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Urban Hat€monger ? · 06-06-2013, 12:42 PM

THE LISTS

Key
ORANGE = Albums Reviewed
RED = Albums Owned
BLACK = Albums Not Owned

1979
1. Fear Of Music - Talking Heads
2. Bop Till You Drop - Ry Cooder
3. Entertainment - Gang Of Four
4. Forces Of Victory - Linton Kwesi Johnson
5. Rust Never Sleeps - Neil Young
6. The Undertones - The Undertones
7. Off The Wall - Michael Jackson
8. I Am - Earth, Wind & Fire
9. Metal Box - PIL
10. London Calling - The Clash
11. The Original Sin - Cowboys International
12. Squeezing Out Sparks - Graham Parker
13. We Are Family - Sister Sledge
14. Armed Forces - Elvis Costello
15. Tom Verlaine - Tom Verlaine
16. 154 - Wire
17. Drums And Wires - XTC
18. Exposure - Robert Fripp
19. Rock On - Raydio
20. Bad Girls - Donna Summer

1980
1. Remain In Light - Talking Heads
• Get Happy - Elvis Costello
• Pretenders - The Pretenders
• Vienna - Ultravox
• Searching For The Young Soul Rebels - Dexy's Midnight Runners
• Crocodiles - Echo & The Bunneymen
• Closer - Joy Division
• Scary Monsters - David Bowie
• Boy - U2
• Empires & Dance - Simple Minds
• Kings Of The Wild Frontier - Adam And The Ants
• Sandinista - The Clash
• Absolutely - Madness

1981
1. Penthouse And Pavement - Heaven 17
2. Trust - Elvis Costello
3. Almost Blue - Elvis Costello
4. East Side Story - Squeeze
5. Ghost In The Machine - The Police
• Dare - Human League
• Movement - New Order
• Non Stop Erotic Cabaret - Soft Cell
• Journeys To Glory - Spandau Ballet
• My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts - Brian Eno, David Byrne
• Nightclubbing - Grace Jones
• Stray Cats - The Stray Cats

1982
• You Can’t Hide Your Love Forever - Orange Juice
• Fun Boy Three - Fun Boy Three
• Pornography - The Cure
• Pinky Blue - Altered Images
• Avalon - Roxy Music
• The Lexicon Of Love - ABC
• The Blasters - The Blasters
• Music Of Quality & Destinction - B.E.F.
• Rio - Duran Duran
• Sulk - The Associates
• Too-Rye-Ay - Dexy’s Midnight Runners
• Junkyard - The Birthday Party
• Upstairs At Eric’s - Yazoo
• Kissing To Be Clever - Culture Club -
• New Gold Dream - Simple Minds
• Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen
• Songs To Remember - Scritti Politti
• A Kiss In The Dreamhouse - Siouxie & The Banshees
• 1999 - Prince
• Music For A New Society - John Cale
• Thriller - Michael Jackson
• Midnight Love - Marvin Gaye

1983
1. Touch - Eurythmics
2. The Crossing - Big Country
3. Soul Mining - The The
4. Rhythm Of Life - Paul Haig
5. Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This - Eurythnics
6. Duck Rock - Malcolm Mclaren
7. Murmur - REM
8. Synchronicity - The Police
9. Porcupine - Echo & The Bunnymen
10. Synchro System - King Sunny Ade
• Power, Corruption & Lies - New Order
• The Hurting - Tears For Fears
• No Parlez - Paul Young
• Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy - Billy Bragg
• Colour By Numbers - Culture Club
• Swardfishtrombones - Tom Waits
• Fantastic - Wham!

1984
1. Ocean Rain - Echo & The Bunneymen
2. The Smiths - The Smiths
3. In The Studio - The Special AKA
4. Cypress - Lets Active
5. Hallowed Ground - Violent Femmes
6. Steeltown - Big Country
7. The Age Of Consent - Bronski Beat
8. The Unforgettable Fire - U2
9. Born In The USA - Bruce Springsteen
10. Diamond Life - Sade
• Purple Rain - Prince
• Cafe Bleu - The Style Council
• Reckoning - REM
• Welcome To The Pleasuredome - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
• Like A Virgin - Madonna
• From Her To Eternity - Nick Cave

1985
1. The Head Of The Door - Cure
2. Rum, Sodomy & The Lash - Pogues
3. Cupid & Psyche ‘85 - Scritti Politti
4. A Secret Wish - Propaganda
5. Psychocandy - Jesus And Mary Chain
6. No Free Lunch - Green On Red
7. Meat Is Murder - Smiths
8. Fables Of The Reconstruction - R.E.M.
9. Stories Of Johnny - Marc Almond
10. Night Of A Thousand Candles - Men They Couldn’t Hang

1986
1. Licensed To Ill - Beastie Boys
2. Parade - Prince
3. Blood And Chocolate - Elvis Costello
4. Throwing Muses - Throwing Muses
5. King Of America - Elvis Costello
6. The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths
7. Infected - The The
8. Life's Rich Pageant - REM
9. No 10 Upping Street - BAD
10. Word Up - Cameo
11. Back To The Old School - Just Ice
12. Raising Hell - Run DMC
13. Brotherhood - New Order
14. Radio - LL Cool J
15. Victoraland - The Cocteau Twins
16. Giant - The Woodentops
17. Kicking Against The Pricks - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
18. Gods Own Medicine - The Mission
19. London 0 Hull 4 - The Housemartins
20. Whiplash Smile - Billy Idol
21. Talking To The Taxman About Poetry - Billy Bragg
22. EVOL - Sonic Youth
23. Schoolly-D - Schoolly-D
24. The Occupied Europe Tour - Laibach
25. Please - Pet Shop Boys
26. Peter Case - Peter Case
27. Beat Happening - Beat Happening
28. Music - Mantronix
29. Born Sandy Devotional - The Triffids
30. The Album - Mantronix

1987
1. The Young Gods - The Young Gods
2. Sign 'O' The Times - Prince
3. Yo! Bum Rush The Show - Public Enemy
4. The Fat Skier - Throwing Muses
5. Songs About Fucking - Big Black
6. Darklands - Jesus And Mary Chain
7. Substance - New Order
8. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me - The Cure
9. Bigger And Deffer - LL Cool J
10. Locust Abortion Technician - The Butthole Surfers
11. Mind The Perpetual Intercourse - Skinny Puppy
12. Strangeways, Here We Come - The Smiths
13. Document - REM
14. Pleased To Meet Me - The Replacements
15. Floodland - Sisters Of Mercy
16. In My Tribe - 10,000 Maniacs
17. Franks Wild Years - Tom Waits
18. Poetic Champions Compose - Van Morrison
19. Come On Pilgrim - The Pixies
20. Secrets Of The Beehive - David Sylvian
21. Warehouse - Songs And Stories - Husker Du
22. The World Of Echo - Arther Russell
23. This Is The Story - The Proclaimers
24. You're Living All Over Me - Dinosaur Jr
25. Happy Come Home - Victoria Williams
26. Heaven's End - Loop
27. Calenture - The Triffids
28. Squirrel And G-Man... - Happy Mondays
29. Oh! Tears Baby - Win
30. At My Window - Townes Van Zandt

1988
1. Surfer Rosa - The Pixies
2. Life's To Good - Sugercubes
3. Isn't Anything - My Bloody Valentine
4. Green - REM
5. 69 - AR Kane
6. Blue Bell Knoll - Cocteau Twins
7. Hairway To Steven - Butthole Surfers
8. All About Eve - All About Eve
9. Fisherman's Blues - The Waterboys
10. Bug - Dinosaur Jr.
11. The House Of Love - The House Of Love
12. Lovesexy - Prince
13. Vivisectvi - Skinny Puppy
14. Spirit Of Eden - Talk Talk
15. So Far So Good - Megadeath
16. The Walking - Jane Siberry
17. Tender Pray - Nick Cave
18. In The Spanish Cave - Thin White Rope
19. Live! You Goddamned Son Of A Bitch - Revolting Cocks
20. House Tornado - Throwing Muses
21. Miss America - Mary Margaret O'Hara
22. Shiva Burlesque - Shiva Burlesque
23. Provision - Scritti Politti
24. Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth
25. Here Come The Snakes - Green On Red
26. The Eight Legged Groove Machine - The Wonder Stuff
27. California - American Music Club
28. It Takes A Nation Of Millions.. - Public Enemy
29. Dusted - Live Skull
30. 16 Lovers Lane - The Go Betweens

1989
1. Disintegration - The Cure
2. Doolittle - The Pixies
3. The Sensual World - Kate Bush
4. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
5. Freedom - Neil Young
6. New York - Lou Reed
7. L'eau Rouge - The Young Gods
8. Hats - The Blue Nile
9. Oh Mercy - Bob Dylan
10. 3 Feet High And Rising - De La Soul
11. The Trinity Sessions - The Cowboys Junkies
12. Technique - New Order
13. Club Classics Vol. I - Soul II Soul
14. United Kingdom - American Music Club
15. Automatic - Jesus And Mary Chain
16. Hope And Despair - Edwin Collins
17. Hup - The Wonder Stuff
18. I - AR Kane
19. Superfuzz Bigmuff - Mudhoney
20. Spike - Elvis Costello
21. Straight Outa Compton - NWA
22. Hunkpapa - Throwing Muses
23. Playing With Fire - Spaceman 3
24. Raw Like Sushi - Neneh Cherry
25. Scarlet And Other Stories - All About Eve
26. Bizarro - The Wedding Present
27. The Iceberg/Freedom Of Speech - Ice-T
28. The Only Ones Live - The Only Ones
29. Manic, Magic, Majestic - Band Of Holy Joy
30. Pump - Aerosmith

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	THE LISTS Key ORANGE = Albums Reviewed RED = Albums Owned BLACK = Albums Not Owned 1979 1. Fear Of Music - Talking Heads 2. Bop Till You Drop - Ry Cooder 3. Entertainment - Gang Of Four 4. Forces Of Victory - Linton Kwesi Johnson 5. Rust Never Sleeps - Neil Young 6. The Undertones - The Undertones 7. Off The Wall - Michael Jackson 8. I Am - Earth, Wind & Fire 9. Metal Box - PIL 10. London Calling - The Clash 11. The Original Sin - Cowboys International 12. Squeezing Out Sparks - Graham Parker 13. We Are Family - Sister Sledge 14. Armed Forces - Elvis Costello 15. Tom Verlaine - Tom Verlaine 16. 154 - Wire 17. Drums And Wires - XTC 18. Exposure - Robert Fripp 19. Rock On - Raydio 20. Bad Girls - Donna Summer 1980 1. Remain In Light - Talking Heads • Get Happy - Elvis Costello • Pretenders - The Pretenders • Vienna - Ultravox • Searching For The Young Soul Rebels - Dexy's Midnight Runners • Crocodiles - Echo & The Bunneymen • Closer - Joy Division • Scary Monsters - David Bowie • Boy - U2 • Empires & Dance - Simple Minds • Kings Of The Wild Frontier - Adam And The Ants • Sandinista - The Clash • Absolutely - Madness 1981 1. Penthouse And Pavement - Heaven 17 2. Trust - Elvis Costello 3. Almost Blue - Elvis Costello 4. East Side Story - Squeeze 5. Ghost In The Machine - The Police • Dare - Human League • Movement - New Order • Non Stop Erotic Cabaret - Soft Cell • Journeys To Glory - Spandau Ballet • My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts - Brian Eno, David Byrne • Nightclubbing - Grace Jones • Stray Cats - The Stray Cats 1982 • You Can’t Hide Your Love Forever - Orange Juice • Fun Boy Three - Fun Boy Three • Pornography - The Cure • Pinky Blue - Altered Images • Avalon - Roxy Music • The Lexicon Of Love - ABC • The Blasters - The Blasters • Music Of Quality & Destinction - B.E.F. • Rio - Duran Duran • Sulk - The Associates • Too-Rye-Ay - Dexy’s Midnight Runners • Junkyard - The Birthday Party • Upstairs At Eric’s - Yazoo • Kissing To Be Clever - Culture Club - • New Gold Dream - Simple Minds • Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen • Songs To Remember - Scritti Politti • A Kiss In The Dreamhouse - Siouxie & The Banshees • 1999 - Prince • Music For A New Society - John Cale • Thriller - Michael Jackson • Midnight Love - Marvin Gaye 1983 1. Touch - Eurythmics 2. The Crossing - Big Country 3. Soul Mining - The The 4. Rhythm Of Life - Paul Haig 5. Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This - Eurythnics 6. Duck Rock - Malcolm Mclaren 7. Murmur - REM 8. Synchronicity - The Police 9. Porcupine - Echo & The Bunnymen 10. Synchro System - King Sunny Ade • Power, Corruption & Lies - New Order • The Hurting - Tears For Fears • No Parlez - Paul Young • Life's A Riot With Spy Vs Spy - Billy Bragg • Colour By Numbers - Culture Club • Swardfishtrombones - Tom Waits • Fantastic - Wham! 1984 1. Ocean Rain - Echo & The Bunneymen 2. The Smiths - The Smiths 3. In The Studio - The Special AKA 4. Cypress - Lets Active 5. Hallowed Ground - Violent Femmes 6. Steeltown - Big Country 7. The Age Of Consent - Bronski Beat 8. The Unforgettable Fire - U2 9. Born In The USA - Bruce Springsteen 10. Diamond Life - Sade • Purple Rain - Prince • Cafe Bleu - The Style Council • Reckoning - REM • Welcome To The Pleasuredome - Frankie Goes To Hollywood • Like A Virgin - Madonna • From Her To Eternity - Nick Cave 1985 1. The Head Of The Door - Cure 2. Rum, Sodomy & The Lash - Pogues 3. Cupid & Psyche ‘85 - Scritti Politti 4. A Secret Wish - Propaganda 5. Psychocandy - Jesus And Mary Chain 6. No Free Lunch - Green On Red 7. Meat Is Murder - Smiths 8. Fables Of The Reconstruction - R.E.M. 9. Stories Of Johnny - Marc Almond 10. Night Of A Thousand Candles - Men They Couldn’t Hang 1986 1. Licensed To Ill - Beastie Boys 2. Parade - Prince 3. Blood And Chocolate - Elvis Costello 4. Throwing Muses - Throwing Muses 5. King Of America - Elvis Costello 6. The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths 7. Infected - The The 8. Life's Rich Pageant - REM 9. No 10 Upping Street - BAD 10. Word Up - Cameo 11. Back To The Old School - Just Ice 12. Raising Hell - Run DMC 13. Brotherhood - New Order 14. Radio - LL Cool J 15. Victoraland - The Cocteau Twins 16. Giant - The Woodentops 17. Kicking Against The Pricks - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds 18. Gods Own Medicine - The Mission 19. London 0 Hull 4 - The Housemartins 20. Whiplash Smile - Billy Idol 21. Talking To The Taxman About Poetry - Billy Bragg 22. EVOL - Sonic Youth 23. Schoolly-D - Schoolly-D 24. The Occupied Europe Tour - Laibach 25. Please - Pet Shop Boys 26. Peter Case - Peter Case 27. Beat Happening - Beat Happening 28. Music - Mantronix 29. Born Sandy Devotional - The Triffids 30. The Album - Mantronix 1987 1. The Young Gods - The Young Gods 2. Sign 'O' The Times - Prince 3. Yo! Bum Rush The Show - Public Enemy 4. The Fat Skier - Throwing Muses 5. Songs About Fucking - Big Black 6. Darklands - Jesus And Mary Chain 7. Substance - New Order 8. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me - The Cure 9. Bigger And Deffer - LL Cool J 10. Locust Abortion Technician - The Butthole Surfers 11. Mind The Perpetual Intercourse - Skinny Puppy 12. Strangeways, Here We Come - The Smiths 13. Document - REM 14. Pleased To Meet Me - The Replacements 15. Floodland - Sisters Of Mercy 16. In My Tribe - 10,000 Maniacs 17. Franks Wild Years - Tom Waits 18. Poetic Champions Compose - Van Morrison 19. Come On Pilgrim - The Pixies 20. Secrets Of The Beehive - David Sylvian 21. Warehouse - Songs And Stories - Husker Du 22. The World Of Echo - Arther Russell 23. This Is The Story - The Proclaimers 24. You're Living All Over Me - Dinosaur Jr 25. Happy Come Home - Victoria Williams 26. Heaven's End - Loop 27. Calenture - The Triffids 28. Squirrel And G-Man... - Happy Mondays 29. Oh! Tears Baby - Win 30. At My Window - Townes Van Zandt 1988 1. Surfer Rosa - The Pixies 2. Life's To Good - Sugercubes 3. Isn't Anything - My Bloody Valentine 4. Green - REM 5. 69 - AR Kane 6. Blue Bell Knoll - Cocteau Twins 7. Hairway To Steven - Butthole Surfers 8. All About Eve - All About Eve 9. Fisherman's Blues - The Waterboys 10. Bug - Dinosaur Jr. 11. The House Of Love - The House Of Love 12. Lovesexy - Prince 13. Vivisectvi - Skinny Puppy 14. Spirit Of Eden - Talk Talk 15. So Far So Good - Megadeath 16. The Walking - Jane Siberry 17. Tender Pray - Nick Cave 18. In The Spanish Cave - Thin White Rope 19. Live! You Goddamned Son Of A Bitch - Revolting Cocks 20. House Tornado - Throwing Muses 21. Miss America - Mary Margaret O'Hara 22. Shiva Burlesque - Shiva Burlesque 23. Provision - Scritti Politti 24. Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth 25. Here Come The Snakes - Green On Red 26. The Eight Legged Groove Machine - The Wonder Stuff 27. California - American Music Club 28. It Takes A Nation Of Millions.. - Public Enemy 29. Dusted - Live Skull 30. 16 Lovers Lane - The Go Betweens 1989 1. Disintegration - The Cure 2. Doolittle - The Pixies 3. The Sensual World - Kate Bush 4. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses 5. Freedom - Neil Young 6. New York - Lou Reed 7. L'eau Rouge - The Young Gods 8. Hats - The Blue Nile 9. Oh Mercy - Bob Dylan 10. 3 Feet High And Rising - De La Soul 11. The Trinity Sessions - The Cowboys Junkies 12. Technique - New Order 13. Club Classics Vol. I - Soul II Soul 14. United Kingdom - American Music Club 15. Automatic - Jesus And Mary Chain 16. Hope And Despair - Edwin Collins 17. Hup - The Wonder Stuff 18. I - AR Kane 19. Superfuzz Bigmuff - Mudhoney 20. Spike - Elvis Costello 21. Straight Outa Compton - NWA 22. Hunkpapa - Throwing Muses 23. Playing With Fire - Spaceman 3 24. Raw Like Sushi - Neneh Cherry 25. Scarlet And Other Stories - All About Eve 26. Bizarro - The Wedding Present 27. The Iceberg/Freedom Of Speech - Ice-T 28. The Only Ones Live - The Only Ones 29. Manic, Magic, Majestic - Band Of Holy Joy 30. Pump - Aerosmith __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.