On this date in 1978, The Jam released its fourth single, "News Of The World". The two B side cuts were "Aunties & Uncles (Impulsive Youths)" and "Innocent Man". The single would peak at #27 on the U.K. singles chart. None of the three songs would appear on a Jam studio album. The A side track featured bassist Bruce Foxton on vocals.
The Jam - News Of The World
On this date in 1981, Dalek I Love You released the single "Heartbeat" backed by "Astronauts (Have Landed On The Moon)". The single did not appear on either of their albums, primarily because the band members kept changing so rapidly. The one constant was Alan Gill. David Balfe (future Big In Japan and Teardrop Explodes), Merrick (future Adam and The Ants), Andy McCluskey (future OMD) and Martin Cooper (future OMD) were once members of the group. Merrick was the drummer for this single. 
Happy Birthday to Cindy Wilson of the B52's who turns 50 today!
The B52's, left to right: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider,
Ricky Wilson, Cindy Wilson and Keith Strickland
B52's...courtesy of wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The official B52's website: theb52s.com
The B52's - Private Idaho (1980)
On this date in 1981, Heaven 17 released their first single, "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang". It was paired with "The Decline Of The West". The A side appeared on their future debut album, Penthouse And Pavement. The B side was excluded but did appear on their Music For Stowaways cassette-only release. Despite being banned by the BBC for its politically critical lyrics, the song did reach #45 on the U.K. singles chart.
On this date in 1982, The Business released a three song EP called Smash The Discos. The EP had "Smash The Discos", "Disco Girls" and "Deo". The Business was one of the English Oi! groups that were gaining popularity at this time. 
Oi!...courtesy of wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On February 26, 1979, The Sex Pistols released, what they called, their second studio album, "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle". It was more like a soundtrack for the movie as other artists also had songs on the album. Not only did all 4 current members of the Sex Pistols appear in the movie, but manager Malcolm McLaren and former Sex Pistol Glen Matlock had roles. Sting even had a small role.
Scene from The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle - Anarchy In The U.K.
Paul Humphries of Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark turns 47 today!
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, clockwise from bottom left:
Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Martin Cooper and Malcolm Holmes
OMD...courtesy of wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The OMD website: omd.uk.com
OMD - Enola Gay (1980)
Sweeping The Nation:
Borrowed Nostalgia For The Unremembered Eighties
On this date in 1981, Spandau Ballet released its debut album, Journeys To Glory. It reached #5 in the U.K. The album contained the previously released single "To Cut A Long Story Short" (which also reached #5 in the U.K.) as well as two other singles to be released, "The Freeze" and "Musclebound/Glow", both of which got into the top 20 in the U.K. Neither the album nor the singles would chart in the U.S. This would happen a few years later when they released the single, "True". 
Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short
Happy Birthday to Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke who turns 47 today!
Killing Joke, left to right:
Jaz Coleman, Paul Ferguson, Geordie Walker and Youth Glover.
Killing Joke...courtesy of wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Killing Joke has an official website: killingjoke.com
Killing Joke - Wardance (live in 1982)
Killing Joke - Eighties (1985)
On this date in 1982, XTC released the single "Ball And Chain" from the album English Settlement, their fifth studio album. The B side on the 7" single contained two non LP tracks, "Punch And Judy" and "Heaven Is Paved With Broken Glass". The 12" single contained "Punch And Judy" plus "Cockpit Dance Mixture" which is a remixed version of the LP track "Down In The Cockpit". The single peaked at #58 in the U.K. This was the second single from the album, following the more successful "Senses Working Overtime". 
XTC - Ball And Chain
On this date in 1984, The Thompson Twins had the #1 Album in the U.K., Into The Gap. It would peak at #10 in The U.S. The album would produce five singles, "Hold Me Now", "Doctor! Doctor!", "You Take Me Up", "Sister Of Mercy" and "The Gap". The first three would all be top five singles in the U.K. (though none reached #1) while "Hold Me Now" was the highest charter in the U.S., peaking at #3. 
The Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now (1984)
Happy birthday to Mike Peters of The Alarm who turns 48 today!
The Alarm, left to right:
Eddie McDonald, Nigel Twist, Mike Peters and Dave Sharp
The Alarm...courtesy of wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Official Alarm website: thealarm.com
The Alarm - The Stand (1983)
On this date in 1977, The Damned released a three song EP. The songs on the EP were "Neat Neat Neat", "Stab Your Back" and "Singalongascabies". The first two songs were included on their self-titled debut album. The last song was simply "Stab Your Back" played backwards. 
The Damned - Neat Neat Neat (live 1977)
On this date in 1978, The Vibrators released the single "Automatic Lover" backed with "Destroy". Both appeared on their second album, V2. The single would reach #35 on the U.K. charts. It was their fifth overall single release. They never released a single in the United States.
The Vibrators - Automatic Lover (from Top Of The Pops in 1978)
On February 23, 1980, The Selecter issued their debut LP entitled Too Much Pressure. It contained the singles "Three Minute Hero" and "Missing Words". The singles reached #16 and #23 respectively on the singles charts while the LP went to #5 (all in the U.K.). Their lead singer, Pauline Black, used to disguise herself as a man believing that a female lead singer would jeopardize acceptance of the band.
The Selecter - Missing Words
On this date in 1982, Christian Death released their debut full length LP, Only Theatre Of Pain. The Los Angeles based goth band's release was met with much critical acclaim if not actual sales. The name of the band was originally meant as a parody of Christian Dior, the designer clothing brand. The band was considered the father of American gothic rock. The founder of the band, Rozz Williams, hung himself in 1998.
On this date in 1981, Lene Lovich released the single "New Toy". It was paired with "Cats Away". The A side was written by Thomas Dolby, a member of the band that was backing her on tour. Both songs were featured on the New Toy EP. The single peaked at #51 on the U.K. singles chart.
jacyk's 80>90 music memories
(links to the downloads are in the comments of each post)
OUTSIDE BROADCAST: JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH NOSTALGIA:
Peter Schilling - MAJOR TOM (12 VERSION)
Ministry - I WANTED TO TELL HER (12 VERSION)
Depeche Mode - JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH (12 VERSION)
Depeche Mode - STRETCH CAN'T GET ENOUGH
David Sylvian of Japan turns 49 today!
Japan, left to right: Steve Jansen, Rob Dean, David Sylvian,
Richard Barbieri and Mick Karn
Japan...courtesy of wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Japan - The Art Of Parties (live in 1982)
On this date in 1985, The Smiths third album, Meat Is Murder became the #1 album in the U.K. (it would not chart in the United States). The album's only UK single was "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore". "How Soon Is Now" only appeared on the U.S. release (but was added to the UK version as a bonus track later). The cover of the album was a still from the 1968 movie, In The Year Of The Pig. However, the soldier's helmet was doctored. The film had the soldier's helmet reading "Make War Not Love" 
On this date in 1978, Wire released their second single "I Am The Fly" backed by "Ex Lion Tamer". Both sides were included on their debut album, Pink Flag, released in December, 1977. While neither the single nor album charted, they were both cited as major influences by bands who came later. The album was listed as one of Rolling Stone magazine's 500 greatest albums of all time. 
On this date in 1979, The Skids released their debut LP, Scared To Dance. The album would peak at #19 in the U.K. but would not chart in the United States. The album would contain the singles "Into The Valley" and "The Saints Are Coming". The former reached #10 on the U.K. singles chart and was used by two professional soccer clubs (Charlton Athletic in England and Dunfermline Athletic in Scotland) as theme songs. After the release of their third album, singer/guitarist Stuart Adamson left the band to form a new band, Big Country.
The Skids performing "The Saints Are Coming" on Top Of The Pops in 1978
After releasing three albums and after a rumored breakup in late 1980, The Tourists make their break up official on this date in 1981. Two of its members, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart go on to form The Eurythmics.
The Tourists performing "I Only Want To Be With You" on Top Of The Pops in 1979.
On this date in 1979, The Clash released its twelfth single, "English Civil War". It was the second release from their second album, Give 'Em Enough Rope. The B side was "Pressure Drop", a non LP song. The song peaked at #25 on the U.K. charts. The artwork for the single's sleeve was taken from an animated version of Animal Farm by George Orwell.
The Clash performing "English Civil War" live. This was cut from the original version of the movie Rude Boy but was added when released on DVD as an extra.
Howard Jones turns 52 today!
Howard Jones... courtesy of wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The official Howard Jones website: howardjones.com
Howard Jones - Like To Get To Know You Well (1984)
On this date in 1982, The Boomtown Rats released their 12th single, "House On Fire". It appeared on their fifth album, V Deep. The B side was "Europe Looked Ugly", a non-album track. The 12" offered an additional track which was a dub version of the A side. The single would peak at #24 on the U.K. singles chart. 
On this date in 1980, OMD released their self-titled debut album. The album would reach #27 in the U.K. but would not chart in the United States. The album contained the 1979 single "Electricity" as well as two future singles with "Red Frame/White Light" and "Messages". The latter would peak at #13 on the U.K. singles chart. 
On this date in 1977, The Heartbreakers were in the Essex Studio to record four songs, despite not having a record deal. The songs they recorded were "Let's Go", "Chinese Rocks", "Born To Lose" and "All By Myself". The songs would later appear on their 1977 debut album, L.A.M.F. "Chinese Rocks": would be re-recorded by the Ramones and appear on their 1980 End Of The Century album. The song was co-written by Dee Dee Ramone and Richard Hell (of Television, Heartbreakers and Voidoids fame).
On this date in 1982, Gary Numan released a new single "Music For Chameleons" from the I, Assassin album. The B side was a non-album track called "Noise Noise". The single would reach #19 in the U.K. 
Gary Numan - Music For Chameleons
On this date in 1980, Malcolm McLaren fires Adam Ant from his own group citing artistic differences. Adam would find a new group of Ants soon and be successful with the new lineup. The departing Ants, Matthew Ashman, Leigh Gorman and Dave Barbarossa, would find a female lead singer and form Bow Wow Wow.
Because I inadvertently misidentified the band members in The Dils post two days ago (since corrected) and because I just plain want to, here is an extra Dils feature. 
The Dils' Tony Kinman on the left and Chip Kinman on the right.
The Dils live at Mabuhay in 1978
On this date in 1982, Fear released their debut LP, The Record. It included their previously released single's A side, "I Love Livin' In The City", but not the B side, "Now You're Dead". The Los Angeles based hardcore punk group once appeared on Saturday Night Live specifically because of the close friendship between John Belushi and Fear's guitarist Derf Scratch. 
FEAR on Saturday Night Live
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Jerry Harrison of The Talking Heads turns 58 today!
The Talking Heads, left to right:
David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison
The Talking Heads...courtesy of wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A nice Talking Heads website: talking-heads.net
Talking Heads - Cross-Eyed And Painless (from a documentary, live at Wembley 1982)
Ranking Roger of The English Beat and General Public turns 46 today!
The English Beat, left to right: Saxa, David Steele,
Ranking Roger, Dave Wakeling, Andy Cox and Everett Morton
The English Beat...courtesy of wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The English Beat website: thebeatuk.com
General Public...courtesy of wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The English Beat - Too Nice To Talk To (1980)
General Public - Never You Done That (1984)
On this date in 1982, The Smiths released their self-titled debut album. The ambum would contain three singles, "Hand In Glove", "This Charming Man" and "What Difference Does It Make?" I should say the U.S. version did. "This Charming Man" was left off the U.K. release. The album cover was a still from the 1968 Andy Warhol film Flesh.
On this date in 1982, ABC cracked the top 40 singles chart in the U.S. for the first time with "Poison Arrow". The song had already reached the top 40 in England. In fact, it was one of 11 top 40 hits for the band in the U.K. The album that contained the song, The Lexicon Of Love, would reach #1 in England and #24 in the United States. 
ABC - Poison Arrow
On this date in 1982, New York hardcore band, Kraut, released its debut LP, An Adjustment To Society. It contained the previously released singles "Kill For Cash" and "Unemployed". While this was a true hardcore album, the band gravitated towards hard rock/metal by their sophomore effort.
On this date in 1981, The Plimsouls released their self-titled debut LP. They had released an EP titled Zero Hour in 1980. The album had an underground "hit" in "Zero Hour". The band's lead singer was Peter Case who had formerly fronted another Los Angeles band, The Nerves. The Nerves' biggest claim to fame is that they released a single in 1976 called "Hangin' On The Telephone". Yes, this was the same song Blondie later made famous. The Plimsouls would gain some fame in 1983 with the minor hit "A Million Miles Away".
On this date in 1981, The Stray Cats released their self-titled debut album in England. Three of the tracks, "Runaway Boys", "Stray Cat Strut" and "Rock This Town", were released as singles. Despite the fact that they hailed from the U.S., this album was never released in the states, though many of the songs would later appear on their U.S. debut later on, Built For Speed, including the three singles. 
On this date in 1981, Depeche Mode released thier first single, "Dreaming Of Me". The B side was "Ice Machine". Both songs were omitted from their debut album in the UK when it was released, though the A side was included on the US version. Both songs would be included on the UK CD version when it was released years later. The debut did well, peaking at #57 on the UK singles chart. Little known fact--Depeche Mode never had a #1 single in the UK or the US.
On this date in 1980, The Dils broke up after performing at the Roosevelt Bar in San Francisco. They were hugely popular in the early days of the California punk scene and released three singles. They also appeared in Cheech and Chong's Up In Smoke as the second band in the Battle Of The Bands. The founding brothers, Chip and Tony Kinman later formed the band Rank And File. As far as drummers go, they employed as many as did Spinal Tap. John Silvers, Rand McNally, Zippy The Pinhead and Endre Algover all had stints as Dils' drummers.
The Dils, left to right:
John Silvers, Tony Kinman and Chip Kinman.
The Dils - You're Not Blank (the brief clip of The Dils in "Up In Smoke")
Falco (born Johann Holzel) would have been 50 today. He died in a car accident on February 6, 1998.
Falco...courtesy of wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus(1985)
Dave Wakeling of The English Beat and General Public turns 51 today!
The English Beat, left to right: Saxa, Ranking Roger,
Dave Wakeling, Andy Cox, Everett Morton and David Steele
The English Beat...courtesy of wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The English Beat website: thebeatuk.com
General Public...courtesy of wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The English Beat - Save It For Later (1982)
On this date in 1981, Haircut 100 released its debut album, "Pelican West". The album yielded a UK #4 hit with "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)" and a UK #2 hit with "Love Plus One". The latter cracked the US singles charts too, getting inside the top 30 at its peak. Their quick success was short lived. Singer Nick Heyward left the band to pursue a solo career and the second Haircut 100 album did not do nearly as well. The rest of the band called it quits after its sophomore effort.
On this date in 1981, Orange Juice released their debut album, You Can't Hide Your Love Forever. It would contain four singles, "Falling And Laughing", "Wan Light", "L.O.V.E. Love" and "Felicity". The album, on the strength of its four singles, would reach the #21 spot on the album charts. The group would make some noise in the UK but never became well known in the US (though "Rip It Up" from the second album received strong college radio airplay in 1983). It was the lead singer who would make the most noise in the United States when he had a hit with "A Girl Like You" in 1994. His name was Edwyn Collins. .jpg)
On this date in 1980, Blotto released their first EP entitled Hello! My Name Is Blotto. What's Yours? It contained the songs "I Wanna Be A Lifeguard", "(We Are) The Nowtones", "Stop: In The Name Of Love" and "Bud...Is After Us". The first track would be released as a single later. The wacky sextet from Albany, NY even used the same names like The Ramones. They were Broadway Blotto, Bowtie Blotto, Sergeant Blotto, Cheese Blotto, Lee Harvey Blotto and Chevrolet Blotto. 
On this date in 1978, Devo released their second UK single, "Satisfaction" from Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo. It was a very different cover of The Rolling Stones classic. The B side was "Sloppy (I Saw My Baby Getting)". The single had been released in late 1977 in the US.
The front:
The back:
Devo - Satisfaction
On this date in 1978, Blondie entered the Uk charts for the first time with "Denis" from the Plastic Letters album. The single had two songs on the reverse side, "Contact In Red Square" and "Kung Fu Girls" (the latter being a non LP track). The song was a cover of a 1963 song called "Denise" by Randy & The Rainbows. The single would peak at #2.
Blondie - Denis
Sniffin' Glue, the first Punk Magazine in Britain, stops production on this date in 1978.
Sniffin' Glue Magazine...courtesy of wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Buy it @ Amazon.com:
Sniffin' Glue: The Essential Punk Accessory by Mark Perry
Mark Perry's Website
On this date in 1978, Sham 69 released their debut album, Tell Us The Truth. It included the singles "Ulster" and "Borstal Breakout". What made this a unique debut is that the album had a mixture of studio and live tracks on it.
On this date in 1978, The Clash release their fifth UK single, "Clash City Rockers" backed by "Jail Guitar Doors". The song would peak at #35 on the charts. 
The Clash - Clash City Rockers (live on British television)
On this date in 1978, The Adverts released their debut album, Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts. The album contained the previously released singles "One Chord Wonders", "Bored Teenagers" and "Safety In Numbers" and included the soon to be released single "No Time To Be 21". Inexplicably, it did not contain the previously released and immensely popular "Gary Gilmore's Eyes". 
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