 | Wheels of Steel by Saxon
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £7.47 Debut release, a pioneer to the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, to my mind not bettered, the title track has to be an all time favourite. (1980)
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 | Night of the Demon: Remastered by Demon
Buy new: £8.99 / Used from: £25.64 First and best release from Demon, wicked cover art, great songs, if you want to scare the trick or treaters at your door play the opening track with the lights off!. (1980)
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 | Rock Until You Drop by Raven
This was what English Metal was all about, heads down trust in the lord approach at 100mph! Just great! (1980)
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 | Highway to Hell by AC/DC
Buy new: £6.18 / Used from: £3.99 Bon Scott's swansong, an album of crunching rock tracks including some of their best, 'Highway To Hell''Touch Too Much''Walk All Over You' & 'The Night Prowler' bring back great memories! (1979)
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 | Live in the Heart of the City by Whitesnake
Buy used from: £6.80 Dont normally like live albums in a sort of 'had to be there' sort of way but this is superb, great versions of all the pre commercial stuff. (1981)
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 | Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath
Buy used from: £13.95 Ronnie James Dio's finest album with Sabbath, includes the great singles 'Neon Knights' 'Die Young' and firm live favourite 'Lost Children Of The Sea'. (1980)
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 | Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.50 My favourite Led Zep album as a young metal seeker and it still has the same affect on me now! Contains 'Stairway To Heaven' and the great 'When The Levee Breaks' (1971)
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 | Ace Of Spades by Motörhead
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £10.00 Motorhead at their best, fast loud and furious! 'Ace Of Spades' became a cool reason to play metal on Radio 1! Also includes 'We Are The Road Crew' (1980)
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 | Sabotage by Black Sabbath
Buy new: £4.37 / Used from: £3.32 Often ignored Sabbath album has to be my favourite, includes 'Hole In The Sky' Ozzy being enviromentally aware in (1975)
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 | No Sleep 'til Hammersmith: Complete Edition by Motorhead
Buy used from: £11.70 A glorious 'live' album, every track a winner, saw them recently and was bowled over by their performance, contains best live track ever 'Over The Top'. Felt 15 again! (1981)
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 | Rising by Rainbow
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.85 Probably the best Rainbow album in existance, Dio's influence was mesmerising 'Stargazer' being the definative classic rock track! (1976)
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 | Rockin' Every Night: Live in Japan - Remastered by Gary Moore
Buy new: £7.27 / Used from: £4.49 Another great live album, contains 'Wishing Well' 'White Knuckles' and the brilliant 'I Can't Wait Until Tomorrow' (1982)
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 | Rock 'n' Roll Outlaws by Rose Tattoo
Buy new: £6.78 / Used from: £5.29 Aussie rock of the finest order! Should have been bigger than they were. This includes the 'live' classic 'The Butcher And Fast Eddy'. (1980)
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 | Garage Inc. by Metallica
Buy new: £9.79 / Used from: £6.29 A quality metal album, great cover versions of old NWOBHM classics, inc Killing Joke's 'The Wait' and Diamond Head's 'Am I Evil' (1994)
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 | Glory Road by Gillan
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £12.52 Gillan were very underated, not metal as such but a great rock act, contains 'No Easy Way' which includes a great guitar solo by Bernie Torme. (1980)
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 | Blizzard of Ozz by Ozzy Osbourne
Buy new: £6.37 / Used from: £4.22 First solo effort from Ozzy includes the great Randy Rhodes on guitar, contains 'Crazy Train' and 'Mr Crowley' (1980)
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![Strikes [Us Import]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JWX7PJA9L._SL75_.jpg) | Strikes [Us Import] by Blackfoot
Buy new: £6.38 / Used from: £5.38 Fell in love with Blackfoot after hearing them live at Donnington '81, this has to be one of the best of their releases, contains personal fave 'Train Train' a live anthem! (1979)
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 | Wild Cat by Tygers Of Pan Tang
Buy new: £11.98 First release, ultimately their best, contains all the favourites 'Suzie Smiled' 'Slave To Freedom' and debut single 'Dont Touch Me There' from late '79. (1980)
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 | Unleashed in the East: Remastered by Judas Priest
Buy new: £6.37 / Used from: £3.95 Capture's Priest at their best, includes great live track' Delivering The Goods' and cover of Peter Green's ' Green Manalishi' (1981)
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 | Thunder & Lightning by Thin Lizzy
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.23 Lizzy at their heaviest! and sadly Phil Lynott's swansong, John Sykes impressive debut, includes the excellent ' Cold Sweat' (1983)
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 | Gold And Platinum by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.46 If you are going to buy a ' best of ' then this is the one you should get. Contains 'Freebird' 'Sweet Home Alabama' and my favourite 'On The Hunt' (1992)
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 | If You Want Blood, You've Got It by AC/DC
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.24 If you want to own the best live version of a song ever then purchase this for ' Whole Lotta Rosie' it dosn't get much better than this! (1979)
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 | The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden
Buy new: £6.78 / Used from: £5.98 Debut with Bruce Dickinson and what a debut! The album is now recognised as a classic of the genre. Includes 'Run To The Hills' and the legendary live favourite 'Hallowed Be Thy Name' (1981)
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 | Strong Arm of the Law by Saxon
Buy new: £3.88 / Used from: £4.26 Follow up to 'Wheels' and includes live faves 'Hungry Years' & 'Heavy Metal Thunder' and classic 'Dallas 1pm' (1980)
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 | Demolition by Girlschool
Buy used from: £48.53 These girls rocked! Such a shame Kelly is no longer with us, they were the first and best all female metal band. Includes superb 'Race With The Devil'. I dedicate this list to Kelly's memory. (1980)
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