Rock of the '80s
Title : Rock of the '80s
Label : Priority Records
Medium : CD
TTime : 38:50
Notes : Track listing with year of release, running times, and original label
Reviewer: Charles R. Grosvenor Jr.
Paid : $10
Rank : 4 out of 5.
Track Listing
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Title Artist(s)
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Whip It Devo
Call Me Blondie
My Sharona The Knack
Tenderness General Public
I Ran A Flock Of Seagulls
Love Plus One Haircut One Hundred
Words Missing Persons
One Thing Leads To Another The Fixx
Tempted Squeeze
I Got You Split Enz
Comments:
This whole series tends to have short running times (none exceed
45 minutes) but with the exception of almost every disc having a track
by the Fixx, tends to have "one hit wonders" that are very difficult to
find. The first three discs tend to have more mainstream samplings.
Overall, the discs have a good selection and a great order.
Title : Rock of the 80's, Volume 2
Label : Priority Records
Medium : CD
TTime : 38:00
Notes : Track listing with year of release, running times, and original label
Reviewer: Charles R. Grosvenor Jr.
Paid : $10
Rank : 5 out of 5.
Track Listing
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Title Artist(s)
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She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby
Tainted Love Soft Cell
Always Something There to Remind Me Naked Eyes
The Look of Love ABC
The Metro Berlin
Hold Me Now Thompson Twins
Cars Gary Numan
Video Killed The Radio Star The Buggles
Never Say Never Romeo Void
Comments:
This disc has a VERY hard to find mix of "She Blinded Me With Science"
by Thomas Dolby. This mix is the original VINYL album mix that is not present
on the CD version of this album. That alone gives this disc a 5 rating.
Along with the other songs, there is not one artist with more than 2 hit songs
on this disc and makes it well worth the cost, since you'll never find these
songs on anything other than another compilation of greatest hits. The
version of "Video Killed The Radio Star" is the well known song that launched
MTV (not the original Bruce Wolley & The Camera Club, check out the Big Hits
Skinny Ties disc if that's the version you wish.) The order of songs on this
disc is PERFECT. If you were going to buy any disc in this series, this is
the ONLY disc to consider.
Title : Rock of the 80's
Label : Priority Records
Medium : CD
TTime : 36:80
Notes : Track listing with year of release, running times, and original label
Reviewer: Charles R. Grosvenor Jr.
Paid : $10
Rank : 4 out of 5.
Track Listing
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Title Artist(s)
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She's A Beauty The Tubes
Weird Science Oingo Boingo
Turning Japanese The Vapors
I Don't Like Mondays The Boomtown Rats
Mexican Radio Wall of Voodoo
99 Luftballons Nena
Is There Something I Should Know Duran Duran
Talking In Your Sleep The Romantics
(I Just) Died In Your Arms Cutting Crew
Comments:
Not as good as the first two discs, but the selections run the gamit,
and have some very hard to come by tracks. Pretty much sums up the rest of
the series.
Title : Rock of the 80's, Volume 4
Label : Priority Records
Medium : CD
TTime : 40:10
Notes : Track listing with year of release, running times, and original label
Reviewer: Charles R. Grosvenor Jr.
Paid : $10
Rank : 4 out of 5.
Track Listing
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Title Artist(s)
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Shout Tears For Fears
Wild, Wild West The Escape Club
Who Can It Be Now? Men At Work
Venus Bananarama
Time (Clock Of The Heart) Culture Club
Everybody Have Fun Tonight Wang Chung
Der Kommissar After The Fire
The Politics of Dancing Re-Flex
Money (That's What I Want) Flying Lizards
Comments:
This disc has some unique tracks, "Der Kommissar" is of course the
English version of this song, DeFalco did the original in German, which
I haven't seen yet on a compilation disc (neither have I seen the English
version of Nena's Luftballons on a compilation disc). Most of the Culture
Club songs that were popular are on this series on one disc or another,
with the exception of "Church of the Poison Mind."
Title : Rock of the 80's Volume 5
Label : Priority Records
Medium : CD
TTime : 32:29
Notes : Track listing with year of release, running times, and original label
Reviewer: Charles R. Grosvenor Jr.
Paid : $10
Rank : 4 out of 5.
Track Listing
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Title Artist(s)
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Too Shy Kajagoogoo
Voices Carry 'til Tuesday
Goody Two Shoes Adam Ant
The Future's So Bright, I Gotta
Wear Shades Timbuk3
Kiss The Art Of Noise (Featuring Tom Jones)
Saved by Zero The Fixx
Love My Way The Psychedelic Furs
Cool Places Sparks
Oh Yeah Yello
Comments:
The version of "Oh Yeah" on here, has to be the shortest version
every recorded, which is somewhat disappointing. "Kiss" is a remake of
the Prince song which came out not too long after the original, which is
somewhat unusual. "The Future's So Bright..." is the rarest song on this
disc, and makes it worthwhile to grab.
Title : Rock of the 80's, Volume 6
Label : Priority Records
Medium : CD
TTime : 37:18
Notes : Track listing with year of release, running times, and original label
Reviewer: Charles R. Grosvenor Jr.
Paid : $10
Rank : 3 out of 5.
Track Listing
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Title Artist(s)
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Overkill Men At Work
Lay your hands On Me Thompson Twins
Promises, Promises Naked Eyes
Red Skies The Fixx
Desperate But Not Serious Adam Ant
What About Love 'til Tuesday
Destination Unknown Missing Persons
Space Age Love Song A Flock of Seagulls
Dead Man's Party Oingo Boingo
Comments:
This disc seems to have almost nothing but artists that appeared
on the first 5 discs, with their lesser known songs. Not really a bad
disc, but not great.
Title : Rock of the 80's Volume 7
Label : Priority Records
Medium : CD
TTime : 38:19
Notes : Track listing with year of release, running times, and original label
Reviewer: Charles R. Grosvenor Jr.
Paid : $10
Rank : 3 out of 5.
Track Listing
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Title Artist(s)
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Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me Culture Club
Eye In The Sky The Alan Parsons Project
I've Been In Love Before Cutting Crew
Gold Spandau Ballet
Stand Or Fall (Live) The Fixx
Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly) Icicle Works
A Girl In Trouble
(Is A Temporary Thing) Romeo Void
Heaven (Must Be There) The Eurogliders
Comments:
The only saving grace of this disk is the Cutting Crew and
"Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)" which are both hard to find. While
I'm a big fan of Tears For Fears, this is a pretty common song on all
the compilations I have. What really makes this disc earn a low
rating is yet ANOTHER $*#@ING FIXX SONG! To top it off, it's live, and
not a very good recording.
Title : Rock of the 80's, Volume 8
Label : Priority Records
Medium : CD
TTime : 35:35
Notes : Track listing with year of release, running times, and original label
Reviewer: Charles R. Grosvenor Jr.
Paid : $10
Rank : 4 out of 5.
Track Listing
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Title Artist(s)
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Down Under Men At Work
King For A Day Thompson Twins
Are We Ourselves? (Live) The Fixx
Heartbreak Beat Psychedelic Furs
I Predict Sparks
When The Lights Go Out Naked Eyes
Strip Adam Ant
Walking In L.A. Missing Persons
Lust To Love Go-Go's
Comments:
A great selection of harder to find tracks, especially "Lust To Love"
by the Go-Go's which was a great seldom heard selection.
Title : Rock of the 80's, Volume 9
Label : Priority Records
Medium : CD
TTime : 36:39
Notes : Track listing with year of release, running times, and original label
Reviewer: Charles R. Grosvenor Jr.
Paid : $10
Rank : out of 5.
Track Listing
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Title Artist(s)
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Mad About You Belinda Carlisle
You Keep Me Hangin' On Kin Wilde
Life In A Northern Town Dream Academy
The Promise When In Rome
In The Name Of Love Naked Eyes
God Is A Bullet Concrete Blonde
Pass The Dutchie Musical Youth
Wishing (If I Had A Photograph of You) A Flock Of Seagulls
I Want Candy Bow Wow Wow
Comments:
Title : Rock of the 80's, Volume 10
Label : Priority Records
Medium : CD
TTime : 34:45
Notes : Track listing with year of release, running times, and original label
Reviewer: Charles R. Grosvenor Jr.
Paid : $10
Rank : out of 5.
Track Listing
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Title Artist(s)
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Shattered Dreams Johnny Hates Jazz
Waiting For A Star To Fall Boy Meets Girl
Something About You Level 42
Valotte Julian Lennon
Veronica Elvis Costello
Breakout Swing Out Sister
Freedom Of Choice Devo
Live My Life Boy George
Wouldn't It Be Good Nik Kershaw
Comments:
Title : Rock of the 80's, Volume 11
Label : Priority Records
Medium : CD
TTime : 34:51
Notes : Track listing with year of release, running times, and original label
Reviewer: Charles R. Grosvenor Jr.
Paid : $10
Rank : out of 5.
Track Listing
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Title Artist(s)
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Puttin' On The Ritz Taco
Axel F Harold Faltermeyer
Funky Town Pseudo Echo
I Wanna Be A Cowboy Boys Don't Cry
Pop Goes The World Men Without Hats
Where Are You Now? Jimmy Harnen With Synch
It's My Life Talk Talk
Peter Gunn The Art of Noise (Featuring Duane Eddy)
Cross My Heart Eighth Wonder
Comments:
Title : Rock of the 80's, Volume 12
Label : Priority Records
Medium : CD
TTime : 38:43
Notes : Track listing with year of release, running times, and original label
Reviewer: Charles R. Grosvenor Jr.
Paid : $10
Rank : out of 5.
Track Listing
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Title Artist(s)
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Karma Chameleon Culture Club
Head Over Heels Tears For Fears
Vacation Go Go's
Games People Play The Alan Parsons Project
Dance Hall Days Wang Chung
Deeper and Deeper (Live) The Fixx
Perfect Way Scritti Politti
Call Of The West Wall of Voodoo
Jane's Getting Serious Jon Astley
Comments:
Title : Rock of the 80's, Volume 13
Label : Priority Records
Medium : CD
TTime : 40:29
Notes : Track listing with year of release, running times, and original label
Reviewer: Charles R. Grosvenor Jr.
Paid : $10
Rank : out of 5.
Track Listing
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Title Artist(s)
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It's A Mistake Men At Work
Doctor! Doctor! Thompsons Twins
The Sign of Fire The Fixx
Just Another Day Oingo Boingo
Talk To Ya Later The Tubes
The Ghost In You Psychedlic Furs
China Red Rockers
Strength The Alarm
I Have The Skill The Sherbs
Comments:
Title : Rock of the 80's, Volume 14
Label : Priority Records
Medium : CD
TTime : 33:49
Notes : Track listing with year of release, running times, and original label
Reviewer: Charles R. Grosvenor Jr.
Paid : $10
Rank : out of 5.
Track Listing
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Title Artist(s)
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Heat Of The Moment Asia
The Warrior Scandal (Featuring Patty Smyth)
Walking On Sunshine Katrina And The Waves
Suddenly Last Summer The Motels
Your Love The Outfield
Someday, Someway Marshall Crenshaw
And We Danced The Hooters
Holiday The Other Ones
Mutual Surrender
(What A Wonderful World) Bourgeois Tagg
Comments:
Title : Rock of the 80's, Volume 15
Label : Priority Records
Medium : CD
TTime : 38:05
Notes : Track listing with year of release, running times, and original label
Reviewer: Charles R. Grosvenor Jr.
Paid : $10
Rank : 5 out of 5.
Track Listing
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Title Artist(s)
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Come On Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners
Heart And Soul T'Pau
I'll Tumble For Ya Culture Club
Good Girls Don't The Knack
Secret Separation The Fixx
In A Big Country Big Country
When The Heart Rules The Mind GTR
Coming Up Close 'til Tuesday
19 Paul Hardcastle
Comments: