November 30, 2015

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Ace - How Long / Sniffin´ About (1974) - single

Ace were a British rock band, who enjoyed moderate success in the 1970s. Their membership included Paul Carrack, who later became famous as the lead vocalist of Mike + The Mechanics and as a solo artist. Ace are best known for their hit single "How Long?", which was a UK top-20 single in 1974 and reached No 3 in the US in 1975.
The band was formed in December 1972 in Sheffield as 'Ace Flash and the Dynamos', but this name was quickly abbreviated to just Ace.[ The members were assembled from various other professional bands. Carrack and Comer had previously played with Warm Dust, and King with Mighty Baby, whose antecedents were the 1960s band The Action. Ace were popular on the pub rock circuit. Their music was pop with a funk influence. "How Long" is a 1974 song from their album “Five-A-Side”.
Although widely interpreted as being about adultery, the song was in fact composed by lead singer Paul Carrack upon discovering that bassist Terry Comer had been secretly working with other bands. Comer returned to Ace in time to play on the song.

A - How Long  (3:09)
Written-By – P. Carrack / Producer – John Anthony
B - Sniffin´ About  (4:44)
Written-By – A. B. King, P. Carrack / Producer – John Anthony

Release:  1974
Label:  Dunhill Records
Catalog#  D-2777

1974

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Tubes - Don´t Want To Wait Anymore / Think About Me (1981) - single

The Tubes are a San Francisco-based rock band. The Tubes formed in 1972 in San Francisco from two Phoenix bands after both relocated to San Francisco in 1969. The Beans featured Bill Spooner, Rick Anderson, Vince Welnick and Bob Macintosh, while The Red White and Blues Band featured Prairie Prince, Roger Steen and David Killingsworth.
“The Completion Backward Principle” was their sixth studio album, and the group's first for Capitol Records. It is a concept album presented as a motivational business document. The album contains the hit single, "Don't Want To Wait Anymore", which peaked at number 35 for two weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100.

A - Don´t Want To Wait Anymore  (3:50)
Written-By – Tubes, Foster / Producer – David Foster
B - Think About Me  (3:16)
Written-By – Tubes / Producer – David Foster

Release: 1981
Label:  Capitol Records
Catalog#  1A 006-86392

1981

November 26, 2015

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Hamilton Bohannon - Foot Stompin´ Music / Dance With Your Parno (1975) - single

Hamilton Frederick Bohannon (born March 7, 1942), often credited and known professionally simply as Bohannon, is an American percussionist, band leader, songwriter and record producer, who was one of the leading figures in 1970s disco music.
He was born in Newnan, Georgia, and learned the drums at school. He began playing in local bands, one of which featured guitarist Jimi Hendrix, before graduating from Clark College, Atlanta with a degree in music and secondary education. After a brief period as a schoolteacher, he was recruited in 1964 as drummer in 13-year-old Stevie Wonder's touring band. He moved to Detroit in 1967, where he was employed by Motown as the leader and arranger of Bohannon & The Motown Sound, who provided backing for many of the label's top acts on tour, including Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Diana Ross and the Supremes, The Four Tops and others.
When Motown moved from Detroit to Los Angeles, Bohannon stayed behind to form his own ensemble, featuring members of local band, The Fabulous Counts and including such musicians as Ray Parker Jr. and Dennis Coffey. He signed in 1972 with the Dakar label run by producer Carl Davis, and released his debut album Stop & Go in early 1973. This was followed by five more albums for the label over the next two years, on which he "perfected his formula of heavy, thudding bass accents and aggressive rhythms". Although several of his tracks were club hits, he had limited chart success. His first hit single, in 1974, was "South African Man", which reached no.78 on the Billboard R&B chart but had more success in the UK, where it reached no.22 on the pop chart. This was followed up in 1975 by "Foot Stompin Music" - his only record to reach the US Hot 100.

A - Foot Stompin´ Music  (3:44)
Written-By, Producer, Arranged By, Conductor – Hamilton Bohannon
B - Dance With Your Parno  (3:40)
Written-By, Producer, Arranged By, Conductor – Hamilton Bohannon

Genre:  Funk, Soul, Disco
Label:  Brunswick Records
Catalog#  640063

(P) 1975
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Jay Ferguson - Thunder Island / Love Is Gold (1977) - single

Jay Ferguson (born John Arden Ferguson; May 10, 1947) is an American rock/pop musician, known for his work with Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne, and his 1978 solo hit "Thunder Island".
"Thunder Island" is the lead single off of the album “Thunder Island”. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978.
Despite the song's fairly high position on the music charts, the song receives little rotation on most modern classic rock radio stations, although it is Ferguson's most well-known song. It features American musician Joe Walsh on guitar. As this was Ferguson's only major hit as a solo artist, he is often tagged a one-hit wonder. His later career has been as a composer of music for television programs and films.

A - Thunder Island  (4:00)
Written-By – J. Ferguson / Producer – Bill Szymczyk
B - Love Is Gold  (3:38)
Written-By – J. Ferguson / Producer – Bill Szymczyk

Genre:  Rock
Label:  Asylum Records
Catalog#  AS 13099

(P) 1977

November 23, 2015

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Roger - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Part 1) / I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Part 2) (1981) - single

Roger Troutman (November 29, 1951 – April 25, 1999) was an American composer, songwriter, producer and the founder of the band Zapp who helped spearhead the funk movement and heavily influenced west coast hip hop due to the scene's heavy sampling of his music over the years. Troutman was well known for his use of the vocoder or the talk box, a device that is connected to an instrument (frequently a keyboard) to create different vocal effects. Roger used a custom-made talkbox the Electro Harmonix "Golden Throat," as well as a Yamaha DX100 FM synthesizer. As both band leader of Zapp and in his subsequent solo releases, he scored a bevy of funk and R&B hits throughout the 1980s.
In 1981, upon the fast-paced success of Zapp's first album, Troutman cut his first solo album, “The Many Facets of Roger”. Featuring his frenetic funk cover of Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", the song exploded to number one on the R&B singles chart helping the album sell over a million copies.

A - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Part 1)  (3:38)
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield / Producer – Roger Troutman
B - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Part 2)  (3:25)
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield / Producer – Roger Troutman

Genre:  Electronic Funk
Label:  Warner Bros. Records
Catalog#  WB 17852

(P) 1981
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Bad Manners - My Girl Lollipop / Flashpoint (1982) - single

Bad Manners are an English ska band led by frontman Buster Bloodvessel.
They were at their most popular during the early 1980s, during a period when other ska revival bands such as Madness, The Specials and The Selecter filled the charts. Bad Manners spent 111 weeks in the UK Singles Chart between 1980 and 1983, and they also achieved chart success with their first four studio albums with “Gosh It's... Bad Manners”, “Loonee Tunes!” and “Ska 'n' B” being their biggest hits. "My Boy Lollipop" (originally "My Girl Lollypop") is a song written in the mid-1950s by Robert Spencer of the doo-wop group The Cadillacs, and usually credited to Spencer, Morris Levy, and Johnny Roberts. It was first recorded in New York in 1956 by Barbie Gaye. A later version, recorded in 1964 by Jamaican teenager Millie Small, with very similar rhythm, became one of the top selling ska songs of all time. A cover version by Bad Manners, re-titled "My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop)", was a UK Top 10 hit in July 1982.

A - My Girl Lollipop (My Boy Lollipop)  (2:45)
Written-By – Johnny Roberts, Morris Levy / Producer – Roger Lomas
B - Flashpoint  (3:45)
Written-By – Bad Manners / Producer – Roger Lomas

Genre:  Ska
Label:  Magnet Records
Catalog#  1A006-64918

(P) 1982
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Barry Biggs - Three Ring Circus / No One Knows You When You´re Down (1977) - single

Barry Biggs (born 1947, although some accounts list 1953; St. Andrew, Jamaica) is a reggae singer, best known in the UK for his cover of the Blue Magic song, "Sideshow", which got to number 3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1977.
Biggs worked as an recording engineer and cameraman with the Jamaican Broadcasting Company, and also spent time as a member of the band the Astronauts, before becoming the lead singer for Byron Lee's Dragonaires.
It was at Lee's Dynamic Sounds studio (where he also worked as a producer and engineer) that Biggs recorded his first Jamaican hit, a cover of The Osmonds' "One Bad Apple". He broke through to international success in 1976 with "Work All Day", which had been recorded seven years earlier. Biggs had six hit singles on the UK Singles Chart between 1976 and 1981, the most successful of these, "Sideshow", reaching number 3 in January 1977.
Many of Biggs' recordings were reggae cover versions of popular soul hits, including songs such as Stevie Wonder's "My Cherie Amour"; "Sideshow" and "Three Ring Circus" by Blue Magic.

A - Three Ring Circus  (4:01)
Written-By – B. Eli, V. Barrett / Producer – B. Biggs, N. Hinds / Executive-Producer – Byron Lee
B - No One Knows You When You´re Down  (2:56)
Written-By – B. Biggs / Producer – B. Biggs, N. Hinds / Executive-Producer – Byron Lee

Genre:  Reggae
Label:  Scramble Records
Catalog#  SRS 510019

(P) 1977
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Joe Thomas - Plato´s Retreat / A Place In Space (1978) - single

American jazz/funk flautist and occasional saxophonist, born June 16, 1933. Also known as “The Ebony Godfather”.








A - Plato´s Retreat  (4:46)
Written-By – Baker, Grody, Quinn, Hill, Tillie / Producer – Sonny Lester
B - A Place In Space  (5:30)
Written-By – Baker, Quinn / Producer – Sonny Lester

Genre:  Soul / Disco
Label:  T.K. Records
Catalog#  TKR 6049

(P) 1978
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The Knack - Good Girls Don´t / Frustrated (1979) - single

"Good Girls Don't" is a 1979 hit single written by Doug Fieger and released by the rock band The Knack, off their album “Get the Knack”. It was the follow-up to the group's number-one hit single, "My Sharona". "Good Girls Don't" was a No. 1 single in Canada. The song has since been covered by a number of artists, including The Chipmunks, Ben Folds, The Chubbies and The McRackins.
Fieger originally wrote "Good Girls Don't" in 1972, and claimed that he wrote the song with Johnny Cash's voice in mind. He had included it on three or four demos in various attempts to get a recording contract, including with The Knack. It was also one of the first songs The Knack recorded. They had made a demo which included "Good Girls Don't" and "That's What Little Girls Do" in 1978, despite which the band was turned down multiple times in their efforts to get their first record contract. By the time The Knack was recording “Get the Knack”, he was tired of the song and reluctant to record it, but was convinced by producer Mike Chapman to attempt one take. That one take was used on the album.

A - Good Girls Don´ t (3:07)
Written-By – Doug Fieger / Producer – Mike Chapman
B - Frustrated  (3:51)
Written-By – B. Averre, D. Fieger / Producer – Mike Chapman

Genre:  Power Pop
Label:  Capitol Records
Catalog#  1A 006-85995

(P) 1979
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Daryl Hall & John Oates - A Nite At The Apollo Live! (1985) - single

“Live at the Apollo” is an album by Daryl Hall & John Oates released in 1985, recorded live at the Apollo Theater in New York. It is subtitled "With David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks", of The Temptations-fame. The album is a mixture of their classics and some then-current songs by Hall & Oates.  The medley “The Way You Do The Things You Do / My Girl” reached # 20 in the Billboard Singles Charts in 1985.




A - The Way You Do The Things You Do / My Girl  (4:13)
Vocals – Daryl Hall & John Oates, David Ruffin, Eddie Kendrick
Producer – Bob Clearmountain, Daryl Hall & John Oates
B - Everytime You Go Away  (7:08)
Backing Vocals – David Ruffin, Eddie Kendrick, John Oates
Producer – Bob Clearmountain, Daryl Hall & John Oates

Genre:  Downtempo
Label:  RCA Records
Catalog#  PB 49935

(P) 1985
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Huey Lewis & The News - I Want A New Drug / Finally Found A Home (1983) - single

"I Want a New Drug" is a song by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News from their third album Sports. It was released as the second single from the album, following the top-ten hit "Heart and Soul" in January 1984. The single reached number six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Dance Club Play chart.
When the theme song of the 1984 film Ghostbusters was released, Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker Jr. for plagiarism, claiming that Parker had stolen the melody from "I Want a New Drug". Lewis had been approached to compose the main theme song for the film, but had to decline because of his work on the soundtrack for “Back to the Future”.




Tracklist   

A - I Want A New Drug  (3:29)
      Written-By – C. Hayes, H. Lewis

B - Finally Found A Home  (3:48)
      Written-By – B. Brown, C. Hayes, H. Lewis

Companies, etc. 
Manufactured By – MCA Records (Canada)
Distributed By – MCA Records (Canada)
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Chrysalis Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Chrysalis Records, Inc.
Mastered At – The Lacquer Channel
Pressed By – Cinram

Credits 
Art Direction – Bonnie Valles
Producer – Huey Lewis & The News

Notes
Release: 1983
Genre: Pop, Rock
Label: Chrysalis Records
Catalog# 106269

Taken from the Chrysalis LP: "Sports" FV 41412 

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Linda & The Funky Boys - We Got Love / Crazy (1976) - single











A - We Got Love  (3:18)
Written-by - Petersen, Hopkins / Produced-by - Detlef Petersen
B - Crazy  (4:08)
Written-by - Fields, Mille / Produced-by - Detlef Petersen

Genre:  Funk / Soul
Label:  RCA Victor Records
Catalog#  PPBO-4231

(P) 1976
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Ottawan - T´es O.K. / You´re O.K. (1980) - single

Ottawan were a French pop music duo, who scored the hit singles "D.I.S.C.O." and "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" in the early 1980s. Fronted by Caribbean-born Jean Patrick Baptiste and Annette, they were masterminded by French producers Daniel Vangarde and Jean Kluger.
Kluger and Vangarde had also scored hits with The Gibson Brothers and Sheila B. Devotion.
In France, their single "You're OK" (French title "T'es OK") is one of the Top 50 best-selling singles of all time.


A - T´est O.K.  (3:22)
Written-By – D. Vangarde, J. Kluger / Producer – Daniel Vangarde / Engineer – Philippe Omnes
B - You´re O.K.  (3:30)
Written-By – D. Vangarde, J. Kluger, N. Byl / Producer – Daniel Vangarde / Engineer – Philippe Omnes

Genre:  Disco
Label:  Carrere Records
Catalog#  49632

(P) 1980

November 20, 2015

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Space Monkey - Can´t Stop Running / Can´t Stop Running (Instrumental) (1983) - single

Space Monkey was a British pop group from the mid-1980s, led by singer, songwriter, and guitarist, Paul Goodchild. The group's sole album was 1985's “On the Beam”, issued in the UK by Innervision Records, and in the US by MCA. A previous charting single release, "Can't Stop Running", was issued in 1983 on Innervision Records. It peaked at #53 in the UK Singles Chart in October 1983. Space Monkey was not a "group" per se; Goodchild was the only person to appear on every one of On the Beam's tracks. Various session musicians were utilized, including Wham's backup band and members of Bow Wow Wow. Also contributing was keyboard player Adrian Lee, who would later join Mike + the Mechanics.

A - Can´t Stop Running
Co-producer, Written-By – Paul Goodchild / Recorded By, Producer – Steve Brown / Engineer – Brian Evans, Tony Taverner
B - Can´t Stop Running (Instrumental)
Co-producer, Written-By – Paul Goodchild / Recorded By, Producer – Steve Brown / Engineer – Brian Evans, Tony Taverner

Genre:  Synth-pop, Electronic
Label:  Innervision
Catalog#   A 3742

(P) 1983
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Godley & Creme - Under Your Thumb / Power Behind The Throne (1981) - single

Godley & Creme were an English rock duo composed of Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. The pair began releasing albums as a duo after splitting from the pop band 10cc.
"Under Your Thumb" is a single, from their 1981 album “Ismism”. The song was a big hit, reaching the Top 5 in their native UK, peaking at #3 in September 1981.




A - Under Your Thumb  (3:45)
Written-By, Producer – Godley & Creme
B - Power Behind The Throne  (3:36)
Written-By, Producer – Godley & Creme

Genre: Synth-pop
Label:  Polydor Records
Catalog#  2059397

(P) 1981
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Amanda Lear - Enigma (Give A Bit Of Mmh To Me) / Run Baby Run (1978) - single

"Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)" - a song by French singer Amanda Lear released in 1978.
"Enigma" was released as the third single from Lear's second album, “Sweet Revenge”. Depending on territory, "Run Baby Run", "Hollywood Flashback" or "Gold" made the single B-side, all from “Sweet Revenge”. Different edit versions of the song appeared on respective releases. Unlike other three singles off the album, "Enigma" did not belong to the concept suite on side A. The track was composed by Rainer Pietsch and produced by Anthony Monn. Amanda Lear provided self-penned lyrics.
"Enigma" met with considerable success, charting at around Top 10 in the Netherlands and Italy, and remains one of Lear's most memorable tracks of the disco era. The singer intensively performed the song on TV as well as in her erotic 1978 movie Follie di notte, where it made the final. In 1998 Amanda re-recorded "Enigma" for her Back in Your Arms album.

A - Enigma (Give A Bit Of Mmh To Me)  (4:00)
Written-By – A. Lear, R. Pietsch / Producer – Anthony Monn
B - Run Baby Run  (3:45)
Written-By – A. Lear, A. Monn / Producer – Anthony Monn

Genre:  Disco
Label:  Ariola Records
Catalog#  100065

(P) 1978
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France Gall - Il Jouait Du Piano Debout / La Chanteuse Qui A Tout Donne (1980) - single











A - Il Jouait Du Piano Debout  (4:30)
Lyrics By, Music By, Photography By – Michel Berger
B - La Chanteuse Qui A Tout Donne  (2:40)
Lyrics By, Music By, Photography By – Michel Berger

Genre:  Franstalig
Label:  Atlantic Records
Catalog#  11536

(P) 1980
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Pandemonium - 1941 / Ol´ Blue Jeans (1977) - single

Pandemonium was een muziekgroep uit Amsterdam. De twee leden achter deze band waren Jaap de Groot en Ador Otting. Beiden waren afkomstig uit ZZ & De Maskers. Dit Amsterdamse Pandemonium, net te verwarren met de punkband uit Venlo, kwam slechts tot twee singles. De single “1941”, een cover van een lied van Harry Nilsson schampte de Nederlandse top 40 en Daverende 30. De band bestond in 1977/1978.




A - 1941  (3:03)
Written-By – Harry Nilsson / Producer – Shell Schellekens
B - Ol´ Blue Jeans  (4:05)
Written-By – Ador Otting / Producer – Shell Schellekens

Genre:  Pop
Label:  Poker Records
Catalog#  POS 15011

(P) 1977

November 15, 2015

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Denny Laine - It´s So Easy-Listen To Me (Medley) / I´m Looking For Someone To Love (1976) - single

Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Hines, 29 October 1944) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist. He was an original member of the Moody Blues, singing the band's first hit "Go Now" in 1964, and was a member of Wings. In 1971, Laine joined Paul McCartney to form Wings, and stayed with the group for 10 years until it disbanded in 1981.
“Holly Days” is the second album by guitarist Denny Laine, released in 1977. It is a tribute to singer-songwriter Buddy Holly.
Denny Laine released “It´s So Easy/Listen To Me (Medley)”  as a 45 single in 1976 as EMI 2523 produced by Paul McCartney.

A - It´s So Easy-Listen To Me (Medley)  (3:43)
Written-By – Hardin, Holly, Petty / Producer – Paul McCartney
B - I´m Looking For Someone To Love  (3:51)
Written-By – Holly, Petty / Producer – Paul McCartney

Genre:  Pop, Rock
Label:  EMI Records
Catalog#  5C006-98233

(P) 1976
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Gilly Mason Band - Keep It Up / Oh Yeah (1975) - single











A - Keep It Up  (2:50)
Written-By – Mike Hurst, Ray Fenwick / Arranged By [Strings] – Phil Dennys / Producer – Mike Hurst / Engineer – Dave Hunt
B - Oh Yeah  (2:30)
Written By – Baker, Clegg, Harley, Hollings, Mason / Producer – Mike Hurst / Engineer – Dave Hunt

Genre:  Pop, Rock
Label:  Bell Records
Catalog#  NG 724

(P) 1975
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Jacques Herb - Voorbij / Zigeunerlied (1977) - single

Jacques Herb, pseudoniem van Jack van Herp (Rotterdam, 28 mei 1946), is een Nederlandse zanger van het levenslied die in 1970 een talentenjacht op televisie met het noveltynummer El Toreador. Het levert hem een bescheiden hit en een platencontract bij Elf Provinciën op, waar hij onder de hoede van Pierre Kartner komt.
Deze vertaalt voor hem het melodrama “Manuela” uit het Duits. De single wordt een enorme hit.
Na een breuk met Kartner in 1973 raakt de carrière van Jacques Herb in het slop. Hij verhuist naar België waar hij optreedt in revue's met eigen repertoire ook opera-, musical- en operettenummers. Hij neemt zanglessen bij de Antwerpse professor Marcel Vercammen. Maar een carrière in de klassieke muziek komt niet van de grond.  Pierre Kartner nam hem weer onder zijn hoede en ze doken uit het grijze verleden de grote hit van Rita Ketty “Chante Encore Dans La Nuit” op. Het werd vertaald en kreeg als titel “Voorbij”.

A - Voorbij (Chante Encore Dans La Nuit)  (2:43)
Written-by - Ferrari, Cairone, P. Kartner / Producer - Pierre Kartner
B - Zigeunerlied  (3:28)
Written-by - P.Kartner / Producer - Pierre Kartner

Genre:  Nederlandstalig
Label:  Elf Provincien Records
Catalog#  ELF 65075-G

(P) 1977

November 11, 2015

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Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure / Queen - Soul Brother (1981) - single

"Under Pressure" is a 1981 song originally recorded by Queen and David Bowie, and later included on Queen's 1982 album “Hot Space”. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the group's second number-one hit in their native country (after 1975's "Bohemian Rhapsody".
Queen had been working on the song under the title "Feel Like" but were not yet satisfied with the result. David Bowie had originally come to Mountain Studios to sing backing vocals on another Queen song, "Cool Cat", although his vocals were removed from the final song as he was not satisfied with his performance. Once he got there, they worked together for a while and wrote the song. The final version that became "Under Pressure" evolved from a jam session that Bowie had with the band at Queen's studio in Montreux, Switzerland; therefore it was credited as co-written by the five musicians. The scat singing that dominates much of the song is evidence of the jam-beginnings as improvisation. According to Queen bassist John Deacon (as quoted in a French magazine in 1984), however, the song's primary or main musical songwriter was Freddie Mercury though all contributed to the arrangement. Brian May recalled to Mojo magazine in October 2008 that, "It was hard, because you had four very precocious boys and David, who was precocious enough for all of us. David took over the song lyrically. Looking back, it's a great song but it should have been mixed differently. Freddie and David had a fierce battle over that. It's a significant song because of David and its lyrical content." The earlier, embryonic version of the song without Bowie, "Feel Like", is widely available in bootleg form, and was written by Queen drummer Roger Taylor.
The song was played live at every Queen concert from 1981 until the end of Queen's touring career in 1986.

A - Under Pressure  (4:03)
Producer, Composed By, Performer – David Bowie, Queen
B - Soul Brother  (3:34)
Written / Producer-by – Queen / Co-producer – Mack

Genre:  Rock
Label:  EMI Records
Catalog#  1C 006-64626

(P) 1981
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Cheyenne - Ev´ry Time I See You / Right Or Wrong (1982) - single

De Molukse zangeres Julya Lekranty richt in 1977 samen met haar broer Eddy de funkgroep Cheyenne op. Gooise funkgroep, die aan het eind van de jaren zeventig haar grootste successen beleeft.
Zij is leadzangeres en componiste van de groep. De groep valt op door haar hoge kwaliteiten.
De groep brengt 6 singles en 1 LP uit op het label Money. “Ev´ry Time I See You” is de 5e single en bereikte in 1982 de Tipparade.
In 1982 wordt de groep ontbonden en wordt Julya een veelgevraagde achtergrondzangeres. Diverse muzikanten uit de band zijn ook later succesvol, met name Julya Lo'ko, haar broer Eddy Lekranty (Moluccan Moods Orchestra) en bassist Michael Peet (Jan Akkerman, T.C. Matic).

A - Ev´ry Time I See You  (3:30)
Written-By – Loko, Sell / Producer – Eddie Conard / Executive-producer – Frits Hirschland, Michael Lambrechtsen
B - Right Or Wrong  (3:23)
Written-By – de Bruin, Loke, Peet / Producer – Eddie Conard / Executive-producer – Frits Hirschland, Michael Lambrechtsen

Genre:  Funk, Soul
Label:  Philips Records
Catalog#  6017407

(P) 1982
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Gary Fane - Aquarius / Leo (1980) - single

“Horoscope: Musical Interpretation Of The Zodiac” is een ambitieus, orkestraal conceptalbum uit 1980 van zanger en arrangeur Gary Fane. Geert Veen komt uit Groningen en speelt na zijn verhuizing naar Amsterdam vanaf 1964 als bassist in Johnny Kendall & The Heralds, bekend van de hitsingle St. James Infirmary. Veen levert ook compositiebijdragen voor de band. Na 1969 werkt hij drie jaar met Tony Alberti, de broer van Willeke Alberti, met wie hij drie singles opneemt. In de periode van de repetities met de band Breeze in 1972, samen met gitarist Fred Jansen en toetsenist Ed van Toorenburg, krijgt hij een aanbod mee te spelen in theatergroep Funhouse. Een opdracht voor het schrijven van muziek bij een film over het sterrenbeeld Waterman, inspireert Geert Veen tot een album over alle twaalf sterrenbeelden. Hij werkt het idee uit samen Fred Jansen. “Horoscope” wordt door producer Jaap Eggermont opgenomen in de FPS Studio te Hilversum en Soundpush Studios te Blaricum. De orkestopnamen vinden plaats in de Music Centre Studio in Londen met dirigenten Dick Bakker en Hans Hollestelle. Ook Jan Rietman is als arrangeur bij het project betrokken. De single “Aquarius” behaalt in 1980 de tiende plaats in de Top 40. Lezers van de Hitkrant roepen de zanger in 1982 uit tot meest belovende Nederlandse artiest voor 1982. Met Jansen en Van Toorenburg neemt Gary Fane voor Ariola een volgend album op, maar uiteindelijk blijft het bij de uitgave van de single Love (1982) . Geert Veen is vanuit woonplaats Oostzaan nog steeds muzikaal actief.

A - Aquarius
Written-By – Gary Fane / Producer – Jaap Eggermont
B - Leo
Written-By – Fred Jansen / Producer – Jaap Eggermont

Genre:  Pop
Label:  CNR Records
Catalog#  141672

(P) 1980
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Little River Band - It´s A Long Way There / Meanwhile (1975) - single

Little River Band are a soft rock band originally formed in Melbourne, Australia, in March 1975. The band achieved commercial success, not only in Australia but also in the United States.
Little River Band recorded their first track, a cover version of the Everly Brothers' song, "When Will I Be Loved", at Armstrong Studios, but Linda Ronstadt's version appeared in March 1975 – so LRB did not release theirs. Before the group began playing concerts, Davidge was replaced by Ric Formosa on guitar, and Orams by Roger McLachlan on bass guitar and backing vocals. In May 1975 they signed with EMI Records and started recording their debut self-titled album, at Armstrong Studios in June. The album was co-produced by Birtles, Goble, Shorrock and Wheatley. Their debut single, "Curiosity (Killed the Cat)", had appeared in September, reaching No. 15 on the related Kent Music Report Singles Chart. Two more singles followed, "Emma" (January 1976) and "It's a Long Way There" (November 1976).

A - It´s A Long Way There  (4:16)
Written-By – Goble / Producer – Glenn Wheatley, The Little River Band
B - Meanwhile  (3:53)
Written-By – Shorrock /Producer – Glenn Wheatley, The Little River Band

Genre:  Country Rock
Label:  Harvest Records
Catalog#  5C 006-85007

(P) 1975
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Rob Grill - Rock Sugar / Have Mercy (1979) - single

Robert Frank "Rob" Grill (November 30, 1943 – July 11, 2011) was an American lead singer, songwriter and bass guitarist, best known as a member of the rock and roll group The Grass Roots.
Grill launched a solo career in 1979, assisted on his solo album “Uprooted” by several members of Fleetwood Mac. Rob Grill duet with Annie McLoone. on “Rock Sugar”.




A - Rock Sugar
Written-By – D. Provisor /Producer – John McVie
B - Have Mercy
Written-By – D. Provisor, R. Grill / Producer – Rob Grill, Robbie Buchanan

Genre:  Pop, Rock
Label:  Mercury Records
Catalog#  6167836

(P) 1979
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Seals & Crofts - Takin´ It Easy / Magnolia Moon (1978) - single

Seals and Crofts were an American soft rock duo made up of James "Jim" Seals and Darrell "Dash" Crofts.
“Takin' It Easy” was the ninth studio album by Seals and Crofts, released in 1978 by Warner Bros. Records. It was their last album to contain any charting singles. The title track reached #79 later the same year. “Takin´ It Easy” was noteworthy because of a more aggressive, rock-oriented approach than was the band's usual fare.



A - Takin´ It Back  (3:57)
Written-By – Bob Phillips, Sean MacLeod
B - Magnolia Moon  (4:43)
Written-By – Jim Seals & Dash Crofts

Genre:  Soft Rock
Label:  Warner Bros. Records
Catalog#  WB 17233

(P) 1978
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Siouxie & The Banshees - Dear Prudence b/w Tattoo (1983) - single

"Dear Prudence" is a song written by John Lennon, and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was released by the Beatles as the second track on their 1968 double-disc album entitled The Beatles, commonly known as “The White Album”. Written in India, the song was inspired by Prudence Farrow, a sister of actress Mia Farrow, who became obsessive about meditating while practising with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
The song has been covered by many artists, including Siouxsie and the Banshees, whose rendition became a top five hit for the band.


A - Dear Prudence  (3:48)
Written-By – Lennon/McCartney / Producer – Mike Hedges, Siouxsie And The Banshees
B - Tattoo  (3:25)
Written-By – Siouxsie And The Banshees / Producer – Mike Hedges, Siouxsie And The Banshees

Genre:  New Wave
Label:  Polydor Records
Catalog#  815501-7

(P) 1983
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Windjammer (US) - Tossing And Turning / Dive Inside My Love (1984) - single

The group formed in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
In 1984 they released their second album “Windjammer II” featured "Tossing And Turning", a UK Top 20 hit.







A - Tossing And Turning  (4:06)
Written-By – Carl Dennis, Chris Severin / Producer – Kevin McLin / Arranged By – Windjammer
B - Dive Inside My Love  (3:13)
Written-By – Chris Severin, David Torkanowski / Producer – Kevin McLin / Arranged By – Windjammer

Genre:  Disco, Soul
Label:  MCA Records
Catalog#  259279-7

(P) 1984
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Arcadia - Election Day / She´s Moody And Grey, She´s Mean And She´s Restless (1985) - single

Arcadia were a pop group formed in 1985 by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, and Roger Taylor of Duran Duran as a side project during a break in that band's schedule. The project was active for just one album, “So Red the Rose”, which was certified Platinum in the United States and included the hit single "Election Day".
"Election Day" was the first single and was released by Parlophone Records in October 1985 and subsequently hit the top ten on both sides of the Atlantic. Along with the Arcadia members, "Election Day" features Grace Jones on vocals and speech segments.

A - Election Day
Written-By – Rhodes, Taylor, Le Bon / Producer, Mixed By – Alex Sadkin / Producer – Arcadia
B - She´s Moody And Grey, She´s Mean And She´s Restless
Written-By – Rhodes, Taylor, Le Bon / Producer, Mixed By – Alex Sadkin / Producer – Arcadia
Genre:  Synth-pop
Label:  Parlophone Records
Catalog# 1A 006-200813-7

(P) 1985
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Billy Idol - To Be A Lover / All Summer Single (1986) - single

"To Be a Lover" is a song by Billy Idol from his 1986 album Whiplash Smile. As the album's lead single, it became Idol's second top 10 hit in the US.
The song was co-written (with Booker T. Jones) and originally performed by William Bell as a soul ballad titled "I Forgot to Be Your Lover", released in late 1968. In 1986, the track was again reworked and became the second high-profile cover Billy Idol released as a single, after 1981's "Mony Mony."




A - To Be A Lover  (3:50)
Written-By – Brooker T. Jones, William Bell / Producer – Keith Forsey
B - All Summer Single  (4:32)
Written-By – B. Idol / Producer – Keith Forsey

Genre:  Pop, Rock
Label:  Chrysalis Records
Catalog#  108391

(P) 1986
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KC & The Sunshine Band - That´s The Way (I Like It) / Ain´t Nothin´ Wrong (1975) - single

KC and the Sunshine Band is an American musical group. Founded in 1973 in Hialeah, Florida, its style has included funk, R&B, and disco. Their best-known songs include the disco hits "That's the Way (I Like It)", taken from from their second studio album. At the time, this song was considered by some to be rather risqué because of the obvious meaning behind the title as well as its chorus with multiple "uh-huhs" and its verses.




A - That´s The Way (I Like It)  (2:59)
Written / Producer /Arranged-by – Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch
B - Ain´t Nothin´ Wrong  (3:05)
Written / Producer /Arranged-by – Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch

Genre:  Disco
Label:  RCA Records
Catalog#  2611329

(P) 1975

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Disco Reggae Band Black Slate - Sticks Man / Robber Man In Dub (1977) - single

Black Slate was a reggae band based in the United Kingdom. formed in 1972, by Anthony Brightly, Chris Hanson and Desmond Mahoney,  including musicians from England, Jamaica, and Anguilla. They backed several Jamaican singers, including Delroy Wilson and Ken Boothe on their UK appearances, and had their first reggae-chart hit themselves in 1976, with the anti-mugging song "Sticks Man", also lined up with Disco Reggae Band under Disco Reggae Band & Black Slate. The record hit the Dutch and Belgian charts as well, after being an underground hit in Antwerp discothèques. They toured the UK for the first time in 1978, and formed their own TCD label.

A - Sticks Man  (3:31)
Written-By – A. Brightly, E. Bailey / Producer – Eddy De Gucht
B - Robber Man In Dub  (3:13)
Written-By – A. Brightly, E. Bailey / Producer – Eddy De Gucht

Genre:  Reggae
Label:  Music Master Disco Service
Catalog#  511010/1

(P) 1977

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Rex Smith & Rachel Sweet - Everlasting Love / Still Thinking Of You / Billy And The Gun (1981) - single

"Everlasting Love" reached the Top 40 for the third time in the summer of 1981 via a duet version cut by Rex Smith and Rachel Sweet; this version features revised lyrics including an additional verse of uncredited authorship which was approved by the song's composers.
The track marked the Columbia debut of Sweet who'd previously recorded two albums for the new wave oriented Stiff label. According to Sweet upon submitting the tracks intended to comprise her first album for Columbia - all original songs produced by Pete Solly - she was told: "we'd like you to cut some more songs. And we'd like it if they weren't yours." Columbia was hoping that augmenting Sweet's album with outside material produced by Rick Chertoff - then best known for his work with Air Supply - would provide Sweet with a commercial breakout, with "Everlasting Love" in particular being recorded for its perceived hit potential. In keeping with the trend for duets prevalent in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Sweet was paired on "Everlasting Love" with another Columbia artist who was being produced by Chertoff: Rex Smith, who had reached #10 in 1979 with "You Take My Breath Away": their duet on "Everlasting Love" was featured on both Sweet's “And Then He Kissed Me” album and the album “Everlasting Love” by Smith and the single was a two-track B-side featuring Sweet's "Billy and the Gun" and Smith's "Still Thinking of You" respectively taken from each singer's last-named album.
With neither Smith nor Sweet being a strong Top 40 force, their collaboration on "Everlasting Love" would only generate qualified chart impact: the single peaked at #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1981.

A  - Everlasting Love  (3:29)
Written-By – B. Cason, M. Gayden / Producer – Rick Chertoff / Producer [Associate], Engineer – William Wittman /
B1 - Rex Smith - Still Thinking Of You  (3:20)
Written-By – M. Bolotin, P. Henderson / Producer – Rick Chertoff
B2 - Rachel Sweet - Billy And The Gun  (4:17)
Written-By – R. Sweet / Producer – Pete Solley

Genre:  Pop
Label:  CBS Records
Catalog# 1405

(P) 1981
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Go-Go´s - We Got The Beat / Skidmarks On My Heart (1981) - single













Tracklist

A - We Got The Beat  (2:30)            
       Written-By – Caffey

B - Skidmarks On My Heart  (3:05)
       Written-By – B. Carlisle, C. Caffey

Companies, etc. 
Distributed By – CBS Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) – I.R.S., Inc.
Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.

Credits 
Mastered By – Steve
Producer – Paul L. Wexler

Notes
Release: 1981
Genre: Pop, New Wave
Label: Illegal Records
Catalog# ILSA1952

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Pamala Stanley - Coming Out Of Hiding / Coming Out Of Hiding (Instrumental) (1983) - single

Pamala Stanley (born July 16, 1952) is an American disco and Hi-NRG singer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She scored several dance/club hits from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. She is the sister of folk-pop recording artist and singer-songwriter James Lee Stanley.
Stanley is not known in the urban or pop markets, she is known mainly in the club/dance markets thanks to five Billboard Club Play chart hits.
After her 1983 success Stanley landed a contract with TSR Records. This led to her 1984 Hi-NRG hit, "Coming Out Of Hiding", also co-written by her brother James Lee Stanley. The 12" single was again produced by Stanley and Mandaro and after fourteen weeks on the charts it peaked at #-4 on the Billboard Dance Charts. Through a licensing move TSR Records owner Tom Hayden sold the song to Mirage Records who re-released the 12" single as well as a 7" version for radio.

A - Coming Out Of Hiding (Vocal)  (3:52)
Written - by James Lee Stanley, Vince Melamed / Produced - by Pamala Stanley & Frank C. Marando / Arranged - by Pamala Stanley
B - Coming Out Of Hiding (Instrumental)  (3:53)
Written - by James Lee Stanley, Vince Melamed / Produced - by Pamala Stanley & Frank C. Marando / Arranged - by Pamala Stanley

Genre:  Electronic Disco
Label:  Casablanca Records
Catalog#  818827-7

(P) 1983
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Goombay Dance Band - Eldorado / Love And Tequila (1980) - single

Goombay Dance Band is a German band created in 1979 by Oliver Bendt, named after a small bay on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. Their music has a distinctive sound (somewhat similar to Boney M., which is a mixture of soca, calypso and western pop. The group enjoyed greatest commercial success at the beginning of the 1980s, spawning such number 1 hits as "Sun of Jamaica", "Seven Tears" and "Aloha-Oe, Until We Meet Again". Goombay Dance Band built up a fan base across Europe and proved very popular in South Africa too, where "Sun of Jamaica" and "Aloha-Oe" entered the charts.
In 1984 and 1985, Goombay Dance Band released several non-album singles, which were commercial failures.

A - Eldorado  (4:25)
Written-By – W. E. Stein, W. Jass / Producer – J. Petersen / Arranged By – Jochen Petersen
B - Love And Tequila  (3:58)
Written-By – F. Dostal, J. Petersen / Producer – J. Petersen / Arranged By – Jochen Petersen

Genre:  Disco
Label:  CBS Records
Catalog#  9029

(P) 1980
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Den Harrow - Future Brain / Future Brain (Another Mix) (1985) - single

Real Name: Manuel Stefano Zandri, Born June 4, 1962 in Nova Milanese (Milan), Stefano Zandri is an Italian model, dancer, and frontman of the musical project Den Harrow. Zandri performed as Den Harrow visually, while the vocals were provided by other singers including Silvio Pozzoli, Chuck Rolando, and Tom Hooker, and production was handled by the team of Turatti & Chieregato. Over time the name Den Harrow came to identify only Zandri, who continues to use the alias.
In 2012 Zandri admitted that he never sang on any Den Harrow records. Zandri (now living in Brescia) continues to make public appearances ,as he re-recorded all the old hits ,with his voice ,after taking voice lessons since 1998.

A - Future Brain  (3:38)
Written-By – M. Chieregato, R. Turatti, H. Thomas Beecker / Producer, Arranged By, Mixed By – M. Chieregato, R. Turatti
B - Future Brain (Another Mix)  (4:00)
Written-By – M. Chieregato, R. Turatti, H. Thomas Beecker / Producer, Arranged By, Mixed By – M. Chieregato*, R. Turatti

Genre:  Italo Disco
Label:  Baby Records
Catalog#  BR 50342

(P) 1985
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The Disco All Stars - Keep That Rhythm Goin´ / All Right (Tonite) (1982) - single











A - Keep That Rhythm Goin´  (4:30)
Written By – Various
B - All Right (Tonite)  (2:20)
Written By – Kubrick, Cagney

Genre:  Disco Medley
Label:  CNR Records
Catalog#  141921

(P) 1982