Certainly a contender for my top 5 in #5debutalbums8084. A college girlfriend picked it up on spring break 1984 and we listened to it non-stop for the rest of that semester. So jangly. So enigmatic. So…. The record hasn’t lost its sheen even though Moz has. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying
October 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Certainly a contender for my top 5 in #5debutalbums8084. A college girlfriend picked it up on spring break 1984 and we listened to it non-stop for the rest of that semester. So jangly. So enigmatic. So…. The record hasn’t lost its sheen even though Moz has. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying
#WeekendSingles + *5 Debut Albums 1980-84* #musicchallenge combined. If you haven’t voted for the 5 debuts hosted by @richards7370.bsky.social the poll is still opened. Here we have THE SMITHS debut with Interview 7” single 1984 #nowplaying #musicsky #vinyl #nowspinning #postpunk #5DebutAlbums8084
October 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
#WeekendSingles + *5 Debut Albums 1980-84* #musicchallenge combined. If you haven’t voted for the 5 debuts hosted by @richards7370.bsky.social the poll is still opened. Here we have THE SMITHS debut with Interview 7” single 1984 #nowplaying #musicsky #vinyl #nowspinning #postpunk #5DebutAlbums8084
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Altered Images - Happy Birthday (1981)
Altered Images - Happy Birthday (1981)
Altered Images - Happy Birthday (Video)
YouTube video by alteredimagesVEVO
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October 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Altered Images - Happy Birthday (1981)
Altered Images - Happy Birthday (1981)
October 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Today's #5debutalbums8084 option:
Tears for Fears - The Hurting
If you don't listen too hard, you might assume this is just another early 80s synth pop album but it goes much deeper than that.
Genuinely challenging in its lyrics and some songs seem intentionally jarring musically.
#MusicSky
Tears for Fears - The Hurting
If you don't listen too hard, you might assume this is just another early 80s synth pop album but it goes much deeper than that.
Genuinely challenging in its lyrics and some songs seem intentionally jarring musically.
#MusicSky
October 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Today's #5debutalbums8084 option:
Tears for Fears - The Hurting
If you don't listen too hard, you might assume this is just another early 80s synth pop album but it goes much deeper than that.
Genuinely challenging in its lyrics and some songs seem intentionally jarring musically.
#MusicSky
Tears for Fears - The Hurting
If you don't listen too hard, you might assume this is just another early 80s synth pop album but it goes much deeper than that.
Genuinely challenging in its lyrics and some songs seem intentionally jarring musically.
#MusicSky
Tuxedomoon - Half-Mute
A great shout. Another one I’d forgotten. I don’t think I’ve room on my shortlist for this one, though, unfortunately. Still got it on vinyl from when it came out.
#5debutalbums8084
A great shout. Another one I’d forgotten. I don’t think I’ve room on my shortlist for this one, though, unfortunately. Still got it on vinyl from when it came out.
#5debutalbums8084
October 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Tuxedomoon - Half-Mute
A great shout. Another one I’d forgotten. I don’t think I’ve room on my shortlist for this one, though, unfortunately. Still got it on vinyl from when it came out.
#5debutalbums8084
A great shout. Another one I’d forgotten. I don’t think I’ve room on my shortlist for this one, though, unfortunately. Still got it on vinyl from when it came out.
#5debutalbums8084
I added this to #johnsvinyl yesterday for #5debutalbums8084. Glad to finally have the 1982 punk classic in my collection. The 2025 remaster sounds great. #nowplaying
October 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I added this to #johnsvinyl yesterday for #5debutalbums8084. Glad to finally have the 1982 punk classic in my collection. The 2025 remaster sounds great. #nowplaying
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October 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Bluesky's Top 10 Trending Words (past 10min):
💨x1* - gaza 🔓
💨x1* - democracy 🔓
💨x1* - ukraine 🔓
💨x19 - ravens
💨x15 - maire
💨x15 - bollocks
💨x13 - skattebo
💨x13 - gouvernement
💨x13 - 2025-10-05
💨x12 - geno
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#musicchallenge
Another one that initially comes to mind...the fantastic Swoon by Prefab Sprout.
#musicchallenge
Another one that initially comes to mind...the fantastic Swoon by Prefab Sprout.
October 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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#musicchallenge
Another one that initially comes to mind...the fantastic Swoon by Prefab Sprout.
#musicchallenge
Another one that initially comes to mind...the fantastic Swoon by Prefab Sprout.
Pretty solid post punk debut. #5debutalbums8084 (The first 16 tracks on the Stepping Out of Line anthology is Playing With a Different Sex)
October 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Pretty solid post punk debut. #5debutalbums8084 (The first 16 tracks on the Stepping Out of Line anthology is Playing With a Different Sex)
#5debutalbums8084
Edges it as my pick of the Vince Clarke albums. Both superb but neither will quite make my top 5. As opening tracks on debut albums go though, New Life takes some beating.
open.spotify.com/album/1XLkKN...
Edges it as my pick of the Vince Clarke albums. Both superb but neither will quite make my top 5. As opening tracks on debut albums go though, New Life takes some beating.
open.spotify.com/album/1XLkKN...
Speak & Spell
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October 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Edges it as my pick of the Vince Clarke albums. Both superb but neither will quite make my top 5. As opening tracks on debut albums go though, New Life takes some beating.
open.spotify.com/album/1XLkKN...
Edges it as my pick of the Vince Clarke albums. Both superb but neither will quite make my top 5. As opening tracks on debut albums go though, New Life takes some beating.
open.spotify.com/album/1XLkKN...
Shortlist of 42 which I'll try to get down to 25 by the weekend. No pressure.
#5debutalbums8084
#5debutalbums8084
October 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Shortlist of 42 which I'll try to get down to 25 by the weekend. No pressure.
#5debutalbums8084
#5debutalbums8084
Looked through the records for #5DebutAlbums8084 and came up with this comical mix. I have Boy and Murmur on cassette and From Her to Eternity, She’s So UnusuAl, and Violent Femmes on CD. I might find a few others but the early 80s are not my bag. Suggestions are welcome!
October 7, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Looked through the records for #5DebutAlbums8084 and came up with this comical mix. I have Boy and Murmur on cassette and From Her to Eternity, She’s So UnusuAl, and Violent Femmes on CD. I might find a few others but the early 80s are not my bag. Suggestions are welcome!
October 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
#5debutalbums8084
My two favourite Australian bands going head to head in this heat. Whilst I prefer The Go-Betweens overall when it comes to their debuts The Triffids take it.
open.spotify.com/album/0oV4Vv...
My two favourite Australian bands going head to head in this heat. Whilst I prefer The Go-Betweens overall when it comes to their debuts The Triffids take it.
open.spotify.com/album/0oV4Vv...
Treeless Plain
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October 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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My two favourite Australian bands going head to head in this heat. Whilst I prefer The Go-Betweens overall when it comes to their debuts The Triffids take it.
open.spotify.com/album/0oV4Vv...
My two favourite Australian bands going head to head in this heat. Whilst I prefer The Go-Betweens overall when it comes to their debuts The Triffids take it.
open.spotify.com/album/0oV4Vv...
#5DebutAlbums8084
Alan Vega - Alan Vega (1980)
Alan Vega - Alan Vega (1980)
Alan Vega - Alan Vega - A1 - Juke Box Babe
YouTube video by acidneeds
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October 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Alan Vega - Alan Vega (1980)
Alan Vega - Alan Vega (1980)
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Almost impossible to choose but here goes…
1. Pretenders - s/t
2. The Psychedelic Furs - s/t
3. The Selector- Too Much Pressure
4. EBTG - Eden
5. Killing Joke - s/t
Also up there Dexys, The The, The Beat, ABC, Soft Cell, Heaven 17, Prefab Sprout, Tears for Fears…
Almost impossible to choose but here goes…
1. Pretenders - s/t
2. The Psychedelic Furs - s/t
3. The Selector- Too Much Pressure
4. EBTG - Eden
5. Killing Joke - s/t
Also up there Dexys, The The, The Beat, ABC, Soft Cell, Heaven 17, Prefab Sprout, Tears for Fears…
October 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
#5DebutAlbums8084
Almost impossible to choose but here goes…
1. Pretenders - s/t
2. The Psychedelic Furs - s/t
3. The Selector- Too Much Pressure
4. EBTG - Eden
5. Killing Joke - s/t
Also up there Dexys, The The, The Beat, ABC, Soft Cell, Heaven 17, Prefab Sprout, Tears for Fears…
Almost impossible to choose but here goes…
1. Pretenders - s/t
2. The Psychedelic Furs - s/t
3. The Selector- Too Much Pressure
4. EBTG - Eden
5. Killing Joke - s/t
Also up there Dexys, The The, The Beat, ABC, Soft Cell, Heaven 17, Prefab Sprout, Tears for Fears…
Hi Richard!
#5debutalbums8084
Killing Joke – Killing Joke
The Pretenders - Pretenders
R.E.M. – Murmur
The Associates - The Affectionate Punch
Echo & the Bunnymen – Crocodiles
#5debutalbums8084
Killing Joke – Killing Joke
The Pretenders - Pretenders
R.E.M. – Murmur
The Associates - The Affectionate Punch
Echo & the Bunnymen – Crocodiles
October 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Hi Richard!
#5debutalbums8084
Killing Joke – Killing Joke
The Pretenders - Pretenders
R.E.M. – Murmur
The Associates - The Affectionate Punch
Echo & the Bunnymen – Crocodiles
#5debutalbums8084
Killing Joke – Killing Joke
The Pretenders - Pretenders
R.E.M. – Murmur
The Associates - The Affectionate Punch
Echo & the Bunnymen – Crocodiles
Evening Richard, my #5debutalbums8084
1 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Rattlesnakes
2 Friends Again - Trapped and Unwrapped
3 China Crisis - Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It's Fun to Entertain
4 Duran Duran - S/T
5 Felt - Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty
1 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Rattlesnakes
2 Friends Again - Trapped and Unwrapped
3 China Crisis - Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It's Fun to Entertain
4 Duran Duran - S/T
5 Felt - Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty
October 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Evening Richard, my #5debutalbums8084
1 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Rattlesnakes
2 Friends Again - Trapped and Unwrapped
3 China Crisis - Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It's Fun to Entertain
4 Duran Duran - S/T
5 Felt - Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty
1 Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Rattlesnakes
2 Friends Again - Trapped and Unwrapped
3 China Crisis - Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It's Fun to Entertain
4 Duran Duran - S/T
5 Felt - Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty
Next up for #5debutalbums8084. This 1980 entry was mostly overlooked in the day, apparently. And The Sound were not widely known in the US—so I only came to them recently (starting with their 1981 Lions Mouth) and was astonished. This is a great record. RIP Adrian Borland #johnsvinyl #nowplaying
October 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Next up for #5debutalbums8084. This 1980 entry was mostly overlooked in the day, apparently. And The Sound were not widely known in the US—so I only came to them recently (starting with their 1981 Lions Mouth) and was astonished. This is a great record. RIP Adrian Borland #johnsvinyl #nowplaying
#5debutalbums8084
1) Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
2) Metallica - Kill Em All
3) Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
4) Misfits - Walk Among Us
5) Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
HM- Queensryche - The Warning
Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love
Any of the top 3 could have been no.1 tbh
1) Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
2) Metallica - Kill Em All
3) Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
4) Misfits - Walk Among Us
5) Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
HM- Queensryche - The Warning
Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love
Any of the top 3 could have been no.1 tbh
October 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
#5debutalbums8084
1) Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
2) Metallica - Kill Em All
3) Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
4) Misfits - Walk Among Us
5) Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
HM- Queensryche - The Warning
Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love
Any of the top 3 could have been no.1 tbh
1) Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
2) Metallica - Kill Em All
3) Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
4) Misfits - Walk Among Us
5) Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
HM- Queensryche - The Warning
Motley Crue - Too Fast For Love
Any of the top 3 could have been no.1 tbh
October 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Can't remember the last time I played this, won't blow your socks off but enjoying it.
#5debutalbums8084
Can't remember the last time I played this, won't blow your socks off but enjoying it.
October 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#NowPIaying
#5debutalbums8084
Can't remember the last time I played this, won't blow your socks off but enjoying it.
#5debutalbums8084
Can't remember the last time I played this, won't blow your socks off but enjoying it.
#5DebutAlbums8084
For your consideration
Bad Religion-How could hell be any worse? (1982)
"We're only gonna die"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFMm...
For your consideration
Bad Religion-How could hell be any worse? (1982)
"We're only gonna die"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFMm...
Bad religion - We are only gonna die
YouTube video by michalsnake
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October 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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For your consideration
Bad Religion-How could hell be any worse? (1982)
"We're only gonna die"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFMm...
For your consideration
Bad Religion-How could hell be any worse? (1982)
"We're only gonna die"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFMm...
#5debutalbums8084
#MusicSky
#CDCOLLECTION
#NowPlaying a dead cert!
Dead Kennedys 🖤
Fresh Fruit For Rotten Vegetables
Kill The Poor
youtu.be/m798JoWTFBs?...
#MusicSky
#CDCOLLECTION
#NowPlaying a dead cert!
Dead Kennedys 🖤
Fresh Fruit For Rotten Vegetables
Kill The Poor
youtu.be/m798JoWTFBs?...
October 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
#5debutalbums8084
#MusicSky
#CDCOLLECTION
#NowPlaying a dead cert!
Dead Kennedys 🖤
Fresh Fruit For Rotten Vegetables
Kill The Poor
youtu.be/m798JoWTFBs?...
#MusicSky
#CDCOLLECTION
#NowPlaying a dead cert!
Dead Kennedys 🖤
Fresh Fruit For Rotten Vegetables
Kill The Poor
youtu.be/m798JoWTFBs?...