Hannah Jane Parkinson 

Quiz: How many of these 80s album covers do you recognise?

Quiz: How many of these 80s album covers do you recognise?
  
  


  1. Which album cover is just plane good?

    1. Top Gun soundtrack – Various Artists (1986)

    2. War – U2 (1982)

    3. Licensed to Ill – Beastie Boys (1986)

    4. My War – Black Flag (1984)

  2. Which record does this kid belong to?

    1. Kill 'Em All – Metallica (1983)

    2. Appetite for Destruction – Guns N' Roses (1987)

    3. Sonic Temple – The Cult (1989)

    4. 1984 – Van Halen (1984)

  3. Which of the following Spandau Ballet albums is this from?

    1. Through the Barricades – Spandau Ballet (1986)

    2. Journeys to Glory – Spandau Ballet (1981)

    3. True – Spandau Ballet (1983)

    4. Heart Like a Sky – Spandau Ballet (1989)

  4. Whose lips are these?

    1. Hounds of Love – Kate Bush (1985)

    2. Lick It Up – Kiss (1983)

    3. Lovesexy – Prince (1988)

    4. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me – The Cure (1987)

  5. Which album does this sleeve belong to?

    1. Momentary Lapse of Reason – Pink Floyd (1987)

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

    3. The Perfect Prescription – Spacemen 3 (1987)

    4. This Nation's Saving Grace – The Fall (1985)

  6. Who is this looking cheeky?

    1. Push – Bros (1988)

    2. Pump – Aerosmith (1989)

    3. Born in the USA – Bruce Springsteen (1984)

    4. Autoamerican – Blondie (1980)

  7. Which record is this unusual sleeve from?

    1. Blood & Chocolate – Elvis Costello & the Attractions (1986)

    2. Synchronicity – The Police (1983)

    3. The Colour of Spring – Talk Talk (1986)

    4. Eden – Everything But the Girl (1984)

  8. Who likes the radio a lot?

    1. Run-D.M.C. – Run-D.M.C. (1984)

    2. The Message – Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five (1982)

    3. Radio – LL Cool J (1985)

    4. Straight Out the Jungle – Jungle Brothers (1988)

  9. Which seminal album does this cover belong to?

    1. Good for Your Soul – Oingo Boingo (1983)

    2. The Age of Consent – Bronski Beat (1984)

    3. Power, Corruption & Lies – New Order (1983)

    4. Hysteria – The Human League (1984)

  10. Which album by The Smiths is this picture from?

    1. Strangeways, Here We Come – The Smiths (1987)

    2. The Smiths – The Smiths (1984)

    3. Meat is Murder – The Smiths (1984)

    4. The Queen is Dead – The Smiths (1986)

  11. Which album does this artwork belong to?

    1. A Flock of Seagulls – A Flock of Seagulls (1982)

    2. Graceland – Paul Simon (1986)

    3. The Hurting – Tears for Fears (1983)

    4. Invisible Touch – Genesis (1986)

  12. Which album do these digits relate to?

    1. Electric – The Cult (1987)

    2. Ghost in the Machine – The Police (1981)

    3. Computer World – Kraftwerk (1981)

    4. Living On Video – Trans-X (1983)

  13. Which LP sleeve is this person staring out from?

    1. A View to Kill – Grace Jones (1985)

    2. Dream of Life – Patti Smith (1988)

    3. Dare – The Human League (1981)

    4. Like a Virgin – Madonna (1984)

  14. Which Kate Bush album does this cover belong to?

    1. Hounds of Love – Kate Bush (1985)

    2. Never for Ever – Kate Bush (1980)

    3. The Sensual World – Kate Bush (1989)

    4. The Dreaming – Kate Bush (1982)

  15. Finally, which famous album sleeve is this?

    1. Cut the Crap – The Clash (1985)

    2. Midnight at the Lost and Found – Meatloaf (1983)

    3. Single Life – Cameo (1985)

    4. Sign o' the Times – Prince (1987)

Solutions

1:C, 2:D, 3:C, 4:D, 5:B, 6:C, 7:A, 8:B, 9:C, 10:A, 11:B, 12:B, 13:C, 14:D, 15:D

Scores

  1. 1 and above.

    Oh dear. We're not sure you'd survive in the 80s. You need to practise backcombing.

  2. 5 and above.

    You're MOR rock – middle of the road. You know your Kim Wilde from your Pat Benatar, but more elusive titles escape you.

  3. 10 and above.

    Not bad buddy, not bad. With a bit more air guitar practice, you could easily join Guns N' Roses.

  4. 17 and above.

    You are an 80s GOD/GODDESS. Well done, you!

 

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