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Sounds Of The 80s - 'If you were there, you'd know'... and if you weren't, pay attention!

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Music Played

  • Bonnie Tyler

    Holding Out For A Hero (Club Mix)

    • Club Epic (A Collection Of Classic Dance Mixes) Volume 4.
    • Epic Dance.

  • Genesis

    Land Of Confusion (Extended Remix)

    • Charisma/Virgin.

  • Desireless

    Voyage, Voyage (PWL Britmix)

    • Desireless – Ses Plus Grands Succès.
    • Sony Music Media.

  • Dead or Alive

    Brand New Lover (The Dust Monkey's Love Bubble Club Mix Edit)

    • Club Epic (A Collection Of Classic Dance Mixes) Volume 5.
    • Epic Dance.

  • Mark Dunn's Top 3 Extended 80s Tunes

    • Frankie Goes to Hollywood

      Rage Hard (The Young Person's Guide To The 12" Mix)

      • 12"/80s Chilled.
      • Universal UMC.

    • Booker Newberry III

      Love Town (Long Version)

      • Booker Newberry III – Love Town (Long Version).
      • The Boardwalk Entertainment Co.

    • Heaven 17

      Let Me Go (Extended Mix)

      • Heaven 17 - The Luxury Gap.
      • Virgin.

  • Furniture

    Brilliant Mind - 12" Mix

    • Furniture – The Wrong People.
    • Cherry Red/Sony.

  • Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam & Full Force

    I Wonder If I Take You Home (Extended Version)

    • Lisa-Lisa And Cult Jam With Full Force - I Wonder If I Take You Home.
    • Columbia.

  • Gary's Bit In The Middle

    • Turner & Skipworth

      Thinking About Your Love - (Original 12 Inch Version)

      • Thinking About Your Love.
      • 4th & Broadway.

  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    Enola Gay (Extended Mix)

    • Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay.
    • EMI.

  • Farley Jackmaster Funk

    Love Can't Turn Around

    • Trax Records.

  • Thompson Twins

    In The Name Of Love (12" Inch Dance Extension)

    • Set (Expanded Edition).
    • BMG.

  • Blancmange

    Living on the Ceiling

    • Second Helpings - The Best Of Blancmange.
    • London Records.

  • John Sealey's Top 3 Extended 80s Tunes

    • Thomas Dolby

      Windpower (High Power Extended Play)

      • Venice In Peril Records/EMI.

    • Go West

      We Close Our Eyes (The Total Overhang Club Mix)

      • Bangs & Crashes.
      • Chrysalis.

    • Scritti Politti

      Wood Beez (Version)

      • Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin).
      • Virgin.

  • S’Express

    Mantra For A State Of Mind (Club Mix)

    • Themes From S Express - The Best Of.
    • BMG UK & Ireland.

  • Ten City

    That's The Way Love Is (Underground Mix/Extended Version)

    • That's The Way Love Is.
    • Atlantic.

  • Propaganda

    Duel (Bittersweet)

    • Island Records.

  • Depeche Mode

    See You (Extended Version)

    • See You (Extended Version).
    • Mute.

  • 808 State

    Pacific State (12" Version)

    • Pacific.
    • ZTT.

Broadcast

  • Yesterday18:00
    BBC Radio 2