80s Non-Pop
Now often referred to as “The Big Music” after a Waterboys song, this category covers all those bands that were around in the 1980s but which were neither Pop, Pop-Punk or Indie.
Typically signed to major labels, the budget they had meant they were able to take full advantage of technological improvements to create a big, highly-polished, commercial sound, perfect for radio and Top Of The Pops. Prominent bands were: U2, The Cure, Echo & The Bunnymen, and Big Country
There’s more than 500 items in the VotN catalogue at the moment, including Tide Is High by Blondie, (see above)
— John Esplen, Nov. 2019
Format
Condition
formatseven
cond.VG/VG
ADAM AND THE ANTS: Stand And Deliver
1981 Dutch CBS CBS A1065 with juke box slip
£3.50
formatMEM
cond.M
ADAM ANT: Desperate But Not Serious Badge
Original 80s high quality full colour 1&1/4" badge
£2.50
formatseven
cond.M-/M-
BIG COUNTRY: Fields Of Fire
Canadian in poster cover b/w 'Close Action'
£5.00
formatseven
cond.EX/VG+
BIG COUNTRY: Fields Of Fire / In A Big Country
1983 German Mercury 812 867-7 in double-sided PC
£5.00
formatseven
cond.M/M-
BIG COUNTRY: In A Broken Promise Land
2013 Record Store Day, Cherry Red CHERRY505
£18.00
formatCD
cond.S/S
BIG COUNTRY: Live At Rockpalast 1986 & 1991
2018 MIG MIG 90832, 3 x CD and 2 x DVD, sealed!
£15.00
formatLP
cond.M/EX
BIG COUNTRY: Steeltown
1984 UK Mercury MERH 49 original. NB: inner bag creased on top left corner
£6.00
formatLP
cond.EX/EX
BIG COUNTRY: The Crossing
1983 Mercury MERS 27 with inner bag and blue cover
£6.00
formatCD
cond.S/S
BIG COUNTRY: We're Not In Kansas - The Live Bootleg Box Set: 1993-1998
2017 Cherry Red CRCDBOX 43, 5 x CD, sealed!
£20.00
formatseven
cond.EX/EX
BIG COUNTRY: Wonderland
1984 Mercury COUNT 55 2x7" with booklet and stickered sleeve
£3.50
formatLP
cond.M/M
BIG COUNTRY / LLOYD COLE: Il Rock
1990 Italian only split album. 5 tracks and nice band photo of each act.
£15.00
formatCDs
cond.M/M
BLANK & JONES (THE CURE): A Forest
2003 Gang Go Music with Robert Smith on vocals and picture of him on cover
£5.00
formatseven
cond.M/M
BLONDIE: Atomic
1980 Mexican Chrysalis C-10 in totally different rear of PC
£25.00
formatLP
cond.EX/M-
BLONDIE: Blondie
1977 Chrysalis CHR 1165 blue label with Blondie fan club merchandise form
£12.00
formatLP
cond.VG+/EX+
BLONDIE: Eat To The Beat
Japanese original. Obi torn and repaired hence the VG+ grading
£18.00
formatLP
cond.M/M
BLONDIE: Parallel Lines
1978 Japan Chrysalis WWS-81139 with insert but no obi
£20.00
formatseven
cond.M/EX
BLONDIE: The Tide Is High
1980 Chrysalis CHS 2465, first pressing with card PC and blue injection mould labels
£2.50
formatseven
cond.M/EX
BLONDIE: Tide Is High
Japanese promo in really nice cover - pic of Debbie wearing Andy Warhol shirt
£25.00
formatLP
cond.EX/M
BOOMTOWN RATS: Mondo Bongo
1980 Mercury 6359 042 with inner bag and poster
£8.00
formatLP
cond.EX/EX
CHURCH: The Church
1982 UK Carrere CAL 130 first press no bar code and lyric insert
£12.50
formatseven
cond.EX/EX
CHURCH: Under The Milky Way
1987 Australian Mushroom K 491, totally different sleeve to the UK
£7.00
formatCD
cond.M/M
CULT: Emerald Theatre.MI.03.19.06
2006 Instant Live 14THECULT 2xCD, numbered
£20.00