Tribute to Pete Burns on ABC Nightline US NEWS - October 24th 2016
Pete Burns (5 August 1959 – 23 October 2016) was an English singer-songwriter and television personality. He founded the band Dead or Alive in 1980, in which he was vocalist and songwriter, and which rose to mainstream success with their 1985 single "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)". He later rose to further celebrity status in the British media following his appearance on Celebrity Big Brother 4, in which he finished in fifth place. He appeared on further television reality shows, including as a presenter.
1 Opportunities (Bobby "O" Demo) 5:03 2 I Get Excited (Bobby "O" Demo) 4:45 3 Two Divided By Zero (Bobby "O" Demo) 4:16 4 Rent (Bobby "O" Demo) 4:09 5 It's A Sin (Bobby "O" Demo) 5:44 6 In The Club Or In The Queue (Bobby "O" Demo) 5:33 7 I Want A Lover (Bobby "O" Demo) 7:14 8 Later Tonight (Bobby "O" Demo) 3:05 9 I Get Excited (Bobby "O" Later Demo Version) 6:15 10 Why Don't We Live Together (Bobby "O" Demo) 7:42
There’s one set of demos floating
around which really deserved to be an album in its own right – Pet Shop
Boys‘ 1984 demos recorded with Bobby Orlando. Around the time
of the initial success of West End Girls, they recorded a whole
fleet of demos, which are entirely unlike their finished counterparts, and are
totally brilliant into the bargain. How different would their history have been
if they had released this as an album?
Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of
Money) comes first. As with the final
versions, it kicks off with a repeated drum sound, although this time it’s an
808 woodblock, among things. Then the bassline, which has been recycled
from West End Girls. This is a much darker and gloomier version of
the track, thanks to the deep choir of which Bobby O was so
fond, but it’s pretty good nonetheless, despite the ill-advised vocal
acrobatics towards the end.
1988 b-side I Get Excited
(You Get Excited Too) comes next, trying ever so hard to adhere to
every Bobby O stereotype you can think off (the bass part, the
choir, the big snares, the warbly synth arpeggios… all that’s lacking is the
female vocal). But then, a couple of minutes in, it becomes almost recognisable
as the final track – except somehow more energetic, and possibly even better.
Well, without that awful synth part, anyway.
Two Divided by Zero is very recognisable as the completed track from Please (1986)
– except that it’s totally awful. Stephen Hague dropped the
dreadful transposed drum sounds and callbacks to West End Girls and
turned it into something altogether darker, moodier, and more atmospheric.
Without going anywhere near a choir sound, either, believe it or not. And I’m
not sure who thought the “your momma” sample was funny…
Rent is somewhat spoiled by the awful drum introduction and poor vocal
production, but you can hear the beginnings of one of their best songs here. If
you really strain your ears. It’s a Sin on the other hand, is
quite glorious. It’s enormous, electronic, and the choir is actually serving a
useful purpose here. Even the drum breakdown in the middle fails to ruin the
mood, because it comes back bigger than ever afterwards. They surely must have
realised they had a number one hit on their hands already, mustn’t they?
In the Club or in the Queue sadly never got released anywhere in the end. It’s nothing
special, I suppose, but it might have made a nice Please or Actually b-side
at least. The car samples don’t help much, but the piano does after all the
Hi-NRG of the preceding tracks, and it’s good to hear something a little more
experimental too.
The last two tracks would end up on
their debut album Please a couple of years later – I
Want a Lover and Later Tonight. Both have fairly modest
production, suggesting that Bobby O may have left the boys to
it for much of the recording. Or so it seems, until the inevitable attack
of the killer handclaps half way through I Want a Lover. The last
track, at least, is pretty calm.
Whether the artist likes it or not, there’s something very special about
listening to demos like this. You feel you have much more of an understanding
for where the song came from, and how it evolved into what it became –
something which no amount of commentary from the artist can give you. And this
collection in particular I’d particularly recommend.
You’ll have to poke around on the
internet to find this set of demos – the chances of Pet Shop Boys releasing
it commercially are slim to negligible.
Very rare and very hard to find records of Pet Shop Boys "Bobby "O" Demos" is a compilation of their demos. Mixed and remixed by Bobby O.
Remember - the songs are in DEMO Version. Don't expect high sound quality.
01. HAZELL DEAN - WHATEVER I DO (WHEREVER I GO) 02. DEAD OR ALIVE - MY HEART GOES BANG (GET ME TO THE DOCTOR) 03. MIKE MAREEN - LOVE SPY 04. ALEPH - FIRE ON THE MOON 05. LIME - YOUR LOVE 06. ANGIE BROWN - EAT YOUR UP 07. BANANARAMA - VENUS 08. DEN HARROW - FUTURE BRAIN 09. POISON NO 9 - LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME 10. SABRINA - BOYS BOYS BOYS 11. PAMELA NIGHTINGALE - I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN 12. SHIHO - GYPSY QUEEN (M.I.D. DJ MIX) 13. MIQUEL BROWN - SO MANY MEN (SO LITTLE TIME) 14. TRANS-X - LIVING ON VIDEO 15. LATIN LOVER - LASER LIGHT 16. LANA PELLAY - PISTOL IN MY POCKET 17. U-BAHNX - YOUNG HEARTS OF EUROPE 18. FUN FUN - BAILA BOLERO 19. MICHAEL PRINCE - DANCE YOUR LOVE AWAY 20. DEAD OR ALIVE - SOMETHING IN MY HOUSE 21. SAMANTHA FOX - NOTHING'S GONNA STOP ME NOW 22. SINITTA - TOY BOY 23. COMPANY B - FASCINATED 24. EDDY HUNTINGTON - MEET MY FRIEND 25. VENICE - EVER AND EVER 26. CHAPPY C JONES WARNELL JONES - SET THE FIRE 27. MIQUEL BROWN - SO MANY MEN (SO LITTLE TIME) 28. MIKE MAREEN - LOVE SPY 29. LIME feat ERI - UNEXPECTED LOVERS 30. KIM TAYLOR - FEEL SO FINE 31. FRED VENTURA - ONE DAY 32. LISA - ROCKET TO YOUR HEART (ALMIGHTY MIX) 33. BETTY WRIGHT - SINDERALLA 34. MEL & KIM - THAT'S THE WAY IT IS 35. CEEJAY - A LITTLE LOVE (WHAT'S GOING ON) 36. PEPSI & SHIRLIE - HEARTACHE 37. LONDON BOYS - DANCE DANCE DANCE 38. JELLYBEAN feat ADELE BERTEI - JUST A MIRAGE 39. EVELYN THOMAS - HIGH ENERGY 40. HAZELL DEAN - WHATEVER I DO 41. LORRAINE MCKANE - LET THE NIGHT TAKE THE BLAME 42. HOT GOSSIP - BREAK ME 43. SOPHIE - SOFT TIME
“Dirty Talk : A Journey Into Italo Disco” explores Italo’s seminal influence on early house as it emerged from disco, taking global club culture by storm in the 70s and 80s.
The documentary features very rare interviews with Italo originals like Klein & MBO, La Bionda, Fred Ventura and Chicago house innovator Chip E.
"AN EXCELLENT, WELL MADE ITALODISCO DOCUMENTARY"
Scores 10 / 10!
Many thanks to the Boiler Room for producing this rare Italo Disco documentary
137 TRACK 80s Hi-NRG ITALO DISCO EUROBEAT NON-STOP PARTY MIX
playing time: 80 Minutes
"AMAZING NON-STOP MEGAMIX"
SCORES 10/10!
TRACKLISTING
01. DEN HARROW - DON'T BREAK MY HEART 02. LIME - TAKE IT UP 03. DIVINE - LOVE REACTION 04. TAFFY - I LOVE MY RADIO 05. INTERFACE - PLASTIC AGE 06. ALEPH - DOCTOR 07. FRED VENTURA - LEAVE ME ALONE 08. LATIN LOVER - CASANOVA ACTION 09. PEOPLE LIKE US - REINCARNATION (COMING BACK FOR LOVE) 10. MITCH & MELANIE - COMING FOR YOUR LOVE 11. DIEBOLD & CO. - YOUR EYES 12. LADY D - IMAGINATION 13. D.CONNECTION - EASY TO SAY14. LANA PELLAY - PISTOL IN MY POCKET 15. DEAD OR ALIVE - MY HEART GOES BANG (GET ME TO THE DOCTOR) 16. DEAD OR ALIVE - SOMETHING IN MY HOUSE 17. EVELYN THOMAS - HIGH ENERGY 18. LIME - UNEXPECTED LOVERS 19. HAZELL DEAN - WHATEVER I DO (WHEREVER I GO) 20. ALEPH - FIRE ON THE MOON 21. FINZY KONTINI - CHA CHA CHA 22. MAX HIM - MELANIE 23. BANANARAMA - VENUS 24. RADIORAMA - BAD GIRLS 25. MANDY SMITH - DON'T YOU WANT ME BABY 26. SINITTA - TOY BOY 27. PAUL LEKAKIS - BOOM BOOM (LET'S GO BACK TO MY ROOM) 28. EDDY HUNTINGTON - SHOCK IN MY HEART 29. PEOPLE LIKE US - MIDNIGHT LOVER 30. JOCK HATTLE BAND - TO BE OR NOT TO BE 31. STOP - RENDEZVOUS 32. MIKE MAREEN - LOVE SPY 33. KEN LASZLO - DON'T CRY 34. GINA DESIRE & THE BANANA REPUBLIC - BREATHLESS 35. SUZY - DON'T COME CRYING TO ME 36. KIM TAYLOR - SAY YOU'LL BE MINE 37. LEFT LANE - BAN BAM BAM (I CAME HERE TO JAM) 38. FUN FUN - HAPPY STATION 39. LIAN ROSS - DO YOU WANNA FUNK 40. LINDA JO RIZZO - HEARTFLASH TONIGHT 41. BRIAN ICE - TALKING TO THE NIGHT 42. ALEPH - FLY TO ME 43. DAVID LYME - BYE, BYE MI AMOR 44. DEBBIE HARRY - IN LOVE WITH LOVE 45. SUZY Q - CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE 46. ALBERT ONE - FOR YOUR LOVE 47. MECANO - DOWN DOWN ROMEO 48. MICHAEL FORTUNATI - GONNA GET YOU (REMIX) 49. MICHAEL FORTUNATI - GIVE ME UP 50. JULIE COULSON - BIG TIME OPERATOR 51. KIM WILDE - YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON 52. PATTY DEVICK - RUN AWAY 53. PATTY RYAN - (YOU'RE MY LOVE) YOU'RE MY LIFE 54. HOT COLD - I CAN HEAR YOUR VOICE 55. C.C. CATCH - STRANGERS BY NIGHT 56. JOHN SAULI - MISS LIBERTY 57. BOYTRONIC - I WILL SURVIVE 58. THE FLIRTS - DANGER 59. GENUINE PARTS - DID IT FEEL LIKE LOVE 60. FANCY - FOOLS CRY 61. MODERN TALKING - CHERI CHERI LADY62. PRIMADONNA - ANGEL YOU 63. ALBERT ONE - HOPES & DREAMS 64. MATAHARI - SPY GAME 65. P. LION - HAPPY CHILDREN 66. MOZZART - MALICE & VICE 67. SAMANTHA GILLES - MUSIC IS MY THING 68. ROSE - I WANNA BE YOUR LOVE 69. LEFT LANE - LOVE'S MEMORIES 70. MICHAEL PRINCE - DANCE YOUR LOVE AWAY 71. MOZZART - MONEY 72. LANA PELLAY - I CAN MAKE A MAN OUT OF YOU 73. DEAD OR ALIVE - DJ HIT THAT BUTTON 74. PHYLLIS NELSON - I LIKE YOU 75. TIA - BOY TOY 76. SAY SAY - REVOLUTION IN MY HEART 77. DIEBOLD & CO. - STILL RIGHT HERE IN MY HEART 78. KEN LASZLO - TONIGHT 79. ANGIE GOLD - EAT YOU UP 80. MICHAEL FORTUNATI - INTO THE NIGHT 81. MIQUEL BROWN - SO MANY MEN (SO LITTLE TIME) 82. SABRINA - BOYS BOY BOYS 83. BEACHFRONT - ONCE IN A LIFETIME 84. GRANT MILLER - COLDER THAN ICE 85. SAMANTHA GILLES - FOOL TO BE IN LOVE 86. SAMANTHA GILLES - HOLD ME 87. MODERN ROCKETRY - DEEPER N DEEPER 88. FRED VENTURA - NIGHT AND DAY 89. ALEPH - BIG BROTHER 90. EDDY HUNTINGTON - MEET MY FRIEND 91. LATIN LOVER - LASER LIGHT 92. MAX HIM - LADY FANTASY 93. ROMI & JAZZ - REACH OUT (I'LL BE THERE) 94. FANCY - SLICE ME NICE (REMIX) 95. KIM WILDE - YOU CAME 96. SAMANTHA FOX - NOTHINGS GONNA STOP ME NOW 97. HAZELL DEAN - TURN IT INTO LOVE 98. POISON NO.9 - LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME 99. ART ATTACK - MANDOLAY 100. DEN HARROW - FUTURE BRAIN 101. THE NASTY BOYS - I WAS MAKE FOR LOVIN' YOU 102. U-BAHN X - YOUNG HEARTS OF EUROPE 103. DEAD OR ALIVE - LOVER COME BACK (TO ME) (EXTENDED REMIX) 104. MIKE MAREEN - LADY ECSTASY 105. SABRINA - ALL OF ME 106. FRED VENTURA - WIND OF CHANGE 107. LISA - ROCKET TO YOUR HEART 108. LINDA JO RIZZO - PERFECT LOVE 109. EDDY HUNTINGTON - U.S.S.R. 110. SPANGA - CALL ME (REMIX) 111. JOE YELLOW - I'M YOUR LOVER 112. LIME - YOUR LOVE 113. AIDA - ONE TICKET TO LOVE 114. KRISTIAN CONDE - DOLCE VITA 115. KIM TAYLOR - FEEL SO FINE 116. MEL & KIM - RESPECTABLE 117. CYNDI CEE - STARTING OVER 118. ANGIE GOLD - TIMEBOMB 119. SHIHO - GYPSY QUEEN 120. CRUISIN' GANG - BE MY LIFE 121. SAMANTHA FOX - I PROMISE YOU (GET READY) 122. SINITTA - SO MACHO! 123. VIVIEN VEE - HEARTBEAT (ONE TWO THREE) 124. THE BIG SMOKE - THE AMERICAN DREAM 125. FANCY - CHINESE EYES 126. TONY CASO - LOVE ATTACK 127. LINDA JO RIZZO - YOU'RE MY FIRST, YOU'RE MY LAST 128. COMPANY B - FASCINATED (REMIX) 129. MODERN TALKING - BROTHER LOUIE 130. PAMELA NIGHTINGALE - I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN 131. LORRAINE MCKANE - LET THE NIGHT TAKE THE BLAME 132. BONEY M & BOBBY FARRELL - HAPPY SONG (CLUB MIX) 133. LIME - ANGEL EYES 134. TRANS-X - LIVING ON VIDEO (ORIGINAL REMIX) 135. THE FLIRTS - HELPLESS (YOU TOOK MY LOVE) 136. BOBBY ORLANDO - WHISPER TO A SCREAM 137. DEE D. JACKSON - SOS (LOVE TO THE RESCUE)
1.Mandy - Boys And Girls 2.Radiorama - Bad Girls 3.Bananarama - I Heard A Rumor 4.Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky 5.Atrium - Over And Over 6.Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up 7.Pamela - Saturday Night 8.Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain 9.Eighth Wonder - Cross My Heart 10.Samantha Fox - I Surrender 11.Keren & Chelle - Sugar Daddy 12.Sinitta - I Don't Believe In Miracles 13.Tina Gabriel - If You Say You Love Me 14.Rick Astley - Together Forever 15.Sonia - Listen To Your Heart 16.Mandy Smith - Don't You Want Me Baby 17.Bananarama - Love, Truth & Honesty 18.Bananarama - I Want You Back 19.Kylie Minogue - Turn It Into Love 20.Taco - Got To Be Your Lover 21.Lisa Carter - Doctor's Orders 22.Kylie Minogue - The Loco-Motion 23.Radiorama - ABCD 24.Kathleen Juine - Destiny 25.Melanie Bell - I Don't Wanna Be Like You 26.Pamela - Is For You 27.Radiorama - Bad Boy You 28.INTRO MEGA MIX-1 29.Max Coveri - Bye Bye Baby 30.Malcolm J. Hill - Take A Chance 31.Dollar - It's Nature Way 32.Moulin Rouge - High Energy Boy 33.Moulin Rouge - DJ I Wanna Be Your Record 34.Giorgia Morandi - Jump For Joy 35.Frank Torpedo - Bang Bang 36.Superlove - How Deep Is Your Love 37.Gipsy & Queen - Love & Passion 38.Jenny Kee - Hot Love 39.Mike Hammer - Divine 40.Alphatown - Power Of Magic 41.Joe Yellow - Easy Lovers 42.Aleph - Big Brother 43.K B Caps - Do You Really Need Me 44.King Kong & D Jungle Girls - It's So Funny 45.Vanessa - Crazy For You 46.Tina - Crazy For You 47.Mark Farina - Rock Of Love 48.Stef - Ready For Love 49.Femminucce - Bambolina 50.Ross - Go Go Boy 51.Alan Barcklay - Girl 52.Jacqueline- All My Heart 53.King Kong & D'Jungle Girls - Walkie Talkie 54.INTRO MEGA MIX-2 55.Mela - Help Me 56.Pamela - Is For You 57.Moulin Rouge - Baby I Miss You 58.Moltocarina - Hold On Me 59.Virgin - Only You 60.Finzy Kontini - In The Name Of Love 61.Trisha - Everytime You Want 62.Mara - Wonderful Time 63.Baby Baby - The Day Of Doom Doom 64.Alan Barry - Come On 65.Chip Chip - Everything You Love 66.Macho Gang - When Somebody Loves Me 67.Jayne & Jill - Lay Lay Baby Lay 68.Chip Chip - No More Tears 69.Coo Coo - Happy Days 70.Max Coveri - Guy Guy 71.Max Coveri & Rdiorama - One Two Three 72.Lilac - Losing My Mind 73.Sasha - Don't You Break My Heart 74.Derek Simon - Don't Stop Me 75.Sabrina - My Chico 76.Dandy - Casanova 77.Nilla Backman - Even If You Say 78.Les Blue Belles - Sugar Baby Love 79.Mela - Everytime You Make Me Right 80.Rose - Perfect Time 81.Moltocarina - Love For Sale 82.INTRO MEGA MIX-3 83.Pretty Baby - Voodoo Dollar 84.Alphatown - Japan Japan 85.Dex - Bang Bang Bang 86.Dr Money - Give Up 87.Reflectors - You Drive Me Crazy 88.Sissy Brown - Do It 89.Linda Ross - Touch Me 90.Paula Evans - Ciao 91.Stop & Go - Your Love 92.Vanessa - Eternity 93.Fun Fun - Capital Girl 94.Gipsy & Queen - Call Me 95.Tracey - The Girl You Need 96.Thomas & Schubert - In The Deep Of My Heart 97.Alan Barcklay - Don't Let Me Go 98.Chris - My My My
99.Aleph - Hero 100.Jill Sander - Illusion 101.Mela - I' ll Be With You 102.Sweet 'N' Sour - Chinatown 103.Ursula - Young People 104.Malcolm J Hill - Come Back And Do It 105.Lilac - Come Come Come 106.Venice - Ever And Ever 107.INTRO MEGA MIX-4
TRACKLIST 1.Stacey Q - Two Of Hearts 2.Sabrina - Boys 3.Vivien Vee - Heartbeat 4.Aleph - Fly To Me 5.Lana Pellay - Pistol In My Pocket 6.Amante - Be My Delight 7.Linda Jo Rizzo - Passion 8.Fancy - Chinese Eyes 9.Grant Miller - Colder Than Ice 10.Ken Laszlo - Tonight 11.Michael Fortunati - Give Me Up 12.Den Harrow - Future Brain 13.Suzy Q - Can't Live Without Your Love 14.Angie Gold - Eat You Up 15.U-BahnX - Young Hearts Of Europe 16.Miquel Brown - So Many Men, So Little Time 17.Bondettes - 007 18.Michael Prince - Dance Your Love Away 19.Latin Lover - Laser Light 20.Latin Lover - Casanova Action 21.Mike Mareen - Love Spy 22.Fun Fun - Baila Bolero 23.Intro Mega Mix-1 24.Lime - Unexpected Lovers 25.Mozzart - Money 26.Aleph - Fire On The Moon 27.Splash - Qu'Est-Ce Que C'Est 28.Diebold & Co - Still Right Here In My Heart 29.Phyllis Nelson - I Like You 30.The Cover Girls - Show Me 31.Mel & Kim - Respectable 32.Seventh Avenue - Love's Gone Mad 33.Pete Shelly - Telephone Operator 34.Astaire - Turn Me On Again 35.Posion No 9-Lay All Your Love On Me 36.Rofo-Flashlight_On_A_Disconight 37.Boney M - Happy Song 38.Bobby O - She Has a Way 39.Divine - Shoot Your Shot 40.Trans X - Living On Video 41.Hazell Dean - Searchin 42.Samantha Gilles - Music Is My Thing 43.Lime - Your Love 44.The Twins - Face To Face, Heart To Heart 45.Julie Coulson - Big Time Operator 46.Boney M - Young Free And Single 47.Lime - Angel Eyes 48.Max Him - Lady Fantasy 49.Hazell Dean - Whatever I Do 50.Divine - I'm So Beautiful 51.Kofi & The Lovetones - Countdown 52.Intro Mega Mix-2 53.Finzy Kontini - Cha-Cha-Cha 54.Ross - Can't Take My Eyes Off You 55.Fancy - Latin Fire 56.Pamela Nightingale - I'll Never Fall In Love Again 57.Lorraine Mckane - Let The Night Take The Blame 58.Debbie Harry - In Love With Love 59.Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round 60.Dead Or Alive - My Heart Goes Bang 61.Michael Fortunati - Into The Night 62.The Big Smoke - The American Dream 63.Lisa - Sex Dance 64.Art Attack - Mandolay 65.Bobby O - Whispe To A Scream 66.Ken Laszlo - Don't Cry 67.Amanda Lucci - Cry Out In The Night 68.Body Heat - No, No Mister Boom Boom 69.Carol Hitchcock - Get Ready 70.Sinitta - Toy Boy 71.Digital Emotion - Get Up Action 72.Dee D Jackson - SOS 73.Hot Gossip - Break Me into Little Pieces 74.Waterfront Home - Take A Chance On Me 75.Evelyn Thomas - High Energy 76.Intro Mega Mix-3 77.Alphaville - Dance With Me 78.Paul Lekakis - Boom Boom 79.Eddy Huntington - Meet My Friend 80.Cruisin' Gang - America 81.Angie Gold - Time Bomb 82.Dead or Alive - Lover Come Back To Me 83.Left Lane - Bam Bam Bam 84.Sabrina - All Of Me 85.Bananarama - Love In The First Degree 86.Samantha Fox - Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now 87.E G Daily - Mind Over Matter 88.Rose - I Wanna Be Your Love 89.Patty Ryan - (You're) My Love, (You're) My Life 90.Lady Lily - Get Out Of My Life 91.Bananarama - Venus 92.Jackie Rawe - I Believe In Dreams 93.Argentina - Baby Don't You Break My Heart 94.Modern Talking - Brother Louie 95.Bad Boys Blue - You're A Woman I'm A Man 96.Linda Jo Rizzo - You're My First, You're My Last 97.Sarah - Tokyo Town 98.People Like Us - Deliverance 99.Shy Rose I Cry For You 100.Samantha Gilles - Let Me Feel It 101.Intro Mega Mix-4