1983 - 30th Anniversary Wrap Up

With the final day of the year upon us once more, I thought I would give a quick list recap of all the albums from 1983 that I reviewed for their thirtieth anniversaries this past year. How many albums was that exactly?

Divinyls - Desperate

This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of Desperate, the debut studio album from the Australian band Divinyls. This 1983 peaked at number 5 in their native country early in the year before hitting the world-wide scene months later.

Let's Active - Afoot

Formed right here in North Carolina (the state I have called home now since 1988), Let’s Active began as a trio in Winston-Salem. Their original line up included Mitch Easter (guitar and vocals), Faye Hunter (bass) and Sara Romweber (drums). Easter had a close association with R.E.M. in the early days; he co-produced their first few albums in the early 80’s and Let’s Active even opened for them on tour.

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of their debut EP Afoot, which peaked at number 154 on the US Billboard Album chart.

The Sugarhill Gang - Rappin' Down Town

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of Rappin’ Down Town from the Sugarhill Gang - Wonder Mike (Michael Wright), Big Bank Hank (Henry Jackson) and Master Gee (Guy O‘Brien). This 1983 album was the third one from the New York City based rap group, following up 8th Wonder from the previous year (click here for that review).

Hot Chocolate - Love Shot

October marked the thirtieth anniversary of Love Shot, the eighth and final studio album during the 1980’s for the UK band Hot Chocolate. The roster at the time included Errol Brown (vocals), Tony Connor (drums), Larry Ferguson (keyboards), Harvey Hensley (guitar), and Pat Olive (bass).

The Bluebells - The Bluebells

This year marks the thirtieth anniversary release of The Bluebells, the debut EP from the Scottish band of the same name. The group was made up of Robert Hodgens (guitar), Kenneth McCluskey (vocals and harmonica), Dave McCluskey (drums), Russell Irvin (guitar), Craig Gannon (guitar), Lawrence Donegan (bass) and Neil Baldwin (bass).

Blue Nile - A Walk Across the Rooftops (30th anniversary)

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of A Walk Across the Rooftops, the debut EP from the Scottish pop group the Blue Nile.

Click here for my full album review.