violetsky: music

    A Certain Ratio
         Live in America 1985/86

    A Split Second
         The Colosseum Crash/Muscle Machine 1989

    A's, The
         The A's 1979

    ABC
+       The Lexicon of Love 1981/82
+       Beauty Stab 1983
         How to Be a Zillionaire 1985

    Adam Ant
++     Dirk Wears White Sox 1979
+++   Kings of the Wild Frontier 1980
-        Insects and Africans? (live) 1980?
++     Prince Charming 1981
++     Friend or Foe 1982
++     Strip 1983
++     Vive le Rock 1985
++     Antics in the Forbidden Zone 1990
+++   Manners and Physique 1990
++     B-Side Babies 1994
-        Wonderful 1995

    After the Fire
+       ATF (Compil.) 1979-82
++     Der Kammissar 1982

    Alarm
-        Declaration 1984
-        Strength 1985

    Almond, Marc
++     Stories of Johnny 1985
++     Stories of Johnny 1985
++     Some Songs to Take to the Tomb 1985?
+       Slut 1988

With the Hardcore IDM group Foetus. Very hardcore compared to Marc's other albums.
+++   Stars We Are 1988
         Tears Run Rings/Everything I Want to Be 1988
+       Enchanted 1990
+++   Tenement Symphony 1991
         My Hand Over My Heart 1992
Contains two versions of title song, two versions of "Money For Love", "Deadly Serenade", and "Night and No Morning".
++     Open All Night 1999

    Altered Images
+       Happy Birthday 1981
+       Pinky Blue 1982
+       Bite 1983

    Alternative TV
         Strange Kicks 1981

    Anderson, Laurie
+       United States Live 1984

4 CD set. The best songs on this set, performed even better, are on the "O Superman" album. This set has much slow filler material.

    Andreone, Leah
+       Veiled 1996

Not nearly as compelling as Alchemy.
+++   Alchemy 1998
Beautiful voice with a little of Garbage and Miss Angie post-grunge rock instrumentation.

    Angelfish
+       Angelfish 1993

Pre-Garbage band with Shirley Manson.

    Ant, Adam
         Rough Stuff 1990

    Aqua
+++   Aquarium 1997

Contains "Barbie Girl" and similar great songs. A very fun album, although three or four songs slow things down.
++     Aquarius 2000
Leans more towards pop than first album. Contains the great song "Bumble Bees".

    Art of Noise
++     In-No-Sense? Nonsense!
+++   In Visible Silence
++     Re-Works
++     Who's Afraid Of…? 1984
+       Below the Waste 1989

    Autechre
++     Tri Repetae++ 1995

2 CD set.

    Aztec Camera
         All I Need Is Everything / Jump 1984
         Knife 1984
         Live at Dominion Theatre 1984 1984-85

    B-52's
         Summer of Love 1986

    B-52s
-        Gumbo 1978

Live, poor-quality recording.
++     B-52s 1979
++     Wild Planet 1980
++     Party Mix 1981
++     Party Mix/Mesopotamia 1981/82
++     Whammy 1983
+       Bouncing Off the Satellites 1986
++     Cosmic Thing 1989
++     Love Shack (maxi-single) 1989
+       Good Stuff 1992
The B-52s gave it one last effort, trying to carry on the revived excitement (and huge success) of "Cosmic Thing". They fell short of their long-running quality albums. Not terrible, just less that we hoped.

    B-52s/Fred Schneider
+       Shake Society 1991
+       Just Fred 1996

    Baltimora
++     Living in the Background 1985

    Bananarama
++     Venus / White Train 1986

    Barnes and Barnes
+++   Voobaha 1980

A fabulous, fun, sythesizer album. "Fish Heads" although great for novelty, is actually the worst song on this record. Listen for the lyric about "We moved a lot/We had to." Hilarious. Some of their songs (on any of their albums) are offensive.
+       Spazchow 1981
Kinda depressing really with the song about people dying in the desert--way too vivid a picture. That one song reinterprets all the others in a morbid light on the whole record. Despite this, their musical genius is still evident.
+++   Soak It Up 1983
Although Mark Motherbaugh is in on one song, it is the others that are lively, fun new wave music.
+       Amazing Adult Fantasy 1985

    Basement Jaxx
+       Rooty 2001

Good overall, but the standout by far is the Gary Numan remix-plus

    Basil, Toni
++     Word of Mouth 1981/82

Very perky music with substantial help from Devo, including two of their early songs. Everyone knows the cheerleader video song "Hey Mickey".
++     -1983 1983
More rock oriented and less New Wave than "Word of Mouth" album.
+       Best of 1994
Pretty decent selection of songs, but if you are a Devo fan, you need to get her "Word of Mouth" album.

    Bauhaus
+       1979-1983 (Compil.) 1979-83

Some good, some not.

    Baumann, Peter
         Romance '76 1976
++     Daytime Logic/Repeat Repeat/MAN Series Two 1982

Says "Demonstration Not for Sale" and "Special versions".
+++   Repeat Repeat 1982
One of the synth guys from Tangerine Dream here is showing he can mix light and dark new wave styles simultaneously. A few of the tunes are simple but novel and stick in your head.
+       Strangers in the Night 1983
No comparison to "Repeat Repeat" album. This is standard light new wave style, following the pop formula.

    Beau Hunks Sextette
++     Celebration on the Planet Mars

    Beck
++     O Delay 1996

    Belew, Adrian
--       Here
+++   Lone Rhino 1982

A masterpiece of a very brief substyle of new wave, a style seen in Boomtown Rats' "V Deep" and Talking Heads' "Remain in Light". Key here is Belew's unique guitar sound effects and textures. This is his most creative and enveloping singing.
++     Twang Bar King 1983
+       Desire Caught by the Tail 1986

    Belly
+       Star 1993

    Benatar, Pat
-        Precious Time 1981

    Berlin
+       Best of 1977-1988 1979-88

Contains most of "Pleasure Victim" album, but New Wavers should find the original album since other Berlin albums are not as good.
++     Pleasure Victim 1982
Lots of great songs. Her best album by far for New Wave music.

    Big Daddy
+       Big Daddy 1983

Contains "Whip It".

    Big Pig
         Bonk 1988
-        Breakaway (Maxi-single) 1988

    Bjork
++     Debut 1993
++     Post 1995
++     Telegram 1997
++     Homogenic 1998

    Blackwell, Scott
++     The Real Thing 1992?

    Blancmange
-        Believe You Me 1985

    Blanket of Secrecy
+       Ears Have Walls 1982

    Blondie
++     Blondie 1976
++     Parallel Lines 1978
++     Eat to the Beat 1979
++     Auto-American 1980
+       Koo Koo 1981

Debbie Harry solo album.

    Blood Brothers
-        Replica/True Force 1988

    Blotto
++     Hello! My Name Is Blotto What's Yours? 1979

Contains: “I Wanna Be a Lifeguard”, “(We Are) The Nowtones”, “Stop! In the Name of Love”, and “Bud...Is After Us”.

    Blur
++     Leisure 1991
++     Modern Life Is Rubbish 1993
++     Parklife 1994
++     The Great Escape 1995
+++   Blur 1997

Of course, "Song 2" ("Whoo-hoo!") is great, but so is the rest of the album. Beatlesque melodies do detract a bit, but the lively arrangements keep the listener humming along through varied styles that manage to fit together.
-        13 1999
Apparently, I am the only one that thinks that "13" is by far the worst Blur album. I might even nominate it for most lost music that is entirely unappealing. It's just nothing.

    Boomtown Rats
+       Boomtown Rats 1977
++     Tonic for the Troops 1977/79
++     Fine Art of Surfacing 1979
+++   Mondo Bongo 1980/81
         Charmed Lives/A Storm Breaks 1982
+++   V Deep 1982
-        In the Long Grass 1984/85

    Boomtown Rats/Bob Geldof
-        Deep in the Heart of Nowhere 1986

    Bow Wow Wow
++     I Want Candy 1982
++     When the Going Gets Tough 1983
+       Fever 1986

Annabella solo album.

    Bowie, David
+       Deram Anthology 1966-1968 1968
++     Hunky Dory 1971
+++   Changes One (compil.) 1976
++     Station to Station 1976
++     Heroes 1977
+++   Scary Monsters 1980

    Boys Don't Cry
+       1
+       I Wanna Be a Cowboy 1985

    Breakfast With Amy
+       Everything Was Beautiful… 1990
+       Dad 1991

    Breeders
++     Pod 1990
++     Cannonball (maxi-single) 1993
++     Last Splash 1993

    Britannika
+       Tales from Her Majesty's Ship 1998

    Bronski Beat
         Age of Consent 1983/84
         Hundreds and Thousands 1985
++     Truth Dare Double Dare 1986

Similar style to Erasure's album "Wild".

    Buckner and Garcia
++     Pac-Man Fever

    Buggles
++     Adventures in Modern Recording 1981

Contains "Video Killed the Radio Star".

    Butthole Surfers
-        Independent Worm Saloon 1993
++     Electric Laryland 1996

    Buzzcocks
+       Singles Going Steady

    Byrne, David
++     Catherine Wheel 1981

With Brian Eno and Adrian Belew
         Rei Mono 1989
Independence Day, Make Believe Mambo, The Call of the Wind, Dirty Old Town, The Rose Tattoo, The Dream Police, Don't Want to Be Part of Your World, Marchingthrough the Wilderness, Lie to Me, Women vs. Men, Carnival Eyes, I Know Sometimes a Man Is Wrong

    Cabaret Voltaire
+       The Crackdown 1983
+       Code 1987

    Cale, John
         Artificial Intelligence 1985

    Call
+       Call 1982
+       Scene Beyond Dreams 1986
+       Into the Woods 1987

    Camel
         I Can See Your House from Here 1979

    Captain Beefheart
+++   Safe as Milk 1967/99

His first album is his best by far. The song "Electricity" shows strong influence on early Devo and Residents music. This shows that New Wave grew not from 60s and 70s Rock, but rather from this offbeat Jazz-Blues and experimental synthesizer music.
+       Trout Mask Replica 1969
Overrated by other reviewers. Not entirely listenable.
+       Spotlight Kid/Clear Spot 1972
+       Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) 1978/86

    Cars
++     Cars 1978
++     Candy-O 1979
+++   Panorama 1980

Their most artsy, experimental album and their best. Most like Sparks' albums "In Outer Space" and "Number One Song in Heaven".
++     Shake It Up 1981
+       Heartbeat City 1984
-        Door to Door 1987
Not very New Wave on this album.

    Choir
-        Chase the Kangaroo 1988

Quite mellow but not quite lifeless.

    Choir Invisible
         Sea to Shining Sea 1984

    Church, The
         Starfish 1988

    Circle of Dust
+++   Circle of Dust 1992
+++   Brainchild: Mindwarp 1994
+++   Metamorphosis 1994
+       Disengage 1998

Just tight and enjoyable as the stuff from the early years.

    Clark, Anne
         Joined Up Writing 1984

    Clash
++     London Calling 1979
+       Black Market Clash 1980
+++   Combat Rock 1982

    Classix Nouveau
         La Verite 1981/82

    Colourbox
         Punch/Keep On Pushing/Shadows in the Room 1984
         Say You/Fast Dump 1984
-        Colourbox 1985

2 LPs.

    Communards
-        Communards 1985/86

    Concrete Blonde
-        Concrete Blonde 1986

    Cooper, Alice
+       Flush the Fashion 1980

New Wave.
+       Special Forces 1981
New Wave.
+       Zipper Catches Skin 1982
The New Wave era sucked in Alice Cooper for a few records and this is the best of them. "Clones (We're All)" is the best song but it is on the album "Flush the Fashion" from 1980.

    Cope, Julian
         5 O'Clock World/S.P.Q.R/Reynard in Tokyo 1988

    Cordelia's Dad
-        How Can I Sleep? 1992

    Costello, Elvis
+       Armed Forces 1978
+       Get Happy! 1980
+       Almost Blue 1981
+       Imperial Bedroom 1982
+       Goodbye Cruel World 1984
+       King of America 1986

    Cramps
++     Bad Music for Bad People 1979-84

    Cranberries
+       Everybody Else… 1993

    Crashdog
+       Humane Society 1990
++     The Pursuit of Happiness 1992
-        Mudangels 1994

    Crispin Hellion Glover
+       Big Problem… 1989

Weird. This guy played the character George McFly in "Back to the Future".

    Crumbacher
+       Escape from the Fallen Planet 1986
+       Thunder Beach 1987
+       Tame the Volcano 1988

    Culture Club
+       Kissing to Be Clever 1982
+       Church of the Poison Mind 1983

    Cure
+       Pornography 1982
+       Standing on a Beach: The Singles 1986
+       Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me 1987
++     Mixed Up 1990
+       Bloodflowers 2000

    DAF
++     Gold Und Liebe 1981

    Dakota Motor Company
+       Into the Son 1993
+       Railroad 1996

    Dancehouse Children
+       Songs and Stories 1992?

A little mellow for my taste. Group contained Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric.

    Daniel Amos
+++   Doppelganger 1982

Their best. Very unique and creative.
+++   Vox Humana 1984
++     Fearful Symmetry 1986
+       Darn Floor Big Bite 1988
Overproduced.
+       Kalhoun 1991
Turning more into rock music.

    Data
         Elegant Machinery 1985

    Dead Can Dance
+       Toward the Within 1994

Sounds like music from India at times.

    Dead or Alive
         Sophisticated Boom Boom 1983/84
++     You Spin Me Round/Misty Circles 1984

Remixed versions: Murder Mix (8:00) and Extended Version (9:10).
         You Spin Me Round Like a Record / Misty Circles 1984
++     Youthquake 1985
         Nude 1989

    Deitiphobia
+       Fear of God 1991
+       Digital Priests the Remixes 1992
+       Clean 1994

    Delirious
-        Cutting Edge, one/two 1993?
-        Cutting Edge, three/four 1994?
-        Live and in the Can 1996

    Department of Crooks
++     Plan 9 from Las Vegas 1997

Marc Moreland from Wall of Voodoo on guitar and singing.

    Depeche Mode
++     Violation for the Masses (tribute)
++     Speak and Spell 1981
         PRO-A-5192 1981-91

2 LP
++     A Broken Frame 1982
++     Construction Time Again 1983
++     Construction Time Again 1983
+++   Some Great Reward 1984
++     Catching Up With 1985
++     It's Called a Heart 1985
+++   Black Celebration 1986
+++   Music for the Masses 1987
+++   Never Let Me Down Again 1987
++     101 (Live) 1989
2 CD set.
+++   Personal Jesus 1989
++     Violator 1990

    Devo
+++   Hardcore Vol 2 1974/91

Great, unique songs with unexpected twists. For example, "Fraulein" includes parts of "Powerhouse" (Raymond Scott) and "Blues in the Night" (words by Johnny Mercer, music by Harold Arlen). Listen for wacked out time signatures, too.
++     Live - The Mongoloid Years 1976
Early Devo could empty a room. Jim Mothersbaugh is on drums. A piece of history every serious Devo fan needs, but others might object to the poor recording quality (but not I!).
+++   Hardcore Vol 1 1976/90
With songs like "I'm a Potato and I'm So Hip!", this record must be heard and worshipped by everyone.
+++   1984 The Year After 1977 1977
Live. Aug 13 2002 sold for $34 on ebay (3 high bidders).
+++   Be Stiff 1977
Sep 2002 eBay auction went for $10.50.
+++   Be Stiff 1977
+++   Devonia 1977
Some studio, some live.
+++   He/She/Or/It's/Devo 1977
Live.
+++   Sing if You're Glad to be Devo 1977
Live. Sep 2002 eBay auction went for $18.
+++   Workforce Live on Site 1977
Live.
+++   Are We Not Men 1978
The height of Pre-New Wave.
+++   Are We Not Men (pic) 1978
+++   Are We Not Men/Devo Live 1978/80
+++   Duty Now for the Future 1979
"Wiggle on the bottom, Wiggle on the top, Wiggle up the middle and laugh a lot." "I come running like a fatboy in lead shoes." The lyrics tell it all. This is one record you gotta have. No hits songs, just 100% spastic.
+++   Duty Now for the Future/New Traditionalists 1979/81
My favorite two regular-release Devo albums on one CD.
+++   Beautiful World (helmet pic) 1980
+++   Freedom of Choice 1980
Very perky throughout, just like "Whip It".
++     Live 1980
+++   Whip It/Snowball 1980
++     Live 1980/01
Extended version of the Live LP from Freedom of Choice tour, adding songs from their prior albums. Limted Edition.
+++   Oh No It's Devo/Freedom of Choice 1980/82
++     Live 1980/99
Live recodings from the Freedom of Choice tour. More songs than on the 6-song EP (or the 4-song EP).
+++   New Traditionalists 1981
Devo at their most powerful use of synthesizer rock. Darker than the bubbly Freedom of Choice album.
+++   New Traditionalists 1981
++     EZ Listening Disc 1981/87
++     Oh No It's Devo 1982
+++   Peek a Boo 1982
++     Doctor Detroit 1983
Theme song from Dan Akroyd movie "Doctor Detroit", played in opening sequence.
+       Are You Experienced 1984
+++   Here To Go 1984
+       Shout 1984
Overprocessed, too much compressed, or something. Hard to listen to the whole thing.
++     Baby Doll 1988
++     Baby Doll (Ivan Ivan remix) 1988
+       Disco Dancer 1988
+       Total Devo 1988
++     Now It Can Be Told (live) 1989
+       Post-Postmodern Man 1990
+       Smooth Noodle Maps 1990
++     Adventures of the Smart Patrol 1996
Not all songs are Devo, like the cool "34C".
+       We Are Not Devo (tribute) 1998?
++     Recombo DNA 2000
Early versions of many Devo songs. A few rare songs. Limited edition.

    Devo (tribute)
+++   KROQ-FM Devotees Album 1979

    Devo/Clawhammer
+       We Are Not Devo 1984?

Devo's entire 1978 album redone in punk style.

    Devo/M.Mothersbaugh
+       Music for Insomniacs Vol 1 1988
+       Musik for Insomniacs Vol 2 1988
+++   Mutato Musika Christmas 1999

    Devo/Wipeouters
++     P'twaaang! 2001

Supposedly Devo was a surf band before their Kent State college days and these are their songs. That would be approximately 1970, although this is an entirely new recording.

    Devoto, Howard
+       Jerky Versions of the Dream 1983

    Dighayzoose
+       Strugglefish 1991

    Dolby, Thomas
+       Golden Age of Wireless 1981/82
+       Flat Earth 1984

    Dream Academy
+       Dream Academy 1985

    Duran Duran
++     1 1981/83
+       Wild Boys 1984
+       Decade (compil.) 1989

    Dury, Ian
+       Reasons to Be Cheerful Pt 3 / Common as Muck 1979

    EMF
+       Schubert Dip 1991

Contains "Unbelievable". Remainder is not quite as good.

    Earons, The
+       Hear on Earth 1984

    Echo and the Bunnymen
+       Crocodiles 1980
+       Porcupine 1983
+       Ocean Rain 1984
+       Songs to Learn and Sing 1985
+       Echo and the Bunnymen (1987) 1987

    Eclectica
++     Deep House Mix 1999

    Edmunds, Dave
+       Repeat When Necessary 1979
-        Twangin' 1981
-        D. E. 7th 1982
-        Information 1983

    Egan, Walter
         Wild Exhibitions 1983

    Elastica
++     Elastica 1994/95
++     Line Up (EP) 1995
+++   The Menace 2000

Forget the silly notion that Elastica is copying Wire. Wire sucked. Wire just made sounds, they never made organized catchy pop-wave post-grunge music. Elastica outdoes their first album with this nice and loose collection of semi-garage tunes.

    Electric Light Orchestra
+       Ole ELO 1972-76
         The Night the Lights Went On in Long Beach 1974

Includes version of
+       Discovery 1979

    English Beat
+       I Just Can't Stop It 1980

    Eno, Brian
+++   Here Come the Warm Jets 1973

Fabulous unusual melodies and dark tone. His best vocal album by far.
+       Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) 1974
His voice is hard to take on this album.
++     Another Green World 1975
         Discreet Music 1975

    Eno/Byrne
++     My Life in the Bush of Ghosts 1975

    Erasure
++     A Little Respect
++     Crackers International
+++   Drama
++     The Innocents
++     Who Needs Love Like That 1985-90
++     Circus 1985/86
++     Wonderland 1985/86
++     Sometimes/Doesn't Have to Be/Sexuality 1986/87
+++   Wild! 1989

Though similar in style to Bronski Beat's (three-year earlier) album "Truthdare Doubledare", "Wild" is a much stronger, unified album. Peaceful but deep piano music starts and finishes the album. What comes between is forceful and driving but not rough.
+++   Blue Savannah / Runaround… / Supernature / No GDM 1990
+++   Star / Dreamlike State 1990
+       Chorus 1991
+       Love to Hate You/Vitamin C (maxi-single) 1991

    Escape Club
-        Wild Wild West 1988

    Fabulous Poodles
         Mirror Stars 1976-78

    Fad Gadget
+       Fireside Favorites 1980
+       Under the Flag 1982
+++   Gag 1984
+++   Gag 1984

    Fad Gadget/Frank Tovey
         Luxury/Bed of Nails 1985
+       Snakes and Ladders 1985
+       Luddite Joe/Clean Up This Act/Small World 1986

Released before "Snakes and Ladders" LP.
++     Luxury / Collapsing New People / Concrete 1986
+++   Bridge St Shuffle/Brace of Shakes 1988
+       Civilian 1988
+       The Brotherhood (maxi-single) 1988
         Sam Hall 1989
Sam Hall, Ricky's Hand, John Henry/Let Your Hammer Ring, House of the Risin' Sun

    Falco
         Der Kammissar/Auf Der Flucht/Helden Von Heute 1983
+       Junge Roemer 1984
++     Falco 3 1985
         Do It Again/Dub It Again/Wiener Blut 1988
++     Weiner Blut 1988

    Fashion
+       Fabrique 1982

    Ferry, Bryan
         These Foolish Things

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, River of Salt, Don't Ever Change, Piece of My Heart, Baby I Don't Care, It's My Party, It's My Party, Don't Worry Baby, Sympathy for the Devil, The Tracks of My Tears, You Won't See Me, I Love How You Love Me, Loving You Is Sweeter than Ever, These Foolish Things
++     Another Time Another Place 1974
++     Let's Stick Together 1976
++     In Your Mind 1977
++     Bride Stripped Bare 1978
++     Boys and Girls 1985
         Bete Noire 1987

    Filter
-        Short Bus 1995

    Fingerprintz
+++   The Very Dab 1979
+++   Distinguishing Marks 1980
+++   Beat Noir (UK) 1981

Virgin (UK) version contains these songs in this order: The Beat Escape, The Chase, Catwalk, Changing, Get Civilized, Shadowed, Touch Sense, Echohead, Going Going Gone, Famous Last Words.
+++   Beat Noir (US) 1981
Stiff (US) version contains these songs in this order: The Beat Escape, Shadowed, Changing, Get Civilised, Catwalk, The Chase, Touch Sense, Going Going Gone.
+++   Shadowed / Madame X / Tickled to Death 1981
+++   The Beat Escape / Catwalk 1981

    Five - 5.6.7.8's
         Pin Heel Stomp 1995-97

    Fixx
         Shuttered Room 1982
         Reach the Beach 1983
         Phantoms 1984
         Walkabout 1986

    Flock 14
+       Brave New World 1990?

Light music for the most part.

    Flock of Seagulls
++     Flock of Seagulls 1982
++     Story of a Young Heart 1984
++     Dream Come True 1986

    Fluffy
++     Go Fluffy Go 1990
++     Fluffy Luvs You 1991

    Foley, Ellen
+       Night Out 1979
+       Spirit of St Louis 1981
+       Another Breath 1983

    Frankie Goes to Hollywood
+       Welcome to the Pleasuredome 1984
         Liverpool 1985
+       Reload! The Whole 12 Inches 1994

    Fripp, Robert
-        Exposure 1979

    Fripp/Eno
+       No Pussyfooting 1973
+       Evening Star 1975

    Front 242
++     Geography 1981-83
++     Official Version 1986-87

    Fun Boy Three
+       Fun Boy Three 1982

    Fun Factory
++     Close to You (EP) 1995
+       Fun-Tastic 1996

    Gabriel, Peter
+       1 1977
+       2 1978
++     3 1980
++     Security 1982

    Gang of Four
+       Hard 1983

    Garbage
+++   Garbage 1995
+++   Version 2.0 1998

    Gene Loves Jezebel
         Promise 1983
         Immigrant 1985

    General Public
         Hand to Mouth 1986

    Generation
+++   Brutal Reality 1993

    Generation X
+       Generation X 1978

    Gilder, Nick
+       City Nights 1978

    Gillette
++     On the Attack 1994
++     Shake Your Money Maker 1996

    Go-Go's
++     Beauty and the Beat 1981

    Good Night Star
+       Good Night Star 1999

    Graceland/Josh Fox
++     One (live) 2000
++     -2 2001

    Gravity Kills
+++   Gravity Kills 1996

    Group, The
         Technology (maxi-single) 1983

    Haircut 100
         Pelican West 1982

    Haircut One Hundred
         Pelican West 1982

    Halo Friendlies
++     Halo Friendlies 1999?

    Hancock, Herbie
++     Future Shock 1983

    Harrison, Jerry
-        Casual Gods 1987/88

    Heaven 17
         Heaven 17 1981/82
         Luxury Gap 1983
         How Men Are 1984
++     Sunset Now 1984
         Pleasure One 1986/87

    Hecate's Angels
+       1 1996

Stan Ridgway on instruments.

    Hell, Richard
+       Blank Generation 1977

    Hiroshima
         Another Place 1985

    Hitchcock, Robyn and the Egyptians
         Globe of Frogs 1988

    Holland, Jools
+       Meets Rock'a'Boogie Billy 1984

    Hounds of Heaven
+       Virtue and Virginity 1994?

    Howard Jones
         Action Replay 1986

    Human League
+       Dare 1981
+       Don't You Want Me / It Took Seconds 1981
+       Fascination 1981-83

Contains Fascination (Extended and Improvisation versions) and four other songs.

    Humans
         Happy Hour 1981

    Icehouse
         Measure for Measure 1986
         Man of Colours 1987

    Icicle Works
         If You Want to Defeat… 1987

    Instructions
+       Instructions 1980

If you know who this band is or have seen any reference material, let me know. They don't seem to exist.

    J. Geils Band
+       Love Stinks 1980
+       Freeze Frame 1981

    Jack Off Jill
++     Sexless Demons and Scars 1997

Too rude for most, but a fabulous musical product resembling NIN or Marilyn Manson with female voice. "My Cat" and "American Made" are great tunes.
++     Covetous Creature (EP) 1998
+       Clear Hearts Grey Flowers 2000
Not as good as they started out.

    Jackson, Joe
++     Beat Crazy 1980

    Jam - The Jam
+       In the City 1977
+       Sound Affects 1980

    Japan
         Obscure Alternatives 1978
         Quiet Life 1979
         Gentlemen Take Polaroids 1980
         Nightporter/Methods of Dance 1980
         Assemblage 1981
         Cantonese Boy 1981
         European Son/Alien 1981
         The Art of Parties/Life Without Buildings 1981
         Visions of China/Swing 1981
         Japan 1981/82
         All Tomorrows Parties 1983
         Canton/Visions of China 1983
         Oil on Canvas 1983

    Jones, Howard
+       Human's Lib 1983/84
         Dream Into Action 1985
         One to One 1986
         Everlasting Love (808 mix) 1989

    Joy Division
+       Closer
+       Unknown Pleasures
+       Substance 1977-1980 1977/88

    Joy Electric
+       Melody 1994
+       We Are the Music Makers 1996
+++   Robot Rock 1997
+++   Children of the Lord 1999
+++   Christiansongs 1999
+       Unelectric 2000

Take away the monosynths and subsitute a piano. The songs are still strong but are missing the rich, engrossing textures that make Joy Electric one of the best.
++     The White Songbook: Legacy Vol 1 2001
+++   Starcadia 2002
Upbeat, strong beat, and synthesizers!
++     The Art and Craft of Popular Music 1994-2002 2002
2 CDs. "Greatest hits" compilation with new remixes.

    Kah, Hubert
         Military Drums 1987

    Killing Joke
         Revelations 1982
         Nighttime 1985
+       Brighter than a Thousand Suns 1987

New wave flavored rock without real angst or quirkiness.

    King Crimson
++     Court of the Crimson King 1969
++     In the Court of the Crimson King 1969
++     Islands 1972
++     Discipline 1981
++     Beat 1982
++     Three of a Perfect Pair 1984

    Kissing the Pink
         Kissing the Pink 1983

    Klaus Nomi
+++   1 1981
+++   Simple Man 1982
+++   Encore (Nomi's Best) 1983

    Kon Kan
         Puss n' Boots/These Boots Are Made for Walkin' 1989

    Kraftwerk
+++   Computer World
+++   Man Machine
+++   Radio-Activity 1975

    LSU
++     Shaded Pain 1987

Very emotional and serious.
+++   Waking Up the Dead 1989
+++   Poplife 1990
Jazzed up tunes like "Surf With God". Very positive.
+++   This is the Healing 1991
A good record to drag you out of your sadness into joy. The title track is exactly for that purpose.
++     The Grape Prophet 1992
Harsher music than their other albums.
+       Cash in Chaos: The World Tour 1994

    LSU/Michael Knott
+       Screaming Brittle Siren 1992
+       Rocket and a Bomb 1994

    Ladytron
+++   Light and Magic 2002

A top record of 2002. Great rivial of early 80's new wave with Pixies-style female vocals. Lots of variety within a theme. Thoroughly enojoyable. A must have.

    Lane, Robin
         Imitation Life 1981

Contains "Send Me an Angel".

    Lead
++     Burn This Record 1989

    Level 42
         World Machine 1985
         Staring at the Sun 1988

    Living Brass
         Mexican Shuffle 1965

Mexican Shuffle, La Paloma (The Dove), Mexican Pearls, Whipped Cream, Mexican Hat Dance, Magic Trumpet, El Relicario, Java, Trompeta Tijuana (from Time To Live), Up Cherry Street

    Lofgren, Nils
         Nils 1979

    Lonesome Stranglers
+       Lonesome Pine 1986

Includes Joe Nanini (from Wall of Voodoo) on drums on all tracks.

    Lords of Acid
+       Lust 1991

    Lords, Traci
+       1000 Fires 1995

    Lovich, Lene
         Stateless 1979
         Flex 1980
         New Toy 1981
         No Man's Land 1981/82

    Lust Control
-        Fun Fun Feeling 1992?

    Luxuria
         Unanswerable Lust 1988
+       Beast Box

Howard Devoto and Noko.

    M/Robin Scott
++     New York London Paris Munich 1979
+++   Pop Musik/M Factor 1979
         That's the Way the Money Goes / Cowboys and Indians 1979
++     The Official Secrets Act 1980
++     Famous Last Words 1982
++     Eureka-ka-ka/Smash the Mirror 1983

    Machinations
         Esteem 1983
         Big Music 1985/86

    Magazine
++     The Correct Use of Soap 1980

    Man or Astro-man?
+       Experiment Zero 1996

Contains cool remake of Byrne's "Television Man". Otherwise a bit hard to take all at once due to strange/harsh sounds.

    Manhattan Transfer
-        Mecca for Moderns 1981
         Brasil 1987

    Mann, Aimee
+       Bachelor No. 2 1999

    Material
         Memory Serves 1982

    Mazda, Richard
+       Hands of Fate 1983

Credits listthe Wall of Voodoo guys: "Joe Nanini and Marc Moreland (dinosaur gtr. noises, skull drums, VOODOO attitude)"

    McLaren, Malcolm
+       Fans 1984
+       Madame Butterfly (single) 1984
+       Swamp Thing 1985
+       House of the Blue Danube 1989

    Men Without Hats
+++   Rhythm of Youth 1983
+++   Folks of the 80s Part III 1984
+++   Pop Goes the World 1987
-        In the 21st Century

Smoothed out sound, missing the "edge" of earlier albums.

    Men and Volts
         Hootersville 1983
         Tramps in Bloom 1984
         The Mule 1987

    Men at Work
         Business as Usual 1982
         Cargo 1982/83

    Mental As Anything
         Fundamental 1986

    Mi-Sex
         Computer Games / Graffiti Crimes 1979
         Computer Games 1979/80
++     Space Race 1980
         Where Do They Go? 1981-1984

    Midnight Oil
         10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1982/83
         Diesel and Dust 1986/87
         Blue Sky Mining 1990

    Mike and the Mechanics
         1 1985
         Living Years 1988

    Ministry
+       The Land of Rape and Honey 1988
+       Psalm 69 1992

An overrated album by an overrated band. Sure, Ministry has been a big influence on other bands. But, they couldn't deliver enjoyable music the way that Industrial Pop bands like NIN and Gravity Kills did. This is industrial for its own sake.

    Miss Angie
+++   Triumphantine 1999

Pop grunge done well. Could be thought of as combination of Garbage and Blondie.

    Missing Persons
++     Spring Session M 1982
++     Rhyme and Reason 1984
++     Color in Your Life 1986

    Moby
+       Rare: The Collected B-Sides 1996

2 CD set. Second CD is remixes of "Go".

    Modern English
         After the Snow 1982/83
         Richochet Days 1984/85
         Stop Start 1986
         I Melt With You (maxi-single) 1990

    Moev
         Alibis / Ha (Bible Belts) / Chairman 1984
         Yeah Whatever 1989

    Mortal
+       Lusis 1992
+       Fathom 1993
+       Live April 10 1993 1993

    Mortification
-        Mortification 1991

    Motello, Elton
+       Victim of Time 1977-79

Contains 7:00 version of "Jet Boy Jet Girl", as if the short version isn't enough!
+++   Pop Art 1980
The song "Pocket Calculator" is revved up even faster than "Ca Plane Pour Moi"/"Jet Boy Jet Girl". Great album of a variety of new-wave styles.

    Motels
-        Motels 1979
         All Four One 1982

    Mothership
+       Mothership LP 1997

Randy Rose and Danny Rose from Mad At The World.

    Motion Factory
++     Motion Factory 1992?

    Mouse on Mars
++     Autoditacker 1997

    Moyet, Alison
+       Alf 1984/85

    Moyet, Allison
         Love Resurrection/Baby I Do 1984

    Mr Mister
         Go On... 1987

    Mr. Oizo
++     Analog Worms Attack 2000

    My Bloody Valentine
++     Loveless 1990/91

    Nails
+       Mood Swing 1984

Contains '88 Lines about 44 Women'
         Dangerous Dreams 1986

    Naked Eyes
         Naked Eyes 1983

    Nena
         99 Luftballons 1983/84
         It's All in the Game 1985

    New Marines
         No Peace 1983

    New Order
+       Brotherhood
++     Power Corruption and Lies
         Murder/Theives Like Us 1984
+       Substance (compil) 1987

2 CD set.

    Nine Inch Nails
++     Head Like a Hole (maxi-single) 1989
+++   Pretty Hate Machine 1989
++     Broken 1992
++     You're So Physical (maxi-single) 1992?

A 3 inch CD with a marginal cover of Adam Ant's fabulous song.
++     The Downward Spiral 1994
+++   Further Down the Spiral 1995

    Nine Nine Nine (999)
+       Biggest Prize in Sport
+       Biggest Tour in Sport

    Nirvana
+       Nevermind 1991

    Nitzer Ebb
++     That Total Age 1986-87
++     Belief 1989
++     Showtime 1990
++     EbbHead 1991
++     Big Hit 1995

    Nobodys, The
         No Guarantees 1984

    Noise Unit
         Deceit/Struktur 1989

    Norway
+++   1 2000
+++   Geometry Not Geography 2002

    Numan, Gary
+++   Tubeway Army 1978
+++   Pleasure Principle 1979
+++   Replicas 1979
+++   Telekon 1980
+       Dance 1981
+       I Assassin 1982
++     Absolution/Magic 1995

    O'Conner, Hazel
-        Breaking Glass (soundtrack) 1980

    OMD
+++   Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 1980
+++   O.M.D. 1980/81

This is a collection of half of the songs from the debut album and half of the songs from the second album (Organisation). The album title reads: first line: O.M.D.; second line: Orchestral Manouevres in the Dark.
+++   Architecture and Morality 1981
+++   Dazzle Ships 1983
2
+++   Junk Culture 1984
++     Locomotion/Her Body/The Avenue 1984
++     Crush 1985
++     Secret 1985
++     Forever Live and Die 1986
+++   The Pacific Age 1986
++     We Love You (maxisingle) 1986
+       Dreaming 1988

    Ocasek, Ric
         This Side of Paradise 1986

    Oingo Boingo
++     Forbidden Zone 1978/90

Soundtrack to a weird movie. The movie itself was the creation of Danny Elfman's brother Richard. But, the music is a fabulous array of early 20th century brassy jazz like Cab Caloway mixed with synthesizer songs and early Oingo Boingo stylings. Cool!
++     Oingo Boingo (EP) 1980
Available as 10 inch or 12 inch EP of four songs. "Ain't This the Life" is maximum spaz and energy--a masterpiece.
         Only a Lad/Ain't This the Life 1980
+++   Only a Lad 1981
The early masterpiece of New Wave spastic rock music. This is the showpiece of Danny Elfman's unique ability to jerk his voice all around and end up with an enjoyable symphony of invigoration. And, who else would back this with trumpets and trombones?
++     Nothing to Fear 1982
++     Good for Your Soul 1983
++     Wake Up It's 1984 1983
++     Gratitude 1984
++     So-Lo 1984
Actually billed as a Danny Elfman album, but sure sounds like the usual Oingo Boingo music. A little more cool factor on this one.
++     Dead Man's Party 1985
++     Boi-ngo 1987
++     Pain 1987
++     Boingo Alive 1988
2 CD set.
-        Dark at the End of the Tunnel 1990
Gone are the spastic sounds and vocal stylings of the earlier Oingo Boingo albums. The music has little energy or appeal. Not dark (artistically), but dreary, like you got to the end of the tunnel and it was a dead end and you just gave up.

    One Bad Pig
+       Smash 1989

The highlight of this pop punk done metal style is the hilarious "Looney Tune" with the famous cartoon melody accompanied by lyrics about kosher and goyim.
+       Swine Flu 1990
-        I Scream Sunday 1991
Only redeeming value is the appearance by Johnny Cash on his own song "The Man in Black". Johnny is a great sport.
-        Live Blow the House Down 1992

    Orgy
+++   Blue Monday (maxi-single) 1998

Great cover of New Order's song. Totally transformed from electronica cool to thrash hi-energy.
++     Candyass 1998
+       Vapor Transmission 2000
They fade into the vague world of hyped-up metal, losing the charm of their first album.

    Pankow
++     My Ding Dong / German Burning Wallpaper 1990

    Pep Squad
-        No Doy! 1999?

    Pet Shop Boys
+++   Disco 1986
+       Please 1986
+       Actually 1987
++     Introspective 1988
+       Behavior 1990
++     Go West (maxi-single) 1993
++     Very 1993
++     Disco 2 1994
+       Bilingual 1996

    Pixies
+       Surfer Rosa 1988
++     Trompe le Monde 1991

    Plague of Ethyls
++     1 1994?

    Planet P
-        Planet P 1983

    Plasmatics
+       Beyond the Valley of 1984
++     Metal Priestess

    Plastic Bertrand
+++   Ca Plane Pour Moi 1977/78
+       L'Album 1980

    Plastics
         Diamond Head / Robot / Top Secret Man / Peace 1981/82

    Plastmatics
+       New Hope for the Wretched

    Poindexter, Buster
+       Buster Poindexter 1987

David Johansen

    Police
++     Regatta de Blanc 1979
++     Zenyatta Mondatta 1980
++     Ghost in the Machine 1981
++     Synchronicity 1983

    Praxis
++     Praxis 1984

    Presidents of the USA
++     1 1995

Shows you that two or three strings is plenty on a guitar. The others just muddy up the sound.
++     2 1996
++     Peaches (maxi-single) 1996
++     Pure Frosting 1999

    Pretty and Twisted
+       1 1995

Marc Moreland of Wall of Voodoo on guitar.
+       Ride! (maxi-single) 1995

    Prieboy, Andy
         Tomorrow Wendy/To the Dogs/Maybe That's Not Her Head 1990
+++   Upon My Wicked Son 1990
+++   Montezuma (EP) 1991
+++   Sins of Our Fathers 1995

    Prince
++     1999 1982
++     Purple Rain 1984
+++   Raspberry Beret 1985

    Prodigal Sons
+++   1 1994?
+++   2 1995?

    Profane, Benny
+       Where is Pig? 1986

    Program 2
         The Feeling / Love Games (mixes) 1994

    Propaganda
         Secret Wish 1985

    Prozzak
+++   Hot Show 1999

    Psychedelic Furs
++     Talk Talk Talk 1981

    Public Image Ltd.
++     Flowers of Romance 1981
+       9 1989

    Radiohead
+       OK Computer 1997

    Re-Flex
         Politics of Dancing 1983

    Real Life
         Heartland 1983

    Real McCoy
++     Another Night 1985
++     One More Time 1997

    Red Wedding
         Nails 1984

    Rednex
+++   Cotton Eye Joe (maxi-single) 1995

Hoe-down hi-energy dance tune, a great combination.

    Reds
         AOR Radio Sampler 1979

Break On Through, Self Reduction, Whatcha Doin To Me, Destination.
+       Reds 1979

    Reed, Lou
         New Sensations 1984
         Industrial 1986

    Renegade Soundwave
++     Soundclash 1989

    Rentals
++     Return of the Rentals 1995

    Replacements
+       Kiss Me on the Bus (maxi-single) 1985

    Republica
++     Ready To Go (maxi-single) 1996

Says "Not for sale" on it. Only one song, the standard single version.
++     Republica 1996

    Residents
++     Meet the Residents 1974
+++   Not Available 1974/78

Like a soundtrack. Unique melodies.
+       Third Reich and Roll 1976
Doesn't really go anywhere. Not listenable.
+++   Duck Stab/Buster and Glen 1978
Fantastic blend of weird singing and strange simple tunes. Best Residents album by far. The bonus weird versions of nursery rhymes tacked on end of CD release aren't nearly as good as the rest of the album.
++     Commercial Album 1980
40 songs, each one minute long. A lot like Duck Stab album but a little more EZ listening and simpler tunes.
+       George & James 1984
The music of George Gershwin done fantastic, but the music of James Brown done annoyingly. Get it for the George half.
++     Vileness Fats 1984
Soundtrack.
++     Stars & Hank Forever 1986
Sousa marches done weird and fun. Hank Williams songs done weird and morose.

    Ridgway, Stan
++     Big Heat
++     Camouflage
++     Mosquitos 1989
++     Partyball 1991
+       Black Diamond 1995

Stan has gotten pretty mellow at this point.
++     Work the Dumb Oracle (Drywall) 1995
++     The Drywall Incident 1997
++     The Drywall Project 1997
+       Anatomy 1999

    Romantics
+       Romantics 1979/80
+       Midwest Pop Explosion 1980
+       National Breakout 1980

    Romeo Void
++     Benefactor 1981/82
++     Instincts 1984

    Roxy Music
++     Roxy Music 1972
         For Your Pleasure 1973
++     Country Life 1974
++     Siren 1975
         Viva (Live) 1976
         Manifesto 1979
++     Flesh and Blood 1980
+       The High Road (Musique) 1983

    Rush
+       All the World's a Stage (live) 1976
++     Moving Pictures 1981
+       Signals 1982

    S-Express
         Theme 1988

    S-Xpress
         Music Lover 1989

    SWA
         Your Future If You One 1985

    Sacrament
-        Haunts of Violence 1992

    Sad and Lonely(s)
         Sad and Lonely(s) 1991

    Scaterd-Few
+       Sin Disease 1990

    Scatterbrain
+       Keep Dancing

    Scritti Politti
+       Cupid and Psyche 85 1985

    September Equation
++     When You Thought You Knew It All… 2002

    Sheena and the Rokkets
         Sheena and the Rokkets 1980/81

    Shelley, Pete
++     No One Like You 1983
         Heaven and the Sea 1986

    Shoes
+       Present Tense 1979
+       Tongue Twister 1981

    Shonen Knife (Compil.)
         Every Band Has a Shonen Knife Who Loves Them 1989

    Shriekback
-        Oil and Gold 1985
         Go Bang! 1988
+       The Dancing Years 1990

    Silicon Teens
+++   Music for Parties 1979/80

    Simple Minds
         New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) 1982
         Once Upon a Time 1985

    Sincerely Paul
-        Grieve 1991

    Siouxsie and the Banshees
+++   The Scream 1978
+++   Join Hands 1979
++     Kaleidoscope 1980
+++   Ju-Ju 1981
++     Kiss in the Dreamhouse 1982
++     Hyaena 1983/84
++     Tinderbox 1985/86
+       Song from the Edge of the World 1987
++     Through the Looking Glass 1987
         Peek a Boo/False Face/Catwalk 1988
++     Peepshow 1988
+       Superstition 1991
+       The Rapture 1995

    Skafish
++     1 1980
+       Conversation 1982?

    Skinny Puppy
+       Too Dark Park 1990

    Sleater-Kinney
++     All Hands on the Bad One 2000

    Smashmouth
++     Fush Yu Mang 1997
++     Astro Lounge 1999

    Smith, Michael W.
+       The Big Picture 1986

    Soft Cell
+++   Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret 1981
+++   Tainted Love 1981?
+++   Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing 1982
+       Art of Falling Apart 1983
+       Soul Inside (EP) 1984
++     This Last Night in Sodom 1984
++     Down in the Subway/Disease and Desire/Born to Lose 1986
++     Tainted Love Remixes 1999
+       Cruelty Without Beauty 2002

They're back together but don't really click on this record.

    Sonic Youth
+       Dirty 1992

    Southern Culture on the Skids
+       For Lovers Only 1992
++     Dirt Track Date 1996

"Camel Walk" will get you up out of your seat and boogying.
+++   Plastic Seat Sweat 1997
Their masterpiece, the most catchy pop record with some serious fun/funny tunes. Sample…"Day Old Banana Puddin'". This is country hoedown kind of toe-tappin' record that you'll sing along with.
+       Liquored Up and Lacquered Down 2000
Kind of low-key and missing the energy of their previous two great records.

    Sozo
+       Purity 1995

    Space
++     Tender Force b/w Robbots

    Spandau Ballet
         Diamond 1982
         TRUE 1983

    Sparks
+++   Sparks 1971
+++   Sparks/Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing 1971-73

Two albums on one CD.
+++   Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing 1973
++     Kimono My House 1974
+++   Propaganda 1974
+++   Indiscreet 1975
++     Big Beat 1976
+       Introducing 1977
++     No 1 in Heaven 1979
++     Terminal Jive 1979
++     History Of Sparks 1981
+++   Tips For Teens/Don't Shoot Me 1981
++     Whomp that Sucker 1981
++     Angst In My Pants 1982
+       Cool Places/Sports 1983
++     In Outer Space 1983
++     Pretending to Be Drunk/Kiss Me Quick 1984
++     Pulling Rabbits out of a Hat 1984
+       Progress/Sparks in the Dark/With All My Might 1984?
+++   Change/This Town Ain't Big Enough 1985
++     Fingertips/The Scene 1986
++     Music that You Can Dance To 1986
+       All You Ever Think About Is Sex 1986?
-        Interior Design 1988
++     Singing in the Shower/Smog/Hip Kit 1988
-        So Important 1988
++     Just Got Back from Heaven (5 versions) 1989
++     Mael Intuition 1974-76 (compil.) 1990
+       When Do I Get to Sing My Way 1995
+       When I Kiss You 1995
++     Plagiarism 1998
A tribute album with the quirk that Sparks do it themselves.
++     No 1 Song in Heaven/Hey Skinny 1999
Multiple versions of "No 1 Song in Heaven", plus an unreleased song and computer video clips.
++     Balls 2000
++     Lil' Beethoven 2002
The Mael brothers are still at it and are still experimenting to expand the world of new wave in a 2002 variation. Although many songs have repetitive lyrics, they are still inventive.

    Sparks/Noel
+       Is There More to Life Than Dancing

Noel album with Sparks assistance.

    Speck
+       Speck 1998?

Enjoy the perky punkpop tunes and skip the slow ones.

    Spizz
++     Do a Runner 1980

Athletico Spizz 80
++     Spikey Dream Flowers 1981
Spizzles
++     Spizz (compilation) 1996/2000

    Split Enz
+       Waiata 1981

Some good songs but most are middle-of-the-road new wave pop.

    Squeeze
         Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti 1985

    Squier, Billy
         Don't Say No 1981

    Star 69
-        Eating February 1997

Not interesting. Yet another alt rock band playing more rock music despite the fact that rock and roll is dead.

    Stereolab
+       Dots and Loops 1997

What's all the hype about...yawn.

    Style Council
         Internationalists 1985
         The Cost of Loving 1987
         The Singular Adventures (Greatest Hits Vol 1) 1989

    Sugarcubes
++     Life's Too Good 1988
++     Stick Around for Joy 1992

    Sundholm, Roy
-        The Chinese Method 1979

    Supertones
+       Strike Back 1997?

    Surf Punks
-        My Beach

    Swing Out Sister
-        It's Better To Travel 1987
         Kaleidoscope World 1989

    Swirling Eddies
++     Let's Spin 1988
++     Outdoor Elvis 1989
+       Miracle Faith Telethon 1990

Reworked songs interspersed with satirical "reverend" hosting a telethon for his ministry.

    Syco
+       Kommand 1992?

    Synergy
++     Sequencer 1976
++     Cords 1977/78

    Talking Heads
++     77 1977
++     More Songs About Buildings and Food 1978
+++   Fear of Music 1979
+++   Remain in Light 1980
+++   Speaking in Tongues 1983
+++   Stop Making Sense 1984
++     Little Creatures 1985
++     Sounds from True Stories 1986

Songs from the movie, mostly not performed by the Talking Heads.
++     True Stories 1986
+       Naked 1988

    Talking Heads/Heads
+       No Talking Just Head 1996

    Tangerine Dream
         Exit 1981
         Underwater Sunlight 1986

    Tapes, The
         Party 1980

    Taylor, Steve
++     I Want to Be a Clone 1983
++     Meltdown 1984
++     Limelight 1985
++     On the Fritz 1985
+++   I Predict 1990 1987
++     Best We Could Find (compil) 1988
++     Chagall Guevera 1991

Released as a band called Chagall Guevera.
+++   Squint 1993
++     I Predict a Clone (tribute) 1994

    Tears for Fears
         Mothers Talk / Empire Building 1984
         Songs from the Big Chair 1985

    Technos
++     Songs for a Nervous World 1988?

    Telex
         Haven't We Met Somewhere Before?/Dummy/Exercise… 1982

Mael and Mael from Sparks credited on songs.

    Ten - 10000 Maniacs
+       Wishing Chair 1985
+       In My Tribe 1987
+       Blind Man's Zoo 1989
+       Hope Chest 1990

Compilation.
+       MTV Unplugged (live) 1993

    The The
+       Infected 1986

    Thompson Twins
         In the Name of Love 1981
         Side Kicks 1983
         Here's to Future Days 1985

    Three O'Clock
         Sixteen Tambourines 1983

Produced by Earle Mankey.

    Til Tuesday
         Voices Carry 1985
         Welcome Home 1986

    Tom Tom Club
+++   Tom Tom Club 1981
+       Close to the Bone 1983
++     Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom 1988/89
+       Good the Bad and the Funky 2000

Substantial change in sound toward black vocals and funk.

    Toni Childs
         Union 1988

    Tonio K
++     Romeo Unchained 1986

    Torch Song
         Wish Thing 1984

    Transvision Vamp
+       Pop Art 1988

    Travelogue
+++   The Art of Conversation 2002

Very good. Very original yet is a electronic revival of Joy Division, the first Depeche Mode album, and perhaps other music of about 1980. Analogue synthesizers and unique voice technique.
+++   Winter EP 2002

    Travelogue/House of Wires
++     You Are Obsolete 1998
++     Monogamy 2000?

    Travelogue/Pivot Clowj
++     It's not as if it were the end of the world… 1998

    Tribe of Dan
-        Shook Up 1990?

First song good, rest marginal.

    Trio
++     (title unknown--Szene Stars?)
+++   Da Da Da (compil) 1997

    Tubes
         Tubes 1975
         Young and Rich 1976
         Remote Control 1979
+       Compilation Backward Principle 1981

    Twisted Sister
+       Stay Hungry 1984

Of course, the hit "We're Not Gonna Take It" is great, but my favorite is "Burn in Hell" which could almost be a Christian song.

    U2
+       Joshua Tree

    UB40
         Labour of Love 1983

    Ultravox
         Ultravox 1976
+       Three into One 1979
++     Vienna 1980
++     Rage in Eden 1981
         Monument the Soundtrack 1983
++     Lament 1984

    Unforgiven
++     1 1986

    Untold Dream
++     Third Phase 2001-02

Synthesizers. Ends with song sounding like Fad Gadget.

    Van Tiegham, David
         These Things Happen 1984

    Vapors, The
++     New Clear Days 1980

Includes "Turning Japanese"

    Various
++     Celluloid 2
-        Demolition
+       Life Without Post Modern

Says "For Promotional Use Only--Not for Sale".
+       Weird Science (soundtrack)
Include Oingo Boingo's theme song for the movie. Also, other new wave bands.
++     Exposed 1981
2 LPs.
++     Geyser Icelandic 1986
         Lost Angels 1989
+       Tyranny of the Beat 1991
+       Only for the Headstrong 1992
Quite strong, almost mean, music.
++     1800 Seconds of Motion 1992?
+       Fish Faves Vol 2 1992?
-        Heavy Righteous Metal 1992?
Songs by One Bad Pig, Lust Control, The Crucified, and other more-hair-metal groups.
+       Jyradelix 1992?
++     M 1992?
+       Slava: Voice of the People 1992?
++     Welcome to the Future 1993
+       Shut Up Kitty 1994
Industrial remakes of hit New Wave tunes. Some funny, most quite harsh with indecipherable words (and sometimes even indecipherable melody). Contains Devo's "Freedom of Choice" redone by 16 Volt.
++     Technorave 1 1994
+       Buy Product 2 1994-96
++     Happy Rave '95 1995
+       Huh Vol 16 1995
Sampler of post-grunge groups like Blind Melon, Joan Osbourne, and Luna.
++     World of Dance: New Wave of the 80's 1995
Good selection of songs in the middle of New Wave--not too soft and not too weird.
+++   SF Rave X-plosion 1995?
++     Dance Hits 96 Supermix 1996
++     Dance Mix Vol 1 1996
Contains the great songs "Unbelieveable", "3-2-1 Pump", "Move This", I'm Too Sexy", "U Can't Touch This". Plus lesser tunes.
++     New Wave Archive 1996
First songs is by the Stranglers, the rest are other early real punk bands.
++     Happy 2B Hardcore 1997
+       Mortal Kombat Annihilation 1997
Includes songs by KMFDM, Megadeath, Rammstein, Psykosonik, Pitchshifter, Future Sound of London, George S Clinton, and others.
+++   React Techno Classics 1997
++     Chef Aid 1998
Worth bearing through Cartman's singing just to get to Devo's rerecording of their very early song "Huboon Stomp".
++     Ultimate Dance Party 1998 1998
++     Ultimate New Wave Party 1998 1998
Good selection of hit songs, only one or two slow ones.
+       Automata 2.0 1999
Sampler, tending toward Rock sound.
++     Automata 3.0 2000/01
Sampler (magazine) from Canada. More new wave and electronica than on 2.0 album.
++     New Music Vol 2 2001
Includes the best groups from PlastiqMusiq. Great sampler.
+       Plastiq Musiq New Musiq Vol 1 2001
+       Synthpop Megamix 2001
30 songs by various 2000-era groups.
+       Unheard Artist Compilation UAC1 2001
+       Unheard Artist Compilation UAC2 2001
         Electro Nouveau 2002
++     Fear of Musiq 2002
Great songs by Travelogue, Norway, and others.
+++   Plastiq Christmas 2002
Contains great songs by Travelogue, plus songs by Echoing Green, Goat Explosion, Ani, Joy Electric, September Equation, Norway, Untold Dream, I Satellite (very good!), and Goodnight Star.
++     This is Tech-Pop 2002
High points: Fischerspooner, Circ, Yellow Note vs. Pukka, Ladytron. Low points: Zoot Woman, Tiga & Zyntherius.
+       Unheard Artist Compilation UAC3 2002
Sampler.
         This Is Electroclash 2003
++     New Wave (compil.)

    Vector
+       Mannequin Virtue/Please Stand By 1990

Two albums in one.

    Vega, Suzanne
+       Suzanne Vega 1985
+       Solitude Standing 1987
+       Days of Open Hand 1990
+       99.9F 1992
+       Nine Objects of Desire 1996

    Velvet Underground
+++   Velvet Underground (and Nico) 197?

Devo influencer.

    Vengeance
-        Human Sacrifice 1988

    Veruca Salt
+++   American Thighs 1994

Not a copy of the Breeders or Pixies, although perhaps influenced by them.
+++   Blow It Out… (EP) 1996
Seether, Straight, and She's a Brain.
+       Eight Arms to Hold You 1997

    Village People
         Go West 1979
         Live and Sleazy 1979

2 LP

    Violent Femmes
+       Violent Femmes 1982
++     Hallowed Ground 1982b

    Virus
+       Analogue 1994?

    Volcano Suns
+       All Night Lotus Party 1986

    Waitresses
++     I Could Rule the World… 1982

Contains the hit "I Know What Boys Like".

    Wall of Voodoo
+++   Morricone Themes (live) 1980
+++   Wall of Voodoo (EP) 1980
+++   The Index Masters 1980/91
+++   Dark Continent 1981
+++   Call of the West 1982
+++   There's Nothing On This Side 1982

Cool western-style instrumental that flows into Mexican Radio.
++     Mexican Radio 1982/89
3 inch CD of album version of Mexican Radio with live version of Tomorrow and Call of the West recorded in Barstow Auditorium August 18, 1982.
++     Granma's House (compil) 1984
+++   Far Side of Crazy/Dance You… 1985
+++   Far Side of Crazy (both sides) 1985
+++   Seven Days in Sammystown 1985
The best.
++     Do It Again 1987
++     Happy Planet 1987
++     The Ugly Americans 1988

    Wall of Voodoo (Mark Moreland Mess)
+       Take It to the Spotlight 2002

Includes great remake of Jonny Cash's
not the old gospel classic."

    Was (Not Was)
+       Was (Not Was) 1981
+       Born to Laugh at Tornadoes 1983

    Weezer
++     Weezer 1994

A good album with not only a bunch of popular hits, but a full set of likeable music.

    Wiedlin, Jane
+       Jane Wiedlin 1985
+       Fur 1988
+       Tangled 1990

    Wigtop
+       Revelation 1921 1992

    Wire
+       Chairs Missing 1978

Overrated.
         Ahead (maxi-single) 1987
Contains two versions of "Ahead", "Ambulance Chasers", "Feed Me", "Vivid Riot of Red".

    Woodentops
         Giant 1986
         Wooden Foot Cops on the Highway 1988

    Writ on Water
-        Sylph 1992

    X
+++   Los Angeles/Wild Gift 1980/81

Their two best albums on one CD.
         Wild Thing/True Love Pt 2 1983/84
-        Ain't Love Grand 1985
-        See How We Are 1987

    X-Propagation
-        Conflict 1993

See Brent Stackhouse also with Deitiphobia and Wigtop.

    X-Sinner
-        Get It 1989

This is a copy of AC/DC. The copy is almost exact on the first song ("Medicine"), less on others.

    XL and DBD
+       Sodom and America 1993

    XTC
++     Go 2 1978
+       White Music 1978
         English Settlement 1982
         The Big Express 1984
         Skylarking 1986

    Xymox
         Clan of Xymox 1986
         Blind Hearts / A Million Things / Scum 1987
         Blind Hearts/Senses Coalesce/Promises 1989
         Phoenix of My Heart / Wild Thing outro 1991

    YMO
++     Public Pressure Live 1980
+++   Xoo Multiples 1980
+++   BGM 1981

This album is a very major influence upon the development of New Wave--and later 1990s electronica. Compare the song "Mass" to one of the Pet Shop Boys songs.
-        Naughty Boys 1983
This album shows them losing their synth new-wave style and falling into an unenjoyable weak pop.

    YMO/Sakamoto
         Risky/After All 1987

    Yankovic, Weird Al
++     Bad Hair Day
++     Weird Al Yankovic 1983
++     UHF 1989

Must hear "Spatula City".
++     Off the Deep End 1992
++     Alapalooza 1993
++     Running With Scissors 1999

    Yaz
+       Upstairs at Eric's
+       You and Me Both

    Yello
+       You Gotta Say Yes 1983
+       Stella 1985
         Tied Up 1986/88
         Call It Love/L'Hotel 1987
++     One Second 1987
         Flag 1988
         Jingle Bells 1995

as featured in Disney's The Santa Clause

    Yellow Power
         Yellow Power 1982

    Yum Yums
         Sweet as Candy 1997

    Zappa, Frank
         Ship Arriving Too Late... 1982

Includes

    Zappa/Beefheart
+       Bongo Fury

    Zero
+       Ravenous 1992
 
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