1983-84

Rip It Up, Issue 100, 1 November 1985, Page 26

1983-84

1983 Tours: Sweetwaters (Psychedlic Furs, Toots & the Maytals, John Martyn, Taj Mahal, INXS, Church, Midnight Oil), Dire Straits, Troggs, Jom Mitchell, Dead Kennedys, Joan Armatrading, John Cale, Cold Chisel, Hunters and Collectors, John Cooper Clarke, David Bowie,

Crucial Releases: Marvin Gaye Midnight Love, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five The Message. Jam Dig the New Breed, Pink Floyd The Final Cut, U2 War, John Cale Music For A New Society, Echo & the Bunnymen Porcupine, David Bowie Let's Dance, Birthday Party The Bad Seed ER Michael Jackson Thriller, Lou Reed Legendary Hearts, Police Synchronicity, Malcolm McLaren Duck Rock, Eurythmics Sweet Dreams, Shriekback Care, Elvis Costello Punch the Clock, Jonathan Richman Jonathan Sings, Undertones The Sin of Pride, Aztec Camera High Land, Hard Rain, the Fall Fall In A Hole, Eurythmics Touch, R.E.M. Murmur. The Home Front: Fetus Productions Fetalmania, No Tag Can We Get Away With It?, Herbs Light of the Pacific, Screaming Meemees 'Stars In My Eyes', Spines 'Punch', Dance Exponents 'All I Can Do! Big Sideways LR DD Smash 'Outlook For Thursday', Weil Do Our Best (Eight Living Legs, Wastrels, Car Crash Set, Diehards, etc.), Verlaines 'Death and the Maiden; Mockers 'Cleopatra; Sonya Waters No Pain, Tim Finn Escapade, Builders Beatin Hearts, Mockers ‘Alvison Park;

Miltown Stowaways Tension Melee, Great Unwashed Clean Out Of Our Minds, Matthew Brown At Play With the Spaces, Dance Exponents Prayers Be Answered, Tall Dwarfs Canned Music, Dave McArtney The Catch, Phil Judd Private Lives, Pelicans Eight Duck Treasure, Split Enz Conflicting Emotions, Marie & the Atom Yellow Read Aloud.

1984 Tours: Sweetwaters (Eurythmics, Talking Heads, Simple Minds, Pretenders, Joßoxers), Split Enz, Robert Plant, Police, Shadows, Violent Femmes, Uriah Heep, the Fixx, Elvis Costello, Joe Cocker, Commodores, Stanley Clarke, Motorhead, Icehouse, Hoodoo Gurus, Berlin, Don McLean, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Split Enz (With A Bang), Deep Purple, Cliff Richard. Crucial Releases: U2 Linder A Blood Red Sky, Talking Heads Speaking In

Tongues, Tom Waits Swordfishtrombones, Pretenders Learning To Crawl, Simple Minds Sparkle in the Rain, Violent Femmes LR The Smiths LR Hoodoo Gurus Stoneage Romeos, The The Soul Mining, Madness Keep Moving, Echo & the Bunnymen Ocean Rain, Style Council Cafe Bleu, Luther Vandross Busy Body, Blue Nile A Walk Across the Rooftops, Violent Femmes Hallowed Ground, Hunters & Collectors The Jaws of Life, Tina Turner Private Dancer, Prince Purple Rain, Lou Reed New Sensations, Nick Cave From Her To Eternity, R.E.M. Reckoning, U2 The Unforgettable Fire, Talking Heads Stop Making Sense, Bowie Tonight, Frankie Goes To Hollywood Welcome to the Pleasure Dome, Billy Bragg Life’s A Riot, Alison Moyet Alf, Julian Lennon Valotte, Black Uhuru Anthem, Bronski Beat Age of Consent, the Fall Perverted By Language.

The Home Front: The Blam Blam Blam Story, Wastrels ‘All Out To Sea’, Mockers Swear It's True, Chills ‘Pink Frost; Patea Maori Club ‘Poi E; Great Unwashed Singles, Children’s Hour Ya Ya Ya, YFC Between Two Thieves, Narcs 'Heart and Soul', The Kiwi Animal Music Media, Coconut Rough It Takes Two To Tango, Dance Exponents 'Sex & Agriculture; Mockers Caught In the Act, Sneaky Feelings Send You, DD Smash The Optimist, Herbs Long Ago, Builders Split Seconds, Verlaines 10 O'Clock In the Afternoon, Doublehappys Double B-Side, Car Crash Set No Accident, the Chills ‘Doledrums’, Netherworld Dancing Toys The Real You; Narcs Great Divide, Tall Dwarfs Slugbucket Hairybreathmonster.