By Steve-O on
7/26/2010
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ARTIST: Transvision Vamp
TITLE: Tell That Girl to Shut Up [Extended] X
LABEL: Uni, 1988
This Holly and the Italians cover has two things going for it: Wendy James on lead vocals, and Zeus B. Held (Dead or Alive, Men Without Hats) as producer. With a name like Zeus, you'd have thought he could release the Kracken, but this single fizzled out way too soon. --Steve-O
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By Steve-O on
7/5/2010
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ARTIST: Mick Jagger
TITLE: Just Another Night [Remix] X
LABEL: CBS, 1985
It's tough to compete with the Rolling Stones. Even Mick Jagger knows this, given that this song hit the top of the US charts then promply disappeared as radio stations opted to revert to early Stones material instead. Remixed by Francois Kevorkian (known for his Kraftwerk collaborations) and produced by bass player Bill Laswell (beloved for his work with Herbie Hancock for a few brilliant albums in the "Rockit" era.) The cool percussion effects are reminiscent of the Stones' "Undercover of the Night" sound which got revived thanks to TV's The Sopranos. --Steve-O
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By Steve-O on
7/1/2010
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ARTIST: B-52's
SONG: Time Capsule Megamix X
LABEL: Reprise, 1998
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ARTIST: Herbie Hancock
SONG: Grandmaster D.ST Megamix
LABEL: Columbia, 1987
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ARTIST: Michael Jackson
TITLE: Megamix X
LABEL: Epic, 1995
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ARTIST: Level 42
SONG: Platinum Edition Megamix X
LABEL: Polydor, 1987
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ARTIST: Meco
SONG: Star Wars X
LABEL: Millennium, 1977
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ARTIST: Run DMC
SONG: Return of the Kings Megamix
LABEL: Sony, 2005
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ARTIST: Stars on 45
SONG: Beatles Medley X
LABEL: CBS, 1981
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ARTIST: Diana Ross & the Supremes
SONG: Supremes Medley X
LABEL: Motown, 1980
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ARTIST: Yello
SONG: Metropolitan Mixdown '89 [Part 1] X
LABEL: Mercury, 1989
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By Steve-O on
6/21/2010
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ARTIST: Peter Wolf
TITLE: Come As You Are [REMIX] X
LABEL: EMI, 1987
Clearly the success of J. Geils Band wasn't just guitarist John Geils, but also vocalist and former DJ Peter Wolf. Sophomore album Come As You Are topped the Mainstream Rock Chart, and this title song cops a riff borrowed from The Music Explosion bubblegum classic, "Little Bit o' Soul." --Steve-O
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By Steve-O on
6/14/2010
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ARTIST: Flying Lizards
TITLE: Money [Long Version] X
LABEL: Virgin, 1979
Given the state of the world economy at the moment, we could all use a little more money. Even in the punk era, few bands played looser than Flying Lizards, and here's the wonderfully annoying "dub" part of the song you rarely hear on the radio. --Steve-O
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By Steve-O on
6/7/2010
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ARTIST: Jane Wiedlin
TITLE: Blue Kiss [Extended] X
LABEL: I.R.S, 1985
Years ago I got a chance to meet the Go-Go's after a show at the Pageant Theater in St. Louis. While everyone else gravitated toward Belinda for photo ops, I made a beeline for Jane. She was always my favorite Go-Go, and I could never understand why her sweet-as-syrup solo music was so widely ignored by radio. --Steve-O
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ARTIST: Belinda Carlisle
TITLE: Mad About You [Extended] X
LABEL: I.R.S, 1985
Mad About You is the best-known song off this former Go-Go's debut solo album. To my amazement, it was omitted from her Place On Earth: Greatest Hits collection on EMI, despite their having purchased the I.R.S. label half a decade prior to its release. Huh? Never fear, Virgin later managed to re-issue the Belinda album with a ton of extras including this slightly different remix. If you own both CDs, plus her Playboy Magazine issue ... you can die happy. --Steve-O
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By Steve-O on
6/1/2010
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ARTIST: Aerosmith
SONG: Dude (Looks Like a Lady) [Extended Rockin' Dude Mix]
LABEL: Geffen, 1987
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ARTIST: Megadeth
SONG: Symphony of Destruction [Trent Reznor Gristle Mix] X
LABEL: Capitol, 1992
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ARTIST: Midnight Oil
SONG: Blue Sky Mine [Food on the Table Mix] X
LABEL: CBS, 1990
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ARTIST: Red Hot Chili Peppers
SONG: Higher Ground [Pearly Twelve-Inch] X
LABEL: EMI, 1989
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ARTIST: Bruce Springsteen
SONG: Dancing in the Dark [Blaster Mix] X
LABEL: Columbia, 1984
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ARTIST: Billy Thorpe
SONG: Children of the Sun X
LABEL: Polydor, 1979
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By Steve-O on
5/24/2010
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ARTIST: Herb Alpert
TITLE: Keep Your Eye On Me [Remix] X
LABEL: 1987, A&M
In 1987, trumpet prodigy Herb Alpert went into the studio with Janet Jackson's production team, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, to make some funky dance music. Janet herself sang on a few of the songs including the hit, Diamonds. This song, the title track from the resulting album, sounds suspiciously like Janet's song, "What Have You Done For Me Lately?" --Steve-O
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By Steve-O on
5/17/2010
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ARTIST: Corey Hart
TITLE: Boy in the Box [Green Mix] X
LABEL: 1985, EMI
This week's track comes from the unofficial "third" Corey. Still considered a one-hit wonder by some, on the strength of "Sunglasses At Night." But fans know otherwise. --Steve-O
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By Steve-O on
5/3/2010
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ARTIST: Space Monkey
TITLE: On the Beam
LABEL: 1985, MCA
Space Monkey was multi-instrumentalist Paul Goodchild and a revolving collection of session musicians (including Adrian Lee of Mike & the Mechanics on synthesizers.) The cover art just doesn't get more eighties than that delightful backlit photo. --Steve-O
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By Steve-O on
5/1/2010
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ARTIST: Bangles
TITLE: Walk Like an Egyptian [Extended] X
LABEL: Columbia, 1986
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ARTIST: Buckner and Garcia
SONG: Pac Man Fever X
LABEL: Columbia, 1982
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ARTIST: The Cure
TITLE: Friday I'm In Love [Strangelove Mix] X
LABEL: Fiction, 1992
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ARTIST: Cutting Crew
TITLE: (I Just) Died in Your Arms [Extended] X
LABEL: Virgin, 1987
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ARTIST: Eurogliders
TITLE: Heaven (Must Be There) [Extended US Mix] X
LABEL: CBS, 1984
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ARTIST: Starship
SONG: We Built This City [Special Club Mix] X
LABEL: Grunt, 1985
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ARTIST: T'Pau
SONG: Heart and Soul [Extended] X
LABEL: Virgin, 1987
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ARTIST: Steve Winwood
SONG: Higher Love [Remix] X
LABEL: Island, 1986
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By Steve-O on
4/19/2010
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ARTIST: Paul Hardcastle
TITLE: 19 [Remix] X
LABEL: Chrysalis, 1985
Today being the 19th, it seemed the perfect time to revive one of the many 19 remixes. Today Paul Hardcastle also releases an anniversary version in which he looks at current wars. See below for the trailer. --Steve-O
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By Steve-O on
4/12/2010
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ARTIST: Malcolm McLaren
SONG: Buffalo Gals [Album Mix] X
LABEL: Island, 1983
I originally posted this last year as a bonus track under Neneh Cherry's "Buffalo Stance," to illustrate the source of a few of her samples. Eminem would later borrow the Buffalo Gals line and parody it using "trailer park girls." I am reposting it now under the sad circumstance of Malcolm's death in Switzerland this past week. People will always connect his name with the Sex Pistols and their influence on punk in the late 70's, but let's not forget Malcolm's own brilliant music made with members of the Art of Noise. Let's also remember that like God taking Adam's rib to create Eve, Malcolm took several of Adam's Ants to create Bow Wow Wow. Generally hated by everyone he ever worked with, Malcolm still had enormous influence on music, fashion, and even movies in his fascinating lifetime. Goodbye Mr. McLaren! --Steve-O
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By Steve-O on
4/1/2010
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ARTIST: Baltimora
TITLE: Tarzan Boy [Extended Mix] X
LABEL: EMI, 1984
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ARTIST: Book of Love
TITLE: Boy [Demo] X
LABEL: Sire, 1985
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ARTIST: Neneh Cherry
SONG: Buffalo Stance [Sukka Mix] X
LABEL: Virgin, 1989
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ARTIST: Gang of Four
TITLE: I Love a Man in a Uniform X
LABEL: Warner Bros, 1982
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ARTIST: Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel
TITLE: White Lines (Don't Do It)
LABEL: Sugar Hill, 1983
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ARTIST: Information Society
SONG: Walking Away [Space Age Mix] X
LABEL: Tommy Boy/Reprise, 1988
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ARTIST: Tech and the Effx
SONG: Kabuki [Jellybean Extended Mix] X
LABEL: Manhattan, 1987
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By Steve-O on
3/15/2010
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ARTIST: Iggy Pop
SONG: Real Wild Child (Wild One) [Remix] X
LABEL: A&M, 1986
Congratulations to Iggy Pop for being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! --Steve-O
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By Steve-O on
3/1/2010
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ARTIST: Echo & the Bunnymen
TITLE: People Are Strange
LABEL: Atlantic, 1987
ARTIST: Gerard McMann
TITLE: Cry Little Sister (Theme from the Lost Boys)
LABEL: Atlantic, 1987
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ARTIST: Big Pig
TITLE: Breakaway [Extended] X
LABEL: A&M, 1987
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ARTIST: David Bowie
TITLE: Underground [Extended Dance Mix] X
LABEL: EMI, 1986
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ARTIST: Bus Boys
TITLE: Cleanin' Up the Town
LABEL: 1984, Arista
ARTIST: Mick Smiley
TITLE: Magic
LABEL: 1984, Arista
ARTIST: Thompson Twins
TITLE: In the Name of Love [Super Synthesized Version] X
LABEL: 1982, Arista
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ARTIST: El Debarge
TITLE: Who's Johnny? X
LABEL: Gordy, 1986
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ARTIST: Glenn Frey
TITLE: Heat is On [Extended] X
LABEL: MCA, 1984
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ARTIST: Icehouse
TITLE: Great Southern Land X
LABEL: Chrysalis, 1982
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ARTIST: Imagination
TITLE: Just an Illusion
LABEL: RCA, 1982
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ARTIST: Cyndi Lauper
SONG: Goonies 'R' Good Enough [Extended] X
LABEL: Portrait, 1985
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ARTIST: Paul McCartney
SONG: Spies Like Us [Party Mix] X
LABEL: Parlaphone, 1985
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ARTIST: Prince
TITLE: Partyman [Purple Party Mix] X
LABEL: Warner Brothers, 1989
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ARTIST: Screaming Blue Messiahs
SONG: I Wanna Be a Flintstone X
LABEL: Elektra, 1987
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ARTIST: Rod Stewart
TITLE: Love Touch [Theme from "Legal Eagles"] X
LABEL: Warner Bros, 1986
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ARTIST: Tina Turner
TITLE: We Don't Need Another Hero [Extended] X
LABEL: Capitol, 1985
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ARTIST: The La's
TITLE: There She Goes X
LABEL: Go! Discs, 1988
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ARTIST: Big Audio Dynamite II
TITLE: Rush [Remix] X
LABEL: Columbia, 1991
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ARTIST: Darling Buds
TITLE: Long Day in the Universe [Remix] X
LABEL: Chaos, 1992
Gotta love a soundtrack that has multiple takes on "There She Goes" including the original La's version and a remake by the Boo Radleys (though not Sixpence None the Richer's later recording obviously.) The soundtrack also boasts Toad the Wet Sprocket, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, and a Big Audio Dynamite remix. As you re-discover the Darling Buds song, notice how there is no rhyme or reason to the lyrics, literally! --Steve-O
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By Steve-O on
2/1/2010
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ARTIST: ABC
SONG: When Smokey Sings [Extended] X
LABEL: Mercury, 1987
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ARTIST: Bow Wow Wow
SONG: I Want Candy
LABEL: RCA, 1982
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ARTIST: Boys Don't Cry
SONG: I Wanna Be a Cowboy X
LABEL: Profile, 1985
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ARTIST: Dead or Alive
SONG: Lover Come Back to Me [Extended] X
LABEL: Epic, 1985
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ARTIST: Danny Elfman
SONG: Gratitude [Extended]
LABEL: MCA, 1984
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ARTIST: Eurythmics
SONG: Would I Lie to You? [Extended]
LABEL: RCA, 1985
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ARTIST: Max Headroom
SONG: Gimme Shades
LABEL: Chrysalis, 1986
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ARTIST: Joeski Love
TITLE: Pee Wee's Dance [7" edit] X
LABEL: Elektra, 1986
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ARTIST: Kartoon Krew
SONG: Inspector Gadget X
LABEL: ZYX, 1985
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ARTIST: Kraftwerk
SONG: The Telephone Call [12" Mix] X
LABEL: EMI, 1986
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ARTIST: Cyndi Lauper
SONG: She Bop [Arthur Baker Extended] X
LABEL: Portrait, 1983
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ARTIST: Pretty Poison
SONG: Catch Me I'm Falling [Extended] X
LABEL: Virgin, 1987
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ARTIST: The Producers
SONG: What's He Got? X
LABEL: Portrait, 1981
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ARTIST: Roxette
SONG: The Look [Extended] X
LABEL: EMI. 1988
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ARTIST: Fred Schneider & Shake Society
SONG: Monster X
LABEL: Warner Brothers, 1984
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ARTIST: Wax
SONG: Bridge to Your Heart X
LABEL: RCA, 1987
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By Steve-O on
12/25/2009
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ARTIST: Band Aid
TITLE: Feed the World [Christmas b-side] X
LABEL: Columbia, 1984
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ARTIST: Toni Basil
TITLE: Shoppin' From A to Z [Remix] X
LABEL: Chrysalis, 1987
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ARTIST: Coldcut
TITLE: Coldcut's Christmas Break X
LABEL: Ahead of our Time, 1989
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ARTIST: Dandy Warhols
TITLE: Everyday Should Be A Holiday [Remix] X
LABEL: EMI, 2003
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ARTIST: Mono Puff
TITLE: Careless Santa X
LABEL: Rykodisc, 1996
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