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CBGLuthier

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6. December 1979 it was this one

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Wed May 9, 2012, 08:02 AM

May 2012

I remember listening to it while happily soldering away on my PAIA synthesizer.

As for the Knack I had the album and the 45 which had the most wonderful sleeve.

I think they were a good band but the record company screwed up and used every great song they wrote on their first album. Oh well, Prince came along a few years later and showed just how to be really dirty in the lyrics.

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Its 1979, what album are you trying to wear out? [View all] BootinUp May 2012 OP

Most of my 1979 records were used for impromptu skeet practice. Joe Shlabotnik May 2012 #1

hmmm BootinUp May 2012 #2

Ok... Old Van halen passed the test, and few cheap trick songs survived to mixed audio tapes. Joe Shlabotnik May 2012 #3

probably the Kinks surrealAmerican May 2012 #4

I kid you not! I wrote a school report back in '79 that said the Knack was the next great Supergroup LynneSin May 2012 #5

December 1979 it was this one CBGLuthier May 2012 #6

Pure Pop For Now People-Nick Lowe mikeSchmuckabee May 2012 #7

The latest David Bowie album, of course. nt zanana1 May 2012 #8

My very first album dr.strangelove May 2012 #9

In 1979 I loved: pink-o May 2012 #10

I love your taste in music dana_b May 2012 #25

"The Wall" and Blondie's hifiguy May 2012 #11

"Hemispheres" (Rush) lastlib May 2012 #12

Pink Floyd - The Wall TrogL May 2012 #13

I was probably on my second copy of "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" by then. HopeHoops May 2012 #14

For sure The Wall. The Last Waltz or maybe Excitable Boy. davsand May 2012 #15

The Wall. Low Budget. Dream Police. Iggo May 2012 #16

This one geardaddy May 2012 #17

The Cars, Candy-O MadrasT May 2012 #18

The Wall, Breakfast in America and The Knack. ArnoldLayne May 2012 #19

Oh I forgot London Calling and Candy O. ArnoldLayne May 2012 #20

I was heavily into KISS back then (hey, I was 10 in 79) opiate69 May 2012 #21

"This ain't no party, this ain't no disco." bluedigger May 2012 #22

In '79 I was still working on Court & Spark Bertha Venation May 2012 #23

Arguably her best album. Doc_Technical May 2012 #27

Lots of good ones but "London Calling" dana_b May 2012 #24

Broken English-Marianne Faithfull hobbit709 May 2012 #26

"Fear of Music" the Talking Heads kwassa May 2012 #28

Cheap Trick - At Budokan bluesbassman May 2012 #29

The B52s first album, including Rock Lobster and Planet Claire kwassa May 2012 #30