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Mixes By Year: 1984 Recommended Albums

1984- a year filled with blockbusters in the pop world & important touchstone albums which moved the needle forward in the indie world.  It was a big transition year for rap and my transition from elementary school to Junior High!  Because I was twelve at the time it is awfully difficult to properly critique much of the top 40 music which came out in ’84- is it truly good or am I just diggin’ on it for nostalgic reasons?  One thing is for sure- 1984 was a very important year for top 40 pop music and a few years later top 40 would never be the same.

 

Let’s start with the blockbuster albums.  “Thriller” which was released two years prior was still going strong and dominating the culture, but in 1984 Bruce Springsteen & Prince, two of the most vital figures in 70’s/80’s music both released their most commercially successful albums.  “Purple Rain” was a tour de force!  Though the Purple One has released a vast quantity of amazing songs & albums I feel that this was his finest moment.  8 out of 9 tracks on the album garnered significant radio airplay- an even better ratio than “Thriller”.  “Born in the U.S.A.” may not be Springsteen’s best album, but it was the album which truly brought him into the mainstream and made him a household name.  Yes he was on the covers of “Time” and “Newsweek” during “Born to Run”, but only the title track was a top 40 hit.  “U.S.A.” had seven top 40 hits.  And though the cheesy keyboards and drum sound on the album do sound dated, this album should not be dismissed- every track on it is worthwhile- not a dud in the bunch.   Madonna released her image defining second album “Like A Virgin” which also contained five hit singles.  Hard rock (and unfortunate Hair Metal purveyors) Van Halen with “1984”, Mainstream New-Wavers The Cars with “Heartbeat City” and old-school soul vixen on-the-comeback-trail Tina Turner with “Private Dancer” all also had huge selling and critically viable albums which each contained more than three smash hit singles.

 

It was a very different time back then.  Nowadays it’s almost impossible to imagine a landscape with that many huge albums.  Currently only Lady Gaga can compare with the blockbuster status of the above albums.  An important album that bridged a gap between the top 40 pop and alternative/indie rock world was U2’s “The Unforgettable Fire”.  It contained U2’s first top 40 hit with “Pride (In the Name of Love)” and was also a new sound for the band.  They dominated the alternative music (though that wasn’t the term back then) in the early 80’s with their first three albums which had an anthemic post-punk influenced sound.  With “The Unforgettable Fire”, they hired producer’s Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois to produce a more atmospheric sound with fantastic results.   R.E.M., also darlings of college radio & early 80’s alternative music, released “Reckoning” their 2nd full length album.  Though it may be just a slight notch below the quality of their debut “Murmur”, it brought them more radio airplay and a greater audience setting the stage for the huge popularity they attained later in the decade.  Two of the heaviest albums of the year were Metallica’s “Ride the Lightning” and Minor Threat’s “Out of Step”.  Metallica was part of the burgeoning thrash metal scene and would later come to define it as Bob Marley defined Reggae.  Though their next album “Master of Puppets” was deemed by critics as their best and most important to my ears “Lightning” beats it by a hair.  At any rate it was an important album in Metal, Thrash and music in general which helped strengthen the fanbase that had started to build with their debut “Kill ‘Em All” a year earlier.  Minor Threat was one of the two of three greatest hardcore groups of the 80’s and “Out of Step” was their only actual full length release (itself only 8 songs).  Hardcore music was a furious even more stripped down version of punk, extremely popular with skaters- it was an D.I.Y. as you can get so most of it’s output existing on 12″ and 7″ single releases.  The scene only lasted roughly from 1979-84 and “”Out Of Step” was its perfect epitaph.

 

Four other massively influential albums came out in 1984 which changed the alternative music scene  (then called Progressive or College music) forever.  Two came out of Minneapolis/St. Paul, the Twin Cities which were also dubbed “Funkytown” likely mostly due to being home to both Prince & The Time.  Husker Du’s “Zen Arcade” was a hugely ambitious double album which combined the fury of punk rock and hardcore with melodically written songs and jangly chords influenced by bands like the Byrds.  The sound was a precursor to Nirvana though not nearly as accessible as an album like “Nevermind”.  The Replacement’s “Let It Be” was a move away from the Mats’ sloppy punk roots and toward confessional sound writing- though songs in their old sloppy style were included on the album.  The album marked Paul Westerberg, their writer and frontman, as a force to be reckoned with and one of the best and most important writers of the 80’s.  Both “Zen Arcade” and “Let It Be” were each band’s first great album and probably their best though each band would go on to further greatness.  The Minutemen, an SST band from L.A. took “Zen Arcade” as a challenge and issued their own double album called “Double Nickels On A Dime”, which contained over 40 songs, most of which were between 1 and 2 minutes.  All were lyrically thought provoking and the band (like Husker Du) could shred on their instruments.  The recording budgets and techniques may little to no budget but the playing on the albums was far beyond rudimentary..  The Minutemen, in particular, described and announced this D.I.Y. Punk music they were playing as a way of life.  Finally the Meat Puppets out of Arizona released their second album after a ramshackle debut a year earlier.  The sound and playing on “II” was even sloppier than any of the aforementioned albums, but the band had genius lyrics and were the first to combine the sound of punk with country & western music.  They were really the godfathers of the “No Depression” Alt-Country movement which came to fruition in the early 90’s.

 

Across the pond in the U.K. new band The Smiths, which had released their first two singles “This Charming Man” and “Hand in Glove” were dominating the music scene.  They released their self titled debut as well as a singles comp/BBC Sessions release called “Hatful of Hollow”.  Both were chock full of amazing songs.  The Smiths are 10 for 10 on my below best of mixes from 1984 and could probably go 15 for 15.  They certainly were a band who started off fully formed and hit the gate running.  The Pretenders also released “Learning to Crawl” which plays almost like a compilation as well as it contains “Middle of the Road”, “City Was Gone”, “2000 Miles” and “Back on the Chain Gang” which were all previously released as singles in 1982 and 1983.  Elsewhere bands like Cocteau Twins and Lloyd Cole & the Commotions kept things interesting with their more underground debut albums.  Cocteau Twins would release much high quality material through the rest of the decade, while Cole would never come very close to equalling his debut.

 

Though there wasn’t a ton of great rap songs in 1984, it was nonetheless a pivotal year for the genre.  ’84 saw the release of Run-DMC’s self titled debut album, which was rap’s first classic full length album release and also was the bridge between old and new school rap.  With it’s no nonsense raps and spare, booming beats DMC led the genre away from the sillier raps and disco beats of the genres earlier days.  Run-DMC also dressed in leather jackets and ADIDAS sneakers looking more like audience members than the more show-biz looking rappers of the earlier 80’s.  The end of the year also saw the release of the debut single “I Need A Beat” by L.L. Cool J who would become one of rap’s biggest and best stars.  Elsewhere in the rap world, many of the producers were experimenting with electronic beats influenced by “Beat Box” and “Close (to the Edit)” by Trevor Horn’s Art of Noise- you can hear examples in the work of Whodini (probably the 2nd most popular group to Run-DMC in ’84) and Newcleus.  Others were experimenting with song mash-ups like “No Sell Out” by Malcolm X and “The Payoff Mix” by Double Dee & Steinski which were both heavily influenced by Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel from 1981.  Flash’s group would also release their last few great singles, “Beat Street” (the title song of the movie about Hip Hop and graffiti culture) and “Step Off” before ultimately petering out.

 

 

 

The Replacements- Let it Be

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Metallica- Ride the Lightning

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The Minutemen- Double Nickels on a Dime

Buy Double Nickels On the Dime – Minutemen

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Los Lobos- How Will the Wolf Survive?

Buy How Will the Wolf Survive? – Los Lobos

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The Smiths- The Smiths

*Not available via iTunes

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Lloyd Cole & the Commotions- Rattlesnakes

Buy Rattlesnakes – Lloyd Cole

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The Pretenders- Learning to Crawl

Buy Learning to Crawl (Remastered) – Pretenders

Buy Learning To Crawl [Expanded]Amazon

 

 

 

 

 

Van Halen- 1984

Buy 1984 – Van Halen

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R.E.M.- Reckoning

Buy Reckoning – R.E.M.

Buy Reckoning – Deluxe EditionAmazon

 

 

 

 

 

The Cars- Heartbeat City

The Cars_Heartbeat City

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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U2- The Unforgettable Fire

Buy The Unforgettable Fire (Remastered) [Deluxe Version] – U2

Buy The Unforgettable FireAmazon

 

 

 

 

 

Bruce Springsteen- Born in the U.S.A.

Buy Born In the U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen

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Husker Du- Zen Arcade

*Not available via iTunes

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Meat Puppets- II

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Run-DMC- Run-DMC

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Prince- Purple Rain

Buy Purple Rain (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) – Prince & The Revolution

Buy Purple Rain [Explicit]Amazon

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Fall- The Wonderful And Frightening World Of The Fall

The Fall_The Wonbderful
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buy The Wonderful And Frightening World Of…. Amazon

 

 

 

 

 

Cocteau Twins- Treasure

Buy Treasure (Remastered) – Cocteau Twins

Buy TreasureAmazon

 

 

 

 

 

 

Talk Talk- It’s My Life

Buy It’s My Life – Talk Talk

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Madonna- Like A Virgin

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Mixes By Year: Best of 1984 Volume 1

Best of 1984 Volume 1 (10/26/02)

1.  Prince & the Revolution- Let’s Go Crazy

Buy Let’s Go Crazy – Purple Rain (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)

 

2.  The Cars- Magic

Buy MagicAmazon

 

3.  Run-DMC- Rock Box

Buy Rock Box – Run-DMC

 

4.  Van Halen- Panama

Buy Panama – 1984

 

5.  The Minutemen- Corona

Buy Corona – Double Nickels On the Dime

 

6.  Los Lobos- I Got Loaded

Buy I Got Loaded – How Will the Wolf Survive?

 

7.  The Go-Go’s- Head Over Heels

Buy Head Over Heels – Return to the Valley of the Go-Go’s

 

8.  Whodini- 5 Minutes of Funk

Buy Five Minutes of Funk – Whodini: Greatest Hits

 

9.  Nucleus- Jam On It

Buy Jam On It – Jam On Revenge

 

10.  Depeche Mode- People Are People

Buy People Are People – Some Great Reward (Remastered)

 

11.  The Smiths- How Soon is Now?

Buy How Soon Is Now? – The Sound of the Smiths (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered]

 

12.  R.E.M.- Pretty Persuasion

Buy Pretty Persuasion – Reckoning

 

13.  Bruce Springsteen- I’m On Fire

Buy I’m On Fire – Born In the U.S.A.

 

14.  The Meat Puppets- Plateau

Buy Plateau – Meat Puppets II

 

15.  The Replacements- Unsatisfied

Buy Unsatisfied – Let It Be

 

16.  U2- The Unforgettable Fire

Buy The Unforgettable Fire – The Unforgettable Fire (Remastered) [Deluxe Version]

 

17.  Husker Du- What’s Going On

*Track not available via iTunes Buy Zen ArcadeAmazon

 

18.  Metallica- Fade to Black

Buy Fade to Black – Ride the Lightning

Mixes By Year: Best of 1984 Volume 2

Best of 1984 Volume 2 (10/28/02)

1.  Black Flag- Family Man

Buy Family Man – Family Man

 

2.  Husker Du- Somewhere

*Track not available via iTunes

3.  The Minutemen- This Ain’t No Picnic

Buy This Ain’t No Picnic – Double Nickels On the Dime

 

4.  Run-DMC- Hard Times

Buy Hard Times – Run-DMC

 

5.  Chaka Khan- I Feel for You

Buy I Feel for You – I Feel for You

 

6.  UTFO- Roxanne, Roxanne

Buy Roxanne, Roxanne – Hits

 

7.  The Replacements- I Will Dare

Buy I Will Dare – Let It Be

 

8.  The Jesus & Mary Chain- Upside Down

Buy Upside Down – 21 Singles

 

9.  The Time- Jungle Love

Buy Jungle Love – Ice Cream Castle

 

10.  Prince & the Revolution- The Beautiful Ones

Buy The Beautiful Ones – Purple Rain (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)

 

11.  Bananarama- Cruel Summer

Buy Cruel Summer – The Very Best of Bananarama

 

12.  Bruce Springsteen- No Surrender

Buy No Surrender – Born In the U.S.A.

 

13.  The Meat Puppets- Lake of Fire

Buy Lake of Fire – Meat Puppets II

 

14.  Echo & the Bunnymen- The Killing Moon

Buy The Killing Moon – Ocean Rain

 

15. The Smiths- Reel Around The Fountain

Buy Reel Around The FountainAmazon
16.  U2- Bad

Buy Bad – The Unforgettable Fire (Remastered) [Deluxe Version]

 

17.  R.E.M.- (Don’t Go Back to) Rockville

Buy (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville – Reckoning

 

18.  Don Henley- Boys of Summer

Buy The Boys of Summer – Building the Perfect Beast

 

19.  The Cure- Caterpillar

Buy The Caterpillar – The Top (Deluxe Edition)

Mixes By Year: Best of 1984 Volume 3

Best of 1984 Volume 3 (4/1/05)

1.  L.L. Cool J- I Need a Beat

Buy I Need a Beat – Radio (First Edition)

 

2.  Frankie Goes to Hollywood- Relax

Buy Relax – Welcome to the Pleasuredome

 

3.  Sheila E.- the Glamorous Life

Buy The Glamorous Life (Club Edit) – The Glamorous Life

 

4.  Depeche Mode- Blasphemous Rumours

Buy Blasphemous Rumours – Catching Up With Depeche Mode

 

5.  The Smiths- William, It Was Really Nothing

Buy William, It Was Really Nothing – The Sound of the Smiths (Remastered)

 

6.  Lloyd Cole & the Commotions- Perfect Skin

Buy Perfect Skin – Rattlesnakes (Deluxe Edition)

 

7.  Cocteau Twins- Pearly Dewdrop’s Dewdrops

Buy Pearly-Dewdrops’ Drops – Stars and Topsoil – A Collection (1982-1990)

 

8.  R.E.M.- So. Central Rain

Buy So. Central Rain – Reckoning (Deluxe Edition)

 

9.  Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble- Couldn’t Stand the Weather

Buy Couldn’t Stand the Weather – Couldn’t Stand the Weather

 

10.  The Pogues- Streams of Whiskey

Buy Streams of Whiskey – Red Roses for Me [Expanded]

 

11.  The Kinks- Do it Again

Buy Do It Again – Word Of Mouth

 

12.  Motorhead- Killed By Death

Buy Killed By Death – No Remorse

 

13.  Metallica- For Whom the Bell Tolls

Buy For Whom the Bell Tolls – Ride the Lightning

 

14.  The Minutemen- History Lesson Pt. 2

Buy History Lesson Part 2 – Double Nickels On the Dime

 

15.  The Replacements- Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out

Buy Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out – Let It Be

 

16.  U2- Wire

Buy Wire – The Unforgettable Fire (Remastered) [Deluxe Version]

 

17.  The Fall- No Bulbs 3

Buy No Bulbs 3 – 50,000 Fall Fans Can’t Be Wrong (39 Golden Greats)

 

18.  Husker Du- Pink Turns to Blue

*Track not available via iTunes          Buy Zen ArcadeAmazon

 

19.  Prince & the Revolution- Purple Rain

Buy Purple Rain – Purple Rain (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)

Mixes By Year: Best of 1984 Volume 4

Best of 1984 Volume 4 (4/3/05)

1.  U2- A Sort of Homecoming

Buy A Sort of Homecoming – The Unforgettable Fire (Remastered) [Deluxe Version]

 

2.  Talk Talk- It’s My Life

Buy It’s My Life – It’s My Life

 

3.  The Fall- C.R.E.E.P

Buy C.r.e.e.p. – 50,000 Fall Fans Can’t Be Wrong (39 Golden Greats)

 

4.  The Replacements- Androgynous

Buy Androgynous – Let It Be

 

5.  Prince & the Revolution- Erotic City

Buy Erotic City – The Hits / The B-Sides

 

6.  Whodini- Freaks Come Out at Night

Buy Freaks Come Out At Night – Whodini: Greatest Hits

 

7.  Run-DMC- Jam Master Jay

Buy Jam-Master Jay – Run-DMC

 

8.  Steel Pulse- Steppin’ Out

Buy Steppin’ Out – Earth Crisis

 

9.  The Kinks- Living On a Thin Line

Buy Living On A Thin Line – Word Of Mouth

 

10.  The Pogues- The Boys from County Hell

Buy Boys from the County Hell – Red Roses for Me [Expanded]

 

11.  Los Lobos- Will the Wold Survive?

Buy Will the Wolf Survive? – How Will the Wolf Survive?

 

12.  Don Henley- Sunset Grill

Buy Sunset Grill – Building the Perfect Beast

 

13.  Bruce Springsteen- Dancing in the Dark

Buy Dancing In the Dark – Born In the U.S.A.

 

14.  General Public- Tenderness

Buy Tenderness – Classic Masters

 

15.  The Go-Betweens- Bachelor Kisses

Buy Bachelor Kisses. – Spring Hill Fair

 

16.  Van Halen- Drop Dead Legs

Buy Drop Dead Legs – 1984

 

17.  The Minutemen- Politics of Time

Buy The Politics of Time – Double Nickels On the Dime

 

18.  Husker Du- Turn on the News

*Track not available via iTunes          Buy Zen ArcadeAmazon

 

19.  The Smiths- Still Ill

Buy Still Ill – The Sound of the Smiths (Remastered)

 

20.  R.E.M.- Harborcoat

Buy Harborcoat – Reckoning

 

Mixes By Year: Best of 1984 Volume 5

Best of 1984 Volume 5 (9/22/07)

1.  Prince & the Revolution- When Doves Cry

Buy When Doves Cry – Purple Rain (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)

 

2. Cocteau Twins- Lorelai

Buy Lorelei – Treasure (Remastered)

 

3.  Lloyd Cole & the Commotions- Forest Fire

Buy Forest Fire – Rattlesnakes (Deluxe Edition)

 

4.  The Fall- Oh Brother!

Buy Oh! Brother – 458489 A-Sides

 

5.  New Order- Thieves Like Us

Buy Thieves Like Us – Singles

 

6.  T-La Rock- It’s Yours!

Buy It’s Yours – Def Jam 25, Vol. 2: DJ Bring That Back (1996-1984)

 

7.  Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force- Renegades of Funk (12″ Vocal Version)

Buy Renegades of Funk (12″ Vocal Version) – The Tommy Boy Story, Vol. 1

 

8.  The Minutemen- Two Beads at the End

Buy Two Beads At the End – Double Nickels On the Dime

 

9.  Metallica- Fight Fire with Fire

Buy Fight Fire With Fire – Ride the Lightning

 

10.  Husker Du- Something I Learned Today

*Track not available via iTunes          Buy Zen ArcadeAmazon

 

11.  The Nomads- Where the Wolf Bane Blooms

*Track not available via iTunes

Buy Nomadic Dementia: Best of Amazon

 

12.  The Chills- Pink Frost

*Track not available via iTunes

Buy Heavenly Pop HitsAlbum via Amazon

 

13.  R.E.M.- 7 Chinese Brothers

Buy 7 Chinese Brothers – Reckoning

 

14.  Icicle Works- Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly)

Buy Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly) [Single Version] – Dance Vault Mixes: Whisper to a Scream (Birds Fly) – EP

 

15.  Depeche Mode- Master and Servant

Buy Master and Servant – Catching Up With Depeche Mode

 

16.  The Replacements- Sixteen Blue

Buy Sixteen Blue – Let It Be

 

17.  The Smiths- These Things Take Time

Buy These Things Take Time Amazon
18.  Bruce Springsteen- Cover Me

Buy Cover Me – Born In the U.S.A.

 

19.  John Lennon- Nobody Told Me

Buy Nobody Told Me – Lennon Legend

Mixes By Year: Best of 1984 Volume 6

Best of 1984 Volume 6 (9/23/07)

1.  Lloyd Cole & the Commotions- Are You Ready to be Heartbroken?

Buy Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken? – Rattlesnakes (Deluxe Edition)

 

2.  Prince & the Revolution- I Would Die 4 U

Buy I Would Die 4 U – Purple Rain (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)

 

3.  Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds- From Her to Eternity

Buy From Her to Eternity (2009 Digital Remaster) – From Her to Eternity (2009 Digital Remaster)

 

4.  The Spongetones- (My Girl) Maryanne

Buy My Girl Maryanne – Beat & Torn

 

5.  The Rain Parade- You Are My Friend

Buy You Are My Friend – Emergency Third Rail Power Trip

 

6.  David Bowie- Blue Jean
Buy Blue Jean (1999 Digital Remaster)  Amazon

 

7.  The Pretenders- Show Me

Buy Show Me – Learning to Crawl (Remastered)

 

8.  Berlin- No More Words

Buy No More Words – Love Life

 

9.  Husker Du- Never Talking to You Again

*Track not available via iTunes

Buy Zen ArcadeAmazon

 

10.  Prefab Spout- When Love Breaks Down

Buy When Love Breaks Down – Two Wheels Good

 

11.  Talk Talk- Such a Shame

Buy Such a Shame – It’s My Life

 

12.  The Meat Puppets- Oh, Me

Buy Oh, Me – Meat Puppets II

 

13.  The Go-Betweens- Draining the Pool for You

Buy Draining the Pool for You – Spring Hill Fair

 

14.  Van Halen- House of Pain

Buy House of Pain – 1984

 

15.  Metallica- Ride the Lightning

Buy Ride the Lightning – Ride the Lightning

 

16.  The Minutemen- Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing

Buy Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing – Double Nickels On the Dime

 

17.  Frankie Goes to Hollywood- Two Tribes

Buy Two Tribes – Welcome to the Pleasuredome

 

18.  The Furious 5- Step Off

Buy Step Off (feat. Cowboy, Melle Mel & Scorpio) – The Sugar Hill Records Story

 

19.  Art of Noise- Close (To the Edit)

Buy Close (To the Edit) – (Who’s Afraid Of) The Art of Noise?

 

20.  The Cars- Drive

Buy Drive – Heartbeat City

 

21.  The Smiths- Please Please Let Me Get What I Want

Buy Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want – The Sound of the Smiths (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered]

Mixes By Year: Best of 1984 Volume 7

Best of 1984 Volume 7 9/11/10

1.  The Hoodoo Gurus- I Want You Back
Buy I Want You Back  Amazon

 

2.  The Replacements- Favorite Thing

Buy Favorite Thing – Let It Be

 

3.  U2- Pride (In the Name of Love)

Buy Pride (In the Name of Love) – The Unforgettable Fire (Remastered) [Deluxe Version]

 

4.  Cocteau Twins- Ivo

Buy Ivo – Treasure (Remastered)

 

5.  Prince & the Revolution- Take Me With U

Buy Take Me With U – Purple Rain (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)

 

6.  Van Halen- I’ll Wait

Buy I’ll Wait – 1984

 

7.  Husker Du- Chartered Trips

*Track not available via iTunes

Buy Zen ArcadeAlbum via Amazon

8.  Time Zone (Feat. John  Lydon & Afrika Bambaataa)- World Destruction

Buy World Destruction – World Destruction

 

9.  Killing Joke- Eighties

Buy Eighties – No Way Out But Forward Go

 

10.  The Cars- You Might Think

Buy You Might Think  Amazon

 

11.  The Bangles- Hero Takes A Fall

Buy Hero Takes a Fall (Single Remix) – The Essential Bangles

 

12.  Bruce Springsteen- Downbound Train

Buy Downbound Train – Born In the U.S.A.

 

13.  The Smiths- Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now

Buy Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now – The Sound of the Smiths (Remastered)

 

14.  The Meat Puppets- Split Myself in Two

Buy Split Myself In Two – Meat Puppets II

 

15.  Section 25- Looking from a Hilltop (Restructure)

Buy Looking from a Hilltop (Restructure) – From the Hip (Remastered)

 

16.  Art of Noise- Beat Box (Diversion 1)

Buy Beat Box – And What Have You Done With My Body, God?

 

17.  Grandmaster, Melle Mel & The Furious Five (with Mr. Ness & Cowboy)- Beat Street

Buy Beat Street (feat. Mr. Ness & Cowboy) – The Sugar Hill Records Story

 

18.  Double Dee & Steinski- Play that Beat Mr. DJ Lesson One (The Payoff Mix)

Buy The Payoff Mix – What Does It All Mean? – 1983-2006 Retrospective

 

19.  The Minutemen- Do You Want New Wave or Do You Want the Truth?

Buy Do You Want New Wave or Do You Want the Truth – Double Nickels On the Dime

Mixes By Year: Best of 1984 Volume 8

Best of 1984 Volume 8 (9/11/10)

1.  The Cars- Hello Again

Buy Hello Again – Heartbeat City

 

2. Davy DMX- One for the Treble (Fresh) (Vocal Mix)

Buy One for the Treble – F – F – F – Fresh

 

3.  Prince & the Revolution- Darling Nikki

Buy Darling Nikki – Purple Rain (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)

 

4.  Sheena Easton- Strut

Buy Strut – Sheena Easton: Greatest Hits

 

5.  Animotion- Obsession

Buy Obsession – Pure 80’s

 

6.  Van Halen- Girl Gone Bad

Buy Girl Gone Bad – 1984

 

7.  Ratt- Round And Round
Buy Round And Round  Amazon

 

8.  Los Lobos- Don’t Worry Baby

Buy Don’t Worry Baby – How Will the Wolf Survive?

 

9.  The Smiths- What Difference Does It Make?

Buy What Difference Does It Make? (Peel Session, BBC) – The Sound of the Smiths (Remastered)

 

10.  The Ramones- Mama’s Boy

Buy Mama’s Boy – Too Tough to Die

 

11.  Lime Spiders- Slave Girl

Buy Slave Girl (Live) – Lime Spiders: Live At the Esplanade *Live Version only available

For original version Buy Nine Miles High 1983-1990Album via Amazon

 

12.  Husker Du- Eight Miles High

*Track not available via iTunes

Buy Eight Miles High/Makes No Sense At All [EP]Amazon

 

13.  Metallica- Creeping Death

Buy Creeping Death – Ride the Lightning

 

14.  The World’s Famous Supreme Team- Hey DJ

*Track not available via iTunes

Buy hey d.j. 12Amazon

 

15.  Special AKA- Free Nelson Mandela

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16.  Malcolm X- No Sell Out

*Track not available via iTunes

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17.  This Mortal Coil- Song to the Siren

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18.  The Thompson Twins- Hold Me Now

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Mixes By Year: Best of 1984 Volume 9

  1. Rockmaster Scott & The Dynamic Three- The Roof Is On Fire
  2. Strafe- Set It Off (Jus Born)
  3. Egyptian Lover- I Cry (Nighty After Night)
  4. Prince- Computer Blue
  5. Apollonia 6- Sex Shooter
  6. Sheena Easton- Sugar Walls
  7. Cocteau Twins- Pandora
  8. Anne Clark- Our Darkness
  9. Bronski Beat- Smalltown Boy
  10. The Smiths- The Night Has Opened My Eyes
  11. Orange Juice- What Prescence?
  12. The Minutemen- The Glory Of Man
  13. Bruce Springsteen- Bobby Jean
  14. Bryan Adams- Summer Of ’69
  15. R.E.M.- Little America
  16. Wham!- Everything She Wants
  17. Depeche Mode- Somebody