The Honeydrippers: "Volume One"

Released in 1984,

this EP is The Honeydrippers'

only recording.

Includes

SEA OF LOVE

and

ROCKIN' AT MIDNIGHT

The Honeydrippers could be considered

a "supergroup."

Their line-up included Robert Plant, Jimmy Page,

Jeff Beck, Nile Rodgers, Paul Shaffer, and Brian Setzer.

Read more about The Honeydrippers HERE.

Juice Newton: "Greatest Hits"

Released in 1984,

this was Juice Newton's first (1st) compilation LP.

I discovered when researching this album

that it seems to be universally referred to as

"Greatest Hits (And More),"

and the album art is indentical

to the above,

except every picture I saw

included (of course) the words

'(And More)'

right below 'Greatest Hits.'

So,

now I'm wondering

if I possessed some kind of knock-off

or early production release

or what!

Who knows.

Read more about Juice Newton's career HERE.

Art Direction: Roy Kohara / Peter Shea

Photography: Robert Blakeman Studios

DUNE Soundtrack

Released in 1984.

Features Brian Eno and Toto.

Hear the Main Title Theme HERE.

.38 Special: "Tour de Force"

Released in 1984,

this was .38 Special's sixth (6th) studio LP.

Read more about .38 Special HERE.

>>inner sleeve<<

Art Direction: Chuck Beeson, Norman Moore

Photography: Harrison Funk, Steve Prezant

The King's Singers: "A Tribute to the Comedian Harmonists"

Released in 1984,

I lost count trying to discern what number

in their prolific recording history

this LP is privileged to hold.

Read more about The King's Singers HERE.

Sheena Easton: "A Private Heaven"

This LP was released in 1984.

Again, the artwork, wardrobe and hairstyle are very clearly mid-1980s.

Some very dance-able music on this recording.

Design/Art/Photography credits are in the lower right corner

of the pic of the back of the LP cover,

but I cannot make them out.

Web research yielded no references.

Daryl Hall & John Oates: "Big Bam Boom"

'80s pop.

I guess ya love it or ya don't, maybe.

For me, Hall & Oates brought great funky rhythms and smart, catchy lyrics.

Fun.

I still enjoy listening to most of the tracks on this particular LP.

Come on.

"Method of Modern Love"

"All American Girl"

"Possession Obsession"

"Out of Touch"

"Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid"

"Going Through the Motions"

"Bank On Your Love"

Released in 1984.

Check 'em out!

And ya gotta love the full-on '80s album art.

Unfortunately, I cannot make out the credits for this artwork in these photographs,

and further research online did not bring any results.

This was Daryl Hall & John Oates' twelfth studio LP.

The three preceding albums ("Voices," "Private Eyes," "H2O") were very strong commercial successes.

So was "Big Bam Boom" but some consider this album to be the turning point in their career,

as in the beginning of a downward trend.

Maybe I am easy to please, but I liked this album then, and I still do.

This LP went to a collector in California.

Tania Maria: "Wild"

Tania Maria is a dynamite Brazilian jazz vocalist and pianist.

This LP is, as far as I can discern, her eighth (8th), released in 1984.

Contagious and irrepressible, this music will stay with you.

Again, >>sigh<<, I can ALMOST see the design, art and photography credits on the back cover of this LP.

I sent the original to a collector in the Netherlands.

Queen: "The Works"

Released in 1984, this LP unfortunately seemed to mark a continuing decline in the striking quality of Queen's earlier offerings.  Still great fun to listen to, it gave us the classic "Radio Gaga," but it just did not quite reach the heights of previous LPs.

Have I mentioned the large package of LPs that migrated to Canada?