Albums turning 40 this June

June 10, 2023

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'Cargo' is the second studio album by the Australian pop rock band Men at Work, which was released in April 1983. Columbia Records

Teenage Kicks airs Saturday mornings from 8 to 10. It’s The Current’s weekly look back at music’s retro past! This week we’re having a 40th birthday party, spinning tunes from albums released in June 1983. Classic tracks from iconic new wave, post punk and pop artists like The Adverts, Marshall Crenshaw, China Crisis, Malcolm McLaren, Men At Work, Stevie Nicks, The Style Council – and many more. Cheers to 40 years of legendary tunes! I’m your host, Jessica Paxton. Join me for Teenage Kicks, Saturday morning from 8 to 10, on The Current.

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Two men in stylish, fancy clothes sitting by a fountain in Trafalgar Square — Introducing The Style Council is a mini-LP by English band the Style Council, released in 1983.
Polydor Records

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Alternating photos of sea grass and a nuclear power plant — 'Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two' is the second studio album by English new wave and synth-pop band China Crisis, released on October 31, 1983.
Virgin Records

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A man in a suit stands outside a school building — 'Field Day' is the second album by American rock musician Marshall Crenshaw. It was recorded in February 1983 and released in June of that year.
Warner Bros. Records