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ALTERED IMAGES
2008-04-02 23:53:00
I COULD BE HAPPY(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" DANCE MIX) Altered Images were a Scottish new wave band whose members were ex-school friends with an equal interest in the UK post-punk scene. After being championed by legendary DJ John Peel, they quickly garnered enough attention to be offered a deal with Epic Records, but mainstream success was not immediate; their first two singles failed to reach the top 40.After the band's 1981 success of their first album, Happy Birthday, and an equally successful tour, they released their 1982 album Pinky Blue. The album showed them following a more pop route. The lead off single, I Could Be Happy, went to #7 in the UK with the album reaching #12, making it more successful than their previous effort. Despite this success many critics who supported them previously began to turn sour.I COULD BE HAPPY(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" DANCE MIX)

HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED
2008-03-31 02:14:00
FAVOURITE SHIRTS (BOY MEETS GIRL)(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" VERSION)Although Haircut One Hundred only lasted a few years they were successful right away after they began performing. Their first album, Pelican West went straight to #2 with the lead off single, Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl), going to #4 in the UK charts back in 1981. The album also produced 3 more singles, one of which, Love Plus One, was featured on an earlier post on Born Again '80s. Great tune!FAVOURITE SHIRTS (BOY MEETS GIRL)(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" VERSION)

ROMEO VOID
2008-03-30 01:53:00
NEVER SAY NEVER(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" VERSION)Romeo Void were a New Wave band from San Francisco, California who were active from 1979 to 1985. Their popularity was primarily in alternative and college radio, and as a dynamic performing act. The original band members met at the San Francisco Art Institute. Most of the band members were also visual artists and did their own album art.Never Say Never was first released in 1982 as a self titled 12" E.P. which was co-produced by Ric Ocasek of The Cars. The track was later included on the band's second studio album Benefactor that same year but as a shorter clean edit more suitable for general radio broadcast. The track was a favourite on early MTV. NEVER SAY NEVER (ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" VERSION)

VAN HALEN
2008-03-27 02:12:00
WHY CAN'T THIS BE LOVE(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" MIX)Why Can't This Be Love was the initial single from Van Halen 's 7th album 5150, released in March of 1986. The album was the band's first with lead singer Sammy Hagar, who had replaced founding member David Lee Roth in late 1985. The song, driven by bouncy lead keyboard work from Eddie Van Halen, rose to #3 on the Billboard singles chart, and helped 5150 reach the #1 slot on the album chart, a first for the band. During the 5150 tours, Eddie Van Halen played the keyboard parts while Hagar played the guitar parts and the solo. Why Can't This Be Love was also the very first Van Halen track to get an official Extended Mix treatment.WHY CAN'T THIS BE LOVE (ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12 " MIX)

DARYL HALL
2008-03-25 02:02:00
DREAMTIME (ORIGINAL 12" EXTENDED REMIXED VERSION)(DUB VERSION)In 1985 after the success of the Hall & Oates album and tour of Big Bam Boom they both decided to go on a break. During this time Hall was influenced to go to England and meet with Dave Stewart of the electro-pop duo group Eurythmics which resulted in the release of Hall's second solo album Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine. The album's first single, Dreamtime became a #5 hit.Despite Stewart's co-production and guest background vocals from Joni Mitchell and Bob Geldof, RCA considered this album a commercial disappointment. It should be noted, however, that RCA did not promote this album at the level of the Hall & Oates' previous albums, which upset Hall for years afterward. This was also the last album in the RCA deal with Hall & Oates.I had always thought that Dreamtime could have easily been mistaken for an ELO track if you had not known it was Daryl Hall. Yet more remixes by 80's remix legend Ar...

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
2008-03-24 21:45:00
BORN IN THE U.S.A. (REPOSTED UPDATE)(THE FREEDOM MIX)(DUB MIX)(RADIO MIX) Recently, I have received an email from the man himself Arthur Baker, thanking me for posting his remixes and also correcting me on a few facts. Check it out! I've been told by Arthur Baker! Pretty cool! Thanks Arthur."Hi, thanks for putting up my Springsteen Born In The USA remixes. Unfortunately they don't seem to be commercially available on any of Bruce 's compilations. However, you are wrong about him not liking the 3 mixes I did for him. On Dancing In The Dark, he actually came to the studio and hung out with us, going as far as popping out for beer when the studio-Power Station- had a momentary blackout. I did the mix for Cover Me inpart to give Bruce some new ideas for that the band could use for its live arrangement (they ended up using dub effects on the vocals and drums). Lastly, with Born In The USA, again some of the arrangement was used in the E Street Band's live performances. Again, thanks, ...
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SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES
2008-02-25 19:21:00
PEEK-A-BOO(ORIGINAL 1988 SILVER DOLLAR 12" MIX)(ORIGINAL 1988 BIG SPENDER 12" MIX)Siouxsie & The Banshees formed in 1976 and were led by the singer Siouxsie Sioux and bassist Steven Severin who are the band's only constant members. The Banshees formed at the advent of the British punk scene and soon became one of the major bands in the post-punk era. Their music influenced a wide range of very diverse bands over the years amongst them The Cure, Massive Attack, Garbage and more recently LCD Soundsystem. The group released a total of eleven studio albums from 1978 to 1995.Peek-a-Boo was released in 1988 as the first single from the band's ninth studio album Peepshow. The song's unique instrumentation (mostly percussion and an accordion) is a result of the entire track being backmasked. The Banshees learned to play the song backwards and then, once recorded, the track was played back in reverse and Sioux sang her lyrics over it.The track has become one of Siouxsie & the Bans...

ZZ TOP
2008-02-18 21:13:00
SLEEPING BAG(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" MIX)(eLeMeNOhPeaQ's DOUBLE SLEEPER MIX)ZZ Top formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas and are one of the few rock bands that hold the distinction of being still composed of its original recording members after more than 35 years and until September 2006, the same manager/producer, Bill Ham. The band reached the peak of their commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, scoring many hit songs during that era.During the 1980s ZZ Top acquired a distinctive synthesizer-laced sound—a rarity in the blues rock genre—which added a modern, electronic edge to their music, and helped the group bring in a new height of success.In 1985 the band released the single Sleeping Bag which was from their ninth studio album Afterburner. This was the follow-up album to 1983's Eliminator and was very succesful, going several times platinum and launching several hit singles with the Sleeping Bag being the most successful reaching #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and #8 on th...

KAJAGOOGOO
2008-02-10 23:12:00
TOO SHY(ORIGINAL 12" MIDNIGHT MIX)(INSTRUMENTAL MIX)(HOT TRACKS MIX)(FUNK HOUSE REMIX)Too Shy was written and recorded by English New Wave/pop music band Kajagoogoo in 1983. Released as the first single from their debut album White Feathers, the song was an immediate hit in the UK, spending two weeks at number one in the UK Singles Chart. Assisted by heavy rotation on MTV, the song later became a success in the United States, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. Too Shy is Kajagoogoo's only significant hit in the U.S., where the band is widely regarded as a one-hit wonder. In the UK, however, Kajagoogoo had several more hits after Too Shy.The track was produced by Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran and Colin Thurston, who had produced Duran Duran's first two albums. In 2006, Too Shy was ranked number twenty-seven on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's.TOO SHY (ORIGINAL 12" MIDNIGHT MIX)TOO SHY (INSTRUMENTAL MIX)TOO SHY (HOT TRACKS MIX)TOO SHY (FUNK HOUSE REMIX)

THE 80's MIXED SET
2008-01-31 22:30:00
FEXY'S 80'S FUNK BOMBPAR EXCELLENCE MIXHere's something for all you 80's funk lovers. I've been listening to quite a bit of funk recently, not just from the 80's but also from the 70's, and with all that groovin' it inspired me to create this mix. This is kind of a companion mix to Tristan Dee's Hot! 80's Funk Mix. Two tracks, Zapp's It Doesn't Really Matter and Vanity 6's Nasty Girl, which were featured in Tristan's mix also make an appearance here although Zapp's track is the extended version and Nasty Girl is a different remix. There are also a couple of fantastic rare mixes. The Datashat Mix of Grand Master Flash's The Message is a great rework which puts the vocoder to great work. One track of particular interest is the Jimmy M Mix of Johnny Harris' Odyssey. Those of you who are up on their 80's television may recognise this funky instrumental from a 1980 episode of Buck Rogers In The 21st Century entitled Space Rockers. It is also featured in the video game G...
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MURRAY HEAD
2008-01-28 01:04:00
ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" VERSION)(VINYLSHAKERZ XXL MIX)(MARCUS LEVIN MIX)One Night in Bangkok was released in 1984 by Murray Head . It was one of the main tracks in the 1984 concept album for the musical Chess, and was written by former ABBA members Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The release was a million-selling smash across the globe, topping the charts in many countries, including West Germany, Switzerland and Australia.A dance version of the song was recorded by Robey in 1984, which peaked at #5 on the US Billboard Dance Chart later that year. However, Head's version went on to become one of the biggest sellers of 1985 in the United States, where it peaked at #3 in May of that year. In the context of its worldwide popularity, the song was a relatively minor hit in Murray Head's native UK, where it peaked at #12.ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK (ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" VERSION)ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK (VINYLSHAKERZ XXL MIX)ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK (MARC...

SPARKS
2008-01-23 00:58:00
THE NUMBER ONE SONG IN HEAVEN(ORIGINAL LONG 12" VERSION)Sparks has an incredible history that spans five decades, from inception in the late 1960s LA club scene, through adoption by English fans in the middle 1970s, electronic experimentation in the late 1970s, and finally breaking through in the US of the early 1980s, a cinematic sojourn at the end of that decade with a return to form in the mid 1990s which continues to this day as they continue to push the boundaries of pop music.In 1979 Sparks released their 8th album Number One In Heaven. This album resulted in the most dramatic change of style the band would attempt in their history. Sparks dropped the band format altogether and teamed up with the Giorgio Moroder whose groundbreaking work with synthesizers during the 1970s was a significant influence on new wave, techno and electronic music in general. Number One In Heaven is regarded as a landmark in the development of electronic music and greatly influenced bands which would ...

NEW ORDER
2008-01-16 02:34:00
TEMPTATION(ORIGINAL 7" VERSION)(ORIGINAL 12" VERSION)('87 SUBSTANCE VERSION)('98 REMIX)(SECRET MACHINES MIX)Temptation was released as a single by New Order in 1982. It was available on 12" and 7" vinyl, both formats had the catalogue number FAC 63. The two formats are not merely different mixes, but entirely separate recordings of the same song. The 7" version is a more structured version with a commercial synthpop feel; the 12" is more chaotic with the emphasis on electronic rhythms rather than melody. The 7" version plays at 33.3rpm to accommodate its length of around five and a half minutes.Interestingly, the 12" version has a fade-in at its start, with a cold end, and the 7" version has a cold start and a fade-out at its end. As a result, a popular rumour among New Order fans that to experience the complete "Temptation", one has to paste together the 7" and 12" versions, to produce cold start and a cold end. In fact, etched inside the inner groove of the original 7" is, "Try ...

COCTEAU TWINS
2008-01-15 00:07:00
PEARLY-DEWDROPS' DROPS(ORIGINAL 12" VERSION)Here's a track from probably the best band ever to come out of Scotland. Cocteau Twins were formed in 1980 and were named after the song The Cocteau Twins by fellow Scotsmen 'Johnny and the Self-Abusers' (who later renamed themselves Simple Minds). The band's influences at the time included Joy Division, The Birthday Party, Sex Pistols and Siouxsie & The Banshees. Although the entire band was praised for their performances, the band's vocalist Elizabeth Fraser received the most attention. At times barely decipherable, Fraser seemed to veer into glossolalia and mouth music.In 1984 the band released the 12" E.P. The Spangle Maker which featured two versions of Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops (7" & 12" Versions) and two other B-sides. The track would later appear on the compilation The Pink Opaque which was comprised of tracks originally recorded between 1982 and 1985. This was a joint release by the UK-based 4AD records (the band's la...

ORIGINAL DJ REMIX
2008-01-14 03:24:00
ITSTHEKID JOY DIVISIONATMOSPHERE(ITSTHEKID'S NEW ORDER MIX)Here's a great original remix of my favourite Joy Division track Atmosphere. It was sent to me by a nice fellow named Vincent (aka itsthekid). In his email he said about this mix:"I made this remix of Atmosphere for my brother, who is as big a Joy Division/New Order fan as one can be. This mix actually has a lot of New Order samples in it. This mix was done many years ago, using an old version of Acid. Not being very experienced, it's not as clean or polished as the mixes I've heard on your site, but I thought I'd send them your way anyway.Hope you like."ATMOSPHERE (ITSTHEKID'S NEW ORDER MIX)
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DOUBLE
2008-01-12 00:56:00
YOUR PRAYER TAKES ME OFF(THE SWICO RE-TOUCH)Your Prayer Takes Me Off was a single released in 1986 following on from the successful The Captain Of Her Heart. Both of which were from Double 's 1985 debut album Blue.The track is the most uptempo and dance driven song on the album but did not chart. The version here was known as The Swico Re-Touch when the original Canadian 12" was released but in recent years I have seen it renamed the London Mix as a bonus track on a reissue of Double's Blue on CD. There was also a Dub Version of Your Prayer Takes Me Off released as the B-side of both the 7" and 12" of The Captain Of Her Heart in some countries but I have yet to hear this version.YOUR PRAYER TAKES ME OFF (THE SWICO RE-TOUCH)

THE 80's MASH-UP
2008-01-11 23:27:00
PRINCE VS. MICHAEL JACKSONBEATDANCE (JUST BAT IT)Another full 80's mash-up for you and some more of Prince's Batdance too. This one was mixed by VeeringAxiom who put together Michael Jackson's Beat It with Prince's Batdance. This is what VeeringAxiom said about this mash-up:"I wanted to find something that mixed with Beat It, and preferably by Prince. I mean, come on - the Prince and MJ dynamic? How could you miss an opportunity like that? And out of all things, that Prince song ended up being Batdance, which seemed odd at first, but when I began to mix them, it worked like a charm. I'm not saying this because I think I'm so great at mashing or anything, but when I listened to how the second verse of Beat It blended with the catchy synthesizer line from Batdance, and when I noticed the placement of the guitar solos in each song, I began to think that Prince got some of his inspiration for Batdance by listening to Beat It - like he played the song in the background and started ...
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PRINCE
2008-01-11 22:41:00
BATDANCE(THE BATMIX)(VICKI VALE MIX)(FULL LENGTH ALBUM VERSION)Batdance was a single from the 1989 Batman soundtrack and with the help of the film's popularity, the song reached number one in the U.S., becoming Prince 's fourth number-one single, and first since 1986's Kiss. Batdance was also Prince's first single to be issued on compact disc in the U.S..The track was actually a last-minute replacement for a brooding track titled Dance with the Devil, which Prince felt was too dark. Incidentally, though Dance with the Devil remains unreleased, some of the lyrics appear on the album's liner notes.Batdance is almost two songs in one—a chaotic, mechanical dancebeat that changes gears into a slinky, funky groove before changing back for the song's conclusion. The track is an amalgam of many musical ideas floating around at the time. No fewer than six songs (some unreleased) contributed to Batdance: 200 Balloons, We Got the Power, House in Order, Rave Unto the Joy Fantastic, The F...

STEVIE WONDER
2008-01-11 02:50:00
GO HOME(ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" VERSION)Go Home was the second single from Stevie Wonder 's 1985 album In Square Circle following the successful single Part-Time Lover. The song became another #1 adult contemporary hit for Wonder and reached #10 on the pop singles chart. It was Wonder's last Top 10 hit on the Billboard pop singles chart and is my favourite track from his 80's catalogue.Many thanks to Oznerol for this gem!GO HOME (ORIGINAL EXTENDED 12" VERSION)Go Home was performed at the 1985 Grammy Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles, California in the infamous synthesizer jam with other contemporaries Herbie Hancock, Howard Jones and Thomas Dolby.

SEVERED HEADS
2008-01-09 23:49:00
BIG CAR(ORIGINAL 12" LIMO MIX)(ORIGINAL 12" CRASH MIX)(RETREAD MIX)Another track from my favourite Australian group. Big Car was Severed Heads 3rd 12" single release from the group's 1989 album Rotund For Success. This track, and more so the original remixes, is probably the most commercial sounding composition that the band has ever done considering their heavily experimental electronic background. These tracks are now freely available on Severed Heads official site at http://www.sevcom.com/. Check it out!BIG CAR (ORIGINAL 12" LIMO MIX)BIG CAR (ORIGINAL 12" CRASH MIX)BIG CAR (RETREAD MIX)

DEVO
2008-01-04 04:05:00
GIRL U WANT(BLACK LIGHT ODYSSEY MIX)(WAITING FOR THE NIGHT BOAT REMIX)Girl U Want was from Devo's third studio album Freedom Of Choice released in 1980. Warner Brothers actually chose to release the track as the first single from album and not Whip It, which is now considered Devo's biggest hit. Girl U Want did not chart when it was released, which was strange considering is was probably one of Devo's most commercial sounding records to that date. The track would later appear on the soundtrack to the 1995 film Tank Girl but as a new re-recorded version which was slower with more guitars and less synth. The Waiting For The Night Boat Remix is actually this version but with it sped up to match the original 1980 track. See the original post for this mix at the Waiting For The Night Boat Blog.GIRL U WANT (BLACK LIGHT ODYSSEY MIX)GIRL U WANT (WAITING FOR THE NIGHT BOAT REMIX)

HOWARD JONES
2008-01-02 23:51:00
LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU WELL(ORIGINAL INTERNATIONAL MIX) (MOHITO VS. HOWARD JONES "SLIP AWAY" ANGELLO MIX)In August 1984 Howard Jones release The 12" Album which was a collection of extended and remixed versions of his previous hits. On the compilation the new composition Like To Get To Know You Well was included and was released as a single. The single climbed to #4 on the UK Singles Chart is probably Jones' biggest hit. The track was included years later on the cd version of Jones' second studio album Dream Into Action.LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU WELL(ORIGINAL INTERNATIONAL MIX)LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU WELL(MOHITO VS. HOWARD JONES "SLIP AWAY" ANGELLO MIX)

ORIGINAL DJ REMIX
2008-01-02 23:01:00
ROBBIE STEELPET SHOP BOYSWEST END GIRLS (ROBBIE STEEL IBIZA EDIT)An absolutely fantasic original remix of the Pet Shop Boys' classic West End Girls from a man who is no stranger to Born Again '80s. Robbie breathes fresh new life into the first original released version of the track. Check out some of Robbie's other great remixes at his website at robbiesteel.com.WEST END GIRLS(ROBBIE STEEL IBIZA EDIT)
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THE 80's MASH-UP
2008-01-02 22:23:00
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD VS.SIMPLE MINDS VS. THE ART OF NOISEDON'T YOU FORGET TO RELAX ABOUT PARANOMIATurn it up for this great mash-up! I think this has to be just about the best mash-up featured here on Born Again '80s but I have no idea who mixed it. If anyone can shed some light on who has done this fabulous mash-up that would be great cause I am always wanting to give credit, especially when it's work this good. 3 great 80's tunes all in one! Enjoy!DON'T YOU FORGET TO RELAX ABOUT PARANOMIA
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THE 80's MIXED SET
2008-01-02 21:38:00
DJ TONYY'SABOUT THE '80s MIX Happy New Year to everyone! Hope you all had a great holiday season!Now let's get down to the very first post of the year, an 80's mixed set by DJ Tonyy from Sao Paulo, Brazil. DJ Tonyy has a great website with other great mixed sets. Check it out here.Tracklist below.DJ TONYY'S ABOUT THE '80s MIXTotal Running Time: 72:15Tracklist:Blade Runner DialogueEurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Leon Roberts Edit)Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (Allovers White Label Mix)Madonna - Into The Groove (Club SL Mix)Duran Duran - Save A Prayer (Dave Matthias White Label Mix)Boney M. - Daddy cool (2001 White Label Mix)Almighty Allstars - A Little Respect (Definitive Mix)Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy (Secret Remix)Blondie - Heart Of lass (R & M Remix)Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Princess Julia Remix)Alicia Bridges - I Love The Nightlife (Philip Damien Extended Vox Mix)Boys from Brazil - Hot Stuff (Mortimer's Dance Hall Remix)Kraftwerk - The Robots (Ultimix)Human Le...
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