12 Inch Poll: Pick One Album to Lock in the Doomsday Vault (’80s Edition)
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We’re on an important mission to secure rock’s greatest albums for posterity in Norway’s Global Music Vault, and we need your help.
Last week, I gave you a dozen iconic rock albums from the ’70s to choose from; you can see which albums ended up with the most votes here. This week, we shift our focus to the ’80s. It was difficult honing the list down to just 12 albums, but I think I have a pretty good cross-section of the decade’s best rock represented.
Take a look and choose the one album you’d protect from the apocalypse.
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