FAVOURITE RECORDS OF 1979
SEE ALSO, MY FAVOURITE SINGLES OF 1979
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[01] JOY DIVISION
UNKNOWN PLEASURES
FAVOURITE SONGS: "New Dawn Fades" / "Shadowplay" / "She's Lost Control"
JOY DIVISION - SHE'S LOST CONTROL
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[02] THE CLASH
LONDON CALLING
FAVOURITE SONGS: "The Guns of Brixton" / "Rudie Can't Fail" / "Train in Vain"
THE CLASH - THE GUNS OF BRIXTON
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[03] GANG OF FOUR
ENTERTAINMENT
FAVOURITE SONGS: "Damaged Goods" / "At Home He's a Tourist" / "Not Great Men"
GANG OF FOUR - ANTHRAX
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[04] PUBLIC IMAGE LTD.
METAL BOX
FAVOURITE SONGS: "Swan Lake" / "Poptones" / "Careering"
PUBLIC IMAGE LTD. - POPTONES and CAREERING (lipsynching on American Bandstand hosted by Dick Clark - AWESOME.)
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[05] THE BUZZCOCKS
SINGLES GOING STEADY
FAVOURITE SONGS: "Ever Fallen in Love?" / "Orgasm Addict" / "Why Can't I Touch It?"
THE BUZZCOCKS - WHY CAN'T I TOUCH IT?
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[06] PINK FLOYD
THE WALL
FAVOURITE SONGS: "Goodbye Blue Sky" / "Comfortably Numb" / "Hey You"
PINK FLOYD - GOODBYE BLUE SKY
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[07] THROBBING GRISTLE
20 JAZZ FUNK GREATS BY THROBBING GRISTLE
FAVOURITE SONGS: "Hot on the Heels of Love" / "Convincing People" / "Tanith"
THROBBING GRISTLE - CONVINCING PEOPLE
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[08] WIRE
154
FAVOURITE SONGS: "Map Ref. 41°N 93°W" / "Indirect Enquiries" / "The 15th"
WIRE - THE 15TH LIFE
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[09] ELVIS COSTELLO
ARMED FORCES
FAVOURITE SONGS: Peace, Love & Understanding" / "Oliver's Army" / "Green Shirt"
ELVIS COSTELLO - OLIVER'S ARMY
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[10] THE SLITS
CUT
FAVOURITE SONGS: "Instant Hit" / "Typical Girls" / 'FM"
THE SLITS - INSTANT HIT
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[11] TALKING HEADS
FEAR OF MUSIC
FAVOURITE SONGS: "Mind" / "Life During Wartime" / "Cities"
TALKING HEADS - CITIES
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[12] MICHEAL JACKSON
OFF THE WALL
FAVOURITE SONGS: "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough" / "Rock With You" / "Off the Wall"
MICHEAL JACKSON - OFF THE WALL (live)
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[13] THE RAINCOATS
THE RAINCOATS
FAVOURITE SONGS: "No Side to Fall In" / "The Void" / "Black and White"
THE RAINCOATS - THE VOID
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[14] B-52'S
B-52'S
FAVOURITE SONGS: "Planet Claire" / "Rock Lobster" / "Dance This Mess Around"
B-52'S - PLANET CLAIRE
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[15] THE POP GROUP
Y
FAVOURITE SONGS: "She Is Beyond Good and Evil" / "Blood Money" / "Thief of Fire"
THE POP GROUP - SHE IS BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL
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[16] THE SPECIALS
THE SPECIALS
FAVOURITE SONGS: "A Message to You Rudy" / "Little Bitch" / "Concrete Jungle"
THE SPECIALS - A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDY (live 1979)
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[17] XTC
DRUMS AND WIRES
FAVOURITE SONGS: "Making Plans For Nigel" / "Helicopter" / "Ten Feet Tall"
XTC - MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL
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[18] SUPERTRAMP
BREAKFAST IN AMERICA
FAVOURITE SONGS: "Just Another Nervous Wreck" / "Goodbye Stranger" / "Logical Song"
SUPERTRAMP - GOODBYE STRANGER
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[19] HENRY COW
WESTERN CULTURE
FAVOURITE SONGS: "Industry" / "The Decay of Cities" / "On the Raft" HENRY COW - INDUSTRY
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[20] THE GERMS
GI
FAVOURITE SONGS: "Lexicon Devil" / "Manimal" / "Communist Eyes"
THE GERMS - MANIMAL
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