Maximum 80s #129

Welcome to edition 129 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

Kissing The Pink - Never Too Late To Love You (Kissing The Mix)
Baltimora - Tarzan Boy (12 Inch Summer Version)
Luther Vandross - I Really Didn't Mean It (12 Inch Mix)
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle (Shep Pettibone Remix)
Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World (Long Version)
Erasure - Love To Hate You (Paul Dakeyne Remix)
Fun Boy Three - Our Lips Are Sealed (Special Remix Version)
The Whispers - My Girl (12 Inch Maxi Single
Heaven 17 - Height Of The Fighting (Full Length 12 Inch Mix)
Thompson Twins - Lay Your Hands On Me (12 Inch Version)
Sandra - Everlasting Love (Extended Version)
Phil Fearon & Galaxy - Dancing Tight (Dance Mix)

Put The Needle On The Record - Week #41

Put The Needle On The Record Week #41 Duran Duran - Duran Duran

For this weeks feature we go back to June 1981 and the Self titled debut album by Duran Duran.

This is a really solid debut album by Duran Duran, with plenty of excellent tracks, including the singles, "Planet Earth", "Girls On Film", and tracks like "Anyone Out There" and "Sound Of Thunder", I was really surprised they released "Careless Memories" as a single, for me it is one of the weakest tracks on the album, I'm not a massive Duran Duran fan, really only liking the first 3 albums. You can't argue that they weren't the frontrunners in the new romantic movement.

The album was recorded during December 1980 and January 1981 and was produced by Colin Thurston.

The band formed as a trio in 1978, consisting of Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Stephen Duffy, who was the original vocalist in the band, the classic line-up of Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor and Roger Taylor came into being in 1980.

The album featured 3 singles "Planet Earth" (which reached number 12 in the UK Singles chart), "Careless Memories" (which reached number 37 in the UK Singles chart) and Girls On Film" (which reached number 5 in the UK Singles chart).

The album reached number 3 in the UK Albums chart.

Track Listing

Girls On Film
Planet Earth
Anyone Out There
To The Shore
Careless memories
Night Boat
Sound Of Thunder
Friends Of Mine
Tel Aviv

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

Rubik's 80s Mix #129 (June 1983)

We bring a fresh idea into the Rubik's 80s Mix series, each month we are going to focus on tracks that were in the charts on a specific month in the 1980s, which hopefully will bring back special memories for you, on this show, edition #129, we feature tracks that were in the charts in June 1983.

Tracks by David Bowie, Opus, China Crisis, Tears For Fears, Jaki Graham, Howard Jones, ABC and more are featured on the show.

Listen to the show on Mixcloud here

Playlist

Ultravox - We Came To Dance
Rod Stewart - Baby Jane
Imagination - Looking At Midnight
David Bowie - China Girl
Shalamar - Dead Giveaway
Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Something
Freeez - IOU
Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money
ELO - Rock 'n' Roll Is King
Heaven 17 - Come Live With Me
Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long
A Flock Of Seagulls - Transfer Affection
Big Country - In A Big Country
George Benson - Lady Love me (One More Time)
Irene Cara - Flashdance (What A Feeling)

Put The Needle On The Record - Week #40

Put The Needle On The Record Week #40 Yazoo - Upstairs At Eric's

For this weeks feature we go back to August 1982 and the Yazoo album "Upstairs At Eric's".

This is another one of my all time favourite albums and was played to death when I bought it, it is of course the debut album by Yazoo, which combined the talents of Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet and is a collection of superb synthpop songs, however, I must say, I have no idea why they included the track "I Before E Except after C"! If it was an instrumental track it would be fine, however, it isn't it is just a load of people talking, very odd it was included, aside from that it features some outstanding songs, "Too Pieces", my favourite track and should have been a single, the same goes for "Bad Connection" and "Goodbye 70s", it also includes the classic singles "Only You" and "Don't Go". I also recall that this was another album I purchased from the small HMV shop on Market Street in Manchester.

3 singles were released, their debut single "Only You" (which reached number 2 in the UK Singles chart), "Don't Go" (which reached number 3 in the UK singles chart), by the way, the 12 inch single is fantastic! The final single released was "Situation", however this was only released in the states and Canada, the track was the B side to the "Only You" single and wasn't featured on the album and performed well in the charts in America, reaching number 1 for 4 weeks on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. This particular single was well sought after on import, I still have my copy!

The album reached number 2 on the UK album chart.

Track Listing

Don't Go
Too Pieces
Bad Connection
I Before E Except After C
Midnight
In My Room
Only You
Goodbye 70s
Tuesday
Winter Kills
Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I)

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