Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the '80s is a series of compilations

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 issued by Rhino Records, on both CD

Compact Disc

The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

 and audio cassette, featuring various artists from the new wave

New Wave music

New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...

 era 1979-1985.

The series contained 15 volumes. The first five were released on 21 June 1994, volumes 6-10 on 18 October 1994, and the last five volumes on 20 June 1995. Additional themed volumes, including Halloween and Christmas songs, came out in subsequent years. Rhino Records discontinued the series, due to rights issues and with no future plans to re-release them. Many of the songs in the series are mastered from the 7" single masters. The series includes some songs making their first CD appearance (in some rare cases, their only CD appearance).

The Depeche Mode song that suggested the title is not included on any of the volumes.

Volume 1

The first volume was released on both CD [R2 71694] and audio cassette on 21 June 1994.

1. "Ca Plane pour Moi
   Ça plane pour moi
   "'" is a punk rock song by Plastic Bertrand, although the voice on the original recordings is of producer Lou Deprijck. It was issued as a single in December 1977. The song was composed by Yvan Lacomblez and produced by Lou Deprijck. "Jet Boy, Jet Girl", an adaptation recorded in November 1977 by...
   
   " - Plastic Bertrand
   Plastic Bertrand
   Plastic Bertrand is a Belgian musician, songwriter, producer, editor and television presenter, best known for the 1977 international hit single "Ça plane pour moi".-Early life and bands:...
   
    - 3:01
2. "Warm Leatherette
   Warm Leatherette
   "Warm Leatherette" is a song by Daniel Miller.-Overview:"Warm Leatherette" was released as the B-side to "T.V.O.D.", the only single by Miller's musical project The Normal. It was the very first release on his Mute Records label, and an early example of the then-burgeoning industrial music genre....
   
   " - The Normal
   The Normal
   The Normal is the recording artist name used by English music producer Daniel Miller, a film editor at the time, who is best known as the founder of the record label Mute Records.-Background:...
   
    - 3:23
3. "One Way or Another
   One Way or Another
   "One Way or Another" is a song by American New Wave band Blondie.-Song information:Written by Debbie Harry and Nigel Harrison for the band's third studio album, Parallel Lines , the song was inspired by one of Harry's ex-boyfriends who stalked her after their break up. The song was released as a...
   
   " - Blondie
   Blondie (band)
   Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...
   
    - 3:29
4. "Hey St. Peter" - Flash & the Pan - 3:54
5. "Cruel to Be Kind
   Cruel to Be Kind
   "Cruel to Be Kind" is a 1979 single by Nick Lowe, co-written by Lowe and his former Brinsley Schwarz band-mate Ian Gomm, that peaked at #12 in both the British and US charts that summer...
   
   " - Nick Lowe
   Nick Lowe
   Nicholas Drain "Nick" Lowe , is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer.A pivotal figure in UK pub rock, punk rock and new wave, Lowe has recorded a string of well-reviewed solo albums. Along with vocals, Lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano and harmonica...
   
    - 3:29
6. "Too Young to Date" - D-Day - 2:37
7. "Local Girls
   Squeezing Out Sparks
   Squeezing Out Sparks is a 1979 album by Graham Parker and the Rumour. It was voted album of the year in the 1979 Village Voice Pazz & Jop Critics Poll and, in 2003, was ranked number 335 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time...
   
   " - Graham Parker
   Graham Parker
   Graham Parker is a British rock singer and songwriter, who is best known as the lead singer of the popular British band Graham Parker & the Rumour.-Early career :...
   
    - 3:42
8. "Rock 'n' Roll High School
   Rock 'n' Roll High School (song)
   "Rock 'n' Roll High School" is a song by the punk rock group the Ramones from the soundtrack album Rock 'n' Roll High School. The single did not chart in the U.S. but peaked at number 67 on the UK Singles Chart....
   
   " - The Ramones - 2:22
9. "My Sharona
   My Sharona
   "My Sharona" is the debut single by The Knack, released in 1979 from their album Get the Knack. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart where it remained for six weeks and was #1 on Billboards Top Pop Singles of 1979 year-end chart. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry...
   
   " - The Knack
   The Knack
   The Knack was an American New Wave rock quartet based in Los Angeles that rose to fame with their first single, "My Sharona", an international number one hit in 1979.-Founding :...
   
    - 4:03
10. "Girls Talk" - Dave Edmunds
    Dave Edmunds
    David 'Dave' Edmunds is a Welsh singer, guitarist and record producer. Although he is primarily associated with Pub rock and New Wave, and had numerous hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, his natural leaning has always been towards 1950s style rock and roll.-Early bands:As a teenager Edmunds first...
    
     - 3:27
11. "Video Killed the Radio Star
    Video Killed the Radio Star
    "Video Killed the Radio Star" is a song by the British synthpop/New Wave group The Buggles, released as their debut single on 7 September 1979, on Island Records from their debut album The Age of Plastic. It celebrates the golden days of radio, describing a singer whose career is cut short by...
    
    " - The Buggles
    The Buggles
    The Buggles were an English New Wave band consisting of Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes . They are remembered chiefly for their 1979 debut single "Video Killed the Radio Star" that was #1 on the singles chart in 16 countries. Its music video was the first to be shown on MTV in the U.S...
    
     - 3:29
12. "I Do the Rock" - Tim Curry
    Tim Curry
    Timothy James "Tim" Curry is a British actor, singer, composer and voice actor, known for his work in a diverse range of theatre, film and television productions. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California....
    
     - 4:47
13. "Dirty Water
    Dirty Water
    "Dirty Water" is a song first recorded by the California rock and roll band The Standells in 1966 and composed by their producer, Ed Cobb. It is considered a classic of garage rock.-Description:...
    
    " - The Inmates
    The Inmates
    The Inmates are a British garage rock/pub rock band, formed after the split up of The Flying Tigers in 1977. In the early 1980s, they had a medium sized international hit with a cover of The Standells' "Dirty Water", and a UK Top 40 hit with "The Walk"...
    
     - 3:04
14. "I'm a Believer
    I'm a Believer
    "I'm a Believer" is a song composed by Neil Diamond and recorded by The Monkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by Micky Dolenz. The single, produced by Jeff Barry, hit the number one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week ending December 31, 1966 and remained there for seven weeks,...
    
    " - Tin Huey
    Tin Huey
    Tin Huey is an experimental rock and New Wave band from Akron, Ohio that formed in the mid/late 1970s.-Original lineups:The band was originally known as Rags and started out with three members: Mark Price, Michael Aylward, and Stuart Austin. Later, the band decided to rename themselves after...
    
     - 3:15
15. "Gidget Goes to Hell" - Suburban Lawns
    Suburban Lawns
    The brainchild of CalArts students William "Vex Billingsgate" Ranson and Sue "Su Tissue" McLane, Suburban Lawns formed in Long Beach, California in 1978 out of the ashes of previous incarnations Art Attack and The Fabulons, recruiting Huntington Beach natives Richard "Frankie Ennui" Whitney and...
    
     - 2:03
16. "Money (That's What I Want)
    Money (That's What I Want)
    "Money " is a 1959 hit single by Barrett Strong for the Tamla label, distributed nationally on Anna Records. The song was written by Tamla founder Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford, and became the first hit record for Gordy's Motown enterprise....
    
    " - The Flying Lizards
    The Flying Lizards
    The Flying Lizards were an English experimental rock band, who were formed in 1976 in England. They are best remembered as New wave one-hit wonders, thanks to their deliberately eccentric cover of Barrett Strong's "Money", which became a UK and US chart success in 1979.-Career:Formed by and led by...
    
     - 2:32

Volume 2

The second volume was released on CD [R2 71695] and audio cassette on 21 June 1994. Includes liner notes

Liner notes

Liner notes are the writings found in booklets which come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for vinyl records and cassettes.-Origin:...

 by Roy Trakin.

1. "Pop Muzik
   Pop Muzik
   "Pop Muzik" is a 1979 hit song by M, a project by Robin Scott.-Concept and chart performance:Robin Scott describes the genesis of "Pop Muzik" this way:...
   
   " - M
   M (band)
   M was English musician Robin Scott's brief but very successful new wave/synthpop project in the late 1970s and early 1980s. M is most known for the 1979 hit "Pop Muzik", which reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1979, and #1 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on 3 November 1979...
   
    - 3:24
2. "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick
   Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
   "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick" is a song and single by Ian Dury & The Blockheads, first released 23 November 1978 and was first released on the 7" single BUY 38 Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick / There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards by Stiff Records. It went to number one on the UK Singles...
   
   " - Ian Dury & the Blockheads - 3:43
3. "Love Will Tear Us Apart
   Love Will Tear Us Apart
   "Love Will Tear Us Apart" is a song by the British post-punk band Joy Division. It was written in August and September 1979, and debuted when the band supported Buzzcocks on their UK tour in September and October 1979. It is one of the few songs in which singer Ian Curtis played guitar...
   
   " - Joy Division
   Joy Division
   Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...
   
    - 3:27
4. "What Does Sex Mean to Me?" - Human Sexual Response
   Human Sexual Response (band)
   Human Sexual Response was an American New Wave band formed in Boston, MA in 1978. The band broke up in 1982.-Formation and early years:Casey Cameron formed an all-kazoo band with her neighbors, among whom were Larry Bangor , Dini Lamot , and Windle Davis...
   
    - 4:54
5. "My Mistake
   My Mistake
   "My Mistake" is a 1977 song by New Zealand art rock group Split Enz from their studio album Dizrythmia. "My Mistake" was the first Split Enz song to achieve a top 20 chart position, peaking at #15 in Australia and #21 in the band's native New Zealand....
   
   " - The Kingbees
   Jamie James
   Jamie James is a guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known for his roles in DQ And The Sharks and Steppenwolf. He was also lead singer and founding member of RSO recording trio The Kingbees. The Kingbees recorded 2 albums on RSO...
   
    - 2:55
6. "The Funky Western Civilization" -Tonio K
   Tonio K
   Tonio K. is an American singer/songwriter who has released eight albums. His songs have been recorded by Al Green, Aaron Neville, Burt Bacharach, Bonnie Raitt, Chicago, Wynonna Judd and Vanessa Williams...
   
    - 4:12
7. "You Won't Be Happy" - The Beat - 2:22
8. "I Don't Like Mondays" - The Boomtown Rats
   The Boomtown Rats
   The Boomtown Rats were an Irish punk rock band that had a series of Irish and UK hits between 1977 and 1985. They were led by vocalist Bob Geldof.-Biography:All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Ireland...
   
    - 3:49
9. "I Got You
   I Got You (Split Enz song)
   "I Got You" is a 1980 song by New Zealand rock group Split Enz from their studio album True Colours. Split Enz's most commercially successful single, "I Got You" was written by Neil Finn and released in January 1980.-Music video:...
   
   " - Split Enz
   Split Enz
   Split Enz were a New Zealand band of the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. They achieved chart success in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada during the early 1980s ‒ most notably with the single "I Got You", and built a cult following elsewhere...
   
    - 3:31
10. "Danger" - The Motels
    The Motels
    The Motels are a New Wave music band from the Los Angeles area best known for "Only the Lonely" and "Suddenly Last Summer", each of which peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982 and 1983, respectively. Their song "Total Control" reached #4 on the Australian charts in 1980...
    
     - 3:27
11. "Echo Beach
    Echo Beach
    "Echo Beach" is a song recorded by the Canadian group Martha and the Muffins in 1979. It was released as a single from their album Metro Music in 1980 and won the Juno Award for Single of the Year. It was certified gold in Canada on October 1, 1980, a month after Metro Music achieved gold status...
    
    " - Martha and the Muffins
    Martha and the Muffins
    Martha and the Muffins are a Canadian new wave band, active from 1977 to the present. Although they only had one major international hit single under their original band name, they had a number of hits in their native Canada, and the core members of the band also charted in Canada and...
    
     - 3:38
12. "Whip It
    Whip It
    "Whip It" is the title of a 1980 single by the American New Wave band Devo. It appears on the album Freedom of Choice. There were two 7" single releases of "Whip It", one backed with a remix of the track "Snowball" and one backed with "Turn Around"...
    
    " - Devo
    Devo
    Devo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult...
    
     - 2:41
13. "Vienna" - Ultravox
    Ultravox
    Ultravox is a British New Wave rock band. They were one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the late 1970s/early 1980s. The band was particularly associated with the New Romantic and New Wave movements....
    
     - 4:40
14. "So Long" - Fischer-Z
    Fischer-Z
    Fischer-Z were a British rock band formed in 1976 by John Watts and Steve Skolnik at Brunel University. The original line-up consisted of John Watts , David Graham , Steve Skolnik , and Steve Liddle .-History:...
    
     - 5:01
15. "Away from Home" - Klark Kent - 2:57
16. "Turning Japanese
    Turning Japanese
    "Turning Japanese" is a song released by the English band The Vapors from their album New Clear Days, and the song for which they are known best. The song's lyrics consist mainly of the singer talking about pictures of his love...
    
    " - The Vapors
    The Vapors
    The Vapors were a New Wave and power pop band from England, that existed between 1979 and 1981. They had a hit with the song "Turning Japanese" in 1980, which reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart, and #36 in the U.S...
    
     - 3:44

Volume 3

The third volume was released on CD [R2 71696] and audio cassette on 21 June 1994.

1. "Cars
   Cars (song)
   Fear Factory, an American industrial metal band, recorded a version of "Cars" and released it as the second single from their third studio album, Obsolete. The song was only included as a bonus track on the limited edition digipak re-release of Obsolete and would be instrumental in breaking Fear...
   
   " - Gary Numan
   Gary Numan
   Gary Numan is an English singer, composer, and musician, most widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars". His signature sound consisted of heavy synthesizer hooks fed through guitar effects pedals.Numan is considered a pioneer of commercial electronic music...
   
    - 3:58
2. "Private Idaho" - The B-52s - 3:38
3. "Making Plans for Nigel" - XTC
   XTC
   XTC were a New Wave band from Swindon, England, active between 1976 and 2005. The band enjoyed some chart success, including the UK and Canadian hits "Making Plans for Nigel" and "Senses Working Overtime" , but are perhaps even better known for their long-standing critical success.- Early years:...
   
    - 4:14
4. "Teacher Teacher" - Rockpile
   Rockpile
   Rockpile were a British rock and roll group of the late 1970s and early 1980s, noted for their strong rockabilly and power pop influences, and as a foundational influence on new wave...
   
    - 2:36
5. "Looking for Clues" - Robert Palmer - 4:58
6. "I Live in the City" - The Humans
   Humans (band)
   Humans were a Santa Cruz new wave band, formed in 1976 as The Mysterious People. They changed their name to Humans in 1979. Leader Sterling Storm's style was similar to that of Wall Of Voodoo's Stan Ridgway, while bassist Eric Gies wrote mostly quirky ballads...
   
    - 3:10
7. "Drivin'
   Drivin'
   "Drivin" was a moderately successful hit single for San Francisco new wave band Pearl Harbor and the Explosions. It first was released on 415 Records, November 21, 1979...
   
   " - Pearl Harbor and the Explosions - 3:44
8. "What I Like About You
   What I Like About You (song)
   "What I Like About You" is a song by American rock band The Romantics. The song, written by Romantics members Wally Palmar, Mike Skill and Jimmy Marinos is featured on the band's self-titled 1980 debut album, and was also released as a single. Marinos, the band's drummer, is the lead vocalist on...
   
   " - The Romantics
   The Romantics
   The Romantics is an American New Wave band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1977. The band adopted the name "The Romantics" because they formed on Valentine's Day, 1977. The Romantics achieved popularity in the United Kingdom, The U.S...
   
    - 2:58
9. "88 Lines About 44 Women
   88 Lines About 44 Women
   88 Lines About 44 Women is the name of the hit single by the new wave band The Nails. Originally recorded for their EP Hotel for Women, the song was re-recorded and released to critical and commercial acclaim on the band's 1984 album Mood Swing....
   
   " - The Nails
   The Nails
   The Nails were a six piece New Wave band that formed in Boulder, Colorado, during the mid 1970s. In Colorado, they were originally named The Ravers, and their roadie, Eric Boucher, later became known as Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys.-History:...
   
    - 4:40
10. "New Toy" - Lene Lovich
    Lene Lovich
    Lene Lovich is an American singer based in England, who first gained attention as part of the New Wave music scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Her most popular hit single was "Lucky Number", first released in 1979.-Early years:...
    
     - 3:19
11. "Fade to Grey" - Visage - 4:04
12. "Stool Pigeon" - Kid Creole and the Coconuts
    Kid Creole and the Coconuts
    Kid Creole and the Coconuts is an American musical group created and led by August Darnell. Its music incorporates a variety of styles and influences, in particular "American and Latin American, South American, Caribbean, Trinidadian, Calloway" and conceptually inspired by the big band era...
    
     - 3:47
13. "Tempted" - Squeeze - 4:02
14. "Too Much Pressure" - The Selecter
    The Selecter
    The Selecter are a 2 Tone ska revival band from Coventry, England, formed in mid 1979.Like many other bands in the ska revival movement, The Selecter featured a racially diverse line-up. Their lyrics featured themes connected to politics and marijuana, set to strong melodies and a danceable beat...
    
     - 3:51
15. "It's a Night for Beautiful Girls" - The Fools
    The Fools
    The Fools are a Massachusetts rock band best known for the party atmosphere of their live performances and tongue-in-cheek original songs, covers and parodies.-History:...
    
     - 3:55
16. "Are You Ready for the Sex Girls?" - Gleaming Spires
    Gleaming Spires
    Gleaming Spires were a new wave pop group popular in the 1980s. Performing as Bates Motel they were enlisted by the Mael brothers to be a part of the 1981-1985 incarnation of their band, Sparks...
    
     - 4:04

Volume 4

The fourth volume was released on both CD [R2 71697] and audio cassette on 21 June 1994. Includes liner notes by Andrew Sandoval

Andrew Sandoval

Born in Santa Monica, California Andrew P. Sandoval is a songwriter, musician, author and Grammy nominated producer and engineer. His career in music began in 1986 as the editor and publisher of a fanzine called "New Breed", a project that blossomed into work as a reissue producer for such labels...

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1. "Freedom of Choice" - Devo
   Devo
   Devo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult...
   
    - 3:24
2. "Generals and Majors" - XTC
   XTC
   XTC were a New Wave band from Swindon, England, active between 1976 and 2005. The band enjoyed some chart success, including the UK and Canadian hits "Making Plans for Nigel" and "Senses Working Overtime" , but are perhaps even better known for their long-standing critical success.- Early years:...
   
    - 4:07
3. "Switchin' to Glide" - The Kings
   The Kings
   The Kings are a Canadian band formed in the 1970s, best known for their 1980 North American hit "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide".-Recording history:The Kings were formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Oakville, Ontario in the late 1970s...
   
    - 2:36
4. "Up All Night" - The Boomtown Rats
   The Boomtown Rats
   The Boomtown Rats were an Irish punk rock band that had a series of Irish and UK hits between 1977 and 1985. They were led by vocalist Bob Geldof.-Biography:All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Ireland...
   
    - 3:38
5. "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)
   The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)
   "The Breakup Song " is a single by The Greg Kihn Band released in 1981 from their album, Rockihnroll. The song reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and #5 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart. It has been featured in several films, including Let Me In ....
   
   " - Greg Kihn Band - 2:51
6. "Love and Loneliness" - The Motors
   The Motors
   The Motors were a British pub rock/punk band, formed in London in 1977 by former Ducks Deluxe members Nick Garvey and Andy McMaster together with guitarist Rob Hendry and drummer Ricky Slaughter...
   
    - 4:40
7. "About the Weather" - Magazine
   Magazine (band)
   Magazine are an English post-punk group active from 1977 to 1981, then reformed in 2009. Their debut single, "Shot by Both Sides", is now acknowledged as a classic and their debut album, Real Life, is still widely admired as one of the greatest albums of all time...
   
    - 3:27
8. "Precious to Me" - Phil Seymour
   Phil Seymour
   Phil Seymour was an American power pop drummer, singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known for the singles "I'm On Fire" and "Precious to Me". He had a major role in the seminal pop group Dwight Twilley Band...
   
    - 2:52
9. "Girls on Film
   Girls on Film
   "Girls on Film" is the third single by Duran Duran, released on 13 July 1981.The single became Duran Duran's Top 10 breakthrough in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at Number 5 in August 1981...
   
   " - Duran Duran
   Duran Duran
   Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
   
    - 3:31
10. "Everywhere That I'm Not
    Everywhere That I'm Not
    "Everywhere That I'm Not" was a hit single for San Francisco new wave group Translator in 1982, from the Columbia/415 album Heartbeats And Triggers....
    
    " - Translator
    Translator (band)
    Translator is a San Francisco rock band that had success during the 1980s. They created a sound that spanned updated British Merseybeat and stripped-down punk-like rock to psychedelia. Inspired by the Beatles and 1960s California folk-rock bands such as The Byrds, their guitar-based music was...
    
     - 3:51
11. "I Could Be Happy" - Altered Images
    Altered Images
    Altered Images were an early 1980s Scottish New Wave / post-punk band. Led by lead singer Clare Grogan, the band branched into mainstream pop music, and had a string of chart hits between 1981 and 1983.-Early career:...
    
     - 3:33
12. "Working Girl
    Working Girl
    Working Girl is a 1988 romantic comedy film written by Kevin Wade and directed by Mike Nichols. It tells the inspiring story of a Staten Island-raised secretary, Tess McGill , working in the mergers and acquisitions department of a Wall Street investment bank...
    
    " - The Members
    The Members
    The Members are a British punk band that originated in Camberley, England. Their best known recording is "The Sound of the Suburbs" .-Career:...
    
     - 4:10
13. "What Do All the People Know" - The Monroes
    The Monroes (San Diego band)
    The Monroes were a New Wave pop band from San Diego active throughout most of the 1980s.They are best known for their single "What Do All the People Know."-Beginnings:...
    
      - 3:30
14. "It's Going to Happen" - The Undertones
    The Undertones
    The Undertones are a punk rock/new wave band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1975.The original line-up of the Undertones released thirteen singles and four studio albums — The Undertones , Hypnotised , Positive Touch and The Sin of Pride — before disbanding in July 1983.Music guide Allmusic...
    
     - 3:39
15. "Ziggy Stardust
    Ziggy Stardust (song)
    "Ziggy Stardust" is a song written by David Bowie in 1972 for the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. The name Stardust was inspired by the Legendary Stardust Cowboy...
    
    " - Bauhaus
    Bauhaus (band)
    Bauhaus was an English rock band formed in Northampton in 1978. The group consisted of Peter Murphy , Daniel Ash , Kevin Haskins and David J . The band was originally Bauhaus 1919 before they dropped the numerical portion within a year of formation...
    
     - 3:15
16. "Tainted Love
    Tainted Love
    "Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of The Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1965. It attained worldwide fame after being covered by Soft Cell in 1981, reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart, and has since been covered by numerous groups and...
    
    " - Soft Cell
    Soft Cell
    Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They consist of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The duo is most widely known for their 1981 worldwide hit version of "Tainted Love" and platinum debut Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret...
    
     - 2:41

Volume 5

The fifth volume was released on both CD [R2 71698] and audio cassette on 21 June 1994. The booklet included liner notes by Andy Zax

Andy Zax

Andy Zax is a music historian and producer of CD boxed sets and reissues by Talking Heads, Rod Stewart, Echo & the Bunnymen, Television, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Judee Sill, John Cale, Nico, The Neon Philharmonic, Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, The Sisters of Mercy,...

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1. "I Want Candy
   I Want Candy
   "I Want Candy" is a song written and originally recorded by The Strangeloves in 1965 that went to number 11 in the United States. It is a famous example of a song that uses the Bo Diddley beat.-Original version:...
   
   " - Bow Wow Wow
   Bow Wow Wow
   Bow Wow Wow were an English 1980s New Wave band created by Malcolm McLaren to promote his and business partner Vivienne Westwood's New Romantic fashion lines.The group's music is described as having an "African-derived drum sound".-History:...
   
    - 2:47
2. "I Know What Boys Like" - The Waitresses
   The Waitresses
   The Waitresses were an experimental new wave band from Akron, Ohio. The group was led by guitarist/songwriter Chris Butler with lead vocals performed by Patty Donahue.-Career:...
   
     - 3:15
3. "Kids in America
   Kids in America (song)
   "Kids in America" is a New Wave song by British singer Kim Wilde, released in the United Kingdom as her debut single in January 1981, and in the US in 1982. It has famously been covered by many artists from different genres.-Background:...
   
   " - Kim Wilde
   Kim Wilde
   Kim Wilde is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On"...
   
    - 3:29
4. "Love Plus One
   Love Plus One (song)
   "Love Plus One" is a 1982 song by New Wave band Haircut One Hundred from their debut album Pelican West. This was their only hit in the United States, peaking at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart....
   
   " - Haircut One Hundred - 3:40
5. "Someday, Someway" - Marshall Crenshaw
   Marshall Crenshaw
   Marshall Crenshaw is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist best known for his song "Someday, Someway".-Biography:...
   
    - 2:52
6. "Hold on to Something" - Great Buildings - 3:49
7. "Town Called Malice
   Town Called Malice
   "Town Called Malice" is a song recorded by The Jam from the album The Gift. It reached number one in the UK singles chart.-Song profile:It was a double A-side single release featuring "Precious" as the flip side...
   
   " - The Jam
   The Jam
   The Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped...
   
    - 2:57
8. "867-5309/Jenny
   867-5309/Jenny
   "867-5309/Jenny" is a song written by Alex Call and Jim Keller and performed by Tommy Tutone that was released on the album Tommy Tutone 2, on the Columbia Records label. It peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the Billboard Top Tracks chart in 1982...
   
   " - Tommy Tutone
   Tommy Tutone
   Tommy Tutone is a New Wave band, best known for its 1982 hit "867-5309/Jenny", which peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Although it is usually referred to as a San Francisco band, it was actually based in Willits, California, at the time that "Jenny" was released...
   
    - 3:48
9. "Vacation" - The Go-Gos - 3:01
10. "Valley Girl
    Valley Girl (song)
    "Valley Girl" is a song by the musician Frank Zappa and his 14 year-old daughter, Moon Unit Zappa. It was released on Zappa's 1982 album Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch. Moon supplied Frank with much of the content, speaking typical "Valley girl" or "Valspeak" phrases she heard at...
    
    " - Frank
    Frank Zappa
    Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed...
    
     & Moon Zappa
    Moon Zappa
    Moon Unit Zappa is an American actress, musician and author. She goes by the name Moon Zappa; "Unit" is her middle name.-Personal life:...
    
     - 3:50
11. "I Ran (So Far Away)
    I Ran (So Far Away)
    "I Ran" is a song by English New Wave band A Flock of Seagulls. It was released on their debut album A Flock of Seagulls in 1982 and was its most successful single, reaching number 9 in the United States and number 1 in Australia.-Single:The single was promoted by a distinctive music video in...
    
    " - A Flock of Seagulls
    A Flock of Seagulls
    A Flock of Seagulls are an English New Wave band originally formed by brothers Michael "Mike" Score and Alister "Ali" James Score , with Frank Maudsley , Michael Kuby , H.J...
    
     - 3:46
12. "Sex Dwarf" - Soft Cell
    Soft Cell
    Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They consist of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The duo is most widely known for their 1981 worldwide hit version of "Tainted Love" and platinum debut Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret...
    
     - 5:16
13. "I Love a Man in Uniform" - Gang of Four
    Gang of Four (band)
    Gang of Four are an English post-punk group from Leeds. Original personnel were singer Jon King, guitarist Andy Gill, bass guitarist Dave Allen and drummer Hugo Burnham. They were fully active from 1977 to 1984, and then re-emerged twice in the 1990s with King and Gill...
    
     - 3:35
14. "The Art of Parties" - Japan
    Japan (band)
    Japan were a British New Wave group, formed in 1974 in Catford, South London. The band achieved success in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when they were often associated with the burgeoning New Romantic fashion movement .- History :The band began as a group of friends...
    
     - 4:12
15. "Homosapien
    Homosapien (song)
    "Homosapien" is a song by Pete Shelley. It was banned by the BBC for "explicit reference to gay sex", e.g. the words "homo superior / in my interior"....
    
    " - Pete Shelley
    Pete Shelley
    Pete Shelley is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the leader of Buzzcocks.-Biography:...
    
     - 3:24
16. "Mickey
    Mickey (song)
    "Mickey" is a 1982 U.S. new wave song recorded by singer and choreographer Toni Basil. Written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn as "Kitty", it was first recorded by UK popular music group Racey during 1979...
    
    " - Toni Basil
    Toni Basil
    Antonia Christina Basilotta , better known by her stage name Toni Basil, is an American singer-songwriter, actress, filmmaker, film director, choreographer, and dancer, best known for her multi-million-selling worldwide #1 hit "Mickey" from 1982.-Early life:Basil was born Antonia Christina...
    
     - 3:26

Volume 6

The sixth volume was released on 18 October 1994 on CD [R2 71699] and audio cassette. The booklet included liner notes by Andy Zax. The CD includes Code Blue's "Face to Face" and Any Trouble

Any Trouble

Any Trouble are a British rock band, originating from Crewe, England, best known for the early 1980s recordings.-Early days:Founding members were Clive Gregson, Chris Parks and Tom Jackson. Soon after, Mel Harley and Phil Barnes completed the line up. After Tom Jackson left, the band was fronted by...

's "Second Choice" as bonus tracks.

1. "Who Can It Be Now?
   Who Can It Be Now?
   "Who Can It Be Now?" is a song by Australian band Men at Work. It was the second single and first track from their 1981 debut album, Business as Usual. "Who Can It Be Now?" was first released as a single in Australia in June 1981, prior to the recording of the rest of the album...
   
   " - Men at Work
   Men at Work
   Men at Work are an Australian rock band who achieved international success in the 1980s. They are the only Australian artists to have a simultaneous #1 album and #1 single in the United States . They achieved the same distinction of a simultaneous #1 album and #1 single in the United Kingdom...
   
    - 3:24
2. "Twilight Zone" - Golden Earring
   Golden Earring
   Golden Earring are a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings . They had international chart success with the songs "Radar Love" in 1973, "Twilight Zone" in 1982, and "When the Lady Smiles" in 1984. In their home country, they had over 40 hits and made over 30 gold and...
   
   - 4:53
3. "Talk Talk" - Talk Talk
   Talk Talk
   Talk Talk were an English musical group, active from 1981 to 1991. The group had a string of international hit singles including "Today", "Talk Talk", "It's My Life", "Such a Shame", "Dum Dum Girl", "Life's What You Make It" and "Living in Another World"....
   
    - 3:24
4. "Johnny, Are You Queer?" - Josie Cotton
   Josie Cotton
   Josie Cotton is an American singer/songwriter, best known for her minor hits "Johnny Are You Queer" and "He Could Be the One" from 1982...
   
    - 2:49
5. "White Girl" - X - 3:34
6. "People Who Died" - Jim Carroll Band - 5:02
7. "Face to Face" - Code Blue - 3:05
8. "Wot?" - Captain Sensible
   Captain Sensible
   Captain Sensible is a singer, songwriter, guitarist who grew up in Croydon, England, and co-founded the punk rock band The Damned in 1976. After leaving the band, he reinvented himself as an alternative pop singer with a rebellious, self-conscious image...
   
    - 3:20
9. "Numbers with Wings" - The Bongos
   The Bongos
   The Bongos were a rock band from Hoboken, New Jersey, primarily active in the 1980s. With a unique blend of British Invasion-flavored power pop, jangly guitars, and dance beats they made the leap to national recognition with the advent of MTV.-Biography:...
   
    - 4:28
10. "The Look of Love, Pt. 1
    The Look of Love (ABC song)
    "The Look of Love" is a song recorded by ABC in 1981, included on their debut album, The Lexicon of Love.- History :Released as a single and as a 12" remix, it went to number one on the Billboard Dance/Disco chart as well as the Canadian pop singles chart...
    
    " - ABC
    ABC (band)
    ABC are an English band, that charted ten UK and five US Top 40 singles between 1981 and 1990. The band continues to tour and released a new album, Traffic, in 2008.-Formation:...
    
     - 3:33
11. "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" - Culture Club
    Culture Club
    Culture Club are a British rock band who were part of the 1980s New Romantic movement. The original band consisted of Boy George , Mikey Craig , Roy Hay and Jon Moss...
    
     - 4:23
12. "Never Say Never" - Romeo Void
    Romeo Void
    Romeo Void was an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1979. The band primarily consisted of saxophonist Benjamin Bossi, vocalist Debora Iyall, guitarist Peter Woods, and bassist Frank Zincavage. The band went through four drummers, starting with Jay Derrah and ending with...
    
     - 3:29
13. "The Unguarded Moment" - The Church
    The Church (band)
    The Church is an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980. Initially associated with new wave and the neo-psychedelic sound of the mid 1980s, their music later became more reminiscent of progressive rock, featuring long instrumental jams and complex guitar interplay...
    
     - 3:11
14. "Second Choice" - Any Trouble
    Any Trouble
    Any Trouble are a British rock band, originating from Crewe, England, best known for the early 1980s recordings.-Early days:Founding members were Clive Gregson, Chris Parks and Tom Jackson. Soon after, Mel Harley and Phil Barnes completed the line up. After Tom Jackson left, the band was fronted by...
    
     - 3:02
15. "A Woman's Got the Power" - The A's - 3:37
16. "I Predict
    I Predict
    "I Predict" is a song by Sparks. It was released in 1982 as the only single from Angst in My Pants, although an effort was made to release "Eaten by the Monster of Love" as a second single. The group promoted the single with a typically eclectic performance on Saturday Night Live...
    
    " - Sparks
    Sparks (band)
    Sparks is an American rock and pop band formed in Los Angeles in 1968 by brothers Ron and Russell Mael , initially under the name Halfnelson...
    
     - 2:53

Volume 7

The seventh volume was released on both CD [R2 71700] and audio cassette on 18 October 1994. The booklet includes liner notes by Jim Green.

1. "Favorite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)" - Haircut One Hundred - 3:05
2. "He Could Be the One" - Josie Cotton
   Josie Cotton
   Josie Cotton is an American singer/songwriter, best known for her minor hits "Johnny Are You Queer" and "He Could Be the One" from 1982...
   
    - 2:49
3. "I'm Shakin'" - The Blasters
   The Blasters
   The Blasters are a rock and roll music group formed in 1979 in Downey, California, by brothers Phil Alvin and Dave Alvin , with bass guitarist John Bazz and drummer Bill Bateman. Phil Alvin explained the origin of the band's name: "I thought Joe Turner’s backup band on Atlantic records – I had...
   
    - 2:26
4. "Six Months in a Leaky Boat
   Six Months in a Leaky Boat
   "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" is a single from New Zealand art rock group Split Enz's album Time and Tide. It was written by Tim Finn and released as a single in 1982....
   
   " - Split Enz
   Split Enz
   Split Enz were a New Zealand band of the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. They achieved chart success in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada during the early 1980s ‒ most notably with the single "I Got You", and built a cult following elsewhere...
   
    - 3:10
5. "I Need You" - Paul Carrack
   Paul Carrack
   Paul Carrack is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Carrack has been a member of several bands including Ace, Squeeze, Mike + The Mechanics, and Roxy Music, been a session and touring musician for several others including Nick Lowe, and has enjoyed success as a solo artist as well...
   
    - 2:49
6. "Love Is Just the Great Pretender" - Animal Nightlife
   Animal Nightlife
   Animal Nightlife was a British male vocal/instrumental group in the 1980s. It consisted of Andy Polaris on vocals, Leonardo Chignoli on bass, Flid on guitar, Billy Chapman on saxophone, Michael "Mac" McDermott on percussion, and Paul Waller on drums.-Albums:...
   
    - 4:02
7. "Ride Your Pony" - The Fleshtones
   The Fleshtones
   The Fleshtones are an American garage rock band from Queens, New York formed in 1976.- 1976-1979 :The Fleshtones were formed in 1976 in Whitestone, New York by Keith Streng and Marek Pakulski The Fleshtones are an American garage rock band from Queens, New York formed in 1976.- 1976-1979 :The...
   
    - 3:20
8. "Blue Spark" - X - 2:11
9. "Pass the Dutchie
   Pass the Dutchie
   "Pass the Dutchie" was a song recorded by the British group Musical Youth from their 1982 album The Youth of Today. It was a major hit, holding the number one position on the UK singles charts for three weeks in September and October 1982.-Background:...
   
   " - Musical Youth
   Musical Youth
   Musical Youth are a British reggae band. The group originally formed in 1979 at Duddeston Manor School in Birmingham, UK. They are best remembered for their successful 1982 Grammy-nominated single, "Pass the Dutchie". The group featured two sets of brothers, Kelvin and Michael Grant, plus Junior...
   
    - 3:27
10. "Samson and Delilah" - Bad Manners
    Bad Manners
    Bad Manners are an English 2 Tone ska band. They quickly became the novelty favourites of the UK pop scene through their bald outsized frontman's on-stage antics, earning early exposure through their Top of The Pops exploits and an appearance in the live film documentary, Dance Craze.They were at...
    
     - 2:57
11. "Chicken Outlaw" - Wide Boy Awake - 5:19
12. "Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha" - Trio
    Trio (band)
    Trio was a German band. It formed in the small German town of Großenkneten in 1980. The band is most noted for the song "Da da da, ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha" which was a hit in 30 countries worldwide. Trio was a product of the Neue Deutsche Welle...
    
     - 3:27
13. "Party Weekend" - Joe "King" Carrasco & The Crowns
    Joe Carrasco
    Joe "King" Carrasco is a Tex-Mex "new wave" musical artist, based in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. He is most widely known as part of "Joe 'King' Carrasco and the Crowns".-History:...
    
      - 3:10
14. "Love Shadow" - Fashion
    Fashion (band)
    Fashion were a British New Wave band consisting of Dee Harris, Al 'Luke Sky' James, Alan Darby, John Mulligan, Marlon Recchi, and Dik Davis.The band had two or three eras...
    
     - 3:43
15. "Flaming Desire" - Bill Nelson
    Bill Nelson (musician)
    Bill Nelson is an English guitarist, songwriter, producer, painter and experimental musician...
    
     - 4:50
16. "O Superman (For Massenet)" - Laurie Anderson
    Laurie Anderson
    Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson is an American experimental performance artist, composer and musician who plays violin and keyboards and sings in a variety of experimental music and art rock styles. Initially trained as a sculptor, Anderson did her first performance-art piece in the late 1960s...
    
     - 8:24

Volume 8

The eighth volume in the series, was released on both CD [R2 71701] and audio cassette on 18 October 1994. Booklet includes liner notes by Jim Fouratt

Jim Fouratt

-Life and works:Jim Fouratt was an early member of the Gay Liberation Front and a participant in the Stonewall riots. Fouratt lived with Carl Miller, Allen Young, Giles Kotcher, Bob Bland and Punit Auerbacher in the Seventeenth Street commune...

. The CD included "Cath" by The Bluebells

The Bluebells

The Bluebells were a Scottish pop group in the 1980s.-Career:The Bluebells performed jangly guitar based pop not dissimilar to their Scottish contemporaries Aztec Camera and Orange Juice. They had three Top 40 hit singles in the UK, all written by guitarist and founder member Bobby Bluebell - "I'm...

, Rachel Sweet

Rachel Sweet

Rachel Sweet is an American singer, television writer and actress.-Biography:After beginning her singing career at the age of three, when she won an electric garage door opener in a singing contest, she began recording commercials at the age of six, toured with Mickey Rooney, and performed in Las...

's "Voo Doo" and Heaven 17

Heaven 17

Heaven 17 are an English synthpop band originating from Sheffield in the early 1980s. The trio comprises Martyn Ware , Ian Craig Marsh and Glenn Gregory...

's "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang

(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang

" Fascist Groove Thang" is a song written and performed by British synthpop band Heaven 17. It was a minor hit in the UK in 1981, despite being banned by the BBC...

" as bonus tracks.

1. "Come On Eileen
   Come on Eileen
   "Come On Eileen" was a single released by Dexys Midnight Runners in 1982. The song was written by Kevin Rowland, "Big" Jim Paterson, and Billy Adams; it was produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley. It also appeared on the album Too-Rye-Ay...
   
   " - Dexy's Midnight Runners - 4:16
2. "Red Skies" - The Fixx
   The Fixx
   The Fixx is an English rock band formed in London in 1979. Their hits include "One Thing Leads to Another," "Red Skies," "Stand or Fall," "Saved by Zero," "Sign of Fire," "Are We Ourselves?," "Secret Separation," "Driven Out," "How Much Is Enough?," and "Deeper and Deeper," which was featured on...
   
    - 3:33
3. "Walking in L.A." - Missing Persons - 3:40
4. "Jeopardy
   Jeopardy (song)
   "Jeopardy" is a hit song released in 1983 by The Greg Kihn Band on their album Kihnspiracy. It is the band's first and only Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, reaching #2 in March 1983 and also hitting #1 on the dance charts the following month. Composition/Chord Structure:The song...
   
   " - Greg Kihn Band - 3:50
5. "She's a Beauty
   She's a Beauty
   "She's a Beauty" is a song by American rock band The Tubes. Released in 1983 on The Tubes' album Outside Inside from Capitol Records, the song became the band's biggest hit. It went to number 10 on the Billboard U.S. Hot 100 list, and number 1 on the Billboard U.S...
   
   " - The Tubes
   The Tubes
   The Tubes are a San Francisco-based rock band, whose 1975 debut album included the hit single, "White Punks on Dope". During its first fifteen years or so, the band's live performances combined quasi-pornography with wild satires of media, consumerism, and politics...
   
    - 3:32
6. "Cath" - The Bluebells
   The Bluebells
   The Bluebells were a Scottish pop group in the 1980s.-Career:The Bluebells performed jangly guitar based pop not dissimilar to their Scottish contemporaries Aztec Camera and Orange Juice. They had three Top 40 hit singles in the UK, all written by guitarist and founder member Bobby Bluebell - "I'm...
   
    - 3:16
7. "Voo Doo" - Rachel Sweet
   Rachel Sweet
   Rachel Sweet is an American singer, television writer and actress.-Biography:After beginning her singing career at the age of three, when she won an electric garage door opener in a singing contest, she began recording commercials at the age of six, toured with Mickey Rooney, and performed in Las...
   
    - 3:42
8. "If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?" - Mental As Anything
   Mental As Anything
   Mental As Anything are an Australian New Wave–rock music band formed at an art school in Sydney in 1976. Their most popular line-up was Martin Plaza on vocals and guitar; Reg Mombassa on lead guitar and vocals; his brother Peter "Yoga Dog" O'Doherty on bass guitar and vocals; Wayne "Bird"...
   
    - 3:15
9. "She Blinded Me with Science
   She Blinded Me with Science
   "She Blinded Me With Science" is a New Wave song by British musician Thomas Dolby, released in 1982. It was first released as a single in the UK in October 1982 and was subsequently included on the EP Blinded by Science and the second edition of Dolby's debut album The Golden Age of Wireless. It is...
   
   " - Thomas Dolby
   Thomas Dolby
   Thomas Dolby is an English musician and producer. Best known for his 1982 hit "She Blinded Me with Science", and 1984 single "Hyperactive!", he has also worked extensively in production and as a session musician.-Early life:Dolby was born in London, England, contrary to information in early 1980s...
   
    - 3:43
10. "Mexican Radio
    Mexican Radio
    "Mexican Radio" is a song written and performed by the band Wall of Voodoo, and produced by Richard Mazda. The track was initially made commercially available on their 1983 album Call of the West. The song peaked at #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S...
    
    " - Wall of Voodoo
    Wall of Voodoo
    Wall of Voodoo was an American New Wave group from Los Angeles best known for the 1983 hit "Mexican Radio". The band had a sound that was a fusion of synthesizer-based New Wave music with the spaghetti western soundtrack style of Ennio Morricone.-Formation:...
    
     - 4:00
11. "Lies
    Lies (Thompson Twins song)
    "Lies" is a 1983 song by the British New Wave/Synthpop band Thompson Twins. It was released as the first single from the album Quick Step and Side Kick , and the song peaked at #67 on the UK singles chart. The single fared better in the United States, where it peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100...
    
    " - Thompson Twins
    Thompson Twins
    The Thompson Twins were a British pop group that were formed in April 1977 and disbanded in May 1993. They achieved considerable popularity in the mid 1980s, scoring a string of hits in the United Kingdom, the United States and around the globe. The band was named after the two bumbling detectives...
    
     - 3:14
12. "Whirly Girl" - OXO
    OXO (band)
    OXO was an American dance rock band created in 1983 by Ish 'Angel' Ledesma, the former lead singer of Foxy He formed OXO with guitarist Orlando Nuñez, bass player Frank Garcia, and drummer Freddy Alwag...
    
     - 3:00
13. "Kiss Me" - Tin Tin
    Stephen Duffy
    Stephen Anthony James Duffy is an English singer/songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He was a founding member and vocalist/bassist of Duran Duran. He went on to record as a solo performer under several different names, and is the singer and songwriter for The Lilac Time with his older brother...
    
     - 7:32
14. "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
    (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
    " Fascist Groove Thang" is a song written and performed by British synthpop band Heaven 17. It was a minor hit in the UK in 1981, despite being banned by the BBC...
    
    " - Heaven 17
    Heaven 17
    Heaven 17 are an English synthpop band originating from Sheffield in the early 1980s. The trio comprises Martyn Ware , Ian Craig Marsh and Glenn Gregory...
    
     - 4:22
15. "Escalator of Life" - Robert Hazard
    Robert Hazard
    Robert Hazard Robert Hazard Robert Hazard (born Robert Rimato, (August 21, 1948 – August 5, 2008), was a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, musician, probably best known for composing and recording the song "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", which Cyndi Lauper covered, turning the song into a...
    
     - 3:38
16. "Goodbye to You
    Goodbye to You (Scandal song)
    "Goodbye to You" is a new wave single and song by the 1980s band Scandal.-Original release information:The song was written by band member Zack Smith. It appeared on Scandal's 1982 Scandal EP...
    
    " - Scandal - 3:48

Volume 9

The ninth volume in the series was released on both CD [R2 71702] and audio cassette on 18 October 1994. Booklet includes liner notes by Jean Rosenbluth. The CD includes Marshall Crenshaw

Marshall Crenshaw

Marshall Crenshaw is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist best known for his song "Someday, Someway".-Biography:...

's "Whenever You're on My Mind" and Killer Pussy's "Teenage Enema Nurses in Bondage" as bonus tracks.

1. "Rio
   Rio (song)
   "Rio" is the seventh single by Duran Duran, released on 1 November 1982.The song was the fourth, final, and title single lifted from the band's album of the same name, and was edited for its release...
   
   " - Duran Duran
   Duran Duran
   Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
   
    - 4:02
2. "I Melt with You
   I Melt With You
   "I Melt with You" is a song by the British post-punk and New Wave band Modern English. The song, produced by Hugh Jones, was a single from the 1982 album After the Snow, and is about a couple making love as nuclear bombs fall. It reached #7 on Billboard's Top Tracks chart and #78 on the Billboard...
   
   " - Modern English
   Modern English (band)
   Modern English are an English rock band best remembered for their songs "I Melt with You", "Hands Across the Sea", and "Ink and Paper". The group disbanded for a period in 1991, but later recorded in 1995 and 2002 with new members...
   
    - 3:51
3. "Cool Places
   Cool Places
   "Cool Places" is a song recorded by American duo Sparks in collaboration with Go-Go's member Jane Wiedlin.The song was released as the lead single for Sparks’s 1983 album In Outer Space. At the time Sparks were at their most popular in US, their two previous albums had dented the lower reaches of...
   
   " - Sparks
   Sparks (band)
   Sparks is an American rock and pop band formed in Los Angeles in 1968 by brothers Ron and Russell Mael , initially under the name Halfnelson...
   
    & Jane Wiedlin
   Jane Wiedlin
   Jane Marie Genevieve Wiedlin is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and actress. She is best known as the rhythm guitarist of the all-female New Wave band The Go-Go's.-Early life:...
   
    - 3:26
4. "Love My Way
   Love My Way (song)
   "Love My Way" is a 1982 song by English band The Psychedelic Furs from their third studio album, Forever Now. Written by the four members of the group and produced by Todd Rundgren, the song reached the top 10 of the charts in New Zealand and the top 50 in the United Kingdom and United...
   
   " - The Psychedelic Furs - 3:41
5. "Save It for Later" - English Beat - 3:38
6. "Whenever You're on My Mind" - Marshall Crenshaw
   Marshall Crenshaw
   Marshall Crenshaw is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist best known for his song "Someday, Someway".-Biography:...
   
    - 3:19
7. "Keep It Tight" - Single Bullet Theory
   Single Bullet Theory (band)
   Single Bullet Theory was an American new wave band from Richmond, Virginia.They are not to be confused with the Philadelphia band, also called Single Bullet Theory which has released a series of metal rock albums starting in 2000...
   
    - 2:42
8. "Blister in the Sun
   Blister in the Sun
   "Blister in the Sun" is a song by the American alternative rock band Violent Femmes, originally released on their 1983 self-titled debut album. It has also been covered by Nouvelle Vague, on their 2009 album 3. This version was used in an episode Gossip Girl.In August 2007, Gordon Gano was the...
   
   " - Violent Femmes
   Violent Femmes
   Violent Femmes were an American alternative rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, initially active between 1980 and 1987 and again from 1988 to 2009...
   
    - 2:26
9. "The Cutter
   The Cutter (song)
   "The Cutter" is a single released by the band Echo & the Bunnymen in 1983. It is the second single released from their 1983 Porcupine album.The single was released on the Korova label in the United Kingdom on 14 January 1983 as both a 7" and 12" single...
   
   " - Echo & the Bunnymen
   Echo & the Bunnymen
   Echo & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk band, formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bass player Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine. By 1980, Pete de Freitas had joined as the band's drummer, and their debut...
   
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10. "Sign of the Times" - The Belle Stars
    The Belle Stars
    The Belle Stars were an all female British rock band, founded in London in 1980 by former members of the 2 Tone ska revival band, The Bodysnatchers.-Career:...
    
     - 2:55
11. "Poison Arrow
    Poison Arrow
    "Poison Arrow" is a New Wave single released and popularised by ABC in 1982 and also included on their 1982 debut album, The Lexicon of Love. It reached #6 on the UK singles chart, #4 in Australia and also was their first entry on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, at #25...
    
    " - ABC
    ABC (band)
    ABC are an English band, that charted ten UK and five US Top 40 singles between 1981 and 1990. The band continues to tour and released a new album, Traffic, in 2008.-Formation:...
    
     - 3:28
12. "Too Shy
    Too Shy
    Too Shy is a song written and recorded by English New Wave/pop music band Kajagoogoo, released in 1983. The first single from their debut album White Feathers, the song was an immediate hit and reached no.1 on the UK Singles Chart...
    
    " - Kajagoogoo
    Kajagoogoo
    Kajagoogoo are a British pop band, best known for their hit single, "Too Shy", which reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 5 on the U.S...
    
     - 3:39
13. "Let Me Go" - Heaven 17
    Heaven 17
    Heaven 17 are an English synthpop band originating from Sheffield in the early 1980s. The trio comprises Martyn Ware , Ian Craig Marsh and Glenn Gregory...
    
     - 4:16
14. "Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)" - Q-Feel
    Q-Feel
    Q-Feel was a British synthpop group. They released their self-titled album in 1983, which included their only hit single, "Dancing in Heaven ". Group member Martin Page went on to achieve success as a songwriter and solo artist....
    
     - 3:08
15. "Teenage Enema Nurses in Bondage" - Killer Pussy - 4:13
16. "I Eat Cannibals" - Total Coelo - 3:33

Volume 10

The tenth volume was released on both CD [R2 71703] and audio cassette on October 18, 1994. It contains the rarely heard Little Girls "Earthquake Song." The CD included Rank & Files "Amanda Ruth" as a bonus track. Booklet includes liner notes by Roy Trakin (liner notes for each song are in order by the track listing, unlike the previous volumes).

1. "Desperate But Not Serious" - Adam Ant
   Adam Ant
   Adam Ant is an English musician who gained popularity as the lead singer of New Wave/post-punk group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring ten UK top ten hits between 1980 and 1983, including three No.1s...
   
    - 3:56
2. "Do You Wanna Hold Me?" - Bow Wow Wow
   Bow Wow Wow
   Bow Wow Wow were an English 1980s New Wave band created by Malcolm McLaren to promote his and business partner Vivienne Westwood's New Romantic fashion lines.The group's music is described as having an "African-derived drum sound".-History:...
   
    - 3:14
3. "China
   China (Red Rockers song)
   -History:"China" was originally one of the ten songs on Red Rockers' second full-length album, Good as Gold. The single was released by the joint label Columbia/415....
   
   " - Red Rockers
   Red Rockers
   Red Rockers were a musical band from New Orleans, Louisiana, active from 1979 to 1985. They are best known for their 1983 hit single "China".-Origins:...
   
    - 4:02
4. "(Keep Feeling) Fascination
   (Keep Feeling) Fascination
   " Fascination" is a dance song performed by British synthpop group The Human League. It was composed by Jo Callis and Philip Oakey....
   
   " - The Human League
   The Human League
   The Human League are an English electronic New Wave band formed in Sheffield in 1977. They achieved popularity after a key change in line-up in the early 1980s and have continued recording and performing with moderate commercial success throughout the 1980s up to the present day.The only constant...
   
    - 3:46
5. "Beat Surrender
   Beat Surrender
   "Beat Surrender" was The Jam's final single released on 26 November 1982.It became the band's fourth #1 UK single for two weeks in December 1982. The 7" was backed by the B-side "Shopping"...
   
   " - The Jam
   The Jam
   The Jam were an English punk rock/New Wave/mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. They were formed in Woking, Surrey. While they shared the "angry young men" outlook and fast tempos of their punk rock contemporaries, The Jam wore smartly tailored suits rather than ripped...
   
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6. "The Walls Came Down" - The Call
   The Call (band)
   The Call was an American rock band from Santa Cruz, California active from 1980 to 2000.-Biography:The Call formed in Santa Cruz in 1980 by vocalist/guitarist Michael Been, Scott Musick, and Tom Ferrier. Been and Musick were originally from Oklahoma...
   
    - 3:47
7. "Amanda Ruth" - Rank and File
   Rank and File
   Formed by brothers Chip and Tony Kinman after they split up their punk band the Dils, Rank and File were a roots rock post-punk band. The Kinmans' singing was distinctive; they weren't traditional harmony singers à la the Everly Brothers, but rather sang synchronized upper and lower octaves. The...
   
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8. "A Million Miles Away" - The Plimsouls
   The Plimsouls
   The Plimsouls are an American rock band formed in Paramount, California in 1978.-Formation:Formed by singer, guitarist and songwriter Peter Case , the Plimsouls began as a trio in 1978 which included Case, bassist Dave Pahoa and drummer Louie Ramírez...
   
    - 3:34
9. "Our House
   Our House (Madness song)
   "Our House" is a single by English ska/pop band Madness, from their UK album The Rise & Fall and their US compilation Madness.-About:...
   
   " - Madness
   Madness (band)
   In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts...
   
    - 3:26
10. "Shy Boy (Don't It Make You Feel Good)
    Shy Boy
    "Shy Boy" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It appears on their 1983 debut album Deep Sea Skiving and was released as its second single...
    
    " - Bananarama
    Bananarama
    Bananarama are an English female pop duo who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Rather than relying on a two part harmony, the duo generally sings in unison, as do their background vocalists. Although there have been line-up changes, the group enjoyed their most popular...
    
     - 3:17
11. "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
    Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)
    "Wishing " is a 1982 New Wave song by A Flock of Seagulls, appearing as the opening performance on their second album Listen. Its wistful, bleak lyrics on separation are built on a driving rhythm backed by a heavy Wall of Sound-styled layer of synthesizer padding...
    
    " - A Flock of Seagulls
    A Flock of Seagulls
    A Flock of Seagulls are an English New Wave band originally formed by brothers Michael "Mike" Score and Alister "Ali" James Score , with Frank Maudsley , Michael Kuby , H.J...
    
     - 4:14
12. "Promises, Promises
    Promises, Promises (Naked Eyes song)
    "Promises, Promises" was the second hit single for the British new wave group Naked Eyes in 1983. The song went on to become a top-20 hit in the US that October, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It was their follow up to their earlier hit "Always Something There to Remind Me"...
    
    " - Naked Eyes
    Naked Eyes
    Naked Eyes is a British New Wave band that rose to prominence in the early 1980s. Originally a duo, the band is known largely for its singles: a cover of the Burt Bacharach/Hal David standard " Always Something There to Remind Me" , as well as the band's subsequent hits "Promises, Promises", "When...
    
     - 3:48
13. "Stand By
    Stand By
    "Stand By" is a song by Italian singer Senit. The song represented San Marino in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 on 10 May 2011. This was San Marino's second appearance in the contest. The song placed 16th out of 20, and as a result it did not qualify for the final....
    
    " - Roman Holliday
    Roman Holliday
    Roman Holliday was a 1980s British band, whose style of music was a mixture of swing and pop. They are best known in the UK for their hit single, "Don't Try To Stop It", which reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart in the summer of 1983...
    
     - 2:49
14. "Whistle Down the Wind" - Nick Heyward
    Nick Heyward
    Nick Heyward is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the frontman of the early 1980s band Haircut One Hundred, and also had a briefly successful solo career after he left the band in 1983.-Haircut One Hundred:Nick Heyward formed Haircut One Hundred after the...
    
     - 3:44
15. "Earthquake Song" - Little Girls - 2:40
16. "Puttin' on the Ritz
    Puttin' on the Ritz
    "Puttin' on the Ritz" is a popular song written and published in 1929 by Irving Berlin and introduced by Harry Richman in the musical film Puttin' on the Ritz . The title derives from the slang expression "putting on the Ritz," meaning to dress very fashionably. The expression was inspired by the...
    
    " - Taco - 3:25

Volume 11

The eleventh volume was released on both CD [R2 71974] and audio cassette on June 20, 1995.

1. "In a Big Country
   In a Big Country
   "In a Big Country" is a song by rock band Big Country from their 1983 debut studio album The Crossing. The song peaked at #3 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and #17 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Music video:...
   
   " - Big Country
   Big Country
   Big Country are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife in 1981. They were most popular in the early to mid-1980s, but they still release material for a cult following...
   
    - 3:55
2. "99 Luftballons
   99 Luftballons
   "99 Luftballons" is a protest song by the German pop-rock band Nena from their 1983 self-titled album. Originally sung in German, it was later re-recorded in English as "99 Red Balloons" for their album 99 Luftballons in 1984...
   
   " - Nena
   Nena
   Gabriele Susanne Kerner , better known by her stage name Nena, is a German singer and actress. She rose to international fame in 1983 with the New German Wave song "99 Luftballons". In 1984, she re-recorded this song in English as "99 Red Balloons". Nena was also the name of the band with whom she...
   
    - 3:55
3. "Just Got Lucky
   Just Got Lucky
   "Just Got Lucky" was the second single of the band JoBoxers. The track was initially released on the band's debut album, Like Gangbusters in 1983. The song was a hit, making the UK Top 10 and the US Top 40 that autumn...
   
   " - JoBoxers
   JoBoxers
   JoBoxers was a predominantly British New Wave/soul group formed in 1982, when former Subway Sect members Rob Marche , Dave Collard , Chris Bostock , and Sean McLusky teamed up with American singer, Dig Wayne...
   
    - 3:44
4. "Jukebox (Don't Put Another Dime)" - The Flirts
   The Flirts
   The Flirts were a female trio from New York City who had several dance hits and music videos on MTV in the early eighties when the channel was still in its infancy. The group was created and masterminded by American producer, Bobby Orlando aka 'Bobby O', an artist in his own right...
   
    - 3:45
5. "Change
   Change (Tears for Fears song)
   "Change" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist Curt Smith, it was the band's fourth single release. It would eventually become the second hit from their debut LP The Hurting and second UK Top 5 chart hit, following the success of "Mad World"...
   
   " - Tears for Fears
   Tears for Fears
   Tears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...
   
    - 4:00
6. "Talking in Your Sleep" - The Romantics
   The Romantics
   The Romantics is an American New Wave band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1977. The band adopted the name "The Romantics" because they formed on Valentine's Day, 1977. The Romantics achieved popularity in the United Kingdom, The U.S...
   
    - 3:57
7. "Emotion" - DFX2
   DFX2 (band)
   DFX2 was a San Diego, California based band in the 1980s. Led by twin brothers Douglas Farage and David Farage , the band’s name was derived from their initials: D.F. times two...
   
    - 4:57
8. "President Am I" - Slow Children
   Slow Children
   Slow Children was a New Wave pop group from the early 1980s. Their three most popular songs were "President Am I", "Spring in Fialta" and "Vanessa Vacillating". The two primary performers were Pal Shazar and Andrew Chinich.-Audio sample:-External links:*...
   
    - 2:50
9. "One Thing Leads to Another
   One Thing Leads to Another
   "One Thing Leads to Another" is a song by new wave rock group The Fixx, from their album Reach the Beach. "One Thing Leads to Another" is the group's best known song, and their most successful single, peaking at No. 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in November 1983 and peaking at No. 2 on the US...
   
   " - The Fixx
   The Fixx
   The Fixx is an English rock band formed in London in 1979. Their hits include "One Thing Leads to Another," "Red Skies," "Stand or Fall," "Saved by Zero," "Sign of Fire," "Are We Ourselves?," "Secret Separation," "Driven Out," "How Much Is Enough?," and "Deeper and Deeper," which was featured on...
   
    - 3:25
10. "The Fanatic" - Felony
    Felony (band)
    Felony is an American new wave and rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in the early 1980s by brothers Jeffrey Spirili and Joe Spirili. The brothers were also known as Jeff Spry and Joe Spry.-History:...
    
     - 3:36
11. "Shiny Shiny" - Haysi Fantayzee
    Haysi Fantayzee
    Haysi Fantayzee were a British New Wave band of the early 1980s. Allmusic journalist Andy Kellman notes "Haysi Fantayzee was a quirky pop group, known most for its colourful thrift shop image and successful debut single, "John Wayne Is Big Leggy", which was released in 1982.-Career:Haysi Fantayzee...
    
     - 3:46
12. "Mirror Mirror (Mon Amour)" - Dollar
    Dollar (band)
    Dollar are a pop vocal duo from the UK, consisting of David Van Day and Thereza Bazar. The duo were successful in the late 1970s and 1980s.-Career:...
    
     - 3:22
13. "The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)" - Fun Boy Three
    Fun Boy Three
    Fun Boy Three were a short-lived but successful English New Wave Pop band which ran from 1981 to 1983 and was formed by singers Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding after they left The Specials.-History:...
    
     - 3:14
14. "Black Coffee in Bed
    Black Coffee In Bed
    "Black Coffee in Bed" was the first single released from Squeeze's fifth album, Sweets from a Stranger. At the time of its release it was the longest Squeeze track ever issued, and it remains the only 7" Squeeze single over six minutes long...
    
    " - Squeeze - 4:18
15. "Send Me an Angel
    Send Me an Angel (Real Life song)
    "Send Me an Angel" is a 1983 song by Real Life. Initially released on Real Life's debut album Heartland, it is the band's most known song. This version originally peaked in early 1984 in the US at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart....
    
    " - Real Life
    Real Life (band)
    Real Life are a Melbourne-based Australian New Wave/Synthpop band that had hits with their debut single, "Send Me an Angel" and with "Catch Me I'm Falling" , both of which were featured on the band's debut album Heartland .-Biography:...
    
     - 3:56
16. "True" - Spandau Ballet
    Spandau Ballet
    Spandau Ballet are a British band formed in London in the late 1970s. Initially inspired by, and an integral part of, the New Romantic fashion, their music has featured a mixture of funk, jazz, soul and synthpop. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s, achieving ten Top Ten singles...
    
     - 5:35

Volume 12

The twelfth volume was released on both CD [#R2 71975] and audio cassette on June 20, 1995. The CD contains bonus tracks including Tracey Ullman's "They Don't Know," The Rave-Up's "Positively Lost Me," Marlyn's "Calling Your Name," and Cabaret Voltaire's "Sensoria."

1. "Karma Chameleon
   Karma Chameleon
   "Karma Chameleon" is a song by British New Wave band Culture Club, featured on the group's 1983 album Colour by Numbers. The song spent three weeks at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1984, becoming the group's biggest hit and only US #1 among their many top ten hits...
   
   " - Culture Club
   Culture Club
   Culture Club are a British rock band who were part of the 1980s New Romantic movement. The original band consisted of Boy George , Mikey Craig , Roy Hay and Jon Moss...
   
    - 4:08
2. "It Must Be Love" - Madness
   Madness (band)
   In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts...
   
    - 3:26
3. "Gold
   Gold (Spandau Ballet song)
   "Gold" is a 1983 single by the British new wave band Spandau Ballet from their flagship third album True.The song is Spandau Ballet's 2nd best-charting single behind their previous release "True", reaching #2 on the UK Singles Chart , and #29 on the U.S Billboard Hot 100 chart...
   
   " - Spandau Ballet
   Spandau Ballet
   Spandau Ballet are a British band formed in London in the late 1970s. Initially inspired by, and an integral part of, the New Romantic fashion, their music has featured a mixture of funk, jazz, soul and synthpop. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s, achieving ten Top Ten singles...
   
    - 3:55
4. "Come Back and Stay
   Come Back and Stay
   "Come Back and Stay" is a song that was first recorded in 1981 by its writer Jack Lee. In 1983, singer Paul Young released his version as a single from his album, No Parlez, and it became an international hit....
   
   " - Paul Young
   Paul Young (singer and guitarist)
   Paul Antony Young is an English pop musician. Formerly the frontman of the short-lived bands Kat Kool & The Kool Cats, Streetband and Q-Tips, his following solo success as a solo recording artist turned him into a 1980s teenage pop idol...
   
    - 3:35
5. "Oblivious
   Oblivious (Aztec Camera song)
   "Oblivious" is the fourth single by Scottish New Wave band Aztec Camera. It was released as the second single from their 1983 studio album High Land, Hard Rain. The song managed a moderate charting of #47 on the UK Singles Chart, but a re-release of the song later that same year proved even more...
   
   " - Aztec Camera
   Aztec Camera
   Aztec Camera were a Scottish New Wave band from the Glasgow suburb of East Kilbride, formed in 1980 and centered around teenage singer-songwriter, Roddy Frame. Their album Love was among the nominations for Best British Album at the 1989 BRIT Awards....
   
    - 3:13
6. "They Don't Know
   They Don't Know (Kirsty MacColl song)
   "They Don't Know" is a popular song, written and composed by singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl, the daughter of singer-songwriter Ewan MacColl. Ms. MacColl recorded it in 1979. It became popular on radio in the United Kingdom, reaching #2 on the Music Week airplay chart...
   
   " - Tracey Ullman
   Tracey Ullman
   Tracey Ullman is a British stage and television actress, comedienne, singer, dancer, screenwriter and author ....
   
    - 3:02
7. "Positively Lost Me" - The Rave-Ups
   The Rave-Ups
   The Rave-Ups are a roots rock group hailing originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania but is best known as being from Los Angeles, California. They are best known for their alternative rock hit songs "Respectfully King of Rain" and "Positively Lost Me" as well as their appearances in Pretty in Pink...
   
    - 5:09
8. "Fields of Fire
   Fields of Fire (song)
   "Fields of Fire" is one of the biggest hits by the Scottish rock band Big Country. It was first released as a single in the United Kingdom in 1983 and included on the band's debut album The Crossing....
   
   " - Big Country
   Big Country
   Big Country are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife in 1981. They were most popular in the early to mid-1980s, but they still release material for a cult following...
   
    - 3:32
9. "(She's) Sexy & 17" - The Stray Cats - 3:15
10. "Sixty Eight Guns" - The Alarm
    The Alarm
    The Alarm are an alternative rock band that emerged from North Wales in the late 1970s. They started as a mod band and stayed together for over ten years. As a rock band, they displayed marked influences from Welsh language and culture...
    
     - 3:19
11. "Our Lips Are Sealed
    Our Lips Are Sealed
    "Our Lips are Sealed" is a song written by Go-Go's guitarist Jane Wiedlin and Specials and Fun Boy Three singer Terry Hall. It was first recorded by The Go-Go's as the opening track on their 1981 album Beauty and the Beat and served as their debut American single...
    
    " - Fun Boy Three
    Fun Boy Three
    Fun Boy Three were a short-lived but successful English New Wave Pop band which ran from 1981 to 1983 and was formed by singers Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding after they left The Specials.-History:...
    
     - 2:53
12. "Only You
    Only You (Yazoo song)
    -Track listing:7": Mute/7 MUTE 20 # "Only You" - 3:10# "Situation" - 3:447": Sire/9 2-98447 # "Only You" - 3:10# "Winter Kills" - 4:0112": Mute/12 MUTE 20 # "Only You" - 3:10# "Situation" - 5:20CD: Mute/CD MUTE 20...
    
    " - Yaz
    Yazoo (band)
    Yazoo are a British synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex. They had a number of Top 10 hits in the UK charts in the early 1980s...
    
     - 3:13
13. "The Politics of Dancing
    The Politics of Dancing (song)
    "The Politics of Dancing" is a hit song by the British New Wave/synthpop band Re-Flex, released in 1983 . It is the title track of their only released album in the 1980s. There were 12" extended versions of the song released, as well as the 7" single and the album version...
    
    " - Re-Flex
    Re-Flex
    Re-Flex were a British New Wave/synthpop band active from 1981 to 1985. They are most often recognized for their hit, "The Politics of Dancing", the title track from their debut LP, as well as the singles "Hurt", "Hitline", "Couldn't Stand A Day", "Praying to the Beat", and...
    
    - 3:58
14. "Calling Your Name
    Calling Your Name
    "Calling Your Name" was the debut single by British pop singer Marilyn. The song was a big international hit, peaking at #4 on the UK Singles Chart, #10 in Ireland, and #3 in Australia. The song was most successful in Japan, hitting the #1 spot....
    
    " - Marilyn - 4:06
15. "Sensoria" - Cabaret Voltaire
    Cabaret Voltaire (band)
    Cabaret Voltaire were a British music group from Sheffield, England.Initially composed of Stephen Mallinder, Richard H. Kirk and Chris Watson, the group was named after the Cabaret Voltaire, a nightclub in Zürich, Switzerland that was a centre for the early Dada movement.Their earliest performances...
    
     - 3:58
16. "Images of Heaven" - Peter Godwin
    Peter Godwin (singer)
    Peter Godwin is a musician who was part of the band, Metro, as well as a solo artist and songwriter....
    
     - 5:01

Volume 13

The thirteenth volume was released on both CD [#R2 71976] and audio cassette on June 20, 1995.

1. "Relax
   Relax (song)
   "Relax" is the debut single by British dance group Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the UK by ZTT Records in 1983. The song was later included on the album Welcome to the Pleasuredome ....
   
   " - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
   Frankie Goes to Hollywood
   Frankie Goes to Hollywood were a British dance-pop band popular in the mid-1980s. The group was fronted by Holly Johnson , with Paul Rutherford , Peter Gill , Mark O'Toole , and Brian Nash .The group's debut single "Relax" was banned by the BBC in 1984 while at number six in the charts and...
   
    - 4:01
2. "Dance Hall Days
   Dance Hall Days
   "Dance Hall Days" is one of Wang Chung's most popular and best known hit singles. It was released in 1984 on the album Points on the Curve. This was their only song to make the Top 75 charts in the UK, narrowly missing the Top 20. In the U.S...
   
    - Wang Chung
   Wang Chung (band)
   Wang Chung are an English New Wave musical group.The group found their greatest success in America, with five Top 40 hits in the US, all charting between 1983 and 1987, including "Dance Hall Days" , "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" and "Let's Go!" .-Pre-history: The Intellektuals and 57 Men :Jeremy...
   
    - 4:01
3. "Hero Takes a Fall" - The Bangles
   The Bangles
   The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles during the decade.-Formation and early years :...
   
    - 2:55
4. "Wouldn't It Be Good
   Wouldn't It Be Good
   "Wouldn't It Be Good" is a song written and recorded by singer Nik Kershaw for his 1984 studio album Human Racing. The song has been covered by numerous artists since, including Placebo, Danny Hutton Hitters, Cascada, and Soulwax.-Song information:...
   
   " - Nik Kershaw
   Nik Kershaw
   Nik Kershaw is an English singer-songwriter. The one time jazz-funk guitarist was a mid-1980s teen idol. His 50 weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1984 beat all other soloists...
   
    - 4:14
5. "Hold Me Now
   Hold Me Now (Thompson Twins song)
   "Hold Me Now" is a song by British pop/new wave band the Thompson Twins. Written by the band members, the song was produced by Alex Sadkin, and the group's lead vocalist Tom Bailey. It was released in November 1983 as the first single of their fifth studio album, Into The Gap...
   
   " - Thompson Twins
   Thompson Twins
   The Thompson Twins were a British pop group that were formed in April 1977 and disbanded in May 1993. They achieved considerable popularity in the mid 1980s, scoring a string of hits in the United Kingdom, the United States and around the globe. The band was named after the two bumbling detectives...
   
    - 4:48
6. "Cruel Summer
   Cruel Summer
   "Cruel Summer" is a pop song originally written and performed by Bananarama that was a top ten hit in Britain in 1983. Singer Sara Dallin said the song "played on the darker side : it looked at the oppressive heat, the misery of wanting to be with someone as the summer ticked by...
   
   " - Bananarama
   Bananarama
   Bananarama are an English female pop duo who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Rather than relying on a two part harmony, the duo generally sings in unison, as do their background vocalists. Although there have been line-up changes, the group enjoyed their most popular...
   
    - 3:36
7. "Working with Fire and Steel" - China Crisis
   China Crisis
   China Crisis is an English pop/rock band. They were formed in 1979 in Kirkby, near Liverpool, Merseyside with a core of vocalist/keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon...
   
    - 3:40
8. "Cleanin' Up the Town" - The Bus Boys - 3:00
9. "Girls" - Dwight Twilley
   Dwight Twilley
   Dwight Twilley is an American pop/rock singer and songwriter, best known for the Top 20 hit singles "I'm on Fire" and "Girls"...
   
    - 3:30
10. "The Stand
    The Stand (song)
    "The Stand" is the lead single from Canadian band Mother Mother's third album, Eureka. It is the only song from Mother Mother to chart in the Canadian Hot 100, where it went to No. 76.-Music video:...
    
    " - The Alarm
    The Alarm
    The Alarm are an alternative rock band that emerged from North Wales in the late 1970s. They started as a mod band and stayed together for over ten years. As a rock band, they displayed marked influences from Welsh language and culture...
    
     - 3:17
11. "Free Nelson Mandela
    Free Nelson Mandela
    "Nelson Mandela" is a song written by Jerry Dammers and performed by his Coventry-based band The Special A.K.A. - with lead vocal by Stan Campbell - released on the single Nelson Mandela / Break Down The Door in 1984 as a protest against the imprisonment of Nelson Mandela...
    
    " - The Special AKA
    The Specials
    The Specials are an English 2 Tone ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry, England. Their music combines a "danceable ska and rocksteady beat with punk's energy and attitude", and had a "more focused and informed political and social stance" than other ska groups...
    
     - 4:08
12. "General Public" - General Public
    General Public
    General Public were a band formed by The Beat vocalists, Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger, and which included former members of Dexy's Midnight Runners, The Specials and The Clash...
    
     - 4:27
13. "(Feels Like) Heaven
    (Feels Like) Heaven
    " Heaven" is a song and single by the Scottish music group Fiction Factory. It was released as a single at the end of 1983 and in 1984 on their debut album Throw The Warped Wheel Out. It is a regular feature on 1980s and New Wave compilations....
    
    " - Fiction Factory
    Fiction Factory
    Fiction Factory are a Scottish New Wave band from Perth, originally formed in 1983.Before they started their project Fiction Factory, Kevin Patterson , Eddie Jordan , Grant Taylor and Chic Medley played in The Rude Boys , a skinhead ska band.CBS asked the band to create a concert playing band, so...
    
     - 3:32
14. "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes
    Dancing with Tears in My Eyes
    -12" vinyl :* UK: Chrysalis - UVX 1* Germany: Chrysalis - 601 322-12" vinyl :* US: Chrysalis - 4V9 42783* Canada: Chrysalis - CS 42783-Cover versions:...
    
    " - Ultravox
    Ultravox
    Ultravox is a British New Wave rock band. They were one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the late 1970s/early 1980s. The band was particularly associated with the New Romantic and New Wave movements....
    
     - 4:10
15. "Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)" - The Icicle Works - 3:48
16. "The Killing Moon
    The Killing Moon
    The Killing Moon is a single by the band Echo & the Bunnymen. It was released on their 1984 album, Ocean Rain. It is one of the band's highest-charting hits, reaching number nine in the UK Singles Chart.-Lyrics:...
    
    " - Echo & the Bunnymen
    Echo & the Bunnymen
    Echo & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk band, formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bass player Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine. By 1980, Pete de Freitas had joined as the band's drummer, and their debut...
    
     - 5:46

Volume 14

The fourteenth volume was released on both CD [R2 71977] and audio cassette on June 20, 1995. The booklet includes liner notes by Brett Milano.

1. "Close (to the Edit)
   Close (to the Edit)
   "Close " was a single by Art of Noise, released on various formats in May 1984. It was closely related to their earlier single "Beat Box", though the two tracks were developed as separate pieces from an early stage....
   
   " - Art of Noise - 3:54
2. "Tenderness
   Tenderness (song)
   "Tenderness" is a song by General Public from their 1984 album All the Rage, produced by I.R.S. Records.-Content:The song's lyrics tell about a man who really needs tenderness to feel like a man. It was one of the band's first singles...
   
   " - General Public
   General Public
   General Public were a band formed by The Beat vocalists, Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger, and which included former members of Dexy's Midnight Runners, The Specials and The Clash...
   
    - 3:38
3. "Der Kommissar
   Der Kommissar (song)
   "'" is a song first recorded by Falco in Austria in 1981, covered a year later by After the Fire and reworked in 1983 by Laura Branigan. Originally written by Robert Ponger and Falco, the Falco version reached the top of the charts in many countries....
   
   " - After The Fire
   After the Fire
   After the Fire are a British rock band that progressed from playing progressive rock to new wave over their initial twelve-year career, while having only one hit in the United States, and one hit in the United Kingdom .-Early career:Keyboard player Peter Banks originally formed the band in the...
   
    - 4:07
4. "Smalltown Boy
   Smalltown Boy
   "Smalltown Boy" is the debut single of the British synthpop group Bronski Beat, released in June 1984. It would also appear on the band's debut album The Age of Consent, released in December 1984....
   
   " - Bronski Beat
   Bronski Beat
   Bronski Beat were a popular British synthpop trio who achieved success in the mid 1980s, particularly with the 1984 chart hit "Smalltown Boy". All members of the group were openly homosexual and their songs reflected this, often containing political commentary on gay-related issues...
   
    - 4:06
5. "Voices Carry
   Voices Carry (song)
   "Voices Carry" is a song by American new wave band 'Til Tuesday. Written by Aimee Mann, the song was produced by Mike Thorne for the group's debut album Voices Carry, released in 1985. The song is about past sour relationships and was originally written and sung as if to a woman, but the lyrics...
   
   " - 'Til Tuesday
   'Til Tuesday
   Til Tuesday was an American New Wave band formed in Boston in 1982. Its original lineup was bassist/vocalist Aimee Mann, guitarist/vocalist Robert Holmes, keyboardist Joey Pesce, and drummer Michael Hausman.-History:...
   
    - 4:24
6. "One Night in Bangkok
   One Night in Bangkok
   "One Night in Bangkok" is the title of a song originally sung by the British actor and Pop-dance singer Murray Head on the 1984 concept album for the musical Chess...
   
   " - Murray Head
   Murray Head
   Murray Seafield Saint-George Head is a British actor and singer, most recognised for his international hit songs "Superstar" and "One Night in Bangkok" and his album Say It Ain't So...
   
    - 4:08
7. "Imagination
   Imagination (Belouis Some song)
   "Imagination" is a 1985 single by British New Wave artist Belouis Some, from his 1985 debut album Some People. The song reached #88 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1985 and #17 on the UK Singles Chart in early 1986....
   
   " - Belouis Some
   Belouis Some
   Belouis Some is a British New Wave musician. He had hits in the 1980s with "Some People", "Round Round", , plus "Imagination" which also achieved success on the European and , and can be heard in the films Ghost Chase and The Business...
   
    - 3:36
8. "Never, Never" - The Assembly
   The Assembly
   The Assembly were a synthpop project formed in 1983 in Basildon, England by:* Vince Clarke * Eric Radcliffe...
   
    - 3:47
9. "Sunglasses at Night
   Sunglasses at Night
   "Sunglasses at Night" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Corey Hart. It was the first single to be released off his debut album, 1983's First Offense, and became a hit single in the United States, rising to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1984...
   
   " - Corey Hart - 3:55
10. "Free Yourself" - The Untouchables - 3:39
11. "Every Word Means No" - Let's Active
    Let's Active
    Let's Active was an American rock musical group formed in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1981.-History:The principal songwriter and sole continuous member of Let's Active was Mitch Easter, who kept the band active through most of the 1980s. The band's musical style is sometimes referred to as...
    
     - 2:53
12. "Exception of Love" - The Truth
    The Truth (British band)
    The Truth was a British rock band, who existed from the early 1980s to 1989.The group was formed by Dennis Greaves, formerly of Nine Below Zero, and Mick Lister in the early 1980s. They went through several line-up changes, but Greaves and Lister remained members throughout the group's run. They...
    
     - 3:01
13. "Can't Get Enough of You Baby
    Can't Get Enough Of You Baby
    "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" is a song written by Denny Randell and Sandy Linzer and recorded by various artists, including the Protopunk band ? & the Mysterians in 1967. Their version reached # 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 when it was released as a single. The song was recorded in 1966 by The...
    
    " - The Colourfield
    The Colourfield
    The Colourfield were a British band formed in 1984 in Manchester, when former Specials and Fun Boy Three frontman, Terry Hall, joined up with ex-Swinging Cats members Toby Lyons and Karl Shale...
    
     - 2:19
14. "The Backyard" - Miracle Legion
    Miracle Legion
    Miracle Legion was an American college rock band formed in 1983 in New Haven, Connecticut. They earned modest renown, especially in their native New England region. The original lineup consisted of singer/guitarist Mark Mulcahy, lead guitarist Mr. Ray Neal, drummer Jeff Wiederschall, and bassist...
    
     - 4:03
15. "Anywhere with You" - Rubber Rodeo
    Rubber Rodeo
    Rubber Rodeo was a Boston-based band active in the 1980s. The band fused Roxy Music-influenced new wave music with country and western influences, and dressed in 1950's-vintage country & western clothing...
    
     - 4:02
16. "True Men Don't Kill Coyotes
    True Men Don't Kill Coyotes
    "True Men Don't Kill Coyotes" is the first track from their 1984 debut album The Red Hot Chili Peppers and was the first music video the band ever released although the song was never released as a proper single for radio airplay...
    
    " - Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...
    
     - 3:39

Volume 15

The fifteenth volume was released on both CD [R2 71977] and audio cassette on June 20, 1995. Includes liner notes by Jean Rosenbluth.

1. "Walking on Sunshine
   Walking on Sunshine (song)
   "Walking on Sunshine" is a song written by Kimberley Rew for Katrina and the Waves' 1983 eponymous debut full-length album. The re-recorded version was at first released on the band's 1985 self-titled album as the album's second single and reached No. 4 in Australia, No. 9 in the United States,...
   
   " - Katrina & the Waves- 4:00
2. "Head over Heels
   Head over Heels (Tears for Fears song)
   "Head over Heels" is a song by the British New Wave band Tears for Fears.It was the band's tenth single release in the United Kingdom and eighth UK Top 40 hit, peaking at #12 in July 1985...
   
   " - Tears for Fears
   Tears for Fears
   Tears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...
   
    - 4:19
3. "It's a Mistake
   It's a Mistake
   "It's a Mistake" is a single by the Australian group Men at Work. The song was written by Men at Work singer/guitarist Colin Hay and the recording was produced by Peter McIan...
   
   " - Men at Work
   Men at Work
   Men at Work are an Australian rock band who achieved international success in the 1980s. They are the only Australian artists to have a simultaneous #1 album and #1 single in the United States . They achieved the same distinction of a simultaneous #1 album and #1 single in the United Kingdom...
   
    - 4:34
4. "Life in a Northern Town
   Life in a Northern Town
   "Life in a Northern Town" is a pop song by The Dream Academy, an English dream pop group. The song is the first single from their 1985 self-titled debut, The Dream Academy. Reaching #7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 1986, it is also their highest-peaking chart single in the US...
   
   " - The Dream Academy
   The Dream Academy
   The Dream Academy was a folk rock band from England, comprising singer/guitarist Nick Laird-Clowes; multi-instrumentalist Kate St John; plus keyboardist Gilbert Gabriel. They are most noted for their hit single, "Life in a Northern Town".-History:Laird-Clowes and Gabriel met each other in the late...
   
    - 4:18
5. "Beat's So Lonely" - Charlie Sexton
   Charlie Sexton
   Charles Wayne Sexton is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter best known for the 1985 hit Beat's So Lonely and as the guitarist for Bob Dylan's backing band from 1999 to 2002 and since 2009...
   
     - 5:18
6. "Guitar, Talk, Love & Drums" - Gary Myrick
   Gary Myrick
   -Career:Born in Dallas, Texas, Gary Myrick played guitar and sang in Dallas and neighboring Fort Worth starting as a teenager. Eventually, he built a significant enough reputation to be asked to join Austin, Texas band Kracker Jack, replacing Stevie Ray Vaughan who had left to begin his solo...
   
    - 4:18
7. "Since Yesterday" - Strawberry Switchblade
   Strawberry Switchblade
   Strawberry Switchblade was a female pop rock band formed in Scotland in 1981 by Jill Bryson and Rose McDowall, best known for their song "Since Yesterday" in 1985.-Before being signed:...
   
    - 2:56
8. "Obsession
   Obsession (song)
   "Obsession" is a 1983 song covered in 1984 by the Synthpop-New Wave group Animotion. The song hit number six in the United States, and number five in the United Kingdom in early 1985, helped by a distinctive video that received heavy rotation on MTV....
   
   " - Animotion
   Animotion
   Animotion is a 1980s U.S. New Wave/synthpop band from Los Angeles, California best known for their songs "Obsession" , "Let Him Go", "I Engineer" and "Room to Move"...
   
    - 4:04
9. "Endicott" - Kid Creole and the Coconuts
   Kid Creole and the Coconuts
   Kid Creole and the Coconuts is an American musical group created and led by August Darnell. Its music incorporates a variety of styles and influences, in particular "American and Latin American, South American, Caribbean, Trinidadian, Calloway" and conceptually inspired by the big band era...
   
    - 4:29
10. "Perfect Way" - Scritti Politti
    Scritti Politti
    Scritti Politti are a British band, originally formed in 1977 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Although there have been various changes to the line-up, Cardiff-born singer-songwriter Green Gartside was the founding member of the band and the only member to have remained throughout the group's...
    
     - 4:06
11. "So in Love
    So in Love (OMD song)
    "So in Love" is a song by the band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1985 as the first single of the album Crush. The artwork, designed by XL Design, and the promo video were both influenced by the Mexican Day of the Dead festival....
    
    " - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
    Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
    Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are a synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England...
    
     - 3:31
12. "Election Day
    Election Day (song)
    "Election Day" was the first single released by the Duran Duran off-shoot band, Arcadia. It was released by Parlophone Records in October 1985 and subsequently hit the top ten on both sides of the Atlantic, peaking at #6 in the US and #7 in the UK, but was the most successful in Ireland, peaking at...
    
    " - Arcadia
    Arcadia (band)
    Arcadia were the pop group formed in 1985 by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor of Duran Duran, during a break in that band's schedule. However, Roger Taylor appeared in only a few band photographs and in none of the music videos, and stated he was only to be involved in the recording side...
    
     - 4:34
13. "19
    19 (song)
    "19" is a song by British musician Paul Hardcastle released as the first single from his self-titled third studio album Paul Hardcastle ....
    
    " - Paul Hardcastle
    Paul Hardcastle
    Paul Hardcastle is an English composer and musician, specialising in the synthesizer.-Discography:In the early 1980s, Hardcastle played the keyboards on several singles on the Oval record label by the dance music groups Direct Drive and First Light, before going solo.He achieved some acclaim for...
    
     - 3:40
14. "Why?
    Why? (Bronski Beat song)
    "Why?" is a single from the British synthpop trio Bronski Beat and appeared on their 1984 album The Age of Consent.The song, recorded at RPM Studios, NYC and mixed at Townhouse Studio, London, pursued an energetic musical formula, while the lyrics focused more centrally on anti-gay prejudice...
    
    " - Bronski Beat
    Bronski Beat
    Bronski Beat were a popular British synthpop trio who achieved success in the mid 1980s, particularly with the 1984 chart hit "Smalltown Boy". All members of the group were openly homosexual and their songs reflected this, often containing political commentary on gay-related issues...
    
     - 3:58
15. "Some People
    Some People (song)
    "Some People" is a 1985 single by British New Wave artist Belouis Some, from his 1985 debut album Some People. The song reached #33 on the UK Singles Chart and #67 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1985....
    
    " - Belouis Some
    Belouis Some
    Belouis Some is a British New Wave musician. He had hits in the 1980s with "Some People", "Round Round", , plus "Imagination" which also achieved success on the European and , and can be heard in the films Ghost Chase and The Business...
    
     - 4:01
16. "Like a Virgin
    Like a Virgin
    Like a Virgin is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on November 12, 1984 by Sire Records. It was re-released worldwide in 1985, with the inclusion of the bonus track "Into the Groove". In 2001, Warner Bros. Records released a remastered version with two bonus...
    
    " - The Lords of the New Church
    The Lords of the New Church
    The Lords of the New Church were an English/American post-punk supergroup with a line-up consisting of four musicians from prominent 1970s punk bands...
    
     - 3:49

Compilation credits

Compiled & Produced for release by: David McLees & Andrew Sandoval
Sound Produced by: Bill Inglot

Compilation Assistance: David Kapp, Emily Cagan, Jim Neill, Brady Benton,
Ken Lesnik, Joe Phiefer, Ted Myers, Gary Peterson

Gary Peterson (record producer)

Gary Peterson is an American record producer. He is probably best known as the creator of Golden Throats. Peterson and partner Pat Sierchio produced four volumes of the series for Rhino Records, which collect bizarre examples of celebrities singing pop music classics.Peterson began as Rhino's first...

, Gary Stewart, Chris Farman
The licensing King: Mark Pinkus

Discographical Annotations: Patrick Milligan

Project Assistance: Garson Foos, Keith Altomare, Jim Neill, Steve Poltorak,
Craig Kamins, Bill Inglot, Jock Elliot, Antone DeSantis, Arny Schorr, Darcy
Sullvan, Stephen K. Peeles, Norma Edwards, Nancy Hopkins, Michaeal Mazzarella,
Nat Brewster, Janet Grey, David Miller.

Research: Patrick Milligan, Gary Peterson

Remastering: Bill Inglot, Andrew Sandoval & Ken Perry

Front Cover Photo: Blind Gary & Dirty Pierre Silva [volumes 6-15 only]

Design: Julie Vlasak [Volumes 6-15 only] & Steve Bates

Art Direction (Volumes 6-15 only): Monster X

Rhino New Wave Hits of the '80s Team: Keith Altomare, Steve Bates, Emily Cagan,
Chris Clarke, Julie D'Angelo, David Born, Garson Foos, Teresa McGurrin, David
McLees, Jim Neill, David Newberg, Mark Pinkus, Faithe Raphael

Special Thanks: Michael Ackerman, James Austin, Hugo Bernham, Jay Boberg,
Chris Castle, Cliff Chenfeld, Paul Cope/Record Rover, Jesse & Rachel Donahue,
Richard Foos, Maria Garza, Jeff Gold

Jeff Gold

Jeff Gold is an American record label executive, Grammy award-winning art director, music historian and archivist, and music memorabilia collector-dealer, who was executive vice president/general manager of Warner Bros...

, Paul Grein, Tanya Harman, Bruce Harris,
Keith Johnson, Lisa Kellerhouse, Howie Klein, Scott Lasker, Bill Levenson,
Tom Lopinski, Donna Malyszko, Toby Mamis, Paul C. Mawhinney/Record Rama, Maria
Mandez, Brad Morrison, Mark Mulcahy, Frankie Pine, Ken Reed/Main Street Records,
Fred Schneider, Suzanne Steers, Lisa Sutton, Gerrard Talbot, David Tedds, Vincent Vero, Paul Williams