Hannah Jane Parkinson 

Quiz: How many of these new wave album covers do you recognise?

Last week we tested how many punk album covers you could recognise, and before that, metal. But how many new wave albums can you identify?
  
  


  1. Which album is this tropical artwork attached to?

    1. Outlandos D'Amour – The Police (1978)

    2. Boys Don't Cry – The Cure (1980)

    3. High Land, Hard Rain – Aztec Camera (1983)

    4. Rio – Duran Duran (1980)

  2. Which new wave album is this?

    1. Kings of the Wild Frontier – Adam and the Ants (1980)

    2. I'm the Man – Joe Jackson (1979)

    3. Visage – Visage (1980)

    4. Parade – Spandau Ballet (1986)

  3. Which record is this?

    1. Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti – Squeeze (1985)

    2. Speaking in Tongues – Talking Heads (1983)

    3. Freedom of Choice – Devo (1980)

    4. Whammy! – The B-52's (1983)

  4. Which album belongs to this sleeve?

    1. Underwater Moonlight – The Soft Boys (1980)

    2. Closer – Joy Division (1980)

    3. The Scream – Siouxsie and the Banshees (1978)

    4. Ocean Rain – Echo & the Bunnymen (1984)

  5. This colourful artwork belong to which record?

    1. Information – Berlin (1980)

    2. The Seeds of Love – Tears for Fears (1989)

    3. Listen – A Flock of Seagulls (1983)

    4. Movement – New Order (1981)

  6. Which record is this?

    1. Scoundrel Days – A-ha (1986)

    2. Age of Plastic – The Buggles (1980)

    3. Wonderland – Erasure (1986)

    4. Talk Talk Talk – The Psychedelic Furs (1981)

  7. Which album does this artistic sleeve belong to?

    1. Some Great Reward – Depeche Mode (1984)

    2. Synchronicity – The Police (1983)

    3. Underneath the Colours – INXS (1981)

    4. The Sky's Gone Out – Bauhaus (1982)

  8. Which Japan LP is this?

    1. Adolescent Sex – Japan (1978)

    2. Tin Drum – Japan (1981)

    3. Quiet Life – Japan (1979)

    4. Gentlemen Take Polaroids – Japan (1980)

  9. Which band does this sleeve belong to?

    1. Telekon – Gary Numan (1980)

    2. Entertainment! – Gang of Four (1979)

    3. Gag – Fad Gadget (1984)

    4. Real to Real Cacophony – Simple Minds (1979)

  10. Which record from The Cars is this?

    1. Heartbeat City – Cars (1984)

    2. Candy-O – The Cars (1979)

    3. The Cars – The Cars (1978)

    4. Panorama – The Cars (1980)

Solutions

1:B, 2:D, 3:B, 4:C, 5:D, 6:B, 7:B, 8:C, 9:B, 10:B

Scores

  1. 0 and above.

    Ouch! The Police will probably arrest you for this crime against new wave knowledge!

  2. 4 and above.

    Hmm, not great to be honest, but not awful. I'm sure you could find The Cure.

  3. 6 and above.

    A-ha! You did great! Well done!

  4. 8 and above.

    Wow. You got skills. You have a sea of new wave knowledge, well done you!

 

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