80s Album Archive

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On This Day in the 80s

Albums in the archive released on August 26.

Puls

Gyllene Tider · 1982

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Land

The Comsat Angels · 1983

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Fisiognomica

Franco Battiato

1988 Italian singer-songwriters

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Sandinista!

The Clash

1980 dub music, experimental music

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Merzbild Schwet

Nurse With Wound

1980 experimental music, industrial music

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Santana

1981 Latin rock

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Purple Rain

Prince, Prince and the Revolution

Pete: “Prince really packed Purple Rain with songs that are hard to choose between. I’ll hear When Doves Cry and think…”

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Thriller

Michael Jackson

Pete: “I remember when Michael Jackson’s Thriller was everywhere. You really couldn’t get away from this album in the 80s and…”

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