1980s 174 Items

Chbb was a project by Beate Bartel and Chris Haas that developed from their collaboration in 1981, while working on the self-titled album 'Liaisons Dangereuses‘. They released their music only on four limited cassettes.

This compilation presents the complete works of Chbb, including all recordings from their original cassettes alongside previously unreleased tracks produced by both artists.

Operation Sole like the summer, hopefully, imminent; “Operazione Sole” like the 1967 song by Peppino Di Capri, considered, perhaps wrongly, the first ska in Italy, but certainly the first to talk about Jamaica and upbeat rhythms. The record you have in your hand is intended to be a testimony to how much the sounds born in Kingston between the '60s and '70s had a significant influence on local pop. With the first explosion of reggae in England between 1968 and 1970, as well as with the rise of Bob Marley to a worldwide cult phenomenon, parallel to the all-English phenomenon of Two Tone and the ska revival, Italy, always attracted by the new trends not only English, he certainly couldn't stay on the sidelines. Therefore these innovative and unknown upbeat sounds, derived from the blues of the 1950s and mixed with a Caribbean sauce, have also taken hold in the Bel Paese. It began as early as 1959 with the song “Nessuno” by Mina, considered to all intents and purposes a Jamaican shuffle, to arrive in a few years at blue-beat (I4 di Lucca, Claudio Casavecchi) and ska (Margherita, Peppino Di Capri , Silvano Silvi, Renzo and Virginia) and be exposed to the first reggae (for example Jo Fedeli and his Italian version of “Israelites” by Desmond Dekker). Thus, we quickly reach the end of the decade of the economic boom and the culture, styles, references change: everything becomes more busy (on a cultural, artistic and political level). After a stalemate phase that lasted more than five years, Bob Marley's reggae (considered a sort of new Messiah) conquers the planet, including Italy: the producers and artists, even at a high level, for a few years do not remain at all indifferent to this novelty and decide to introduce the "upbeat", primarily reggae, into the various pop repertoires: well-known names such as Loredana Bertè, Mario Lavezzi, Rino Gaetano, Ivano Fossati, Ilona Staller, Adriano Celentano, Edoardo Bennato throw themselves headlong into new sonic adventures, in a pioneering way, but often with excellent results. The "Operazione Sole" collection wants to take the credit, instead, of proposing and discovering lesser-known artists (with the exception of Gino Santercole, former associate and relative of Il Molleggiato), often real meteors in the Italian musical panorama, who have tried to achieve (or achieve again) success by adapting the pop that was so popular in those years to the new black sounds prevailing in the West. We are in the early 80s and we range from the most classic reggae, to Italo-disco contaminated by dub up to the true Neapolitan style which, on more than one occasion, in its being endemically "black" and full of groove, has wrung out the watch out for agreements made in Kingston and London. “Operation Sun”: a pleasant philological work, but surrounded by an equally pleasant aura of disengagement.

Depeche Mode live on their ‘Construction Time Tour’. This is the recording of the first of three shows at the Hammersmith Odeon in London starting on the October 6,1983. The first tour with the then new keyboarder Alan Wilder.

Originally released in 1980 Limited edition 180g vinyl Pressed on black vinyl Ride on Time is the fifth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita, released by Air/rvc in 1980. This record includes everything from up-tempo songs to ballads, making it an absolute masterpiece beloved by many.

Japanese pressing with Obi. Vinyl is close to NM. tiny wear

Small sticker on cover. Vinyl close to NM

Still in shrink but opened. Japanese pressing. With OBI. Vinyl is close to NM.

The debut single collection, featuring all 13 singles from "Slow Motion" to the 13th single "SOLITUDE," includes a total of 13 tracks. This best album was simultaneously released in three formats—LP, cassette tape, and CD—on April 1, 1986.

Japanese pressing. OBI is missing. vinyl is Close to VG+.

Japanese pressing. OBI is missing. With insert. Promo copy. close to NM. slight foxing

Vinyl is close to NM. Japanese pressing. Tiny wear.

Japanese pressing. close to NM.

Japanese pressing. close to NM. Promo copy. OBI is missing. With insert

close to NM. Japanese pressing. OBI is missing, With insert

Japanese pressing without OBI, with insert. Cover closer to NM

Japanese pressing without OBI, but with insert. close to NM

Japanese pressing. OBI is missing. close to NM

Vinyl closer to NM and cover to VG+

Cover splits at bottom and top seam.

Edge wear.

Japanese pressing with obi. close to NM

Writing on cover. Sticker on cover.

Japanese pressing without obi.

Excellent condition, close to NM

Japanese pressing without obi.

Japanese pressing with OBI. Cover is close to NM.

Japanese pressing with OBI

Small cut-out.

US original. Includes original inner sleeve.

Japanese pressing. with OBI and inserts. Cover and vinyl are close to NM.

Japanese pressing with obi. Tiny wear.

Japanese pressing. OBI is missing. vinyl is Close to VG+

US original. Includes original inner sleeve. close to NM

Cover with sticker

Cover has a small cut-out.

Japanese pressing. OBI is missing. close to NM

Original japanese pressing with obi and insert. close to NM, tiny wear

Still in shrink but opened. Tiny corner wear. Japanese pressing. With OBI.

Japanese pressing without OBI, but with inserts.

Japanese pressing with obi and insert.
Cover is close to NM.

Japanese pressing without OBI. Cover with bumped corner

Original japanese pressing without OBI. Vinyl is close to NM. tiny wear

with OBI and inserts

Japanese pressing. OBI is missing. vinyl is Close to VG+

Japanese pressing. With OBI. Tiny wear.

with OBI and poster. Close to NM

Japanese pressing with OBI and insert. Cover is close to NM.

Japanese pressing. OBI is missing. With inserts.

Original inner sleeve with seam splits. Vinyl with a couple of light scuffs

Vinyl close to NM

Japanese pressing without OBI, with insert. Copy closer to VG+

Green translucent vinyl. Cover with OBI. close to NM

Japanese pressing. OBI is missing. Cover is close to NM. With inserts.

Cover with OBI has tiny wear. With inserts. Japanese pressing.