1980

Dead Kennedys – Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

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X – Los Angeles

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Talking Heads – Remain in Light

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Feelies – Crazy Rhythms

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Public Image Ltd. – Second Edition

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Holger Czukay – Movies

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Joy Division – Closer

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Suicide – The Second Album

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The Pretenders – The Pretenders

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Daryl Hall – Sacred Songs

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1981

King Crimson – Discipline

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X – Wild Gift

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Rush – Moving Pictures

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Brian Eno/David Byrne – My Life in the Bush of Ghosts

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Nick Mason – Fictitious Sports

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The Raincoats – Odyshape

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Glenn Branca – The Ascension

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Leo Kottke – Guitar Music

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1982

Laurie Anderson – Big Science

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Lou Reed – The Blue Mask

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The Dream Syndicate – The Days of Wine and Roses

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Descendents – Milo Goes to College

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1983

Violent Femmes – Violent Femmes

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New Order – Power, Corruption & Lies

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Rolling Stones – Undercover

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Terry Riley – Descending Moonshine Dervishes

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1984

Husker Du – Zen Arcade

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The Minutemen – Double Nickels on the Dime

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Jean Michel Jarre – Zoolook

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Univers Zero – Uzed

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Replacements – Let It Be

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Laurie Anderson – United States Live

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Meat Puppets – II

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Metallica – Ride the Lightning

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The Raincoats – Moving

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1985

Meat Puppets – Up On the Sun

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The Fall – This Nation’s Saving Grace

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Marillion – Misplaced Childhood

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Ryuichi Sakamoto – Esperanto

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Camper Van Beethoven – Telephone Free Landslide Victory

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Yngwie Malmsteen – Marching Out

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Butthole Surfers – Psychic…Powerless…Another Man’s Sac

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Plasticland – Plasticland

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1986

Firehose – Ragin’, Full-On

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1987

Dinosaur Jr. – You’re Living All Over Me

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Killdozer – 12 Point Buck

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1988

Jane’s Addiction – Nothing’s Shocking

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Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation

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Lard – Power Of Lard [EP]

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1989

Indigo Girls – Indigo Girls

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Beastie Boys – Paul’s Boutique

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Philip Glass – Solo Piano