Soft Cell - non stop erotic cabaret

Hello again and welcome back... This album is another that i found at my local library as a young lad... came home, put the tape into my aiwa stereo system and cranked it up... That was until the song "sex dwarf" came on and my mother came barging into my room yelling "WHAT THE HELL IS THAT - TURN IT OFF".. mind you i was 11 at the time and it was the 80s. Non-stop erotic cabaret was let fly in 1981 and had the huge hit "tainted love" which radio stations loved, and also "bedsitter" & "say hello,wave goodbye". Most of the instruments used in this album was ether borrowed or of cheap quality but the results were brilliant. My favorite track would have to be "say hello wave goodbye" with its moody synths and classic lyrics, i leave you with this quote from this song = i am looking for someone that is not going cheap in the sales.. ouch...
Track listings are =

1 =FRUSTRATION


2 = TAINTED LOVE


3 =SEEDY FILMS


4 =YOUTH


5 = SEX DWARF


6 = ENTERTAIN ME



7 = CHIPS ON MY SHOULDER



8 =BEDSITTER



9 = SECRET LIFE



10 = SAY HELLO, WAVE GOODBYE


SORRY .. i couldn't go past this .. so funny  = sex dwarf teletubbies dance


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Devo - freedom of choice

Hello and welcome back.... This album made Devo from nerdy geeks to pioneer electronic superstars. Listening to my radio back in the 80s on 2SM ( rock of the 80s ) they played the main song "Whip it" heaps... to say it was popular would be a under statement... BUT, what the hell were they wearing on their heads, everybody thought they were flowerpots upside down but they were in fact power cones or energy domes to capture energy escaping from their heads... ( err.. ok, they were flowerpots ) but it captured everyone's attention.. clever marketing. Let loose in 1980 it had several brilliant tracks including "whip it,"  "girl u want,"  "freedom of choice" and "gates of steel".. My favorite track would be "snowball" with its tweaky synths and a heavy thud at the end of each chorus.. Classic stuff.. Nerds of the world rejoice.
Track listing is =



1 = GIRL U WANT



2 = IT'S NOT RIGHT



3 = WHIP IT



4 = SNOWBALL


5 = TON O LUV


6= FREEDOM OF CHOICE



7 = GATES OF STEEL



8= COLD WAR


9= DON'T YOU KNOW

10 = THAT'S PEP


11 = MR B'S BALLROOM


12 = PLANET EARTH



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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

WISHING MY READERS A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR .. STAY SAFE ... LOVE AND PEACE TO ALL..

Pet shop boys - introspective

Hello and welcome back - In the late 80s i was lucky enough to go to World Expo 88 in Brisbane Australia... I had just turned 18 so i thought i would go to a nightclub and remember walking in to a packed room with the pet shop boys playing "always on my mind". The sound was amazing...
Introspective was let loose in 1988 and is mainly various song that had a dance feel to them.. There is only 6 songs but sometimes as in this case its enough to not get bored as each song goes for 6 - 8 minutes. The album had hits like "left to my own devices" and "domino dancing".My favorite song would have to be "always on my mind" with its sweeping synths and throbbing beats its best played LOUD
Track lists are =
 1 = left to my own devices


2 = i want a dog


3 = domino dancing


4 = i'm not scared


5 = always on my mind


6 = its alright


AAHHHH... I miss my nightclubbing days CLICK HERE to Download "Pet Shop Boys" and more from my Mixtape series .... Enjoy

The Twins - A wild romance

Hello and welcome back ... No this band is not the Thompson twins, this band is from Germany. I first heard this band when i borrowed this cassette from the library and is one of my most loved for classic synth bands.There are no twins in the band but came up with the name for 2 people in a band ( confused ? ).The album "a wild romance" was released in 1983 and had hits like "love system" and "not the loving kind". my favourite has to be "men of destiny" with its sweeping synths and funky electric drums. Pure Bliss
Track listings are =
 1 = love system


2 =ballet dancer


3 =a wild romance


4 = private eye ( live ) not on album
 

5 = facts of love ( live )


6 = criminal love

 7 = not the loving kind


8 = must have her back

9 = why don't you

10 = men of destiny



11 = between the woman and you

They sound pretty good live, don't you think... CLICK HERE to Download "Not the Loving Kind" and more from my Mixtape series..... Enjoy

Dead or alive - youthquake

Hello and greetings... Another of my favorite band of the 80s was "Dead or Alive". Before I got my car license I used to walk everywhere and I had brought a aiwa Walkman ( almost sounded as good as a cd ) and one of my favorite tapes was this album... The quality of the recording is excellent with good bass and crisp highs ( i think it was recorded on chrome ).
Formed by stock aitken waterman, this was there first group to hit number 1 after it was released in march 1985.. "spin me round" (like a record )  was a huge song along with my "my heart goes bang"  and they have a huge following in japan.. my favorite song would have to be "big daddy of the rhythm" with its electric synths and smooth vocals it one of the best ( sounding )albums of the 80s.


Track listings are  =
1 = You Spin me Round ( like a record )



2 = I Wanna be a Toy

3 = D.J. Hit that Button


4 = in too deep


5 = Big Daddy of the Rhythm



6 = Cake and Eat it



7 = Lover Come Back to Me



8 = My Heart goes Bang



9 = Its Been a Long Time



One of the "Hit Factory's" finest, an Amazing album.

CLICK HERE  to Download "Dead or Alive" and more from my Mixtape series.......Enjoy

BOXCAR - VERTIGO

Hello and welcome back... Back in the late 80s one of my favorite pastimes was to go visit various record stores around Sydney.
One of those suburbs was Strathfield, NSW which was also on my way home from work, it had a great record store in the plaza.

This is where I came across this album.

Basically if you like "New Order" you would like this band. Its a great album to dance to.

Let loose in 1989 it had the singles "Insect", "Gas Stop" and "Lelore". My favorite track would be "Freemason" with its pulsating beats and happy synth melody's ... makes me want to dance but I don't think my hip will let me.. lesson for everyone = " don't get old " haha...   A10/10 Album

 Track listings are =

1 = GAS STOP   (Thanks to TheBlazer134 for the video)


2 = INSECT   (Thanks to ohnoitisnathan8 for the video)



3 = VERTIGO  (Thanks to electrodojo for the video)



4 = FREEMASON   (Thanks to newbeat2012 for the video)



5 = COMET  (Thanks to Javi Alapont for the video)



6 = HIT AND RUN  (Thanks to Goobiskiioblact for the video)



7 = 900 HOURS   (Thanks to MrCarlosUK for the video)



8 = LELORE       (Thanks to malcolmturnbull for the video)



9 = CRUEL TO YOU   (Thanks to Goobiskiioblact for the video)



10 = THIS IS THE TOWN    ( Thanks to Goobiskiioblact for the video)



Love this band, Don't know why they weren't bigger than they were ....CLICK HERE to Download songs from this album & more from my Mixtape series ... enjoy

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