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The Suburbs, Credit In Heaven, 1981 on Twin/Tone.

The Suburbs, Credit In Heaven, 1981 on Twin/Tone. The Suburbs’ second studio LP, with Music For Boys, Girl Ache, Tape Your Wife To The Ceiling. Produced by Paul…

Carmen McRae, Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics, 1962 on Columbia.

Carmen McRae, Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics, 1962 on Columbia. My copy is a 1981 reissue as part of the Jazz Odyssey Series….

ZZ Top, El Loco. 1981 on Warner Brothers.

ZZ Top, El Loco. 1981 on Warner Brothers. I think this was my first exposure to ZZ Top – love the grooves

Dr. John, Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack, 1981 on Clean Cuts.

Dr. John, Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack, 1981 on Clean Cuts. Dr. John used “Mac Rebennack” for his writing credits (or Mac Rebennack used Dr. John for some…

Various Artists, Life In The European Theatre, 1981 on WEA.

Various Artists, Life In The European Theatre, 1981 on WEA. Apparently a UK pressing – the US version opted for “theater” in the title, and subbed The Doors’…

Tom Tom Club, Self-Titled, 1981 on Sire.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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, 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…

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…

The Police, Crooked Cops, 1981 on Washington Ave Sound

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,…

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

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

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