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 Mondo Rock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mondo Rock. Show all posts

Sunday, March 16, 2008

1981 Over The Top



This tape holds many memories for me. In the early 80's my dad was helping my step brother run a courier business and one night my younger sister and I got to go on a 6hour trip with him and this was the tape my step brother had in the tape deck at the time. I remember falling in love with Icehouse and Mondo Rock thanks to this tape

Side 1:
1: Mental As Anything - Too many times
2: Jona Lewie - Louise ( We get it right )
3: Devo - Beautiful world
4: Olivia Newton-John - Physical
5: Rick Springfield - I've done everything for you
6: Stevie Nicks + Tom Petty - Stop draggin' my heart around
7: Kim Wilde - Chequered love
8: Little River Band - The night owls
9: Ph.D - I won't let you down

Side 2:
1: Billy Squier - The stroke
2: Swanee - If I were a carpenter
3: Juice Newton - Queen of hearts
4: Icehouse - Love in motion
5: Mondo Rock - Chemistry
6: Billy Field - You weren't in love with me
7: Dave Stewart - What becomes of the broken hearted
8: Divinyls - Boys in town
9: Pat Benatar - Fire and ice

The album debuted on the Oz Top 100 chart 30 Nov 1981 and spent 14 weeks inside the top 100, peaking at #4 in time for Xmas. ( Many thanks to Rhys for the info)

Saturday, February 23, 2008

80's Tapes. 1982 In The Sun



1982 In The Sun was another fantastic various artists cassette with a nice ratio of Aussie artists to international ones. Despite not reaching the number one position in the charts ( according to wikipedia) it was still a great offering.



Tracks
Side A
01 - Cliff Richard - Wired For Sound
02 - Elo - Hold On Tight
03 - The Go-Go's - Our Lips Are Sealed
04 - Duran Duran - Girls On Film
05 - Greg Kihn Band - The Break Up Song
06 - Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin - It's My Party
07 - Get Wet - Just So Lonely
08 - Mondo Rock - Summer Of '81
09 - Australian Crawl - Oh No Not You Again
Side B
01 - Shakin Stevens - Green Door
02 - Renee Geyer - Do You Know What I Mean
03 - Sunnyboys - Alone With You
04 - Simple Minds - Love Song
05 - Phil Seymour - Precious To Me
06 - Keith Marshall - Only Crying
07 - Alvin Stardust - Pretend
08 - Moving Pictures - Bustin' Loose
09 - The Angels - Fashion And Fame