Wednesday, December 19, 2012

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2012

Hello and welcome back.....Firstly, I want to wish all my readers a merry Christmas and a Happy new year.
Last years post of Christmas songs are getting a good workout, some of the best Christmas songs of the 80s... CLICK HERE to view
This year I have gone with the some more 80s Christmas songs to enjoy.

MERRY CHRISTMAS
Michael Bailey.





THE PRETENDERS - 2000 MILES



 
 CHRIS REA - DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS






ELMO & PATSY - GRANDMA GOT RAN OVER BY A REINDEER




MERRY CHRISTMAS R2D2




















Wednesday, December 12, 2012

DAVID BOWIE - LIVE 1983 (SERIOUS MOONLIGHT TOUR)

Hello and welcome back... Absolutely stunning... The only way to describe this concert, Live 1983 - The Serious Moonlight tour is visually stunning and the sound is incredible
Pure Bowie... Enjoy

Track list =
1.Introduction
2.Look Back in Anger
3.Heroes
4.What in the World
5.Golden Years
6.Fashion
7.Let's Dance
8.Breaking Glass
9.Life on Mars?
10.Sorrow
11.Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
12.China Girl
13.Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
14.Rebel Rebel
15.White Light/White Heat
16.Station to Station
17.Cracked Actor
18.Ashes to Ashes
19.Space Oddity/Band introduction
20.Young Americans
21.Fame

DAVID BOWIE LIVE 1983

To download and keep Video I use =  http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/
or you can also use = http://www.real.com.au/?mode=rp (Realplayer)

http://au.myspace.com/davidbowie
http://www.facebook.com/davidbowie
https://twitter.com/DavidBowieReal





Monday, December 10, 2012

ROMEO VOID - NEVER SAY NEVER (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back....A quirky song about love.... I may like you better if we slept together, ah 80s love, doesn't get better than this.. Enjoy.

ROMEO VOID - NEVER SAY NEVER

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

DEPECHE MODE LIVE - 1985

Hello and welcome back.....After working out problems with flash player (using Chrome now) Im enjoying Depeche Mode Live in Hamburg Gemany 1985.... Yes folks, Analogue Synths.

DEPECHE MODE LIVE 1985 (hamburg - Germany)


SONG LIST
1 = Something to do
2 = Two minute warning
3 = If you want
4 = People are people
5 = Leave in Silence
6 = New Life
7 = Shame
8 = Somebody
9 = Lie to me
10 = Blasphemous rumours
11 = Told you so
12 = Master and servant
13 = Photographic
14 = Everything counts
15 = See you
16 = Shout
17 = Just can't get enough

Save video to your Computer = http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/
You can also save just the Audio as well if you want with the above download
Make sure you untick all offers when installing or you will end up with toolbar you didn't want :)

Enjoy.

Friday, November 30, 2012

MODERN TALKING

Hello and welcome back.... German band "Modern Talking" formed in 1984, and was fronted by Thomas Anders (lead vocals, piano) & Dieter Bohlen (lead guitar, producer).
Their music often went under the banner of Europop.

In 1987 the band split up, but reformed in the late 90s
During the split Dieter Bohlen formed the band "Blue System"










Modern Talking brought out a slather of albums through their career, during the 80s the band brought out 6 albums (2 each year).
In 1985, The albums were = The First Album & Lets Talk about Love.
In 1986, These albums graced our ears = Ready for Romance & In the Middle of Nowhere.
In 1987, These albums were set free = Romantic Warriors & In the Garden of Venus








For me the song "Your my Heart, Your my Soul" caught my attention, swooning lyrics with melodic guitars and synths..... And the Hair, then again, It was the 80s
Sadly, Modern Talking wasn't that big here in Australia but I do remember hearing the song "Brother Louie" now and then.
Other songs that were popular in the 80s were "You can Win if you Want", "Cheri, Cheri Lady", "Atlantis is calling (S.O.S. For Love)", & "Geronimo's Cadillac".

A classic example of the best 80s Europop.... Enjoy.










YOUR MY HEART, YOUR MY SOUL



BROTHER LOUIE


YOU CAN WIN IF YOU WANT


CHERI, CHERI LADY



ATLANTIS IS CALLING (S.O.S. FOR LOVE)



GERONIMO'S CADILLAC


CLICK HERE to Download awesome music from my Mixtape series....Enjoy


LINKS
http://tarps24.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/modern-talking-25-best-songs-2012.html

fs02n3.sendspace.com/dl/c884c94ec4509d9b2a54e120cdd0e16c/50b7f3357c7e0174/26sz2c/25.B.S_-_M.T.%20mp3.rar

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Modern-Talking/20336844882
http://au.myspace.com/moderntalking80







Monday, November 26, 2012

BLACK - EVERYTHING'S COMING UP ROSES (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back.... The band "Black" was the creation from one man.... British singer-songwriter "Colin Vearncombe". Black had a huge hit in 1987 with the song "Wonderful Life", a moody ballad that reached No8 in the UK music charts.
The 1986 song "Everything's Coming Up Roses" which I think is a awesome song flopped on the music charts.

But we, at Electronic 80s don't care if it didn't chart well, we just like to remember so enjoy... Black









EVERYTHING'S COMING UP ROSES



WONDERFUL LIFE

LINKS
http://www.colinvearncombe.com/
http://www.facebook.com/blackakacolinvearncombe
http://au.myspace.com/blackakacolinvearncombe
https://twitter.com/cvblack

Saturday, November 17, 2012

NEW MUSIK - CHURCHES (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back.....Making great use of the Voice Vocoder, this song from English band "New Musik" featured on the 1981 album "Sanctuary". (best of)
Other songs on this album included "Sanctuary" & "Straight Lines"
While Churches was not a single, its still a great song.
Enjoy











CHURCHES



STRAIGHT LINES


SANCTUARY


 CLICK HERE to Download excellent music from my Mixtape series...... Enjoy

LINKS
http://www.new-musik.co.uk/
http://electrojams.com/forum/thread-3386.html#.UKbeF4ataK8
 

Monday, November 12, 2012

80s SYNTH MEDLEY

Hello and welcome back.... These guys are awesome, can't get enough of the synth sound.... Brilliant

80'S SYNTH MEDLEY

Monday, October 29, 2012

THE PEPPERS - PEPPER BOX (very lost hit)

Hello and welcome back....A classic example of very early (1973-4) classic synth, this one hit wonder from a french band called The Peppers made it to No 6 in the music charts.
No singing but an excellent tune with the sweet sounds of the Moog Synthesizer.
Enjoy .










THE PEPPERS - PEPPER BOX

Friday, October 26, 2012

ASIA - HEAT OF THE MOMENT (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back....Asia was born from other members from different bands, the one who caught my eye was the Synth player, Geoff Downs,who was from the band Buggles (Video killed the Radio Star).
Other refugees that called Asia home came from bands like Yes, King Crimson & Emerson Lake & Palmer.
Hitting the top 5 in the music charts, the song Heat of the Moment was one of my favourite songs around 1982 and still remains to this day....An excellent example of old school bands moving to mainstream and what they can achieve.






ASIA - HEAT OF THE MOMENT


http://www.asiaworld.org/
http://originalasia.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Original-Asia/176656929013280
http://au.myspace.com/originalasia





Friday, October 19, 2012

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

38 SPECIAL - SECOND CHANCE (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back....Formed by two neighborhood friends in the early 70s, this U.S band released the song "Second Chance" in 1989. More known for their southern rock sound, the band changed tact and ended up with a smash hit no1 on the U.S American music charts, Sadly this song was the last song this band released through A&M records.

38 SPECIAL - SECOND CHANCE
 

http://38special.com/
http://www.myspace.com/38special
http://www.facebook.com/38Special

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

COMMODORES - nightshift (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back....After the death in 1984 of both R&B singers "Jackie Wilson" & "Marvin Gaye", A band called the Commodore's (missing Lionel Richie) released the tribute song "Nightshift" back in 1985.
This song reach No3 in the U.S music charts.

For me, this song is smooth & classy with meaningful lyrics, a true classic of the 80s.
Something that both Jackie and Marvin would be proud of.










COMMODORES - NIGHTSHIFT



http://www.myspace.com/thecommodoresnow
http://www.facebook.com/TheCommodores

Friday, September 14, 2012

THE REELS - bad moon rising (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back.....Walking through Sydney in the early nineties I stumbled across this band playing live at a open air concert. The band was "The Reels" and they were belting out the song "Bad Moon Rising", it literately made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end, they were that good. The photo that you see on the left was taken by myself using a old Nikon film camera (remember them).
What got my attention apart from the excellent song was the strange sound the synth player was making with a mouth piece which made sea like sounds, even to this day I still don't know what it is called.
This song sound great with a good set of headphones, just close your eyes and be swept away :)











THE REELS - BAD MOON RISING



http://thereels.info/
http://www.myspace.com/therealreels
http://www.howlspace.com.au/en2/reels/reels.htm
http://www.facebook.com/TheReels.Australia


Monday, September 10, 2012

FAT LARRY BAND - zoom (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back....WOW, how many memories does this song bring back, such a smooth sound and yet if I close my eyes I am taken back to a happier time.... Back to my nans place listening to a small Panasonic radio under my pillow at 2am (I used to stay awake all night) when I used to hear this song so many times. Happier because my nan was still alive, I miss her so much, this song takes me back there.

FAT LARRY BAND - ZOOM


Funny enough Larry is not overweight... go figure.

Friday, September 7, 2012

GARTH KNIGHT - silent strike (sounds like the 80s)

Hello and welcome back....Knight rider fans rejoice, TV's favorite villain is back, Garth Knight ......well he features in this funky electro clip. Long live KITT

GARTH KNIGHT - SILENT STRIKE      (thanks to neros77 for use of his video)


So Electronic, So 80s, So much Hoff, So little time :)

Thursday, August 30, 2012

LOVERBOY - turn me loose ( lost hit )

Hello and welcome back.... Love this song, with swooning synths, rampant guitars and sweet vocals... Its a song you can sing to.  Turn me loose, turn me loose, everybody sing,  c'mon you know the words.

LOVERBOY - TURN ME LOOSE  (1980)


BRILLIANT

Friday, August 24, 2012

DIVINE KNIGHTS - clouds (the sanfernando sound remix) - sounds like the 80s

Hello and welcome back.... After huge success with the song "Storm", Divine Knights are back with a new single "Clouds"
This tasty treat of Lush vocals and heavenly synths has been given a extra dose of sweetness having being remixed, affectionately called "The Sanfernando Sound Remix".

The original song "Clouds" is from the newly released album "Midnight" and is available from ITunes.
CLICK HERE

This remix version has given the song a danceable quality which sounds amazing and the costumes are "Divine"
CLICK HERE  to download "Clouds" remix

For me, this band sounds alot like "Pet Shop Boys" or even "Depeche Mode".
Divine Knights also do a cover of Bronski Beat" - Smalltown Boy" which you can find on their album "Midnight"

A stellar effort from Divine Knights.



DIVINE KNIGHTS - CLOUDS (The Sanfernando Sound Remix)


http://www.divineknights.com.au/
http://www.myspace.com/divineknightsmusic
http://www.facebook.com/divineknights
http://twitter.com/dknightsmusic

Monday, August 20, 2012

KORG EMX-1 - in real time

AT Electronic80s we salute the Korg EMX-1 played amazingly by "Danielle" with the song "In Real Time"



She makes it look so easy... Brilliant

MODERN TALKING - brother louie (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back...German synthpop band "Modern Talking" had a huge hit with this song in 1986.
Brother Louie was released on the "Ready for Romance" album and made it to top 5 in the U.K music charts.

For me I couldn't get into their music, maybe too much hair for me or maybe the music was too cheesy for me, I don't know, but they were huge so who am I to argue.
15 million youtube viewers cant be wrong :).. Enjoy.

UPDATE.... check out Modern Talking's new page = CLICK HERE







MODERN TALKING - BROTHER LOUIE


 CLICK HERE  to Download awesome music from my Mixtape series...... Enjoy

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Modern-Talking/20336844882
http://www.moderntalking.ru/eng/start.htm        (Russia loves them)

Thursday, August 16, 2012

BELINDA CARLISLE - feel like i feel (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back....2 things make this song special to me, Firstly, it was the first time I got to spend the night with my first "Real" girlfriend (at the time) much to my mothers horror. Nervously driving home the morning after, I turned the stereo on in my car and heard this song and it has stuck in my head ever since. (My mum grounded me for 2 weeks).
The second reason is that the stunning "Belinda Carlisle" has the same birthday as me...August 17th, so Happy Birthday to Belinda and to myself.... 21 again :)








BELINDA CARLISLE - FEEL LIKE I FEEL


 CLICK HERE to Download "Belinda Carlisle" and more from my Mixtape series...... Enjoy

http://belindacarlisle.tv/
http://www.facebook.com/BelindaCarlisleOfficial
http://twitter.com/belindaofficial
http://www.myspace.com/belindacarlislevoiladeux

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

THE DREAM ACADEMY - power to believe (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back....I heard this song while watching the movie "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" with John Candy and Steve Martin. Its the part where Steve works out that Johns wife has actually died and that's the reason why he travels around because he has nowhere to go...Very Moving song ( May need to turn the volume up )



A Haunting song by The Dream Academy.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Dream-Academy/118958634823504
http://www.myspace.com/coolartistseverywhere

Saturday, July 28, 2012

THE ART OF NOISE -ft Max Headroom - paranoimia (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back.... Classic song from the 80s from electronic band "The Art of Noise" with the man that only exists in your TV.... "Max Headroom" (also seen on Back to the Future 2).
All together now....Swing

THE ART OF NOISE - PARANOIMIA


http://www.theartofnoiseonline.com/
http://www.myspace.com/artofnoiseoffical

Thursday, July 19, 2012

SYLVESTER ( ft PATRICK COWLEY ) - do you wanna funk

Hello and welcome back.... Another song I thought I had already done but no.... I have been slack.
This powerhouse of a song graced our radio's back in 1982, "Sylvester" (Sylvester James) was the singer and it was produced by "Patrick Cowley".
Patrick died the same year this song was released (1982)
Sylvester died in 1988
Previous to his death, Patrick also had hits with "Menergy" and "Megatron Man"
I head this song on a CD last night while picking up my daughter from work, while the music was playing, bass was pumping, the back door was slightly open so it was like my own private disco as the interior light was flickering on & off.... Hhhmm... you had to be there.






SYLVESTER - DO YOU WANNA FUNK



PATRICK COWLEY - MANERGY



PATRICK COWLEY - MEGATRON MAN  (love this song )



The song "Do you wanna funk" was heard in the 80s movie "Trading Places" with Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

MISSING PERSONS - words

Hello and welcome back....This is an excellent song from 1982, I thought I had already done this song as it is so awesome ,but no... so here it is... play loud, because sometimes I think no one listens anymore.

MISSING PERSONS - WORDS

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

LIVING IN A BOX - living in a box

Hello and welcome back..... British band "Living in a Box" was formed in 1985 but it wasn't until 1987 till the band saw the music charts with a self titled song "Living in a Box" reaching no5 in the U.K music charts.
For me, I first heard this song while working in a retail store called "Venture"... it was kinda like a small version of K-Mart and can you guess what I was in charge of?... The toy section, Oh what fun I had setting up massive displays while listening to songs like "Living in a Box" only to watch some 5 year old kid pick the toy at the bottom and my work of art (Toy Display) came crashing down. Still it was my first job and it taught me how to deal with outraged mothers that couldn't find their kids, who just happened to be buried under a pile of Care Bears...

LIVING IN A BOX - LIVING IN A BOX


http://www.livinginaboxmusic.com/Welcome.html
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Living-in-a-Box/112512295427115
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-very-best-of-living-in-a-box/id126160234

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

MIXTAPE 4 - The Dance Sessions

Hello and welcome back....Mixtape 4 - The Dance Sessions is now available to Listen / Download.
So what is the Dance Sessions?
Its some of the best late 80s dance, house and acid music to grace this wide planet.
Ive dusted of my yellow smiley badge, sculled down some RC Cola and nibbled on some Ollos.
Get ready to dance.....







DOWNLOAD HERE  for Mixtape 4 - The Dance Sessions


Track listing =
Underworld - Underneath the Radar
Joe Smooth - Promised Land
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
Cabaret Voltaire - Hypnotized
Coldcut - Doctorin the House
Cappella - Helyom Halib
Digital Emotion - Get up Action
Stakker Humanoid - Humanoid
S-Express - Hey Music Lover
Ten City - Way Love Is
Paul Lekakis - Boom Boom (lets go back to my room)
Michael Bow - Love and Devotion
Technotronic - This Beat Is Technotronic
49er's - Touch Me
Sydney Youngblood - If Only I Could


DEPECHE MODE - ENJOY THE SILENCE



 CABARET VOLTAIRE - HYPNOTIZED



 TECHNOTRONIC - THIS BEAT IS TECHNOTRONIC


1 hour of the best dance music only on electronic80s
Cheers

Monday, June 11, 2012

NEW ORDER - world in motion (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back... Released for England's 1990 FIFA World cup campain, World in motion was New Orders only No1UK single.
World in motion was originally going to be called "E for England" but due to the worries from the football association that E stood for the drug ecstasy, the band decided that World in Motion was a better choice.
This is an excellent song that sadly is not heard of anymore... Thank goodness for Youtube.






NEW ORDER - WORLD IN MOTION


http://www.myspace.com/neworder
http://www.facebook.com/NewOrderOfficial

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

DIVINE KNIGHTS - storm ( sounds like the 80s )

Hello and welcome back.... Fresh from performing on Australia's got Talent, this band is Amazing. Everything I love about new music, this band has got it. Their outfits are incredible and remind me of early 80s New Romantic vs Empire of the Sun. Their music is divine with synths blending smooth vocals and punchy beats.
This song"Storm" is the first of their new album "Midnight" and is available on iTunes

This is one band to watch... Cheers



DIVINE KNIGHTS - STORM



Find their album on I-tunes = http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/midnight/id492762266
http://www.divineknights.com.au/
http://www.myspace.com/divineknightsmusic
http://www.facebook.com/divineknights
http://twitter.com/#!/dknightsmusic

If your in Australia please vote for these guys in Australia's got talent = To vote for Divine Knights call: 1902 55 75 01 or SMS "KNIGHTS" to 1977 8888

Monday, May 21, 2012

IRENE CARA - why me ( classic 12" inches )

Hello and welcome back...Classic 80s synth just got better.
A 12" version of Why Me after the single "What a Feeling"... love the heavy synth lines (4.15) and electric drums, makes me want to get up & break dance...If only I could.











WHY ME


http://www.facebook.com/pages/Irene-Cara/104057902964679
http://www.irenecara.com/entry.htm
http://twitter.com/#!/Irene_Cara
http://www.myspace.com/irenecaramusic

Friday, May 18, 2012

DONNA SUMMER - died 17/05/2012

Hello and welcome back...Sadly another great musician from the 70s/80s has passed away.
Donna Summer died on the 17th may 2012 due to complications with cancer. She was only 63
Donna had some great songs from the disco era in the 70s thru to the early & late 80s
I will always love remembering Saturday night parties when Donna Summers song "I Feel Love" blasted out of the speakers with the heavy synths played by music genius Giorgio Moroder.... good times
Other songs I like from Donna Summer is "Hot Stuff", "She works hard for the money",State of Independence" and "This time i know its for real".

Rest In Peace Donna.


I FEEL LOVE



HOT STUFF



SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY



STATE OF INDEPENDENCE



THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL


                                                      THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

MIXTAPE 3 side A

Hello and welcome back... Mixtape 3 - Side A is uploaded and ready to listen/ download.











CLICK HERE to download / listen


Song list =
Fun Fun - Colour my Love
Tracey Spencer - Run to Me
Solid Citizens - Singing in the Shower
Bad Boys Blue - Come Back and Stay
Men Without Hats - Where Do The Boys Go
Taffy - I Love My Radio ( Midnight Radio )
Baltimora - Tarzan Boy
Pseudo Echo - Listening  ( Live Hit Segment )


TRACY SPENCER - RUN TO ME



BAD BOYS BLUE - COME BACK AND STAY



TAFFY - I LOVE MY RADIO (MIDNIGHT RADIO)


ENJOY.

Monday, April 30, 2012

BEN LIEBRAND / JEFF WAYNE - eve of the war ( lost hit )

Hello and welcome back... The Martians are here, Run for your lives.. Well not really but this is a dance mix of "War of the Worlds" done in 1989.

Abruptly the sound ceased.


EVE OF THE WAR  (Thanks to Alex Boldway for the video)

Friday, April 27, 2012

BAD BOYS BLUE - COME BACK AND STAY ( lost hit )

Hello and welcome back... A few posts back I mentioned about a tape that got cooked in my tapedeck after leaving it in the sun, one of the songs on this tape was Tracy Spencer, an amazing Italo disco song that I just love....
I have found another song from this tape....Must thank Radio Polskie - 80s & Italo disco for playing "Bad Boy Blue - Come Back and Stay".
All I could remember from this song was the flute sound (similar to the koo de tah band) and the "Oh Baby" in the middle of the song and that it was released around 1987.
Turns out, that in 2009 they re-released this song with a more punchy dance beat and synth riffs (how did i miss this? )... Was I asleep? ... This is an excellent song. Enjoy

Come Back and Stay  ( 1987 )


Come Back And Stay  ( 2009 )



Sadly the one of the original singers in 1987 ( Trevor Taylor ) died of a heart attack in 2008 in Germany

Also original backup singer in 2009 ( Andrew Thomas ) also died in Germany 

Only one original member of Bad Boy Blue remains ( John McInerney )

CLICK HERE  to Download "Come Back and Stay" and more from my Mixtape series.

http://www.badboysblue.info/
http://www.facebook.com/TheBadBoysBlue
http://www.myspace.com/originalbadboysblue

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

KOTO - acknowledge ( lost hit )

Hello and welcome back... Sounding way ahead of its time, this song by the Italian synth band "Koto" was released in 1989-90.

Soon after "Koto" released the song Mind Machine with full on synths, a kick arse drum machine and... A man machine.










KOTO - Acknowledge



KOTO - Mind Machine



http://www.myspace.com/kotomaiola

Saturday, April 21, 2012

R.I.P. GREG HAM / MEN AT WORK

Hello and welcome back...Greg Ham was one of the band members of "Men At Work", An Australian band famous for the song "Down Under".
Greg was the flute player but also played synths,sax and occasional vocals.
Men at Work was a band I grew up with with constant airplay on radio and also on "Countdown", a music show on Australian television
Greg died in his home in Melbourne... May his music live on forever. R.I.P.

DOWN UNDER
 

Thursday, April 19, 2012

TIFFANY - think we're alone now (Classic 12 Inches)

Hello and welcome back...Brilliant song that I never get sick of listening to. This song came out in 1987 and went straight to no1 on the music charts.
Love how this 12" version seems to bring out the synths a bit more as the bass is pumping and even has the occasional cricket noise.... Now, I'm in heaven.











TIFFANY - think we're alone now

WANG CHUNG - Dance Hall Days ( Classic 12 Inches )

Hello and welcome back.... Love this version of "Wang Chung" - Dance hall days, It makes a good song sound even better (have you ever noticed that all the good songs don't seem to go long enough?)













WANG CHUNG - Dance Hall Days

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

BOLERO MIX 4 1988

Hello and welcome back.... Some things in life I dread, like at the moment my house is upside down because it is being painted (I'm using my wifes laptop,my desktop in in pieces).. But it also has a good side, I get to spring clean and find lots of things I  thought I'd lost... This is one of those times.Tucked at the back of my cupbourd was a bag of tapes (covered in dust) that i haden't seen in years and it had some rare stuff that iv'e collected.
In this bag was my tape of Bolero mix 4.
Bolero mix 4 was one of the first tapes I had brought after hearing it being pumped out in a record store in Sydney (Central Station Records).
Its albums like this that I found out about bands like "Fancy, Clubhouse, Boytronic and FPI Project... and its great for parties as it keeps to a constant beat.
The front covers were always well done with half man/half machine or something simular.

BOLERO MIX 4


Track listing is =
Ralphi Rosario - I Want You
Raul - Guitarra (acid mix)
Tatjana - Chica Bucana
Club House - I,m a man - Ye Ke Ye Ke
MC Miker G & DJ Sven - And the bite goes on (house remix)
Fancy - Flames of Love
Sabina - Excited for love
Green Ice - A Happier Time
Code 61 - Stand By
Boytronic - Don't Let Me Down
Leslie - You Can't Stop The Music
The Timelords - Doctorin the Tardis
Zanga Zanga - Oh Ciolili
Boney M - Citizen
Numarx - Girl You Know Its True
Raul Orellana - Untitled



Tuesday, April 10, 2012

SANDY MARTON - exotic & erotic (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back... looking like a cross between Fabio and George Michael (well, I think so), Sandy Marton sings this ditty about being exotic & erotic while playing a mean synth, meanwhile a women in lingerie is blowing kisses and stroking a puppy who looks like he wants to be somewhere else, all that in one video... What more could you ask for.

SANDY MARTON - exotic & erotic

TRACY SPENCER - run to me (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back...Italo disco at its best.
I thought I would never hear this song again, you see, the tape that I had back in 1988 that had this song on it, got left in my tapedeck in my car and it sort of melted (warped)by the summer sun, by the time I got it out it was ruined and beyond repair.

Looking for another song on youtube I was amazed to hear it again, an excellent song with a killer vibe.. Love it to bits and takes me back to some good times.. Enjoy

CLICK HERE to Download "Run to Me" and more from my Mixtape series





TRACY SPENCER - run to me

Saturday, April 7, 2012

BILLY OCEAN - loverboy ( Classic 12 Inches )

Hello and welcome back... A new segment called Classic 12 Inches where good songs were given the 12 inch treatment and turned into something amazing.
This first song from Billy Ocean I owned on vinyl and it sounded incredible especially towards the middle and end, the effects sound like a car trying to start.. Brilliant.....CLICK HERE to download "Loverboy" and more from my Mixtape series

BILLY OCEAN - loverboy ( extended 12" version)

Monday, April 2, 2012

JAN HAMMER - crockett's theme ( lost hit )

Hello and welcome back.. Viewers who remember Miami vice will remember this song..

I also hear it on radio SKY FM Radio 80s

Love the Melodic tune, Makes me want to cruise the streets in my Ferrari late at night, well if i owned a Ferrari, which i don't .. still its a good song.. Enjoy




JAN HAMMER - Crockett's theme

Saturday, March 31, 2012

CERRONE - supernature ( Lost Hit )

LATE 70S DISCO HIT.... LOVE THAT SYNTH..

Hand me my flairs... Hello Kitty  (Kitty dances to the music)








Monday, March 19, 2012

LIL LOUIS & THE WORLD - I called you (lost hit)

Unusual song with a message for everyone about love, oh... and a girlfriend who sounds like she's had one to many Panadol and is into stalking... in a blue car. Lucky it wasn't a red car, then he'd be in trouble.

Friday, March 16, 2012

Monday, March 12, 2012

BLUE PEARL - naked in the rain (lost hit)

SOMETHING SEXY, 1990 hit from 'Blue Pearl' Ft American singer Durga McBroom and UK musican 'Martin Glover'.....

'Naked in the Rain' made it to No5 in the UK music charts... Awesome song, Makes me want to go Dancing Naked in the Rain.....Errrr, maybe not #notagoodsight

                                       (Thanks to VideoShare212 for the video)

ALEXEI SAYLE - Didn't you kill my brother? (lost hit)

Hello and welcome back....Every now & then a song comes along and were left thinking... What the hell was that.. This song falls in this category.




CLASSIC

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

PLASTIC BERTRAND - ca plane pour moi ( lost hit )

Hello and welcome back...Just outside the 80s was this strange song.
Sang by Belgian musician Roger Allen Francois Jouret ( aka Plastic Bertrand ) in 1978.
He started his career in music as a drummer in the band "The Bisons" playing Rolling Stone covers.








O.k here's the bad news, Plastic Bertrand didn't actually sing this, The song "Ca Plane Pour Moi" was recorded in a studio and was sung and produced by Lou Deprijck.
For his efforts "Plastic Bertrand" received only 0.5% of the song royalties (Milli Vanilli anyone )...Still its a great song and even better when had one too many to drink and you try to sing the lyrics...English translation is interesting... goes something like "Wham Bam my Splash Cat",  least everyone knows the chorus... Oooo-ooo-ooo-ooo

PLASTIC BERTRAND  - ca plane pour moi



LYRICS TRANSLATED  (yes, its real) .. taken from spicks and specks TV show..many thanks


http://www.plasticbertrand.com/pb_en.html
http://www.myspace.com/rogerjouret

Thursday, February 23, 2012

CULTURE CLUB

Hello and welcome back... Culture Club were formed in the "New Romantic" era in the 80s and hailed from the U.K.
The band is fronted by Boy George (George Alan O'Dowd- vocals) with Mikey Craig (bass guitar), Roy Hay (guitar,synths) and Jon Moss (drums).
Their music is classed as New Wave meets Soul with Jamaican Reggae.







Culture Club has released several platinum albums including "Kissing to be Clever"(1982), "Colour by Numbers"(1983) and "Waking up with the house on fire"(1984).
For me Culture club were a band that mainly girls listened to back in the 80s, as my girlfriend at the time would explain "Boy George was Gorgeous"... I failed see it, as some dude in lipstick and strange clothes was prancing around singing like a girl but then, that was the 80s.



Culture Club had a slather of singles including "Karma Chameleon","Church of the Poison Mind", "Victims", "Miss Me Blind", "Its A Miracle", "The War Song", and "God Thank You Woman". My favourite song would be "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me"... Its a catchy song that I sometimes sing to in front of my wife... And she replies  Yes, she does... should I be worried?



DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME


KARMA CHAMELEON


CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND


VICTIMS


MISS ME BLIND


ITS A MIRACLE


THE WAR SONG


GOD THANK YOU WOMAN   (loving this song)



Found this interesting... LIVING WITH BOY GEORGE PART 1


LIVING WITH BOY GEORGE PART 2


LIVING WITH BOY GEORGE PART 3


LIVING WITH BOY GEORGE PART 4


LIVING WITH BOY GEORGE PART 5


 CLICK HERE  to Download "Karma chameleon" and more from my Mixtape series

http://www.culture-club.co.uk/content/mainmenu_index.htm
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Culture-Club/108213095866977
http://www.myspace.com/cultureclubspace
http://www.boygeorgeuk.com/
http://twitter.com/#!/boygeorge
http://www.myspace.com/boygeorgeofficial

SORRY,  Couldn't help myself
THE WEDDING SINGER - GEORGE    (love the - you suuuuuuuuck at the end)

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

SHONA LAING - drive baby drive ( lost hit )

Hello and welcome back...This song taken from her 1987 album is one of my favourite songs, its the kind of song i could listen to at 1am in the morning driving down the freeway in the rain.
New Zealand born Shona Laing has the voice of honey, with lyrics you can sing to.
An excellent song.













"Drive baby drive" was taken from the album "South" and also includes the hit 'glad I'm not a Kennedy".
This album was re-released in America in 1988.


















DRIVE BABY DRIVE



GLAD I'M NOT A KENNEDY


Haven't heard that in years...CLICK HERE to download "south".. cheers