Tag: 1980s
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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
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‘Til Tuesday’s second album, 1986. @realaimeemann is still the coolest.
‘Til Tuesday’s second album, 1986. @realaimeemann is still the coolest.
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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) and Horace Panter (Specials) @theenglishbeat http://twitter.com/dave_wakeling
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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 . . . He also has a “luxury cannabis line” at http://twitter.com/smokeMeade
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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.
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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
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Madness, Madness, 1983 on Geffen
Friday Madness!
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The Cure: Boys Don’t Cry, In Between Days, Quadpus, 1980s
A few Cure singles/12-inches from the early 80s.
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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
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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.
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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 vinyl that I realized as a teenager how great “Waiting Club Mix” sounds if you play the 45 at 33 1/3rd. As a teenager in Minneapolis in…
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Lone Justice, Lone Justice, 1985 on Geffen
Debut self-titled by Lone Justice 1985. Found this last weekend at in Gloucester
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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 Record Exchange in Salem.