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Year
Month
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1980s
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Level 42 - The Early Tapes (July/Aug 1980)
Level 42
The Early Tapes (July/Aug 1980)
Mar 1 • LP
60
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(9)
Blue Öyster Cult - Extraterrestrial Live
Blue Öyster Cult
Extraterrestrial Live
Apr 1 • Live
70
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(9)
Đorđe Balašević - Pub
Đorđe Balašević
Pub
Apr 7 • LP
87
user score
(9)
Hüsker Dü - In a Free Land
Hüsker Dü
In a Free Land
May 1 • EP
60
user score
(9)
Cheryl Lynn - Instant Love
Cheryl Lynn
Instant Love
Jun 11 • LP
60
critic score
(1)
85
user score
(9)
KISS - Killers
KISS
Killers
Jun 15 • Compilation
60
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(9)
Billy Joe Shaver - Billy Joe Shaver
Billy Joe Shaver
Billy Joe Shaver
Jul • LP
90
critic score
(1)
70
user score
(9)
Level 42 - The Pursuit Of Accidents
Level 42
The Pursuit Of Accidents
Aug 1 • LP
60
critic score
(1)
66
user score
(9)
Linda Ronstadt - Get Closer
Linda Ronstadt
Get Closer
Sep • LP
60
critic score
(2)
61
user score
(9)
Giorgio Moroder - Cat People
Giorgio Moroder
Cat People
Sep • Soundtrack
40
critic score
(1)
73
user score
(9)
Céline Dion - Tellement j'ai d'amour...
Céline Dion
Tellement j'ai d'amour...
Sep 7 • LP
62
user score
(9)
I Musici & Pina Carmirelli - Le quattro stagioni
I Musici & Pina Carmirelli
Le quattro stagioni
Sep 24 • LP
85
user score
(9)
Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson - WWII
Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings
WWII
Oct • LP
50
critic score
(2)
52
user score
(9)
Al Green - Precious Lord
Al Green
Precious Lord
Nov • LP
65
critic score
(2)
64
user score
(9)
Ozzy Osbourne - Speak of the Devil
Ozzy Osbourne
Speak of the Devil
Nov 27 • Live
45
critic score
(2)
74
user score
(9)
Sammy Hagar - Three Lock Box
Sammy Hagar
Three Lock Box
Nov 30 • LP
90
critic score
(1)
55
user score
(9)
The Prisoners - A Taste of Pink!
The Prisoners
A Taste of Pink!
Dec 9 • LP
70
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(9)
Ric Ocasek - Beatitude
Ric Ocasek
Beatitude
Dec 30 • LP
60
critic score
(2)
69
user score
(9)
Jandek - Staring at the Cellophane
Jandek
Staring at the Cellophane
1982 • LP
60
critic score
(1)
58
user score
(9)
William Onyeabor - Hypertension
William Onyeabor
Hypertension
1982 • LP
73
user score
(9)
Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - Unnecessary Begging
Fela Kuti & The Africa '70
Unnecessary Begging
1982 • Reissue
80
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(9)
Andreas Vollenweider - Caverna Magica
Andreas Vollenweider
Caverna Magica
1982 • LP
100
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(9)
Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society - Man Dance
Ronald Shannon Jackson And The Decoding Society
Man Dance
1982 • LP
75
user score
(9)
Juan Carlos Baglietto - Tiempos Difíciles
Juan Carlos Baglietto
Tiempos Difíciles
1982 • LP
76
user score
(9)
DEMON - The Unexpected Guest
DEMON
The Unexpected Guest
1982 • LP
90
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(9)
Orkiestra Ósmego Dnia / Jan A. P. Kaczmarek - Muzyka na koniec
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek & Orkiestra Ósmego Dnia
Muzyka na koniec
1982 • LP
84
user score
(9)
Sutcliffe Jügend - Campaign
Sutcliffe Jügend
Campaign
1982 • LP
66
user score
(9)
Snakefinger - Manual of Errors
Snakefinger
Manual of Errors
1982 • LP
70
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(9)
Simonetti - Pignatelli - Morante - Tenebre
Claudio Simonetti
Tenebre
1982 • Soundtrack
77
user score
(9)
Fat Larry's Band - Breakin' Out
Fat Larry's Band
Breakin' Out
1982 • LP
76
user score
(9)
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Alvin Curran - Canti illuminati
Alvin Curran
Canti illuminati
1982 • LP
64
user score
(9)
Terry Riley - Descending Moonshine Dervishes
Terry Riley
Descending Moonshine Dervishes
1982 • Live
70
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(9)
Ornette Coleman - Broken Shadows
Ornette Coleman
Broken Shadows
1982 • LP
80
critic score
(2)
85
user score
(9)
Lea Lignanzi - Dédé Priscilla
Lea Lignanzi
Dédé Priscilla
1982 • LP
75
user score
(9)
Jimmy Buffett - Somewhere Over China
Jimmy Buffett
Somewhere Over China
1982 • LP
50
critic score
(2)
54
user score
(9)
Minako Itoh - Tenderly
Minako Itoh
Tenderly
1982 • LP
74
user score
(9)
Holy Moses - Satan's Angel
Holy Moses
Satan's Angel
1982 • Demo
63
user score
(9)
El Último Sueño - El túnel del tiempo
El Último Sueño
El túnel del tiempo
1982 • EP
82
user score
(9)
Fabio Frizzi - Paura Nella Città Dei Morti Viventi
Fabio Frizzi
Paura Nella Città Dei Morti Viventi
1982 • LP
73
user score
(8)
板橋文夫 [Fumio Itabashi] - Watarase
板橋文夫 [Fumio Itabashi]
Watarase
1982 • LP
80
critic score
(1)
69
user score
(8)
Winterhawk - Revival
Winterhawk
Revival
1982 • LP
72
user score
(8)
Mad Professor - Dub Me Crazy!!
Mad Professor
Dub Me Crazy!!
1982 • LP
60
critic score
(1)
56
user score
(8)
Hans-Joachim Roedelius - Wasser im Wind
Roedelius
Wasser im Wind
1982 • LP
80
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(8)
Green On Red - Green on Red
Green On Red
Green on Red
1982 • EP
60
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(8)
David Darling - Cycles
David Darling
Cycles
1982 • LP
80
critic score
(1)
64
user score
(8)
Etron Fou Leloublan - Les poumons gonflés
Etron Fou Leloublan
Les poumons gonflés
1982 • LP
70
user score
(8)
New Age Steppers - Action Battlefield
New Age Steppers
Action Battlefield
1982 • LP
73
user score
(8)
Zizi Possi - Asa Morena
Zizi Possi
Asa Morena
1982 • LP
72
user score
(8)
Basil Poledouris - Conan the Barbarian
Basil Poledouris
Conan the Barbarian
1982 • Soundtrack
60
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(8)
Пикник - Дым
Пикник
Дым
1982 • LP
68
user score
(8)
Die Krupps - Volle Kraft voraus !
Die Krupps
Volle Kraft voraus !
1982 • LP
55
user score
(8)
Super Freego - Pourquoi es-tu si méchant ?
Super Freego
Pourquoi es-tu si méchant ?
1982 • LP
76
user score
(8)
Michael Brecker - Cityscape
Michael Brecker & Claus Ogerman
Cityscape
1982 • LP
80
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(8)
Van der Graaf Generator - Time Vaults
Van der Graaf Generator
Time Vaults
1982 • Demo
40
critic score
(1)
53
user score
(8)
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades - The Last Fight
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades
The Last Fight
1982 • Soundtrack
80
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(8)
Kaos - Kaos kuca na vrata
Kaos
Kaos kuca na vrata
1982 • LP
66
user score
(8)
The Rock-afire Explosion - Gee, Our 1st Album!
The Rock-afire Explosion
Gee, Our 1st Album!
1982 • LP
56
user score
(8)
Jad Fair - The Zombies of Mora-Tau
Jad Fair
The Zombies of Mora-Tau
1982 • EP
67
user score
(8)
Masayoshi Takanaka & Kazumi Watanabe - Fantastic Guitar World
高中正義 [Masayoshi Takanaka] & 渡辺香津美 [Kazumi Watanabe]
Fantastic Guitar World
1982 • Compilation
84
user score
(8)
Kei Marimura - Elegance
Kei Marimura
Elegance
1982 • LP
74
user score
(8)
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