Album Year: 1981
Controversy
Controversy is the fourth studio album by Prince, released on October 14, 1981. Keith Harris of Blender calls the album “Prince’s first attempt to get you to love him for his mind, not just his body” and comments that it “refines the propulsive funk of previous albums and adds treatises on religion, work, nuclear war … Read more
Difficult to Cure
“Difficult to cure” is the fifth studio album by Rainbow released in February 1981. The album is recorded at the Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen (Denmark). Producer is Martin Birch.
Fire Down Under
Fire Down Under is the third album by American heavy metal band Riot, released in 1981, and the last with original vocalist Guy Speranza. The song “Flashbacks” is dedicated to Neal Kay, the British DJ who supported heavy metal in the UK during the new wave of British heavy metal. The album was re-issued on … Read more
Journeys to Glory
Journeys to Glory is the first studio album by Spandau Ballet. It was released on 6 March 1981 by Chrysalis Records, just ten days after its recording at Trident Studios. The first editions of the vinyl version had an embossed cover. Early CD releases featured the original white cover. The album was re-released in a … Read more