Best of the Blues Brothers is the fourth and final Blues Brothers album released before John Belushi’s death in 1982. It is a compilation album released by Atlantic Records on November 30, 1981. Along with tracks from the first three albums, Briefcase Full of Blues, The Blues Brothers: Music from the Soundtrack and Made in … Read more
“Ten Out of 10” is the eighth studio album by 10cc and was released in 1981. It failed to chart in the US or UK. The album marked the first involvement with the band by American singer-songwriter Andrew Gold, who was also invited to join the band, but declined because of other commitments. Recording was … Read more
Partially growing out of their success in the country they were named after, as well as growing friendship and affiliation with such bands as Yellow Magic Orchestra, Japan made their most unique, challenging, and striking album in Tin Drum. It was also the final full studio effort from the group, and what a way to … Read more
Adventures in Modern Recording is the second and last studio album by the British synthpop duo The Buggles released in 1981 on Carrere Records. Made one year after their stint as members of Yes, the album contains nine tracks, including a stripped-down version of Yes’s “Into the Lens”, here entitled, “I Am a Camera”. The … Read more
Mob Rules is Black Sabbath’s tenth studio album, released in November 1981. It peaked at number 29 on the U.S. charts. This is the last album to feature Ronnie James Dio until the 1992 album Dehumanizer. In the UK, it became the fourth Black Sabbath studio-album to attain Silver certification (60,000 units sold) by the … Read more
Exit…Stage Left is a live album by Canadian band Rush, released in 1981. A video release with the same name, with slightly different content, was released in 1982 on VHS and later on Laserdisc, and in 2007 on DVD. The album was voted 9th best live album of all time in a poll by Classic … Read more
Freeze-Frame is the 12th album by American rock band The J. Geils Band, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). This was the band’s only #1 album and their biggest seller.[citation needed] The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 album chart in February 1982, and remained at the top for four weeks. The … Read more