Tag: 1980s
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The Blue Up?, Now, 1987 on Susstones Records
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 for Columbia in 1995. I’ve had this since it came out in 87.
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B-52s, Whammy!, 1983 on Warner Bros.
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.
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Fishbone, self-titled EP, 1985 on Columbia.
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
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Echo & The Bunnymen, Songs to Learn & Sing, 1985 on Sire / Korova
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 my favorite LPs of the 80s: Rescue, Do It Clean, The Cutter. The Killing Moon.
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Screaming Blue Messiahs, Gun Shy, 1986 on Elektra.
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 Via Vintage Vinyl in St. Louis MO
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Mighty Lemon Drops, World Without End, 1988 on Sire
Mighty Lemon Drops, World Without End, 1988 on Sire. “You cant stop my heart from turning / inside out” Via Music Connection in Manchester NH (yes, from before social distancing started)
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The Church, Starfish, 1988 on Arista
The Church, Starfish, 1988 on Arista. “Sometimes when this place gets kind of empty / sound of their breath fades with the light” This one I’ve had since it came out though I never had the bonus 12″ EP some of the early UK/Europe pressings included
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The English Beat, Wha’ppen, 1981 on Sire.
The English Beat (or as they were known in the UK, The Beat), Wha’ppen, 1981 on Sire. Went through a mod phase in the early eighties – you just can’t go wrong with the English Beat This album cover makes an appearance in Sam Mendes’ film Empire of Light
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Trio, 1987 on Warner Bros.
Trio, 1987 on Warner Bros. Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, and Linda Ronstadt. This is one of those albums I was probably too “cool” for when it came out, but learned to appreciate later. Note the paper cutout dolls on the original paper inner sleeve Via Planet Records in Cambridge MA.
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Boiled in Lead, From the Ladle to the Grave, 1989 on Atomic Theory.
Boiled in Lead, From the Ladle to the Grave, 1989 on Atomic Theory. Minneapolos based band doing Celtic, folk, world music. Oh, the microorganism . . . Feels apt for this era
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Stray Cats, Built For Speed, 1982 on EMI America.
Stray Cats, Built For Speed, 1982 on EMI America. This was their US debut, built from two earlier UK releases. Brian Setzer of course went on to a big hit with Jump Jive an’ Wail. Jim Phantom and Lee Rocker went on to Phantom, Rocker & Slick (among other things). I think this was the…
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Robert Plant, Now and Zen, 1988 on Es Paranza Records.
Robert Plant, Now and Zen, 1988 on Es Paranza Records. Es Paranza was a boutique label for Plant’s solo work Two tracks with Jimmy Page. My copy did not come with the Wolverhampton Wanderers mini-flag but it’s a great record.
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The Alarm, self-titled EP, 1983 on IRS Records.
The Alarm, self-titled EP, 1983 on IRS Records. The Alarm are out on tour in 2020 and Mike Peters is doing a show (Mike Peters Presents The Alarm – Hurricane of Change) at the Wang Theatre Boch Center in Boston on April 9th
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Jerry Harrison, The Red And The Black, 1981 on Sire
After yesterday’s pre-Jerry Harrison Talking Heads, some solo work: Jerry Harrison, The Red And The Black, 1981 on Sire Nona Hendryx , Bernie Worrell, Adrian Belew and other guests on this first solo effort – great record in it’s own right Via Planet Records in Cambridge MA
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Van Halen, Women and Children First, 1980 on Warner Brothers.
Van Halen, Women and Children First, 1980 on Warner Brothers. I didn’t really discover VH until 1984, with Panama, but then went back to the earlier albums including this one. Via Music Connection in Manchester NH
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Simply Red, Picture Book, 1985 on Elektra.
Simply Red, Picture Book, 1985 on Elektra. This is such a solidly great debut album – Mick Hucknall, Toney Bowers, Chris Joyce, Tim Kellett, Sylvan Richardson, and Fritz McIntyre. If you only know them via “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” you should go back to this record.
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Sir Paul McCartney, Pipes of Peace, 1983 on Parlophone.
Sir Paul McCartney, Pipes of Peace – originally 1983 on Parlophone. My copy is a 2015 “Barnes & Noble Exclusive” pressing on Concord that came with a second LP of bonus audio and a bonus 7″ single. Great pressing. Found in a clearance rack at a B&N in Manchestet NH – a bargain at any…
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Fleetwood Mac, Tango In The Night, 1987 on Warner Brothers.
Fleetwood Mac, Tango In The Night, 1987 on Warner Brothers. Rumours and Tusk get all the attention (and are great) but I really dig this one too – Everywhere, Big Love, Seven Wonders, Caroline.