Uncut 500 Greatest Albums of the 80s (Jan’24)

The new Uncut ranks the 500 greatest albums of the 80s. All five Smiths albums make the top 100, with two of them making the top 10.
Typically, Morrissey is ignored…

Introducing the 500 Greatest Albums of the 1980s...Ranked!

As the 1980s went on, the British television programme Top Of The Pops developed a split personality. On the one hand it was a place of forced jollity and occasional subversion, as mainly middle-aged Radio 1 disc jockeys interacted uncomfortably with telegenic audience members, and introduced...

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Full top-10:
1. Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love – 1985
2. Talking Heads – Remain In Light – 1980
3. Joy Division – Closer – 1980
4. Kraftwerk – Computer World – 1980
5. De La Soul – 3 Feet High And Rising – 1989
6. Prince – Sign O’ The Times – 1987
7. The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead – 1986
8. My Bloody Valentine – Isn’t Anything – 1988
9. Talk Talk – Sprit Of Eden – 1988
10. The Smiths – Hatful Of Hollow – 1984

 

[SuedeMoz]

Shi

Oh crap, *sigh* I just googled the difference... I got the remastered coming my way. I've honestly never heard the song The Ordinary Boys!!
I'll have to buy the original too then!
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It's criminal that Ordinary Boys was removed from the reissue.

 

[Ashley_TakeABow]

Should have consulted us first!

I will from now on.

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

It's criminal that Ordinary Boys was removed from the reissue.

700% agree.

Hairdresser on Fire is on Viva Hate? Omg I'm so khfihchicgkkdhkdkgxkhcgk

The original Sire records release

Morrissey Viva Hate - Sealed US Vinyl LP

MORRISSEY Viva Hate (Sealed 1988 US 12-track vinyl LP including Everyday Is Like Sunday, The Ordinary Boys & Suedehead, housed in the picture sleeve with a lyric inner. This example has a deletion punch hole in the top right corner, however, as already mentioned, remains factory sealed)...

us.rarevinyl.com

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Hairdresser on Fire is on Viva Hate? Omg I'm so khfihchicgkkdhkdkgxkhcgk

It’s not on the UK or EU edition. As far as I know.

 

[gashonthenail]

Alsatian Cousin bleeding over into Little Man What Now is so so so so so so so satisfying.
Bengali in Platforms is my jam though.

Alsatian Cousin fading into Little Man What Now is the best bit of the whole album. I don't mean that in a bad way. The album should have been in the Top 10 for that alone.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

This is solo at its best. Nerds being nerdy over music/Morrissey.

 

[gashonthenail]

It's criminal that Ordinary Boys was removed from the reissue.

Did Morrissey remove the track as a bitchy put down to Preston?

 

[Ashley_TakeABow]

And when you start collecting, you’ll need to get this ….

https://www.discogs.com/release/1585968-Morrissey-Education-In-Reverse

not that you need to become a completist.

I honestly would love to own them all.. this one is a single? I've never heard this song either!!

 

[Dusty Miller's Hornpipe]

Oh crap, *sigh* I just googled the difference... I got the remastered coming my way. I've honestly never heard the song The Ordinary Boys!!
I'll have to buy the original too then!

The original font was way better than the remastered version

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

I honestly would love to own them all.. this one is a single? I've never heard this song either!!

Nah. It’s same as the EMI British Viva Hate pressing, but a different title went into pressing in Australia & New Zealand only. Morrissey changed his mind/the pressing plants weren’t notified in time.

As I said some post above, go for the original Sire release. Same as the EMI release + Hairdresser.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Did Morrissey remove the track as a bitchy put down to Preston?

The only reason I’d accept.

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

While we’re nerding out here .. where is this version from, or is this a mash up?



it sounds fuller, which is nice.

 

[DagenhamDan]

Did Morrissey remove the track as a bitchy put down to Preston?

Dunno bout that but the song he replaced it with was a tuneless dirge that shouldn't have even been on a b side. It must have meant something to Morrissey tho.

 

[ACTON]

Agreed - but they are all 1970s believe it or not.
I thought you were going to mention - no Gary Numan!

WTF? No Gary Numan? What a SHIT list.

 

[DagenhamDan]

WTF? No Gary Numan? What a SHIT list.

Telekon should have been somewhere, i noticed John Foxx's Metamatic is quite high, finally getting recognition.
But sadly Acton when they think of Numan its his stuff from 1979 which doesn't count for this list.

 

[DagenhamDan]

While we’re nerding out here .. where is this version from, or is this a mash up?



it sounds fuller, which is nice.

Was a great tune, Sandie's single version should have been a hit.

 

[Famous when dead]

While we’re nerding out here .. where is this version from, or is this a mash up?



it sounds fuller, which is nice.

Viva Hate outakes.
One of several versions lurking in downloads section.
Regards,
FWD.

 

[theprivilegeismine]

Good to see they've finally managed to listen to Closer over the past 40 years rather than just always praising Unknown Pleasures. Both astounding albums but Closer is superior. And obviously UP couldn't be on this list anyway.

Irritating that M isn't on the list. He deserves it more than some of the tripe they have included. But lists are subjective. They say it's been democratically voted but it still doesn't matter it's all just opinions. Noone is ever going to agree.

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

Viva Hate outakes.
One of several versions lurking in downloads section.
Regards,
FWD.

sweet. Slipped my radar. For me, the best version.

 

[goinghome]

Rick Astley has been sitting in for Gary Davies on BBC Radio 2 today, and about 22 minutes in, he gushed about The Smiths, and then played a medley of Smiths tunes for the next 15 minutes or so.

Radio 2 - Listen Live - BBC Sounds

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