Supporting the release of East , Cold Chisel embarked on the Youth in Asia Tour from May 1980, which took its name from a lyric in “Star Hotel”.
INXS released their first single, ” Simple Simon “/” We Are the Vegetables “, in Australia and France in May 1980.
In May 1980, A&M in the UK released Six Pack , a package containing the five A&M singles (not including “Fall Out”) in their original sleeves plus a mono alternate take of the album track ” The Bed’s Too Big Without You ” backed with a live version of “Truth…
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In May 1980, U2 released ” 11 O’Clock Tick Tock “, their first international single and their debut on Island, but it failed to chart. Martin Hannett , who produced the single, was in consideration to produce the band’s debut album, Boy , but was replaced with Steve Lillywhite .…
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In April 1980, the B-52s returned to Compass Point Studios to record their next album. Several of the songs on the new album had been concert staples since 1978; the band did not record them for their first album, as they had more songs than could fit in a quality…
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In April 1980 founding bass guitarist Andrew James left because of ill-health and was replaced by Peter Gifford (ex-Huntress, Ross Ryan Band).
Duke was supported with a UK and North American tour from April to June 1980, which began with a 40-date tour of the UK for which all 106,000 tickets were sold within hours of going on sale.
Def Leppard’s debut album, On Through the Night , was released on 14 March 1980. Although the album hit the Top 15 in the UK, many early fans were turned off by the perception that the band was trying too hard to appeal to American audiences by recording songs such…
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The Saints’ first release after Kuepper’s departure was the EP, Paralytic Tonight, Dublin Tomorrow , in March 1980 on Lost Records with Bailey producing. It was followed by a studio album, The Monkey Puzzle , co-produced by Bailey and Gerry Nixon for Mushroom Records in February 1981. It reached the…
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In March 1980, the Police began their first world tour, including Mexico, India, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Greece and Egypt. The tour was subsequently documented in the film The Police Around the World (1982), directed by Kate and Derek Burbidge, which contains footage shot by Annie Nightingale originally intended for a…
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