Jeopardy, released in 1980

1980 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1980.-January–March:*January 1**Cliff Richard is appointed an MBE by Elizabeth II.**The Zorros audition drummer Greg Pedley....

, is the first album released by The Sound

The Sound

The Sound were an English post-punk band, formed in 1979 and dissolved in 1988. The band was fronted by Adrian Borland and evolved from his previous band, The Outsiders...

. Unlike the band's later work, this album would present an array of fast, punchy songs in strong punk

Punk rock

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 (and post-punk

Post-punk

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) style, as opposed to the later, more tempered releases such as Heads and Hearts

Heads and Hearts

Heads and Hearts, released in 1985 is the fourth album by The Sound - Track listing :# "Whirlpool"# "Total Recall"# "Under You"# "Burning Part Of Me"# "Love Is Not A Ghost"# "Wildest Dreams"# "One Thousand Reasons"...

 and Thunder Up

Thunder Up

* You've Got a Way is sometimes separated into two pieces, part I and II, in order to distinguish the initial piano piece. This brings the total amount of tracks on some editions to 11....

. However, songs such as I Can't Escape Myself and Hour of Need provide a clear indication of Borland's

Adrian Borland

Adrian Borland was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer, bestknown as the lead singer of post-punk band The Sound...

 stirringly personal, desperate lyrics - a recurring and distinctive feature of almost all of the band's future material.

Track listing

1. "I Can't Escape Myself"
2. "Heartland"
3. "Hour of Need"
4. "Words Fail Me"
5. "Missiles"
6. "Heyday"
7. "Jeopardy"
8. "Night Versus Day"
9. "Resistance"
10. "Unwritten Law"
11. "Desire"

The album was re-released in 2002 by Renascent Records with the Live Instinct EP included. The EP includes four tracks recorded live at a show at The Venue in London on January 14, 1981. These tracks are:

1. "Heartland"
2. "Brute Force"
3. "Jeopardy"
4. "Coldbeat"

Musicians

• Adrian Borland
  Adrian Borland
  Adrian Borland was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer, bestknown as the lead singer of post-punk band The Sound...
  
   - guitar
  Guitar
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  , vocals
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• Michael Dudley - drums
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• Graham Bailey - bass
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• Bi Marshall - keyboards
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