Soundtrack - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1983)

Artist:  Soundtrack
Title:  E.T.
Release:  1983
Format:  LP
Label:  MCA Records
Catalog#  204889

“E.T”. the Extra-Terrestrial: Music from the Original Soundtrack is an album containing John Williams' score for the 1982 Steven Spielberg film of the same name.
The original soundtrack issue was a recording of concert arrangements based on the film's music. The score was recorded in Los Angeles, and thus not using the London Symphony Orchestra.
On the track "The Magic of Halloween," when E.T. sees a child wearing a Yoda costume, John Williams included a portion of Yoda's theme, which he had composed for The Empire Strikes Back in 1980.


Side one
1. Three Million Light Years From Earth   (2:57)  
2. Abandoned And Pursued   (2:58)  
3. E.T. And Me   (4:49)  
4. E.T.'s Halloween   (4:07)  
5. Flying   (3:20) 

Side two
1. E.T. Phone Home   (4:18)  
2. Over The Moon   (2:06)  
3. Adventure On Earth   (15:06)

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Midnight Star - Headlines (1986)

Artist:  Midnight Star
Title:  Headlines
Release:  1987
Format:  LP
Label:  Solar Records
Catalog#  SOLLP 3602

“Headlines” is the sixth album released by R&B group Midnight Star. Released in 1986.
This was the last album to feature the Calloway brothers who would leave the group due to irreconcilable differences with the other members.
They had reached their peak and cranked out three solid R&B hits, among them the title track, "Midas Touch," and "Engine No. 9." Everything clicked, from the production and arrangements to the hook-filled lyrics and exuberant, if at times bland, vocals. But evidently the Calloways figured they had done all they could do with Midnight Star.


Side one
1.  Headlines  (7:49)
2.  Midas Touch  (5:00)
3.  Stay Here By My Side  (4:40)
4.  Close To Midnight  (4:33)

Side two
1.  Get Dressed  (4:58)
2.  Engine No. 9  (5:23)
3.  Close Encounter  (4:20)
4.  Dead End  (4:24)
5.  Searching For Love  (5:01)

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Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Laughter (1981)

Artist:  Ian Dury & The Blockheads
Title:  Laughter
Release: 1981
Format:  LP
Label:  Stiff Records
Catalog#  Seez 30

“Laughter” is the second studio album by Ian Dury & The Blockheads; released in 1980, it was the last studio album Dury made for Stiff Records. It was also the last studio album he made with The Blockheads.
Working with lead guitarist Wilko Johnson (Dr. Feelgood), Ian Dury gradually moves away from disco with the album, “Laughter”. The steady dance pulse is still apparent, but it's balanced by rockers and pub singalongs that give the album more depth. That doesn't necessarily make it a better album, however. Dury's humor is at its most basic, as the titles of "Uncoolohol," "(Take Your Elbow out of the Soup) You're Sitting on the Chicken," "Oh Mr. Peanut," and "Fucking Ada" indicate, and his lyrics aren't quite as stunningly fluid as before. Still, the record is fun, and "Superman's Big Sister," "Yes & No (Paula)," and "Over the Points" are pretty infectious.


Side one
1.  Superman's Big Sister  (2:29)  
2.  Pardon  (2:38)  
3.  Delusions Of Grandeur  (2:42)  
4.  Yes & No (Paula)  (3:06)  
5.  Dance Of The Crackpots  (2:35)  
6.  Over The Points  (4:06) 

Side two
1.  (Take Your Elbow Out Of The Soup You're Sitting On The Chicken)  (2:32)  
2.  Uncoolohol  (3:04)  
3.  Hey, Hey, Take Me Away  (2:26)  
4.  Manic Depression (Jimi)  (3:51)  
5.  Oh Mr Peanut  (3:28)  
6.  Fucking Ada  (5:56)

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Simple Minds - Sparkle In The Rain (1984)

Artist:  Simple Minds
Title:  Sparkle In The Rain
Release:  1984
Format:  LP
Label:  Virgin
Catalog#  V2300

Scotland's Simple Minds get creative and passionate on Sparkle in the Rain, their sixt album released prior to their mid-'80s heyday of heralding the charts. Produced by Steve Lillywhite. “Sparkle in the Rain” marks the band's best effort thus far, capturing thick seascapes of illustrious lyrical visions. Frontman Jim Kerr's anthemic love songs are political and personal, and synth-beats throb over Charlie Burchill's new wave third-chord guitars and swooning basslines. Songs like "Waterfront" and "Book of Brilliant Things" are finely cut tracks with Simple Minds' signature harking, but the glossy verse behind "Up on the Catwalk" is what's most appealing. Piano vibes are pinch-hitting and Kerr's songwriting thrives on celebrity and the falling grace that coincides that. “Sparkle in the Rain” is a glimpse of what's to come from Simple Minds. Kerr's heart-wrenching vocals soar and such emotion only leads to earning a global following. Simple Minds will touch hearts by stripping their soul.


Side one
1.  Up On The Catwalk  (4:45)
2.  Book Of Brilliant Things  (4:21)
3.  Speed Your Love To Me  (4:24)
4.  Waterfront  (7:26)
5.  East At Easter  (3:32)

Side two
1.  Street Hassle  (5:14)
2.  White Hot Day  (4:32)
3.  "C" Moon Cry Like A Baby  (4:19)
4.  The Kick Inside Of Me  (4:48)
5.  Shake Off The Ghosts  (3:57)

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Julien Clerc - No.7 (1975)

Artist:  Julien Clerc
Title:  No.7
Release:  1976
Format:  LP
Label:  EMI
Catalog# 5C 062-14242

“No. 7” is the seventh studio album by Julien Clerc released in 1975, he was also appointed “This melody”. It is the last album where lyricists are still exclusively Étienne Roda-Gil and Maurice Vallet. They write 5 songs each. This is the only time where Maurice Vallet composed so many songs on the same album. This album is an ode to the separation and the emotions felt. The first title of the a-side, “Souffrir Par Toi N'est Pas Souffrir” is a song commissioned at Étienne Roda-Gil, dedicated to France Gall after his break with Julien Clerc, petition for a possible return, but without really believing. Julien Clerc lived with her from 1970 to 1975. In November 1967, Claude François, for the same reasons, had composed the music and lyrics of as usual with Jacques Revaux and Gilles Thibaut.
In Holland the first single taken from this album was “Elle Voulait Qu'on L'Appelle Venise”
The second single, “This melody”, true declaration of love, with side B, “Dors Bien”.


Side one
1.  Souffrir Par Toi N'est Pas Souffrir  (3:43)  
2.  Prends Ton Coeur Par La Main  (3:18)  
3.  Une Journee Pour Rien  (3:44)  
4.  Dors Bien  (3:57)  
5.  Les Cafards  (2:48) 

Side two
1.  This Melody  (4:10)  
2.  Bien Longtemps Apres  (3:14)  
3.  Je Voyage  (4:30)  
4.  Elle Voulait Qu'on L'Appelle Venise  (3:00)  
5.  Just Comme Un Enfant  (3:32)

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Smokey Robinson - Yes, It´s You Lady (1982)

Artist:  Smokey Robinson
Title:  Yes, It´s You Lady
Release:  1982
Format:  LP
Label:  Motown
Catalog#   542017

Surprisingly, having scored his biggest solo success with the self-penned, self-produced “Being with You”, Smokey Robinson turned to an outside producer and outside writers for the followup. Both of the singles from “Yes It's You Lady”, which was produced by George Tobin, "Tell Me Tomorrow" and "Old Fashioned Love" were mid-tempo rhythm numbers written by Gary Goetzman and Mike Piccirillo. Robinson's own compositions, notably the title track, which would have made a perfect follow-up to "Being with You," were de-emphasized. The result was a retreat from the careful career-building Robinson had been engaged in since 1979.


Side one
1.  Tell Me Tomorrow   (6:25)  
2.  Yes It's You Lady   (4:43)  
3.  Old Fashioned Love   (3:12)  
4.  Are You Still Here   (2:33) 

Side two
1.  The Only Game In Town   (4:50)  
2.  International Baby   (4:07)  
3.  Merry Go Ride   (5:31)  
4.  I'll Try Something New   (3:34)  
5.  Destiny   (3:48)

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Shakatak - Drivin´ Hard (1981)

Artist:  Shakatak
Title:  Drivin´ Hard
Release:  1981
Format:  LP
Label:  Polydor
Catalog#  2383635

British jazz-funk combo Shakatak formed in London in 1980. Originally comprising keyboardists Bill Sharpe and Nigel Wright, guitarist Keith Winter, bassist Steve Underwood, and drummer Roger Odell, the group quickly scored an underground hit with its debut single "Steppin'," cracking the British Top 50 the following year with the singles "Livin' in the UK" and "Brazilian Dawn." From Their debut album “Drivin' Hard”, released in May 1981 on the Polydor label.


Side one
1.  Easier Said Than Done  (6:09)
2.  Livin' In The UK   (5:45)  
3.  Toot The Shoot   (4:00)  
4.  Lumiere   (4:14)  
5.  Late Night Flight   (3:58)  
6.  Waves   (1:38) 

Side two
1. Steppin' (Live)   (6:27)  
2. Into nThe Night  (4:36)
2  Covina   (4:46)  
3  You Never Know   (5:10)  
4. Brazilian Dawn   (6:33)

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Echo & The Bunnymen - Porcupine (1983)

Artist:  Echo & The Bunnymen
Title:  Porcupine
Release:  1983
Format:  LP
Label:  Korova
Catalog#  240027-1

“Porcupine” is the third studio album by the British post-punk band Echo & the Bunnymen.
The group's third album is a solid outing, a noticeably better listen than its predecessor, “Heaven Up Here”. Songs are intriguing and elaborate, often featuring swooping, howling melodic lines. Arrangements here owe a lot to 1960s psychedelia and feature lots of reverb, washed textures, intricate production touches, and altered guitar sounds. Ian McCulloch's vocals are yearning, soaring, and hyper-expressive here, almost to the point of being histrionic, most notably on "Clay," "Ripeness," and the title track. Driving bass and drums lend the songs urgency and keep the music from collapsing into self-indulgence. Parallels between the group's U.S. contemporaries such as Translator, Wire Train, and R.E.M. can be drawn, though all seem to have developed aspects of this style at about the same time -- and none utilize it as flamboyantly as the Bunnymen do. Highlights here include "Back of Love" (with its galloping drumbeat and fragmented yet ardent vocal line) and "Gods Will Be Gods" (which gradually speeds up from beginning to end, working itself into a swirling frenzy).


Side one
1.  The Cutter  (3:50)  
2.  Back Of Love  (3:12)  
3.  My White Devil  (4:30)  
4.  Clay  (4:10)  
5.  Porcupine  (5:55) 

Side two
1.  Heads Will Roll  (3:28)  
2.  Ripeness  (4:46)  
3.  Higher Hell  (5:00)  
4.  Gods Will Be Gods  (4:10)  
5.  In Bluer Skies  (5:55)

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Journey - Captured (1981)

Artist:  Journey
Title:  Captured
Release:  1981
Format:  2LP
Label:  CBS Records
Catalog#  88525

“Captured” is the title of Journey's first live album. Recorded during their Departure tour, it was released in February 1981 on the Columbia Records label.
This album was recorded during the band's "Departure" tour in 1980. Tracks  were taken from a performance recorded at The Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on August 8, 1980, at the end of the tour in Koseinenkin Hall, Shinjyuku, Tokyo, Japan on October 13, 1980, at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan on August 4 & 5th 1980. The song "Dixie Highway", had not previously been recorded on a Journey album. Closing the album is the lone studio track, "The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)", which was released as a single.


Side one
1.  Majestic   (0:41)
2.  Where Were You   (3:22)
3.  Just The Same Way   (3:37)
4.  Line Of Fire   (3:25)
5.  Lights   (3:30)
6.  Stay Awhile   (3:15)

Side two
1.  Too Late   (3:44)
2.  Dixie Highway   (6:51)
3.  Feeling That Way   (3:14)
4.  Anytime   (4:27)

Side three
1.  Do You Recall   (3:26)
2.  Walks Like A Lady   (7:05)
3.  La Do Da   (7:02)

Side four
1.  Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'   (5:14)
2.  Wheel In The Sky   (5:03)
3.  Any Way You Want It   (3:39)
4.  The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love) [studio recording]  (3:43)

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Patti Austin - Every Home Should Have One (1983)

Artist:  Patti Austin
Title:  Every Home Should Have One
Release:  1981
Format:  LP
Label:  QWEST Records
Catalog#  QW 56931

“Every Home Should Have One” is a studio album by R&B/jazz singer Patti Austin. Released on Qwest Records in 1981, it includes the number-one hit duet with James Ingram, "Baby Come to Me",
The talented Patti Austin launched a successful jazz album career on CTI by the mid-'70s. Working with Quincy Jones since 1976, “Every Home Should Have One” was her long-awaited solo album with Jones as a producer. The hit singles "Do You Love Me" and "Every Home Should Have One" are polished pleasing but derivative. Rod Temperton who did four songs here, including the smooth "The Genie" comes up with a true gem, the classic Austin and James Ingram duet "Baby Come to Me." The most telling aspect of “Every Home Should Have One” isn't the L.A. pop/R&B Austin could do standing on her head, it's the most meditative offerings. A cover of Thom Bell and Linda Creed's "Stop, Look and Listen" gets an effortless treatment. The album-closing "The Island," with music from Ivan Lins and Vitor Martins and lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, seems best suited for Austin as she gives a sensual and flawless reading. “Every Home Should Have One” doesn't possess Quincy Jones' all-encompassing production style of albums like “The Dude” and George Benson's “Give Me the Night”. While this seems like a debut album, it's far from it, but it's a perfect introduction to Austin and her more pop-orientated work.


Side one
1.  Do You Love Me  (3:24)
2.  Love Me to Death  (4:08)
3.  The Way I Feel  (4:19)
4.  Every Home Should Have One  (3:24)
5.  Baby, Come to Me (duet with James Ingram)  (3:31)

Side two
1.  The Genie  (3:57)
2.  Stop, Look, Listen  (3:06)
3.  Symphony of Love  (3:39)
4.  Oh No Margarita  (3:52)
5.  The Island  (3:46)

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John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Milk And Honey (1984)

“Milk and Honey” is an album credited to John Lennon and Yoko Ono released in 1984. It is Lennon's eighth and final studio album, and the first posthumous release of Lennon's music, having been recorded in the last months of his life during and following the sessions for their 1980 album Double Fantasy. It was assembled by Yoko Ono in association with the Geffen label.
It took Ono three years to be able to resume work to complete it. Ono's material largely comprises new recordings, which she undertook during the album's preparation in 1983, which give her songs a more commercial and contemporary edge. Conversely, Lennon's material, being rough takes and rehearsal recordings, has a more casual feeling.
The sessions for 1980's “Double Fantasy” were supposed to yield two albums, the second to be released at a future time, but Lennon's assassination tragically halted the project in its tracks. A bit over three years later, Yoko Ono issued tapes of many of the songs planned for that album under the title “Milk and Honey”, laid out in the same John-Yoko-John-Yoko dialogue fashion as its predecessor. Not unexpectedly, it's a rougher, less polished product, lacking the finishing touches and additional takes that Lennon most likely would have called for. Nevertheless, Lennon's songs at this point in their development were often quite strong, tougher than those on “Double Fantasy” in general, and the ad libs and studio chatter that might not have made the final cut give us more of a glimpse of Lennon's delightfully quirky personality. "Nobody Told Me," the advance single off the album, is a rollicking, quizzical piece of work, maybe the best thing to come out of John's 1980 sessions, despite the unfinished-sounding transition to the chorus. "Borrowed Time," another single, is a thoughtful, sparely worded meditation on growing older attached to a Caribbean beat. Yoko's contributions, while not as strong as John's, are surprisingly listenable the reggae-based "Don't Be Scared," in particular and more current in texture, and her lyrics do tend to answer John's songs. As the album comes toward the close, the tone turns sentimental, culminating with one of John's loveliest tunes, "Grow Old With Me," as presented on a home-recorded cassette in lieu of a studio recording. The ironies of this song and some of the other Lennon material are obviously poignant in the light of the cruel events of December 8, 1980; that and the fact that these songs haven't been as exposed as much as those on “Double Fantasy” lead some to prefer this sequel.


Side one
1.  John Lennon - I'm Stepping Out  (4:05)  
2.  Yoko Ono - Sleepless Night  (2:33)  
3.  John Lennon - I Don't Wanna Face It  (3:21)  
4.  Yoko Ono - Don't Be Scared  (2:44)  
5.  John Lennon - Nobody Told Me  (3:35)  
6.  Yoko Ono - O'Sanity  (1:04) 

Side two
1.  John Lennon - Borrowed Time  (4:30  
2.  Yoko Ono - Your Hands  (3:04)  
3.  John Lennon - (Forgive Me) My Little Flower Princess  (2:28)  
4.  Yoko Ono - Let Me Count The Ways  (2:16)  
5.  John Lennon - Grow Old With Me  (3:05)  
6.  Yoko Ono - You're The One  (3:56) 

Artist:  John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Title:  Milk And Honey
Release:  1984
Format:  LP
Label:  Polydor Records
Catalog#  817160-1

M - New York-London-Paris (1980)

Artist:  M
Title:  New York-London-Paris
Release:  1979
Format:  LP
Label:  MCA Records
Catalog#  201268

M was English musician Robin Scott's brief but very successful new wave/synthpop project in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
“New York - London - Paris - Munich” is M's first album, released in 1979, the title being taken from a line in the chorus of the April 1979 hit single "Pop Muzik," an extended version of which is featured on the album.
Of course, "Pop Muzik" was the only song on M's debut album, New York-London-Paris-Munich, to become a big hit, "Moonlight and Muzak" and "That's the Way the Money Goes" were minor chart entries in the U.K.), but there's actually quite a bit of entertaining music on the record. Granted, the sound of the record is more entertaining than the songwriting, but with its synthesized, danceable beats, big, catchy hooks, and glossy "futuristic" production, it's a terrific new wave artifact.


Side one
1. Pop Muzik  (4:56)
2. Woman Make Man  (2:18)
3. Moderne Man/Satisfy Your Lust  (6:32)
4. Made in Munich  (5:36)

Side two
1. Moonlight and Muzak  (5:36)
2. That's the Way the Money Goes  (4:27)
3. Cowboys and Indians  (3:54)
4. Unite Your Nation  (5:44)

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Sommerset - Sommerset (1976)

Artist:  Sommerset
Title:  Sommerset
Release:  1975
Format:  LP
Label:  CNR Records
Catalog# 651011

Countryformatie uit Driebergen rond de drie gebroeders Sommer die in het midden van de jaren zeventig enkele grote hits scoren en de traditionele country en western een warm hart toedragen. De groep treedt zelfs op in het mekka van de countrymuziek: Nashville.
Wanneer in 1974 zangeres Rosina Lauwaars zich bij Sommerset voegt, krijgt de band meer vaste vorm. Het grote succes begint met de single “Almost Persuaded” in 1975, die in het kielzog van het Tumbleweeds succes” Somewhere Between” meevaart.
Sommerset weet succesvol te blijven middels de singles “Another Lonely Night” en “There Goes My Everything” van het album “Sommerset” uit 1975. die piekt op een 24e positie in de albumlijst. De problemen dienen zich echter aan wanneer zangeres Rosina Lauwaars aan het einde van het jaar samen met Ab van Woudenberg de groep Harmony opricht en Sommerset verlaat. Sommerset richt zich vanaf 1980 meer op pure pop en valt niet snel daarna uiteen.


Side one
1.  Another Lonely Night   
2.  I Still Belong To You   
3.  I Fall To Pieces   
4.  I'm Not Lisa   
5.  Nashville Tennessee   
6.  Iron And Stone  

Side two
1.  There Goes My Everything   
2.  Willingly   
3.  Loveletters In The Sand   
4.  Sunday Morning Coming Down   
5.  When Do You Love Me   
6.  Almost Persuaded

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Al Jarreau - Look To The Rainbow: Live In Europe (1977)

Artist:   Al Jarreau
Title:   Look To The Rainbow: Live In Europe
Release:   1977
Format:   2 LP
Label:   Warner Bros. Records
Catalog#   WB 66059

Singer Al Jarreau’s double album, “Look To The Rainbow”, is easily the most jazz-oriented of all of his Warner Bros. recordings. Recorded live in Europe between January and February 1977.
Cut shortly before Jarreau permanently switched to a more mundane version of R&B, these performances feature him as a brilliant scat singer (able to emulate practically any instrument) and a superior ballad interpreter. Joined by vibraphonist Lynn Blessing, keyboardist Tom Canning, bassist Abe Laboriel, and drummer Joe Correro, Jarreau is in top form on such numbers as “Better Than Anything,” “Look to the Rainbow” and “Take Five.” Unfortunately, Al Jarreau essentially started on top, artistically speaking, and has since been intent on emphasizing potential commercial appeal over any possible innovations or chance-taking.


Side one
1.   Letter Perfect   (5:16)
2.   Rainbow In Your Eyes   (6:17)
3.   One Good Turn   (6:30)

Side two
1.   Could You Believe   (6:49)
2.   Burst In With The Dawn   (7:24)
3.   Better Than Anything   (5:08)

Side three
1.   So Long Girl   (3:44)
2.   Look To The Rainbow   (7:54)
3.   You Don’t See Me   (6:44)

Side four
1.   Take Five   (7:20)
2.   Loving You   (5:00)
3.   We Got By   (6:47)

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Isley, Jasper, Isley - Caravan Of Love (1986)

Artist:  Isley, Jasper, Isley
Title:  Caravan Of Love
Release: 1986
Format:  LP
Label:  Epic Records
Catalog#  EPC 26656

Isley, Jasper, Isley was a splinter group of the Isley Brothers formed in 1984 by brother-in-law Chris Jasper (keyboards), Ernie Isley (lead guitar) and Marvin Isley (bass), due to creative differences that arose among the group.
Jasper, a classically trained musician and composer and the key songwriter, producer and arranger of the Isley Brothers music, became the lead vocalist on most of the trio's recordings, and was also responsible for the majority of the writing and production for the new group. The older Isley Brothers returned to their original vocal trio formation and continued to record, employing a number of musicians, producers and writers to fill the void left by Chris, Ernie, and Marvin.
Isley, Jasper, Isley released three albums on their CBS Associated label, including “Caravan of Love”, which featured the #1 out-of-the-box title hit, written and sung by Chris Jasper and subsequently covered by English recording group, the Housemartins, who made “Caravan” an international #1 pop hit. In 1988, Isley, Jasper, Isley disbanded.


Side one
1.  Dancin' Around The World  (6:05)  
2.  Insatiable Woman  (5:12)  
3.  I Can Hardly Wait  (4:13)  
4.  Liberation  (4:28) 

Side two
1.  Caravan Of Love  (5:43)  
2.  If You Believe In Love  (4:03)  
3.  High Heel Syndrome  (5:07)

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