Rock Short Takes, June 1981

Click on the image below to open a pdf file of the "Rock Short Takes" album reviews from Musician magazine's June 1981 issue. Artists include The Jam, ABBA, and Joe Ely.

Vintage Music Pinbacks #10

Tenth in a series.

Buttons, badges, pinbacks - whatever you call 'em, I've got a shoebox full. Here's a few of my vintage music pinbacks from the '70s and '80s:

1.  1.5" Billy Idol, 1984
2.  1" Joy Division, ca. 1979
3.  1" Adam and the Ants, ca. 1981
4.  1.25" Big Country, The Crossing, 1983
5.  1.25" The Jam, The Gift, 1982
6.  1.25" Ultravox, Quartet, 1982
7.  1.25" Roxy Music, Stranded, 1973*
8.  1.25" The Noise, ca. 1979

*1973 isn't in My Favorite Decade, but I wore this pinback plenty in the early '80s for obvious reasons. I believe it was a gift from my buddy Jim.

Random album ad #26

The Jam - Snap! (1983)