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Let's say you were just hired by big record company and you were given the freedom to select any 12 songs for an 80's New Wave Dream compilation. What would you pick? Here are mine:

1) The Picture (Extended B-Side) - Hubert Kah
2) A Letter From Afar (Big Mix) - B-Movie
3) Touch (12" Version) - Noho
4) Dr. Sex (12" Version) - Pleasure & The Beast
5) Witchcraft (Extended Version) - Book Of Love
6) King (12" Version) - Ho Hokam
7) Love Me (12" Version) - Punch
Summertime Hot Nights Fever (12" Version) - Electric Theatre
9) So Tired (12" Version) - Haircut 100
10) Men Alone (12" Version) - Mad Matrix
11) State Of The Nation (12" Version) - Industry
12) Chinese Restaurant (Album Version) - Baltimora

some close runner-ups:

I Wanna Be Your Lover (12" Version) - Magic
Spring In Fialta (Extended Version) - Slow Children
Anonymous (Album Version) - SSQ
The Message Is You (Album Version) - Gary Myrick
Close To You (Extended Version) - Nine Ways To Win

Fleshstones-Right Side Of A Good Thing

Clash-London Calling

Jam-Town Called Malice

Undertones-It's Going To Happen!

Gang Of Four-I Love A Man In Uniform

Plimsouls-Million Miles Away

Ramones-Casing The Night

X-Poor Girl

Echo And T

Very cool question, here's what I would self compile if I ever had the chance:

Bow Wow Wow - Sexy Eifel Towers
Human League - The Sign
Trans X - 3D Dance
Fashion - Eye Talk
Little Girls - Earthquake Song
Martini Ranch - Reach
Our Daughters Weddin

I'd go with:

Shreikback-Faded Flowers
Human League -Being Boiled
Fad Gadget- Back To Nature
Clan Of Xymox- A Day
Echo and the Bunnymen-Killing Moon
Blanket Of Secrecy-Say You Will
Payolas-Eyes Of A Stranger
Psychedelic Furs-Sister Europe
Talk

Tin Tin- "Kiss Me"
David Bowie- "Rebel Rebel"
Strawberry Switchblade- "Jolene"
Killing Joke- "Love Like Blood"
Fad Gadget- "Ricky's Hand"
The Go-Go's- "Lust To Love"
Billy Idol- "Untouchables"
Erasure- "Brother & Sister"
The Sex Execs- "My Ex"
Pe