So80s
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So80s are a series of compilation albums curated by deejay/production duo Blank & Jones featuring 1980s music. They were released on CD and some in digital formats from 2009 to 2019 and included 24 albums.[1]
Background
[edit]Frustrated with finding '80s 12" mixes on CDs, Black and Jones set out on a mission to release '80s 12" compilations of their favourite tunes.[1]
The series had 13 compilation volumes (1–13) of various artists, 2 more compilations of various artists, including So80s presents Formel Eins, So80s Presents ZTT[2] and 10 compilations dedicated to specific artists, including Kajagoogoo,[3] Ultravox, Heaven 17, Billy Idol, Culture Club, Falco,[4]Sandra,[5] Alphaville,[6][7][8][9] Hubert Kah and OMD.[10]
Some of the albums are only sold from the Black and Jones website. In 2016, the physical issues of the first 5 volumes were discontinued as their licenses expired. However, the first 4 volumes are available only in digital format via EMI, which have only EMI artists.
In 2016, a limited edition box set featuring volumes 1-10 was also released.[11]
Discography
[edit]Various artists
[edit]- So80s (3 CDs) (2009)
- So80 2 (3 CDs) (2010)
- So80s 3 (3 CDs) (2010)
- So80s 4 (3 CDs) (2011)
- So80s 5 (3 CDs) (2011)
- So80s 6 (3 CDs) (2011)
- So80s 7 (3 CDs) (2012)
- So80s 8 (3 CDs) (2013)
- So80s presents Formel Eins (2013)
- So80s Presents ZTT (A Remixed Obstacle In The Path Of The Obvious) (2014)[2]
- So80s 9 (3 CDs) (2015)[12]
- So80s 10 (3 CDs) (2016)[13]
- So80s 11 (3 CDs) (2018)[14]
- So80s 12 (2 CDs) (2019)
- So80s 13 (2 CDs) (2019)
Specific artists
[edit]- So80s Presents Kajagoogoo (2011)[3]
- So80s Presents Ultravox (2011)
- So80s Presents OMD (2011)[10]
- So80s Presents Heaven 17 (2011)
- So80s Presents Hubert Kah (2011)
- So80s Presents Billy Idol (2012)
- So80s Presents Culture Club (2012)
- So80s Presents Falco (2012)[4]
- So80s Presents Sandra (2012)[5]
- So80s presents Alphaville (2014)[6][7][8][9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Blank & Jones on curating so80s – SuperDeluxeEdition". 6 June 2016. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- 1 2 "so80s presents ZTT / review – SuperDeluxeEdition". 6 May 2014. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- 1 2 "So80s (SoEighties) Presents Kajagoogoo - Kajagoogoo | Release Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- 1 2 So80s (SoEighties) Presents Falco - Falco | User Reviews | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-05-21
- 1 2 "Was macht Sandra? Das musikalische Comeback der 80er-Jahre Ikone". Schweizer Illustrierte (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- 1 2 "so80s presents Alphaville – SuperDeluxeEdition". 23 October 2014. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- 1 2 postpunkmonk (2015-11-05). "Record Review: Alphaville – So80s [part 1]". Post-Punk Monk. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- 1 2 postpunkmonk (2015-11-06). "Record Review: Alphaville – So80s [part 2]". Post-Punk Monk. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- 1 2 "Alphaville, aufpoliert von Blank & Jones – amusio.com" (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- 1 2 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark So80s (SoEighties) Presents OMD Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-11
- ↑ "Blank & Jones / so80s box set – SuperDeluxeEdition". 9 June 2016. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ↑ "Blank & Jones / so80s 9 track listing – SuperDeluxeEdition". 9 January 2015. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ↑ "Blank & Jones announce so80s 10 – SuperDeluxeEdition". 10 May 2016. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ↑ "Blank & Jones announce So80s 11 / 2CD set of 12" extended mixes from the '80s – SuperDeluxeEdition". 6 December 2017. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
External links
[edit]- Black & Jones So80s official website