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ALTERED IMAGES 2008-04-02 16:53:00 I COULD BE HAPPY(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" DANCE MIX) Altered Images were a Scottish new wave band whose members were ex-school friends with an equal interest in the UK post-punk scene. After being championed by legendary DJ John Peel, they quickly garnered enough attention to be offered a deal with Epic Records, but mainstream success was not immediate; their first two singles failed to reach the top 40.After the band's 1981 success of their first album, Happy Birthday, and an equally successful tour, they released their 1982 album Pinky Blue. The album showed them following a more pop route. The lead off single, I Could Be Happy, went to #7 in the UK with the album reaching #12, making it more successful than their previous effort. Despite this success many critics who supported them previou
GREG KIHN BAND 2008-06-05 18:56:00 JEOPARDY(ORIGINAL 12" DANCE MIX)(ORIGINAL 12" INSTRUMENTAL MIX)The Greg Kihn Band were and still are an American band that was started by frontman Greg Kihn and bassist Steve Wright. Their hits include The Break-up Song and their first and only top ten hit Jeopardy which went to #2 in the US but only reached #65 in the UK. Kihn & Wright have been the only two permanent members since the band s
QUEEN 2008-06-13 05:47:00 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST(CEDRIC GERVAIS & SECOND SUN RADIO EDIT)(MARK KNIGHT MIX) (RHYTHM SCHOLAR BLASTED BREAKS MIX)(KEY & OLGILVIE ALTERNATIVE MIX)(SWARED & JEAN MIX)Another One Bites the Dustis was a 1980 funk-rock song from the English rock band Queen, written by bassist John Deacon and was a worldwide crossover hit going #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #2 on the R&B charts
THE 80's MASH-UP 2008-06-17 12:06:00 FOREIGNER VS. YAZOOURGENT SITUATIONMIXED BY DJ LOBSTERDUSTIt's been awhile since the last 80's Mashup but it was worth the wait with this excellent work. DJ Lobsterdust mashes 1981's Urgent by Foreigner and 1982's Situation by Yazoo. Visit DJ Lobsterdust's site here to see the original post and for more of his great mashupsURGENT SITUATION
YAZOO 2008-06-17 10:33:00 NOBODY'S DIARY(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" VERSION)(ANDY BELL & JC REMIX)(THE TENTH STAGE REMIX)(A COPYCAT 2008 REMIX)(ORIGIN OF ESSEX REMIX)STATE FARM(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" VERSION)(MADHOUSE MIX)(PLAY-DOH DUB)(TWELFTH'S EXTENDED MADHOUSE TREATMENT) Yazoo (known as Yaz in Canada and the U.S.) formed in Basildon, Essex in late 1981 by former Depeche Mode songwriter Vince Clarke (synthesizer) and Engl
VOICE OF AMERICA 2008-06-19 08:41:00 STORY OF LOVE(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" VERSION)Here's a band that's hard to find information on. I pretty much no nothing about them other than they released this single in 1987 which was a college radio new wave favourite and that the flip side, V.O.A., was produced by Captain Sensible. Fantastic track! The group also released another single called I Will Tell which is another hard to find track.STO
ORIGINAL DJ REMIX 2008-06-19 06:06:00 RHYTHM SCHOLAR VS KRAFTWERKSEX OBJECT(RHYTHM SCHOLAR INFLATED MIX)(RHYTHM SCHOLAR DEVIANT MIX)(RHYTHM SCHOLAR DEFLATED MIX)Some more Kraftwerk for you! Rhythm Scholar gives 1986's Sex Object a complete overhaul with these fantastic remixes. Go and check out Rhythm Scholar's website here for more of his original remixes and mashups!SEX OBJECT (RHYTHM SCHOLAR INFLATED MIX)SEX OBJECT (RHYTHM SCHOLAR
KRAFTWERK 2008-06-19 05:25:00 THE TELEPHONE CALL(ORIGINAL 12" REMIX)(HOUSE PHONE VERSION)(GERMAN 12" VERSION)Kraftwerk's album Electric Café is mildly infamous for taking the band almost half a decade to produce; work is said to have begun on the album as early as 1982 (with the working titles of Technicolor and then Techno Pop), but the project was delayed due to band member Ralf Hütter suffering a near-fatal cycling accide
SIMPLE MINDS 2008-07-29 17:26:00 GHOSTDANCING(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" REMIX)JUNGLELAND(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" REMIX)In 1985 Simple Minds released their eighth album Once Upon a Time. Due to the popularity of the Keith Forsey-penned "Don't You (Forget About Me)" on The Breakfast Club soundtrack, interest in Simple Minds was at an all-time high by the time this album came out. Some say it was to spite the song's success, but the band
MIKE OLDFIELD 2008-08-21 09:23:00 MOONLIGHT SHADOW(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" VERSION)Moonlight Shadow was a pop song written by British multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield and released as a single in May 1983 and included on the album Crises in the same year. The vocals were performed by the Scottish vocalist Maggie Reilly, who had joined Mike Oldfield in 1980.The single peaked at #4 in the British charts, making it Oldfield's second
STACK-O-TRACKS 3 2008-08-19 04:21:00 It's been some time since my last post in the Stack-O-Tracks series. Sink your teeth into these extra versions and remixes of past tracks featured here on BA'80s. Stack-O-Tracks 4 coming soon!ABCBE NEAR ME(ROBBIE RIVERA CLUB MIX) A-HATHE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V.(GO HOME PRODUCTIONS REMIX)DOUBLETHE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART(JIMMY M DUB MIX)HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWSHEART & SOUL(ORIGINAL UK 12" DANC
DAVID BOWIE 2008-08-18 17:18:00 ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS(ORIGINAL FULL LENGTH 12" VERSION)(DUB MIX)Absolute Beginners was the theme tune to the film of the same name (an adaptation of the book Absolute Beginners), composed and performed by David Bowie.Bowie was good friends with the film's director, Julien Temple (who had worked with him in 1984 on the Jazzin' for Blue Jean short film), and landed both the supporting role of Vendice P
SPLIT ENZ 2008-08-18 09:38:00 I GOT YOU(ROBBIE STEEL EXTENDED VERSION)New Zealand's Split Enz released the single I Got You in 1980 from their studio album True Colours. Released as a single in January 1980, I Got You was Split Enz's most successful song ever and was written by Neil Finn. It topped both the New Zealand and Australian charts at #1, and reached #12 in the United Kingdom, #13 in Canada and #53 in the United State
CHICAGO 2008-08-15 10:30:00 ALONG COMES A WOMAN(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" DANCE MIX)In 1984 Chicago released their seventeenth album, Chicago 17. As the follow-up to 1982's comeback Chicago 16, Chicago 17 consolidated on its predecessor's popularity by delivering their most popular album - currently six times platinum in the US alone and a Grammy winner - and one which would spin off four Top 20 US hit singles.Produced by David
KATE BUSH 2008-08-14 16:16:00 RUNNING UP THAT HILL(ORIGINAL 12" EXTENDED VERSION)(ASHLEY BEEDLE EDIT)(DATASSETTE REMIX)(MATT MIX)(INFUSION MIX)(INSTRUMENTAL)Running Up That Hill was the first single from Kate Bush's 1985 album Hounds of Love. Written by Bush, it was released as a single in the UK on August 5, 1985, with the album appearing on shelves on September 16, 1985. It was her first 12" single, and her second single to
DEPECHE MODE 2008-08-13 18:43:00 STRIPPED (ORIGINAL 12" HIGHLAND MIX)(APOLLO MIX)(8088 REMIX)Stripped is Depeche Mode's fifteenth UK single, released on February 10, 1986. It was the first single from the album Black Celebration, and the band's thirteenth overall and sixth consecutive single to hit the UK Top 20, peaking at #15. Stripped is well known for its innovative use of sampling. The underlying beat is a distorted and slow
MEN WITHOUT HATS 2008-08-13 16:11:00 WHERE DO THE BOYS GO?(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" VERSION)(MR MIYAGI MAXIMATION)In 1984, two years after the success of their single Safety Dance and album Rhythm Of Youth, Canada's Men Without Hats released the album Folk Of The 80's (Part III). The track Where Do The Boys Go? was chosen as the lead single of only two from the album. The single was not as successful as Safety Dance but was a great stom
PETE TOWNSHEND 2008-09-10 18:23:00 FACE THE FACE(ORIGINAL 12" VOCAL LONG VERSION)Face The Face was the first single from Pete Townsend's 1985 solo album White City: A Novel. The album's title refers to a story which takes place in a low-income housing estate in the West London area of White City, near where Townshend grew up.The story tells of cultural conflict, racial tension, and youthful hopes and dreams in the 1960s—a world o
BILLY JOEL 2008-08-31 18:55:00 TELL HER ABOUT IT(ORIGINAL JELLYBEAN 12" REMIX)Billy Joel's song Tell Her About It was released as a single in 1983 and was taken from the album An Innocent Man. An apparent homage to the Motown Sound, the song was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for one week on September 24, 1983. The single reached 'Gold' certification from the RIAA for sales in the U.S. The single was also successful in the
THE 80's MIXED SET 2008-08-30 12:00:00 DJ VOI'S 80'S FUNK POP MIX Some great 80's Funk Pop tunes played out for you in this set mixed by DJ Voi!DJ VOI'S 80'S FUNK POP MIX Total Running Time: 88:56Tracklist:Billy Ocean - Caribbean African European Queen (Remix)Sharon Redd – Can You Andel It (Extended Version)The Whispers – And The Beat Goes On (Extended Mix)Central Line - Walking Into Sunshine (Original Larry Levan 12'' Mix)Gino Soc
THE CURE 2008-08-30 10:06:00 A FOREST(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" VERSION)(TREE MIX)(RELOADED VOCAL MIX)(PLATI/SLICK VERSION)(BLANK & JONES MIX)The Cure's A Forest was released as a single on April 8, 1980, and was the only single from their second album Seventeen Seconds. It was also their first chart single in the UK, reaching #34.Though not their biggest hit, it is regarded by many fans and critics as one of the best example
DEF LEPPARD 2008-11-02 19:15:00 ANIMAL(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" VERSION)Animal was the first single from Def Leppard's 1987 album Hysteria and became the band's first Top 10 hit in their home of the United Kingdom.The track is usually noted by the band as having been the most difficult to record for Hysteria. Although it was one of the first songs developed in early 1984, neither the band nor the producers who came and went (Jim St
TEARS FOR FEARS 2008-10-26 18:00:00 MOTHERS TALK(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" VERSION)(BEAT OF THE DRUM MIX)(U.S. REMIX)"Mothers Talk", written by Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley and sung by Orzabal, was Tears For Fears' seventh single release, the first taken from their 1985 LP Songs from the Big Chair and their fifth UK Top 40 chart hit. In the UK the song was released well in advance of the LP and showcased the band's edgier sound, as co
GOLDEN EARRING 2008-10-26 17:33:00 TWILIGHT ZONE(ORIGINAL LONG 12" VERSION)Twilight Zone is a 1982 hit song by the Dutch hard rock band Golden Earring and appears on their 1982 album Cut, which supposedly was to be their 'final cut', their last album before disbanding. The track was written by the band's guitarist George Kooymans, who got the inspiration and title for the song from the famous TV series The Twilight Zone. The synthe
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