Select is the second studio album by Kim Wilde, released in May 1982. The first single from this album, “Cambodia”, was released in November 1981 and signalled a different sound from the Wilde camp, with an electronic and synth sound different from The Enid sound of her last album. The songs were again written by … Read more
Pop Goes the World is the third studio album by Canadian New Wave group Men Without Hats, released in 1987. It contained the single “Pop Goes the World”, which reached the top twenty in Canada (achieving Gold status) and the United States. The album went Platinum in Canada.
Talk Show is the third studio album by the American rock band the Go-Go’s, released on the I.R.S. label in 1984. Although some critics considered it an inspired return to form after their second album Vacation, other than the No. 11 hit single “Head over Heels”, the album was a relative commercial disappointment, peaking at … Read more
Whammy! is the third studio album by New Wave band The B-52’s. It was recorded at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, in December 1982 and was produced by Steven Stanley. The record was refined and mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City. It was released on April 27, 1983 in the United States, with … Read more
After the Snow is Modern English’s second album, released in 1982 on 4AD Records in the United Kingdom, Vertigo Records in Canada and Sire Records in the United States. It featured the original recording of the now classic tune “I Melt with You,” which the band would later re-record in 1990 for their album Pillow … Read more
Talking Heads’ most immediately accessible album, Little Creatures eschewed the pattern of recent Heads albums, in which instrumental tracks had been worked up from riffs and grooves, after which David Byrne improvised melodies and lyrics. The songs on Little Creatures, most of which were credited to Byrne alone (with the band credited only with arrangements) … Read more