I keep getting Emails from people asking me to re-upload the links and music etc. I think people are just getting to those particular pages so are not reading the reason for the dead links.
So I am putting this in place so hopefully people will read it and stop Emailing me about it.
The reason the links are dead is that my account with Media Fire has been closed with all 11,000 files lost. That is why you can not download the things and No I can not re-upload them.
Eventually I will start doing that again when I have found something suitable. In the meantime this blog will be information only blog.
Thank you all
Michaael
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'Love Take Over' was a 1985 hit single by British pop group Five Star.
The single was written by Rob Van Schaick and Bernard Oates, who had a hit single called 'Say Yeah' themselves the same year under the name of 'The Limit'.
'Love Take Over' was a UK Top 30 success, peaking at number 25 and also at number 9 in the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Click the link below to download the following: Video Single Version 12 inch Version Dub Take Over Version Paul Hardcastle Extended Mix The Limit Edition Mix Edit The Limit Edition Remix Keep In Touch - B-Side Let Me Be The One - Instrumental Version - B-Side
Graham originally sang in a band called Ferrari, and then went on to the band Medium Wave, before becoming a backing vocalist for UB40.
She appeared on their version of Jimmy Cliff's 'Many Rivers to Cross' as well as UB40's own 'Sing Our Own Song'.
'Set Me Free' was Graham's 8th single released. Released in 1986 this showcased Graham's great powerful voice as the single lets Graham let rip with the vocal.
The single made it to number 7 in the UK Singles Chart making it the 2nd biggest hit for Graham.
Click the link below to download the following: Video Single Version Extended Version Stop The World - B-Side
Leisure Process released their first single called 'Love cascade' which was released on Epic records. It didn't make the charts anywhere.
Following the breakup of the band in 1983 Gary Barnacle continued doing session work after their brief career, working with amongst others Level 42, Public Image Ltd. and the Pet Shop Boys.
Click the link below to download the following: Video Single Version Extended Version
'Caught Uo In The Rapture' was the follow up single to the successful 'Sweet Love' single.
Also released in 1986 the single only manages to make it to number 51 in the UK Singles Chart. In the US the single made it to number 37 iin the Billboard Hot 100 but did do better on the US R&B chart by getting to number 6.
The B-Side was the album track Mystery.
Click the link below to download the following: Video Single Version II Step Piano Man Mix Jungle Radio Mix Mystery - B-Side
'It's Over' is one of the most famous singles from the band Level 42. The song was featured on their uccessful album 'Running in the Family', in 1987 and was one of five singles from album.
'It's Over' reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart.
The music video of this single was produced by the band, generating praise for Polydor and for the band. The video has a calm and romantic climate, the scenery showing a lot of trees and vegetation. The landscape was perfect, and combined with the rhythm of the music created an atmosphere which contributed perfectly with the mood of the song.
Click the link below to download the following: Video Single Version Extended Version Instrumentaal Version Physical Presence - Live - B-Side
'A Way You'll Never Be' was the second single released by the Leisure Process (however this released was under the Leisure Process International Name).
Gary Barnacle formed Leisure Process together with ex-Positive Noise singer Ross Middleton in 1982. During that time he was also working with Kim Wilde, with whom he also had a relationship.
When you hear 'A way you'll never be', you may think it's a Level 42 track. And you wouldn't be too far from the truth: guest musicians on this track are Mark King and Phil Gould from Level 42.
It didn't help the commercial appeal of this single: it sunk without a trace.
Click the link below to download the following: Video Single Version Rachel Dreams - B-Side
'Rapture' is the second album by the American vocalist Anita Baker. It was released in 1986, and became her breakout album, selling over 8 million copies worldwide (5 million in the US alone) and earning her two Grammy Awards.
The album's first track, 'Sweet Love', was a top 10 Billboard hit in addition to winning a Grammy Award.
In 1989, Rapture was ranked number 36 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s.
Tracklisting: 01 - Sweet Love 02 - You Bring Me Joy 03 - Caught Up in the Rapture 04 - Been So Long 05 - Mystery 06 - No One in the World 07 - Same Ole Love 08 - Watch Your Step
Click the link below to download the album: DMC Takedown Notice Recieved - Sorry
'Leaving Me Now' is a single released in 1985 by the British musical group Level 42. It was the second single taken from their sixth studio album World Machine. The song is written by Mark King, Phil Gould and Wally Badarou. The song contains a piano riff by Wally Badarou.
The single made it to number 15 in the UK Singles Chart continuing the bands success in the UK Charts.
The single's cover art is the same as the next single 'World Machine', and illustrates a hole in the sky. The single was released in many countries beyond the United Kingdom, including the United States, Germany, Australia, Holland, Canada, Argentina, Japan and others.
Click the link to download the following: Video Single Version I Sleep On My Heart - B-Side
Julia Fordham's self titled debut album was released in 1988 to criticl aclaim.
The album contained the single's 'Happy Ever After', 'The Comfort Of Strangers', 'Women Of The 80's' and 'Where Does The Time Go'.
The album made it to number 220 in the UK Album Charts.
Tracklisting: 01 - Happy Ever After
02 - The Comfort Of Strangers
03 - Few To Many
04 - Invisible War
05 - My Lover's Keeper
06 - Cocooned
07 - Where Does The Time Go
08 - Women Of The 80's
09 - The Other Women
10 - Behind closed Doors
11 - Unconditional Love
In 1986, 'Sweet Love' was Baker's first big hit single, peaking at number 13 on the UK Singles chart.
The single also peaked at number 2 on the Billboard R&B chart, number 3 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart, and number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Click the link below to download the following: Video Single Version No One In The World - B-Side Same Ole Love (Live) - B-Side You Bring Me Joy (Live) - B-Side
'Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)' is the second album by British music duo Eurythmics, released on January 21, 1983.
After almost two years of initial commercial failure for Eurythmics, this album became a commercial breakthrough for the duo on both sides of the Atlantic. The title track became particularly popular and it remains one of Eurythmics' most recognisable songs, and its music video, popular on MTV in the United States, is memorable for Annie Lennox's gender-bending imagery. In the wake of this success, the single 'Love is a Stranger', previously a flop, was rereleased and became a hit as well. It too was accompanied by a striking video, which featured Lennox dressed both as a man and a woman.
Dave Stewart, together with Robert Crash and ex-The Selector bassist Adam Williams, produced the album in Eurythmics' own relatively primitive 8-track studio, winning awards for the quality of the end-result which belied its low-budget origins. Sweet Dreams saw the duo move away from the psychedelic, guitar-tinged band-orientated sound of their 1981 debut album 'In the Garden', instead focusing on raw analogue synthesizers (including the Oberheim OB1 and EDP Wasp) and drum machines (particularly the Movement Systems Drum Computer, which featured a graphic visual display of the drum patterns). Whilst the "synth pop" genre had grown in popularity in the preceding years, it was often associated with all male groups and somewhat clinical, emotionless music. Eurythmics (particularly with Lennox's vocal stylings) brought a soul music twist to the electronic sound, which proved popular with broader audiences.
Tracklisting: 01 - Love Is a Stranger 02 - I've Got an Angel 03 - Wrap It Up 04 - I Could Give You (A Mirror) 05 - The Walk 06 - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) 07 - Jennifer 08 - This Is the House 09 - Somebody Told Me 10 - This City Never Sleeps
Bonus Tracks 11 - Home Is Where the Heart Is 12 - Monkey Monkey 13 - Baby's Gone Blue 14 - Sweet Dreams (Hot Remix) 15 - Love Is a Stranger (Coldcut Remix) 16 - Satellite of Love
'Happy Ever Afer' was the debut single by the fantastic singer songwritter Julia Fordham (wikipedia mistakes this as the 2nd single). The single was released in June 1988 and made it to number 27 in the UK singles Charts in August of the same year.
A beautiful single with a simple video made me love the style and performance of this song when I first heard it back when it was first released. The single came about after Fordham had seen images about the South African struggles. A simple but powerful message.
I went to see her live and loved the performance of this single.
Fordham re-released the single again in 2005 in aid of the tsunami appeal. This new version had children singing some of the verses.
Julia had previously performed backing vocals for Mari wilson and Kim Wilde but it was not until her debut album called 'Julia fordam' that her vocal talent and emotional lyrics were introduced to the public. this provided her with a small but committed fan base of which I was one. It was not until the 90's that Fordham wouold have higher success in the charts but that is another story.
Click the link below to download the following: Original Video Tsunami Appeal Video Single Version Tsunami Appeal Single Version My Lover's Keeper - B-side My Mistake - B-Side The Comfort of Strangers - B-side
'This Is the House' was Eurythmics third single, recorded in 1982 on their own 8-track home studio in north London, built with a personal bank loan from group member David A. Stewart's bank manager rather than record company support.
Although the following year it was included on the group's hugely successful 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)' album, the single itself was a commercial flop, failing to chart. No music video was made for the single.
The recordings were produced by Stewart and Adam Williams, ex-bassist of Two Tone Records band The Selector. They showcased a new sound and direction from the group, focusing on synthesizers and drum machines as opposed to the psychedelic guitar-based band sound of their 'In the Garden' album.
Click the link below to download the following: The Tube Live - Video Take Me To Your Heart - Live - B-Side In Leather - Live - B-side Never Gonna Cry Again - Live - B-Side
'My Arms Keep Missing You' was released as a Double A- side with 'When I Fall In Love' for the Christmas Charts.
Releasing the single as a double A-Side gave the radio stations something else to play after the christmas thus helping the single stay in the charts longer.
The single made it to number 4 in the Christmas UK singles Chart but had made it to number 2 eventually in January 1988.
Click the link below to download the following: Where's Harry Remix Razormaid Mix Bruno's Mix
Red Box had had a measure of success with the single 'Lean On Me' and so recorded their debut album called 'The Circle And The Square'
The album was released in 1986. The album managed to reach number 73 in the UK Album charts. this was a shame as the album is a good one and should have made a bigger impact on the charts.
I have to say thank you to Scott Wheeler for sending me a copy of the album so I can share it for all of you.
Tracklisting: 01 - For America 02 - Heart Of The Sun 03 - Billy's Line 04 - Bantu 05 - Living In Domes 06 - Lean On Me (Reprise) 07 - Chenko (tenka-io) 08 - Lean On Me (ah-li-ayo) 09 - Saskatchewan 10 - Leaders In Seventh Heaven 11 - Walk Walk 12 - Amen
'Here Comes the Rain Again' is a song by British pop duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart.
The song was released as the third single in the UK from the album Touch and in the United States as the first single. It became Eurythmics' second Top 10 U.S. hit, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. 'Here Comes the Rain Again' hit number eight in the UK singles chart, becoming their fifth consecutive Top 10 single.
The track is similar in musical style to past Eurythmics singles and its melancholy lyrics draw a comparison between the painful and tragic feelings of unrequited love with falling rain. Notably, the group adorned the recording with the composition and arrangement skills of Michael Kamen, resulting in more natural feel to the overall finished product (versus the heavily synthetic aesthetic of the Sweet Dreams album and its singles).
Stewart explained to Songfacts that creating a melancholy mood in his songs is something he excels at. He said: 'Here Comes The Rain Again' is kind of a perfect one where it has a mixture of things, because I'm playing a b-minor, but then I change it to put a b-natural in, and so it kind of feels like that minor is suspended, or major. So it's kind of a weird course. And of course that starts the whole song, and the whole song was about that undecided thing, like here comes depression, or here comes that downward spiral. But then it goes, 'so talk to me like lovers do.' It's the wandering in and out of melancholy, a dark beauty that sort of is like the rose that's when it's darkest unfolding and bloodred just before the garden, dies. And capturing that in kind of oblique statements and sentiments."
The string arrangements by Michael Kamen were performed by members of the British Philharmonic Orchestra. However, due to the limited space in the studio, the Church, the players had to improvise by recording their parts in other parts of the studio. Once the improvisations seem to match the finished synthesized track, the song was mixed by having the orchestral tracks laid down on top of the original backing track.
During Eurythmics reunion "Peacetour" they performed an in-studio concert for the A&E Network in the U.S. Dave Stewart revealed that the lyrics to the song came into being after an argument between himself and Lennox while they were doing some songwriting in New York City's Columbus Hotel. The basic melody had already been written and Lennox looked out the window after their fight and noticed it was starting to rain. She announced, "Here comes the rain again."
The running time for 'Here Comes the Rain Again' is in actuality about five minutes long and was edited on the Touch album (fading out at approximately four-and-a-half minutes). Although it was edited even further for its single and video release, many U.S. radio stations played the full-length version of it. The entire five-minute version did not appear on any Eurythmics album until the US edition of Greatest Hits in 1991.
The music video, featuring Lennox and Stewart, was directed by Jonathan Gershfield and released in December 1983, a month before the single came out. The video opens showing The Old man of Hoy on the Island of Hoy in the Orkney Islands, with Lennox walking along the rocky shore and cliff top and later entering a derelict cottage in a nightgown, holding a lantern. In many scenes the two are filmed separately, then superimposed into the same frame. The result is that the viewer may perceive one as being a ghost in the world of the other.
Click the link below to download the following: Video Edit Version Original Extended Version White label Remix Alternate Live Version Future Of Vision Remix Dance Mix Freemasons vs Angel Cyrius Mix Freemasons Edit Brothers In Rhythm Mix Paint a Rumour - B-Side
After Red Box signed to Sire Records and released their single 'Saskatchewan', there must have been some doubt whether the band would make a success as the single did not chart and some record company executives must have felt panic. These days, the band would probably have been dropped immediately.
however, the record company followed through with 'Lean on me', which proved t0 be a more successful track. It would prove to be the biggest hit of their career, peaking at number 3 in the UK Singles chart.
Click the link below to download the following: Video TOTP Performance Single Version Reprise Dogmatix Version Vera's Husband Mix Stinging Bee - B-Side
'You Keep Me Hangin' On' is a 1966 number-one hit song originally recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.
Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song became The Supremes' eighth number-one single, topping the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks in November 1966, and the number one the soul chart for four weeks.
'You Keep Me Hangin' On' was covered in an updated version by British singer Kim Wilde in 1986. It was released as the second single from Wilde's Another Step album (although 'You Keep Me Hangin' On' was the LP's first worldwide single, as the first single had been released only in selected countries).
Wilde's version was a total re-working of the original, completely transforming the Supremes' Motown Sound into a 1980s power pop song. She and her brother, producer Ricki Wilde, had not heard 'You Keep Me Hangin' On' for several years when they decided to record it. The song was not a track they knew well, so they treated it as a new song, even slightly changing the original lyrics. It became the biggest hit of Wilde's career, reaching number 2 in the UK singles charts as well as hitting the top spot in Europe and Australia. It also became Wilde's only major hit in the US, spending a week at number one in 1987.
Incidentally, since Wilde's recording was popular during the evolution of sample-based hip hop, a short drum break in her version has become one of the most sampled pieces of audio ever. In 2006, she performed a new version of the song with the German singer Nena for her Never Say Never album.
Click the link below to download the following: Video
Single Version
WCH Club Mix AJ's Video Mix 12 inch Mix Thin Thread Extended Remix Never Say Never Album Verson Ian Lavine Club Version Loving You - B-Side
Following on from their debut single, Red Box released their second single 'Saskatchewan' (a cover of the Buffy Sainte-Marie song). Recorded in the summer of 1984 it was released soon after.
The single failed to chart but it did bring the group to the attention of WEA, which signed the duo and had more success with their next single.
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Single Version Alternative 7 inch Mix Crew's Testing Mix Speeches - B-Side Speeches - Alternate Version - B-Side
Simon Toulson-Clarke formed his first band at age thirteen with school friend Paddy Talbot, playing covers of Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple as well as some self-penned material. On leaving school he moved to Middlesborough and formed another band in the vein of the New York Dolls. In the late Seventies he went to study at The Polytechnic of Central London, where he formed a band with Julian Close. This band took on the name Red Box after a while and included further band members Paddy Talbot, Rob Legge and Martin Nickson.
The group released their debut single 'Chenko' on the Cherry Red label in 1983. The single failed to chart. Following this, the band slimmed down to a duo, and took on a more synth pop direction.
The single was revamped and re-released following the success of 'For America' and 'Lean on Me'. Released in 1987 as 'Chenko (Tenko-io)' the single again failed to chart anad became the final single of the 80's by the band.
Click the link below to download the following: Video 1983 Original Single Version 1987 Re-relesed Single Version 1983 Valley - B-Side 1987 Speeches - B-Side Pow Wow Press Version
'Hide and Seek' is the name of a 1984 single by British pop group Five Star.
It was the group's second release, and would be later included on their 1985 debut album Luxury of Life.
The single was written by Gary Bell (who co-wrote their later hit 'System Addict'), and Anne Dudley, one of the UK's top female songwriters and composers. The single wasn't a hit, only charting at number 113 in the UK Singles Chart.
The song was later covered by New Edition in 1984 as part of their self-titled album.
The video to the single featured a colourful setting with an early Five Star logo as a back drop, with the floor resembling the American star and stripes flag, and a very simple (yet impressive) dance routine.
'Love Take Over' was a 1985 hit single by British pop group Five Star.
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