DISC ONE:
PET SHOP BOYS - West End Girls
INFORMATION SOCIETY - What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)
DEPECHE MODE - People Are People
SIMPLE MINDS - Don't You (Forget About Me)
HUMAN LEAGUE - Don't You Want Me Baby
ABC - (How To Be A) Millionaire
KAJAGOOGOO - Too Shy
YAZ - Situation (12" mix)
ART OF NOISE - Paranoimia (feat. Max Headroom)
RE-FLEX - The Politics Of Dancing
NEW ORDER - Blue Monday
NEW ORDER - True Faith
SOFT CELL - Tainted Love
NAKED EYES - Promises Promises
WHEN IN ROME - The Promise
SPANDAU BALLET - True
OMD - If You Leave
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DISC TWO:
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PETER SCHILLING - Major Tom (Coming Home)
GARY NUMAN - Cars
DEPECHE MODE - Never Let Me Down
THE NORMAL - Warm Leatherette
ANNE CLARK - Sleeper In Metropolis
EURYTHMICS - Jennifer
INXS - Mediate
THE FIXX - Red Skies
DURAN DURAN - Save A Prayer
THE HUMAN LEAGUE - Human
GAZEBO - I Like Chopin
NAKED EYES - Always Something There To Remind Me
TALK TALK - It's My Life
PET SHOP BOYS - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)
LOVE AND ROCKETS - So Alive
HEAVEN 17 - Temptation
REAL LIFE - Send Me An Angel
MODERN ENGLISH - I Melt With You
FURNITURE - Brilliant Mind
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DISC THREE:
LAID BACK - White Horse (uncensored extended)
PAUL HARDCASTLE - 19
EURYTHMICS - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of These)
WANG CHUNG - Dance Hall Days
DEVO - Whip It
THOMAS DOLBY - She Blinded Me With Science
OINGO BOINGO - Weird Science
THE HUMAN LEAGUE - Fascination
NU SHOOZ - I Can't Wait
STACEY Q - Two Of Hearts
HAROLD FALTERMEYER - Axel F
AFTER THE FIRE - Der Kommisar
DEAD OR ALIVE - You Spin Me Round
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD - Relax
YELLO - Oh Yeah
THE CARS - Hello Again
THE BUGGLES - Video Killed The Radio Star
GARY NUMAN - Are Friends Electric?
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DISC FOUR:
PETE WYLIE - Sinful
NAKED EYES - When The Lights Go Out
INDUSTRY - State Of The Nation
PSYCHEDELIC FURS - Love My Way
ICICLE WORKS - Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream)
SCRITTI POLITTI - Absolute
ERASURE - A Little Respect
ERASURE - Chains Of Love
IMAGINATION - Just An Illusion
ALTERED IMAGES - Don't Talk To Me About Love
JAPAN - Life In Tokyo (12" version)
DURAN DURAN - Planet Earth
A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS - I Ran (I Run So Far Away)
INFORMATION SOCIETY - Walking Away
TEARS FOR FEARS - Mad World
PROPAGANDA - Dr. Mabuse (13th Life mix)
PASSIONS - I'm In Love With A German Film Star (long version)
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DISC FIVE:
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FELIX DA HOUSECAT - Readytowear (radio edit)
MEN WITHOUT HATS - The Safety Dance (12" mix)
M - Pop Musik
FRIDA - I Know There's Something Going On
CAMOUFLAGE - The Great Commandment
VISAGE - Fade To Grey
ULTRAVOX - Vienna
BERLIN - Sex (I'm A...)
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD - Welcome To The Pleasuredome (edit)
TALK TALK - Talk Talk
SPANDAU BALLET - To Make A Long Story Short (12" mix)
ROCKWELL - Somebody's Watching Me
YAZOO - Don't Go
NEW MUSIK - Living By Numbers
FICTION FACTORY - Feels Like Heaven
ABC - Be Near Me
THOMPSON TWINS - Hold Me Now (12" mix)
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Some notes, explantation, etc:
In a lot of ways I am truly a child of the 80's. Putting together this collection of songs has been a labor of love sifting and rediscovering some of the tunes I grew up listening to on the radio during the 80's. For me it was a magical time of musical discovery. The music you'll find here is, I believe, still relevant today as can be seen by the recent popularity of the Electroclash movement which directly draws on this type of music as an influence. Bouncy synths?
Check. Drum machines?
Check. Deep crooning male vocals?
Double check. I strived to put as much of a variety of styles that I could and still be within the genre. Anyways, it was great fun collecting these songs over the past few months and I decided to offer it up as a YSI because some fellow Obners expressed interest in it. It's all here, from darkwave to sappy Top 40 stuff. If this kind of music is your thing I'd like to get some feedback of what you think of the mixes. Oh, the memories.
Enjoy.