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Thursday, 31 December 2020

Top of the Pops The Story of 1985

 


Top of the Pops The Story of 1985:

Dead or Alive

Paul Hardcastle

Harold Faltermeyer

Dire Straits 

Aha

Arcadia

King

Bonnie Tyler

Live Aid

Tears For Years

Loose Ends

Shakin Stevens


Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Aha - Scoundrel Days - 1986

 
Scoundrel Days  is the 2nd album from A-ha, released on 6th October 1986 on Warner Bros Records. It was produced by Mags Furuholmen, Pal Waaktaar and Alan Tarney.  The album reached No. 2 on the British charts and peaked at No. 74 in the US charts.

Listen to the Full album:


Track Listing:

Side one
  1. "Scoundrel Days" 
  2. "The Swing of Things" 
  3. "I've Been Losing You" 
  4. "October" 
  5. "Manhattan Skyline"
Side two
  1. "Cry Wolf"
  2. "We're Looking for the Whales" 
  3. "The Weight of the Wind"
  4. "Maybe, Maybe"
  5. "Soft Rains of April" 
 
 
 Number One Magazine Review

Smash Hits Review




Saturday, 17 March 2018

Aha - Take On Me 1985

 
A-Ha -  "Take On Me"

The debut Single from A-Ha was originally released in 1984 but failed to chart outise Norway. Re-released in October 1985 it reached Number 2 on the U.K. singles chart.  Written by Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket and PÃ¥l Waaktaar  it was released on Warner Bros on  7 inch and 12 inch Single and spent  19 weeks on the chart. It peaked at Number 1 on the U.S. Billboard Chart.
 
Number One Magazine Reviews
 
 
 
 
 
 



Extended Mix: