The Hurting is the debut album by British pop band Tears for Fears. It was released on March 7, 1983, and peaked at no.1 on the UK Album Chart. The album was certified Platinum by the BPI in January 1985. wikipedia
Goombay Dance Band is a German band created in 1979 by Oliver Bendt, named after a small bay on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. Their music has a distinctive sound (somewhat similar to Boney M), which is a mixture of soca, calypso and western pop. The group enjoyed greatest commercial success at the beginning of the 1980s, spawning such number 1 hits as "Sun of Jamaica", "Seven Tears" and "Aloha-Oe, Until We Meet Again". Goombay Dance Band built up a fan base across Europe and proved very popular in South Africa too, where "Sun of Jamaica" and "Aloha-Oe" entered the charts…
After Blank & Jones produced last years comback album for 80s icon Sandra, curated a so8os artist edition for Falco and received a Gold Award for over 100.000 sold units of their so8os series in germany they are finally back with the eighth volume of their worldwide critically acclaimed so8os compilation series. Blank & Jones collected 34 classics from George Michael, Bananarama, Tears for Fears, The Cure, Steve Winwood, Ultravox, and more 80s icons, all in Master Tape Quality, guaranteed no Vinyl Rips! Many of the legendary 12 inch versions on CD for the very first time. Check out the amazing tracklisting which will bring every 80s and 12 inch lover the tears of joy in their eyes.