Style: Mysterious Synth Pop

Format: 7"
Label: Polydor

Year: 1986

Condition: NM/VG+

and then the herbergsvater switched to english and recorded these irresistible synth pop gems. yes the hook is pretty much unbeatable (Cheers JD!)

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Style: Pop Breaks / Swedish Rap

Format: 7"
Label: Dance Pool

Year: 1991

Condition: NM/VG+  

Rap from Sweden with a breakbeat.

Sounds as if it could have been popular.

Sounds as if you should have heard it...

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Style: Balearic!

Format: 7"
Label: Metronome

Year: 1985

Condition: NM/VG+  

The lyrics are awkward but the tune is fantastic.

Sweet, soft, lazy and completely irresistible!

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Style: Balearic Disco

Format: 7"
Label: Polydor

Year: 1983

Condition: NM/VG+  

Melancholic disco produced by Thomas Bangalter's dad. Makes you wanna go to Valparaiso!

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Style: Instrumental Funk

Format: LP
Label: RCA (Ger)

Year: 1972

Condition: NM/VG

From Shaft to the Wichita Lineman the Afro Strut - the Nite Liters got the funk. Deep, down and dirty!

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Style: Bastard Grooves / Streetsoul / Balearic House

Format: 7"
Label: Zyx

Year: 1990

Condition: NM/VG+  

Think what you want, but I really love this mashup of Art Of Noise and Soul II Soul. The fact that they also sampled Milli Vanilli makes it even better. And on the flipside to that Streetsoul steal you'll find a sick balearic house jam. Copycats with the right touch...

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Style: Vocoder Dreams

Format: LP
Label: Growing Bin Records

Year: 2016

Condition: M/M

Growing Bin is swapping bucolic Poland for the buzz of the Big Apple, reaching a magnificent seven in the company of synth-pop dreamer Shy Layers (JD Walsh to his mum) and his sublime self titled debut. Over the course of ten emotional pop serenades, the New York musician recalls lost days sofa surfing to the lounge electronica of Air, Mellow and early Phoenix or the swooning lo-fi psychedelia of a pre-MD Simian.
Fusing French pop, glistening Americana, 80s AOR and afrobeat into a hazy vision of balmy mornings, long evenings and lazy days, Shy Layers has served up the soundtrack to your summer.

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Style: City Pop / AOR Boogie

Format: LP
Label: Capitol

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/VG+

Unbelievably sweet and tasty City Pop by trumpeteer Jeff Tyzik and his crew. A whole bunch of amazing tracks warming up like a pro and feeling absolutely cozy in mixes too. PLEASE Don't miss this!!

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Style: New Beat

Format: LP
Label: Clockwork / Amnesia

Year: 1990

Condition: NM/NM

Imagine the Rockets teaming up with Front 242 and some tree-loving new age heads... here's their incredibly odd album!!

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Style: Odd Pop

Format: EP
Label: Fever-Records

Year: 1990

Condition: VG+/VG+

Odd Pop Bastards (speaking about the songs) from the Ruhrgebiet.

Drinking is not the problem! What is the problem?

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Style: Synth Pop

Format: LP
Label: Teldec

Year: 1987

Condition: NM/VG+  

It's 1987 and the Hong Kong Syndikat is still going strong.

Their recipe for an intelligent pop song is getting more and more tasty.

Check out the relaxed jam Glasnost. Perfect for your balearic mixtape :)

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Style: Mysterious Pop

Format: 12"
Label: Polydor

Year: 1985

Condition: VG+/VG

No matter what the back cover tells you - Im Garten is not on this record, but the 12" mix of Mondsturmnacht is really worth checking out. Feels like dancing to Roxy Music and then comes this sick percussion break...

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Style: Odd Boys

Format: 7"
Label: Zensor

Year:  1982

Condition: NM/VG

When it's getting dull in the underground somebody has to do something different. Just like these two...

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Style: Pop

Format: 7"
Label: EMI

Year: 1986

Condition: NM/VG+  

Funky Pop from Germany.

In tradition of Cosa Rosa.

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Style: Xian Funk

Format: LP
Label: Lord

Year: 1979

Condition: VG+/VG+

Funky Frieden from religious Rolf.

It doesn't hurt at all...

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Style: Bubble Gum Rap

Format: 7"
Label: Rockport

Year: 1986

Condition: NM/VG+  

Zärtliche Gefühle are something really beautiful,

but let's go straight to the Bubble Gum!

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Style: Hidden Gems

Format: 7"
Label: CBS

Year: 1985

Condition: NM/VG+  

B-Side Wins again! Lovely apocalyptic pop clocking in at 97 bpm. One to play out - even if it's a little chauvinistic. The boys in the 80s just did not know better.

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Style: Teenie Pop

Format: LP
Label: Star Club

Year: 1979

Condition: VG+/VG+

A bunch of horrible teenie glams ...

and then there's this wonderful cod reggae flower blooming out of side 2

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Style: Chilled germans

Format: LP
Label: WEA

Year: 1979

Condition: VG+/VG+

Bernd invites you to relax.

It'd be very impolite to refuse!

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Style: Fusion / Pop Jazz

Format: LP
Label: CBS

Year: 1980

Condition: VG+/VG+

Including the fantastic Longing For You,

that has been my TOTD for ages....

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Style: Pop Magic

Format: LP
Label: EMI

Year: 1986

Condition: NM/VG+  

It seems like not too many took notice of this pop group from belgium when they released their one and only album on 1986. Apart from the Duran Duran style dance numbers there's this amazingly subtle gem...

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Style: Balearic Pop

Format: 7"
Label: Music For Dreams

Year: 2021

Condition: NM/NM 

Lovely balearic pop gems for the clouds passing the sun slowly...

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Style: Balearic Breakbeats

Format: 7"
Label: Ariola

Year: 1991

Condition: VG+/VG+  

Balearic Breaks meets Pop House.

Big Room Feelings. Produced by Harold F.

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Style: Balearic Walks

Format: 7"
Label: Intercord

Year: 1985

Condition: VG+/VG+  

Fresh balearic boogie pennned by Mr. RAH Band aka Richard Anthony Hewson on side A. The real MAGIC happens with a bit of Sand In Our Toes

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Style: Summer Pop

Format: 12"
Label: Polydor

Year: 1986

Condition: NM/VG+  

Here's the extended 12" Arthur Baker remix of this Summer Hit (haha) including the very useful Instrumental version on the flipside.

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Style: Tearjerking Kiwis

Format: LP
Label: Polydor

Year: 1984

Condition: VG+/VG+

What would the world be without good Pop songs? Some say "a better place" but I have to disagree when feeling that first warm  night of summer!

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Style: Esoteric Fusion

Format: LP
Label: VeraBra

Year: 1989

Condition: VG+/VG

Esoteric fusion from Sweden - perfect for the golden summer. Almighty Janne Schaffer on guitars and sitar featuring Peter Ljung & Björn J:son Lindh on synths making the dream come true. DRIFT!

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Style: Cosmic Discoveries

Format: LP
Label: Ariola

Year: 1978

Condition: VG+/VG+

Proper psychedelic sleaze from the glamrock era. Completely undiscovered because the pearls are not present at first sight / skipthrough. Are you looking for something else? Well, here we are!

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Style: Adult Oriented Pop

Format: LP
Label: Blackberry (Line)

Year: 1988

Condition: NM/VG+

Unheard and forgotten synth pop gemstones.

Most excellent songwriting and subtle melodies.

The white vinyl suits them timeless beauties well!

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Style: AOR Boogie

Format: LP
Label: ZE /Ariola

Year: 1984

Condition: M/NM sealed

Laid back AOR Boogie and some slow burning disco feelings too.

Danish Modern rocks funky!

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Style: Folky AOR

Format: LP
Label: Nature

Year: 1978

Condition: VG+/VG+

Loose and laid back CSN-style jams with occasional pinch of country. Falling out of the saddle in ecstatic relaxation...

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Style: Odd

Format: 12"
Label: Playbones

Year: 1989

Condition: M/NM

This is wild! It sounds like some Jazz-Funk freaks got bored and jammed on speed. Pretty unusual stuff... PS. Running Through also works on 33!

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Style: Oriental Spiced Jazz

Format: CD
Label: Parachute (Private)

Year: 1991

Condition: NM/VG+  

Here's Bescay's second album - only available on CD (if one pops up ;) Relaxed contemporary jazz meets oriental spiced fusion.

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Style: Feather light Fusion

Format: CD
Label: Not On Label

Year: 1991

Condition: NM/NM 

Warm, with the scent of wild flowers. Leaving the speakers like a summer breeze. Birldand's 3rd album has never seen a vinyl release. Enjoy!

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Style: Freestyle Disco / Model Rap

Format: 12"
Label: CBS

Year: 1984

Condition: NM/VG+

Valerie is a model and she raps better than Gabi Anicette.

Harold Faltermayer is caring for the boogie funk in the background!

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Style: Soulful Breaks

Format: LP
Label: Stax

Year: 1973

Condition: VG/VG wobc

Sorry for the obviously stupid line but it's true:

What a joy this track is! Of course I am talking about Joy.

I have never listened to any other tracks of the album.

Okay I did, but I only skipped - to return to Joy again asap.

I'm wit dat!

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Style:  Spaghetti Disco

Format: 7"
Label: Telefunken

Year: 1977

Condition: NM/VG+  

Uptempo spaghetti disco with mad strings. Danny W. in heaven.

Also including the instrumental version.

Some enjoy it at the wrong speed.

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Style: Oh-Energy / Italo Boogie

Format: LP
Label: Metronome

Year: 1985

Condition: VG/VG+

No use to call the police in the Banana Republic!

Bobby "O" is here to kidnap us. Off to the mixed up world!

Vinyl has a NM surface but a tiny but heavy warp that makes the first minute skip on both sides. I first didn't realize because I never listen to the affected tracks...

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Style: Dance Experiments

Format: 7"
Label: MCA

Year: 1989

Condition: NM/VG+  

Never been a fan of Whole Lotta Love in any version so I can tell you anything about th A-Side. It's a miracle I even listened to this one and I'm really happy about that wonder. Experiment 4  (The Art of Picasso) is a subtle BOMB!

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Style: Spastiscus Disco Dubs

Format: LP
Label: Polydor

Year: 1981

Condition: VG+/VG+

The lord, Chaz and Sly & Robbie having fun at Compass.

Spasticus Autisticus is just the tip of the iceberg...

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