October albums

Notable albums released in the UK in the month of October.

1960s

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1970s

 * 1975: Sparks - Indiscreet, The Who - The Who By Numbers
 * 1976: ABBA - Arrival
 * 1977: David Bowie - "Heroes", Sparks - Introducing Sparks, Leo Sayer - Thunder In My Heart
 * 1978: Dire Straits - Dire Straits (debut), Billy Joel - 52nd Street, XTC - Go2, Brian Eno - Music For Films, Japan - Obscure Alternatives.
 * 1979: The Human League - Reproduction (debut), Cabaret Voltaire - Mix-Up (debut)

1980s

 * 1980: Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids, OMD - Organisation, The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta, Specials - More Specials, Talking Heads - Remain In Light, The Teardrop Explodes - Kilimanjaro, Bruce Springsteen - The River, U2 - Boy (debut).
 * 1981: Depeche Mode - Speak & Spell (debut), The Police - Ghost in the Machine, The Human League - Dare, Simple Minds - Sister Feelings Call
 * 1982: Culture Club - Kissing To Be Clever (debut), Adam Ant - Friend Or Foe, Ultravox - Quartet.
 * 1983: Ultravox - Monument (debut live), China Crisis - Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two, Freeez - Gonna Get You, Nick Heyward - North Of A Miracle (debut)
 * 1984: U2 - The Unforgettable Fire, This Mortal Coil - It'll End In Tears, Bronski Beat - The Age of Consent (debut), Visage - Beat Boy, King - Steps In Time (debut)
 * 1985: Simple Minds - Once Upon A Time, Blancmange - Believe You Me, A-ha - Hunting High & Low, Depeche Mode - Singles 81-85
 * 1986: Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Liverpool (final studio), Paul Young - Between Two Fires, XTC - Skylarking.
 * 1987: Cabaret Voltaire - CODE, ABC - Alphabet City

1990s

 * 1994: Suede - Dog Man Star

2000s

 * 2004: Duran Duran - Astronaut, James Blunt - Back To Bedlam (debut), Simple Minds - Silver Box, Depeche Mode - Remixes 81-04.
 * 2007: Radiohead - In Rainbows.
 * 2013: Paul McCartney - New.