Rhythm Breaks the Ice is the first and only solo album by Liverpudlian torch/pop singer Bette Bright, recorded with her backing band the Illuminations and released in 1981 on Korova. The album was produced by fellow Deaf School alumni Clive Langer, who wrote/co-wrote four of the songs. The song “Thunder and Lightning,” which originally appeared […]
Flex is the second album by New Wave/avant-pop vocalist Lene Lovich, released in 1979 on Stiff. Tracklist: A1. “Bird Song” (4:28) A2. “What Will I Do Without You” (3:34) A3. “Angels” (3:07) A4. “The Night” (4:30) A5. “You Can’t Kill Me” (3:45) B1. “Egghead” (2:25) B2. “Wonderful One” (4:28) B3. “Monkey Talk” (3:22) B4. “Joan” […]
Back to Zero is the second of two albums by English hard-rock/art-rock band Trickster, released in 1979 on Jet Records. Tracklist: A1. “Tomorrow Belongs to Me” (3:56) A2. “Back to Zero” (4:09) A3. “You Make Me Want to Stay” (3:42) A4. “Road to Nowhere” (4:12) A5. “Bump in the Night” (4:07) B1. “Time Makes a […]
Goon Hilly Down is the first of two albums by Liverpudlian New Wave combo The Planets, released in 1979 on Rialto. Stateside, the album was issued eponymously on Motown. Tracklist: A1. “Iron for the Iron” (3:41) A2. “Mile High” (3:51) A3. “A Minute Ago” (0:00) A4. “Lines” (4:00) B1. “Break It to Me Gently” (3:05) […]
Euroman Cometh is a solo album by Stranglers bassist J.J. Burnel, released in 1979 on United Artists. Tracklist: A1. “Euroman” (3:28) A2. “Jellyfish” (2:55) A3. “Freddie Laker (Concorde and Eurobus)” (3:30)* A4. “Euromess” (3:50) A5. “Deutschland Nicht Uber Alles” (4:39) B1. “Do the European” (4:28) B2. “Tout Comprendre” (3:08) B3. “Triumph (of the Good City)” […]
The Raven is the fourth album by English art-rock/New Wave band The Stranglers, released in 1979 on United Artists. Tracklist: A1. “Longships” (1:10) A2. “The Raven” (5:13) A3. “Dead Loss Angeles” (2:25) A4. “Ice” (3:25) A5. “Baroque Bordello” (3:53) A6. “Nuclear Device” (3:32)* B1. “Shah Shah a Go Go” (4:50) B2. “Don’t Bring Harry” (4:10) […]
