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
…Famous Last Words…, the eighth album by progressive rock band Supertramp, was released in October 1982. The album was the studio follow-up to 1979’s Breakfast in America and was the last with guitarist/vocalist/keyboardist Roger Hodgson, who left the group to pursue a solo career. …Famous Last Words… reached number 5 on the Billboard Pop Albums … Read more
Private Audition is the sixth studio album, but seventh album overall, released by the hard rock band Heart, released in 1982. The album was on the U.S. Billboard 200 for fourteen weeks, peaking at number twenty-five. It contained the hit single “This Man Is Mine”. It is the last Heart album to feature longtime members … Read more
Tug of War is the fourth solo studio album by Paul McCartney, released in 1982. It is the follow-up to the 1980 album McCartney II, and his first official solo album after the dissolution of Wings in April 1981. The recording sessions for the album reunited McCartney with producer George Martin. Tug of War was … Read more
Battle Hymns is the debut album of the American heavy metal band Manowar, released 7th June 1982 on the Capitol Records label.
Rhythm of Youth is the debut album of Canadian synthpop group Men Without Hats, released in 1982 on Backstreet Records. It propelled them to fame with its second single, “The Safety Dance”. It was released under the Statik Records label in Canada, distributed by Warner Music Canada (then called WEA Canada) where it achieved Platinum … Read more
The Motels’ third album All 4 One finds the group working the fine line between mainstream arena-rock and quirky new wave pop. Their roots lie in the sleek, polished Californian hard rock that dominated late-’70s and early-’80s album-oriented radio, but All Four One has a shiny new wave production, complete with keyboards and processed guitars. … Read more