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80s 12" singles

irons1965 said:
I've got the yellow 12 and the ordinary black
vinyl 12 with insert - Fabulous and the definitive version.
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Have they got a ‘track gap’ mid-way through the mix for no understandable reason? Mine is a white label test pressing and it has, but you’d never notice it, the track itself plays without a gap.

PS I really like the 7” mix of this one, it sounds so complete. Annoyingly it is in the flight-case I use as a TV stand so, like the rest of my 7” singles, I’ve not heard it for years!
 
Tony L said:
Have they got a ‘track gap’ mid-way through the mix for no understandable reason? Mine is a white label test pressing and it has, but you’d never notice it, the track itself plays without a gap.

PS I really like the 7” mix of this one, it sounds so complete. Annoyingly it is in the flight-case I use as a TV stand so, like the rest of my 7” singles, I’ve not heard it for years!
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Yes Tony on both black and yellow versions....I thought it strange at the time.
From memory, its just as the 'ball bearing down a metal pipe weird marimba' extended solo kicks in that the stylus tracks the gap.

Link of my yellow 12".....You can make out the gap if you scroll in;-

https://i.imgur.com/Ydj6TBl.jpg
 
Forgot to add these the other day.

David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
Sister Sledge - We Are Family
The Pale Fountains - From Across The Kitchen Table
The Cars - Just What I Needed
Bjork - Big Time Sensuality
K.D. Lang - Constant Craving
Working Week - Venceremos
Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth
Stevie Wonder - Masterblaster
S'Express - Theme From S-Express
Hawkwind - Quark, Strangeness And Charm
Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2
Gang Of Four - I Love A Man In A Uniform
The Fugees - Killing Me Softly
The Shamen - (Move Any Mountain) Pro-gen
The Feelies - Paint It Black
Rick James - Super Freak
Garbage - Queer
The Brothers Johnson - Stomp
Leonard Cohen - First We Take Manhattan
Blondie - Atomic
Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
Landscape - Einstein A Go-Go
Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Crunchy
Luscious Jackson - Deep Shag
Eric's Friends - Discocaine
The Jags - Back Of My Hand
Slave - Stellar Fungk
Edie Brickell - What I Am
The Cure - Close To Me
Leftfield - Original
The Dazz Band - Let It Whip
Gina X - No G.D.M.
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary (Howling Mix)
Happy Mondays - Step On
Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces
Frank Chickens - Fujiyama Mama
Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son
Daft Punk - Robot Rock
KLF - What Time Is Love
Free - Alright Now
Fishbone - Freddie’s Dead
Cristina - Things Fall Apart
The Cassandra Complex - Beyond Belief
Japan - Quiet Life
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Blank Generation
War - Low Rider
League Of Gentlemen - Computer Love
Big Star - Don’t Lie To Me
The Flesh Volcano - Slut
The Kinks - Do It Again
Underworld - Cowgirl
The Damned - Eloise
Suicide - Cheree
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Forest Fire
Jill Scott - Gettin' In The Way
Simply Red - Holdin' Back The Years
Lou Reed - I Love You Suzanne
The Divinyls - I Touch Myself
Dr Feelgood - Baby Jane
Neville Brothers - Yellow Moon
The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet
Patti Smith - Gloria
Ultramarine - Urf
Deep Purple - Black Knight
The Brand New Heavies - Midnight At The Oasis
Lenny Kravitz - Mr Cab Driver
Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
Gruppo Sportivo - Beep Beep Love
Focus - House Of The King
Jellyfish - The King Is Half-Undressed
Seal - Crazy
Visage - Fade To Grey
Aphex Twin - Flim
Television - Prove It
TLC - Creep
Cream - Badge
The Police - King Of Pain
Gil Scott Heron - Re Ron
Sade - Smooth Operator
Curve - Frozen
Amp Fiddler - Right Where You Are
Giorgio Moroder - Chase
Prince Charles - Skintight Tina
Echo & The Bunnymen - Rescue
Rosie Vela - Magic Smile
Smashing Pumpkins - Today
Shakespear's Sister - You're History
Skids - Scared To Dance
New York Dolls - Personality Crisis
Aztec Camera - Oblivious
Erykah Badu - Next Lifetime
Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Behind The Mask
Public Image Ltd. - Don't Ask Me
Womack + Womack - Love Wars
The Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang
They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul
The Ruts - Jah War
Hoodoo Gurus - What's My Scene
Trouble Funk - Good To Go
Bruce Springsteen - The River
Dire Straits - Money For Nothing
The Doors - Light My Fire
Trio - Da Da da
De La Soul - I Know
The Motorcycle Boy - Big Rock Candy Mountain
Godley & Creme - Cry
Kelis - Milkshake
Herb Alpert - Beyond
Cerrone - Supernature
Rheingold - Triad Dimensions
The Young Gods - Gasoline Man
It's Immaterial - Driving Away From Home
Parliament - Bop Gun
Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood
Barry Adamson - Diamonds
Dead Can Dance - Carnival Of Light
Nona Hendryx - Bustin' Out
Randy Newman - I Love L.A.
Laibach - Sympathy For The Devil
MARRS - Pump Up The Volume
Jamiroquai- Virtual Insanity
Sylvester - Do You Wanna Funk
Jerry Harrison:Casual Gods - Man With A Gun
Paul Hardcastle - 19 The Final Story
Pere Ubu - We Have The Technology
Soane - Go Master
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
The Scorpions - Wind Of Change
Joe Jackson - Steppin’ Out
Cruzados - Time For Change
James Ingram - Yah Mo B There
Gershon Kingsley - Popcorn
The Dandy Warhols - Godless
Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
Tall Boys - Final Kick
Hipsway - The Honeythief
A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran
Add N To (X) - Plug Me In
Ginuwine - Pony
Abba - The Day Before You Came
Gov’t Mule - Girl With No Self Esteem
JJ Cale - After Midnight
Randy California - All Along The Watchtower
Greg Hawkes - Jet Lag
Queen - Radio Ga Ga
Enigma - Sadeness
Innocence - Natural Thing
Pink Floyd - Money
Boz Scaggs - Lowdown
Insanlar - Kime Ne
Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
Kitchens Of Distinction - Elephantine
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
B Movie - Nowhere Girl
Taja Sevelle - Love Is Contagious
The Streets - Fit But You Know It
Ohi Ho Bang Bang - The Three
Bryan Adams - Run To You
Duran Duran - Ordinary World
Soul II Soul - Keep On Movin’
Talk Talk - Life’s What You Make It
Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do
Great White - Once Bitten Twice Shy
Nowomowa - Nowomowa
Sly & The Family Stone - Dance To The Music
Metronomy - Boy Racers
Captain Sensible - Happy Talk
T. Rex - 20th Century Boy
Neu! - Crazy
The Comsat Angels - Eye Of The Lens
 
Being born towards the end of '89 I don't have all that many 80's 12", not many singles at all to be honest.

The only strong contender I have is The Damned - Eloise, somehow even more theatrical than the other version! Which is great.
 
fegs said:
B-Movie - Nowhere Girl is a belter!
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daytona600 said:
Yazoo - Situation
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waxkinglyrical said:
Visage - Fade To Grey
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All essential! Just found this thread. I have loads of 12" singles from the 80's, all purchased new! Every now and then i grab a few and play them, and most have excellent dynamics. I'll see what i can dig out from my collection that has not been previously mentioned?

Has Two Tribes by FGTH been mentioned?

I have a limited edition pressing of Love in Itself by DM, that has a brill version of Photographic on the other side... That was flogged to death. I'd also add most of the DM 12" that I I have from that decade always had interesting tracks on their b sides.
 
I’d throw in a heap of DAF’s Der Mussolini.

PS I played the Pete Shelley I Don’t Know What It Is 12” I mentioned upthread and it is definitely the flip-side that needs listening to, not the A, which is certainly avoidable. 8+ minutes of Martin Rushent at his finest (Discogs). Worth finding for those who like Rushent’s stretched-out Dare-era Human League stuff.
 
Tony L said:
I’d throw in a heap of DAF’s Der Mussolini.

PS I played the Pete Shelley I Don’t Know What It Is 12” I mentioned upthread and it is definitely the flip-side that needs listening to, not the A, which is certainly avoidable. 8+ minutes of Martin Rushent at his finest (Discogs). Worth finding for those who like Rushent’s stretched-out Dare-era Human League stuff.
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Cheers Tony, another solid recommendation. My new FACUS2 US 12" of Atmosphere arrived on Friday (your recommendation again) and you are right about how massively good it sounds compared to the UK version... so many thanks for that.
 
RickyC6 said:
I’d throw in a heap of Pet Shop Boys…
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Yep, they have some amazingly good 12" mixes.... It's a Sin, What Have I Done To Deserve This, It's Alright, Was it Worth it, Left To My Own Devices, Jealousy, West End Girls and their best ever... Suburbia - The Full Horror Mix. Sadly they also have Where The Streets Have No Name.... not good on any level :(
 
A few more from me

World Party - Ship of Fools

(Pete) Shelley - Never Again

Joe Strummer - Love Kills
 
bit confused, is this for records recorded and first issued in the 80's or any released in this decade?
 
Andrew C! said:
Has Two Tribes by FGTH been mentioned?
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Which version? ;-)

Andrew C! said:
I have a limited edition pressing of Love in Itself by DM, that has a brill version of Photographic on the other side... That was flogged to death. I'd also add most of the DM 12" that I I have from that decade always had interesting tracks on their b sides.
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All DM 12s are worth having as they're usually different mixes and / or have excellent non-album B-sides.

You'll never beat the version of 'Photographic' they cut for Some Bizarre, though.
 
blossomchris said:
bit confused, is this for records recorded and first issued in the 80's or any released in this decade?
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It was my intention with the thread that it should be for 1980s 12” singles that feature mixes where the original song is preserved but enhanced. However a bit of thread creep is ok in my book so no worries :)
 
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