Time Machine

1982

January 19, 2022

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The Clash, 'Combat Rock'
The Clash, 'Combat Rock'CBS Records

The Time Machine parks in 1982 this time. The Clash issued Combat Rock, which became their biggest album in the U.S. The Go-Go’s dropped their second album. Prince dropped his biggest album yet and was becoming a superstar. Synth-pop was everywhere, with big tunes from Wall of Voodoo, Thomas Dolby, and Yaz. It was also the year of the yacht-rock classic, “Africa,” by Toto. It’s all 1982, our year on this episode of Time Machine.

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