1981 was a pivotal year for popular music. We take a deep dive into the tunes of that year and discuss the most memorable music of the year.

Show notes:

We&#39;re not going to link to all the records we mention, but here is an <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/1981-music-sampler/pl.u-yP49VFdmALV" rel="nofollow">Apple Music playlist</a> with most of the songs we discuss.

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<li><a href="https://amzn.to/2GFuswD" rel="nofollow">The Clash: Sandinista!</a></li>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/2GKkZUO" rel="nofollow">Rolling Stones: Tattoo You</a></li>
<li><a href="https://tinaturnerblog.com/2011/01/30/honky-tonk-woman-tina-turner-opening-for-the-rolling-stones-in-1981/" rel="nofollow">Honky Tonk Woman: Tina Turner opening for the Rolling Stones in 1981</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.walkmancentral.com/products/wm-2" rel="nofollow">Sony Walkman WM-2</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Taping_Is_Killing_Music" rel="nofollow">Home Taping Is Killing Music (Wikipedia)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.discogs.com/The-Cure-Faith-And-Carnage-Visors/release/842538" rel="nofollow">The Cure: Faith and Carnage Visors</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.crispyambulance.com/intro.html" rel="nofollow">Crispy Ambulance</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.discogs.com/The-Clash-Sandinista-Now/release/3422469" rel="nofollow">The Clash: Sandinista Now!</a>, the abridged promo LP released for radio</li>
<li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/sandanista-now/pl.u-q0PdXI3xYoa" rel="nofollow">Sandanista Now! playlist</a> on Apple Music</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardian_Angels" rel="nofollow">Guardian Angels (Wikipedia)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/dec/17/1981-pop-year-of-revolution" rel="nofollow">Forget 1966, because 1981 was pop&#39;s year of revolution</a></li>
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Our next tracks:

<ul>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/2GktIxN" rel="nofollow">Miles Davis &amp; John Coltrane: The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6</a></li>
<li><a href="https://amzn.to/2uy7mDA" rel="nofollow">Ellen Foley: Spirit of St Louis</a></li>
<li>Listen <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/episode-98-the-next-track/pl.u-z1NdYie29V1" rel="nofollow">as a playlist</a> on Apple Music</li>
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Episode #99 - Radio, Radio

Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video.