Album Year: 1980
Organisation
Organisation is an album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1980. As with all OMD’s early sleeve art, it was created by Peter Saville Associates and features a photograph by Richard Nutt of the cloud-covered peak of Marsco, in the Red Cuillin hills, overlooking Glen Sligachan on the Isle of Skye with Allt … Read more
Dirty Mind
Dirty Mind is the third studio album by American musician Prince, released October 8, 1980 on Warner Bros. Records. It was produced, arranged and composed primarily by Prince. The album debuted at number 63 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and earned widespread acclaim from music critics. On June 6, 1984, it was certified gold … Read more
Hawks & Doves
Hawks & Doves is the tenth studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young. Its two sides were recorded in different circumstances, side one being culled from sessions dating from approximately 1974 through 1977, and side two from sessions specifically for the album in early 1980. The record peaked at #30 on the Billboard Top Pop … Read more
Dig It
Dig It is the thirteenth album by Klaus Schulze. It was originally released in 1980, and in 2005 was the sixth Schulze album reissued by Revisited Records. It is Schulze’s first fully digital recording. The 2005 reissue includes a bonus DVD with the video recording of the 1980 performance at Ars Electronica, which was previously … Read more
Super Trouper
Super Trouper is the seventh studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA, first released in 1980. It features the No.1 singles “The Winner Takes It All” and “Super Trouper”. The album became the biggest-selling of 1980 in the UK. Led by the international hit “The Winner Takes It All”, Super Trouper was the group’s sixth … Read more
I’m a Rebel
I’m a Rebel is the second album by the German heavy metal band Accept, recorded in 1979 and released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). It was the first of three consecutive Accept records to utilize Dirk Steffens as producer. The album finds Accept continuing to search for their musical direction, experimenting with a more … Read more
Zenyattà Mondatta
Zenyatta Mondatta (spelled as Zenyattà Mondatta on the album cover artwork) is the third album by The Police, released in 1980. The album was written during the band’s second tour and recorded in four weeks (minus several days for concerts in the UK – Milton Keynes festival – and Ireland). The band members have often … Read more
More Specials
More Specials is an October 1980 (see 1980 in music) album from the ska band The Specials. The album was the band’s second, after their self-titled debut, and expanded the group’s 2 tone sound to include lounge music and other influences. It includes collaborations with The Go-Go’s, Rhoda Dakar from The Bodysnatchers and Lee Jay … Read more