CoronaVinyl Day 157 ('80s Compilation): First Edition by Various Artists

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Between work and gluing my eyes to CNN all day yesterday, I completely forgot to listen to some vinyl.  But fear not, I'm back on track today.  

Today's CoronaVinyl category is an '80s compilation, and I have two, although I realized today that both of them feature songs from both the '70s and '80s, so I went with the one with a higher percentage of '80s songs.  It's called First Edition, and it's a 1982 compilation of songs released by the independent British record label Editions-EG between 1970 and 1982.

It's an interesting combination of punk, new wave, prog rock, disco, ambient, avant garde/new age, world, and even a funky electric violin cover of The Ventures' classic surf rock instrumental "Walk Don't Run."  I'm familiar with some of the artists -- Brian Eno, King Crimson, Adam & The Ants, and Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera -- but most of the artists were new to me, which is always exciting.

Not surprisingly, this isn't on Spotify.  There is a YouTube playlist that has some extra songs on it, and I'm embedding that below.  Also, here is a list of the songs on the album with the release year.  For my favorite song on each side, I'm going to limit it to songs released in the '80s.

Side 1

1.  "Deutscher Girls" by Adam & The Ants (1978)

2.  "Change" by Killing Joke (1980)

3.  "Impossible Guitar" by Phil Manzanera (1982)

4.  "Task Force" by Brian Eno (1978)

5.  "Harlem Nocturne" by The Lounge Lizards (1981)

6.  "Nka Bom" by Edikanfo (1981)

7.  "Walk Don't Run" by Penguin Cafe Orchestra (1981)

8.  "Cat Food" by King Crimson (1970)

Side 2

1.  "Dance #1" by Laraaji (1980)

2.  "Bogota" by Phil Manzanera (1982)

3.  "R.A.F." by Brian Eno & Snatch (1978)

4.  "Courage" by Jon Hassell (1981)

5.  "Seven Deadly Finns" by Eno (1974)

6.  "The Ecstasy of Dancing Fleas" by Penguin Cafe Orchestra (1981)

7.  "Shadow" by Brian Eno (1982)

Favorite song from Side 1:  "Change" by Killing Joke

This is one of the more rocking songs on the album, and it's a jangly and crunchy post-punk tune.

Favorite song from Side 2:  "Courage" by Jon Hassell
This is an ambient, world instrumental song with fuzzed-out droning made by an instrument of unknown origins and bongo drums.