VA - Best Of The Eighties - 108 Original Hits (Remastered) (2000)
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Rock & Roll, Reggae, Soul, Disco, New Wave, Power Pop, Ska, Funk | Label: EMI Gold
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 2.6 GB | 6:56:52
Rock & Roll, Reggae, Soul, Disco, New Wave, Power Pop, Ska, Funk | Label: EMI Gold
Original Hits: Eighties is a decent, six-disc set, highlighting 110 pop singles released in that decade. Along with the original versions of radio classics by Duran Duran, Culture Club, Robert Palmer, Pat Benatar, and J. Geils Band are less-than-obvious inclusions by Bodysnatchers, Gang of Four, Mel & Kim, and Sly Fox.
Tracklist
Disc 1 (01:07:57)
1. Talking Heads – Road To Nowhere (04:04)
2. The Stranglers – Golden Brown (03:28)
3. Sinéad O'Connor – Mandinka (03:48)
4. The Proclaimers – Letter From America (04:02)
5. Kirsty MacColl – A New England (03:39)
6. Generation X – Dancing With Myself (03:48)
7. Talking Heads – Wild Wild Life (03:41)
8. Blondie – Call Me (03:30)
9. Martha & The Muffins – Echo Beach (03:38)
10. XTC – Senses Working Overtime (04:35)
11. New Model Army – 51st State (02:34)
12. Killing Joke – Love Like Blood (04:24)
13. Sigue Sigue Sputnik – Love Missile F1-11 (03:44)
14. The Vapors – Turning Japanese (03:45)
15. Bow Wow Wow – C30, C60, C90, Go! (03:02)
16. Public Image Limited – Rise (06:18)
17. Department S – Is Vic There? (03:07)
18. Jesus Jones – Info-Freako (02:50)
Disc 2 (01:12:28)
1. Whitesnake – Fool For Your Lovin' (04:14)
2. Saxon – 747 (Strangers In The Night) (03:44)
3. Gary Moore – Out In The Fields (04:17)
4. Broken English – Comin' On Strong (03:52)
5. The Power Station – Get It On (03:46)
6. Pat Benatar – Love Is A Battlefield (04:11)
7. Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place On Earth (04:05)
8. Whitesnake – Would I Lie To You (04:30)
9. John Waite – Missing You (03:32)
10. Kim Carnes – Bette Davis Eyes (03:45)
11. The Jets – Love Makes The World Go Round (03:01)
12. Stevie Nicks – Rooms On Fire (04:39)
13. Katrina & The Waves – Walking On Sunshine (03:41)
14. Huey Lewis & The News – Stuck With You (04:28)
15. Kim Wilde – Kids In America (03:29)
16. Debbie Harry – French Kissin' In The USA (04:12)
17. Go West – We Close Our Eyes (03:44)
18. The Proclaimers – Sunshine On Leith (05:18)
Disc 3 (01:14:16)
1. Culture Club – Do You Really Want To Hurt Me (04:24)
2. Duran Duran – Planet Earth (03:57)
3. The Human League – Mirror Man (03:49)
4. Heaven 17 – (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thing (04:12)
5. OMD – Enola Gay (03:34)
6. Ultravox – Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (04:07)
7. Spandau Ballet – True (05:43)
8. Japan – Ghosts (04:32)
9. China Crisis – Black Man Ray (03:36)
10. Midge Ure – If I Was (04:52)
11. Kraftwerk – The Model (03:40)
12. Classix Nouveaux – Is It A Dream (03:38)
13. Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder – Together In Electric Dreams (03:52)
14. Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart (04:41)
15. Talk Talk – It's My Life (03:54)
16. Arcadia – Election Day (04:29)
17. Belouis Some – Imagination (03:35)
18. Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science (03:41)
Disc 4 (01:08:00)
1. Hot Chocolate – It Started With A Kiss (04:03)
2. Dr. Hook – Sexy Eyes (03:28)
3. Danny Wilson – Mary's Prayer (03:49)
4. Hue & Cry – Labour Of Love (03:34)
5. UB40 – Cherry Oh Baby (03:19)
6. The Colour Field – Thinking Of You (03:29)
7. Cutting Crew – (I Just) Died In Your Arms (04:25)
8. Paul Carrack – When You Walk In The Room (03:31)
9. Climie Fisher – Love Changes (Everything) (04:29)
10. Kate Bush – Babooshka (03:29)
11. Julian Lennon – Too Late For Goodbyes (03:30)
12. Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack – Tonight I Celebrate My Love (03:31)
13. David Grant & Jaki Graham – Could It Be I'm Falling In Love (04:18)
14. Loose Ends – Hangin' On A String (Contemplating) (03:37)
15. Freddie Jackson – Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake) (04:05)
16. The Fun Boy Three – Tunnel Of Love (03:08)
17. Go West – Goodbye Girl (04:34)
18. Marillion – Lavender (03:41)
Disc 5 (01:10:22)
1. Technotronic – Pump Up The Jam (03:37)
2. Paul Hardcastle – Nineteen (03:33)
3. Adeva – Respect (04:02)
4. Hazell Dean – Searchin' (I Gotta Find A Man) (03:40)
5. Evelyn 'Champagne' King – Hold On To What You've Got (04:02)
6. Brother Beyond – The Harder I Try (03:29)
7. Mel & Kim – Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend) (03:34)
8. Kym Mazelle – Got To Get You Back (03:15)
9. Linx – So This Is Romance (04:01)
10. Jaki Graham – Round And Round (04:19)
11. Living In A Box – Living In A Box (03:05)
12. Beggar & Co – (Somebody) Help Me Out (03:37)
13. The Whispers – And The Beat Goes On (03:24)
14. Midnight Star – Midas Touch (05:09)
15. Phil Fearon & Galaxy – What Do I Do (03:30)
16. BB & Q Band – On The Beat (03:48)
17. Re-Flex – The Politics Of Dancing (03:47)
18. Brass Construction – Music Makes You Feel Like Dancing (06:30)
Disc 6 (01:03:49)
1. The Special AKA – Nelson Mandela (04:11)
2. The Bodysnatchers – Let's Do Rock Steady (02:56)
3. Ziggy Marley – Tomorrow People (03:56)
4. Maxi Priest – Wild World (03:34)
5. Soul II Soul – Keep On Moving (03:38)
6. Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly – Too Many Games (04:00)
7. Sly Fox – Let's Go All The Way (03:49)
8. The Specials – Ghost Town (03:41)
9. Fun Boy Three & Bananarama – It Ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It (02:49)
10. Dexy's Midnight Runners – Geno (03:28)
11. J. Geils Band – Centerfield (03:38)
12. Toto Coelo – I Eat Cannibals (03:32)
13. Toni Basil – Mickey (04:10)
14. Kajagoogoo – Too Shy (03:44)
15. Limahl – Never Ending Story (03:32)
16. Showaddywaddy – Blue Moon (02:17)
17. Sheena Easton – 9 To 5 (03:18)
18. Kim Wilde – Water On Glass (03:36)