Hello and Welcome Back... You Can Find Volume 1 Here
This is Volume 2..
During the early 80s, I spent my time, when I could, recording various mix-tapes which I later found around 2018 while cleaning out some stuff in a shoe-box
So I decided to re-record these old tapes using various CDs while reminiscing about my life when the tapes were made.
Each tape tells a story about what was happening in my life as a young boy growing up in Campbelltown, South West of Sydney in Australia in the 80s
This was the second tape in 1981 I recorded. I stole
borrowed one of my Dads tapes and using a bit of sticky tape, I
re-recorded over it (sorry Dad). Most of the songs that I recorded on
this tape was from my Dads music collection as most radios in 1981 were
still in Mono unless you were rich and could afford a stereo tuner as
only 2 stations broadcast in stereo, which were Triple M & 2 Day FM.
1981, What a year.. Right?
Actually, I was 11, and the only good things in my life was my cat
'Tikka'
(pic below) and escaping to the next door neighbors, who's swimming pool
I would frequently jump into, often climbing out my bedroom window much
to the disgust of my
little sister who had locked all the doors to keep me in.
I was in Year 5 in Primary School and life was shit...
Bullied by asshole's (funnily enough, who now want to be Facebook friends with me... go figure), nasty teachers that didn't get that i just couldn't sit still for 2 hours in some crappy assembly, off to the principles office again... sadly it was a vicious cycle.
The one thing that had to keep my sanity, was my dads love for music... Some of the music was really good and for Christmas, I got a gift of music. (Thanks Mum/Dad)
A few years earlier, I had got for Christmas, a Panasonic shoe-box tape recorder and two tapes, one tape was the best of 'The Animals' (think 'House of Rising Sun').
The second tape was one that changed my life. It was a synthesizer album called 'The Electronic System' by a bloke called 'Dan Lacksman' who in the 80s, became the man behind the outfit 'Telex' (think 'Moskow Diskow' & 'Twist a Saint Tropez')
The Electronic System opened my eyes and ears to Synthesizers and was a main inspiration to create this website.. Electronic80s
That's right folks, amongst the tears, regular beatings, wanting to escape from life...This website is built on a simple cassette tape that started around 1978 & continued into the 80s..
My escape listening to that electronic tape took away all the crap..for a little while..
Moving On
Like I said, my Dad had a pretty good taste in music and while he was at
work, (he was a Train Driver) I created this Mix-tape from an old tape he didn't need (well he
didn't notice it missing.. I Think)
The album on offer is the 2025 '1981 - Lost Hits Mix-Tape Volume 2' in CD Quality FLAC EXpanded Frequency Format, exclusive to Electronic80s..
TRACK-LIST
01. Japan - Quiet Life
02. Depeche Mode - Photographic
03. Kim Wilde - Falling Out
04. Romeo Void - Never Say Never
05. Meo 245 - Other Places
06. Icehouse - Icehouse
07. Jon & Vangelis - I'll Find My Way Home
08. The Moody Blues - Gemini Dream
09. Juice Newton - Queen Of Hearts
10. Haircut 100 - Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)
11. Ian Dury & The Blockheads - I Want To Be Straight
12. The Jam - That's Entertainment
13. Diesel - Sausalito Summernight
14. Journey - Don't Stop Believin
15. Tangerine Dream - Beach Scene
16. Phil Lynott - Yellow Pearl
17. The Teardrop Explodes - Reward
18. Roxy Music - Jealous Guy
19. Shock – Angel Face
Please, If You Download From This Site, Say 'Thank You' By Making a Donation (keeps the Music Going)
Show your LOVE with a "Shout Me A Coffee"
donation (it only takes 30 sec, its Secure and its painless, promise :)
Just click on the 'Donate' link, top right corner of the website... Keeps This Site Going
LINKS (FLAC EX) (490mb)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gi5lhQd4-AtvM4uCtvL85RIURI9wZORe?usp=sharing
Be Patient with the download, it could take a while depending on your internet speed..
Stream or Download (on the google drive page, click the down arrow next to the name of the album to download and save to your computer)
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