Label: Cheapskate Records Catalogue Number: CHEAP 11 / LYN 9116 / LYN 9117 Format: 7" Vinyl Single (Solid Centre / Knockout Centre) Released: November 28, 1980 (UK) A festive Cheapskate compilation single — mixing Slade’s Christmas classic, party cuts, and a live favourite. 🔘 Overview Xmas Ear Bender was released on November 28, 1980 as a UK 7" single on Cheapskate Records (CHEAP 11). Cut at Lyntone (LYN 9116 / LYN 9117), the release functioned as a seasonal Slade “party sin

Label: The Rocket Record Company Catalogue Number: XPRES 45 / 6000 591 (Double Pack) Format: 7" Vinyl Single + Double‑7" Set Released: November 21, 1980 (UK) A sleek, synth‑pop Elton prayer — backed with the moody Tactics, and expanded with Steal Away Child and Love So Cold on the double‑pack. Issued on Rocket in both standard and double‑7" formats, the release marked a distinctive early‑’80s electronic turn. 🔘 Overview Dear God was released on November 21, 1980 as a UK 7" s

Label: Riva Records Catalogue Number: RIVA 26 Format: 7" Vinyl Single Released: October 31, 1980 (UK) A pulsing, Latin‑tinged dance‑rock groove — backed with the sharp, swaggering Better Off Dead. Issued on Riva, the single launched Stewart’s Foolish Behaviour era with a bold, rhythmic shift into early ’80s pop. 🔘 Overview Passion was released on October 31, 1980 as a UK 7" single on Riva Records (RIVA 26). Serving as the lead single from Rod Stewart’s album Foolish Behaviou

Label: Cheapskate Records Catalogue Number: CHEAP 6 Format: 7" Vinyl Single (Picture Sleeve) Released: October 24, 1980 (UK) A punchy Roy Wood rocker — backed with the melodic Givin’ Your Heart Away. Issued on Cheapskate, the single stands as one of Wood’s key early‑’80s independent releases. 🔘 Overview Rock City was released on October 24, 1980 as a UK 7" single on Cheapskate Records (CHEAP 6). Written and produced by Roy Wood, the track continued his post‑Wizzard run of ec

Label: Polydor Records Catalogue Number: POSP 160 Format: 7" Vinyl Single Released: October 4, 1980 (UK) A late‑period Sweet rocker — backed with the punchy Tall Girls. Issued on Polydor, the single was released to promote their 1980 album Waters Edge. 🔘 Overview Sixties Man was released on October 4, 1980 as a UK 7" single on Polydor Records. The track reflected Sweet’s early‑’80s shift toward a more polished, melodic hard‑rock sound, following their transition from glam‑ro

In the spring of 1980, Alice Cooper shocked fans and critics alike with a radical new wave reinvention. After years of horror theatrics and hard rock, he emerged with a sleek, angular, synth-tinged sound that embraced the rising new wave movement. Released on 28 April 1980 by Warner Bros. Records, Flush the Fashion marked one of the most drastic stylistic shifts of Alice Cooper’s career. 🔘 Release Details Label: Warner Bros. Records Catalogue Number: BSK 3436 Country: USA Re

A sleek, melodic turn from Suzi Quatro — a single that marked her confident step into the 1980s.

A sleek, cinematic single that raced into the UK Top 5 and defined David Essex’s 1980.

David Bowie’s “Alabama Song,” backed with a new version of “Space Oddity,” was released on February 22, 1980, debuting at No. 23 and charting for five weeks.

Released in January 1980, Suzi Quatro’s Mama’s Boy delivered a high‑energy glam‑rock punch and spent five weeks on the UK Singles Chart.