A list of the puzzles and their solutions for this year.
January[]
- Pink Floyd: 'Time (LP-The Dark Side Of The Moon)' (Harvest)
- Alan Parsons Project: 'Time (LP-The Turn Of A Friendly Card)' (Arista)
- Al Stewart: 'Song On The Radio (LP-Time Passages)' (RCA)
- Connection: Alan Parsons (involved with production and/or writing on all three albums)
- Rush: 'Cinderella Man (LP-A Farewell To Kings)' (Anthem / Mercury)
- Jethro Tull: 'Mother Goose (LP-Aqualung)' (Chrysalis)
- David Bowie: 'Aladdin Sane (LP-Aladdin Sane)' (RCA)
- Connection: pantomime
- Yes: 'Turn Of The Century (LP-Going For The One)' (Atlantic)
- Rick Wakeman: 'Anne Boleyn (LP-Six Wives Of Henry VIII)' (A&M)
- Genesis: 'Snowbound (LP-And Then There Were Three)' (Charisma)
- Connection: numbers
- April Wine: 'Future Tense (LP-Nature Of The Beast)' (Capitol)
- Rose Tattoo: 'Rock 'N' Roll Outlaw (LP-Rock n Roll Outlaw)' (Carrere)
- Gillan: 'Bite The Bullet (LP-Future Shock)' (Virgin)
- Connection: Baldies! Joey Mercer, Angry Anderson and John McCoy
- Motorhead: 'The Hammer (LP-No Sleep Til Hammersmith)' (Bronze)
- Eagles: 'Hotel California (2xLP-Eagles Live)' (Elektra)
- AC/DC: 'For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) (LP-For Those About To Rock)' (Atlantic)
- Connection: London football teams - The Hammers (West Ham Utd), The Eagles (Crystal Palace), The Gunners (Arsenal - from the cannon on the cover of For Those...)
February[]
- Blue Oyster Cult: 'Vengeance' (LP - Fire Of Unknown Origin) CBS
- Whitesnake: 'Trouble' (LP - Live At Hammersmith)
- Motorhead: 'Bite The Bullet' (LP - Ace Of Spades) Bronze
- Connection: Gillan (Vengeance, Trouble, Bite The Bullet are all songs by Gillan - though not the same ones!)
- King Crimson: '21st Century Schizoid Man (LP-In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson))' (Island)
- Saga: 'Mouse In A Maze (LP-Images At Twilight)' (Polydor)
- Sammy Hagar: 'Piece Of My Heart (LP-Standing Hampton)' (Geffen)
- Connection: Hampton Court Maze
- Dr. Feelgood: 'Down At The Doctors (LP-Private Practice)' (United Artists)
- Status Quo: 'Down Down (LP-On The Level)' (Vertigo)
- West, Bruce & Laing: 'Why Dontcha (LP-Why Dontcha)' (CBS)
- Connection: Counties in Ireland - Cork (Corky Laing drummer of West, Bruce & Laing), Mayo (Gypo Mayo is guitarist of Dr. Feelgood) and Down Down (Down, a county in Northern Ireland)
- Atomic Rooster: 'Winter (LP-Atomic Rooster)' (B & C)
- Jack Bruce: 'Theme For An Imaginary Western (LP-Songs For A Tailor)' (Polydor)
- Sensational Alex Harvey Band: 'Dance To Your Daddy (LP-SAHB Stories)' (Mountain)
- Connection: (TV: 'I'll give you a clue, because it's a bit difficult. The clue is What's In The Name?') And the answer was - The three bass players (Nick Graham, Jack Bruce & Chris Glenn) have surnames that can also be Christian names!
March[]
- Groundhogs: 'Cherry Red (LP-Split)' (Liberty)
- Whitesnake: 'Child Of Babylon (LP-Come An' Get It)' (Liberty)
- AC/DC: 'Whole Lotta Rosie (LP-Let There Be Rock)' (Atlantic)
- Connection: wine (Red, White, Rosie)
- 12 March 1982
- No Friday Night Connection this week.
- Vangelis: 'Pulstar' (LP-Albebo 0.39) (RCA Victor)
- Def Leppard: 'Mirror Mirror' (LP-High N Dry) (Vertigo)
- Gordon Giltrap: 'Reflections And Despair' (LP-Perilous Journey) (The Electric Record Company)
- Connection: Reflections
- Yes: 'White Car (LP-Drama)' (Atlantic)
- Rush: 'Red Barchetta (LP-Moving Pictures)' (Mercury)
- Ted Nugent: Terminus Eldorado (LP-Scream Dream)' (Epic)
- Connection: cars
April[]
- 02 April 1982
- no FNC
- Scorpions: 'Holiday (LP-Lovedrive)' (Harvest)
- Pink Floyd: 'Wish You Were Here (LP-Wish You Were Here)' (Harvest)
- Steve Hackett: 'Picture Postcard (LP-Cured)' (Charisma)
- Connection: holidays
- Uriah Heep: 'Too Scared To Run (LP-Abominog)' (Bronze)
- Pink Floyd: 'Astronomy Domine (2xLP-Ummagumma)' (Harvest)
- Blue Öyster Cult: 'The Marshall Plan (LP-Cultösaurus Erectus)' (CBS)
- Connection: album titles contain fictitious words
- Alice Cooper: 'Teenage Lament '74 (7")' (Warner Bros.)
- Blue Öyster Cult: 'Seven Screaming Dizbusters (2xLP-On Your Feet Or On Your Knees)' (CBS)
- Jefferson Starship: 'Jane (LP-Freedom At Point Zero)' (RCA)
- Connection: numbers
- Saxon: 'Machine Gun (LP-Wheels Of Steel)' (Starline)
- Beatles: 'Tomorrow Never Knows (LP-Revolver)' (Parlophone)
- Magnum: 'The Battle (LP-Magnum II)' (Jet)
- Connection: guns
May[]
- Ten Years After: 'Turned Off TV Blues' (LP-Rock & Roll Music To The World) (Chrysalis)
- Cozy Powell: 'Over The Top' (LP-Over The Top) (Ariola)
- Meat Loaf: 'Peel Out' (LP-Dead Ringer) (Epic)
- Connection: Radio One DJs
- 14 May 1982
- Iron Maiden: 'Invaders' (LP-Number of the Beast) (EMI)
- Foreigner: 'Jukebox Hero' (LP-Four) (Atlantic)
- The Who: 'Pinball Wizard' (LP-Tommy) (Track)
- Connection: Pub Games/Machines
- Iron Maiden: 'Invaders (LP - Number Of The Beast)'
- Foreigner: Juke Box Hero (LP - 4)'
- Who: Pinball Wizard (LP - Tommy)'
- Connection: Electronic games/found in the pub
- Iron Maiden: 'The Prisoner (LP-Number Of The Beast)' (EMI)
- AC/DC: 'Back In Black (LP-Back In Black)' (Atlantic)
- Black Sabbath: Lady Evil (LP-Heaven & Hell)' (Vertigo)
- Connection: Established bands' first album with a new singer. Bruce Dickinson/Brian Johnson/Ronnie James Dio
June[]
- David Bowie: 'Panic In Detroit' (LP - Aladdin Sane)
- Cleveland Rocks: 'Ian Hunter' (LP - You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic)
- Saxon: 'Dallas 1PM' (LP - Strong Arm Of The Law)
- Connection: American Cities
- Eric Clapton: 'Motherless Children' (LP - 461 Ocean Boulevard)
- Back Street Crawler: 'Time Away' (LP - The Hunter)
- Rolling Stones: 'Moonlight Mile' (LP - Sticky Fingers)
- Connection: Streets, Thoroughfares, things of that nature. (Back Street / Mile / Boulevard)
- Be Bop Deluxe: 'Sister Seagull (2xLP-The Best Of And The Rest Of)' (Harvest)
- Free: 'My Brother Jake (2xLP-The Free Story)' (Island)
- Journey: 'Mother, Father (LP-Escape)' (CBS)
- Connection: family relations
- 25 June 1982
- Alquin: 'The Dance (LP-The Mountain Queen)' Polydor
- Roxy Music: 'In The Midnight Hour' (LP-Flesh + Blood) Virgin
- Rush: 'Fly By Night' (LP-Fly By Night) Mercury
- Connection: The Cinderella Story (The grand ball, the midnight deadline and the flight home)
July[]
- Deep Purple: Flight Of The Rat (LP - Deep Purple In Rock) Harvest
- Golden Earring: She Flies On Strange Wings (comp LP - Golden Earring) Polydor
- Demon: Ride The Wind (LP - Night Of The Demon) Carrere
- Connection: Flying/Flight
- Heads, Hands & Feet: Warming Up The Band (2xLP - Heads, Hands & Feet) Island
- Love: Alone Again, Or (LP - Forever Changes) Elektra
- Ten Years After: Love Like A Man (LP - Cricklewood Green) Deram
- Connection: All the bands have a band member called "A Lee"; Albert, Arthur & Alvin
- AC/DC: Touch Too Much (LP - Highway To Hell) Albert Productions
- Dr. Feelgood: Keep It Out Of Sight (Recorded Live) (7" - Roxette) United Artists
- Buffalo Springfield: For What It's Worth (2xLP - Buffalo Springfield) ATCO
- Connection: Senses (touch, sight, sound)
- Marshall Tucker Band: Walkin' The Streets Alone (LP - Long Hard Ride)
- Black Oak Arkansas: Son Of A Gun (LP - Street Party)
- Doobie Brothers: Disciple (LP - Toulouse Street) Warner Bros.
- Connection: Streets
- Doors: Back Door Man (LP - The Doors) Elektra
- Little Feat: Juliette (LP - Dixie Chicken) Warner Bros.
- Free: Woman (LP - Free) Island
- Connection: All three bands suffered the death of a band member (Jim Morrison, Lowell George, Paul Kossof)
August []
- Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band: Abba Zaba (LP - Safe As Milk)
- Ry Cooder: Goin' To Brownsville (LP - Ry Cooder)
- Mick Jagger: Memo From Turner (Soundtrack LP - Performance)
- Connection: Ry Cooder (played guitar on all the tracks)
- Misunderstood: I Can Take You To The Sun (LP - Before The Dream Faded) Cherry Red
- Byrds: C.T.A. - 102 (LP - Than Yesterday) CBS
- Jefferson Starship: Have You Seen The Stars Tonite (LP - Flight Log 1966-1976) Grunt
- Connection: Heavenly Bodies (Sun, Stars, CTA-102(it's a quasar))
- Pentangle: 'Light Flight' (LP - Basket Of Light) Transatlantic ~
- Ian Gillan Band: 'Five Moons' (LP - Clear Air Turbulence) Island
- Genesis: 'Firth Of Fifth' (LP - Selling England By The Pound) Charisma
- Connection: Five
- ZZ Top: 'Heard It On The X' (LP - Fandango!) London
- Steve Miller Band: 'Steve Miller's Midnight Tango'
- Moby Grape: 'Just Like Gene Autry; A Foxtrot'
- Connection: Dances
September[]
- Tomorrow: 'My White Bicycle (7")' (Parlophone)
- Byrds: 'Mind Gardens (LP-Younger Than Yesterday)' (CBS)
- Jefferson Airplane: 'Today (LP-Surrealistic Pillow)' (RCA Victor)
- Connection: yesterday, today, tomorrow
- No FNC - Reading Rock 82 coverage
- Led Zeppelin: 'Going To California' (LP-IV) Swan Song
- Rainbow: 'Tarot Woman' (LP-Rising) Polydor
- Renaissance: 'Thinking About Things I Don't Understand' (LP-Turn Of The Cards) BTM
- Connection: tarot cards
- No FNC
October[]
- 01 October 1982 Set by Les Featherstone, Peterborough
- Pat Benatar: 'Helter Skelter' (LP-Precious Time) Chrysalis
- Jeff Beck: 'She's A Woman' (LP-Blow By Blow) Epic
- Lone Star: 'She Said, She Said' (LP-Lone Star) Epic
- Connection: Lennon-McCartney songs / Beatles
- No FNC - Reading Rock 82 coverage
- 15 October 1982 Set by Doug Pimm, London
- Alice Cooper: 'Caught In A Dream (LP-Love It To Death)' (Straight)
- Spirit: 'When I Touch You (LP-Twelve Dreams Of Doctor Sardonicus)' (Epic)
- Kevin Ayers: 'Dr. Dream Theme (LP-The Confessions Of Dr Dream And Other Stories)' (Island)
- Connection: dreaming
- 22 October 1982 Set by Adam Newbury, Poole
- Strawberry Alarm Clock: 'Incense And Peppermints (LP-Incense And Peppermints)' (Pye International)
- Lemon Pipers: 'Through With You (LP-Green Tambourine)' (Buddah)
- Golden Earring: 'Vanilla Queen (LP-Moontan)' (Track Record)
- Connection: flavours of ice cream (strawberry, lemon, vanilla)
- 29 October 1982 Set by Ann May, Brixham
- Neil Young: 'Tonight's The Night - Part II (LP-Tonight's The Night)' (Reprise)
- Stephen Stills: 'Nothin' To Do But Today (LP-Stephen Stills 2)' (Atlantic)
- Nils Lofgren: 'Back It Up (2xLP-Night After Night)' (A&M)
- Connection: Nils Lofgren plays on all tracks
- TV: ‘Bit tricky that one, bit tricky...go for the not so obvious answer’
- FNC put together by Ann May of Brixham, Devon
November[]
- Journey: 'Day Dream (LP-Evolution)' (CBS)
- Cars: 'Up And Down (LP-Panorama)' (Elektra)
- Queen: 'Bohemian Rhapsody (LP-A Night At The Opera)' (EMI)
- Connection: All produced by Roy Thomas Baker
- Rainbow: 'Power (LP-Straight Between The Eyes)' (Polydor)
- Barclay James Harvest: 'Love On The Line (LP-Eyes Of the Universe)' (Polydor)
- Tommy Bolin: 'Someday Will Bring Our Love Home (LP-Private Eyes)' (CBS)
- Connection: eyes
- No FNC: Four Ever Rock listener's chart
- Black Sabbath: 'Rat Salad (LP-Paranoid)' (Vertigo)
- AC/DC: 'Crabsody In Blue (LP-Let There Be Rock)' (Atlantic)
- Blue Öyster Cult: 'Unknown Tongue (LP-Cultösaurus Erectus)' (CBS)
- Connection: colours
December[]
- 03 December 1982
- Iron Maiden: 'Hallowed Be Thy Name' (LP-The Number Of The Beast) (EMI)
- Angel: 'Cast The First Stone' (LP-On Earth As It Is In Heaven) (Casablanca)
- Budgie: 'Flowers In The Attic' (LP-Deliver Us From Evil) (RCA)
- Connection: Lines from The Lord's Prayer
- 10 December 1982 Set by Ian Murdoch, Aberdeen
- Led Zeppelin: 'Immigrant Song (LP-Led Zeppelin III)' (Atlantic)
- Eric Clapton: 'Let It Grow (LP-461 Ocean Boulevard)' (RSO)
- Jeff Beck: 'Space Boogie (LP-There & Back)' (Epic)
- Connection: Clapton, Beck and Jimmy Page were all members of the Yardbirds
- 17 December 1982 Set by Sally Westwater, Redcar
- Moody Blues: 'Question (LP-A Question Of Balance)' (Threshold)
- Peter Gabriel: 'No Self Control (LP-Peter Gabriel)' (Charisma)
- Led Zeppelin: 'Dazed And Confused (LP-Led Zeppelin)' (Atlantic)
- Connection: Balance or Order, and/or lack of Balance and Control: If we are balanced we have self-control, but without balance we have no self-control and we're confused even dazed.