[CrazyRay]

The last couple of weeks I have been going on a 80’s vinyl buying spree!
Half of them are 12” 45 singles.
This is my new haul to date.
Any fans of this music out there?

Haircut 100 —Boy Meets Girl

Tears For Fears — Change & I Know This Much Is True

Martha And The Muffins — EchoBeach

Visage — Fade To Grey

Paul Carrack — I Need You

Animal Nightlife — Love Is Just The Great Pretender

Fashion — Love Shadow

Real Life — Send Me An Angel

Lone Justice — Ways To Be Wicked

Talk Talk — Talk Talk

The The — This Is The Day

Heaven 17 — Let Me Go

Mental As Anything — If You Leave Me

 

[priest]

Can't say I'm particularly a fan, but I admire your new sub-specialty. It's a good one.

 

[DC2]

Love that Visage-Fade to Grey and Talk Talk. Not many bands have a song with the same title as their name (except maybe Bad Co.)I think The Assembly's "Never Never" is still available out there in vinyl if that's to your liking.

Is your "Send Me An Angel" the Heart Land version or the 89 version?

 

[Uncle Erik]

I've got to hit the stores to pick up a few of these. I've been a fan of New Wave/alternative since, well, the 1980s. Are you feeling old, too?

Love or hate the music, I think this was something of a high water mark for the music industry. Back then, vinyl and CDs were produced well and this was well before the Loudness War began. It feels strange to say, but I think the music was from a simpler, more optimistic time, as well.

 

[john53]

I' a fan of this music,too.I also like italo/euro disco of the 80's but it's not so popular as the new wave/electro pop/pop of the 80's

 

[DC2]

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif I've got to hit the stores to pick up a few of these. I've been a fan of New Wave/alternative since, well, the 1980s. Are you feeling old, too? Love or hate the music, I think this was something of a high water mark for the music industry. Back then, vinyl and CDs were produced well and this was well before the Loudness War began. It feels strange to say, but I think the music was from a simpler, more optimistic time, as well.

I agree with you about the simpler, optimistic part - though my experience may be coloured by the fact that I was in my twenties during the 80s.

 

[CrazyRay]

Here are some more songs that I am still looking for:
Single 12” 45’s are my preference.
What’s nice about the 12” 45’s is the extended dance version of the same song on the other side!

Echo & The Bunneymen — The Cutter (Found)

The English Beat — Save It for Later

Joy Division — Love Will Tear Us Apart

Modern English — Melt With You

Nina — 99 luftballons

Psychedelic Furs — Love My Way

Soft Cell — Tainted Love

Squeeze — Black Coffee In Bed (Found)

Tears For Fears — I Know This Much Is True

Bad Manners — Samson & Delilah

Big Country — IN A BIG COUNTRY

Captain Sensible — Wot

Wide Boy Awake — Chicken Outlaw

 

[milkweg]

I bought 'Teardrop Explodes - Wilder' just last week from iTunes. Teardrop Explodes is Julian Copes band before he went solo. Very good album and a must have for 80s music fans.

 

[THAY BRAN]

LOVE IT...

Depeche Mode - Everything Counts & Strangelove
Go West - Call Me
Fiction Factory - Feels Like Heaven
Spandau Ballet - Only When You Leave
New Order - Mr Disco
The Cure - Close To You
Yazoo - Situation
Soft Cell - Memorabilia
Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly
Haircut 100 - Love Plus 1
Davis Bowie - Fashion & Lets Dance

 

[CrazyRay]

Great song — Have the CD, need the vinyl version!
Yazoo - Situation (Dj LooH VideoMix)
YouTube - Yazoo - Situation (Dj LooH VideoMix)

Hair Cut 100 Love Plus One HD — Added to my list!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7ayawh378Q

He’s playing my favorite guitar! Gibson ES 335!!!

Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now — Need to get this too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW0YLWWf2b8

 

[milkweg]

I used to have an Epiphone copy model of the Gibson ES 335 but I have big hands and found the neck a bit narrow for me. Epiphone is Gibson so pretty much the same thing, just cheaper to buy.

 

[jpelg]

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrazyRay Half of them are 12” 45 singles.

The 12" singles play at 45rpm?

I had plenty of 12" singles back in the day, and they all played at 33 1/3

Great music - takes me back...

 

[Signal2Noise]

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrazyRay /img/forum/go_quote.gif Here are some more songs that I am still looking for: ... Tears For Fears — I Know This Much Is True ...

Are you sure that's a T4F song? I have their entire library but that song does not exist.

allmusic ((( Tears for Fears > Songs > All Songs )))

 

[Redcarmoose]

Martha and the Muffins.........FTW hahaha

 

[wuwhere]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Signal2Noise /img/forum/go_quote.gif Are you sure that's a T4F song? I have their entire library but that song does not exist. allmusic ((( Tears for Fears > Songs > All Songs )))

"True" is by Spandau Ballet