Latest 1983 tracks
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 –…” 4 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 →
James - What's The World
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “If SWC was to call upon the members of his musical jury over at No Badger Required to cast their…” on Nov 13th, 2025 →
Echo & The Bunnymen - Heads Will Roll +1 remix
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Another repeat posting from way back in time, once again on the basis that I can’t better what was written…” on May 14th, 2025 →
Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Do It)
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “January 1984, with thirteen chart hits, got this series off to a handy enough start. Would February prove to be…” on Feb 11th, 2025 →
Madonna - Holiday +7 remixes
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The 1979 series was so well-received that I felt there really should be some sort of follow-up. The 1979 series…” on Jan 16th, 2025 →
The Birthday Party - Sonny's Burning
Bandcamp DailyFollow “The impact of the Birthday Party was profound, ferocious, and immediate. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily.” on Apr 23rd, 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 →
China Crisis - Working With Fire and Steel
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Lots of comments last month…..my huge thanks to everyone. I didn’t quite realise there would be such love for New…” on Oct 25th, 2023 →
The Kinks - Come Dancing
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The month of August 1983 as delivered by the UK record-buying public. Chart dates 31st July – 6 August 1983…” on Aug 29th, 2023 →
Christopher Cross - All Right +1 remix
PopmuzikFollow “Äntligen släpper FABIAN uppföljaren till den lysande debutlåten The Distance. Här bjuder han in oss till en sprakande popeufori med…” on Aug 25th, 2023 →
Kissing the Pink - The Last Film
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “The singles chart of the final week of April 1983 was slightly less poptastic than the previous month. Quite a…” on Apr 25th, 2023 →
Fun Boy Three - The Tunnel Of Love
THE VINYL VILLAINFollow “Thanks again for all the feedback after the initial part of this series. The Top 10 of the singles chart…” on Feb 19th, 2023 →
Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Do It)
Plain Or Pan?Follow “Housed in a sleeve that suggests free movement, fluidity and motion; the gentle, undulating swirls, the band name written on…” on Nov 25th, 2022 →
Crocodile Tears - Anything that's Rock 'N' Roll
Add To Wantlist Follow “with a band as great as Crocodile Tears (Austin, Tx), you can’t help wonder why they don’t release music more…” on Sep 12th, 2022 →