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ninety-four albums

A. C./ D. C. - Powerage

The Adverts - Crossing the Red Sea with the Adverts

Terry Allen - Lubbock (On Everything)

Atlanta Rhythm Section - Champagne Jam

Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band - Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)

Big Star - Third/ Sister Lovers

Blondie - Parallel Lines

Boney M - Nightflight to Venus

Kate Bush - The Kick Inside

The Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen

The Buzzcocks - Love Bites

The Cars

Cheap Trick - At Budokan

Cheap Trick - Heaven Tonight

Chic - C'Est Chic

Albert Collins - Ice Pickin'

Elvis Costello - This Year's Model

Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!

Dixie Dregs - What If

Dave Edmunds - 4: Tracks on Wax

Joe Ely - Honky Tonk Masquerade

Funkadelic - One Nation under a Groove

Peter Gabriel[ 2]

The Jerry Garcia Band - Cats under the Stars

Marvin Gaye - Here, My Dear

Butch Hancock - West Texas Waltzes and Dust-Blown Tractor Tunes

Haruomi Hosono and the Yellow Magic Band - Paraiso

The Jacksons - Destiny

The Jam - All Mod Cons

Waylon Jennings/ Willie Nelson - Waylon & Wilie

Billy Joel - 52nd Street

David Johansen

Journey - Infinity

Judas Priest - Stained Class

Judas Priest - Killing Machine [Hell Bent for Leather]

Kraftwerk - The Man-Machine

Lene Lovich - Stateless

Nick Lowe - Jesus of Cool

Magazine - Real Life

Bob Marley and the Wailers - Kaya

R. Stevie Moore - Delicate Tension

The Motors - Approved by the Motors

Willie Nelson - Stardust

N. R. B. Q. - At Yankee Stadium

The Only Ones

John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett - Deep and Meaningless

Parliament - Motor Booty Affair

Teddy Pendergrass - Life Is a Song Worth Singing

Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance

Pere Ubu - Dub Housing

The Plastic People of the Universe - Egon Bondy's Happy Hearts Club Banned

The Police - Outlandos d'Amour

Prince Far I - Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Chapter 1

John Prine - Bruised Orange

Public Image Ltd. - Public Image/ First Issue

Queen - Jazz

Gerry Rafferty - City to City

The Ramones - Road to Ruin

Lou Reed - Street Hassle

The Residents - Duck Stab/ Buster and Glen

The Residents - Not Available

The Rezillos - Can't Stand the Rezillos

The Tom Robinson Band - Power in the Darkness

Kenny Rogers - The Gambler

The Rolling Stones - Some Girls

Todd Rundgren - Hermit of Mink Hollow

Rush - Hemispheres

The Rutles

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Thousand Knives of Ryuichi Sakamoto

Conrad Schnitzler - Con

Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - Stranger in Town

Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Scream

Slave - The Concept

The Patti Smith Group - Easter

Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes - Hearts of Stone

Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town

Steel Pulse - Handsworth Revolution

The Suicide Commandos - Make a Record

Sylvester - Step II

Talking Heads - More Songs about Buildings and Food

Throbbing Gristle - D.o.A: The Third and Final Report

Toto

Ultravox - Systems of Romance

The Upsetters - Return of the Super Ape

Van Halen

Tom Waits - Blue Valentine

Joe Walsh - But Seriously, Folks...

Muddy Waters - I'm Ready

Wire - Chairs Missing

X-Ray Spex - Germfree Adolescents

Eikichi Yazawa - Goldrush

Yellow Magic Orchestra

Neil Young - Comes a Time

Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy

fifty-three singles and deep cuts

Hamilton Bohannon - 'Let's Start the Dance', Summertime Groove

Alicia Bridges - 'I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)', Alicia Bridges

Jimmy Buffett - 'Cheeseburger in Paradise', Son of a Son of a Sailor

Cabaret Voltaire - Extended Play [E. P.]

Michael Campbell and Lee Perry - 'Dread at the Control'

The Clash - 'Clash City Rockers'

The Clash - '(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais'

The Commodores - 'Three Times a Lady', Natural High

Elvis Costello and the Attractions - 'Radio Radio'

Dire Straits - 'Sultans of Swing', Dire Straits

Ian Dury and the Blockheads - 'Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick'

Earth, Wind and Fire - 'September', The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire Vol. 1

Exile - 'Kiss You All Over', Mixed Emotions

The Fall - Bingo-Master's Break-Out! [E. P.]

Ganymed - 'It Takes You Higher', Takes You Higher

Art Garfunkel - 'Bright Eyes', [Various artists] The Original Soundtrack from the Film Watership Down; alternate mix, Fate for Breakfast [U. K. version, 1979], and Scissors Cut [U. S. version, 1981]

Eddy Grant - 'Living on the Frontline', Walking on Sunshine

Hot Chocolate - 'Every 1's a Winner', Every 1's a Winner

Instant Funk - 'I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)', Instant Funk [1979]

Dee D. Jackson - 'Automatic Lover', Cosmic Curves

Joe Jackson - 'Is She Really Going Out with Him?', Look Sharp! [1979]

Kebekelektrik - 'War Dance'

Chaka Khan - 'I'm Every Woman', Chaka

Nick Lowe and His Sound - '(What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love and Understanding'

Cheryl Lynn - 'Got to Be Real', Cheryl Lynn

Barry Manilow - 'Can't Smile Without You', Even Now

Barry Manilow - 'Copacabana', Even Now

The Middle Class - Out of Vogue [E. P.]

Gary Moore - 'Parisienne Walkways', Back on the Streets

Giorgio Moroder - 'Chase', Midnight Express: Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Hugh Mundell - 'Africa Must Be Free by 1983', Africa Must Be Free by 1983

Musique - 'In the Bush', Keep On Jumpin'

Negative Trend [E. P.]

999 - 'Emergency', 999

999 - 'Homicide', Separates

The Normal - 'Warm Leatherette'

Robert Palmer - 'Every Kinda People', Double Fun

Peaches and Herb - 'Shake Your Groove Thing', 2 Hot

Peaches and Herb - 'Reunited', 2 Hot

The Pointer Sisters - 'Fire', Energy

Prince - 'Soft and Wet', For You

The RAH Band - 'The Crunch', The Crunch & Beyond

The Records - 'Starry Eyes', Shades in Bed [1979]

The Tom Robinson Band - '(Sing If You're) Glad to Be Gay', Rising Free.... [E. P.]

Rod Stewart - 'Do Ya Think I'm Sexy, Blondes Have More Fun

The Subway Sect - 'Nobody's Scared'

Donna Summer - 'MacArthur Park', Live and More

Donna Summer - 'Last Dance', [Various artists] The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of Thank God It's Friday

A Taste of Honey - 'Boogie Oogie Oogie', A Taste of Honey

The Undertones - 'Teenage Kicks'

The Village People - 'Macho Man', Macho Man

The Village People - 'Y.M.C.A.', Cruisin'

The Who - 'Who Are You', Who Are You

two archival and compilation albums

Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture

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