80s Underground

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Thieves Like Us (7" Promo edit)
recording of:
Thieves Like Us
writer:
Arthur Baker (American record producer and DJ), Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Be Music (New Order’s own publishing company), Shakin’ Baker Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
New Order3:56
2The Cutter
engineer:
David Bascombe, Dave Woolley, Colin Fairley, Paul Cobald, Steve Prestige and Steve Short (sound engineer & producer)
producer:
Kingbird
bass:
Les Pattinson
drums (drum set):
Pete de Freitas
guest strings:
Shankar (L. Shankar)
guitar:
Ian McCulloch (Echo & the Bunnymen) and Will Sergeant
vocals:
Ian McCulloch (Echo & the Bunnymen)
recording of:
The Cutter
writer:
Pete de Freitas, Ian McCulloch (Echo & the Bunnymen), Les Pattinson and Will Sergeant
Echo & the Bunnymen43:53
3Ask
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
mixer:
Steve Lillywhite
additional guitar:
Craig Gannon
bass guitar:
Andy Rourke
drums (drum set):
Mike Joyce (UK drummer)
guitar:
Johnny Marr
additional vocals:
Kirsty MacColl
lead vocals:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
music videos:
Ask by The Smiths (1980s English rock band)
recording of:
Ask
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
The Smiths3.83:18
4Don't Shilly Shally
Edwyn Collins3:55
5Sidewalking
The Jesus and Mary Chain3:33
6Walking in the Sunshine
recording of:
Walking in the Sunshine
lyricist and composer:
Louis Cook, Douglas Trendle, David Farren, Paul Hyman, Chris Kane (saxophone player), Andrew Marson, Alan Sayag, Martin Stewart (member of Bad Manners, The Selecter) and Brian Tuitt
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
Bad Manners53:31
7Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
cover recording of:
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
lyricist:
Morrissey (English singer‐songwriter)
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Morrissey Marr Songs Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
The Dream Academy3:08
8Rules and Regulations (7" mix)
Fuzzbox2:52
9Middle of the Road
engineer:
Steve Churchyard
producer:
Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
bass guitar:
Malcolm Foster (UK bass player, in The Pretenders, Simple Minds)
drums (drum set):
Martin Chambers (drummer for The Pretenders)
guitar:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders) and Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders)
vocals:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA Records Ltd. (holding company based in the UK) (in 1983) and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Air Studios (located at Oxford Street 1970–1991) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Middle of the Road
lyricist and composer:
Chrissie Hynde (rock singer-songwriter and founder of Pretenders)
publisher:
Clive Banks Music and Hynde House of Hits Music
Pretenders4.754:15
10The Politics of Dancing (US 7″ version)
Re-Flex4:29
11The Last Film
Kissing the Pink3:26
12What’s the Colour of Money
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA Records Ltd. (holding company based in the UK) (in 1986)
recording of:
What's the Colour of Money?
writer:
Mark Rogers (Hollywood Beyond) and Jamie B. Rose
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Hollywood Beyond43:28
13Tears Run Rings
recording of:
Tears Run Rings
lyricist and composer:
Marc Almond (English pop singer and songwriter)
Marc Almond4:22
14Welcome to the Monkey House
Animal Magnet5:34
15Major Tom (Coming Home)
recording engineer:
Lars Hidde (from 1982 until 1983), Manfred Lohse (from 1982 until 1983), Geoff Peacey (from 1982 until 1983), Frank Reinke (Germany based engineer) (from 1982 until 1983), Peter Schilling (German synthpop musician) (from 1982 until 1983) and Peter Schmidt (recording engineer) (from 1982 until 1983)
assistant producer:
Frank Hieber (in 1982)
producer:
Armin Sabol (from 1982 until 1983) and Peter Schilling (German synthpop musician) (from 1982 until 1983)
mixer:
Holger J. Magnussen (in 1982)
drums (drum set):
Curt Cress (in 1982)
electric bass guitar:
Günther Gebauer (in 1982)
electric guitar:
Armin Sabol (in 1982)
keyboard [keyboard solo]:
Gonzo Bishop (in 1982)
lead vocals:
Peter Schilling (German synthpop musician) (in 1983)
arranger:
Peter Schilling (German synthpop musician) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Peer Studio in Hamburg, Germany (from 1982 until 1983)
a cappella versions:
Space Oddity / Major Tom (Coming Home) by Tufts Beelzebubs (Tufts University all-male a cappella group)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 68)
recording of:
Major Tom (Coming Home) (from 1982 until 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Schilling (German synthpop musician)
translator:
David Lodge
dedicated to:
Peer Musikverlag
translated version of:
Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst)
Peter Schilling4.355:01
16Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)
recording of:
Lean on Me (Ah-li-ayo)
lyricist and composer:
Simon Toulson-Clarke
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
Red Box4:26
17This Corrosion
producer:
Jim Steinman
bass guitar:
Patricia Morrison
drum machine:
Doktor Avalanche
lead vocals:
Andrew Eldritch
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1993)
recording of:
This Corrosion
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Eldritch
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
The Sisters of Mercy410:17
18Why Does the Rain
The Weather Prophets4:25
19Wild Blue Yonder
additional engineer:
Ernie Wilkens
producer:
Pat Collier and Howard Gray (UK producer, engineer, and electronic musician)
mixer:
Chris Lord‐Alge
bass guitar:
Chris Thompson (bass player for the Screaming Blue Messiahs)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Harris (alternative rock drummer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bill Carter (guitarist and singer with the Screaming Blue Messiahs)
recording of:
Wild Blue Yonder
lyricist and composer:
Bill Carter (guitarist and singer with the Screaming Blue Messiahs)
The Screaming Blue Messiahs4:41
20Platinum Blonde
Prelude4:49
21Atmosphere
producer:
Joy Division and Martin Hannett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (holding company – file no releases here!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Cargo Studios in Rochdale, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Atmosphere by Joy Division
part of:
Mixtape – Game Soundtrack (number: 19)
recording of:
Atmosphere
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
Joy Division4.254:09
22September Song (short version)
Ian McCulloch3:37
23Darkness Has Reached It's End
engineer:
Phill Brown (UK engineer)
producer:
Richard J. Burgess
mixer:
Virginia Astley and Tony Phillips (engineer, mix, remix credits)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA Records Ltd. (holding company based in the UK) (in 1986)
Virginia Astley3:50
24Drowning in the Sea of Love
engineer:
Dietmar Schillinger
The Adventures4:35
25I Hear You Call
Bliss3:51
26Horrorscope
Dalek I Love You4:03
27Skin Deep
producer:
Laurie Latham and The Stranglers
music videos:
Skin Deep by The Stranglers
recording of:
Skin Deep
lyricist and composer:
Jet Black (UK drummer Brian Duffy, member of The Stranglers), Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell (English rock musician) and Dave Greenfield
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Plugshaft Ltd.
The Stranglers4.53:55
28T.V. Scene (Sensurround mix)
Linda Di Franco7:18
29Never Never Comes
Classix Nouveaux2:53
30Framework (7" remix)
Berlin Blondes3:05
31Just Drifting (For Caresse)
recording of:
Just Drifting
lyricist:
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (English singer‐songwriter)
writer:
Peter Christopherson (UK electronic musician and video director), Alex Fergusson and Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (English singer‐songwriter)
Psychic TV3:40
32Dreaming
Poly Styrene3:48
33Ain't That Always the Way
Paul Quinn3:10
34Sally MacLennane
engineer:
Nick Robbins (engineer) and Paul Scully
producer:
Elvis Costello
recorded at:
Elephant Studios in Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Sally MacLennane
composer:
Shane MacGowan
The Pogues52:45
35There’s a Ghost in My House
engineer:
Nicholas Froome
producer:
Martin Rushent
Yachts3:05
36Litany (Life Goes On)
engineer:
Joe Blaney, George Pappas (American producer and audio engineer) and Dan Vaganek
producer:
Don Dixon
recorded at:
Axis Sound Studio in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Unique Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Guadalcanal Diary4.53:43
37Love Is War
recording of:
Love Is War
writer:
Matt Aitken, Jimmy Cauty, Martin Glover, June Montana, Mike Stock (of Stock Aitken Waterman) and Pete Waterman
Brilliant3:44
38Living in Another World (single version)
producer:
Tim Friese‐Greene
recording of:
Living in Another World
writer:
Tim Friese‐Greene and Mark Hollis
Talk Talk4:15
39Desperate Eyes
Jay Gruska4:35
40The Majestic Head?
producer:
Julian Standen
bass guitar:
Sushil K. Dade
drums (drum set):
Ross A. Sinclair
guitar:
Sean Dickson and Jim McCulloch (Scottish guitarist/vocalist for BMX Bandits, The Soup Dragons)
background vocals:
Jim McCulloch (Scottish guitarist/vocalist for BMX Bandits, The Soup Dragons)
lead vocals:
Sean Dickson
recording of:
The Majestic Head?
lyricist and composer:
Sean Dickson
The Soup Dragons3:35
41So Sad About Us
recording of:
So Sad About Us
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!), Towser Tunes, Inc. and TRO-Essex Music, Inc.
Primal Scream4:17
42Far Cry
Blue Zoo3:31
43You’re My World
Nick Heyward4:21
44Take Me Now
Vicious Pink3:59
45Don’t Touch
The Monochrome Set3:25
46This I Know
Green on Red2:28
47Jit Jive
engineer:
Norman ‘Crocodile’ Mighell
producer:
Robin Millar
bass guitar:
David Mankaba
drums (drum set):
Kenny Chitsvatsva
guitar:
Rise Kagona and Biggie Tembo
keyboard:
Shakie Kangwena
vocals:
Kenny Chitsvatsva, Rise Kagona, Shakie Kangwena, David Mankaba and Biggie Tembo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA Records Ltd. (holding company based in the UK) (in 1987)
recording of:
Jit Jive
writer:
Muir and Tembo
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Bhundu Boys3:49
48Stop That Girl
2 Brave3:37
49Can You Move (Midnight mix version)
Modern Romance8:32
50Terminal Love
Ugly as Sin3:08