1984 - SIDE A (Compilation Series - Music Download)

Hello and welcome back... The year is 1984 - Side A of 80s compilation series

Some things that happened in 1984 =

Apple Mac went on sale

Singer "Marvin Gaye" was shot dead by his father one day before his birthday



1984 summer Olympics was held in Los Angles, California while Russia and friends took a raincheck

WELCOME TO 1984

TRACK LIST
1. Animotion - Obsession
2. Dead or Alive - Spin me Round
3. General Public - Tenderness
4. SOS Band - Just be good to Me
5. Eurythmics - Sex Crime (1984)
6. Frankie goes to Hollywood - Relax
7. Bronski Beat - Why
8. Laura Branigan - Self Control
9. Pat Benatar - Love is a Battlefield
10. Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't be Good
11. Wham - Freedom
12. Elton John - Kiss the Bride
13. Nena - 99 Luft Balloons
14. Limahl - Never ending Story


LISTEN / DOWNLOAD HERE  in Stunning 80s Stereo


SOME MORE THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN 1984

A U.S court ruled that taping television show at home on VCR's does not violate copyright laws..

Everybody was looking back at "George Orwell" 1949 novel '1984' which predicted a chilling prophecy of "Big Brother is Watching You" (sound familiar?)

SOME OF THE MOVIES WE WATCHED
Ghostbusters
Gremlins
Beverly Hills Cop
Karate Kid
Terminator
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Breakin' 1984

TV SHOWS
Magnum P.I
Knight Rider
The A Team
Fame


ANIMOTION - OBSESSION  (Thanks to vic tortuga for the video)




FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD - RELAX  (Thanks to TheWhiteCat65 for the video)




NIK KERSHAW - WOULDN'T IT BE GOOD  (Thanks to Steven Chippendale for the video)




BREAKIN' 1984 - FULL MOVIE  (Thanks to PCGamerman37 for the video)

HOWARD JONES - LIVE ON ABSOLUTE RADIO

Hello and welcome back..... Stunning sounds from "Howard Jones" Live for U.K Absolute Radio.
One word - AMAZING

** NOTE - Volume start and finish (intro - outro for Absolute Radio) is louder than Howard playing, nearly blew my speakers ***


LOOK MAMA



NEW SONG



LIFE IN ONE DAY




PEARL IN THE SHELL




THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER




CONDITIONING



EQUALITY




MASSIVE THANKS to Absolute Radio U.K for the Videos

GOSSIP CULTURE - WAITING (Sounds Like the 80s)

Hello and welcome back.... Loving the sound of this.
"Gossip Culture - Waiting (Mitch Murder
Remix)" Ft Quincy McCrary (Singer)....

Sounds so Smoooth, So Lush...

Gossip Culture (Ryan Sheridan) is a music producer and DJ from Los Angeles U.S

A new EP, called 'Strictly Speaking,' is out now on Digital or Vinyl (Check links)

Awesome sounds for a Summers day lounging by the pool.... Takes me back








ABOUT 'GOSSIP CULTURE'
By blending a number of varied styles including disco, electro and chillwave, Sheridan has managed to latch onto a distinctive sonic amalgam that's ideal listening material for Southern California's beach and pool cultures. Sheridan's rhythmically driven songs tend to be taken at face value for being listener-friendly, pop earworms -- his adept production style and knowledge melody oftentimes overlooked."


LINKS

https://soundcloud.com/gossipculture

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/strictly-speaking-ep/id720906831

http://gossipculture.bandcamp.com/

http://www.gossip-culture.com/

https://twitter.com/gossipculture

https://www.facebook.com/gossipculture

MIAMI SOUND MACHINE - DR BEAT (Lost Hit)

Hello and welcome back.... Featuring "Gloria Estefan", this was 'Miami Sound Machine's' first single back in 1984.

'Dr Beat' made it to No3 in the Belgium music charts (They loved it) (No6 Uk) (No17 U.S)

Strangely not very popular in the U.S considering it had the name Miami in it??

In the U.K it sold over 200,000 copies giving 'Dr Beat' Silver status...Dr Beat was from the album 'Eyes of Innocence'

Is it me or am I the only one who likes to play this song really loud and pretend Im driving am ambulance with the siren on...



MIAMI SOUND MACHINE - DR BEAT  (Thanks to CLASSIC HITS for the video)



HOW good does the video look?, very clear...Niiice


LINK

http://www.80sonspeed.com/article-miami-sound-machine-eyes-of-innocence-1984-59170807-comments.html#anchorComment


https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/eyes-of-innocence/id192692325

JOHNNY HATES JAZZ - SHATTERED DREAMS (Lost Hit)

Hello and welcome back.....British band "Johnny Hates Jazz" had this stunning hit back in 1987...

The band consisted of 2 members, Clark Datchler (Vocals, Syths) and Mike Nocito (Producer, Engineer)
Another member was also in the lineup at the time 'Shattered Dreams' came to light, that being Calvin Hayes ( Synths, Drums).

Shattered Dreams made it to No2 in the U.S music charts (No5 UK) and was from the 1988 album 'Turn Back the Clock'

Such an amazing sound, still sounds Lush against today's music.... Enjoy





JOHNNY HATES JAZZ - SHATTERED DREAMS  (Thanks to Ken Ho for the video)




LINKS

http://www.johnnyhatesjazz.com/

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialJohnnyHatesJazz

https://twitter.com/JHJ_Official

https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/johnny-hates-jazz/id14570854

https://soundcloud.com/johnny-hates-jazz

http://www.clarkdatchler.com/

###### UPDATE - Johnny Hates Jazz has a new album out called "Magnetized".... Available NOW #################################################################################

A SINGLE FROM THEIR NEW ALBUM

JOHNNY HATES JAZZ - LIGHTHOUSE  (Thanks to Donald McInnes for the video)

BACK TO THE FUTURE - FILMING LOCATIONS

Hello and welcome back.... I found this interesting, A clever video showcasing the scene location to one of the best movies from the 80s "Back to the Future".... Enjoy


BACK TO THE FUTURE - FILMING LOCATIONS



Massive thanks to Herve Attia for the video....

PREFAB SPROUT - APPETITE (Lost Hit)

Hello and welcome back.... WOW, this takes me back, such an amazing sound..

UK band "Prefab Sprout" had this stunning track called 'Appetite' in 1985 and was from the album 'Steve McQueen'

In the U.S the album was called 'Two Wheels Good'  due to a legal problem with the name 'Steve McQueen' (seriously?)




'Appetite' made it to No 45 on the Australian music charts (92 in the U.K)....

A real sound of the 80s, one that I love... Enjoy


PREFAB SPROUT - APPETITE  (Thanks to Rockatansky1812 for the video)




SADLY, I couldn't find a proper video for this song, the only one I did find was blocked due to region... SERIOUSLY??? How pathetic that I can't watch a particular video (see below)
PrefabSprout-Vevo...Shame, considering your song was the highest on our music charts in the world.

LINKS

http://www.prefabsprout.net/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Prefab-Sprout-CrimsonRed/317819518353841

http://www.theprefabsproutproject.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/prefab-sprout/id548553

https://twitter.com/PrefabSproutNew


### UPDATE - Paddy McAloon (Lead Vocals, Guitars, Synths) has released a new album (Oct 2013) called "Crimson/Red" by Prefab Sprout.. #######################################


SORRY - Couldn't go past this..."Steve McQueen - The Full Album"... (Massive thanks to Rama Cure for the video)


TRACK LIST
"Faron Young" -- 00:00
"Bonny" -- 03:50
"Appetite" -- 07:36
"When Love Breaks Down" -- 11:34
"Goodbye Lucille #1" --
"Hallelujah" -- 20:15
"Moving the River" -- 3:57
"Horsin' Around" -- 4:39
"Desire As" -- 5:19
"Blueberry Pies" -- 2:24
"When the Angels" -- 4:29