1979-80

Rip It Up, Issue 100, 1 November 1985, Page 8

1979-80

1979 Tours: Rod Stewart, Split Enz, Cheap Trick, Bob Marley, Talking Heads. Dr Feelgood. Midnight Oil, the Knack, Norman Gunston.

Crucial Releases: Talking Heads More Songs About Buildings and Food, Elvis Costello Armed Forces,

Public Image Limited Public Image, Bryan Ferry The Bride Stripped Bare. Roxy Music Manifesto. Marvin Gaye Here. My Dear, Cheap Trick Live At Budokan,

Graham Parker Squeezing Out Sparks, Sex Pistols The Great Rock in' Roll Swindle, Bob Dylan Live At Budokan, Iggy Pop New Values, The Only Ones LR Police Outlandos D'Amour, Neil

Young Rust Never Sleeps, David Bowie Lodger, That Summer (Undertones, Only Ones. Richard Hell, etc.), Talking Heads Fear of Music, the Knack Get the Knack, Lou Reed The Bells, Joy Division Unknown Pleasures,

The Undertones LR XTC Drums and Wires, Bob Marley and the Wailers Survival, Gang Of Four Entertainment. The Home Front: Split Enz 'I See Red; Split Enz Frenzy, Street Talk LR th' Dudes Right First Time, Toy Love 'Rebel’/'Squeeze', Citizen

Band Just Drove Through Town, AK 79 (Toy Love, Swingers, Primmers, Terrorways, Scavengers, Proud Scum).

1980 Tours: Sweetwaters (Elvis Costello, John Martyn, Renee Geyer, Split Enz, Red Mole, Toy Love), Fleetwood Mac, Police, Tom Petty, Boomtown Rats, Wreckless Eric, Taj Mahal, JoJo Zep, the Cure, Motels, Hall and Oates, Kiss, Thin Lizzy.

Crucial Releases: The Specials LR Tom Petty Damn the Torpedoes, Elvis Costello Get Happy, the Clash London Calling, Pink Floyd The Wall, The Pretenders LR the Jam Setting Sons, Madness One Step Beyond, Selecter Too Much Pressure, Buzzcocks Singles Going Steady, the Cure Seventeen Seconds,

Magazine The Correct Use Of Soap, XTC Black Sea, Joy Division Closer, XTC Black Sea, Talking Heads Remain In Light, ÜB4O Signing Off, Bruce Springsteen The

River, John Lennon Double Fantasy, Echo and the Bunnymen Crocodiles, the Clash Sandinista.

The Home Front: Toy Love 'Don't Ask Me’/'Sheep; Features 'City Scenes! Split Enz True Colours, Crocodiles Tears, th' Dudes ‘Bliss! Swingers 'One Good Reason! Marching Girls True Love! Spelling Mistakes 'Feels So Good! MiSex Space Race, Newz Heard the Newz, th' Dudes Where Are the Boys?, Toy Love LR Pop Mechanix ‘Now! Whizz Kids ‘Occupational Hazard', Lip Service LR Gordons 'Future Shock! Techtones 'That Girl! Crocodiles Looking At Ourselves, Mockers 'Good Old Days! Features Perfect Features Exposed, Four Stars LP (Beat Rhythm Fashion, Naked Spots Dance, etc.).