Albums First Released in 1979
Post-punk, new wave and electronic music moved quickly in 1979, even as major rock and pop albums dominated sales. Notable albums first released in 1979 include London Calling by The Clash, Off the Wall by Michael Jackson, Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division and The Wall by Pink Floyd.
The decade ended without a single centre. Michael Jackson pointed towards modern pop, Joy Division towards post-punk, the Clash absorbed reggae and rockabilly, and Pink Floyd expanded the concept album to stadium scale.
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Our Pick of the Year: London Calling by The Clash
London Calling expanded punk without abandoning its urgency. The Clash moved through reggae, ska, rockabilly, soul and hard rock on songs such as the title track, Clampdown and Train in Vain. The double album feels broad because the band treated genre as material to use rather than a boundary to respect.
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The Clash – London Calling (2xLP)
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Michael Jackson – Off The Wall
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Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures
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Pink Floyd – The Wall (2xLP)
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AC/DC – Highway To Hell
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Supertramp – Breakfast In America
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Dire Straits – Communiqué
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Cut – The Slits
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Olivier Messiaen – Quatuor Pour La Fin Du Temps (Original Source Series, Hand-Numbered Limited Edition, 180g)
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The Cure – Three Imaginary Boys
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Yellow Magic Orchestra – Solid State Survivor
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Stiff Little Fingers – Inflammable Material
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Donald Byrd – Chant (Blue Note Tone Poet)
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Van Halen – Van Halen II
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Bobby Hutcherson – Oblique (Blue Note Tone Poet)
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George Harrison – George Harrison
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Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker – The Gifted Ones (Analogue Productions, Pablo Series)
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Sun Ra – On Jupiter
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Bad Company – Desolation Angels (2xLP, 180g, 45RPM, Analogue Productions)
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Candy-O – The Cars (MoFi, 180g)
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Pat Metheny Group – American Garage (ECM)
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Wayne Shorter – The Soothsayer (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series)
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The Sun Ra Arkestra – Sleeping Beauty
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Dexter Gordon – Clubhouse (Blue Note Tone Poet)
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Stevie Wonder – Stevie Wonder's Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants (2xLP)
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Horace Andy – Pure Ranking
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Wire – 154
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Akiko Yano – 7 O’clock in Tokyo
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Alfredo De La Fé – Alfredo
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Foreigner - Head Games (2xLP, 45rpm, Atlantic 75 Series, Analogue Productions)
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Grant Green – Solid
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Nick Lowe – Labour Of Lust (Pink vinyl)
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Ismaila Touré, Sixu Tidiane Touré – Mandinka Dong
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Ian Dury And The Blockheads – Do It Yourself
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Giorgio Moroder – E=MC²
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The Only Ones – Even Serpents Shine
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Ian Hunter – You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic (2xLP, 2024 Expanded edition, Green Vinyl )
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The Movers – Kansas City
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Peter Tosh – Mystic Man (Limited, Green vinyl)
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Joni Mitchell – Mingus
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Supertramp – Breakfast In America (Picture Disc)
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Miles Davis – Birth Of The Blue (Analogue Productions)
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Dire Straits – Communiqué (2xLP, Numbered, 180g, 45RPM, MoFi)
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Buzzcocks – Singles Going Steady
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Buddy Guy, Junior Wells – Live In Montreux (Black Vinyl)
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Tubeway Army – Replicas
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John Dankworth Paul Hart Octet – Octavius (VG+/VG) – LP, AU 1979
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The Dukes – The Dukes (E/VG+) – LP, AU 1979
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