70s & 80s

Historic recordings from the legendary Stop Making Sense tour catching' the Talking Heads at the top of their game. 

Given the pace of Michael Jackson's post-Thriller release schedule, it's striking that off the wall appeared between two albums with his brothers, Destiny (1978) and Triumph (1980), on which the twenty something phenomenon was also fully engaged.

Compiled by legendary producer Arthur Baker, ‘Breakers Revenge’ is a neardefinitive collection of original funk, soul, latin, disco and electro classic tracks from 1970 to 1984.

Caught at the beginning of her career in 1985, Sade's cool vocals and exotic looks grabbed everyone's attention. But equally as important to Diamond Life's success was the velvet muscle of the band's accompaniment, a sinewy after-hours groove, laden with minimalist funk. Eight of the nine tracks are self-penned. Straddling R&B and pop, this album lays out the hooks and sultry allure that became Sade's soulful standard - intelligent and sexy at the same time.

The definitive female singer songwriter album of the 70's 1971's Blue is just about as perfect as an album can be.

Lou Reed's second solo album Transformer is an album that everyone should own. 

The 4th Led Zeppelin album, untitled but commonly known as "Led Zeppelin IV" or "Four Symbols". Originally released in 1971 it became their biggest seller and one of the biggest selling albums of all-time.

Even without a single, Remain in Light was a hit, indicating that Talking Heads were connecting with an audience ready to follow their musical evolution, and the album was so inventive and influential, it was no wonder.

Unknown Pleasures, the debut studio album from Joy Division, was first released in 1979 on Factory Records.

The album contains the singles The Sweetest Taboo, Never As Good As The First Time and Is It A Crime.

Prince began cementing his reputation as a genre-smashing iconoclast with his self-titled sophomore album, released on Oct. 19, 1979.

Steely Dan holds the title as one of the most quietly subversive pop bands of the 20th century. 

Songs of Faith and Devotion is the eighth studio album by Depeche Mode, originally released in March 1993 by Mute Records.

Closer, the group's second and final album arrived the year after their debut in July 1980 on Factory Records, following Ian Curtis' death two months earlier.

The Album That Created A Superstar' - Originally released at the end of 1973, the double album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road was the crowning moment of an upward trajectory marking the unstoppable rise of Elton John.

Michael Jackson's Thriller is the bestselling album of all time, with 45 million worldwide sales powered by eight grammy awards.

Released in 1982, Upstairs at Eric's is the groundbreaking debut album by Yazoo.

The Queen Is Dead is the Smiths' great leap forward, taking the band to new musical and lyrical heights.

After the success of the dance hits Fame and Young Americans (both off 1975's Young Americans), Bowie seemed to step back, ponder the future of rock, and then turn up the guitars and the art-rock sensibilities and make a completely engaging and evocative album.

New York's 1970s punk was markedly different to that of Britain. Rather than reject the past, American groups deconstructed its forms and rebuilt them with recourse to the music's strengths.

At long last: the classic Steely Dan catalog is back on vinyl.

Although The Smiths continued to improve over the course of their career, the songs here are vital and alive, making sure that their debut remains startling and exciting to this day

The double vinyl edition features ‘The Age of Consent (2018 Remaster)’, ‘Hundreds & Thousands (2024 Remaster)’, updated artwork in rare and unseen photos 140gm sleeve with printed inners and matt laminate cover with spot UV gloss.

Love Is Overtaking Me contains 21 tracks recorded between 1974 and 1990. 

The Dreaming was the breakthrough album for Kate Bush. 

Songs Of A Lost World is the long-awaited new album from The Cure, their 14th studio release and their first in 16 years.

Originally released in 1989 the album that spawned the hits She Drives Me Crazy, Good Thing and Ever Fallen In Love took the band to No.1 in the charts on both sides of the Atlantic and won the band two Brit Awards.

Easter is the first record Patti Smith recorded after the year-and-a-half break that was caused by her fall from a stage in January 1977.

Released in 1979 Fear of Music is the band's third album

Can in 1972 firing on all cylinders and at their most rhymthically inventive bringing funk grooves together with kosmische psychedelic trance. 

John Lennon's 1970 official solo debut is as remarkable for its startling contrast to the Beatles as it is for the passion and force of its songwriting.

The band’s breakthrough record It’s My Life saw the arrival of producer and multi-instrumentalist Tim Friese-Greene, who became a significant creative force in the band and an unofficial fourth member for the remainder of its existence.

At long last: the classic Steely Dan catalog is back on vinyl.

With Graceland, Paul Simon hit on the idea of combining his always perceptive songwriting with the little-heard mbaqanga music of South Africa, creating a fascinating hybrid that re-enchanted his old audience and earned him a new one.

Reissue of the debut Clash album released in April 1977. One of the most important records ever released, not just in punk rock terms either. 

Originally released in 1980 in very limited quantities. Issued under the unwieldy Beach Music Records of the Carolinas, the album blends soul, disco, and mid-tempo steppers, all perfectly suited to Beach Music's signature dance, the Shag.

Imagine is John Lennon's second solo album and is considered the most popular of his solo works.

1970's unexpectedly acoustic-oriented Led Zeppelin III is the sleeper in the band's catalogue, and remains many a fan's favourite. Includes "Tangerine", "That's the Way", "Immigrant Song", "Since I've Been Loving You", "Gallows Pole" and more

The band’s second album and their first album to reach No. 1 in the UK, it features the band’s first two no. 1 hit singles – Message in a Bottle and Walking on the Moon (expanding their spacious, dub-reggae sound).

The UK’s Official Albums Chart has compiled a list of the 60 top-selling albums. Queen’s 1981 Greatest Hits takes the number-one spot by a landslide, being the only album to break 6 million sales on the chart.

Double live album by the American rock band, originally released in 1982.

The debut album from New Order

Debut solo album by the American singer-songwriter, best known for his work in group Steely Dan.

For the first time on coloured vinyl is a reissue of iconic British 80’s band Culture Club’s second album ‘Colour By Numbers’, originally released in October 1983.

Apple Corps and USM present the next multi-format Beatles album reissue of Let It Be. January 1969 – The Beatles planned to return to live performance, setting up in Twickenham Film Studios, London, for 21 days of rehearsals.

Recorded in 1970 with legendary producer steve rowland (Pretty Things, the Cure). Back in 1971, Coming from Reality was Rodriguez's last gasp, the follow-up to Cold Fact and the final album he was allowed to record for the Sussex label. 

A brand new collection that couples the new feature length documentary Music, Money, Madness . . .

Newly remastered. Ultra rare 1969 private press psych-folk-rock masterpiece featuring the legendary Wrecking Crew (Beach Boys, Phil Spector).

Depeche Mode's debut is at once both a conservative, functional pop record and a groundbreaking release. Depeche Mode became the undisputed founder of straight-up synth pop with the album's 11 songs, light, hooky, and danceable numbers about love, life, and clubs.

2012 reissue with updated artwork

The Talking Heads recorded their second album in March of 1978 at Compass Point Studio's in the Bahamas.

The Party's Over was the debut album by Talk Talk. It was released in 1982 and produced by Colin Thurston, who was a former engineer for David Bowie but was better known for producing Duran Duran's first two albums.

Released less than a year after The Idiot, Lust for Life is a return to the sloppy, sleazy, blues-y, swagger of the Stooges.

Rhino UK is the re-issue of the five classic Factory-era albums by New Order; 'Movement' (1981), 'Power, Corruption & Lies' (1983), 'Low-Life' (1985), 'Brotherhood' (1986) and 'Technique' (1989).

Talking Heads first LP "77" introduced the New York band perfectly. A mish mash of art-punk-funk, with heavy doses of bubblegum and a splash of the Caribbean. 

Naked is the eighth studio album by Talking Heads and was originally released in 1988.

Still, first out in 1981, brings together Joy Division material that was unreleased at that time, including live recordings.

Featuring songs written for David Byrne's film of the same name, True Stories from 1986 is even more pop-oriented than Little Creatures, full of simple, catchy melodies and guitar hooks.

McCartney II was Paul’s first solo album since the formation of Wings in 1971. While its highly electronic style was certainly innovative, its cosily domestic origins were reminiscent of 1970’s McCartney album.

Leonard Cohen's debut album from 1968 encapsulated the performer's artistry.

The classic debut LP from ’79 containing all the hits you need…..

Have you ever felt sad about the times you are living in? You may not always be able to work it out, but you can sprinkle a little sugar on your sadness with songs like these.

Originally released in 1979 on Mistlur Records in Sweden, Nyanser is widely considered Thomas Almvqvist’s masterpiece.

Arthur Russell's most extraordinary work, originally released in 1986, World Of Echo is a deeply intimate and meditative work of awe-inspiring grace and remains a timeless work of sublime beauty. 

By any measure, 1970 was a high-water mark for the Grateful Dead. Hot on the heels of the incredible success of Workingman’s Dead that summer, the band returned in the autumn with the equally stunning American Beauty.