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Sunday, April 28, 2024

Dead or Alive


 




















Artist:  Dead Or Alive

Origin:  Liverpool, England

Genre:  Dance Pop, Eurodisco, Synth-Pop, H-NRB, Dance Rock, Contemporary Pop, Club, Dance


Original line-up:


Pete Burns:  Voocals, Tambourine

Mike Reid:  Gutars

Martin Healy:  Keyboards

Walter Ogden:  Bass

Paul Hornby:  Drums


Dead Or Alive were an English Pop Band from Liverpool, formed in 1980 by Pete Burns (Vocals, Tambourine), Mike Reid (Guitar), Martin Healy (Keyboards), Walter Ogden (Bass), and Paul Hornby (Drums).  The band found success in the mid 1980s releasing seven singles that made the UK Top 40 and three albums in the UK Top 30.  They have sold more than 30 million albums and 25 million singles worldwide.












Title:  Dead Or Alive:  The Pete Hammond HI-NRG Remixes (Deluxe Packaging 2 CD) (2024)

Genre:  Dance Pop, Eurodisco, Synth-Pop, Hi-NRB, Dance Rock, Contemporary Pop, Club, Dance

Label:  Demon Music

Rating:   *****


Format:  CD


Tracks:


Disc 1:


 1.  You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) 2000 (9:37)

 2.  Hit And Run Lover (8:28)

 3.  U Were Meant 4 Me (8:28)

 4.  Love Come Back To Me 2000 (8:24)

 5.  My Love Is On The Line (8:56)

 6.  Gone 2 Long  (8:13)


Disc 2:


 1.  Total Stranger (10:09)

 2.  Unhappy Birthday (9:26)

 3.  Something In My House 2000 (8:05)

 4.  I Don't Care About Your Heart (8:53)

 5.  My Heart Goes Bang 2000 (8:30)


Personnel:


Pete Burns:  All Instruments, Programming, Remix


Dead Or Alive:  The Pete Hammond JI-NRG Remixes is the remixes album by Dead Or Alive, released on April 26, 2024 by Demon Music Group, in 2 CD Deluxe Set Gatefold Packaging, with 8-page booklet.











Friday, March 25, 2022

Boney M.


 




















Artist:  Boney M.
Origin:  Bonn, West Germany
Genre:  Pop, Dance, Disco, Eurodisco, Euro-Dance, Club-Dance, Electronic, R&B, Reggae

Original line-up:

Liz Mitchell:  Lead & Backing Vocals
Marcia Barrett:  Lead & Backing Vocals
Maizie Williams:  Dancer, Live Vocals
Bobby Farrell:  Dancer, Rap, Live Records

Boney M. is a Vocal Group created by German Record Producer Frank Farian.  Originally based in Germany, formed in 1976 by original members Liz Mitchell (Jamaican-born Singer), Marcia Barrett, Maizie Williams (from Montserrat) and Bobby Farrell (from Aruba).  Boney M. achieved popularity during the Disco Era of the late 1970s, although they never had much success in America.  They had many big hits:  Daddy Cool" (UK Top Ten in 1977), "Sunny" (in 1977), "Ma Baker" (in 1978), "Belfast", "Rivers Of Babylon" (the biggest selling single in UK Chart history, and US Top 40 Hit in 1978), "Brown Girl In The Ring",  "Rasputin" (UK Top Ten Hit), "Mary's Boy Child" and "Oh My Lord", which became also the biggest selling single in UK, "Painter Man" (Hit the UK Top Ten in 1979), "Hooray! Hooray!, It's A Holi-Holiday" and many more!





















Title:   The Magic Of Boney M. (2022)

Genre:  Pop, Dance, Disco, Eurodisco, Euro-Dance, Club-Dance, Electronic, R&B, Reggae

Label:  Sony Music

Rating:  *****


Format:   LP


Tracks:


LP 1: 


Side A:


 1.  Daddy Cool (3:28)

 2.  Sunny (3:57)

 3.  Rivers Of Babylon (4:16)

 4.  El Lute (3:59)

 5.  No Woman No Cry (4:18)


Side B:


 1.  Hooray! Hooray! It 's A Holi-Holiday-7" Version (3:55)

 2.  Rasputin (4:26)

 3.  Painter Man (3:17)

 4.  Belfast (3:27)

 5.  Brown Girl In The Ring (4:01)


LP 2:


Side C:


 1.  Kalimba De Luna (4:13)

 2.  Happy Song - 7" Version (3:58)

 3.  Still I;m Sad (4:25)

 4.  Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord (4:02)

 5.  Baby Do You Wanna Bump (2:27)

 6.  Felicided (Margjrite) (2:51)


Side D:


 1.  Gotta Go Home (2:33)

 2.  Ma Baker (4:06)

 3.  Sunny - Mousse T. Radio Mix (3:20)

 4.  Rasputin (3:06)

 5.  Daddy Cool (2:35)


Bonus Track:


 6.  Riose de Babylonia (4:07)


The Magic Of Boney M. is the complilation album by Boney M., released on March 18, 2022 by Sony Music, including new remixes "Rasputin", "Daddy Cool", and unreleased track "Rios de Babylonia".














Saturday, April 4, 2015

Boney M.



Artist:  Boney M.
Origin:  Bonn, West Germany
Genre:  Pop, Dance, Disco, Eurodisco, Euro-Dance, Club-Dance, Electronic, R&B, Reggae

Original line-up:

Liz Mitchell:  Lead & Backing Vocals
Marcia Barrett:  Lead & Backing Vocals
Maizie Williams:  Dancer, Live Vocals
Bobby Farrell:  Dancer, Rap, Live Records

Boney M. is a Vocal Group created by German Record Producer Frank Farian.  Originally based in Germany, formed in 1976 by original members Liz Mitchell (Jamaican-born Singer), Marcia Barrett, Maizie Williams (from Montserrat) and Bobby Farrell (from Aruba).  Boney M. achieved popularity during the Disco Era of the late 1970s, although they never had much success in America.  They had many big hits:  Daddy Cool" (UK Top Ten in 1977), "Sunny" (in 1977), "Ma Baker" (in 1978), "Belfast", "Rivers Of Babylon" (the biggest selling single in UK Chart history, and US Top 40 Hit in 1978), "Brown Girl In The Ring",  "Rasputin" (UK Top Ten Hit), "Mary's Boy Child" and "Oh My Lord", which became also the biggest selling single in UK, "Painter Man" (Hit the UK Top Ten in 1979), "Hooray! Hooray!, It's A Holi-Holiday" and many more!











Title:  Diamonds (40th Anniversary Edition)  (2015)
Genre:  Pop, Dance, Disco, Eurodisco, Euro-Dance, Club-Dance, Electronic, R&B, Reggae
Label:  Sony Music
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Baby Do You Wanna Bump, Pt.1 (7" Version) (3:42)
 2.  Daddy Cool  (3:29)
 3.  No Woman No Cry  (4:59)
 4.  Sunny  (4:02)
 5.  Ma Baker (7" Alternate Version)  (4:53)
 6.  Belfast  (3:30)
 7.  Rivers Of Babylon (7" Alternate Version) (4:08)
 8.  Brown Girl In The Ring (7" Alternate Version) (4:23)
 9.  Rasputin (7" Version)  (4:45)
10. Painter Man  (3:12)
11. Mary's Boy Child /Oh My Lord (7" Version)  (5:44)
12. Dancing In The Streets (7" Version)  (3:59)\
13. Hooray! Hooray! It's A Holi-Holiday (7" Version) (3:57)
14. Gotta Go Home (7" Version)  (4:01)
15. El Lute (7" Version)  (5:10)
16. Bahama Mama (7" Version) (3:37)
17. I'm Born Again (7" Version)  (4:23)
18. I See A Boat On The River (7" Version)  (4:42)
19. My Friend Jack (7" Version)  (4:42)

Disc 2:

 1.  Children Of Paradise (7" Version)   (4:30)
 2.  Gadda-Da-Vida (7" Version)   (5:06)
 3.  Felicidad (Margherita) (7" Version)   (4:33)
 4.  Malaika  (3:27)
 5.  Consuela Biaz ((7" Alternate Version) (5:07)
 6.  We Kill The World (7" Version)   (4:31)
 7.  The Carnival Is Over (Goodbye True Lover) (7" Alternate Version)  (4:49)
 8.  Going Back West (7" Version) (4:16)
 9.  Jambo-Hakuna Matata (No Problems) (7" Version)  (3:40)
10. Somewhere In The World  (7" Version)  (4:26)
11. Exodus (Noah's Ark 2001) (7" Version)  (4:39)
12. Kalimba De Luna (7" Version) (4:33)
13. Happy Song (7" Version)  (4:21)
14. My Cherie Amour  (4:05)
15. Young, Free And Single (7" Version)  (4:20)
16. Bang Bang Lulu (7" Version)   (3:33)
17. Stories (Radio Mix)  (4:20)
18. Papa Chico (Rap Version)  (4:44)
19. Barbra Streisand (The Most Wanted Woman) (Radio Mix) (3:14)

Disc 3:

 1.  Song Of Joy (Single Edit)  (4:37)
 2.  Running Man (Frankie"s On The Run)  (3:21)
 3.  Sunny (John Munich & Thorsten Skringer Radio Sax Edit) (3:46)
 4.  Nightflight To Venus (Black & Jones Remix) (4:44)
 5.  Ma Baker  (Black & Jones Radio Remix)  (3:09)
 6.  Daddy Cool (Nick Raider Radio-Mix)  (3:29)
 7.  Kalimba De Luna (Bassflow de Luna Mix)  (3:28)
 8.  Rasputin (Bassflow 4.0 Mix)  (3:39)
 9.  River Of Babylon  (Echolot Fox Mix)  (3:44)
10. Daddy Cool (Jay Frog & Amfree Remix)  (5:17)
11. Sunny (John Munich & Thorsten Skringer Extended Sax Mix) (6:10)
12. Sunny (Blank & Jones Summer Vibe Remix)  (3:18)
13. Rivers Of Babylon (Nick Raider Club Party Mix)  (3:25)
14. Kalimba De Luna (Bassflow de Luna Instrumental Mix) (3:28)
15. Rasputin (Bassflow 4.0 Remix Instrumental)  (3:40)


Title:  Diamonds is the 40th Anniversary Edition Box Set in 3 CD set packaged by Boney M., was released on March 30, 2015 by Sony Music, feature all hit singles, including unreleased 7" Single Versions in CD's one and two, for CD's 3 features an exclusive 30 minute mega mix by German DJ Team Bodybangers and new mixes from Bassflow and Blank & Jones.













Title:  Boney M.-Diamonds (3 DVD)  (2015)
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:   

-Boney M. In Germany
-Boney M. In The UK
-Bonus
-Music Videos

Disc 2:

-Boney M. In Dublin, Ireland 1978
-Boney M. At Sopot Festival, Poland 1979

Disc 3:

-Boney M. In Sun City, South Africa 1984
-Boney M. On Stage, Germany 1986

Boney M.-Diamonds is the DVD Box Set (3 DVD), by Boney M., was released on March 27, 2015 by Sony Music.












Wednesday, October 1, 2014

ABBA






































Artist:  ABBA
Origin:  Stockholm, Sweden
Genre:  Pop, Europop, Disco, Euro Disco, Contemporary Pop, Scandinavian Pop, Swedish Pop

Original line-up:

Benny Andersson:  Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Mellotron
Agnetha Faltskog:  Vocals
Anni-Frid Lyngstad:  Vocals
Bjorn Ulvaeus:  Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Vocals

ABBA was a Swedish Pop Group from Stockholm, formed  in 1972, comprising Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.  The Band's name came from member's first names, they won the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 and they became one of the most commercially successful acts in the history of popular music, and topping the charts worldwide from 1975 to 1982.  They have sold over 380 million albums and singles worldwide, which makes it one of the best-selling music artists of all time.














Title:  Live At Wembley Arena  (2014)
Genre:  Pop, Europop, Disco, Euro Disco, Contemporary Pop, Scandinavian Pop, Swedish Pop
Label:  Polar Music
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Gammal Fabodpsa  (1:44)
 2.  Voulez-Vous   (4:11)
 3.  If It Wasn't For The Nights  (5:18)
 4.  As Good As New  (3:26)
 5.  Knowing Me, Knowing You   (4:31)
 6.  Rock Me  (3:34)
 7.  Chiquitita  (5:34)
 8.  Money, Money, Money  (3:58)

 9.  I Have A Dream  (6:52)
10. Gimme! Gimme!, Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) (5:35)
11. S.O.S.  (4:13)

Disc 2:

 1.  The Name Of The Game  (3:10)
 2.  Eagle  (6:11)
 3.  Thank You For The Music  (3:53)
 4.  Why Did It Have To Be Me?  (4:33)
 5.  Intermezzo No. 1  (4:07)
 6.  I'm Still Alive  (4:30)
 7.  Summer Night City   (5:28)
 8.  Take A Chance On Me  (4:26)
 9.  Does Your Mother Know  (3:59)
10. Hole in Your Soul  (4:39)
11. The Way Old Friends Do  (3:05)
12. Dancing Queen  (5:52)
13. Waterloo  (3:51)

Live At Wembley Arena is the fantastic live album by ABBA, was released on September 20, 2014 by Polar Music, recorded live at Wembley Arena, London  in 1979, features 25 of the group's songs including such well-known cuts as "Knowing Me, Knowing You", "Waterloo", "Dancing Queen", "Money, Money, Money", "Voulez-Vous" and more!.