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‘Lounge Lizards‘ with John Lurie is their first eponymous album produced by Teo Macero, recorded on July 21-22, 28-29, 1980 and released In 1981 by Eg Records.
Joy Division‘s ‘Closer’ is their second and final studio album released on July 18, 1980 byn Factory Records two months after lead singer Ian Curtis suicide.
Echo & the Bunnymen‘s ‘Crocodiles’ is their debut album released on July 18, 1980 by Korova.
Weather Report‘s ‘Night Passage’ is their eleventh album recorded live before a crowd of 250 people on July 12 and 13, 1980 and released the same year by Columbia.
Dexys Midnight Runners‘ ‘Searching for the Young Soul Rebels’ is their debut studio album featuring ‘Geno,’ produced by Pete Wingfield and released on July 11 1980 by Parlophone / EMI
Ultravox‘ ‘Vienna’ is their fourth studio album produced by Conny Plank and released on July 11, 1980 by Chrysalis Records.
Queen‘s ‘The Game’ feat. ‘Another One Bites the Dust’ & ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ is their eighth studio album released on June 30, 1980 by EMI.
Bob Dylan‘s ‘Saved’ is his twentieth studio album (and the second of his ‘Christian trilogy’) released on June 23, 1980 by Columbia.
The Rolling Stones‘ ‘Emotional Rescue’ feat. ‘She’s So Cold’ is their fifteenth studio album, released on June 20,1980 by Rolling Stones Records
Tom Waits‘ ‘Heartattack and Vine’ is his sixth studio album recorded from June 16 till July 15, 1980 and released in September 1980 by Asylum.
Bob Marley‘s ‘Uprising’ is the final studio album recorded with the Wailers and released on June 10, 1980 by Tuff Gong/Island
Roxy Music‘s ‘Flesh and Blood’ is their seventh studio album (that It will spend 60 weeks on the albums UK chart), released on May 23, 1980 by E.G.
‘Peter Gabriel‘ (3) is his third eponymous solo album featuring ‘Games Without Frontiers’ and ‘Biko,’ produced by Steve Lillywhite and released on May 23, 1980 by Charisma Records.
Diana Ross‘ ‘Diana’ is her eleventh studio album produced By Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers and released on May 22, 1980 by Motown.
‘Chance Meeting’ by Tal Farlow & Lenny Breau is their first and only performance together recorded on May 21, 1980 and released in 1997 by Guitarchives.
Paul McCartney‘s ‘McCartney II’ is his second completely solo album (his first while he is in Wings), released on May 16, 1980 by Parlophone / Columbia.
Grace Jones‘ ‘Warm Leatherette’ is her fourth (more reggae & New Wave than disco) studio album released on May 9, 1980 by Island.
