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EPISODIX:
Posted:
March 1, 2021
Music:
All music in this episode released in 1981.
- Pretenders “Message of Love” Pretenders II (Sire)
- U2 “I Threw a Brick Through a Window” October (Island)
- The Teardrop Explodes “Passionate Friend” Wilder (Mercury, Fontana)
- Echo & the Bunnymen “A Promise” Heaven Up Here (Korova)
Except for…
- The Psychedelic Furs “Pretty in Pink” All of This and Nothing (Columbia) 1988
Notes:
Patron of the pod Eric Lohrenz picks up where he left off from his October 2020 episode on debut albums and highlights the follow-ups. We focus on 4 albums, released in 1981: Pretenders II, October by U2, Wilder by the Teardrop Explodes and Heaven Up Here by Echo & the Bunnymen.
Also, you should check out this episode Noah Crane did on sophomore albums back in November 2020.
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