If you're interested , here is a bunch of tracks which made the hapinness of the FM radios in France in the 80's
Chic planete by l'affaire Luis Trio 1987
Chacun fait by Chagrin d'amour 1981
Tes états d'âme Eric by Luna Parker 1986
Paris Latino by Bandolero 1983
L'amour à la plage by Niagara
Mise au point by Jackie Quartz .1983
Adeilade by Arnold Turboust 1986
I invite you to listen to the 2nd revue I did HERE
My private collection of vinyls made in the 80's in France influenced by Couleur3 a swiss radio
samedi 31 juillet 2010
FLOWERED UP 1989- 1992
Drug dealing , paranoia , racism , Flowered Up was not a very funny band :
"They are serious issues but they're everyday issues. I don't think I could write a straight pop song.The songs have got to say something ".Liam Maher .
An empathetic sneer , "Weekender" was the greatest single of the 90's !
Weekender 12" version
Sunshine
Mr happy reveller
ARCADIA 1985
The alternative project of Duran-Duran , Arcadia was known with "Election day" .But "So red the rose" containts others great songs with brilliant arrangements .Here are two of them
Keep me in the dark
El diablo
AUTOUR DE LUCIE 1994
Produced by Paco Rodriguez this first LP of "Autour de Lucie" named "L'échappée belle " had been quite a success even in the US what is rare for a french band .Sweet pop full of melancoly .
L'accord parfait
Au large déjà
Ce que l'on fait
THE OCEAN BLUE 1988
Published by Sire Records . Excellent british combo !
Between something and nothing
Drifting , falling
The office of the busy man
A HOUSE 1991
"I'm the greatest " is indeed a great album produced by Edwin Collins and published by the excellent label Setanta. To be listened ! Pure pop-folk-rock indie of the beginning of the 90's .Sound very organic with awesome melodies .
You're too young
Cotton pickers
Take it easy
Slipping away
JULIANA HATFIELD 1994
A very talented american girl , Juliana Hatfield has recorded "Only everything" in 1994 .A great album , full of sensibility with a great quality of sound . Extravaganzia of electric guitars all played by her , but never in a wild way. "A heart that works is a heart that hurts" , fantastic sentense ( Universal Heart-beat )
Universal Heart-Beat
Hang down from Heaven
My darling
vendredi 30 juillet 2010
HUNTERS & COLLECTORS 1989
Another aussie band .Great production for nice songs . "Ghost nation" was published in 1990 by Atlantic Records .
When the river runs dry
Blind eye
Ghost nation
BIFF BANG POW ! 1984-1991
Alan Mac Gee's project (Creation Records ), Biff Bang Pow! is 6 albums :
Pass the paintbrush Honey 1984
The girl who runs the Beat Hotel 1987
Oblivion 1987
Love is forever 1988
Songs for the sad eyed girl 1990
Me 1991
The compilation called "L'amour , Demure , Stenhousemuir" published in 1996 containts those songs :
She haunts 1988
Ice cream Machine 1988
Hug me Honey 1990
Miss you 1991
THE SUGAR CUBES 1988
RITA MITSOUKO 1986
Rita Mitsouko was Catherine Ringer & Fred Chichin .Fred Chichin died in November 2007 .
Here is the LP called "No comprendo" produced by Tony Visconti in 1986 . A great album full of creativity and quite alternative . Another band"Made in France" .
Stupid anyway
Un soir un chien
Bad days
Artist United Against Apartheid 1985
Remember . A hit single coming after the huge wave of Band Aid in 1983 .Produced by Little Steven .
Sun city
NEW MODEL ARMY 1989
Taken from the LP called "Thunder & consolation" , NMA were the european Midnight Oil .Ballad of bodmin pill
In heritance
Stupid questions
LIO 1980
Lio is a french girl , quite popular here since 30 years now . She became famous in 1980 with the hit single "Banana split " but also "Amoureux solitaires" .The old school of the french touch .
Amoureux solitaires
JULIAN COPE 1987
Taken from a compilation called "L'autre rock" for the french market , edited by BMG in 1987 , "Eve's volcano" is the song representing Julian Cope .
jeudi 29 juillet 2010
GO BETWEENS 1987
Is it necessary to present the Go Betweens ? An aussie band , kings of the melodies .
RIP to G. Mc Lenann , who is gone forever in May 2006
Wait until June
Casanova's last words
Streets of your town
THE GODFATHERS 1988
Basical rock , very melodic and pleasant .Birth , school , work , death
If I only had time
'cause I said so
mercredi 28 juillet 2010
THE DEL LORDS 1988
"Cheyenne" was cool
Sorry for the poor quality of sound but my record has been too much played ...
Cheyenne
KAS PRODUCT 1986
Kas Product was a band influenced by the german culture . Coming from Nancy , east of France , they were two people : Mona Soyoc & Spatsz creating a kind of Propaganda stuff .It's cold , a bit dark but very clean and efficient .
Fever lust
Peep Freak
THE RAINMAKERS 1986
The Rainmakers was an american band playing some caricatural rocky songs animated by the charismatic Bob Walkenhorst who used to compose and sing .They were funny.
Rockin at the T-Dance
Let my people go-go
EYES ON YOU : The Thugs , The flying Badgers , Kid pharaon & the lonely ones , The missing links 1987
"Eyes on you" was a compilation of emerging french indie rock bands in the middle of the eighties .It has been produced by the french label Closer-Teenage Records .Those bands used to sound everything but not french and for example The Thugs have been quite popular in the US and the singer of Missing Links was a new-yorker .Rock tunes !
Dirty white face - The Thugs
unknown song - Flying Badgers
Kid Pharaon & the lonely ones - Constitution of love
The Missing Links - Deep feelings .
THE SAINTS 1989
From a compilation " The New Rose Years" released in 1989 and edited by New Rose .
In the mirror ( b side of 7" Always-In the mirror )
Gipsy woman
THE WONDER STUFF 1988
A short sucess for the Wonder Stuff even if they were talented and charismatic .That LP was called "The eight legged groove machine"
Red berry joy town
Ruby horse
CELIBATE RIFLES 1988
Two songs including the famous "Dancing barefoot" extrated from this nameless EP recorded in 1988 .A mix of pop & punk music .
Walking barefoot
Jesus on TV ( live )
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