Maximum 80s #143

Welcome to edition 143 of Maximum 80s here on White Lion Radio, a show that celebrates the 1980s 12 Inch Single!

This a series of shows that features some of the finest 12 Inch Singles from the 80s all in one continuous mix.

The biggest hits in the 12 Inch format from the greatest decade in music history!

Listen to the show on Mixcloud here

Playlist

Diana Ross - Upside Down (12 Inch Version)
Shalamar - I Owe You One (12 Inch Version)
Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before (Extended Mix)
Kool & The Gang - Celebration (Extended Version)
Blondie - The Tide Is High (Sand Dollar Mix)
Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short (12 Inch Mix)
Yarbrough & Peoples - Don't Stop The Music (12 Inch Version)
Visage - Fade To Grey (Dance Mix)
Freeez - Southern Freeez (12 Inch Version)
Duran Duran - Planet Earth (Night Version)
Sharon Redd - Can You Handle It (Francois K Mix)
Landscape - Einstein A Go Go (12 Inch Mix)

Rubik's 80s Mix #143 (May 1981)

White Lion Radio have released edition #143 of Rubik's 80s Mix, on this show, we feature tracks that were in the charts, in May 1981.

Listen to the show on Mixcloud here

Playlist For The Show:

Shakin' Stevens - You Drive Me Crazy
The Human League - Sound Of The Crowd
Adam & The Ants - Stand And Deliver
Kim Wilde - Chequered Love
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire
Smokey Robinson - Being With You
Keith Marshall - Only Crying
Kraftwerk - Pocket Calculator
Champaign - How 'Bout Us
Toyah - I Want To Be Free
Duran Duran - Careless memories
Imagination - Body Talk
Odyssey - Going Back To My Roots
Simple Minds - The American

Put The Needle On The Record - Week #100

Put The Needle On The Record Week #100 Pet Shop Boys - Behaviour

For this weeks feature and for the final time in this series, we go back to October 1990 and the Pet Shop Boys album "Behaviour".

"Behaviour" was the 4th studio album released by the Pet Shop Boys and is a big fan favourite and an album I really enjoy listening to and it is an album the critics, in the main, really liked. It contains one of my all time favourite Pet Shop Boys tracks "Being Boring", although the album version is disappointing, other standout tracks for me are "Jealousy", "So Hard", "The End Of The World", "This Must Be The Place I Waited Years To Leave" and "Only The Wind". It is quite a varied album too, which adds to its appeal. The album was produced by the boys and Harold Faltermeyer. The album is also listed as one of the 1001 albums you must hear before you die.

4 singles were released off the album "So Hard" (which reached number 4 in the UK Singles chart and number 62 in the American Billboard Hot 100), "Being Boring" (which only reached number 20 in the UK Singles chart, which is baffling to say the least and failed to make the Billboard Hot 100 in the States), the double A Side "Where The Streets Have No Name"/"How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously" (a mystery why the 7 inch version of the latter has never appeared on the bands best of collections, only the album version!), (which reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart and crept into the Billboard Hot 100 in the States at number 93) and "Jealousy" (which reached number 12 in the UK Singles Chart and again failed to reach the Hot Billboard 100 in the states).

The album, reached Number 2 in the UK album chart and number 45 in the Billboard Hot 100 in the States.

Track Listing

Being Boring
This Must Be The Place I waited Years To Leave
To Face The Truth
How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously
Only The Wind
My October Symphony
So Hard
Nervously
The End Of The World
Jealousy

If you have this album in your collection, dig it out and give it a spin!

Put The Needle On The Record - Week #99

Put The Needle On The Record Week #99 Simple Minds - Sons And Fascination & Sister Feelings Call

For this weeks feature we go back to September 1981 and the Simple Minds album "Sons And Fascination & Sister Feelings Call".

"Sons And Fascination & Sisters Feeling Call" was the 4th album released by Simple Minds and is actually a double album, actually it is in effect 2 seperate albums and it was the release that got Simple Minds really noticed. They are also albums that are criminally ignored by the band, especially where re-issues are concerned, it has never had the benefit of a Super Deluxe release afforded to albums released after this set, puzzling to say the least!

These are superb albums with many highlights, on "Sons And Fascination", the standout tracks are "In Trance As Mission", "Love Song" (my favourite track on the album), "This Earth That You Walk Upon", "Seeing Out The Angel", "Sweat In Bullet" and "70 Cities As Love Brings The Fall". Whilst on "Sister Feelings Call", the highlights are, "Theme For Great Cities", "The American", "Wonderful In Young Life" and "20th Century Promised Land".

This was the first release by Simple Minds on the Virgin record label and the albums were produced by Steve Hillage and the music critics were suitably impressed with both albums, with only the NME giving a poor review.

3 singles were released, "The American", (which reached number 59 in the UK Singles Chart), "Love Song" (which reached number 47 in the UK Singles Chart) and "Sweat In Bullet", (which reached number 52 in the UK Singles Chart).

The album, reached Number 11 in the UK album chart.

Track Listing: Sons And Fascination

SIDE A

In Trance As Mission
Sweat In Bullet
70 Cities As Love Brings The Fall
Boys From Brazil

SIDE B

Love Song
This Earth That You Walk Upon
Sons And Facination
Seeing Out The Angel

Track Listing: Sister Feelings Call

SIDE A

Theme For Great Cities
The American
20th Century Promised Land

SIDE B

Wonderful In Young Life
League Of Nations
Careful In Career
Sound In 70 Cities (Dub Mix Of "70 Cities As Love Brings The Fall")

If you have this album in your collection, dig it out and give it a spin!

i-Select #124

White Lion Radio have released edition #124 of i-Select.

This is a series of shows that focuses on Electronic/Synthpop bands from around the world, that are unsigned, signed to a small independent label or self release their material.

If you like electronic music, you will enjoy this show

You can listen to the show via Mixcloud:

https://www.mixcloud.com/whitelionradio/i-select-124/

Full Playlist

Perpacity - Racing With Flamingos
The Northern Territories - Dreaming Of Tomorrowland
Stefania Avolio - My Gymnopedie No.1
Ness Daniels - Running Waiting (Slowed And Reverbed)
Elevate The Sky - City Of Angels
iammilan Ft Fred Skitty - Get U Down
Nature of Wires + Machina X - Twilight Zone
Planet Neil - Influencer
Agency-V House Of Sin
Ironic Sweden Ft Monica - The Light
Church Of Trees - Losing Time
Rusty Egan Presents Ft Ronny - Fade To Grey (Radio Edit)
Sonic Spells - Spirits & Ghosts
Perpacity - Let It Roll
Chronic Dream & April Afternoon - Wide Awake
BMX Escape - A Date With Jody
James Leon - I Was A Photograph (iammilan Remix)
EchoGhost - Orsus-Wind Scene (600 AD)
Synthesizer Liebe - The Machine Pulse
MNTL Ft Lucy Stein - Don't Know Me
Elevate The Sky Ft Dana Jean Phoenix - These Walls (Hope)
Ultranoire - Circles
80s Express - Running Up That Hill
Alex Vecchietti- Insane
The Northern Territories - The Hunter And The Hunted (Remix)
Ironic Sweden Ft Camilla - My Ego
Dreampocket - Driftoff (Andrew Corbin And The Spacefunk Odessy Remix)
Perpacity - This Is It

Put The Needle On The Record - Week #98

Put The Needle On The Record Week #98 Bronski Beat - The Age Of Consent

For this weeks feature we go back to October 1984 and the Bronski Beat album "The Age Of Consent".

"The Age Of Consent" was the debut album by Bronski Beat and the only album to feature Jimmy Somerville, who left the band in 1985 to enjoy a successful solo career. The album was produced by Mike Thorne, who produced Soft Cell's music during their initial success. The album was recorded in London and New York.

The first 2 singles "Smalltown Boy" and "Why" were a massive success, which of course was reflected in album sales, it wen't on to sell over 300,000 copies in the UK alone. Those 2 tracks are certainly standout tracks on the album, alongside "I Feel Love" (Donna Summer Cover), "Heatwave", "Junk", "No More War" and "It Ain't Necessarily So".

4 singles were released off the album "Smalltown Boy" (which reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart and number 48 in the US Billboard Hot 100), "Why?" (which reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart) "It Ain't Necessarily So", (which reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart) and "I Feel Love (Medley)", Featuring Marc Almond, (which reached number 19 in the UK Singles Chart).

The album, reached Number 4 in the UK album chart and Number 36 In The US Billboard 200 Chart.

Track Listing

Why?
It Ain't Necessarily So
Screaming
No More War
Love And Money
Smalltown Boy
Heatwave
Junk
Need A Man Blues
I Feel Love/Johnny Remember Me

If you have this album in your collection, dig it out and give it a spin! 

Maximum 80s #142

Welcome to edition 142 of Maximum 80s here on White Lion Radio, a show that celebrates the 1980s 12 Inch Single!

This a series of shows that features some of the finest 12 Inch Singles from the 80s all in one continuous mix.

The biggest hits in the 12 Inch format from the greatest decade in music history!

Listen to the show on Mixcloud here

Playlist

The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight (12 Inch)
Shalamar - The Second Time Around (12 Inch Version)
Blondie - Atomic (Diddy 12 Inch Mix)
The Whispers - And The Beat Goes On (12 Inch Disco Single)
The Cure - A Forest (Extended Mix)
Positive Force - We Got The Funk (12 Inch Version)
Leon Haywood - Don't Push It Don't Force It (12 Inch Version)
Jermaine Jackson - Let's Get Serious (12 Inch Version)
Lipps Inc - Funky Town (12 Inch Version)
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Could You Be Loved (12 Inch Remix)
George Benson - Give Me The Night (Long Version)
Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm In Love (Original 12 Inch)