(Show #971; aired on 06-09-2012)
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1982 was definitely the “center lane” for Techno-Pop. New Brit and L.A. bands were experimenting with special dance club mixes complete with rhythmic beats, synthesized keyboards and added special effects. The rest of the U.S. of A. was playing it more safe — using a very clean, polished sound. Also in this year, many top market Progressive stations were beginning to “tighten-up” their playlists with highly researched song titles in a format called Album Oriented Rock (or AOR). Have no fear though — we’ll go quite a bit deeper than that on today’s show. Have fun listening and feel free to share this playlist with your friends! — Fred
| ARTIST | TITLE | ALBUM |
| Dire Straits | Industrial Disease | Love Over Gold |
| Genesis | Man on the Corner | Abacab |
| #1 THIS WEEK – P. McCartney/S. Wonder | Ebony and Ivory | Tug of War |
| XTC | Senses Working Overtime | English Settlement |
| Greg Guidry | Goin’ Down | Over the Line (debut) |
| The Clash | Should I Stay or Should I Go? | Combat Rock |
| Daryl Hall + John Oates | Maneater | H20 |
| Frank Zappa & Moon Unit Zappa | Valley Girl | “Valley Girl” (OST) |
| Haircut 100 | Love Plus One | Pelican West (debut) |
| Aztec Camera | Oblivious | High Land, Hard Rain (debut) |
| Jimmy Buffett | Brown Eyed Girl | One Particular Harbor |
| Billy Idol | White Wedding | (self-titled) |
| Asia | Heat of the Moment | (self-titled debut) |
| Don Henley | You Better Hang Up | I Can’t Stand Still (solo debut) |
| TV THEME | Family Ties | |
| INXS | The One Thing | Shabooh Shoobah (debut) |
| Planet P Project (f/Tony Carey) | Why Me? | (self-titled debut) |
| The Motels | Only the Lonely | All Four One |
| Cheap Trick | She’s Tight | One on One |
| The Go-Go’s | Our Lips Are Sealed | Beauty and the Beat (debut) |
| MOVIE – Jackson Browne | Somebody’s Baby | “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” (OST) |
| Scandal | Goodbye to You | (self-titled debut) |
| Men at Work | Down by the Sea | Business as Usual (debut) |
| A Flock of Seagulls | I Ran | (self-titled debut) |
| Golden Earring | Twilight Zone | Cut |
| LOCAL – Adrian Belew (w/King Crimson) | Neal and Jack and Me | Beat |
| LOCAL – The White Animals | Constant Attention | Lost Weekend |
| LOCAL – Steve Winwood | Still in the Game | Talking Back to the Night |
| The Cars | Shake It Up | Shake It Up |
| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | You Got Lucky | Long After Dark |
| Jethro Tull | Clasp | Broadsword and the Beast |
| Aldo Nova | Fantasy | (self-titled debut) |
| Peter Gabriel | Shock the Monkey | Security |
| Madness | House of Fun | Presents the Rise and Fall |
| Duran Duran | Hungry Like the Wolf (12″ club mix) | Rio |
| Wall of Voodoo | Mexican Radio | Call of the West |
| Elton John | All Quiet on the Western Front | Jump Up |
| THEN – Bonnie Raitt | Keep This Heart in Mind | Green Light |
| NOW – Bonnie Raitt | Used to Rule the World | Slipstream |
| Blue Oyster Cult | Burnin’ for You | Fire of Unknown Origin |
| The Who | Athena | It’s Hard |
| Joe Jackson | Chinatown | Night and Day |
| Chris de Burgh | Don’t Pay the Ferryman | The Getaway |
| BEATLE – Paul McCartney | Ballroom Dancing | Tug of War |
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| NEXT SATURDAY: 1971 | ||
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