Various Artists 2014 80's Hits

B-Boys & Fly Girls, Ravers & New Wavers - wrap your ears around the latest bitchin' compilation from Ministry of Sound, '80s Mix,' featuring 4 discs of house, electro, hip hop and soul grooves!

Arguably one of the most important decades for pop music, the ‘80s delivered a smorgasbord of music styles, from Electro to New Wave, and from rock to hip-hop. Extend The 80s Hits features 12” and extended mixes of some of the most immaculately produced pop records ever made, highlighting the indelible impact the decade made on the popular music landscape. Featuring Bananarama, Howard Jones, Rick Astley, Fine Young Cannibals and many more. The perfect album for those who like their ‘80s hits extra long.

A follow-up to Shattered Dreams, this compilation takes a further look at the underground blues recording scene of the late 60s through to the early 80s when, left behind by the mainstream, blues artists tried to remain relevant by adding touches of soul and funk to their music. Of the 20 tracks, none were hits, although some were issued on bigger labels such as Stax and Modern. Artists such as Smokey Wilson, Lowell Fulson, Jimmy McCracklin used these discs as a calling card to help them gain club dates which is how they earned their living. You may not have heard of Obrey Wilson, Finis Tasby, Shakey Jake and Ice Water Slim, but they were typical of artists who musical fashion had left behind. Their struggle to create something relevant to their time created some of the wonderful fusions found on this disc. Four previously unreleased tracks and also some which appear on CD for the first time.

80s GROOVE 2 SESSIONS is 2CDs spanning the era’s rich variety of styles, from Gwen Guthrie and Cheryl Lynn’s party starters to electro anthems from Joyce Sims and Tyrone Brunson and the mellow soul of Lonnie Hill. A terrific era for dance music, which is still regularly referenced, sampled and plundered by the new soul generation.