Ah 1983, I was 13 and in Year 7 High School (Hello Campbelltown High, where the barb wire is pointed on the inside to keep the students in… A Joke we used to say)
Probably the best part of 1983 for me, was going to my Nans for the weekend.
I was a little shit heading into my teen years, very restless and a very short attention span which used to drive my poor mum nuts, so she sent me off to my Nans for a little R & R.
At my Nans, i was allowed to borrow her transistor radio and i would lay awake all night listening to the radio, mostly 2UW, Magic 11, & 2SM (Sydney, Australia)
My Nan’s Radio
I swear my Nan’s house was haunted, it was always ice cold, even in summer and had a real creepy vibe to it. As a 13yo kid, i was privy to these sorts of things…Something felt bad and it wasn’t my Nan snoring
It was the reason i stayed awake listening to the radio, i was too shit scared to fall asleep in case something possessed my body…
This mixtape was recorded on my Dads stereo system, all made in Japan (as most stereo systems in 1983 were) mostly when he wasn’t home.
It was a mix of Denon, Ikel, Kenwood & Technics.
The speakers alone cost $3500…In 1983, that was alot of money… Probably its also why my mum divorced him.
I would have to make sure all the settings were exactly in the right spot when i finished recording…
About 20mins after he got home, I would hear him scream ‘Who’s been f*cken playing with my stereo’ booming across the house as it seems i forgot to set the tape counter back to 000
Most of the tracks were from my Dads Record Collection, some were from radio station Triple M.
I have remastered the tracks in stunning 320kbps AAC, so the music sounds ‘Palpable’
Some of the tracks you may not recognize, but once you listen, you will go ‘Oh Yeah, I Remember This’
TRACKLIST
01. Missing Persons – Destination Unknown
02. F.R. David – Words
03. Jackson Browne – Lawyers in Love
04. Chris De Burgh – Dont Pay The Ferryman
05. Robin Gibb – Juliet
06. Shakin Stevens – Cry Just A Little Bit
07. Monte Video & The Cassettes – Shoop Shoop
08. The Motels – Suddenly Last Summer
09. Huey Lewis – Heart and Soul
10. The Call – The Walls Came Down
11. Marianne Faithfull – Running For Our Lives
12. The Little Heroes – Bon Voyage
13. The Kinks – Come Dancing (not on original tape)
14. Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers – Islands In the Stream
15. Toto Coelo – Dracula’s Tango
16. The Belle Stars – Sign of the Times
17. Donna Summer – State of Independence
18. Flash & The Pan – Waiting For A Train
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LINKS (320kbps AAC)
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VIDEOS
MISSING PERSONS – DESTINATION UNKNOWN
THE CALL – WALLS CAME DOWN
THE LITTLE HEROS – BON VOYAGE
ELECTRONIC 80s V2 