Just look up different synths at
http://www.vintagesynth.com as they have included the bands that used them at the bottom.
For 1979-81, Look up: Jupiter 4, Promars, minikorg, Prophet 5, OB-X, moog source, Pro-One, Juno-6, CS-15. Those were very popular.
And play everything through a Roland JC120 for that vintage british sound. heh.