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This week on Time Machine, Bill DeVille takes us back 30 years to 1989: Tom Petty released the classic "Full Moon Fever"; Queen Latifah gave us "All Hail the Queen"; The B-52's encouraged us to "Roam" (if we wanted to) and Neil Young insisted we keep rockin' in the free world. Meanwhile, Husker Du alumni Bob Mould and Grant Hart each released an album.

It's 1993 this time; that was the year of Uncle Tupelo's final album. A Tribe Called Quest recorded "Midnight Marauders"; Nirvana recorded in our neck of the woods; Liz Phair recorded the much-discussed "Exile in Guyville." And it was the year of the debut from Radiohead.

This time, it's 1978. If you were spending time in a record store and liked new music, chances are you spent a lot of time in the letter C, where you found albums from The Cars, Elvis Costello, Cheap Trick and the Clash. It was a good year for Bruce Springsteen, who issued "Darkness on the Edge of Town," and wrote a song for Patti Smith.

This time, it's 1959. It was a big year in jazz, with legendary albums from Miles Davis and Dave Brubeck. Marty Robbins recorded a country classic. And the New York brothers Santo and Johnny struck it big with their gorgeous instrumental, "Sleepwalk."

It's 2007 this time, the year of the final album from the White Stripes. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss had a Grammy winner. The National emerged with their "Boxer" album. And it was the year of the second album from Brandi Carlile, who has a string of three shows coming up at the State Theatre in Minneapolis this week.

This time it's 1976, the year of the USA's Bicentennial. Electric Light Orchestra were a hit machine. Tom Petty and the Ramones issued their first albums. Stevie Wonder issued "Songs in the Key of Life." And Queen released their follow-up to "A Night at the Opera" called "A Day at the Races."

It's 1960 this time; surf was big with bands like the Ventures. It was the glory days for the Everly Brothers. Elvis was making movies. And Etta James had her biggest hit, which became a wedding classic.

It's 1998 this time; Minnesota elected former wrestler Jesse Ventura as governor of the state of Minnesota. Don't forget to get out and vote. There were big albums from Lauryn Hill and Lucinda Williams. It was the year of Neutral Milk Hotel's "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea," and locals Semisonic had a massive hit.

It's 1980 this time: Willie Nelson had one of his biggest hits. Prince's "Dirty Mind" was issued. The Pretenders cut their debut. The Clash released the sprawling album, "Sandinista!" and Talking Heads released the timeless, "Remain in Light."