Tag: 1985
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O Positive, Only Breathing, 1985 on Throbbing Lobster records.
O Positive, Only Breathing, 1985 on Throbbing Lobster records. Boston based alternative band from the 80s – whose singer now teaches entertainment law at The Northeastern University College of Arts, Media, and Design Saw them open for Sinead O’Connor circa 1990 at Great Woods (I think) Via In Your Ear Allston
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13th Floor Elevators, Fire In My Bones, 1985 on Texas Archive Recordings.
13th Floor Elevators, Fire In My Bones, 1985 on Texas Archive Recordings. Side: A live from the “Sump N’ Else” TV show (Dallas, 1966). Side B a mix of live and studio cuts from 1965-66.
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The March Violets, Electric Shades, 1985 on Relativity
The March Violets, Electric Shades, 1985 on Relativity Tom Ashton, Cleo Murray, Loz Elliott, Simon Denbigh – great 80s goth out of Leeds UK Via Academy Records
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Suzanne Vega, self-titled, 1985 on A&M
Suzanne Vega, self-titled, 1985 on A&M Her debut album – already such strong songwriting and performance style – Marlene on the Wall, The Queen and the Soldier, Undertow. I think I first became really aware of her via “Left of Center” which was in Pretty in Pink but led me back to this debut record.
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The Breakfast Club, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1985 on A&M.
The Breakfast Club, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1985 on A&M. One of the movies I’ve seen the most in my life (alongside Princess Bride and Stop Making Sense). “Each one of us is a Brain, and an Athelete, and a Basket Case . . . a Princess, and a Criminal . . .”
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Barrence Whitfield and the Savages, Dig Yourself, 1985 on Rounder
Barrence Whitfield and the Savages, Dig Yourself, 1985 on Roiunder Their second album. Turns out Barrence is a local and I run into him frequently at The Record Exchange (the Salem MA one) (or did, pre-social-distancing) but I’ve had this since the 80s. I believe “dig yourself” was their biggest charting hit, but the whole…
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Fishbone, self-titled EP, 1985 on Columbia.
Fishbone, self-titled EP, 1985 on Columbia. A little ska party today, including U.G.L.Y. and of course “Party at Ground Zero” Via Academy Records NYC
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Echo & The Bunnymen, Songs to Learn & Sing, 1985 on Sire / Korova
Echo & The Bunnymen, Songs to Learn & Sing, 1985 on Sire / Korova Compilation of previously released songs other than “Bring on the Dancing Horses” One of my favorite LPs of the 80s: Rescue, Do It Clean, The Cutter. The Killing Moon.
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Simply Red, Picture Book, 1985 on Elektra.
Simply Red, Picture Book, 1985 on Elektra. This is such a solidly great debut album – Mick Hucknall, Toney Bowers, Chris Joyce, Tim Kellett, Sylvan Richardson, and Fritz McIntyre. If you only know them via “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” you should go back to this record.
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Thompson Twins, Here’s to Future Days, 1985 on Arista.
Thompson Twins, Here’s to Future Days, 1985 on Arista. This may be the first TT albumin bought back in ’85, probably at Down in the Valley when they had a store in Richfield. Most well known might be “Lay Your Hands On Me” or “King For a Day” but there’s also a very enjoyable cover…
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Tones on Tail, self-titled, 1985 on Situation Two.
Tones on Tail, self-titled, 1985 on Situation Two, a sublabel of Beggars Banquet (a UK pressing). Tones on Tail have three self-titled releases, this one, a 1982 EP, and a 1990 compilation, which hasn’t been released on vinyl. This release collects their first three EPs/12″ singles, including the 1982 EP also called Tones on Tail.…
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The Firm, self-titled, 1985
The Firm, self-titled debut from 1985 Post-zeppelin Jimmy Page with Paul Rodgers from Bad Company. “Satisfaction Gaurunteed” and “Radioactive” – but also a cover of “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling”
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Coil, Panic/Tainted Love (12″), 1985 on Wax Trax
Love this Coil’s Panic/Tainted Love 12″ from 1985 on Wax Trax (in the US). Believe this may have been the first benefit single for AIDS research – certainly was an early one.
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Lone Justice, Lone Justice, 1985 on Geffen
Debut self-titled by Lone Justice 1985. Found this last weekend at in Gloucester