1980-87 THE BIG #1s vol1 (Remastered)

Hello and Welcome Back… Good Selection Here

Released in 1987, ‘1980-87 The Big #1s’ was a Australian Compilation available on Vinyl Record & CD thru CBS Records

This version is CD Quality, nearly all songs are from various CDs, Remastered / Auto-leveled so it sounds ‘Magnifique’

The only difference will be some songs are ‘Album’ versions and not ‘radio’ versions.

Radio versions were shorter to make them fit on the album.

Also Note, older albums sometimes have Vinyl mastered singles to CD on rare occasions, It was how the record company’s brought out some CDs.

** Note – This Remaster is based on the CD Version, Not The Double LP Version **

TRACK-LIST
 01. Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
02. Bananarama – Venus
03. Lipps, Inc. – Funkytown
04. Ray Parker Jnr – The Other Woman
05. Diana Ross – Upside Down
06. Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
07. Laura Branigan – Gloria
08. Dexys Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen
09. INXS – Original Sin
10. Prince – When Doves Cry
11. Kenny Loggins – Footloose
12. A-Ha – Take On Me
13. Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas
14. Musical Youth – Pass The Dutchie
15. Lindsey Buckingham – Trouble
16. Redgum – I Was Only 19

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#1980
#1
#80S
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TOP OF THE POPS – 1982

Hello and Welcome Back…

Found this interesting… This video (excellent quality) of 1982 episodes of U.K TV show ‘Top of the Pops’

There’s about 3 episodes in this video.

Huge thanks to ‘sigizmund sigizmundovitchs’ for uploading this brilliant video..

TOP OF THE POPS – 1982 (January x3)

1986 – LOST HITS MIXTAPE (Remastered)

Hello and Welcome Back… 2nd Last in the Mixtape Series

Ah, 1986.. I was 16 years old and in year 10 in high school.. Yay… Right?

Actually, No..

I remember the last day of High School, walking home early with my best friend Rebecca (next door neighbor) singing “No more school, No more Books, No more Teachers Dirty Looks” and when i got home, i went swimming, ah, life was great…

A few days later it dawned on me.. Shit, I have to get a job.

And so started my working career. I got my first job at Venture. It was kinda like a K-Mart only more clothes but they did have a toy section… And guess who was in charge of the toy department?…

Me. 🙂

I remember i did a huge stack (like a pyramid) of Teddy Ruxpin’s, took me almost 2 hours to create, Looked bloody wonderful… Was my boss impressed?.. Well, if he was, he didn’t say.
Sadly it didn’t last long.

I was at lunch when i heard a commotion.
A child had gone missing!!
The mother was frantic, all hysterical, shouting & crying.. poor thing.
My boss was flustered, getting worried by the minute… Salivating at the mouth

Me, i was more worried about my Teddy Ruxpin Pyramid which had seem to have lost shape… Some bloody kid had knocked it over,
I stood there looking at my creation gone wrong when suddenly, the Teddy Ruxpin pyramid (or what was left of it) started to move…
Turns out, the missing child also liked my pyramid and decided to hide in the middle part, only problem was, when he bumped a few on the inside, some outside ones fell and blocked the entrance.

The kid didn’t seen fazed and was enjoying breaking apart my pyramid but i decided to take him to the front desk and he was reunited with his relieved mum.

That was the end of my pyramid building days.
When my boss found out that my Teddy Ruxpin Pyramid was to blame… well… there was alot of finger pointing and shouting and, well…Teddy Ruxpin was confined to the shelves.

A Teddy Ruxpin for those who have never seen one…

Moving On

This mixtape was recorded on my sisters boom-box.
She had a boom-box, i had a walkman but when she wasn’t home, i would sneak in her room and record from the radio waiting for the bloody DJ to shut up and play music…
It was a real skill to get the full song with no talking DJ on the start or finish of the song.

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TRACK-LIST
01.  Aretha Franklin – Another Night
02.  Heart – These Dreams
03.  Laurie Anderson – Language Is a Virus
04.  Matt Moffat – Miss This Tonight
05.  BoDeans – Fadeaway
06.  Til Tuesday – On Sunday
07.  Sting – Fortress Around Your Heart
08.  Rod Stewart – Love Touch
09.  The Reels – Bad Moon Rising
10.  The Moody Blues – Your Wildest Dreams
11.  Stevie Nicks – I Can’t Wait
12.  Eddie Murphy – Party All The Time
13.  Koo De Tah – Think Of Me
14.  Sandy Marton – Exotic and Erotic
15.  Candi Staton – You Got the Love
16.  Doug Mulray – You Are Soul  (Not on Original Tape)
17.  Wall of Voodoo – Far Side of Crazy

LINKS  (320kbps AAC)  Stream or Download

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#Electronic80s
#Mixtape
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1987 – HOTS UP (Remastered)

Hello and Welcome Back… Wicked Album

Released in 1987, ’87 Hots Up’ was a Australian Compilation available on Audio Cassette, Vinyl Record & CD thru Polystar Records

This version is CD Quality, nearly all songs are from various CDs, Remastered / Auto-leveled so it sounds ‘Minty’

The only difference will be some songs are ‘Album’ versions and not ‘radio’ versions.

Radio versions were shorter to make them fit on the album.

Also Note, older albums sometimes have Vinyl mastered singles to CD on rare occasions, It was how the record company’s brought out some CDs.

TRACK LIST
01 Party Boys – He’s Gonna Step On You Again
02 Mel & Kim – Respectable
03 Rockmelons – Rhymes
04 Swing Out Sister – Breakout
05 Mental As Anything – He’s Just No Good For You
06 Samantha Fox – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now
07 ABC – When Smokey Sings
08 The Firm – Star Trekkin
09 Madonna – La Isla Bonita (Extended Version)
10 Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody
11 The Cure – Why Can’t I Be You
12 Bananarama – I Heard A Rumour
13 Noiseworks – Take Me Back
14 Jenny Morris – You I Know
15 Gino Vannelli – Wild Horses
16 Jennifer Warnes – First We Take Manhattan
17 Hoodoo Gurus – Good Times
18 Roger Waters – Radio Waves (Album Version)

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LINKS  (320kbps AAC)  Stream or Download

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1988 – PUMP IT UP (Remastered)

Hello and Welcome Back….Wicked Album This

Released in 1988, “Pump It Up” was a Australian Compilation available on Audio Cassette, Vinyl Record & CD thru CBS Records

This version is CD Quality, nearly all songs are from various CDs, Remastered / Auto-leveled so it sounds ‘Wicked’

The only difference will be some songs are ‘Album’ versions and not ‘radio’ versions.

Radio versions were shorter to make them fit on the album.

Also Note, older albums sometimes have Vinyl mastered singles to CD on rare occasions, It was how the record company’s brought out some CDs.

TRACK LISTING
01 INXS – Devil Inside
02 Dragon – Celebration
03 Tiffany – I Think We’re Alone Now
04 Bananarama – Love In The First Degree
05 Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up
06 Whitney Houston – So Emotional
07 Terence Trent D’Arby – Dance Little Sister
08 The Communards – Never Can Say Goodbye
09 Eurythmics – Shame
10 Bangles – Hazy Shade Of Winter
11 Foreigner – Say You Will
12 Joe Cocker – Unchain My Heart
13 David Lee Roth – Just Like Paradise
14 Cher – I Found Someone
15 Johnny Logan – Hold Me Now
16 Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere
17 Men Without Hats – Pop Goes The World
18 Jerry Harrison & the Casual Gods – Rev It Up

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LINKS  (320kbps AAC)  Stream or Download

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1984 – LOST HITS MIXTAPE (Remastered)

Hello and Welcome Back…. What a Year For Music

1984, One of the best years for music in my opinion… that, and 1987

I was 14 and in year 8 in High School.

When i wasn’t at school, i was spending most of my time next door.

My next door neighbours were like my second family.

Times spent swimming, laying in the sun listening to the radio, bike riding and kicking a football in the middle of the street.

Listening to the radio, mostly 2SM (Rock of the 80s), some great tracks graced the airwaves, passing many an hour.

Some of the rarer tracks are on this mixtape, some you may not remember, but have a listen….

You might find yourself going “Oh Yeah, I Remember this Track”

TRACKLIST
01  Berlin – Dancing In Berlin
02  Nena – Nur Geträumt  (Not on Original Tape)
03  Debbie Harry – Rush Rush
04  General Public – Tenderness
05  Dear Enemy – The Good Life
06  Rockwell – Somebody’s Watching Me
07  Peabo Bryson – If Ever Youre in My Arms Again
08  Dan Hartman – I Can Dream About You
09  Snowy White – Bird Of Paradise
10  Roger Hodgson – Had A Dream
11  Ross Ballard – Voices
12  John Lennon – Nobody Told Me
13  Depeche Mode – People Are People
14  Dragon – Wilder World
15  Industry – State Of The Nation
16  Strawberry Switchblade – Since Yesterday
17  The Honeydrippers – Sea of Love

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LINKS  (320kbps AAC)  Stream or Download

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1988 – THE WINN3RS (Remastered)

Hello and Welcome Back… One of my Fav Albums

Released in 1988, “The Winners” was a Australian Compilation available on Audio Cassette, Vinyl Record & CD thru WEA Records

This version is CD Quality, nearly all songs are from various CDs, Remastered / Auto-leveled so it sounds ‘Lush’

The only difference will be some songs are ‘Album’ versions and not ‘radio’ versions.

Radio versions were shorter to make them fit on the album.

Also Note, older albums sometimes have Vinyl mastered singles to CD on rare occasions, It was how the record company’s brought out some CDs.

TRACK LISTING
01 INXS – New Sensation
02 Bros – I Owe You Nothing
03 Fischer Z – The Perfect Day
04 Cheap Trick – Don’t Be Cruel
05 Poison – Nothin’ But A Good Time
06 S-Express – Theme From S-Express (Album Version)
07 Salt ‘N Pepa – Push It
08 The Timelords – Doctorin’ The Tardis
09 Taylor Dayne – Prove Your Love
10 Fairground Attraction – Perfect
11 Tiffany – I Saw Him Standing There
12 Eric Carmen – Make Me Lose Control
13 Hothouse Flowers – Don’t Go
14 Jerry Harrison – Man With A Gun
15 Elton John – I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That
16 1927 – That’s When I Think Of You
17 John Farnham – Age Of Reason (Extended)
18 Debbie Gibson – Foolish Beat

 *** HELP NEEDED…  A donation to this site would make my Day & Cover Costs (I’m Running Out Of Storage…. NO STORAGE – NO MUSIC 😦

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LINKS  (320kbps AAC)  Stream or Download

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https://www.discogs.com/Various-88-The-Winners/master/208458

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1981 – LOST HITS MIXTAPE (Remastered)

Hello and Welcome Back…. 1981, What a Year.. Right?

Actually, I was 11, bout the only good thing in my life was my cat (Tikka) and my next door neighbors who i would frequently escape to..

My Cat Tikka  (RIP)

I was in Year 5 Primary and life was shit…

Bullied by asshole students (funny enough, who now want to be Facebook friends… go figure), prick teachers that didn’t get that i couldn’t sit still for 2 hours in some crappy assembly, off to the office again… sadly a vicious cycle.

The one thing that had saving grace, was my dads love for music… Some of the music was really good and for Christmas, a gift of music. (Thanks Dad)

A few years earlier, i got a gift of a Shoebox tape recorder and two tapes, one tape was the best of  ‘The Animals’ (think House of Rising Sun).
The second tape changed my life. It was a synthesizer tape called ‘The Electronic System’ by a bloke called ‘Dan Lacksman’ who in the 80s, became the man behind the outfit ‘Telex’ (think Moskow Diskow & Twist a Saint Tropez)

The Electronic System opened my eyes to Synthesizers and was a main inspiration to create this website..

That’s right folks, amongst the Tears, Bashing’s, Wanting to run away, this website is built on a simple tape that started around 1978 & continued into the 80s.. My Escape
Listening to that electronic tape took away the shit..for a little while..

Moving On

Like I said, my Dad had a pretty good taste in music and while he was at work, I created this Mixtape from an old tape he didn’t need (well he didn’t notice it missing)

TRACKLIST
01.  The Members – Radio
02.  The Fixx – Stand Or Fall
03.  Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
04.  Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
05.  Rush – Tom Sawyer
06.  Jackson Browne – Somebody’s Baby
07.  Cliff Richard – The Only Way Out
08.  Paul McCartney – Take It Away
09.  Aneka – Japanese Boy
10.  Rod Stewart – Tonight I’m Yours
11.  Eddie Rabbitt – I Love A Rainy Night
12.  John Lennon – Watching the Wheels
13.  Mick Leyton and Kerri Biddell -Sons And Daughters
14.  Billy Joel – Pressure
15.  Tom Tom Club – Wordy Rappinghood (edit)
16.  Spandau Ballet – Confused
17.  The Bureau – Only For Sheep

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NEIL PEART – DRUMMER FROM THE CANADIAN BAND 'RUSH' HAS DIED

Hello and Welcome Back… Sad News for Rush Fans

Drummer ‘Neil Peart’ from the Canadian Prog-Rock band ‘Rush’ has died.

He was 67 years young.

If you have never heard of the band ‘Rush’, then i suggest you start with the song that started my journey into this brilliant band.. ‘Tom Sawyer’

TOM SAWYER

Brilliant i hear you say… How?

The fact that this band sounds like that there’s at least 5 members when in reality, there’s only 3 band members.

The way, their songs can change pitch & tempo effortlessly while the lead singer (Geddy Lee) not only sings but plays all synths and bass.

Drummer (Neil Peart) had a drum kit that really made your eyes pop, a small swiveled chair was his office, surrounded by drums

He once was rated the best drummer in the world.

May he Rest in Peace.

Please take some time out and browse through these videos and see what the world (and Rush Fans) have lost today.

WITCH HUNT (live)

EARLY DISTANT WARNING

MYSTIC RHYTHMS

THE BIG MONEY

FORCE TEN (LIVE)

TIME STANDS STILL

#Rush
#NeilPeartRIP
#80s
#Electronic80s

One of Neil Pearts drum kit from above

NEIL PEART – DRUMMER FROM THE CANADIAN BAND ‘RUSH’ HAS DIED

Hello and Welcome Back… Sad News for Rush Fans

Drummer ‘Neil Peart’ from the Canadian Prog-Rock band ‘Rush’ has died.

He was 67 years young.

If you have never heard of the band ‘Rush’, then i suggest you start with the song that started my journey into this brilliant band.. ‘Tom Sawyer’

TOM SAWYER

Brilliant i hear you say… How?

The fact that this band sounds like that there’s at least 5 members when in reality, there’s only 3 band members.

The way, their songs can change pitch & tempo effortlessly while the lead singer (Geddy Lee) not only sings but plays all synths and bass.

Drummer (Neil Peart) had a drum kit that really made your eyes pop, a small swiveled chair was his office, surrounded by drums

He once was rated the best drummer in the world.

May he Rest in Peace.

Please take some time out and browse through these videos and see what the world (and Rush Fans) have lost today.

WITCH HUNT (live)

EARLY DISTANT WARNING

MYSTIC RHYTHMS

THE BIG MONEY

FORCE TEN (LIVE)

TIME STANDS STILL

#Rush
#NeilPeartRIP
#80s
#Electronic80s

One of Neil Pearts drum kit from above