Generation 80's Classics From The 80's Alternative Scene

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1It's a Fine Day
recording of:
It’s a Fine Day
lyricist and composer:
Owain A. Barton
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
Jane52:46
2Relax
additional producer:
Stephen Lipson
producer:
Trevor Horn
bass guitar:
Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
drums (drum set):
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
guest keyboard:
Andrew Richards (Strawbs keyboard player/record producer) and Anne Dudley (English score composer)
guest percussion:
Luis Jardim
guitar:
Brian Nash (British guitarist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Holly Johnson, Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and Paul Rutherford (Member of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
conductor:
Stuart Bruce
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ZTT Records Ltd. (for copyrights use only; also referred to as Zang Tumb Tuum or Zang Tuum Tumb) (in 1984)
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
karaoke version of:
Epic Relax (Sandro Silva & Quintino vs. Frankie Goes to Hollywood) (extended version) by DJ Schmolli
recording of:
Relax
lyricist:
Holly Johnson
composer:
Peter Gill (UK drummer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood), Holly Johnson and Mark O’Toole (former bassist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd.
music quoted on:
Mope
Frankie Goes to Hollywood3.953:56
3Everything's Gone Green
recording of:
Everything’s Gone Green
writer:
Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
New Order5:31
4Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
lead vocals:
Andy Partridge
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980-06 until 1980-07)
recording of:
Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Partridge
XTC53:59
5Rock Lobster
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
edit of:
Rock Lobster by The B-52’s
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 146) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 300)
recording of:
Rock Lobster
writer:
Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson (The B‐52’s)
publisher:
Boo-fant Tunes, Inc. (publisher)
The B‐52s34:56
6Reward
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
recording of:
Reward
composer:
Julian Cope and Alan Gill
The Teardrop Explodes4.52:45
7Beat Box (Diversion 1)
recording of:
Beatbox
composer:
Anne Dudley (English score composer), Trevor Horn, J.J. Jeczalik, Gary Langan and Paul Morley
Art of Noise2:58
8Dr. Mabuse
producer:
Trevor Horn
recording of:
Dr. Mabuse
lyricist:
Ralf Dörper
composer:
Ralf Dörper, Michael Mertens (German musician & producer) and Andreas Thein
publisher:
Perfect Songs Ltd.
Propaganda5:00
9Birthday
producer:
Danny Birkett, Derek Birkett and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
bass:
Bragi Ólafsson
bass guitar:
Bragi
drums (drum set):
Siggi
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Siggi Baldursson
guitar:
Thor
keyboard:
Björk and Einar Melax
trumpet:
Einar Örn (musician)
vocals:
Björk and Einar Örn (musician)
music video for:
Birthday (English) by Sugarcubes
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 48)
recording of:
Birthday
writer:
The Sugarcubes
translated version of:
Ammæli (Icelandic Birthday)
The Sugarcubes4.153:59
10Party Fears Two
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 8)
recording of:
Party Fears Two
writer:
Billy MacKenzie (Scottish tenor singer & songwriter) and Alan Rankine
The Associates35:13
11Penelope Three
Felt3:01
12Oblivious
engineer:
John Brand (engineer)
producer:
John Brand (engineer) and Bernie Clarke
bass guitar:
Campbell Owens
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Dave Ruffy
guitar:
Roddy Frame
keyboard:
Bernie Clarke
vocals:
Roddy Frame
arranger:
Roddy Frame
recording of:
Oblivious
lyricist and composer:
Roddy Frame
Aztec Camera53:12
13Lions in My Own Garden
producer:
Terry Gavaghan
bass:
Martin McAloon (on 1982-02-25)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Michael Salmon (on 1982-02-25)
guitar:
Paddy McAloon (on 1982-02-25)
vocals:
Paddy McAloon (on 1982-02-25)
recording of:
Lions in My Own Garden (Exit Someone) (on 1982-02-25)
lyricist and composer:
Paddy McAloon
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Prefab Sprout2:36
14Night and Day
cover recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
Everything but the Girl2:54
15Jet Set Junta
recording of:
Jet Set Junta
writer:
Bid (vocalist of The Monochrome Set), Lester Square and Andy Warren (ex Adam & The Ants)
The Monochrome Set2:04
16Lean On Me
The Redskins53:51
17Atomic
engineer:
Peter Coleman (British Engineer & Producer) and David Tickle
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Nigel Harrison (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
drums (drum set):
Clem Burke (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
guitar:
Frank Infante (from 1979-05 until 1979-06) and Chris Stein (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
keyboard:
Jimmy Destri (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
guest background vocals:
Ellie Greenwich (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
lead vocals:
Deborah Harry (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1979), Chrysalis Records (Don’t use as an imprint. Please use “Chrysalis” instead.) (in 1979) and Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-05 until 1979-06), Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1979-05 until 1979-06) and Power Station Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
mixed at:
MCA Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California, United States
recording of:
Atomic (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
writer:
Jimmy Destri and Deborah Harry
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), Monster Island Music Publishing Corporation (ended), BMG Monarch, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Blondie43:48
18Wood Beez
drum machine programming:
Fred Maher
synthesizer [Fairlight] programming:
EBN (synthesizer programmer)
engineer:
Jason Corsaro and Lew Hahn
producer:
Arif Mardin
mixer:
Jason Corsaro
drums (drum set):
Steve Ferrone
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jnr.
keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan, David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System) and David Gamson
background vocals:
Tawatha Agee, B.J. Nelson and Fonzi Thornton
vocals:
Green
arranger:
Gamson and Green
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
recording of:
Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)
lyricist and composer:
Green Gartside
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher), Jouissance Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Scritti Politti34:48
19Don't Go
engineer:
John Fryer (British producer and engineer) and Eric Radcliffe
producer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, ...) and Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
vocals:
Alison Moyet (singer)
recording of:
Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, ...)
publisher:
Mega Music Ltd., Musical Moments Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Yazoo4.753:00
20Nag Nag Nag
recording of:
Nag Nag Nag (in 1979-04)
writer:
Richard H. Kirk (English electronic / industrial musician), Stephen Mallinder (member of Cabaret Voltaire) and Chris Watson (experimental electronic musician)
Cabaret Voltaire54:39