John Foxx – Endlessly (12″)

A great response to the John Foxx stuff I’ve posted. Here is the 1983 release of “Endlessly”, a little bit less psychedelic than it’s previous incarnation from 1982.. This is another big Zeus B Held loooong remix that builds and builds very nicely. Heavy Beatles influences abound. Also you get an extended version of the B-side “A Kind Of Wave” which has a huge bass synth sound!!! Gareth Jones was an engineer on both.

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VS 543-12

A	Endlessly	7:40
B	A Kind Of Wave	5:00

Skeletal Family – Promised Land (12″)

More Goth tinged , female fronted tunes for you with Yorkshire’s Skeletal Family. One of those gems I loved to rediscover. Support act to Sisters Of Mercy they certainly had the image and loyal fanbase and in 2009 recently reformed (but split soon after)

This was the original release back in 1983 , you get the extended version of the title track , a saxophone tinged cover of “Stand By Me” !!! and the synthy “Just A Friend”

http://rapidshare.com/files/418613536/Skeletal_Family.rar.html

Voice Of The Beehive – I Walk The Earth (E.P)

Last post of the day and more glittering pop nuggets. Harmonies now Girls !! Three other tracks “Everything I had” , “Tattoo Song” , “This Weak” all covered in sugary pop from 1988, yes that long ago! Just don’t mention The Bangles !!

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https://gofile.io/d/gnIGyk

Bill Nelson – Banal (12″)

More Nelson !! This is from the late 70’s – So another one has sneaked into the 80’s blog (it was realised in 1981) and it is another twelve inch which has no different versions just more, additional tracks. You get the single version of “Banal” (a cracking guitar solo) “Turn to Fiction” – A Red Noise track , “Her’s is Lush Situation” and the playful, John Leckie produced, “Mr Magnetism Himself” Simply ahead of his time!!!

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https://gofile.io/d/8vQncU

Mercury – WILL 12

Show Credits

A		Banal	3:30
B1		Turn To Fiction	2:43
B2		Hers Is A Lush Situation	4:20
B3		Mr Magnetism Himself	3:09

Bill Nelson – Flaming Desire And Other Passions (E.P)

Okay I have held back quite a long time but I have succumbed ! Bill Nelson is one of my favourite solo artists of the 80’s and this track , first heard on John Peel, was to send me in a collecting frenzy . I have got a lot of his work and it’s good to see him still going strong !

www.billnelson.com

I missed him playing in Manchester a few years ago and have regretted ever since. This release, his first E.P, has the rare, long version of “Flaming Desire” plus some other misc tracks “Narcosis” , “Flesh”, “The Passion”- a guitary instrumental, “The Burning Question”, “He And Sleep Were Brothers” and “Haunting In My Head” a great introduction to Nelson’s work at the time.

NEW LINK 2023

https://store2.gofile.io/download/direct/9dd36f84-b5e9-4f88-8d6f-4141f9a5bf17/billflame.rar

Bill Nelson – Savage Gestures For Charm’s Sake

A great cover btw , this self produced mini instrumental album crept out in 1983 and was , I think, too avant garde for his new league of fans. It was supposed to be surreal , “Portrait Of Jan With Moon And Stars” shows off Nelson’s E-Bow guitar to dreamy effect. Simple electronica with oriental flavourings.

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https://store3.gofile.io/download/direct/f3011baa-2889-499d-a96d-84a5b686bb0b/billsavage.rar

Click Click – Yakutska / Change Of Plan (12″)

More obscurer for fans of late 80’s electro industrial sounds. Click Click from Sheffield, England were influenced by Cabaret Voltaire and The Residents but “Yakutska” sounds ever so slightly like “Living On The Ceiling ” by Blancmange ! The more dancier “Change Of Plan” has some great samples.

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https://gofile.io/d/H9237W

The Associates – Party Fears Two (12″)

Found on most Alternative 80’s compilations , here in its much better extended version. I really liked rediscovering the flipside “Its Better This Way” , just as mad !!! Sorry about the long silences on this but its how The Associates recorded it!!

Pure , weird , inventive 80’s Pop !!

*Update* God I didn’t write much back in the day!!!

NEW LINK 2022

https://gofile.io/d/PycUj1

Associates – asc1t

A		Party Fears Two	5:38
B		Its Better This Way	3:40

Bizz Nizz – Don’t Miss The Partyline (12″)

Belgium New Beat was around in the late 80’s and morphed into more dance orientated stuff. The distinctive “Don’t Miss The Partyline” took time to become a hit. The duo behind it went on to form the prolific 2 Unlimited. It does sound a bit dated with some cheesy rapping and the crowd noise on the “Incrowed Mix” (sic) and the more electronic “Euro Mix” seems to plod along. This took a while to become a hit , originally out in 1989.
Rave Horns at the ready

http://rapidshare.com/files/420208116/bizznizz.rar.html

Steinski And The Mass Media – We’ll Be Right Back (12″)

An unbelievable bit of sample wizardry from Steve Stein from 1986. How ground breaking only the drums seem to age it. It is fine example of Cut’n’paste instrumental hip hop, completely made of American TV commercials so it still has relevance today. You get a dub mix and some bonus beats……..

http://rapidshare.com/files/420211752/Steinski.rar.html