1983

The following 50 records from 1983 are reviewed on this site:

January

Eurythmics, Sweet Dreams [11]

Grand Funk, What's Funk? [6]

February

Eric Clapton, Money And Cigarettes [9]

Sonic Youth, Confusion Is Sex [10]

U2, War [11]

March

Frank Zappa, The Man From Utopia [9]

Frank Zappa, Baby Snakes [10]

Marillion, Script For A Jester's Tear [11]

Pink Floyd, The Final Cut [9]

Thin Lizzy, Thunder And Lightning [10]

April

Carl Wilson, Youngblood [7]

David Bowie, Let's Dance [9]

Renaissance, Time-Line [8]

Steve Hackett, Highly Strung [9]

May

Brian Eno, Apollo Atmospheres & Soundtracks [11]

Kinks, State Of Confusion [12]

Ramones, Subterranean Jungle [10]

June

Electric Light Orchestra, Secret Messages [8]

Peter Gabriel, Plays Live [12]

Police, Synchronicity [12]

Ringo Starr, Old Wave [9]

Rod Stewart, Body Wishes [4]

Talking Heads, Speaking In Tongues [11]

July

Robert Plant, The Principle Of Moments [8]

August

AC/DC, Flick Of The Switch [12]

Asia, Alpha [10]

Black Sabbath, Born Again [6]

Cocteau Twins, Head Over Heels [12]

September

Moody Blues, The Present [11]

Tom Waits, Swordfishtrombones [12]

October

Alice Cooper, Dada [13]

Bob Dylan, Infidels [10]

Genesis, Genesis [12]

Paul McCartney, Pipes Of Peace [7]

November

Eurythmics, Touch [11]

Rolling Stones, Undercover [10]

Steve Hackett, Bay Of Kings [10]

U2, Under A Blood Red Sky [10]

Yes, 90125 [10]

December

Cure, Japanese Whispers [10]

[Month unknown:]

10cc, Windows In The Jungle [5]

Accept, Restless & Wild [13]

Animals, Ark [10]

Birthday Party, Mutiny/The Bad Seed [11]

Cheap Trick, Next Position Please [10]

Coil, Transparent [8]

Gary Moore, Victims Of The Future [10]

J. J. Cale, # 8 [9]

Paramounts, [Whiter Shades Of R'n'B] [9]

Swans, Filth [10]


The following 24 albums in MP3 from 1983 is reviewed on this site:

Clannad: Magical Ring

Depeche Mode: Construction Time Again

Duran Duran: Seven & The Ragged Tiger

Einstürzende Neubauten: Zeichnungen Des Patienten O.T.

Einstürzende Neubauten: Strategies Against Architecture

Iron Maiden: Piece Of Mind

Madonna: Madonna

Manfred Mann's Earth Band: Somewhere In Africa

Metallica: Kill 'Em All

Midnight Oil: 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1

Mike Oldfield: Crises

Motorhead: Another Perfect Day

Nina Hagen: Fearless

Oingo Boingo: Good For Your Soul

Ozzy Osbourne: Bark At The Moon

Paul Simon: Hearts And Bones

Prince: 1999

R.E.M.: Murmur

Slayer: Show No Mercy

Sparks: In Outer Space

Stevie Ray Vaughan: Texas Flood

Tears For Fears: The Hurting

XTC: Mummer

ZZ Top: Eliminator


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