So we will be celebrating our 40th anniversary at the start of next year. As a promotion, we will be highlighting each year we have been open for a limited time, starting with 1980.
Check out the special year by year section (new & used/cd &vinyl) that has been carved out just as you enter the store. All new cd/vinyl in the 1980 section will be 15% off regular price.
For fun & possible inspiration, listed below are some employee favorites from albums released in 1980. Please submit your own top list in the comment section below or on the matching facebook post. We give out a $15 gift certificate to 2 random people who post their favorites.
Mike C
1.Roky Erickson and the Aliens(self-titled)
2.Talking Heads Remain In Light
3.X Los Angeles
4.XTC Black Sea
5.Pretenders(self-titled)
6.Dire Straits Making Movies
7.Devo Freedom of Choice
8.Pete Townshend Empty Glass
9.Bob Marley Uprising
10.Soft Boys Underwater Moonlight
Mike B
1.John Foxx Metamatic
2.K. Leimer Closed Systems Potential
3.Various Artists Wanna Buy a Bridge?
4.John Hassell / Brian Eno Fourth World Vol. 1 – Possible Musics
5.B.G. Gilbert / G. Lewis 3R4
6.Curlew Curlew
7.Talking Heads Remain in Light
8.Cabaret Voltaire Voice of America
9.Captain Beefheart Doc at the Radar Station
10.Young Marble Giants Colossal Youth
Mikey
1.Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
2.The Cramps Songs the Lord Taught Us
3.Ramones End of the Century
4.Motörhead Ace of Spades
5.Angel Witch Angel Witch
6.Judas Priest British Steel
7.X Los Angeles
8.Black Friday Jealous Again
9.Circle Jerks Group Sex
10.Iron Maiden Iron Maiden
Sophie
1.Talking Heads Remain in Light
2.Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac Live
3.Billy Joel Glass Houses
4.Bruce Springsteen The River
5.Hall & Oats Voices
Matt
1.Steely Dan Gaucho
2.Joy Division Closer
3.Prince Dirty Mind
4.Soft Boys Underwater Moonlight
5.The B-52’s Wild Planet
6.Talking Heads Remain in Light
7.Feelies Crazy Rhythms
8.Dire Straits Making Movies
9.Young Marble Giants Colossal Youth
10.Devo Freedom of Choice
Springsteen THE RIVER. Not only my favorite record from 1980 but also my favorite Springsteen record. Four great sides. All killer, no filler. This record doars
1980 – some “at the time,” some retro selections. A couple guaranteed to have been purchased new at Pure Pop that year.
Springsteen – the River
Pretenders I
Neil Young – Hawks & Doves
The Clash – Sandinista
Townshend – Empty Glass
Zevon – Bad Luck Streak
1 Motorhead Ace Of Spades
2 Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
3 AC/DC Back In Black
4 Joy Division Closer
5 Ramones End of the Century
6 X Los Angeles
7 Judas Priest, British Steel