25 Great Pop Music Publicity Photos From The 1980s

Can you remember the bands and solo pop music acts in the publicity stills below? Better yet, can you hum one of their hits?

A Flock Of Seagulls Press Photo Jive Records/USA (1983)

A Flock Of Seagulls Press Photo
Jive Records/USA (1983)

Culture Club Press Photo Epic Records/USA (1986)

Culture Club Press Photo
Epic Records/USA (1986)

Tina Turner Press Photo  Capitol Records/USA Photo: Paul Cox (1984)

Tina Turner Press Photo
Capitol Records/USA
Photo: Paul Cox (1984)

Kate Pierson Press Photo B-52’s, Warner Bros. Records/USA (1980)

Kate Pierson Press Photo
B-52’s, Warner Bros. Records/USA (1980)

  Cindy Wilson Press Photo B-52’s, Warner Bros. Records/USA (1980)


Cindy Wilson Press Photo
B-52’s, Warner Bros. Records/USA (1980)

Eurythmics Press Photo RCA Records/USA (1983)

Eurythmics Press Photo
RCA Records/USA (1983)

Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, and Barry Gibb Press photo from release of Islands In The Stream RCA Records/USA (1983)

Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, and Barry Gibb
Press photo from release of Islands In The Stream
RCA Records/USA (1983)

Morrissey Press PhotoSire Records/USA (1988)

Morrissey Press PhotoSire Records/USA (1988)

The Specials  Press Photo, Chrysalis Records

The Specials
Press Photo, Chrysalis Records

Pearl Harbor And The Explosions Press Photo Warner Bros. Records/USA

Pearl Harbor And The Explosions Press Photo
Warner Bros. Records/USA

Human League Press Photo A&M Records/USA (1983)

Human League Press Photo
A&M Records/USA (1983)

The Cure Press Photo A&M Records/USA (1982)

The Cure Press Photo
A&M Records/USA (1982)

Kylie Minogue Press Photo Geffen Records/USA (1989)

Kylie Minogue Press Photo
Geffen Records/USA (1989)

Betty Boo Press Photo Reprise Records/USA (1990)

Betty Boo Press Photo
Reprise Records/USA (1990)

Animotion Press Photo Casablanca Records/USA (1986)

Animotion Press Photo
Casablanca Records/USA (1986)

1987 MTV Video Music Awards Press Photo

1987 MTV Video Music Awards Press Photo

Everything But The Girl Press Photo Blanco y Negro Records/UK (1986)

Everything But The Girl Press Photo
Blanco y Negro Records/UK (1986)

Erasure Press Photo Sire/Reprise Records (1989)

Erasure Press Photo
Sire/Reprise Records (1989)

New Order Press Photo Qwest Records/USA (1989)

New Order Press Photo
Qwest Records/USA (1989)

Violent Femmes Press Photo Reprise-Slash Records/USA (1983)

Violent Femmes Press Photo
Reprise-Slash Records/USA (1983)

Siouxsie Sioux Press Photo Polydor Records/UK (1981)

Siouxsie Sioux Press Photo
Polydor Records/UK (1981)

Berlin Press Photo Geffen Records/USA (1984)

Berlin Press Photo
Geffen Records/USA (1984)

Steve Strange (Visage) Press Photo Polydor Records/UK

Steve Strange (Visage) Press Photo
Polydor Records/UK

Deee-Lite Press Photo Elektra Records/USA (1990)

Deee-Lite Press Photo
Elektra Records/USA (1990)

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