Roadrunner was a rock magazine published in Adelaide, Australia between 1978-83. Its founding editors were Stuart Coupe and Donald Robertson. Though primarily focused on Australian and overseas rock music, it also covered areas of the burgeoning counterculture and issues such as punk.
Full issues are currently archived at the University of Wollongong. Here's the album reviews available in each issue of 1978.
| Issue | Date | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(1) | March/April 1978 | Talking Heads | Talking Heads '77 |
| Blondie | Plastic Letters | ||
| Ian Dury | New Boots and Panties!! | ||
| Richard Hell & The Voidoids | Blank Generation | ||
| Nick Lowe | Jesus of Cool | ||
| Billy T. | No Definitions | ||
| Crosby and Nash | Live | ||
| Leonard Cohen | Death of a Ladies Man | ||
| 1(2) | May 1978 | Elvis Costello | This Year's Model |
| Brian Eno | Before and After Science | ||
| Iggy Pop & James Williamson | Kill City | ||
| Patti Smith | Easter | ||
| Kate Bush | The Kick Inside | ||
| Bob Marley | Kaya | ||
| Warren Zevon | Excitable Boy | ||
| Atlanta Rhythm Section | Champagne Jam | ||
| Manfred Mann's Earth Band | Watch | ||
| Earth, Wind & Fire | All 'N' All | ||
| Tom Robinson | Live EP | ||
| Graham Parker | The Pink Parker | ||
| Frank Zappa | In New York | ||
| Little River Band | Sleeper/Catcher | ||
| Skyhooks | Guilty Until Proven Insane | ||
| Blue Oyster Cult | Spectres | ||
| Burning Spear | Live | ||
| 1(3) | June 1978 | ||
| Radio Birdman | Radios Appear | ||
| The Band & Friends | The Last Waltz | ||
| Various Artists | Hits Greatest Stiffs | ||
| Saints | Eternally Yours | ||
| Cold Chisel | Cold Chisel | ||
| Sports | Reckless | ||
| The Tubes | What Do You Want From Live | ||
| Eddie Money | Eddie Money | ||
| 1(4) | July 1978 | ||
| Garland Jefferies | One Eyed Jack | ||
| Bruce Springsteen | Darknesss on the Edge of Town | ||
| David Johansen | Solo Album | ||
| Various Artists | Music for Zen Meditation and Other Joys | ||
| Pirates | Out of Their Skulls | ||
| Stranglers | Black and White | ||
| The Vibrators | The Vibrators | ||
| Generation X | Generation X | ||
| The Rutles | The Rutles | ||
| George Thorogood & The Destroyers | George Thorogood & The Destroyers | ||
| Matchbox | Slightly Troppo | ||
| 1(5) | August 1978 | The Rolling Stones | Some Girls |
| Television | Adventure | ||
| Billy Connolly | Raw Meat for the Balcony | ||
| Barry Humphries | The Sound of Edna | ||
| Cobbers | Cobbers | ||
| Todd Rundgren | Hermit of Mink Hollow | ||
| Brian Auger & Julie Tippet | Encore | ||
| Roderick Falconer | New Nation | ||
| 1(6) | September 1978 | The Cobbers | All for Me Grog & Australia - From Celts to Cobbers |
| UK | UK | ||
| Motors | Approved by The Motors | ||
| The Cars | The Cars | ||
| Tom Petty | You're Gonna Get It! | ||
| John Cale | Slow Dazzle | ||
| Steeleye Span | Storm Force Ten | ||
| Johnny Cougar | A Biography | ||
| Charlie | Lines | ||
| Bonnie Bramlett | Memories | ||
| John Prine | Bruised Orange | ||
| Dirk Hamilton | Meet Me at The Crux | ||
| Bob Dylan | Street Legal | ||
| Willie Nelson | Stardust | ||
| Cafe Jacques | Round the Back | ||
| David Gilmour | David Gilmour | ||
| Lake | Lake | ||
| The Dictators | Bloodbrothers | ||
| Larry Coryell & Phillip Catherine | Twin House - Guitar Duos | ||
| Stanley Clarke | Modern Man & The Best of Stanley Clarke |
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| Tower of Power | We Came to Play | ||
| Sherbet | Sherbet | ||
| 1(7) | October 1978 | Dragon | Ozambezi |
| Stiletto | Licence to Rage | ||
| Boston | Don't Look Back | ||
| Russ Ballard | At the Third Stroke | ||
| Small Faces | 78 in the Shade | ||
| Joe Cocker | Luxury You Can Afford | ||
| Jimi Hendrix | The Cry of Love | ||
| XTC | White Music | ||
| Peter Gabriel | Peter Gabriel | ||
| Boomtown Rats | A Tonic for the Troops | ||
| Buzzcocks | Another Music in a Different Kitchen | ||
| The Rezillos | Can't Stand The Rezillos | ||
| Jesse Winchester | A Touch on the Rainy Side | ||
| Magazine | Real Life | ||
| Charlie Parker | The Very Best of Bird | ||
| Jan Akkerman & Claus Ogerman | Aranjuez | ||
| Auracle | Glider | ||
| John McLaughlin | Electric Guitarist | ||
| 1(8) | November 1978 | Tim Buckley | Tim Buckley |
| Alan Stivell | Journee a la Maison | ||
| Various Artists | Nightmoves Concert #2 | ||
| Larry Coryell & Philip Catherine | Splendid | ||
| Earl Klugh | The Magic in Your Eyes | ||
| Bruce Cockburn | Circles in the Stream | ||
| Various Artists | The Akron Compilation | ||
| Devo | Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! |
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| Gary Busey | The Buddy Holly Story | ||
| Todd Rundgren | Initiation | ||
| Walter Egan | Not Shy | ||
| Burton Cummings | Dreams of a Child | ||
| Michael Bloomfield | Count Talent and The Originals | ||
| Yes | Tormato | ||
| Dave Edmunds | Tracks on Wax 4 | ||
| Blondie | Parallel Lines | ||
| Brinsley Schwartz | 15 Thoughts | ||
| Talking Heads | More Songs About Buildings and Food | ||
| Linda Ronstadt | Back in the U.S.A. | ||
| Neil Young | Comes a Time | ||
| 1(9) | December 1978 | Dave Warner's From The Suburbs | Mug's Game |
| The Modern Lovers | The Modern Lovers & Modern Lovers Live | ||
| The Ramones | Rocket to Russia | ||
| 10cc | Bloody Tourists | ||
| Bryan Ferry | The Bride Stripped Bare | ||
| Wilko | Solid Senders | ||
| Cheap Trick | Heaven Tonight | ||
| The Flaming Groovies | Now | ||
| Joan Armatrading | To The Limit | ||
| 999 | 999 | ||
| Buzzcocks | Another Music in a Different Kitchen | ||
| Richard Clapton | Past Hits and Previews | ||
| The Pirates | Skull Wars | ||
| Billy Joel | 52nd Street | ||
| Livingston Taylor | Three Way Mirror | ||
| Dave Mason | Mariposa De Oro | ||
| Status Quo | If You Can't Stand the Heat | ||
| Black Sabbath | Never Say Die | ||
| Dire Straits | Dire Straits | ||
| Chicago | Hot Streets | ||
| Santana | Inner Secrets | ||
| Tom Waits | Blue Valentine | ||
| The Dead Boys | Young Loud and Snotty & We Have Come for Your Children | ||
| Sham 60 | Tell Us the Truth | ||
| Laura Nyro | Nested | ||
| John Otway and Wild Willy Barratt | Otway and Barratt | ||
| Chieftains | Chieftains 1 & Chieftains 7 |
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| Chuck Mangione | Children of Sanchez | ||
| Various Artists | Montreux Summit Vol 2 | ||
| George Duke | Don't Let Go |
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