1980s 1833 Items

LP | 1982 | JP | Original (Elektra)

Release: 1983 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

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Lee Ritenour

Rit/2

LP | 1982 | JP | Original (Elektra)

Release: 1982 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie, Pop

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Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

Japanese pressing with OBI!

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Grover Washington, Jr.

The Best Is Yet To Come

See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah! City All Over, Go Ape Crazy

Release: 1982 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

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

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Bow Wow Wow

LP | 1981 | US | Original (RCA Victor)

Fear Of Music (Unreleased Outakes)

Release: 1981 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

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Talking Heads

12" | 2020 | US (Sire)

Release: 2020 / US

Genre: Pop

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Limited DJ Promotional 12" featuring four previously unreleasedTalking Heads demo's from Fear Of Music sessions. Never before available on vinyl.

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Thieves Like Us 2020 Remastered Edition

12" | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Rhino)

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Originally released on Factory in April 1984, the title is taken from the Robert Altman movie "Thieves Like Us". The cover design by Peter Saville is based on a painting by Giorgio de Chirico

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Murder 2020 Remastered Edition

12" | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Rhino)

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Released in May 1984, ‘Murder’ was originally recorded in Winter 1982 during the sessions for the Power, Corruption & Lies album. Peter Saville's cover art is a "night-time" version of the "Thieves Like Us" sleeve.

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Confusion 2020 Remastered Edition

12" | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Rhino)

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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The band’s sixth single and their first collaboration with DJ Arthur Baker. Originally released in August 1983, this new reissue remastered from the original master tapes at Abbey Road Studios

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Blue Monday 2020 Remastered Edition

12" | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Rhino)

ZYX Italo Disco New Generation

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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The biggest selling 12” single of all time in the UK, reissued and remastered from the original master tapes at Abbey Road Studios. Originally released on Factory Records in March 1983, the single has become the band’s most recognisable track

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V.A.

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Artificial Dancers - Waves Of Synth

Interstellar Funk

CD | 2020 | EU | Original (Rush Hour)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Birthed at the turn of the ‘80s, synth and wave music has remained a constant force over the last four decades, with a recent spike in interest in the sound offering further proof of its’ timeless, out-of-this-world quality. It’s against this backdrop that Dutch DJ Interstellar Funk presents his celebration of the style, “Artificial Dancers – Waves of Synth”.
A bumper compilation bristling with obscure and hard-to-find gems, the set sees the Artificial Dance label founder joining the dots between synthesizer and drum machine-driven tracks in a variety of subtly different styles. It’s the result of hundreds of hours spent digging through dusty old records, tapes, and the Bandcamp accounts of DIY musicians who have been active since the sound’s first boom in the early 1980s.
The 11-track set draws on tracks made and released at different times over the last 40 years, with the earliest cut committed to tape in 1978 and the most recent in 2018. While the tracks date from the ‘80s, ‘90s, noughties and 2010s, the showcased cuts are united by a primitive but futuristic quality that makes dating them difficult. In many cases, it’s hard to tell which tracks were made in the early 1980s and which were conjured up in 21st century studios.
As you’d expect, highlights are plentiful with a number of the most unknown or sought-after cuts appearing on vinyl for the first time. In this category you’ll find the Human League’s odd but inspired early number “4JG”, a near mythical 1982 live version of Liasons Dangereuses’ “Dias Cortas” (previously only available on a VHS video) and Chris and Cosey’s “Hybrid C”, a brilliant mid-’90s cut plucked from their CD-only album “Skimble Skamble”. You’ll also find a rare demo version of Clan of Xymox’s Dutch darkwave classic “Stranger”, which became a club smash across Europe in 1983.
Interstellar Funk has also chosen to showcase tracks by a range of DIY producers and lesser-known artists. These include Californian band Batang Frisco, who self-released a sole private press album in 1986 (their contribution, “Sewing Machine”, is dedicated to founder member Bill DiMichele, who passed away this year), Matthias Schuster’s Im Namen Des Volkes project – which contributes the previously unreleased 2014 track “Alles Ist Gewinn” – and Zahgurim, a short-lived early ‘80s act who reunited in 2018 to record their first new material since 1983.
If that wasn’t enough to set pulses racing, the compilation also showcases a solo track by sadly departed Psyche member Stephen Huss. Nobody is quite sure when Huss recorded “Infinity Sign”, but we can confirm this is the first time that one of his solo productions has ever appeared on vinyl.

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Silver Pozzoli

Greatest Hits & Remixes

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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Mike Mareen

Greatest Hits & Remixes

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1982 | JP | Original (Elektra)

Grover Washington, Jr.

The Best Is Yet To Come

LP | 1986 | EU | Reissue (A & M)

Release: 1982 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Medium: VG+, Cover: Near Mint

Japanese pressing with OBI and insert!

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Janet Jackson

Control

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 2018 | EU | Original (ZYX)

Doctor's Cat

Gee Wiz Deluxe Edition

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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LP | 2019 | EU | Original (ZYX)

Miko Mission

Greatest Hits & Remixes

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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Alex Dorothee Et Sa Troupe Gavodie

Au Krisma Discotheque

LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Harmonie Exotic)

LP | 1986 | US | Original (Warner Bros.)

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Alex Dorothee was born in Guadaloupe, and lived between Paris and his hometown. He began his musical career as part of the band: The Will Boy, Vautours and Les Junior De Paris. He has released 8 albums and several singles. Harmonie Exotic will re-propose you the reissue of the album “Au Krisma Discothèque” released in the mid 80s.

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Laurie Anderson

Home Of The Brave

LP | 1987 | US | Original (EMI America)

Release: 1986 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Electronic & Dance, Pop, Soundtracks

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Original inner sleeve

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David Bowie

Never Let Me Down

Release: 1987 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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Medium: VG+, Cover: VG

LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Polydor)

Udo Lindenberg

Sündenknall

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Jimmy Cobb With Freddie Hubbard & Gregory Hines

So Nobody Else Can Hear

LP | 1983 | US | Original (Contempo Vibrato)

Release: 1983 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Love Disgrace Black Vinyl Edition

Amin Peck

12" | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Best Record Italy)

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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LP | 1987 | AU | Reissue (Mothball)

Deca

Synthetic Lips

LP | 2015 | EU | Original (Onderstroom)

Release: 1987 / AU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Mothball Record starts its 2016 release schedule with a bang by releasing their first LP. Originally produced in a tiny edition of only 100 copies back in ’87, this dark masterpiece from prolific Italian artist DECA finally appears as an official reissue on Mothball (in collaboration with Bordello A Parigi) remastered from the original tapes. “Synthetic Lips” is an absolutely diverse album spanning industrial, synth-pop, ambient and even elements of new age…some tracks will hit immediately and others will reward repeated listening.

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Palais Des Bauzards

In The Grassfield

12" | 1984 | US | Reissue (Dark Entries)

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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Palais Des Bauzards persued an industrial and electronic variant of the sound that swept into vogue during the first half of the '80s. This compilation digs into the original material provided by the band and offers an amazing selection from start to finish. The sometimes rudimentary though gripping tracks tracks on the first side are emblematic for their early period, for example “Money” a song driven by a screeching rhythm box, distant guitar lines and a nonchalant voice. Cabaret Voltaire comes to mind. They’re not afraid to experiment and to explore new horizons (the track “Lies").

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Blue Russell

I Wanna Fly Away

LP | 1987 | JP | Original (Atlantic)

Release: 1984 / US – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Dark Entries Editions is proud to announce the next reissue in their series of hard to find Italo Disco club hits. Blue Russell was the husband/wife duo of Manlio Cangelli and Lorella Ghilardi from Milan. Cangelli was a session musician and composer for many Italian singers, making music for commercial TV and working long days in the studio. He had a strong passion for the analog synthesizers of the time and discovered the latest drum machines. After appreciating a healthy dose of Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer, he set out to make dance music similar to the Disco sounds of the late 1970s. The duo would go on to write and produce many Italo classics for artists such as B. Rose, Wish Key, Clay Pedrini, Jerry Moon, Scotch and more.
“I Wanna Fly Away” was recorded in Milan in the Spring of 1984 and released later that year on Disco Magic Records. The band created their signature sound using an Oberheim OB-X, Elka Synthex and Roland JX-3P as well as a cache of drum machines like the Oberheim DMX, Roland TR-808 and E-mu Drumulator. Cangelli uses double octaves, a technique where one hand plays the high notes of the chords on one synthesizer and at the same time another hand plays the bass notes of the same chords in a shorter time. This skillful alternation creates the unique arpeggios signature to Cangelli’s stylized sound. Lorella’s vocals are haunting and powerful. She oozes charisma as she sings about the loss of a lover and the sadness she feels, wishing she could escape this world. The B-side features an instrumental version with monolithic synth lines and throbbing drums.
Both songs are remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The vinyl comes housed in a jacket with original artwork of a Lorella standing in the cockpit of a plane, ready to fly away at any moment. Each copy includes 2-sided postcard with lyrics, photos and notes designed by Eloise Leigh.

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Company B

12" | 1983 | JP | Original (A&M)

Release: 1987 / JP – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

Japanese pressing. With OBI. tiny wear and few paper scuffs.

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The Police

Synchronicity II

LP | 1983 | JP | Original (Epic)

Release: 1983 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

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Loverboy

Keep It Up

LP | 1980 | JP | Original (Warner Bros.)

Release: 1983 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

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

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Larsen-Feiten Band

Rosemary Clooney Sings The Music Of Harold Arlen

Release: 1980 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

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Rosemary Clooney

LP | 1984 | JP | Original (Concord Jazz)

7" | 1981 | JP | Reissue (Tokuma)

Release: 1984 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG

Japanese pressing with OBI and insert! Cover with some wear and yellowing!

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Yuji Dan

Weekend

Release: 1981 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Songs Of Faith And Devotion Live

Depeche Mode

CD | 2018 | EU | Reissue (Sony Music)

Release: 2018 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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LP | US | Reissue (Warner Bros.)

Prince

Controversy

Tom Jones Live! At The Talk Of The Town

Release: US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Medium: G+, Cover: VG

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Tom Jones

LP | 1983 | JP | Original (Decca)

LP | 1984 | JP | Original (Arista)

Release: 1983 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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Medium: VG+, Cover: VG

Japanese pressing with OBI and insert. Vinyl close to NM and cover to VG+.

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Thompson Twins

Into The Gap

12" | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Rush Hour)

Release: 1984 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

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Zenana

Witches

Pretty Face 40th Anniversray Edition

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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Rush Hour’s RSS series excels in unearthing buried treasure, offering a second chance for artists and releases that have long been overlooked. That’s certainly the case with ‘Witches’, the superb sole single by British 1980s wave trio Zenana.

Originally released on seven-inch by the tiny PRM label in 1986, ‘Witches’ was the product of a sister-brother songwriting team whose music was mostly recorded in the front room of a terraced house in Nanpean, a small industrial village in Cornwall, England’s most south-westerly county. While the single was infectious, impeccably produced and dancefloor-ready, it sold in limited quantities at the time.

Zenana’s story can be traced back to the early 1980s, when singer-songwriter Anita Tedder founded the all-female trio as a vehicle for her musical ambitions. To bring her songs to life, she joined voices with her brother Mike, an early adopter of electronic music who had built a studio – nicknamed MFR, short for ‘Mike’s Front Room’ – in his Cornish home.

Countless Zenana tracks were recorded at ‘mfr’ between 1984 and ’86, with the resultant demo cassette securing the band a management contract, a slew of live bookings, a video shoot and even a television appearance. Buoyed by this underground success, they headed to the remote Sawmills Studio in Cornwall – famously only accessible by boat – to re-record ‘Witches’, a song inspired by local folk tales of witches gathering near Mike’s home.

While this version of ‘Witches’ failed to make an impact at the time, it has become something of a cult classic following its’ rediscovery by crate digger Kiernan Abbott – and subsequent championing by other dusty-fingered DJs including Antal, Skyrager, Trevor Jackson and Luke Una – in early 2023. The buzz inspired Zenana to perform live again for the first time in decades, with the story of their surprise comeback being covered by British media outlets including the BBC and (more surprisingly) the Daily Mail.

Now presented in re-mastered form, ‘Witches’ is a genuinely slept-on gem. Propelled forwards by punchy drum machine beats, a killer synth bassline and fizzing keyboard sounds, the song benefits greatly from strong vocals and an extra-percussive middle eight layered with vocalisations, cosmic spoken word sections and swirling noises.

It comes backed by a brand-new extended ‘spell of love’ courtesy of Bristol duo Bedmo Disco, AKA music journalist Matt Anniss (author of Join The Future: Bleep Techno and the Birth of British Bass Music) and DJ/production partner Gareth Morgan. Anniss is a long-time friend of Mike and Anita Tedder who has fond memories of visiting Mike’s home studio with his family around the time that ‘Witches’ was recorded.

Working from Zenana’s original MFR eight-track recording (tapes of the single version were lost years ago), Anniss and Morgan have turned in the extended ‘dance mix’ the track never had first time around. More atmospheric, clandestine and dancefloor-focused, it offers authentic nods to New York proto-house, mid-80s Shep Pettibone dubs, and the pioneering synth-pop productions and dub mixes of Factory Records regular Martin Rushent.

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Stylóo

12" | 1983 | EU | Reissue (ICE)

LP | 1978 | JP | Original (Discomate)

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Official reissue for the 40th anniversary of Pre4y Face. Contains the presgious rmxs of Italoconnecon and Mi Ami and two unreleased versions in addion to the original. Limited version 350 copies.

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ABBA

The Album

LP | 1981 | JP | Original (CBS/Sony)

Release: 1978 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG

Japanese pressing without OBI, with insert.

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Toto

Turn Back

Release: 1981 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

LP | 1982 | JP | Original (Epic)

Julio Iglesias

Momentos

Livin ' Up / Stop Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1982 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing with obi and insert.

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B.W.H.

12" | 1983 | EU | Reissue (House Of Music)

12" | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Let Me Trouble)

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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An essential part of the European disco history... "Livin' Up" and "Stop" by B.W.H., these two tracks are true 'milestones' and Italo-Disco in the purest form. The sound that only the most virtuous and innovative young Italian DJs and arrangers were able to create in the early 80s. B.W.H is Stefano Zito (aka Black Way), Stefano Galante, and the late Carlo Favilli, "Stop" is dubbed "the best B-side ever!", but "Livin' Up" is also incredible, making this vinyl the hottest 12" ever assembled in the Italo Domain and for decades incredibly underrated. It was I-f's Mixed Up The Hague mix that brought this to the attention of a wider audience and have been considered one of the holy grails of Italo ever since. Here the 2 original versions from 1983 remastered with care and passion by Dom Scuteri and Claudio Casalini (Best Record) in two different editions: the classic one in black vinyl and the strictly limited one in gray vinyl. Two essential tracks available in a high quality edition. (Limited Grey vinyl)

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Deborah Haslam

Let Me Trouble

12" | 2023 | UK | Original (Fent Plates)

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Thankyou re-issue label combines two of Deborah Haslam's (Elena Ferretti's) most sought after EPs - “Hot Stuff” and “Let Me Trouble” into one mini album featuring a collection of all known versions of “Let Me Trouble” with an additional new remix by Trent. “Let Me Be” is a downtempo bitter-sweet chugger coming in at a healthy 90bpm featuring heavy electric guitar accents juxtaposed with synthetic wind keys, all the good things recent access to new technology at the time had to offer in the Verona based recording studio. “Hot Stuff” doesn't go much past 100bpm with a more polished/contemporary grade of Italo-disco, a dreamy vocal contrasted with a punchy chorus that means business – all the boxes checked for ultimate collector fetish. Released with original 1984 artwork cover.

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Congi

Grow

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Save Our Love 180g Collector's Edition

Escape From New York

12" | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Isle Of Jura)

LP | 2016 | EU | Original (ZYX)

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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The original single from Escape From New York finally gets an official reissue. Originally released in 1983 ‘Save Our Love’ was released a year before ‘Fire in My Heart’ and sets out their highly effective fusion of New Wave, Disco, Italo and Post Punk. Featuring Jaki Graham and D.C Lee on backing vocals, the 12” also includes an instrumental mix and cult classic ‘Slow Beat’ (Dance Mix). Escape From New York were short lived and disbanded in 1984 following the release of ‘Fire in My Heart’, ultimately buckling under the pressure of commercial expectations for their innovative brand of pop music. Fast forward to 2023 and history has been kind and these singles are now regarded as being pioneering classics.

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Mina

Best Of

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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LP | 2015 | EU | Original (ZYX)

Adriano Celentano

Golden Hits

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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Adriano Celentano

Best Of

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (ZYX)

V.A.

History Of Ndw Volume 2

17,09 €* 17,99 € -5%

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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12" | 1986 | US | Reissue (Dark Entries)

Garland

Heartbeat

12" | 1986 | US | Reissue (Dark Entries)

Release: 1986 / US – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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The Dark Entries Italo drop continues with Garland’s “Heartbeat”. Like the Alex Molo reissue, this is another 1986 dancefloor bomb produced by Claudio Corradini along with Massimo Filippi. Art Déco singer and songwriter Claudio Valenti conceived of Garland as an outlet for his more dancefloor-oriented material. Inspired by Valenti’s time spent in London seeing Steve Strange (of New Romantic group Visage) DJ at Heaven, “Heartbeat” is an epic Italo number with a heavy New Wave stamp. Déjà vu comes over the listener with melodies evoking Debarge and Bronski Beat, but this passes when the fist-pumping, sing-along-worthy chorus hits. Both the “Song Version” and the “Dance Version” are included on this reissue, with the latter featuring an extended intro and stripped down arrangement.

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Alex Molo

Look At Me

12" | 1983 | EU | Reissue (ZYX)

Release: 1986 / US – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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The Italo connoisseurs at Dark Entries have unearthed another hard-rocking jam. Alex Molo’s “Look At Me” was released in 1986 on Rainbow Records. Produced by Claudio Corradini and featuring Mauro Spagnolo and Steven Stefani, “Look At Me” delivers everything you want from latter-period Italo: propulsive digital synth basslines, anthemic chords, and reverb-washed orchestra hits. The “Dancing Mix” is engineered for DJs and dancefloors, with a heavier low end and a clearer mixdown, while the “Radio Mix” is more midrange-heavy and features additional synthesizer work. With original copies fetching a hefty sum on the second hand market, this reissue will excite both die-hard collectors and fledgling Italo-enthusiasts alike.

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Brando

Rainy Day

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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12" | 1985 | EU | Reissue (ZYX)

Art Fine

Dark Silence

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Wanexa

The Man From Colours

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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I'm Yours Tonight..! Imagination

Lady D

12" | 1987 | EU | Reissue (Thank You)

Release: 1987 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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A record that should never leave any HiNRG sympathetic record bag. You get two monstrous club tracks from the second half of the 80s for the price of one. These two singles put the power couple (Pascal and Denise Languirand) on the HiNRG map worldwide. “Imagination” is an electro influenced anthem that will shift gears for any dancefloor. The percussive work on the break is a ground quaking homage to freestyle/latin influences from the scene in LA at the time, (reminiscent of the unconstrained drum machine programing on “Just My Love” by Umo Vogue for example). Flip it and you're left with “I'm Yours Tonight”: a highly sought after Patrick Miller holly grail that might have been too honest to be taken seriously by the already "house" infected zeitgeist which might have been dominating the mainstream for the tail end of the late 80s. But for many faithful HiNRG scholars this would never leave our radars, so here it is again at a now reasonable price and remastered for serious club application.

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Delanua

How Many Fill

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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'Lectric Workers Feat. Funny R

The Garden

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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12" | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Spittle)

Massimo Barsotti DJ

Whole Lotta Love

12" | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Spittle)

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Killer rendition of the classic Led Zeppelin stomp, arranged by famous dj & producer Massimo Barsotti. Programmed by none other than Maurizo Dami aka Alexander Robotnick, this robotic version is delivered with alien vocals and cold as ice synth lines. Still a favorite for many international djs.

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Trophy

Slow Flight

Bad Passion Coloured Vinyl

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Originally released in 1982 this pure electro-jam was a surgical trait d’union between the italo-disco phenomenon and the American boogie. The frantic vocal version is paired with the instrumental on the b-side. Scientific Saturday night fever with vocoder and the likes !

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Steel Mind

12" | 1984 | EU | Reissue (ZYX)

12" | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Best Record Italy)

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Reissue of this italo disco rarity from 1983. Comes with Flemming Dalum remixes!

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Sahara Band

Habibi

LP | 1984 | DE | Original (Metronome)

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Super rare Italo electro-pop project Habibi made available by the unstoppable archive label Best Record. Habibi is a joyous Egyptian-influenced Italo piece from the time that Egyptian Lover and Arabian Prince also had their Egyptian influences. Many of the typical elements of the 'Italo-Disco' era give the song a very friendly and reassuring mood, especially the (probably) Linndrum beat with tom fills and tambourine, alternating bass, a sequencer emphasizing the eights, and strings, a nice Hammond added/ "Habibi" was conceived in 1983 by Arcangelo Li Calzi after the success of the one-off project Sahara Band, with Giancarlo Ragni, the skilled arranger from Genga that produced the piece entirely in his Vallemania Recording Studio, the studio where most of the afro-cosmic songs of the dee-jays of the nearby Baia degli Angeli were made, including the album "Africa Mediterranea" by Fabrizio Fattori. The artist Myriam Ferrucci did a lovely job on the graphic work on the cover which is represented in its original way. Worthy re-issue from the depths of the golden Italo era.

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Bananarama

Release: 1984 / DE – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

12" | 1989 | UK | Reissue (Dark Entries)

Hassan Ideddir

Atfalouna

CD | 2022 | EU | Original (London)

Release: 1989 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Hassan Ideddir’s 1989 single “Atfalouna” sees an expanded repress courtesy of Dark Entries. Born to Berber parents in Morocco, Ideddir began making music at the age of 10 after being discovered singing in the stairwell by his school’s headmaster. Encouraged by his peers, he began playing concerts, and his status grew. In 1987, he played a string of sold-out concerts in Casablanca, Rabat, and Marrakesh, in support of a children’s charity. The success of these concerts secured him a record deal, and he went to Paris to record his debut single “Atfalouna” in 1988. Released in 1989 on WEA, “Atfalouna” is a dense slab of multi-genre pop. An opening wash of digital synths and reverberant vocals quickly falls away to a cascade of orchestra hits and pulsing electronic drums; the monotone chant-rap of a female chorus collides with Ideddir’s soaring melismatic vocals, pleading against the injustice and hunger in the world. While Hip-Hop and New Beat borrowed tropes from Arabic music, “Atfalouna” inverts the gesture, resituating orchestra hits and sampling techniques within a Moroccan music framework. A shorter instrumental version follows, which preserves the female vocals. Also included are two tracks not on the original 12”. “Ibina” is a moody, downtempo instrumental that sounds like a cult Italo B-side. The record closes with “Ydouchababe”, an electro number driven by funky guitars, electronic claps, huge horn riff. Here, Ideddir sings of a youth festival honoring Hassan II, former king of Morocco. All songs were remastered by George Horn. The sleeve is a replica of the original 12” cover art, featuring Ideddir set in a cheeky collage of clocks, columns, and camels. Also included is a postcard with a photo of Hassan, as well as lyrics in both Arabic and English. We will be donating 100% of proceeds from this release to Sphere who provide support to the young queer community across Ukraine and the Palestine Children's Relief Fund who help provide urgent humanitarian care for Gaza's children.

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Bronski Beat

The Age Of Consent

LP | 1985 | JP | Original (Arista)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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Bronski Beat ‘s 1984 cult debut album “The Age of Consent” - remastered edititons celebrating the band’s 35th anniversary – is back on Vinyl & CD

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Aretha Franklin

Who's Zoomin' Who?

Hookey Opaque Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 1985 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing with OBI and insert.

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Sylvi Foster

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Disco Band Transparent Red Vinyl Edition

Scotch

12" | 1984 | EU | Reissue (ZYX)

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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The Night Transparent Blue Vinyl Edition

Valerie Dore

12" | 1984 | EU | Reissue (ZYX)

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Chinese Revenge Transparent Green Vinyl Edition

Koto

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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12" | 1982 | US | Reissue (1972)

Maximum Joy

Stretch

Blue Universe Deluxe Cd Edition

Release: 1982 / US – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Forty years ago, on July 8th and 9th in 1981, a group formed by the splintering of some of Bristol’s essential post punk bands, entered the hallowed studio at Berry Street in London to record their debut single. What would emerge was not only an exuberant post funk classic on the A-side, but also a wildly influential dub workout on the flipside, whose reverberations can still be heard today. Both songs have proven essential in very different ways.

A focal point for the unique punk-funk that was coming together in Bristol as the bridge from the 70s to the 80s arrived, Maximum Joy was formed by Glaxo Babies multi-instrumentalist Tony Wrafter and 18 year old vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Janine Rainforth. Soon they drafted in additional Glaxo Babies in the form of drummer Charlie Llewellin and bassist Dan Catsis, along with guitarist John Waddington, fresh from The Pop Group. The group set about making a one-of-a-kind mix of funk, punk, pop, jazz, dub, soul, afrobeat and reggae; creating a brilliant charge of danceable tunes wrapped around elastic basslines and complex percussion, punctuated by melodic horns and stabs of guitar, all of it highlighting Rainforth’s naturally enthusiastic vocal style.

Bursting at the seams, “Stretch” feels like it can barely be contained within the studio walls. Rainforth delivers a vocal performance that can only be found within the freedom of someone recording their first ever single. I’m not lying when I say there isn’t another song that sounds quite like it. The group’s love of funk is evident on “Stretch”, but the heavy influence of dub and reggae from their surroundings shapes the moody skitter of “Silent Street”. Here, the sing song vocals seem to drift across the heavy late night air. The two songs are wildly different, yet both could only have come from this key collection of players. Paired with the likes of The Pop Group, The Slits, The Raincoats and the On-U-Sound collective, Maximum Joy still stands out as a unique voice in the movement.

Y Records head Dick O’Dell would join the sessions and give the release a warm home in the UK while legendary 99 Records in New York took on the US release since Maximum Joy made perfect sense being equal parts ESG and Liquid Liquid. This 12” has been a staple for DJ’s in the know since day one.

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Systems In Blue

CD | 2021 | EU | Original (Lastafroz)

LP | 1982 | DE | Original (Brain)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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2nd cd with 15 rare and spec.tracks

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Alex Conti

Conti

LP | 1978 | DE | Original (MPL)

Release: 1982 / DE – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

vinyl is close to NM! Original inner sleeve

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Wings

London Town

Release: 1978 / DE – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

12" | 1984 | DE | Original (EMI Electrola)

Blue Vision

Visions

LP | 1981 | JP | Original (CBS/Sony)

Release: 1984 / DE – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

Writing on cover.

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Billy Joel

Songs In The Attic

LP | 1985 | JP | Original (Arista)

Release: 1981 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Japanese pressing without OBI, but with inserts.

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Thompson Twins

Here's To Future Days

Release: 1985 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

LP | 1984 | JP | Original (A&M)

Brothers Johnson

Out Of Control

12" | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Best Record Italy)

Release: 1984 / JP – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

Cover with OBI is close to NM. With insert. Original Japanese pressing.

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Funky Family

Funk Is On

7" | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Sony)

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Limited edition remastered reissue of Funky Family, the italo disco studio project from 1984. This production features Nicola Nicolosi from Nicolosi Family
we can remember him on Amnesie by Turas) and represents a real example of proto-house that became a Chicago classic regularly played by Ron Hardy at Muzic Box and during WBMX radio shows. This edition has the full instrumental cut on the side two instead of the short radio edit available on the original one.

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Primal Scream

Velocity Girl

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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12" | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Rhino)

Everything's Gone Green

12" | 2018 | EU | Original (Tentacion)

Release: 1981 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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2018 Remaster

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Ryan Paris

Together Again

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1984 | US | Original (Epic)

The Jacksons

Victory

Release: 1984 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

12" | 1982 | US | Reissue (Dark Entries)

Shoc Corridor

A Blind Sign

2LP | 2016 | EU | Original (DOR)

Release: 1982 / US – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Shoc Corridor was the London post-punk quartet of Paul O’Carroll (Voice, Synth), Andy Garnham (Synth, Drum), Chris Davis (Guitar, Bass, E-Bow) and Nogi Prass (Synth) named after the Sam Fuller film from 1963. Chris met Nogi shortly after moving to London in 1979 – they started playing music together, fell madly in love, and decided to form a band. They recruited Andy, who had previously played in a band with Stephen Luscombe of Blancmange, and lyricist and vocalist Paul. Their influences were wide reaching: Kraftwerk, Neu, Cabaret Voltaire, Brian Eno, PIL, and Joy Division.

The group recorded a 4-song demo during 1981 in a tiny flat Chris shared with Nogi in Notting Hill. As their collection of instruments grew they set up studio a few blocks away in Andy’s flat at 20 All Saints Road. There they re-recorded “Sargasso Sea” along with “On Reflexion” on a TEAC reel-to-reel 4-track machine. In the summer of ’82, the band was booked into Decibel Studios in Stoke Newington for two and a half days with Mark Easton of Shout Records, where they reworked the two songs. The group usually worked through studio experimentation rather than constructing their songs in a conventional way. Their equipment list included a Korg MS-20, Wasp, Pro-One, Roland TR-808, WEM Copicat, guitars, bass, e-bow and an assortment of effects pedals. “On Reflexion” began as a Blancmange backing track, since Stephen Luscombe would sometimes use Andy’s 4-track, Korg MS-20 and drum machine. Chris has memories of Paul disappearing from time to time to the neighboring graveyard for inspiration, where they had to procure him from to lay down vocals. Their debut 3-song 12” single, “A Blind Sign”, was released in October 1982 on Shout Records. For this re-issue we’ve included the original skeletal “Sargasso Sea” 4-track demo from 1981. Evocative and dreamy, the music escorts you on a tour of icy landscapes, with Paul’s rich vocals guiding the way.

All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. Each EP comes in an exact replica of the original jacket, designed by Chris Davis with artwork by Paul and Jerry Neal. Each copy includes an 8×11” 2-sided insert with liner notes, lyrics and photos designed by Eloise Leigh.

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Talking Heads

Stop Making Sense Tour

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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12" | 1983 | US | Reissue (Dark Entries)

Some Bizarre

Don't be Afraid

Release: 1983 / US – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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12" | 1985 | US | Reissue (Dark Enttries)

Dario Dell'Aere

Eagles In The Night

Release: 1985 / US – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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12" | 2016 | US | Original (Dark Entries)

Crash Course In Science

Jump Over Barrels

LP | 2015 | EU | Original (Onderstroom)

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Pop

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Crash Course In Science are a post punk band that formed in 1979 in Philadelphia. The band members, Dale Feliciello, Mallory Yago and Michael Zodorozny, met while attending art school, where they began to experiment with crude electronics and off-beat lyrics. CCIS avoided

conventional instrumentation by using toy instruments and kitchen appliances to augment the distorted guitar, drums and synthesized beats. Their first single, “Cakes in the Home” was released in 1979 followed by a 4-song 12″ EP “Signals From Pier Thirteen” in 1981.

“Jump Over Barrels” was recorded at the Third Story Studio in Philadelphia in 1981, one year after “Signals From Pier Thirteen”. The song remained unmixed and unreleased at that time for a proposed album titled “Near Marineland”. Lyrically the song tackles overcoming obstacles, self imposed or otherwise, with vocal interplay between Michael and Mallory. On the A Side is the original mix and a demo mix from 1981. Then on the flip is a brand new remix by prolific Ann Arbor producer Charles Manier, a pseudonym of Tadd Mullinix, who toughens up the track. Also included is an unreleased demo version of the song from 1980, accentuating the raw and skeletal nature of the track.

All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. It is in a custom-made jacket by our in-house designer Eloise Leigh that incorporates waveform-esque squiggles jumping over abstract barrel symbols, plus a postcard with lyrics and notes.

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Twilight Ritual

The Ritual

LP | 1980 | DE | Original (Polydor)

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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Re-release the first ever recordings by Belgian minimal synth masters Twilight Ritual. Released in 1982 in a tiny cassette edition this album has not been heard by many people. “The Ritual" includes some of their best work, from mysterious dark synthpopsongs (Elegy) to club music (Webb-men) and the epic 14-minute track (Up To Now).

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Visage

12" | 2012 | US | Reissue (Dark Entries)

Release: 1980 / DE – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

slight seam wear, Original inner sleeve

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Vocoder

Cuadro Sinoptico