Early Electro Beats

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Tracklist

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1Being Boiled
engineer and producer:
The Human League and John Leckie
recording of:
Being Boiled
lyricist:
Philip Oakey
composer:
Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware
The Human League44:18
2Shout
engineer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Chris Hughes (producer, aka “Merrick”)
mixer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
bass guitar:
Curt Smith (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias (in 1984) and Chris Hughes (producer, aka “Merrick”) (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
background vocals:
Sandy McLelland (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984, in 1985) and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985, in 2014)
music videos:
Shout by Tears for Fears
recording of:
Shout (in 1984)
writer:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) and Ian Stanley
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Roland Orzabal Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Tears for Fears4.46:31
3The Reflex
recording of:
The Reflex
writer:
Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran) and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
publisher:
Beechwood de México, S.A. de C.V., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Gloucester Place Music Ltd.
Duran Duran4:23
4Love on Your Side
recording of:
Love on Your Side
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
Thompson Twins5:40
5Election Day
vocals:
Grace Jones
recording of:
Election Day
writer:
Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
Arcadia4:29
6We Need Protection
recording of:
We Need Protection
lyricist:
Geoff Bastow, Eckart Debusmann and Edwin Hind
composer:
Eckart Debusmann and Edwin Hind
Picnic at the Whitehouse6:24
7How to Be a Millionaire
assistant engineer:
Paul Corkett, Charles Harrowell, Mark Stent (producer, engineer), Mike Drake, Heff Moraes, Dietmar Schillinger and Paul Wright (UK recording engineer)
engineer:
Martyn Webster (engineer)
producer:
Martin Fry and Mark White (ABC/Vice Versa)
mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
guitar:
David Williams (session guitarist and songwriter)
background vocals:
Jackie Challenor, Lorenza Johnson (singer) and Maye MacKenna (vocalist)
lead vocals:
Martin Fry
arranger:
Mark White (ABC/Vice Versa)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1984, in 1985, in 1987), Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985) and Universal Music Operations (not release label) (in 2005)
recorded at:
Jacobs Studios in Farnham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1985)
mixed at:
Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 72)
recording of:
(How to Be A) Millionaire
lyricist and composer:
Martin Fry and Mark White (ABC/Vice Versa)
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Neutron Music and Nymph Music, Inc.
ABC4.353:36
8Wind Him Up
Saga5:48
9Hymn
recording of:
Hymn
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Ultravox4:26
10Hey Little Girl
recording of:
Hey Little Girl
lyricist and composer:
Iva Davies
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.
Icehouse34:21
11Such a Shame
producer:
Tim Friese‐Greene
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
recording of:
Such a Shame
lyricist and composer:
Mark Hollis
publisher:
Hollis Songs Ltd., Island Music (Island Music Ltd.), Island Music Ltd., Universal Music Ltd. (Hong Kong holding company - do not use as imprint. Legal name of Universal Music Hong Kong.), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.)
Talk Talk4.35:42
12Doot Doot
recording of:
Doot Doot
writer:
Karl Hyde, Rick Smith (electronic producer, member of Underworld) and Alfie Thomas
publisher:
Curly Music Ltd. (publisher), EMI Songs Ltd. and Point Music Ltd. (in 1983)
Freur4:04
13Waves
Blancmange4:06
14My Soul Unwraps Tonight
recording of:
My Soul Unwraps Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Richard Kenton
Savage Progress3:21
15Pulstar
cover recording of:
Pulstar
composer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
Hypnosis5:49
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1Blue Monday
producer:
New Order (UK synth pop band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (holding company – file no releases here!) (in 1983, in 1987)
samples:
Uran by Kraftwerk
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 61) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 235)
recording of:
Blue Monday
writer:
Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
New Order3.77:30
2Love Will Tear Us Apart
recording of:
Love Will Tear Us Apart
lyricist:
Ian Curtis
composer:
Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Joy Division3:21
3Our Darkness
recording of:
Our Darkness
lyricist and composer:
Anne Clark (English poet, songwriter and electronic musician) and David Harrow (English record producer, DJ, and multimedia artist)
publisher:
BMG 10 Music Ltd., Red Flame Music Ltd. and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Anne Clark45:21
4Collapsing New People
recording of:
Collapsing New People
writer:
Nick Cash (UK drummer/percussionist), Barbara Frost (design/Mute records, aka BJ Frost), Dave Rogers (Klinger), Dave Simmonds (keyboard player with Mute acts, songwriter) and Frank Tovey
named after artist:
Einstürzende Neubauten
Fad Gadget3:53
5Situation
recording of:
Situation
writer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…) and Alison Moyet
Yazoo2:41
6Hypnotic Tango
recording of:
Hypnotic Tango
writer:
Mauro Malavasi and Stefano Micheli (Tayx)
publisher:
Abramo Allione Edizioni Musicali S.R.L.
My Mine3:45
7Living on Video
recording of:
Living on Video
lyricist and composer:
Pascal Languirand
publisher:
Costa Demo Productions (publisher) (in 1983)
Trans‐X5:13
8Obsession
recording engineer:
Jeff Harris (recording engineer)
programming:
Jeff Harris (recording engineer) and Holly Knight
producer:
John Ryan (producer a/k/a “The Chicago Kid”)
bass guitar:
Charles Ottavio
guitar:
Bill Wadhams
keyboard:
Paul Antonelli
membranophone:
Frenchy O'Brien
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 12)
cover recording of:
Obsession
writer:
Michael Des Barres and Holly Knight
publisher:
Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG (fka Melodie der Welt J. Michel GmbH & Co. KG; this name since 2011-04-07) and The Makiki Publishing Co. Ltd.
recording of:
Obsession
writer:
Michael Des Barres and Holly Knight
publisher:
Melodie der Welt GmbH & Co. KG (fka Melodie der Welt J. Michel GmbH & Co. KG; this name since 2011-04-07) and The Makiki Publishing Co. Ltd.
Animotion5:36
9Sex Dwarf
recording of:
Sex Dwarf
lyricist:
Marc Almond (English pop singer and songwriter)
composer:
Dave Ball (UK electronic musician, part of Soft Cell)
publisher:
Metropolis Music and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Soft Cell5:12
10Smalltown Boy
recording engineer:
Pete Griffiths (UK studio technician, programmer & producer)
producer:
Mike Thorne (UK producer & keyboardist)
mixer:
Harvey Goldberg
recording of:
Smalltown Boy
writer:
Steve Bronski, Jimmy Somerville and Larry Steinbachek
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Bronski Music Ltd., Bucks Music Ltd, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Fujipacific Music, Inc., The Copyright Collective, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
Gotcha! (1985 film soundtrack)
Bronski Beat3.755:02
11Mind of a Toy
recording of:
Mind of a Toy
writer:
Billy Currie, Rusty Egan, Dave Formula, John McGeoch, Steve Strange (Welsh pop singer, Visage) and Midge Ure
Visage3:33
12We Are Glass
Gary Numan4:46
13She’s in Parties
Bauhaus5:45
14Safety Dance (original Aussie version)
producer:
Marc Durand (Canadian producer)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 17)
recording of:
The Safety Dance (from 1982-01 until 1982-03)
lyricist and composer:
Ivan Doroschuk (Men Without Hats)
publisher:
Betty Songs, Ivan Ltd., Polygram Music, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Texas City Music Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), Tactik Music (publisher) (in 1982) and Wintrup Musik (in 1982)
Men Without Hats4.54:29
15Okay!
Okay3:37