Monday, June 1, 2015

Alphabetical '80s Vinyl Marathon


A rare turn of events left me by myself Friday through Sunday and we've been having some rough, wet weather here in Texas lately, so I chose to stay inside those 3 days in a move I dubbed "HermitFest '15" (pants optional).  On a whim, I decided to listen only to vinyl albums from the early-mid '80s, with one album for each letter of the alphabet, if possible.  Here's the rundown, in the order in which the albums were impulsively selected and heard:
  • After the Fire - Self-titled (1982)
  • Buggles - Adventures in Modern Recording (1981)
  • Cretones - Thin Red Line (1980)
  • Dream Academy - Self-titled (1985)
  • E.L.O. - Time (1981)
  • Franke & the Knockouts - Self-titled (1981)
  • Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat (1981)
  • Haircut 100 - Paint and Paint (1984)
  • Icehouse - Primitive Man  (1982)
  • Judy's - The Moo Album (1985)
  • Klugh, Earl - Low Ride (1983)
  • Lowe, Nick - Nick the Knife (1982)
  • Mendes, Sergio - Self-titled (1983)
  • Nelson, Bill - The Love That Whirls (Diary of a Thinking Heart) (1982)
  • OXO - Self-titled (1983)
  • Producers - Self-titled (1981) 
  • Queen - Greatest Hits (1981) 
  • Rare Silk - New Weave (1983) 
  • Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81-82-84-84) (1982) 
  • Tyzik - Prophecy (1981) 
  • Urgh! A Music War (1981) 
  • Van Halen - 1984 (1984) 
  • Washington, Grover, Jr. - Winelight (1980)
  • No X album, sorry.  The Urgh! album (above) includes the track "Beyond and Back" by the band X if that helps any.
  • Yes - 90125 (1983)
  • Z-Rocks - Self-titled (1981)

1 comment :

  1. More than a few surprises here, my friend. Xanadu soundtrack is obvious choice for X for you yet you don't have it on vinyl.

    Do this again real soon. Please.

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