Pete Townshend with his face between two guitar necks like jail bars on a white background with blue text above and Video EP in blue near the stop with its logo going from left to right.

Pete Townshend is a British musician, singer and songwriter best known for playing guitar in the band The Who. Townshend has also had a sucessful solo career, releasing 7 albums between 1972 and 1993.

This button promotes the 1982 video release of a 30 minute film that originally aired on MTV.  The film featured videos for songs from Townshend's 4th solo album 'All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes,' released in the same year.

Photograph of Ozzy Osbourne with his mouth agape, yelling.  Image is c. 1981, from the Diary of a Madman album.  

Ozzy Osbourne is an English rock star, song writer and television star known for fronting the band Black Sabbath. Known to some as the Godfather of Heavy Metal, Osbourne has had a successful career both in Black Sabbath and as a solo performer. From 2002-2005, he and his wife Sharon starred in the MTV reality show The Osbournes with their children, Jack and Kelly.

The image on this button the same as image printed on the Diary of a Madman limited edition live picture disc

Photograph of Ozzy Ozbourne wearing a red cloak and holding a cross while surrounded by bats. Red text on a blue background with black border. 

Ozzy Osbourne is an English heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. The photograph this button is based on is from the album Blizzard of Ozz, the debut solo album by Ozzy Osbourne. The album was recorded in Surrey, UK and released on September 20, 1980 in the United Kingdom and March 27, 1981 in the United States.

Capitalized red text over the black and white image of Ozzy Osbourne with his arms in the air.  

Lead vocalist of the heavy metal rock group Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne debuted his first solo project, Blizzard of Ozz, in the Fall of 1980. Dedicated to the work of Aleister Crowley, a well-known English magician, Mr. Crowley was one of the first singles released from that album.

Cream text with a decorative underline and encircled by a cream border on a red background.  

Over the years the members of the band have changed but the music has stayed alive. The original 1940s group was a band named the Oak Ridge Quartet which focused mostly on gospel. In the 1960s the band changed its name to the Oak Ridge Boys. Another change occurred in the 1970s when the band worked to change its image and shift more towards producing country music. The group lineup has remained almost the same since 1973. Numerous awards have been granted to the band and it was inducted into both the Gospel and Country Music Hall of Fame.

Circle image with lines emanating from it and a diagonal keyboard with black lettering on the lower portion of the button.

Nova Records is a label owned by French media company Nova Press, created in 1981 by Jean-François Bizot. Nova Records and its associated radio station, Radio Nova, are characterized by an interest in non-mainstream artists of various genres, including jazz, hip-hop, reggae, electro, new wave, and world music. 

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Missing Persons is an American new wave band formed in 1980. The band's members are frontwoman and vocalist Dale Bozzio, guitarist Warren Cuccurullo, drummer Terry Bozzio, bassist Patrick O'Hearn, and keyboard player Chuck Wild. The band has connections with Frank Zappa, and recorded their first EP in his studio. The band had their best success after signing with Capitol records in 1982 and releasing their semi-hit single Destination Unknown.  Their image, including Dale Bozzio's revealing clothing, made them popular in the early days of MTV.

The KRIS KROSS logo (black, red, and white) over a photograph of the group's two members, Chris Kelly and Chris Smith, wearing jeans, sneakers, white button-up shirts, and ties, all on a black background.  

Kris Kross was a rap duo active in the 1990s. Its members, Mac Daddy (Chris Kelly) and Daddy Mac (Chris Smith) fully reflect the name, as evidenced by their chosen titles and their clothing style, which consisted of wearing clothes backwords. The 1992 song "Jump" was their most successful, holding the Billboard number one spot for eight weeks. Children of the 1990s will also remember them for the Nickelodean "Rugrats Rap."

Capitalized red text below a black and gray illustration of the the four KISS band members' heads in full makeup (Starchild, The Demon, Catman, and Space Ace), with beams coming out of Space Ace's eyes, all on a black background.  

Established by members Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss, and Gene Simmons in 1973, KISS was a hard rock band from New York City, New York who were most notably known for their unique performance appearance which consisted of elaborate face paint and gothic clothing. Their music began to gain popularity in the '70s when they released their sophomore album "Alive!" which was the group's first live album in 1975. This release became a stepping stone to more success when it reached Gold. After steady group success during the '70s, KISS decided to temporarily disband to pursue solo careers. Although each member achieved individual success, it was short-lived when they reunited in 1979 after a 2 year hiatus and produced their seventh album, "Dynasty."

Grayscale photograph of  the Kinks band members (Dave Davies, Jim Rodford, Ray Davies, and Mick Avory) below capitalized green text, all over a yellow background.  

The Kinks released Low Budget, their 17^th studio album, in 1979.  Low Budget had a more rock-based sound than the band’s earlier albums.  The album did poorly in the United Kingdom, but it was their most successful non-compilation album in the United States.  Low Budget eventually reached #11 on the Billboard 200 album chart.  The album’s lead single (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman peaked at #41.