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KAJAGOOGOO      The never-ending story of Synth-Pop continues with Kajagoogoo, a band led by Limahl - an anagram of his real name, Chris Hamill, so maybe he was just Too Shy to perform under his own name. When Kajagoogoo lost their drummer they also lost part of their name too - briefly becoming Kaja. Smile 



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1983          1            13          Kajagoogoo - Too Shy - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkpG4XApJ28
1983          7             8           Kajagoogoo - Ooh to be Ah - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir_hgbRJTsI
1983         13            7           Kajagoogoo - Hang On Now - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4Ul78H289s
1983          8             8           Kajagoogoo - Big Apple - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovhp5r5asPc
1984         25            7           Kajagoogoo - The Lion's Mouth - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpgCjDt9zLc
1984         47            4           Kajagoogoo - Turn Your Back On Me - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_ULkLCHa_k
1985         63            3           Kaja -  Shouldn't Do That - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PWDTVgc_L0


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HOWARD JONES     A spiky-haired singer/synth-player who's well-known on both sides of the Atlantic, and when the run of hit songs inevitably dried up in the late-1980's, he believed Things Can Only Get Better and concentrated on production, song-writing and running a vegetarian restaurant in New York - as you do. Smile 

 3 stars 1994: Howard Jones - Working in the Backroom - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lkmKBUR_1G7GonehWwtbkcTIawNVD8zbQ
 2 stars 2005: Howard Jones - Revolution of the Heart - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lBrHC7m85nmrz786NsY9iuc9Lt3GvExnQ


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1983          3            13          Howard Jones - New Song - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fjg7N_mGaU
1983          2            15          Howard Jones - What is Love - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqxuAtuzEeg
1984         12            9           Howard Jones - Hide and Seek - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2H_7ralvK0
1984          7            10          Howard Jones - Pearl in the Shell - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnWKkxyx-qI
1984          4            12          Howard Jones - Like to Get to Know You Well - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqF1P8Khnmw
1985          6             8           Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OO9LloDSJo
1985         10            6           Howard Jones - Look Mama - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7kBThjwQ1c
1985         14            7           Howard Jones - Life in One Day - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWglhugZZ-c
1986         16            7           Howard Jones - No One is to Blame - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pekhxxngQ3s
1986         35            4           Howard Jones - All I Want - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUT4bOCnCi4
1986         43            3           Howard Jones - You Know I Love You (Don't You?) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy3K8tLhQpE
1987         70            1           Howard Jones - A Little Bit of Snow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS8SJqo9og0
1989         62            3           Howard Jones - Everlasting Love - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWPhbwYQlB0
1992         52            3           Howard Jones - Lift Me Up - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql9IC5T1Awo


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JON & VANGELIS      Where Prog meets Synth-Pop.... The history of Rock is littered with the names of so-called 'supergroups' who technically should have been brilliant, but turned out not to be so 'super' after all. One major exception to that rule though, has to be the inspired pairing of Joan Anderson and Vangelis, who not only lived up to expectations, but far exceeded them! Jon Anderson's wonderous Short Stories will always have a treasured place in my Private CD Collection. Jon & Vangelis are quite simply.....the best Synth-Pop duo.....In the world! Thumbs Up


Play it again, Jon Smile


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1980          8           11          Jon & Vangelis - I Hear You Now - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmVdXy4y4KU
1981          6           13          Jon & Vangelis - I'll Find My Way Home - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKqLAVyRaXw
1983         61           2           Jon & Vangelis - He is Sailing - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDuIqAYXMGw
1984         67           2           Jon & Vangelis - State of Independence - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jp7JzaOrao  



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Originally posted by Octopus II Octopus II wrote:

^ 'Gentlemen Take Polaroids' is one of my favourite albums. Clap

I was lucky enough to see them live at Newcastle City Hall in 1982. Smile


They played Brussel on that Tour ... with an extra axeman who spoiled a bit the silky atmospheres of some songs .... I hink their Live DLP Oil on Canvas (I haven't listened to since .....) was a fair witness of the Tour.
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Originally posted by mellotronwave mellotronwave wrote:

^Nightporter from GTP is simply brilliant

I was in the dark for a moment over the meaning of "GTP", but here's Night Porter. Smile
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^Nightporter from GTP is simply brilliant


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Originally posted by Octopus II Octopus II wrote:

^ 'Gentlemen Take Polaroids' is one of my favourite albums. Clap

I was lucky enough to see them live at Newcastle City Hall in 1982. Smile
That's cool. In complete contrast, I saw the seriously uncool Buck's Fizz at Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall in 1982. Embarrassed
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^ 'Gentlemen Take Polaroids' is one of my favourite albums. Clap

I was lucky enough to see them live at Newcastle City Hall in 1982. Smile
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JAPAN      A New Wave band from the far east of London led by David Sylvian and with a permanent new wave hairdo to match. New Romantic trendsetters Japan have been described as more Art Rock than Synth-Pop. I Second That Emotion. Smile



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1980           60             2            Japan - Gentleman Take Polaroids - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEdX0veLihM
1981           48             5            Japan - The Art of Parties - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHH-D6y_O5Y
1981           19             9            Japan - Quiet Life - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhm-EqcPta0
1981           32            12           Japan - Visions of China - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhC8LnFd2LE
1982           31             6            Japan - European Son - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5koNxUNf92A
1982            5              8            Japan - Ghosts - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zzLU1ato2w
1982           24             6            Japan - Cantonese Boy - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_z2AmEqyAI
1982            9             11           Japan - I Second That Emotion - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYrKe8K9lEY
1982           28             6            Japan - Life in Tokyo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsbrw9Y6_ng
1982           29             9            Japan - Night Porter - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZfM8ZYTt0o
1983           38             4            Japan - All Tomorrow's Parties - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhNU0xAqr9U
1983           42             3            Japan - Canton (Live) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjfRscn9hnY


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PHILIP JAP      A North London singer who competed in a TV talent contest hosted by David Essex (titled "The David Essex Showcase", funnily enough) alongside such up-and-coming acts as Talk Talk, Thomas Dolby, Toto Coelo, the Belle Stars and Mari Wilson. Philip Jap's main claim to fame though was having a single and album produced by Trevor Horn, who was no doubt relieved to escape the recent Drama of being the frontman for YES. Smile

 3 stars 1983: Philip Jap - Jap - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg8RQ4oiBpw


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1982          53             4           Philip Jap - Save Us - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB9pTiAOLUE
1982          41             4           Philip Jap - Total Erasure - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6CGpVTyLVk




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IT'S IMMATERIAL     A laid-back indie duo from Liverpool who believe It's Immaterial whether or not they have a hit record. Just as well really, as their second album disappeared below the waves faster than the Titanic. Confused

 3 stars 1986: It's Immaterial - Life's Hard and Then You Die - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mN82zocpR6At-Ax3wd6wK1eycxLV7rqLM
 3 stars 1990: It's Immaterial - Song 


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1986          18            7             It's Immaterial - Driving Away from Home - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h_MPpXdHLI
1986          65            3             It's Immaterial - Ed's Funky Diner - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL1h39PxInI
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THE ICICLE WORKS      One of the coolest New Wave bands since Captain Birdseye first set sail in search of cod. Tongue

 4 stars 1985: The Icicle Works - The Small Price of a Bicycle - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kigDunsB4SdVaXBPI2nY-LtZH3rhO4xDk
 4 stars 1987: The Icicle Works - If You Want to Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m0Zj-JJcbeSnPptHd86QN3wVR42XBrT3w


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1983          15            8             The Icicle Works - Love is a Wonderful Colour - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1RyvR210m0
1984          53            4             The Icicle Works - Birds Fly - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImJpqutxOmg
1986          52            3             The Icicle Works - Understanding Jane - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXm12KFuEZM
1986          54            4             The Icicle Works - Who Do You Want for Your Love - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85mvq5XxjKk
1987          53            4             The Icicle Works - Evangeline - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBHrOEERHA
1988          58            4             The Icicle Works - Little Girl Lost - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fia8MNoHymI
1990          73            1             The Icicle Works - Motorcycle Rider - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goJ2aGzcBIs


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I Blame Coco      The alter ego of Eliot Paulina Sumner, the gender-bender offspring of Gordon Sumner and Trudie Styler. I Blame Sting for this over-produced snooze-fest. Tongue 




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 4 stars 1985: The Icicle Works - The Small Price of a Bicycle - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kigDunsB4SdVaXBPI2nY-LtZH3rhO4xDk
 4 stars 1987: The Icicle Works - If You Want to Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m0Zj-JJcbeSnPptHd86QN3wVR42XBrT3w

 3 stars 1986: It's Immaterial - Life's Hard and Then You Die - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mN82zocpR6At-Ax3wd6wK1eycxLV7rqLM
 3 stars 1990: It's Immaterial - Song 

 3 stars 1983: Philip Jap - Jap - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg8RQ4oiBpw

 2 stars 1978: Japan - Adolescent Sex - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5MavK4XKl8
 3 stars 1978: Japan - Obscure Alternatives - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn7ZNw_Yryo

                  
 3 stars 1994: Howard Jones - Working in the Backroom - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lkmKBUR_1G7GonehWwtbkcTIawNVD8zbQ
 2 stars 2005: Howard Jones - Revolution of the Heart - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lBrHC7m85nmrz786NsY9iuc9Lt3GvExnQ


                  1989: Nik Kershaw - The Works - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m3ZMR09BJL8lWVL_LyCETb2wVP0QJW6J8
                  1998: Nik Kershaw - 15 Minutes - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0HPDOtD3WkOdodzBZRb3Dkna87_tdv2O
                  2001: Nik Kershaw - To Be Frank - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k2KDjhRpUxhdtvoElXcP69AlySTM92AVk
                  2006: Nik Kershaw - You've Got to Laugh - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kbsgYH90-Mpziaj8iSRT4kxa3YNzVYr2A
                  2012: Nik Kershaw - Ei8ht - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lwjBy_RXgH9BwCDn97AyzO0--BvvqGpy4
                  2020: Nik Kershaw - Oxymoron - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0HPDOtD3WkNfiY3gr6BOoJwleI3-vfiX

                  1984: King - Steps in Time - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nwY3fPk5vLsooV1eGKi9_k-MBjMEi1uzg
                  1985: King - Bitter Sweet - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nnA4WHPuYyOnFqd6egLMp2-5kg-oz-iSA
                  
                  1983: Kissing the Pink - Naked - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lwlPiotms8MAhPfrkaabr15NW0gxxnlQg
                  1984: Kissing the Pink - What Noise - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kjX0AbcLHYRumsVEvbKx5E9r8m32RIVNI
                  1986: Kissing the Pink - Certain Things Are Likely - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kTIq-b_oHV5XgQzK7Yldv4uS8i9mZV97Q
                  1993: Kissing the Pink - Sugarland - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLts46ry22WJEhuJGytVo2vXg2sktPu7pX

                  2009: La Roux - La Roux - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lgIpzQux9cVa8y8k35EmgbVpW7dMmafEU
                  2014: La Roux - Trouble in Paradise - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_leFNheP7faKGAUkAMzG4HqiKyS9xtlC-0
                  2020: La Roux - Supervision - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nzY_Zp_xANlKURAjlUTuLdC6YXHMUmbPg

                  2014: Labyrinth Ear - The Orchid Room - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kj3YusqbgCb7vaO07CKUOUy5-F85JRvpI

                  2001: Ladytron - 604 - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3F5AA5721674BA2D
                  2002: Ladytron - Light & Magic - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB0AE194C0AB3A33D
                  2003: Ladytron - Softcore Jukebox - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfsxvhZfMzY_40leTT4XXpFbh3H_s76LC
                  2005: Ladytron - Witching Hour - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lCMKYsTZ3nDZjKTLhhfES_wzyNIBz35f8
                  2008: Ladytron - Velocifero - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n9RS0rx3M3a-7xmV8MMCaKDx2yh90aVsI
                  2011: Ladytron - Gravity the Seducer - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mJ8JjDoStYHtdbag8be1l_QB7HJNbpZAQ
                  2019: Ladytron - Ladytron - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZqsyBiYZFQ1ySzLthVipMQsMnpMtlO1-
                  2023: Ladytron - Time's Arrow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k1pU25yPoncgvpeiyfRavQ_B-oUAv-ph0

                  1979: Landscape - Landscape - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lzwn_WP8M8lPNz9MmLktm4T6rfQeTrZaY
                  1981: Landscape - From the Tea-Rooms of Mars - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHpSQzkAAhExznOEW1VnOg9zOK8-IajL3
                  1982: Landscape - Manhattan Boogie-Woogie - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ngUFYjDPj-2hRBiJ2n2bdQZQ-QkXe4NBo

                  1984: Limahl - Don't Suppose - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuqmeePAdy8
                  1986: Limahl - Colour All My Days - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mjkG4roOVoM1lmUUlySFW2Jjj3jiB-aiQ
                
                   2012: Linea Aspera - Linea Aspera - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4Cg8tEQTbA
                   2019: Linea Aspera - Preservation Bias - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n9qJa6VKSQTt0U7gyhAco4aT5ikN3Mpx8
                   2020: Linea Aspera - Linea Aspera II - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEpfc0uyT8lDfTNw7MfPoHFP9k-m5gfxv

                   1984: The Lotus Eaters - No Sense of Sin - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kYWDmmotTFpIvbxfhHDn3SHqcmTrhtTZg
                   2002: The Lotus Eaters - Silentspace - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lXpcUmCk7WeGD9ycpVthu6As9Mv_mU45M
                   2010: The Lotus Eaters - You're Different and That's Bad - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lIZHnmzfSuRP6Xt4vr1lVSJCNiKC8H2bM

                   1986: The Lover Speaks - The Lover Speaks - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky1gqnZCWUU
                   1987: The Lover Speaks - The Big Lie - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1vG2z-yYS7bOUQLLPNURpbHUF9pjG_Ib


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HURTS     This Electropop duo don't fill me with Happiness and should be consigned to Exile. I'm going to Surrender my two Hurts CD's to a charity shop pronto as I have no Desire to hear any more over-produced 21st Century pap. Instead, I'm keeping the Faith with the classic Synth-Pop of The Human League. Smile
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THE HUMAN LEAGUE     When it comes to Reproduction, The Human League are masters of regeneration, having gone through several major changes of personnel over the years. Their Travelogue begins in 1979 with the core line-up of Phil Oakey, Ian Craig Marsh, Martyn Ware and visual arts director Philip Adrian Wright, with Marsh and Ware later going on to form B.E.F. (British Electric Foundation) and Heaven 17. The Human League's greatest success came about by chance when Phil Oakey noticed Joanne Catherall and Susan Sulley dancing around their handbags in a Sheffield nightclub and invited them to join The Human League for a Dare, shortly after which Don't You Want Me soared straight to the top of the singles charts and stayed there for five weeks over Christmas 1981. Once the Hysteria had died down over their ground-breaking Dare album, The Human League decided to Crash out for awhile, taking a well-deserved break from recording. In the intervening period, Phil Oakey and Joanne Catherall  became involved in a Romantic? relationship which may have inspired a later album title. The Human League have continued to record over the years, having been all over the singles charts like an Octopus during their 1980's heyday. So what are the Secrets of their success? Dare to be different. That's their Credo. Smile



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1980         52            2           The Human League - Empire State Human - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q22na6VkkQ
1981         48            4           The Human League - Boys and Girls - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM5_LLcEUPM
1981         12           10          The Human League - The Sound of the Crowd - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twG5mu6coOA
1981          3            13          The Human League - Love Action - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnjLlDY_xww
1981          6             9           The Human League - Open Your Heart - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAqTJRH0eF4
1981          1            13          The Human League - Don't You Want Me - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPudE8nDog0
1982          6             9           The Human League - Being Boiled - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg5Mi6qFrXM
1982          2            10          The Human League - Mirror Man - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMu1T_Tg5Fw
1983          2             9           The Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqqBs6kkzHE
1984         11            7           The Human League - The Lebanon - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH-_bsCwdRw
1984         16            6           The Human League - Life on Your Own - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLe8HEqdpLc
1984         13           10          The Human League - Louise - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehJj3FsFh_g
1986          8             8           The Human League - Human - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1ysoohV_zA
1986         72            1           The Human League - I Need Your Loving - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aZ5Tms9IBQ
1988         41            5           The Human League - Love is All That Matters - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_WqFXbnnvI
1990         29            5           The Human League - Heart Like a Wheel - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-Oq3ORqAC0
1995          6             9           The Human League - Tell Me When - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uQJaUtH8FA
1995         13            8           The Human League - One Man in My Heart - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWiVRpm7dm4
1995         36            2           The Human League - Filling Up with Heaven - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1E3jUyiVdA
1996         40            2           The Human League - Stay with Me Tonight - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwu5sy-BBno
2001         47            1           The Human League - All I Ever Wanted - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdz_H7OcFig



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HOT CHIP     A Synth-Pop band for the 21st Century, although Hot Chip's first three albums are about as appetising as a bag of broken biscuits, but thankfully, they get better over time. Upon listening to Hot Chip's modernist, over-produced albums though, one can't help yearning for some good old-fashioned eighties Synth-Pop - which is coming up in a jiffy in the form of The Human League. Smile
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HOLLYWOOD BEYOND     Yes, it's that band of one-hit-wonders fronted by a black dude who looks like he's been dragged through a hedge backwards, but thankfully, they sound better than they look. Hollywood Beyond were a Brummie band who go one step beyond the usual confines of Synth-Pop to bring you an album of highly danceable urban tunes. Something to listen to while you try and navigate your way around Birmingham's notorious Spaghetti Junction. Smile



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1986         7           10           Hollywood Beyond - What's the Colour of Money? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXA0I9UfWEU    
1986        47           4            Hollywood Beyond - No More Tears - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28jijulsHCY


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RUPERT HINE      Best-known as a music producer, Rupert Hine has worked with such renowned artists as Rush, Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, The Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins, Steve Nicks, Chris de Burgh and Suzanne Vega, to name just a few. Hine has also recorded albums under the pseudonym "Thinkman" as well as having a Top 10 hit with "Lone Ranger" by Quantum Jump - one of the most unlikely Canterbury Scene bands you're ever likely to hear. Smile

 3 stars 1973: Rupert Hine - Unfinished Picture - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF5DD94331ECD9477
 3 stars 1981: Rupert Hine - Immunity - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-R7zBoT9lI
 3 stars 1983: Rupert Hine - The Wildest Wish to Fly - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLks8k602-iGfFOR3GRaSa62g9wH38EmP
 3 stars 1985: Rupert Hine & Various Artists - Better Off Dead (soundtrack) - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHktgqhvNQVqzqqY8QY3OCkgEA0Kt7oW9
 3 stars 1994: Rupert Hine - The Deep End - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhuUCRNqDAo

Quantum Jump - The Lone Ranger - (That's Rupert Hine on the keyboards with the frizzy hair). Smile



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