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The March Violets, Natural History, 1984 on Rebirth Rebirth was a label formed by the band. Includes “Religious as Hell” which was their first single in 1982 on…
Forever Young, Alphaville, 1984 on WEA. Venezuelan pressing I found atDaddy Kool Records in St. Petersburg Debut album rushed out based on the success of “Big In Japan”
The March Violets, Electric Shades, 1985 on Relativity Tom Ashton, Cleo Murray, Loz Elliott, Simon Denbigh – great 80s goth out of Leeds UK Via Academy Records
UB40, The Earth Dies Screaming / Dream a Lie, 1980 on Graduate Records (12 GRAD 10) Wonderful early UB40 12″ single for earth day Via Academy Records
The Smithereens, Green Thoughts, 1988 on Capitol. While the debut album was “Especially For You,” the track by that name is on this sophomore release, along with “Only…
Tears for Fears, The Hurting, 1983 on Mercury. This was actually one of my first CDs, and remains one of my top 20 of all time. This is…
Soft Cell, Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go, 1981 on Sire. Combined cover of Gloria Jones and The Supremes, by the inimitable Marc Almond and David…
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, If You Leave (extended version), 1986 on A&M. Another song that was on the Pretty in Pink soundtrack – clearly John Hughes films…
Suzanne Vega, self-titled, 1985 on A&M Her debut album – already such strong songwriting and performance style – Marlene on the Wall, The Queen and the Soldier, Undertow….
The Breakfast Club, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1985 on A&M. One of the movies I’ve seen the most in my life (alongside Princess Bride and Stop Making Sense)….
Los Lobos, How Will The Wolf Survive?, 1984 on Slash Records. The major label debut from East LA’s Los Lobos – this copy is the 180g remastered 2018…
Fishbone, In Your Face, 1986 on Columbia Studio debut LP (after the Fishbone EP) “You act this way when problems arise” Via Academy Records, NYC
Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band, Live / 1975-85, released 1986 on Columbia. 5 LP box set, recorded at Meadowlands, Giants Stadium, Nassau Coliseum, Winterland, The Roxy, and…
Barrence Whitfield and the Savages, Dig Yourself, 1985 on Roiunder Their second album. Turns out Barrence is a local and I run into him frequently at The Record…
The Del Fuegos, Stand Up, 1987 on Slash Records. Note the cutout on the back that lets you stand up the album cover.
The Blue Up?, Now, 1987 on Susstones Records Minneapolis based group fronted by (later) video performance artist @anavoog (nee Rachael Olson). They went on to record an album…
B-52s, Whammy!, 1983 on Warner Bros. My social distancing practice includes lots of listening to vinyl and obsessive-compulsively editing discogs entries. Don’t judge.
Fishbone, self-titled EP, 1985 on Columbia. A little ska party today, including U.G.L.Y. and of course “Party at Ground Zero” Via Academy Records NYC
Echo & The Bunnymen, Songs to Learn & Sing, 1985 on Sire / Korova Compilation of previously released songs other than “Bring on the Dancing Horses” One of…
Screaming Blue Messiahs, Gun Shy, 1986 on Elektra. “I wonder just how long we’ll be / out in the wild blue yonder” Excellent first full-length of rockabilly-punk-Americana craziness…