Lost Videos: Experimental Products- Glowing in the Dark

Another great tune from 1984 that sadly did not chart on our 1984 singles countdown. It's one of the two singles Experimental Products released during their career. An excellent and obscure synth-pop at dead center of the eighties sounding very futuristic and ahead of its time. The single was reissued in 2005 and has been covered and remixed by DJ Hell. Even without touching still very up-to-date with today's music.

Lost Videos: Front 242- U Men

"U Men" was one of the tracks from Front 242 debut album Geography which was released in april 1982. The single was issued by New Dance and it was backed with "Ethics". Sadly there is not much info about this great rare Front 242 video which is available on YouTube. 

Lost Videos: Kym Amps- You Don't Know My Name

Kym Amps released "You Don't Know My Name" in 1981 through Diversion Records. The song was produced by David Watts and David Folster and remained her only release. The video for the song was directed by Hazel Chandler and featured one off wonder about a girl stalker. 

In 2001 the song was revived, after it was featured on Minimal Wave's compilation 'The Hidden Tapes'. 

Lost Videos: Combo Audio- Romanticide

"Romanticide" is one of the alternative New Wave classics by Combo Audio which was released in 1981 through Secret Records. It was their only single release which featured two videos. The first was played on the RockAmerica cable music subscription service while the second went into MTV rotation in early 1983. During the same year the song was issued as EP by EMI America. 

Lost Videos: Pauline Murray & The Invisible Girls - Mr X

Here is one of the rare music videos we stumbled upon recently. It is by Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls who released it in 1980. "Mister X" was the second single which was also appeared on their self titled debut album released during the same year. The single was backed by "Two Shots" and it was written by Martin Hannett. Sadly there is no info about the video. Poor quality fragment, but still great to have it around on YouTube.

 

Lost Videos: Nini Raviolette - Suis-Je Normale?

Nini Raviolette made her debut 32 years ago with her only single release "Suis-Je Normale?". This minimal-synth gem appeared on a compilation album 'So Young But So Cold: Underground French Music 1977-1983'. Enjoy the artwork of squares, hearts, lips and blips.

Lost Videos: Gary Numan- Complex

"Comlex" was a second single for Gary Numan which was released in 1979 when Numan also scored his biggest hit to date with the song "Cars". Unlike the most of Gary Numan songs "Complex" featured more conventional acoustic drums, acoustic piano, electric bass guitar, whereas the distinctive lead parts were performed on violin, viola and heavily flanged and reverberated analogue monosynth. The song was released on Beggars Banquet and reached no 6 in the UK charts.

 

Lost Videos: Simple Minds- Chelsea Girl

Simple Minds released "Chelsea Girl" in 1979. It was the second single that was taken from their debut a album Life in a Day which was released during the same year and produced by John Leckie. The promo video for this song was taken from Australian music program 'Rage'. 

   

Lost Videos: Act- Snobbery and Decay

"Snobbery and Decay" was the first single for Act, a short lived collaboration between Propaganda vocalist, Claudia Brücken and cult favourite Electro pioneer, Thomas Leer. The single also featured a cover of "I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You" from the musical Evita. The song was released by ZTT Records and it also appeared on their only album Laughter Tears & Rage from the year 1988.

   

Lost Videos: Corect Spelling- Love Me Today

Corect Spelling released "Love Me Today" thirty years ago. Sadly the single failed to land a hit and remained the only release for a band which was later dropped from the label. They were also known as SUSHI (Europe) and Cold Fish(UK). This song was produced by non other than Midge Ure and you can imagine what Ultravox could have sounded like if the were lead by a female vocalist. The video for the song is low budget and focuses on Michelle McAdorey's flooded floor scene.  

 

Lost Videos: DeFilm- Bitter Surprise

The Danish band DeFilm enjoyed some moderate success and popularity within their home country, and some parts of Europe during the1980s.They released two studio albums and singles between 1985 and 1987. This is a rare video for the song “Bitter Surprise” which was never released as a single. It was a second track on their self titled debut album released in 1985.More about the band hopefully coming soon, so the official site. 

www.defilm.dk

Welcome to 1981!!

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