The Rock Steady Crew - Hey You - The Rock Steady Crew (New/Old 010)

Breakdancing funky pop brilliance. Huge single in the UK in 1983 but really didn't get any airplay in Canada. Catchy funky breaks. 30 years old. Nice!!

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4J-EVxMcd0

Stripes - Ecstasy (New/Old 009)

Was looking up Nena of 99 Red Balloons fame and came across the fact that she was in a band called Stripes before forming Nena. This was the catchy single they had back in 1980. It's really good. There was even a video for it on Youtube.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJooNoN54K0

Indra -Let's Go Crazy (New/Old 008)

A track I had never heard before and which must have alluded the north american markets. Let's Go Crazy was Indra's first single released in 1990. Born in Sweden she moved to France with her then model boyfriend. She was discovered dancing in a Parisian night club, and was soon offered a recording contracy. Let's Go Crazy was a Hip House/Euro Dance type of track that hit number 11 in France. Her first album followed in 1991 called Temptation and spawned three more singles. Where is she now? Well she is still putting out music and released her sixth album in 2009. Check out the very cheezy nineties video below:

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6shQzs2yBQ

Sexual Harassment - We Want Prince (New/Old 007)

12 Inch funk track from 1984 put out on the Heat record label out of Ohio, USA. Yes, we want Prince.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QxXsxnS0jc

Blue Zoo - Cry Boy Cry (New/Old 006)

My first time hearing eighties alternative band Blue Zoo who had a minor top 40 hit in the UK with this track Cry Boy Cry reaching number 13 in the late part of 1982.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4CbdGGl19o

The 7A3 - Coolin´ in Cali (New/Old 005)

1988 old skool hip hop....this is awesome....first time for me ever to hear this one. DJ Muggs of this outfit went on to big things with Cypress Hill. The samples in this are base heavy....Nice!!! Going back to Cali......

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmBIW-XRs7c

SHARON REDD - NEVER GIVE YOU UP (New/Old 004)

Classic old skool club track from 1982 which I had heard but never knew what it was. Very disco/clubby

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g__PaW0ibQ

Soft Cell - What (New/Old 003)

I saw the 12 Inch to this many times but never picked it up. The song was also found on their second album Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing which I have never owned either. The song was a huge top 10 hit in the UK when it hit number 3 in August 2012 thirty years ago. Only heard this for the first time when I looked it up on youtube. Nice new wave pop hit.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LYfwdu4R3A

The Associates - 18 Carat Love Affair (New/Old 002)

Another track I had never heard of until now which is taken from their album Sulk (at least the american version of it). This track was a top 40 hit in the UK reaching number 24. Nice alternative gothic sounding single from 1982. The band was never really big over in North America. I always saw their records in the used shops but never really checked their music out until recently via the internet (Did own a 12 Inch for Waiting For The Loveboat which is a great track). Sadly, the lead singer of this band ended up committing suicide in 1997, potentially a casualty of the eighties.
Video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z04_5pCkaE

Kim Wilde - You Came (New/Old 001)

I thought that this would be an interesting new segment for the website. Exploring indie and dance songs that are dated but ones that I'd never heard of until comign across them on the internet or around town.

This dance pop track that was released in 1988 by Kim Wilde was just one year ahead of my time of getting into djing, picking up 1200 turntables and starting to buy 12 Inch dance records. From 1985-1988 I'd really settled for alternative music and would have easily have dismissed this when it came out. What a great song though which reminds me of Kylie alot. The 12 Inch mix was done by Shep Pettibone.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ2gyZLwLn8