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 1980.
| Issue | Date | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3(1) | 8 February 1980 | Fleetwood Mac | Tusk |
| M | New York/London/Paris/Munich | ||
| The Clash | London Calling | ||
| Split Enz | True Colours | ||
| Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | Damn the Torpedoes | ||
| The Kinks | Low Budget | ||
| 3(2) | 22 February 1980 | The Sports | Suddenly |
| Charlie Pride | Travellin' | ||
| Specials | Specials | ||
| Jane Aire & The Belvederes | Jane Aire & The Belvederes | ||
| The Nauts | The Nauts | ||
| George Jones | My Very Special Friends | ||
| The Human League | Reproduction | ||
| Boomtown Rats | The Fine Art of Surfacing | ||
| The Motels | The Motels | ||
| Daryl Hall & John Oates | X-Static | ||
| Mike Oldfield | Platinum | ||
| Public Image Ltd | Metal Box | ||
| 3(3) | April 1980 | ||
| Pretenders | Pretenders | ||
| Billy Joel | Glass Houses | ||
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | Get Happy | ||
| Various Artists | Subterranean Modern | ||
| Snakefinger | Chewing Hides the Sound | ||
| Philip Rainbow | Shooting Gallery | ||
| 3(4) | May 1980 | ||
| Gang of Four | Entertainment! | ||
| This Heat | This Heat | ||
| The Members | 1980 - The Choice is Yours | ||
| UK Squeeze | Argybargy | ||
| The Aliens | Translator | ||
| Rachel Sweet | Protect the Innocent | ||
| David Johansen | In Style | ||
| Wreckless Eric | Whole Wide World | ||
| 20/20 | 20/20 | ||
| Richard Lloyd | Alchemy | ||
| Charlie Dore | Where to Now | ||
| Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | Against the Wind | ||
| Lynyrd Skynyrd | Gold and Platinum | ||
| Mickey Jupp | Legend | ||
| David Werner | David Werner | ||
| 3(5) | June 1980 | Australian Crawl | The Boys Light Up |
| Urban Verbs | Urban Verbs | ||
| Wreckless Eric | Big Smash | ||
| The Feelies | Crazy Rhythms | ||
| Little River Band | Live in America | ||
| McGuinn Hillman Clark | City | ||
| Skyhooks | Hot for the Orient | ||
| Robert Gordon | Bad Boy | ||
| Robert Fripp | God Save the Queen/ Under Heavy Manners |
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| Bobbie & Laurie | The Very Best of... | ||
| The Cretones | Thin Red Line | ||
| The Fabulous Thunderbirds | The Fabulous Thunderbirds | ||
| The Selecter | Too Much Pressure | ||
| Barron Knights | Teach the World to Laugh | ||
| B.A. Robertson | Initial Success | ||
| The Chieftains | The Chieftains 8 & 9 | ||
| The Angels | Greatest Hits | ||
| Status Quo | 12 Gold Bars | ||
| Genesis | Duke | ||
| 10cc | Look Here | ||
| 3(6) | July 1980 | Cold Chisel | East |
| The Angels | Dark Room | ||
| Mi-Sex | Space Race | ||
| Magazine | The Correct Use of Soap | ||
| Godley & Creme | Freeze Frame | ||
| Pete Townshend | Empty Glass | ||
| Paul McCartney | McCartney II | ||
| Stiff Little Fingers | Nobody's Heroes | ||
| Devo | Freedom of Choice | ||
| The Beach Boys | Keepin' the Summer Alive | ||
| The Electric Horseman | Film Soundtrack | ||
| Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band | Shiny Beat (Bat Chain Puller) | ||
| Whirlywirld | Second EP | ||
| Various Artists | Fast Product | ||
| The Jam | Setting Sons | ||
| Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | ||
| Sparks | Terminal Jive | ||
| The Headboys | Shape of Things to Come | ||
| Japan | Quiet Life | ||
| Punishment of Luxury | Laughing Academy | ||
| Mr. Partridge | Takeaway/The Lure of Salvage | ||
| 3(7) | August 1980 | Lou Reed | Growing Up in Public |
| The Vapors | New Clear Days | ||
| The Cure | Seventeen Seconds | ||
| Graham Parker & The Rumour | The Up Escalator | ||
| John Cooper Clarke | Snap, Crackle & Bop | ||
| The Human League | Travelogue | ||
| The Kinks | One for the Road | ||
| Marianne Faithfull | Broken English | ||
| Secret Affair | Glory Boys | ||
| The Cramps | Songs The Lord Taught Us (Illegal) | ||
| Ozark Mountain Daredevils | Ozark Mountain Daredevils | ||
| New Musik | From A to B | ||
| The Cure | Boys Don't Cry | ||
| La Femme | La Femme | ||
| UK Subs | Live in London | ||
| The Psychedelic Furs | The Psychedelic Furs | ||
| Daryl Hall | Sacred Songs | ||
| The Dugites | The Dugites | ||
| Billy Falcon | Falcon Around | ||
| Peter Green | Little Dreamer | ||
| Carole King | Pearls: Songs of Goffin & King | ||
| 3(8) | September 1980 | XTC | Black Sea |
| AC/DC | Back in Black | ||
| Mental as Anything | Espresso Bongo | ||
| Cybotron | Implosion | ||
| Def Leppard | On Through the Night | ||
| The Monochrome Set | Strange Boutique | ||
| Black Sabbath | Heaven and Hell | ||
| Klaatu | Endangered Species | ||
| Jimi Hendrix | Box Set | ||
| Fischer Z | Going Deaf for a Living | ||
| Dave Mason | Old Crest on a New Wave | ||
| 3(9) | October 1980 | David Bowie | Scary Monsters |
| Flowers | Icehouse | ||
| Gary Numan | Telekon | ||
| James Freud | Breaking Silence | ||
| Van Morrison | Common One | ||
| Hawkwind | Live | ||
| Richard Clapton | Dark Spaces | ||
| Yes | Drama | ||
| John Farnham | Uncovered | ||
| Tangerine Dream | Tangram | ||
| Tolley & Dara | Cutheart | ||
| Jack Nitzsche | "Heart Beat" Soundtrack | ||
| The Pop Group | We are Time | ||
| Duffo | The Disappearing Boy | ||
| Young Marble Giants | Colossal Youth | ||
| Hazel O'Connor | Breaking Glass | ||
| Joy Division | Closer | ||
| Echo & The Bunnymen | Crocodiles | ||
| Leo Sayer | Living in a Fantasy | ||
| Carlene Carter | Musical Shapes | ||
| Charlie Daniels Band | Full Moon | ||
| Mikey Dread | World War Three | ||
| 3(10) | November 1980 | Bruce Springsteen | The River |
| Redgum | Virgin Ground | ||
| Dexy's Midnight Runners | Searching for the Young Soul Rebels | ||
| Toy Love | Toy Love | ||
| Robert Palmer | Clues | ||
| The Systematics | Rural | ||
| Various Artists | Growing Pains | ||
| Lynton Kwesi Johnson | Bass Culture | ||
| Joni Mitchell | Shadows and Light | ||
| The Visitors | Extended Play 45 - 12" | ||
| Crossfire | East of Where | ||
| Andy Armstrong | Before I Forget | ||
| Pat Benatar | Crimes of Passion | ||
| Talking Heads | Remain in Light | ||
| Philip Lynott | Solo in Soho | ||
| Gary Myrick & The Figures | Gary Myrick & The Figures | ||
| 3(11 & 12) |
December 1980 - January 1981 |
Various Artists | The 5MMM Compilation |
| The Birthday Party | The Birthday Party | ||
| Cheap Trick | All Shook Up | ||
| John Lennon/Yoko Ono | Double Fantasy | ||
| Doctor Feelgood | A Case of the Shakes | ||
| Blondie | Autoamerican | ||
| The Easybeats | Absolute Anthology |
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