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Tom Tom Club, Self-Titled, 1981 on Sire. Tina Weymouth and Chris Franz splinter group within Talking Heads
Various Artists, Urgh! A Music War, 1981 on A&M Great collection from the turn into the 80s – mine’s a 1987 or later reissue based on the barcode…
Rush, Moving Pictures, 1981 on Mercury One of my early selections in the Columbia House Record Club. Still my favorite Rush album and one of my favorite prog…
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Architecture & Morality, 1981 on Epic / Dindisc Third OMD album, with Sealand, Joan of Arc, and Souvenir This I’ve had since the…
Stevie Nicks, Bella Donna, 1981 on Modern Records. Nicks’ debut solo album, produced by Jimmy Iovine with Benmont Tench as musical director, Tom Petty on Stop Draggin’ My…
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…
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…
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…
Bootleg of The Police 1981 live in Melbourne at Festival Hall. My copy says it is on “Washington Ave. Sound” label, but there are many versions out there,…
RiP Ric Ocasek Both from record fair at Mill No. 5 in Lowell MA
Hardcore for Monday. Remember the early Reagan era? The so-called “moral majority”? @jello_biafra_gsm does
This one I”ve had since the 80s. Probably @downinthevalley back when (I believe) they had a store in Richfield near 66th & Penn