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Flexipop! the greatest pop magazine of the 1980s, now has its own Facebook page. If you remember the flexi-disks, were a fan of Trunkie The Toilet or generally have fond memories of the magazine that proudly offered "pure pulp for pinheads" and "cheap sleaze for retards", come and join us! http://www.facebook.com/Flexipopmag

Duran, Yazoo and Hazell - new collections

CD collections of 80s music seem to be released almost daily these days. So I wasn't overly excityed when I heard about a batcch of double-CD colections of Yazoo, Hazell Deane and Duran Duran. In fact, having now received some review copies, I have to say that these are definitely better than most.

All the major hits are there. The Hazell Dean set has Whatever I Do, Searchin' (I Gotta Find A Man) and Who's Leaving Who? - and the 2nd disk in the setn has various mega-mixes and extended versions. The Yazoo set has Only You, Situation, Don't Go and Nobody's Diary plus a batch of less known songs and some extended mixes. But, in my opinion, the best of the bunch is the Duran Duran set. There are just so many top songs here - Planet Earth, Girls On Film, My Own Way, Hungry Like The Wolf, Careless Memories,Wild Boys, Save A Prayer... they just keep on coming.

Anyway, a nice batch of records for 80s fans. And cheap at about £5 per two-disk set. If you need to replace those scratched old albums, these could be the answer....

Full track listings can be found here...

Duran Duran: The Biggest and the Best http://www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk/Product.aspx?ProductID=6161

Yazoo: The Collection http://www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk/Product.aspx?ProductID=6182

Evergreen: The Very Best Of Hazell Dean http://www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk/Product.aspx?ProductID=6179

Spandau Ballet, Clare Grogan and 'True'

Today's Guardian reveals the inside story of the Spandau Ballet hit and Gary Kemp's unrequited love for the Altered Images singer: How we made: Gary Kemp and Steve Norman on True

Neon 80s Review

Always nice to et a good review so suffice to say it's great to see a positive  review of my book of 80s interviews on the Kajagoogoo-themed Kajafax site.

And, speaking of Kajagoogoo, this is a good excuse to play this...

Duran Duran to play Olympics gig

See: BBC News - London 2012: Duran Duran to play Olympics gig

Wonder if they'll play this one?

Sigue Sigue Spotify

Spotify has just launched a new 'Play' button which lets you embed music into a blog. Well, here's a good track to try it out with. Enjoy!
 

Jason, Sonia, Rick Astley, Pete Burns - together at last!

According to the BBC...

Steps, Jason Donovan, Sinitta and Sonia are among a host of Stock Aitken Waterman acts that will perform at a special reunion concert this summer. The gig will bring together nearly all the artists who found fame on the PWL record label to mark its 25th anniversary. Ricky Astley, Bananarama, Pepsi and Shirlie and Brother Beyond will also feature on the line-up. The concert will take place in London's Hyde Park on 11 July.

More: BBC News - Steps, Sinitta and Sonia set for PWL reunion gig Which is as good an excuse as any to play this...