The Unknown Beauty Of The 80's Vol. 140

[Rissan]

As promised the last Volume for this year. A thematic one, although the connection is rather poor. These are all artists and bands which you would find in my vinyl and CD collection and of which I am a fan.
Of the 35 artists presented here I saw 23 live at least once and several more than once excluding the lockdown concerts of Hazel O'Conner. You can say that these 35 artists formed me musically in the eighties. Although I have to admit I could have made an extra CD with bands, that influenced me the same like IQ, Flairck, Mike + The Mechanics, Steve Hackett, Clan Of Xymox, Iron Maiden, Souixsie & The Banshees, Twelfth Night, Pallas, The Mission, Sisters Of Mercy to name some. And of course I followed a lot of the German and Dutch bands that sang in native language during the 80's.

Overall you could say I was musically formed with a mix of Hard Rock, Progressive Rock and New Wave / Neue Deutsche Welle / Nederpop. From the artists and bands featured on this Volume I mainly choose for a favourite album track, a "new" remix, a live version or a favourite single. So this Volume doesn't contain Unknown tracks, but it features the beauty of my 80's. These were the bands I listened to on my bedroom, which I exchanged on cassettes with friends and later on went to visit at concerts or festivals.

The tracks:

CD01

01. 10CC - 24 Hours (8:08)
02. John Foxx - Systems Of Romance (4:04)
03. Psychedelic Furs - Heaven (3:27)
04. Thomas Dolby - Europe And The Pirate Twins (3:19)
05. Powerplay - Voices In My Head (3:28)
06. China Crisis - Wall Of God (5:33)
07. Hazel O'Conner - Eighth Day (3:11)
08. Les Enfants - Flesh And Blood (3:24)
09. The Adventures - One Step From Heaven (4:35)
10. ABC - Unzip (2:49)
11. Toyah - Race Trough Space (alternate mix) (3:08)
12. A Flock Of Seagulls - The Traveller (live) (3:31)
13. Genesis - Keep It Dark (4:32)
14. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Secret (3:58)
15. Rush - Manhatten Project (5:07)
16. Depeche Mode - Ice Machine (live) (3:45)
17. Fra Lippo Lippi - Just Like Me (4:36)
18. It Bites - You'll Never Go To Heaven (live) (9:11)

CD02

01. Glass Tiger - Thin Red Line (4:56)
02. Mylène Farmer - Sans Contrefaçon (4:09)
03. BAP - Zehnter Juni (4:24)
04. Ultravox - Hymn (5:48)
05. A-Ha - Living A Boy's Adventure Tale (5:02)
06. Big Country - Harvest Home (4:22)
07. Berlin - When Love Goes To War (4:12)
08. Tears For Fears - Change (new version from cassette) (4:40)
09. REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling (4:51)
10. Alphaville - The Jet Set (4:56)
11. Fischer-Z - Berlin (4:36)
12. Peter Gabriel - Shock The Monkey (3:57)
13. 'Til Tuesday - On Sunday (4:09)
14. Vitamin Z - Every Time That I See You (3:44)
15. Saga - Don't Be Late (live) (6:14)
16. Deacon Blue - This Changing Light (5:01)
17. Marillion - Freaks (4:08)

The link: https://mega.nz/file/EshBBCyS#JN0ramxJr ... GMk0iop3qE

Enjoy and have a save New Year's Eve and a good start of 2021.

[crichert]

Thank you for another fantastic collection to close out 2020! Happy New Year mate!!

[Gazebo Music]

Awesome work Ris and I can relate to so many of these tracks growing up! Your collections helped us all through this unforgettable year! Job well done! Hoping for the best in 2021!

Cheers

[maccafan076]

This is a masterpiece my friend. You start it off with my favorite 10cc song too You never fail to surprise