Year/Genre: 1980, New Wave
Matrix #: ILPS 9585
Condition: VG+, sounds great, light marks

Cultural Facts:

1. Released in early 1980, recorded while Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes were juggling studio work and early synth-tech experimentation.

2. Features “Video Killed the Radio Star,” famously chosen as the first music video ever aired on MTV in 1981.

3. The album’s themes reflect late-’70s anxiety about media change, automation, and disappearing cultural forms.

Price Suggestions:
NM: $20–$26
VG+: $14–$18
VG: $9–$12
G: $5–$7

11/29/25 CC