Albums First Released in 1981
Club music, new wave and synthesiser-led pop became more visible in 1981, while rock and soul continued to change. Key releases from 1981 include Nightclubbing by Grace Jones, Moving Pictures by Rush, Never Too Much by Luther Vandross and Juju by Siouxsie and the Banshees.
Grace Jones joined reggae rhythm, funk and new wave at Compass Point; Luther Vandross brought a new polish to soul; Rush condensed progressive rock; and Siouxsie and the Banshees made darker guitar music.
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Our Pick of the Year: Nightclubbing by Grace Jones
Nightclubbing placed Grace Jones inside the Compass Point rhythm section's mix of reggae, funk and new wave. Pull Up to the Bumper, Walking in the Rain and I've Seen That Face Before use space as carefully as rhythm. Jones's controlled delivery makes the album feel unified even when the songs come from different writers.
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Gustav Holst, Sir Simon Rattle, Philharmonia Orchestra, The Ambrosian Singers – The Planets
NewOriginal price $52.00 - Original price $52.00Original price$52.00$52.00 - $52.00Current price $52.00Condition: Brand New Ships from: Melbourne Description Release details Tracklist Simon Rattle's original 1980...
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Igor Stravinsky, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado – Pétrouchka
NewOriginal price $78.00 - Original price $78.00Original price$78.00$78.00 - $78.00Current price $78.00Condition: Brand New Ships from: Melbourne Description Release details Tracklist Petrushka is one of three i...
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Richard Bonynge, Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti, New York City Opera Orchestra – Live From Lincoln Center (VG+/VG+) – 2xLP, UK 1981
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 Plus (VG+) Description ...
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Frederica Von Stade, Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Maurice Ravel – Schéhérazade / Chansons Madécasses / Mélodies Populaires Grecques / Mélodies Hébraïques (E/VG+) – LP, US 1981
Second Hand / USOriginal price $15.00 - Original price $15.00Original price$15.00$15.00 - $15.00Current price $15.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Excellent (E) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description Release...
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Camille Saint-Saëns, Ottorino Respighi – Oratorio De Noël / Lauda Per La Natività Del Signore (NM/VG+)
Second Hand / SwedenOriginal price $20.00 - Original price $20.00Original price$20.00$20.00 - $20.00Current price $20.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Near Mint (NM or M-) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description ...
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Artur Schnabel, Ludwig van Beethoven – The Beethoven Piano Sonatas Volume 4: Sonatas Nos. 23 & 25-32 (E/E) – 4xLP, UK 1981
Second Hand / UKOriginal price $20.00 - Original price $20.00Original price$20.00$20.00 - $20.00Current price $20.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Excellent (E) Cover: Excellent (E) Description Release detail...
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Hector Berlioz, Paul Dukas, Camille Saint-Saëns, Daniel Barenboim, Orchestre De Paris – Le Carnaval Romain - Béatrice Et Bénédict - La Damnation De Faust - Le Déluge - Samson Et Dalila - Danse Macabre - L'Apprenti Sorcier (E/VG+) – LP, DE 1983
Second Hand / GermanyOriginal price $15.00 - Original price $15.00Original price$15.00$15.00 - $15.00Current price $15.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Excellent (E) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description Release...
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James Tyler, The London Early Music Group – Elizabethan Social Music (English Consorts, Lute Duets And Solos) (E/E) – LP, UK 1981
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: Excellent (E) Cover: Excellent (E) Description Release detail...
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Marc Antoine Charpentier, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie – Pastorale (E/VG+) – LP, FR 1981
Second Hand / FranceOriginal price $15.00 - Original price $15.00Original price$15.00$15.00 - $15.00Current price $15.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Excellent (E) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description Release...
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