80,s new romantic/ alternate bands
22 January 2006, 11:57 PM
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80,s new romantic/ alternate bands
now that the dirge of 80,s compilations has slowed, i want to find out if ive any gaps in collection,
i,m after the alternate stuff, from the 80,s speciffically new romantic type stuff,
any ideas, ive got most of the mainstream, ultravox visage spands, etc,
i,m after some of the one hit wonders and obscure 80,s bands
Any ideas
Mart
23 January 2006, 12:11 AM
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23 January 2006, 12:26 AM
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Hardly Obscure but I'm guessing you've done Numan, Heaven 17, ABC, Cocteau Twins, OMD, The Smiths etc...
Have you tried scanning the imix's on Itunes Music store?
23 January 2006, 12:35 AM
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I've got, Obsession, in my other computer, can't remember the band, will have to look
23 January 2006, 04:03 AM
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A Flock of Seagulls : A photograph of you
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(took me years to find out the band and song)
23 January 2006, 07:56 AM
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How about Visage, ok its most of Ultravox but still.
23 January 2006, 08:02 AM
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I've got, Obsession, in my other computer, can't remember the band, will have to look
It was Animotion
How about
B-Movie Matinee
Lotus Flowers
Fashion
Japan
23 January 2006, 09:28 AM
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Love an Money, Kevin McDermott Orchestra, Big Dish....not New Romantic but late 80's and a bit obscure
23 January 2006, 09:32 AM
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Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Japan.
23 January 2006, 09:37 AM
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New Order, China Crisis, The Teardrop Explodes, The Cure.
23 January 2006, 09:42 AM
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The Associates, Flock of Seagulls, Visage, China Crisis, Lucy Show, Alphaville.
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Kraftwerk, Killing Joke (sort of), Dead or Alive, Fiction Factory, Talking Heads (sort of).
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The The, Classix Nouveaux, The Normal, Thomas Dolby
23 January 2006, 09:50 AM
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23 January 2006, 09:54 AM
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Associate's : party fears two. I still say that the main melody? in that record would make an excellent remix. If they could do it with that steve windwood ****e, they can do it with anything....same goes for 'quiet life' by Japan.
23 January 2006, 10:08 AM
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23 January 2006, 10:09 AM
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keep em coming!!
theres quite a few that i,ve obviously missed
mart
23 January 2006, 10:10 AM
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keep em coming!!
theres quite a few that i,ve obviously missed
mart
More than just a few don't you think.
23 January 2006, 10:19 AM
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Siouxsie & the Banshees, Art of Noise, Scritti Politti, Orange Juice.
23 January 2006, 10:19 AM
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Maybe some early Bill Nelson solo stuff.
23 January 2006, 10:23 AM
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Black Lace
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23 January 2006, 03:20 PM
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Depeche Mode were the daddies
23 January 2006, 03:32 PM
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Can't believe no one has mentioned
Echo & the Bunnymen
23 January 2006, 03:34 PM
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Now this takes me back.....