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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Olivier Messiaen – Quatuor Pour La Fin Du Temps (Original Source Series, Hand-Numbered Limited Edition, 180g)
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Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk, Felicity Lott, Alfreda Hodgson, Neil Jenkins, Stephen Roberts, St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, The Bach Choir, The Thames Chamber Orchestra, David Willcocks – St. Matthew Passion (VG+/VG+) – 4xLP, UK...
Second Hand / UKOriginal price $25.00 - Original price $25.00Original price$25.00$25.00 - $25.00Current price $25.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description ...
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Ralph Vaughan Williams, Robert Tear, Sheila Armstrong, Helen Watts, Robert Lloyd, Michael Rippon, The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves – Hugh The Drover (VG+/VG) – 2xLP, UK 1979
Second Hand / UKOriginal price $15.00 - Original price $15.00Original price$15.00$15.00 - $15.00Current price $15.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good (VG) Description Releas...
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Frederica von Stade, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis, Gustav Mahler – Songs Of A Wayfarer / Rückertlieder / Two Songs From Des Knaben Wunderhorn (NM/E) – LP, US 1979
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Béla Bartók, Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra – Concerto For Orchestra (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1979
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Ottorino Respighi, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa – Antiche Arie E Danze = Ancient Airs And Dances (VG+/VG+) – LP, DE 1979
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Dinu Lipatti – Bach / Brahms / Chopin / Enescu / Grieg / Liszt / Mozart / Ravel / Scarlatti / Schubert / Schumann (VG+/VG+) – 7xLP, DE
Second Hand / GermanyOriginal price $35.00 - Original price $35.00Original price$35.00$35.00 - $35.00Current price $35.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Comments: Discs ...
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Johann Sebastian Bach, Regensburger Domspatzen, Hanns-Martin Schneidt – Weihnachtsoratorium - Christmas Oratorio (VG+/VG+) – 3xLP, DE 1979
Second Hand / GermanyOriginal price $20.00 - Original price $20.00Original price$20.00$20.00 - $20.00Current price $20.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description ...
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Paul Badura-Skoda – Pièces Pour Le Pianoforte (VG+/VG+) – LP, FR
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Domenico Scarlatti, Gustav Leonhardt – 14 Sonate Per Clavicembalo (E/E) – LP, EU 1979
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Georg Philipp Telemann, Georg Friedrich Händel, Baldassare Galuppi, Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, Johann Christian Bach, Parnassus Ensemble – Parnassus Ensemble (NM/VG+) – LP, BE 1979
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Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt – Concentus In Concert (Holland Festival - Vol. 2) (E/E) – LP, EU 1979
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