Albums First Released in 1982
Polished pop and music television shaped 1982, but hardcore punk, goth and electronic dance music were also developing quickly. Standout albums from 1982 include Thriller by Michael Jackson, Rio by Duran Duran, Avalon by Roxy Music and The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden.
Thriller showed the scale pop could reach, while Rio and Avalon defined different versions of sleek 1980s production. At the same time, the Cure, Bad Brains and Iron Maiden served audiences outside mainstream pop.
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Our Pick of the Year: Thriller by Michael Jackson
Thriller joined pop, R&B and rock with producer Quincy Jones's precise arrangements. Billie Jean, Beat It and the title track each target a different part of the audience, but Jackson's voice and the album's rhythm keep the set coherent. Its videos expanded the reach of the songs, while the LP remained the centre of the project.
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Sonic Youth – Sonic Youth (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 2006
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George Adams, Don Pullen – Melodic Excursions (VG+/VG+) – LP, NL 1982
Second Hand / NetherlandsOriginal 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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Richie Cole – Return To Alto Acres (VG+/E) – LP, US 1982
Second Hand / USOriginal price $40.00 - Original price $40.00Original price$40.00$40.00 - $40.00Current price $40.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Excellent (E) Description Release...
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Don Burrows – Burrows' Jazz Brothers - A Retrospective (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1982
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal 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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Bob Seger And The Silver Bullet Band – The Distance (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1982
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Barbara Thompson, Rod Argent – Ghosts (VG+/VG+) – LP, UK 1982
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Ernie Watts – Chariots Of Fire (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1982
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Umberto Tozzi – Eva (VG+/VG+) – LP, IT 1982
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Uncanny X-Men – 'SaliveOne! (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1982
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal 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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Etron Fou Leloublan – Les Poumons Gonflés (VG+/VG+) – LP, CH 1982
Second Hand / SwitzerlandOriginal 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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Shakin' Stevens – Give Me Your Heart Tonight (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1982
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal 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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Continuum – Mad About Tadd (VG+/E) – LP, US 1983
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Dr. Hook – Players In The Dark (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1982
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Various – Summer Lovers (Original Sound Track From The Filmways Motion Picture) (VG+/VG) – LP, AU 1982
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal 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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DD Smash – Cool Bananas (VG+/VG) – LP, AU 1982
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Glenn Shorrock – Villain Of The Peace (VG+/VG) – LP, CA 1983
Second Hand / CanadaOriginal 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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James Taylor – Dad Loves His Work / J.T. (VG+/VG) – LP, AU
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal 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 (VG) Description Releas...
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Various – The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (The Music) (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1982
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Melissa Manchester – Hey Ricky (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1982
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal 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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The Jeff Hamilton Quintet – Indiana (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1982
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The Steve Gray Orchestra – Dreams Volume Two - 12 Beatles Classics (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1983
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal 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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Sheena Easton – Madness, Money And Music (VG+/E) – LP, SG 1982
Second Hand / Singapore, Hong Kong, MalaysiaOriginal 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: Excellent (E) Description Release...
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Louis Clark, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Hooked On Classics 2 - Can't Stop The Classics (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal 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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Terry Gibbs & His West Coast Friends – My Buddy (VG+/VG+) – LP, JP 1982, No OBI
Second Hand / JapanOriginal price $40.00 - Original price $40.00Original price$40.00$40.00 - $40.00Current price $40.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Comments: Light ...
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Elton John – Jump Up! (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1982
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National Lampoon – Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll, And The End Of The World (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1982
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Nick Lowe – Nick The Knife (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1982
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal 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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Robbie Patton – Orders From Headquarters (VG+/VG) – LP, AU 1982
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal 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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L. Ron Hubbard – Space Jazz (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1982
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Gang Of Four – Songs Of The Free (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1982
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Tom Robinson – North By Northwest (VG+/VG)
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The Kids From Fame – The Kids From Fame (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1982
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Dixie Dregs – Industry Standard (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1982
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal 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+) Description ...
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Various – Hawkwind Friends & Relations (VG+/VG) – LP, UK 1982
Second Hand / UKOriginal price $45.00 - Original price $45.00Original price$45.00$45.00 - $45.00Current price $45.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good (VG) Description Releas...
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Jack Mack And The Heart Attack – Cardiac Party (VG+/VG) – LP, AU 1982
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Garland Jeffreys – Guts For Love (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1982
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The Who – It's Hard (VG+/VG) – LP, UK 1982
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Riccardo Fogli – Collezione (VG+/VG+) – LP, IT 1982
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Mouse & The Traps – Public Execution (VG+/VG+) – LP, FR 1982
Second Hand / FranceOriginal price $30.00 - Original price $30.00Original price$30.00$30.00 - $30.00Current price $30.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description ...
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Graham Parker – Another Grey Area (VG+/VG+) – LP, EU 1982
Second Hand / EuropeOriginal 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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Jon Anderson – Animation (VG+/VG+) – LP, Australasia 1982
Second Hand / AustralasiaOriginal 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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The Rolling Stones – Still Life (American Concert 1981) (VG+/VG+) – LP, UK 1989
Second Hand / UK, EuropeOriginal price $40.00 - Original price $40.00Original price$40.00$40.00 - $40.00Current price $40.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description ...
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Andrew Lloyd Webber – Song & Dance (VG+/VG+) – 2xLP, Australasia 1982
Second Hand / AustralasiaOriginal 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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Ry Cooder – The Slide Area (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1982
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal 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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Billy Field – Try Biology (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1982
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal 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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Nancy Wilson – 20 Golden Greats (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1982
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal 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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Anne Murray – The Hottest Night Of The Year (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1982
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal 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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Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos – We Never Close (VG+/VG+) – LP, NZ 1982
Second Hand / New ZealandOriginal 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+) Comments: Light ...
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