Anthems: Electronic 80s

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Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
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1Love Action (I Believe in Love)
recording of:
Love Action (I Believe in Love)
lyricist and composer:
Ian Burden and Philip Oakey
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), April Musikverlag GmbH (publisher) (in 1981), Dinsong Ltd. (in 1981), Sound Diagrams (publisher) (in 1981) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. (in 1981)
The Human League4:38
2Temptation
recording of:
Temptation
writer:
Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware
publisher:
Sound Diagrams (publisher), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Heaven 174.53:25
3To Cut a Long Story Short
producer:
Richard James Burgess
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint)
mixed at:
Jam Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
To Cut a Long Story Short
lyricist and composer:
Gary Kemp
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Reformation Publishing Co. Ltd.
Spandau Ballet3.53:19
4Absolute
recording of:
Absolute
lyricist and composer:
Green Gartside
publisher:
Jouissance Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Scritti Politti4:07
5Living on the Ceiling
recording of:
Living on the Ceiling
writer:
Neil Arthur (singer, songwriter, producer) and Stephen Luscombe
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
Blancmange3:45
6Love on Your Side
recording of:
Love on Your Side
writer:
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins), Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway
Thompson Twins3:30
7Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
engineer:
Dave Hutchins (UK engineer)
producer:
Mike Howlett
bass guitar:
Frank Maudsley
drums (drum set):
Ali Score
guitar:
Paul Reynolds (English guitarist from A Flock of Seagulls)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Mike Score
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Productions Limited (in 1983) and Zomba Records Limited (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Conny Plank's Studio in Neunkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
mixed at:
Union Studios (Established in 1963 as 'Studio Allach') in München, Bayern, Germany
recording of:
Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
writer:
Frank Maudsley, Paul Reynolds (English guitarist from A Flock of Seagulls), Ali Score and Mike Score
publisher:
Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
A Flock of Seagulls4.255:30
8Black Man RayChina Crisis33:28
9Hyperactive!
recording of:
Hyperactive!
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Dolby
publisher:
Scale Music and Street Music Ltd.
Thomas Dolby4:47
10Einstein A Go-Go
producer:
Landscape (80s British synthpop)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Ltd. (UK arm of RCA) (from 1981 to present)
recording of:
Einstein a Go-Go
composer:
Richard James Burgess, Landscape (80s British synthpop) and John L. Walters
publisher:
Landscape Music Ltd. and Sunbury Music Ltd.
Landscape3:00
11New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
recording of:
New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)
writer:
Charlie Burchill, Derek Forbes, Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds) and Michael MacNeil
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) (from 1982 until 2007), Bucks Music Group Ltd. (from 2008 until 2014), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) (from 2008 until 2014, from 2015 to present), Hornall Music (limited company) (from 2008 until 2014), BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use!) (from 2015 to present) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. (from 2015 to present)
Simple Minds5:16
12Groove Thang
bass guitar and guitar:
John Wilson (former member of Meat Beat Manifesto)
instrumental recording of:
(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
lyricist:
Glenn Gregory
composer:
Glenn Gregory, Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware
publisher:
Sound Diagrams (publisher), Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
B.E.F.4:06
13The First Picture of You
recording of:
The First Picture of You
writer:
Jeremy Kelly, Peter Coyle and Ged Quinn (Keyboardist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
The Lotus Eaters33:38
14Kiss Me
mixer:
François Kevorkian
recording of:
Kiss Me
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Duffy
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd. (in 1985)
Stephen Duffy3:27
15We Close Our Eyes
producer:
Gary Stevenson
recording of:
We Close Our Eyes
writer:
Peter Cox (Artist and songwriter) and Richard Drummie
Go West33:40
16Too Shy
drums (drum set) programming:
Jez Strode
engineer:
Colin Thurston
producer:
Nick Rhodes and Colin Thurston
bass guitar:
Nick Beggs
ebow [e bow] and guitar:
Steve Askew
synthesizer:
Stuart Croxford Neale
additional vocals:
Nick Beggs and Stuart Croxford Neale
lead vocals:
Limahl
arranger:
Kajagoogoo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982)
recording of:
Too Shy
writer:
Steve Askew, Nick Beggs, Christopher Hamill, Stuart Croxford Neale and Jez Strode
Kajagoogoo43:43
17Brilliant Mind
engineer:
John Brough, Renny Hill (engineer) and Seb (Engineer)
producer:
Mick Glossop (Producer & Engineer)
bass:
Sally Still
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Hamilton Lee
guitar and background vocals:
Tim Whelan
keyboard:
Maya Gilder (Keyboardist)
saxophone:
Larry Whelan (Saxophonist)
strings:
Tim Beaton and Charlie Buchannon
lead vocals:
Jim Irvin
recorded at:
Townhouse 3 in Battersea, Wandsworth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Sarm East in Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 86)
recording of:
Brilliant Mind
writer:
Jim Irvin, Hamilton Lee, Sally Still and Tim Whelan
Furniture3.353:41
18Imagination
recording of:
Imagination
lyricist and composer:
Neville Keighley
Belouis Some33:34
19Driving Away From Home (Jim’s Tune)
additional recording engineer:
Dave Bascombe
recording engineer:
It’s Immaterial
remixer:
David Bascombe
recording of:
Driving Away From Home (Jim's Tune)
writer:
John Campbell (of It's Immaterial & Yachts) and Jarvis Whitehead
It’s Immaterial53:50
20Moments in Love
producer:
Trevor Horn
guest vocals:
Camilla Pilkington
vocals:
Camilla Pilkington
arranger:
Trevor Horn
recording of:
Moments in Love
composer:
Anne Dudley (English score composer), Trevor Horn, J.J. Jeczalik, Gary Langan and Paul Morley
Art of Noise54:38
CD 3

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Release

Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2383328 [info]
ASIN:UK: B002R5MQ30 [info]
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http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/12043431/Ministry-Of-Sound-Anthems-Electronic-80s/Product.html [info] (ended)
other databases:https://www.musik-sammler.de/release/801287/ [info]

Release Group

part of:Ministry of Sound: Anthems (Updated the title for disambiguation) (order: 1)
Ministry of Sound: Anthems (Updated the title for disambiguation) (order: 4)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/265404 [info]
reviews:http://www.anthemselectronic80s.co.uk/ [info]
other databases:https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/313323/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0001358268 [info]