Triple purple colored vinyl LP pressing. 1981 was a seismic year in pop music, with a huge number of new artists making unforgettable chart debuts. Welcome to THE VAULT for 1981, featuring 82 tracks. Some of the tracks included were Top 40 hits, some missed the chart completely. Some were representative of massive selling albums, and some were big hits in the U.S. and not in the U.K but all are part of the wonderful pop story of 1981. Includes tracks by Simple Minds, Spandau Ballet, Heaven 17, Eurythmics, Debbie Harry, Donna Summer, Gary Numan, John Foxx, Generation X, Hazel O'Connor, Bow Wow Wow, Honey Bane, Altered Images, Adam & the Ants, Squeeze, Split Enz, The Boomtown Rats, Hot Chocolate, Boney M, John Mellencamp, Steve Winwood, Elton John, Rush, Rainbow, Girlschool, Thin Lizzy, Gillan, The Psychedelic Furs, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Teardrop Explodes, The Undertones, The Stranglers. Dexys Midnight Runners & Kevin Rowland, The Police, The Clash, and many others.

Track List

1. Simple Minds - Sweat in Bullet
2. Spandau Ballet - Paint Me Down
3. Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
4. Eurythmics Annie Lennox Dave Stewart - Never Gonna Cry Again
5. John Foxx - Europe After the Rain
6. Gary Numan ; Dramatis - Love Needs No Disguise
7. Altered Images - Dead Pop Stars
8. Adam ; the Ants - Young Parisians
9. Rick James - Super Freak
10. Sister Sledge - All American Girls
11. Chaka Khan - What Cha' Gonna Do for Me
12. Freeez - Flying High
13. Shakatak - Living in the UK
14. Level 42 - Love Games
15. Sheila Hylton - the Bed's Too Big Without You
16. Bruce Springsteen - the River
17. John Mellencamp - Ain't Even Done with the Night
18. Reo Speedwagon - in Your Letter
19. Billy Joel - Say Goodbye to Hollywood - Live
20. Elton John - Nobody Wins
21. Joan Armatrading - I'm Lucky
22. The Alan Parsons Project - Time
23. Pretenders - Louie Louie
24. Pat Benatar - Fire and Ice
25. Generation X - Dancing with Myself
26. Echo ; the Bunnymen - a Promise
27. The Teardrop Explodes - Colours Fly Away
28. Dexys Midnight Runners ; Kevin Rowland - Show Me
29. Joe Jackson - Jumpin' Jive
30. The Manhattan Transfer - Boy from New York City
31. The Creatures - Mad Eyed Screamer
32. The Cure - Primary
33. New Order - Procession
34. The Psychedelic Furs - Dumb Waiters
35. The Clash - This Is Radio Clash
36. Scritti Politti - the "Sweetest Girl"
37. The Undertones - It's Going to Happen!
38. Squeeze - Is That Love?
39. Debbie Harry - the Jam Was Moving
40. Donna Summer - Cold Love
41. Commodores - Lady (You Bring Me Up)
42. Steve Winwood - While You See a Chance
43. Journey - Who's Crying Now
44. Rush - Tom Sawyer
45. Meat Loaf - I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us

UPC > 198029011319

Format > New Vinyl

Label > Universal Uk

Release Date > Release Date: 6.20.25

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