering a play. I played this album to death … Continue reading
Posted in 1980s, punk rock
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Day 314 – 5 November 2012
Artist: Orchestral Manouevres in the Dark Album: Architecture and Morality Released: November 1981 UK Chart: 3 Wikipedia
Posted in 1980s, Synthpop
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Day 310 – 1 November 2012
Artist: Talking Heads Album: Remain in Light Released: October 1980 UK Chart: 21 Wikipedia
Posted in 1980s, alternative rock, new wave, post-punk
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Day 306 – 28 October 2012
Artist: Madness Album: The Rise And Fall Released: October 1982 UK Chart: 10 Wikipedia
Posted in 1980s, new wave, ska, Uncategorized
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Day 302 – 24 October 2012
Artist: John Foxx Album: Metamatic Released: January 1980 UK Chart: 18 Wikipedia Everybody sing now… bmm tsz, bmm tsz ne noo na ne na noo noo ne noo na ne na noo noo ne noo na ne na noo noo … Continue reading
Posted in 1980s, electronic, new wave
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Day 301 – 23 October 2012
Artist: The Psychedelic Furs Album: Midnight to Midnight Released: February 1987 UK Chart: 12 Wikipedia Having a hit US single kind of ruined The Furs, and this album – the first one after Pretty in Pink was featured in the … Continue reading
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Day 296 – 18 October 2012
Artist: The Jam Album: The Gift Released: March 1982 UK Chart: 1 Wikipedia
Posted in 1980s, mod revival, post-punk
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Day 291 – 13 October 2012
Artist: Magazine Album: The Correct Use of Soap Released: May 1980 UK Chart: 28 Wikipedia In contrast to yesterday, this is exactly the type of album the I would onto other people in the late seventies and early eighties. And … Continue reading
Posted in 1980s, post-punk
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Day 289 – 11 October 2012
Artist: Prefab Sprout Album: Steve McQueen Released: June 1985 UK Chart: 21 Wikipedia One of the few bands where “sounds very eighties” is a compliment. Maybe Prefab Sprout defined the eighties sound rather than vice versa.
Posted in 1980s, pop
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Day 281 – 3 October 2012
Artist: Elvis Costello and the Attractions Album: Get Happy Released: February 1980 UK Chart: 2 Wikipedia Twenty tracks?!? Even with a couple of duffers in there it’s still terrific value for money. At school, I played bass in a succession … Continue reading
Day 270 – 22 September 2012
Artist: XTC Album: Black Sea Released: September 1980 UK Chart: 16 Wikipedia
Posted in 1980s, new wave
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Day 265 – 17 September 2012
Artist: Sonic Youth Album: Sister Released: June 1987 UK Chart: — Wikipedia
Posted in 1980s, alternative rock
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Day 263 – 15 September 2012
Artist: Simple Minds Album: New Gold Dream Released: September 1982 UK Chart: 3 Wikipedia
Posted in 1980s, new wave
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Day 259 – 11 September 2012
Artist: The Pretenders Album: Learning to Crawl Released: 1984 UK Chart: 11 Wikipedia
Posted in 1980s, alternative rock
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Day 255 – 7 September 2012
Artist: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Album: Organisation Released: October 1980 UK Chart: 6 Wikipedia
Posted in 1980s, Synthpop
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Day 251 – 3 September 2012
Artist: The Psychedelic Furs Album: Mirror Moves Released: August 1984 UK Chart: 15 Wikipedia
Posted in 1980s, new wave
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Day 250 – 2 September 2012
Artist: The Clash Album: Sandinista! Released: December 1980 UK Chart: 19 Wikipedia
Posted in 1980s, punk rock
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Day 240 – 23 August 2012
Artist: The Blue Nile Album: Hats Released: October 1989 UK Chart: 12 Wikipedia
Posted in 1980s, adult alternative, Sophisti-pop
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Day 237 – 20 August 2012
Artist: The Smiths Album: Meat is Murder Released: February 1985 UK Chart: 1 Wikipedia
Posted in 1980s, alternative rock, indie pop
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Day 233 – 16 August 2012
Artist: Altered Images Album: Pinky Blue Released: May 1982 UK Chart: 12 Wikipedia
Posted in 1980s, new wave, pop
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Day 232 – 15 August 2012
Artist: The Cure Album: Seventeen Seconds Released: April 1980 UK Chart: 20 Wikipedia
Posted in 1980s, Gothic rock, post-punk
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Day 231 – 14 August 2012
Artist: Stiff Little Fingers Album: Nobody’s Heroes Released: March 1980 UK Chart: 8 Wikipedia
Posted in 1980s, punk rock
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Day 229 – 12 August 2012
Artist: Bauhaus Album: October 1981 Released: October 1981 UK Chart: 30 Wikipedia
Posted in 1980s, Gothic rock, post-punk
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