Following their “farewell tour,” MCA released yet another Who collection, the first one ever titled Greatest Hits. The compilers don’t take the title literally. Sure, many of the group’s biggest hits (“Substitute,” “My Generation,” “Magic Bus,” “Pinball Wizard,” “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” “Love, Reign O’er Me,” “Squeeze Box,” “Who Are You”) are here, but nearly … Read more
Show No Mercy is the debut album by American thrash metal band Slayer, released in December 1983 through Metal Blade Records. Brian Slagel signed the band to Metal Blade after watching the band perform the song “Phantom of the Opera” by Iron Maiden. The band was forced to self-finance their debut album, combining the savings … Read more
It’s About Time is the seventeenth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver recorded at Criteria Recording Studios in Miami and released in November 1983. The album featured several notable supporting vocalists, including Patti Austin, Rita Marley (and The Wailers), and Emmylou Harris. “Wild Montana Skies” was the single from this album; members of the … Read more
Bark at the Moon is the third studio album by British vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, originally released on December 10, 1983. It is the first of Osbourne’s solo studio albums to not feature guitarist Randy Rhoads who was killed a year earlier in a plane crash. This album features former Mickey Ratt, Rough Cutt, and Dio … Read more
Walk into Light is the debut solo album released by Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson, released in 1983. (The album A was originally intended to be released as an Ian Anderson album, but instead was released as a Jethro Tull album.) Although a solo album, Walk into Light was perhaps the most collaborative work Anderson … Read more
The Singles: The First Ten Years is a double compilation album by the Swedish pop group ABBA, released in 1982.
Play Dirty is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band, Girlschool, released on Bronze Records in 1983 and produced by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea from the hard rock band Slade. It was the first Girlschool album not to enter the UK Top 40 album chart and signalled a general downturn in their … Read more