Latest 1980s tracks
Redd Kross - Neurotica
Remember The LightningFollow “Redd Kross never forgot that punk’s roots sprang from the seeds of ‘60s garage rock. In Hollywood, where garage rock…” on Aug 3rd, 2024 →
Paul McCartney - Check My Machine
Plain Or Pan?Follow “I sold my car today. No big deal, really, as folk sell cars all the time. Except, this one is…” on Jul 22nd, 2024 →
PiL - 1981
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A guest posting by Fraser Pettigrew As I mentioned in a comment on your birthday post, I thought a compilation…” on Jul 22nd, 2024 →
Galaxie 500 - Ceremony
A few good times in my lifeFollow “When I was recently clearing out my inbox of adverts for new records, I came across the announcement of a…” on Jul 16th, 2024 →
Redd Kross - It's the Little Things
Pop Rock RecordFollow “What band variously sounds like American punk circa 1978, Frank Zappa, The Sweet, Cheap Trick, pop metal, with maybe with…” on Jul 4th, 2024 →
Crippled Pilgrims - Black And White
Pequenos Classicos PerdidosFollow “Talvez se não tivesse surgido em Washington o Crippled Pilgrims fosse devidamente reconhecimento como uma das grandes bandas do jangle…” on Jun 15th, 2024 →
Fire Engines - Candyskin
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “This one has been inspired by an event that took place back in June 2015, one that I wrote about…” on May 28th, 2024 →
The Pale Fountains - We Have All the Time In the World
DubhedFollow “Legendary label Les Disques Du Crépuscule have been steadily making their back catalogue available for sale via Bandcamp, including several…” on May 2nd, 2024 →
Fishbone - Another Generation
Bandcamp DailyFollow “When I listened to Fishbone's EP on vinyl, I wondered about the kind of teenager my father had been. Read…” on Mar 19th, 2024 →
The Colorblind James Experience - Considering A Move To Memphis
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “I’m thinking there will more than a few ‘regulars’ who weren’t familiar with this blog back in the old days,…” on Mar 18th, 2024 →
The Colourfield - Thinking Of You
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Here comes an ICA from a short-lived band, with just two albums and seven UK singles to select from. Despite…” on Mar 11th, 2024 →
Care - Sad Day For England
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “This one has been inspired by Revolutionary Spirit : A Post-Punk Exorcism, a book published in late 2023 by Jawbone…” on Jan 30th, 2024 →
The Replacements - Can't Hardly Wait +3 remixes
Plain Or Pan?Follow “That politely twanging guitar that heralds the start of the track is, by the angle of its jangle, pure early…” on Jan 16th, 2024 →
Ciccone Youth - Into the Groove(y)
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “It’s time to partially close down the blog for the period over Christmas and New Year. This time around I’m…” on Jan 4th, 2024 →
The Wedding Present - Gone
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A month after Kennedy had grabbed the indie-world by its lapels and given it the most almighty of shakes, the…” on Dec 16th, 2023 →
Loop - Collision
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “A guest posting by flimflamfan This is a rather random post. I was sat on a train heading West to…” on Dec 13th, 2023 →
The Wedding Present - Don't Laugh
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Debut album George Best, released in October 1987, had been a hit. The end of year polls in most of…” on Nov 18th, 2023 →
The Wedding Present - Getting Nowhere Fast
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “April and May 1987 saw The Wedding Present out on tour across the UK, mostly at student union venues, while…” on Nov 11th, 2023 →