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1981
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Probably my
favourite year for music, or at least one of my top
three. Don't really know why. Probably because this year was even more of a balance between old and new acts than 1980. Plus, the first new Who lp in three years came out, so that alone makes it a banner year (even if the record doesn't stand up to there classic stuff. Oh well . . .)! |
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AC/DC
For Those About to Rock Atlantic Records |
Pat Benatar
Preciuos Time Chrysalis Records |
Black Sabbath
Mob Rules Warner Bros. Records |
The Blues
Brothers
Best of the Blues Bros. Atlantic Records |
Boomtown Rats
Mondo Bongo Columbbia Records |
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The Cars
Shake It Up Elektra Records |
Phil Collins
Face Value Columbia Records |
Elvis Costello
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the Attractions Trust Columbia Records |
Elvis Costello
&
the Attractions Almost Blue Columbia Records |
Dave Davies
Glamour RCA Records |
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Def Leppard
High 'n' Dry Mercury Records |
Devo
New Traditionalists Warner Bros. Records |
Duran Duran
Duran Duran Capitol Records |
Echo &
the
Bunnymen Heaven Up Here Sire Records |
Dave Edmunds
Best of Dave Emunds Swan Song Records |
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Electric Light
Orchestra Time Jet Records |
John Entwistle
Too Late the Hero Atco Records |
Foreigner
4 Atlantic Records |
John Foxx
The Garden Metal Beat Records |
Peter Frampton
Breaking All the Rules A & M Records |
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J. Geils Band
Freeze-frame EMI Records |
Genesis
Abacab Atlantic Records |
The Go-Go's
Beauty and the Beat IRS Records |
Grand Funk
Railroad Grand Funk Lives Warner Bros. Records |
Hall &
Oates
Private Eyes RCA Records |
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George Harrison
Somewhere in England Dark Horse Records |
Icehouse
Icehouse Chrysalis Records |
Donnie Iris
&
the Cruisers King Cool MCA Records |
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden EMI Records |
Iron Maiden
Killers EMI Records |
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Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive A & M Records |
Jefferson
Starship
Modern Times Grunt Records |
Journey
Captured Columbia Records |
Journey
Escape Columbia Records |
Judas
Priest
Point of Entry Columbia Records |
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King
Crimson
Discipline EG Records |
The
Kinks
Give the People What They Want Arista Records |
Kiss
Music from 'The Elder' Casablanca Records |
The Knack
Round Trip Capitol Records |
The Look
We're Gonna Rock Plastic Records |
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Missing Persons
Missing Persons Capitol Records |
The Monkees
Best of the Monkees Arista Records |
Gary Numan
Dance Beggar's Banquet Records |
Oingo Boingo
Only a Lad A & M Records |
Ozzy Osbourne
Blizzard of Ozz Jet Records |
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Ozzy Osbourne
Diary of a Madman Jet Records |
Joe Perry
Project
I've Got the Rock 'n' Rolls Again Columbia Records |
Tom Petty
& the
Heartbreakers Hard Promises MCA Records |
The Plimsouls
The Plimsouls . . . Plus Planet Records |
The Police
Ghost in the Machine IRS Records |
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Pretenders
Extended Play Sire Records |
Pretenders
Pretenders II Sire Records |
The Producers
The Producers Portrait Records |
Queen
Queen's Greatest Hits Elektra Records |
The Rolling
Stones
Tattoo You Rolling Stones Records |
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Todd Rundgren
Healing Bearsville Records |
Rush
Moving Pictures Mercury Records |
Rush
Exit . . . Stage Left Mercury Records |
Saxon
Denim and Leather Carrere Records |
Schon &
Hammer
Untold Passion CBS Records |
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Shoes
Tongue Twister Elektra / Asylum Records |
Split Enz
Waiata (Corroboree) A & M Records |
Squeeze
Argy Bargy A & M Records |
Squeeze
East Side Story . . A & M Records |
Michael Stanley
Band North Coast EMI America Records |
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The Teardrop
Explodes Wilder Mercury Records |
Tommy Tutone
Tommy Tutone 2 Columbia Records |
The Tubes
T.R.A.S.H. (Tubes Rarities and Smash Hits) A & M Records |
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The Tubes
The Completion Backward Principle Capitol Records |
20/20
Lookout! Columbia Records |
Ultravox
Rage in Eden Chrysalis Records |
Unit 5
Scared of the Dark Clone Records |
U2
October Island Records |
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Van
Halen
Fair Warning Warner Bros. Records |
The
Vapors
Magnets Liberty / EMI Records |
The
Who
Face Dances Warner Bros. Records |
The Who
Hooligans MCA Records |
The
Who
Who Are the Who sirtwiggly records |
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The
Who
The Great Lost Who Tapes sirtwiggly records |
Wild Horses
Unbroken Agora Records Generic Records |
Yes
Classic Yes Atlantic Records |
Frank Zappa
Tinsel Town Rebellion Barking Pumpkin Records |
Frank Zappa
You Are What You Is Barking Pumpkin Records |
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Various Artists
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea Atlantic Records |
Various Artists
Urgh! A Music War A & M Records |
Various Artists
Bowling Balls II Clone Records |
Cheech &
Chong
Cheech & Chong's Greatest Hit Warner Bros. Records |
Bob &
Doug
McKenzie Great White North Mercury Records |
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The
Leibrary
1981, Vol. 1 sirtwiggly records |
The
Leibrary
1981, Vol. 2 sirtwiggly records |
The
Leibrary
1981, Vol. 3 sirtwiggly records |
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