Freddie Hubbard records the album ‘Keystone Bop Vol. 2: Friday & Saturday’ with Joe Henderson and Bobby Hutcherson (1981)

Freddie Hubbard‘s ‘Keystone Bop Vol. 2: Friday & Saturday’ is a live album recorded on November 27 & 28, 1981 with Joe Henderson and Bobby Hutcherson and released in 1996 By Prestige.

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Some Bizzare publish Soft Cell’s debut album : ‘Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret’ featuring ‘Tainted Love’ (1981)

Soft Cell‘s ‘Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret’ is their debut studio album featuring ‘Tainted Love,’ produced by Mike Thorne and released on November 27, 1981 by Some Bizzare

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Joan Jett releases ‘I Love Rock ‘n Roll,’ her second album featuring ‘Crimson and Clover’ and ‘I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll’ (1981)

Joan Jett‘s ‘I Love Rock ‘n Roll’ is her second studio album recorded with her backing band The Blackhearts and released on November 18, 1981 by Boardwalk.

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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark release their third album : ‘Architecture And Morality’ featuring ‘Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans)’ (1981)

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark‘s ‘Architecture & Morality’ is their third studio album featuring ‘Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans),’ co-produced with Richard Manwaring and Mike Howlett and released on November 8, 1981 by Dindisc

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The Police release ‘Ghost in the Machine,’ their fourth album featuring ‘Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic’ and ‘Spirits in the Material World’ (1981)

The Police‘s ‘Ghost in the Machine’ (a name inspired by Arthur Koestlers book) is their fourth album released on October 2, 1981 by A&M.

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King Crimson release their eighth album : ‘Discipline,’ their first after seven years (1981)

King Crimson‘s ‘Discipline’ is their eighth (the first after seven years)studio album co-produced with Rhett Davies and released on September 22, 1981 by E.G. Records / Warner Bros. Records

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Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Ella Abraça Jobim,’ an album of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s songs (1980)

Ella Fitzgerald‘s ‘Ella Abraça Jobim’ is a studio album devoted to the songs of Antonio Carlos Jobim and recorded on September 17–19, 1980 and March 18–20, 1981.

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