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Def Leppard originally released this recording on High 'n' Dry in 1981. The band's discography explicitly lists a later 1984 remix; the screenshot anthology tag alone does not prove that remix.
Read background and sourcesBlue Oyster Cult included Burnin' for You on Fire of Unknown Origin in 1981. The original album performance is the destination for the requested song, retaining a distinct identity from later live recordings.
Read background and sourcesThe reviewed original U.S. A&M SP4835 program, the 1981 contemporary album-review cycle and the artist discography support 1981 for the Wild-Eyed Southern Boys recording. V3.6 adopts that corroborated album-first...
Read background and sourcesTriumph included Fight the Good Fight on Allied Forces in 1981. The band's official history identifies it, alongside Magic Power, as central to the album's success.
Read background and sourcesThe licensed Modern Times program identifies this Jefferson Starship recording in 1981. Jefferson Starship retains its own performer credit here, separate from Jefferson Airplane and the later Starship name.
Read background and sourcesThe original U.S. A&M SP4835 program identifies Hold On Loosely, the contemporary 1981 Billboard review names it, and the artist discography dates Wild-Eyed Southern Boys to 1981. V3.6 adopts 1981 at year precision....
Read background and sourcesRick Springfield recorded I've Done Everything for You for Working Class Dog in 1981. The licensed credits identify Sammy Hagar as the songwriter and Keith Olsen as the producer; Springfield's performance is retained...
Read background and sourcesIn the Dark opens Billy Squier's 1981 album Don't Say No. Squier's artist-hosted retrospective describes the opening synthesizer passage giving way to layered guitars, placing the track within the album's direct rock...
Read background and sourcesApril Wine's Just Between You and Me is part of Nature of the Beast, released in 1981. The filename names April Wine even though the screenshot's artist tag says Various; this performance is separate from Lou Gramm's...
Read background and sourcesLimelight belongs to Rush's 1981 Moving Pictures. The band recorded and mixed the album at Le Studio in October and November 1980; those session dates precede its public release.
Read background and sourcesMy Kinda Lover is one of the original recordings on Billy Squier's 1981 Don't Say No album. It shares that program with In the Dark and The Stroke, providing an album connection between the requested titles.
Read background and sourcesJourney included Stone in Love on Escape in 1981. A later remaster preserves the album performance; its mastering date does not replace the recording's original album year.
Read background and sourcesTom Sawyer appears on Moving Pictures, recorded at Le Studio in Quebec and released in 1981. The official credits name Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson for music, and Neil Peart with Pye Dubois for lyrics.
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Screenshot additionsThis is the live We've Got Tonight documented on Nine Tonight, released in 1981. Its album performance is separate from the studio recording associated with the existing annual entry. The screenshot's Bob Seger Live...
Read background and sourcesLoverboy included When It's Over on Get Lucky in 1981. It is a different song and performer from Sugar Ray's same-titled catalog recording.
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