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Bill Evans‘ ‘The Paris Concert: Edition Two’ is a live album recorded on November 29, 1979 with Marc Johnson and Joe LaBarbera and released in 1980 by Elektra Musician.
Public Image Ltd‘s ‘Metal Box’ is their second album released on November 23, 1979 by Virgin Records.
The Jam‘s ‘Setting Sons’ feat. ‘The Eton Rifles,’ is their fourth studio album almost fully written by leader Paul Weller and released on November 16, 1979 by Polydor
Bill Evans‘ ‘Homecoming’ is a live album recorded on November 6, 1979 at the Southeastern Louisiana University with Marc Johnson and Joe LaBarbera and released on April 13, 1999 by Milestone.
Marianne Faithfull‘s ‘Broken English’ is her seventh studio album featuring ‘The Ballad of Lucy Jordan,’ produced by Mark Miller Mundy and released on November 2, 1979 by Island
Stevie Wonder‘s ‘Journey Through The Secret Life of Plants’ is the soundtrack to the documentary ‘The Secret Life of Plants’, directed by Walon Green; released on October 30, 1979 by Tamla.
‘Damn the Torpedoes’ by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is their third album co-produced with Jimmy Iovine and released on October 19, 1979 by Backstreet / MCA Records.
‘The Specials‘ is their eponymous and debut album featuring ‘A Message to You, Rudy,’ produced by Elvis Costello and released on October 19, 1979 by 2 Tone
Madness‘ ‘One Step Beyond . . .’ is their debut album produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley and released on October 19, 1979 by Stiff / Sire
Blondie‘s ‘Eat to the Beat’ is their fourth studio album produced by Mike Chapman and released in October 1979 by Chrysalis
‘Survival’ by Bob Marley & The Wailers is a roots reggae album released on October 2, 1979 by Island/Tuff Gong.
The Police‘s ‘Reggatta de Blanc’ is their second (featuring ‘Message in a Bottle’ and ‘Walking on the Moon’) album released on October 2, 1979 by A&M.
Leonard Cohen‘s ‘Recent Songs’ is his sixth studio album released on September 27, 1979 by Columbia.
Gang of Four‘s ‘Entertainment!’ is their debut album released on September 25, 1979 by EMI/ Warner Bros.
Eagles‘ ‘The Long Run’ is their sixth studio album (the first with Timothy B. Schmit in place of Randy Meisner) released on September 24, 1979 by Asylum.
Wire‘s ‘154’ is their third album produced by Mike Thorne and released in September 1979 by Harvest / Warner Bros.
Frank Zappa‘s ‘Joe’s Garage’ is a rock opera, originally released on September 17 and November 19, 1979 as two separate studio albums by Zappa Records.
The Slits’ ‘Cut’ is their debut studio album produced by Dennis Bovell and released on September 7, 1979 by Island
Gary Numan‘s ‘The Pleasure Principle’ is his third studio album released on September 7, 1979 by Beggars Banquet / Atco
