Kim Wilde - Teases & Dares

This week (November 12th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of Teases & Dares, the fourth studio album from Kim Wilde. It charted at number 66 in the UK, number 35 in Sweden, number 24 in Finland, number 22 in Germany and number 10 in Switzerland. Here in the US, it spent ten weeks total on the Billboard Album chart with a peak spot of number 84.

Difford & Tilbrook - Difford & Tilbrook

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of Difford & Tilbrook, the only studio album release from Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, the main songwriters from Squeeze. It went to number 47 in the UK; here in the US it spent fifteen weeks on the Billboard Album chart and peaked at number 55. Many consider it the bridging album between the group’s 1982 Sweets From a Stranger and 1985’s Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti.

The The - Soul Mining (30th anniversary)

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of Soul Mining, the debut album from the British band The The.

Please click here for my full review of this 1983 release.

The The - Soul Mining

Soul Mining, released in 1983, was the debut album from the British band The The, fronted by Matt Johnson. While the band was popular in their home country, putting three singles up on the UK charts, their success didn’t translate as well in the States. Mostly their music could be heard on college radio stations that tended to showcase more alternative music.

I had actually forgotten about some of the songs on this album that I did know until about a year or so ago. My buddy Aaron in the state of Washington mentioned them, leading me to seek out the music to add to my library. That was really the first time I had listened to the whole album. Since then, it has come up a few times on my iPod album shuffling.