RECORD COLLECTING MONTHLY MIX : 019 1980 Music Explosion!
80 Tracks From 1980!
Take a trip back to a defining year in music with our audio series, Record Collecting – Monthly Mix, inspired by the in-depth features of Record Collector magazine. This episode spotlights standout tracks from albums released in 1980—a year that bridged the last echoes of the 1970s with the bold new sounds of a changing decade. From post-punk innovators and new wave trailblazers to rock icons and rising pop voices, each offering a snapshot of the creative surge that made 1980 such a pivotal moment in music history. Whether you’re revisiting beloved classics or discovering influential records for the first time, This mix invites you to drop the needle and explore the dynamic soundscape of a remarkable musical year.
01 Orchestral Manouvres In The Dark - Electricity (from 'OMITD')
02 Pretenders - Private Life (from 'Pretenders')
03 Peter Gabriel - I Don't Remember (from 'Melt')
04 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Coming In From The Cold (from 'Uprising')
05 Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno (from 'Searching For The Lost Soul Rebels')
06 Kate Bush - The Wedding List (from 'Never Forever')
07 Clash - Police On My Back (from 'Sandinista!')
08 Police - De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (from 'Zenyatta Mondatta')
09 U2 - A Day Without Me (from 'Boy')
10 AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long (from 'Back In Black')
11 Elvis Costello - I Can`t Stand Up For Falling (from 'Get Happy')
12 The Jam - Pretty Green (from 'Sound Affects')
13 David Bowie - It's No Game (Part 1) (from' Scary Monsters')
14 Magazine - A Song From Under The Floorboards (from 'The Correct Use Of Soap')
15 Echo & The Bunnymen - Rescue (from 'Crocodiles')
16 The Sound - Heyday (from 'Jeopardy')
17 The Beat - Mirror In the Bathroom (from 'I Just Can't Stop It')
18 Dead Kennedys - Holiday In Cambodia (from 'Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables')
19 Bruce Springsteen . Hungry Heart (from 'The River')
20 Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime (from 'Remain In Light')
21 Human League - The Black Hit Of Space (from 'Travelogue')
22 Linton Kwesi Johnson - Inglan Is A Bitch (from 'Bass Culture')
23 John Cooper Clarke - Evidently Chickentown (from 'Snap Crackle And Bop')
24 The Distractions - Boys Cry (from 'Nobody's Perfect')
25 The Specials - Enjoy Yourself (from 'More Specials')
26 Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft - Die Kleinen Und Die Boesen (from 'Die Kleinen Und Die Bosen')
27 Grace Jones - Love Is the Drug (from 'Warm Leatherette')
28 Pete Townshend - Rough Boys (from 'Empty Glass')
28 Prince - Dirty Mind (from 'Dirty Mind')
29 Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love (from 'The Game')
30 Genesis - Turn It On Again (from 'Duke')
31 Change & Luther Vandross - The Glow of Love (from 'The Glow Of Love')
32 Feelies - Everybody s Got Something To Hide (Except Me And My Monkey) (from 'Crazy Rhthms')
33 Squeeze - Pulling Mussels From The Shell (from 'ArgyBargy')
34 The B-52's - Private Idaho (from 'Wild Planet')
35 XTC - Respectable Street (from 'Black Sea')
36 Steve Winwood - Spanish Dancer (from 'Arc Of A Diver')
37 Black Uhuru - Push Push (from 'Sinsemilla')
38 Killing Joke - Requiem (from 'Killing Joke')
39 Simple Minds - Celebrate (from 'Empires And Dance')
40 Bow Wow Wow - Fools Rush In (from 'Your Cassette Pet')
41 Iron Maiden - Running Free (from 'Iron Maiden')
42 Siouxsie & The Banshees - Happy House (from 'Kaleidoscope')
43 The Durutti Column - Sketch For Summer (from 'The Return Of')
44 Kurtis Blow - The Breaks (from 'Kurtis Blow')
45 Sheila & B Devotion - Spacer (from 'King Of The World')
46 The Cramps - Fever (from 'Songs The Lord Taught Us')
47 Bauhaus - A God In An Alcove (from 'In The Flat Field')
48 Ramones - Baby, I Love You (from 'End Of The Century')
49 The Soft Boys - I Wanna Destroy You (from 'Underwater Moonlight')
50 UB40 - Tyler (from 'Signing Off')
51 John Martyn - Johnny Too Bad (from 'Grace And Danger')
52 Lou Reed - The Power of Positive Drinking (from 'Growing Up In Public')
53 Comsat Angels - Independence Day (from 'Waiting For A Miracle')
54 Joy Division - Isolation (from 'Closer')
55 Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth (from 'Colossal Youth')
56 Japan - Ain t That Peculiar (from 'Gentlemen Take Polaroids')
57 Suicide - Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne (from 'Alan Vega & Martin Rev')
58 Smokey Robinson - Let Me Be The Clock (from 'Warm Thoughts')
59 Iggy Pop - Loco Mosquito (from 'Soldier')
60 Devo - Whip It (from 'Freedom Of Choice')
61 Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin') (from 'Hotter Than July')
62 Joni Mitchell - Why Do Fools Fall In Love (from 'Shadows And Light')
63 Adam & The Ants - Antmusic (from 'Kings Of The Wild Frontier')
64 Robert Palmer - Looking for Clues (from 'Clues')
65 Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out (from 'Diana')
66 Dire Straits - Skateaway (from 'Making Movies')
67 The Psychedelic Furs - Sister Europe (from 'The Psychedelic Furs')
68 Roxy Music - Over You (from 'Flesh + Blood')
69 The Jim Carroll Band - Day And Night (from 'Catholic Boy')
70 The Fall - English Scheme (from 'Grotesque')
71 Paul McCartney - Coming Up (from 'II')
72 The Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue (from 'Emotional Rescue')
73 Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen (from 'Gaucho')
74 John Foxx - Underpass (from 'Metamatic')
75 The Gap Band - Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) (from 'Gap Band III')
76 Joan Jett - Bad Reputation (from 'Joan Jett')
77 Yes - Into The Lens (from 'Drama')
78 Chaka Khan - Get Ready, Get Set (from 'Naughty')
79 John Lennon - Woman (from 'Double Fantasy')
80 ABBA - Lay All Your Love On Me (from 'Super Trouper')