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They released only two albums, ''The Age of Plastic'' in 1979 and ''Adventures in Modern Recording'' in 1982.

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They released only two albums, ''The Age of Plastic'' in 1979 1980 and ''Adventures in Modern Recording'' in 1982.
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They released only two albums, ''The Age of Plastic'' in 1980 and ''Adventures in Modern Recording'' in 1982.

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They released only two albums, ''The Age of Plastic'' in 1980 1979 and ''Adventures in Modern Recording'' in 1982.
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They released only two albums, ''The Age of Plastic'' in 1979 and ''Adventures in Modern Recording'' in 1982.

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They released only two albums, ''The Age of Plastic'' in 1979 1980 and ''Adventures in Modern Recording'' in 1982.
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They released only two albums, ''The Age of Plastic'' in 1979 and ''Adventures in Modern Recording'' in 1982.

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* EndOfAnAge: "Video Killed The Radio Star" (for radio), "Elstree" (for the British film industry)

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* EndOfAnAge: "Video Killed The Radio Star" (for radio), "Elstree" (for the British film industry)industry).
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The bass-heavy "I Love You Miss Robot" points towards their later contributions to the Yes album ''Drama'', which is stylistically similar.
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** The 2011 Yes album ''Fly From Here'', with Downes playing keyboards and Horn producing, is largely made up of unused Buggles songs, notably the 24-minute title suite (albeit with new additions from Chris Squire and Steve Howe).
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* IconicItem: Trevor Horn's glasses, to the point where the cover of ''Adventures in Modern Recording'' features them prominently as a hint that Horn basically ''was'' The Buggles at that point.

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* KissMeImVirtual: "I Love You Miss Robot"

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* KissMeImVirtual: "I Love You Miss Robot"Robot".
* IAmTheBand: ''Adventures in Modern Recording'' is pretty much a Trevor Horn solo album, as Geoff Downes had joined Asia.
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The Buggles were a band in the 1980s, recognized for the first video played on Creator/{{MTV}}, "Video Killed the Radio Star". Its members include Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes, who both would contribute to the Music/{{Yes}} album ''Drama'' during Jon Anderson's and Rick Wakeman's absence, and the latter of whom would become part of the ProgressiveRock band Music/{{Asia}}.

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The Buggles were a band in the 1980s, recognized for the first video played on Creator/{{MTV}}, "Video Killed the Radio Star". Its members include Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes, who both would contribute to the Music/{{Yes}} album ''Drama'' during Jon Anderson's and Rick Wakeman's absence, and the latter of whom would become part of the ProgressiveRock band Music/{{Asia}}.
Music/{{Asia}}. Trevor Horn would go on to become one of the music industry's most in-demand producers and helped shaped the characteristic sound of '80s pop music.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: Trevor Horn's production work is arguably The Buggles with different people fronting it.
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* ShortLivedBigImpact: These guys only put out two albums, but are regarded as one of the most influential New Wave acts ever
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Both members are probably better remembered for their post-Buggles work. Downes became the keyboardist for Music/{{Asia}} and (briefly) for Music/{{Yes}}. Likewise, Horn was briefly the vocalist for Music/{{Yes}}, before going on to be an extremely prolific RecordProducer
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* ShortLivedBigImpact: These guys only put out two albums, but are regarded as one of the pioneers of synthpop

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* ShortLivedBigImpact: These guys only put out two albums, but are regarded as one of the pioneers of synthpopmost influential New Wave acts ever
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Both members are probably better remembered for their post-Buggles work. Downes became the keyboardist for Music/{{Asia}} and (briefly) for Music/{{Yes}}. Likewise, Horn was briefly the vocalist for Music/{{Yes}}, before going on to be an extremely prolific RecordProducer


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* ShortLivedBigImpact: These guys only put out two albums, but are regarded as one of the pioneers of synthpop
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The Buggles were a band in the 1980s, recognized for the first video played on Creator/{{MTV}}, "Video Killed the Radio Star". Its members include Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes, who both would contribute to the Music/{{Yes}} album ''Drama'', and the latter of whom would become part of the ProgressiveRock band Music/{{Asia}}.

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The Buggles were a band in the 1980s, recognized for the first video played on Creator/{{MTV}}, "Video Killed the Radio Star". Its members include Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes, who both would contribute to the Music/{{Yes}} album ''Drama'', ''Drama'' during Jon Anderson's and Rick Wakeman's absence, and the latter of whom would become part of the ProgressiveRock band Music/{{Asia}}.
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The Buggles were a band in the 1980s, recognized for the first video played on Creator/{{MTV}}, "Video Killed the Radio Star".

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The Buggles were a band in the 1980s, recognized for the first video played on Creator/{{MTV}}, "Video Killed the Radio Star". Its members include Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes, who both would contribute to the Music/{{Yes}} album ''Drama'', and the latter of whom would become part of the ProgressiveRock band Music/{{Asia}}.

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The Buggles were a band in the 1980s, recognized for the first video played on {{MTV}}, "Video Killed the Radio Star".

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The Buggles were a band in the 1980s, recognized for the first video played on {{MTV}}, Creator/{{MTV}}, "Video Killed the Radio Star".



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* OneHitWonder: Technically they had a few, but "Video Killed The Radio Star" was by far the biggest and the only one anyone remembers.

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* EndOfAnAge: "Video Killed The Radio Star", "Elstree"

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* EndOfAnAge: "Video Killed The Radio Star", "Elstree"Star" (for radio), "Elstree" (for the British film industry)
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* ShinyJetpackFuture: Deconstructed in the songs on ''Living in the Plastic Age''.
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* ShinyJetpackFuture: Deconstructed in the songs on ''Living in the Plastic Age''.
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* RaygunGothic: Most of their lyrics.
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* SpellMyNameWithAThe: They did, though whoever designed their sleeves didn't always.
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* EndOfAnAge: "Video Killed The Radio Star", "Elstree"

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* LyricalDissonance (if not outright HypocriticalHumor): Pretty much their entire output was synthesised shiny hypermodern machine pop... bemoaning the impact of electronic machines on modern life.

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* LyricalDissonance (if not outright HypocriticalHumor): Pretty much their entire output was synthesised shiny hypermodern machine pop... bemoaning the impact of electronic machines technology on modern life.
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* LyricalDissonance (if not outright HypocriticalHumor): Pretty much their entire output was synthesised shiny hypermodern machine pop... bemoaning the impact of electronic machines on modern life.
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*KissMeImVirtual: "I Love You Miss Robot"
*OneHitWonder: Technically they had a few, but "Video Killed The Radio Star" was by far the biggest and the only one anyone remembers.

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