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The Dancing Decade... Mid 80s - Mid 90s

I created this page to help fellow Mid 80s/mid 90s club goers who loved all the music but didn't necessarily remember all the artists or titles.  I started collecting this stuff about a decade ago and believe me I know the feeling of walking into a music store and telling the clerk "I'm looking for this song that goes danu danu danu duh..."  They look at you like you're a moron, they can't tell you what it was and you begin to wonder about your own sanity...

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THE LIST

 

 

Artist

Title

Year

Album Label 
A
ABC Poison Arrow 1982 Lexicon of Love Mercury Records
The Look of Love 1982 Lexicon of Love Mercury Records
Be Near Me 1985 How to Be a Zillionaire Mercury Records
Vanity Kills 1985 How to Be a Zillionaire Mercury Records
How to Be a Millionaire 1985 How to Be a Zillionaire Mercury Records
When Smokey Sings 1987 Alphabet City Mercury Records
 

 

AB Logic The Hitman 1992 Single Atlantic. 
Snap Shot: Also available on AB Logic released 1992
 

 

Acid Horse No Name, No Slogan 1989 Single Wax Trax
Snap Shot: Was a side project of members of Ministry and Cabaret Voltaire
 

 

Adamski Killer 1990 Single MCA
Born to Be Alive 1991 Single MCA
Snap Shot: Killer also released on Naughty released 1992 and features Seal on vocals
 

 

A Guy Called Gerald Voodoo Ray 1988 Single Rham
 

 

Airplane Crashers White Rabbit 1989 Single Subway
Snap Shot: Side project for the Belgium band Poesie Noire
 

 

Alexander Robotnik Problems D'Amour 1983 Single Fuzz Dance
Snap Shot: Maurizio Dami is his real name and he was actually an Italian jazz keyboardist.
 

 

Almond, Marc Tears Run Rings  1988 The Stars We Are EMI Int'l.  
Snap Shot: Some people will identify this song with "the angels sighed".  This was a solo project from Marc Almond originally with Soft Cell.
 

 

Alphaville Forever Young 1984 Forever Young Atlantic
 

 

Amnesia Ibiza 1988 Single BCM
Snap Shot: Another Poesie Noire side project.
 

 

Anything Box Living in Oblivion 1989 Single Epic
Jubilation 1990 Single Sony
Snap Shot: Jubilation also available on the album Peace released 1990
 

 

Apotheosis O Fortuna 1991 Single IDM
Snap Shot: People identify this song as "the omen song".  This song was a rendition of Carl Orff's "O Fortuna" but encountered legal suits from Orff's estate and was withdrawn from the market.  This is not to be confused with Fortuna's version of the same title.
 

 

Army of Lovers Crucified 1991 Massive Luxury Overdose Giant
 

 

Art of Noise Beatbox  1983 Into Battle With the Art of Noise ZTT/Island. 
Close to the Edit 1984 Whose Afraid of the Art of Noise ZTT/Island.
Legs 1986 In Visible Silence Polydor
 

 

Axodry You 1987 Single TDI/ZYX.  
Snap Shot: One of many side project of Talla 2XLC of Bigod 20  
 

 

B
B 52s, The Rock Lobster 1979 The B 52s Warner Brothers
Planet Claire 1979 The B 52s Warner Brothers
Dance This Mess Around 1979 The B 52s Warner Brothers
 

 

Baby Ford Children of the Revolution 1989 Single Rhythm King/Sire.  
Snap Shot:  Peter Ford is his real name but he's released records under many pseudonyms, including Casino Classix, El Mal, Solcyc, Simprini Risin'
 

 

Baltimora Tarzan Boy 1985 Living in the Background Manhattan
Snap Shot: Baltimora was a 1 man project from Jimmy McShane.  He reportedly died from aids in the early 90s.
 

 

Bananarama Venus 1986 True Confessions Razor & Tie
Snap Shot:  A remake of the Shocking Blue song
 

 

Bauhaus Bela Lugosi's Dead 1979 EP Beggars Banquet. 
Snap Shot: After Bauhaus split, Peter Murphy began a solo career, Daniel Ash already had a side project Tones on Tail that he then devoted all of his time to and later forms Love & Rockets
 

 

Beat Club, The Security 1986 Single Pizzazz
Snap Shot: Also available on the album Paris released 1994
 

 

Belouise Some Imagination 1983 Some People Capitol
 

 

Beloved, The Hello 1990 Happiness Atlantic
Sweet Harmony 1993 Single Atlantic
Snap Shot: Also available on Conscience released in 1993
 

 

Berlin Sex I'm A... 1982 Pleasure Victim Geffen
The Metro 1982 Pleasure Victim Geffen
 

 

Big Audio Dynamite The Globe 1991 The Globe Columbia
Snap Shot: Mick Jones formerly formed the group after his split from The Clash.  This was actually the second incarnation of BAD known as BAD II formed in 1990.
 

 

Big Pig Break Away! 1988 Bonk A & M
 

 

Bigod 20 The Bog 1990 Single Zoth Ommog. 
Snap Shot: Also available on the album Steelworks released 1992
 

 

Blow Monkeys, The Digging Your Scene 1986 Single RCA
Snap Shot: Also available on Animal Magic released 1990
Bollock Brothers, The Harley David (Son of a Bitch) 1987 The Prophecies of Nostradamus Blue Turtle
 

 

Bolshoi, The A Way 1986 Friends Beggars Banquet
Please (Miss Lolita) 1987 Lindy's Party Beggars Banquet
 

 

Bomb the Bass Beat Dis 1987 Single Rhythm King
Snap Shot: Also available on the album Into the Dragon released 1988
 

 

Book of Love I Touch Roses 1985 Single Sire
Boy 1985 Single Sire
Tubular Bells 1988 Single Sire
Pretty Boys & Pretty Girls

1988

Single Sire
Witchcraft 1988 Single Sire
Snap Shot: I Touch Roses and Boy also available on Book of Love released in 1986.  The others are also available on Lullaby released in 1988.
 

 

Boytronic Hurts 1986 Single Rush (?)
Bryllyant 1986 Single Rush (?)
 

 

Bronski Beat Why? 1984 The Age of Consent London
Smalltown Boy 1984 The Age of Consent London
Hit that Perfect Beat Boy 1985 Single London
Snap Shot: Hit That Perfect Beat Boy was also available on Truthdare Doubledare released in 1986.
 

 

C
Cabaret Voltaire Sensoria 1984 Micro Phonies Virgin
Do Right 1984 Micro Phonies Virgin
Kickback 1985 The Covenant, The Sword & the Arm of the Lord Virgin
Don't Argue 1987 Code EMI/Parlaphone
Here To Go 1987 Code EMI/Parlaphone
 

 

Call It Heaven Feeling Like a Stranger 1985 Single Unknown 
 

 

Camouflage The Great Commandment 1988 Voices & Images Atlantic
Love is a Shield 1989 Methods of Silence Atlantic
 

 

Captain Hollywood Project More and More 1991 More & More Imago
Snap Shot: Real name is Tony Harrison.  Female vocalist was Nena
 

 

Captain Sensible Wot 1983 Single A&M
Snap Shot: His real name Raymond Burns was the co-founder of the punk band The Damned
 

 

Cause and Effect You Think You Know Her 1988 Another Minute Zoo
It's Over Now 1994 Trip Zoo
CCCP American Soviets 1987 Single Oaklawn
Snap Shot: Also available on the album American Soviets released 1990
 

 

Celebrate the Nun Will You Be There 1989 Meanwhile Enigma
 

 

Cetu Javu Situations 1988 Single ZYX
Have in Mind 1988 Single ZYX
Snap Shot: Both songs also available on the album Southernlands released 1990 
 

 

Che (Be My) Powerstation 1986 Single Siren
Snap Shot: Also available on Narcotic released in 1989. Che was a side project from Alix Johnson.  He currently has a band Modern Eon.
 

 

Church, The Under the Milkyway 1988 Starfish Arista
 

 

Clan of Xymox A Day 1985 Clan of Xymox 4AD
Muscoviet Mosquito 1985 Clan of Xymox 4AD
Medusa 1987 Medusa 4AD
Blind Hearts 1989 Twist of Shadows Wing
Imagination 1989 Twist of Shadows Wing
Obsession 1989 Twist of Shadows Wing
 

 

Colm III Take Me High 1987 Single Ruby Red
 

 

Communards, The Don’t Leave Me This Way 1986 The Communards London
Snap Shot: Bronski Beat's Jimmy Somerville left and became the lead singer of the Communards
 

 

Company B Fascinated 1986 Single Hot Productions
Snap Shot: Producer Ish Ledesma was also the founder of the band OXO who sang Whirlygirl
 

 

Consolidated Consolidated 1989 EP Nettwerk
Snap Shot: Also available on Myth of Rock released 1990. Lead singer Adam Sherburne was originally from Until December.
 

 

Cult, The She Sells Sanctuary 1985 Love Beggars Banquet
Wild Flower 1987 Electric Beggars Banquet
Love Removal Machine 1987 Electric Beggars Banquet
Fire Woman 1989 Sonic Temple Beggars Banquet
The Witch 1992 Cool World Soundtrack Warner Brothers
 

 

Culture Beat Mr. Vain 1993 Single 550 Music/Epic
 

 

Cure, The Boys Don't Cry 1979 Single Fiction
Let's Go to Bed 1982 Single Fiction
Love Cats 1983 Single Sire
Close to Me 1985 Single Sire
In Between Days 1985 Single Sire
Just Like Heaven 1987 Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me Elektra
Hot Hot Hot 1987 Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me Elektra
Why Can't I Be You 1987 Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me Elektra
Snap Shot: Boy's Don't Cry also available on Boys Don't Cry released 1980; Let's Go To Bed also available on Japanese Whisper released 1984; Love Cats, Close to Me and In Between Days also available on Staring at the Sea: The Singles released 1986 
 

 

D
Daily, EG Mind Over Matter 1988 Single A&M
Snap Shot: EG is the voice of not only Buttercup on the Power Puff Girls but also Tommy Pickle on Rugrats and she was Babe the pig in Pig in the City.  You might know her best from her role in Valley Girl or in Pee Wee's Big Adventure. View her website for more details.  This song was featured in the movie Summer School.
 

 

Dax, Danielle Big Hollow Man 1987 Inky Bloaters Sire
Snap Shot: Also available on Dark Adapted Eye released 1988
 

 

Dead Milkmen Instant Club Hit 1987 Bucky Fellini Enigma
 

 

Dead or Alive You Spin Me Right Round 1985 Youthquake Epic
Brand New Lover 1987 Rip It Up Epic
Lover Come Back to Me 1987 Rip It Up Epic
My Heart Goes Bang 1987 Rip It Up Epic
Snap Shot: You Spin Me Right Round also available on Rip It Up
 

 

DeeeLite Groove is in the Heart 1990 World Clique Elektra
 

 

Dennis, Cathy C'mon and Get My Love 1989 Single ffrr
Snap Shot:  The single was actually released by the rap artist D-Mob featuring Cathy but it appears on her solo album Move to This released in 1990.
 

 

Depeche Mode Just Can’t Get Enough 1981 Speak and Spell Sire
Blasphemous Rumor 1984 Some Great Reward Sire
Master & Servants 1984 Some Great Reward Sire
People are People 1984 Some Great Reward Sire
Behind the Wheel 1987 Music for the Masses Sire
Strange Love 1987 Music for the Masses Sire
Never Let Me Down 1987 Music for the Masses Sire
Little 15 1987 Music for the Masses Sire
Route 66 1988 Single Sire
Dangerous 1989 Single Sire
Personal Jesus 1990 Violator Sire
Policy of Truth 1990 Violator Sire
 

 

Desireless Voyage Voyage 1986 Single CBS
Snap Shot:  Her real name was Claudie Fritsch.
 

 

Die Warzau Land of the Free 1989 Disco Rigido Mercury
 

 

Dirty Harry D-Bop 1989 EP Wing
 

 

Dominatrix The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight 1994 Single Warlock
Snap Shot: Also featured in Grosse Point Blank movie but not available on the soundtrack
 

 

Double ID Communicate 1989 Single R & S
 

 

Dr. Alban It's My Life 1992 Single Logic
Snap Shot: Also available on It's My Life released 1993
 

 

Duran Duran Planet Earth 1981 Duran Duran Capitol
 

 

E
East 17 House of Love 1992 Single London
 

 

Echo & the Bunnymen Lips Like Sugar 1987 Echo & the Bunnymen Sire
 

 

Edelweiss Bring Me Edelweiss 1988 Single Teldec
Snap Shot: Also available on Wonderful World of Edelweiss released 1992
 

 

Electronic Getting Away With It 1989 Single Factory
Snap Shot: Bernard Sumner from New Order and Johnny Marr from The Smiths
 

 

EMF Unbelievable 1991 Schubert Dip EMI
Snap Shot: Bassist Zach Foley died 2002.
 

 

English Beat Mirror in the Bathroom 1980 I Just Can't Stop It Sire
Save it for Later 1982 Special Beat Service Sire
 

 

English Boy On the Love Ranch Sex Vigilante 1988 Single New Rose Records
Snap Shot: The Love Ranch was a reference to a progressive house club in the 80s.
 

 

Eon Spice 1990 Single Columbia
Snap Shot: Also available on Void Dweller released 1992.
 

 

Erasure Who Needs Love Like That 1986 Wonderland Sire
Oh L’Amour 1986 Wonderland Sire
A Little Respect 1988 Innocents Sire
Chains of Love 1988 Innocents Sire
 

 

Erotic Dissidents Move Your Ass 1988 Single Subway
Snap Shot: Produced by members of Poesie Noire  
 

 

Everything But the Girl Missing 1994 Amplified Heart Atlantic
 

 

F
Fem to Fem Switch 1993 Single Critique
Snap Shot: Also available on Woman to Woman released 1994. Michelle Crispin (Bloome) now works for Vellum Entertainment
 

 

Figures on a Beach Accidentally  4th Street (Gloria) 1988 Figures on a Beach Sire 
Snap Shot: Anthony Kaczynski and Michael Smith went on to form Fire King
 

 

Final Cut She Destroys 1990 Deep Into the Cut Full Effect
 

 

Flesh For Lulu I Go Crazy 1987 Long Live the New Flesh Capitol
 

 

Frankie Goes to Hollywood Relax 1984 Welcome to the Pleasure Dome ZTT
War 1984 Welcome to the Pleasure Dome ZTT
Two Tribes 1984 Welcome to the Pleasure Dome ZTT
 

 

Freur Doot Doot 1983 Single Oglio
Snap Shot: Also available on Doot-Doot released 1983.  Vocalist Karl Hyde and keyboardist/programmer Rick Smith went on to form the seminal electronica group Underworld
 

 

Front 242 Headhunter   1988 Front By Front RRE/Epic
Welcome to Paradise  1988 Front By Front RRE/Epic
Quite Unusual 1986 Official Version Red Rhino Europe
W.Y.H.I.W.Y.G.  1986 Official Version Red Rhino Europe
Snap Shot: Headhunter is also available on Front By Front 1988-1989 released 1992.  Many people may recognize the lyric "lock the target"; Welcome to Paradise may also be recognized from the lyrick "hey poor"; W.Y.H.I.W.Y.G. may also be recognized from the lyric "they're coming down".  Richard 23 from Front 242 was a founding member of Revco with Luc Van Acker & Alain Jourgensen of Ministry 
 

 

G
Gene and Jim are into Shake Shake (How About a Sampling, Gene?) 1988 Single ZYX
 

 

Gene Loves Jezebel Desire 1983 Desire Relativity

 

 

Giovanni Running Man 1989 Single Panther
 

 

Godwin, Peter Images of Heaven 1982 Single Polydor
Snap Shot: Originally with the band Metro

 

 

Goodmen, The Give it Up 1993 Single Ffrreedom
 

 

Gruesome Twosome Hallucination Generation 1988 Single Nettwerk

 

 

H
Hagen, Nina Universal Radio 1985 In Ekstasy Columbia
 

 

Hardsonic Bottom 3 Do It Any Way You Wanna 1988 Single Possibly BBAT
 

 

Heaven 17 Let Me Go 1982 Heaven 17 Arista
Temptation 1983 Luxury Gap Virgin
 

 

Heyward, Nick Tell Me Why 1988 I Love You Avenue Reprise
Snap Shot: Previously with the band Haircut 100
 

 

Hunger, The Shock 1989 Single Unknown
Cut the Skin 1989 Single Unknown
 

 

I
Icicle Works Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) 1984 Icicle Works Beggars Banquet
 

 

Idol, Billy Mony Mony 1981 Don't Stop Chrysalis
Dancing With Myself 1981 Don't Stop Chrysalis
White Wedding 1982 Billy Idol Chrysalis
Rebel Yell 1983 Rebel Yell Chrysalis
Snap Shot: Dancing With Myself also available on Billy Idol
 

 

Information Society Tell Me What’s on Your Mind (Pure Energy) 1988 Information Society Tommy Boy
Walking Away 1988 Information Society Tommy Boy
Lay All Your Love on Me 1988 Information Society Tommy Boy
 

 

Invincible Limit Push! 1987 Single ZYX
Snap Shot: Changed their name and currently go by Invincible Spirit
 

 

INXS The One Thing 1982 Shabooh Shoobah Atco
Don't Change 1982 Shabooh Shoobah Atco
Original Sin 1984 Swing Atco
What You Need 1985 Listen Like Thieves Atlantic
New Sensation 1987 Kick Atlantic
Need You Tonight 1987 Kick Atlantic
Suicide Blonde 1990 X Atlantic
 

 

J
Jam, The Town Called Malice 1982 Single  Polydor
Snap Shot: Also available on Gift released 1982
 

 

Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart 1980 Single Savoy
Snap Shot: Also available on Substance released 1988. Ian Curtis sadly committed suicide in 1980. The remaining members became New Order.
 

 

Judy's, The Guyana Punch 1981 Washarama Wasted Talent
Snap Shot:  This is a band that is very near and dear.  If you were in Houston in the 80s, you knew who they were.  This was the band that should have hit big but alas were confined to Texas.  God they were awesome.
 

 

K
Kah, Hubert So Many People 1989 Single Blow Up
Snap Shot: Formerly of Enigma
 

 

KMFDM Don't Blow Your Top 1988 Don't Blow Your Top Wax Trax!
Naive 1990 Naive Wax Trax!
Go To Hell 1990 Naive Wax Trax!
Godlike 1990 Naive Wax Trax!
Money 1992 Money Wax Trax!
Snap Shot: The actual abbreviation of KMFDM stands for Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid or No Pity for the Majority according to their record company. Naive is no longer in print.  It was re-released as Naive Hell To Go in 1994
 

 

Killing Joke Eighties 1985 Single EG/Polydor. 
Love Like Blood 1985 Night Time EG/Polydor
Sanity 1986 Brighter Than a Thousand Suns EG
Snap Shot: Eighties is also available on Night Time released 1985.
 

 

King Love and Pride 1984 Steps in Time Epic
 

 

Kissing the Pink - aka KTP Certain Things are Likely 1986 Certain Things are Likely Mercury
Snap Shot: Simon Aldridge is now with Windswept Music Publishing

 

 

KLF 3am Eternal 1991 The White Room Arista
What Time is Love 1991 The White Room Arista
Doctorin' the Tardis 1988 Single TVT. 
Snap Shot: Doctorin' the Tardis was a Gary Glitter remake and KLF added the lyrics that many people recognize "Dr. Who".
 

 

Kon Kan I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You a…) 1988 Single Atlantic. 
Puss in Boots  (These Boots are Made for…) 1989 Move to Move Atlantic
Arts in D Minor (Harry Houdini) 1989 Move to Move Atlantic
Snap Shot: I Beg Your Pardon also available on Move to Move released 1989.
 

 

Kraftwerk Radioactivity 1975 Radioactivity Capitol
Numbers 1981 Computer World EMI
Tour De France 1983 Single Atlantic
 

 

Krantz, George Din Da Da 1983 Single Hot Productions
Snap Shot: Also on the original Breakdance 2 Electric Boogaloo soundtrack released 1984
 

 

KWS Please Don’t Go 1992 Please Don't Go Network 
 

 

L
Laserdance Humanoid Invasion 1986 Single Hotsound Records
Snap Shot:  Was a studio formation by Erik van Vliet and Michiel van der KuyIn.  In 1988 Michiel van der Kuy started his own label "Made Up Records" and his own publishing company called "Hot Cargo Music".
 

 

LA Style James Brown is Dead 1992 Single Arista
 

 

Laid Back White Horse 1983 Keep Smiling Medley
 

 

Laing, Shona Soviet Snow 1991 Single TVT
 

 

Latino, Gino Welcome 1988 Single ffrr
 

 

La Tour People are Still Having Sex 1991 Single Polygram
Blue 1992 Single Smash
Snap Shot: People are Still Having Sex is also available on La Tour released 1991; Blue featured on the Basic Instinct soundtrack released in 1992
 

 

Lazlo, Ken Tonight 1985 Single Memory
 

 

Lekakis, Paul Boom, Boom, Boom 1987 Single Esquire
 

 

Level 42 Something About You 1985 World Machine Polydor
 

 

Liberty City Some Lovin' 1992 Murk
Snapshot: Also available on Brilliant! The Global Dance Music Experience, Vol. 2 released in 1994.  Ralph Falcon & Oscar Gaetan were the original members.
 

 

Lightning Seeds Pure 1989 Cloudcuckooland MCA
 

 

Lil Louis French Kiss 1989 Single Sony
Snap Shot: Also available on From the Mind of Lil Louis released 1989.
 

 

Live Cinema Pop Density 1987 Single ZYX
 

 

London Beat, The I've Been Thinking About You 1991 In the Blood Radioactive
 

 

Lords of Acid I Sit on Acid 1988 Single Subway
Snap Shot: Also available on Lust released 1991. People may recognize the line "darling come here..."
 

 

Love and Rockets Ball of Confusion 1986 Express Beggars Banquet
No New Tale to Tell 1987 Earth Sun Moon Beggars Banquet
So Alive 1989 Love and Rockets Beggars Banquet
Snap Shot: After the split of Bauhaus and Tones on Tail, guitarist Daniel Ash forms group.
 

 

M
Magazine 60 Don Quichotte 1987 Costa Del Sol Baja
 

 

Man 2 Man Meet Man Parrish Male Stripper 1986 Single Bolts
Snap Shot: Brothers Miki & Paul Zone formed this band. Miki died 1987 after a long battle with drugs.
 

 

Mareen, Mike Love Spy 1984 Single ZYX
Snap Shot: Also available on Dance Control
 

 

MC 900 Ft Jesus If I Only Had a Brain 1994 One Step Ahead of the Spider Nettwerk
 

 

McLaren, Malcom Madame Butterfly 1984 Single Charisma
Snap Shot: One time manager of the Sex Pistols
 

 

M&H Band Popcorn 1987 Single Chaz
 

 

Micro Chip League (MCL) New York 1987 Single Oaklawn
Communicate 1988 Single Oaklawn
Snap Shot: One of many side projects of Talla 2XLC of Bigod 20 fame
 

 

Ministry Everyday is Halloween 1984 Every Day is Halloween Wax Trax
All Day 1984 Every Day is Halloween Wax Trax
Just Like You 1986 Twitch Sire
Over the Shoulder 1986 Twitch Sire
Stigmata 1988 Land of Rape and Honey Sire
Thieves 1989 The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste Sire
Burning Inside 1989 The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste Sire
So What 1989 The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste Sire
Breathe 1989 The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste Sire
Snap Shot: Everyday is Halloween and All Day also available on Twitch released 1986; Lead singer Al Jourgensen was also involved in the side project the Revolting Cocks with Richard 23 of Front 242 and fellow Belgian Luc Van Acker
 

 

Moev Crucify Me 1988 Yeah Whatever Nettwerk
 

 

Monroes, The What Do All the People Know 1982 The Monroes Alfa
Snap Shot: Eric Denton owns the Guitar Trader store in Kearny Mesa
 

 

Morrisey Suedehead 1988 Single EMI
Snap Shot: Ex-lead singer of The Smiths
 

 

Moses P Twighlight Zone 1988 Single Label unknown
 

 

Moskwa TV Generator 7/8 1985 Single XYZ/Westside
Snap Shot:  Also available on Dynamics & Discipline. Another Talla 2XLC side project (Bigod 20)
 

 

Murphy, Peter Cuts You Up 1990 Deep Beggars Banquet
Snap Shot: Ex singer of Bauhaus
 

 

My Life With the Thrill  Kill Kult And This is What the Devil Does 1988 I See Good Spirits & I See Bad Spirits Wax Trax!
Kooler Than Jesus 1990 Kooler Than Jesus Wax Trax!
Sex on Wheelz 1991 Sexplosion! Interscope
Snap Shot: And This is What the Devil Does appeared later on Kooler Than Jesus with the title The Devil Does Drugs.  Sex on Wheelz Also available on the Cool World Soundtrack released 1992
 

 

My Mine Hypnotic Tango 1983 Single Polydor
 

 

N
Naked Eyes Always Something There To Remind Me 1983 Naked Eyes EMI
Promises, Promises 1983 Naked Eyes EMI 
Snap Shot: Always Something There to Remind Me was a cover of a Burt Bacharach song.  Fisher died in 1999 after complications from stomach surgery.
 

 

Ned’s Atomic Dustbin Grey Cell Green 1991 Godfodder Columbia
 

 

New Order Blue Monday 1983 Single Qwest. 
The Perfect Kiss 1985 Low Life Qwest. 
Subculture 1985 Low Life Qwest
Bizarre Love Triangle 1986

Brotherhood

Qwest
Shell Shock 1986 Single Factory
True Faith 1987 Single Qwest
Snap Shot: Blue Monday also available on Power, Corruption & Lies released 1983.  Orgy re-recorded it in 1999; Shell Shock is also available on the Pretty in Pink soundtrack released  in 1986; True Faith released along with many other singles on Substance released 1987;  New Order was the remaining members of Joy Division after Ian Curtis committed suicide.
 

 

Nine Inch Nails Down In It 1989 Pretty Hate Machine TVT
Terrible Lie 1989 Pretty Hate Machine TVT
Head Like a Hole 1989 Pretty Hate Machine TVT
 

 

Nitzer Ebb Murderous 1987 That Total Age Geffen
Join in the Chant 1987 That Total Age Geffen
 

 

Noel Silent Morning 1987 Single 4th & Broadway
Snap Shot: Also available on Noel released 1988. OMG! Book him for your next party 
 

 

Normal, The Warm Leatherette 1978 Single Mute
Snap Shot: Daniel Miller owner of Mute Records recorded this single under the name The Normal
 

 

Numan, Gary My Shadow in Vain 1978 Tubeway Army Beggars Banquet
Down in the Park 1979 Replicas Beggars Banquet. 
You Are in My Vision 1979 Replicas Beggars Banquet
Cars 1979 The Pleasure Principle Beggars Banquet
Change Your Mind 1985 Single Polydor. 
Snap Shot: Down in the Park also available on Telekon released 1980.  Also in the movie Times Square in 1980 featuring Tim Curry; Change Your Mind was a collaboration with Sharpe
 

 

O
Ocean Blue Between Something and Nothing 1989 Between Something and Nothing Sire
 

 

O’Connor, Sinead I Want Your Hands on Me 1987 The Lion and the Cobra Ensign/Chrysalis. 
Mandinka 1987 The Lion and the Cobra Ensign/Chrysalis
Snap Shot: Dance Mix of I Want Your Hands on Me released 1988.  In 1992 Sinead ripped a picture of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live.  Reportedly, her action reflected her anger at the Catholic church and their non-support of women's rights in Ireland, child abuse, war and/or racism.
 

 

Orbital Chime 1989 Single Oh'Zone
 

 

Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark - OMD

Electricity 1980 Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark Virgin
Enola Gay 1980 Single Dindisc. 
If You Leave 1986 Pretty in Pink Soundtrack A&M
Dreaming 1988 Single Virgin. 
Snap Shot: Enola Gay and Dreaming also available on The Singles released 1998
 

 

Out of the Ordinary Play it Again 1989 Single ZYX
Snap Shot:  His real name is Torsten Fenslau.  Also recorded as Ideas for Imitators and Tyrell Corp.  Imagine every song on this page remixed into 1 song... that's what this sounds like.  His commercial production breakthrough came in 1993 with Culture Beat's Mr. Vain.  Torsten ran his own label Abfahrt Records and was resident DJ at Dorian Gray in Frankfurt.  He died in 1993 in a car accident.    
 

 

P
Pet Shop Boys West End Girls 1986 Please EMI America
Opportunities 1986 Please EMI America
What Have I Done to Deserve This 1987 Actually EMI America
It’s a Sin 1987 Actually EMI America
Always on My Mind 1988 Introspective EMI America
 

 

Poesie Noire Pity for the Self 1989 Pity for the Self or We'll Teach You to Dance Antler
 

 

Pop Will Eat Itself There's No Love Between Us Anymore 1987 Box Frenzy Rough Trade
Wise Up Sucker 1989 This Is The Day...This Is The Hour...This Is This RCA
 

 

Portion Control The Great Divide 1985 Single Rhythmic Records
 

 

Primal Scream Loaded 1991 Screamadelica Sire
Snap Shot: Founder Bobby Gillespie was originally with the Jesus & Mary Chain
 

 

Psuedo Echo Funkytown 1987 Love an Adventure RCA. 
Snap Shot: Remake of Lipps Inc. disco hit of the 70s.
 

 

Psykosonik Silicon Jesus 1993 Single Wax Trax
Snap Shot: Also available on Psykosonik released 1993

 

 

Q
Q-Feel Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop) 1983 Q-Feel Jive
 

 

R
Real Life Send Me an Angel 1983 Heartland MCA
 

 

Red Flag Russian Radio 1988 Single Enigma
Snap Shot: Also available on Naive Art released 1989.
 

 

ReFlex, The Politics of Dancing 1983 Politics of Dancing One Way
 

 

Revenge Pineapple Face 1990 Single Factory
Snap Shot: New Order's bassist Peter Hook's side project.  The video was banned because Hook wore a chastity belt.
 

 

Revolting Cocks, The Attack Ships on Fire 1986 Big Sexy Land Wax Trax. 
You Often Forget 1986 Big Sexy Land Wax Trax.
Union Carbide 1986 Big Sexy Land Wax Trax.  
38 1986 Big Sexy Land Wax Trax. 
No Devotion 1986 Big Sexy Land Wax Trax. 
Let's Get Physical 1990 Beers Steers & Queers Wax Trax. 
In the Neck 1990 Beers Steers & Queers Wax Trax.
Beers Steers & Queers 1990 Beers Steers & Queers Wax Trax. 
Snap Shot: The band began with Front 242's Richard 23, a fellow Belgian Luc Van Acker and Ministry's Al JourgensenTrent Reznor of NIN fame has been one of many members of RevCo.
 

 

Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock It Takes Two 1988 It Takes Two Profile
Joy and Pain 1988 It Takes Two Profile
 

 

Robin S. Show Me Love 1993 Show Me Love Big Beat
 

 

Robotiko Rejekto Confusion 1987 Single TDI/ZYX. 
Rejekto 1989 Single TDI/ZYX 
Snap Shot: This was another side project that featured music and production work by Talla 2XLC (BiGod 20)
 

 

Rockmaster Scott & the Dynamic Three The Roof is on Fire 1984 Single Reality
 

 

Romeo Void Never Say Never  1981 Single 415
Snap Shot: This song might be more easily recognized by the line "I Might Like You Better if We Slept Together"
 

 

Rutherford, Paul Get You Down 1988 Single 4th & Broadway
Snap Shot:  Ex-member of Frankie Goes to Hollywood.  
 

 

S
SA42 (Signal Aout 42) Carnival 1988 Single LD
Snap Shot:  Also available on Immortal Collection 1983-95 released 1996
 

 

Sandra Secret Land 1988 Everlasting Love Virgin
We'll Be Together 1988 Single Virgin
Snap Shot:  Married to Micheal Cretu  (Enigma) and is the voice featured in many Enigma songs 
 

 

Schilling, Peter The Different Story (World of Lust & Crime) 1989 The Different Story (World of Lust & Crime) Elektra/Asylum. 
Snap Shot: The Different Story album also featured the song Major Tom but that wasn't played in clubs.
 

 

Secession Touch 1984 Single Beggars Banquet
The Magician 1987 Single Siren
Sneakyville 1987 Single Siren
Snap Shot: The Magician and Sneakyville are also available on A Dark Enchantment released 1987
 

 

Section 25 Looking From a Hilltop 1984 From the Hip Factory
 

 

S'Express The Theme to S'Express 1988 Single Capitol
Snap Shot: Sonique has a solo career and DJ Mark Moore set up the Splish label, through Rhythm King Records in the early 90s
 

 

Shamen, The Move Any Mountain 1990 Single Epic
Make it Mine 1990 En-Tact Epic
Ebeneezer Goode 1992 Single Sony/Epic
Snap Shot:  Move any Mountain is also available on En-Tact released 1990. Tragically Will Sin drowned during a video shoot in 1991.
 

 

Shreikback Nemesis 1985 Oil and Gold Island
 

 

Sigue Sigue Sputnik Love Missile F1-11 1986 Flaunt It Cleopatra
 

 

Siouxsie & the Banshees Cities in Dust 1986 Tinderbox Geffen
Peekaboo 1988 Peepshow Geffen
Kiss Them for Me 1991 Superstition Geffen
 

 

Sisters of Mercy This Corrosion 1987 Floodland Elektra
Dominion Mother Russia 1987 Floodland Elektra
 

 

Skinny Puppy Smothered Hope 1984 Remission Nettwerk. 
Assimilate 1985 Bites Nettwerk
Dig It 1986 Single Nettwerk
Addiction 1986 Mind: Perpetual Intercourse Nettwerk
Tin Omen 1989 Rabies Nettwerk
Snap Shot: Dwayne Goettle died 1995 of a heroine overdose at his parent's home.
 

 

Smiths, The How Soon is Now 1985 Meat is Murder Sire
Snap Shot: Also available on The Best of the Smiths Vol. 1 released 1992.  Sampled in Soho's Hippie Chick
 

 

Snap! The Power 1990 Single Alex
Rhythm is a Dancer 1992 Madman's Return Arista
Soft Cell Tainted Love 1981 Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret Sire
Snap Shot:  If you can't find it you're a moron... It was in a Levis commercial for Heaven's sake.
Soho Hippie Chick 1990 Single Atco
Snap Shot: Also available on Goddess released 1991
 

 

Soul II Soul Back to Life 1989 Single Virgin
 

 

Soup Dragons I’m Free 1990 Lovegod Big Life
Snap Shot: Sean Dickson currently has a new band High Fidelity
 

 

Split Second Rigor Mortis 1988 A Split Second  Wax Trax
Snap Shot: Was remixed in 1991.  This is one that everyone knows...maybe not by name...but you know it
 

 

Starlight Numero Uno 1989 Single Citybeat
 

 

Stereo MCs Elevate My Mind 1990 Supernatural 4th & Broadway
Connected 1992 Connected Gee Street
 

 

T
T42 Don’t Let My Love 1989 Single Oaklawn.  
Snap Shot: Also available on Intruder released 1992
 

 

T99 Anaesthesia 1991 Single XL Recordings
 

 

Talk Talk Talk Talk 1982 Single EMI. 
It’s My Life 1984 Single EMI. 
Snap Shot:  Talk Talk was also available on The Party's Over released 1982 and It's My Life was also on It's My Life released 1984
 

 

Taste of Sugar H’mm H’mm 1988 Single Subway. 
Snap Shot: Another Poesie Noire produced side project.  This song is also know as The Waffle Song or Tuut because of the line, "you wanna suck my ....(tuut)"
 

 

Telekin Imagination 1985 Single Unknown
 

 

Telex Peanuts 1987 Single Magnetic
 

 

Thompson Twins In the Name of Love 1982 Set T
Lies 1983 Quick Step and Side Kick Arista
Play With Me 1992 Cool World Soundtrack Warner Brothers
Snap Shot: Set was released in the UK, in the US is was titled In The Name of Love and released on Arista.  Once again the album Quick Step and Side Kick was release in the UK...It was shortened to Side Kick for US release.
 

 

Time Zone with Afrika Bambaataa & John Lydon World Destruction 1984 Single Atlantic. 
Snap Shot: John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols
 

 

Tin Tin   (Stephen Duffy) Kiss Me 1982 Single Caroline 
Snap Shot: Thank you DJ Midas from The Decades Message Boards for letting me know the label.  The song is also available on The Ups and Downs released 1985. Founding member of Duran Duran but left before they "made" it.  
 

 

Tom Tom Club Genius of Love 1981 Tom Tom Club Sire. 
Snap Shot: Side project of Talking Heads members Chris Frantz &  Tina Weymouth.  I actually saw them when they went on tour with Blondie and The Ramones in 1989.  It was the Escape from New York Tour. Awesome...RIP Joey
 

 

Tones on Tail Go! 1987 Night Music PVC
Snap Shot: Side project of  Daniel Ash who was the guitarist from Bauhaus.  After Bauhaus split he devoted his full time to Tones on Tail.  After Tones on Tail's demise, he formed Love & Rockets
 

 

Tragic Error Tanzen 1989 Single Subway
Snap Shot: Yet another Poesie Noire side project
 

 

Trans X Living on Video 1984 Single Mirage
 

 

Tribantura Lack of Sense 1988 Single TDI/ZYX.  
Snap Shot: This was one of many side projects for Talla 2XLC of Bigod 20 fame.
 

 

Twin Hype Do It To The Crowd 1989 Single Profile. 
Snap Shot: They were twin brothers...thus the name
 

 

UVWXYZ
U96 Das Boot 1992 Das Boot Cohiba
 

 

Umo Detic Farenheit 1990 Single Oaklawn
 

 

Until December Until December 1986 Single 415/Columbia. 
Snap Shot: Adam Sherburne went on to become the lead singer of Consolidated.
 

 

Vicious Pink 8:15 to Nowhere 1986 Single Play it Again Sam
Cccan't You See 1984 Single Parlaphone. 
Fetish 1985 Single Parlaphone. 
Take Me Now 1985 Single Parlaphone. 
Snap Shot: All 3 of these songs can also be found on Vicious Pink released 1986.

 

 

Violent Femmes Blister in the Sun 1983 Violent Femmes Slash/Rhino
Add It Up 1983 Violent Femmes Slahs/Rhino
Snap Shot: When you check out the website, make sure you read the Femmes "Believe It Or Not".  It will give you a wonderful glimpse of what life must be like to be a Femme...  This was and still is one of my favorite albums of all time...When I was in high school I had this on cassette... I was about to put it in the deck of my best friend's car, had the window cracked, held the tape aloft to pronounce it the greatest thing ever...and the wind sucked it out the window...the horror...the horror... I have purchased this in one form or another 4 different times...only once due to damage...   :)
 

 

Visage Fade to Grey 1980 Fade to Grey Polydor
Snap Shot: This song can also be found on Fade to Grey: The Singles Collection released in 1994.  Visage was a side project of Billie Currie, the keyboardist from Ultravox.
 

 

Voyou Houseman 1988 Single Oaklawn
 

 

Westbam Alarm Clock 1990 Single Low Spirit
I Can't Stop 1991 Single ?
 

 

When in Rome The Promise 1988 When in Rome Virgin
Heaven Knows 1988 When in Rome Virgin
 

 

X Marks the Pedwalk Abattoir 1990 Abattoir Zoth Ommog
 

 

Yaz (Yazoo) Don’t Go 1982 Upstairs at Eric's Sire
Only You 1982 Upstairs at Eric's Sire
Move Out 1982 Upstairs at Eric's Sire
 

 

Yellow Magic Orchestra Technopolis 1979 Solid State Survivor Alpha
Snap Shot: Ryuichi Sakamoto was a founding member and has gone on to write a portion of the score for The Last Emperor and won a Golden Globe for The Sheltering Sky
 

 

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2 U Hi Go ‘Head ? Single Debut
 

 

20 Fingers Short Dick Man 1994 Single Zoo
 

 

2 Unlimited Get Ready For This 1991 Single Critique.
Twilight Zone 1991 Single Hot Productions.
No Limit 1992 No Limits Critique.
Snap Shot: Anita Doth left and has a solo career.   Ray Slijngaard left to manage X-Ray Records.
 

 

808 State Cubik 1990 Utd. State 90 Tommy Boy