Gary Crowley's Lost 80s
Lost 80s presents 63 tracks compiled and themed by Gary Crowley disc by disc, from ‘Jingly Jangly’ indie-pop 7”s to the extended 12” that so much marked the era. Many of these tracks are rare and very hard to find having not appeared on any CDs before. Gary Crowley has done a great job here pulling together overlooked gems with lesser known tracks from some big names of the 80s. It's not meant to be a 'best of the 80s' (you won't have to look far to find those) but instead a place to discover bands like Fantastic Something, the Questions and April Showers whose lack of success doesn't mean they're not worthy of inclusion here.
Jingly Jangly–2:55–2:42–.2:57–4:02–2:28–2:47–2:35–3:13–3:25–3:56–3:46–3:40–4:34–3:10–4:15–3:08F.!k Art, Let’s Dance–4:01–3:02–5:17–3:47–.3:52–3:16–3:46–5:47–3:09–3:51–.3:52–3:40–4:38–3:16–4:49–2:44–4:04–3:58–3:44–3:21Dance This Mess Around–4:48–7:08–5:35–4:41–7:51–3:59–5:38–3:48–7:20–3:31–3:56–4:15–4:50–6:30–5:1812' Heaven–6:52–8:00–4:34–6:25–8:45–9:23–5:13–4:08–5:35–5:57–6:04–.,.4:12.
Four CD edition. Lost 80s presents 63 tracks compiled and themed by Gary Crowley disc by disc, from 'Jingly Jangly' indie-pop 7's to the extended 12' that so much marked the era. Many of these tracks are rare and very hard to find having not appeared on any CDs before. The better-known artists appearing here are represented by some of their lesser-known ('lost') tracks. 'The 80s (and especially the first part) was an amazing time for music.
It was a mad, fast, kaleidoscopic rollercoaster ride where the chancers taking your money not only walked the walk; they backed it up with innovative, amazing tunes that changed the way music was made forever. That's certainly how I remember it.' Gary Crowley Presented in a beautiful 4CD media book, featuring 40 pages of Gary's track by track notes, plus memories of the era from Nick Heyward (Haircut 100), Sarah Dallin (Bananarama), Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet) Annabella Lwin (Bow Wow Wow), Clare Grogan (Altered Images) and more. 'So here, spread over these four CDs, I've collected together the best (in my personal opinion) of the guitar bands, the dance acts and the synth groups that made up the soundtrack of that gloriously thrilling decade for me and my friends. As well as some of it's most memorable 12 inch remixes. Let me just state for the record, you'll find no Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince, Duran Duran, Dire Straits or the like appearing on these discs.'
:: TRACKLIST::CD 1 - Jingly Jangly1. Vic Godard – Stop That Girl (02:55)2. The Pale Fountains – (There's Always) Something On My Mind (02:42)3. Haircut 100 – Milk Film (02:57)4. Aztec Camera – Pillar To Post (04:02)5. The Bluebells – Everybody's Somebody's Fool (02:28)6.
Johnny Britton – Happy-Go-Lucky Girls (02:47)7. Prefab Sprout – Lions In My Own Garden (Exit Someone) (02:35)8. Fantastic Something – If She Doesn't Smile (It'll Rain) (03:13)9.
Gary Crowley's Lost 80s Songs
The Suede Crocodiles – Stop The Rain (03:25)10. Friends Again – Honey At The Core (03:56)11. Strawberry Switchblade – Trees And Flowers (03:46)12.
April Showers – Abandon Ship (03:40)13. A Craze – Wearing Your Jumper (04:34)14. Paul Quinn – Ain't That Always The Way (03:10)15. – Sweet Sanity (04:15)16. The Dream Academy – Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want (03:08)CD 2 - F.!k Art, Let’s Dance1. Bush Tetras – Too Many Creeps (04:01)2.
Bow Wow Wow – Mickey Put It Down (03:02)3. Theatre Of Hate – Do You Believe In The West World? The Apollinaires – The Feeling's Gone (03:47)5. The Redskins – Keep On Keeping On (03:52)6. Carmel – More More More (03:16)7.
JoBoxers – Is This Really The First Time (You've Been In Love) (03:46)8. Makin' Time – Feels Like It's Love (05:47)9. Elastica – This Town (03:09)10.
Fashion – Streetplayer (Mechanik) (03:51)11. The Main T Posse – Fickle Public Speakin' (03:52)12. The Associates – 18 Carat Love Affair (03:40)13. Spandau Ballet – Confused (04:38)14.
Matt Fretton – It's So High (03:16)15. Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease (04:49)16. Paul Haig – Running Away (02:44)17. The Questions – Tuesday Sunshine (Jock Mix) (04:04)18. The Kane Gang – Brother Brother (03:58)19. Sunset Gun – Be Thankful For What You've Got (03:44)20. Altered Images – Love To Stay (03:21)CD 3 - Dance This Mess Around1.
– A Ray Of Sunshine (04:48)2. Grandmaster Flash – The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel (07:08)3. Tom Tom Club – Genius Of Love (05:35)4.
The Jellies – Jive Baby On A Saturday Night (04:41)5. I-Level – Give Me (U.S. Remix) (07:51)6. Jimmy Young – Times Are Tight (03:59)7. Whodini – Magic's Wand (05:38)8.
La Turk – Klacto Vee Sedstein (03:48)9. Culture Club – I'm Afraid Of Me (Extended Dance Mix) (07:20)10. Pigbag – The Big Bean (03:31)11. Monyaka – Go Deh Yaka (03:56)12. 23 Skidoo – Coup (04:15)13. Funkapolitan – If Only (04:50)14. The Staple Singers – Slippery People (Club Version) (06:30)15.
Matt Bianco – Matt's Mood (05:18)CD 4 - 12' Heaven1. Bananarama – Aie A Mwana (U.S. Extended Version) (06:52)2.
Intaferon – GetoutofLondon (Intacontinentalballisticmix) (08:00)3. Pete Shelley – Homosapien (04:34)4. Quando Quango – Genius (06:25)5. Was (Not Was) – (Return To The Valley Of) Out Come The Freaks (Extended Remix) (08:45)6. Defunkt – The Razor's Edge (09:23)7. Chic – Hangin' (12 Inch) (05:13)8.
Gang Of Four – I Love A Man In A Uniform (Extended) (04:08)9. Animal Magnet – Welcome To The Monkey House (05:35)10. Fun Boy Three – The Alibi (Extended Mix) (05:57)11. Brilliant – It's A Man's Man's Man's World (Extended) (06:04)12.
Morgan & McVey – Looking Good Diving With The Wild Bunch (04:12).