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Pazz & Jop 1980: Dean's List
Albums
- The Clash: London Calling (Epic) 25
- Talking Heads: Remain in Light (Sire) 15
- Prince: Dirty Mind (Warner Bros.) 12
- Tom Robinson: Sector 27 (I.R.S.) 12
- Wanna Buy a Bridge? (Rough Trade) 9
- Jon Hassell/Brian Eno: Fourth World Vol. 1: Possible Musics (Editions E.G.) 7
- John Lennon/Yoko Ono: Double Fantasy (Geffen) 5
- Bruce Springsteen: The River (Columbia) 5
- Professor Longhair: Crawfish Fiesta (Alligator) 5
- The Jacksons: Triumph (Epic) 5
- Gang of Four: Entertainment! (Warner Bros.)
- Public Image, Ltd.: Second Edition (Island)
- Alberta Hunter: Amtrak Blues (Columbia)
- Neil Young: Hawks and Doves (Reprise)
- Chic: Real People (Atlantic)
- Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band: Doc at the Radar Station (Virgin)
- The Feelies: Crazy Rhythms (Stiff)
- Stevie Wonder: Hotter Than July (Talma)
- Poly Styrene: Translucence (United Artists import)
- Si Kahn: Home (Flying Fish '79)
- The Psychedelic Furs (Columbia)
- Pretenders (Sire '79)
- LPJE: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1980 (Latin Percussion Ventures, Inc.)
- The English Beat: I Just Can't Stop It (Sire)
- Pere Ubu: The Art of Walking (Rough Trade)
- Pere Ubu: New Picnic Time (Chrysalis import)
- John Prine: Storm Windows (Asylum)
- Smokey Robinson: Warm Thoughts (Talma)
- Rockpile: Seconds of Pleasure (Columbia)
- Joe "King" Carrasco and the Crowns (Stiff import)
- X: Los Angeles (Slash)
- Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson: 1980 (Arista)
- Steel Pulse: Reggae Fever (Mango)
- Michael Hurley: Snockgrass (Rounder)
- The Undertones: Hypnotised (Sire)
- The Suburbs: In Combo (Twin/Tone)
- The Clash: Black Market Clash (Epic)
- Bootsy: Ultra Wave (Warner Bros.)
- T-Bone Burnett: Truth Decay (Takoma)
- Lydia Lunch: Queen of Siam (ZE).
No room in the Inn: the Brains, Junie. Wait Till Last Year: XTC
(Drums and Wires), the Brides of Funkenstein (Never Buy
Texas from a Cowboy), Smokey Robinson (Where There's
Smoke . . .). Alternative disciplines: Arthur Blythe
(Illusions), Steve Reich, Dollar Brand (African
Marketplace), Big Youth (Progress), Henry Cow, Michael
Mantler. Judgment reserved: Joy Division, Al Green, Bunny Wailer,
Pylon, Sandanista!
Singles
- Pylon: "Cool" (Caution)
- The Beat: "Twist and Crawl" (Go-Feet 12-inch import)
- Diana Ross: "Upside Down" (Motown)
- John Anderson: "She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs"
(Warner Bros.)
- Joy Division: "She's Lost Control" (Factory)
- Stevie Wonder: "Master Blaster (Jammin')" (Tamla)
- Pretenders: "Brass in Pocket" (Sire)
- The Slits: "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Antilles)
- Lenny Kaye: "Child Bride" (Mer)
- Suzanne Fellini: "Love on the Phone" (Casablanca)
Village Voice, Feb. 9, 1981
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