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Thompson Twins, Side Kicks, 1983 on Arista. In the UK this was “Quick Step & Side Kick”, with a different track order but the same tunes. I always…
The Jam, Snap!, 1983 on Polydor. Greatest hits collection released just after The Jam disbanded and Paul Weller went on to form The Style Council
ZZ Top, Eliminator, 1983 on Warner Bros. Records. My intro to ZZ Top, following which I went back and got all those that had been released before. Sharp…
Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Punch the Clock, 1983 on Columbia Everyday I Write the Book, Shipbuilding, King of Thieves – classic Elvis Costello I would have had…
Slash: The Early Sessions, 1983 on Slash Records. The Blasters, X, Rank and File, Violent Femmes, Fear, The Germs. Great cover art directed by Lou Beach. Via Planet…
The Art of Noise, Into Battle With The Art Of Noise, 1983 (UK)/1984(US) on Island/ZTT A single, EP, or album depending on your perspective. Cover art by Jan…
What’s New (1983), Lush Life (1984), and For Sentimental Reasons (1986) A great trio of platinum albums by Linda Ronstadt with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra on Asylum/Warner Bros….
Paul Young, No Parlez, 1983 on Columbia. My copy is a Canadian pressing. Debut studio album including covers of “Love Will Tear Us Apart Again” (Joy Division) and…
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…
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.
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…
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…
An 80s staple – Reach the Beach by the Fixx. 1983 on MCA Records Found my copy at A1 Records, NYC
Rank and File, Sundown, 1983 on Slash records. I had (on cassette) two Slash Records samplers in the eighties I played to death, which had “The Conductor Wore…
Love Tractor, Around the Bend, 1983 on DB Recs. Second album from a key band in the Athens GA alternative rock scene of the early 80s. Found this…
European pressing of Hall & Oates’ 1983 greatest hits collection. Includes a 1984 calendar. From Flashback Records in London
Still sounds great 35+ years later. 36 cover variations – this one I’ve had since the mid eighties. Known for the hits but also has the glorious weirdness…
