1. Anitina (The First Time I See She Dance) - M|A|R|R|S2. Hallelujah (Club Mix) - Happy Mondays3. My Spine (Is The Bassline) - Shriekback4. Burning Down The House (Razormaid! Mix) - Talking Heads5. Love On Your Side (12" Mix) - Thompson Twins6. Need You Tonight (Mendelsohn Mix) - INXS7. Nothing (Zip Hop Mix) - Depeche Mode8. Touched By The Hand Of God (12" Mix) - New Order9. Uncivilized - Psyche10. Subversion (Razormaid! Mix) - Tanz Waffen11. Goodbye Horses (Extended Version) - Q Lazzarus12. All She Wants Is (U.S. Master Mix) - Duran Duran13. What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) (Club Mix) - Information Society14. Situation '88 (1988 Dance Mix) - Yaz15. Generator 7/8 (Razormaid! Mix) - Moskwa TVNotes and other random things:For information about the music in this podcast, check out my #CRCRetro Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576225347929Please join, follow, share and tell all your friends. And as always, Happy Listening!

1. Unicorn - Bel Canto2. Brand New Lover (Up Ducky Mix) - Dead Or Alive3. Move Any Mountain (Alta Vista) - The Shamen4. Don't Let My Love - T-4-25. How To Be A Zillionaire (Bond Street Mix) - ABC6. Fine Time (Steve "Silk" Hurley Mix) - New Order 7. Always On My Mind/In My House - Pet Shop Boys8. Lay All Your Love On Me (Justin Strauss Remix) - Information Society9. Will You Be There? (Razormaid! Mix) - Celebrate The Nun10. Reap The Wild Wind (Extended Version) - Ultravox11. No More Words (Dance Version) - Berlin12. Live Alone In Shame (Cotati Mix) - Until December13. The Walk (Everything Mix) - The Cure14. Sin (Long) - Nine Inch Nails15. Faith Healer (LP Version) - RecoilNotes and other random things:Happy Memorial Day to all my U.S. Listeners! I hope everyone has a fun and safe long weekend. Due to space limitations on this site, I will be doing little posts about the bands in these episdoes on the #CRCRetro Facebook page. Yes, there is now a Facebook page! Check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576225347929Please join, follow, share and tell all your friends. And as always, Happy Listening!

1. Flesh For Fantasy (Below The Belt Mix) - Billy Idol2. Hanging On A Heart Attack (Dance Mix) - Device3. Big In Japan (Extended Remix) - Alphaville4. The Safety Dance (Extended Version) - Men Without Hats5. Yahoo! - Erasure6. Rain In The Summertime (Through The Haze Mix) - The Alarm7. Pride (In The Name Of Love) - U28. Don't You Forget About Me (Extended Version) - Simple Minds9. Some People (Special Club Mix) - Belouis Some10. West End Girls (Shep Pettibone Remix) - Pet Shop Boys11. What You Need (Extended Mix) - INXS12. People Are People (Different Mix) - Depeche Mode13. Shellshock - New Order14. God Tonight - Real Life15. Living In Oblivion - Anything Box

1. Forever Young - Alphaville2. Eyes Of A Stranger - Payolas3. The Hurting - Tears For Fears4. Vienna - Ultravox5. Doot-Doot - Freur6. Dogs Of Lust (Spermicide Mix) - The The7. The City Sleeps - MC 900 Ft. Jesus8. Skin Trade (Stretch Mix) - Duran Duran 9. Reach The Beach - The Fixx10. Lullaby (Extended Mix) - The Cure11. Are Friends Electric? - Gary Numan12. Lived In Splendor: Died In Chaos - Pop Will Eat Itself [EXPLICIT]13. What We All Want - Gang Of Four14. Dangerous (Sensual Mix) - Depeche Mode15. Say Hello Wave Goodbye (12" Mix) - Soft CellNotes: Happy New Year! Lower tempos deserve love too!Alphaville: Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens; #65 US; #98 UK; 1984Payolas: Paul Hyde, Bob Rock; #22 US; #4 Can; Juno Award for Single of the Year; 1982Tears For Fears: Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith; 1983Ultravox: Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Warren Cann, Chris Cross; #2 UK; 1981 Freur: Karl Hyde, Rick Smith, Alfie Thomas, Bryn Burrows, John Warwicker; #59 UK; 1983 The The: Matt Johnson as only constant member; #2 US; #25 UK; 1993MC 900 Ft. Jesus: Mark Thomas Griffin; 1991Duran Duran: Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Andy Taylor, Roger Taylor; #39 US; #22 UK; 1987The Fixx: Cy Curnin, Adam Woods, Rupert Greenall, Jamie West-Oram, Dan K. Brown; 1983The Cure: Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Roger O' Donnell, Porl Thompson, Boris Williams, Lol Tolhurst; #23 US; #5 UK; 1989Gary Numan: Tubeway Army; #1 UK; 1979PWEI: Clint Mansell, Graham Crabb, Richard March, Adam Mole; 1990Gang Of Four: Jon King, Andy Gill, Dave Allen, Hugo Burnham; #30 US; 1981Depeche Mode: Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andrew Fletcher, Alan Wilder; 1989Soft Cell: Marc Almond, David Ball; #3 UK; 1982

1. Relax (Ollie J Remix) - Frankie Goes To Hollywood2. If You Leave (Hot Tracks Remix) - OMD3. Wild Boys (Wilder Than Wild Boys Extended Mix) - Duran Duran4. The Sun Rising - The Beloved5. White Horse - Laid Back6. Blue Monday (Razormaid! Mix) - New Order7. Stop! (12" Remix) - Erasure8. I Confess - Vicious Pink9. Breakaway (Popper Mix) - Big Pig10. Riding Into Blue (Razormaid! Mix) - Inga Humpe11. Change - Celebrate The Nun12. Carpe Diem (Razormaid! Mix) - Umo Detic13. Shame (Mix Two) - Nitzer Ebb14. World In My Eyes (Razormaid! Mix) - Depeche Mode15. World Without Love - Anything BoxNotes and other random things: Good day, all! I tagged this explicit due to b*tch in "White Horse" by Laid Back. Happy Listening!1. FGTH:  Holly Johnson, Paul Rutherford, Mark O'Toole, Brian Nash, Peter Gill; Trevor Horn producer; #1 UK; #10 US; 19832. OMD:  Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Martin Cooper, Stuart Kershaw; #48 UK, #4 US; Pretty in Pink soundtrack; 19863. Duran Duran: Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor; #2 UK; #2 US; 19844. The Beloved: #26 UK; produced by Martyn Phillips; 19895. Laid Back: John Guldberg, Tim Stahl; #26 US; 19836. New Order: Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert; #1 UK Indie; #5 US Dance; best selling 12-inch single of all time; 19837. Erasure: Andy Bell, Vince Clarke; #2 UK; #98 US; remixed by Mark Saunders; 19888. Vicious Pink: Josephine Warden, Brian Moss; backing vocalists for Soft Cell; produced by Tony Mansfield; 19869. Big Pig: Sherine Abeyratne, Tony Antoniades, Neil Baker, Nick Disbray, Tim Rosewarne, Adrian Scaglione, Oleh Witer; #89 UK; #60 US; Chuck Jackson cover; 198710. Inge Humpe: written & produced by Trevor Horn; Mixed by Joseph Watt; #93 UK; 199011. Celebrate The Nun: H.P. Baxxter, Rick J Jordan, Britt Maxime; formed Scooter in 1993; 199112. Umo Detic: Andreas Tomalla (Talla 2XLC), Markus Nikolai (Jallokin); 199013. Nitzer Ebb: Douglas McCarthy, Bon Harris, David Gooday; produced by Flood; remixed by William Orbit; 1989 14. Depeche Mode: David Gahan, Martin Gore, Andrew Fletcher, Alan wilder; #17 UK; #3 US Dance; 199015. Anything Box: Claude Strilio, Dania Morales; produced by Gareth Jones; 1992

1. Age Of Consent - New Order2. (It's Not Me) Talking - A Flock Of Seagulls3. Careless Memories - Duran Duran4. Sleepwalk - Ultravox5. New Life (Remix) - Depeche Mode6. Go! (Club Mix) - Tones On Tail7. Dancing With Myself - Generation X8. Disorder - Joy Division9. Bates Motel - The Hitmen10. Chamber Of Hellos - Wire Train11. The Noah Plan - Peter Schilling12. Infected (12" Mix) - The The13. Close To Me - The Cure14. Modern Love - David Bowie15. Late Show - Book Of LoveNotes and other random things:Happy Memorial Day to everyone! Thanks to all those who sacrificed so much so that we may live freely. I thought I'd play around in a higher BPM range for this episode.  I also included a bit more guitar-influenced retro than usual. It's shocking how much the beats per minute can vary in a rock song over the duration without a click track, even with a world class drummer manning the kit. Makes beat matching a challenge. Still, lots to like in this episode with some eminently familiar tracks, some deeper cuts and I'd wager an unfamiliar track or two for all but the most learned retro music experts. Happy Listening!1. New Order are: Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert - from the album Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)2. AFOS are: Mike Score, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds - from the album Listen "...more moody, and dark...more electronic...more out-there" - Mike Score; #22 UK (1983)3. Duran Duran are: Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes, John, Roger & Andy Taylor (no relation); Produced by Colin Thurston; #37 UK  (1981) 4. Ultravox (in this iteration) are: Midge Ure, Warren Cann, Chris Cross (RIP), Billy Currie; from the album Vienna; #29 UK (band's first Top 40 hit); (1980)5. DM (in this iteration) are: Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andrew Fletcher, Vince Clarke; from the album Speak & Spell; #11 UK and an appearance on Top of the Pops; (1981)6. Tones on Tail are: Daniel Ash, Glenn Campling, Kevin Haskins; Go! originally released as a B-side of "Lions"; became a huge club hit in Germany and US; used in lots of movies and commercials since; (1984)7. Generation X (1st Gen) are: Billy Idol, Tony James, Bob "Derwood" Andrews, Mark Laff; first band to play at The Roxy in London and one of the first punk bands to appear on Top of the Pops; #62 UK; (1980)8. Joy Division are: Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris; Disorder produced by Martin Hannett; No singles on the album Unknown Pleasures, but now regarded as one of the best albums of all time by NME, AllMusic, Select, Rolling Stone, and Spin; (1979)9. The Hitmen are: Ben Watkins, Pete Glenister, Stan Shaw, Neil Brockbank, Mike Gaffey; were known as the London Hitmen in Australia due to naming conflict; Shaw was replaced by one Alan Wilder, future member of Depeche Mode; (1981)10. Wire train are: Kevin Hunter, Kurt Herr, Federico Gil-Sola, Anders Rundblad; were signed to 415 Records founded by Howie Klein of future Sire/Reprise records fame; (1983)11. Peter Schilling is regarded as a one-hit wonder in the US with song Major Tom, but had success globally; Michael Cretu produced the title track to his last English album "The Different Story (World of Lust and Crime" (1982)12. The The are: Matt Johnson, Zeke Manyika, Tessa Niles, Guy Barker, Dan Brown, Louis Jardine, David Palmer; Johnny Marr from The Smiths was part of the band's lineup from 1988-1994; (1986)13. The Cure are: Robert Smith, Lol Tolhurst, Porl Thompson, Simon Gallup, Boris Williams; Horns credited to Rent Party; #24 UK; #32 US Dance; From album "Head on the Door"; (1985)14. David Bowie "Modern Love" #2 UK; #14 Hot 100 (1983)15. Book of Love "Late Show" written by Ted Ottaviano and Jade Lee; (1986)      

1. Goodnight - Covenant2. Amigo (Razormaid! Mix) - The Shamen3. Love Is A Stranger - Eurythmics4. Oh L'amour (The Funky Sisters Remix) - Erasure5. Have In Mind (Kalimba Mix) - Cetu Javu6. Radioactivity (Mix) - Kraftwerk7. You're The Answer - Seven Red Seven8. Hand In Hand (Looking For Sweet Inspiration) - Opus III9. Penthouse And Pavement (Tommy D's Master Remix) - Heaven 1710. World (Brothers In Rhythm Mix) - New Order11. Faith & Healing (Club Mix) - Ian McCulloch12. The Great Commandment (Strauss Remix) - Camouflage13. Behind The Wheel / Route 66 (Megamix) - Depeche Mode14. 24 Hour Party People - Happy Mondays15. The Walk (Razormaid! Mix) - The CureNotes and other random things:Let me begin by saying THANK YOU! to my faithful listeners. Hey, and thank you to my fly-by-night, just-happened-to-find-this-by-accident-because-I-was-watching-a-meme-about-a-cat-that-plays-the-synthesizer listeners too. I truly appreciate your patience awaiting this new edition of CRCRetro. It has been a long time coming ... about a year-and-a-half to be exact and that's much too long. I'd say it's good to be back, but I always say that and then I disappear for long periods of time only to resurface and say it's good to be back. So, I'm not going to say that this time (though it's good to be back).They say absence makes the heart grow fonder and that scarcity pushes demand and all that. I don't know who "they" are but I'd wager they spend a lot of time alone. Let's just say life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while you could miss it. Hey! That could be a movie quote! So, what does any of this have to do with music? Well, nothing really. I can only hope that rambling is part of the newest Google algorithm geared toward search results. So, music-wise we have some business to attend to. First up, is a band I know very little about. The group is Covenant, not to be confused with the Swedish electronic band of the same name. So, here's what I do know: a lifetime ago, when I worked in a record shop, I came across this compilation of songs by bands that appeared at South By Southwest (SXSW). At the time, SXSW was a cute little "fest" held in Austin, TX every year and it had just finished its 7th or 8th annual edition. On this compilation was a song called "Reflection" by this Covenant group. I loved the track. Shortly after, I stumbled across an 8-song album by the band, which was released in 1995 on the Celestial label. The album was called "Sentience". Along with the aforementioned track, "Reflection", it had some other great tracks like "Possess Me" and the lead off track here, "Goodnight". I can only assume that the group was from Austin as the album was mastered in Austin and their "Covenant Collective" P.O. Box has an Austin address and fax number. Along with other Texas electronic acts from the era and area, like Channel 69 and T-4-2, Covenant's music has received a lot of airplay in my world and I'm hoping you enjoy a little taste of their musical contributions. Would love to provide more info if anyone out there knows something more. So, if any of the band members, Robert Badger, Paul Wilson, Chris Schaucherer or John DiGrazia are out there reading this or listening, please hit me up. And, if any of you feel inclined to reach out via snail mail to the Covenant Collective to see if it's still active or to tell them how much you love their music, you can always send a note to:Covenant CollectiveP.O. Box 684884Austin, TX 78768-4884Not sure if you'll get a reply, but you never know!It appears that my dissertation-length write-ups are now being limited in character length, so I'll have to rework these in a more efficient fashion for future episodes. Glad to have you all as listeners!Merry Christmas to you all! 

1. A Victory Of Love - Alphaville2. Save Our Love (Razormaid! Mix) - Escape From N.Y.3. Hang On Now (Extended Mix) - Kajagoogoo4. Precious Little Diamond - Fox The Fox5. It's Alright (Remix) - Pet Shot Boys6. Snappy (The Spice Has Risen Mix) - Erasure7. Lucky Bag - Electronic8. Regret (Fire Island Mix) - New Order9. Lose Him (Razormaid! Mix) - I Start Counting10. Pretty Boys And Pretty Girls (Extended Mix) - Book Of Love11. I Don't Know Why - Red Flag12. Flexible (Remixed Extended) - Depeche Mode13. I Dream Myself Alive - a-ha14. Too Pieces - Yaz15. Space Age Love Song - A Flock Of SeagullsNotes and Other Random Things: Greetings, everyone! Back with another retro episode. Lots to like in this one with a few ultra-familiar ditties like "Space Age Love Song" by AFOS and "Regret" by New Order, some lesser-known, but great tracks from some brilliant albums like "Too Pieces" by Yaz and "I Dream Myself Alive" by a-ha, and one or two that you may not be familiar with like "Save Our Love" by Escape From N.Y. I've been really horrible about providing notes about the songs lately, but I'm doing what I can just to get new episodes up, which is really the point when all is said and done. Hope you like it! Happy Listening!

1. Pedestrian's Adventures - Camouflage2. Deeper And Deeper (Long Version) - The Fixx3. A Little Respect (12" Remix UK) - Erasure4. Relax (New York Mix) - Frankie Goes To Hollywood5. Date Stamp - ABC6. Pleasure Boys (Razormaid! Mix) - Visage7. Who'll Stop The Rain? (Special Dance Mix) - Heaven 178. Confusion - New Order9. American - Soviets (Cameron Paul Mix) - C.C.C.P.10. Brave New World (Razormaid! Mix) - Moskwa TV11. All Day - Ministry12. Behind The Wheel (Shep Pettibone Remix) - Depeche Mode13. Planet Earth (Night Mix) - Duran Duran14. The Things That Dreams Are Made Of - The Human League15. Computerlove (Remix) - KraftwerkNotes and Other Random Things: Hello, everyone! It's nice to be here. I've come so far to see you all ...Finally, another podcast for your listening pleasure. It appears even this 'cast is not immune to supply chain snafus. Immediately after my last podcast, my 12-year old computer bit the dust. I spent a lot of time picking out parts for my new build, but could not find a suitable video card to save my life. Took many months and a bit of luck to get the last piece of my silicon puzzle and then a couple weeks to find enough time to put it all together. But, I did and it works! So, here we are. Lots to like in this one and hopefully I'll get to provide some tidbits about some of the songs in the near future. For now, enjoy the music. Great to be back!

1. Idiot Country - Electronic 2. Rising Sun - The Farm 3. Patience (Razormaid! Mix) - Celebrate The Nun 4. Soul On Fire - Anything Box 5. The Walk (Everything Mix) - The Cure 6. LSI (Love Sex Intelligence) (Beatmasters 12" Mix) - The Shamen 7. What Can You Do For Me - Utah Saints 8. Blue Monday (Hardfloor Mix) - New Order 9. Channel Z (12" Rock Mix) - The B-52's 10. Sea Of Sin (Razormaid! Mix) - Depeche Mode 11. You Think You Know Her (The Deception Mix) - Cause & Effect 12. One In Ten (UB40 Vocal) - 808 State 13. Red Hills Road - Candyflip 14. Give Me Your Hand (Razormaid! Mix) - Red Flag 15. Tasty Fish (Pascal 12" Mix) - The Other Two Notes and other random things: I hope everyone is staying busy and safe during the current craziness. I really assumed that lockdowns and stay-at-home-orders early in the spring would be a boon for my podcasting opportunities, but alas it was not. Still, I finally managed to get around to recording this line up of tunes yesterday that I assembled a while ago. So there's that. If you're a 90s dance music fan there is lots to love here, most of which has not appeared in a #CRCRetro podcast prior to today (I'm looking at you Anything Box, Electronic, The B-52's, The Farm, Cause & Effect and Candyflip). One thing that stands out is a full third of the tunes here are album versions and not remixes. Much like the more you learn the more you find out you have yet to learn, the same applies to my music collection. Seems like the more stuff I collect, the more I realize how much I have yet to get. Because I have no desire to repeat things too often in this 'cast, I assume nobody will have issues with hearing album cuts of some songs strategically placed among the mixes. But, it certainly makes mixing more challenging. Thank God for looping! A second thing that stands out is that three songs here are from the New Order evolutionary tree. "Idiot Country" (a personal fave of mine) from the super-group Electronic featured Bernard Sumner from New Order, Johnny Marr from The Smiths/The The, and Neil Tennant from Pet Shop Boys. "Tasty Fish", from 1991, is by The Other Two: New Order drummer Stephen Morris and New Order keyboardist Gillian Gilbert. Of course, then there's the 1995 Hardfloor Mix of "Blue Monday", the original of which still sounds cool and futuristic all these years later, and is still the best-selling 12" dance single of all-time. Considering I'm currently reading Peter Hook's book "Substance Inside New Order", which is his take on the phenomenon that was/is New Order I suppose I had them on the brain while assembling this podcast. Nonetheless, there's a lot of good, upbeat vibes in this edition and really we could all use a little more of that these days. More to come ...

1. Animal Magic (Dance Vocal) - Belouis Some 2. If You Leave (Hot Tracks Mix) - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 3. Obsession (US 12" Mix) - Animotion 4. Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) (12" Version) - Spandau Ballet 5. Poison Arrow (US Remix) - ABC 6. Kiss Me - Tin Tin 7. It's A Miracle / Miss Me Blind (US 12" Mix) - Culture Club 8. Love & Pride (USA Summer Mix) - King 9. Shack Up (Radio Edit) - A Certain Ratio 10. Change Your Mind (Razormaid! Mix) - Gary Numan 11. Hold Back The Rain (Remix) - Duran Duran 12. Can You Hear Me? (Razormaid! Mix) - Visage 13. But Not Tonight (Extended Remix) - Depeche Mode 14. Talk Talk (Extended Version) - Talk Talk 15. Leave Me Alone - New Order Notes and other random things: I assembled this podcast while selecting songs for my previous podcast and thankfully had time this week to record. So for anyone keeping track that's two new podcasts in roughly a month! Not bad for someone who has been on the quasi-semi-biannual recording schedule for some time. I'll add some notes at some point, though I haven't even finished the notes from my previous 'cast. I figured you all would want the music more than my ramblings anyway. Enjoy!

1. Lust For Love - Images In Vogue2. Shake The Disease (Remixed Extended) - Depeche Mode3. Heartbreak Beat (Extended Mix) - The Psychedelic Furs4. Burn For You (12" Remix) - INXS5. Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order6. New Religion - Duran Duran7. Memorabilia (12" Mix) - Soft Cell8. We Came To Dance (12" Version) - Ultravox9. Goodbye Seventies - Yaz10. Run From Love (Razormaid! Mix) - Bronski Beat11. The Love Parade (12" Mix) - The Dream Academy12. Love Is A Shield (Extended Mix) - Camouflage13. Million Headed Monster (Listen) - I Start Counting14. Symmetry (Extended Mix) - The Spoons15. Sex (I'm A ...) (Extended Version) - Berlin   

1. Regina - The Sugarcubes2. Mysterious Ways (Solar Plexus Club Mix) - U23. Tom's Diner (DNA Mix) - Suzanne Vega4. Hippie Chick (Flower Power Mix) - Soho5. Space (Funny Mix) - Candyflip6. Perpetual Dawn - The Orb7. X,Y & Zee (The Intergalactic Mix) - Pop Will Eat Itself8. I Want Your (Hands On Me) (Razormaid! Mix) - Sinead O'Connor9. Cloud 8 (Future Mix) - Frazier Chorus10. King For A Day (Extended Mix) - Thompson Twins11. Secret (Original 12" Mix) - OMD12. Thieves Like Us - New Order13. Nothing (Zip Hop Mix) - Depeche Mode14. I Touch Roses (Full Bloom Mix) - Book Of Love15. Universal Daddy (Aquarian Dance Mix) - Alphaville

1. Bag Lady (I Wonder) - Ebn-Ozn2. Electric Barbarella (Tee's Club Mix) - Duran Duran3. Sub-culture (Razormaid! Mix) - New Order4. (Set Me Free) Remotivate Me (Release Mix) - Depeche Mode5. Music That You Can Dance To (Razormaid! Mix) - Sparks6. Love Glove (Full Version) - Visage7. Clear Trails - Shriekback8. European Son (12" Version) - Japan9. Let's Go To Bed (Extended Version) - The Cure10. When Smokey Sings (Detroit Mix) - ABC11. No Stars (Unreleased Original Remix) - Figures On A Beach12. Blue Savannah (Razormaid! Mix) - Erasure13. Disenchanted (12" Version) - Communards14. No Gift Refused (Extended Version) - Until December15. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Simple MindsNotes and other random things:50 episodes! Kind of a nice accomplishment, if I may say so. Not sure why 50 is any more important than, say, 47 or 5 or 19. I certainly don't want to be numerically discriminatory or anything like that, but maybe if those other numbers were divisible by something other than themselves and 1 they might get more publicity. So, I'll celebrate reaching the 50-episode milestone because not only is 50 equal to half a hundred, but it is divisible by lots of other cool numbers. On to the bands ...The first band I'd like to mention here is the first band in this podcast: Ebn-Ozn. Many of you are probably aware of the excellent "AEIOU Sometimes Y", which also appeared on CRC #28, but most of you may not be aware of their tune "Bag Lady", which was a Top 40 Club hit and minor radio hit. Both songs appeared on the group's only full-length album called "Feeling Cavalier", which is notable for being the first album to be recorded entirely on a Fairlight CMI sampling keyboard. That makes Ebn-Ozn one of the true pioneers of the sampling culture which was just starting to take hold in the early 80s. If you haven't seen the video to "Bag Lady", it featured one Imogene Coca, better known as Aunt Edna in National Lampoon's Vacation movie. Go take a look. I'll wait ...Okay, we're back live. 

1. Heartbeat City - The Cars 2. All Roads Lead To Rome - The Stranglers 3. I Die: You Die - Gary Numan 4. Auto Music (Razormaid! Mix) - Our Daughter's Wedding 5. To Cut A Long Story Short (12" Version) - Spandau Ballet 6. Fun City (12" Mix) - Soft Cell 7. 8:15 To Nowhere - Vicious Pink 8. Telecommunication - A Flock Of Seagulls 9. New Life (Remix) - Depeche Mode 10. Devil Inside (12" Remix) - INXS 11. Still Angry - Book Of Love 12. Today (Extended Version) - Talk Talk 13. A Forest (Tree Mix) - The Cure 14. The Metro (Extended Version) - Berlin 15. Take On Me (Tony Mansfield 12" Version) - A-ha Notes and other random things: So, hello again! Nice to make your acquaintance. Good to finally carve out an evening to record another podcast. I swear, these days I blink and three or four months go by. I suppose, relatively speaking, the same could be said for this episode as it is officially the shortest podcast in CRC history, clocking in at just under one hour. "So, Mr. DJ Tintin," I'm sure you're saying to yourself, "for all my patience waiting for you to give me some new tunes you reward me with LESS music???" It seems that way. You still get the requisite 15 songs, but many of these were single or album versions as opposed to remixes. That's the only defense I have. BUT, look at this artist and track list! Those of you looking for some stuff you haven't heard before may have just hit the mother lode. The Stranglers? Our Daughter's Wedding? Not exactly household names. "Fun City", "Heartbeat City", "Still Angry"? Not exactly the songs anyone would recall off the top of their heads by Soft Cell, The Cars or Book Of Love, respectively. But enough justification. On to the bands ... So, why were the 80s so great? A loaded question to be sure. But ask yourself how many bands in recent memory could have a member, who owned a hair salon, rent out a space above said hair salon, form a band, get discovered by Bill Nelson of Be Bop Deluxe fame, decide upon wearing women's clothes for a video shot in three days on a shoestring budget and become superstars thanks in some part to a fledgling music network called MTV and a now-famous hairstyle? Such was the fate of A Flock of Seagulls, a band that certainly helped alter my musical trajectory and, with the song I Ran (So Far Away), created one of the most iconic and lasting songs of the decade. THAT is the greatness of the 80s - the fact that music was not yet paint-by-number. There was room for experimentation. Sure, you had to be marketable, but the definition of marketable was fluid. And the rules were fluid. As long as someone in the know heard something they liked or saw a creative spark it was sometimes enough for a label to take a chance on you. Spoken like someone who thinks the music they grew up with is the best, I know. But I ask again: could that backstory exist today? Perhaps, but I just don't see it. As for the song in this podcast, "Telecommunication", it is sort of a cult hit at this point and probably an accidental one at that. "(It's Not Me) Talking" was the first single release by AFOS in 1981, but it was the futuristic lyrics and "wall of sound" energy, later praised by uber-producer Phil Spector, that propelled "Telecommunication" into the clubs and into hearts of new wavers. The tune still sounds cool and futuristic even today and reminds me of a moment in time when musical possibilities were still limitless. "No sequencers were used" reads the liner notes of Our Daughters Wedding's first EP, "Digital Cowboy". Layne Rico (electronic percussion / synth), Keith Silva (vocals / synth) and Scott Simon (synth / saxophone) wanted everyone to know that their electronic wizardry and sleight of hand was due entirely to coordination and skill and not programming and triggers like many of their contemporaries such as Depeche Mode and OMD, two groups to which ODW was often compared after their switch over from punk rock and guitars to new wave an(continued)

1. Close (To The Edit) - The Art Of Noise 2. Wood Beez (Version) - Scritti Politti 3. Junge Roemer (Specially Remixed Version) - Falco 4. Promised You A Miracle (US Remix) - Simple Minds 5. What You Need (Extended Mix) - INXS 6. Strangelove (Blind Mix) - Depeche Mode 7. The Great Commandment (Strauss Remix) - Camouflage 8. Animal Magic (Dance Vocal) - Belouis Some 9. Chains Of Love (Truly In Love With The Marks Bros. Mix) - Erasure 10. True Faith (Shep Pettibone Remix) - New Order 11. Have In Mind (Kalimba Mix) - Cetu Javu 12. Brand New Lover (Dust Monkey's Love Bubble Mix) - Dead Or Alive 13. Relax (Ollie J Mix) - Frankie Goes To Hollywood 14. It's My Life (Happy 90's Mix) - Talk Talk 15. Is There Something I Should Know? (DJ Tintin Mix) - Duran Duran

1. Love Is All That Matters - The Human League 2. In The Name Of Love - Naked Eyes 3. What He Say - Ministry 4. Too Shy (Midnight Mix) - Kajagoogoo 5. (I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena (Extended Version) - Sandra 6. Jet Set (Jellybean Mix) - Alphaville 7. Some People (Special Club Mix) - Belouis Some 8. World In My Eyes (Oil Tank Mix) - Depeche Mode 9. Vanishing Point - New Order 10. Boy (Original 12" Version) - Book Of Love 11. Probably A Robbery (12 Gauge Turbo) - Renegade Soundwave 12. Count To Three (House Mix) - Red Flag 13. Loved It (The Other Track) - The Other Two 14. Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime) (Long Version) - Peter Schilling 15. This Occupation (Extended Mix) - China Crisis Notes and other random things: So, how often does a band release a non-hit to promote an upcoming Greatest Hits compilation? I don't know the answer exactly, but it can't be very often. Still, The Human League did just that with the first track in this episode. Truth be told, "Love Is All That Matters" did reach #41 in the UK, but this particular song was aimed at US audiences specifically due to the fact the that "Human", the first single from the album Crash, went to #1 in the States. Sadly, the track failed to chart in America. Oddly enough, the song, which was the third single off the album, was released almost two years after the album itself, which made it more of a promotion for the upcoming Greatest Hits package. Accompanying the song's release was a cheaply-made clips video, perpetuating the notion that the group's label was not willing to invest much more in the band, with their having reached a low point creatively. It's why the band was flown to Minneapolis in the first place to work with renowned producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, mega-producers responsible for the meteoric rise of Janet Jackson and others. While the parties got along personally, professionally the sessions were a total power struggle. Lead singer Phil Oakey said of the pairing, "We like to be in control in the studio. We don't like giving that up to a producer. That's why we had a big, final argument, and we just decided to go home and leave them to finish it off. It just got to the point of who had the power, and in that instance...They were the men behind the mixing console, so they had ultimate control." Jam and Lewis had notoriously rejected much of the band's material in favor of their own, even replacing keyboardists Philip Adrian Wright and Ian Burden. Wright was so humiliated, he quit the band upon their return to the UK and Burden shortly thereafter. Still, despite the power struggle, Oakey now admits that this record saved their careers, despite feeling as if its not truly their album. Whatever the case, "Love Is All That Matters" is a terrific song, which is why I chose to feature it here. Naked Eyes has not often shown up in these podcasts, mostly because I do not own any remixes by the group. (Insert audible gasp here). While their music is fantastic, it seems there was always something there to remind me that other releases took precedence over filling gaps in the Naked Eyes portion of my music collection. (You see what I did there!) Thank goodness for looping then, right? At least it gives me a chance to feature SOMETHING by these guys. In this instance, I chose "(What) In the Name of Love" from 1984's Fuel for the Fire album. It was the second full-length release from the group that was origially conceived as a duo featuring Pete Byrne on vocals and counterpart Rob Fisher on keyboards. Originally in a band called Neon with future Tears For Fears progenitors, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, that collaboration was short-lived, but it gave fans of 80s music two great bands at the expense of one, which is not a bad thing at all. And though you may hear lots of wacky stories from those who lived through the decade of excess, one thing you'll never hear anyone say is "I remember seeing Naked Eyes live." Thou(continued)

1. Beat Dis - Bomb The Bass 2. Hello (Honky Tonk Mix) - The Beloved 3. Say It (Disco Citizen Mix) - ABC 4. Good Life (Indulgence Mix) - Inner City 5. Left To My Own Devices (New Toy Mix) - Pet Shop Boys 6. World (World In Action Mix) - New Order 7. Heart - Pet Shop Boys 8. That Way Again - Seven Red Seven 9. World In My Eyes (Sensoria Mix) - Depeche Mode 10. Don't Let My Love - T42 11. Oh L'amour (The Funky Sisters Remix) - Erasure 12. Pleasure Boys (Razormaid! Mix) - Visage 13. Images Of Heaven (Razormaid! Mix) - Peter Godwin 14. In Blue ... DJ (Razormaid! Mix) - Data 15. New Gold Dream (Razormaid! Mix) - Simple Minds Notes and other random things: First, apologies to Kon Kan fans. I had fully intended to include a remix of "I Beg Your Pardon" in this episode. But I didn't. Why? Well, I've found that early Sunday mornings are about the most opportune time for me to record podcasts now - really early. And in my half-awake, half-asleep state I cued up the wrong tune. In all my years of DJ-ing/podcasting, I can't ever recall cuing up a song I had no intention of using. It's funny, but I couldn't for the life of me figure out why the beats wouldn't match and it wasn't until 3 or so minutes later that I realized I was cuing up the wrong tune. At that point, I didn't have enough time to switch to a different song, so I just went with it. So, for all you Pet Shop Boys fans out there, you get two PSB tunes in this podcast with only a single song separating them. It works, I suppose, but I generally prefer to use only one song per artist in each 'cast. I guess there's a first time for everything, right? Speaking of a first time for everything, after 45 episodes, Bomb The Bass finally appears in song form and not in a production or remix vein. I alluded to "Beat Dis" in episode #41 as CRC featured the Bomb The Bass Mix of Depeche Mode's song "Strangelove" as the lead-off track. One of the early dance tracks to incorporate sampling into the mix, "Beat Dis" was the first single from Bomb The Bass (aka Tim Simenon) and had upwards of 72 samples contained within. Along with ground-breaking tracks, "Pump Up the Volume" by MARRS and "Theme from S'Express" by S'Express, "Beat Dis" heralded the arrival of sampling as a viable artform. The track was huge in Europe, reaching #2 on the UK Singles Chart. It also peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart for one solitary week, marking the only charted hit for Bomb The Bass in the United States. I have a real soft spot for the track I'd like to mention next. The band is T42 and the track is "Don't Let My Love". These guys were on the upswing and on the cusp of breaking out in a big way from the Dallas-Ft.Worth market during my time there in the early 90s. Orignally a duo consisting of Jay Gillian and Jimron Goff, vocalist Will Loconto supplanted Goff as the lead singer in 1989. After the release of a cassette EP (remember those?) called Hot On Top, they gained steady airplay on 94.5 The Edge radio station, which was home to all the great alternative bands back in the day. One of my many record store haunts back then, Oak Lawn Records picked up the band for a 12" single of "Don't Let My Love", which did well enough to attract the attention of Columbia Records, who signed the group. They released the full-length album, Intruder, in 1992, which was produced by Paul Robb from Information Society. It's hard not to hear the similarities to Information Society on "Don't Let My Love" and other songs on the album as well. In an ironic twist, Loconto quit the band in 1993, setting out to work with Information Society. While Gillian brought in other musicians to keep the T42 fires burning, the band's star faded and the group melted wistfully into the retro ether. Still, they left behind some tasty pop sugar for our consumption, even doing a very respectable cover of "Let Me Go" by Heaven 17. If you're into upbeat electro-pop, Intruder is definitely worth a(continued)

1. Tora! Tora! Tora! - Depeche Mode 2. Brother And Sister - Erasure 3. God Tonight (Art Of Mix) - Real Life 4. I Get Excited (Razormaid! Mix) - Pet Shop Boys 5. A Kind Of Tragedy - Celebrate The Nun 6. Your Tears (Razormaid! Mix) - Echo Romeo 7. Hurt - Re-Flex 8. 5-8-6 (Razormaid! Mix) - New Order 9. Cubik (Kings County Dub) - 808 State 10. Disappointed (808 Mix) - Electronic 11. Think (Virtual Reality Mix) - Information Society 12. Creation (Ultimatum Mix) - Stereo MC's 13. Train Of Thought (Extended Mix) - A-ha 14. Tesla Girls (Razormaid! Mix) - OMD 15. Reap The Wild Wind (Extended Version) - Ultravox Notes and other random things: Starting off this podcast is a song that may not be familiar to non-Depeche Mode fans - or about four of you. The phrase itself is notable for its connection to Pearl Harbor. The word "tora" literally means tiger in Japanese, though in a WWII context it is radio code for "totsugeki raigeki", meaning lightning attack. In a Depeche Mode, context, however, the song is also notable as it is one of only two Martin Gore-penned songs appearing on the band's debut: Speak & Spell. (the other was the instrumental track, Big Muff). As most of you probably know, Vince Clarke, who later went on to form Yaz and Erasure, was an original member of DM and its primary songwriter before leaving the group shortly after the release of their first record. Gore would take over songwriting duties after that. Tora! Tora! Tora!, while not one of the most well-known or provocative songs in the DM catalog, provides a tantalizing, albeit brief, glimpse into the mind of Martin Gore and all that was to come. As a side note, a live version of Tora! Tora! Tora! appears on the 12" version of the song "Get The Balance Right". It was the first live track to appear on any DM single. A limited edition version of GTBR contained several more live tracks, making it the first DM single to appear in a limited edition format. Speaking of Vince Clarke and Erasure, the second song in this 'cast, "Brother & Sister" is, in my humble opinion the best track on the band's Wild! album, which dropped in 1989, and perhaps one of their best tracks, period. Considered one of the stronger Erasure albums from stem to stern by many fans, Wild! is enigmatic in the sense that, for whatever reason, it didn't strike a chord with American audiences. Coming immediately on the heels of The Innocents from only a year earlier, an album which contained the massive hits "Chains Of Love" and "A Little Respect" one would think that the next album would have more appeal stateside. Yet, not even great songs like "Drama!, "Star" or "Blue Savannah", (#4, #11, #3 respectively in the UK) sniffed the American singles charts. The band wouldn't see the American charts again until the release of "Chorus" in 1991. On another side note, it was around that time that I got to meet Andy Bell. It was at a hotel bar in downtown Fort Worth, Texas after a concert. While I didn't attend the concert, I had a friend who worked at the hotel tip me off that Andy would be in the bar area sometime after the show. Three other friends and I piled into our car and headed for the hotel. When we arrived, there was a rather large throng of people waiting outside, hoping to get in to catch a glimpse of the band. We showed up well after the fact, walked right in the front entrance and took a seat at a table in the bar area. Nobody even inquired whether or not we had a room at the hotel (we didn't). About 15-20 minutes later, Andy and a couple members of his entourage took a seat at a table near us. We mumbled among ourselves, starstruck as ever. It took about another 15 minutes for us to get enough courage to walk over and ask for an autograph. As we were the only other people in the bar, he kindly obliged. We didn't linger or ask a bunch of questions. We simply said how much we loved Erasure's music and thanked him for the autograph. Then we returned to our table(continued)

1. TV - Elektric Music 2. Musique Non Stop - Kraftwerk 3. That Smiling Face (German Band Version) - Camouflage 4. Step On (Twistin My Melon Mix) - Happy Mondays 5. Temptation (Part 2) - Gary Clail/On-U Sound System 6. Need You Tonight (Mendelsohn Mix) - INXS 7. Lie To Me - Depeche Mode 8. Dame Tu Mano - Cetu Javu 9. Confusion Instrumental - New Order 10. Hip Hop Be Bop (12" Mix) - Man Parrish 11. Certain Things Are Likely (Original 12" Version) - Kissing The Pink 12. Don't Tell Me (Dance Remix) - Blancmange 13. Kiss & Tell (Dance Remix) - Bryan Ferry 14. It's Me, Cathy (Follow My Heart) (Club Version) - Hubert KaH 15. The Magician (Razormaid! Mix) - Secession Notes and other random things: Some band notes on the way soon ...