1988 - LOST HITS MIXTAPE (FLAC EX - CD Quality Music Download) + VIDEO Version (2024) (Re-UP)

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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 is Tape 8

The year was 1988 and I had turned 18, Time to spread my wings..

I was still working at B.P in Campbelltown. I was doing driveway duties, helping mechanics when they needed a spare hand and often staying till lockup time then riding my bike home. My boss 'Ray' loved the drink, often starting at 9am and by mid-day, heading off for me to lock-up. I loved this, it allowed me to do things at my own pace.

Sadly, it wasn't always peachy..

On a particular day, I decided to head to the Mall (other end of Campbelltown, NSW) for my lunch break to have a yummy treat called a 'Snack Box' full of various Chinese cuisine.
As I set off on this bright sunny day, I was listening to my Walkman when a young kid on a BMX bike flew past me on my left hand side.. We made eye contact for a brief second and I recognized him as a friend of my sisters.. He was in her year at high school

Also just passing me on the opposite side was a large tip-truck and it was about to turn around the corner in front of me. 

I stopped, the kid on the bike didn't and he landed under the trucks back-wheels right in front of me..

I think from memory, the boys name was Adam and as it turned out, the lady that I worked with also knew the family well. She had babysit him when he was younger..

Sadly, he passed away.

Moving On

1988 was also the year for the 'World Expo 88' in Brisbane which I attended and that's where this Mixtape started to take shape. You see, i had brought a Made in Japan AIWA Walkman (HS-J15) that could record from the radio and sound quality was amazing

My AIWA walkman in 1988 (above)

To get to Brisbane , I caught a extremely long diesel train from Central, (Sydney) to Murwillumbah, near the Qld border then a bus which would take me to Sunshine Coast QLD where I would be staying for a week or so.
During the train trip, which was overnight, being that I had just turned 18, it was time to do adult things so I sunk 2 beers rather quickly and for desert, I ate a big bowl of ice cream (first time on my own) YAY... 

Big mistake, It made me Sooooo Sick.... Constant shunting of the train was like being in a blender (well, it felt like it)
When I wasn't throwing up down the side of the train, I was recording this mixtape.

World Expo 88 was amazing. Each pavilion was a journey to another part of the world, from real snowfields from Switzerland to a tiny laser man walking around a village in Japan.

World Expo was the only place where, in one day, you could ride in in a Helicopter, a Hovercraft, the Monorail & chat to K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider.

KITT from Knight Rider @ World Expo 88 (Brisbane, QLD) (above)

Moving On

Unfortunately, 1988 still had something in store for me.. I got fired from my job.

I loved this job, I learned so much from this place. (B.P Service Station)

How did i get sacked?

It was a simple misunderstanding.
In passing, I called my boss a silly old bastard... 'Who Hasn't', 'Who Hasn't' ??...
I meant no disrespect.. if anything, he was a lovable, silly old bastard... A really nice bloke who taught me so many things about life.
But, word got back to him, all twisted and made to sound vicious.. I tried to explain but I was caught off guard... and he sacked me.

I was shattered...

So, It was time to move on, once again

This Mixtape was mostly recorded on my Walkman from various radio stations around NSW as I traveled from Sydney to Queensland
Some really good tracks, some rarish in nature... Take a listen.

 

TRACK-LIST

01. Machinations - Cars & Planes (Remix)
02. Traveling Wilburys - Dirty World
03. Robert Palmer - Early In The Morning
04. The Moody Blues - I Know You're Out There Somewhere
05. Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi
06. The Adventures - Broken Land
07. Jerry Harrison - Man With A Gun
08. The Go-Betweens - Streets Of Your Town
09. Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Success
10. Devo - Disco Dancer
11. Men Without Hats - Pop Goes The World
12. ALF - Stuck On Earth
13. Squeeze - Hour Glass
14. Kim Wilde - Stone
15. Fancy - Flames Of Love
16. New Order - Touched By The Hand Of Dub
17. Underworld - I Need A Doctor
18. Sinitta - Cruising
19. John Farnham - Age Of Reason

 

LINKS = MUSIC - FLAC EX (701mb), VIDEO - MP4 (689mb)  

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xMmrOyscoZzv7yuZAtuVq22O0zHd-94x?usp=sharing (Music Album)

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VULhyEZlFCfsNPQjmzRGmqRJzZa0APdO?usp=sharing (Video Album)

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)

Note = not all videos are on the video version that on the audio version, mostly because lack of video and also some videos are louder than others

 

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