Recording dates
This is a project to revise the dates of the best albums of the 1980s using recording dates instead of release dates
Please email me data in the format Artist: Title (month year)
People who contributed to this research: Rocco Stilo, oberto Maldoror Manfredini, Marco Spagnuolo, Christian Huber, Giovanni Giustini,, Nicola Porti
www.fromthearchives.com has the dates for Nick Cave, Einsturzende Neubauten, Birthday Party, Lydia Lunch
Black Tape for a Blue Girl: Ashes In The Brittle Air (december 1988)
Alan Vega/Martin Rev: (january 1980)
Savage Republic: Tragic Figures (march 1982)
Savage Republic: Trudge (august 1985)
Savage Republic: Ceremonial (december 1985)
Savage Republic: Customs (november 1988)
Nico: Drama of Exile (may 1981)
Nico: Camera Obscura (april 1985)
Grateful Dead: Dead Set (october 1980)
Grateful Dead: In The Dark (january 1987)
Grateful Dead: Built To Last (june 1989)
Black Sabbath: Heaven and Hell (jan 1980)
Art Bears: The World As It Is Today (september 1980)
Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (June 1980)
Muffins: 185 (september 1980)
Fred Frith: Gravity (january 1980)
Univers Zero: Ceux du Dehors (june 1980)
Bruce Springsteen: The River (August 1980)
Talking Heads: Remain In Light (August 1980)
Police: Zenyatta Mondatta (August 1980)
Van Morrison: A Common One (February 1980)
Joy Division: Closer (March 1980)
Lounge Lizards: Lounge Lizards (july 1980)
David Byrne & Brian Eno: My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (october 1980)
AC/DC: Back In Black (may 1980)
X: LA (january 1980)
Pop Group: For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder (february 1980)
David Byrne & Brian Eno: My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (October 1980)
X: LA (January 1980)
Rickie Lee Jones: Pirates (January 1980)
Soft Boys: Underwater Moonlight (July 1980)
Fear: Record (December 1981)
Flipper: Generic (August 1981)
Richard Thompson: Shoot Out The Lights (November 1981)
Agent Orange: Living In Darkness (September 1981)
Birthday Party: Prayers On Fire (January 1981)
Fear: Record (December 1981)
Van Morrison: A Beautiful Vision (Summer 1981)
Throbbing Gristle: Mission Of Dead Souls (May 1981)
X: Wild Gift (March 1981)
Flipper: Generic (august 1981)
David Thomas: The Sound Of The Sand (june 1981)
Lydia Lunch: 13.13 (july 1981)
Residents: Mark Of The Mole (july 1981)
XTC: English Settlement (November 1981)
Fear: Record (december 1981)
Violent Femmes: Violent Femmes (July 1982)
Tom Waits: Swordfishtrombones (August 1982)
Virginia Astley: From Gardens Where We Feel Secure (June 1982)
Gun Club: Miami (June 1982)
Sonic Youth: Confusion Is Sex (November 1982)
Cure: Pornography (February 1982)
Dead Kennedys: Plastic Surgery Disaster (June 1982)
Descendents: Milo Goes To College (January 1982)
Brian Eno: On Land (January 1982)
Minutemen: What Makes A Man Start Fires (August 1982)
Van Morrison: Inarticulate Speech Of The Heart (Spring 1982)
Social Distortion: Mommy's Little Monster (December 1982)
Dream Syndicate: The Days Of Wine And Roses (September 1982)
Misfits: Walk Among Us (January 1982)
Mission Of Burma: VS (April 1982)
Tom Waits: Swordfishtrombones (august 1982)
Def Leppard: Pyromania (november 1982)
Minutemen: What Makes A Man Start Fires (august 1982)
Mark Tucker: In The Sack (oct 1982)
Metallica: Kill'em All (may 1983)
Minor Threat: Out Of Step (january 1983)
David Thomas: Variations On A Theme (march 1983)
Einsturzende Neubauten: Zeichnungen das Patienten OT (august 1983)
Killdozer: Intellectuals Are The Shoeshine Boys Of The Ruling Elite (november 1983)
R.E.M.: Murmur (January 1983)
Husker Du: Zen Arcade (October 1983)
Foetus: Hole (October 1983)
Foetus: Thaw (March 1988)
Foetus: The Drowning Of Lucy Hamilton (october 1984)
Foetus: Dirtdish (september 1986)
Foetus: Stinkfist & Son Of Stink (april 1986)
Foetus: Meltdown Oratorio (december 1987)
Minor Threat: Out Of Step (January 1983)
Einstürzende Neubauten: Zeichnungen des Patienten O. T. (August 1983)
Gun Club: Death Party (month? 1983)
Gun Club: Las Vegas Story (april 1984)
Nick Cave: From Her To Eternity (march 1984)
Die Kreuzen: Die Kreuzen (april 1984)
Husker Du: New Day Rising (july 1984)
David Thomas: More Places Forever (september 1984)
Cocteau Twins: Treasure (September 1984)
Art Of Noise: Who's Afraid Of (April 1984)
Sonic Youth: Bad Moon Rising (December 1984)
Husker Du: New Day Rising (July 1984)
Minutemen: Double Nickels On The Dime (April 1984)
Nick Cave: The Firstborn Is Dead (December 1984)
Frank Zappa: Perfect Stranger (April 1984)
Violent Femmes: Halloweed Ground (January 1984)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Red Hot Chili Peppers (April 1984)
Cars: Heartbeat City (January 1984)
Univers Zero: Uzed (october 1984)
Metallica: Master of Puppets (december 1985)
Helloween: Walls Of Jericho (october 1985)
Black Flag: Loose Nut (March 1985)
Rites of Spring: Rites Of Spring (February 1985)
Replacements: Tim (July 1985)
Dead Can Dance: Spleen And Ideal (November 1985)
Waterboys: This Is The Sea (August 1985)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Freaky Styley (May 1985)
Husker Du: Flip Your Wig (June 1985)
Camper Van Beethoven: Telephone Free Landslide Victory (february 1985)
Metallica: Master Of Puppets (december 1985)
Residents: Big Bubble (july 1985)
David Thomas: Monster Walks The Winter Lake (november 1985)
Nick Cave: Your Funeral My Trial (August 1986)
Unrest: Tink Of Southeast (august 1986)
State Champs, registrato nell'agosto 1986, usci` soltanto nel 1987,
Henry Rollins: Hot Animal Machine (November 1986)
Stephan Micus: Ocean (January 1986)
Voivod: Killing Technology (December 1986)
Sonic Youth: Evol (March 1986)
Paul Simon: Graceland (June 1986)
Husker Du: Warehouse (November 1986)
Husker Du: Candy Apple Grey (January 1986)
Cramps: A Date With Elvis (Fall 1986)
Camper Van Beethoven: Camper Van Beethoven (june 1986)
Henry Rollins: Hot Animal Machine (october 1986)
Tragic Mulatto: Locos Por El Sexo (december 1986)
Unrest: Tink Of Southeast (august 1986)
Camper Van Beethoven: II & III (january 1986)
David Thomas: Blame The Messenger (september 1986)
Univers Zero: Heatwave (september 1986)
fIREHOSE: Ragin' Full On (october 1986)
Cowboy Junkies: Trinity Sessions (November 1987)
Napalm Death: Scum (may 1987)
Henry Rollins: Life Time (November 1987)
Michael Jones: After The Rain (December 1987)
Blind Idiot God: Blind Idiot God (February 1987)
Pixies: Surfer Rosa (march 1987)
Public Enemy: It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (november 1987)
Henry Rollins: Life Time (november 1987)
Pere Ubu: Tenement Of The Year (november 1987)
Slint: Tweez (month? 1987)
Universal Congress Of: Prosperous And Qualified (november 1987)
Sepultura: Beneath The Remains (december 1988)
Metallica: And Justice For All (may 1988)
Fugazi: 13 Songs (December 1988)
Angkor Wat: When Obscenity Becomes The Norm (October 1988)
Band Of Susans: Love Agenda (December 1988)
Soundgarden: Ultramega OK (Spring 1988)
Sepultura: Beneath The Remains (December 1988)
Foetus: Thaw (March 1988)
Faith No More: The Real Thing (December 1988)
Die Kreuzen: Century Days (January 1988)
Nick Cave: Tender Prey (January 1988)
Public Enemy: It Takes A Nation Of Millions (Fall 1988)
My Bloody Valentine: Isn't Anything (Summer 1988)
King Snake Roost: Things That Play Themselves (1988)
Lou Reed: New York (October 1988)
Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation (August 1988)
Talk Talk: Spirit Of Eden (1988)
Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation (august 1988)
Blind Idiot God: Undertow (june 1988)
Nick Cave: Tender Prey (january 1988)
Die Kreuzen: Century Days (january 1988)
Foetus: Thaw (march 1988)
Souled American: Fe (month? 1988)
Primus: Frizzle Fry (December 1989)
Jesus Lizard: Head (December 1989)
Freedy Johnston: Trouble Tree (June 1989)
Mark Lanegan: Winding Sheet (December 1989)
Babes In Toyland: Spanking Machine (October 1989)
Dwarves: Blood Guts & Pussy (month? 1989)
In The Nursery: L'Esprit (May 1989)
Throbbing Gristle: Heathen Earth (february 1980)
Public Enemy: Fear Of A Black Planet (month? 1989)
Nick Cave: Good Son (October 1989)
Fugazi: Repeater (September 1989)
Cop Shoot Cop: Consumer Revolt (October 1989)
Phish: Lawn Boy (December 1989)
Godflesh: Streetcleaner (august 1989)
Djam Karet: Reflections From The Firepool (May 1989)
Gorilla Biscuits: Start Today (April 1989)
Bolt Thrower: Realm Of Chaos (April 1989)
Melvins: Ozma (May 1989)
Bad Religion: No Control (June 1989)
Godflesh: Streetcleaner (August 1989)
Carcass: Symphonies of Sickness (August 1989)
Fates Warning: Perfect Symmetry (May 1989)
The The: Mind Bomb (May 1989)
Galaxie 500: On Fire (july 1989)
Tragic Mulatto: Hot Man Pussy (january 1989)
Nick Cave: Good Son (october 1989)
Fugazi: Repeater (september 1989)
Loren Mazzacane: Unaccompanied Acoustic Guitar Improvisations November 12, 1980
Loren Mazzacane: Pushin' Up Daises: Recorded: December 13, 1981
Loren Mazzacane: Round His Shoulders Gonna Be A Rainbow: recorded: March 1, 1982 and March 27, 1982
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