Tag: 1983
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Stray Cats, Rant N’ Rave with the Stray Cats, 1983 on EMI America
Stray Cats, Rant N’ Rave with the Stray Cats, 1983 on EMI America Third studio album from Lee Rocker, Jim Phantom, and Brian Setzer, produced by Dave Edmunds Stray Cats also have a new live album out now via Residency Records, Salem MA
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David Bowie, Let’s Dance, 1983 on EMI America.
David Bowie, Let’s Dance, 1983 on EMI America. Produced by Bowie and Nile Rodgers with guitar work by Stevie Ray Vaughan Cowrites with Iggy Pop (China Girl) and Giorgio Moroder (Cat People) Think this was my first Bowie album, which lead me back to all the earlier gems – I know some hard-core Bowie fans…
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Various Artists, Flashdance (Original Soundtrack From the Motion Picture), 1983 on Casablanca
Various Artists, Flashdance (Original Soundtrack From the Motion Picture), 1983 on Casablanca One of the must have soundtracks of 80s cinema (alongside Footloose and The Breakfast Club). “She’s a maniac, maniac on the floor / and she’s dancing like she’s never danced before . . .” Sometime when I dance like I’ve never danced before…
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Men At Work, Cargo, 1983 on Columbia.
Men At Work, Cargo, 1983 on Columbia. Their second album: It’s A Mistake, Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive, Overkill – they were not one hit wonders after Who Can It Be Now or a novelty act after Down Under, though Australia did seem rather far off and cool. Colin Hay, the late Greg Ham, Ron…
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UB40, Live, 1983 on DEP International.
UB40, Live, 1983 on DEP International. UK pressing, recorded on tour in Ireland in 1982. Love these early tunes: Burden of Shame, Tyler, One in Ten, Sardonicus. (Dont get me wrong, i also love Red Red Wine and later cover song UB40, but they were a killer political reggae band in the early 80s).
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Thompson Twins, Side Kicks, 1983 on Arista.
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 assumed the song was called “We Are Detectives” but it is “Detective,” singular. Great songs here: Judy Do, This Is Where We All Fall Out, Love On…
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The Jam, Snap!, 1983 on Polydor.
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
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ZZ Top, Eliminator, 1983 on Warner Bros. Records.
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 Dressed Man, Gimme All Your Lovin, Legs, Got Me Under Pressure
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Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Punch the Clock, 1983 on Columbia
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 no idea back then what a lifelong fan I’d become through all the variations, bands, genres, etc. Declan MacManus is a very talented dude.
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Slash: The Early Sessions, 1983 on Slash Records.
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 Records in Cambridge
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The Art of Noise, Into Battle With The Art Of Noise, 1983 (UK)/1984(US) on Island/ZTT
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 van Eyck. This was the first release from Art of Noise and the first release by ZTT – ZTIS 100.
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What’s New (1983), Lush Life (1984), and For Sentimental Reasons (1986)
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. The last was released after Nelson Riddle passed in 1985
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Paul Young, No Parlez, 1983 on Columbia.
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 “Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)” (Marvin Gaye) as well as “Love Of The Common People.” He hit it big in the US later with…
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Tears for Fears, The Hurting, 1983 on Mercury.
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 an original US Hauppauge pressing I picked up at Daddy Kool Records last year – had been on my wants list for a long time The US…
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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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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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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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The Fixx, Reach the Beach, 1983 on MCA Records
An 80s staple – Reach the Beach by the Fixx. 1983 on MCA Records Found my copy at A1 Records, NYC