Here's your answer, according to Billboard magazine. I've highlighted a few of my preferred videos (not necessarily songs) on the list below.
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| Billboard, April 23, 1983, p. 30 |
Here's a selected sampling:
Nick Lowe - "Ragin' Eyes" from the album The Abominable Showman (yes, that's Paul Carrack on keyboard)
Heaven 17 - "Let Me Go" from the US album Heaven 17 and the UK album The Luxury Gap
The English Beat - "I Confess" from the album Special Beat Service
And one that's new to me:
Goanna - "Solid Rock" from the album Spirit of Place
I wasn't familiar with the Goanna track either until maybe a decade ago when I purchased Cool World, a 2-CD collection of songs by Australian and New Zealand bands, covering the years 76-86. I bought it for "Send Me an Angel," but found many, many keepers on it, including "Solid Rock." Here's a link, if you're interested: https://www.amazon.com/Cool-World-Various-Artists/dp/B000003IX8/ref=sr_1_23?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1528574399&sr=1-23&keywords=cool+world
ReplyDeleteI searched for the Takanaka video (which is quite bizarre: https://youtu.be/3ZmCmTZf5zs?t=1m5s). Not a keeper IMO, but it led me to this fine Benson-esque album from Masayoshi Takanaka: https://youtu.be/9cuxrkZeai8
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