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.

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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 1988. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1988. Show all posts

Saturday, May 16, 2020

Hit Pix '88 Volume II


Hit Pix '88 Volume II 

 Tracklisting:
 01 Big Pig - Breakaway 
 02 OMD - Dreaming 
 03 Black - Wonderful Life 
 04 Sinead O'Conner - Mandinka 
 05 Chantoozies, The - Wanna Be Up
 06 Paul Kelly And The Coloured Girls - Don't Stand So Close To The Window 
 07 Rockmelons -  What's It Gonna Be 
 08 Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind 
 09 Beatmasters Featuring Cookie Crew,- The  Rok Da House
 10 Natalie Cole - Pink Cadillac 
 11 Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights 
 12 Paul Carrack - One Good Reason 
 13 Icehouse - Nothing Too Serious 
 14 Venetians - Bitter Tears 
 15 Aswad - Don't Turn Around 
 16 Church, The - Under The Milky Way   
 17 Choirboys - Struggle Town 
 18 Jimmy Barnes - I'm Still On Your Side 

Friday, September 12, 2008

Smash Hits 88

Smash Hits 88
01. Bros - I owe you nothing
02. Bananarama - Love in the first degree
03. Chantoozies - Wanna be up
04. Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign your name
05. Kylie Minogue - Got to be certain
06. Billy Ocean - Get outta my dreams, get into my car
07. Bangles - Hazy shade of winter
08. Michael Bolton - (Sittin' on) The dock of the bay
09. Mel & Kim - That's the way it is
10. Poison - Nothin' but a good time
11. Choirboys - Run to paradise
12. Jimmy Barnes - Too much ain't enough love
13. Big Pig - Breakaway
14. Cheap Trick - The Flame
15. Yazz & the Plastic Population - The only way is up
16. Timelords - Doctorin' the Tardis
17. Fairground Attraction - Perfect
18. Eurogliders - Groove

CD RIP to mp3 - 256kbps, Front and Inside Cover Scans
LINK
Password: MAD_Smashing_88
***MANY THANKS TO MAD DANNO***


And of course I had to pick the Choirboys clip for Run To Paradise as my clip pick for this album.

Friday, September 5, 2008

Hit Pix '88 Megamixes


Hit Pix '88 Megamixes
01 - Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth (Extended Mix)
02 - Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky (UK Mix)
03 - MARRS - Pump Up The Volume (Extended Mix)
04 - Richard Marx - Should've Known Better
05 - Jimmy Barnes - Driving Wheels
06 - Morris Minor & The Majors - Stutter Rap (No Sleep Til Bedtime) (Extended Mix)
07 - Billy Idol - Mony Mony (Hung Like A Pony Mix)
08 - James Reyne - Rip It Up (Extended Mix)
09 - Icehouse - Man Of Colours
(Despite the "megamixes" title, tracks 4, 5 and 9 are the album versions of the songs, not extended remixes.)

Vinyl Rip, MP3 @ 192 kbit VBR. Front & rear cover scans included.
Grab it here
*** Many thanks to Ozzmosis for sharing this release with us ***

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Summer '88

SUMMER '88
Tracks:
01 Need You Tonight - Inxs
02 Dont Tell Me Now - Mental As Anything
03 Her Charity - Boom Crash Opera
04 Wishing Well - Terence Trent D'arby
05 Light Hearted - Jenny Morris
06 Hold Your Head Up - The Party Boys
07 I'll Save You All My Kisses - Dead Or Alive
08 Never Save Goodbye - Bon Jovi
09 Bridge To Your Heart - Wax
10 La Bamba - Los Lobos
11 You Win Again - Bee Gees
12 Let's Dance - Chris Rea
13 Pretty Flamingo - Huxton Creepers
14 Physical Favours - Sharon O'neil
15 Reasons - John Farnham
16 Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac
17 Didn't We Almost Have It All - Whitney Houston
18 Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You - Glenn Medeiros

*** MANY THANKS TO MAD DANNO***

Monday, August 25, 2008

Hit Pix 88

Hit Pix '88
Side 1
01 Belinda Carlisle - Heaven is a Place on Earth
02 Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
03 Richard Marx - Should've Known Better
04 Steve Winwood - Valerie
05 The Triffids - Bury Me Deep in Love
06 Icehouse - Man of Colours
07 Cliff Richard - Some People
08 MARRS - Pump up the Volume
09 Morris Minor - Stutter Rap
Side 2
10 ACDC - Heatseeker
11 Choirboys - Boys will Be Boys
12 James Reyne - Rip it Up
13 Paul Kelly - Forty Miles to Saturday Night
14 Martha Davis - Don't Tell Me the Time
15 Divinyls - Back to the Wall
16 Jimmy Barnes - Driving Wheels
17 Billy Idol - Mony Mony
18 The Angels - Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again?

From Wikipedia: Hit Pix 88 was a various artists "hits" collection album released in Australia in 1988 on the FestivalEMI record Label (Cat No. 50013). The album spent 2 weeks at the top of the Australian album charts in 1988.

'88 The Winners


88 The Winners
01. INXS - New Sensation .
02. Bros - I Owe You Nothing
03. Fischer Z - The Perfect Day .
04. Cheap Trick - Don't Be Cruel
05. Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time .
06. S-Express - Theme From S-Express
07. Salt n Pepa - Push It
08. The Timelords - Doctorin' The Tardis
09. Taylor Dayne - Prove Your Love
SIDE TWO
10. Fairground Attraction - Perfect
11. Tiffany - I Saw Him Standing There
12. Eric Carmen - Make Me Lose Control
13. Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go
14. Jerry Harrison - Man With A Gun (Radio Edit)
15. Elton John - I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That
16. 1927 - That's When I Think Of You
17. John Farnham - Age Of Reason
18. Debbie Gibson - Foolish Beat
From Wikipedia: 88 The Winners
Compilation album by various artists, Released 1988, Genre Pop,
Label WEA Records. 88 The Winners was a various artists "hits" collection album released in Australia in 1988 on the WEA record Label. The album spent 4 weeks at the top of the Australian album charts in 1988.

'88 Kix On

'88 Kix On
01. Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
02. Groove - Eurogliders
03. Boys (Summertime Love) - Sabrina
04. When Will I Be Famous? - Bros
05. My Arms Keep Missing You - Rick Astley
06. Sweet Little Mystery - Wet Wet Wet
07. Shake Your Love - Debbie Gibson
08. Sign Your Name - Terence Trent D'Arby
09. You're Not Alone - Australian Olympians
10. Heaven Knows - Robert Plant
11. Underneath The Radar - Underworld
12. Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne
13. The Flame - Cheap Trick
14. I Want You Back - Bananarama
15. Love Is A Bridge - Little River Band
16. Could've Been - Tiffany
17. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Michael Bolton
18. Where Do Broken Hearts Go? - Whitney Houston

From Wikipedia: 88 Kix On Compilation album, Released 1988.
'88 Kix On was a various artists "hits" collection album released in Australia in 1988 on the Polystar record Label (Cat No. 816 762 1). The album spent 2 weeks at the top of the Australian album charts in 1988.
Another great CD Rip From Mad Danno, Many Thanks INC Scans
LINK
P/W: MAD_Kix_It_On

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Video Hits 1 [88]

Video Hits 1

01 Bros - Drop The Boy
02 Chantoozies - Wanna Be Up
03 Bananarana - I Want You Back
04 Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
05 Terence Trent D'arby - Sign Your Name
06 Coldcut - Doctor In The House
07 Mel & Kim - That's The Way It Is
08 Cheap Trick - The Flame
09 Michael Bolton - Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay
10 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams,Get Into My Car
11 Big Pig - Breakaway
12 Choirboys - Boys Will Be Boys
13 Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time
14 Samantha Fox - Naughty Girls
15 Mandy Smith - Boys & Girls
16 Spanga - Call Me
17 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Anything For You
18 Eurogliders - It Must Be Love
Video Hits 1 (1988) - A compilation that was released soon after Video Hits Started on Channel 10 here in Australia. There were a few more Volumes released in the 80's so if anyone would like to share them I'd be glad to post them.
Another great CD Rip From Mad Danno, Many Thanks.
LINK
P/W: MAD_VH_One

1988 Whats Hot

1988 What's Hot

Tracks:
01: Robert Palmer - Simply irresistable
02: James Reyne - Motor's too fast
03: The Cockroaches - Hey what now
04: Maxi Priest - Wild world
05: Pat Benatar - All fired up
06: Divinyls - Hey little boy
07: Steve Winwood - Roll with it
08: Ziggy Marley - Tomorrow people
09: Morris Minor And The Majors - This is the chorus
10: Kylie Minogue - Got to be certain
11: Kings Of The Sun - Serpentine
12: Crowded House - Better be home soon
13: Machinations - Intimacy
14: UB 40 + Chrissie Hynde - Breakfast in bed
15: Jimmy Barnes - Waitin' for the heartache
16: Big Pig - Big hotel
17: Schnell Fenster - Whisper
18: Hunters and Collectors - Back on the breadline
Another fantastic CD Rip courtesy of Mad Danno, Many Thanks
LINK
P/W: MAD_Whats_Hot_88


One of my favourite tracks from this album, Whisper by Schnell Fenster, I recently was able to replace their album Sound Of Trees thanks to AusSound. (From Wikipedia: Schnell Fenster was a Melbourne based band, formed in 1986 by members of Split Enz after the break up of that band.)


Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Young Einstein Soundtrack


Something a bit different for a change. A great movie and a fantastic soundtrack.

Young Einstein Soundtrack 1988
01. Roll and Rock Music - Yahoo Serious
02. Rock and Roll Music - Mental as Anything
03. Music Goes Round My Head - The Saints
04. Who Can You Trust (Main Title) - Yahoo and Lulu
05. Dumb Things - Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls
06. Hungry Town - Big Pig
07. Great Southern Land - Icehouse
08. Great Big Brain - The Song Company
09. Tasmanian - Yahoo Serious
10. I Hear Motion - Models
11. Theory of Relativity - Yahoo Serious
12. At First Sight - The Stems
13. A Fist Full of Scientists
14. Weirdo Libido - The Lime Spiders
15. Young Einstein Pacifist - Yahoo Serious

Celebrate 88



Celebrate '88

Tracklisting:
01 Icehouse - Electric Blue
02 David Bowie - Never Let Me Down
03 Bryan Ferry - The Right Stuff
04 Rockmelons, The - The New Groove
05 Machinations - Do To You
06 Kids In The Kitchen - Say It
07 Sting - We'll Be Together
08 Supertramp - I'm Begging You
09 James Reyne - Hammerhead
10 Choirboys, The - Run To Paradise
11 Hunters + Collectors - Do You See What I See
12 Squeeze - Hourglass
13 Paul Kelly - To Her Door
14 Jimmy Barnes - Too Much Ain't Enough Love
15 Models - Oh Darling
16 Whitesnake - Is This Love?
17 Do Re Mi - Adultery
18 Paul Carrack - Don't Shed A Tear