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Richard Shaw

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Creator of the popular #5albums music polls. Family, friends, music obsessive, real ale / craft beer, Potters / Bears, whippets #MDANT 🏅 #musicsky 🎶 ‘In 1984 I was hospitalised for approaching perfection’ 🎶

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Richard Shaw @richards7370.bsky.social · 4d

Hi folks, the next poll in our debut albums competition will incorporate albums released from 1980 to 1984. Voting will commence on Friday 24th October. Please use #5debutalbums8084 for listening recommendations and promotion of your favourites. See you all then 👍👍

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Richard Shaw @richards7370.bsky.social · 7h

Going with Confusion mate, classing this as an EP and trying to keep the debuts ‘full albums’ this time to avoid confusion.

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Richard Watterson @richardwatterson.bsky.social · 3d

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You maybe had to be a certain age at the time but I still love this. The rare beast of a double album debut, so excusably a bit patchy, but the highs more than compensate anyway. I still prefer their version of Born To Run over the original.
open.spotify.com/album/0FU4Eo...

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

open.spotify.com

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Suzanne the Spooky 👻 Slacker @suzannef.bsky.social · 3d

Wow! I’m completely screwed this round - I forgot this was 1980 👀

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Cover of Los Angeles by X - black and white photo of burning letter X

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Graham H @grahamh.bsky.social · 3d

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Haircut 100, Pelican West (1982)

My formative music listening years, so my shortlist has plenty of pop. And what pop music it is…joyous.

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BIRCH @bitsbitsbirch.bsky.social · 3d

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Loverboy - "Loverboy"
1980

Definitely cheesy, but fun...

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Henkjan Olthuis @audiohenkjan.bsky.social · 3d

Recommendation for @richards7370.bsky.social's debut album challenge:

U2 - Boy

Url: www.discogs.com/release/5108...

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U2 - Boy

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1980 Vinyl release of "Boy" on Discogs.

www.discogs.com

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Claire Dobson @clairedobson.bsky.social · 3d

Starting point for #5debutalbums8084

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Luistertips @luistertips.com · 3d

Recommendation for @richards7370.bsky.social's debut album challenge:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4wp...

The Comsat Angels - Waiting For a Miracle

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The Comsat Angels - Total War

YouTube video by I. Zurutuza

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BIRCH @bitsbitsbirch.bsky.social · 3d

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Kurtis Blow - "Kurtis Blow"
1980

This is too dated sounding for me to be considered for a top spot or anything, but this was a landmark album in hip hop, one of the first full length LP's

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Mike @mikec1977.bsky.social · 3d

Scars - Author! Author! 🖤

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Joe @jackabouting.bsky.social · 3d

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Felt - Crumbling The Antiseptic Beauty

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Mark's Music @marksmusic1977.bsky.social · 3d

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Sister Nancy - One, Two (1982)

Bam Bam

YouTube video by Sister Nancy - Topic

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Nick Porthole To Hell @nportnell.bsky.social · 3d

#5debutalbums8084 This is one of my favourite discoveries from the @richards7370.bsky.social polls over the years. A couple of Dr Who obsessed teenagers just casually dropping an album that sounds years ahead of its time. The band is Solid Space & the album is Space Museum. Marvellous.

Solid Space - Space Museum (Phaze Records 1982/Dark Entries reissue 2017).

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Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 3d

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Laurie Anderson - Big Science

This is the time
And this is the record of the time

Top 3 for me

Big Science LP cover
Laurie in the spotlight with a white shirt, tie & jacket, white glasses. Arms out in front with palms raised.

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Graham H @grahamh.bsky.social · 3d

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Duran Duran, Duran Duran (1981)

First spin won’t win me too many cool points, but they were my first favourite band and this will never sound anything other than fabulous to me. Oh, and the bassist is seriously great..

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00 @filthythanks.bsky.social · 3d

Madonna - Madonna. 1985 reissue [1983], Sire. Bad sleeve in this reissue but hit after hit...Madonna on a Monday #NowPlaying #5debutalbums8084

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Luistertips @luistertips.com · 3d

Recommendation for @richards7370.bsky.social's debut album challenge:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRlG...

Big Country - The Crossing

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Porrohman

YouTube video by Big Country - Topic

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Mark's Music @marksmusic1977.bsky.social · 3d

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Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982)

Sailin' On

YouTube video by Bad Brains - Topic

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Mark's Music @marksmusic1977.bsky.social · 3d

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Alexander Robotnick - Ce N'est Q'un Debut (1984)

Alexander Robotnick – Ce N'est Q'un Début [Full Album]

YouTube video by Brain Robot

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Jeremy Mulder @jeremulder.bsky.social · 3d

I feel like there is a great 10 song debut in here but there’s a lot of bloat, and I couldn’t shack the idea that they sound like if Tony Wilson tried to make the pretenders. #5debutalbums8084

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Terry Newman @eltel.bsky.social · 3d

Another cracking debut from 1983..
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Mark's Music @marksmusic1977.bsky.social · 3d

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Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (1981)
Massive contender for me.

Seedy Films

YouTube video by Soft Cell - Topic

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BIRCH @bitsbitsbirch.bsky.social · 3d

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Killing Joke - "Killing Joke"
1980

They really came in with a blast with this one. Mindblowing

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GH @carrythegary.bsky.social · 3d

#Album a day 277 & 278/365 🎧

A punky start to #5debutalbums8084!

Doubt either makes the final 5 - I love a lot of Descendants songs but their albums are often hit and miss imo and only the shocking Code Blue stands out for TSOL #musicsky

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Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 3d

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The Sound - Jeopardy

One of the very first bands I saw. Maybe more popular now than they were back then.

Some great tunes in here but a few songs are a bit rough.

Maybe Missiles would have made a good single.

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