FREEDOM ROCK - Various Artists

FREEDOM ROCK - Various Artists (1987)



"Hey man, is that Freedom Rock?"
"Yeah, man!"
"Well, turn it up, man!"


If you were alive and cognizant in the 1980s, then these three sentences are most likely embedded into your subconscious for the rest of eternity. But for those who don't know, Freedom Rock was a wildly popular mail-order compilation from '87 that was advertised on television over and over (and over and over) again. Just in time for the 4th of July, USA's Independence Day, I present to you - Freedom Rock! TURN IT UP, MAN!

Check out the famous TV commercial below!






CD 1:

01. The Byrds: Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
02. Ten Years After: I'd Love To Change The World
03. Jethro Tull: Locomotive Breath
04. Joan Baez: The Day They Drove Old Dixie Down
05. Edwin Starr: War
06. Santana: Black Magic Woman
07. Harry Nilsson: Jump Into The Fire
08. Deep Purple: Smoke On The Water
09. Brotherhood Of Man: United We Stand
10. Coven: One Tin Soldier (The Legend Of Billy Jack)
11. Jefferson Airplane: Somebody To Love
12. Canned Heat: Going Up The Country
13. Friend And Lover: Reach Out Of The Darkness
14. America: A Horse With No Name
15. Lynryd Skynyrd: Free Bird
16. The Allman Brothers Band: Ramblin' Man
17. The Guess Who: Share The Land
18. Elton John: Friends
19. Ocean: Put Your Hand In The Hand
20. Three Dog Night: Black And White


CD 2:

01. Derek And The Dominos: Layla
02. The Moody Blues: The Story in Your Eyes
03. Five Man Electrical Band: Signs
04. Jonathan Edwards: Sunshine (Go Away Today)
05. The O'Jays: Love Train
06. Cream: White Room
07. Jefferson Airplane: White Rabbit
08. Judy Collins: Both Sides Now
09. Seals & Croft: We May Never Pass This Way Again
10. Zager & Evans: In The Year 2525
11. Alice Cooper: I'm Eighteen
12. Deep Purple: Hush
13. The Youngbloods: Get Together
14. Sonny & Cher: The Beat Goes On
15. Dion: Abraham, Martin And John
16. Melanie: Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)
17. Spirit: I Got A Line On You
18. James Taylor: Fire And Rain
19. Lobo: Me And You And A Dog Named Boo
20. Otis Redding: (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay



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:o) Enjoy!

RED RED GROOVY - 25

RED RED GROOVY - 25 (1993)



Another album that I grew up with which is now next to impossible to find; I really don't know how to describe this music, other than perhaps a combination of The B-52's, Deee-Lite and My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult. Super original and artsy dance pop from the early 90s... how can you not love it?




01. The Footprint Of Memory
02. View (The Universe)
03. Ibiza Bar
04. 25
05. Come To Me, Ecstacy
06. The Time Has Come (To Go Out Of Your Mind)
07. Another Kind Of Find
08. Euphorigin
09. A Flower
10. Suspicion
11. The Fabric Of Space
12. The Two Entities
13. Burning Like The Sun
14. Divergence Of Now
15. The Vision
16. Is This Heaven?
17. Beginnings Of Sorrow


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LO-FI-FNK - "City" (Promo Single)

LO-FI-FNK - "City" (Promo Single) (2006)



Great song from a great album ("Boylife"), with a great remix! Enjoy it - or else!



A. City
B. City (The Teenagers Remix)



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"Boy it's great to be back home to the city, that's where we belong"








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LO-FI-FNK - "(...And The JFG?)"

LO-FI-FNK - "(...And The JFG?)" (2005)



Oh, what I wouldn't do to be in the middle of a Lo-Fi-Fnk sandwich. Pardon the homoerotic thought.


The debut album (well, really more of an EP) from the Swedish electro-pop duo, pronounced "Lo-Fi FUNK". Groovy, happy, sexy and bouncy - this one has helped fuel my lust for this band's music. Features an earlier, more raw version of "A.D.T." than the one that appears on their later Boylife album.



1. A.D.T.
2. Change Channel
3. Unighted
4. Music Owns Our Body
5. Down South
6. Change Channel (Soul Supreme remix)



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"There's too much bullshit talk"


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ANORAAK - "Nightdrive With You"

ANORAAK - "Nightdrive With You" (2008)


I am not really one to use this cyber-expression too often, but for this one I feel that it is totally appropriate --- OMG!

This album is so incredibly awesome! It has a totally fantastic 80's synth-pop feel, that builds and builds into a nearly overpowering, spacey - yet completely heartwarming - mental blob of light, swirly melodies, throbbing yet soothing basslines and beautiful, catchy and thoughtful lyrics!

To be totally honest, I fell deep in love with this album within the first 20 seconds. So if you can't make it through the first song, you're probably not going to care for the rest of it. But if you have good tastes like your own Mr. Hummingbird, then you are going to really dig it!

I got this one from Electro-Premium. Go check them out, because they have some great electronic goodies stored in their cheeks.



1. Nightdrive With You
2. Never Ending Romance Disaster
3. Endless Summer
4. Sunday Night Fever
5. Midnight Stars
6. Waiting For Your Phone Call
7. College: "Teenage Color (Anoraak Remix)
8. Nightdrive With You (Adeyhawke Remix)



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MISSING PERSONS - "Rhyme & Reason"

MISSING PERSONS - Rhyme & Reason" (1984) (from vinyl)



One of the greatest 80's new wave bands to ever grace the music world, in my opinion! This album is wonderful - rich, elaborate synth work, great driving rhythms and very well thought-out lyrics! 'Surrender Your Heart' and 'The Closer That You Get' are some of the best songs Missing Persons ever put out.

A must for any 80's fanatic! Enjoy!!



A1. The Closer That You Get
A2. Give
A3. Now Is The Time (For Love)
A4. Surrender Your Heart
A5. Clandestine People
B1. Right Now
B2. All Fall Down
B3. Racing Against Time
B4. Waiting for A Million Years
B5. If Only For The Moment



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"You open one door just to find another."



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JULIE BROWN - "Big & Stupid / Homecoming Queen"

JULIE BROWN - "Big & Stupid / Homecoming Queen" (1982) (from vinyl)



A fantastic, hilarious single from legendary actress/singer/comedienne, Julie Brown! The Big & Stupid versions here are vastly different than the mix that appeared on the 'Trapped In The Body of a White Girl' album and the 'Earth Girls Are Easy' soundtrack. And of course 'Homecoming Queen' is and always will be a classic!



A1. I Like 'Em Big And Stupid
A2. The Homecoming Queen's Got A Gun
B1. I Like 'Em Big And Stupid (Extended Dance Mix)



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"My father's out of Harvard, my brother's out of Yale, but the guy I took home last night just got out of jail!"



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We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It!! - "Bostin' Steve Austin"

WE'VE GOT A FUZZBOX AND WE'RE GONNA USE IT!! - "Bostin' Steve Austin" (1986) (from vinyl)



I know I talk up a lot of the albums I post, but with this album, please please believe me when I say that this is one of my absolute most favorite albums in the world! Fuzzbox was an all-girl band out of the UK. They began as a super fun punk group and ended up a polished, glampop band. This is their first album, and in my opinion, their best.

A fuzzbox is used for distortion FX on a guitar, and aptly named, these girls do indeed have a fuzzbox and they are not afraid to use it! Every song on this album is pure gold - you owe it to yourself to check it out!

Taken from my own pristine vinyl, allow me to introduce the gals - Magz, Jo, Tina and Vic!



A1. Love Is The Slug
A2. Wait And See
A3. Jackie
A4. Spirit In The Sky
A5. XX Sex
A6. Alive
B1. What's The Point
B2. You Got Me
B3. Hollow Girl
B4. Console Me
B5. Rules And Regulations
B6. Preconceptions



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"After all I stood from you, is this the way you treat me now?"



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TORCH SONG - "Exhibit A"

TORCH SONG - "Exhibit A" (1986) (from vinyl)



This is one of my favorite albums ever! This is a collection of songs from Torch Song's first two albums. This is really awesome 80's dance pop with a real dream-like quality to it.

Torch Song is William Orbit and Laurie Mayer.



1. White Night
2. Prepare To Energize
3. Tattered Dress
4. Living Out of Time
5. Can't Find My Way Home
6. Sweet Thing
7. Microdot Daylight
8. Nails in the Cross
9. Don't Look Now



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"A million loves in a million eyes."



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LO-FI-FNK - "Boylife"

LO-FI-FNK - "Boylife" (2006)



This is such a happy, feel good electro-pop album, so I thought I would share it with all of you! Lo-Fi-Fnk hails from Sweden, and their "Boylife" album makes me smile and bob my head every time I hear it!

Really cool and catchy vocals, as well as synthy melodies and riffs!



1. Intro
2. City
3. Adore
4. Wake Up
5. System (feat. Maiden)
6. What's On Your Mind?
7. A.D.T. (Act, Don't Talk)
8. Steppin' Out
9. Heartache
10. Boylife
11. The End



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"Steppin' out is hard to do..."



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THE B-52'S - "Rare Stuff"

THE B-52's - "Rare Stuff" (1979 - 1989)



Here's a collection that I got about 7 years ago from a guy named Aaron in Denver who supposedly knows the B's. I only met him once, but he was a really neat guy. I think I might have scared him a little bit, but um... that's a different story... back to the music.

These songs are extremely rare and hard to find. Way more so than the Mesopotamia remixes I posted earlier. The first track is a wonderful version of 52 Girls, sung an octave lower than the version on their first LP. The second track, 'Don't Worry', was originally part of the "Whammy!" album from 1983, and was a cover of a Yoko Ono song. But the Wicked Yoko of the West sued them and made them take it off the album. So it was scrapped and replaced with 'Moon 83', which is an update/remix of their song 'There's A Moon In The Sky (Called The Moon)'.

Then, we have alternate versions (possibly remixes?) of 3 songs from "Mesopotamia". These are excellent versions, and I have absolutely no idea where they came from. Next is a song with the Ramones! A silly one called 'Chop Suey'. Silly good, not silly bad.

Then there's a couple of really neat DJ medlies, and 2 WICKED remixes of tracks from their first album, 'Planet Claire' and 'Rock Lobster'.



**I have no idea who did the remixes on these tracks, with the exception of DJ Soul Slinger's insane Jungle/Drum'n'Bass remix of 'Rock Lobster'. If you have ANY additional information, please contact me, because not only would I like to post it here, but for my own peace of mind as well.



1. 52 Girls (alternate version)
2. Don't Worry
3. Loveland (alternate version)
4. Cake (alternate version)
5. Throw That Beat In The Garbage Can (alternate version)
6. Chop Suey (with the Ramones)
7. Whammy! Mini Medley
8. Cosmic Medley Thing
9. Black Planet (Claire Mix)
10. Rock Lobster (DJ Soul Slinger Remix)
11. Uptown Girl Escapes To The Love Shack



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"According to my recipe, you put it on a slow bake."







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TELEPATHE - "I Can't Stand It/Chromes On It"

TELEPATHE - "I Can't Stand It/Chrome On It" (2008)


Not really a single, but two of my favorite tracks by this NYC band that is in the process of becoming extremely famous as I type this description! Imagine the Manson family on peyote. Amazing live shows, they just played at the SXSW Film Festival!

Telepathe is Melissa Livaudais, Busy Gangnes, Ryan Lucero & Lane Lacolla.



1. I Can't Stand It
2. Chromes On It



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"Honor is a battle with many."




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TOTAL COELO - "I Eat Cannibals & Other Tasty Trax"

TOTAL COELO - "I Eat Cannibals & Other Tasty Trax"



The weirdest girl group ever assembled, think The Go-Go's meets the musical "Cats", somewhere on Mars, hopped-up on designer drugs... Formed in London in 1981, and originally called "Toto Coelo", and which, in Latin, means numerous things, such as 'Heart and Soul', 'Root and Branch' and 'Totally Different'. The girls had quite a big cult hit, called "I Eat Cannibals", and a semi-popular follow-up single, "Milk From The Coconut", a happy little ditty about spousal abuse! Cheese-tastic to the freaking max, and of course one of my all-time favorites...



1. I Eat Cannibals (Part 1)
2. Milk From The Coconut (Part 1)
3. Man O' War
4. Dracula's Tango
5. Hey Rajah
6. (I May Commit) The Perfect Crime
7. Milk From The Coconut (Part 2)
8. Mucho Macho
9. Spy Vs. Spy
10. I Eat Cannibals (Part 2)
11. Weird
12. Milk From The Coconut (Parts 1 & 2 - 12" Mega-Mix)
13. I Eat Cannibals (Parts 1 & 2 - 12" Mega-Mix)


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"Now I've got you in my blood, supernatural love's gettin' through to me."

RILO KILEY - "The Inital Friend" EP + Extra Goodies!

RILO KILEY - "The Initial Friend" EP (1999)



Here is the super, super-rare debut from Rilo Kiley (Both pressings combined!!). Easily my favorite album from them ever. Out of print for years, and chances of a re-release look very very slim (which is almost blasphemous).



1. The Frug
2. Papillon
3. Always
4. 85
5. Sword
6. Asshole
7. Gravity
8. Troubadors
9. Steve
10. Glendora
11. Teenage Love Song



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"A Phantom is disguised. It's horrifying, right before your eyes"







RILO KILEY - "Extra Goodies!!!"



Some stuff i found online from Rilo Kiley.... Goes well on the same cd as "The Initial Friend" EP!



1. Jenny, You're Barely Alive
2. Rock 'N' Roll Suicide (live)
3. I'm Sorry For Being Such A Crappy Friend
4. Simply Irresistable
5. Such Great Heights (live)
6. Room 8 (live)
7. Christmas Cake
8. Somebody Else's Clothes (live)



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"And you come to me today, because no one seems to like your style at all"






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