(Synthpop, New Wave, Pop, Rock, Disco, Soul, Funk) DjPaulT's Burning The Ground Vinyl Collection Part 1 (7'', 10'', 12'') - 1975-1985, FLAC (tracks), lossless

Tracklist:
01. Blondie - Atomic (Remix) (3:46)
02. Blondie - Die Young Stay Pretty (3:28)
03. Blondie - Heroes (Live) (6:28)
"Atomic" is a song by American rock band Blondie from their fourth studio album, Eat to the Beat (1979). Written by Debbie Harry and Jimmy Destri and produced by Mike Chapman, the song was released as the album's third single.
The 1980 single version of "Atomic" was a remix. The original 4:35 version as featured on the albums Eat to the Beat and 1981's The Best of Blondie opens with an intro inspired by the nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice" and includes an instrumental break with a bass guitar solo. The 7″ version mixed by Mike Chapman omits the "Three Blind Mice" intro and replaces the instrumental break with a repeat of the verse.

Tracklist:
01. Go-Go's - We Got The Beat (2:13)
02. Go-Go's - How Much More (2:59)
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This is the original 1980 Stiff recording produced by Paul L. Wexler.
"We Got the Beat" is a song recorded by the American rock band the Go-Go's. Written by the group's lead guitarist and keyboardist Charlotte Caffey, and considered to be their signature song, the band recorded the song in 1980 and it was released in May as a single in the UK on Stiff Records. The song's single release brought the Go-Go's underground credibility in the UK. The song climbed to No. 35 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart due to the popularity of the song in clubs as an import. It is considered a new wave classic hit.
The Go-Go's re-recorded the song for their debut album, Beauty and the Beat, released in July 1981. "We Got the Beat" was released as the album's second single in January 1982 on I.R.S. records produced by Richard Gottehrer & Rob Freeman becoming the hit version most are familiar with.

Tracklist:
01. Billy Idol - Hot In The City (Extended Version) (5:18)
02. Billy Idol - Dead On Arrival (3:52)
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"Hot in the City" is a 1982 song by Billy Idol, released on his self-titled album. It charted at No. 23 in the US and No. 58 in the UK. A re-release of the song in the UK in 1987 reached No. 13.
There are two versions of the video. The first version (the 1982 version) starts off with a girl walking into a record store. She picks up a Billy Idol record and the song starts to play. The video features scenes from New York City, interspersed with stock footage of nuclear bomb tests. The second version (the 1987 version) was banned by MTV because it showed Idol's then-girlfriend Perri Lister bound to a cross toward the end of the video. The later version was included on the DVD edition of The Very Best of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself.
Although the released version of the song has Idol shouting "New York!", other versions of the song were recorded for various radio stations, including ones for such cities as "Amarillo", "Boston", "Minneapolis", "New Haven", "Chattanooga", and "Sioux Falls".
The song, with a remixed synthesizer intro, was used as the introduction
for Booker, the TV series spin-off of 21 Jump Street. It is also featured in the 1988 hit film, Big, starring Tom Hanks.
The song was used by the NBA's Phoenix Suns during the introductions of the visiting team at home games during the team's run to the 1993 NBA Finals.

Tracklist:
01. Marsha Raven - I Like Plastic (12" Version) (5:56)
02. Marsha Raven - Angel 43 (12" Version) (4:37)
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"I Like Plastic" is the 1982 debut single by American Hi-NRG singer Marsha Raven released on Red Bus Records. Marsha Raven came into show business as a Tina Turner imitator. After recording "I Like Plastic" she scored her only Billboard dance hit with "Catch Me (I'm Falling In Love)" on Passion Records, produced by hot shot dance producer Ian Anthony Stephens. She recorded more singles and eventually fell into 80s obscurity.

Tracklist:
01. Barbara Mason - Another Man (Vocal) (6:56)
02. Barbara Mason - Another Man (Short Version) (3:46)
03. Barbara Mason - Another Man (Instrumental) (5:46)
04. Barbara Mason - Another Man (Rap) (4:46)
"Another Man" is a 1983 single by American soul singer Barbara Mason who scored several R&B and pop hits in the 1960s and 1970s, best known for her self-written 1965 hit song Yes, I'm Ready". In 1984 Mason had a comeback hit with "Another Man" released on West End Records peaking at #68 on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart on February 18, 1984 spending seven weeks on the survey, the song was also a club hit spending eight weeks on the U.S. Dance Chart peaking at #33. In the U.K. "Another Man" reached #45.

Tracklist:
01. Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money (Special Long Version) (6:18)
02. Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money (Instrumental) (5:49)
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"She Works Hard for the Money" is a song by American singer Donna Summer from her eleventh studio album of the same name. Written by Michael Omartian and Summer, the song was released as the lead single from thealbum in May 1983, by Mercury Records.
It became a hit for Summer and is one of her signature songs, reaching number one for a three-week stay atop the Billboard R&B singles chart (her first since 1979), number three on the Billboard Hot 100, and number three on the Dance Club Play chart. The single ended up as Billboard's fifteenth-best performing song of 1983. Summer performed the song live as the opening of the 1984 Grammy Awards.

Tracklist:
01. Madonna - Holiday (Edit) (4:05)
02. Madonna - I Know It (3:44)
"Holiday" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna for her eponymous debut album Madonna (1983). Sire Records released it as the album's third single in September 7, 1983.
Written by Curtis Hudson and Lisa Stevens of Pure Energy, the track was offered to Madonna by her producer John "Jellybean" Benitez when she was looking for a potential hit track to include in her debut album. After accepting the song, she and Benitez worked on it and altered its composition by the addition of a piano solo performed by their friend, Fred Zarr.
"Holiday" features instrumentation from guitars, electronic handclaps, a cowbell, and a synthesized string arrangement, while its lyrics speak about the universal sentiment of taking a holiday. Universally acclaimed by critics, the song became Madonna's first mainstream hit single in the United States, peaking at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also became her first top-ten single in several countries, including Australia, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

Tracklist:
01. Miss Kimberly - D.J. Girl (4:20)
02. Miss Kimberly - My Boyfriend Is A Communist (5:32)
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Miss Kimberly (Kimberly Kohler) is an Idaho based DJ, originally from Texas. After contacting Bobby Orlando, she was given the opportunity to sing on her own record. Recorded in New York, the result was the Bobby 'O' penned favourite "DJ Girl", backed with the equally popular "My boyfriend is a Communist" (released 1983).

Tracklist:
01. Stevie Nicks - Stand Back (Long Version) (4:49)
02. Stevie Nicks - Stand Back (Short Version) (4:20)
“Stand Back” is a song by Stevie Nicks from her 1983 album The Wild Heart. It was released as the first single for the album on May 19, 1983, and went to number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the U.S. Top Rock Tracks chart in August of that year. It was a major success, and still receives substantial airplay to this day.
The song has been a staple in Nicks’ live shows since its pre-album debut at the US Festival in May 1983, and it has also been included in Fleetwood Mac tour setlists since 1987.
The main intro of the song features an Oberheim OB-Xa synthesizer. The synth-bass is played on a Roland Jupiter 8. On the Rock A Little tour, the Oberheim is replaced with a Yamaha DX7. There were two mixes prepared for the song; the generally more well known Album Version (4:49) and the edited Single Version (4:20). Differences between the two are somewhat subtle, but the Single Mix tends to have more of a “collapsed” or “mono” sound to it and the electronic drum programs are mixed, rather dry and flattened, especially in the song’s intro bars; whereas the drum tracks on the Album mix are accentuated by a generous amount of reverb effect and harder compression. Acoustic drums were given a more backseat role on Stand Back. There is a further ‘polished’ version of the track, with crisper percussion and louder foreground synth, featured on Nicks’ 1991 best of compilation Timespace, remixed by Chris Lord-Alge, and running at 4:59.
Nicks has often told the story of how she wrote the song. She wrote it shortly after she was married to Kim Anderson. The newlyweds were driving up to San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara when Prince’s song “Little Red Corvette” came on the radio. Nicks started humming along to the melody, especially inspired by the lush synthesizers of the song, and “Stand Back” was born. They stopped and got a tape recorder and she recorded the demo in the honeymoon suite that night. Later, when Nicks went into the studio to record the song, she called Prince and told him the story of how she wrote the song to his melody. He came to the studio that night and played synthesizers on it, although his contribution is uncredited on the album. Then, she says, “he just got up and left as if the whole thing happened in a dream.” Prince is occasionally listed as the song’s co-writer, especially on mainland European releases.
“Stand Back” never really receieved an official extended remix however several remix services did remix the track in 1986. Including Prime Cuts and Discotech. The song was also later remixed and released again as a single on August 28, 2007 to promote the compilation album Crystal Visions – The Very Best of Stevie Nicks.

Tracklist:
01. Icicle Works - Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly) (European Version) (5:21)
02. Icicle Works - Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly) (Extended Club Remix) (5:27)
03. Icicle Works - Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly) (Single Version) (3:49)
"Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)", given the reversed title "Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)" in some markets, is a song by the British band The Icicle Works. It was released in 1983 as the first single from the band's 1984 debut eponymous album The Icicle Works. The song was written by Ian McNabb, the band's lead singer, and produced by Hugh Jones.
The recording initially was released as a single in Britain in June 1983 as "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)" on the Situation Two label. This initial release hit #2 on the UK independent charts, and scraped the lower reaches of the overall UK national charts at #89.
After The Icicle Works' next UK single "Love Is a Wonderful Colour" hit #15 on the UK charts in late 1983 and early 1984, Beggars Banquet Records re-released "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)" in March 1984 with a new cover and B-side. This re-release climbed to #52 in the UK.
The group's U.S. label Arista Records refused to release the record unless some changes were made. The track was remixed slightly in order to remove a brief spoken-word overdub on the opening bars of music. (The woman performing this intro was identified only as "Mariella" on the original Situation Two single sleeve.) Also the song title was reversed, becoming "Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)". Finally, Arista shortened the band's name to Icicle Works. With changes, the song reached #37 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and #34 on Cashbox's singles chart in the summer of 1984. The song also reached #18 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and #15 on Radio & Records Album Oriented Rock chart.

Tracklist:
01. File 13 - Taste So Good (4:46)
02. File 13 - Taste So Good (Dub Version) (5:07)
"Taste So Good" is a 1984 single by File 13 the studio project consisting of New Yorkers Doug "Double Dee" DiFranco of Double Dee and Steinski and record producer David Witz. Released on Profile Records the track was built with samples from from calls to real 900-number sex lines, but recut using other women who were patched through the phone to give them that authentic sound. The song Was considered too racy for radio airplay although it was a minor hit in dance clubs selling over 50,000 copies of the 12" single.

Tracklist:
01. Jules Shear - When Love Surges (Extended Version) (7:24)
02. Jules Shear - When Love Surges (Instrumental) (4:42)
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"When Love Surges" is a 1984 single by American singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jules shear from his 1984 EP Jules.
Shear wrote the Cyndi Lauper hit single "All Through the Night" and The Bangles' hit "If She Knew What She Wants" along with "Whispering Your Name" which became a hit for Alison Moyet.

Tracklist:
01. Kool & The Gang - Misled (Remix) (5:33)
02. Kool & The Gang - Misled (7" Version) (3:59)
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"Misled" is a 1984 song by American R&B group Kool & the Gang taken from their album, Emergency. The song takes influence from rock and pop music. It reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on March 9, 1985 after spending twnty-four weeks on the survey.
"Misled" is written in the key of E minor (recorded a half-step lower in E♭ minor) with a moderately fast rock tempo of 122 beats per minute. The group's vocals span from B3 to A5 in the song.

Tracklist:
01. National Pastime - Lunacy (Extended Mix) (6:15)
02. National Pastime - It's All A Game (3:54)
03. National Pastime - Built To Break (Trailer Version) (3:10)
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"Lunacy" is a single by 80s New Wave/Synthpop band from the UK National pastime. The band were very popular in Japan and opened for Kajagoogoo on their 1984 "Islands Tour". "Lunacy" was taken from their debut studio album "Built To Break".

Tracklist:
01. Nuance Featuring Vikki Love - Loveride (6:41)
02. Nuance Featuring Vikki Love - Loveride (Dubride) (7:19)
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"Loveride" is a 1984 single by the group Nuance, from the group's album Sing, Dance, Rap, Romance. The vocals on the song were performed by Vikki Love.
The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for one week and remained on the chart for sixteen weeks. The single did not crossover to the pop chart, but did peak at number thirty-four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
A sample of Vikki Love saying "Ooh..." in the song would later be used on the album version of Nu Shooz' "I Can't Wait", the U.S. version and 12" remix of M|A|R|R|S's "Pump Up the Volume" and Lisette Melendez's "Together Forever."

Tracklist:
01. Pet Shop Boys - West End - Sunglasses (7:32)
02. Pet Shop Boys - One More Chance (Dub Mix) (4:45)
"West End - Sunglasses" is a medley of a cover version of Corey Hart's "Sunglasses At Night" with a remix of the 1984 Bobby Orlando production of "West End Girls". It was first released in 1984, and was reissued in 1988. The track includes Bobby Orlando on vocals performing the Corey Hart segment.

Tracklist:
01. Rebbie Jackson - Centipede (Extended Version) (5:56)
02. Rebbie Jackson - Centipede (Instrumental) (5:54)
"Centipede" is the debut single by American singer Rebbie Jackson and the title track from her debut album, Centipede.
The song was written and produced by Jackson's brother Michael Jackson. He and The Weather Girls also sing backing vocals on the song. It is Rebbie Jackson's only single to enter the Billboard Hot 100 and is her best remembered song. The Weather Girl's Martha Wash's soulful voice is heard quite prominently throughout the song.
On the back of the single, Michael Jackson dedicated the song "to my mannequin friends".
"Centipede" was sampled in Brand Nubian's song "Let's Dance", found on their 1998 album Foundation.
Released in the late summer of 1984, the single climbed high on the Billboard R&B charts, peaking at #4 there and peaking at #24 in the main Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It was Jackson's highest charting single to date and her only single to enter the Hot 100, although she had several more hits on the R&B chart throughout the decade. The single was Gold-certified by the RIAA, selling 500,000 copies in the USA.

Tracklist:
01. Sheila E. - The Belle Of St. Mark (Dance Remix) (7:40)
02. Sheila E. - Too Sexy (5:06)
"The Belle of St. Mark" is a song recorded by singer/percussionist Sheila E. The song was released in November 1984 in the United States and in the Netherlands, and in February 1985 in other markets. It peaked at #34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and in December 1984 and #68 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles Charts in 1985. It reached the top 10 in the Netherlands and New Zealand as well as the top 20 in Australia, the UK and Ireland, and was an NME "Single of the Week".
The song's lyrics tell of an androgynous "frail but passionate creature", referred to as "he" throughout, but called the feminine "Belle". The song implies the Belle is French (viz. the lyrics, "His Paris hair, it blows in the warm Parisian air / That blows whenever his Paris hair is there") but St. Mark is commonly known as a location in Venice, Italy, although it may be a reference to St Mark's Church in-the-Bowery namesake of St. Mark's Place in the East Village, Manhattan.

Tracklist:
01. Silent Running - Young Hearts (Extended Mix) (5:38)
02. Silent Running - Young Hearts (Sudden Africa Mix) (6:05)
03. Silent Running - Crimson Days (3:59)
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"Young Hearts" was the third single released by Northern Irish new wave/rock band Silent Running, who emerged from the Belfast punk scene and were originally called The Setz, before changing musical direction in 1982. "Young Hearts" was taken from the band's debut studio album Shades Of Liberty the single peaked at #92 on the UK singles chart.

Tracklist:
01. The Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost In You (Full Length Version) (4:17)
02. The Psychedelic Furs - Heartbeat (New York Remix) (8:15)
"The Ghost in You" is a song by the English rock band The Psychedelic Furs, written by the band's lead singer Richard Butler and bass player Tim Butler. It was the second single from the band's fourth studio album, Mirror Moves (1984). As a single it peaked at number 59 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 68 on the UK Singles Chart. British filmmaker Tim Pope directed the song's official music video.

Tracklist:
01. Wham! Featuring George Michael - Careless Whisper (Extended Mix) (6:29)
02. Wham! Featuring George Michael - Careless Whisper (Special Version) (4:42)
03. Wham! Featuring George Michael - Careless Whisper (Instrumental) (5:04)
"Careless Whisper" is a pop ballad written by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley of Wham!. It was released on 24 July 1984 on the Wham! album Make It Big.

Tracklist:
01. Angela - All Hung Up (5:41)
02. Angela - All Hung Up (Dub Version) (7:19)
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"All Hung Up" is a 1985 Freestyle single by Angela (born Angela Cappelli), recorded on Sutra Records. "All Hung Up" was the only single ever released by Angels it sold enough copies to reach #24 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart, remaining on the survey for six weeks.

Tracklist:
01. Diana Ross - Eaten Alive (Extended Version) (5:52)
02. Diana Ross - Eaten Alive (Instrumental) (5:52)
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"Eaten Alive" is a 1985 single released by American entertainer Diana Ross on the RCA label. It was the first release off her Eaten Alive album, which was ultimately a critical and commercial failure in the states, but, did reach Top 10-Top 20 rankings in a few European countries like Norway and The Netherlands.
The song was written by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Michael Jackson the latter also co-producing with Barry and his team. Jackson and Barry Gibb can be heard singing in the background of the song with Jackson at times co-singing lead with Ross. The song was a disappointment in the United States, peaking at #77 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, although it fared much better on the R&B singles chart - where it reached the Top 10 - helped by BET's heavy rotation of the music video.
In the song's original copyright registration from 11 March 1985 it was credited to Barry Gibb and Maurice Gibb. It was not until Michael Jackson heard the demo of it that he suggested the chorus could be improved. The second copyright registration was filed on 1 June 1985 (the same day that Diana performed a sold-out concert at Joe Louis Arena in her hometown of Detroit) with the note 'words and music in the choruses have been completely rewritten'.
The video, inspired by The Island of Doctor Moreau was directed by David Hogan and featured the singer playing a cat-like demon seducing a man played by Joseph Gian after having been pursued by chimeras.

Tracklist:
01. Eurythmics - There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) (Special Dance Mix) (6:15)
02. Eurythmics - Grown Up Girls (4:13)
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"There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" is a 1985 song written and performed by the British musical duo Eurythmics. Released as the second single from their fifth album Be Yourself Tonight, the song features a harmonica solo by the American musician Stevie Wonder. The song became a worldwide success; most notably in Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom, where it became the duo's only chart-topping single to date.
In the United States the single peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Tracklist:
01. Fiction Factory - Not The Only One (Extended Mix) (6:14)
02. Fiction Factory - Not The Only One ('Mix' Mix) (3:52)
03. Fiction Factory - Let Me Be A Part (3:09)
"Not the Only One" is a song from new wave band Fiction Factory, released in 1985 as the lead single from the band's second and final album, Another Story. The song was written and produced by Kevin Patterson and Chic Medley.
After the early 1984 Top 10 UK hit with "(Feels Like) Heaven", the band's follow-up singles "Ghost of Love" and "All or Nothing" were commercial disappointments, with the former only reaching the UK Top 75. The debut album Throw the Warped Wheel Out also failed to make the charts. By the time Fiction Factory began to write and record the follow-up album, Another Story, a major change in band personnel had occurred, as the original members keyboardist and writer Eddie Jordan, drummer Mike Ogletree and bassist Graham McGregor had left the band. This left lead vocalist Kevin Patterson and guitarist Chic Medley to become the two remaining members, who in turn hired guest musicians for the recording of the album such as keyboardist Paul Wishart, guitarist Pim Jones, percussionist James Locke and brass player Graham Weir. The song, like the entire album, was recorded and mixed at The Planet, Castle Sound and Amazon Studios.
"Not the Only One" was the album's leading single, and like the two following single releases, it was a commercial failure. The album was also a flop, and the band disbanded shortly after. "Not the Only One" did not have a promotional music video, but it was the only song to be performed on a TV show from the album. It was performed on the German TV show "Musik Convoy" on 6 May 1985. One main form of promotion was the small number of UK concerts the band performed around the time of the single and album release.

Tracklist:
01. Foreigner - Cold As Ice (Remix) (3:21)
02. Foreigner - Head Games (Live Version) (4:10)
03. Foreigner - Reaction To Action (Action Mix) (7:15)
"Cold as Ice" is a 1977 song by English-American rock band Foreigner from their eponymous debut album. It became one of the best known songs of the band in the US, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was initially the B-side of some versions of the "Feels Like the First Time" 45 rpm single.
In 1985 the song was slightly remixed and re-released in the UK and Ireland where it charted at #18 on the Irish singles chart.

Tracklist:
01. Mick Jagger - Just Another Night (Extended Remix) (7:12)
02. Mick Jagger - Just Another Night (Edit) (4:45)
03. Mick Jagger - Just Another Night (Dub Mix) (5:57)
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"Just Another Night" is a song written and performed by Mick Jagger, released as the first single from his debut album, She's the Boss, in 1985. It reached number 32 in the United Kingdom and number 12 in the United States. It was a bigger hit on mainstream rock radio in the US, reaching number one for two weeks on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart in March 1985.
The music video, directed by Julien Temple, features actress Rae Dawn Chong as Jagger's love interest.
Jagger was accused of infringing the copyright of another song entitled "Just Another Night" by Patrick Alley, a Jamaican reggae singer from New York. A six-member jury ruled in Jagger's favor in 1988.

Tracklist:
01. Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - Good-Bye Bad Times (Extended Re-Mix) (6:53)
02. Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - Good-Bye Bad Times (Instrumental Version) (5:21)
03. Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - Good-Bye Bad Times (US 12" Mix) (6:30)
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"Good-Bye Bad Times" is a song by the British singer and composer Philip Oakey and producer Giorgio Moroder. It was written by Oakey and Moroder and recorded for the album Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder. Released as a single in the UK in June 1985 as the follow-up to Oakey and Moroder's 1984 hit "Together In Electric Dreams"; it reached number 44 in the UK singles charts and remained in the charts for 5 weeks. It was moderately successful in Australia, where it peaked at number 26. In the United States the single peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Dance chart on September 14, 1985 spending nine weeks on the survey.
Virgin records had high expectations for the single but it failed to sell in the quantities forecast. Because the single was not a huge success, it didn't do much to promote the album. After a final single "Be My Lover Now" the short partnership between Oakey and Moroder effectively ended. Oakey then returned to work with his band The Human League full-time.
As a bonus track I have included the Brian Reeves remix taken from the US 12".

Tracklist:
01. Robey - Killer Instinct (12" Mix) (6:39)
02. Robey - Killer Instinct (Dub Mix) (6:47)
"Killer Instinct" is a 1985 single by Canadian singer-songwriter, former model, and actress Robey. She is best known for her role as Micki Foster in the television series Friday the 13th: The Series (1987-1990). "Killer Instinct" peaked at #34 on the U.S. Billboard Dance Chart on October 12. 1985 spending six weeks on the survey.

Tracklist:
01. The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary (Howling Mix) (8:21)
02. The Cult - Assault On Sanctuary (7:28)
"She Sells Sanctuary" is a song by the British rock band the Cult. It is from their 1985 album Love and was released as a single in May of that year, peaking at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart.
"She Sells Sanctuary" was the last song to be recorded with the Cult's longtime drummer, Nigel Preston, who was fired from the band shortly after its release.
According to Billy Duffy, the iconic introduction effects were the result of the fact that all of the guitar effects pedals were on at the same time. The recording was edited to include the introduction with the effects, whereas earlier versions started the song more abruptly.
After its release in 1985, the single reached number 36 during a six-week run on the US Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play chart in 1986.

Tracklist:
01. The Power Station - Some Like It Hot And The Heat Is On (Extended Version) (6:39)
02. The Power Station - Some Like It Hot (7" Mix) (3:46)
03. The Power Station - The Heat Is On (Instrumental) (3:20)
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"Some Like It Hot" is a song recorded by English–American rock supergroup The Power Station made up of singer Robert Palmer, former Chic drummer Tony Thompson, and Duran Duran members John Taylor (bass) and Andy Taylor (guitar). Bernard Edwards, also of Chic, was involved on the studio side as recording producer. It was the first single released from the group's 1985 eponymous debut album. Released by Capitol/Parlophone Records in 1985. It was the band's biggest hit, peaking at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The video featured the transgender model Caroline Cossey (also known as Tula). The song was featured in the 1985 film National Lampoon's European Vacation.
"What we really wanted to do was put this drummer out there in a way that we felt he deserved, so that song particularly was sort of designed to really showcase Tony," said bassist John Taylor. "I flew to Nassau in the Bahamas, which was where Robert Palmer lived at the time, and played him the demo that Andy and I had written and said, 'We’ve got this idea that we’re calling "Some Like It Hot."' And he just looked at me and said, 'And some sweat when the heat is on.' I was, like, 'Yes! That’ll do…'"
The Power Station were living a lavish, drug-fueled lifestyle during the recording of the album, which made focusing difficult. "I had to be, like, strapped to the desk if I was gonna get a bass line finished, because I was just all over the place," John Taylor said.

Tracklist:
01. Whitney Houston - Someone for Me (Remix) (7:24)
02. Whitney Houston - The Greatest Love Of All (4:56)
"Someone For Me" is a 1985 single by American singer and actress Whitney Houston. "Someone For Me" was produced by Jermaine Jackson and released on Jabuary 1, 1985 as Houston's debut single in the UK from her eponymous debut album. In the US "You Give Good Love" was released as the first single. "Someone For Me" was only released in Europe and failed to chart.

Tracklist:
01. Eurythmics - Never Gonna Cry Again (3:02)
02. Eurythmics - Le Sinistre (2:44)
“Never Gonna Cry Again” was the debut single release from Eurythmics, taken from their debut album In the Garden. It achieved little commercial success, only #63 in UK, especially compared to Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart’s previous hits with The Tourists.
The single release was accompanied by Eurythmics first music video, a medium for which they would later receive notable acclaim. As of 2007, the “Never Gonna Cry Again” video remains commercially unavailable, though it is available on YouTube. Also, stills from it were used for the sleeve art of the In The Garden album, and footage from it can also be seen during the song “Jennifer” on the Sweet Dreams video album. The music video features Lennox walking about on a beach in a red dress.
The sleeve design featured an eerie picture of Lennox made up to look like a gargoyle.
Co-produced by respected krautrock producer Conny Plank, the recordings also featured two members of krautrock band Can.
Musically, “Never Gonna Cry Again” is a moody, melancholic, minor-key number. It is notable for containing a flute solo performed by Annie Lennox, one of the few times that Lennox was to use the instrument in her pop career, despite having studied it at the prestigious Royal College of Music in London. The song also is based around a reggae style bass line, a musical trait that numerous new wave bands experimented with at the time.
The single’s B-side, “Le Sinistre”, is an experimental piece, featuring musical arrangements similar to those used in horror film scores.

Tracklist:
01. Al Corley - Square Rooms (Long Version) (8:02)
02. Al Corley - Square Rooms (Single Version) (3:41)
03. Al Corley - Don't Play With Me (4:20)
"Square Rooms" is a song by American singer and actor Al Corley. It was the first single from his debut album of the same name. First released in 1984, the song was a hit in some European countries and had a moderate success in the United States in 1985.
After two seasons playing one of the first gay leading characters an American TV series, Dynasty, Al Corley left the nighttime soap opera to become a singer. With Harold Faltermeyer and Peter John Woods, he composed the lyrics of his first song, "Square Rooms."
The media-savvy singer affected the brooding look and attitude popular among pop stars and GQ models at the time: pouty, dark glances and tousled hair. His choice of image worked best in France, where his television performances elicited the unbridled enthusiasm of teenage girls. However, according to Elia Habib, a French charts specialist, his success was not only based on his physical appearance. Indeed, "Square Rooms"' music had a large popular appeal and had a production designed for the dance floor. It was produced and composed by the German musician Harold Faltermeyer, who had previously arranged "Self Control", a worldwide pop and dance-floor smash for Laura Branigan in 1984 which featured a similar vocal hook. Faltermeyer would achieve his greatest personal success later the same year, composing, performing and producing the score to Beverly Hills Cop, a 1984 film directed by Martin Brest, including its hit instrumental theme, "Axel F".
"Square Rooms" was released first in Switzerland, where it was a hit, peaking at number 6 on 21 October 1984, and staying in the top 30 for ten weeks. The single debuted at no. 47 in the French Singles Chart on 5 January 1985. It climbed quickly and was no. 1 for five nonconsecutive weeks, from 9 March to 13 April 1985. After its peak, it lingered on the charts until its 27th week, on 20 July 1985. The song also achieved success in Italy (no. 12), Germany (no. 13) and Austria where it reached no. 15 in April 1985. "Square Rooms" was released last in Corley's native US, where the single was only a minor pop hit, reaching no. 80 on the Hot 100 on 1 June 1985. American dancefloors were more receptive than its airwaves; Corley reached no. 26 on the Billboard dance chart the week of 22 June 1985.
The 12-inch (long) version includes an entire additional verse prior to the first chorus. This verse is excised in both the single and album versions of the song.

Tracklist:
01. Cyndi Lauper - The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough (Dance Re-Mix) (5:26)
02. Cyndi Lauper - The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough (Dub Version) (5:35)
"The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" is a 1985 song by American singer Cyndi Lauper. It was released as a single for the film The Goonies. It was her fifth Top 10 single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #10 on July 12, 1985 after spending fifteen weeks on the survey.
Steven Spielberg had made Lauper the musical director for the Goonies soundtrack. She sought out new bands to be included on the project including her friends, The Bangles.
Lauper originally titled the song simply "Good Enough", but it was changed by Warner Bros., who wanted the title of the film to be part of the song title for marketing reasons.

Tracklist:
01. The Fixx - Red Skies (Full Length Version) (4:20)
02. The Fixx - Sinking Island (Special Extended Dance Mix) (4:35)
"WAR WAR STUPID" Series
"Red Skies" is a song by new wave/rock band the Fixx. Released in 1982, it was the third single from the group's debut album, Shuttered Room. It reached number 13 on the U.S. Billboard Album Rock Tracks but only peaked at number 101 on Billboard's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart in early 1983.
The song also charted in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It was later re-recorded for the band's 1987 album, React.
The lyrics of "Red Skies" warn of an imminent nuclear holocaust.

Tracklist:
01. Hilary - Kinetic (Extended Remix Version) (5:14)
02. Hilary - Drop Your Pants (3:31)
03. Hilary - I Live (4:27)
04. Hilary - Goose Step Two Step (3:41)
"Kinetic" is the debut and only release by Hilary Blake, known professionally as Hilary, a singer-songwriter/performer from Los Angeles. She was born in 1950 and died in July 2007.
Blake sang with madrigal groups at Shakespeare festivals in England and studied acting with Agnes Moorehead at age 11.
In 1978 she matched free verse poetry with synthesizers and drum machines to produce her signature sound.
In 1982 she met up with producer Steve Hague and pressed 1000 copies of 12" vinyl "Kinetic b/w "I Live" for Sirus Records. Kinetic was voted "Screamer of Week" by listeners of Long Island radio station WLIR on January 2, 1983. and received modest airplay on her hometown station KROQ-FM. Kinectic was also played in New York dance clubs. I Live was played on college radio stations.
Later in the year Blake released a 4-song EP entitled Kinetic for Backstreet Records which was also produced by Hague. The song Kinetic was about her hopes that awareness of changing cellular structure would help the human species to survive. Drop Your Pants was Blake's attempt to show how "ridiculous" the fear of sex in United States was. On August 4 it became her second song to be named "Screamer of the Week" by WLIR listeners. This song was also mentioned in an edition of The Guide to Getting it On by Paul Joannides.
I Live was a song about "the ordinary – living in the house of your own making" which Blake found to be profound. Goose Step reflected Blake's fear that the Nazi Party would reemerge. She was buried at the Westwood Village Memorial Park in Los Angeles.

Tracklist:
01. New Edition - Candy Girl (Young & Strong Edition) (5:48)
02. New Edition - Candy Girl (Long Version) (7:13)
03. New Edition - Candy Girl (Singalong) (6:21)
"Candy Girl" is the debut single by New Edition from their debut album Candy Girl. It was released as a single in late February 1983 and the song hit number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the 31st best-selling single of the year. It also peaked at #1 on the Hot Black Singles chart on May 14, 1983.
New Edition was first discovered and mentored by their manager Brooke Payne. He entered them in a local talent show where they met songwriter/producer Maurice Starr who wrote "Candy Girl" for the group, envisioning them as a 1980s answer to the Jackson 5. Ralph Tresvant was positioned as the lead singer, because Starr considered his high tenor as reminiscent of a younger Michael Jackson, while having members Ricky Bell and Bobby Brown sharing alternate leads.
The 12" version features producers Starr and Michael Jonzun doing some additional instrumentation in the outro.
Released as a single in February of 1983 before the album was released, the song made a slow ascent up the chart, peaking on June 25, 1983, at number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart singles chart, and number 1 on the R&B singles chart in the US. It was most successful in the UK, where it peaked at number 1 for one week in May 1983.

Tracklist:
01. Bonzo Goes To Washington - 5 Minutes (C-C-C Club Mix) (5:30)
02. Bonzo Goes To Washington - 5 Minutes (R-R-R Radio Mix) (4:07)
03. Bonzo Goes To Washington - 5 Minutes (B-B-B Bombing Mix) (3:26)
"5 Minutes" is a 1984 single by music act Bonzo Goes To Washington which was a collaboration of musical brainchild P Funkster Bootsy Collins and Talking Heads member Jerry Harrison. The tracks lyrics are credited to "The Gipper," a reference to Ronald Reagan's role in "Knute Rockne, All American". This famed track is based upon a sample of President Reagan's actual joke pronouncement that he'd "outlaw Russia forever... we begin bombing in five minutes."

Tracklist:
01. Captain Sensible - There Are More Snakes Than Ladders (Remix) (4:08)
02. Captain Sensible - There Are More Snakes Than Ladders (Folk Version) (3:31)
03. Captain Sensible - The 4 Marys Go Go Dance All Night At The Groovy Cellar (6:23)
"There Are More Snakes Than Ladders" is a 1984 Non-album single by English musician Captain Sensible released by A&M Records. Produced by Tony Mansfield the song reached #57 on the UK singles chart on July 29, 1984.

Tracklist:
01. Frabkie Goes To Hollywood - On the subject of Frankie Goes To Hollywood… (0:25)
02. Frabkie Goes To Hollywood - One February Friday (Singlette version, part 1) (0:39)
03. Frabkie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes (Cassingle Mix) (15:27)
04. Frabkie Goes To Hollywood - One February Friday (Singlette Version, Part 2) (1:09)
05. Frabkie Goes To Hollywood - War (Hide yourself!) (4:17)
06. Frabkie Goes To Hollywood - One February Friday (Singlette Version, Part 3) (0:22)
07. Frabkie Goes To Hollywood - War Is Peace (0:06)
"WAR WAR STUPID" Series
"Two Tribes" is an anti-war song by British band Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the UK by ZTT Records on 4 June 1984. The song was later included on the album Welcome to the Pleasuredome. Presenting a nihilistic, gleeful lyric expressing enthusiasm for nuclear war, it juxtaposes a relentless pounding bass line and guitar riff inspired by American funk and R&B pop with influences of Russian classical music, in an opulent arrangement produced by Trevor Horn.
Supported by a striking advertising campaign depicting the band as members of the Red Army and a wide range of remixes, the single was a phenomenal success in the UK, immediately entering at the number one position on 10 June 1984 and staying at the top of the UK Singles Chart for nine consecutive weeks, during which time the group's previous single "Relax" climbed back up the charts to number two. It was the longest-running number-one single in the UK of the 1980s. It has sold 1.58 million copies in the UK as of November 2012. Songwriters Johnson, Gill and O'Toole received the 1984 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2015 the song was voted by the British public as the nation's 14th-favourite 1980s number one in a poll for ITV.
Internationally the single reached the #1 position in seven countries however in the USA it only managed to peak at #43 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
ASOUT THE TRANSFER
I transfered this cassette single using a Nakamichi BX-300 Discrete 3 Head Cassette Deck. I did not apply any Dolby or other noise reduction pretty much leaving the cassette un-altered so you may hear some analog tape noise. As with vinyl I did remove the occasional click or pop. The printed tracklisting on the release is not accurate so I used what was available according to ZTTAAT.com and Discogs.

Tracklist:
01. Kurtis Blow - Basketball (6:23)
02. Ralph MacDonald - It's The Game (4:37)
For Kobe Bryant 1978-2020 Rest In Peace.
"Basketball" is a song that was written by William Waring, Robert Ford, Kurtis Blow, J. B. Moore, Jimmy Bralower, and Full Force and recorded by American rapper, singer, songwriter, Kurtis Blow released in 1984 from his album Ego Trip.
In the mid-'80s, the NBA contacted Kurtis and had him do some shows after games. These games would often sell out as fans came to see the concert after the game. This was a great experience for Kurtis, and he got to meet players like George Gervin (The Iceman), Dr. J and Dominique Wilkins.
"Basketball" peaked at #29 on the Billboard Black Singles chart and #70 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The b-side is a song by Percussionist, songwriter, producer, engineer, Ralph MacDonald. He has released eight solo albums from 1976 to 1998. He co-wrote Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway's "Where is the Love" and Bill Withers' "Just The Two Of Us"
He has played as a session percussionist in many artists' recordings -George Benson, David Bowie, Aretha Franklin, Art Garfunkel, Billy Joel, Quincy Jones, Carole King, Miriam Makeba, David Sanborn, Paul Simon, Steely Dan etc.
"It's The Game" was taken from his album "Universal Rhythm".

Tracklist:
01. Baltimora - Living In The Background (Club Mix) (6:48)
02. Baltimora - Living In The Background (Single Version) (4:00)
03. Baltimora - Living In The Background (Instrumental) (6:04)
"Living in the Background" is the title track and third single from Baltimora's debut album of the same name, and second released single in total. The song reached number 87 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. There was no video made for this single.
"Living in the Background" did not garner the same attention that their first single "Tarzan Boy" did.

Tracklist:
01. Den Harrow - Bad Boy (12" Version) (5:47)
02. Den Harrow - Make Ends Meet (12" Version) (5:33)
"Bad Boy" was the second single taken from the debut album "Overpower" by Den Harrow (born 4 June 1962 as Stefano Zandri) an Italo disco artist and fashion model. The name Den Harrow was conceived by producers Roberto Turatti and Miki Chieregato, who based it on the Italian word denaro (money).
After years of fame and popularity, it was revealed by frontman Stefano Zandri and his producers that Zandri did not actually sing any of the songs credited to Den Harrow; he was essentially a character who lip-synched to vocals recorded by a number of other singers.
"Bad Boy" was actually sang by American vocalist Tom Hooker, also known as Thomas Barbey, who was residing in Italy during the Italo disco era and had several hits under his name. "Bad Boy" charted in several European countries including #3 Italy, #17 France, #20 Germany, #10 Spain and #11 Switzerland becoming one of Den Harrow's biggest hits.

Tracklist:
01. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Cities In Dust (Remix) (4:06)
02. Siouxsie And The Banshees - An Execution (3:54)
03. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Quaterdrawing Of The Dog (5:34)
04. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Cities In Dust (Extended Eruption Mix) (6:48)
"WAR WAR STUPID" Series
"Cities in Dust" is a song by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees from their seventh studio album, Tinderbox (1986). It was released on 18 October 1985 as the album's lead single. The "Cities in Dust" 12-inch vinyl was the first Banshees' single release in the United States, on Geffen Records.
"Cities in Dust" peaked at No. 21 on the UK Singles Chart. Although not Siouxsie and the Banshees' first song to enter the US Hot Dance Music.Club Play chart, it was their first significant success, climbing to No. 17.
Although the song is about a Volcanic eruption it can also interpreted to include the aftermath of nuclear war leaving cities In Dust.

Tracklist:
01. The Adventures - Two Rivers (Extended Re-Mix) (7:21)
02. The Adventures - Love In Chains (Live) (3:26)
03. The Adventures - Always (Live) (3:58)
"Two rivers" is a single by Northern Irish rock band, formed in Belfast in 1984 The Adventures. The song was written by guitarist Pat Gribben and reached number 96 in the UK Singles Chart it was released as the fourth and final single from the band's debut album Theodore and Friends.

Tracklist:
01. Kim Wilde - Kids In America (3:26)
02. Kim Wilde - Tuning In Tuning On (4:30)
"Kids in America" is a song recorded by British singer Kim Wilde. It was released in the United Kingdom as her debut single in January 1981, and in the United States in spring 1982. It has been covered by many artists from different genres.
The song was recorded in 1980 after RAK Records boss Mickie Most heard Wilde singing on a backing track for her brother Ricky Wilde. He liked her voice and image and expressed an interest to work with her. Ricky Wilde, together with his father Marty Wilde (a 1950s/1960s rock and roll star) wrote the song "Kids in America" for Wilde to record. Once the demo was sent, Most remixed the track himself and released it on RAK as Wilde's first single in January 1981.
The song peaked at number 2 in the United Kingdom. The following year it became a Billboard Hot 100 Top 30 hit in the United States and ranked as the 91st most successful song of 1982 on the Hot 100 year-end chart. In the summer of 1981, the track appeared on Wilde's self-titled debut album.
The new wave song was the start of Wilde's career. Her father and brother continued to write songs for her (with the latter also given production credits), although in later years Wilde herself and her brother would usually be credited with the songwriting.
The song was released as a 7" in the UK and United States. Germany is the only country that a 12" was issued.

Tracklist:
01. Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue (Extended Version) (6:19)
02. Eddy Grant - Walking On Sunshine (American Version) (6:12)
"Electric Avenue" is a song written, recorded and produced by Eddy Grant, who released it from his 1982 album Killer on the Rampage. In the United States, with the help of the MTV video he shot for it, it was one of the biggest hits of 1983. The song's title refers to Electric Avenue in the south London district of Brixton which was the first market street to be lit by electricity. According to Grant, he first became aware of the street's existence during a stint acting at the Black Theatre of Brixton. The area is now known for its high population of Caribbean immigrants. At the beginning of the 1980s, tensions over unemployment, racism and poverty culminated in the street events now known as the 1981 Brixton riot. Grant, horrified and enraged, wrote and composed the song in response; a year afterwards, the song was playing over the airwaves. Grant had left the UK shortly after the riots to live in Barbados: his most recent batch of songs had been lost in baggage transit, and "Electric Avenue" was one of the songs he wrote immediately afterwards to make up for the lost material.
Grant initially released it as a single in 1983, and reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. In 1983, CBS decided to launch the single in the U.S., where it spent five weeks at No. 2 on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 charts and hit No. 1 in Cash Box Magazine. (It was kept out of the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Hot 100 by a combination of two songs, "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara and that year's song of the summer, "Every Breath You Take" by The Police.) "Electric Avenue" was a hit on two other US charts: On the soul chart it went to No. 18, and on the dance charts, it peaked at No. 6. It was nominated for a Grammy Award as Best R&B Song of 1983, but lost to Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean".

Tracklist:
01. Irene Cara - Breakdance (Extended Remix) (5:25)
02. Irene Cara - Breakdance (Extended Dubb) (4:24)
"Breakdance" is a song written by Giorgio Moroder, Irene Cara, and Bunny Hull and performed by Cara. It reached #8 on the Billboard pop chart, #13 on the US dance chart, #23 on the US R&B chart, #4 in South Africa and #88 on the UK Singles Chart in 1984. The song was featured on her 1983 album, What a Feelin'.
The song was produced by Giorgio Moroder.

Tracklist:
01. Maria Vidal - Body Rock (Dance Mix) (6:26)
02. Maria Vidal - Body Rock (Dub Mix) (4:22)
"Body Rock" is a single released by American singer/songwriter Maria Vidal. "Body Rock", reached #8 on the US Dance Charts, #48 on the Hot 100, #5 on the Springbok Charts in South Africa, and #11 in the UK, and charted on various international charts. It was the theme song to the film Body Rock in 1984. The song is considered a dance classic.

Tracklist:
01. Simple Minds - Alive & Kicking (5:24)
02. Simple Minds - Alive & Kicking (Instrumental) (6:03)
"Alive and Kicking" is a song by the Scottish rock band Simple Minds. Released in 1985 as the first single from the band's most successful album, Once Upon a Time, it reached number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 4 in Canada, and peaked within the top 5 of several European countries including Italy, where the song reached number one.

Tracklist:
01. Kim Wilde - Chequered Love (3:20)
02. Kim Wilde - Shane (3:39)
"Chequered Love" is the second single by British singer Kim Wilde. The song was released in the spring of 1981 to follow Wilde's successful debut "Kids in America". As with that single, writing credits were given to Wilde's father and brother Marty and Ricky Wilde, with the latter also being given production credits. The 12" version is no longer in length than the 7", however better sound quality is achieved by the grooves not being as compressed - a common practice for "marketing" during the 1980s. The song later appeared on Wilde's self-titled debut album.
"Chequered Love" became another hit for Wilde, reaching the number four on the UK Singles Chart, number one in South Africa (succeeding "Kids in America"), and peaking inside the top 10 all around the world except North America. It has sold 245,000 copies in France, was certified gold in the UK, and has sold over a million copies worldwide.

Tracklist:
01. New Order - Ceremony (Version 1) (4:35)
02. New Order - In A Lonely Place (Original Mix) (6:13)
"Ceremony" is a song by Joy Division, released as New Order's debut single in 1981. The song and its B-side, "In a Lonely Place", were written and recorded as Joy Division prior to the death of Ian Curtis. Both were re-recorded and carried over to Joy Division's re-formation under the name New Order.
New Order released the song as a single twice, firstly in January 1981 and secondly in September 1981 featuring new member Gillian Gilbert.
After the death of Ian Curtis, the remaining members of Joy Division regrouped as New Order. Their first release was a re-recording of "Ceremony" as a stand-alone single backed with "In a Lonely Place", with guitarist Bernard Sumner taking over lead vocals. Because Curtis had never transcribed the lyrics to "Ceremony" and because his singing was muted to the point of near-inaudibility on all surviving recordings, Sumner reportedly had to put them through a graphic equalizer to approximate the lyrics.
In January 1981, the first version of "Ceremony" was released on Factory Records (FAC 33). Initially released as a 7" single, it was reissued as a 12" two months later. Martin Hannett (Joy Division's producer) produced the record and Peter Saville designed the sleeve artwork for both releases.
The 7" record was issued in a stamped gold-bronze sleeve. The 12" sleeve was a completely separate design: gold typography on a green background.

Tracklist:
01. Spandau Ballet - Glow (12" Version) (8:09)
02. Spandau Ballet - Muscle Bound (Remix) (4:53)
"Muscle Bound" is a song by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released on March 23, 1981 as the third single from their debut album Journeys to Glory. In the UK, it was released as a double A-side with the song "Glow"; elsewhere, "Glow" was included as the B-side. It was their third consecutive Top 20 hit in their native UK, reaching number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted at No. 18 in Ireland, No. 32 in the Netherlands, and No. 97 in Australia.
The 12" single is titled "Glow" with an extended version of "Glow" on the A-side and an remix of "Muscle Bound" on the B-side.

Tracklist:
01. The Human League - Hard Times/Love Action (I Believe In Love) (10:10)
02. The Human League - Hard Times/Love Action (I Believe In Love) (Instrumental) (11:04)
"Love Action (I Believe in Love)" is a song by the British synthpop group The Human League, released as a single in the UK in July 1981. It became the band's first Top 10 success, peaking at number three in the UK Singles Chart.
The song was written jointly by lead singer Philip Oakey and keyboard player Ian Burden. It features lead vocal by Oakey, female backing vocals by Susanne Sulley and Joanne Catherall, and analogue synthesizers by Jo Callis, Philip Adrian Wright and Ian Burden. Drum machines, sequencing and programming were provided by producer Martin Rushent and his then engineer and programmer David M. Allen. One of the most notable synth sounds on the recording makes use of the pitch-to-voltage converter and envelope shaper on the Roland System 700 modular synth. Jo Callis' guitar strumming was fed into the synth and used to shape and trigger the sounds, producing an unusual choppy, strumming synth patch.
"Love Action (I Believe in Love)" was the second of three songs from the Dare album to be released in advance of the album itself in 1981. It was released as a double A-side single with the non-album track "Hard Times". In the US, "Love Action (I Believe in Love)"/"Hard Times" made the dance charts twice: in 1981, the tracks first peaked at number thirty-seven, and one year later, re-entered the dance chart and peaked at number fifty-seven.
The release of the single was widely advertised in music press in early August 1981 with prominence given also to the B-side "Hard Times" as well as the A-side, and to the fact that a "limited" 12" single would also be made available as "Hard Times/Love Action" in "Disco Mix and Odd Mix" although these names were not used for the actual release. The single was designated 'Red' on the Human League’s short-lived self-imposed labelling system of 'Blue' for pop songs and 'Red' for dance tracks.
The single made number 3 in the UK charts and placed The Human League in the forefront of media attention. It also renewed Virgin Records' faith in the band and guaranteed the release of the album that was to become Dare, just four months later.
The song was ranked at number 5 among the top ten "Tracks of the Year" for 1981 by NME.

Tracklist:
01. ABC - Poison Arrow (New Re-mix) (6:54)
02. ABC - Theme From Mantrap (4:20)
03. ABC - Theme From Mantrap (Lounge Sequence) (4:20)
"Poison Arrow" is a song by English new wave band ABC, released as the second single from their debut studio album, The Lexicon of Love (1982). In the USA the song was released as the bands debut single.
The song reached number six on the UK Singles Chart, number four in Australia, and, as the band's first song in the US charts, reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number thirty-nine on the Billboard Dance Chart.

Tracklist:
01. Break Machine - Street Dance (Vocal) (6:30)
02. Break Machine - Street Dance (Instrumental) (5:07)
"Street Dance" is the debut single by American electro act, Break Machine released in 1983.
"Street Dance" peaked at #3 on the UK Singles Chart in March 1984, and was the 39th best-selling single of that year. It hit #1 in Sweden and Norway. In Germany, it was the 78th best-selling single of 1984. It charted #11 in Italy. "Street Dance"'s strongest chart performance was in Norway, where it was #1 for five weeks. In France, the song reached #1 for two weeks, selling over a million copies and becoming the 86th best-selling single of all time according to a list released in 2004 by the Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique.
In the United States "Street Dance" barely missed the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #105 in April 1984. The single was a top ten U.S. dance hit reaching #6 on the Billboard Dance Chart and #78 on the Billboard R&B Chart. This was the groups only charting single in the U.S..

Tracklist:
01. Break Machine - Break Dance Party (6:33)
02. Break Machine - Break Dance Party (Dub Mix) (4:20)
"Break Dance Party" is a 1984 single by American elctro act, Break Machine fronted by Keith Rodgers and produced by Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo; the team behind the Village People.
"Break Dance Party" was the second single released by the group peaking at #9 on the UK singles chart on May 12, 1984.

Tracklist:
01. Men Without Hats - Where Do The Boys Go? (Extended Version) (6:19)
02. Men Without Hats - Eurotheme (2:40)
"Where Do The Boys Go?" was the first single taken from the second studio album by by Canadian synthpop group Men Without Hats, released in early 1984. the song peaked at #30 on the Canadian Singles Chart, and #39 on the US Billboard Dance Chart.

Tracklist:
01. Olivia Newton-John - Livin' In Desperate Times (Extended Version) (6:37)
02. Olivia Newton-John - Twist Of Fate (12" Mix with Fade) (5:20)
"Livin’ In Desperate Times" was the second single released from the Soundtrack to the film 1983 “Two Of A Kind” starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. Produced by David Foster "Livin’ In Desperate Times" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 25, 1984. The single remained on the chart for five weeks peaking at #31 the single also reached #43 in Canada and #81 in Australia.
In the USA, Canada and Sweden the song was released as a 12" single backed with the US #5 hit "Twist Of Fate" which had been released earlier as the first single from the soundtrack "Two Of A Kind".
**The 12" Mix of "Twist Of Fate" is exclusive to the US, Canada and Sweden 12" singles and differs from version released previously in other countries which had a cold ending to the mix. For this 12" the track is about ten seconds shorter and the ending fades out. I have been listening to this 12" for decades and never realized that two mixes were issued. As a disclaimer I am pretty sure that in my previous post of this 12" in 2012 I used the cold ending version by mistake, so the fade version has never been posted before.

Tracklist:
01. ABC - How To Be A Zillionaire (Nickel & Dime Mix) (5:23)
02. ABC - How To Be A Zillionaire (Bond Street Mix) (6:05)
03. ABC - Tower Of London (Extended Version) (5:54)
"(How to Be A) Millionaire" is a song by English new wave and synth-pop band ABC. It was the first single taken from their third studio album, How to Be a ... Zillionaire!
The single peaked at a modest No. 49 on the UK Singles Chart, though it fared better in the US where it reached No. 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 4 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.

Tracklist:
01. Aretha Franklin - Freeway Of Love (The Pink Cadillac Mix) (7:43)
02. Aretha Franklin - Until You Say You Love Me (4:52)
03. Aretha Franklin - Jump To It (6:33)
"Freeway of Love" is a song by American singer Aretha Franklin. It was written by Jeffrey Cohen and Narada Michael Walden and produced by the latter for her thirtieth studio album Who's Zoomin' Who? (1985). The song features a notable contribution from Clarence Clemons, the saxophonist from Bruce Springsteen’'s E Street Band. Sylvester, Martha Wash, and Jeanie Tracy provided backup vocals on "Freeway of Love".
Released as the album's leading single, it became Franklin's highest-charting single in twelve years, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while topping the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for five weeks from July 27, 1985 to August 24, 1985.
Owing to the pink Cadillac appearing on the album cover and several times in the lyrics, more than 100 pink Cadillacs accompanied Franklin in her funeral procession in August 2018.
**This 12" is pressed on pink vinyl and includes the UK vinyl only "Pink Cadillac Mix" remixed by Alan 'The Judge' Coulthard an essential figure in the UK mix-scene due to his work with the DMC.

Tracklist:
01. Go West - We Close Our Eyes (Total Overhang Club Mix) (6:41)
02. Go West - We Close Our Eyes (Total Overhang Dub Mix) (5:56)
03. Go West - Missing Persons (5:24)
"We Close Our Eyes" is a song by British pop band Go West, composed by both members Peter Cox and Richard Drummie. Recognizable by its synthesizer hook, it was the first single from their début album Go West.
The single was promoted by a music video directed by Godley & Creme.[1] This video included Cox, Drummie and the guitarist Alan Murphy, performing the song in front of dancing wooden artist mannequins.
"We Close Our Eyes" spent fourteen weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 5 in April 1985. In the United States, the single reached 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 5 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
"We Close Our Eyes (Total Overhang Dub Mix)" is exclusive to the Australia and New Zealand releases of the 12" single.

Tracklist:
01. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (10" Mix) (7:00)
02. Pet Shop Boys - A Man Could Get Arrested (4:19)
"West End Girls" is a song by the English pop duo Pet Shop Boys. Written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, the song was released twice as a single. The song’s lyrics are concerned with class and the pressures of inner-city life which were inspired partly by T. S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land. It was generally well received by contemporary music critics and has been frequently cited as a highlight in the duo's career.
The first version of the song was produced by Bobby Orlando and was released on Columbia Records' Bobcat Records imprint in April 1984, becoming a club hit in the United States and some European countries. After the duo signed with EMI, the song was re-recorded with producer Stephen Hague for their first studio album, Please. In October 1985, the new version was released, reaching number one in the United Kingdom and the United States in 1986.
In December 1985, Parlophone Records in the UK released a limited edition 10" with an untitled remix of West End Girls, commonly referred to as the 10" mix. Packaged in a circular fold-out picture sleeve, sealed with a circular yellow picture sticker that identifies it as a "collectors edition".
This version of "West End Girls" is the basis of the shorter version found on Razormaid Records Class X #3 CD. However Razormaid were not responsible for the original version found on this 10".
The version of "A Man Could Get Arrested" is the Bobby Orlando production from the regular 12" B-side.

Tracklist:
01. Prince & The Revolution - Raspberry Beret (New Mix) (6:34)
02. Prince & The Revolution - She's Always In My Hair (New Mix) (6:30)
"Raspberry Beret" is a song written by Prince and the lead single from Prince & The Revolution's 1985 album Around the World in a Day.
The sound of the song expanded upon previous Prince arrangements, incorporating stringed instruments, Middle Eastern finger cymbals, and even a harmonica on the extended version. The song was also more in the pop vein than ever before, though the 12-inch single and video of the song feature a funky intro. Although the song was originally recorded on April 27, 1982, in Studio 2 at Sunset Sound, Prince drastically reworked it in September 1984 with The Revolution to give it more of an international sound. The string section comprised Novi Novog on violin, Suzie Katayama and David Coleman on cello.
While the song hit number 1 in Cash Box and reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. (behind "A View to a Kill" by Duran Duran), it only reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart.

Tracklist:
01. Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony And Ivory (3:43)
02. Paul McCartney - Rainclouds (3:08)
03. Paul McCartney - Ebony And Ivory (Solo Vocal) (3:43)
"Ebony and Ivory" is a 1982 number-one single by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. It was released on March 29 of that year. The song is featured on McCartney's album Tug of War. A self-empowerment hit that struggles issues of racial equality, the song reached number one on both the UK and the US charts. In 2013, Billboard ranked the song as the 69th biggest hit of all-time on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
At the simplest level, the song is about the ebony (black) and ivory (white) keys on a piano, but also deals with integration and racial harmony on a deeper, human level. The title was inspired by McCartney hearing Spike Milligan say "black notes, white notes, and you need to play the two to make harmony, folks!". The figure of speech is much older. It was popularized by James Aggrey in the 1920s, inspiring the title of the pan-African journal The Keys, but was in use from at least the 1840s.
The B-side of the single, the song "Rainclouds", is written by Paul McCartney and Denny Laine, though on early pressings of the single the song was credited only to McCartney.

Tracklist:
01. Bananarama - Cruel Summer (Extended Version) (4:54)
02. Bananarama - Summer Dub (Special C.B. Mix) (5:13)
03. Bananarama - Cairo (3:46)
"Cruel Summer" is a song recorded by the English girl group Bananarama. It was written by Steve Jolley, Tony Swain and Bananarama and produced by Swain and Jolley. Released as a single in 1983, it was initially a stand-alone single but was subsequently included on their self-titled second album which was released a year later, thus it is considered the album's first single. The song reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart in 1983, and after its inclusion in the 1984 film The Karate Kid it reached number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
Bananarama singer Sara Dallin said the song "played on the darker side (of summer songs): it looked at the oppressive heat, the misery of wanting to be with someone as the summer ticked by. We've all been there!" It was ranked number 44 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s. Billboard named the song #13 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.

Tracklist:
01. Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield (Special Extended Remix) (6:29)
02. Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield (Instrumental) (5:17)
"Love Is a Battlefield" is a song performed by Pat Benatar, and written by Holly Knight and Mike Chapman. It was released in September 1983 as a single from Benatar's live album Live from Earth, though the song itself was a studio recording. The song was ranked at number 30 in VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Songs of the 1980s. "Love Is a Battlefield" went on to sell over a million records.
Holly Knight and Mike Chapman wrote this song for Pat Benatar initially as a ballad with a beautiful melody and moving chord changes. After some exploration with drum machines and the band, Neil Giraldo decided to make this an uptempo song. The single was Benatar's second American million-seller and is tied with "We Belong" as her highest charting single in the United States. It topped Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for four weeks and peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1983.
It hit #1 on the Australian singles chart in February 1984 and remained there for five weeks, becoming the 11th-biggest-selling single of the year. In The Netherlands, the song peaked the charts for 4 weeks. It became #2 in the 1984 year-end chart. The song was re-released in the United Kingdom in March 1985 and reached #17. It was awarded a Gold certification in Canada as well.
The single was unlike most of Benatar's previous work, as it featured an electronic dance element, but guitars and drums were still present. In 1984, the song won Benatar her fourth consecutive Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.

Tracklist:
01. Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson - Say Say Say (Special Version) (5:41)
02. Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson - Say Say Say (Instrumental Remix) (7:00)
03. Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson - Ode To A Koala Bear (3:45)
"Say Say Say" is a song written and performed by English musician Paul McCartney and American singer Michael Jackson, released in October 1983 as the lead single to McCartney's 1983 album Pipes of Peace. Produced by George Martin, the song was recorded during production of McCartney's 1982 Tug of War album, about a year before the release of "The Girl Is Mine", the pair's first duet from Jackson's album Thriller (1982).
After its release in October 1983, "Say Say Say" became Jackson's seventh top-ten hit inside a year. It was a number one hit in the United States (his sixth number-one single there), Canada, Norway, Sweden and several other countries, reached number two in the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten in Australia, Austria, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Switzerland and over 20 other nations. In 2013, Billboard magazine listed the song as the 41st biggest hit of all time on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. It has also been voted the ninth best collaboration of all time in a Rolling Stone readers poll.
The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in December 1983, representing sales of one million copies. The single was promoted with an influential music video directed by Bob Giraldi. The short film centres around two con artists called "Mac and Jack" (played by McCartney and Jackson).

Tracklist:
01. Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good (Special Extended Mix) (6:40)
02. Nik Kershaw - Monkey Business (3:28)
"Wouldn't It Be Good" is a song by English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw. It was released one month prior to his debut studio album Human Racing. The release was Kershaw's second single, and features the non-album track "Monkey Business" as the B-side.
"Wouldn't It Be Good" was the second single from Kershaw's debut solo album Human Racing and turned out to be among his more popular single releases. It spent three weeks at #4 in the UK charts and became a hit throughout Europe, as well as a top 10 hit in Canada and Australia. Kershaw is also most closely associated with this song in the U.S., where it narrowly missed going Top 40. Kershaw performed this song at Live Aid in London's Wembley Stadium in July 1985.
Kershaw's first single from this album had failed to be a major hit, and it was on the strength of this recording's success that the earlier single, "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", was promoted for a re-release. This time the single went all the way to #2 in the UK, becoming his highest-charting single there to date but not the most known.

Tracklist:
01. Sheena Easton - Sugar Walls (Dance Mix) (7:00)
02. Sheena Easton - Sugar Walls (Red Mix) (5:24)
"Sugar Walls" is the second single from Sheena Easton's 1984 album A Private Heaven. It spent 16 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, nine of which were in the top 40. It reached #9 overall, as well as #3 on the R&B chart and #1 on the Dance chart. The song failed to chart well in Easton's native UK. It was composed by Alexander Nevermind, a pseudonym used by Prince.
The song title is presumed to be a euphemism for the lining of a vagina, which was perhaps sufficiently subtle by itself, but the general content was considered suggestive enough to qualify the song for the "Filthy Fifteen." Although Easton's music video for "Sugar Walls" did not in itself feature any controversial visual content, some broadcasters refused the video airplay because of the sexual imagery of the song's lyrics. Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart and Tipper Gore's PMRC criticized the song when it was first released.

Tracklist:
01. Malcolm McLaren And The World's Famous Supreme Team - Buffalo Gals (Scratch) (3:42)
02. Malcolm McLaren And The World's Famous Supreme Team - Buffalo Gals (3:42)
03. Malcolm McLaren - Buffalo Gals (Trad. Square) (3:41)
"Buffalo Gals" is a 1982 hip-hop single released by Malcolm McLaren and the World's Famous Supreme Team, from McLaren's 1983 album Duck Rock. The song is composed of extensive scratching with calls from square dancing. The music video prominently features the Rock Steady Crew.
While in New York City looking for a support act for Bow Wow Wow, McLaren got the idea for the song when he went to an outdoor concert (known as a "Block Party") by Afrika Bambaataa and Universal Zulu Nation. This is where he was exposed to Hip-Hop for the first time and discovered the scratching technique he would use on this song. Most of the scratching and the beat of the song were composed by Trevor Horn.
In the liner notes for Duck Rock, McLaren wrote that this track was "recorded with the World's Famous Supreme Team and Zulu singers backing them up with the words 'she's looking like a hobo.' The performance by the Supreme Team may require some explaining, but suffice to say they are DJs from New York City who have developed a technique using record players like instruments, replacing the power chord of the guitar with the needle of a gramophone, moving it manually backwards and forwards across the surface of a record. We call it scratching."
Charisma Records were not initially keen on releasing the song, but relented after a strong positive response to the first broadcast of the track by DJ Kid Jensen.
The single peaked at #9 on the UK Singles Chart and #33 on the US Billboard Dance Chart.

Tracklist:
01. Irene Cara - Why Me? (12" Mix) (7:03)
02. Irene Cara - Why Me? (Instrumental Dubb) (4:48)
"Why Me?" is a song written by Giorgio Moroder, Irene Cara, and Keith Forsey and performed by Irene Cara.
The song was the first official single to be lifted from Cara's 1983 album, What a Feelin', although the album also featured the worldwide number one single "Flashdance... What a Feeling", which had been released six months earlier.
"Why Me?" continued Cara's run of hit singles, reaching the Top 20 on the Hot 100. It was even more successful in Australia and several European countries, where it peaked within the Top 5.

Tracklist:
01. Nik Kershaw - I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Extended Dance Mix) (6:00)
02. Nik Kershaw - Dark Glasses (4:17)
"I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is a song written and performed by the English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw. It was his first single, released in 1983 to little success, but was re-released in 1984 and became his highest charting hit, peaking at no. 2 in the UK. The song was included on Kershaw's debut album Human Racing.
"I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" first charted in November 1983, though despite spending 8 weeks in the UK Top 100, only reached number 47.
Released on September 16, 1983 this 12" includes the rare first release of the song remixed by Mickey Modern and Phil Harding.

Tracklist:
01. Olivia Newton-John - Twist Of Fate (12" Remix Cold End) (5:32)
02. Olivia Newton-John - Jolene (Live) (3:36)
"Twist of Fate" is a song recorded by English-born Australian singer Olivia Newton-John for the soundtrack to the 1983 film Two of a Kind. It was written by Peter Beckett and Steve Kipner, and produced by David Foster. It reached number four in Australia and Canada, while peaking at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 in January 1984. Billboard ranked it as number 42 on its listing of the top 100 singles of 1984.
**The 12″ Remix of “Twist Of Fate” is exclusive to the France and Japan 12″ singles and differs from the version released previously in the USA, Canada, Australia and Sweden which had a fade ending to the mix. For this 12″ the track is about ten seconds longer with a cold ending.
The b-side "Jolene" was recorded live in Ogden, Utah during Olivia's 1982 "Physical World Tour". Olivia had previuosly recorded the Dolly Parton penned song for her 1976 album "Come On Over".
I have previously posted the Japan 12" however this is a new transfer.

Tracklist:
01. Angela - Fantasy (4:00)
02. Angela - Painted Love (3:46)
03. Angela - I Gotta Little Love (6:40)
“Fantasy” is a single by Angela a studio project of husband/wife duo Angela and Ingo Werner formed in 1981 in Rüsselsheim, Germany. Ingo had classical training in bassoon and piano at the Akademie für Tonkunst in Darmstadt from 1966-70. He joined Krautrock band My Solid Ground in 1971 before going on to form his own project Baba Yaga in 1974. In the late 70s he formed the ensemble AIR with Armin Stöwe and Reinhard Karwatky. The project debuted with a a concert at ARS Electronica Competition in Linz, Austria 1980, which they won. Klaus Schulze was on the jury with Wendy Carlos and Robert Moog - but more importantly, Angela was in the audience. Two days later, Ingo told the band he needed a singer, so they asked Angela, and recorded two albums for RCA between 1981-82 before being dropped. Ingo wanted to work on a new project that involved dancers and live video. They recruited American performance artist Jyl Porch, who was living in Munich, to assist with choreography with her friend Kirsten McKenley. Jyl ended up recording her own album first, which gained interest from Klaus Schulze, who helped them secure a deal with EMI in 1983. Later that year, the trio recorded 4 songs that would be released on Angela ‘Fantasy’ single on 7” and 12” formats in 1984.
The music on ‘Fantasy’ was completely created with computer software of Ingo’s own design. The concept of a polyrhythmic, polyphonic, and polydynamic sequencer was realized by Ingo after a visit to Wolfgang Palm in Hamburg. He paired his sequencer with Palm’s legendary PPG Wave Computer System, allowing for more dynamic and nuanced programming. Angela programmed the music, sang, and wrote the lyrics to “Painted Love”, while Ingo arranged and played all electronics and keyboards. Jyl wrote the lyrics for “Fantasy” and the slow and sleazy, electronic disco B-side “I Gotta Little Love”, where she also sings background vocals and the “hot little flame” rap.

Tracklist:
01. Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood (Ash 48) (7:45)
02. Amii Stewart - Light My Fire (137 Disco Heaven) (7:33)
Celebrating Pride Month!
"Knock on Wood" is a 1966 hit song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper and originally performed by Floyd.
In 1979 American soul/disco singer Amii Stewart released a disco version of the song. It reached number one in the U.S. charts in April 1979; it also made it to the soul singles and disco charts, becoming the best-known version of the song. This recording was co-produced by Simon May. It reached the Top 10 twice in the UK, first in 1979 (peaking at number 6) and again in a remixed version backed with "Light My Fire" / "137 Disco Heaven" in 1985 (peaking at number 7).
"Knock On Wood" would become one of the "anthems for the LGBTQ community."

Tracklist:
01. Dan Hartman - Get Outta Town (Extended Mix) (5:36)
02. Dan Hartman - Get Outta Town (Extended Dub) (4:26)
03. Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You (M&M Extended Mix) (7:39)
04. Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You (M&M Dub) (5:05)
"Get Outta Town" (a.k.a. "Fletch, Get Outta Town") is a song by American musician-singer-songwriter Dan Hartman, released as a single in 1985 from the original motion picture soundtrack for the film Fletch. It was written by Hartman and Charlie Midnight, and was produced by Hartman and Richard Landis.
After Hartman's international success with "I Can Dream About You", along with the same-titled album released in 1984, it seemed that Hartman would continue gaining hit singles, especially after the album spawned another two American Top 40 singles "We Are the Young" and "Second Nature". However, when "Get Outta Town" was released, the single failed to make an impact in America or Europe. It was not a major success in the UK either, although it did manage to enter the Top 100 at #99 for a single week (16 November 1985). This was despite a UK re-issue of "I Can Dream About You" entering the Top 10 only a month before. Hartman wouldn't make another appearance in the UK charts as a solo artist again until 1995 with "Keep the Fire Burnin'".

Tracklist:
01. DATA - Stop (Remix) (6:08)
02. DATA - Blow (Remix) (6:18)
"Stop (Remix) / Blow (Remix)" is a 12" single released by UK new wave group DATA, formed in 1979 by George Kajanus (formerly of the group 'Sailor'. The single was released in both the UK and US on August 17, 1985 and features remixes by Ivan Ivan and Scott Blackwell.
Both tracks are from the group's third and final album "Elegant Machinery".

Tracklist:
01. Det Reirruc - Axel F (Radio Edit) (6:17)
02. Det Reirruc - Axel F (Club Version) (4:58)
03. Club's Rappers - Like Eddie Did (Radio Edit) (7:10)
04. Club's Rappers - Like Eddie Did (Club Mix) (6:12)
"Axel F" is the electronic instrumental theme from the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop originally performed by Harold Faltermeyer.
For this rather odd bootleg 12" The "Axel F" mixes are credited to one "Det Reirruc" which is actually Ted Currier spelled backwards, Currier was a New York City radio jockey, first with WKTU for two years then for two years with WBLS. Thereafter he started to work for EMI/Liberty Records. He also launched the Studio 92 / 92KTU dance parties, based on radio tapes using station's compressors and levels specifics for the mixes.
Ted Currier was the direct inspiration to Shep Pettibone's "Master Mix" tapes. Ted Currier went on to become a producer and somgwriter working on George Clinton’s immortal "Atomic Dog", and producing hits for Sly Fox, the Boogie Boys, Sweet Sensation and Tony Terry.
"Axel F" also features the legendary 80s remix crew The Latin Rascals, who are given an "edited by" credit on the label.
The b-side is a rap tune about the career of Eddie Murphy by the unknown group Club's Rappers.

Tracklist:
01. Go West - Call Me - The Indiscriminate (Kitchen Sink) Mix (6:38)
02. Go West - Eye To Eye (The Horizontal Mix) (5:10)
03. Go West - The Man In My Mirror (4:30)
"Call Me" is a 1985 song by the British band Go West, released as the second single from the band's self-titled debut album. The song reached #12 in the UK Charts and #54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles Chart on June 1, 1985.

Tracklist:
01. Go West - Call Me (The Indiscriminate Mix) (6:12)
02. Go West - We Close Our Eyes (Complete Underhang Mix) (6:42)
“Call Me” is a 1985 song by the British band Go West, released as the second single from the band’s self-titled debut album. The song reached #12 in the UK Charts and #54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles Chart on June 1, 1985.
According to Discogs:
Call Me (The Indiscriminate Mix) is 28 seconds shorter than the UK "Kitchen Sink" version of this mix (a section is edited out as opposed to an early fade).
We Close Our Eyes (Complete Underhang Mix) is the same mix as "We Close Our Eyes (Total Overhang Mix)" found on the UK 12".

Tracklist:
01. Natalie Cole - Dangerous (Vocal Extended Version) (6:04)
02. Natalie Cole - Dangerous (Dub Version) (6:21)
03. Natalie Cole - Dangerous (A Cappella) (4:15)
"Dangerous" is a 1985 single by American singer, songwriter, and actress Natalie Cole, released as the first single from the album of the same name. "Dangerous" peaked at #57 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on May 5, 1985. The song did much better on the Dance chart reaching #6 and #16 on the Billboard R&B chart.

Tracklist:
01. Stephanie Mills - Bit By Bit (Theme From "Fletch") (12" Version) (4:44)
02. Stephanie Mills - Bit By Bit (Theme From "Fletch") (Instrumental) (4:44)
03. Stephanie Mills - Bit By Bit (Theme From "Fletch") (12" Edit) (5:26)
Bit By Bit (Theme From "Fletch") is a 1985 single by American R&B/soul singer and songwriter Stephanie Mills released as the theme for the film "Fletch" starring Chevy Chase. Produced and written by Harold Faltermeyer the single peaked at #52 on the US Billboard Hot R&B chart on August 16, 1985 spending nine weeks on the survey. "Bit By Bit" aslo peaked at #15 dance and #78 on the Billboard Hot100.

Tracklist:
01. This Island Earth - Take Me To The Fire (Extended Version) (6:18)
02. This Island Earth - Pearl Of Love (5:46)
03. This Island Earth - Take Me To The Fire (Instrumental) (4:16)
"Take Me To The Fire" is a song by new wave band from Liverpool This Island Earth. The band signed with Magnet Records Ltd. and a recording session with German music producer Zeus B. Held in June 1984 made way for the production of two singles before the band disappeared into 80s obscurity.
The band id record a full length LP but it was shelved and has never been released.

Tracklist:
01. Helen Reddy - Make Love To Me (Disco Mix) (6:38)
02. Helen Reddy - Your So Good (3:00)
RIP Helen Maxine Reddy (25 October 1941 – 29 September 2020)
Helen Reddy was an Australian-born singer and actress. She is often referred to as the “Queen of 70s Pop”. In the 1970s, she enjoyed international success, especially in the United States, where she placed fifteen singles in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. Six of those 15 songs made the Top 10 and three of those songs reached No. 1, including her signature hit “I Am Woman.” She also placed 25 singles on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts. Fifteen of those singles made the Top 10 and 8 of those reached No. 1. She was the first artist to ever win the coveted American Music Award for “Favorite Pop/Rock Female” artist. She was also the first Australian to win a Grammy Award and to have three #1 hits in the same year.
In 1979 Helen Reddy released the disco hit “Make Love to Me” from her album “Reddy”. This was her only song to make it on to Billboard’s R&B chart where it peaked at No. 59. A year earlier in 1978, Kelly Marie had a pop hit in Australia with this tune where it peaked at No. 5.

Tracklist:
01. Big Country - In A Big Country (Pure Mix) (6:19)
02. Big Country - All Of Us (4:09)
03. Big Country - In A Big Country (3:56)
“In a Big Country” is a song by Scottish rock band Big Country from their 1983 debut studio album The Crossing released in early summer 1983. The single reached its highest overall national position in Canada, hitting No. 3 on the RPM Top Singles Chart on November 26, 1983. The song reached No. 17 on the UK Singles Chart in June 1983. The song was released in the US in the fall of 1983 and peaked at No. 3 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December of that year.
The band is often described as a one-hit wonder for the popularity of “In a Big Country” in the United States, though they continued to have success in Europe and were a prolific touring band famous for their live shows more than their studio albums. Frontman Stuart Adamson once remarked about the song in an interview, part of which was shown on a VH1 special celebrating “one-hit-wonders” that, “If we’re known for nothing more than just that one song, I’d be pretty happy with that.”

Tracklist:
01. Toni Basil - Over My Head (Special Extended Remix) (5:02)
02. Toni Basil - Over My Head (Instrumental) (3:40)
"Over My Head" is a song by American singer Toni Basil. It was featured on her self-titled 1983 album,and reached number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 on the US Dance chart.
A music video for the song was released, directed by Basil and Michelle Simmons.
The video was nominated for "Best Choreography" at the first MTV Music Video Awards, in 1984. The video lost, however, to Michael Jackson's "Thriller."

Tracklist:
01. Katrina And The Waves - Plastic Man (Expanded Version) (5:31)
02. Katrina And The Waves - Going Down To Liverpool (3:45)
“Plastic Man” is an early single by British-American rock band Katrina and the Waves released in 1984 in the UK. The single was issued before the band had international sucess with their hit “Walking on Sunshine”.
The b-side “Going Down To Liverpool” was written by Katrina And The Waves guitarist Kimberley Rew. The song was first released on the band’s 1982 EP titled Shock Horror! (with the band then simply named The Waves) and also included on their 1983 debut album Walking on Sunshine, which was only released in Canada. The version included on both releases featured Rew on lead vocals.
When the band signed with major label Capitol Records, the song was re-recorded with Katrina Leskanich on lead vocals and included on their 1985 self-titled album . Although never released as a single, it was featured as the b-side of two of the bands’ singles, Plastic Man and their breakthrough hit Walking on Sunshine.
The song was also covered by girl group The Bangles in 1985.

Tracklist:
01. Bow Wow Wow - The Mile High Club (4:00)
02. Bow Wow Wow - C30,C60,C90 Go! (6:07)
"The Mile High Club" is a UK promo omly single recorded by English new wave band Bow Wow Wow. The single was produced as an invitation to an event at Markthalle Club in Hamburg, Germany. A similiar release under the title " Studio 54 New York Presents The Mile High Club" was also issued for the band's event at Studio 54 in New Yorka, around 2000 copies were pressed and given out at both events.

Tracklist:
01. Duran Duran - Union Of The Snake (Super Mix) (6:23)
02. Duran Duran - Union Of The Snake (Single Version) (4:20)
03. Duran Duran - Secret Oktober (2:45)
"Union of the Snake" is the ninth single by the English new wave band Duran Duran, released on 17 October 1983.
"Union of the Snake" was the lead single from the band's third album Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983), and preceded its release by one month. It was originally titled, "The Union at Stake", when the band were interviewed on The Oxford Road Show in March 1983 before their first performance of "Is there something I should know?" on U.K. television. It became one of Duran Duran's most popular singles, hitting number one on the US Cash Box and peaking at number three on both the US Billboard Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks at the end of 1983. Further chart movement was prevented by "Say Say Say" by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson and "Say It Isn’t So" by Daryl Hall and John Oates. It also reached number three on the UK Singles chart.
After a songwriting session near Cannes in France, much of the band's third album was recorded at George Martin's AIR Studios on the Caribbean island of Montserrat with producer Alex Sadkin, then mixed at 301 Studios in Sydney. Mixing for "Union of the Snake" was done right up to the last minute before the tapes had to be turned over to EMI for pressing.
Lyricist Simon Le Bon (notoriously reticent about explaining his oblique lyrics) hinted in the Duran Duran lyric book The Book of Words that the borderline might be one between the conscious and subconscious minds. In later interviews, he proclaimed that it was a reference to Tantric sex.
Drummer Roger Taylor stated that the beat and drum track was based upon David Bowie's 1983 single "Let's Dance".
The B-side to "Union of the Snake" was the atmospheric piece "Secret Oktober". Twenty-four hours before the master tapes of the single were to be delivered to EMI for distribution, singer Simon Le Bon and keyboardist Nick Rhodes wrote and mixed the B-side "Secret Oktober" in an all-night recording session.
**The "Super Mix" contained on this Japan 12" single is also titled "Monkey Mix" on other releases.

Tracklist:
01. Julie Brown - I Like 'Em Big And Stupid (2:41)
02. Julie Brown - Homecoming Queen's Got A Gun (4:40)
03. Julie Brown - I Like 'Em Big And Stupid (Extended Dance Mix) (5:00)
"I Like 'Em Big and Stupid" was the debut single by comedian and singer Julie Brown. It was self-released by Brown in 1983 in 12-inch and 7-inch vinyl formats. The song is a 1980s-style pop song with comedic lyrics about the protagonist's desire for a handsome, hunky muscle-stud who is not very bright (or as she sings, "Superman with a lobotomy"). The 12-inch version contained an extended dance mix and the B-side on all releases, "The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun", was played on The Dr. Demento Show, and received airplay on Top 40 and Modern Rock stations around the US in 1984. Both songs appeared that year on Brown's next release, Goddess in Progress.
Brown re-recorded the song for her 1987 album Trapped in the Body of a White Girl, and it was filmed for inclusion in Earth Girls Are Easy, but this sequence was ultimately removed from the movie (the scene is included in the DVD extras) though it is heard playing in the background during a scene in the film. Additionally, Brown performed the song in the stage version of Earth Girls.
The cover of the single is a pastiche of the back cover of Madonna's Like a Virgin record. Brown would go on to be known for making fun of Madonna, particularly in her scathing mockumentary Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful.
**The b-side shows just how much life has changed since the song was recorded. In today's gun violence culture "Homecoming Queen's Got A Gun" would have never been recorded or even played on mainstream radio.

Tracklist:
01. Michael Jackson - Beat It (4:17)
02. Michael Jackson - Burn This Disco Out (3:40)
03. The Jacksons - Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough (Live Version) (4:25)
"Beat It" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson from his sixth studio album, Thriller (1982). It was produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. Quincy Jones encouraged Jackson to include a rock song on the album, though Jackson had never previously shown an interest in the genre. Jackson later said of "Beat It", "I wanted to write a song, the type of song that I would buy if I were to buy a rock song... That is how I approached it and I wanted the children to really enjoy it—the school children as well as the college students."
Following the successful Thriller singles "The Girl Is Mine" and "Billie Jean", "Beat It" was released on February 14, 1983 as the album's third single. "Beat It" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, staying there for three weeks. It also charted at number one on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. Billboard ranked the song No. 5 for 1983. It is certified 5x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). With over 7 million copies sold worldwide, it is one of the best-selling singles of all time. "Beat It" was a number one hit in Europe, reaching number one in Spain and the Netherlands. The single, along with its music video, helped propel Thriller into becoming the best-selling album of all time.
"Beat It" received the 1984 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, as well as two American Music Awards.

Tracklist:
01. Carol Lynn Townes - Believe In The Beat (Special Dance Mix) (5:57)
02. Carol Lynn Townes - Believe In The Beat (Instrumental) (4:29)
"Believe In The Beat" was the second single released by American soul singer Carol Lynn Townes. The song was produced by Ollie Brown for the film, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, in which Townes appeared at the end, performing the song. "Believe In The Beat" peaked at #109 on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, #25 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, #20 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart, #65 on Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 6 weeks, and #56 on the U.K. Singles chart.

Tracklist:
01. Golden Earring - Clear Night Moonlight (12" Version) (4:48)
02. Golden Earring - Fist In Glove (3:26)
"Clear Night Moonlight" is a 1984 song by Dutch band Golden Earring. It was the second single from their album N.E.W.S. (NorthEastWestSouth). The single was only released in Europe where it peaked at #6 Nederlandse Top 40 and #13 on the Belgian Ultrtop chert.

Tracklist:
01. Madonna - Borderline (New Mix) (6:54)
02. Madonna - Lucky Star (New Mix) (7:13)
"Borderline" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna for her eponymous debut album Madonna (1983). It was released on February 15, 1984, by Sire Records as the album's fifth single. Written and composed by its producer Reggie Lucas.
In the United States, "Borderline" became Madonna's first top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number ten in June 1984. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number two after it was re-released as a single in 1986. Elsewhere, the song reached the top 10 or 20 in numerous European nations, while topping the singles chart of Ireland.
In the United States Sire Records released "Borderline" and "Lucky Star" as a 12" single with remixes by Madonna's then-boyfriend John "Jellybean" Benitez.
"Lucky Star" had been previously released as the fourth single from Madonna's debut album "Lucky Star" peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first single in her record-breaking string of 16 consecutive top-five hits. It also topped the Dance Club Songs chart with "Holiday". Internationally, "Lucky Star" reached the top ten in Canada, and the top twenty in Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Tracklist:
01. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Long Version) (6:21)
02. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Instrumental Version) (6:21)
"Billie Jean" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson, released by Epic Records on January 2, 1983, as the second single from Jackson's sixth studio album, Thriller (1982). It was written and composed by Jackson and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. "Billie Jean" blends post-disco, rhythm and blues, funk and dance-pop. The lyrics describe a woman, Billie Jean, who claims that the narrator is the father of her newborn son, which he denies. Jackson said the lyrics were based on groupies' claims about his older brothers when he toured with them as the Jackson 5.
"Billie Jean" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, topped the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart within three weeks, and became Jackson's fastest-rising number one single since "ABC", "The Love You Save" and "I'll Be There" in 1970, which he recorded as a member of the Jackson 5. It remained at number one for nine weeks on the chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 2 song for 1983. "Billie Jean" is certified 6x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song has sold over 10 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time. It was also a number one hit in the UK, France, Switzerland and Belgium for example, and reached the top ten in many other countries. "Billie Jean" was one of the best-selling singles of 1983, helping Thriller become the best-selling album of all time, and became Jackson's best-selling solo single.
Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean" on the TV special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever won acclaim and was nominated for an Emmy Award. It introduced a number of Jackson's signatures, including the moonwalk and white sequined glove, and was widely imitated. The "Billie Jean" music video, directed by Steve Barron, was the first video by a black artist to be aired in heavy rotation on MTV. Along with the other videos produced for Thriller, it helped establish MTV's cultural importance and make music videos an integral part of popular music marketing. The spare, bass-driven arrangement of "Billie Jean" helped pioneer what one critic called "sleek, post-soul pop music". It also introduced a more paranoid lyrical style for Jackson, a trademark of his later music.
"Billie Jean" was awarded honors including two Grammy Awards and an American Music Award. In a list compiled by Rolling Stone and MTV in 2000, the song was ranked as the sixth greatest pop song since 1963. In 2004, Rolling Stone placed it at number 58 on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. Frequently listed in magazine polls of the best songs ever made, "Billie Jean" was named the greatest dance record of all time by BBC Radio 2 listeners.

Tracklist:
01. "Weird Al" Yankovic - I Lost On Jeopardy (12" Mix) (5:31)
02. "Weird Al" Yankovic - Mr. Popeil (4:40)
R.I.P. Alex trebek 1940-2020
"I Lost on Jeopardy" is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic from his second album, "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D, released in 1984. The song is a parody of "Jeopardy" by The Greg Kihn Band, released in 1983, and its refrain "Our love's in jeopardy". The parody's lyrics center on the game show Jeopardy!, and features a guest vocal from Don Pardo, who announced for Jeopardy! from 1964 to 1975.
The song was released just prior to the revival of Jeopardy! in 1984, though contrary to popular theory, the revival was already in the works and was not inspired by Yankovic's song.
The song peaked at #81 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Tracklist:
01. Billy Crystal - You Look Marvelous (Extended Version) (7:30)
02. Billy Crystal - You Look Marvelous (Dub Version) (7:23)
"You Look Marvelous" is a 1985 novelty/dance track recorded by American comedian Billy Crystal. The songpeaked at #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, and #17 in Canada.
"You Look Marvelous" would also have an accompanying music video that had heavy rotation on MTV. Both the song and video features Crystal in character as his SNL persona of talk show host Fernando Lamas. The video features Lamas cruising around in what was at the time the world's longest stretch limousine, built by custom coach designer and builder Vini Bergeman, surrounded by models in bikinis.
The accompanying album titled "Marvelous" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording at the 1986 Grammy Awards.

Tracklist:
01. Debbie Harry - Feel The Spin (Extended Dance Version) (6:46)
02. Debbie Harry - Feel The Spin (Dub Version) (4:32)
"Feel the Spin" is a 1985 song by the American vocalist Debbie Harry, featured on the soundtrack album for the film Krush Groove (1985). The song was co-written by Harry and producers John "Jellybean" Benitez and Toni C. (the latter of whom would go on to collaborate with Harry again on many of her solo albums). Both producers went on to work with Whitney Houston on her 1988 hit "Love Will Save the Day", from her album Whitney.
"Feel the Spin" was released as an extended 12" single on Warner Bros. Records / Geffen Records in the U.S. (where it charted on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart at #5). It was also released as a single in Canada, but not in the UK (though the track would surface in 1987 as the B-side of the UK singles "Free to Fall" and "In Love With Love.

Tracklist:
01. James Brown - Living In America (R&B Dance Version) (6:29)
02. James Brown - Living In America (Instrumental) (4:33)
03. James Brown - Living In America (LP Version) (4:42)
"Living in America" is a 1985 song composed by Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight and performed by James Brown. It was released as a single in 1985 and reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song entered the Billboard Top 40 on January 11, 1986, and remained on the chart for 11 weeks. It also became a top five hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart; it was his only top 10 single in the UK. It was his first Top 40 hit in ten years on the US pop charts, and it would also be his last. In 1987, it was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song and won Brown a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
The song was prominently featured in the film Rocky IV. In the film, Brown sings the song during Apollo Creed’s ring entrance, in reference to the character's patriotic image. It appeared on the Rocky IV soundtrack album.
The song's co-writer Dan Hartman later included his recording of the song on his 1994 album Keep the Fire Burnin'.

Tracklist:
01. Kim Carnes - Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes) (Dance Mix) (5:10)
02. Kim Carnes - Barking At Airplanes (Part II) (Dub Mix) (5:05)
"Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)" is a song by American singer-songwriter Kim Carnes, released as the lead single from her ninth studio album, Barking at Airplanes (1985).
The single reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and is Carnes' last top-40 entry to date. The track also reached number 24 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
The song also achieved some European chart success, in addition to giving Carnes a top-three entry in South Africa, her biggest since "Bette Davis Eyes" reached number one there in 1981.

Tracklist:
01. The Damned - Grimly Fiendish (The Bad Trip Mix) (5:08)
02. The Damned - Grimly Fiendish (7" Version) (3:48)
03. The Damned - Edward The Bear (3:50)
"Grimly Fiendish" is a single by English band The Damned, released in 1985, the song was the band's biggest hit since 1979, reaching No. 21 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1985.
The song takes its title (although misspelled for copyright reasons) from a character - Grimly Feendish - The Rottenest Crook in the World – in the UK children's Wham!, Pow! and Smash! comics from the 1960s, as well as Cor!, Shiver & Shake, Monster Fun and Buster in the 1970s and 1980s.
Created by Leo Baxendale, Grimly is an over-ambitious and generally incompetent, childlike criminal mastermind, who is often shown wearing a long, black coat, starting initially as the villainous foil to Eagle-Eye, Junior Spy. Although popular enough to merit his own strip, the regular restructuring or shelving of his strip due to the comics he appeared in being merged with others meant that he never achieved longevity in any single publication, though he was a staple in many IPC/Fleetway comic annuals until the 1980s.
The inspiration behind the song is a throwaway remark by a BBC Radio One DJ, who wondered whether anyone still remembered the character. The lyrics depict Grimly on trial for being a bad influence on children, but protesting that he was never given much of a chance (an allegory to his fate in the comic world).

Tracklist:
01. Grace Jones - Living My Life (Long Version) (7:43)
02. Grace Jones - Living My Life (Dub Version) (4:16)
"Living My Life" is a Grace Jones song released as a single in 1983.
The track was originally recorded for the album of the same name, but for unknown reasons it did not make the final cut. It received a scarce 1983 release as a UK white label single and was officially released only in Portugal.
A remixed version was released as the B-side to the UK reissue single of "Love Is the Drug" in 1986. The original long and dub versions are yet to be reissued on CD.

Tracklist:
01. Toni Basil - Street Beat (Special Club Remix) (6:10)
02. Toni Basil - Street Beat (Dub Version) (4:27)
"Street Beat" was a single released between Toni Basil's two solo albums in 1983. Without a music video, the single failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but it did peak at #63 on the Hot Dance Club Play. Nearly a year later the track would be released as part of Toni's self-titled second album Toni Basil.

Tracklist:
01. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark (Blaster Mix) (6:08)
02. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark (Radio Remix) (4:40)
03. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark (Dub) (5:25)
“Dancing in the Dark” is a 1984 song, written and performed by American rock singer Bruce Springsteen. Adding up-tempo synthesizer riffs and some syncopation to his sound for the first time, it became his biggest hit and, as the first single released from the LP Born in the U.S.A., propelled it to become the best-selling album of Springsteen’s career.
In a first-for-Springsteen effort to gain dance and club play for his music, Arthur Baker created the 12-inch “Blaster Mix” of “Dancing in the Dark”, wherein he reworked the album version. The remix was released on July 2, 1984. The result generated a lot of media buzz for Springsteen, as well as actual club play; the remix went to #7 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, and had the most sales of any 12-inch single in the United States in 1984.
Released as a single prior to the album’s release, the song spent four weeks at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart (his highest charting song to date) in June–July 1984 (it was kept off the #1 spot by Duran Duran’s “The Reflex” and that year’s song of the summer, Prince’s “When Doves Cry”). It did reach #1 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart. It was also the first of a record-tying seven top 10 hit singles to be released from Born in the U.S.A. “Dancing in the Dark” also held the #1 spot for six weeks on Billboard’s Top Rock Tracks chart.
Although the song only peaked at #5 in Australia, it remained on the charts for most of 1984 and was that country’s highest selling single of the year. It spent a total of 64 weeks in the Top 100.
In the UK, “Dancing in the Dark” originally reached number 28 in the UK Singles Chart when released in May 1984. However, the song was re-released in January 1985 and subsequently reached number 4 in the charts, becoming the 27th best-selling single of the year.
The recording also won Springsteen his first Grammy Award, picking up the prize for Best Rock Vocal Performance in 1985. It also won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance. In the 1985 Rolling Stone readers poll, “Dancing in the Dark” was voted “Song of the Year”. The track has since gone on to earn further recognition and is as such listed one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.

Tracklist:
01. David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group - This Is Not America (The Theme From The Original Motion Picture "The Falcon And The Snowman") (3:51)
02. David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group - This Is Not America (Instrumental) (3:51)
"This Is Not America" is a song by English singer David Bowie and American jazz fusion band Pat Metheny Group, taken from the soundtrack to the 1985 film The Falcon and the Snowman.[1] It was released as a single in February 1985, reaching number 14 in the United Kingdom and number 32 in the United States.
The instrumental song that "This Is Not America" is based on, was written by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays and is itself a song called "Chris", which was also included on the soundtrack for the film.
Metheny later noted that Bowie's words were "profound and meaningful—and absolutely perfect for the film."

Tracklist:
01. Sting - Love Is The Seventh Wave (New Mix) (4:07)
02. Sting - Consider Me Gone (Live) (4:48)
“Love Is the Seventh Wave” was the second single and second track from Sting’s 1985 solo debut album The Dream of the Blue Turtles. The song is supposedly about love being the seventh wave, or the strongest wave in a series of waves, thus wiping out any sort of problems. It concludes with a brief, self-mocking reference to Sting’s biggest hit song with The Police, “Every Breath You Take”, which had been about the dark side of love that leads to sexual jealousy and obsession.
The single contained a different mix of the song than the album mix, as well as a live version of “Consider Me Gone.”
“Love Is The Seventh Wave” debuted in the US Billboard Top 40 on November 23, 1985. The song remained in the top 40 for seventeen weeks peaking at #9.

Tracklist:
01. The Adventures - Two Rivers (Extended Re-Mix) (7:21)
02. The Adventures - Love In Chains (Live) (3:26)
03. The Adventurers - Always (Live) (3:58)
“Two rivers” is a single by Northern Irish rock band The Adventures, formed in Belfast in 1984. The song was written by guitarist Pat Gribben and reached number 96 in the UK Singles Chart it was released as the fourth and final single from the band’s debut album Theodore and Friends.

Tracklist:
01. Peter Batah - Nobody's Stopping You (Vocal Version) (7:03)
02. Peter Batah - Nobody's Stopping You (Instrumental Version) (7:02)
"Nobody's Stopping You" is a 1981 single by Canadian singer/songwriter Peter Batah. Batah released a handfull of single in the early and mid 1980's on Unidisc Records. He is associated with Lime founder Denis Lepage. Maybe an alter-ego...

Tracklist:
01. Hunters & Collectors - Talking To A Stranger (Edited Version) (3:54)
02. Hunters & Collectors - Talking To A Stranger (Album Version) (7:25)
03. Hunters & Collectors - Run Run Run (9:01)
"Talking to a Stranger" is the second single by Australian band Hunters & Collectors, released in 1982. It was the only single to be released from Hunters & Collectors debut album. The song reached number 59 on the Australian Kent Music Report. "Talking to a Stranger", was released ahead of the album on July 12, 1982, and was accompanied by a music video directed by film maker Richard Lowenstein.
At the 1982 Countdown Music Awards, the song was nominated for Best Debut Single. The song later appeared in the 1986 film "Dead End Drive-In.

Tracklist:
01. Cee Farrow - Should I Love You (12" Version) (7:20)
02. Cee Farrow - Should I Love You (Dub Version) (7:16)
"Should I Love You" is a song by the German singer Cee Farrow, released in 1983 as the lead single from his debut album Red and Blue. It was written by Farrow and Lothar Krell, and produced by Andy Lunn. Released in North America only, the single reached No. 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained in the charts for six weeks.
Having signed with Rocshire Records, Farrow recorded his debut album, Red and Blue, between March and December 1982 at Hotline Studios. Released in 1983, "Should I Love You" was issued as the first single from the album. It became a minor hit in October 1983 when it peaked at No. 82 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached No. 91 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles Chart.
Shortly after the single and album's release, Rocshire began suffering legal issues when it was discovered that Rocshire had been financed by millions of dollars that Rocky Davis' wife, Shirley Davis, had embezzled from Hughes Aircraft while working as an accountant there. U.S. Federal Marshalls seized all of the label's assets, including master tapes, in January 1984. Farrow stepped away from the music business, but later made an attempt at a comeback with the 1991 single "Imagination". He died in 1993 in West Hollywood, California of a brain disease attributed to AIDS.

Tracklist:
01. Carol Jiani - Touch And Go Lover (Extended Version) (6:56)
02. Carol Jiani - Touch And Go Lover (Edited Version) (4:13)
03. Carol Jiani - Touch And Go Lover (Dub Version) (4:59)
"Touch And Go Lover" is a 1984 single by Nigerian singer based in England, Carol Jiani. The song was her her last Joe LaGreca production, remixed for the US release by John Robie.

Tracklist:
01. Chaka Khan - This Is My Night (Extended Version) (6:11)
02. Chaka Khan - Caught In The Act (3:46)
"This Is My Night" is a song by Chaka Khan from the album I Feel for You. The song went to number one for one week on the Billboard dance chart in 1985. The single also peaked at #60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #11 on the R&B chart.
A variation of the song was used by HBO as its theme music for Next On bumpers and promos from May to November 1985 (as the centerpiece of the Make the Magic Shine campaign).

Tracklist:
01. R.E.M. - (Don't Go Back To) Rockville (Special Radio Edit) (3:54)
02. R.E.M. - Catapult (Recorded Live) (4:00)
"(Don't Go Back To) Rockville" is the second and final single released by American rock band R.E.M. from its second studio album Reckoning. The song failed to chart on either the Billboard Hot 100 or the UK Singles Charts.
The song was written by Mike Mills (credited to Berry/Buck/Mills/Stipe), in 1980, as a plea to his then girlfriend, Ingrid Schorr, not to return to Rockville, Maryland, where her parents lived. Schorr, who later became a journalist, has written about her amusement with the factual inaccuracies about her relationship with Mills and the background of the song that often appear in books about the band. Peter Buck has stated that the song was originally performed in a punk/thrash style, and that it was recorded for this single in its now more-familiar country-inspired arrangement as a joke aimed at R.E.M. manager Bertis Downs.

Tracklist:
01. The Adventures - Another Silent Day (Extended Remix) (6:23)
02. The Adventures - Another Silent Day (4:00)
03. The Adventures - Happy Depression (3:44)
"Another Silent Day..." is the debut single from the Irish rock band the Adventures. The song reached #71 on the UK singles chart in September 1984.

Tracklist:
01. The Adventures - Send My Heart (Extended Re-Mix) (5:00)
02. The Adventures - Send My Heart (Band Mix) (4:03)
03. The Adventures - These Children (Recorded In Concert) (3:19)
04. The Adventures - Life During Wartime (Recorded In Concert) (3:47)
“Send My Heart” is a song by Northern Irish band the Adventures, released in 1984 as the second single from their debut album Theodore and Friends. The song peaked at #62 in the UK and #24 in Germany as well as #44 in Italy, and #92 in Australia.
This 12" contains remixes released for the European market.

Tracklist:
01. Two Minds Crack - The Hunger And The Greed (Extended Version) (5:44)
02. Two Minds Crack - The Hunger And The Greed (7" Version) (3:50)
03. Two Minds Crack - The Dream That Came Before (4:51)
"The Hunger and The Greed" was the debut single by British new wave band formed in Port Talbot, Wales in 1980 by Kevin Jones, Mark Davies and Pete Martin. The single was lifted from the band's first and only album "The Victory Parade". "The Hunger And The Greed" had some popularity in Italy and Spain but did not chart in the UK.

Tracklist:
01. Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (USA Extended Mix) (7:44)
02. Ultravox - One Small Day (Club Version) (7:48)
"Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" is the second single from Lament, Ultravox's seventh studio album, released in 1984.
The single effectively put Ultravox back on the map, peaking at no. 3 in the UK Singles Chart, and reaching the top 10 in several European countries. The song also entered the Australian and Canadian Top 75 but failed to chart in the US.
The Steve Thompson USA "Extended" Mix is unique to this North American release. The North American release also includes "One Small Day (Club Version)" which had previously been released as the first single from Lament. It peaked at no. 27 in the UK Singles Chart.
The cover states both titles as being "Special Re-Mix". These mixes do exist, but not on this US release.

Tracklist:
01. 9.9 - All Of Me For All Of You (4:56)
02. 9.9 - All Of Me For All Of You (Re-mixed Version) (7:04)
03. 9.9 - Little Bitty Women (4:26)
"All Of Me For All Of You" is the 1985 debut single by American R&B group 9.9 (American slang which means "nearly perfect"). The group consisted of members Margo Thunder, Leslie Jones (1962-2013), and Wanda Perry. The group formed in 1985 in Boston, Massachusetts. "All Of Me For All Of You" reached #5 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
The group performed on Soul Train, American Bandstand, and Solid Gold. They also provided backing vocals for a single with Patti LaBelle called "Shy". The group continued until 1987, when disputes over material, production and personal matters forced the group to disband.

Tracklist:
01. Agnetha Fältskog - I Won't Let You Go (Extended Re-Mix Version) (6:00)
02. Agnetha Fältskog - You're There (3:28)
"I Won't Let You Go" is the first single from Agnetha Fältskog's second English solo-album Eyes of a Woman. The song was composed by Fältskog with lyrics by producer Eric Stewart, formerly of the group 10cc.
The track reached the Top 10 in Sweden and Belgium, but due to the lack of promotion, "I Won't Let You Go" proved unsuccessful in Britain, where it peaked at #84.
The B-side of the single, "You're There", was also written by Fältskog and was the last song written by her to be released until the song, "I Keep Them On The Floor Beside My Bed" which was the closing track on her 2013 album, A.

Tracklist:
01. Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off (Dance Remix) (5:52)
02. Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off (Dub) (6:58)
03. Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off (Short Version) (4:05)
"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" (released in the United Kingdom as "We Don't Have To...") is American R&B vocalist Jermaine Stewart's first of three singles from 1986. The song was included on his second album Frantic Romantic, released that same year. "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" remains Stewart's biggest commercial success, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Canada, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
The single seemed to reflect more modesty when it came to sex in light of the AIDS pandemic at the time. In 1988, Stewart was interviewed by Donnie Simpson where Stewart spoke of the lyrical message within the song. "I think it made a lot of peoples' minds open up a little bit. We didn't only want to just talk about clothes, we wanted to extend that. We wanted to use the song as a theme to be able to say you don't have to do all the negative things that society forces on you. You don't have to drink and drive. You don't have to take drugs early. The girls don't have to get pregnant early. So the clothes bit of it was to get people's attention, which it did and I'm glad it was a positive message."
The song reignited Stewart's popularity, as his previous single, "I Like It" had failed to make much impact as a follow-up to Stewart's moderately successful debut single, "The Word Is Out" ("I Like It" did not chart in either the US or the United Kingdom).

Tracklist:
01. NOMO - Red Lipstick (Vocal Mix) (6:04)
02. NOMO - Red Lipstick (Dub Mix) (5:34)
"Red Lipstick" is a song by American New Wave band NOMO. The band was formed by lead vocalist David Batteau in 1985 the band released one album titled The Great Unknown then disbanded.
"Red Lipstick" was co-written and featured backing vocals by American singer/songwriter Michael Sembello best kbown for his hit single "Maniac".

Tracklist:
01. Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots Of Money) (Versión Latina) (5:28)
02. Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Dub For Money) (4:49)
"Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" was originally released in 1985. The song was written during the Pet Shop Boys' formative years, in 1983. According to Neil Tennant, the main lyrical concept came while in a recording studio in Camden Town when Chris Lowe asked him to make up a lyric based around the line "Let's make lots of money".
The first version of the song, recorded with the duo's first producer, Bobby Orlando, was not released; upon signing with record label Parlophone, they re-recorded the song with J. J. Jeczalik (of Art of Noise) and Nicholas Froome. Parlophone released the original "Dance Mix" along with a second 12" which included "Version Latina" and "Dub For Money" featuring additional remix by The Latin Rascals. Many of the 12" single releases were mispressed with incorrect mixes on the records along with incorrect mix titles on the sleeves and labels.
The 1985 version peaked at #116 in the UK, and #63 in Australia not charting in the USA.
The sleeve on this 12" incorectly lists "Dance Mix" on the A-side which is actually "Version Latina", "In The Night" is not included on this release the b-side actually plays "Dub For Mobey". The original "Dance Mix" is included on the Canada 12" which I previously posted.

Tracklist:
01. Private Lives - Living In A World (Turned Upside Down) (5th Ammendment) (6:36)
02. Private Lives - Because You're Young (5:54)
03. Private Lives - Living In A World (Turned Upside Down) (7" Mix) (3:30)
04. Private Lives - Breakup (7" Mix) (2:57)
"Living In A World (Turned Upside Down)" is the fifth single released by British duo Private Lives released in January 1984. It was written by John Adams and produced by Adams and Pete Schwier. The single peaked at No. 53 on the British singles charts in February of that year, remaining in the top 100 for five weeks. The success of the single was helped by a support slot on Hall and Oates' tour of the United Kingdom.
The band only released on LP titled "Prejudice and Pride".

Tracklist:
01. Russia Heat - Tell Me Your Name (4:13)
02. Russia Heat - Erotic Pink (5:44)
03. Russia Heat - Tell Me Your Name (Copenhagen Mix) (6:40)
"Tell Me Your Name" is the debut 12" single by Danish band Russia Heat. Russia Heat were the first electronic dance music act in Denmark, choking the public with a new type of music that originated from the UK. Unfortunately, the group had diverging views on how to follow up on their initial success with "Tell Me Your Name" and after a change in line-up and a second 12" the band disappeared into 80s onscurity.

Tracklist:
01. The Adventures - Feel The Raindrops (Extended Version) (4:55)
02. The Adventures - Nowhere Near Me (4:31)
03. The Adventures - Tristesse En Vitesse (4:01)
"Feel the Raindrops" was the third single released by Irish rock band the Adventures. The song was taken from the band's debut LP Theodore and Friends. "Feel the Raindrops" debuted on the UK singles chart on June 29, 1985 peaking at #58.

Tracklist:
01. The Adventures - Send My Heart (Across The Sea Mix) (6:12)
02. The Adventures - Send My Heart (Instrumental) (5:16)
"Send My Heart" is a song by Northern Irish band the Adventures, released in 1984 as the second single from their debut album Theodore and Friends also titled The Adventures in the US. The song peaked at #62 in the UK and #24 in Germany as well as #44 in Italy, and #92 in Australia.
The song was also featured on the soundtrack to the horror movie Demons (Italian: Dèmoni) the same year.

Tracklist:
01. David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire) (Edited Version) (4:08)
02. David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire) (OZ Extended Version) (9:23)
"Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released as the title track of the 1982 erotic horror film Cat People. Recorded in July 1981, the song was written by Bowie with Italian producer Giorgio Moroder. The 1981 recording has been described as one of "the finest of Bowie's recordings of the 1980s". A re-recorded version of the song, created a year and a half later, appears on the album Let's Dance (1983).
The director Paul Schrader engaged Bowie for a theme song in 1981, with Moroder having already recorded most of the music. Bowie was to put lyrics to the main theme.
The song itself, in keeping with the dark tone of the film, has some goth rock influences, with Bowie singing in a deep baritone croon while being backed up by a female chorus. Bowie's octave leap on the word "gasoline" has been called "a magnificent moment" and "among the most thrilling moments he ever committed to tape".
Because of Moroder's contract, the single was issued by MCA Records. The full-length 6:45 version appeared on the soundtrack album, the U.S. , and European 12" single's, while a 4:08 edited version was made for the 7" release. The single reached No. 26 in the UK, No. 13 in Canada and No. 67 in the US - Bowie's biggest hit there since "Golden Years". It peaked at No. 1 in New Zealand, remaining there for three weeks, as well as in Sweden for four weeks. It was also No. 1 in Norway for seven consecutive weeks, and then returned to the top for a further week.
The single was released three separate times by MCA, first in March 1982 with "Cat People" as the A-side, then again two months later with "Paul's Theme" as the A-side, and finally in November 1982 with "Cat People" back on the A-side. Yugoslav-born Hungarian composer Sylvester Levay contributed to the orchestration.
In December 1982, Bowie re-recorded the song for his album Let's Dance, released the following year. This version was also released as the B-side to the title track's single release, and performed on Bowie's Serious Moonlight Tour. He had originally planned on using the original version of the song, but Moroder's label MCA Records refused to license it to EMI America. In the re-recorded version of the song, Stevie Ray Vaughan provided the guitar solos and riffs in the song.
**Although the disc label gives a duration of 6:41 for side B, this 12″ contains an over 9 minute long extended version. According to some sources the Australian 12″ was mistakenly pressed with this longer version, and remains up to now unreleased in any other form.

Tracklist:
01. Taco - Puttin’ On The Ritz (Extended Version) (6:02)
02. Taco - Livin’ In My Dream World (3:09)
"Puttin' On the Ritz" is a song written by Irving Berlin. He wrote it in May 1927 and first published it on December 2, 1929.
In 1982, singer Taco released a synth-pop cover version of "Puttin' On the Ritz" as a single from his album After Eight. The single was accompanied by a music video, the original version of which contains characters in blackface and has since been banned from many networks. An alternative version eliminates many shots of the blackface characters, though some remain.
The cover also musically references other Irving Berlin songs, such as "There's No Business Like Show Business", "Alexander's Ragtime Band", and "White Christmas".
The single was a global hit, reaching No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making Irving Berlin, then 95, the oldest ever living songwriter to have one of his compositions enter the top ten. It was certified Gold by the RIAA for selling over one million copies. It was Taco's only hit in the United States. This version of the song was ranked No. 53 in VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s special.
The song topped the charts in Sweden and New Zealand, and it entered the Top 5 in numerous countries including Australia, Norway, Austria, and Canada.

Tracklist:
01. Dead Or Alive - What I Want (84 Dance Mix) (5:53)
02. Dead Or Alive - The Stranger (Re-recorded Version) (4:53)
"What I Want" is a song written and recorded by English band Dead or Alive. It was co-produced by the band and Zeus B. Held and released in August 1983 as the second single from Dead or Alive's debut album Sophisticated Boom Boom.
The song was not a success when originally released, peaking at number eighty-eight in the UK Singles Chart. After Dead or Alive's UK top-forty success of "That's the Way (I Like It)", "What I Want" was re-issued in June 1984. It did not fare much better during its second chart run, placing only one position higher, at number eighty-seven.
This 12" is the 1984 re-issue which includes an alternate "Dance Mix" than what appeared on the 1983 version.
"The Stranger" was originally released in 1982 as an independant single on Black Eyes Records. After it’s realease Dead Or Alive was signed to Epic Records and re-recorded the song for the b-side release of "What I Want" the song did not appear on the original "Sophisticated Boom Boom" LP.

Tracklist:
01. General Public - Tenderness (Longer Version) (6:00)
02. General Public - Tenderness (Shorter Version) (4:09)
03. General Public - Limited Balance (Longer Version) (6:47)
"Tenderness" is a song by British new wave band General Public from their 1984 album All the Rage, on I.R.S. Records. The song’s lyrics tell about a man who really needs tenderness to feel like a man.
"Tenderness" peaked at #27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on August 17, 1984. In pop culture the song was used at the end of the films Weird Science and Clueless, and featured on both soundtracks.

Tracklist:
01. Jackie Moore - This Time Baby (7:13)
02. Jackie Moore - This Time Baby (Instrumental Version) (6:17)
"This Time Baby" is a song written by the songwriting team Bell and James which, after being introduced by the O'Jays in 1978, became a 1979 disco hit for Jackie Moore.
American R&B singer Jackie Moore recorded "This Time Baby" in the November 1978 Sigma Sound sessions for her debut Columbia Records album release I'm on My Way, Moore recording "This Time Baby" at the suggestion of her husband (then her fiancé) Calvin Hopkins who had heard the track on the O'Jays' album So Full of Love. Philly soul virtuoso Bobby Eli, who oversaw Moore's sessions, was also producing the Atlantic Starr album Straight to the Point at Sigma Sound, and Atlantic Starr members Clifford Archer (bass), Porter Carroll (drums), David Lewis (guitar), Wayne Lewis (percussion), and Joseph Phillips (keyboards) played on "This Time Baby" plus four other tracks on the I'm On My Way album.
Issued as the album's lead single in May 1979, "This Time Baby" reached number one on the disco chart in Billboard magazine for one week in August 1979, crossing over to the Billboard R&B chart to spend seven weeks in that chart's top 40 with a peak of number 24. "This Time Baby" was afforded higher chart peaks on the R&B hit rankings in Billboard's rival "music trades": Cashbox and Record World, reaching number 18 on both magazine's R&B charts: also "This Time Baby" reached the lower end of the top 100 singles ranking in Record World peaking at number 94.
**Originally released in 1979, this is a 1984 reissue with a previously unavailable instrumental version. Picture sleeve uses same photograph as her 1980 "With Your Love" LP.

Tracklist:
01. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (Murder Mix) (8:00)
02. Dead Or Alive - Misty Circles (Extended Version) (9:10)
“You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” is a song by British band Dead or Alive on their 1985 album Youthquake. The song was the first UK number-one hit by the Stock Aitken Waterman production trio. Released in November 1984, the record reached number one in March 1985, taking 17 weeks to get there. On the US Billboard Hot 100, it peaked at no. 11 on 17 August of that year.
Coincidentally this 12" was released on this date 36 years ago today.
According to Pete Burns, 12-inch singles comprised over 70% of the original sales of You Spin Me Round, and because these were regarded by the record label as promotional tools rather than sales, the band had to threaten legal action against the label before they received the royalties on them.

Tracklist:
01. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (Performance Mix) (7:27)
02. Dead Or Alive - Mighty Mix (Part 2) (7:47)
Released one month after the "Murder Mix" this is the second Japan 12" release for "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) issued on July 21, 1985.
Dead or Alive's vocalist Pete Burns states in his autobiography that he composed "You Spin Me Round" by using two existing songs as inspiration for creating something new:
How did I write "Spin Me"? I listened to Luther Vandross's 'I Wanted Your Love'. It's not the same chord structure, but then that's the way I make music – I hear something and I sing another tune over it. I didn't sit and study the Luther Vandross album – I heard the song and it locked. I'm trying to structure the music and I know what I want. It's like do this, do this, do this - and suddenly it hits. I don't want to do Luther Vandross's song, but I can still sing the same pattern over it. And there was another record, by Little Nell, called "See You 'Round Like A Record". So I had those two, Van Dross and Little Nell and – bingo! – done deal.
— Pete Burns, Freak Unique (2007)
According to Burns, the record company was unenthusiastic about "You Spin Me Round", to such an extent that Burns had to take out a £2,500 loan to record it, then once it had been recorded "the record company said it was awful. It was unanimous – it was awful, it was rubbish." Burns states that the band had to fund production of the song's video themselves.
The strings were based on Richard Wagner's classical piece "Ride of the Valkyries".
Interviewed for BBC Radio 4's The Reunion: The Hit Factory, in April 2015, Burns said that the confrontational attitude of the producers was met with an equally confrontational attitude from the band and that this led to "quite a bad vibe" for the entirety of the studio time, describing the experience as "a time of intense friction".

Tracklist:
01. Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself (Long Version) (4:51)
02. Billy Idol - Untouchables (3:36)
03. Billy Idol - Mony Mony (5:02)
04. Billy Idol - Baby Talk (3:12)
"Don't Stop" is the first solo release by rock singer Billy Idol. Released in the US in 1981, it contains a cover of Tommy James and the Shondells' UK #1 "Mony Mony," that would become a later hit for him as a live version in 1987.
It also contains the song "Dancing with Myself", which had previously been a commercially unsuccessful single release for Idol's former band Gen X in the United Kingdom in 1980. "Dancing With Myself" (from that band's LP Kiss Me Deadly) was not re-recorded for the Don't Stop EP release but was remixed from Gen X's 6:05 minute long extended version of the song and edited down into 4:50 minutes, from which a drum solo and chorus section were removed.
"Untouchables" is another Gen X song taken from the 1980 album Kiss Me Deadly, which was re-recorded for Don't Stop.
The EP peaked at #71 on the Billboard 200 and generated considerable anticipation for the full-length album Billy Idol, released the following year.
For this promo release the track listing is in a different order on the vinyl than on other releases and what is listed on the sleeve.

Tracklist:
01. Duran Duran - Planet Earth (Night Version) (6:17)
02. Duran Duran - Khanada (3:26)
03. Duran Duran - Fame (3:17)
04. Duran Duran - Girls On Film (Night Version) (5:30)
"Nite Romantics" is a 12" vinyl EP by British new wave band Duran Duran, released in Japan by Toshiba EMI Ltd during 1981.
Featuring four Duran Duran album related recordings, the EP was released in a unique promo stickered picture sleeve with a black Japanese New Romantics obi-strip and lyric insert. The sleeve includes a band biography in Japanese text, with Duran Duran photography taken at the Rum Runner nightclub in Birmingham.
Nite Romantics includes the Night Version's of "Planet Earth", and "Girls On Film", tracks released on 12" single editions in various countries.
There is also a cover version of David Bowie's "Fame", an artist who Duran Duran supported during his 1987 US leg of The Glass Spider Tour.
"Nite Romantics" was the first ever 12" EP released by Duran Duran, and became a highly imported record all over the world due to Duran Duran's popularity by 1982. This was also the first Japanese import record that I ever bought.

Tracklist:
01. Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm In Love (6:21)
02. Kelly Marie - New York At Night (5:05)
"Feels Like I'm in Love" is a song written and originally recorded by Ray Dorset with his band Mungo Jerry in 1977.
In 1979, Scottish singer Kelly Marie recorded the song for Pye Records. The song was a sleeper hit on the Scottish club scene before breaking through nationally in the summer of 1980, reaching the top of the UK Singles Chart in September. The following year, aided by a number of remixes the song became a club hit in the US, reaching number ten on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Re-released on the Calibre record label with a new B-side "New York at Night", it followed a rare breed of record labels who gained a chart-topping success after their debut release.
Charged with cheeky, campy horn flourishes, the song oozes a kind of carefree, shoulder-shimmying joy that won Kelly Marie a sizeable gay following becoming an instant gay anthem.

Tracklist:
01. The Fallout Club - Wonderlust (5:26)
02. The Fallout Club - Desert Song (4:36)
"Wonderlust" was the third and final single released by The Fallout Club a British synthpop and new wave band formed by Irish singer Trevor Herion, the experimental drummer Paul Simon, Thomas Dolby on keyboards, and bassist Matthew Seligman released on October 19th, 1981.
The short-lived band only released three singles on Happy Birthday Records and split-up shortly afterwards. Dolby went on to have a successful solo career, Simon went to work with Glen Matlock, Seligman joined The Thompson Twins, while vocalist Trevor Heroin released a handful of singles and an LP as a solo artist between 1982-1983. Sadly, those records failed to garner much attention, and Heroin committed suicide in October of 1988.

Tracklist:
01. A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) (Long Version) (9:09)
02. A Flock Of Seagulls - Committed (5:35)
03. A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) (Short Version) (4:58)
"Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" is a 1982 song by A Flock of Seagulls, the opening song and only hit single from their second album Listen.
The song exemplifies "synth-pop's spaced-out loneliness" and yearning for imagined, absent lovers, and is noted for its Wall of Sound-styled layer of synthesizer padding – a "multi-layered, hypnotic song", according to AllMusic.
Unlike the band's 1982 hit "I Ran (So Far Away)", largely a United States and Australian hit, "Wishing" performed strongly in the band’s home country, the United Kingdom, and reached the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart; in the US it reached the Top 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the middle of 1983. It was popular in South Africa, reaching #8.

Tracklist:
01. Midge Ure - No Regrets (4:02)
02. Midge Ure - Mood Music (3:29)
"No Regrets" is a song originally recorded by Tom Rush in 1968. Numerous cover versions have been recorded including Shirley Bassey, and Olivia Newton-John.
In May 1982, Scottish musician Midge Ure released a cover of the song as his debut solo single. "No Regrets" was also produced by Ure, who said "I got tired of doing it for others, so I decided to do it for myself" and was co-produced and engineered by John Hudson.
Reviewing for Record Mirror, Simon Tebbutt described the song as "a brilliant mixture of the big emotional American ballad … with the kind of clean cut and almost cold European precision we've come to associate with Mr Ure."

Tracklist:
01. The Psychedelic Furs - Danger (Remix) (2:36)
02. The Psychedelic Furs - I Don't Want To Be Your Shadow (3:48)
03. The Psychedelic Furs - Goodbye (Dance Mix) (5:43)
"Danger" was the second single taken from "Forever Now" the third studio album by English rock band the Psychedelic Furs, the song was release as a single in a remixed form in the UK while "Love My Way" was released in the USA to coincide with the band's North American tour.
"Danger" which, with its "headlong pace and slamming beat", was described by critic Ken Tucker as "the most ferocious, impassioned song the Furs have ever recorded".

Tracklist:
01. Dead Or Alive - What I Want (Dance Mix) (6:13)
02. Dead Or Alive - The Stranger (Re-recorded Version) (4:53)
"What I Want" is a song written and recorded by English band Dead or Alive. It was co-produced by the band and Zeus B. Held and released in August 1983 as the second single from Dead or Alive's debut album Sophisticated Boom Boom. The song reached #88 on the UK singles chart.
This 12" contains the original 1983 "Dance Mix", in 1984 the song was re-released featuring a new "Dance Mix" on the a-side. Both the 1983 and 1984 12" singles contain the re-recorded version of "The Stranger" as the b-side.
Also included with this release is a black and white fold-out poster.

Tracklist:
01. INXS - Black And White (Extended Version) (4:54)
02. INXS - Long In Tooth (3:39)
03. INXS - Any Day But Sunday (4:23)
"Dance" is a 1983 Australia only 12" released by Australian new wave band INXS. The 12" includes an extended version of the single "Black And White" from the LP "Shabooh Shoobah" the song reached #24 on the Australian singles chart. Also included is "Long In Tooth" which appeared as the b-side of the North American release of the single "Don't Change".
The stand out for this release is "Any Day But Sunday" which is exclusive to this 12".
In the US a similiar release was issued titled "Dekadance" which included an alternate track list. "Dance" is by far the harder to find since it was only issued in Australia.

Tracklist:
01. Irene Cara - Flashdance... What A Feeling (Remix) (7:15)
02. Irene Cara - Flashdance... What A Feeling (Instrumental) (8:05)
"Flashdance... What a Feeling" is a song from the 1983 film Flashdance, written by Giorgio Moroder (music), Keith Forsey and Irene Cara (lyrics), and performed by Cara. The song is in the key of B♭ Major and has a tempo of 122 beats per minute.
It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 issue dated May 28, 1983, spending six weeks atop the chart. On July 9, it was succeeded by "Every Breath You Take" by the Police and spent the rest of the month in the top three. It spent 14 weeks in the top 10, thus making it the longest-running top-10 single of 1983. The song was ranked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart of 1983. In 2008, the song was ranked at number 26 on Billboard's All Time Top 100, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, the song spent one week at number two on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending July 9, 1983, behind "Baby Jane" by Rod Stewart.
In addition to topping the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Cara's only number-one song, it earned a platinum record, the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. In 2004, it was placed at number 55 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.

Tracklist:
01. Kajagoogoo - Ooh To Be Ah (The Construction Mix) (6:38)
02. Kajagoogoo - Ooh To Be Ah (3:36)
03. Kajagoogoo - Interview Rooms (3:23)
"Ooh to Be Ah" is a song by English band Kajagoogoo, released in 1983 as the second single from their debut album White Feathers, and was produced by Duran Duran keyboardist Nick Rhodes and producer Colin Thurston. It was the band's second biggest hit, peaking for two weeks at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart. It was the follow-up single to "Too Shy" and describes the fact that the clothes you wear do not make you famous.

Tracklist:
01. Spandau Ballet - Gold (Extended Version) (7:12)
02. Spandau Ballet - Foundation (Live) (3:55)
03. Spandau Ballet - Gold (Instrumental) (2:41)
"Gold" is a 1983 single by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, taken from their third album True.
The song is Spandau Ballet's second-highest charting single in both the United Kingdom and the United States, behind their previous release, "True", reaching #2 on the UK Singles Chart (KC and the Sunshine Band's "Give It Up" held it off the top of that chart), and reaching #29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
As a bonus I have added the "Instrumental" which I transfered from the US 12" single.

Tracklist:
01. Talking Heads - Slippery People (Jellybean Mix) (6:39)
02. Talking Heads - Making Flippy Floppy (Jellybean Mix) (6:31)
"Slippery People / Making Flippy Floppy" a.k.a. "Talking Heads Remixes" is a 1983 12" released by American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City Talking Heads.
The single includes exclusive vinyl only remixes by John "Jellybean" Benitez. Both tracks are taken from the LP "Speaking In Tongues"
In 1984, the Staples had a minor hit with their cover of “Slippery People,” on which Byrne played guitar, and which they promoted with an appearance on Soul Train.

Tracklist:
01. The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination-Extended (4:57)
02. The Human League - Mirror Man (3:48)
03. The Human League - Hard Times (4:52)
04. The Human League - I Love You Too Much (3:18)
05. The Human League - You Remind Me Of Gold (3:36)
06. The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination-Improvisation (6:12)
"Fascination!" is an EP released by British synthpop band The Human League in May 1983. The EP was issued as a stop-gap release in between the albums Dare (1981) and Hysteria (1984). Released in the US, it was made available in Europe as an import.
The original vinyl release of Fascination! contained six tracks, including two versions of their single "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" as well as "Mirror Man", both of which were hits in the UK and the U.S.
Also included is "Hard Times", which was originally the B-side of their 1981 hit "Love Action" and also appears on the band's 1982 remix album Love and Dancing.
The featured version of "I Love You Too Much" is an earlier version of the song that would later be released on the band's Hysteria album in 1984.
The Fascination! reached #38 in Canada, and #22 on the US Billboard kot 200 albums and EP chart.

Tracklist:
01. The Rolling Stones - Undercover Of The Night (Extended Version) (6:23)
02. The Rolling Stones - Feel On Baby (Instrumental) (6:28)
"Undercover of the Night" is the lead track and first single from English rock and roll band The Rolling Stones' 1983 album Undercover.
"Undercover of the Night" was released as the first single taken from the album on 1 November 1983. Initial reception was warm with the song reaching number 9 in the US and number 11 on the UK Singles Chart, though the violent depictions spelled out by Jagger were believed to be why its popularity quickly waned. Jagger in Jump Back's liner notes: "I think it's really good but it wasn't particularly successful at the time because songs that deal overtly with politics never are that successful, for some reason." Richards countered: "There were a lot more overlays on this track, because there was a lot more separation in the way we were recording at that time. Mick and I were starting to come to loggerheads."
A music video was made in Mexico City for the song, featuring Jagger as a detective helping a woman (played by Elpidia Carrillo) follow her boyfriend's (also played by Jagger) kidnappers and Richards as the leader of the kidnappers, who eventually shoots Jagger. The music video, directed by Julien Temple, was considered to be too violent for MTV (they did eventually air an edited version, but not before 9 PM due to the violent imagery).An uncensored version of the video was included on the band's Video Rewind compilation.

Tracklist:
01. Tin Tin - Kiss Me (Vocal) (7:28)
02. Tin Tin - Kiss Me (Instrumental) (5:28)
"Kiss Me" is a song originally released in 1982 by the British band Tin Tin. The song was allegedly written within 24 hours after the band had signed a record deal with WEA Records. The single failed to chart in the UK Singles Chart. In 1983 it was released on Sire Records in the U.S., where it made the Billboard dance chart.

Tracklist:
01. Trevor Herion - Dreamtime (Club Mix) (7:10)
02. Trevor Herion - Dream (Instrumental) (4:05)
03. Trevor Herion - Dreamtime (3:56)
"Dreamtime" is a 1983 single by Irish new wave crooner Trevor Herion taken from his debut album "Beauty Life". The song is very much in the ABC - Heaven 17 fashion with dreamy lyrics, towering backing vocals, and funky slap bass grooves.
The song was produced by Steve Levine who had previously worked with Culture Club and China Crisis.

Tracklist:
01. Trevor Herion - Fallen Angel (Extended Mix) (6:08)
02. Trevor Herion - Betrayed (Mix) (4:41)
03. Trevor Herion - Fallen Angel (4:35)
"Fallen Angel" is a 1983 single by Irish new wave artist Trevor Herion taken from his debut solo LP "Beauty Life".
"Fallen Angel" is another slice of new wave heaven with gorgeous lyrics and romantic yearnings along with Trevor's powerful voice, and that unmistakeable 80s bass.
This is the last of three solo 12" singles released by Trevor Herion.

Tracklist:
01. Trevor Herion - Love Chains (Full Version) (6:05)
02. Trevor Herion - Love Chains (Instrumental) (6:05)
"Love Chains" is a 1983 new wave song by Irish singer Trevor Herion born John Trevor Herion, (April 1959 – October 1988) he formed part of the punk and new wave scenes in the 1970s and 1980s. He later became a solo artist, but was not commercially successful and died in 1988.
During the late 1970s, he was lead singer in a locally successful pub band called "The B-52s", who later changed their name to "The Puritans" on discovering the existence of the similarly named US band. Failure to land a recording contract meant the band's dissolution but shortly after he was called to join as singer in a new wave band called The Civilians comprised by Paul Simon (ex Neo and Radio Stars, on drums, Mark Scholfield on guitar and Michael French on bass. The band only released two singles, and disbanded in 1980.
By 1980 or 1981, Herion and Simon reunited in another band, The Fallout Club, alongside former Bruce Woolley and The Camera Club's Thomas Dolby and Matthew Seligman. They only released three singles.
After Fallout Club split up, Herion went solo. He released a number of singles and an unsuccessful album called Beauty Life (1983), an album produced by Steve Levine. Nevertheless, an argument over the unauthorised remixing of a 7" version resulted in Levine taking his name off the album and refusing to promote it.
During the 1980s, Herion began to suffer from severe depression. He died from suicide on 1 October 1988.

Tracklist:
01. Divine - You Think You're A Man (8:04)
02. Divine - You Think You're A Man (Radio Mix) (3:36)
03. Divine - Give It Up (3:05)
"You Think You're a Man" is a single by American performance artist Divine, released in 1984. The song also appeared on the compilation album The Story So Far, released the same year. It was written by Geoff Deane, formerly the lead singer and main songwriter with both the Leyton Buzzards and Modern Romance, and his sometime songwriting partner Keith Miller. Geoff Deane later went on to write the cross dressing-themed movie Kinky Boots.
"You Think You're a Man" was the first single produced by Stock/Aitken/Waterman to reach the UK Top 75 chart, peaking at number 16 in August 1984 and number 14 on the Irish Singles Chart.
It spent nine weeks on the German Singles Chart, peaking at number 32 in September 1984. It was Divine's third Top 40 single on the chart.
The single was most successful in Australia, where it reached number 8 in October 1984 (for two weeks) and remained on the Kent Music Report Top 100 chart for 18 weeks. It also became Divine's first single to chart on the New Zealand Singles Chart. It debuted and peaked at number 27 in March 1985, and spent four weeks on the chart.

Tracklist:
01. Elton John - Who Wears These Shoes (Extended Version) (6:04)
02. Elton John - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Recorded Live At Wembley - Previously Unreleased) (5:45)
03. Elton John - Tortured (Previously Unavailable) (4:38)
"Who Wears These Shoes" was the second single taken from the LP "Breaking Hearts" by British singer/songwriter Elton John. The song peaked at #18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on October 26, 1984 after spending seven weeks on the survey.
The 12" included two previously unreleased b-side tracks a live version of the Motown classic "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" and "Tortured" which was recently included in the Elton Johb compilation "Jewel Box".

Tracklist:
01. Platinum Blonde - Take It From Me (Extended Re-mix) (5:24)
02. Platinum Blonde - Standing In The Dark (Recorded Live) (6:08)
"Take It From Me" is the fifth single taken from the multi-platinum debut album by Canadian rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1982 Platinum Blonde.
The song was the only single from the album that failed to chart.

Tracklist:
01. Pseudo Echo - A Beat For You (Extended Mix) (7:25)
02. Pseudo Echo - Autumnal Park (4:07)
03. Pseudo Echo - A Beat For You (3:41)
"A Beat for You" is a song by Australian pop group Pseudo Echo. The song was released in April 1984 as the second single from their debut studio album, Autumnal Park (1984). The song peaked at number 12 on the Australian Kent Music Report.
AllMusic said, "driving hard rock riffs puncture Pierre Gigliotti and James Leigh's wall of synthesizers. Vocalist Brian Canham has a darkly erotic voice that only new wave groups seem to breed -- imagine a cross between Jim Kerr of Simple Minds and Midge Ure."

Tracklist:
01. Romeo Void - Say No (6:12)
02. Romeo Void - Out On My Own (Dance Mix) (5:10)
"Say No" was the second single and follow-up to their breakthrough hit "A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing)" from the Columbia album Instincts, recorded by American New Wave band Romeo Void.
"Say No" failed to chart becoming the bands final single, soon after Columbia pulled the band's promotional support while on a nationwide tour. The band returned to San Francisco and soon broke up.

Tracklist:
01. The Fixx - Less Cities, More Moving People (Extended Mix) (7:09)
"Less Cities, More Moving People" is a 1984 single released by English rock band The Fixx formed in London in 1979. The song was the third single taken from the band's third studio album Phantoms. The song reached #68 on the US Dance chart, and failed to chart in the United Kingdom.

Tracklist:
01. The Flirts - Danger (Special version) (6:09)
02. The Flirts - Danger (Instrumental) (5:17)
"Danger" is a 1984 single by The Flirts, a New York-based female vocal trio created by producer/songwriter Bobby Orlando. The song reached #30 on the Swiss Hitparade, Switzerland's main music sales charts.
"Danger" was taken from the LP "Born To Flirt".

Tracklist:
01. ABC - Vanity Kills (The Mendelsohn Mix) (6:14)
02. ABC - Be Near Me (Ecstasy Mix) (4:44)
03. ABC - Judy's Jewels (2:00)
"Vanity Kills" is a song by English new wave and synth-pop band ABC, released as the third single from their third studio album, How to Be a ... Zillionaire! It peaked at No. 70 on the UK Singles Chart and reached No. 91 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
Two music videos were made by the band ABC. The UK video shows the four band members moving against a dark background, using simple stop motion camera tricks.
The US version, directed by Peter Care, has a spoken prologue and epilogue, and presents Martin Fry and Mark White as noir detectives, investigating a variety of shady characters.

Tracklist:
01. Figures On A Beach - Paradise (Extended Mix) (6:39)
02. Figures On A Beach - Paradise (Radio Edit) (4:16)
03. Figures On A Beach - In Camera Obscura (Dance Mix) (6:10)
04. Figures On A Beach - In Camera Obscura (Radio Edit) (3:16)
"Paradise / In Camera Obscura" is the third single released by American New wave band Figures On A Beach. Released in September 1985 only as a 12" single in the United States on the independant label Metro-American Records, and produced by Ivan Ivan.

Tracklist:
01. Gary Glitter - Love Comes (Extended Version) (7:23)
02. Gary Glitter - Boys Will Be Boys (3:47)
"Love Comes" is a 1985 single by English musician Gary Glitter. Taken from the album Boys Will Be Boys. It was the first album released by Glitter since Silver Star seven years earlier. On the UK singles chart "Love Comes" reached the #91 position.

Tracklist:
01. Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper (Extended Remix) (6:25)
02. Grace Jones - La Vie En Rose (7:20)
03. Grace Jones - Nipple To The Bottle (5:50)
"Pull Up to the Bumper" was the second single released by Grace Jones from her critically-acclaimed 1981 album Nightclubbing. The song has since come to be one of Jones' signature tunes. The song was co-written by Jones herself, Sly Dunbar, Dana Mano and Robbie Shakespeare.
Upon its release, "Pull Up to the Bumper" spent seven weeks at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, as well as becoming a Top-5 single on the U.S. R&B chart.
In 1985 the track was remixed and re-released to promote the Island Life compilation, the Extended Remix includes additional keyboard overdubs and remix by Paul "Groucho" Smykle. This 1985 remix peaked at #12 on the UK pop chart in early 1986.
Jones’ genre-hopping artistry earned her a diehard LGBTQ+ fan base from day one, largely because of her very uncommon divadom. By gleefully toying with masculine and feminine conventions, she offered her queer audience a constantly evolving performance in which they could recognize their own sexual fluidity. “Bumper” succinctly captures Jones’ protean mix of playfulness and aggression, simultaneously tongue-in-cheek and dead serious. It’s a masterstroke of double entendre that, with its sinuous reggae-disco backdrop and Jones’ snarled vehicular puns, really only demands one thing from you: that you move.

Tracklist:
01. Siedah Garrett - Do You Want It Right Now (Jellybean Remix) (6:39)
02. Deco - Survive (3:39)
03. John Van Tongeren With Jerry Hey - Show Me Your Stuff (6:30)
"Do You Want It Right Now" is a song by American singer Siedah Garrett from the 1985 film Fast Forward. The song peaked at #63 on the US Billboard R&B chart, but became a bigger club hit reaching #3 on the Billboard Dance chart.
The song has also been recorded by Taylor Dayne for her debut studio album Tell It to My Heart (1988). A lyric sample of it was also used in Gat Decor's song "Passion", as well as in Armand Van Helden's 2007 hit "I Want Your Soul".

Tracklist:
01. Various Artists - 1984 Top 40 Medley (14:32)
Tina Turner — 1984
Tina Turner — Let's Stay Together
Van Halen — Jump
Jermaine Jackson — Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming
Madonna — Holiday
Peter Brown — They Only Come Out At Night
Laura Branigan — The Lucky One
Fun Fun — Color My Love
Diana Ross — Swept Away
Tina Turner — Better Be Good To Me
The Jacksons — State Of Shock
Chaka Khan — I Feel For You
Cyndi Lauper — Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Prince — Computer Blue
Laid Back — White Horse
Evelyn King — Action
ZZ Top — Legs
Shalamar — Dancing In The Sheets
Sheryl Lee Ralph — In The Evening
Shannon — Give Me Tonight
Larrice — Bop Till I Drop
Deniece Williams — Let's Hear It For The Boy
Rockwell — Somebody's Watching Me
Teena Marie — Lovergirl
Sam Harris — Sugar Don't Bite
Prince — When Doves Cry
Talk Talk — It's My Life
Gloria Gaynor — I Am What I Am
Jock Hattle — Crazy Family
Berlin — No More Words
Frankie Goes To Hollywood — Two Tribes
The Cars — Hello Again
Reflex — Politics Of Dancing
Sheila E. — Glamorous Life
Irene Cara — Breakdance
Pamala Stanley — Coming Out Of Hiding
Pointer Sisters — Jump
Prince — Baby I'm A Star
Zino — Lovin' Is Really My Game
"1984 Top 40 Medley" is a nearly fifteen minute medley released by Hot Tracks Remix Service in 1985 for Series 4, Issue 1 it features some of the hottest tracks from one of the best years in pop music 1984.
The medley is another well crafted mix by the same remix trio who brought us the "Octomnipent Zeitgeist Medley (Part I & II)" which I posted back in March 2021. The remix trio consists of Glenn Cattanach, Greg Lee & Jeff McKeehan. In addition this was the first medley that the trio worked on for Hot Tracks.

Tracklist:
01. The Associates - Party Fears Two (Extended Mix) (5:34)
02. The Associates - It's Better This Way (Alternate Version) (3:39)
"Party Fears Two" is a 1982 single by Scottish post-punk/new wave band The Associates, released from their second studio (and third album in total) Sulk. The song became their breakthrough Top 20 and best-known hit, peaking at #9 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted on the Irish Singles Chart at #16. With its iconic honky tonk piano line, "Party Fears Two" was a magnificent song about dealing with the perils of schizophrenia.
The band performed the song on the BBC television show Top of the Pops.
"Party Fears Two" has been covered by several artists, including The Divine Comedy, Heaven 17, King Creosote and Dan Bryk. "Party Fears Two" was used as an instrumental section for the theme music on BBC Radio 4 satirical current affairs series Week Ending.
The b-side "It's Better This Way" is an alternate version from both the UK and US album versions.

Tracklist:
01. Toto Coelo - Dracula’s Tango (Sucker For Your Love) (Extended Dance Version) (5:58)
02. Toto Coelo - Mucho Macho (Extended Dance Version) (5:02)
“Dracula’s Tango (Sucker For Your Love)” was a 1982 single by 1980’s British new wave group Toto Coelo (renamed Total Coelo in the U.S.) masterminded by producer Barry Blue. “Dracula’s Tango (Sucker For Your Love)” was the follow up to the groups hit single I Eat Cannibals”. In the UK “Dracula’s Tango” peaked at #54 and in Australia reached the #19 position. In the United States the single failed to chart making the group a one hit wonder in that country.

Tracklist:
01. Marilyn - Calling Your Name (Long Version) (6:52)
02. Marilyn - Move Together (3:36)
"Calling Your Name" is the debut single by British singer Marilyn. The song was an international hit, peaking at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1983 and No. 3 in Australia in April 1984.
The song was later included on the singer's 1985 debut album Despite Straight Lines.

Tracklist:
01. Kim Wilde - The Touch (Extended Version) (6:35)
02. Kim Wilde - Shangri-La (Extended Version) (4:58)
"The Touch" is the second single from the 1984 Kim Wilde album Teases & Dares, released at the end of the year it did not match the success of her previous single.
It was released as both a 7" and a 12" single. The 7" had a remix of the album version on side A, and a track written by Wilde herself on side B entitled "Shangri-La", also from the Teases and Dares album. Both tracks were extended for the 12" release. It also featured in the soundtrack of the American movie Secret Admirer.

Tracklist:
01. Book Of Love - Boy (Extended Mix) (4:28)
02. Book Of Love - Boy (Dub) (5:01)
03. Book Of Love - Boy (7") (3:03)
04. Book Of Love - Book Of Love (4:33)
"Boy" is the title of the 1985 debut single by the American synth-pop band Book of Love. The song was included on the band's eponymous debut album Book of Love in 1986.
Although the song failed to reach the Billboard Hot 100 chart, it did make the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, where it peaked at no. 7 in April 1985.
"Boy" was written by band member Theodore ("Ted") Ottaviano and features a prominent tubular bells melody. The band secured a recording contract when the demo of the song was given to DJ/producer Ivan Ivan, who then passed it along to Seymour Stein of Sire Records.
The song is said to describe the frustrations of a woman with an affection for "a boy who likes boys", with songwriter Ted Ottaviano adding in a 2016 Village Voice interview that the song was "written about Boy Bar, which was a very exclusive gay club in the East Village."

Tracklist:
01. ABBA - Voulez-Vous (Disco Mix) (6:07)
"Voulez-Vous" (pronounced [vule vu] voo-lay-voo; French for "Do you want?") is a 1979 song by the Swedish group ABBA, written and composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad shared the lead vocals.
"Voulez-Vous" is the only ABBA song to have been officially released as an extended dance remix – albeit only as a promo. The 6:07 version of the track, released as a double A-side 12-inch single by Atlantic Records in the United States in 1979.
A songwriting trip to the Bahamas saw the birth of this melody, and the proximity to Miami made it convenient to record the backing track at Criteria Studios with members of the disco group Foxy. Criteria Studios is where The Bee Gees made their disco-era records. "Voulez-Vous" is the only ABBA song (other than live recordings) to be recorded outside of Sweden.
Billboard described Voulez-Vous as one of ABBA's "most dynamic tracks", stating that it contains "almost Russian sounding musical accents".
Compared to ABBA's hits both before and after, "Voulez-Vous" was not a major hit for the group. It did top the charts in Belgium, while reaching the Top 3 in Great Britain, Ireland and The Netherlands. It also peaked at No. 9 in France, Spain and Switzerland. In the United States the song only reached No. 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Tracklist:
01. ABC - Tears Are Not Enough (Extended Version) (7:47)
02. ABC - Alphabet Soup (12" Version) (8:03)
"Tears Are Not Enough" is the debut single by English new wave band ABC. It was released on 16 October 1981 on two formats (7" and 12").
The version that can be heard on the Lexicon of Love album was re-recorded by the band and produced by Trevor Horn. It features lavish orchestration by Art Of Noise's Anne Dudley, one of several on the LP. According to Horn, they were her first ever string arrangements.
The song was ranked at number 7 among the top ten "Tracks of the Year" for 1981 by NME. The single peaked at No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, "Tears Are Not Enough" was released as the B-side of "Poison Arrow".

Tracklist:
01. Duran Duran - My Own Way (Night Version) (6:35)
02. Duran Duran - My Own Way (Short Version) (3:40)
03. Duran Duran - My Own Way (Instrumental Night Version) (6:33)
"My Own Way" is the fourth single by Duran Duran, originally released as a single on 16 November 1981.
The single was designed as a stop-gap release to capitalise on the Top 5 success of the band's previous single, "Girls on Film", but prior to the recording and release of the band's second album Rio (which was recorded in the early months of 1982).
**This UK 12" Promo contains the rare "Instrumental Night Version" of "My Own Way", and is exclusive to this release. The track was officially released on mp3 as part of the remastered digital version of the album "RIO". The track has never appeared officially on CD.

Tracklist:
01. Spandau Ballet - Paint Me Down (7:05)
02. Spandau Ballet - Re•Paint (6:54)
"Paint Me Down", released November 2, 1981 was the second single taken from the album Diamond by British New wave band Spandau Ballet. "Paint Me Down" broke the band's run of UK top 20 hits by stalling at No.30.

Tracklist:
01. Pribate Lives - Memory Of Your Name (Extended Version) (6:40)
02. Private Lives - Memory Of Your Name (Dub) (6:40)
03. Private Lives - Swim Away (3:37)
"Memory of Your Name" was the third single released by British New Wave group Private Lives.
"Memory of Your Name", released on Chrysalis Records was released on 13 August 1982. The lineup on the single featured John Adams on vocals and drums, John Reed on bass and Rick Lane on keyboards, with guest appearances by Simon Climie on guitar and Guy Baker on bass. It was produced by Tony Visconti. The band gathered a strong live following, but poor record sales led to them being dropped by the label and the band breaking up.
"Memory of Your Name" did not appear on the bands only LP "Prejudice And Pride".

Tracklist:
01. The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men (Vocal) (5:27)
02. The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men (Instrumental) (5:29)
"It's Raining Men" is a song by the American musical duo the Weather Girls from their third studio album Success (1983). It was released as the album's lead single on September 10, 1982 through Columbia Records and CBS Records International. Paul Jabara wrote the song in collaboration with Paul Shaffer, and produced the song in collaboration with Bob Esty. "It's Raining Men" is a Hi-NRG and post-disco that incorporates elements of R&B, soul, and 1970s-style electronic dance music. Its lyrics describe an excitement and enjoyment of many different types of men.
"It's Raining Men" was a number-one dance hit in the United States, and reached the top ten in various other countries worldwide. VH1 listed the song as one of the Greatest Songs of the 1980s as well as one of the Greatest Songs of the 2000s decade. At the 26th Annual Grammy Awards (1983), "It's Raining Men" received a nomination at the Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
Paul Jabara originally offered the song to Donna Summer, she initially rejected the song after becoming a born again Christian. The song was then passed to American singers Diana Ross, Cher, and Barbra Streisand, all of whom rejected the song.
In 1982, the song was offered to the Two Tons (formerly known as Two Tons o Fun). Martha Wash and Izora Armstead of the Two Tons also dismissed the song. Wash recounted "We thought it was a crazy song — in fact, too crazy to record. I kept saying, 'It’s raining men? Really? Are you kidding me?' … I just did not think people would buy it… That's why I kept saying no." The duo eventually recorded the song in ninety minutes after Jabara persistently pleaded them to record the song. The Waters Sisters (Julia Waters-Tillman and Maxine Waters-Willard), Stephanie Spruill, and Zenobia Conkerite performed background vocals on the chorus of the song.

Tracklist:
01. Agnetha Fältskog - The Heat Is On (Special Maxi Version) (7:57)
02. Agnetha Fältskog - Man (3:30)
"The Heat Is On" is a song written by Florrie Palmer and Tony Ashton, and recorded by Swedish singer Agnetha Fältskog in 1983 as part of her first English-language solo-album, Wrap Your Arms Around Me.
The song had previously been recorded in 1979 by Noosha Fox, which failed to chart when Fox released it as a single. It had also been rewritten by Manfred Mann's Earth Band as "On the Run" for their 1980 album Chance. Fältskog's version reached No.1 in Sweden and Norway, and peaked at No.2 in Belgium and the Netherlands. In the UK, "The Heat Is On" peaked at No.35, making it Faltskog's highest charting solo single in Britain until the release of her 2004 comeback single, "If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind", which reached No.11.
The B-side of "The Heat Is On" was the song "Man", written by Fältskog herself. Compared to her pre-ABBA-albums where most of the songs were self-penned, this was the only song on the Wrap Your Arms Around Me album that she wrote herself.
In some countries, the record companies also released a 12"-single featuring an extended version of "The Heat Is On" instead of the album version.

Tracklist:
01. Debbie Harry - Rush, Rush (Special Extended Remix) (4:47)
02. Debbie Harry - Rush, Rush (Dub Mix) (4:41)
"Rush Rush" is a song by American singer Debbie Harry. Released as a single in 1983, it is taken from the soundtrack album of the film Scarface (1983).
"Rush Rush" was the first single Harry released after Blondie broke up in 1982, and was one of the several projects she worked on in between her first and second solo albums. It was Harry's second collaboration with Italian producer Giorgio Moroder, the first being Blondie's 1980 number-one hit "Call Me" (from the 1980 movie American Gigolo). The song was a reference to drug use, "llello" being a Spanish colloquialism for cocaine.
"Rush Rush" peaked at #105 on the US Billboard chart, but became a moderate US dance hit. The single also peaked at #87 in the UK.
The song was also featured in the 2001 video game Grand Theft Auto III on the fictional in-game radio station "Flashback 95.6" (Flashback FM) alongside four other songs from the Scarface soundtrack. The song also appears in the 1986 Tom Hanks film The Money Pit.

Tracklist:
01. Pretty Poison - Seal It With A Kiss (4:03)
02. Pretty Poison - Let Freedom Ring (6:11)
03. Pretty Poison - Expiration (4:01)
04. Pretty Poison - Tempest Nightmare (5:27)
"Laced" is the debut EP by American Synth-pop band from Philadelphia, Pretty Poison formed by Jade Starling and Whey Cooler. The EP is well before the band had their biggest hit in 1987 "Catch Me (I'm Falling)" which became a top-ten hit in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Laced" is a much less produced sound for the band with tracks like "Seal It With A Kiss" which sounds like a track that Company B would have recorded on their debut record, but Starling's vocals bring it home as a Pretty Poison track. "Let Freedom Ring" was re-recorded for their debut album in 1987, it's stripped to little more than Starling's voice, a drum machine, and a warbly (but not overpowering) synth. "Expiration" is a cool Halloween song and sounds very 1983. "Temptest Nightmare" is the biggest shocker on the EP, an electronic new wave cut deeply rooted in goth rock, a sound which is nowhere to be found in the band's later work.

Tracklist:
01. 501's - We Are Invincible (7:17)
02. 501's - We Are Invincible (Instrumental) (7:30)
Not only is this 12" a fantastic pick to end Pride 2021 it's also a Totally Obscure 80s record as well. I bought this record mainly because the sleeve and title intrigued me, many times I will buy a record just for it's artwork and imagery, this is one of those records.
"We Are Invincible" is a record that I could not find any information about at all other than 501's only released two singles according to Discogs.
I hope that you enjoy this record it's a HI-NRG track that I can imagine would have been a hands in the air late night floor filler.
Happy Pride everyone.

Tracklist:
01. Belouis Some - Target Practice (Extended) (7:23)
02. Belouis Some - Somepeople (4:17)
03. Belouis Some - Target Practice (Revisited) (7:40)
"Target Practice" is a song by British singer and musician Belouis Some, which was released in 1984 as his first major label single after his 1981 debut "Lose It to You". The song was written by Some, and produced by Peter Schwier and Ian Little.
"Target Practice" was re-recorded in New York in early 1985, with Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero as the producers. This new version was included on Some's 1985 debut album Some People. It was also released as a single in 1986 and reached No. 16 on South Africa Springbok Chart in 1986, which was his third consecutive top 20 hit there. A music video for the 1986 release was directed by Brian Travers and produced by Annie Croft for PMI.
Track B1 listed as "Some People" on the sleeve, and as "Somepeople" on the vinyl label. It´s the original 1984 version, different from the 1985 releases.

Tracklist:
01. Cat Miller - Ready Or Not (Special Remix) (6:13)
02. Cat Miller - Ready Or Not (Instrumental) (6:40)
"Ready Or Not" is the debut single by American singer Cat Miller released in Belgium on January 20, 1984 on ARS Records .
Miller was a member of the local church choir before joining the group Chanson in 1979. Later she sang with the group Carnival. She then toured with The Brothers Johnson and War as a solo artist.
Cat Miller worked as a session artist with Stacy Lattisaw, Hiroshima and others. Now known as Mary Catherine.

Tracklist:
01. Frida - Shine (Extended Version) (6:31)
02. Frida - That's Tough (5:02)
"Shine" was the first single, and title track taken from the fourth studio album by Swedish singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and her second international solo album as Frida. She is best known as one of the founding members and lead singers of the Swedish pop band ABBA.
The song was produced by Steve Lillywhite, who at only 29 years of age, was already known for his work with Peter Gabriel, the Rolling Stones and U2 amongst others.

Tracklist:
01. Robin Gibb - Boys (Do Fall In Love) (Extended Version) (4:35)
02. Robin Gibb - Boys (Do Fall In Love) (New Dub Version) (5:20)
"Boys Do Fall in Love" is a song by British singer-songwriter Robin Gibb. It was released as the lead single from his 1984 third solo album Secret Agent.
The single was released on Polydor Records in the UK and Mirage Records in the US.
Gibb wrote "Boys Do Fall in Love" with his brother Maurice along with six other songs on the album Secret Agent. The song was recorded between March and June 1984, and was registered in April that year. The song is memorable for its synthesizer riff played by Rob Kilgore and Maurice Gibb.
The song reached #37 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and $8 on the Billboard Dance Chart becoming Robin's biggest solo hit in America. In the UK the song peaked at #70.

Tracklist:
01. Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love (Long Version) (7:10)
02. Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love (Instrumental) (4:13)
03. Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love (Short Version) (4:20)
"The Power of Love" is a 1985 single by Huey Lewis and the News, written for and featured in the 1985 blockbuster film Back to the Future. It gave the band their first number-one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and their second number-one hit on the U.S. Top Rock Tracks chart; and as a double-A side, it was a top ten hit on the Official UK Singles Chart, where it appeared on UK editions of the band's fourth studio album, Fore!.
The song appears early in Back to the Future as Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) skateboards to school. Later in the film, McFly and his band play a hard rock version of the song for a Battle of the Bands audition (at which a character played by Huey Lewis himself is judging and tells Marty's group that they are "just too darn loud") and later when Marty returns to his neighborhood. In the sequel, Back to the Future Part II, the 2015 version of Marty attempts to play the song on his guitar just after being fired but ends up playing it very poorly due to his damaged hand from his 1985 accident with a Rolls-Royce. Finally, it can be briefly heard playing in the car where Needles and his buddies are driving when Needles challenges Marty to the fate-determining car race near the end of Back to the Future Part III.
At the 13th Annual American Music Awards, the song was nominated for "Favorite Single" and "Favorite Video Single", winning in both categories. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 58th Academy Awards but lost to Lionel Richie's "Say You, Say Me".

Tracklist:
01. John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) (4:10)
02. John Parr - Treat Me Like An Animal (4:27)
03. John Parr - Making Love With A Stranger (3:35)
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" is a song by British singer John Parr from the 1985 film St. Elmo's Fire. It hit number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on 7 September 1985, remaining there for two weeks. It was the main theme for Joel Schumacher's film, and first single from the soundtrack. The song was created and edited within 24 hours.
The song also peaked at number six in the United Kingdom, Parr's home country, and became a number-one hit for John Parr around the world and provided many awards and a Grammy nomination.
David Foster and John Parr were contracted to write a song for the film, but Parr struggled with inspiration for the lyrics. Foster showed Parr a news clip about the Canadian athlete Rick Hansen, who at the time was going around the world in his wheelchair to raise awareness for spinal cord injuries. His journey was called the "Man in Motion Tour." Parr decided to help the campaign by writing words that would fit vaguely with the film, but which directly referenced Hansen's efforts.
Members of the bands Toto, REO Speedwagon and Mr. Mister appear on the recording.

Tracklist:
01. Madonna - Crazy For You (4:13)
02. Sammy Hagar - I'll Fall In Love Again (4:13)
03. Journey - Only The Young (4:03)
"Crazy for You" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna for the film Vision Quest (1985). It was released on March 2, 1985 by Geffen Records as the lead single from the film's soundtrack album. Film producers Jon Peters and Peter Guber, along with music director Phil Ramone, decided to use Madonna after listening to her previous recordings, employing John Bettis and Jon Lind to write the song. After reading the script of the film, Bettis and Lind wrote the song about the situation in which the lead characters meet at a nightclub. Initial recording sessions did not impress Bettis and Lind, and they felt that "Crazy for You" would be dropped from the soundtrack. However, a new version was recorded to their liking.
John "Jellybean" Benitez was the record producer of "Crazy for You", and it was a challenge for him, as previously he was associated with recording dance-pop songs only. Initially Warner Bros. Records did not want the song to be released as a single, since they believed that it would take away the attention from Madonna's second studio album Like a Virgin (1984). In the end, Peters and Guber convinced Warner officials to greenlight its release. "Crazy for You" ushered a new musical direction for Madonna, as she had not previously released a ballad as a single. The track features instrumentation from snare drums, harp, bass synthesizer and electric guitar. Lyrically, the song speaks of sexual desire between two lovers and consists of innuendos.
"Crazy for You" received positive response from music critics and earned Madonna her first Grammy Award nomination in the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance category. The song became Madonna's second number-one single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and reached the top of the charts of Australia and Canada. It also peaked at number two in Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, where it was released twice, in 1985 and 1991.
The single featured different artists from the film's soundtrack on it's b-side.

Tracklist:
01. Mai Tai - History (Special Dance Mix) (7:20)
02. Mai Tai - History (Club Mix) (5:49)
03. Mai Tai - History (Instrumental) (3:40)
"History" is a the 1985 breakthrough single by Dutch girl group Mai-Tai taken from their self-titled debut album.
This song was successful all over Europe, and became a No. 8 hit in the UK Singles Chart and reached the top 30 in Germany. It was also a hit in New Zealand and Australia and entered the U.S. Billboard dance chart, peaking at No. 3 in 1985.

Tracklist:
01. Ministry - All Day (5:50)
02. Ministry - Everyday (Is Halloween) (6:34)
"All Day" and "(Every Day Is) Halloween" are songs by American band Ministry, both written and produced by Al Jourgensen. These were originally released by Wax Trax! Records in 1984 as Ministry's “comeback” single following their departure from Arista Records,  with "All Day" on the A-side and "(Every Day Is) Halloween" on the B-side.
Music writer Dave Thompson described "(Every Day Is) Halloween" as having been "adopted as the anthem of America's disenfranchised Gothic community.

Tracklist:
01. Simple Minds - Don’t You (Forget About Me) (Long Version) (6:33)
02. Simple Minds - A Brass Band In African Chimes (9:21)
The original post for this song in 2015 I used the U.S. 12" which is pressed at 45 RPM however I always liked the European artwork a bit better, plus this is a cleaner sounding record to my ears. With all of the equipment upgrades that have been made since 2015 I think this is a superior transfer. I hope you like it.
"Don't You (Forget About Me)" is a song performed by Scottish rock band Simple Minds. It was written and composed by producer Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff, a guitarist and songwriter from the Nina Hagen band. The song plays during the opening (Schiff and Forsey's demo) and closing (Simple Minds' recording) credits of the John Hughes film The Breakfast Club.
Forsey asked Cy Curnin from The Fixx, Bryan Ferry and Billy Idol to record the song, but all three declined; Idol later performed a cover of it on his 2001 compilation album Greatest Hits. Schiff then suggested Forsey ask Simple Minds who, after refusing as well, agreed under the encouragement of their label, A&M. According to one account, the band “rearranged and recorded ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’ in three hours in a north London studio and promptly forgot about it.”
Continuing the rock direction recently taken on Sparkle in the Rain but also glancing back at their melodic synthpop past, it caught the band at their commercial peak and, propelled by the success of The Breakfast Club, became a number-one hit in the U.S. and around the world. It is the band’s only number-one hit on the U.S. Top Rock Tracks chart, staying atop for three weeks. While only reaching number seven in the UK, it stayed on the charts from 1985 to 1987, one of the longest time spans for any single in the history of the chart.
The song did not appear on the band’s subsequent album Once Upon a Time but appeared on the 1992 best-of Glittering Prize 81/92. It has since been a fixture of the band’s live sets – with an extended audience participation section during its inclusion on the 2015 tour to promote the band’s Big Music album.
Two versions were created for release. A short version of 4:23 appeared on the single and the original motion picture soundtrack album of The Breakfast Club. A longer version of 6:32 was released on 12″ single. This version contains longer breakdowns and drum fills, a second appearance of the bridge and a longer ending.
John Leland from Spin wrote that “‘Don’t You Forget About Me,’ a romantic and melancholy dance track, therefore cuts ice both in the living room and on the dance floor.”
Molly Ringwald who starred in The Breakfast Club recorded her own version of the song on her 2013 album Except Sometimes.

Tracklist:
01. Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) (Extended Mix) (6:07)
02. Tina Turner - We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) (Instrumental – Re-Mixed Dub Version) (6:30)
This is the only single posted this week that was not a U.S. #1 single "We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" was kept from the top spot by another single posted earlier this week "St. Elmos Fire (Man In Motion)" by John Parr.
"We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" is a 1985 song by Tina Turner. It was featured in the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome which starred Turner and Mel Gibson. The song was written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle.
"We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" was released on the heels of Turner’s multiplatinum album Private Dancer. The song’s lyrical content is written from the perspective of those being oppressed and not wanting to get their hopes up in yet another “hero” who may or may not save them. The song was released as a 7″ single, and an extended version was released as a 12″ single and on the film’s soundtrack album. In the UK, a shaped picture disc was also released.
In 1986, the song received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song and a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. As songwriters, Lyle and Britten received the 1985 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.
Turner was backed by a choral group from King’s House School in Richmond, London. One of the choir members who appeared on the record, Lawrence Dallaglio, became famous in a totally different field as a rugby union star and captain of the England national team.
"We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)"” became one of Tina Turner’s biggest worldwide hit singles. The single peaked at #2 on the United States Billboard Hot 100, #3 in the UK and reached #1 in Canada, Australia, Germany, Poland, Spain and Switzerland.

Tracklist:
01. Diana Ross, Michael Jackson - Ease On Down The Road (Full Length US Version) (6:04)
02. The Wiz - Poppy Girls (3:26)
“Ease on Down the Road” is a song from the 1975 Broadway musical The Wiz, performed in the original production by Stephanie Mills and Hinton Battle. It was also released in 1978 as a duet between Diana Ross and Michael Jackson.
The 1978 duet was released as the theme song of the film adaptation of The Wiz (itself an adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz), and produced by Quincy Jones. The Charlie Smalls–composed tune was an R&B re-interpretation of both “Follow the Yellow Brick Road” and “We’re Off to See the Wizard” from the 1939 version of The Wizard of Oz. In the song, Dorothy (portrayed in the film by Ross) and the Scarecrow (played by Jackson) dance their way down the Yellow Brick Road and give each other words of encouragement.
“Ease on Down the Road” is performed four times in The Wiz film: once by Dorothy and the Scarecrow, once by the two of them and the Tin Man (played in the movie by Nipsey Russell), by the three of them and the Cowardly Lion (played by Ted Ross), and finally during the end credits. In the album version, Jackson and Ross sing by themselves. The recording was one of Jackson’s first collaborations with Quincy Jones, who became his main producer during the late 1970s and 1980s.
In 1980, Jackson was a guest on Kraft Salutes Disneyland’s 25th Anniversary and, along with Disney characters (Mickey Mouse, The Seven Dwarves, Donald Duck, Pinocchio, Minnie Mouse, Chip ‘n’ Dale, Pluto, Winnie the Pooh, The Three Little Pigs and Goofy), performed the song in a medley with the Disney signature song, “When You Wish Upon a Star”.
It also earned Jackson his first Grammy Award nomination with Ross (previous two with his family group, The Jacksons) in the category of Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1979.
Released as a single by MCA Records in late summer 1978, the song missed the U.S. Top 40 by one position, peaking at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100. It reached #17 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart the same year.

Tracklist:
01. Bryan Adams - Let Me Take You Dancing (Disco Version) (5:34)
02. Bryan Adams - Let Me Take You Dancing (Instrumental Version) (3:02)
"Let Me Take You Dancing" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian artist Bryan Adams. It was written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance and was later remixed by John Luongo. It is notable for being Adams' first solo single and his first ever release as a solo artist when he was 19.
A disco influenced pop song in its original mix, the popular remixed version of the song is even more disco-oriented. It was one of the first songs that Adams and Vallance wrote together and was based on a rag-time piano riff that Vallance had written. The writing took place during February 1978 and the song was recorded at Pinewood Studios by Geoff Turner. The song was originally released as a pop song, but was taken by his record company and remixed.
Although the single had some minor radio success, respected remixer John Luongo was recruited to make it sound like a proper disco track ready for release in the United States. The song went to number 22 on the disco chart.
Luongo chose to increase the tempo of the song, but there was no time-compression technology at that time so this increased the pitch of Adams' vocals. Adams was disappointed with the speeded-up sound.[1] Adams has only performed it live on a handful of occasions.
Co-writer Jim Vallance stated that "I don't doubt the single's success contributed to Bryan eventually being signed directly to the label [A&M Records]".

Tracklist:
01. KISS - I Was Made For Lovin' You (Disco Rock Mix) (7:54)
“I Was Made for Lovin’ You” is a song by American hard rock band Kiss, originally released on their 1979 album Dynasty. It was released as the A-side of their first single from the album.
The single reached #11 on the US Billboard singles chart. The song also became a hit in Australia reaching #1 on the ARIA charts in 1979. The song also charted in Western Europe, it became a top 20 hit in Sweden, a top 10 hit in Norway, made it to the number 2 position in France, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. In the Netherlands it was a #1. In the UK it stalled at number 50.
This special single sided US 12″ promo features the “Disco rock Mix” mixed by Jim Burgess.

Tracklist:
01. A Flock Of Seagulls - Nightmares (12" Version) (5:02)
02. A Flock Of Seagulls - The Last Flight Of Yuri Gagarin (6:59)
03. A Flock Of Seagulls - Rosenmontag (8:02)
"Nightmares" was the 7th single released by synth-pop band A Flock Of Seagulls. The single was taken from the the bands second album "Listen." "Nightmares" peaked at #53 on the UK singles chart on April 16, 1983 and #62 on the US Billboard Dance Chart.
The two B-sides reveal the often-overlooked experimental side of A Flock of Seagulls. Slightly edited versions of "The Last Flight of Yuri Gagarin" and "Rosenmontag" appeared on the original cassette and CD pressings of "Listen." Both tracks are extended for this 12" and have never appeared on CD.
Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin was a Russian cosmonaut and the first man in space. He orbited the earth in April 1961, a humilating blow to the U.S. spaceflight team which at the time was in heated competition with its communist counterparts. His "last flight" took place on March 27, 1968, when the UTI MiG-15 (an experimental jet he was piloting) crashed. He was 34 years old. The Apollo 15 astronauts put a plaque on the moon naming all of the men who'd died in the space race. Gagarin was honored among them.
"Rosenmontag" (German for "Rose Monday") is a festival which takes place in Cologne, Germany in the days leading up to Lent. Rosenmontag is the Monday prior to Ash Wednesday. It is likely that the band learned about this Catholic holiday while in Germany during the recording of "Listen." Coincidentally, it is also the title of a 1930 film directed by Hans Steinhoff.

Tracklist:
01. Lindsey Buckingham - Go Insane (Extended Remix) (5:47)
02. Lindsey Buckingham - Play In The Rain (6:56)
“Go Insane” is the title track of Lindsey Buckingham’s second solo album. Released as a single, 3 July 1984, it became Buckingham’s second solo hit (after “Trouble”, three years earlier). “Go Insane” is Buckingham’s most recent US solo hit (peaking at #23 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart); on the other hand, it did not chart in the United Kingdom.
Lindsey Buckingham has said, when asked about the meaning of the song, insanity can said to be very relative to the context you find yourself in. An example might be a very acceptable and typical behavior for a group of people in a little rock and roll microcosm, might be grounds for someone being committed if they worked in a bank.
“Looking at it that way we all tend to go insane a little bit, I think that’s ok. I think that’s one of the things the album is saying – it is ok to go insane, it can be quite cathartic actually, to watch yourself go out to the edge and sort of reel yourself back in – now hopefully you do reel yourself back in.
“Another point the song makes is if you happen to be with someone else who takes that sort of behavior too far, and you’re not willing to give up whatever that relationship might be – then you will tend to go a little bit insane with them.
“And if they are doing that you will experience a lot of the things they are simply by virtue of being a part of that. The important thing is not to take it too far, I guess.”
At the time, he had a relationship that was close to ending (or maybe had just ended) with Carol Ann Harris. According to Buckingham, she was using drugs and Buckingham tried to stop her, but with no results. Two of his lines, “I lost my power in this world / Cause I did not use it”, could be interpreted to be about how he had waited too long to try to stop her. Harris, however, in her book “Storms,” claims that she only used the drug with the band and her friends and Buckingham used it in equal abundance.
In pop culture the song was featured in the Miami Vice first season episode “The Great McCarthy.”
On the original “Go Insane” LP “Playing In The Rain” is split into two parts on this 12″ it is the full version.

Tracklist:
01. Wham! - Last Christmas (Early Mix) (4:32)
This U.K. 7″ pressing contains The early mix and vocal of “Last Christmas” recorded in August 1984, which has never been released on CD or digitally. Everything She Wants (Album Version) is the B side according to the record label. However, Last Christmas has been mis-pressed on both sides. Track time is listed as 4:24 on the record label the actual duration is 4:32.

Tracklist:
01. Elton John & Millie Jackson - Act Of War (Part 3) (Extended Version) (8:33)
02. Elton John & Millie Jackson - Act Of War (Part 4) (Instrumental) (5:05)
“Act Of War” is a duet from Elton John and soul singer Millie Jackson, written by Elton with lyricist Bernie Taupin, and released as a single in July 1985. Originally “Act Of War” was released only as a one-off single, but later it was added to Elton’s “Ice on Fire” CD, having been recorded the same year. The song also features guitar by Nik Kershaw. “Act Of War” was a top 40 hit in the UK reaching #32 but failed to chart in the US. The song’s music video was directed by Russell Mulcahy.

Tracklist:
01. Northern Lights - Tears Are Not Enough (5:17)
02. Northern Lights - Tears Are Not Enough (Edit) (3:58)
03. Northern Lights - Tears Are Not Enough (Instrumental) (4:54)
“Tears Are Not Enough” is a 1985 charity single recorded by a supergroup of Canadian artists, under the name Northern Lights, to raise funds for relief of the 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia. It was one of a number of such supergroup singles recorded between December 1984 and April 1985, along with Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” in the United Kingdom, and USA for Africa’s “We Are the World” in the United States.
The project was organized by Bruce Allen, who brought together a large group of artists to record a song written by David Foster, Jim Vallance, Bryan Adams, Rachel Paiment, Paul Hyde and Bob Rock. Foster and Vallance wrote the music and initial lyrics, Adams completed the english lyrics, Paiement wrote the one french verse, Hyde and Rock contributed the song title. The song was recorded on February 10, 1985 at Manta Sound studios in Toronto.
The song was issued as a single by CBS Records in March of that year, and quickly reached number one on the Canadian Top 40 chart. It also finished #1 on the year-end Canadian charts for 1985. The song’s video also received extensive airplay on MuchMusic.
On December 22, 1985, CBC Television aired a 90-minute documentary on the song’s creation, which was subsequently released on videocassette. A CBC reporter, Brian Stewart, had been the first Western journalist to bring the famine in Ethiopia to worldwide attention.
By 1990, the project had raised $3.2 million for famine relief projects in Africa. Ten per cent of the funds raised were kept in Canada to assist Canadian food banks.

Tracklist:
01. KISS - Dirty Livin' (Disco Mix) (6:00)
02. KISS - 2.000 Man (4:50)
"Dirty Livin' / 2.000 Man" is a Germany only 12" single by American Rock band KISS both tracks were taken from the band's seventh studio album "Dynasty" released in 1979.
"Dirty Livin' " features vocals by Peter Criss, and the only song on "Dynasty" on which Peter Criss drums, with the rest of the album being the work of session drummer Anton Fig. "Dirty Livin' " is also the second disco mix released by the band remixed by Jim Burgess who had also remixed the band's previous 12" "I Was Made For Lovin' You" both singles released on Casablanca Records. The effect of the remix would be to take the pulsating rhythm of the original recording and make it more disco sounding, somewhat similar to the overall feel of "I Was Made For Lovin’ You." This remixing would provide a rearrangement of the song and would also stretch the song’s length to 6:00. A 3:15 edit of this Jim Burgess remix was released as a promotional single in Mexico (Casablanca/PolyGram SN-210).
"2,000 Man," is a cover of the 1967 Rolling Stones song, with Ace Frehley on vocals.

Tracklist:
01. Nightmares In Wax - Black Leather (5:03)
02. Nightmares In Wax - Girl Song (3:23)
03. Nightmares In Wax - Shangri-La (3:32)
"Birth Of A Nation" is the debut 7" EP by Liverpool based post-punk group Nightmares In Wax managed by Francesco Mellina. Nightmares in Wax released only one EP during its brief existence, but that sole release was unforgettable. Neither did the band truly die, rather it evolved into the even more memorable Dead or Alive.
Singer Pete Burns already had one failed group behind him when he formed Nightmares in Wax. The Mystery Girls also included Pete Wylie, Julian Cope, and Phil Hurst, and managed to play their first and final show on the same night. That gig, opening for Sham 69 at Liverpool’s legendary punk club Eric’s, took place on November 4, 1977. The group folded immediately after, with the members going their separate ways.
Pete Burns returned to the music scene with Nightmares in Wax, in February 1979, alongside an interminably shifting lineup that even the most devoted fan could barely keep track of, had the band actually had such loyal creatures. They didn’t, and Burns himself later claimed the group was deliberately attempting to be the worst in history. Regardless, Nightmares in Wax did slowly gain a following, mainly comprising “real loonies,” as the singer himself described them.
One of these hardy souls was Pete Fulwell, head of the local Inevitable Records label. The band’s lineup still hadn’t solidified, but Inevitable offered them a deal all the same. Burns was joined at the session by his former Mystery Girls’ compatriot, drummer Phil Hurst, keyboardist Martin Healy, bassist Walter Ogden, and guitarist Mick Reid. The ensuing EP, Birth of a Nation opened with “Black Leather,” a roaring homage to motorcyclists and musically a tribute to Iggy Pop’s “Sister Midnight.” The song also contained a hint of things to come, when halfway through, the group suddenly broke into K.C. & the Sunshine Band’s “That’s the Way” — subsequently revived by Burns for Dead or Alive’s first hit single.
The EP was released in February 1980 and sold respectably, but the lineup had already splintered. Bassist Ogden was first to go, replaced by a new member named Ambrose, who subsequently followed his predecessor into Hollycaust, an early incarnation of Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Reid, too, left, and filling in the now considerable gaps were ex-Upsets Sue James, the singularly named Mitch, and music vet Joe Musker, formerly drummer with Merseybeat legends the Fourmost. Nightmares in Wax now continued to exist more as a concept than as a functioning band; still, in May 1980, the group was offered a local radio session. There, without warning and mere minutes before recording began, Burns decided to change the group’s name to Dead or Alive. This, he claimed, was because he didn’t want to be associated with the arty bands now permeating the Liverpool scene: Echo & the Bunnymen, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Dalek I Love You, and so forth. Nightmares in Wax was dead, Dead or Alive was born, and Burn’s rise to stardom was now beginning in earnest.
After the success of Dead Or Alive The EP was later reissued in 1985 as a 12" which omitted the track "Girl Song".

Tracklist:
01. Meco - Blue Moon (3:48)
02. Meco - You Gotta Hurt Me (3:01)
03. Meco - Moon Dance (4:29)
04. Meco - The Boys (3:40)
05. Meco - Bad Moon Rising (3:32)
06. Meco - No More Mr. Nice Guy (3:26)
07. Meco - Werewolf (Loose In London) (3:48)
08. Meco - Werewolf Serenade (4:28)
Happy Halloween!
"Impressions Of An American Werewolf In London" is the official 1981 soundtrack to the John Landis film "An American WerewolfIn London" performed by American record producer and musician, Meco Monardo who is best known for his 1977 space disco version of the Star Wars theme.
The album was Meco's fimal release on Casablanca Records and consists of cover versions of songs with a moon or werewolf theme there is even a nod to Emer Bersteins original film score on the instrumental track "The Boys" in addition Meco composed the original track "No More Mr Nice Guy" not to be confused with the Alice cooper song of the same name, there is even a Wolfman Jack impression on "Werewolf Serenade".
The album is a fun listen especially during the Halloween spooky season. I hope you enjoy it.
*Of note tracks three and four on Side b segue into each other.

Tracklist:
01. C-Bank - One More Shot (8:18)
02. C-Bank - One More Shot (Instrumental) (7:29)
"One More Shot" is a 1982 single by Freestyle/electro studio project C-Bank helmed by various producers including John Robie. The song includes lead vocals by American R&B singer Jenny Burton. "One More Shot", is notable for record producer John Robie's use of a "non-linear" approach to its production. the song is often refered to as the first Freestyle jam.
"One More Shot", would later resurface in a reworked form as "Shellshock", a non-album track by New Order that John Robie produced, which appears on the Pretty in Pink soundtrack. This followed his work with Arthur Baker and Jellybean Benitez on the New Order song "Confusion" in 1983.
"One More Shot" dubeted on the US Billboard Dance Chart on January 23, 1983 peaking at #5 after spending fifteen weeks on the survey.

Tracklist:
01. Thompson Twins - Runaway (Extended Remix) (5:28)
02. Thompson Twins - Bouncing (Extended Remix) (4:56)
"Runaway" is a 1982 single by British band Thompson Twins taken from their second studio LP "Set" which was released in the USA as "In The Name Of Love". The single was a commercial failure and did not chart. The record was only released in UK and European markets.
Although not an official member of the band, Thomas Dolby was also on hand to play additional keyboards on the track.

Tracklist:
01. George Kranz - Trommeltanz (Din Daa Daa) (Special "Daa Daa" Mix) (6:22)
02. George Kranz - Trommeltanz (Din Daa Daa) (Original Version) (4:11)
03. George Kranz - Trommeltanz (Din Daa Daa) (Dub Version) (3:10)
"Din Daa Daa" (also released as "Trommeltanz (Din Daa Daa)" or as "Din Daa Daa (Trommeltanz)", from German Trommel + Tanz, "drum dance") is a song written and performed by German musician George Kranz, released as a single in 1983. His only international success, "Din Daa Daa" became a club hit which peaked at number one for two weeks on the US Dance chart. It also charted in several European countries.
The song title loop, the echo between Kranz's onomatopoeia and his drum solos, and the synthesizer sounds which can be heard afterwards are the main characteristics of this song.
Regarded as a dance classic and as a precursor of human beatboxing, artists still refer to this song today. The song has been sampled, covered or remixed by many artists, including M|A|R|R|S, Kevin Aviance, Pulsedriver, and Flo Rida.
"Din Daa Daa" saw most of its success in Europe, where it charted in several countries. The single peaked at number 25 in Belgium and at number 45 in France, where it spent three weeks on both national charts. It also peaked at number 88 in UK at the end of the year 1983. In Kranz's native Germany, the track peaked at number 28 and spent 12 weeks on the charts, from February to May 1984.
In the United States, the single became a club smash, spending two weeks at number one on the Dance Club Play chart in January 1984, before being knocked off by Laid Back's "White Horse". It also charted on the Black Singles chart, peaking at number 61, and on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, peaking at number 10. It also became a club hit in France, peaking at number 3 on the clubs chart.

Tracklist:
01. Herbie Hancock - Rockit (Long / Album Version) (5:24)
02. Herbie Hancock - Rockit (Short Version) (3:41)
"Rockit" is a composition recorded by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock and produced by Bill Laswell and Michael Beinhorn. Hancock released it as a single from his 1983 album Future Shock. The selection was composed by Hancock, Laswell, and Beinhorn.
The track was driven by its deejay scratch style, performed primarily by DXT, and its music video created by Godley & Creme, which was put in high rotation on MTV. "Rockit" won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance in 1983, and it won five MTV Video Music Awards in 1984.
"Rockit" peaked at #8 on the UK singles chart, and #71 on the US Billboard Hot 100, in addition the single reached the #1 position on the US Dance chart while peaking at #6 on the R&B chart.

Tracklist:
01. Robert Palmer - You Are In My System (Remix) (6:07)
02. Robert Palmer - Deadline (3:53)
"You Are in My System" is a 1982 song originally recorded by American band the System. The song, written by Mic Murphy and David Frank.
In 1983, the song was covered by the English rock singer Robert Palmer. This version, which was produced by Palmer and remixed by Dominique Blanc-Francard, reached No. 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and also reached No. 33 on the Mainstream Rock chart. It was actually recorded after the rest of the Pride album had been completed when Palmer heard the original 12" promo copy at famous Paris private night club l'Elysées Matignon played by top DJ Bernie Bernthaler. He quickly flew back to cut it as an extra track, and it was recorded within 24 hours. He had even persuaded David Frank to play on it himself. This was the album's only successful single.

Tracklist:
01. The Parachute Club - Rise Up (Extended Dance Version) (6:45)
02. The Parachute Club - Rise Up (Jellybean Mix) (5:58)
"Rise Up" is a pop song recorded by the Canadian group Parachute Club on their self-titled 1983 album. It was produced and engineered by Daniel Lanois, and written by Parachute Club members Billy Bryans, Lauri Conger, Lorraine Segato and Steve Webster, with additional lyrics contributed by filmmaker Lynne Fernie.
An upbeat call for peace, celebration, and "freedom / to love who we please," the song was a national hit in Canada, and was hailed as a unique achievement in Canadian pop music:
Rarely does one experience a piece of music in white North America where the barrier between participant and observer breaks down. Rise Up rises right up and breaks down the wall.
According to Segato, the song was not written with any one individual group in mind, but as a universal anthem of freedom and equality; Fernie described the song's lyrics as having been inspired in part by West Coast First Nations rituals in which young girls would "rise up" at dawn to adopt their adult names as a rite of passage.
It remains the band's most famous song, and has been adopted as an activist anthem for causes as diverse as gay rights, feminism, anti-racism and the New Democratic Party. As well, the song's reggae and soca-influenced rhythms made it the first significant commercial breakthrough for Caribbean music in Canada.
The song's first ever live public performance took place at the 1983 Toronto Pride parade.

Tracklist:
01. John Rocca - I Want It To Be Real (7:52)
02. John Rocca - I Want It To Be Real (Instrumental) (5:07)
03. John Rocca - English Man In New York (7:25)
"I Want it to Be Real" is a 1984, solo, dance single by English Electro Pioneer John Rocca, lead vocalist and founder of the London, dance group, Freeez. In the United States the single peaked at #1 on the Billboard Dance Chart, and #55 on the R&B Chart.

Tracklist:
01. Roger Taylor - Man On Fire (Extended Version) (6:06)
02. Roger Taylor - Killing Time (4:57)
"Man On Fire" was the third single taken from the second solo studio album "Strange Frontier" by Queen drummer Roger Taylor. The single peaked at #66 on the UK singles chart, and #11 in South Africa.
The b-side "Killing Time" features Freddy Mercury on backing vocals.

Tracklist:
01. Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat (Extended Version) (6:24)
02. Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat (Instant Mix) (8:26)
In Memory Of Steve Bronski 1960-2021
"Hit That Perfect Beat" is a single from the British synthpop trio Bronski Beat and appeared on their 1986 album Truthdare Doubledare. It became a popular dance hit and reached number three in the UK charts in January 1986 and reached the top ten in many European countries and across the world.

Tracklist:
01. Corey Hart - Eurasian Eyes (Edit) (4:41)
02. Corey Hart - Eurasian Eyes (Full Length Version) (5:28)
03. Corey Hart - Sunny Places/Shady People (4:20)
"Eurasian Eyes" was the fourth single taken from the second studio album "Boy In The Box" recorded by Canadian singer Corey Hart.
Musicians on “Eurasian Eyes” included keyboardist Gary Breit, who subsequently was featured on several of Bryan Adams albums. British saxophonist Andy Hamilton of Duran Duran (“Hungry Like The Wolf”) was also featured. Hamilton was featured on other recording artists studio albums in the 80’s including Tina Turner, Paul McCartney, Pet Shop Boys, George Michael, Bon Jovi, David Bowie, Elton John and Wham. Canadian singer, Dalbello, provided backup vocals for Hart, something she was doing elsewhere for Heart (“These Dreams”) Nena (“99 Red Balloons”) and Glass Tiger (“Don’t Forget Me When I’m Gone”).
"Eurasian Eyes" peaked at #12 in March 1986 after spending 6 weeks on Vancouver’s CKLG chart. The song was also featured on the soundtrack for the film 9½ Weeks.

Tracklist:
01. Incredible Penguins - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (Extended Version) (5:52)
02. Incredible Penguins - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (Radio Mix) (3:51)
03. Incredible Penguins - Penguin (Instrumental Mix) (5:23)
Incredible Penguins were an Australian supergroup formed in 1985, which reached the top ten on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart with their cover of "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" in December. Contributors included Angry Anderson (Rose Tattoo), Bob Geldof, Brian Mannix (Uncanny X-Men), Scott Carne (Kids in the Kitchen), Colleen Hewett, and John Farnham. The charity project, for research on little penguins, was organized and produced by Countdown host, Ian Meldrum.
After hosting Oz for Africa—the Australian leg of Live Aid—in mid-1985, Ian Meldrum decided to create a charity project for a local issue. Meldrum was talent coordinator and compere of national pop music show, Countdown. Late in 1985, he used his industry contacts to organise a charity single for research on fairy penguins. He produced the recording of a cover of John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Plastic Ono Band's 1971 hit, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)".
The Incredible Penguins were a briefly existing covers band, with members: Steve Donald (Wendy & the Rocketts) on percussion, Craig Johnston (ex-Mother Goose) on vocals, Wayne Matthews (ex-The Masters Apprentices) on bass guitar, John Moon (ex-Keays, W.H.Y.) on guitar, Pat Polo on guitar, and Marcel Rodeka (ex-Mother Goose) on drums.
In late October 1985, The Incredible Penguins entered the Flagstaff Studios in Melbourne with Meldrum and guest musicians: Angry Anderson (Rose Tattoo), Brian Canham (Pseudo Echo), Scott Carne (Kids in the Kitchen), John Farnham, Venetta Fields, Bob Geldof, Steve Gilpin (ex-Mi-Sex), Hare Krishna Chorus, Colin Hay (Men at Work), Colleen Hewett, Jim Keays (ex-The Masters Apprentices), Brian Mannix (Uncanny X-Men), Wendy Stapleton (Wendy & the Rocketts) and Chris Stockley (ex-Axiom, The Dingoes).
A three-track single, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" was released by Mushroom Records and peaked at #10 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart in December.

Tracklist:
01. Kim Carnes - Abadabadango (Dance Mix) (7:12)
02. Kim Carnes - Abadabadango (Red Mix) (5:06)
03. Kim Carnes - He Makes The Sun Rise (Orpheus) (4:25)
"Abadabadango" was the second single taken from American singer Kim Carnes ninth studio album "Barking At Airplanes". The song peaked at #67 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on August 16, 1985 spending four weeks on the survey.

Tracklist:
01. Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force - I Wonder If I Take You Home (Extended Version) (6:45)
02. Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force - Take Me Home (Rap) (2:09)
03. Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force - If I Take You Home Tonight (Cult Jam Dub) (6:43)
"I Wonder If I Take You Home" is a song recorded by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force in 1984. Record Producer Kenny Beck discovered the song in a "discard bin" at Personal Records while looking for songs to include on his debut album with the label. He was so impressed that he created a compilation break-dancing album, CBS/SuzyQ, just to include the song. He released the album in Europe on CBS Records, and it immediately gained popularity as a dance hit with club DJs there. Soon American DJs began playing the song in the United States on Columbia Records. After the song received heavy play from these DJs, "I Wonder If I Take You Home" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for one week in June 1985. On other US charts, it peaked at No. 6 on the R&B chart and reached No. 34 on the Hot 100.[3] In 1991, the single was certified as gold in the U.S. by the RIAA. Overseas, it charted at No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart and #41 in the Netherlands.

Tracklist:
01. Lushus Daim & The Pretty Vain - More Than You Can Handle (Slam Version) (5:58)
02. Lushus Daim & The Pretty Vain - More Than You Can Handle (Instrumental Version) (5:34)
03. Lushus Daim & The Pretty Vain - More Than You Can Handle (You Got Dub Version) (7:34)
"More Than You Can Handle" is the debut single by Prince protégé Lushus Daim & The Pretty Vain taken from her only LP of the same name released on Motown Records in 1985.
The song peaked at #53 on the US R&B chart in October 1985.
The act released one more single "The One You Love" before disappearing into 80s obscurity.

Tracklist:
01. Ready For The World - Oh Sheila (Extended M&M Mix) (6:47)
02. Ready For The World - Oh Sheila (Extended M&M Dub) (4:30)
03. Ready For The World - Oh Sheila (Luis Mix) (4:11)
04. Ready For The World - I'm The One Who Loves You (3:44)
"Oh Sheila" is a 1985 single by Ready for the World. The song reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, the Hot Black Singles and the Hot Dance Club Play charts. It was the first of two chart toppers for the band on the Billboard R&B chart, preceding their 1986 number-one R&B hit, "Love You Down".
The song is commonly misattributed to Prince, due to similarity to his vocal and musical style, as well as the belief that the song's lyrics allude to frequent Prince collaborator Sheila E.
The use of a faux British accent during parts of the song was the preference of singer Melvin Riley Jr., who said "I like that kind of accent, so I thought I'd use that sound."

Tracklist:
01. Various Aritsts - EMI America Dance Mix (18:31)
02. Various Aritsts - EMI America Dance Mix (19:57)
"Dance Mix" is a 1985 DJ mixed compilation featuring artists signed to the EMI America record label. All of the tracks are mixed and sequenced together into one giant megamix. The tracks were mixed by American remixers Paul Sabu and Rusty Garner.
To keep the integrity of the original vinyl I did not seperate the tracks.

Tracklist:
01. Leo Sayer - Thunder In My Heart (Disco Version) (6:28)
"Thunder in My Heart" is a song by English-Australian singer Leo Sayer, from his fifth studio album Thunder in My Heart (1977). The song was written by Sayer and Tom Snow, while produced by Richard Perry. It was released through Warner and Chrysalis Records in 1977, as the first single from the album. The disco song consists of a bassline and strings. "Thunder in My Heart" received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised the production. It peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
In the US a special double A sided 12″ Promo was released containing the “Disco Version” of “Thunder In My Heart”. This version is repeated on both sides of the single and is exclusive to the US only 12″.

Tracklist:
01. Patrick Cowley - Menergy (8:44)
02. Patrick Cowley - I Wanna Take You Home (7:25)
"Menergy" is a 1981 dance single by producer Patrick Cowley.
“One day, while we were recording that album,” Marty Blecman, a former disc jockey and Cowley's business partner, wrote before his death in 1991, “We got high and I added an ‘M’ in front of title track called ‘Energy,’ and we came up with all these completely gay lyrics for it. In the end, that's what we used.”
Along with the song "I Want to Take You Home", "Menergy" spent two weeks atop the Billboard Dance/Disco chart in October and November 1981. It was Cowley's most successful single of four Top 10 dance chart hits, all of which occurred within the span of 15 months. As with Cowley's other singles, "Menergy" did not place on any other chart in the USA. In 1984, a posthumous version of "Menergy" was released where Sylvester's vocals were featured.
It was used in 2009 in the trailer for the video game Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony, as well as the in-game radio station K109 The Studio.
Cowley recorded in a style that has drawn comparisons to that of Giorgio Moroder and is often credited with pioneering electronic dance music.

Tracklist:
01. Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf (Night Version) (5:08)
02. Duran Duran - Rio (Night Version) (6:38)
03. Duran Duran - Planet Earth (Night Version) (6:17)
04. Duran Duran - Girls On Film (Night Version) (Alternate Mix) (5:44)
Carnival is a dance music EP by Duran Duran, originally released in various markets around the world in September 1982 by EMI.
Due to the fact that Carnival was meant to capitalise on Duran Duran's burgeoning dance-oriented success, the tracklisting around the world differed from region to region.
The Dutch EP, released in a white sleeve with photos taken from the Rio tour book, featured twelve-inch versions - or " Night Versions" in early Duran Duran parlance - lifted from four of the band's more popular singles - "Hungry Like the Wolf", "Rio", "Planet Earth" and "Girls on Film". There is a rare misprint of the Dutch sleeve, stating "Hold Back the Rain" to be included instead of "Planet Earth".
The Night Version of "Girls on Film" is actually slightly different from the version that appeared on the EMI twelve-inch single, clocking in at just around 15 seconds longer, with a slighty different balance in the mix, and featuring the camera shutter clicking sound effect as heard in the short version. Also, the David Kershenbaum Night Version mix of "Rio" was commercially exclusive to this EP (it also featured on an American promo twelve-inch), as the "Rio" twelve-inch single featured "Rio" (Pt II) as the lead mix.

Tracklist:
01. Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf (Night Version) (5:14)
02. Duran Duran - Girls On Film (Night Version) (5:30)
03. Duran Duran - Hold Back The Rain (Carnival Remix) (7:03)
04. Duran Duran - My Own Way (Carnival Remix) (4:29)
"Carnival" is a mini-lp by Duran Duran, released in various countries by Capitol-EMI in September 1982.
As part of Capitol's shift in marketing strategy for Duran Duran from New Romantic act to dance band over the course of 1982 (in a bid to shift more units of the Rio album), it was decided to release an EP of remixed tracks in various territories globally to capitalise on increased night-club play and to try to replicate that success on radio.
Part of this strategy involved producer David Kershenbaum remixing various Rio' tracks. Most of these remixes also appeared on the Carnival release as well as various twelve-inch singles.
The demand for Duran Duran material during the autumn of 1982 was quite high. DJs who heard the new mixes could not get enough, and started to put the dance mixes on the air. During the week of 2 October, the US version of the Carnival EP actually entered the album charts at #98. It was gone by the following week.
The success of the Carnival EP gave the band enough clout to bring Kershenbaum back in to remix the entire A-side of the Rio album, which was re-issued in the United States in November 1982.
Due to the fact that Carnival was meant to capitalise on Duran Duran's burgeoning dance-oriented success, the tracklisting around the world differed from region to region.
For the North American release - released both in Canada and the US - the track listing changed slightly, incorporating among other things, a new Kershenbaum mix of minor single "My Own Way" which featured additional lyrics left off the original album version as well as the 'rhythm section punched up, making it ideal for dancing'. This mix eventually resurfaced on the Kershenbaum version of the Rio album in November 1982. The EP also featured the full length David Kershenbaum remix of "Hold Back the Rain", which is quite similar in structure to the version on the B-side of the "Save A Prayer" twelve-inch single. However the guitars are more prominent on the EP mix, and the keyboard and bass are quieter in some places. This mix also featured on the Japanese Carnival EP, with a slighty longer fade out that actual runs completely to the end of the in-studio performance. This full length version was edited down by about half a minute (with sections of the outro choruses cut down) to produce the 6:32 album remix version featured on the North American re-release of Rio.
The North American tracklisting is rounded out by Night Versions of singles "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Girls on Film", lifted directly from their respective twelve-inches. Looks-wise, the EP was similar to the Dutch release but came in a purple sleeve, instead of white.

Tracklist:
01. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Out Of Touch (Video Mix) (4:29)
02. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Dance On Your Knees (Extended Mix) (6:40)
03. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Everytime You Go Away (Remix Version) (5:07)
"Out of Touch" is a 1984 song by Dryl Hall & John Oates. This lead single from their 1984 album Big Bam Boom was their last Billboard Hot 100 number one, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in December 1984. It became the duo's fourteenth consecutive top 40 hit since 1980.
The song often segued from "Dance on Your Knees" which is the opening song of the album. The music video also contains the "Dance on Your Knees" intro, which segues into an edit of the 12" remix version.

Tracklist:
01. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters (Extended) (6:02)
02. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters (Dub Version) (5:32)
03. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters (Instrumental) (4:10)
This is the second 12" release for "Ghostbusters" released after the single had reched #1 in the USA. The "Dub Version" is the same mix that appeared as "Instrumental Dub Version" on the previous 12". Also of note the sleeve is misprinted and contains the "Instrumental" instead of the "Short Version".
“Ghostbusters” is a 1984 song recorded by Ray Parker, Jr. as the theme to the film of the same name starring Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 11 in 1984, and stayed there for three weeks. It also peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart on 16 September 1984, where it stayed for three weeks. The song is performed in the key of B major.
It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song, but lost to Stevie Wonder’s “I Just Called to Say I Love You”.

Tracklist:
01. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters (Searchin' For The Spirit) (5:28)
02. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters (Dub Instrumental Version) (5:32)
"Ghostbusters" is a song written by Ray Parker Jr. as the theme to the film of the same name, and included on the film's soundtrack. Debuting at number 68 on June 16, 1984, the song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 11, staying there for three weeks, (Parker Jr.'s only number one on that chart), and at number two on the UK Singles Chart on September 16, staying there for three weeks.
This is the first UK 12" released for "Ghostbusters" this 12" contains an alternate remix "Searchin' For The Spirit" on the A-side.
Over the years, the catchphrases "Who you gonna call?" and "I ain't afraid of no ghost." have been etched into fans' memories. The famous "GB break dance/shuffle" performed by Murray and Aykroyd in the 1984 Ray Parker, Jr. music video,"The Real Ghostbusters" end credits and again in "Ghostbusters II" for the party Ray and Winston performed.
Many found the tune similar to Huey Lewis and the News' "I Want a New Drug". Others found the score's synthesizer notes (that were held for several seconds) akin to the chord struck in Gary Numan's "Cars".
Ray Parker Jr. had to get pretty creative with this, as writing a song with the word "Ghostbusters" in it is quite challenging. In an interview with George Cole, author of The Last Miles: The Music of Miles Davis, 1980-1991, Parker said: "It sounds easy now because you've heard the song. But if somebody told you to write a song with the word 'Ghostbusters' in it, it's pretty difficult. That was the hard part - getting the title in the song."
Parker added that he got his girlfriend and her friends to shout the title for the chorus, since he didn't want to sing it. Parker, who was a renowned session musician, played most of the instruments on the track.

Tracklist:
01. Elton John - Wrap Her Up (Extended Remix) (10:12)
02. Elton John - Restless (Live At Wembley Stadium 1984) (4:26)
"Wrap Her Up" is a song by English rock performer Elton John, featured on his 1985 album, Ice on Fire. George Michael is also featured on the song. Released as a single, it reached number 12 in the UK Singles Chart, number 22 on the Australian Singles Chart, number 26 in Canada on the RPM Top Singles chart and number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
George Michael was quoted at the time in Smash Hits magazine that "it sounded like I had my willy in a garotte" because of the falsetto he sings throughout the song.
The song is notable for the number of famous women's names dropped toward the end of the song, including Kiki Dee, who had duetted with Elton on the hit song "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" in 1976, and also provided background vocals for "Wrap Her Up." The rest of the list includes (in order) Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot, Doris Day, Billie Jean King, Samantha Fox, Joan Collins, Katharine Hepburn, Vivien Leigh, Grace Jones, Priscilla Presley, Vanessa Williams, Dusty Springfield, Nancy Reagan, Rita Hayworth, Madonna (as "Material Girl"), Julie Andrews, Superwoman, Annie Lennox, Mata Hari, Anouska Hempel, Shirley Temple, Tallulah Bankhead, Linda Lovelace, Little Eva, Nastassja Kinski, Princess Caroline of Monaco, Pat Fernandez (a close friend of George Michael who appeared in two Wham! videos), and Elsie Tanner.

Tracklist:
01. Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You? (An Eric ‘ET’ Thorngren Mix) (4:53)
02. Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You? (Extended Mix) (4:59)
03. Eurythmics - Here Comes That Sinking Feeling (5:40)
“Would I Lie to You?” is a song recorded by British pop duo Eurythmics. It was written by band members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart. Released in the UK and the U.S. from Eurythmics’ fifth album Be Yourself Tonight, the song was the first by the duo to feature their change in musical direction from synthpop to rock and R&B. The song, and its accompanying album, featured a full backing band and relied less on electronic programming.
Lyrically, the song features Lennox confronting a cheating lover as she leaves him for good. As she declares that she is “walking out the door” and he doubts her, Lennox’s response is “would I lie to you honey? / now would I say something that wasn’t true?” The music video was heavily shown on MTV, the clip beginning with an angry confrontation between Lennox and her boyfriend (during which he calls her a “bitch”), just prior to a Eurythmics performance.
After some friendly encouragement backstage from bandmate Stewart, the full band performs the song, only to have Lennox’s boyfriend return to the venue, climb up onto the stage, and get pushed off into the audience by Lennox. Steven Bauer played the part of the boyfriend. The cover photo of the Be Yourself Tonight album is a screenshot from the music video during the argument scene.
“Would I Lie to You?” is one of Eurythmics’ most recognized tunes. The song continued the bands hit singles run. In the UK, the song peaked at number 17, while it went to number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming their third Top 10 hit in the U.S.. Furthermore, it is the duo’s biggest ever hit in Australia, where it topped the singles chart for two weeks. “Would I Lie to You?” is featured in the 2009 film The Informant! starring Matt Damon.

Tracklist:
01. Wham! - Freedom (Long Mix) (6:17)
02. Wham! - Heartbeat (4:42)
03. Wham! - Freedom (Instrumental) (5:04)
The U.S. "Long Mix" is an alternate mix which is about one minute shorter than the "Long Version" released in Europe and Japan.
"Freedom" is a hit song by British pop duo Wham!. "Freedom" was number one in the UK for three weeks, and featured on the album Make It Big, which was issued at the same time. "Freedom" was the 10th biggest-selling single of 1984. This song also reached number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in the US in September 1985. The music video, coinciding with the 1985 US release, features the band touring around Beijing, China.
The song finds George Michael telling a girl that he wants to fully commit to her, and not have one of those relationships where they can see other people.
When Wham! went to China in April, 1985, they became the first Western Pop act to play a concert in that country. While there is absolutely nothing political about the song, footage from the trip was used to make a music video for the track, implying a more global meaning of the title.
The video opens with about a minute of the band talking under clips of the Chinese people and the countryside. Wham! was one of the biggest acts on MTV at the time, but the network, fearing the short attention spans of their viewers, wanted to cut out the intro (this was before Michael Jackson changed the game with “Thriller”). The band’s manager, Simon Napier-Bell, refused, and MTV ended up airing the full video. Napier-Bell apparently found the negotiations with MTV much easier than those with the Chinese government.
In an interview with the Christmas 2009 issue of THE BIG ISSUE, Michael said of this song, that when he wrote it he knew he had arrived: “When I was 19, I wrote Freedom – the original version – and I thought, ‘I can’t believe I’ve just done that!’ I was absolutely thrilled. Because until then I had no real understanding of my abilities, but with Freedom, I started to take myself seriously as a writer.”

Tracklist:
01. Whitney Houston - How Will I Know (Dance Re-Mix) (6:30)
02. Whitney Houston - How Will I Know (Instrumental Version) (4:39)
03. Whitney Houston - How Will I Know (LP Version) (4:26)
“How Will I Know” was released by Arista Records in November 1985 as the third single from Houston’s self-titled debut. It debuted at number 60 on the US Billboard Hot 100, on the December 7, 1985 issue. Nine weeks later, it peaked at number one on the issue dated February 15, 1986, becoming Houston’s second number one single in the US. It displaced Dionne Warwick’s “That’s What Friends Are For”, and was displaced by “Kyrie” by Mr. Mister. It stayed on the peak for two weeks. The song also debuted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs at number 60 and later peaked at number one, a peak it maintained for one week. On the issue dated January 25, 1986, “How Will I Know” entered the Hot Dance Club Play charts at number 30 and later peaked at number three on the February 22, 1986 issue. It also peaked at number one on the Adult Contemporary charts. Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the single Gold on December 6, 1995, for shipments of 500,000 copies or more. It ranked number six on the Billboard Year-End charts. In Canada, the song debuted at number 80 on the RPM Singles chart on the issue dated December 14, 1985. It later peaked at number one on the week dated March 1, 1986, becoming Houston’s first number one single in Canada. It was later certified Gold by Canadian Recording Industry Association on May 1, 1986, for shipments of 200,000 copies or more.
The song performed well in other countries. In United Kingdom, the song debuted at number 36, on the week dated January 25, 1986, and later peaked at a position of number five. It was also certified Silver by British Phonographic Industry (BPI). According to MTV UK and Ireland, the single has sold about 280,000 copies in the United Kingdom. In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 35 on the Singles chart and later peaked at number 19. In Austria, the song reached a peak position of number 28, while reaching a peak of number 12 in the Netherlands. The song also reached number two in Norway and Sweden, while charting at number 11 in Switzerland. According to Allmusic, “How Will I Know” has sold about one million copies worldwide.

Tracklist:
01. Nicolette Larson - Lotta Love (Disco Stereo Mix) (4:20)
02. Nicolette Larson - You Send Me (3:56)
"Lotta Love" is a song written and originally recorded by Neil Young and released on his 1978 Comes a Time album. "Lotta Love" was also covered by American singer Nicolette Larson in 1978. Larson's version reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 8 on the Cash Box Top 100 in February 1979. It also hit No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart and was a hit in Australia (No. 11) and New Zealand (No. 22).
"Lotta Love" served as lead single for Larson's Ted Templeman-produced Nicolette album. Due to a delay in release, Comes a Time was released on the same day — in October, 1978 — as Nicolette. The release of a single from the Nicolette album was held off until October 31 when it was clear Young's version would not have a single release as an A-side (although Young's "Lotta Love" was released as the B-side of a non-charting "Comes a Time" single).
Much as extended dance versions of hits by the Doobie Brothers — who Templeman also produced — were released, a promotional 12" single of Larson's "Lotta Love" was issued, with Jim Burgess performing remixing duties: this disco version differentiated from the album track and 7" single in its pure "four on the floor" disco drum track (replacing the radio version's "pop heartbeat" drum rhythm) and a sax solo on the bridge, replacing the 7" single's bridge flute solo which was shifted to an extended intro. The track did not heavily impact the club scene. Its meager length for a 12" single — at 4:20 barely a minute longer than the 7" — a likely deterrent. The B-side of the 7" single was "Angels Rejoiced" featuring a harmony vocal by Herb Pedersen while on its 12" single "Lotta Love" was backed by Larson's rendition of "You Send Me".

Tracklist:
01. Miguel Bosé - Shoot Me In The Back (Disco Mix) (5:14)
02. Miguel Bosé - Please Think Of Me (3:24)
*Although I do not agree with Miguel Bosé's views on COVID-19 I am posting this record because it's fun and I like it. I actually bought this record in a used shop just for the sleeve (ha ha) then later someone actually requested it. This post was by no means ment to cause any controversy.
"Shoot Me In The Back" is a 1979 disco single by Panamanian singer-songwriter and actor, Miguel Bosé. Taken from his third studio LP Chicas! (Girls!). "Shoot Me In The Back" was only released as a single in France.
Propelled by his famous family and their friends, Bosé started a career as an actor in 1971, taking part in various movies. He quickly found work on the basis of his talent and good looks rather than his family name. He studied acting as well as dancing and singing. Due to the lack of acting opportunities, he started exploring his talents as a singer in 1975. With the assistance of Camilo Sesto he recorded his first singles. Two years later, in 1977, Bosé signed a contract with CBS Records and he remained with them until 1984. Between 1977 and 1982, Bosè was a major teen idol in Italy, Spain, Southern Europe and in all Latin America. He had 7 top ten hits that earned him a secure spot in every televised song festival held in the aforementioned countries. By 1983 his star had severely waned in Italy, and he rarely performed there again until the 2000s, retreating to Latin American markets instead.
During the COVID-19 pandemic Bosé became one of the most active denialists, questioning the effectiveness of masks and other aspects of the virus. Some of his videos have been removed from YouTube and Facebook.

Tracklist:
01. Kurtis Blow - The Breaks (7:46)
02. Kurtis Blow - The Breaks (Instrumental/Do It Yourself) (5:52)
"The Breaks" is a 1980 single by American rapper Kurtis Blow from his self-titled debut album. It peaked at #87 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the first certified gold rap song, and the second certified gold 12-inch single. In 2008, the song ranked #10 on VH1's 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs.
"The Breaks" repeats the word "break" (or any of its homophones) 84 times over six and a half minutes. It features six breakdowns (seven including the outro) while there are three definitions for "break," "to break" or "brakes" used in the lyrics. Unlike most hip-hop songs which sample prerecorded funk, the funk beat in this song is original (contrary to suggestions that it sampled "Long Train Runnin'" by The Doobie Brothers).
The single hit #87 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #4 on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart, and #9 on the U.S. Billboard dance chart.
It sold over 500,000 copies, becoming the first rap song to earn a gold certification from the RIAA and the second 12-inch single to earn a gold certification, following "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" by Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer.

Tracklist:
01. Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra - Xanadu (Disco Mix) (6:24)
02. Olivia Newton-John - Fool Country (2:26)
"Xanadu" is the title song from the album Xanadu, the soundtrack to the 1980 film of the same name.
The song is performed by the Electric Light Orchestra and Olivia Newton-John. Newton-John sings the primary vocals, with ELO adding "parenthetic" vocals in the style of their other songs on the "Xanadu" soundtrack, along with providing the instrumentation. A rare collaboration for ELO, the single reached no.1 in several countries and was the band's only UK #1 single when it peaked there for two weeks in July 1980. The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.

Tracklist:
01. Heaven 17 - Penthouse And Pavement (6:57)
02. Heaven 17 - Penthouse And Pavement (Instrumental) (6:59)
On October 16, 1981, Heaven 17 released their fifth single, "Penthouse And Pavement". The track appeared on their debut album, Penthouse And Pavement, but it was a remixed version. The single debuted on the UK singles chart on November 14, 1981 and peaked at #57. Although the single did not chart on the US Hot 100 it did peak at #19 on the US Dance chart.
The Sheffield, England new wave band formed when Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh split from The Human League. They recruited Glenn Gregory for vocals and the band was born.

Tracklist:
01. Ronny - If You Want Me To Stay (Dance Mix) (5:49)
02. Ronny - If You Want Me To Stay (Instrumental) (5:49)
"If You want Me To Stay" is a 1981 New wave/Synth-pop single by Parisian model Ronny.
Ronny used to be a top French model. Ronny was brought up in the grim Northern industrial area of France and left home at 14 to go to Paris, there lying about her age and doing terrible jobs. Took dancing classes and jobs then stopped everything and started to write songs. Club entrepreneur Rusty Egan met Ronny in the Paris club Privelege and co-produced with Midge Ure "If You want Me To stay". Ronny, a masculine name, is the blitz girl who loved to dress up as a boy.
Also, Ronny did a duet with Steve Strange called "The Lady Is A Tramp". The single was never released.
Ronny recorded three singles for Polydor Records then disappeared into obscurity.

Tracklist:
01. Stars On 45 - "Stars On 45" (Vocal) (10:18)
02. Stars On 45 - "Stars On 45" (Instrumental) (6:19)
"Stars on 45" is a medley issued in January 1981 by Dutch studio group Stars on 45. In some countries, including the UK, Ireland and New Zealand, the band was credited as 'Starsound' and only the medley itself was named "Stars on 45".
Its official title in the US and Canada (as on the record and in Billboard and RPM) is "Medley: Intro 'Venus' / Sugar Sugar / No Reply / I'll Be Back / Drive My Car / Do You Want to Know a Secret / We Can Work It Out / I Should Have Known Better / Nowhere Man / You're Going to Lose That Girl / Stars on 45" and was credited to 'Stars on 45'. It is (to date) the longest titled song to ever chart in Billboard and was conveniently shortened to "Stars on 45 Medley", or "'Medley' by Stars on 45". The length of the name surpassed the previous record set by Ray Stevens' "Jeremiah Peabody's Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving Fast-Acting Pleasant-Tasting Green and Purple Pills"; and (among songs that reached number one) "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" by B. J. Thomas. The reason for the long title was copyright requirements for the use of The Beatles' songs.
It reached number 1 in the Netherlands on February 21, 1981; number 2 in the UK on May 9, 1981; and number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on June 20, 1981. In the US, the single also peaked at number 18 on the dance chart. In the US, the song's one-week stay at the top of the Hot 100 interrupted the Kim Carnes single "Bette Davis Eyes" run as the number 1 single at five weeks. The next week, Carnes' song regained its number 1 status for an additional four weeks.
The origin of the single was the Netherlands where numerous bootleg disco singles were floating around. Willem van Kooten, the owner of one of the copyrights, decided to make a similar, legitimate record of a 12" single titled "Let's Do It in the 80s Great Hits" credited to a Canadian group called Passion (though the snippets of songs were taken from the original recordings). He found singers who sounded similar to John Lennon and Paul McCartney and decided to make the single focus on The Beatles. The Beatles medley was later extended to a full 16-minute album side. It appeared on the Stars on 45's first full-length release, Long Play Album (US title: Stars on Long Play; UK title: Stars on 45 - The Album).
The album version of the song moved "Venus" and "Sugar Sugar" to Side Two into a different medley, and added several more Beatles songs as well as a 32-second instrumental extract from George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" and even a fleeting reference to new wave band Sparks' "Beat the Clock", for a total length of about 15 minutes. The album version was released as Long Play Album in the Netherlands, and retitled Stars on Long Play in the US and Stars on 45 — The Album in the UK.
The song also became a huge success in the UK where it kicked off a craze for medleys, with a large number of records in the Stars on 45 mould reaching the UK Top 40 in 1981. For example, The Hollies recorded "Holliedaze", a medley of some of their previous hits, which reached 28 on the UK charts with Graham Nash and Eric Haydock briefly rejoining the group in September 1981 to promote the record. Likewise, in the US the song started a medley craze that lasted for about a year and introduced not only other medleys by Stars on 45, but medleys by the Beatles themselves, The Beach Boys, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Larry Elgart and His Manhattan Swing Orchestra, as well as others.

Tracklist:
01. The Specials - Ghost Town (Extended Version) (5:57)
02. The Specials - Why? (3:54)
03. The Specials - Friday Night Saturday Morning (3:33)
"Ghost Town" is a 1981 song by the British ska band The Specials. The song spent three weeks at number one and 10 weeks in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart. Addressing themes of urban decay, deindustrialisation, unemployment and violence in inner cities, the song is remembered for being a hit at the same time as riots were occurring in British cities. As such, it is remembered as a major piece of popular social commentary.

Tracklist:
01. Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood (Special 12" Versiom) (6:40)
02. Tom Tom Club - Spooks (6:30)
16Bit
Tom Tom Club is an American new wave band founded in 1981 by husband and wife team Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, both also known for being bandmembers of Talking Heads.
"Wordy Rappinghood" was the first single released from Tom Tom Club's eponymous debut album. 'Wordy Rappinghood" reached #7 on the U.K. single chart on June 7, 1981, the song also peaked at #1 on the U.S. Dance Chart.

Tracklist:
01. Blue Zoo - Cry Boy Cry (12" Version) (6:00)
02. Blue Zoo - Off To Market (Dub) (4:02)
"Cry Boy Cry" is a song by British new wave band Blue Zoo, released in 1982 as the third single from their 1983 debut album Two by Two. The song is the band's biggest hit, and their only top 40 entry, reaching No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart in October 1982. It also reached No. 25 in Ireland.

Tracklist:
01. Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf (US Remix) (4:02)
02. Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf (Night Version) (5:14)
"Hungry Like the Wolf" is a song by the British new wave band Duran Duran. Written by the band members, the song was produced by Colin Thurston for the group's second studio album Rio. The song was released in May 1982 as the band's fifth single in the United Kingdom. It reached no. 5 on the UK Singles Chart, and received a gold certification by the British Phonographic Industry.
The music video for "Hungry Like the Wolf" was directed by Russell Mulcahy and filmed in the jungles of Sri Lanka. Although the band initially failed to break into the US market, MTV placed the "Hungry Like the Wolf" video into heavy rotation. Subsequently, the group gained much exposure; the song peaked at the number 3 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1983, and Duran Duran became an international sensation. The video won the first Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video in 1984.
This USA 7" 2nd US single release of "Hungry Like The Wolf" with different mixes, to promote the "Rio" album re-release and the "Carnival" Mini-LP release, eatures the US Album Remix which appeared on the 2nd US editions of the "Rio" album on the A-side along with the Carnival/Night Version as it's b-side.

Tracklist:
01. Duran Duran - Rio (US Album Remix) (5:24)
02. Duran Duran - My Own Way (Carnival Remix) (4:29)
03. Duran Duran - Lonely In Your Nightmare (US Album Remix) (4:52)
04. Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf (US Album Remix) (4:02)
05. Duran Duran - Hold Back The Rain (US Album Remix) (6:28)
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the release of 'RIO' I decided to transfer the bonus 12" that was included with the 2014 remastered vinyl edition of 'RIO'. This bonus 180 gram 12" contains the David Kershenbaum US album remixes that were originally released On Harvest/Capitol records ( ST-12211) in November 1982. These mixes were also issued on the remastered CD as well, but I found the remastering to be a bit under whelming. I hope you enjoy these vinyl transfers.
Duran Duran re-entered Air studios in London to embark on their second LP, eventually titled 'RIO'. Recorded during January and February of 1982, the LP was released in May of that year to great success everywhere except the US.
As many of you have noticed, the 'RIO' album is somewhat different depending on where you are listening to the vinyl version or CD. In fact there are several variations of each.
The successes at that time of mini-LPs by Missing Persons, Thomas Dolby and Duran Duran, prompted Capitol Records to change the marketing strategy of the group from that of New Romantics to a dance band.
Duran Duran's 'CARNIVAL' remix EP was released in the US in September of 1982 to great success. DJs around the country began to play the remixed dance versions of the 'RIO' album tracks. Apparently, the previous mixing on 'RIO' didn't fit the US market, and at the invitation of Capitol Records North America, proceeded to have the album reworked. Being pleased with the remixes already done on 'My Own Way' and 'Hold Back The Rain', the band, with the approval of Capitol, once again enlisted the help of David Kershenbaum.
The 'remixed & remastered' North American LP was released on the Harvest label in November of 1982, and has a matrix number ST-1-12211-Z13-REI #1. It was sent out with a blue sticker noting its difference. No Kershenbaum remix credit is to be found, neither on the inner sleeve nor on the label for Side A. Thus, the labeled timings of the tracks are incorrect and simply carried over from the previous version.
'Rio', which was remixed into a 6:39 Night Version by Kershenbaum, was not only edited down for the second American LP (clocking in at 5:24), it is also different in the way the saxophone is mixed. The version of 'My Own Way' was taken from the original UK LP, and by altering the lyrical structure and sequence of song segments; Mr. Kershenbaum created a 4:29 masterpiece, which can also be found on the US 'CARNIVAL' mini-LP.
Collectors should note that before the Limited Edition of the album came out in 2009, the David Kershenbaum mix of 'Lonely In Your Nightmare' could have been found only on the second and third versions of the American vinyl LP. 'Hungry Like The Wolf' appears on the second US version as a remixed 'album' version, which was also issued in December of 1982 on the American 7" single re-release, and 'Hold Back The Rain' appears as a slightly edited version of the Carnival Remix both developed by David Kershenbaum.
-with special thanks to Ansgar Thomann, Tom McClintock, Alan De Feyter, Andreas Tjornehoj, Kenneth Sausville, Gabby, Igor Pryazhin, Peter Brinkhof, Guido Gilgen and Brian Tobin.

Tracklist:
01. Jermaine Jackson - Let Me Tickle Your Fancy (Vocal Long Version) (5:06)
02. Jermaine Jackson - Let Me Tickle Your Fancy (Instrumental) (5:06)
"Let Me Tickle Your Fancy" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Jermaine Jackson. It was released as the first single from his 1982 album, Let Me Tickle Your Fancy. It features the group Devo.
The song reached #18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Pop chart, and #5 on the R&B Chart.

Tracklist:
01. Soft Cell - What (6:10)
02. Soft Cell - So (8:48)
"What" is a song written by H. B. Barnum, originally performed by Melinda Marx and released in 1965.
British synth-pop/new wave duo Soft Cell released a cover of the song in July 1982 as the only single from their remix EP Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing. It became their fifth UK top-ten chart hit, peaking at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.

Tracklist:
01. The Cage Featuring Nona Hendryx - Do What Ya Wanna Do (Long Version) (7:35)
02. The Cage Featuring Nona Hendryx - Do What Ya Wanna Do (Dub Version) (6:24)
03. The Cage Featuring Nona Hendryx - The Slammer (5:26)
16Bit
"Do What Ya Wanna Do" is a 1977 song originally recorded by T-Connection. In 1982 the song was covered by The Cage Featuring American singer Nona Hendryx.
The Cage was a project built around Ms. Nona Hendryx and the studio band Visage as they existed in 1982, following the exits of Dave Formula as well as Midge Ure and Billy Currie following the lawsuit to extricate the band from Morrison/O’Donnell management [who were also representing Ultravox]. That meant Rusty Egan on drums with Steve Barnacle on guitars and synths with brother Gary on sax and synths. Production and remix via the great John Luongo.
The song was a cover of a T-Connection disco track from 1977 that was very much in the traditional mold of the day. This one was much tougher with the full complement of Visage’s sonic vocabulary that they’d already established on their two albums. Drum machines kept the time while Egan drummed around them on acoustic percussion. Providing lots of vibrant fills and percussive volleys. Steve Barnacle played mostly extreme funk bass here with brother Gary adding sax interjection.
The drum solo breakdowns on this one were bold and hard and lasted as long as they wanted even as hints of the Mororder sound gave it all a machine-led energy that the more traditional instruments used as a foundation. Of course, Ms. Hendryx was more than capable of matching the toughness of the musicians. - postpunkmonk Discogs
The song was also featured in the film and soundtrack "Summer Lovers".

Tracklist:
01. The Fun Boy Three with Bananarama - It Ain't What You Do (Extended Version) (5:50)
02. The Fun Boy Three with Bananarama - The "Funrama" Theme (Extended Version) (5:58)
"It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)" is a calypso song written by jazz musicians Melvin "Sy" Oliver and James "Trummy" Young. It was first recorded in 1939 by Jimmie Lunceford, Harry James, and Ella Fitzgerald.
The jazz tune was transformed into a pop song with ska elements in 1982. With the title slightly altered to "It Ain't What You Do....", it was included on Fun Boy Three's debut self-titled album, but it was not available on a Bananarama album until 1988's Greatest Hits Collection.
Terry Hall of Fun Boy Three owned a copy of Bananarama's previous single "Aie a Mwana" and after seeing an article about the trio in The Face he decided he wanted them to sing background vocals on this song, solely based on the fact that he liked their look. "It Ain't What You Do...." became a big hit in the UK, climbing to number four in the UK singles chart. The success of this single also prompted Bananarama to return the favour and have Fun Boy Three sing on their next single "Really Saying Something".

Tracklist:
01. Thompson Twins - Make Believe (Special Extended Version) (5:05)
02. Thompson Twins - Runaway (Extended Remix) (5:28)
03. Thompson Twins - Bouncing (Extended Remix) (4:56)
04. Thompson Twins - Good Gosh (Remix) (3:10)
"Extra-special Tuneful Twosome" is a rare 1982 pre-trio Thompson Twins USA 12" promo. The single contains two as far as I know US only mixes of "Make Believe" and "Good Gosh!". "Runaway" and "Bouncing" were both included on the "Runaway" UK 12" that I poste earlier this year.

Tracklist:
01. Various - 1982 Top Tune Medley (Part 1) (23:44)
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
Kool & The Gang - Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La La La)
Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message
Diana Ross - Mirror, Mirror
Stevie Wonder - That Girl
Imagination - Just An Illusion
Shalamar - A Night To Remember
Junior - Mama Used To Say
Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)
Melba Moore - Love's Comin' At Ya
Stevie Wonder - Do I Do
Rockers Revenge - Walking On Sunshine
Bootsy's Rubber Band - Body Slam
Peech Boys - Don't Make Me Wait
Third World - Try Jah Love
Odyssey - Inside Out
Atlantic Starr - Circles
Vicky "D" - This Beat Is Mine
Xavier - Work That Sucker To Death
Howard Johnson - So Fine
Eddie Murphy - Boogie In Your Butt
Gino Soccio - It's Alright
The Whispers - In The Raw
Gwen Guthrie - It Should Have Been You
The Flirts - Calling All Boys
Larry Graham - Sooner Or Later
The Ritchie Family - I'll Do My Best
Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots
Sharon Brown - I Specialize In Love
D-Train - Keep On
Chas Jankel - Glad To Know You
Thompson Twins - In The Name Of Love
Yazoo - Situation
D-Train - You're The One For Me
Sinnamon - Thanks To You
A.37 ABC– The Look Of Love
Evelyn King - Love Come Down
The Human League - Don't You Want Me
Cheri - Murphy's Law
Skyy - Call Me
Prince - 1999
War - You Got The Power
Nancy Martinez - Can't Believe
Time Bandits - Live It Up
Was (Not Was) - Tell Me That I'm Dreaming
George Clinton - Loopzilla
Sweet Pea Atkinson - Dance Or Die
Rick James - Dance Wit' Me
Jimmy Ross - Fall In To A Trance
Madonna - Everybody
Prince - 1999
Gary's Gang - Knock Me Out
Roni Griffith - Love Is The Drug
The Gap Band - Early In The Morning
Stone - Time
The Flirts - Passion
Klein & M.B.O. - Dirty Talk
J. Geils Band - Flame Thrower
Patrick Cowley - Get A Little
Paul Parke - Right On Target
02. Various - 1982 Top Tune Medley (Part 2) (20:02)
Paul Parker - Right On Target
Slim Line - If You Can Dance You Can Do It
Sharon Redd - Beat The Street
Vanity 6 - Nasty Girl
Aretha Franklin - Jump To It
Prince - Let's Work
Olivia Newton-John - Physical
Jermaine Jackson - Let Me Tickle Your Fancy
Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio - The Other Woman
Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra
The Gap Band - You Dropped A Bomb On Me
Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock
Planet Patrol - Play At Your Own Risk
Yazoo - Don't Go
Divine - Native Love (Step By Step)
Bobby Orlando - I'm So Hot For You
Roni Griffith - (The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up
Lisa - Jump Shout
Boys Town Gang - Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Barry White - Change
Patrick Cowley - Megatron Man
Gino Soccio - Remember
Melissa Manchester - You Should Hear How She Talks About You
Viola Wills - Stormy Weather
Angela Clemmons - Gimme Just A Little More Time
KC & The Sunshine Band - Gimme Some More
Linda Clifford - Don’t Come Crying To Me
War - Outlaw
Sharon Redd - In The Name Of Love
Lime - Come And Get Your Love
ABBA - The Visitors
Sylvester– - Do You Wanna Funk
Laura Branigan - Gloria
The Clash - Rock The Casbah
Dazz Band - Let It Whip
Donna Summer - Love Is In Control
The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men
Lime - Baby We're Gonna Love Tonight
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran
Toni Basil - Mickey
Toni Basil - Mickey (Version En Español)
Go-Go's - We Got The Beat
"Top Tune Medley" is a landmark bootleg 12" released in January 1983, the record contains every song that was a club hit in 1982 regardless of genre something that was not usually done at that time period. The record was mixed, edited, sequenced and compiled by DJ LOLLIPOP an American DJ and producer. Many of the songs in this production still pack a dance floor today – while others have faded almost into oblivion.
Everything was produced using vinyl records, turntables, a mixer, a splicing block with tape tabs
& miles of ¼” reel-to-reel tape.
I have made every attempt to meticuously restore this record however due to some of the original source records that were used for this bootleg sound quality does vary from track to track. I also want to thank DJ LOLLIPOP for sending this record to me it has become one of my very favorite pieces in my collection. I am also very happy to be able to share this masterpiece with all of you. Enkoy!
Specially Remixed & Edited For Over Forty Minutes Of Non-Stop Dance Action!

Tracklist:
01. Viola Wills - Stormy Weather (7:36)
02. Viola Wills - Stormy Weather (Instrumental) (7:36)
03. Viola Wills - Stormy Weather (Radio Version) (3:48)
"Stormy Weather" is a 1933 song written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler. Ethel Waters first sang it at The Cotton Club night club in Harlem. Viola Wills covered the song in 1982, it peaked at number four on the dance charts.
The song tells of disappointment, as the lyrics, "Don't know why there's no sun up in the sky" show someone pining for her man to return. The weather is a metaphor for the feelings of the singer; "stormy weather since my man and I ain't together, keeps raining all the time."
Viola Wills died of cancer on May 6, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona at 8:27am Pacific Time. Her funeral was held at the Macedonia Abbey Baptist Church in Los Angeles on May 15, 2009.

Tracklist:
01. Devo - Theme From Doctor Detroit (Dance Mix) (6:03)
02. Devo - Luv Luv (3:34)
03. Devo - Theme From Doctor Detroit (3:09)
BTG Halloween Mixtape Approved!
"Theme From Doctor Detroit" is an EP by the American new wave band Devo, released in 1983 by MCA Records. It includes the two songs from the Doctor Detroit movie soundtrack recorded by the band (the title song and "Luv-Luv"), plus a dance mix of the title theme. A music video of the song, containing scenes from the movie as well as footage of the band, was released on the We're All Devo home video in 1984 and also appears on the 2014 re-release of the Complete Truth About De-Evolution video collection.
In the US, the "Theme from Doctor Detroit" made it to No. 50 on the Billboard Dance Chart chart. On the Hot 100, the song went to No. 59.

Tracklist:
01. Duran Duran - Rio (Pt. II) (Full 7" Mix) (5:03)
02. Duran Duran - Hold Back The Rain (Re-Mix) (Carnival Remix) (7:03)
03. Duran Duran - My Own Way (Night Version) (6:34)
04. Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf (Night Version) (5:11)
05. Duran Duran - New Religion (Carnival Remix) (5:13)
"Carnival" is a Mini-LP by British new wave band Duran Duran, released in various countries by Capitol-EMI. In Japan the EP was released on February 1, 1982.
The most interesting collection of songs can be found on the Japanese/Tawainese release of Carnival. Included among the increasingly easy to acquire versions of previous singles is a remix exclusive to this release of fan-favourite album track "New Religion". This mainly instrumental mix remained unavailable outside of Japan/Taiwan until the 1999 release of the Strange Behaviour remix album. It is also noteable for featuring a longer fade out that runs right to the end of the in studio performance.
The remainder of the EP was filled with the seven-inch version of "Rio", (mis-labelled as "Rio" (Pt II) as the wrong master was delivered to the Toshiba-EMI offices in Tokyo), the full length Kershenbaum remix of "Hold Back the Rain", and Night Versions of "My Own Way" and "Hungry Like the Wolf".

Tracklist:
01. Grandmaster & Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Do It) (7:36)
02. Grandmaster & Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Do It) (Bonus) (2:19)
03. Grandmaster & Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Do It) (Bonus Breaks/Short Version) (6:57)
"White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" is a song by Melle Mel, released as a 12" in 1983 on Sugar Hill Records. The song, which warns against the dangers of cocaine, addiction, and drug smuggling, is one of Melle Mel's signature tracks. The bassline is taken from a performance of the Sugar Hill house band (featuring bassist Doug Wimbish) covering "Cavern", a single by New York City band Liquid Liquid.
When originally released on Sugar Hill Records, the record was credited to Grandmaster & Melle Mel (some international issues carried the credit Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel). By this time, Grandmaster Flash had already stopped touring with Mel and was suing Sugar Hill Records for back royalties. The animosity between the two artists continued well into the future.
"White Lines" peaked at No. 47 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart in 1983. The song fared better in the United Kingdom, reaching number 7 on the UK Singles Chart in July 1984, spending 17 consecutive weeks in the top 40. It was the 13th best-selling single of 1984 in the UK, selling more than several number one hits that year.
The song was co-written by Melle Mel and Sylvia Robinson. Originally, it was intended to be an ironic celebration of a cocaine-fueled party lifestyle, but it was abridged with the "don't do it" message as a concession to commercial considerations.
The lines "A businessman is caught with 24 kilos / He's out on bail and out of jail and that's the way it goes" refers to car manufacturer John DeLorean, who in 1982 became entrapped in a scheme to save his company from bankruptcy using drug money. Some of the lyrics in "White Lines" ("something like a phenomenon") echoed lyrics from the song "Cavern" by Liquid Liquid ("slip in and out of phenomenon"), in addition to the note-by-note appropriation of the bass line from "Cavern" with a rapping track overlaid. Sugar Hill did not get proper clearance to use "Cavern," resulting in years of lawsuits, ultimately in Liquid Liquid's favor. As a result of the $600,000 judgment against Sugar Hill, the label declared bankruptcy to circumvent paying the judgment.
**The two tracks on the b-side are listed as seperate tracks on the record label. However they are one continuos track. To keep the integrity of the original vinyl I did not seperate them.

Tracklist:
01. Greg Khin Band - Jeopardy (Dance Mix) (6:47)
02. Greg Khin Band - Jeopardy (Instrumental Version) (6:33)
"Jeopardy" is a hit song released in 1983 by The Greg Kihn Band on their album Kihnspiracy. It is the band's only Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, reaching number 2 in May 1983 (behind Michael Jackson's "Beat It") and also hitting number 1 on the dance charts for two weeks a month earlier. The song also reached number 63 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's only charting song in the UK. The song is written in the key of D minor.

Tracklist:
01. Leisure Process - Anxiety (Neurotica Mix) (Extended Version) (6:17)
02. Leisure Process - Company B (Extended Mix) (8:04)
"Anxiety" is a 1983 single by British New Wave duo Leisure Process consiting of Gary Barnacle & Ross Middleton. The group were remixed and produced by Martin Rushent who had also worked with acts like Visage, Generation X, The Go-go's and The Human league.
Leisure Process released only four singles before disbanding.

Tracklist:
01. Midge Ure & Mick Karn - After A Fashion (Extended Version) (5:44)
02. Midge Ure & Mick Karn - Textures (3:24)
Originally I posted this one on January 5, 2011. But for those who may have missed it or if you are a new reader just discovering BTG. I decided to give this one a new rip with my newer Ortofon Super 30 stylus. This 12″ is also being posted in 24 bit flac for the very first time!
"After A Fashion" was a one-off single released by Ultravox lead singer Midge Ure and Mick Karn bassist for the art rock band Japan, from 1974 to 1982. The song peaked at #39 on the UK singles chart in 1983.

Tracklist:
01. Pete Shelley - (Millions Of People) No One Like You (4:07)
02. Pete Shelley - If You Ask Me (I Won't Say No) (4:22)
03. Pete Shelley - (Millions Of People) No One Like You / If You Ask Me (I Won't Say No) (Dub Mix) (6:36)
"(Millions Of People) No One Like You" is the second single taken from the LP XL1 by Buzzcocks frontman Pete Shelley. The single reached #94 on the UK singles chart. The song became Shelley's last charting single.
The A-side is named on the release as one track, but is actually separated into two,

Tracklist:
01. Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut (3:15)
02. Stray Cats - Built For Speed (2:54)
03. Stray Cats - Sweet Love On My Mind (4:27)
04. Stray Cats - Drink That Bottle Down (5:12)
"Stray Cat Strut" is the third single by American rockabilly band Stray Cats, released April 17, 1981 by Arista Records in the UK, where it peaked at No. 11 on the Singles Chart. It was taken from the band's 1981 debut album, Stray Cats. That same year, as an import, it peaked at No. 78 on the US Disco Top 80 chart.
In the US, the song was released as a single by EMI America on June 11, 1982, and included on the Built for Speed album released that same month. During its initial release, "Stray Cat Strut" failed to crack the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 109 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart in August 1982. When the band's next single, "Rock This Town", made the top 10, the record company decided to re-release "Stray Cat Strut", this time with much more success. Debuting at number 43, it was the highest new entry on the Hot 100 chart dated December 25, 1982, eventually peaking at number 3 in March 1983. The music video for the song received extensive airplay on MTV during the channel's early days. The video consisted of band members (and extras) performing in an alley while an irate resident throws things at them. It also featured scenes from the 1949 MGM cartoon Bad Luck Blackie.
In the October 1998 issue of Guitar World magazine, Brian Setzer's solo from "Stray Cat Strut" ranked No. 92 on the "Top 100 Guitar Solos of All Time" list.

Tracklist:
01. Toni Basil - Shoppin' From A To Z (Special Club Mix) (6:04)
02. Toni Basil - Shoppin' From A To Z (3:36)
"Shoppin' From A to Z" is the fourth single by Toni Basil, and the third from her debut album, Word of Mouth. It was released in the US only. After the poor performance of "Nobody" in the UK, there was a lot of dependence on "Shoppin' From A to Z" for its performance in the US. It peaked at #77.
The song features a shopping list consisting of various grocery items, each beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. On the album version, it is shouted out by a chorus. However, in the single version this is replaced by comical voices saying the name of each item.

Tracklist:
01. Duran Duran - The Reflex (Dance Mix) (6:34)
02. Duran Duran - The Reflex (Dance Mix Edited) (4:22)
03. Duran Duran - Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) (4:55)
++ Of note the original transfer in 2012 was the USA 12" of "The Reflex" which was pressed at 33 ⅓ RPM it also did not include the live b-side track. For this NEW 2022 Transfer I decided to use the UK 12" which is pressed at 45 RPM for better sound fidelity along with the addition of "Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)" recorded live on the b-side.
"The Reflex" is the eleventh single by English new wave band Duran Duran, released in 1984. The song was heavily remixed for single release and was the third and last to be taken from their third studio album Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983). The single became the band's first to reach the top of the US singles chart and their second to top the UK singles chart.
"The Reflex" became the band's most successful single, topping the UK chart on 5 May 1984. It was their second UK No. 1, after 1983's "Is There Something I Should Know?", and would prove to be their last. The single entered the charts in America on 21 April 1984 at no. 46, became Duran Duran's first of two singles to hit no. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (for 2 weeks) on 23 June 1984 , and was a huge hit internationally. (Their only other single to hit no. 1 in the US was the title song to the 1985 James Bond film "A View to a Kill".) It was also the first of two songs that kept "Dancing in the Dark" by Bruce Springsteen out of the top spot (the other one being Prince's "When Doves Cry"). The band wanted it to be the lead single from Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983), but their label did not like the warbling singing during the "why don't you use it" segments, thinking this would hinder its success as a stand-alone single track.
The remixes for both the 7" and 12" singles were created by Nile Rodgers, of Chic fame. It was his first work with the band, and he would later go on to produce "The Wild Boys" single as well as the album Notorious (1986) and several tracks on Astronaut (2004).
Producer Ian Little recalled the sound Nick Rhodes came up with on his Roland Jupiter-8 keyboard: "...whenever I hear that steel-drum part it always brings a smile to my face because it's so out of tune. Steel drums always are, but it was exactly right in terms of rhythm and tone. So a wood-block sound was mixed in to make it even more percussive and, successfully, it did the job."
The live B-side "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" is a cover version of a Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel song, recorded 16 November 1982 at Hammersmith Odeon in London, with lead Rebel Steve Harley joining the band onstage.

Tracklist:
01. Gazebo - Lunatic (Disco Mix) (6:25)
02. Gazebo - Lunatic (Instrumental) (7:07)
"Lunatic" was the fourth single released by by Italian musician Gazebo, released in July 1984. The song was written by Gazebo and Pierluigi Giombini. "Lunatic" reached the top 10 in Italy, peaking at No. 5. The song also charted in Switzerland and West Germany, peaking at No. 6 and No. 4, respectively.

Tracklist:
01. Joe Jackson - You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want) (Specially Remixed Version) (6:24)
02. Joe Jackson - You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want) (Dub Version) (4:53)
03. Joe Jackson - Cha Cha Loco (4:44)
"You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)" is a single from Joe Jackson's 1984 album Body and Soul.
The track features a slap bass performance from Jackson's longtime bassist Graham Maby. Maby recalled, "For 'You Can't Get What You Want,' on Body and Soul, Joe wanted me to slap. It was certainly not one of my strengths, but I think the track came out fine, and it was fun to play live."
In the United States the single peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the UK it reached #77.

Tracklist:
01. Katie Kissoon - I Need A Man In My Life (Extended Club Mix) (6:44)
02. Katie Kissoon - I Need A Man In My Life (Accapella Mix) (3:12)
03. Katie Kissoon - I Need A Man In My Life (Dub Mix) (3:48)
04. Katie Kissoon - I Need A Man In My Life (7" Edit) (3:51)
"I Need A Man In My Life" is a 1984 Hi-NRG anthem performed by Trinidad soul and pop singer Katie Kissoon. Released on Jive Records the single reached #37 on the US Billboard Dance Chart on September 1, 1984 after spending eight weeks on the survery "I Need A Man In My Life" was her only solo hit single. Katie had previously had several hits in the early 70s with her brother Mac as part of the duo Mac And Katie Kissoon.

Tracklist:
01. Patti Austin - Rhythm Of The Street (Dance Remix) (6:06)
02. Patti Austin - It's Gonna Be Special (Dance Remix) (6:30)
"Rhythm of the Street"/"It's Gonna Be Special" is a double A-side 12" single by American R&B, pop, and jazz singer and songwriter Patti Austin. Both songs are taken from her self-titled 1984 album. "It's Gonna Be Special" was also featured on the John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John film soundtrack "Two Of A Kind".
"It's Gonna Be Special" peaked at #15 on the US Billboard R&B chart as well as #5 on the Dance Chart. "It's Gonna Be Special" failed to reach the Billboard Top 40 only peaking at #82.
"Rhythm of the Street" peaked at #33 on the US Billboard R&B chart as well as #11 on the Dance Chart. The song also reached #96 on the UK singles chart.

Tracklist:
01. Human League - The Lebanon (Extended Version) (5:52)
02. Human League - Thirteen (4:59)
03. Human League - The Lebanon (Instrumental) (5:04)
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"The Lebanon" is a song by the British Synthpop group The Human League. Written jointly by lead singer Philip Oakey and keyboard player Jo Callis, it was recorded at Air studios between 1983-1984. Originally an album track on Hysteria, it was released as a single in the UK and the U.S. and was the first single to be released from that album.
"The Lebanon" was released as a UK single in April 1984. It failed to make the impact expected by the band and Virgin Records in the charts after the number two success of "(Keep Feeling) Fascination", only reaching #11 in the UK Singles chart and #64 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on September 6, 1984.
The song was conceived, written and recorded at a time when the band was under considerable pressure to provide Virgin Records with a follow up album to equal the enormous international success of Dare. The band had taken up residence in the Ј1000 a day Air Studios; they were there a full year and were agonizing (and arguing) over every note of every track.
"The Lebanon" was a radical departure from what was accepted as the soft synthpop sound of the Human League and could almost be described as rock. The track opens with a heavy bass guitar riff by Ian Burden before launching into some high tempo keyboards. The use of guitars by the band was not lost on music critics, who brought up the "no guitars rule" that the band originally had in 1981.
The lyrics were an attempt to make a political statement on the Lebanese civil war which had been exacerbated by Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon of 1982.
It was suggested that The Human League were too 'lightweight' to make heavy political comment and "should stick to pop and love songs". They were criticized at the time for being banal and "out of their depth". Later in 2007 the lines "Before he leaves the camp he stops, He scans the world outside, And where there used to be some shops, Is where the snipers sometimes hide" would be described as the ninth-worst lyrics ever in an anti-award called 'Taxing Lyrical'.
Oakey takes the criticism in very good humour and is actually proud of the worst lyrics award. Human League singer Susan Ann Sulley justifies the song, saying that it was because they "wanted to speak up for the little people, It's what we do, we speak up for the little people". She goes on to say that the band just wanted to say something about the situation in Lebanon at the time and was not trying to be political for the sake of it. The band even managed to offend the subjects of the song, as they used the title "The Lebanon" which is considered by the Lebanese to be the Israeli term for the country not the correct "Lebanon".
The music video for the song was filmed in the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, UK in April 1984. The video at first sight appears to be filmed at a Human League concert with the band playing live on stage. The concert was in fact fake, and was filmed in takes as the band mimed to playback. The audience were invited extras and bit part dancers were placed in the front of the stage. This is very noticeable when the camera pans onto the audience where certain extras desperately try to play up for their 'shot at fame'.
Even though it was a faux concert, the band's appearance on stage is notable for its layout and behaviour. The three vocalists are in a straight line at the front of the stage, a very energetic, hyperactive Susan Sulley on the left, a serious Philip Oakey in the centre and a cool, laid back, sashaying Joanne Catherall on the right, with the instrumentalists to the rear. This arrangement and personality traits can still be seen today when the band plays live.

Tracklist:
01. Cherrelle with Alexander O'Neal - Saturday Love (Extended Version) (8:42)
02. Cherrelle with Alexander O'Neal - Saturday Love (Acapella) (3:24)
03. Cherrelle with Alexander O'Neal - Saturday Love (Instrumental) (4:55)
"Saturday Love" is a song performed by American R&B singers Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal. It was released in October 1985. The song peaked at #2 on the US R&B chart and became a moderate pop hit peaking at #26 on the US Hot 100 in the spring of 1986. It reached #6 on the UK singles chart, and #7 on the Irish Singles Chart. The song appeared on Cherrelle's gold album, High Priority, on Tabu Records and included an extended spoken dialogue introduction skit set in a bar.
In 2007, O'Neal re-recorded the song for his album Alex Loves..., released in February 2008. This version featured the vocals of Bianca Lindgreen, a long-time friend of O'Neal's. Also in 2008, the special edition EP "Saturday Love - 2008 Remixes" was released, featuring 11 club/house remixes as well as an a cappella version. O'Neal and Cherrelle reunited and performed the song at the 2011 BET Awards and afterwards presented the Best New Artist Award.
The song has been sampled 92 times. This includes both samples and interpolations. Popular songs that sample "Saturday Love" include 50 Cent's "I Get It In," Spaceghostpurrp's "Friday," and Charli XCX's "How Can I Not Know What I Need Right Now."

Tracklist:
01. George Benson - 20/20 (Jellybean Remix) (9:40)
02. George Benson - Shark Bite (6:09)
"20/20" was the first single taken from the 22nd studio album by American singer and guitarist George Benson. Written by Randy Goodrum, and Steve Kipner who had previously co-written Olivia Newton-John's smash hit "Physical". "20/20" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 on December 15, 1984 peaking at #48 on January 26, 1985 after spending thirteen weeks on the survey. In the UK the song reached #29.

Tracklist:
01. Gino Vannelli - Black Cars (Special Dance Mix) (5:45)
02. Gino Vannelli - Black Cars (Instrumental Dub Mix) (3:44)
03. Gino Vannelli - Black Cars (LP Version) (3:10)
"Black Cars" was the first single taken from the album of the same name by Canadian singer/songwriter Gino Vannelli. Produced with his brothers Joe and Ross, the single peaked at #42 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and #4 in Canada.
The song was also a major club hit in the USA reaching #15 on the Billboard Dance/Club Chart.

Tracklist:
01. Go West - Eye To Eye (Credibility Mix) (5:46)
02. Go West - Eye To Eye (Horizontal Mix) (5:09)
03. Go West - Eye To Eye (Credibility Dub Mix) (4:53)
Released only in the US "Eye To Eye" was the fourth single taken from the debut album by English Pop Duo Go West. The single was a minor hit peaking at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #32 on the US dance chart.
The band did not release a music video to promote this single.

Tracklist:
01. Go West - Goodbye Girl (4:35)
02. Go West - S.O.S. (The Perpendicular Mix) (5:08)
03. Go West - Dreamworld (4:23)
"Goodbye Girl" was a 1985 hit for successful English pop duo Go West. It was released in both the UK and New Zealand where it sold well, reaching #25 in the UK Singles Chart and #15 in the New Zealand chart. The song was the third single taken from the groups debut album.
The 12" features a remix of the album track "S.O.S". and the non album track "Dreamworld".

Tracklist:
01. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (Extended Version) (5:43)
02. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (Instrumental) (4:56)
03. Kate Bush - Under The Ivy (2:07)
"Running Up That Hill" is a song by English singer-songwriter Kate Bush. It was the first single from her 1985 album Hounds of Love, released in the United Kingdom on 5 August 1985. It was her first 12-inch single. It was the most successful of Bush's 1980s releases, entering the UK Singles Chart at number 9 and eventually peaking at number 3, her second-highest single peak. The single also had an impact in the United States, providing Bush with her first chart hit there since 1978, where it reached the top 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and featured prominently in the dance charts. Bush also performed the song live for the first time with David Gilmour of Pink Floyd at the Secret Policeman's Third Ball in 1987. The song's title for Hounds of Love and all subsequent releases was "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)".
The B-side of the 7-inch single contains Bush's song "Under the Ivy". The 12-inch single contains an extended remix and an instrumental version of "Running Up That Hill", as well as "Under the Ivy".
In 2022, the song received renewed attention when it was prominently featured in season 4 of Stranger Things. Its appearance led to the song's resurgence on charts around the world, entering the top ten for the first time in New Zealand, Canada, and the United States (and becoming Bush's first top-ten ever in the latter country), and re-entering it in Australia, the UK and Ireland.

Tracklist:
01. Magazine 60 - Don Quichotte (U.S. Remix) (6:30)
02. Magazine 60 - Don Quichotte (5:08)
Magazine 60 is a French synth-pop band founded by music producer, Jean-Luc Drion. Other members are Dominique Régiacorte and Véronique Oliver. The group was best known for the 1984 song, "Don Quichotte," which hit the Top 10 in France and the Top 60 in the United States in 1986.

Tracklist:
01. Melissa Manchester - Mathematics (Dance Mix) (7:02)
02. Melissa Manchester - So Full Of Yourself (3:30)
03. Melissa Manchester - Mathematics (Dub Version) (4:57)
"Mathematics" was the first single and the title of Melissa Manchesters only MCA Records LP. With this single Melissa collaborated with the legendary Quincy Jones who produced the track and pop star Robbie Nevil who also was a co-producer, writer and did the songs arrangement. The 12" remix was done by John "Jellybean" Benitez. It seamed that all of the right elements were in place for a hit single, to re-start her career sadly this was not to be, the song only peaked at #74 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was her last chart single. The album "Mathematics" struggled to reach #144 on the US album chart.
The b-side "So Full Of Yourself" is a non-lp track and was co-written by Tom Snow who has written many hits for Olivia Newton-John including "Physical" and "Heart Attack"..

Tracklist:
01. Ministry - The Nature Of Love (7:00)
02. Ministry - The Nature Of Love (Cruelty Mix) (5:53)
"The Nature Of Love" is a 1985 non-album track recorded by by American band Ministry, both written and produced by Al Jourgensen. The single was released on Wax Trax! Records in the U.S. and Europe.
"The Nature of Love", which came out in June 1985, became Ministry's final single on Wax Trax!; in July 1985, the band was signed to Sire Records.

Tracklist:
01. Nina Hagen - Universal Radio (Universal Dance Mix) (7:00)
02. Nina Hagen - Universal Radio (Album) (3:36)
03. Nina Hagen - Universal Radio (Dub) (7:28)
"Universal Radio" is a song by German singer Nina Hagen from her third studio album Nina Hagen in Ekstasy (1985). It was released as the lead single from the album in January 1985 by Columbia Records. Written by Ron Dumas and produced by Adam Kidron, "Universal Radio" became successful in the US charts, peaking at number 39 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs. It was premiered by Rodney Bingenheimer on the radio station KROQ Los Angelas. "Universelles Radio", the German version of the song was also released.
The music video for the song featured footage of her performance at the Rock in Rio festival from January 13, 1985.
Hagen worked with Ron Dumas, who had previously recorded the song in 1983 with his band Ron Dumas Group. She later described the song as not being musically very interesting and that she originally wanted to do her vocals differently, but was directed by the recording company to make the record more "commercial".
**Please note the noise at the start of the Album version is supposed to be there.

Tracklist:
01. Paul Hardcastle - 19 (Extended Version) (5:11)
02. Paul Hardcastle - 19 (Destruction Mix) (6:55)
03. Paul Hardcastle - The Asylum (It'z Weird) (3:39)
Today we honor every service member who has ever worn one of our nation's uniforms. Happy Veterans Day.
"19" is a song by British musician Paul Hardcastle released as the first single from his self-titled third studio album Paul Hardcastle (1985).
The song has a strong anti-war message, focusing on America's involvement in the Vietnam War and the effect it had on the soldiers who served. The track was notable for early use of sampled and processed speech, in particular a stutter effect used on the words "n-n-n-n-nineteen" and "d-d-d-d-destruction". It also includes various non-speech samples such as crowd noise and a military bugle call.
"19" features sampled narration (by Peter Thomas), interview dialogue ("I wasn't really sure what was going on") and news reports from Vietnam Requiem, an ABC television documentary about the post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by veterans. In 2009, the song placed at 73 on VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 80s.
"19" topped the charts in the UK for 5 weeks, and reached the top 20 in the US, where it also topped the dance chart. For a while, it was the top selling single in 13 countries (helped by the fact that versions of the song were recorded in French, Spanish, German and Japanese), and it received the Ivor Novello award for Best-selling single of 1985. The song's English language release came in 3 different 12" versions ("Extended Version", "Destruction Mix" and "The Final Story"), each with an alternative cover design.

Tracklist:
01. René & Angela - I'll Be Good (Special Mix) (7:25)
02. René & Angela - I'll Be Good (Instrumental) (5:26)
"I'll Be Good" was the second single taken from the LP "Street Called Desire" by American R&B duo consisting of musical artists and producers René Moore and Angela Winbush. They formed in 1977 and disbanded in 1986. The song was the duo's biggest US top 40 hit peaking at #47 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #4 on the R&B chart. "I'll Be Good" was also their biggest hit in the UK reaching #22.

Tracklist:
01. Space Monkey - Come With Me (Extended Dance Mix) (7:24)
02. Space Monkey - Come With Me (LP Version) (4:16)
03. Space Monkey - Come With Me (Dub Version) (6:25)
"Come With Me" is a 1985 single by British pop group Space Monkey, led by the singer–songwriter guitarist Paul Goodchild. The song was released as the second single from the LP "On the Beam". Space Monkey was not a "group" per se; Goodchild was the only person to appear on every one of On the Beam's tracks. Various session musicians were used, including Wham's backup band and members of Bow Wow Wow. Also contributing was keyboard player Adrian Lee, who would later join Mike + the Mechanics.

Tracklist:
01. Stevie Nicks - I Can't Wait (Extended Mix) (6:00)
02. Stevie Nicks - Rock A Little (Extended Version) (5:16)
03. Stevie Nicks - I Can't Wait (7 Inch Mix) (4:27)
"I Can't Wait" is a 1986 song by American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks. It was the second single released off of her third studio album Rock a Little. The song peaked inside the US top 20 at #16 for two weeks and is one of only four of Nicks' singles to enter the US Dance charts peaking inside the top 30. It also charted in the UK, reaching #54 in the early months of 1986, her first single to chart there since 1981's "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around". The song also featured on the charts at the same time as another song of the same title by Nu Shooz, something of a rare incidence.
This UK 12" contains an extended version of the album track "Rock A Little" although it is not listed as such on the sleeve or record label. This version only appears on European issues of the 12" single.

Tracklist:
01. Teena Marie - 14K (Extended Version-Dance Mix) (6:31)
02. Teena Marie - 14K (Extended Version-Dance Mix Instrumental) (6:26)
"14K"' was a song recorded for the soundtrack to the film The Goonies by American R&B singer Teena Marie. "14K" debuted on the U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on October12, 1985 peaking at #87 after spending three weeks on the survey.
"14K" was only released in the United States.

Tracklist:
01. The Flaming Mussolinis - My Cleopatra (Extended Remix) (5:04)
02. The Flaming Mussolinis - My Cleopatra (Single Version) (3:28)
03. The Flaming Mussolinis - Privilege (3:08)
"My Cleopatra" is a song by The Flaming Mussolinis a new wave band from from Teesside UK who released two albums, and had a minor UK hit with "My Cleopatra" which peaked at #79 in the UK. After releasing five singles the band split in 1988.

Tracklist:
01. Electric Light Orchestra, Olivia Newton-John - All Over The World/Last Train To London (7:53)
02. Electric Light Orchestra, Olivia Newton-John - Xanadu (3:29)
03. Electric Light Orchestra, Olivia Newton-John - All Over The World (Edit) (3:45)
Tonight there's gonna be a party All Over The World Happy New Year 2023!
This 1980 France Promo 12” Single is a rare collectors item for both ELO and Olivia Newton-John fans and sells for a nice chunk of change if you have the rare opportunity to find a copy. This promo is one of my favorite and prized possessions from my Olivia Newton-John collection. I hope you enjoy it.
The interesting thing about this particular release is that it contains not only Olivia’s hit single “Xanadu”, but it also contains a continuous mix of ELO’s “All Over The World” and “Last Train To London” as far as I know this mix is only available on this release. Also of note “All Over The World” is an edited version removing the crowd noise found on the intro of the "Xanadu" soundtrack LP version. “All Over The World” was released hot on the heels of the single “Xanadu” , this was the third Top 20 ELO single released from the 1980 soundtrack, peaking at #13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. “Last Train To london” was was taken fom the 1979 ELO album “Discovery” the song was released in the US in early 1980 and peaked at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Xanadu” is performed by the Electric Light Orchestra and Olivia Newton-John. Newton-John sings the primary vocals, with ELO adding “parenthetic” vocals in the style of their other songs on the “Xanadu” soundtrack, along with providing the instrumentation. A rare collaboration for ELO, the single reached #1 in several countries and was the band’s only UK #1 single when it peaked there for two weeks in July 1980. The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.

Tracklist:
01. Donna Summer - Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) (Dance Remix) (7:04)
02. Donna Summer - Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) (Instrumental) (7:04)
"Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" is a Grammy-nominated single from Donna Summer's self-titled 1982 album. The single was her 12th top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Summer's 1980 The Wanderer album — her inaugural release on Geffen Records — had been certified gold in America although it did not enjoy numerous hit singles as some of her '70s releases had enjoyed. Summer had prepped her next album, which would be released in 1996 as I'm a Rainbow — a double set which continued her association with Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, but David Geffen, decided to cancel the project, and assigned Summer to record an album with producer Quincy Jones. Jones was a much sought-after producer at the time, particularly due to his association with Michael Jackson's album Off the Wall.
"Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" was the lead single off the Jones' produced album Donna Summer. It was written by Jones and Rod Temperton (formerly of funk band Heatwave) — who'd also written Jackson's "Rock with You". Summer reported that the recording process for this album was challenging, as she was pregnant at the time and unhappy over I'm a Rainbow' being shelved by Geffen Records.
The single was issued in three different versions: the 7" single release (3:42), the LP version (4:19), and a 12" single version (7:04). The 12" version features a "Dance Remix" on Side One and an "Instrumental Version Featuring Ernie Watts On Sax Solo" on Side Two. Both are remixes by Craig Kostich and Bruce Swedien.
"Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" became a major hit, peaking at no. 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the week of September 25, 1982, giving Summer her sixteenth top 40 hit, and reaching no. 4 on the US R&B Chart. It was Summer's best R&B showing since "Bad Girls" in 1979—even using police whistles in the song as in "Bad Girls". Although the parent album was certified gold in the US, it did not produce any more major hits and did not prove the powerhouse album Geffen Records had hoped for.

Tracklist:
01. Culture Club - I’ll Tumble 4 Ya! (Special Extended Version Remix) (4:40)
02. Culture Club - Man Shake (2:35)
“I’ll Tumble 4 Ya!” was a hit single from Culture Club’s Platinum-plus debut album Kissing to Be Clever.
The single was released only in North America, peaking at #9 in both the U.S. and #5 in Canada. In Australia, it was released in September 1983 as a Double A-side single with Karma Chameleon, peaking at #1 and receiving substantial airplay. With this single, in America, Culture Club was the first band to have three Top 10 singles from a debut album since The Beatles. Much like the group’s two prior American hits, this song was aided by a hugely popular MTV music video.
++ Of note this remix of "I'll Tumble 4 Ya!" was omitted from the recent Japan Deluxe Re-issue of "Kissing To Be Clever".

Tracklist:
01. Animotion - Obsession (Dance Mix) (6:01)
02. Animotion - Obsession (Special Dub Mix) (5:31)
"Obsession" is a 1983 song covered in 1984 by the group Animotion. The song hit number six in the United States, and number five in the United Kingdom in early 1985, helped by a distinctive video that received heavy rotation on MTV.
"Obsession" was originally written and recorded as a duet by songwriter Holly Knight and musician Michael Des Barres in 1983. This version was played in the 1983 film A Night in Heaven, during a scene in which Christopher Atkins bumps and grinds in Lesley Ann Warren's face in sync with the rhythm of the song. The song was featured on the film's soundtrack, but did not receive enough attention to warrant much radio play or a place on any Billboard charts. That version was also featured in the theatrical trailer to the 1986 film 9½ Weeks, starring Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger.
The Los Angeles-based synth-pop band Animotion recorded a version of the tune for their self-titled debut album, released in 1984. This version became a massive success, and it remains Animotion's biggest hit.

Tracklist:
01. Bryan Adams - Diana (3:53)
02. Bryan Adams - Summer Of '69 (3:34)
03. Bryan Adams - The Bryan Adamix (5:54)
“Diana” is a song performed by Bryan Adams. Written by Adams and Jim Vallance, the track appears as the B-side to “Heaven” in some countries and is one of the most prominent of Bryan Adams’ non-album songs. It was released as a single in Portugal.
The song was written in March 1984 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was intended as a light, comedic song about the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer. The song was not included in Adams’ Reckless album because Adams was worried about offending the royal couple. Nevertheless, the song was later released as a b-side on the single, “Heaven”.
The lyrics of the song admire Diana, a celebrity who the narrator first saw in a magazine, then later on TV. The narrator professes his love for Diana and indicates that her current husband (never mentioned by name) is not good enough for her. The narrator begs Diana to leave her husband, indicating that she wouldn’t have to be part of the “social scene” if she were with him.
Though the song is assumed to be about Diana and Prince Charles, the song never explicitly identifies the characters as such. Furthermore, it is never mentioned what Diana does (other than being a well-known celebrity), nor is Charles mentioned by name or title. A royal connection is made, though, in that Diana is identified by the narrator as “the queen of all my dreams”.
According to co-writer Jim Vallance, when the British press obtained a copy of the record, they “attempted to fabricate a scandal” by saying that Adams had inappropriate feelings for Diana and had insulted Prince Charles.
Adams is said to have had an affair with Diana while dating Cecilie Thomsen, but this was ten years after writing the song. Adams often performed the song during his live concerts up until the day of Diana’s death after which he retired the song permanently.
In 1985 A&M Records in Canada released a 3-track 12″ EP which contained “Diana” along with Adams’s hit single “Summer Of 69”, and an exclusive Bryan Adams Megamix, remixed by Sanny X.

Tracklist:
01. Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (Salieri Mix) (8:23)
02. Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (The Can Am Mix) (4:04)
03. Falco - Rock Me Amadeus (Extended Mix) (7:04)
04. Falco - Urban Tropical (3:52)
"Rock Me Amadeus" is a song recorded by Austrian musician Falco, for his third studio album, Falco 3 (1985). The single was made available for physical sale in 1985 in German-speaking Europe, through A&M. "Rock Me Amadeus" was written by Falco along with Dutch music producers Bolland & Bolland. To date, the single is the only German language song to peak at number one of the Billboard Hot 100, which it did on 29 March 1986.
It topped the singles charts on both sides of the Atlantic. It was Falco's only number one hit in both the United States and the United Kingdom, despite the artist's popularity in his native Austria and much of Europe.

Tracklist:
01. Miami Sound Machine - Falling In Love (Uh-Oh) (Special Version) (6:08)
02. Miami Sound Machine - Falling In Love (Uh-Oh) (Dub Version) (5:19)
"Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)" was the fourth single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their second English language album, and ninth studio album overall, Primitive Love. In the US the single peaked at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Tracklist:
01. Sheena Easton - Do It For Love (Extended Dance Mix) (7:02)
02. Sheena Easton - Can't Wait Till Tomorrow (Dance Mix) (5:20)
03. Sheena Easton - Do It For Love (Instrumental Mix) (4:46)
“Do It For Love” was the first single released from Sheena Easton’s seventh studio albu “Do You”. The song was produced by Nile Rodgers, the song and album marked a change from her pop sound to a funkier more club/dance feel. “Do It For Love” peaked at #29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #21 on the Hot Dance Club Play Chart in 1985.
The 12″ versions were remixed by James Farber who had also remixed “Angel” and “Material Girl” for Madonna.

Tracklist:
01. Tina Turner - One Of The Living (Special Club Mix) (7:38)
02. Tina Turner - One Of The Living (Dub Version) (5:16)
03. Tina Turner - One Of The Living (Instrumental Version) (6:04)
"One of the Living" is a 1985 song recorded by the American singer Tina Turner and became a hit in North-America, peaking in the top 15 in both U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Singles chart. The theme is played over the "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome"'s opening credits.
The track was one of two songs Turner recorded for the soundtrack for the Australian post-apocalyptic film (in which she also co-starred alongside Mel Gibson). The song was written by Holly Knight who also wrote The Best and Better Be Good To Me, two other mega hits for Tina Turner.
"One of the Living" won Turner a Grammy Award for "Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female". The song enjoyed a moderate success in Europe and also appears on Turner's UK hits compilation The Platinum Collection.

Tracklist:
01. M - Moonlight and Muzak (6:03)
02. M - Woman Make Man (2:15)
"Moonlight and Muzak" was the third single released by "M" an English new wave and synthpop music project from London, England, led by English musician Robin Scott. "Moonlight and Muzak" reached No. 33 in December 1979 on the UK singles chart. The song was taken from the group's debut LP New York · London · Paris · Munich.

Tracklist:
01. Pat Benatar - We Live For Love (Original LP New Wave Mix) (3:47)
02. Pat Benatar - I Need A Lover (3:24)
03. Pat Benatar - If You Think You Know How To Love Me (3:44)
“We Live For Love” was the fifth single taken from the debut album “In The Heat Of The Night” by Pat Benatar, the single was released on Released: February 25, 1980.
We Live for Love”, which became Benatar’s first top-10 entry in any country when it rose to No. 8 in Canada, while also reaching the top 30 in the US, New Zealand, and Australia, her first sizable hit in the latter. In France, “We Live for Love” reached the top 40.
This 12? contains the “new wave” mix which appeared on the original 1st pressing 1979 vinyl, cassette, and 8-track releases of the LP “In The Heat Of The Night” this version was later replaced on subsequent pressings with a remixed more rock version. Making the “new wave” mix pretty rare. As far as I know, it has never appeared on CD.

Tracklist:
01. Visage - Mind Of A Toy (Dance Mix) (5:15)
02. Visage - We Move (Dance Mix) (6:30)
03. Visage - Frequency 7 (Dance Mix) (5:05)
"Mind of a Toy" is the third single by the British pop group Visage, released on Polydor Records in March 1981. It was taken from the band's eponymous debut album, following up their international hit "Fade to Grey". The song reached #13 on the UK singles chart.
The music video for the single was directed by former 10cc members Godley & Creme, who had branched out into video production by that time. The theme of the video was Steve Strange's idea, who decided on a Little Lord Fauntleroy look. In his autobiography, Blitzed!, Strange claimed that the video was banned by the BBC's Top of the Pops as it was considered to be "frightening for children", however it was actually screened on the show on 19 March 1981.

Tracklist:
01. Heaven 17 - Let Me Go! (6:14)
02. Heaven 17 - Let Me Go! (Instrumental) (4:54)
"Let Me Go!"is a single by Heaven 17, a band consisting of a few member of Human League, taken from (and released several months before) their second album The Luxury Gap. It reached #41 on the UK Singles Chart, the lowest chart placement among the singles from that album but their highest at the time of the single's release.
In 1983, the song also spent five weeks at #4 on the American dance chart and entered the US Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #74.

Tracklist:
01. Romeo Void - Never Say Never (12" Version) (6:05)
02. Romeo Void - In The Dark (4:25)
03. Romeo Void - Present Tense (5:47)
03. Romeo Void - Not Safe (3:54)
"Never Say Never" is a 1982 song by the new wave band Romeo Void. One of their best-known songs, "Never Say Never" was a favorite on early MTV, featuring a black-and-white music video that spoofs Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless. The song is driven by a throbbing, funky bassline and punctuated by jagged guitar and saxophone, incorporating post-punk influences. The song reached #27 on the U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock songs chart in October 1982.
The song was featured in the 1984 film Reckless starring Aidan Quinn as a football star and renegade. Quinn's character takes over the school dance's DJ booth to play the single, much to the dismay of all his classmates. A dance sequence ensues with Quinn's character moshing about while a somewhat distraught Daryl Hannah tries to figure out how to dance with him.
This four-track, 20-minute EP was actually a 12-inch dance single introducing Romeo Void's signature song, "Never Say Never." Against an accelerated disco beat, singer Deborah Iyall perfected her romantic put-down persona with the devastating one-liner, "I might like you better if we slept together." Meanwhile, the band had improved since the release of the debut album, with saxophonist Benjamin Bossi becoming an especially notable soloist. But it was the provocative nature of Iyall's lyrics and delivery that caught the ear of enough listeners to put this indie label EP on the charts and cause Columbia Records to come calling with a manufacturing and distribution deal, leading to a major-label reissue.

Tracklist:
01. Spandau Ballet - She Loved Like Diamond (Re-Mix) (3:39)
02. Spandau Ballet - She Loved Like Diamond (Instrumental) (2:56)
"She Loved Like Diamond" is a song by the English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released on 11 January 1982 as the third single from what would be their second album, Diamond. The music video and cover art for the single focused on the sexual themes in the lyrics and the allure of the title character. In writing the song, their guitarist/songwriter Gary Kemp was influenced by American Jewish music with an eastern European flavour that he had heard in movie themes and musicals. Most reviews singled out lead singer Tony Hadley's performance as the main problem with the recording, which only mustered a number 49 peak position on the UK Singles Chart. The poor showing prompted the idea to release another song from the album, but the band realized that getting a new single to succeed would require a remix of the disappointing work of their current producer and decided to discontinue their association with him in doing so.
"She Loved Like Diamond" was released on 11 January 1982, and only got as high as number 49 on the UK Singles Chart. The number 30 showing of "Paint Me Down" meant that the studio performance of that song that they filmed for the British music chart television programme Top of the Pops went unaired, so it was clear that an appearance there to promote "She Loved Like Diamond" was not going to happen.

Tracklist:
01. The Clash - Rock The Casbah (3:43)
02. The Clash - Mustapha Dance (4:26)
"Rock the Casbah" is a song by the English punk rock band the Clash, released in 1982 as the second single from their fifth album, Combat Rock. It reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US (their only top 10 single in that country) and, along with the track "Mustapha Dance", it also reached number eight on the dance chart.
The single version has more pronounced bass. Also when Joe Strummer screams "The crowd caught a whiff / Of that crazy casbah jive" at the end of the third verse the word "jive" is sustained for several seconds with digital delay. Additionally, the sound effects of the jet fighters in the last verse are lower in the mix, particularly just after "drop your bombs between the minarets." The single version of the song is what is played in the music video. "Mustapha Dance", which features in many releases of the single, is an instrumental/dub remix of the song.
The song tells the story of a military dictator who has banned rock music, but his people still find ways to hear it. The people take to the rooftops, singing and playing the forbidden music, and the general orders his air force to bomb them. The song ends with the people standing defiantly and singing their song, refusing to be silenced. The lyrics and powerful music of “Rock the Casbah” have resonated with countless people around the world and have become a timeless classic. The song serves as a reminder of the power of music to bring people together and stand up against injustice.

Tracklist:
01. Trio - Da Da Da (I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha) (6:34)
02. Trio - Sunday You Need Love (3:47)
"Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha" (usually shortened to "Da Da Da") is a song by the German band Trio. Trio was formed in 1980 by Stephan Remmler, Gert "Kralle" Krawinkel and Peter Behrens. Released as a single in 1982 and featured on their 1981 self-titled debut album, "Da Da Da" became a hit in Germany and about 30 other countries, selling 13 million copies worldwide. The lyrics were written by Remmler, the music by Krawinkel. "Da Da Da" remains the band's biggest German hit and their only hit outside Germany. In the United States the song peaked at #33 on the Billboard Dance Chart while in the United Kingdom the song reached the #2 spot.

Tracklist:
01. Damian - Adios - My Love (English Version) (8:00)
02. Damian - Adios - My Love (Spanish Version) (7:43)
“Adios – My Love” is a 1983 12″ single recorded by Latino singer Damian also known as Bob Blansjaar not to be confused with the British singer Damian who recorded “Time Warp”. “Adios – My Love” was the only single released by Damian, therefore, there is hardly any information available about him or the song making this one a truly Totally Obscure 80s release. The record was only released as a 12″ in Mexico ,and Netherlands.

Tracklist:
01. Irene Cara - Fame (Special Mix) (7:34)
02. Irene Cara - Fame (Extended Version) (5:14)
03. Irene Cara - Hot Lunch Jam (4:11)
"Fame" is a pop song, written by Michael Gore (music) and Dean Pitchford (lyrics)[1] and released in 1980, that achieved chart success as the theme song to the Fame film and TV series. The song was performed by Irene Cara, who played the role of Coco Hernandez in the original film. It was also her debut single as a recording artist. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1980, and the Golden Globe Award the same year. In 2004, it finished at number 51 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.
"Fame" earned Cara a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. The movie became an "overnight sensation". The song won an Oscar for best film theme song in 1981. In July 1982, it was re-released on the back of the successful TV series and topped the charts in several countries, including the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The movie was adapted into a TV series, which achieved notable ratings success in the latter country, and stage show which toured Europe.
"Fame" rose to number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1980. It also reached number one on the Billboard dance chart for one week. The song was re-released in the United Kingdom in July 1982, where it peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart for three weeks following the debut of the Fame TV series on the British television network BBC One the previous month, becoming Britain's third best-selling song of 1982 behind "Eye of The Tiger" by Survivor and "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners and the Emerald Express, the latter of which dethroned "Fame" from the top of the UK Singles Chart. It has over sold 1.07 million copies in Britain. as of September 2017. The song also reached number one in Flanders, Ireland, the Netherlands and New Zealand, and number three in Australia and Sweden.
This rare 12" contains a special mix by Disconet remixer Ed Smith and is exclusive to this release.

Tracklist:
01. John Williams - Lapti Nek (Jabba's Palace Band) (Club Mix) (5:34)
02. John Williams - Lapti Nek (Jabba's Palace Band) (Dub Mix) (7:00)
"Lapti Nek" was a song originally featured in the theatrical cut of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi before being replaced with "Jedi Rocks" in the 1997 Special Edition of the film. The song was written by John Willams, and performed by fictional alien pop music group The Max Rebo Band.
The Max Rebo Band made their debut in Return of the Jedi during the scenes set in Jabba's palace on Tatooine. In the original version, the trio performs a Huttese-language pop song titled "Lapti Nek" (Huttese for "Work It Out"); the English lyrics (by composer John Williams's son Joseph Williams) are about dancing; Hardware Wars creator Ernie Fosselius helped arrange the song. the song includes vocals by English singer Michele Gruska. RSO Records released a special 12" single for the song which includes remixes by Grammy winning remixer/producer Steve Thompson.

Tracklist:
01. Pseudo Echo - Listening (2:57)
02. Pseudo Echo - In Their Time (5:42)
In my opinion one of the best New Wave songs to come out of the 80s really a shame this band is so over looked.
"Listening" is the debut single from Australian pop group Pseudo Echo. The song was released in November 1983 as the lead single from their debut studio album, Autumnal Park (1984). The song peaked at number 4 on the Australian Kent Music Report. Following the international success of "Funky Town", a remixed version of "Listening" was released in America in 1987 for the movie "North Shore" starring Nia Peeples.
Pseudo Echo were formed in Melbourne in 1982 and were performing around Melbourne when music journalist Molly Meldrum attended one of their shows at Melbourne’s ‘Jump Club’. Meldrum was impressed, spoke highly of the group and convinced them to perform on the music TV show Countdown where they performed a demo version of "Listening" on 28 June 1983. While it wasn't unusual for Meldrum to speak in glowing terms about an up-and-coming artist, Pseudo Echo were the first unsigned artist to perform live on the show.
Meldrum's introduction was: "We're about to present a group, a local group, who have got no record contract. We saw them at a gig. I think they have loads of potential, so all you record companies out there, have a look at them, and the public, you judge for yourselves. We think they're pretty good. A young group, they go under the name of Pseudo Echo. Here they are with "Listening". Go boys!"
Shortly after, Pseudo Echo were signed by with EMI Music and producer Peter Dawkins (who had worked with Australian Crawl, Dragon) was at the helm at the studio to re-record "Listening". The single made an immediate impact upon its release in November 1983.
The b-side "In Their Time" is an epic New Wave non-lp track.

Tracklist:
01. URTH - Lapti Nek Overture (From Return Of The Jedi) (Vocal) (5:27)
02. URTH - Lapti Nek Overture (From Return Of The Jedi) (Instrumental) (5:24)
"Lapti Nek Overture" is a 1983 one-off single released by studio group Urth. The somg is another ideration of "Lapti Nek" from the film STAR WARS: Return Of The Jedi, the song features music by John Williams with English vocals by his son Joseph Williams. This remix also incorporates other themes from the original STAR WARS Trilogy.

Tracklist:
01. B-Movie - A Letter From Afar (Big Mix) (8:10)
02. B-Movie - A Letter From Afar (Instrumental Mix) (7:48)
03. B-Movie - A Letter From Afar (Small Mix) (3:51)
"A Letter From Afar" is the sixth single released by English new wave band B-Movie formed in Mansfield in 1978 from the ashes of local punk band The Aborted. Originally calling themselves Studio 10 after a local hairdressing salon.
After several line up changes the band released "A Letter From Afar", produced by John "Jellybean" Benitez but it only reached No. 81 on the UK Singles Chart. After the singles release drummer Al Cash left the band, leaving B-Movie as a three piece. Towards the end of 1985, they finally released a studio album on Sire Records called Forever Running, containing re-recorded versions of their two biggest hits "Remembrance Day". and "Nowhere Girl", the album was not succesful despite a tour to promote it. The band broke up soon after.

Tracklist:
01. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Method Of Modern Love (7:50)
02. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Method Of Modern Love (Dub Version) (6:21)
03. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Bank On Your Love (4:15)
"M·e·t·h·o·d O·f Modern L·o·v·e" is a song by the American duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. It was released as the second single from their 1984 album, Big Bam Boom. The song reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1985.
Billboard said that Hall & Oates "pop-r&b style renews its freshness and interest."
The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 when "Out of Touch" was still on the top of the chart; it debuted at #50 for the week ending December 15. After eight weeks it peaked at #5 staying there for a week; the single remained on the chart for 19 weeks. Curiously, on the January 19, 1985, issue this song was at #21 while the aforementioned Out of Touch was at #22.