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80’s News This week

1980. Sotheby’s auction house in London auctions off a Rivera Hotel, Las Vegas, napkin signed by Elvis Presley for ₤500. Other items auctioned included four American dollar bills autographed by the Beatles, for £220 and a collection of personal letters belonging to the Rolling Stones, also for £220.

1981 – The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, is launched by Sinclair Research and would go on to sell over 1.5 million units around the world.

1982 – Soviet probe Venera 14 landed on Venus. The lander survived 57 minutes (the planned design life was 32 minutes) in an environment with a temperature of 465 °C.

SONGS PLAYED
Psychedelic Furs – Pretty In Pink
Curiosity Killed the Cat – Down to Earth
Diana Ross – Chain Reaction
Bee Gees – You Win Again
Human League – Mirror Man
Kraftwerk – Model
It’s Immaterial – Driving Away from Home
U2 – Angel of Harlem
Queen – A Kind of Magic
Kiss – Crazy Crazy Nights
UB40 – Red Red Wine
Cameo – Word Up
New Kids on the Block – Hangin Tough
Duran Duran – The Reflex
Culture Club – Church of the Poison Mind
The Cure – The Love Cats
Whitney Houston – Didnt We Almost Have It All
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder – Ebony and Ivory
Sting – Englishman In New York
Billy Joel – The Longest Time
Tight Fit – The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
Bon Jovi – Lay Your Hands On Me
Adam Ant – Goody Two Shoes
Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach
Strawberry Switchblade – Since Yesterday
Fine Young Cannibals – Johnny Come Home
Paula Abdul – Opposites Attract