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Micro-Phonies Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 1984 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Fun Boy Three was formed by Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and Nevile Staples after leaving The Specials in the Summer of 1981. Taking on a more pop sensibility, the band went on to have 8 hit singles between 1981 and 1983. Tracks including: ‘It Ain’t What You do (It’s the Way That You Do It)’, ‘Our Lips Are Sealed’, a cover of the old Gershwin classic ‘Summertime’ and ‘The Lunatics (Has Taken Over The Asylum)’, which was recently re-recorded by The Specials on their 2019 album Encore. This RSD exclusive is a newly remastered version of their 1984 Best of release made available on green vinyl.

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Cabaret Voltaire

LP | 1984 | UK | Reissue (Mute)

27,99 €*

Release: 1984 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Breaking Hearts Limited Remastered Edition

Elton John

LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Mercury)

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Ventilazione Orange Vinyl Edtion

Ivano Fossati

LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (BMG)

20,99 €*

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1984 | TR | Reissue (SN Music Publishing)

Sezen Aksu

Sen Aglama

Bad Passion Coloured Vinyl

Release: 1984 / TR – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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2019 Remastered, reissue, 180g black vinyl in gatefold cover. Turkish female pop-disco divine, Sezen Aksu comes with a masterpiece at this time. “Sen Aglama” was originally released in 1984 which has the most selling Record (lp) in the second wave of vinyl period in Turkey, more than 50.000 vinyls has been sold up to now from its first release date. Sezen Aksu generally sings ballads by her misty and velvet voice which surround.

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Steel Mind

12" | 1984 | EU | Reissue (ZYX)

LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Parlophone Label Group)

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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Talk Talk

It's My Life

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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12" | 1984 | EU | Reissue (ZYX)

Paul Crazy

Believe Me

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1984 | JP | Reissue (Poldor)

Akiko Mizuhara

So Crystal

39,99 €*

Release: 1984 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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12" | 1984 | EU | Reissue (ZYX)

The Voyagers

Distant Planet

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Criss Cross)

Lloyd Cole & Commotions

Rattlesnakes

31,99 €*

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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12" | 1984 | US | Reissue (Turin Dancefloor Express)

Ego Neco

You + I ?

20,99 €*

Pink World Magenta Marble Vinyl Edition

Release: 1984 / US – Reissue

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Obscure Italo disco from back in the Wbmx HOT MIX 5 days. This rare and in demand vinyl originally pressed in '84 finally gets an official reissue via Turin Dancefloor Express featuring original versions along with a new mix

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Planet P

2LP | 1984 | UK | Reissue (Renaissance)

39,99 €*

Release: 1984 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Pink World Pink Vinyl Edition

Planet P

2LP | 1984 | UK | Reissue (Renaissance)

37,99 €*

Release: 1984 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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

Deborah Haslam

Let Me Trouble

LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Play It Again Sam)

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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The Legendary Pink Dots

Faces In The Fire

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Let's Not Talk About It Yellow Vinyl Edtion

Mike Francis

LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (RCA)

23,99 €*

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP+7" | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Wewantsounds)

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Ongaku Zukan

36,99 €*

LP | 1984 | UK | Reissue (Mute)

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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THE First Ever International Release OF Ryuichi Sakamoto's Landmark 1984 Album "ongaku Zukan" IN ITS TWO Rare Japanese Versions (normal AND Limited Edition).
Featuring Remastered Audio With Bonus Tracks, Original Gatefold Artwork AND NEW Liner Notes BY Andy Beta.

Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the release of Ryuichi Sakamoto's classic LP "Ongaku Zukan", originally issued in Japan on his own School label in 1984.
The reissue will replicate the original Japanese release which offered two versions: a normal edition featuring the LP with a bonus 2-track 7" EP (wwslp71), and a limited edition which includes a 3-track 12" EP in place of the 7" (wwslp72)
Remastered by Saidera Mastering in Tokyo the reissue boasts the original gatefold artwork plus an extra 2-page insert with new liner notes by Andy Beta

The early '80s were a turning point for Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto. As a solo artist, the smash hit soundtrack he had composed for 1983's "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" (a film in which he had also acted), had put him on the verge of becoming a global superstar. Meanwhile he had called a halt to his work with Yellow Magic Orchestra; the influential, globally successful pop trio calling it quits after the release of their 1983 album "Naughty Boys".
Against this backdrop, Sakamoto descended on Tokyo's Onkyo Haus Studio to record his fourth solo album, "Ongaku Zukan" ("Musical Encyclopedia") accompanied by a handful of musicians including his ex-YMO partners Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, and the prolifically talented Yasuaki Shimizu, Tatsuro Yamashita and Toshinori Kondo. Sakamoto began with no particular plan in mind, recording 30 basic tracks over the best part of 1983. It was on his return to the studio the following year that the album truly began to take shape. Accompanied by a newly acquired Fairlight CMI sampler, the musician made extensive use of the revolutionary equipment to create a wide palette of sound textures which he added to the tracks, a creatively fertile process that was captured on film for the French documentary "Tokyo Melody, A Film about Ryuichi Sakamoto".)
Released in August 1984 the album "Ongaku Zukan" proved a huge success, providing Sakamoto with his first top 5 hit in Japan. Filled with inspired melodies that showcase his unique gift as a composer, it offers up a fascinating mix of styles. Asiatic electro pop nuggets ("Tibetan Dance") share space with futuristic ambient pieces ("Hane no Hayashi de"), and brilliantly creative fusions of jazz, funk, techno and reggae ("Etude" and "Tabi no Kyokuhoki.")
Two simultaneous editions of the album were released in Japan: the regular one featuring a bonus 7" EP with two extra tracks: "Replica" and "Ma Mère l'Oye" while a limited edition added a 12" EP (in lieu of the 7") which included a third track, "Tibetan Dance (Version)." An international version was released two years later in 1986 by 10 Records/Virgin under the title "Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia," but with a very different track list. Five tracks from "Ongaku Zukan" were dropped, namely "Self Portrait," "Tabi no kyokuhoku," "Mori no Hito," "A Tribute to N.J.P" and "Tibetan Dance (Version)", to be replaced by two non-album singles from 1985, "Stepping Into Asia" and "Field Work."
This is the very first time that the two 1984 Japanese editions of Ryuichi Sakamoto's classic album have been released internationally in collaboration with the artist's management and Midi Inc., with remastered audio and the original artwork faithfully reproduced, paying tribute to one of contemporary music's undisputed geniuses.

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Telex

Wonderful World

Release: 1984 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Remastered Re-Release des 1984er Albums des belgischen Synth-Pop-Trios, auf dem Telex ihren State-of-Art-Sound weiter etablierten.

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S.C.O.R.T.A.

Pertini Dance

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Michael Ray

Just A Dream

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Happen D.J.

Don't Waste Your Time

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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David Gray

I Wanna Fly

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Mono Band

Mr. Crusoe

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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K. Barré

Right By The Moon

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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LP | 1984 | Reissue (For Life Music)

Anri

Coool

60,99 €*

LP | 1984 | Reissue (Chrysalis)

Release: 1984 / Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Originally released in 1984
Due to becoming a big hit from her previous record, “Timely!!”, Anri was brought to record her next album in L.A. with producer, Toshiki Kadomatsu. The studio musicians that took part in making of this album include Leon Chancler・Ed Green (Dr)、Nathan East (B)、Paul Jackson Jr.・Calros Rios (Gt)、Don Grusin (Key)、Ernie Watts (Sax)、Jerry Hey (Tp) participated. From dance tracks to mellow tunes, the colorful and vivid songs on this album are truly the culmination of the Kadomatsu trilogy, and a prologue to the dance-ability of Anri of the late 80's.

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Ultravox

Lament

Release: 1984 / Reissue

Genre: Pop

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A Private Heaven 40th Anniversary Red Vinyl Edition

Sheena Easton

2LP | 1984 | UK | Reissue (Cherry Pop)

49,99 €*

Release: 1984 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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American Sunset Record Store Day 2024 Yellow Vinyl Edition

Jack Adkins

LP | 1984 | UK | Reissue (Déjà Vu Kid)

23,99 €*

Magical Ohashi Junko No Sekai III Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 1984 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Jack Adkins, the creative force behind the moniker Jamin’ Jack, has a multifaceted musical journey that began in the mid-'60s in Cincinnati. Initially cutting his musical teeth in garage bands like the Coachmen, Adkins would later embark on a decade-long journey as Jamin’ Jack, the One Man Band, from 1983 to 1993. A pivotal moment unfolded in the early '80s when, at the age of 36, Adkins walked into London Music studio in Tampa to record his debut LP, 'American Sunset.' This album, distinguished by its evocative portrayal of the West's decline, emerged as a defining piece in Adkins's musical repertoire. Its sonic landscape, characterized by guitars and drum machines, resonates with a familiar and poignant atmosphere. The subsequent decade witnessed Adkins assuming the persona of Jamin’ Jack, the One Man Band, embarking on an extensive ten-year tour. Adapting to a corporate presentation style, he not only refined his musical craft but also mastered the art of bantering and entertaining, overcoming his initial shyness. During this nomadic period, Adkins carried the master tapes of 'American Sunset' with him on the road. In a poetic expression of his transient lifestyle, he pressed LPs and tapes in Houston, selling them directly at various venues. The album, at its zenith, serves as a sonic backdrop to the lonesome and transient life on the road, encapsulating the essence of a nation seemingly heading into the sunset. 'American Sunset' stands as a must-listen for enthusiasts of Trans-era Neil Young and the dystopian vibes reminiscent of Repo Man, offering a captivating musical narrative that echoes the spirit of its time. Neofolk electronica? we're not sure, but its just amazing! Only 500 units of this 'sunset' Colored Vinyl will ever exist. You waited 40 years for this anniversary meeting, so don't blow it, buy it!

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Junko Ohashi

2LP | 1984 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

46,99 €*

Each Time 40th Anniversary Edition

Release: 1984 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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A 2-disc set of the best albums released in 1983, including songs that appeared for the first time and were released on an album for the first time, such as "Love is Magic", a duet with Yoshinori Monta, and "A Love Affair", which was released as a commercial song for Clarion. Limited re-release on vinyl!

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Eiichi Ohtaki

LP+7" | 1984 | JP | Reissue (Sony Japan)

86,99 €*

Le Robe Che Ha Detto Adriano

Release: 1984 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Eiichi Otaki's Masterpiece Album to be Released as 40th Anniversary Edition!

Each Time 40th Anniversary Edition" will be released to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the release of "Each Time", a masterpiece album by Eiichi Otaki, a giant in the Japanese pop world! Each Time" was the sixth original album released on March 21, 1984, and the last full studio album before Otaki's death. It was released at a time when Otaki was attracting a great deal of attention as both an artist and a composer, and was a huge hit, ranking No. 1 on the Oricon Album Weekly Ranking, ahead of Michael Jackson's "Thriller". The album is now being brought back to life after 40 years in three different packages!

Each Time 40th Anniversary Edition" will be released as [the ultimate box set]. An analog vinyl set of 12" + 7" records will also be released at the same time. This is a very rare limited edition release that includes the full 12" album of the [1984 Original Mix] and the 7" single "Fjord Girl / Bachelor Girl" released in 1985.

Each Time 40th Anniversary Edition" will be released simultaneously as a luxury box set, an analog record containing the 12" + 7"

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Adriano Celentano

LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Clan Celentano)

33,99 €*

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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2LP | 1984 | Reissue (Chrysalis)

Ultravox

Lament

34,99 €*

Release: 1984 / Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Box | 1984 | Reissue (Chrysalis)

Ultravox

Lament

67,99 €*

Release: 1984 / Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Yoshinori Monta / Junko Ohashi

Natsuonna Sonia

7" | 1984 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music)

29,99 €*

Junko Ohashi / Yoshinori Monta

Release: 1984 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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" Pressed on 7"" black vinyl
Two incredible hits from 1980s Japan!
NOTE: artwork to be announced Two major duets by Yoshinori Monta and Junko Ohashi are released simultaneously on analog 7inch single vinyl! In April 1983, ""Natsu Onna Sonia"" became a big hit under the name ""Yoshinori Monta with Junko Ohashi,"" and the following June 1984, ""Koi wa Magic"" was released simultaneously, this time under the name ""Junko Ohashi with Yoshinori Monta! The couplings include Yoshinori Monta's solo song ""Harbor Light"" and Junko Ohashi's solo song ""A LOVE AFFAIR,"" respectively."

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Isn't It Magic

7" | 1984 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music)

29,99 €*

C, Xoxo Grey Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 1984 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Camila Cabello

LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Emi Italy)

49,99 €*

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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It's My Life 40th Anniversary Half-Speed Master

Talk Talk

LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Parlophone Label Group)

31,99 €*

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Don't Suppose 40th Anniversary Edition

Limahl

LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Parlophone Label Group)

33,99 €*

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Careless Whisper Black Vinyl Edition

George Michael

12" | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Sony)

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Careless Whisper Red Marbled Vinyl Edition

George Michael

12" | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Sony)

23,99 €*

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Careless Whisper Picture Disc Edition

George Michael

12" | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Sony)

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Sade

Sweetest Taboo

12" | 1985 | US (Epic)

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

Release: 1985 / US

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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/ You're Not The Man

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Art Fine

Dark Silence

16,79 €* 20,99 € -20%

LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 1985 / US – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Art Fine was the duo of Fabrice Bellini (electronics, vocals) and Rush Blakemann (guitar, synthesizer) from Tuin, Italy. They met in art school and became friends, inspired by New Wave, dance and electronic music. They recorded their only single “Dark Silence” in November of 1984, which was released by Discomagic in 1985. It is now remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The vinyl is housed in the original jacket featuring a photo of the duo and that Art Fine logo in puzzle pieces. Each copy includes a double sided postcard insert with lyrics and liner notes by Fabrice Bellini.

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Yello

Stella

LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Warner)

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Stella is the fourth studio album by the Swiss electronic band Yello, first released in 1985. It was the band's breakthrough album internationally, helped by the success of the song "Oh Yeah", which gained the band worldwide attention the following year after it was prominently featured in the 1985 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off and then two years later in The Secret Of My Success.

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The Waterboys

This Is The Sea

30,99 €*

Release: 1985 / EU – 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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Around The World In A Day

Prince

LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Warner)

41,99 €*

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Mercury)

Gary Moore

Run For Cover

LP | 1985 | US | Reissue (Dark Entries)

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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“Run For Cover” is the sixth studio album by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released in 1985. It is often considered his breakthrough album.

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The Arms Of Someone New

Susan Sleepwalking

21,99 €*

LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Nettwerk)

Release: 1985 / US – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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The Arms of Someone New formed in 1983 in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois as the brainchild Mel Eberle and Steve Jones. Steve managed and helped record Mel’s band The First Things; while in the studio to demo some of Mel’s songs, they started collaborating. The idea for the Arms of Someone New was to combine Mel’s and Steve’s several varied interests in the Beatles, psychedelia, blues, new wave and post-punk to create a sound in which the listener would be enveloped, immersed. They drew inspiration from Joy Division, Young Marble Giants, Nico and Pink Floyd. Between 1983 and 1985 they released four cassettes, one 7” and one EP.

In September 1985, the duo self-released their debut full length ‘Susan Sleepwalking’ on Office Records. Equipped with simple keyboards, drum machines and jangly guitars, The Arms Of Someone New provided an American take on English folk, Ambient and Industrial music. The album is ten tracks of mood-filled music with sparse instrumentation and simple chord changes that paint pictures of stillness and calm. Psychedelic vocals add texture, producing an ethereal, dream-like quality. The Arms of Someone New challenges conformity by mixing styles, but without sacrificing unity. “‘Susan Sleepwalking’ could as well be retitled ‘Music for Interiors’ – both architectural and of the mind” – The Michigan Daily 1985.

All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Housed in the original jacket featuring an blood red tinted photograph with ghostly textures. Each copy includes a 2-sided 11” square insert with lyrics, and press clipping from the band’s archive.

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Skinny Puppy

Bites

22,99 €*

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Polydor)

Udo Lindenberg

Sündenknall

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Martinelli

Cenerentola (Cinderella)

LP | 1985 | US | Reissue (Sony Legacy)

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Stone cold Italo classic - reissued from the ZYX Archives!

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Eurythmics

Be Yourself Tonight

Release: 1985 / US – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Alex Dorothee Et Sa Troupe Gavodie

Au Krisma Discotheque

LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Harmonie Exotic)

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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Body Power

Dancing In The Tears

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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2LP | 1985 | US | Reissue (Dark Entries)

Konstruktivists

Glennascaul

27,99 €*

12" | 1985 | EU | Reissue (ZYX Music)

Release: 1985 / US – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Konstruktivists is the Industrial project of Glenn Michael Wallis from Kent, England. In the late ’70s Wallis was a “control agent” for Throbbing Gristle and the Industrial Records crew. Influenced by Krautrock bands like Can, NEU!, Cluster/Harmonia as well as Tuxedomoon, Yello, Chrome, and SPK, Glenn began to record his own material. After several cassette releases, Konstruktivists’ first LP A Dissembly was released in 1982 followed by Psykho Genetika in 1983 and Black December in 1984. That same year Wallis collaborated with his friend Chris Carter, of Throbbing Gristle and Chris and Cosey fame, on CTI’s Conspiracy International One. In 1985, Glenn spent a week at Chris and Cosey’s studio recording 11 tracks that would become the Glennascaul album originally released on Nigel Ayers' Sterile Records. Produced and mixed by Chris Carter, it marked a complete change in style for the band towards a beat-orientated rhythmic sound. Glennascaul is proto electro at its very best, with Glenn’s hallucinogenic vocals on top. A musical collage designed to invoke images in the mind. The back cover clearly states “No guitars. No Fairlights.” For this deluxe reissue we’ve added two bonus tracks recorded around the same time, now vinyl for the first time ever. All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The record is housed in an exact replica of the original jacket featuring cover art, which is a co-production of Trevor Brown, Nigel Ayers and an image Glenn Wallis supplied. Each copy includes a double-sided 8x11 insert with liner notes by Nigel Ayers, press clippings, and photos.

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Diviacchi

Waiting For Heaven

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Picture Book Black Vinyl Edition

Simply Red

LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Warner)

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Brothers In Arms Half Speed Remastered Edition

Dire Straits

2LP | 1985 | DE | Reissue (Mercury)

42,99 €*

Release: 1985 / DE – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1985 | JP | Reissue (HMV Record Shop)

World Standard

33,29 €* 36,99 € -10%

LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Virgin)

Release: 1985 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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First LP reissue since 1988
Produced by Haruomi Hosono
Japanese pressing

World Standard is a stylish pop unit that incorporates a wide range of music from rock, techno to ambient. Their memorable first album, which debuted in 1985 on the Teichiku Non-Standard label produced by Haruomi Hosono, will be remastered and reissued under the supervision of Soichiro Suzuki!

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Bryan Ferry

Boys And Girls

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Malcom & Leo

Living In The Dark

Cpt Blind Transparent Blue Vinyl Edtion

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Italo disco rarity from 1985 with Flemming Dalum and Also Playable Mono remixes.

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Magic De Spell

LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Geheimnis)

24,99 €*

LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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One of Magic De Spell's distinctive features as a band, since their 1980's start, was the constant quest for musical transformation. Soon after the release of their second LP "Kiss The Mirror" in 1984, the band turned into a trio (George Scarlatos, Elias Aslanoglou and Theodore Vlachakis). They rejected their unique post-punk/dark/new wave sound for the sake of a more synth-oriented one. In February 1985 they made their first live appearance with this line-up at "Kyttaro" club. Two female vocalists were added in the process (Johnnee and Bessie). They moved on with their new project head on and although that transformation was something very natural from the band's perspective, their friends and fans viewed it with skepticism. They requested from their label to cancel their contract and they signed with "Enigma Records" which released the album "Cpt Blind" in December 1985. Their efforts were focused not only in creating a minimalist electronic sound, but in presenting a range of interesting sound samples and mixes, even with the addition of physical instruments. Many of the final recordings were made with the helping hand of several fellow musicians. Furthermore, the contribution of their new label "Enigma Records" in the overall remarkable production can't be overlooked. With this line up, they presented their new LP in Athens, Thessaloniki and many other cities, mainly in southern Greece. They continued performing live, especially in Athens, while re-interpreting many of their older songs to match with their new musical style. In the late 80's (around 1988-89) all members embarked on individual projects (Alice In A Nightmare - Pedia Tou Iliou e.t.c.). The English speaking/lyrics version of Magic De Spell appeared live for one last time in 1991 during the promotion of the "Best Of" LP entitled "A Story - The Best And The Rest" which included many tracks from the "Cpt Blind" LP and actually marked the end of their New Wave/Post Punk era.

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Alan Parsons Project

Stereotomy

Dream Into Action Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Alan Parsons Project is well known for building their albums around certain socio-demographic themes. 'Stereotomy' (1985) deals with the way in which modern society molds the personality. At the time, 'Stereotomy' was one of the first completely digitally recorded pieces of music, sporting a rare 'DDD' code on its first release. The album is coherently balanced, its synthesized and orchestrated songs completing each another. The high octane 'Where s The Walrus?' is a response to 'Mr. Laser Beam', analogy of Mr. Lee Abrams, an American radio personality. He accused the band having gone 'flat' in their last albums: he asked them 'Where's The Walrus?', meaning 'Where are the classic songs like The Beatles'. 'I Am The Walrus'?. The Music On Vinyl reissue of 'Stereotomy' features the original dual coloured sleeve (except for the translucent coloured plastic outer sleeve).

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Howard Jones

LP | 1985 | UK | Reissue (Cherry Red)

34,99 €*

Go West 2022 Remaster Edition

Release: 1985 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Originally re-issued in December 2018 on strictly limitededition green vinyl, Cherry Red are delighted to repress this classic album and make it available again on 140g black vinyl. Includes an inner sleeve containing rare photos plus a sleevenote and track by track annotation about ‘Dream Into Action’ by Howard Jones as told to acclaimed writer Anil Prasad.

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Go West

LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Chrysalis)

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (BBE)

Monica Rypma

Classifieds

33,99 €*

Get Your Kicks Transparent Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Super rare album now reissued on BBE!

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Fancy

LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Metro Records Romania)

24,99 €*

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Computer Sourire Clear Vinyl Edtion

Alexander Robotnick

LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Lantern)

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Pop

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Fully remastered and licensed, ltd to 500 copies on clear vinyl Yet another chapter in the ongoing Alexander Robotnick saga. Electronic wizard Maurizio Dami licensed his second single in 1983 on Materiali Sonori ‘club series’ Fuzz Dance. After the surprising and astonishing success of the debut - Problèmes D'Amour – Robotnick became a sort of cult figure even in the United States and soon was labeled as a forerunner of the electro movement.

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Plastic Mode

Mi Amor

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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If You Want / Summer Time HHV Exclusive Blue Vinyl Edition

Laura Angel

12" | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Disco Segreta)

21,99 €*

Schöbel, Frank Mit Lacasa, Aurora Und Kinder

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Limited edition of 100 copies on blue wax. Only available at HHV.

Disco Segreta sets your summer on fire with the official reissue of two killer obscure italo-disco masterpieces! Out of the catalog of the no longer active cult Savona-based label Disco In, this 7” released in 1985 in 1000 copies sung by the mysterious Laura Angel, is probably one of the most elusive, with original copies hardly ever showing up ! “Summer Time” carries all the fascinating stylistic elements of italo-disco: romantic struggle, summer-inspired ital-english lyrics sung by a catchy female voice, over minimal 80s drums and arpeggiated basslines; while “If You Want” is possibly one of the finest examples of that all-Italian peculiar mixture of darkwave, synth-pop and italo-disco. Two superb melanchol-italo tearjerkers, with a masterful use of three classic italo disco fetish synths: E-mu Drumulator, Juno 106, Korg Poly 61. As usual with us, the first ever 12” reissue of this 45 - in a limited edition on 180g. high-quality vinyl - will be lovingly remastered, respectful of the actual tracks’ 80s lo-fi vibe, and will feature the original 45 versions.

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Weihnachten In Familie

LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (AMIGA)

19,99 €*

12" | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Vintage Pleasure Boutique)

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Der DDR Klassiker! Mit Frank Schöbel, Aurora Lacasa & ihre Kinder Odette und Dominique und der Kinderchor der Musikschule Berlin-Lichtenberg, Leitung Karola Marckardt

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J.F. & Hitwave

Dance Floor Girl

18,99 €*

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Massimo Morini, has been technical director and conductor of San Remo festival for over 30 years. On his conducting debut in 1995 he was only 26 years old. Before his big hall music adventure started, back in 1985 he formed his first italo disco group – J.F & Hitwave, later to be transformed into Love Kills (I want to Become). A forgotten and highly demanded among obscure 7″ italo collectors tune titled “Dance Floor Girl” is now brought back to the light of day on a 12″ vinyl. The reissue contains previously unreleased 12″ version as well remixes by Flemming Dalum, Italoconnection and Also Playable Mono.

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Art Fine

Dark Silence

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1985 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Maki Asakawa

Some Years Parst

39,99 €*

Release: 1985 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1985 | JP | Reissue (Warner Music Japan)

Piper

Lovers Logic

45,99 €*

Release: 1985 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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The first analog reissue of Piper's 5th album 'lovers Logic' released in 1985 has been decided!

The 5th album 'lovers Logic' released by Moon Records in 1985 by Piper, led by guitarist Keisuke Yamamoto, who worked as a backup for Kazuto Murata, will be reissued for the first time!

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Dario Dell'Aere

Eagles In The Night

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1985 | PL | Reissue (Mercury)

Tears For Fears

Songs From The Big Chair

Release: 1985 / PL – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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La Vita E Adesso Turquoise Edition

Claudio Baglioni

LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (RCA Records Label)

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Ice On Fire Limited Remastered Edition 2023

Elton John

LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Mercury)

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Techno Primitiv Blue Vinyl Edition

Chris & Cosey

LP | 1985 | UK | Reissue (Conspiracy International)

24,99 €*

12" | 1985 | EU | Reissue (New Danceform)

Release: 1985 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Chris Carter & Cosey Fanni TUTTI’s remastered limited edition vinyl series continues on 4 August 2023 with the release of Technø Primitiv (1985), Trust (1989) and Pagan Tango (1991) – all available on vinyl for the first time since their original release. The remastered albums will be available on Colored Vinyl, each with a printed inner sleeve of archival photos, via CTI. Elemental 7, Muzik Fantastique!, and Feral Vapours of The Silver Ether were released earlier this year, and the series has seen many of Chris & Cosey’s influential albums available on vinyl for the first time, giving listeners a new opportunity to revisit some of their celebrated catalogue.

The remastered releases for August includes 1985’s Technø Primitiv, originally released on Rough Trade, the album is from Chris & Cosey’s whiplash minimal ‘80s icy synth period. Listen to the proto-techno of ‘Morning’: https://youtu.be/b6hrytWxNi8 Trust, originally released on Play It Again Sam / Nettwerk in 1989, is collection of electro-pop, rinsed through with Chris & Cosey’s unique erotic vision – “Seldom have electronics this glaciated and deep-frozen exuded so much warmth” wrote Dele Fadele in NME – watch the video for the 12” version of ‘Rise’: https://youtu.be/Vns8_-X9B_k Pagan Tango – described by Melody Maker as “c&c formulating perfection” - followed in 1991 on Wax Trax!, and sees the pair once follow their own hypnotic beat in new directions.

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Camomilla

Queen Of The Night

31,99 €*

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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2LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Chrysalis)

Midge Ure

The Gift

32,99 €*

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

James Taylor

That's Why I'm Here

30,99 €*

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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12" | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Thank You)

Ethereal Beat

Underboard (Remix)

15,99 €*

12" | 1985 | EU | Reissue (I.D. Limited)

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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A hard one to put in a box when it comes to genre, floating somewhere between italo and synth pop, originally released in Switzerland in 1985. Written by German pop group Hongkong Syndikat, both tracks with a very distinct and soothing sound that's hard to forget. "Underboard" is very cool paced downtempo number that builds up with layers of subtle percussion lusciously adorned by some heavy saxy reedsmanship and mysterious vocal accents with no real message - 100% chill o'clock served on ice. Cedar Of Lebanon picks up the tempo a notch, once again setting the scene for the reeds to shine as the catchy melody is presented, beautiful 80's instrumentalism from a golden age, clearly not made in Ableton. B side features a respectful DJ tool style remix by Anatolian Weapons. Remastered at Manmade mastering in Berlin.

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Ryan Dalmini

She's My Love

16,14 €* 16,99 € -5%

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Pop

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Auf Dem Weg Zu Euch+ 10 Jahre Blue Vinyl Edition

Karat

2LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (BuschFunk)

37,04 €* 38,99 € -5%

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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In Menstrual Night Picture Disc Edition

Current 93

12" | 1985 | UK | Reissue (House Of Mythology)

31,34 €* 32,99 € -5%

Born With A Desire Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1985 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Pop

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In Menstrual Night was recorded in 1985 by Current 93, who could never be: David Michael Tibet, Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Steven Stapleton, Diana Rogerson, John Balance, Ruby Tathata Wallis, Keiko Yoshida, Rose McDowall and Bee. The album was mixed by Steven Stapleton, and was originally released as a picture disc on United Dairies / Maldoror (ud022/m) in 1985.

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Tony Palkovic

LP | 1985 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)

Born With A Desire Transculent Orange Vinyl Edition

Release: 1985 / US – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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A trailblazing amalgam of e levator-friendly R&B and synth-forward smooth jazz, Tony Palkovic's 1986 debut goes down easy as a huff of dentist-issued nitrous. Born With A Desire's silky grooves and bursts of drum machine 1.0 endure as an '80s vision of future earth where 8-bit graphics and pastel palettes swath a synthesizer Shangri La.

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Tony Palkovic

LP | 1985 | US | Reissue (Numero Group)

26,59 €* 27,99 € -5%

LP | 1985 | JP | Reissue (Teichiku)

Release: 1985 / US – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Miharu Koshi

Boy Soprano

37,04 €* 38,99 € -5%

Release: 1985 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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Whitney Houston SuperVinyl 180g 33rpm LP Edition

Whitney Houston

LP | 1985 | US | Reissue (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab)

75,99 €*

Burn On The Flames Clear Vinyl Edtion

Release: 1985 / US – Reissue

Genre: Pop

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SOURCED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES AND LIMITED TO 4,000 NUMBERED COPIES:

MOBILE FIDELITY'S 180G SUPERVINYL LP PRESENTS 1985 BLOCKBUSTER IN AUDIOPHILE SOUND, PLAYS WITH EXCEPTIONAL CLARITY
PCM digital master to analogue console to lathe

Whitney Houston’s self-titled debut album has few parallels. Viewed solely through the lens of sales numbers, Whitney Houston is a watershed statement on par with the most commercially successful and culturally dominant LPs ever released. Having sold more than 14 million copies in the U.S. and upwards of 25 million units worldwide, the 1985 LP became the equivalent of the television show or blockbuster film that everyone collectively experiences and discusses. Nearly four decades later, it’s lost none of its appeal or magnetism — and its artistic significance and historical import have only grown.

Sourced from the original master tapes, pressed at RTI on MoFi SuperVinyl, and strictly limited to 4,000 numbered copies, Mobile Fidelity's 180g SuperVinyl LP of Whitney Houston presents the breakthrough in audiophile sound for the first time. The signature traits Houston exhibits on every song — her three-octave range, radiant warmth, personal conviction, impossibly controlled register — come across with exceptional clarity, focus, and presence. Free of artificial ceilings and constricted dynamics, this reissue plays with an openness, airiness, and balance that put the singer’s once-in-a-lifetime instrument and immortal artistry into proper perspective.

It does the same for the songs’ cascading melodies and captivating arrangements. Individually produced by one of four renowned industry veterans — Kashif, Micheal Masser, Jermaine Jackson, and Narada Michael Walden — each composition feels grander, closer, more genuine. A vocal spectacular, Whitney Houston benefits from the high-end characteristics of SuperVinyl, which include a nearly inaudible noise floor, superb groove definition, and dead-quiet surfaces. This is how an album that changed the direction of popular music — opening previously inaccessible doors for Black artists; bringing smooth-singing vocalists back into the mainstream; kickstarting a movement that soon included several “divas” who would command the charts through the early 21st century — should look and sound.

Though Houston’s seemingly effortless performances suggest otherwise, creating the record Rolling Stone ranks as the 257th Greatest Album of All Time wasn’t easy. Nearly 18 months were required to identify songs suitable for a still-unknown singer who did not fit into the conventional frameworks of the mid ‘80s. Confident, powerful, and prodigiously talented, Houston would forge her own parameters with Whitney Houston. In the process, she obliterated the stubborn lines between R&B and pop, Black and white radio. She dared to reimagine who could be a superstar and then went out and defined the role. Recorded for nearly $400,000 and released on Valentine’s Day, the LP exceeded the wildest expectations of those most closely associated with it — save for Houston and her family.

Having made her first public appearance at the age of 11 singing at a Baptist church, Houston understood pressure and knew her way around, inside, and through a song. The invaluable guidance and support she received from her mother, Cissy, an accomplished gospel vocalist who backed Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley, are on display throughout Whitney Houston. They arrive in the types of authoritativeness, discipline, and diction rare for even most seasoned veterans — and unheard-of for a 21-year-old newcomer. Houston brings a soulful elegance, understated glamour, and in-the-moment rapture to every note. Moving up, down, or staying in the middle of the vocal ladder; channelling softness or sweetness; showing restraint or increasing the volume, she is a marvel of emotionalism, a dynamo who can seamlessly transition from one mood to another within a verse.

Though the 10-track LP largely concerns itself with the ballad tradition, Houston covers the bases, getting into an R&B groove on the fleet “Thinking About You,” turning up the heat on the duet “Take Good Care of My Heart,” and investing the contagious dance-pop confection “How Will I Know” with all the anxiety, hope, energy, and enthusiasm its lyrics demand. Featuring her mom on background vocals and Houston’s pitch-perfect tone, uncanny precision, and skyscraper highs (no AutoTune here, friends), the synth-based anthem propelled Whitney Houston into the stratosphere, the vocalist into regular MTV rotation, and the term “crossover” into popular parlance. The double-platinum single reached No. 1 on the Hot 100, Hot R&B, and Adult Contemporary charts — a trifecta that foreshadowed accomplishments that would ultimately crown Houston as the most-awarded female artist of all time.

Whitney Houston became the first album by a Black female performer to top the Billboard charts. It remained there for 14 non-consecutive weeks en route to claiming the title of the best-selling LP of 1986. It stands as the first debut and first album by a solo female artist to spawn three No. Hits, as well as the first album by a Black female artist to top the year-end charts in Australia and Canada. These are just a handful of the accolades — along with four Grammy nominations — that surround a set that also contains the unforgettable ballad “Saving All My Love,” string-accompanied “Greatest Love of All,” and sensual “You Give Good Love.”

As TIME observed in an article written two years after the album took the world by storm: “This is infectious, can't-sit-down music, and her performance dares the listener not to smile right back.” We’re still smiling.

SACD

Sourced from the original master tapes and strictly limited to 3,000 numbered copies, Mobile Fidelity's hybrid SACD of Whitney Houston presents the breakthrough in audiophile sound for the first time. The signature traits Houston exhibits on every song — her three-octave range, radiant warmth, personal conviction, impossibly controlled register — come across with exceptional clarity, focus, and presence. Free of artificial ceilings and constricted dynamics, this reissue plays with an openness, airiness, and balance that put the singer’s once-in-a-lifetime instrument and immortal artistry into proper perspective.

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Paul Paul

12" | 1985 | EU | Reissue (I.D. Limited)