1979

The following 63 records from 1979 are reviewed on this site:

January

Bee Gees, Spirits Having Flown [5]

Frank Zappa, Sleep Dirt [8]

February

Cheap Trick, At Budokan [12]

Elvis Costello, Armed Forces [12]

George Harrison, George Harrison [9]

March

Allman Brothers Band, Enlightened Rogues [10]

Badfinger, Airwaves [9]

Beach Boys, L.A. (Light Album) [9]

Frank Zappa, Sheik Yerbouti [11]

Roxy Music, Manifesto [7]

April

ABBA, Voulez-Vous [9]

Bob Dylan, At Budokan [12]

Lou Reed, The Bells [11]

Thin Lizzy, Black Rose [10]

May

Cure, Three Imaginary Boys [12]

David Bowie, Lodger [10]

Frank Zappa, Orchestral Favorites [8]

Gary Brooker, No More Fear Of Flying [10]

Patti Smith, Wave [13]

Ramones, It's Alive [12]

Renaissance, Azure D'Or [7]

Steve Hackett, Spectral Mornings [12]

June

Cars, Candy-O [10]

Dire Straits, Communique [10]

Electric Light Orchestra, Discovery [10]

Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures [13]

Paul McCartney, Back To The Egg [11]

Queen, Live Killers [10]

Who, The Kids Are Alright [14]

July

AC/DC, Highway To Hell [12]

Arthur Brown, Faster Than The Speed Of Light [10]

Can, Can [9]

Neil Young, Rust Never Sleeps [12]

August

Bob Dylan, Slow Train Coming [12]

J. J. Cale, 5 [11]

Led Zeppelin, In Through The Out Door [9]

Michael Jackson, Off The Wall [11]

Talking Heads, Fear Of Music [13]

September

Eagles, The Long Run [10]

Jethro Tull, Stormwatch [11]

Kinks, Low Budget [11]

October

Bob Marley, Survival [9]

Emerson, Lake & Palmer, [Works Live] [12]

Fleetwood Mac, Tusk [12]

Police, Reggatta De Blanc [13]

Residents, Eskimo [-]

Stevie Wonder, Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants [10]

November

Frank Zappa, Joe's Garage [12]

Godley & Creme, Freeze Frame [11]

Jam, Setting Sons [11]

Neil Young, Live Rust [12]

Pink Floyd, The Wall [11]

December

Clash, London Calling [12]

[Month unknown:]

Accept, Accept [10]

Blondie, Eat To The Beat [12]

Captain Beefheart, Shiny Beast [13]

Elton John, Victim Of Love [6]

Gary Moore, Back On The Streets [10]

Ian Dury, Do It Yourself [11]

Mick Taylor, Mick Taylor [10]

Nina Hagen, Nina Hagen Band [12]

Robin Trower, Caravan To Midnight [9]

Steve Harley, The Candidate [10]


The following 42 albums in MP3 from 1979 are reviewed on this site:

Aerosmith: Night In The Ruts

Alan Parsons Project: Eve

Alvin Lee: Ride On

Bad Company: Desolation Angels

Barclay James Harvest: Eyes Of The Universe

Brand X: Product

Camel: I Can See Your House From Here

Eloy: Silent Cries And Mighty Echoes

Foreigner: Head Games

Iggy Pop: New Values

Judas Priest: Unleashed In The East

Kansas: Monolith

Kiss: Dynasty

Klaus Schulze: Dune

Leonard Cohen: Recent Songs

Manfred Mann's Earth Band: Angel Station

Midnight Oil: Head Injuries

Mike Oldfield: Platinum

Motorhead: Bomber

Peter Hammill: Ph7

Prince: Prince

Rainbow: Down To Earth

Ramones: It's Alive

Richard Wahnfried: Time Actor

Rick Wakeman: Rhapsodies

Rory Gallagher: Top Priority

Santana: Marathon

Santana: Oneness Silver Dreams - Golden Reality

Sex Pistols: The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle

Siouxsie & The Banshees: Join Hands

Sparks: No. 1 In Heaven

Sparks: Terminal Jive

Styx: Cornerstone

Supertramp: Breakfast In America

Sweet: Cut Above The Rest

Tangerine Dream: Force Majeure

Tina Turner: Love Explosion

Tom Petty: Damn The Torpedoes

Vangelis: China

Van Halen: Van Halen II

XTC: Drums & Wires

ZZ Top: Deguello


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