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Shriekback, Go Bang!, 1988 on Island Records

More 80s goodness I’ve had probably since it came out in 1988 – Shriekback’s fifth full-length Go Bang! Includes a wonderful cover of Get Down Tonight (yes, *that*…

The B-52s, Wild Planet, 1980 on Warner Brothers

B-52s Wild Planet. “Who is really to blame when parties get out of hand?  / Who’s to blame where they are poorly planned?” Questions just as relevant today…

The Ophelias, self-titled, 1987.

The Ophelias self-titled from 1987. Not @theophelias but The Ophelias The inclusion of dialogue from Hamlet won me over as a precocious high school Shakespeare scholar but the…

The Police, Synchronicity, 1983 on A&M

Still sounds great 35+ years later. 36 cover variations – this one I’ve had since the mid eighties. Known for the hits but also has the glorious weirdness…

Coil, Panic/Tainted Love (12″), 1985 on Wax Trax

Love this Coil’s Panic/Tainted Love 12″ from 1985 on Wax Trax (in the US). Believe this may have been the first benefit single for AIDS research – certainly…

The Cars, Heartbeat City, 1984 and The Cars, Shake It Up, 1981.

RiP Ric Ocasek Both from record fair at Mill No. 5 in Lowell MA

‘Til Tuesday’s second album, 1986. @realaimeemann is still the coolest.

‘Til Tuesday’s second album, 1986. @realaimeemann is still the coolest.

General Public, Hand to Mouth (1986).

General Public, Hand to Mouth (1986). Second album from the group formed by The [English] Beat’s Dave Wakeling and @rankingroger (RIP), along with Mickey Billingham (Dexy’s Midnight Runners)…

Defenestration, Dali Does Windows, 1987 on Relativity

Defenestration was Tyson Todd Meade’s band from Norman OK, before Chainsaw Kittens. ( @ttmeade on instagram, http://twitter.com/dadacameltalk & tysonmeade.com) . He’s got new music out again . ….

Various Artists, Foreign Affaire, 1984 on M Port Records.

Extended Play Hot Mix Versions? A Passport to the World’s New Music? Specials AKA “Free Nelson Mandela”? Yes, please.

The Dead Kennedys, In God We Trust, 1981 on Alternative Tentacles

Hardcore for Monday. Remember the early Reagan era? The so-called “moral majority”? @jello_biafra_gsm does

Madness, Madness, 1983 on Geffen

Friday Madness!

The Cure: Boys Don’t Cry, In Between Days, Quadpus, 1980s

A few Cure singles/12-inches from the early 80s.

Depeche Mode, Speak & Spell, 1981 on Mute

This one I”ve had since the 80s. Probably @downinthevalley back when (I believe) they had a store in Richfield near 66th & Penn

The Call, Reconciled, 1986 on Elektra

I think “I Still Believe” may be the first song I ever figured out the chord progression to on the piano and actually understood.

The Suburbs, Dream Hog, 1982 on Twin/Tone, 1983 on Mercury

The PolyGram/Mercury reissue after they signed the band (not the original Twin/Tone). 33 1/3rd on one side 45 on the other. It was as a result of this…

Lone Justice, Lone Justice, 1985 on Geffen

Debut self-titled by Lone Justice 1985. Found this last weekend at in Gloucester

Various Artists, The Old Grey Whistle Test – Test Pressing, 1980 on Super Beeb.

Record store folks tell me they have a hard time selling “various artist” compilations but I always enjoy them. Picked this up a few weeks back at The…