Glam Slam Chronicles (Everything)

Netherlands - RCA - 1981 Slade’s "Lock Up Your Daughters"  backed with "Sign of the Times" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the...

David Bowie’s Young Americans  was re-released as an LP album in the UK and Germany by RCA Records (catalog number PL 13002) in 1981....

David Bowie’s Station to Station  was re-released as a 12-inch vinyl album in the UK by RCA Records (catalog number RCA LP 3013) in...

Lou Reed’s Berlin  was released as an LP album in the UK by RCA International (catalog number INTS 5150) in September 1981, as part of a...

Alvin Stardust’s "Pretend"  backed with "Goose Bumps" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by Stiff Records (catalog number...

Released in 1981, Special Forces  marked one of Cooper’s most angular, militaristic, and defiantly strange reinventions. Lean, wiry, and steeped in new‑wave aggression, the album pushed him into a sharper, more confrontational sound — all clipped rhythms, deadpan humour, and parade‑ground theatrics. It stands as a cult favourite from his early‑’80s “blackout” era, capturing a version of Cooper that was unpredictable, experimental, and creatively unbound. Alice Cooper’s Specia

Marc Bolan’s "Marc Bolan’s Legacy" , a one-page retrospective article in Bravo Magazine , August 7, 1981. Marc Bolan: He lives on in his...

Record Mirror’s March 28, 1981 feature frames Bowie as both icon and apparition — “very cool, very weird,” suspended in a moment where his image was mutating faster than the industry could track. The page reads like a visual manifesto, a reminder that Bowie’s power often lived in the spaces between eras.

Released on March 27, 1981, “Future Management” marked Roger Taylor’s first major solo statement since his 1977 debut single “I Wanna Testify.” Serving as the lead single from his debut album Fun in Space, the track introduced Taylor’s distinctive blend of electronic textures, sardonic lyricism, and minimalist production — a stark contrast to Queen’s grandiose arrangements.

A neon‑bright Roy Wood single hiding a secret Noddy Holder cameo. (March 27, 1981)