The Mojo Collection: The Ultimate Music Companion

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Dick Gaughan - Handful of Earth (1981)

First listen: Scottish folk

 

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Journey - Escape (1981)

A bit of nostalgia perhaps among the MOJO editors for some early MTV-era music. I'm quite nostalgic too, but this album contains perhaps four really good songs (if you don't mind the treacly prom song "Open Arms" - which I don't). Even as a fan, Journey would have been well represented by a greatest hits (plus that would include "Separate Ways" and earlier hits like "Lights" and "Any Way You Want It").

 

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The Birthday Party - Prayers on Fire (1981)

As much as I enjoy Nick Cave, I've never listened to his earlier group.

 

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Black Flag - Damaged (1981)

 

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Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cafe (1981)

 

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The Human League - Dare (1981)

 

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Toto - Toto IV (1982)

 

[axolotl]

^ Well, I suppose "Rosanna" and "Africa" catapulted this one into the MOJO list.

I had some comments for certain ones above, but I squelched them, in my never-ending quest to be loved and adored.

 

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Agree with you, @axolotl about Toto IV being here - don't quite get it

Marshall Crenshaw - Marshall Crenshaw (1982)

 

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Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)

 

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Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982)

 

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The Dream Syndicate - The Days of Wine and Roses (1982)

 

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The Cure - Pornography (1982)

 

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Kate Bush - The Dreaming (1982)

I almost never break out Bush (and she is an acquired taste) but man what a revelatory singer/songwriter - great album (that I will probably not listen to again in the next 5 years - some people never learn ).

 

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John Cale - Music for a New Society (1982)

First Listen

 

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Donald Fagen - The Nightfly (1982)

 

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Psychedelic Furs - Forever Now (1982)

 

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Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain (1983)

 

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U2 - War (1983)

 

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King Sunny Ade and His African Beats - Synchro System (1983)