Tag: 1985
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The Del Fuegos, Boston Mass., 1985 on Slash Records.
The Del Fuegos, Boston Mass., 1985 on Slash Records. My copy is a Columbia Records Club edition, Slash labels with the WB logo in the background. Del Fuegos were an 80s Boston area garage rock band with Dan and Warren Zanes This is their second LP, with “Don’t Run Wild” and “I Still Want You”…
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Simple Minds, Once Upon A time, 1985 on A&M.
Simple Minds, Once Upon A time, 1985 on A&M. Great mid-80s album from Simple Minds: followup to Sparkle in the Rain. Alive and Kicking, Sanctify Yourself, All the Things She Said Produced by Jimmy Iovine and Bob Clearmountain via Anntiques in Ipswich MA
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The Blasters, Hard Line, 1985 on Slash / Warner Bros.
The Blasters, Hard Line, 1985 on Slash / Warner Bros. Dave and Phil Alvin and Co – great album with “Dark Night” (“people sitting on porches / thinking how things used to be”) and a version of Sampson & Delilah
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Howard Jones, Dream Into Action, 1985 on Elektra/WEA.
Howard Jones, Dream Into Action, 1985 on Elektra/WEA. Second studio LP from Jones, with Afrodiziak, the TKO Horns, and brother Martin Jones on bass. Things Can Only Get Better, Bounce Right Back, Like to Get To Know You Well, No One is to Blame – great set of tunes. I saw him in ’85 at…
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Big Audio Dynamite, This is Big Audio Dynamite, 1985 on Columbia.
Big Audio Dynamite, This is Big Audio Dynamite, 1985 on Columbia. Mick Jones’ post-clash band with more dub and samples – this was their debut LP “The horses are on the track . . .” via Anntiques in Ispwich MA
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The Housemartins, Flag Day (12″ single), 1985 on Go Discs
The Housemartins, Flag Day (12″ single), 1985 on Go Discs As the jacket says: The Housemartins Are Quite Good. “Flag Day” was on London 0 Hull 4. “It’s a waste of time if you know what they mean / try shaking a box in front of the queen”
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Blancmange, Believe You Me, 1985 on Sire.
Blancmange, Believe You Me, 1985 on Sire. On London Records in the UK, Sire in the US. Third @blancmange_music full length LP from Neil Arthur and Steven Luscombe. I didn’t know this one in the 80s but had Mange Tout on repeat so was very excited to find this at @deepthoughtsjp
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R.E.M., Fables of the Reconstruction / Reconstruction of the Fables, 1985 on I.R.S. Records
R.E.M., Fables of the Reconstruction / Reconstruction of the Fables, 1985 on I.R.S. Records Another favorite from the IRS heyday. One side label is Fables of the Reconstruction, the other Reconstruction of the Fables. Not a bad moment on this LP start to finish via Residency Records, Salem MA
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Peter Gabriel, Birdy (Music From the Film), 1985 on Geffen.
Peter Gabriel, Birdy (Music From the Film), 1985 on Geffen. Gabriel used some instrumental themes and sections from existing work as well as wholly new music Daniel Lanois produced via Record Exchange in Salem MA
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Fine Young Cannibals, Self-titled, 1985 on IRS Records.
Fine Young Cannibals, Self-titled, 1985 on IRS Records. Beautiful debut album – Roland Gift joining David Steele and Andy Cox from The English Beat Johnny Come Home, Suspicious Minds, Move To Work – quite the debut.
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U2, Wide Awake in America, 1985 on Island Records.
U2, Wide Awake in America, 1985 on Island Records. My copy is the 2018 remaster & reissue by UMC I always thought of this as sort of a transitional EP between Unforgettable Fire and Joshua Tree. Repressing sounds fantastic.
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Level 42, World Machine, 1985 on Polydor.
Level 42, World Machine, 1985 on Polydor. The sound of the mid-80s. There is something about you, baby, so right. Actually a really solid album not just that monster single.
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The Pogues: Rum Sodomy & The Lash, 1985 on Stiff Records.
The Pogues: Rum Sodomy & The Lash, 1985 on Stiff Records. Second album from the celtic punk band fronted by Shane MacGowan. Produced by Elvis Costello
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94 East, Minneapolis Genius (The Historic 1977 Recordings), 1985 on Hot Pink Records
94 East, Minneapolis Genius (The Historic 1977 Recordings), 1985 on Hot Pink Records Six songs from the beginning of Prince’s career My copy direct from Pepe Willie’s stash, or so Down in the Valley tells me 😉
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Prince and the Revolution, Around the World In a Day, 1985 on Paisely Park
Prince and the Revolution, Around the World In a Day, 1985 on Paisely Park The follow up to Purple Rain – recorded largely in the Flying Cloud Drive warehouse in Eden Prairie, before Paisely Park was built in Chanhassen
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a-ha, Hunting High And Low (The Early Alternate Mixes), 2019 on Rhino / Warner
a-ha, Hunting High And Low (The Early Alternate Mixes), 2019 on Rhino / Warner The original Hunting High And Low was 1985. Yes, this is the album kicked off by “Take On Me,” which has become an 80s cliche – but the band was (and is) way more talented than just that song – if…
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Jesus and Mary Chain, Psychocandy, 1985 on Reprise / Blanco y Negro
Jesus and Mary Chain, Psychocandy, 1985 on Reprise / Blanco y Negro William Reid and Jim Reid What a profoundly impactful and cool album this was – sweet music with heavy distortion – loved it all then and still do
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The Alarm, Strength, 1985 on I.R.S. Records.
The Alarm, Strength, 1985 on I.R.S. Records. Did 15 year-old me even understand the difference between being Welsh (The Alarm), Irish (U2), and Scottish (Big Country)? Probably not, but they were all pretty darnn cool.