Cutting Edge 80s: The Alternative Sound of the Decade

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Antmusic
producer:
Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick)
bass guitar:
Kevin Mooney
drums (drum set):
Chris Hughes (Producer. aka Merrick) and Terry Lee Miall
guitar:
Marco Pirroni (British musician and producer)
vocals:
Adam Ant (English new wave singer and actor) and Kevin Mooney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1980)
music videos:
Antmusic by Adam and the Ants
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 139)
recording of:
Antmusic
writer:
Adam Ant (English new wave singer and actor) and Marco Pirroni (British musician and producer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Adam and the Ants43:39
2Skin Deep
producer:
Laurie Latham and The Stranglers
music videos:
Skin Deep by The Stranglers
recording of:
Skin Deep
lyricist and composer:
Jet Black (UK drummer Brian Duffy, member of The Stranglers), Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell and Dave Greenfield
The Stranglers53:54
3Love My Way
recording of:
Love My Way
lyricist and composer:
John Ashton, Richard Butler (singer), Tim Butler and Vince Ely
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd. and EMI Songs Musikverlag GmbH
The Psychedelic Furs3:34
4So Good to Be Back Home Again
producer:
Tom Allom
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Logo Records (UK label) (in 1979)
recording of:
So Good to Be Back Home Again
lyricist and composer:
Peet Coombes
publisher:
Arnakata Music Ltd, Logo Songs Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Tourists2:39
5My World
recording of:
My World
writer:
David Cairns (of Secret Affair)
Secret Affair3:41
6Living by Numbers
producer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
recorded at:
TMC Studios (Recording studio, active in the 1970s and 80s in Tooting, London) in Tooting, Wandsworth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979 until 1980-03)
recording of:
Living by Numbers (from 1979 until 1980-03)
lyricist and composer:
Tony Mansfield (producer & songwriter)
New Musik53:29
7Der Kommissar
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 250)
recording of:
Der Kommissar (English version)
lyricist:
Johann Hölzel (Austrian pop & rock musician)
composer:
Robert Ponger
translator:
Andy Piercy
translated version of:
Der Kommissar
After the Fire54:10
8(Feels Like) Heaven
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983)
recording of:
(Feels Like) Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Jordan (songwriter) and Kevin Patterson (songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
Fiction Factory43:34
9I Could Be HappyAltered Images53:32
10Go Wild in the Country
recording of:
Go Wild in the Country
writer:
Malcolm McLaren
composer:
Matthew Ashman, Dave Barbarossa, Leigh Gorman (English rock musician, record producer & composer) and Malcolm McLaren
Bow Wow Wow2:44
11Faron Young
producer:
Thomas Dolby
mixer:
Thomas Dolby and Mike Shipley
recording of:
Faron Young
lyricist and composer:
Paddy McAloon
Prefab Sprout4.53:44
12V. Thirteen
producer:
Joe Strummer
bass:
Leo Williams (UK bassist aka E-Zee Kill)
drums (drum set):
Greg Roberts (British drummer)
keyboard:
Dan Donovan (keyboards (Big Audio Dynamite/Dreadzone))
vocals:
Dan Donovan (keyboards (Big Audio Dynamite/Dreadzone)), Don Letts, Greg Roberts (British drummer) and Leo Williams (UK bassist aka E-Zee Kill)
Big Audio Dynamite4:41
13Runaway Boys
producer:
Dave Edmunds
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI America Records, Inc. (holding - file NO releases here!) (in 1982)
recording of:
Runaway Boys
writer:
Slim Jim Phantom and Brian Setzer
Stray Cats43:01
14Freak
recording of:
Freak
composer:
Bruce Foxton
Bruce Foxton3:25
15I Ran
performer:
A Flock of Seagulls (in 1982)
recording of:
I Ran
writer:
Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds (English guitarist from A Flock of Seagulls), Ali Score and Mike Score
A Flock of Seagulls4.53:42
16Quiet Life
recording of:
Quiet Life
lyricist and composer:
David Sylvian
Japan53:54
17Brilliant Mind
engineer:
John Brough, Renny Hill (engineer) and Seb (Engineer)
producer:
Mick Glossop (Producer & Engineer)
bass:
Sally Still
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Hamilton Lee
guitar and background vocals:
Tim Whelan
keyboard:
Maya Gilder (Keyboardist)
saxophone:
Larry Whelan (Saxophonist)
strings:
Tim Beaton and Charlie Buchannon
lead vocals:
Jim Irvin
recorded at:
Townhouse 3 in Battersea, Wandsworth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Sarm East in Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 86)
recording of:
Brilliant Mind
writer:
Jim Irvin, Hamilton Lee, Sally Still and Tim Whelan
Furniture3.353:43
18Einstein a Go-Go
producer:
Landscape (80s British synthpop)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (from 1981 to present)
recording of:
Einstein a Go-Go
composer:
Richard James Burgess, Landscape (80s British synthpop) and John L. Walters
publisher:
Landscape Music Ltd. and Sunbury Music Ltd.
Landscape3:01
19Radio Africa
recording of:
Radio Africa
writer:
Mike Jones (lyricist of Latin Quater), Ron Keefe and Steve Skaith
Latin Quarter3:54
20The First Picture of You
recording of:
The First Picture of You
writer:
Jeremy Kelly, Peter Coyle and Ged Quinn (Keyboardist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
The Lotus Eaters33:41
21Liberator
Spear of Destiny3:40
22Walking Talking Johnny Cash Blues
recording of:
Walking Talking Johnny Cash Blues
writer:
Chris Coyne, Peter Coyne, Kris Dollimore, Mike Gibson (guitarist for alt. rock group The Godfathers) and George Mazur
The Godfathers43:07