R. Stevie Moore ‎- Next [Cass] (1974)

Like the previous year's Stevie Moore 'Often', 1974's 'Next' marks the transition from R. Stevie Moore's early experimental phase into a much more accessible and pop-oriented framework. Shades of Todd Rundgren's more experimental work of the time ('A Wizard, a True Star', for example) crop up here and there, as do suggestions of Paul McCartney ("Rookie Coma"), Roy Wood ("Ballad of Ethos"), and Sparks (the manic opener "Adult Tree"), but by this point, Moore has managed to coalesce his varied influences into the unique sound that he would continue to refine over the next few decades. Two songs, the shrieky, falsetto "I Not Listening" and the utterly beguiling ballad "Moons" (the delicate middle section of which prefigures a sound that Stereolab would turn into a career nearly two decades later), would appear on Moore's first proper album, 'Phonography', two years later. Of the others, an early version of the sophisticated, almost jazzy instrumental "World's Fair" and the charming acoustic ramble "Topic of Same" are big fan favorites. [SOURCE: ALLMUSIC] 

Label: R. Stevie Moore Cassette Club ‎– Nt10 

Format: Cassette, Album 

Country: US 

Released: 1974 

Genre: Rock 

Style: Experimental 

Tracklist: 

A1 Adult Tree 4:20 

A2 Wonderful. Wonderful 4:14 

A3 World's Fair 4:21 

A4 Topic Of Same 4:54 

A5 Europe 4:18 

A6 Stool Pigeons And School Teachers 3:28 

A7 Hot Bloose 5:47 

A8 Ballad Of Ethos 7:12 

A9 Kookie Coma 2:47 

A10 I Still Chase The Women 2:44 

A11 Danny Newberry 3:05 

B1 A Thirst 3:01 

B2 Pop Music 3:24 

B3 Mighty Short Piece 2:52 

B4 Moons 6:00 

B5 New Yorkus 5:18 

B6 I Not Listening 3:33 

B7 Rockets By Two 6:08 

B8 Quarter Peep Show 3:07 

B9 I Love All The Girls 3:39 

B10 The Fight 5:01 

B11 I Need Your Love 4:49 

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The Quick ‎- One Light In A Blackout [LP] (1982)

The Quick was a dance pop duo from England that consisted of vocalist Colin "Col" Campsie and bassist / keyboardist George McFarlane. McFarlane and Campsie originally met in California in 1978, and began working together when they returned to England, taking the name "The Quick". Their debut single, 'Sharks Are Cool, Jets Are Hot', was released on Epic Records in 1979. The following year, the duo's single, 'Hip Shake Jerk', became a huge hit in Australia, and their first album, 'On the Uptake', was quickly released there. Remixed and repackaged as 'Fascinating Rhythm', the album was released to the rest of the world in 1982, spawning a U.S. dance hit, "Zulu." A second album, 'International Thing', followed in 1984. By that time, McFarlane and Campsie had started doing studio work for other musicians, producing an album for the band Endgames. Their last album, 'Wah Wah', came out in 1986 on A&M Records. McFarlane and Campsie would resurface as the Giant Steps in 1988.  [SOURCE: DISCOGS] 

Label: Epic ‎– FE 37989 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: US 

Released: 1982 

Genre: Electronic, Rock, Funk / Soul 

Style: Funk, Disco 

Tracklist: 

A1 The Rhythm Of The Jungle 4:02 

A2 One Light In A Blackout 3:29 

A3 Katy Can't 2:32 

A4 Small Blonde Box 3:23 

A5 To Prove My Love 4:00 

B1 Young Men Drive Fast 4:04 

B2 Twisted 4:44 

B3 Sharks Are Cool, Jets Are Hot 3:26 

B4 Zulu 5:52 

B5 Don't Take Me For Granted 3:27 

Credits:

Bass, Grand Piano, Guitar, Percussion [Toms], Synthesizer [Prophet 5, Cs80, Mini Moog, Sequencer] – George 

Drums – Bob B. Irwin, Trevor Spencer 

Drums, Percussion – Tom McConnell 

Electronic Drums [Linn], Guitar, Percussion [Toms], Vocals – Colin 

Engineer – Graham Dielson, Jay Mark 

Engineer [Additional] – Carla Bandini 

Engineer [Assistant] – Andy Todd, Linda Randazzo 

Guitar – Danny McIntosh Jr 

Mastered By – Ray Janos 

Percussion – Bashiri Johnson, Tony Moroni 

Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – The Quick 

Written-By – Colin Campsie, George McFarlane 

Notes:

All tracks recorded at CBS Studios, London 

Engineered, additional engineering and mixed at Sigma Sound Studios, New York, NY 

Mastered at CBS Recording Studios, New York on the CBS Discomputer System. 

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Palais Schaumburg ‎- Das Single Kabinett [12''] (1982)

Palais Schaumburg was a new wave band from Hamburg, Germany. The style was classified as Neue Deutsche Welle, and strongly characterized by their avant garde music and dadaistic attitude. The band was originally formed in 1980, featuring Timo Blunck, Holger Hiller, Thomas Fehlmann, and percussionist F.M. Einheit. The group's name stands for Das Palais Schaumburg in Bonn, the Cold War era residence of the German chancellor. Einheit left the group, eventually to join Einstürzende Neubauten and was replaced by Ralf Hertwig prior to Palais Schaumburg's first full-length album 'Palais Schaumburg' which was produced by David Cunningham and released in 1981. Shortly after it was released, Hiller left the band and started his solo career. He was replaced with Moritz von Oswald and vocalist Walther Thielsch. The group made several singles and albums throughout early 80's, where their avant garde sounds were heavily influenced by funk, especially in albums 'Lupa' and 'Parlez-Vous Schaumburg'. They eventually split up in 1984. All the members have been working on their solo careers. On Thursday November 21st, 2013, Palais Schaumburg appeared live beside Laibach in Bern, Switzerland. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA] 

Label: Zickzack ‎– ZZ 145 

Format: Vinyl, 12", Mini-Album, 45 RPM, Compilation 

Country: Germany 

Released: 1982 

Genre: Electronic, Rock 

Style: New Wave, Avantgarde, Experimental 

Tracklist: 

A1 Rote Lichter 2:34 

A2 Glücklich Wie Nie 2:34 

A3 Kinder Der Tod (Version) 1:54 

B1 Telephon 2:44 

B2 Kinder Der Tod 3:09 

B3 Aschenbecher 2:37 

Credits:

Cover – Thomas Fehlmann 

Performer – F.M. Einheit (tracks: B1, B2), Holger Hiller, Ralf Hertwig (tracks: B3), Thomas Fehlmann, Timo Blunck (tracks: B1 to B3) 

Photography By – Michael Thiem 

Producer – Palais Schaumburg 

Notes:

back sleeve: Produziert von Palais Schaumburg in Hamburg 80/81 

Seite 2 aufgenommen im Hafenklang Studio 

Verlegt bei Francis, Day & Hunter 

Printed in West Germany 

ZickZack 145/Mini LP 

Vertrieb: Rip Off + Eigelstein 

promo sheet: 

A1, A2: released January 81 on single ZickZack 23 (Holger Hiller/Thomas Fehlmann) 

A3: version never released before; recorded November 80 (Holger Hiller/Thomas Fehlmann) 

B1, B2: released May 81 on single ZickZack 33 (Holger Hiller/Thomas Fehlmann/Timo Blunck/FM Einheit) 

B3: released July 81 on LP 'Lieber zuviel als zu wenig' (Sampler) ZickZack 45 (Holger Hiller/Thomas Fehlmann/Timo Blunck/Ralf Hertwig) 

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O.R.D.U.C. ‎- Pre Pink & Purple [Cass] (1981)

O.R.D.U.C. started as a project for experimental music. Gradually the music chanced to minimal-pop. In 1980 it got 'worldfamous’ through the release of “Crazy Computer” on the EP '17 To 7 On 33', by Plurex. April 1981 followed the album 'Pink & Purple'. Later that year 'Fast Forward' and 'New Cubism' were released. 'The Beatear' (1984), 'D-Train' (1988), 'Bonus-Tracks' (1998) and some tracks on compilation-albums were released. In 2009 was the album '107' released. In 2011 O.R.D.U.C. celebrated its 40 year jubilee, with the compilation LP 'Ruby Jubilee'. [SOURCE: DISCOGS] 

Label: New Bulwark Records & Tapes ‎– 203-8101 

Format: Cassette 

Country: Netherlands 

Released: Feb 1981 

Genre: Electronic 

Style: Minimal, Experimental, Synth-pop 

Tracklist:

A1 Pink & Purple (I) 2:34 

A2 NB-Song 3:45 

A3 Decadent (I) 6:53 

A4 Arabian 3:50 

A5 Discolight 2:30 

A6 De Zee (I) 9:35 

A7 C-41-1-5 1:13 

B1 Van Agt/Wiegel 3:45 

B2 My Life 6:43 

B3 Chrome Wave (I) 9:50 

B4 No Name Nor Fame (I) 5:58 

B5 Trilingual 3:19 

Credits:

Drums – Peter Battery 

Guitar – Jos Munsterman 

Metronome, Rhythmmachine, Bass, Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals – Nico Selen 

Synthesizer – Louis Schreur 

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Nasmak ‎- Nasmak Plus Instruments, Instruments Plus Nasmak [LP] (1980)

This prolific Dutch group started off as a punky quintet with a flair for melodrama and deliberately offbeat quirks, yet was intent on breaking serious artistic ground even then, as the joint 'Nasmak and Plus Instruments' album shows. [SOURCE: TROUSER PRESS] 

Label: Plurex Records ‎– Plurex 1800 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: Netherlands 

Released: Sep 1980 

Genre: Rock 

Style: New Wave, Post-Punk 

Tracklist:

A1 (Song To A) Dummy 

A2 Notions 

A3 Food For Thought 

A4 Stratego 

A5 Neckermann 

A6 Pig Problems 

B1 Eyes 

B2 So 

B3 Big Man (The Soundtrack) 

B4 Spy 

B5 Special Agreement 

B6 Heartbeat 

B7 Eleven 

Credits:
Bass – Theo van Eenbergen 
Drums – Toon Bressers 
Engineer – Jaap Brunner 
Guitar – Henk Janssen 
Guitar, Vocals – Joop van Brakel 
Lyrics By – Joop van Brakel (tracks: A1 to B1, B7), Truus de Groot (tracks: B1 to B6) 
Producer – Wally van Middendorp 
Producer, Composed By, Arranged By, Sleeve – Nasmak 
Vocals, Synthesizer [Crackle Synthesizer], Guitar – Truus de Groot 

Notes:
Recorded and mixed at Ballad Sound Studios, Vuren, June 1980 
Released with an insert (credits and lyrics, each side their own). 

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The Makers Of The Dead Travel Fast ‎- Tael Of A Saeghors [7''] (1980)

The Makers of the Dead Travel Fast, sometimes seen as The Dead Travel Fast, were an Australian experimental music band formed in 1980. They issued two albums, 'The Vessels' (1981) and 'Zoom Is Less than Man' (1983), before disbanding in 1983. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA] 

Label: M Squared ‎– M 2004 

Format: Vinyl, 7" 

Country: Australia 

Released: Dec 1980 

Genre: Electronic 

Style: Abstract, Experimental 

Tracklist:

A Tael Of A Saeghors 4:50 

B The Dumb Waiter 4:05 

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La Dama Se Esconde ‎- Avestruces [LP] (1985)

After founding Agrimensor K and publishing a pair of singles, Nacho Goberna (vocals, guitar) and Ignacio Valencia (bass) decided to change their dark, kafkian influenced music for a more luminous and optimistic pop, influenced by Tolkien and "The Lord Of The Rings". They formed La Dama Se Esconde in 1983 in San Sebastián, País Vasco (Spain) and split-up in 1993. [SOURCE: DISCOGS] 

Label: Grabaciones Accidentales ‎– GA-043 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Mini-Album

Country: Spain 

Released: 1985 

Genre: Pop 

Tracklist: 

A1 El Gris 

A2 Aventuras 

A3 El Pastor De Árboles 

B1 Un Regalo 

B2 Propaganda 

B3 El Tio Vivo 

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Karmas Colectivos ‎- El Ultimo Sueño [12''] (1987)

Karmas Colectivos formed in mid-1982, influenced mainly by bands such U2, Simple Minds or The Cure and headed by a veteran of the local scene, Vicente Comes "Paloma". The first formation was composed by Salva Ortiz (drums), Vicente Sabater (keyboards), Sol Rodríguez (choruses), José Luis Granell (sax), Salva Sanambrosio (bass), and Vicente Comes (voice and guitar). The beginnings of "Paloma" dated back to the mid 70's, when he founded bands like Stardust, Welcome or Doble Zero. Already in the 80s, he infiltrated in other bands such as Cabezones and Co., Fanzine, Tomates Electricos and La Base. [SOURCE: THE COMMERCIAL ZONE] 

Label: Plataforma Discos ‎– MPF BN1 

Format: Vinyl, 12", Mini-Album 

Country: Spain 

Released: 1987 

Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop 

Style: New Wave, Post-Punk, Electro 

Tracklist:

A1 Karmas Colectivos 

A2 Shu Enna 

A3 Esperare 

B1 No Quiero Estar En Esta Guerra 

B2 En Cualquier Dimension 

B3 El Ultimo Sueño 

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Jamie Wednesday ‎- Vote For Love [12''] (1985, The Pink Label)

Jamie Wednesday were a British 1980s jangle pop band, formed in Streatham, South London in 1984, that released eight songs on two records between 1985 and 1986. Previously they had been called The Ballpoints, and then they became Peter Pan's Playground, later deciding on the name Jamie Wednesday. The band consisted of: James Morrison (acoustic guitar, lead vocals), Fruitbat (bass guitar, backing vocals), Dean Leggett (drums and percussion), Lindsey Lowe (trumpet) and  Simon Henry (saxophone). 

Jamie Wednesday recorded and released two EPs, and contributed to two compilations on the Pink Records label, but they never sold well and the band remained virtually unknown. Jamie Wednesday are indirectly responsible for the name of the band Pop Will Eat Itself, when an article about Jamie Wednesday in the NME, written by David Quantick, mentioned that pop music is ever-recycling its ideas and that eventually, 'pop will eat itself'. Jamie Wednesday split up in 1987 just before a scheduled appearance at an opening gig. James Morrison and Leslie Carter stuck together and filled in for that gig. Thus Carter USM was born, with Morrison and Carter becoming Jim Bob and Fruitbat respectively. Drummer Leggett subsequently joined BOB. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA] 

Label: The Pink Label ‎– Pinky 6 

Format: Vinyl, 12", EP 

Country: UK 

Released: 1985 

Style: Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Folk Pop

Tracklist: 

A1 Vote For Love 

A2 The Wall 

B1 White Horses 

B2 Buttons And Bows 

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