Remember a few years ago when we had a shit ton of 80s threads/mixes posted on the forum? Back then I downloaded a bunch of them. Then I snagged out my favorite songs from them. Then in the past couple of months I've downloaded other 80s mixes from various blogs and dug out some other treasures. Sprinkled in some gems of my own.

My only rule (other than the '80-'89 time frame) for compiling the mix was that I didn't want to repeat any artists found on Rhino's Left of the Dial box set. Reason being I think it's a fine collection on it's own and doesn't need to be plucked or rehashed.

Here's part 1 if you're interested, it's a 200MB file. I'm on a HUGE 80s kick at the moment, so if you recognize a selection (or several) here, THANKS!



01. any trouble – second chance
02. b-52s – nip it in the bud
03. the blasters – marie marie
04. dumptruck – going nowhere
05. guadalacanal diary – fear of god
06. half japanese – 1,000,000 kisses
07. jazz butcher – nothing special
08. the kinks – better things
09. lou reed – the power of positive thinking
10. dave edmunds – other guys girls
11. cherrytones – hoot
12. full fathom five - a little hope
13. mccarthy – should the bible be banned
14. beauty constant – catching you
15. fire town – where the shadows fall
16. the spliffs – merry go round
17. barracudas – I want my woody back
18. the bats – popgun
19. redd kross – heaven only knows
20. brave tears – flippin’ through
21. paul kelly & the messengers – before too long
22. piranhas – getting beaten up
23. plimsouls – a million miles away
24. primitives – way behind me
25. roky erikson – nothing in return
26. mighty mighty – law
27. screaming tribesmen – I got a feeling
28. skafish - the family name
29. lime spiders – slave girl
30. mudhoney – here comes sickness
31. forgotten rebels – the me generation
32. alternative tv – ancient rebels
33. screaming sneakers – violent days
34. squirrel bait – sun god
35. slow – against the glass
36. the crowd – modern machine
37. teenage head – let’s shake
38. teeze – assembly line
39. facecrime – cable tv
40. truffauts – leave this town

Here's part 2!



41. the contras – man killer
42. soft boys – I wanna destroy you
43. studebakers – muscle girls
44. wreckless eric – a pop song
45. soup dragons – pleasantly surprised
46. the yanks – we call each other mine
47. split enz – history never repeats
48. zeitgeist – araby
49. elo – so serious
50. adult net – edie
51. crash course in science – it cost’s to be austere
52. felt – sunlight bathed the golden glow
53. mad turks – tempers fire
54. rhythm corps – solidarity
55. ups and downs – the living kind
56. nikki sudden – great pharaoh
57. cleaners from venus – girl on a swing
58. flatmates – I could be in heaven
59. truth – playground
60. sidewalks – rhythm kids
61. the mood – watching time
62. henry diltz – this could be the night
63. horizontal brian – practicing first aid
64. kashmir – outside
65. woofing cookies – girl next door
66. deep six – stay right here
67. mekons – hard to be human again
68. dangtrippers – when time runs out
69. i-rails – sticks and stones
70. neighborhoods – real stories
71. no such thing – marching
72. neon rock garden – don’t say baboon
73. gleaming spires – are you ready for the sex girls
74. desperate hours – who sets the changes
75. matt Allison – hard look at perfect
76. sheriff jack – buy everybody a coke
77. june brides – heard you whisper
78. winter hours – wait til the morning
79. the trees – delta sleep
80. spaceman 3 – lord can you hear me?

And yes, I'm looking for suggestions for a volume 2 (currently combing through the You Should Hear This threads). Edit - Here's Vol. 2

01. jags – back of my hand
02. berrys – the little things
03. the keys – I don’t wanna cry
04. blades – hot for you
05. radio bandits – suzy
06. wedding present – why are you being so reasonable now?
07. bmx bandits – stardate
08. weather prophets – almost prayed
09. o positive – with you
10. primitons – five lines
11. young marble giants – final day
12. the clean – thumbs off
13. talulah gosh – beatnik boy
14. the judys – all the pretty girls
15. the who – don’t let go the coat
16. liliput – thumblerdoll
17. dukes of stratosphere – bike ride to the moon
18. raybeats – big black sneakers
19. human league – the things that dreams are made of
20. the men they couldn’t hang – dancing on the pier
21. talking heads – once in a lifetime
22. oingo boingo – on the outside
23. devo – girl u want
24. conservatives – psycho surgery
25. weird al yankovic – dare to be stupid
26. da pillars – six pack suzie
27. madness – baggy trousers
28. orange juice – a million pleading faces
29. shonen knife – riding on the rocket
30. hitmen – I don’t mind
31. vapors – news at ten
32. meteors – shout so loud
33. fastbacks – what will they say?
34. young fresh fellows – when the girls get here
35. moving targets – faith
36. celibate rifles – 24 hours (sos)
37. the rage – I’ve got your number
38. nikki & the corvettes – summertime fun
39. da biz – on the beach
40. nervous eaters – Loretta

41. mr. t experience – at gilman street
42. snuff – keep the beat
43. plain wrap – green light, red light
44. lazy cowgirls – heartache
45. wipers – is this real?
46. chumbawamba – pop stars make good socialists
47. joan jett – bad reputation
48. the nelsons – in your face
49. sorry – where were you?
50. unrest – oils
51. the fall – rollin’ dany
52. material issue – she’s goin’ through my head
53. opossums – alphabet roadway
54. outlets – best friend
55. american music club – outside this bar
56. uncle tupelo – no depression (demo)
57. steve earle – guitar town
58. divine weeks – on a soapbox
59. drivin n cryin – scarred but smarter
60. jason & the scorchers – I can’t help myself
61. bodeans – fadeaway
62. woodentops – get it on
63. flying color – dear friend
64. housemartins – happy hour
65. that petrol emotion – it’s a good thing
66. throwing muses – marriage tree
67. odolites – I’ll show you why
68. the mice – rescure you too
69. james – ya ho
70. kristy maccoll – a new England
71. classic ruins – 1 + 1 = 2
72. dangerous birds – alpha romeo
73. simplistics – never say goodbye
74. the wake – lion’s roar
75. the stems – for always
76. scientists – last night
77. tenpole tudor – three bells in a row
78. clice product – shoddy body
79. blue law – chickening out
80. last picture show – pop mutation

My work here is done.

Seriously.