12"/80s Electro:Pop - Compiling the 80s synthmachine

Here's a new comp, if like me, you want to delve into all that synthish pop music of the '80s. Universal is releasing 12”/80s which gathers up a mishmash of 12”s of the Eighties under the umbrella of “Electro:Pop.”

The 3CD set showcases 80s electronic, synth and drum machine genres from Electro to Synth Pop to New Romantic to New Wave to Hip Hop, all in their full-length 12” extended mix glory.

Tracklist

CD1

   1. Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Relax (New York Mix) 7.25
   2. Simple Minds – I Travel (Extended Version) 6.16
   3. Human League –Hard Times/Love Action (I Believe in Love) 10.09
   4. Japan – Life in Tokyo (Long Version) 7.07
   5. Talk Talk – Such a Shame 6.55
   6. Yazoo – Nobody’s Diary 6.10
   7. Tin Tin – Kiss Me (US Remix) 7.35
   8. Landscape – Einstein a Go Go 5.30
   9. Tears for Fears – Change (Extended Version) 5.57
  10. Heaven 17 – Play to Win (B.E.F. Disco Mix) 7.25
  11. A Flock of Seagulls – Wishing (I Had A Photograph of You) (Long Version) 9.13

CD2

   1. New Order – Confusion 8.17
   2. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five (Feat Melle Mel & Duke Bootee) – The Message 7.11
   3. Freestyle – Don’t Stop the Rock 5.28
   4. Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force – Planet Rock (Vocal) 6.26
   5. Hashim – Al-Naayfiysh (The Soul) 6.15
   6. Mantronix – Bassline (Stretched) 6.05
   7. LL Cool J – You’ll Rock (Remix) 4.32
   8. Sugarhill Gang – Apache 6.15
   9. Break Machine – Street Dance (Vocal) 6.31
  10. Gwen Guthrie – Seventh Heaven (US Remix by Larry Levan) 7.23
  11. Yarbrough & Peoples – Don’t Stop the Music 7.53

CD3

   1. Soft Cell – Torch (Extended Version) 8.29
   2. The Cure – Why Can’t I Be You (Extended Mix) 8.10
   3. Visage – Pleasure Boys (Dance Mix) 6.57
   4. Art of Noise – Close to the Edit (Close Up) 7.28
   5. Associates - Club Country (12” Remix) 6.45
   6. Propaganda – Duel (Bittersweet) 7.40
   7. Trio – Da Da Da (I Don’t Love You You Don’t Love Me Aha Aha Aha 6.38
   8. Sharpe & Numan – Change Your Mind (Extended Version) 8.32
   9. Pete Shelley – Homosapien (Dance Version) 4.32
  10. Laid Back – White Horse (US Edit) 5.50
  11. Was (Not Was) – Wheel Me Out (Long Version) 7.33

12”/80s ELECTRO: POP is out 14th September 2009

Comments

[martinis]

Itravel is at the wrong bloody speed !!!chipmunks a go go