Release Date: 30 October 2026
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Spectrum
£24.99
Various Artists THE 80S : CLASSICS 1980-1984 Limited Vinyl 2LP Set
Overview:
Turn back the clock to an unforgettable era, with 32 huge hits from 1980–1984 brought together across 2LPs.
LP1 launches with Wham!’s feel-good ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go’, before Duran Duran’s ‘Is There Something I Should Know?’ and Eurythmics’ ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)’ capture the contemporary sound of the new decade. The Human League’s ‘Don’t You Want Me’, Soft Cell’s ‘Tainted Love’ and Heaven 17’s ‘Temptation’ continue an outstanding run of synth-pop classics, with Blondie and Frankie Goes To Hollywood completing Side One. Culture Club open Side Two with ‘Do You Really Want To Hurt Me’, followed by colourful 80s favourites from Adam & The Ants, Altered Images and Kajagoogoo. Haircut 100’s ‘Love Plus One’ and ABC’s ‘The Look Of Love’ lead into Dollar and Bucks Fizz, rounding out a side packed with pure pop nostalgia.
LP2 starts in suitably anthemic style with Spandau Ballet’s ‘Gold’, alongside Elton John’s uplifting ‘I’m Still Standing’ and Billy Joel’s ‘It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me’. The Cars’ ‘Drive’ and Bonnie Tyler’s epic ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ bring some of the decade’s biggest power-pop moments, while Laura Branigan’s ‘Self Control’ and Matthew Wilder’s ‘Break My Stride’ pave the way for Dexys Midnight Runners’ ‘Come On Eileen’. Side Two brings another burst of ’80s energy with Ray Parker Jr.’s ‘Ghostbusters’, Chaka Khan’s ‘I Feel for You’ and Billy Ocean’s ‘Caribbean Queen’. Diana Ross’ ‘Upside Down’ is followed by favourites from The Police, Pretenders and The Jam, before Roxy Music’s ‘Jealous Guy’ provides an elegant finale to this celebration of 1980–1984.
Featured Tracks:
Disc: 1
1. Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
2. Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know?
3. Eurythmics & Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
4. The Human League - Don't You Want Me
5. Soft Cell - Tainted Love
6. Heaven 17 - Temptation
7. Blondie - Atomic
8. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax
9. Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
10. Adam & The Ants - Antmusic
11. Altered Images - Happy Birthday
12. Kajagoogoo - Too Shy
13. Haircut 100 - Love Plus One
14. ABC - The Look Of Love, Pt.1
15. Dollar - Mirror Mirror
16. Bucks Fizz - The Land of Make Believe
Disc: 2
1. Spandau Ballet - Gold
2. Elton John - I'm Still Standing
3. Billy Joel - It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
4. The Cars - Drive
5. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart
6. Laura Branigan - Self Control
7. Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride
8. Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
Release Date: 30 October 2026
Format: Box Set Vinyl
Label: NOW
£29.99
Release Date: 30 October 2026
Format: LP Triple Vinyl
Label: NOW
£29.99
Release Date: 30 October 2026
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Spectrum
£24.99
Release Date: 23 October 2026
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Trojan/BMG
£22.99
