Eddie's musical tastes in the eighties, which included more pop rock oriented acts, can best be described by the following list of his 45 rpm record collection (listed as Artist - Year, Title). Note the artists with the eighties release dates:

R.E.M. - ????(Don't Go Back) Rockville
R.E.M. - 1985 Can't Get There From Here
The Kinks - ????Tired Of Waiting For You
The Kinks - ????Set Me Free
The Kinks - ????You Really Got Me
Bruce Springstein - ????Open All Night
Bruce Springstein - 1984 Born In The U.S.A.
The Police - 1980 De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (Japanese and Spanish version)
The Police - 1981 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
The Police - 1981 Don't Stand So Close To Me
The Police - 1983 Synchronicity II
Pete Townshend - 1982 Face Dances Part Two
Genesis - 1982 Man On The Corner
The Who - 1972 Join Together
The Who - 1972 WASP Man
The Who - 1969 (Happy Jack) Summertime
The Who - 1982 Athena (picture-disc) Blues
Roger Daltrey - 1984 Walking In My Sleep
Peter Gabriel - 1980 No Self Control
Frank Sinatra - 1980 Theme From New York, New York
Special Forces - 1976 Blitzkrieg Bop
Crimpshrine - 1988 Pick Up The Pieces
Gail & The Fudgepackers - 1988 Head In A Bag
Bo - 1988 The Wonder Of You
Joe Jackson - 1987 Nocturne
The Business - 1982 Loud Proud & Punk
Blitz - 1982 Voice Of A Generation
The Gonads - 1982 TNT
Dead Generation - 1982 Francine
U2 - 1984 The Unforgettable Fire
U2 - 1984 A Sort Of Homecoming
U2 - 1984 Love Comes Tumbling
U2 - 1984 Sixty Seconds In Kingdome Come
U2 - 1984 Three Sunrises
Skids - 1980 Goodbye Civilian
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - 1978 Watching The Detectives