*The Week That Was – 4th May 1981

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Single of the week: Vice Squad – Young Blood, Dangerous Girls – Men in Suits

4th May 1981
Off school MAYDAY

5th May 1981
GO FOR IT
What a shit holiday yesterday
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS

6th May 1981
We are the champs
We hope
Ipswich 3 – AZ67 Alkmaar 0

7th May 1981
No one dropped the bomb
But only just

Operation RYAN
At a secret meeting of top Soviet officials in May 1981, General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev condemned Reagan, whose aggressive rhetoric was decidedly anti-communist. Yuri Andropov, the head of the KGB and the future General Secretary, furthermore explained that the Reagan administration was preparing for a possible preemptive nuclear strike against the Soviet Union. Andropov announced that the KGB was launching an intelligence program, Operation RYAN, which was an acronym for Raketno-Yadernoe Napadenie, or “nuclear missile attack.”

8th May 1981
I’m dead
Hoare’s read my story

9th May 1981
FA Cup Final
Spurs vs City 1-1 replay Thurs
PiL

10th May 1981
SID VICIOUS LIVES (Sid Vicious born 1957)

This week’s chart-topper is: Adam and the Ants – Stand and Deliver
straight into top 75 (at number 1)

*The Week That Was – 27th April 1981

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Single of the week: Discharge – Why?, Members – Working Girl

27th April 1981
Back at school
–SHIT–

28th April 1981
Sports day in 3 weeks

29th April 1981
Broke 2 records
High Jump 143
Long Jump 450

30th April 1981
Bit tired
Kenny you know Everett video cassette

1st May 1981
That’s today
SOUNDS EXPLOITED

2nd May 1981
mum’s not here

3rd May 1981
Records of the month
B-Movie – Remembrance Day
Tenpole Tudor – Swords of a Thousand Men
Blitzkrieg EP
Exploited – Dogs of War
Discharge – Why?

This week’s chart-topper is: Fucks Bizz – Making Your Mind Down

*The Week That Was – 20th April 1981

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Single of the week: Blue Orchids – Work, Exploited – Dogs of War

20th April 1981
B__________

21st April 1981
___OR______

22nd April 1981
________ED
Matthew is a liar
‘ad an ‘aircut

23rd April 1981
Last night
FC Cologne 0 – Ipswich 1

24th April 1981
Hoping Graeme comes
He isn’t you twat
TIRED

25th April 1981
He might come today
He did AMAZED
ME 4 (I) L.Y.
Ipswich 1 – Manchester City 0

26th April 1981
KNACKERED
TIRED

This week’s chart-topper is: Bucks Fizz – Making Your Mind Up

*The Week That Was – 13th April 1981

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Single of the week: Blitzkrieg – Rock ‘n’ Roll Is Dead (and EP), Positive Noise – Give Me Passion

13th April 1981
Staying at Sharon’s
God I’m KNACKERED

14th April 1981
Aston Villa 1 – Ipswich 2
We scored the first two

15th April 1981
Made me own breakfast
The Public Image

16th April 1981
Nearly finished tapes

17th April 1981
I got a new watch
It’s good

18th April 1981
Ipswich 0 – Arsenal 2
Never mind

19th April 1981
Rang Graeme
The Bollocks

This week’s chart-topper is: Bucks Fizz – Making Your Mind Up

*The Week That Was – 6th April 1981

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Single of the week: Public Image Limited – Flowers of Romance, B-Movie – Remembrance Day

6th April 1981
Fixing bike with Matthew

7th April 1981
Still fixing

8th April 1981
PiL No 31

9th April 1981
BIKE’S BUST

10th April 1981
Got some jeans

11th April 1981
Villa Park
Cup
Manchester City 1 – Ipswich 0

12th April 1981
Saw the shitty shuttle go up

This week’s chart-topper is: Shitty Stevens – This Old House

*The Week That Was – 30th March 1981

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Single of the week: Tenpole Tudor – Swords of a Thousand Men, Twisted Nerve – Vertigo

30th March 1981
Well at least Mr Hoare’s gone to French

31st March 1981
Friggin’ in the Riggin’ in my musical story

1st April 1981
Master scheme failed on Monday
now they’ve got me
League Cup final replay
West Ham 1 – Liverpool 2

2nd April 1981
Some good stuff on John Peel show
I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles
John Wark PFA player of the year two weeks ago

3rd April 1981
So Boring

4th April 1981
West Bromwich 3 – Ipswich 1

5th April 1981
With Matthew

This week’s chart-topper is: Shakin’ Stevens – This Old House

*The Week That Was – 23rd March 1981

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Single of the week: BA Robertson – Saint-Saëns

23rd March 1981
Radio One in Scotland

24th March 1981
Drummer Man

25th March 1981
Bust me foot
O

26th March 1981
Cranborne – St Michaels
1/7
Dominque Spoors asked me out

27th March 1981
Tomorrow went to disco to see above
said it was a joke Ha Ha

28th March 1981
Ipswich 4 (1) – Sunderland 1 (1)

29th March 1981
Record of the month:
Restricted Code – First Night On
Nine Below Zero – Three Times Enough
UK Decay – Unexpected Guest
Stiff Little Fingers – Just Fade Away
Ten Pole Tudor – Swords of a Thousand Men

This week’s chart-topper is: Shakin’ Stevens – This Old House

*The Week That Was – 16th March 1981

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Single of the week: Stiff Little Fingers – Just Fade Away

16th March 1981
16UP yesterday at 10.45

17th March 1981
Heard new charts at school

18th March 1981
Ipswich 3 – St. Etienne 1 (1-0)
agg 7-2

19th March 1981
We’re gonna win the UEFA Cup
Drawn against Cologne

20th March 1981
Some of my records came tomorrow

21st March 1981
Manchester United 2 – Ipswich 1
Oh well

22nd March 1981
I got Bubbles and a Tommy Gun

This week’s chart-topper is: Roxy Music – Jealous Guy
Highest new entry: Linx – Intuition

*The Week That Was – 9th March 1981

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Singles of the week: UK Decay – Unexpected Guest, Vice Squad – Last Rockers, Nine Below Zero – Three Times Enough

9th March 1981
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

10th March 1981
Ipswich 1 – Forest 0

11th March 1981
My fuckin’ back Argh Ow

12th March 1981
Not much happened at home

13th March 1981
Look in other DIARY you prune

14th March 1981
Ipswich 3 – Tottenham 0 (2-0)
Mick Mills dislocates shoulder

15th March 1981
Kim Wilde No 6

This week’s chart-topper is: Roxy Music – Jealous Guy
Highest New Entry: Phil Collins – I Missed Again

*The Week That Was – 2nd March 1981

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Single of the week: Restricted Code – First Night On

2nd March 1981
Shall I give my 5-page drug article to the school mag?

3rd March 1981
YES! It’s quite good

4th March 1981
St. Etienne 1 – Ipswich 4

5th March 1981
West Ham lost 4-1 at home
Liverpool won 5-1 at home
Newport drew 2-2 away

6th March 1981
Doin’ me back with all this typing

7th March 1981
Cup
Forest 3 – Ipswich 3

8th March 1981
WE’RE THROUGH

This week’s chart-topper is: same as last week UGH
Highest new entry: Kim Wilde – Kids in America