I only remembered because I had the Plastic Letters poster on my wall in summer of '78. Crazy that they released Plastic Letters and Parallel Lines about a half year apart.
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― I don't really like any of these albums (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 19 April 2017 21:52 (six years ago) link
One of these, leaning towards Bowie, but Elvis is making a push.
Fleetwood Mac - RumoursDavid Bowie - LowSteely Dan - AjaThe Clash - The ClashElvis Costello And The Attractions - My Aim Is True
― human music...I like it! (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 19 April 2017 21:57 (six years ago) link
At the time, Out of the Blue and News of the World were my jams, especially "It's Late."
https://youtu.be/0PItMuGp39Q?list=RDuyd6OLyhPJo
― Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 19 April 2017 22:25 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Thursday, 20 April 2017 00:01 (six years ago) link
Voted for Television in the end.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Thursday, 20 April 2017 00:11 (six years ago) link
Naturally!
― Mark G, Thursday, 20 April 2017 06:45 (six years ago) link
"Heroes" (my favourite Bowie album), narrowly over Aja. This is a really good list although it's badly in need of some disco and reggae (and the first two Cheap Trick albums).
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 20 April 2017 12:20 (six years ago) link
Apologies, I missed Chic's Dance Dance Dance, which did peak at #6 in 1978. I think I caught all the reggae that made the charts.
It's a testament to how good 1977 was in that it's hard to argue against even mainstream favorites, and there's a lot of good stuff in there despite not including most of my favorites (The Congos, Fela Kuti, Wire, George Faith, The Saints, Culture, Richard Hell & the Voidoids, Pere Ubu, Junior Murvin, The Heptones, Peter Tosh, The Damned, Dennis Brown, Third World, Radio Birdman, Augustus Pablo, Bob Andy, Horace Andy).
― Fastnbulbous, Thursday, 20 April 2017 15:19 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Friday, 21 April 2017 00:01 (six years ago) link
"Out of the Blue" is my pick of these, an album I discovered through the ILM '70s poll.
― o. nate, Friday, 21 April 2017 01:23 (six years ago) link
voted exodus, it's his best album imo
― a but (brimstead), Friday, 21 April 2017 02:43 (six years ago) link
or my favorite, whatever
Wow, Out of the Blue in fifth! And even a bigger surprise, Leo Sayer in sixth. Very interesting, would love to hear from the voters talk about him.
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 21 April 2017 04:46 (six years ago) link
High five to the other Darts voter
― Jeff W, Friday, 21 April 2017 09:11 (six years ago) link
High five!
― Brexterminate all the brutes (Noodle Vague), Friday, 21 April 2017 09:12 (six years ago) link
Heh, correction, it's a four-way tie for 6th between Darts, Sayer, Heroes and The Clash. "Boy From New York City" gives me flashbacks to Manhattan Transfer's version, which I kind of enjoyed, and then kind of hated.
Also, I was wrong, "Dance Dance Dance" was on the singles chart. Chic's self-titled debut album did not chart. C'Est Chic, however, did peak at #2 and spent 24 weeks on the chart in 1979. Giorgio Moroder's groundbreaking From Here To Eternity did not make the charts. John Martyn's interesting One World just peeked into 54 for one week in 1978.
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 21 April 2017 13:44 (six years ago) link