Morgan Studios (founded as Morgan Sound Studios) was an independent

recording studio A recording studio is a specialized facility for sound recording, mixing, and audio production of instrumental or vocal musical performances, spoken words, and other sounds. They range in size from a small in-home project studio large enou ...

in Willesden in northwest London. Founded in 1967, the studio was the location for recordings by such notable artists as Jethro Tull,

the Kinks The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhyt ...

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...

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Black Sabbath Black Sabbath were an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. They are often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music. The band helped def ...

Donovan Donovan Phillips Leitch (born 10 May 1946), known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish musician, songwriter, and record producer. He developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelic rock and world mus ...

, Joan Armatrading,

Cat Stevens Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; ), commonly known by his stage names Cat Stevens, Yusuf, and Yusuf / Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His musical style consists of folk, pop, rock, and, later i ...

Rod Stewart Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling ...

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and many more. Morgan sold its studios in the early 1980s, with some of its studios succeeded by Battery Studios.

History

Morgan Sound Studios was founded in 1967 by Barry Morgan, Monty Babson, Jerry Allen, and Leon Clavert, who were operating a jazz record label at Lansdowne Studios and wanting dedicated office space for their label. Upon securing a location at 169–171 High Road, in the Willesden area of northwest London, the musicians decided to also build a recording studio. They hired ex-

Olympic Studios Olympic Studios was a renowned British independent commercial recording studio based in Barnes, London. It is best known for its recordings of many artists throughout the late 1960s to the first decade of the 21st century, including Jimi Hendr ...

engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who Invention, invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considerin ...

Terry Brown to manage the studio, who appointed another Olympic Studios alumni,

Andy Johns Jeremy Andrew "Andy" Johns (20 May 1950 – 7 April 2013) was a British sound engineer and record producer who worked on several well-known rock albums, including the Rolling Stones' '' Exile on Main St.'' (1972), Television's '' Marquee Moon'' ...

as chief engineer. Roy Thomas Baker, who would later achieve fame as an engineer and producer at

Trident Studios Trident Studios was a British recording facility, located at 17 St Anne's Court in London's Soho district between 1968 and 1981. It was constructed in 1967 by Norman Sheffield, drummer of the 1960s group the Hunters, and his brother Barry. ...

, also worked at Morgan in its early years as an assistant engineer. Studio manager Terry Brown knew that Clive Green was designing a new

mixing console A mixing console or mixing desk is an electronic device for Audio mixing (recorded music), mixing audio signals, used in sound recording and reproduction and sound reinforcement systems. Inputs to the console include microphones, signals fro ...

for Lansdowne Studios, and he asked if he could buy the design. Green instead chose to build the console himself, resulting in the founding of mixing console manufacturer

Cadac Electronics Cadac Holdings Limited are a manufacturer of sound mixing consoles for live music productions, theatres, recording and broadcast. Cadac desks presently are best known for their use in large-scale musicals such as ''"Phantom of the Opera"'' (f ...

. The first Cadac console - a custom hand-wired 8-channel split-console desk with transformerless balanced inputs and outputs - was installed at Morgan Studios. Morgan Studios initially operated with a modestly-sized 20 foot x 20 foot live room and a 17 foot x 10 foot control room with a Scully 1-inch 8-track recorder as well as

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2-track and 4-rack recorders. The studios also had a Steinway grand piano and a

Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated ...

. In 1969, a new, larger Studio 1 was built upstairs, with the original studio being re-named Studio 2. The new studio was outfitted with a modular 24x16 Cadac mixing console, a 16-track 3M recorder, and a 2-track Studer A80. The same year, four of the studios' employees, including founder Barry Morgan, keyboardist Roger Coulam, guitarist Alan Parker, and bassist

Herbie Flowers Brian Keith "Herbie" Flowers (born 19 May 1938) is an English musician specialising in electric bass, double bass and tuba. He is noted as a member of Blue Mink, T. Rex and Sky. Flowers has contributed to recordings by Elton John (''Tumblewe ...

joined forces with vocalists Roger Cook and Madeline Bell to form the British pop group Blue Mink. In 1972, Morgan opened a significantly larger Studio 3 on the ground floor of a building across the street, outfitting it with a 24x24 Cadac console and a 3M M79 24-track recorder. In 1974, Morgan purchased another property around the corner to open Studio 4, Morgan's largest studio space yet. Outfitted with a 28x24 Cadac mixing console, Studio 4 also had the distinction of being the recipient of the first Ampex 24-track tape recorder in England (although it was later replaced by a Studer A80). Each of Morgan's control rooms had 3 EMT plate reverbs, 2 Pye limiters, and 2 UREI limiters. Morgan's studios also utilized Neumann U47 and U67 microphones.

Successors

In 1980, Morgan Studios 3 and 4 were sold to the Zomba Group and became Battery Studios. In 1984, Morgan Studios 1 and 2 were sold to

Robin Millar Robin John Christian Millar, CBE (born 18 December 1951) is an English record producer, musician and businessman, known variously as 'The Original Smooth Operator', 'The man behind Sade', and 'Golden Ears' Boy George. He was born in London to ...

and renamed Power Plant Studios, which closed 6 years later.

Recordings

Albums

1960s

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The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse ''The Doughnut in Granny's Greenhouse'' is the second album by the British comedy rock group Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. In the United States, it was released as ''Urban Spaceman'' and added their U.K. hit single " I'm the Urban Spaceman" to the ...

'' (1968) – Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band *''

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'' (1968) – The Deviants *'' Tons of Sobs'' (1969) – Free *''

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'' (1969) –

*'' Blind Faith'' (1969) – Blind Faith *''

Ahead Rings Out ''Ahead Rings Out'' is the debut album by British blues-rock band Blodwyn Pig, released in 1969. The band had been formed in 1969 by Mick Abrahams, the former guitarist of Jethro Tull, and sales of ''Ahead Rings Out'' rivalled those of Jethro Tu ...

'' (1969) –

Blodwyn Pig Blodwyn Pig was a British blues rock band, founded in 1968 by guitarist–vocalist–songwriter Mick Abrahams. Career Abrahams left Jethro Tull after their debut album, ''This Was'', was released, due to a falling-out with Tull vocalist Ian An ...

*'' Free'' (1969) – Free *''

Mott the Hoople Mott the Hoople were an English rock band formed in Herefordshire. Originally known as the Doc Thomas Group, the group changed their name after signing with Island Records in 1969. The band released albums throughout the early 1970s but fai ...

'' (1969) -

*'' Led Zeppelin II'' (1969) –

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are ...

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Ssssh ''Ssssh'' is the third studio album by blues rock band Ten Years After, released in 1969. The album charted #20 on the Billboard 200 and #4 on the UK charts. Track listing All songs composed by Alvin Lee, except where noted. Side one #"Bad Sc ...

'' (1969) – Ten Years After *'' Stand Up'' (1969) – Jethro Tull *'' Supertramp'' (1969–1970) – Supertramp

1970s

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McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. On ...

'' (1970) –

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Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One ''Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One'', commonly abbreviated to ''Lola Versus Powerman'', or simply ''Lola'', is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Kinks, recorded and released in 1970. A concept album, it is a ...

'' (1970) –

The Kinks The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhyt ...

*'' Open Road'' (1970) –

*'' Gasoline Alley'' (1970) –

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It'll All Work Out in Boomland ''It'll All Work Out in Boomland'' is the debut album by British progressive rock Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdo ...

'' (1970) – T2 *'' Benefit'' (1970) – Jethro Tull *''

Tea for the Tillerman ''Tea for the Tillerman'' is the fourth studio album by singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, released in November 1970. Overview Stevens' second album released during the year 1970, ''Tea for the Tillerman'' includes many of his best-known songs such ...

'' (1970) –

*'' Friend's Friend's Friend'' (1970) – Audience *'' Long Player (portions) (1971) – ''Faces'' *'' Meddle'' (1971) –

Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics an ...

*'' Every Picture Tells a Story'' (1971) – Rod Stewart *''St Radigunds'' (May/June 1971) – Spirogyra *''

Muswell Hillbillies ''Muswell Hillbillies'' is the tenth studio album by the English rock group the Kinks. Released in November 1971, it was the band's first album for RCA Records. The album is named after the Muswell Hill area of North London, where band leader ...

'' (1971) -

*'' Anticipation'' (1971) –

Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include " Anticipation" (No. 13), " The Right Th ...

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Can I Have My Money Back? ''Can I Have My Money Back?'' is the first solo album by Gerry Rafferty. The distinctive cover design was by John Patrick Byrne and was the start of a long working relationship between Rafferty and the playwright. The LP was well received, but ...

'' (1971) – Gerry Rafferty *''A Tear And A Smile'' (1971) – Tir na nOg *'' Madman Across the Water'' (portions) (1971) –

Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career a ...

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'' (1971) –

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Teaser and the Firecat ''Teaser and the Firecat'' is the fifth studio album by Cat Stevens, released in October 1971. At the Australian 1972 King of Pop Awards the album won Biggest Selling LP. Overview The album contains 10 songs, including the hits "Morning Has B ...

'' (1971) – Cat Stevens *''

Thick as a Brick ''Thick as a Brick'' is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Jethro Tull, released on 3 March 1972. The album contains a continuous piece of music, split over two sides of an LP record, and is intended as a parody of the concept al ...

'' (1972) – Jethro Tull *''

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'' (1972) – If *'' The Six Wives of Henry VIII'' (1972) –

Rick Wakeman Richard Christopher Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboardist best known as a former member of the progressive rock band Yes across five tenures between 1971 and 2004, and for his solo albums released in the 1970s. Born and raised ...

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Lou Reed Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades ...

'' (1972) –

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Catch Bull at Four ''Catch Bull at Four'' is the sixth studio album by Cat Stevens. The title is taken from one of the Ten Bulls of Zen. In the United States the album spent three weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200. It also reached number one in Austra ...

'' (1972) – Cat Stevens *''Wringing Applause'' (1972) –

B. A. Robertson Brian Alexander Robertson (born 12 September 1956) is a Scottish musician, composer and songwriter. He had a string of hits in the late 1970s and early 1980s characterised by catchy pop tunes and jaunty humorous lyrics, including " Knocked It ...

*'' Never a Dull Moment'' (1972) – Rod Stewart *'' Lady Lake'' (1972) – Gnidrolog *'' The Chieftains 4'' (1972–1973) – The Chieftains *''

Greenslade Greenslade were an English progressive rock band, formed in the autumn of 1972 by keyboard player Dave Greenslade and bassist Tony Reeves, with keyboardist Dave Lawson and drummer Andrew McCulloch. History The band made their live deb ...

'' – (1972–1973)

*'' There Goes Rhymin' Simon'' (1973 – one song) –

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*'' A Passion Play'' (1973) – Jethro Tull *'' Tales from Topographic Oceans'' (1973) –

*'' Billion Dollar Babies'' (1973) –

Alice Cooper Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer whose career spans over five decades. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, including pyrotechnics, guilloti ...

*'' Sabbath Bloody Sabbath'' (1973) –

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Bedside Manners Are Extra ''Bedside Manners Are Extra'' is the second studio album by English progressive rock band Greenslade, released in November 1973 by Warner Bros. Records. The cover artwork was designed by renowned artist Roger Dean, who had previously collabo ...

'' (1973) – Greenslade *'' Orexis of Death'' (1973) –

Necromandus Necromandus are an English rock band from Egremont, Cumberland, England. They were formed in 1970 and were discovered by Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath in 1972. After recording one album in 1973, they split up. The album was not released until 19 ...

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'' (1973) – Lou Reed *'' War Child'' (1974) – Jethro Tull *''

Back to the Night ''Back to the Night'' is the second studio album by the British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading. The album was released in April 1975 by A&M Records (AMLH 68305). Musical background Musically, the album shows a development of the mood of A ...

'' (1974) – Joan Armatrading *''Jumblequeen'' (1974) – Bridget St John *''

The Psychomodo ''The Psychomodo'' is the second studio album by Cockney Rebel, which was released by EMI in 1974. It was produced by Steve Harley and Alan Parsons. Background Cockney Rebel's debut album, ''The Human Menagerie'', was released in 1973 and failed ...

'' (1974) – Cockney Rebel *'' Smiler'' (1974) – Rod Stewart *''

Spyglass Guest ''Spyglass Guest'' is the third studio album by British progressive rock band Greenslade, released in 1974. It is their most commercially successful album to date, having reached number 34 in the UK Albums Chart. It was the final recording bassis ...

'' (1974) – Greenslade *'' Now We Are Six'' (1974) –

Steeleye Span Steeleye Span are a British folk rock band formed in 1969 in England by Fairport Convention bass player Ashley Hutchings and established London folk club duo Tim Hart and Maddy Prior. The band were part of the 1970s British folk revival, and we ...

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Phenomenon A phenomenon ( : phenomena) is an observable event. The term came into its modern philosophical usage through Immanuel Kant, who contrasted it with the noumenon, which ''cannot'' be directly observed. Kant was heavily influenced by Gottfrie ...

'' (1974) –

*'' The Prince of Heaven's Eyes'' (1974) – Fruupp *'' The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table'' (1974–1975) – Rick Wakeman *''

Time and Tide Time and Tide (usually derived from the proverb ''Time and tide wait for no man'') may refer to: Music Albums * ''Time and Tide'' (Greenslade album), 1975 * ''Time and Tide'' (Basia album), 1987 * ''Time and Tide'' (Battlefield Band album), ...

'' (1975) – Greenslade *''

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'' (1975) – Black Sabbath *'' Commoners Crown'' (1975) – Steeleye Span *'' Force It'' (1975) – UFO *'' Return to Fantasy'' (1975) – Uriah Heep *'' Fish Out of Water'' (1975) –

Chris Squire Christopher Russell Edward Squire (4March 1948 – 27June 2015) was an English musician, singer and songwriter best known as the bassist and backing vocalist of the progressive rock band Yes. He was the longest-serving original member, having r ...

*''Dance'' (1975) – Arthur Brown *'' Sad Wings of Destiny'' (1976) –

Judas Priest Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969. They have sold over 50 million albums and are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Despite an innovative and pioneering body of work in th ...

*'' No Heavy Petting'' (1976) – UFO *''Answer Me'' (1976) – Barbara Dickson *'' Electric Savage'' (1976–1977) – Colosseum II *'' Baris Mancho'' (1976) –

Barış Manço Mehmet Barış Manço (born Tosun Yusuf Mehmet Barış Manço; 2 January 1943 – 1 February 1999), better known by his stage name Barış Manço, was a Turkish rock musician, singer, composer, actor, television producer and show host. Beg ...

*'' She Wouldn't Understand'' (1976) – The Goodies *'' The World Starts Tonight'' (1977) – Bonnie Tyler *'' Songs from the Wood'' (1977) – Jethro Tull *'' Peter Gabriel I'' (1977) –

Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and activist. He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, he launched ...

*''Chisholm in My Bosom'' (1977) – Arthur Brown *''

The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome ''The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome'' is the eighth album by British progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Released in 1977, it was their last studio album before their 2005 reunion. The album features a more energetic, new wave sound tha ...

'' (1977) – Van der Graaf Generator *'' At the End of a Perfect Day'' (1977) – Chris de Burgh *'' Crna dama''/'' Black Lady'' (1977/1978) – Smak *'' Squeeze'' (1978) – Squeeze *'' Natural Force'' (1978) – Bonnie Tyler *''

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'' (1978) –

Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948), is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 21 musical ...

*'' Back on the Streets'' (1978) –

Gary Moore Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 19526 February 2011) was a Northern Irish musician. Over the course of his career he played in various groups and performed a range of music including blues, blues rock, hard rock, heavy metal, and jazz fus ...

*'' Three Imaginary Boys'' (1979) –

The Cure The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith has remained the only constant member. The band's ...

1980s

*'' Seventeen Seconds'' (1980) – The Cure *'' Wild Cat'' (1980) – Tygers of Pan Tang *''Lampefeber'' (1980) – C. V. Moto *''

The Affectionate Punch ''The Affectionate Punch'' is the debut studio album by Scottish post-punk and new wave band The Associates. It was released on 1 August 1980 on the Fiction label. The song title "Even Dogs in the Wild" became the title of a novel by Scottish ...

'' (1980) – The Associates *''

Bucks Fizz Bucks Fizz were a British pop group that achieved success in the 1980s, most notably for winning the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Making Your Mind Up". The group was formed in January 1981 specifically for the contest and compr ...

'' (1981) –

*'' Spellbound'' (1981) – Tygers of Pan Tang *''

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'' (1981) – Thin Lizzy *''

Teddy Boys Don't Knit ''Teddy Boys Don't Knit'' is the third solo album by Vivian Stanshall. As with his 1974 debut solo album '' Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead'', it consists entirely of songs, rather than the comedy-narrative-with-integral-songs of its immediate prede ...

'' (1981) –

Vivian Stanshall Vivian Stanshall (born Victor Anthony Stanshall; 21 March 1943 – 5 March 1995) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, author, poet and wit, best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, for his exploration of the British upper ...

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'' (1981) – The Cure *'' Iron Fist'' (1982) –

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*''Pictures On A String'' (1982) –

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Singles

Pinball Wizard "Pinball Wizard" is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by the English rock band the Who, featured on their 1969 rock opera album '' Tommy''. The original recording was released as a single in 1969 and reached No. 4 in the UK chart ...

" (1969) –

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*"Riki Tiki Tavi" (1970) - Donovan *" Lola" (1970) –

Woodstock Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held during August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, United States, southwest of the town of Woodstock. Billed as "an Aq ...

" (1970) – Matthews Southern Comfort *"Anticipation" (1971) – Carly Simon *" Hi, Hi, Hi" (1972) – Wings *" C Moon" (1972) – Wings *" Step into Christmas" (1973) –

*"American Tune" (1974) – Paul Simon *"Monkey Jive" (1975) – Tiger Lily *"Your Generation" (1977) –

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" (1978) –

The Jam The Jam were an English mod revival/ punk rock band formed in 1972 at Sheerwater Secondary School in Woking, Surrey. They released 18 consecutive Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in December 1 ...

Jumping Someone Else's Train "Jumping Someone Else's Train" is a song by English rock band The Cure. Produced by Chris Parry, it was released on 2 November 1979 in the UK as a stand-alone. It later appeared on the US version of the band's debut album, '' Boys Don't Cry'' (1 ...

" (1979) –

*" C·30 C·60 C·90 Go" (1980) –

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*" A Forest" (1980) – The Cure *"

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" (1981) – The Cure *" Charlotte Sometimes" (1981) – The Cure *"

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" (1981) –

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1960s

1970s

1980s

Singles

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