The Time Machine stops in 1983 this time. David Bowie became a superstar with the release of his Let's Dance recording. As a guitarist on the album was Stevie Ray Vaughan, who issued his debut. In the college rock world there were debuts from R.E.M. and Violent Femmes. UB40 helped popularize reggae with their covers album Labour of Love.
Meanwhile, Sally Ride became the first American woman to travel in space, and the Star Wars flick Return of the Jedi ruled the box office. It's all 1983, our year on this episode of Time Machine Tuesday.
'Return of the Jedi' is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand. The screenplay is by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas from a story by Lucas, who was also the executive producer. The sequel to Star Wars (1977) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980), it is the third installment in the original Star Wars trilogy.
20th Century Fox
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'Texas Flood' is the debut studio album by the American blues rock band Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, released on June 13, 1983.
Epic Records
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'Murmur' is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on April 12, 1983. It was produced by Mitch Easter, .
