In the Flat Field is the debut studio album by English gothic rock band Bauhaus. It was released on 1 October 1980 by record label 4AD. It is considered one of the first gothic rock records. Following a 30-date tour, Bauhaus set out to Southern Studios in London to record their first album. As the … Read more
Boy is the debut album from Irish rock band U2, released October 20, 1980. Produced by Steve Lillywhite, the album received generally positive reviews. Common themes among the album’s songs are the thoughts and frustrations of adolescence. The album included the band’s first United Kingdom hit single, “I Will Follow”. Boy’s release was followed by … Read more
Killing Joke is the debut studio album by English post-punk band Killing Joke, released in October 1980 by E.G. via Polydor Records. It debuted at number 41 on the UK Albums Chart on 25 October 1980 and later peaked at number 39. Singer and keyboardist Jaz Coleman met drummer Paul Ferguson in late 1978. In … Read more
Diana Ross would probably be offended by anyone who called her 1980 smash Diana a comeback, but let’s face it — after the flop of The Wiz, and the way that the disco revolution steamrollered so many of her Motown compatriots’ careers, that’s exactly what it was. Wisely hooking up with Chic’s Nile Rodgers and … Read more
Wild Planet is the second studio album by The B-52’s, released in 1980. As with their first album, The B-52’s traveled to Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas to record Wild Planet. Several of the songs from the album had been concert staples since 1978. The band consciously did not record them for their first … Read more
A is the 13th studio album by Jethro Tull. It was released on August 29, 1980 in the U.K. and September 1 of the same year in the United States. The album was recorded in the summer of 1980 using Maison Rouge Mobile and Maison Rouge Studios in Fulham, London. Eddie Jobson guested on the … Read more
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is the debut studio album by the American hardcore punk band Dead Kennedys. It was released on September 2, 1980 through Faulty Products in the United States (later by Jello Biafra’s own Alternative Tentacles label) and through Cherry Red Records in the United Kingdom. It has been certified by BPI … Read more