Albums – 1980’s

  1. Remain In Light Talking Heads 1980
  2. Stone Roses Stone Roses 1989
  3. A Walk Across the Rooftops Blue Nile 1984
  4. The Colour of Spring Talk Talk 1986
  5. Hats Blue Nile 1989
  6. Oh Mercy Dylan Bob 1989
  7. Kilimanjaro d Teardrop Explodes 1980
  8. Speaking In Tongues Talking Heads 1983
  9. Born In The U.S.A. Springsteen Bruce 1984
  10. Wilder Teardrop Explodes 1981
  11. Songs From The Big Chair Tears For Fears 1984
  12. Crocodiles Echo & The Bunnymen 1980
  13. Album/Compact Disc/Cassette Public Image Ltd. 1986
  14. Heaven Up Here Echo & The Bunnymen 1981
  15. Avalon Roxy Music 1982
  16. Purple Rain Prince 1984
  17. Rain Dogs Waits Tom 1985
  18. Graceland Simon Paul 1986
  19. Parade Prince 1986
  20. Ocean Rain Echo & The Bunnymen 1984
  21. The River Springsteen Bruce 1980
  22. So Gabriel Peter 1986
  23. The Hurting Tears For Fears 1982
  24. Eliminator ZZ Top 1983
  25. My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts Eno Brian & Byrne David 1980
  26. Peter Gabriel (3) Gabriel Peter 1980
  27. Flesh & Blood Roxy Music 1980
  28. Rebel Yell Idol Billy 1984
  29. Combat Rock Clash 1982
  30. Songs the Lord Taught Us Cramps 1980
  31. Tutu Davis Miles 1986
  32. Joshua Tree U2 1987
  33. Sign O’ The Times (Disc 1) Prince 1987
  34. Peter Gabriel (4) Gabriel Peter 1982
  35. Black Sea XTC 1980
  36. House Of Love (Creation) House Of Love 1988
  37. Imperial Bedroom Costello Elvis & the Attractions 1982
  38. Strange Kind Of Love Love And Money 1988
  39. Reckless Adams Bryan 1984
  40. Welcome To The Pleasure Dome Frankie Goes To Hollywood 1984
  41. Let’s Dance Bowie David 1983
  42. Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) Bowie David 1981
  43. What Up, Dog? Was (Not Was) 1988
  44. Sandinista! Disc 1 Clash 1981
  45. Computer World Kraftwerk 1981
  46. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 1980
  47. The Seeds Of Love Tears For Fears 1989
  48. Punch the Clock Costello Elvis & the Attractions 1983
  49. Full Moon Fever Petty Tom & The Heartbreakers 1989
  50. Nebraska Springsteen Bruce 1982
  51. Making Movies Dire Straits 1980
  52. Kick INXS 1987
  53. Tracy Chapman Chapman Tracy 1988
  54. Swordfishtrombones Waits Tom 1983
  55. Paradise Circus Lilac Time 1989
  56. Pretenders II Pretenders 1981
  57. Brothers In Arms Dire Straits 1985
  58. Dirty Water Inmates 1980
  59. Back In Black Ac Dc 1980
  60. Flash Light Verlaine Tom 1987
  61. The Lilac Time Lilac Time 1988
  62. Cloudland Pere Ubu 1989
  63. Eden Everything But The Girl 1985
  64. Pretenders Pretenders 1980
  65. Violator Depeche Mode 1989
  66. Everybody’s Rockin’ Young Neil 1983
  67. Nightclubbing Jones Grace 1981
  68. Boy U2 1980
  69. Hearts And Bones Simon Paul 1983
  70. The Honeydrippers, Vol. 1 Honeydrippers 1984
  71. Gaucho Steely Dan 1980
  72. King Of America Costello Elvis & the Attractions 1986
  73. The Unforgettable Fire U2 1984
  74. War U2 1983
  75. Goodbye Cruel World Costello Elvis & the Attractions 1984
  76. Preludes Airs & Yodels Penguin Cafe Orchestra 1981
  77. The Wonder Verlaine Tom 1989
  78. Heartbeat City Cars 1984
  79. Island Life Jones Grace 1985
  80. Just Another Band from East L.A Los Lobos 1985
  81. Zenyatta Mondatta Police 1980
  82. The Principle Of Moments Plant Robert 1983
  83. Learning To Crawl Pretenders 1982
  84. Time After Time: Lauper Cyndi 1983
  85. Love Over Gold Dire Straits 1982
  86. The Head On The Door Cure 1985
  87. The Healer Hooker John Lee 1989
  88. Crossroads Chapman Tracy 1989
  89. Born to Laugh at Tornadoes Was (Not Was) 1983
  90. Boomtown David & David 1986
  91. Saint Julian Cope Julian 1987
  92. Empty Glass Townshend Pete 1980
  93. Spirit Of Eden Talk Talk 1988
  94. Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars Brickell Edie & New Bohemians 1988
  95. Synchronicity Police 1983
  96. English Settlement XTC 1982
  97. Idlewild Everything But The Girl 1988
  98. Off the Bone Cramps 1983
  99. Around The World In A Day Prince 1985
  100. Tunnel Of Love Springsteen Bruce 1987
  101. Tom Tom Club Tom Tom Club 1982
  102. Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom (Euro Pressing) Tom Tom Club 1988
  103. Green R.E.M. 1988
  104. Appetite For Destruction Guns N’ Roses 1987
  105. Duck Rock McLaren Malcolm 1983
  106. The Trinity Session Cowboy Junkies 1988
  107. Fried Cope Julian 1984
  108. Touch Eurythmics 1983
  109. Oranges & Lemons XTC 1989

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