Why I Do This

I was lucky enough to be a teenager through the eighties and I was mad on music, big hair, bad make-up and all that went with being a teenager of the times. All these years later I still have the big hair but now it is "touched" with grey and the bad make-up is gone but the tunes still play loudly in my head and even louder if they grace my radio, tv or mp3player. I will gladly admit to being a"mainstream" fan for the most part but I do have the odd liking for some of the less "played to death" bands of the time. What started all this was a drawer full of slowly decaying cassettes and a fear of losing the music that is on them. So I began to recreate them onto CD and I am loving it and finding some fantastic albums along the way.

I would like to re-dedicate this site to my late husband, he lost his long battle with cancer in 2011, he was a huge 80's fan, possibly even more so than myself. So for you my love.

Download Links

Updated 15th May 2020



Hi All, I am slowly revamping the blog. You won't find any download links on this site but I am only too happy to of supplied the tracklistings to assist you in remembering those long lost gems .Thanks Meggsy



Showing posts with label 1987. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1987. Show all posts

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Hit City 1987 Megamixes

Hit City 1987 Mega Mixes

01 - Kylie Minogue - Locomotion (Extended Mix)
02 - James Reyne - Fall Of Rome (Extended Mix)
03 - Janet Jackson - The Pleasure Principle (Extended Mix)
04 - The Cockroaches - Double Shot (Remix)
05 - T'Pau - Heart And Soul (Extended Mix)
06 - U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name
07 - Herb Alpert feat Janet Jackson - Diamonds (Extended Mix)
08 - Cliff Richard - My Pretty One (Extended Mix)
09 - Icehouse - Crazy (Extended Mix)
10 - Gary Moore - Friday On My Mind (Extended Mix)
11 - Warren Zevon - Leave My Monkey Alone (Extended Mix)
12 - Go West - I Want To Hear It From You (Remix)
13 - Carol Hitchcock - Get Ready (Extended Mix)
14 - Geisha - Calling Your Name (Extended Mix)
15 - Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams (Extended Mix)
16 - Shona Laing - Drive Baby Drive (Extended Mix)



***Many Thanks Again To Ozzmosis For Another Great Megamix Offering***

Thursday, September 4, 2008

87 Hits Out

Thanks to Mad Danno I am finally adding a link for this previous post.

87 Hits Out
Tracks
01. Something in My House - Dead or Alive
02. You Keep Me Hanging' On - Kim Wilde
03. Pressure Down - John Farnham
04. Like Flames - Berlin
05. It Didn't Matter - The Style Council
06. Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order
07. Heartbreak Beat - The Psychedelic Furs
08. I Wanna Wake Up With You - Boris Gardiner
09. I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - Aretha Franklin & George Michael
10. Graceland - Paul Simon
11. The Final Countdown - Europe
12. Is This Love - Alison Moyet
13. Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
14. Sugar Free - Wa Wa Nee
15. Rooms for the Memory - Michael Hutchence
16. Word Up - Cameo
17. Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott

From Wikipedia
87 Hits Out, Compilation album, Released 1987
87 Hits Out was a various artists "hits" collection album released in Australia in 1987 on the Festival/EMI record Label (Cat No. HPP-261108). The album spent 1 week at the top of the Australian album charts in 1987.
 

Monday, August 25, 2008

"12" - 12 Hits For 12 Bucks

"12" 12 Hits For 12 Bucks
Tracks
01 Shona Laing - Glad I'm Not a Kennedy
02 Peter Gabriel - Big Time
03 Robbie Nevil - Dominoes
04 Crowded House - Something So Strong
05 Billy Idol - Sweet Sixteen
06 Janet Jackson - Let's Wait Awhile
07 World Party - Ship of Fools
08 Painters & Dockers - Nude School
09 Bryan Adams - Heat of the Night
10 The Cockroaches - Some Kind of Girl
11 The Housemartins - Caravan of Love
12 U2 - With or Without You
Many Thanks To AusSound For Providing Me With This Release
LINK
P/W: AusSound

I just had to post this video clip from Painters & Dockers for their song Nude School, it was a great song but the clip is something else... you be the judge.


Monday, August 18, 2008

1987 Into The Groove Megamixes


1987 Into The Groove Megamixes.

01 - Psuedo Echo - Funky Town (Dance Mix)
02 - Billy Idol - Don't Need A Gun (Melt Down Mix)
03 - Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child (Wild One) (Extended Version)
04 - Tina Turner - What You Get Is What You See (Extended Dance Mix)
05 - Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth (Extended Version)
06 - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) - We Love You (Extended Version)
07 - Genesis - Land of Confusion (Extended Version)
08 - Jason and the Scorchers - Golden Ball and Chain (Extended Rockin' & Wailing Mix)
09 - Deborah Harry - French Kissin' In The USA (Dance Mix)
10 - Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie (Extended Version)
11 - The Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian (Extended Dance Mix)
12 - The Chantoozies - Witch Queen (Giant Mix)
13 - Boy George - Everything I Own (Extended PW Botha Mix)
14 - Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life Again (Giant Mix)
15 - Glass Tiger - Someday (Extended Mix)
16 - Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over (Extended Mix)
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Covers
P/W: ozzgroove
This is a vinyl rip @ VBR 192kb courtesty of Ozzmosis, Many thanks.

Smash Hits 87

Original CD Rip



Smash Hits 87
01 Respectable - Mel & Kim
02 Witch Queen - Chantoozies
03 He's Gonna Step On You Again - The Party Boys
04 Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now - Samantha Fox
05 He's Just No Good For You - Mental As Anything
06 Locomotion - Kyle Minogue
07 The Final Countdown - Europe
08 We Gotta Get Out This Place - The Angels
09 I Heard A Rumour - Bananrama
10 Love & Devotion - Michael Bow
11 Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles
12 Take Me Back - Noiseworks
13 Funky Town - Pseudo Echo
14 Slice Of Heaven - Dave Dobbyn With Herbs
15 Sugar Free - Wa Wa Nee
16 Suddenly - Angry Anderson
17 Brand New Lover - Dead Or Alive (ON CD VERSION ONLY)
Smash Hits 87 - 256kbps Front and Inside Cover Scans
P/W: MAD_Smashing_87
Many Thanks To Mad Danno

Also as a special treat and a stroll down memory lane here is the TV Commercial the was run for this album.

Sunday, August 17, 2008

'87 Hots Up



'87 Hots Up

01 The Party Boys - He's Gonna Step on You Again
02 Mel & Kim - Respectable
03 Rockmelons - Rhymes
04 Swing Out Sister - Breakout
05 Mental As Anything - He's Just No Good for You
06 Samantha Fox - Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now
07 ABC - When Smokey Sings
08 The Firm [novelty] - Star Trekkin'
09 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
10 The Cure - Why Can't I Be You?
11 Bananarama - I Heard a Rumour
12 Noiseworks - Take Me Back
13 Jenny Morris - You I Know
14 Gino Vannelli - Wild Horses
15 Jennifer Warnes - First We Take Manhattan
16 Hoodoo Gurus - Good Times
17 Madonna - La Isla Bonita
18 Roger Waters - Radio Waves

I have 2 contributors to thank for this offering. Mad_Danno And Ozzmosis

Friday, August 15, 2008

Hit City 1987


Hit City 1987
01 - Kylie Minogue - Locomotion
02 - Cliff Richard - My Pretty One
03 - Carol Hitchcock - Get Ready
04 - Gary Moore - Friday On My Mind
05 - James Reyne - Fall Of Rome
06 - Shona Laing - Drive Baby Drive
07 - Icehouse - Crazy
08 - Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams
09 - Suzanne Vega - Luka
10 - Angry Anderson - Suddenly
11 - Heart - Alone
12 - Bob Segar - Hollywood Nights
13 - Paul Carrack - When You Walk In A Room
14 - Huey Lewis And The News - Doing It All For My Baby
15 - The Cockroaches - Double Shot Of My Baby's Love
16 - U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name
17 - Herb Alpert - Diamonds
18 - T'Pau - Heart And Soul

Check out the TV commercial here.

Thursday, August 14, 2008

1987 Into The Groove



1987 Into The Groove.

01 Pseudo Echo - Funky Town
02 Billy Idol - Don't Need A Gun
03 Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child
04 Angels - We Gotta Get Outta This Place
05 Cockroaches - She's The One
06 Tina Turner - What You Get Is What You See
07 Jason & The Scorchers - Golden Ball & Chain
08 Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth
09 Steve Miller Band - I Want To Make The World Turn Around
10 Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian
11 Chantoozies - Witch Queen
12 Debbie Harry - French Kissin' In The Usa
13 Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie
14 Huey Lewis & The News - Jacob's Ladder
15 Models - Hold On
16 Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls - Leaps And Bounds
17 Glass Tiger - Someday
18 Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over

Saturday, July 12, 2008

'87 Right On Track


'87 RIGHT ON TRACK

SIDE ONE
01. Love and Devotion - Michael Bow
02. Male Stripper - Man 2 Man Meet Man Parrish
03. Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room) - Paul Lekakis
04. One and One (Aint I Good Enough) - Wa Wa Nee
05. Right On Track - Breakfast Club
06. Lean On Me - Club Nouveau
07. Showing Out (Get Fresh at the weekend) - Mel & Kim
08. Let's Go! - Wang Chung
SIDE TWO
09. Slice Of Heaven - Dave Dobbyn
10. What's My Scene - Hoodoo Gurus
11. Midnight Blue - Lou Gramm
12. Hymn To Her - The Pretenders
13. At This Moment - Billy Vera and the Beaters
14. Looking For A New Love - Jody Watley
15. Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
16. Rock The Night - Europe 

Monday, June 23, 2008

Summer '87


Side 1:
1: Lionel Richie - Dancing on the ceiling
2: Communards - Don't leave me this way
3: Elton John - Heartache all over the world
4: Eurythmics - Missionary man
5: Hollywood Beyond - What's the colour of money
6: Oingo Boingo - Stay
7: Wa Wa Nee - I could make you love me
8: Stacey Q - Two of hearts
9: Cyndi Lauper - True colours

Side 2
10: Run D.M.C. - Walk this way
11: Kenny Loggins - Danger zone
12: Dragon - Dreams of ordinary men
13: Bon Jovi - You give love a bad name
14: Jenny Morris - You're Gonna Get Hurt
15: Belinda Carlisle - Mad about you
16: Billy Joel - A matter of trust
17: Berlin - Take my breath away
18: John Farnham - You're the voice
From Wikipedia
Summer '87: Compilation album by various artists Released 1987, Genre Pop, Label Polystar. Summer '87 was a various artists "hits" collection album released in Australia in 1986 on the Polystar record label (Cat No. 830 674 1). The album spent 2 weeks at the top of the Australian album charts in 1987.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

87 Hits Out



This is another donated cover as the cassette insert I had was well past saving. 
Many thanks to Danno for this CD cover

87 Hits Out
1. Something in My House - Dead or Alive
2. You Keep Me Hanging' On - Kim Wilde
3. Pressure Down - John Farnham
4. Like Flames - Berlin
5. It Didn't Matter - The Style Council
6. Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order
7. Heartbreak Beat - The Psychedelic Furs
8. I Wanna Wake Up With You - Boris Gardiner
9. I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - Aretha Franklin & George Michael
10. Graceland - Paul Simon
11. The Final Countdown - Europe
12. Is This Love - Alison Moyet
13. Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
14. Sugar Free - [[Wa Wa Nee )
15. Rooms for the Memory - [[Michael Hutchence )
16. Word Up - Cameo
17. Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott

From Wikipedia87 Hits Out Compilation album Released 1987 87 Hits Out was a various artists "hits" collection album released in Australia in 1987 on the Festival/EMI record Label (Cat No. HPP-261108). The album spent 1 week at the top of the Australian album charts in 1987.