A new volume of the continuing story of the unknown 80's.
This weeks Volume was created in less then a week, to be precise last week. Last Monday I visited the cycle and found 30 singles from 1984 and around in the styles New Wave, Synthpop and Pop Rock.
During the week, besides the nice trips I made through our lovely country, I ripped all the singles and even ordered another 13 from Discogs. The last bunch arrived on Friday and I mainly ripped them over the weekend.
The result is this new volume, that strange enough, at least for my country, contains quite a few one-hit wonders. The one-hit wonders are: Al Corley (square rooms), Masquerade (guardian angel), The Fixx (Red Skies), Spider Murphy Gang (skandal in sperrbezirk), Matthew Wilder (break my stride), Gazebo (i like chopin) and Limahl (never ending story).
Of all the songs featured on this Volume only the track of The Fixx was known to me. So to be honest I was quite surprised about the singles, certainly the near mint condition of most of them, and off course about the quality of the featured tracks. Sometimes it is hard to believe why an artist seems to be unable to score a (second) hit. It certainly has nothing to do with the quality of the music, but mostly with the delusion of the day, the taste of the DJ or the market strategy of the record company.
I leave you with a nice bunch of great songs which will be up for a week.
Oh and what about the other 22 singles I hear you thinking. Well some were already featured on earlier volumes or compilations of mine, and several will make it on later, thematic, volumes or on a next Dutch New Wave volume.
The tracks:
01. Roman Holiday - Fire Me Up (3:29)
02. Al Corley - Don't Play With Me (4:30)
03. Klang - Mucho Macho Song (I don't want to spend the night with you) (3:46)
04. Self Defence - Behind Windows (2:44)
05. Fee - CIA (English version) (3:42)
06. Cole - Fool (3:53)
07. K 13 - This Kinda Life (5:07)
08. Simona Ray - Then Came You (3:30)
09. Masquerade - Everyday Loser (4:29)
10. Fassbinder / Russell - Stay (3:33)
11. The Fixx - Less Cities, More Moving People (3:33)
12. Marc Anthony Thompson - So Fine (4:06)
13. Rene Parker - Maureen (4:08)
14. Spider Murphy Gang - Pfüati Gott, Elisabeth (3:47)
15. Blue Garden - Staring Eyes (3:14)
16. Full Strength - My Only Problem (2:23)
17. Matthew Wilder - Bouncin' Off The Walls (3:38)
18. Gazebo - Telephone Mama (4:15)
19. New Dice - Don't Say Never (4:22)
20. Limahl - Tar Beach (3:50)
21. Beige Neige - Don't Let Me Down (3:21)
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