1985 Clubbing Mixtape

Apparently I made this mixtape on 24 March 1985, probably to collate tracks I'd enjoyed in nightclubs like Do-Dos, Taboo and the Playground.

 

The tracklisting reminds me that in the early days of clubbing, dance music didn't really exist. Instead, we relied on Boyztown, Motown, disco and other musical ephemera. Do-Dos always started the evening off with 'Me & Mrs Jones', I've no idea why.

 

TRACK LISTING

1. Divine: I'm so Beautiful

2. Divine: Native Love

3. Divine: You Think You're a Man

4. Divine: Shake It Up

5. Divine: Shoot Your Shot

6. Divine: Love Reaction

7. Divine: Jungle Jezebel

8. Divine: Alphabet Rap

 

9. The Surprise Sisters: La Booga Rooga

10. Dead or Alive: You Spin Me Round (12")

11. Beegees: Stayin' Alive

12. Bronski Beat: Why?

13. Level 42: Hot Water

14: Style Council: Shout it to the Top

15: Malcolm Maclaren: Madame Butterfly

16: The Kane Gang: Respect Yourself

17: U2: In the Name of Love

18: Orange Juice: Rip It Up

19: Scritti Politti: Asylums in Jerusalem

 

Listen to most of this mixtape on Spotify (it didn't have all the Divine tracks and no Surpise Sisters or Kane Gang): bit.ly/qKMCFr

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