Category: New Wave / Synth-Pop

Heaven 17 – Play To Win: The Virgin Years (2019) [Box Set, 10CD]

Heaven 17 - Play To Win: The Virgin Years (2019) [Box Set, 10CD]

Heaven 17 – Play To Win: The Virgin Years (2019) [Box Set, 10CD]
EAC Rip | 10xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 5.13 GB
Label: Edsel Records | EU | Cat#: HEAVENBOX01 | Genre: Synth-Pop

Original members of Sheffield’s Human League, Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh left after the first two albums and formed Heaven 17 in 1980. Named after a fictional band in Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange, they recruited Glenn Gregory on vocals (who had been the original choice for lead singer of the Human League). Continue reading “Heaven 17 – Play To Win: The Virgin Years (2019) [Box Set, 10CD]”

ABC – The Lexicon of Love (Steven Wilson stereo and instrumental mixes) [1982] [2023, Remix, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

ABC - The Lexicon of Love (Steven Wilson stereo and instrumental mixes) [1982] [2023, Remix, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

ABC – The Lexicon of Love (Steven Wilson stereo and instrumental mixes) [1982]
[2023, Remix, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
2x Discs | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.76 GB
Label: UMC | Genre: Synth-Pop
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Pet Shop Boys – SMASH: The Singles 1985-2020 (2023) [Remastered, Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Pet Shop Boys - SMASH: The Singles 1985-2020 (2023) [Remastered, Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Pet Shop Boys – SMASH: The Singles 1985-2020 (2023) [Remastered, Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
3x Discs | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 2.77 GB
Label: Rhino | Genre: Synth-Pop, Pop

Smash is the brand new complete collection of Pet Shop Boys singles from across 35 years of the duo’s acclaimed career. The package includes all Pet Shop Boys’ hits starting with their debut single ‘West End girls’ and continuing through such iconic tracks as ‘Love comes quickly’, ‘It’s a sin’, ‘Always on my mind’, ‘Being boring’, ‘Suburbia’, ‘Opportunities’, ‘What have I done to deserve this?’, ‘Rent’ and ‘Heart’. Continue reading “Pet Shop Boys – SMASH: The Singles 1985-2020 (2023) [Remastered, Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Jim Kerr – Lostboy! A.K.A Jim Kerr (2010) [Deluxe Edition]

Jim Kerr - Lostboy! A.K.A Jim Kerr (2010) [Deluxe Edition]

Jim Kerr – Lostboy! A.K.A Jim Kerr (2010) [Deluxe Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.17 GB
Label: Ear Music | Germany | Cat#: 0203942ERE | Genre: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr is Simple Minds front-man Jim Kerr’s first solo album released on 17 May 2010. The album entered the UK charts at No. 94 on 29 May 2010 and UK Independent Chart at #8. The album has also made the charts in some other European areas, most notably Germany, Italy, France and Belgium. Continue reading “Jim Kerr – Lostboy! A.K.A Jim Kerr (2010) [Deluxe Edition]”

Blondie – Against The Odds 1974-1982 (2022) [3CD-Set]

Blondie - Against The Odds 1974-1982 (2022) [3CD-Set]

Blondie – Against The Odds 1974-1982 (2022) [3CD-Set]
EAC Rip | 3xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Scans Included
Total Size: 1.10 GB
Label: UMC / Chrysalis | EU | Cat#: 00602508761010 | Genre: New Wave, Pop Rock

Plenty of Blondie compilations have appeared over the years, but the band endorsed Against the Odds: 1974-1982, a comprehensive complete chronology available in four separate incarnations: a Super Deluxe Collectors’ Edition containing ten vinyl records (plus bonuses) and a Deluxe eight-CD set that both contain newly remastered versions of Blondie’s first six albums plus 52 bonus tracks, then a Deluxe four-LP set and a triple-CD version that solely feature the non-LP bonus material. Continue reading “Blondie – Against The Odds 1974-1982 (2022) [3CD-Set]”

Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody (1987)

Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody (1987)

Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody (1987)
EAC Rip | Tracks + Cue + Log | Scans Included
Total Size: 437 MB
Label: RCA / PWL| UK | Cat#: PD 71529 | Genre: Pop, Synth-Pop

In the ’80s and ’90s, England’s dance music team Stock, Aitken & Waterman was often accused of being too slick for its own good, and favoring style over substance. But the producers/songwriters (also known for their work with Dead or Alive and Samantha Fox) should definitely be proud of their work on fellow Briton Rick Astley’s often captivating debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody. Continue reading “Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody (1987)”

Depeche Mode – Memento Mori (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Depeche Mode - Memento Mori (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Depeche Mode – Memento Mori (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Front & Back Covers
Total Size: 955 MB (Hi-Res) + 297 MB (CD-Quality)
Label: Columbia | EU | Cat#: 19658792641 | Genre: Synth-Pop, Electronic

Memento Mori is the fifteenth studio album by Depeche Mode, released on 24 March 2023 through Columbia and Mute. The album was produced by James Ford. It was preceded by the single “Ghosts Again” and the track “My Cosmos Is Mine” (released on streaming platforms) Continue reading “Depeche Mode – Memento Mori (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Depeche Mode – Ghosts Again (Remixes) (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Depeche Mode - Ghosts Again (Remixes) (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Depeche Mode – Ghosts Again (Remixes) (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 774 MB
Label: Columbia | Genre: Electronic
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Debbie Harry – KooKoo (1981) [2023, Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Debbie Harry - KooKoo (1981) [2023, Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Debbie Harry – KooKoo (1981) [2023, Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 3.00 GB
Label: Chrysalis Records | Genre: New Wave, Pop Rock

KooKoo is the debut solo album by American singer Debbie Harry, released on July 27, 1981, by Chrysalis Records. Produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of Chic, the album was recorded whilst Harry took a break from her band Blondie. Continue reading “Debbie Harry – KooKoo (1981) [2023, Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Paul Young – Behind The Lens (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Paul Young - Behind The Lens (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Paul Young – Behind The Lens (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 909 MB
Label: Townsend Music Limited | Genre: Pop Rock, New Wave

Paul Young has been a major star for over 4 decades. Breaking into the big time when his album No Parlez went to Number 1 and spawned the iconic hits, Wherever I lay My Hat (That’s My Home). More success followed with the number 1 album The Secret Of Association and The Worldwide Hit Everytime You Go Away. Continue reading “Paul Young – Behind The Lens (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Various Artists – Twelve Inch Eighties: People Hold On (2016) [3CD-Set]

Various Artists - Twelve Inch Eighties: People Hold On (2016) [3CD-Set]

Various Artists – Twelve Inch Eighties: People Hold On (2016) [3CD-Set]
EAC Rip | 3xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
1.46 GB | 3% RAR Recovery

Twelve Inch Eighties is the new 3CD range by Crimson Productions, compiling extended alternate mixes of some of the biggest hit singles of the 80s. Each themed release is housed in a sleek 3CD digipak with abstract imagery representative of early dance label releases. These carefully selected titles across the range will bring together the finest eighties pop, dance and disco, amongst other genres, in all their full 12” single glory. Continue reading “Various Artists – Twelve Inch Eighties: People Hold On (2016) [3CD-Set]”

Various Artists – Twelve Inch Eighties: Let’s Groove (2016) [3CD-Set]

Various Artists - Twelve Inch Eighties: Let's Groove (2016) [3CD-Set]

Various Artists – Twelve Inch Eighties: Let’s Groove (2016) [3CD-Set]
EAC Rip | 3xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
1.37 GB | 3% RAR Recovery

Twelve Inch Eighties is the successful 3CD range by Crimson Productions, compiling extended alternate mixes of some of the biggest hit singles of the 80s. Each themed release is housed in a sleek 3CD digipak with abstract imagery representative of early dance label releases. These carefully selected titles across the range will bring together the finest eighties pop, dance and disco, amongst other genres, in all their full 12” single glory. Let’s Groove is the latest title in the range and the first dip into the classics 80s Disco scene. Continue reading “Various Artists – Twelve Inch Eighties: Let’s Groove (2016) [3CD-Set]”

Simple Minds – New Gold Dream (81-82-83-4) (1982) [2016, Super Deluxe Edition, Remastered, Reissue, 5CD + DVD + BD + Hi-Res]

Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81-82-83-4) (1982) [2016, Super Deluxe Edition, Remastered, Reissue, 5CD + DVD + BD + Hi-Res]

Simple Minds – New Gold Dream (81-82-83-4) (1982)
[2016, Super Deluxe Edition, Remastered, Reissue, 5CD + DVD + BD + Hi-Res]
EAC Rip | 5x CD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
DVD | NTSC 16:9 (720×480) VBR | DTS 96-24 / Dolby Digital / LPCM | Stereo & Multichannel
Blu-ray Audio | DTS-HD Master Audio / LPCM Audio / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.61 GB (CDs) + 4.20 GB (DVD) + 15 GB (BD) + 4.17 GB (Hi-Res) + 937 MB (Scans)
3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal Music | EU | Cat#: 4766622 / 4773754 | Genre: Synth-pop, Pop Rock

Super deluxe six disc edition boasts an abundance of material. Disc one features a 2016 remaster (by Andrew Walter at Abbey Road) approved by Charlie Burchill and the second disc gathers 12-inch remixes and instrumentals of the singles, a few of which enjoy their CD debut. Various edits and B-sides can be found on the third CD in the set while disc four features previously unreleased BBC John Peel and Kid Jensen radio sessions, recorded in February and August 1982. Continue reading “Simple Minds – New Gold Dream (81-82-83-4) (1982) [2016, Super Deluxe Edition, Remastered, Reissue, 5CD + DVD + BD + Hi-Res]”