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25 Essential New Romantic/Futurist Albums 1977-1982
VisageVisage by Visage
Buy new: £3.48 / Used from: £2.17
Quite simply, the very best, most fully realised New Romantic album ever made.
Rage in Eden: Remastered Definitive EditionRage in Eden: Remastered Definitive Edition by Ultravox
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £9.13
Darker, more complex than anything Ultravox ever recorded - including the John Foxx era. Its such an oft-repeated fallacy that Midge Ure took the art out of Ultravox. Remastered with original cover.
Dare!Dare! by The Human League
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Side 1 (I still think in terms of vinyl) is synth perfection.
The Man-MachineThe Man-Machine by Kraftwerk
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Space Lab, Neon Lights and Das Model - genius
Quiet LifeQuiet Life by Japan
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The Other Side Of Life and In Vogue are 2 of the most beautiful songs Sylvian ever wrote. The quintessential Japan album.
Journeys to GloryJourneys to Glory by Spandau Ballet
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Why hasn't this Tuetonic, cold European classic not been remastered yet?
LowLow by David Bowie
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Always crashing - this is Bowie's best album. The Berlin triptych was a big influence on the New Romantics.
Roxy MusicRoxy Music by Roxy Music
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Ok, not strictly 1977-1982, but an important influence. 1980's Flesh And Blood is patchy - but contains the greatest song ever recorded: Same Old Scene
ReplicasReplicas by Gary Numan
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Gentlemen Take PolaroidsGentlemen Take Polaroids by Japan
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DiamondDiamond by Spandau Ballet
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Architecture & MoralityArchitecture & Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
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Systems of RomanceSystems of Romance by Ultravox
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Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings CallSons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call by Simple Minds
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Speak & SpellSpeak & Spell by Depeche Mode
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Duran DuranDuran Duran by Duran Duran
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Tin DrumTin Drum by Japan
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Love and DancingLove and Dancing by The League Unlimited Orchestra
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My Life In The Bush Of GhostsMy Life In The Bush Of Ghosts by Brian Eno
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Penthouse and PavementPenthouse and Pavement by Heaven 17
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Station to StationStation to Station by David Bowie
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The AnvilThe Anvil by Visage
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Don't buy Cherry Red's dismal re-release. Appalling mastering - when is this great album going to get the release it deserves?
ManifestoManifesto by Roxy Music
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MetamaticMetamatic by John Foxx
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Vienna: Remastered Definitive EditionVienna: Remastered Definitive Edition by Ultravox
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Shout out to the people who run Utltravox.org for their part in the re-release of this and Rage In Eden