Bill Pritchard - Bill Pritchard (1987) 5"

Bill Pritchard is a British singer-songwriter, musical arranger and producer. Despite being little known in his native country he has achieved considerable recognition in France and elsewhere. He is currently working as an SEN teacher at the Meadows school which is located in leek Staffordshire.



Bill Pritchard

PSY - Etre Ange Mon Ange (1989) 5"

Animal Moi
Angelina
Loser
Laisse Moi Jouer
Jimi
Regarde Moi Dans Les Yeux
Life Goes On
Un Baiser... Mon Bébé
Le Caprice
J'ai Perdu Mon Ombre
Malher De Malheur
Un Jour Ou Jamais

Dole - Speed Of Hope 12" (1986)

Belgian band. "The Speed Of Hope" was produced by Adrian Borland (R.I.P.)

Del Monte

The Box - Closer Together 5" (1987)

The Box is a Canadian New Wave group from Montreal. The band was formed in 1981 by Jean-Marc Pisapia, an early member of Men Without Hats. He recruited guitarist Guy Florent and bassist Jean-Pierre Brie for the band, who were originally known as Checkpoint Charlie before settling on the name The Box. I will be sharing 5 of my favorite songs from this album.

Crying Out Loud For Love
Ordinary People
Closer Together
School
Closer Together (Longer Version)

Boom Boom Room - Love Your Face (Extended Version) 12" (1987)

Love Your Face

Bradford - Bradford 5" (1988)

From Blackburn, England, the band is best known for being liked by Morrissey and the first band ever to release a debut single on CD, “Skin Storm” in 1988. They were signed to “Smiths” producer Stephen Street’s “Foundation” label.
Bradford

Way Of The West - City For Lovers (Extended Version) 12" (1984)

City For Lovers

Shiny Two Shiny - Waiting For Us (Long Version) 12" (1983)

This single was taken from their mini LP entitled ‘Halfway Across The Rainbow’.
A mixture of bright and breezy synth pop with some darker undercurrents. I personally love this song.

Shiny

Bluetrain - Some Greater Love 5"

I will try to post some of my cd collection in between before I run out of 12" to post. hehehe. I want to start with the band from Surrey, England. Formed from the ashes of Go! Service in 1986. One of their songs, "Land of Gold", was included in the 1999 Vinyl Japan compilation called 'Our Floating Images Youth. Obviously, that's when I first heard them and since then I was on the look out for this hard to find record. I'm still searching for it though.:( I know somebody who owns this gem, right Cino? Anyway, This compilation was released by Plastina Records in 2008 and now out of print. Literally, got the last copy from their shelf last year. A total of 12 tracks and includes songs from their Go! Service days. I don't usually share full length albums but I will make an exception this time. Enjoy!

Some Greater Love (2008)
01. It Makes Me Realise
02. Real Life
03. I Just Don’t Know
04. Wheels Go Round
05. Land of Gold
06. Parade
07. Because of the Dollars
08. Some Greater Love
09. Decline
10. You Bring Me Back to Life
11. Reason to Be
12. Twenty Years

Way Of The West - Don't Say That's Just for White Boys 12" (1980)

Way of the West were known for their catchy, danceable (usually 5-8 minute) songs, which can best be described as 80s pop/ bordering on new romantic. Their first single “Don’t Say That’s Just for White Boys”, released in 1980 was their biggest hit.

Way Of The West

Person To Person - Reputation (Hang The Beat Mix) 12" (1985)

Person

Big Noise - Name and Number (Extended Dance Mix) 12"

Big Noise, a British septet led by singer Anthony Fenelie and Huw Lucas and formed in Birmingham in 1985.

Name and Number

Northside - My Rising Star 12" (1990)

Northside are a British band from Manchester, England. Formed in 1989, they released their only album Chicken Rhythms on Factory Records in 1991.

Northside

The High - Up and Down 12" (1990)

Up and Down

The High - Take Your Time 12" (1990)

Take Your Time

The High - Box Set Go 12" (1990)

Based in Manchester U.K., The High were formed in ‘89 by John Matthews and guitarist Andy Couzens. Couzens was a former member of The Stone Roses and played guitar on the tracks ‘So Young & ‘Tell Me’. Their debut album ‘Somewhere Soon’ was released in 1990 on London Records. I will be sharing 3 of the singles that were released by this band. Box Set Go is my no.1 favorite from this album.

Box Set Go

Three O'Clock - Susie's On The Ball Now (Extended Mix) 12" (1986)

3 O'Clock

Illustrated Man - Head Over Heels (Feet First Mix) 12" (1984)

Illustrated Man

English Evenings - I Will Return (Special Remix) 12" (1985)

English Evenings

Endgames - Miracle In My Hearts 12" (1985)

Scottish New Wave Band. The single "Miracle in My Heart" included a B-side mix of the song "Ecstasy" that has become a dance classic.

Endgames

The Mighty Lemon Drops - My Biggest Thrill 12" (1986)

TMLD