Forty Years Later, These Seven Debut Albums Still Hold Up

WDET’s Rob Reinhart looks back on some classic albums from 1979.

Paste Magazine

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From the Clash to Joni Mitchell to Earth, Wind, & Fire, Pink Floyd, and more, 1979 was a big year for music.

Forty years later, some of the albums from that year have stood the test of time.

Inspired by a Paste Magazine article titled “The 30 Best Albums of 1979,” WDET music host Rob Reinhart looks back on seven classic debut albums from ’79 that made the list. 

Click on the audio player above to hear Rob Reinhart remember seven classic debut albums from 1979. 

 

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