I made this playlist awhile back and thought I'd share it:

1. 8th Wonder - Sugarhill Gang - 1980

2. The Breaks - Kurtis Blow - 1980

3. Rapture (Special Disco Mix) - Blondie - 1981

4. Bostich - Yello - 1981

5. 3,000,000 Synths - Chas Jankel - 1981

6. Wordy Rappinghood (Remix) - Tom Tom Club -1981

7. Club Underworld - Cerrone - 1984

8. Wot! (12" Mix) - Captain Sensible - 1982

9. New York New York - Nina Hagen - 1983

10. Spasticus Autisticus - Ian Dury - 1981

11. The Magnificent Dance - The Clash - 1981

12. Cavern - Liquid Liquid - 1983

13. Moody - ESG - 1981

14. Go Bang! #5 (Francois K Mix) - Dinosaur L - 1982

15. Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag - Pigbag - 1981

16. Your Life (Party Mix) - Konk - 1984

17. Don Quichotte (U.S. Remix) - Magazine 60 - 1984

18. Watch The Closing Doors! - I.R.T. (Interboro Rhythm Team) - 1983

19. White Horse (U.S. Edit) - Laid Back - 1983

20. Hip Hop Bee Bop (Don't Stop) (Extended Remix) - Man Parrish - 1982

21. Nunk (New Wave Funk) - Warp 9 - 1982

22. What People Do For Money - Divine Sounds - 1984

23. Rockin' It - M.C. Flex & The FBI Crew - 1984

24. Bad Times (I Can't Stand It) - Captain Rapp - 1983

25. Funky Soul Makossa (Rap Version) - Nairobi and The Awesome Foursome - 1982

26. Jam On It - Newcleus - 1984

27. Planet Rock (12" Vocal) - Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force - 1982

28. Electric Kingdom (Vocal Version) - Twilight 22 - 1983

29. Play At Your Own Risk (12" Vocal) - Planet Patrol - 1982

30. Pac Jam (Look Out For OVC) - Jonzun Crew - 1982

31. Al-Naafyish (The Soul) - Hashim - 1983

32. Confusion (12" Version) - New Order - 1983

33. Don't Go (Re-Mix) - Yazoo - 1982

34. AEIOU Sometimes Y (Long Version) - ĒBN-ŌZN - 1983

35. Slang Teacher - Wide Boy Awake - 1982

36. Love Tempo - Quando Quango - 1983

37. Get Off My Case (Remix) - Comateens - 1983

38. (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew - The Rock Steady Crew - 1983

39. Street Dance - Break Machine - 1984

40. City Life (Club Mix) - Hassan & 7-11 - 1984

41. White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) (Long Version) - Grandmaster & Melle Mel - 1983

42. Five Minutes of Funk - Whodini - 1984

43. Buffalo Gals (Scratch Version) - Malcolm McLaren & The World's Famous Supreme Team - 1982

44. One For The Treble (Fresh) (Vocal Mix) - Davy DMX - 1984

45. Rockit - Herbie Hancock - 1983

46. Crazy Cuts (Long Version) - Grandmixer D.ST. - 1983

47. Break Dance-Electric Boogie - West Street Mob - 1983

48. Breaker's Revenge (Extended Vocal Version) - Arthur Baker - 1984

49. Axel F (The M+M Mix) - Harold Faltermeyer - 1984

50. The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight (Dominant Mix) - Dominatrix - 1984

51. Beat Box (Diversion One) - The Art of Noise - 1983

52. Trommeltanz (Din Daa Daa) (U.S. Mix) - George Kranz - 1983

53. Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha (Long Version) - Trio - 1982

54. Tour de France (French Version) - Kraftwerk - 1983

55. I Wanna Be A Cowboy (12" Saddle Mix) - Boys Don't Cry - 1985

56. World Destruction - Time Zone - 1984

57. 19 (Destruction Mix) - Paul Hardcastle - 1985

58. Radio Rhythm (S-I-G-N-A-L S-M-A-R-T) (Extra Cheese Mix) - Clandestine featuring Ned Sublette - 1984

59. 5 Minutes (C-C-C Club Mix) - Bonzo Goes To Washington - 1984

60. Rock Me Amadeus (Salieri Mix) - Falco - 1985

LISTEN HERE

[Edited 12/31/14 12:03pm]

you have included some long forgotten gems on this!!

'Wot'- is a ridiculously awful/awesome jam

'World Destruction' - fucking cool

'Wordy Rappinhood'-

'Ny Ny'

cool mix!

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Man, grab your parachute pants, LOL!!! This list really took me back to the mid-80's...

"How you rock your hat, man, how you rock it?"

"I sport it fresh, holmes!!"

Nice Mix!!!

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Thank you, guys! I tried to go for a balance of big hits and lesser-known novelties. A white person rapping was almost an automatic add.

There were so many other songs I could have used (Yazoo's "Don't Go" could easily slide in between "Confusion" and "AEIOU"), but this mix began years ago as a 90-minute cassette and was slowly getting out of hand so I decided to cap it at an even 40 songs. Sometimes you just have to walk away and let it be.

Edit: After really thinking about, I couldn't resist adding "Don't Go" after all so it's in there now along with a few more leftovers I had. This mix could forever be a work in progress, lol.

[Edited 1/7/14 20:07pm]

Great Mix, Thanks Sexton!

Looking forward to this!

Moonbeam said:

Looking forward to this!

I think you will like it.

But I know you will love this other mix I made: Siouxsie & The Banshees Family Tree

sexton said:

Moonbeam said:

Looking forward to this!

I think you will like it.

But I know you will love this other mix I made: Siouxsie & The Banshees Family Tree

Yum!

Have you come around to recognize the brilliance of Kaleidoscope yet?

[Edited 1/15/14 4:14am]

Moonbeam said:

sexton said:

I think you will like it.

But I know you will love this other mix I made: Siouxsie & The Banshees Family Tree

Yum!

Have you come around to recognize the brilliance of Kaleidoscope yet?

[Edited 1/15/14 4:14am]

I still rank it in the bottom half of the Banshees' discography. But it's a good album!

So good!

paligap said:

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Man, grab your parachute pants, LOL!!! This list really took me back to the mid-80's...

"How you rock your hat, man, how you rock it?"

"I sport it fresh, holmes!!"

Nice Mix!!!

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Cinny said:

So good!

Thanks!

THAT is the mix of "Rock Me Amadeus" I heard in the 80s, not these different short edits I have on every compilation!!

Cinny said:

THAT is the mix of "Rock Me Amadeus" I heard in the 80s, not these different short edits I have on every compilation!!

The only songs for which I couldn't find mp3s of the 12" versions were "Get Off My Case" and "Club Underworld". I have those on vinyl, but my turntable is very old without any computer cable ports. The 12" version of "Get Off My Case" makes for a better transition between the songs before and after it too. Oh well.

sexton said:

Cinny said:

THAT is the mix of "Rock Me Amadeus" I heard in the 80s, not these different short edits I have on every compilation!!

The only songs for which I couldn't find mp3s of the 12" versions were "Get Off My Case" and "Club Underworld". I have those on vinyl, but my turntable is very old without any computer cable ports. The 12" version of "Get Off My Case" makes for a better transition between the songs before and after it too. Oh well.

I didn't know Comateens before this. Thanks!

Can't wait to hear this. Thanks!

purplethunder3121 said:

Can't wait to hear this. Thanks!

I hope you like it!

Cinny said:

sexton said:

The only songs for which I couldn't find mp3s of the 12" versions were "Get Off My Case" and "Club Underworld". I have those on vinyl, but my turntable is very old without any computer cable ports. The 12" version of "Get Off My Case" makes for a better transition between the songs before and after it too. Oh well.

I didn't know Comateens before this. Thanks!

This is the mix I wanted to use, but couldn't find anywhere:



I tried ripping an mp3 from the video, but the quality was crap.

sexton said:

Cinny said:

I didn't know Comateens before this. Thanks!

This is the mix I wanted to use, but couldn't find anywhere:



I tried ripping an mp3 from the video, but the quality was crap.

haha I love that edit piece intro