About this episode

The episode concludes the coverage of October 1980 with notable music releases.

All good things come to an end, and so too must October of 1980, The lads wrap up the month with releases from the likes of the Plasmatics, the Police, the Specials and the Teardrop Explodes. Listen to the full playlist on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Tf0ZgK Email us at deepdives.deepcuts@gmail.com.

People in this episode

Host: DDDC

Topics covered

• music releases
• punk
• post-punk
• new wave
• 1980 music history

Keywords

• Plasmatics
• the Police
• the Specials
• the Teardrop Explodes
• October 1980
• punk music
• post-punk
• new wave

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Plasmatics, the Police, the Specials, the Teardrop Explodes

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