Tag: 1980s
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Thompson Twins, Close to the Bone, 1987 on Arista.
Thompson Twins, Close to the Bone, 1987 on Arista. Later Thompson Twins without Joe Leeway
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The Cure, The Top, 1984 on Sire / Fiction.
The Cure, The Top, 1984 on Sire / Fiction. US version on Sire label. Hard core devotee of 80s Cure. No longer have the hair for the full on goth look but it is still in my heart. Via Mill No 5 record fair
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U2, Et Tu, Bono?, 1987 on Rockwell & Good.
U2, Et Tu, Bono?, 1987 on Rockwell & Good. Bootleg of some TV appearances from ’86 and “87 – Old Grey Whistle Test, TV GaGa, Late Late Show, Sing Song For the Tube. Track list on the cover doesn’t exactly match the audio Found this one in an antique store in Westerly RI
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Thomas Dolby, The Golden Age of Wireless, 1983 on Capitol
Thomas Dolby, The Golden Age of Wireless, 1983 on Capitol The album originally came out in 1982, but was reissued a number of times – this is a 1983 version with “She Blinded Me With Science” as the lead track Miscredit to T. Kerr for cowriting She Blinded Me With Science – should have been…
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Tom Tom Club, Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom., 1988 (UK)/1989 (US) on Sire.
Tom Tom Club, Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom., 1988 (UK)/1989 (US) on Sire. Via Mystic Disc in Mystic, CT Third LP from Tom Tom Club. This is the US/Canada version which has a different tracklist and cover than the 1988 one from the UK / rotw Highlight is a cover of Femme Fatale with Lou…
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U2, New Year’s Day (Long Version) 12″ single, 1983 on Island.
U2, New Year’s Day (Long Version) 12″ single, 1983 on Island. B-side tracks are recorded live at Werchter Belgium July 1982 from the soubdtrack to TV special. Steve Lillywhite produced the studio tracks and mixed the b-side. Pressed by EMI in thr UK
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The Long Ryders, Two Fisted Tales, 1987 on Island.
The Long Ryders, Two Fisted Tales, 1987 on Island. Picked up this copy at Island Music on Matha’s Vineyard – great late 80s country rock garage LP
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Bob Dylan, Infidels, 1983 on Columbia.
Bob Dylan, Infidels, 1983 on Columbia. 80s Dylan, with Jokerman, I and I, Don’t Fall Apart On Me Tonight. Band includes Sly and Robbie, Mick Talyor, Mark Knopfler, and Alan Clark.
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The Waterboys, The Waterboys (Mini LP), 1984 on Island.
The Waterboys, The Waterboys (Mini LP), 1984 on Island. The self-titled EP, which followed the self-titled debut in much of the world but preceded it in the US, Back when releases were more likely to be limited to geography. Both are “must have” in either sequence.
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Joe Jackson, Night and Day, 1982 on A&M.
Joe Jackson, Night and Day, 1982 on A&M. Jackson’s fifth LP featuring Stepping out, Breaking Us in Two – somewhere between Jazz, Pop, New Wave – great album. Found this copy in a local thrift store
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Art of Noise, Re-Works of Art of Noise, 1987 on Chrysalis.
Art of Noise, Re-Works of Art of Noise, 1987 on Chrysalis. Three extended tracks and three live versions from Hammersmith Odeon.
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T-Connection, Pure & Natural, 1982 on Capitol.
T-Connection, Pure & Natural, 1982 on Capitol. Funk/disco band from the Bahamas via Miami
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Wynton Marsalis, Black Codes (From The Underground), 1985 on Columbia.
Wynton Marsalis, Black Codes (From The Underground), 1985 on Columbia. ~24 yr old Wynton with Branford Marsalis, Kenny Kirkland, Jeff Watts, Charlotte Moffett (and Ron Carter on Aural Oasis).
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The Jazz Butcher, Big Planet Scary Planet, 1989 on Genius Records.
The Jazz Butcher, Big Planet Scary Planet, 1989 on Genius Records.
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Thomas Dolby, The Flat Earth, 1984 on Capitol.
Thomas Dolby, The Flat Earth, 1984 on Capitol. Dolny’s second full length, with Hyperactive, Dissidents, I Scare Myself.
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Quincy Jones, Back on the Block, 1989 on Qwest.
Quincy Jones, Back on the Block, 1989 on Qwest. My copy is from the Vinyl Me, Please anthology Story of Quincy Jones. Late 80s QJ with a ton of guests from hip hop, jazz, soul: Take 6, Big Daddy Kane, Ice-T, Kool Moe Dee, Chaka Khan, Ray Charles, and many others Eclectic but very rooted…
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Various Artists, One Pound Ninety-Nine: A Sampler of the State of Things, 1985 on Situation Two / Beggars Banquet.
Various Artists, One Pound Ninety-Nine: A Sampler of the State of Things, 1985 on Situation Two / Beggars Banquet. UK Sampler with three tracks of Bauhaus and offshoots (Peter Murphy, Love & Rockets).
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Various Artists, Street Beats, 1984 on Sugar Hill Records.
Various Artists, Street Beats, 1984 on Sugar Hill Records. There are many versions of this comp – some 1LP as Vol 1 or Vol 2, some called Street Beat, etc. Great compilation of early eighties hip-hop: Grandmaster Flash, Sugar Hill Gang, Cash Crew, Kevin Kev. Get out your parachute pants and cardboard – time to…