Latest 1980s tracks
The Wolfhounds - The Anti-Midas Touch
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “First of all…..many thanks for the positive responses to the idea of this series. It has to be said that…” 10 hrs ago →
Cocteau Twins - Sugar Hiccup
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A guest posting by flimflamfan Songs for Psychosis is intended as a mechanism that gets one through the day –…” 3 days ago →
The Nightingales - Crafty Fag
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I thought I’d end this short series with a look at what I reckon could be as fine a free…” on Jan 1st →
Young Marble Giants - Include Me Out
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “a guest series, courtesy of a very friendly lawyer One and Done : Bands that recorded only one album JC…” on Dec 19th, 2025 →
The Jesus And Mary Chain - Upside Down
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “November 1984. As we have previously seen, a decent enough month for the ‘proper’ singles chart, albeit there was still…” on Nov 25th, 2025 →
Orange Juice - Felicity +1 remix
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “#6:Felicity/In A Nutshell : Orange Juice (Polydor, POSP 386, 1982) Possibly the only man who had any involvement with Orange…” on Nov 2nd, 2025 →
Orange Juice - Breakfast Time
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “#3: Simply Thrilled Honey : Orange Juice (Postcard 80-6, 1980) Postcard Records had come a long way in a very…” on Oct 12th, 2025 →
Care - Flaming Sword +1 remix
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow ““Paul Simpson is one of the great underappreciated and underrated figures from the late 70s post punk scene in Liverpool.…” on Oct 6th, 2025 →
Orange Juice - Moscow Olympics
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “#1: Falling and Laughing : Orange Juice (Postcard 80-1, 1980) Earlier this week, Edwyn Collins embarked on The Testimonial Tour,…” on Sep 28th, 2025 →
The Primitives - Crash
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I’d gone a long time since pulling this one down from the shelf and giving it a spin on the…” on Sep 26th, 2025 →
The Pogues - The Body of an American
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A guest series by Fraser Pettigrew (aka our New Zealand correspondent) #4: Poguetry in Motion – The Pogues (1986) In…” on Sep 2nd, 2025 →
Shop Assistants - Safety Net
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I don’t have too many regrets in life. I’ve been incredibly lucky with every big decision I’ve ever had to…” on Aug 5th, 2025 →
The Motorcycle Boy - Under The Bridge (session)
Snooping the BandcampFollow “PRE 052: THE MOTORCYCLE BOY – John Peel session 14.09.87 by The Motorcycle Boy 7/24/25. I’m not sure why it…” on Jul 24th, 2025 →
The June Brides - Sunday to Saturday
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The post featuring the new chart hits from June 1984 was a bit of a mixed bag. Thankfully, top of…” on Jun 26th, 2025 →
The Wedding Present - You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The picture above is the interior of the Lodge Room, which can be found at 104 N Avenue 56, in…” on Jun 25th, 2025 →
The Dream Syndicate - Definitely Clean
Bandcamp DailyFollow “Drawing on the psychedelia of the ’60s, groups like The Dream Syndicate and The Rain Parade defined an era. Read…” on Jun 11th, 2025 →
Scritti Politti - Absolute
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “June 1984. The month I turned 21 years of age. I wish I had a photo or two to show…” on Jun 10th, 2025 →